- What...? - Qué / Cuál - What's your name?
- Which...? - Cuál (Se utiliza cuando hay que elegir entre varios) Which car do you prever, the blue one or the red one?
- Who...? - Quién - Who is that man? He is my father
- Where... ? -Dónde - Where is John? He's in the kitchen
- When...? -Cuándo- When is the party? It's on Monday
- Why...? - Por qué- Why are you crying? Because I'm sad
- How...? -Cómo- How do you go to work? I go by bus
- How long...? - Cuánto tiempo - How long does it take to go to Madrid? It takes two hours from London
- How much...? -Cuánto (para nombres incontables) - How much does the skirt cost? It's 30€
- How many...? -Cuántos (para nombres contables) - How many children are there? There are 5 children
- How far...? -A cuánta distancia - How far is Toledo? It's 80 km from Madrid
- How often...? - Con cuánta frecuencia-Cuántas veces - How often do you go to the gym? I go three times a week
- Whose...? -De quién- Whose bag is this? It's Sarah's
En clase explicamos algunos verbos modales.
Características generales de los verbos modales:
- Son verbos que no tienen un significado, sino que aportan una variación a la acción del verbo principal (por eso, siempre van acompañados de otros verbos)
- Son verbos invariables, (no añaden -s en 3ª persona del sing.)
- Son verbos auxiliares (no necesitan do para negar e interrogar)
- No tienen tiempo verbal (tan sólo el verbo can tiene forma pasada, could)
Los que debemos aprender son:
- CAN. Expresa habilidad, posibilidad y también se usa para pedir permiso de forma informal.
I can speak four languages
I don't work on Sundays, I can go to your party.
Can I open the window?
- MAY. Expresa posibilidad y también se usa para pedir permiso de una forma mucho más formal.
It may rain tomorrow.
May I speak to you for a second, please?
- MUST. Expresa obligación.
She must go to work tomorrow.
- MUSTN'T. Expresa prohibición
You mustn't smoke here
We mustn't use the mobile in class
- SHOULD. Expresa consejo o recomendación
You should go to the dentist
You shouldn't eat sweets
EJERCICIOS DE REPASO
- Look at the answers and write the correct INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN:
- _____________ were you in America? - Three years
- ____________ do you go to the gym? - I go three times a week
- ____________ kind of music do you like? - I like jazz and rock music
- ____________ one do you prefer? Blue or Red? - Blue, please.
- _____________ water is there? -There's one bottle
- Choose the correct MODAL VERB.
- · Excuse me, sir. _____________ I ask you a question? (MAY / SHOULD)
- · Excuse me, sir. ________________ you open the window (COULD/MUST)
- · You ______________ study harder if you want that degree (CAN/MUST)
- · You ________________ clean your teeth trhee times a day. (MUST / SHOULD)
- · You ________________ use your mobile phone in class (MUSTN'T / CAN'T)
