segunda-feira, outubro 29

Relative Pronouns


Who (o/a qual, que, quem)
- refers to persons and to the subject.
   An astronaut is a person who travels in space.
 Whom (o/a qual, que, quem)
-  refers  to  persons  when  they are  not  the  subject; it often used with a preposition
This is the man whom I saw stealing. (I saw the man)
That’s the boy with whom I play football. (I play with him)


 Which (que, a/o qual, as/os quais)
- refers to things and animals
Catco is a company which makes toys.


That (que, quem, a/o qual)
               - refers to persons, things and animals; it can replace who and which

This toy is a bag that changes into a ball.
Directors are people that have a lot of responsibility.




Whose
(cujo, cuja, cujos, cujas)
-  means  possession  and  refers  to  persons,  things  and animals
Mr Johnson is the person whose job is to sell the toys.
That is the house whose owner is my uncle.




 A. Complete with WHO, WHOM, WHICH or WHOSE.

1. I am the person ______________ wrote to you.

2. That’s the boy ______________ was playing football yesterday.
3. I haven’t seen many people ______________ face I knew.

4. She is the girl ______________ I met yesterday.

5. That’s the old woman ______________ the children helped cross the road.
6. I know a girl ______________ father is a good surgeon.

7. He sold the house in ______________ he used to live.

8. We didn’t know ______________ that man was.

9. The girl ______________ you saw at the door is my sister.




10. This is the car ______________ the mechanic repaired yesterday. 
11. This is the book ______________ was expensive.

12. I wanted to know ______________ he saw dancing with her.

13. Mr Morrison is the man ______________ lives near the Millers.

14. Mr Green is the postman ______________ delivers our letters.
15. I don’t like the house ______________ is near school.

16. They wanted to know ______________ I was phoning.

17. That is the woman ______________ flat is very modern.
18. They asked her ______________ she had offered the flowers.

19. We didn’t know ______________ that man was.

20. Everyday I carry a bag ______________ is very happy.

21. That is the man ______________ son is very famous.




B.  Complete with the missing relatives.

Mr Gordon, ____________ lives near London, has a friend with ____________

he  goes everyday. In the  morning, he  goes  to the  garage, ____________  is

behind his house, and takes out the car ____________ is in it.


The friend ____________ he takes in his car is Mr Smith, ____________ has no

car. They work in an office ____________ street is very busy.


When Mr Gordon  arrives at his office, he  reads the  letters ____________  he

has on his table, and talks to the secretary ____________ works with him. 
















Simple Past – Present Perfect Simple


Form

Simple PastPresent Perfect Simple
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs
Example:
I spoke
irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of irregular verbs
Example:
I / you / we / they have spoken
he / she / it has spoken
regular verbs: infinitive + ed
Example:
I worked
regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed
Example:
I / you / we / they have worked
he / she / it has worked
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed':
  • when the final letter is e, only add d
    Example:
    love - loved
  • after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
    Example:
    admit - admitted
  • final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English)
    Example:
    travel - travelled
  • after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel)
    Example:
    worry - worried
    but: play - played
See also explanations on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple

Use

In British English, the use of Simple Past and Present Perfect is quite strict. As soon as a time expression in the past is given, you have to use Simple Past. If there are no signal words, you must decide if we just talk about an action in the past or if its consequence in the present is important.
Note that the following explanations and exercises refer to British English only. In American English, you can normally use Simple Past instead of Present Perfect. We cannot accept this in our exercises, however, as this would lead to confusions amongst those who have to learn the differences.

Certain time in the past or just / already / yet?

Do you want to express that an action happened at a certain time in the past (even if it was just a few seconds ago) or that an action has just / already / not yet happened?
Simple PastPresent Perfect Simple
certain time in the past
Example:
I phoned Mary 2 minutes ago.
just / already / not yet
Example:
I have just phoned Mary.

Certain event in the past or how often so far?

