NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO UNIVERSITY

ENGINEERING FACULTY

ENGLISH
NAMES:
JOSSELLYN ROSMARIE SIERRA QUIJIJE
JEAN CARLOS PAGUAY TAPIA
COURSE: SIX LEVEL G
TEACHER: MGS. ROSA FERNNDEZ

GRAMMAR UNIT 8-9

GRAMMAR UNIT 8

Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns

SELF

You should buy yourself a new computer.

Diane bought herself a new pair of shoes
The young girl was singing happily to herself.
Carol poured herself a glass of milk.
Adam e-mailed himself a copy of the report.
SELVES

We treated ourselves to a night on the town

The students are able to monitor themselves.
They cannot help themselves.
We put ourselves at great risk in that situation.
You all can consider yourselves lucky to be here.

Grammar: Modal Perfects

MUST HAVE

The lights are off. They must have gone out.

I never see John and Claire together anymore. They must have
separated.
I know you love chocolate. It must have been difficult to say "no" to
that piece of cake.
John never called you last night? He must have been working late.
Frank failed the exam. He must not have been paying attention in
class.

CANT HAVE

She cant have forgotten to send you an invitation. I gave her your
address.

They cant have gone to bed late. They were very tired.
They had a lot of work to do and little time. They cant have finished
everything.
You cant have read the instructions properly. They are perfectly clear.
I cant have left it in the supermarket - I had it on the bus on the way
home.

MIGHT / MAY HAVE

He may have visited his family. I never see John and Claire together
anymore.
I dont know, it might have been different if you were there.
The thieves might have escaped by car but we cant be sure.
He should be hour by now. He may have been delayed by a traffic
jam or something.
She might have worked late.

Grammar: Causative Form

GET

She got her teeth cleaned by a dental hygienist.

I get my taxes done every year by an accountant.
We get our car fixed by a mechanic.
He got his hair cut by a barber.
I get my oil changed once every three months.
HAVE

She had her nails manicured by a manicurist.

They had a company paint their house.
I have my oil changed once every three months.
You should have your eyes checked.
Jenny will have her ears pierced.

Grammar: Tag Questions

(+) STATEMENT (-) QUESTION TAG

It was a beautiful day, wasn't it?

Ann will be here soon, won't she?

They're very nice people, aren't they?

You went to Costa Rica in 1990, didn't you?
Martha is angry, isn't she?
(-) STATEMENT (+) QUESTION TAG

You aren't coming tomorrow, are you?

You weren't really tired, were you?
He wasn't flying when I phoned, was he?
I am not late, am I?
You weren't studying at 6, were you?

GRAMMAR UNIT 9
Grammar: Review of Verb Families
SIMPLE PRESENT

They travel every Sunday.

He goes to school by bike.
He always loses his papers.
They usually get a lot of fish.
They go to work every day.
CONTINUOS

The boy is running.

The phone is ringing.
They are talking in class
He is working in an office.
He is studying a lot these days.

PERFECT

He has learned how to ride a horse.

He has fixed the light
They have called 5 times already.
She has bought a hat.
She has grown so much.

PERFECT CONTINUOUS

She has been working there since July.

She has been reading for the last 2 hours.
He has been sitting under the desk for the last hour.
They have been working hard
He feels sick because he has been drinking too much.

Grammar: Passive Voice

SIMPLE PASSIVE

The speech is written for the president

My house is painted by Carlos
A chicken is eaten by Juan
A car is bought by Juan in Quito.
The book was written by Mark Twain
PERFECT PASSIVE

A house has been built.

Those windows have not been closed yet.
I can't get in. These doors have been locked!
The city has been destroyed by the earthquake.
People have been requested to cancel appointments before Monday.

CONTINUOUS PASSIVE

The book is being read by the boy.

Pancakes are being made in the kitchen.
Flowers are being grown in this garden.
This man is being kept in prison because he did something very bad
Penguins living in the Antarctic are being threatened by global climate
change.

Grammar: Future Perfect and Continuous

FUTURE PERFECT

By 6 o'clock I'll have finished the lesson.

I'll have finished my studies before I start my new job

Is Mike going to have trained enough before his first game?
Karen is going to have worked for 50 years by the time she retires
Next week, I'll have lived in Germany for 1 year.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Francis will have been living in Italy for 4 years by the time he finishes
his studies
We're going to have been working for 24 hours by the time we finish
this project
Jessica will have been studying English for 5 years when she moves
to England next April.
I'm going to have been running 20 kilometers daily for at least a
month before the marathon.
I'm not worried about the marathon as I'll have been running 20
kilometers a day for several weeks before.