Cambridge Grammar Flashcards
When do we use the Present Perfect?
The Present Perfect is used when speaking about an event that had a place in the past but still has relevance in the present.
This means that the Present Perfect can be used to relate something past that has continuity in the present.
When do we use P.P and when Simple Past?
Present Perfect: Used to say something that occurred in the past and yet has relevance to be mentioned or carried out in the present.
Simple Past: The simple past is used to say that something began and finished during a period in the past.
To say somebody succeeded in doing something in a specific situation, we normally use…
Managed to…
I managed to get into the building before it fell apart.
I managed to get the kids from school after I went out from my job in retard.
She and the father managed to evacuate the church before it was closed to be reconstructed.
When do we use could + have + (participle) as a modal verb?
Past Possibility
Past Ability or Opportunity
Speculation About the Past
Verbs that require the subjunctive form:
Name them in Spanish and English.
Demand, recommend, ask, desire, insist, suggest, intent, order, propose, require, prefer, regret.
How do we use “wish” in a subjective context?
We use it as a structure using past tenses to express that something is unreal or impossible to complete.
-I wish I lived in Mexico City
-I wish the pollution in the city weren’t a factor for not moving there soon.
When is the structure “I wish + Past Perfect + V3 “ necessary?
This structure is used when we desire to have done something about a past event when the possibility was still an option.
For example, “I wish she had eaten anything before we went off of the house”
List of verbs with two objects:
- Ask
-Offer
-Pay
-Show
-Tell
How can “get” be used for the passive voice?
Get = Conseguir.
Get is a verb that can be used for this particular structure as the replacement for the verb “to be”.
For example:
“I’m amazed by the fact that she didn’t get traumatized by the terrible fight that she witnessed in her own house”
When someone did or has made something for we use the structures:
-Have something done
-Get something done
We use the following verbs with -ing o to…
-Begin
-Start
-Continue
-Bother
The verb “like” is followed by -ing or infinitive when…
Like + ing:
-This structure is used when you wanna express that something that you’d like to do happens to be quite enjoyable. For example,
I like getting English homework done!
Like + (infinitive):
-This structure is used when you want to express that something is hateable work that you don’t want to do. For example,
I like to get English homework as soon as possible!
When is it necessary to use the would-infinitive structure?
We use “would” + (infinitive) to ask for something to be carried out under particular circumstances.
Prepositions + -ing:
-In
-At
-with
-of
-for
-about
Structure verb + object + preposition -ing.
-Accuse … of
-Congratulate … for/on
-Prevent … from
-Stop … from
-Suspect … of
- Thank … for