Do you want to express when a certain action took place or whether / how often an action has happened till now?
Simple PastPresent Perfect Simple
certain event in the past
Example:
He went to Canada last summer.
whether / how often till now
Example:
Have you ever been to Canada? / I have been to Canada twice.

Emphasis on action or result?

Do you just want to express what happened in the past? Or do you want to emphasise the result (a past action's consequence in the present)?
Simple PastPresent Perfect Simple
Emphasis on action
Example:
I bought a new bike. (just telling what I did in the past.)
Emphasis on result
Example:
I have bought a new bike. (With this sentence I actually want to express that I have a new bike now.)

Signal Words

Simple PastPresent Perfect Simple
  • yesterday
  • ... ago
  • in 1990
  • the other day
  • last ...
  • just
  • already
  • up to now
  • until now / till now
  • ever
  • (not) yet
  • so far
  • lately / recently
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domingo, outubro 28

Comparative and Superlative - Rules


Comparison 

Usamos o comparativo para comparar uma pessoa ou coisa com uma outra;
usamos o superlativo para comparar uma pessoa ou coisa com mais de uma outra.

Há três coisas que devemos lembrar quando falamos de comparativos e superlativos:

1 Adjetivos de uma sílaba;
2 adjetivos de duas sílabas
3 adjetivos de três ou mais sílabas.

Comparativos

Uma sílaba: Adicionamos er para formar o compartivo da maioria dos adjetivos com uma sílaba:

Curitiba is smaller than Sao Paulo.
Curitiba é menor que São Paulo.

clean - cleaner
cold - colder
tall - taller

Note: Adjetivos como hot, big, fat, sad, wet (isto é, se os verbos forem formados por consoante, vogal, consoante - ou se terminarem com esta sequência), dobramos a consoante final:

hotter, bigger, fatter, sadder, wetter.

Duas sílabas com 'y' (heavy): Se o adjetivo tiver duas sílabas e terminar em 'y', trocamos o 'y' por 'i' e acrescentamos er:

Is an elephant heavier than a horse?
Um elefante é mais pesado que um cavalo?

busy - busier
pretty - prettier
noizy - noisier

Note: Se o adjetivo tiver duas sílabas e não terminar com 'y', seguiremos a regra das três sílabas, como segue abaixo:

Três ou mais sílabas: Usamos more antes de adjetivos com três sílabas ou mais:

This car is more comfortable than that one.
Este carro é mais confortável que alquele.

expensive - more expensive
beautiful - more beautiful
handsome - more handsome
upset - more upset (duas sílabas não terminando com 'y')
boring - more boring (duas sílabas não terminando com 'y')

Note: Com alguns adjetivos de duas sílabas como (clever, common, narrow, pleasant, quiet, simple, stupid) podemos usar as duas formas:

cleverer ou more clever
commoner ou more common etc


Superlativos

Uma sílaba: Formamos o superlativo acrescentando est ao adjetivo:

I have the smallest car.
Eu tenho o menor carro (de todos).

clean - cleanest
cold - coldest
tall - tallest

Duas sílabas com 'y' (heavy): Se o adjetivo tiver duas sílabas e terminar em 'y', trocamos o 'y' por 'i' e acrescentamos est:

He is the heaviest
Ele é o mais pesado (de todos)

busy - busiest
pretty - prettiest
noisy - noisiest

Três ou mas sílabas: usamos most antes de adjetivos com três ou mais sílabas:

Who has the most comfortable car?
Quem tem o carro mais confortável? (de todos)

expensive - most expensive
beautiful - most beautiful
handsome - most handsome

Irregular comparatives:

bad - worse - the worst
far - farther - the farthest
good -  better - the best
Little - less - the least
Much, many - more - the most

Compare:

He has the most money = Ele é quem tem mais dinheiro.
She has the least money = Ela é quem tem menos dinheiro.

I hope that helps!