Mastering English Conditionals, Grammar, and Vocabulary
Second Conditional
If + subject + past simple + subject + would + infinitive (without ‘to’).
If I were a rich man, I would buy a magic pill to learn English in a week.
Defining Relative Clauses
He is the man who (that) invented the World Wide Web.
This is the system which (that) I told you about.
That is the place where we buy our computers.
- who, quien (for people)
- which, cual (for things)
- whose, de quien (for possession)
- where, donde (for places)
- when, cuando (for time)
- that, que (for people and things)
Reported
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Basic English Questions and Answers
Everyday Preferences and Simple Present
Do you like chicken? Fish? Meat?
Yes, I do.
Does your father like sports?
Yes, he does.
Does your mother cook?
No, she doesn’t.
Do you like traveling by plane?
No, I don’t.
Do you like skiing? Swimming?
Yes, I do.
Do you like opera music? Rock music? Pop music?
No, I don’t like that kind of music.
Do you like wine? Fruit juice? Liqueur?
Yes, I do.
Do you like peanuts? Cheese? Yogurt?
No, I don’t.
Simple Present and Past Simple Practice
She
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Mastering English: Grammar and Usage
Modal Verbs: Could vs. Was Able To
When I was a child, my father could…
I got the job because I was able to…
My grandmother could…
During the weekend, we were able to…
I called her many times during the week, but I wasn’t able to contact her. Finally, I was able to…
When my siblings and I were very young, we didn’t go on vacation because we couldn’t afford it. We worked very hard all together and were able to go on our first trip to the coast.
We left home
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Classic Children’s Tales for Theater
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This story tells of the meeting between three bears and a girl named Goldilocks, because of her blonde hair. A family of bears, consisting of a father, a mother, and their young son, lives in a small house in a forest.
One day, while waiting for their soup to cool, the bear family goes for a walk. Goldilocks finds the house empty. Filled with curiosity, she enters. Since she’s hungry, she begins to taste the soup. She likes the teddy
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The Prince of the Mist – Fact Sheet
Book Details
- Book Title: The Prince of the Mist
- Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Illustrations: Constantine Gatagara
- Publisher: Edebé
- Collection: Periscope
- Publication Year: 1993
- Number of Pages: 221
- Number of Chapters: 19
Book Summary
Max, a thirteen-year-old boy, moves with his family—his parents, his older sister Alicia, and his younger sister Irina—to a coastal town on the Atlantic, away from the city and the war. Their new home, a beach house, doesn’t excite the family
Read MoreMastering English Grammar: Passive Voice, Reported Speech, and More
Passive Voice
Passive Voice Examples:
- Active: buys – Passive: is bought
- Active: ate – Passive: was eaten
- Active: is cleaning – Passive: is being cleaned
- Active: were visiting – Passive: was being visited
- Active: have never recycled – Passive: has never been recycled
- Active: had done – Passive: had been done
- Active: will forget – Passive: will be forgotten
Example Sentence:
I will send you the information by mail.
Passive Transformations:
- The information will be sent to you by mail.
- You will be sent the information