lunes, 23 de mayo de 2016

Verbs

Verbs in English have four basic parts:
Base form -ing form Past tense Past participle
workworkingworkedworked
playplayingplayedplayed
listenlisteninglistenedlistened
Most verbs have past tense and past participle in –ed (worked, played, listened). But many of the most frequent verbs are irregular.



 
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Forma -ing

Forma -ing

La forma -ing de los verbos puede funcionar como gerundio o como present participle en inglés, pero ambas son traducidas como infinitivo frecuentemente. Posteriormente analizaremos las diferencias entre ellas.

Formación de los verbos -ing

Verbo en infinitivo sin 'to' + sufijo '-ing'

Ejemplo

To work (trabajar) work + -ing working.

Excepciones

Si el verbo termina en -e muda, la -e desaparece y se añade al verbo-ing.
To make (hacer)make + -ing making.
To write (escribir) write + -ing writing.
Hay algunas excepciones por razones ortográficas o fonéticas:
To eye (mirar) eye + -ing eyeing.
To dye (teñir) dye + -ing dyeing.
To canoe (ir en canoa) canoe + -ing canoeing.
Los verbos que terminan en -ee, no pierden su última -e antes de agregar -ing.
To see (ver) see + -ing seeing.
Si el verbo termina en -ie -ying.
To die (morir) die + -ing dying.
To lie (mentir) lie + -ing lying.
To tie (atar) tie + -ing tying.
Los verbos monosílabos o polisílabos con acento en la última sílaba que acaban en consonante + vocal + consonante doblan la última consonante.
To stop (parar) stop + -ing stopping.
To permit (permitir) permit + -ing permitting.
Si el verbo acaba en -l (aunque no lleve acento en la última sílaba) se dobla la "l" en inglés británico pero no en inglés americano.
Travel (viajar) travelling (Inglés británico)
traveling (Inglés americano)
La "forma -ing" puede usarse para formar los tiempos continuos o progresivos, como adjetivo o sustantivo y para formar palabras compuestas.


http://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_tense/ing_form.html


martes, 3 de mayo de 2016

Clauses

What is a clause?

A clause is a part of a sentence. There are two main types: independent (main clauses), dependent (subordinate clauses).
INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
An independent clause is a complete sentence; it contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought in both context and meaning.
For example: The door opened.
Independent clauses can be joined by a coordinating conjunction to form complex or compound sentences
For example: Take two independent clauses and join them together with the conjunction and: " The door opened." "The man walked in." = The door opened and the man walked in.
DEPENDENT CLAUSES
A dependent (subordinate) clause is part of a sentence; it contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. They can make sense on their own, but, they are dependent on the rest of the sentence for context and meaning. They are usually joined to an independent clause to form a complex sentence.
Dependent clauses often begin with a a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun (see below) that makes the clause unable to stand alone.
- See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/clausetext.html#sthash.0sfU7INq.dpuf.