This document contains notes and explanations on various English grammar topics including: - Question forms (yes/no, wh-, alternative questions) - Prepositions of time, place, and movement - Present simple and continuous tenses - Comparison structures (comparative, superlative) - Reflexive pronouns and the word "own" - Narrative tenses (past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous) - Time conjunctions (as, when, while, eventually, finally, at first, as soon as, by the time, after) - Modal verbs (can, could, may, ought to, should, must, have to, needn

1. FINAL PROJECT=* Subject: FCE Student: Gisela Encinas Group: 2°B Teacher: María José Alvarado

3. ex: Are you going to the movies tonight?

4. Wh-questions (who, what, where, when, whose, why, which and how, come at the beginning of the question)

5. ex: Why Edward is so perfect?

6. Alternative questions (which expect the answer to be one of two options)

8. At- Clock times, points in time, weekends, holidays. Ex: I´m happy at the moment.

9. In- Months, years, seasons, centuries, parts of the day, point of time during a periodEx: I´ll see you in August.

10. On- Specific days & dates. Ex: The movie will be on june 30th.

11. Prepositions of Place:

12. At- A point in space where something is happening.Ex: I´ll see you at home.

13. In- Something takes place inside (not outside).Ex: He was playing in the park.

15. At- Use it with ‘arrive’; to show the person/thing the action is aimed at. Ex: We arrived at the school.

16. To- Use it with verbs of movement (come, go, travel, ..)Ex: He ran to my house yestarday.

17. Into- Use it with verbs that mean ‘to move from outside to inside’. Ex: I got into the classroom.

18. Towards- Means moving or pointing in a particular direction. Ex: She heard something towards her.

19. At the end- Final point or part. Ex: At the end of the exam, we all were confused.

21. It is use in routine/ regular repeated actions, time clauses, permanent situations, timetables, programmes, facts and states.Ex: 1- I don´t think the exam will be difficult.2- I always have breakfast before I go to school.

22. Continuous:

24. Quite- A little or a lot but not completely.Ex: She is quite thin to be a model.

25. Pretty- It suggests more than was expected.Ex: He is pretty handsome!

26. A bit- It has the same meaning as little.Ex: It was a bit strange, the fact I heard my name when I was alone.

27. Really- It´s used to show emphasis.Ex: The dance was really good.

29. To the same degree (as… as)Ex: Living on a houseboat could be as exciting as living on a tent.

30. To a lower degree (with less + than and the leastEx: I´m less keen on living in a bedsit than a flat.

31. Not as… as (describing a small difference)Ex: Chace Crawford is not as famous as Robert Pattinson.

33. Three ways of using reflexives pronouns:When the object is the same person/thing as the subject. When you want to emphasise the subject or object. With by to mean alone.Ex: 1- I did my project by myself.2- He wrote the book himself.

35. Three ways we use own:On my own/ on his own (to mean without the help of others). On my own/ on his own (to mean alone). My own/ her own (to mean belonging to no other person).Ex: 1- I planned the party on my own.2- I´ve just wrote my own a book.

37. Past Continuous (was/ were + verb + ing)Ex: I was playing in the park with my friends.

38. Past Perfect (had + past participle)Ex: When I arrived to school I realized I had forgotten my study guide.

40. To introduce an action which is going on while something else happens.Ex: 1- While I was cooking, I was listening to music.2- As I get older I have more stress.3- When I was in elementary school, everything was easier.

41. Eventually/ Finally:

43. They refer to the beginning of a situation, to make contrast with something different that happens later.Ex: 1- At first I was very excited about the trip, but now not a lot.

44. As soon as:

45. It is used to talk about 2 actions, that happen very quickly, one after the other.Ex: 1- As soon as I finish this project I´m going to sleep.

46. By the time:

49. Ought to/ should (obligation)Ex: 1- You shouldn´t shout to your mom!

50. Must/ Have to (strong obligation and neccesity)Ex: 1- You must use your uniform everyday.2- I have to study or I will fail the test.

52. To talk about past habits and states that do not occur now or no longer exist.Ex: 1- I used to play with dollswhen I was little.2- I used to teach on PISI, but not anymore.

53. Would