There is/are, There was/were

Present Form

It is used to say that something exists.
“There is” is for singular:
There is a chair in the living room.
There isn't a bathroom in the shopping centre.
Is there a computer in that classroom? Yes, there is / No, there isn’t.
“There are” is for plural:
There are chairs.
There are good teachers in that school.
There aren't apples in the fridge.
Are there books on the desk? Yes, there are / No, there aren’t.
* There is & there are = "hay" in Spanish.

Past Form

It is used to say that something existed or took place.
“There was” is for singular:
There was a chair in the living room.
There wasn't a bathroom in the shopping centre.
Was there a computer in that classroom? Yes, there was / No, there wasn’t.
“There were” is for plural:
There were chairs.
There were good teachers in that school.
There weren't apples in the fridge.
Were there books on the desk? Yes, there were / No, there weren’t.
* There was & there were = "hubo" / "había" in Spanish.

IRREGULAR VERBS

Irregular verbs


Algunos consejos para memorizar los verbos irregulares:

Tips for learning irregular verbs

MORRISSEY - Irish Blood, English Heart (song)

Irish blood, English heart, this I'm 1.____________ _____
There is no-one 2.____ ____________ I'm afraid of
And no regime can 3. ___________ ____ __________ me
I've been 4._________________of a time when
To be 5.________________ is not to be baneful
To be 6. ________________ by the flag not feeling
7. _______________, racist or partial
Irish blood, English heart, this I'm 8.____________ _____
There is no-one 9. ____ ____________ I'm afraid of
And I will die with both of my 10. _____________ untied
I've been 11. ________________ of a time when
The English are 12. ____________ to death of Labour
And Tories, and spit upon 13. _____ _____________ Oliver Cromwell
And denounce this royal line that still 14. _____________ him
And will 15. ______________ him forever.

 

Answers:

Irish Blood, English Heart lyrics

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN /I/ AND /i:/

REPORTED SPEECH

PRACTICE

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

• Construcción: ‘will’ + ‘have’ + participio

By tomorrow, I will have finished my book.
By tomorrow, I won’t have finished my book.
By tomorrow, will you have finished your book? Yes, I will / No, I won’t

• Usos:

- para indicar que una acción habrá acabado en algún punto concreto del futuro:
Before winter, you will have sold your old car.

• Time expressions:

by this time next week, by 10 o’clock, by the end of…, by then, by April, in three months

ANIMAL INSTINCT (SONG)

Suddenly something has happened to (1) ________

As I (2)_______ _________ my cup of tea

Suddenly I (3)______ ___________ depressed

I was utterly and totally stressed

(4)_____ you know you (5)________ me cry

(6)_____ you know you (7)________ me die

And the (8)________ that gets to me

Is you'll never really see

And the (9) ________ that freaks me out

Is I'll (10)__________ be in doubt

It is a lovely (11)_________ that we have

It is a lovely (12)_________ that we

It is a lovely (13)_________, the animal

The animal instinct

So (14)________ my hands and come with me


We (15)______ __________ reality

So take my hands and we (16)______ __________

They (17)______ _________ you away

They (18)_______ never make me cry, no

They (19)_______ never make me die

And the (20) _________ that gets to me

Is you'll never really see

And the (21)_________ that freaks me out

Is I'll (22)__________ be in doubt

The animal, the animal, the animal instinct in me

It's the animal, the animal, the animal instinct in me

It's the animal, it's the animal, it's the animal instinct in me

Answers:

Animal Instinct lyrics

LEMON TREE (SONG)

LEMON TREE (FOOL’S GARDEN)

LIMONERO

I'm (1) _________  here in the boring room. It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon. I'm wasting my (2)__________. I got nothing to do. I'm (3)____________ around. I'm waiting for you. But nothing ever happens And I wonder. I'm (4)______________ around in my car. I'm (5)______________ too fast. I'm (6)______________ too far. I'd like to change my point of view. I feel (7)_____ lonely. I'm waiting for you. But nothing ever happens And I wonder. [Chorus:] I wonder (8)_______. I wonder (9)_______. Yesterday you told me about the blue, blue sky. And all that I can see Is just a yellow lemon tree. I'm turning my head up and (10)_________. I'm turning, turning, turning, Turning, turning around. And all that I can see is just another lemon tree. I'm (11)________________ here. I miss the power. I'd like to go out taking a (12)_____________. But there's a heavy cloud inside my head. I feel so tired. Put myself into (13)__________. Well, nothing ever happens And I wonder. Isolation is not good for me. Isolation. I don't want to sit on the lemon tree. I'm stepping around in the desert of joy. Baby, anyhow I'll get another toy. And everything will happen and you wonder. [Chorus] And I wonder, wonder. I wonder (14)________. I wonder (15)________. Yesterday you told me about the blue, blue sky. And all that I can see, And all that I can see, And all that I can see Is just a yellow lemon tree.

Estoy sentado aquí en la aburrida habitación. Es otra lluviosa tarde de domingo. Estoy desperdiciando mi tiempo. No tengo nada que hacer. Estoy holgazaneando. Estoy esperándote. Pero no sucede nada Y me pregunto. Estoy conduciendo en mi coche. Conduzco demasiado rápido. Conduzco demasiado lejos. Quisiera cambiar mi punto de vista. Me siento tan solo. Estoy esperándote. Pero no sucede nada Y me pregunto. [Estribillo:] Me pregunto cómo. Me pregunto por qué. Ayer me hablabas del cielo azul, azul. Y todo lo que puedo ver Es solamente un limonero amarillo. Estoy girando mi cabeza arriba y abajo. Estoy dando vueltas, vueltas, vueltas, Vueltas, vueltas. Y todo lo que puedo ver es solamente otro limonero. Estoy sentado aquí. Echo de menos la fuerza. Me gustaría salir duchándome. Pero hay una nube pesada dentro de mi cabeza. Me siento tan cansado. Me meto en la cama. Bueno, no sucede nada Y me pregunto. El aislamiento no es bueno para mí. El aislamiento. No quiero sentarme en un limonero. Estoy caminando por un desierto de alegría. Cariño, de alguna manera conseguiré otro juguete. Y todo sucederá y tú te preguntas. [Estribillo] Y me pregunto, me pregunto. Me pregunto cómo. Me pregunto por qué. Ayer me hablabas del cielo azul, azul. Y todo lo que yo puedo ver, Y todo lo que puedo ver, Y todo lo que puedo ver Es solamente un limonero amarillo.

Answers:
Lemon Tree lyrics

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

 

- Construcción: ‘had’ + ‘been’ + el infinitivo del verbo que corresponda añadiéndole ‘–ing’

When I arrived there, she had been working all night.

When I arrived there, she hadn’t been working all night.

When I arrived there, had she been working all night? Yes, she had.

                                                                                            No, she hadn’t

Usos:

- resalta la duración de una acción que ocurrió en el pasado antes que otra:

Ken had been smoking for 30 years when he finally gave it up.

Time expressions:

for hours, since, all morning, when, until, before

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

• Construcción:  ‘had’ + participio

When the police arrived, the car had gone.

When the police arrived, the car hadn’t gone.

When the police arrived, had the car gone? Yes, it had

                                                                              No, it hadn’t

• Usos:

- para describir una acción que sucedió antes que otra acción ( ésta va en pasado simple):

I got to the stadium at 7.45, and the game had started at 7.30.

• Time expressions:

already, by the time, after, before, until, never, just