The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Example

When Sarah arrived at the party, Paul had already gone home 

I had not made my homework in my bedroom

Had you worked there before you moved to London?

He'd never been abroad

VOCABULARY

ANGRY

feeling or showing anger

Why are you angry with me?

IN A HURRY

NOISY

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

the school have a noisy group children's

CARELESS

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

my sister had been careless and had left the window unlocked

CHEERFUL

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

How can she be so cheerful at six o`clock in the moning 

SAD

HOPEFULLY

PATIENT

enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

he said, be patient, your time will come

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Both gerunds and infinitives can be nouns, which means they can do just about anything that a noun can do. Although they name things, like other nouns, they normally name activities rather than people or objects. 

• Her favorite fantasy is to play basketball for UConn.

The gerund can also play this role:

• Her favorite fantasy is playing basketball for UConn.

GERUNDS&INFINITIVE

GERUNDS & INFINITIVE

To use gerunds or to use infinitives, that is the question! Learning how to use gerunds and infinitives is one of the most challenging aspects of learning English. 

After the verbs

INFINITIVE

                                         

He agreed to help  

Will you be able to go?

Let me know what you decide to do

GERUNDS

I dislike flying

Do you enjoy playing cards?

I finished checking your homeword

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVE

I PREFER TO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY

I PREFER LIVING IN THE COUNTRY

I HATE TO SEE YOU UNHAPPY

I HATE SEEING YOU UNHAPPY

HE BEGAN TO CLINB THE HILL

HE BEGAN CLIMBING THE HILL

Gotta have it!

VOCABULARIO

Vocabulary is important because comprehension improves when you know what the words mean

WHAT CAN YOUR CELL PHONE DO?

Digital camera

THING THAT PEOPLE USE TO TAKE PHOTOS

Laptop

IS PERSONAL COMPUTER

GPS

IS PROGRAM THAT YOU CAN FIND ADDRESS

Portable DVD PLAYER

PORTABLE DVD PLAYERS AID THE ABILITY TO WATCH DVDS AWAY FROM HOME

Satellite radio

SATELLITE RADIO IS JUST WHAT ITS NAME SUGGESTS, A RADIO SERVICE THAT USES SATELLITES CIRCLING EARTH TO BROADCAST ITS PROGRAMMING

Smartphone

IS A MOBILE PHONE WITH AN ADVANCED MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM

Headset

IS SERVER TO LISTEN MUSIC AND TALK

e-book reader

1. 

   IS A PERSON THAT READ BOOK IN THE TABLET O COMPUTER

English class

RELATIVE CLAUSES

In class Learned the Relative Clauses, It used to add information to a topic sentence that mentioned previously.

We use relative clauses to postmodify a noun - to make clear which person or thing we are talking about. In these clauses we can use the relative pronoun who, which, whose 

VOCABULARY

• Forgetful
• Talkative
• Impolite