Verbs love finish like

+ ING

COOKING enjoy hate stop Everyone loves going to parties. He finished reading his book.

I like working as a teacher = I am a teacher and I enjoy it. I love dancing. = This is one of my hobbies. I enjoy going abroad. We like going to Italy for our holidays. Do you enjoy learning English ? What do you like making ?

Verbs choose decide forget promise manage need

+ to

+ infinitive

to

go

help hope try want would like would love I'd like to be a teacher. = When I grow up, I want to be a teacher. Thank you. I'd love to dance. = We're at a disco. I'm pleased that you asked me. They want to buy a new car. I'd like to go abroad. I hope to go abroad. I'd love to go abroad. I want to live in a hot country. = I'd like to live in a hot country. I hope to see you again soon. What do you want to study ? What would like to do tonight ?

Verbs begin start

+ ing or + to raining to rain It began to rain = It began raining.

I continued to work in the library = I continued working in the library When did you start to get them? = When did you start getting them ?

Verbs

+ somebody somebody

+ infinitive without to go

Let make

do

Modal auxiliary verbs can could go shall arrive will would I can't go abroad. I can go home early tonight. Questions Rponses

Would you like to dance ? Would you like to come for a walk ?

Yes, I would. Yes, I'd love to. Yes, I would. No, thank you No, I wouldn't

Verb I think

+ preposition forward to of We're thinking of moving house I'm looking forward to having more free time. I'm looking forward to going abroad. I'm thinking of going abroad. We're thinking of going to Italy for our holidays. We're thinking of having a few days off soon. We're looking forward to having a few days off soon. Where are you thinking of going ?

+ ing moving

Ejercicios 1. Everyone 2. I 3. It began 4. I continued 5. I'm looking 6. I can 7. I 8. I 9. We 10. What do you want
forw ard to have

to parties. a teacher.

in the library. more free time.

home early tonight. to live in a hot country. go home early tonight. going to Italy for our holidays.
to study

What is a tag question?

A tag question is a short question added to the end of a positive or negative statement. For example:He is, isn't he?

He does, doesn't he? He will, He can, won't he? can't he?

How are they formed?

Normally a positive statement is followed by a negative tag, and a negative statement is followed by a positive tag. For example:-

+
You'reEnglish, aren't you?

+
are you?

You're notGerman,

! !

The statement and the tag are always separated by a comma.

Treat any statements with nothing, nobody etc like negative statements.

The verb in the statement should be the same tense as the verb in the tag. For example:-

Present tense You are a good singer, Past tense You didn't go to work yesterday, Present perfect tense

| present tense aren't you? | past tense did you? | present perfect tense

You have been to London, haven't you?

If the verb used in the statement is an auxiliary verb, then the verb used in the tag must match it. If a modal (can, could, will, should, etc.) is used in the statement, then the same modal is used in the tag part. If the statement doesn't use an auxilliary verb, then the auxiliary do is used in the tag part. For example:Auxiliary verb She is from England, isn't she? They aren't very nice, are they? She doesn'tlike it here, Modal verb You can sing, They shouldn'tdo that, No auxiliary He eats meat, He had a bath, Nothing happened, doesn't he? didn't he? did it? (He does eat meat...) (He did have a bath...) (Nothing did happen...) can't you? shouldthey? does she? !Note

Alicia is on holidays right now,

She doesn't like pizza,

? ?

They say you can type 70 words per minute, I am too fat, ?

You were not listening, This book isn't very interesting,

? ? ?

You could run 100 metres in ten seconds,

They haven't got much money, You haven't seen Ann today, They will be back soon, ? ?

There isn't much room in this place, We ate and drank too much last night,

? ?

Existe otro tipo de estructuras elpticas cuyo ncleo es el verbo auxiliar (o el verbo TO BE o un verbo modal). Se trata de pequeas frases que expresan nuestro acuerdo con el interlocutor. Fijaros en los siguientes ejemplos: I like pop music. // So do I. (tambin Me, too) acuerdo con una afirmacin del interlocutor I dont like pop music. // Neither do I. (tambin Me, neither) -acuerdo con una negacin del interlocutor En este caso la estructura es So / Neither + auxiliar + sujeto. Fijaros que, aunque el auxiliar no est expresado, como es el caso de una frase afirmativa en el presente o en el pasado, tenemos que recuperarlo para estas estructutras elpticas: I went to the beach last weekend. // So did I.

Tambin fijaros que la presencia de neither, un elemento negativo, impide la presencia de una segunda marca negativa en la frase: Im not going to school tomorrow. // Neither am I.

Ejercicios 1. My mother was born in Italy. (So/I). . 2. He didn't vote in the last elections. (Neither/I). . 3. He will write letters to his parents. (So/they). . 4. I have never eaten sushi. (Neither/my sister). . 5. We are flying to Bali. (So/they). . 6. He needs a cup of coffee. (So/I). . 7. I have green eyes. (So/my brother) . 8. He should study for the exam. (So/you) . 9. They mustn't drink and drive. (Neither/he). . 10. She doesn't like the opera.(Neither/I). .

Recuerda que las estructuras con so se utilizan para expresar conformidad con oraciones afirmativas, y las estructuras con neither para oraciones negativas o que contengan elementos de negacin como never, hardly ever, etc.. El auxiliar depende de la forma verbal de la oracin a la que se da respuesta.