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Verb Tenses: Past Perfect

(Tiempos verbales: El pluscuamperfecto)

2.1

Past Perfect

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

2.2

Past Perfect Continuous

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit test

Unit 3

Verb Tenses: Future Perfect

(Tiempos verbales: El futuro perfecto)

3.1

Future Perfect

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

3.2

Future Perfect Continuous

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit test

Unit 4

Conditionals

(Condicionales )

4.1

Conditional Sentences

5.1

The Passive Voice

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit 6

Direct and Reported Speech

(El estilo directo e indirecto)

6.1

Direct and Reported Speech

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

6.2

Say vs. Tell

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit 7

Collocations and Expressions

(Colocaciones y expresiones)

7.1

Do vs. Make

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

7.2

Delexical Verbs

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit test

Unit 8

Linking Words

(Palabras de enlace)

8.1

Adding Information

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

8.2

Contrasting Information

Exercise 1

8.3

Giving Reason

Exercise 1

8.4

Sequencing and Summarizing

Exercise 1

Unit test

Unit 9

Phrasal Verbs

(Phrasal verbs)

9.1

Phrasal and Prepositional Verbs

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

9.2

To Get

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit test

Unit 10

Word Formation

(Formación de las palabras)

10.1

Prefixes and Suffixes

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit 11

Adjectives and Adverbs

(Adjetivos y adverbios)

11.1

So vs. Such

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

11.2

Enough and Too

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

11.3

Even

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

11.4

Else

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

11.5

Whatever, Wherever, Whenever...etc

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit test

Unit 12

Pronouns & Determiners

(Pronombres y determinantes)

12.1

Either vs. Neither

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

12.2

Each vs. Every

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Unit test

Unit 13

Common Mistakes

(Errores comunes)

13.1

Commonly Confused Words

14.1

Letters and Sounds

Exercise 1

14.2

Vowels

Exercise 1

14.3

Consonants

Exercise 1

14.4

Silent Letters

Exercise 1

14.5

Syllable Stress

Exercise 1

14.6

Word or Sentence Stress

Exercise 1

Unit test

Unit 15

Reading Comprehension

(Comprensión lectora)

15.1

At the Doctor's Office

Exercise 1

15.2

At the Bank

Exercise 1

15.3

At the Market

Exercise 1

15.4

A Mystery

Exercise 1

15.5

At a Festival

Exercise 1

Inglés de negocios

Vocabulario para viajar

Lesson 1.5

For/Since/Ago

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Utilizamos “for”, “since” y “ago” para expresar una relación al tiempo. Los utilizamos con tiempos verbales diferentes. Usamos “for” y “since” en respuesta a la pregunta de "¿Cuánto tiempo…?.

For

“For” indica duración o un período de tiempo, así se puede traducir como “durante” en español. No se puede utilizar como “todo”, en el sentido de “todo el día” o “todo el tiempo”. Podemos utilizar "for*" con todos los tiempos verbales.*

one minute (un minuto), a few hours (unas horas),
two weeks (dos semanas), five months (cinco meses),
12 years (12 años), a long time (mucho tiempo)…

Ejemplos:

We always run for at least one hour every day.(Siempre corremos durante al menos una hora cada día.)

Heather will be practicing the piano for a couple of hours this afternoon.(Heather practicará el piano durante un par de horas esta tarde.)

I played tennis for years before I injured my knee.(Jugué al tenis durante años antes de que me lesionara la rodilla.)

They have lived in Paris for ten years.(Han vivido en París durante diez años.)

He has been studying English for a long time.(Ha estado estudiando inglés durante mucho tiempo.)

Jane had only been working at the factory for three months when it closed.(Jane sólo había estado trabajando en la fábrica durante tres meses cuando se cerró.)

Nota: Ten en cuenta que “durante” también puede ser traducido como “during”, sin embargo “during” es una preposición de tiempo que significa “en el transcurso de una acción o evento.”

Since

“Since” se utiliza para indicar el principio de un período de tiempo que sigue al presente. Como tal, puede ser traducido como “desde” en español y se usa como un punto de tiempo específico en el pasado. Como este período de tiempo sigue al presente, solemos utilizar "since*" con los tiempos perfectos.*

10 o’clock (a las 10 en punto), Monday (lunes), March (marzo),
2005, this morning (esta mañana),
the beginning of the year (al principio del año), you called (llamaste)…

Ejemplos:

I have lived in Spain since April 2010.(He vivido en España desde abril de 2010.)

My brother has been sick since Friday.(Mi hermano está enfermo desde el viernes.)

They have been studying English since last year.(Ellos llevan estudiando inglés desde el año pasado.)

We have been waiting for you since 3 o’clock.(Te esperamos desde las 3.)

Nota: Ten en cuenta que “for” y “since” también tienen otros significados no relacionados con el tiempo.

Ago

“Ago” se refiere a un tiempo en el pasado o un tiempo antes del actual y va al final de la frase. Se traduce como “hace” en español y se usa con el pasado simple.

Ejemplos:

Richard finished university three years ago.(Richard terminó la universidad hace tres años.)

I called you ten minutes ago.(Te llamé hace diez minutos.)

She quit smoking a long time ago.(Dejó de fumar hace mucho tiempo.)

We use “for”, “since” and “ago” to express a relationship with time. These adverbs can be used with various verb tenses. “For” y “since” respond to the question: “How long…?”.

For

“For” indicates duration or a period of time. It cannot be used with “all” in the sense of “all day” or “all the time”, but it can be used with all of the various verb tenses.

one minute, a few hours, two weeks, five months,
12 years, a long time…

Examples:

We always run for at least one hour every day.

Heather will be practicing the piano for a couple of hours this afternoon.

I played tennis for years before I injured my knee.

They have lived in Paris for ten years.

He has been studying English for a long time.

Jane had only been working at the factory for three months when it closed.

Note: Keep in mind that both “for” y “since” have other meanings not related to time.

Since

“Since” is used to indicate the beginning of a period of time that continues to the present. As this period of time, which began at a specific time in the past, continues into the present, we can only use "since*" with the perfect tenses.*

10 o’clock, Monday, March, 2005, this morning,
the beginning of the year, you called…

Examples:

I have lived in Spain since April 2010.

My brother has been sick since Friday.

They have been studying English since last year.

We have been waiting for you since 3 o’clock.

Note: Keep in mind that both “for” y “since” have other meanings not related to time.