Session 11

 

American vs British 

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  15. Life appeared on Earth millions of years ago.

    There has BEEN LIFE ON EARTH FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS.

  16. I came here at nine o’clock and I am still waiting for him.

    I’ve  BEEN WAITING FOR HIM SINCE NINE O'CLOCK.

  17. The Spaniards built this castle.

    This castle WAS BUILT BY SPANIARDS

  18. A UFO ( Unidentified Flying Object )  has not been seen here in 1960.

    Nobody HAS SEEN A UFO HERE SINCE 1960.

Conditionala - subordonata cu ' daca ' ( if )

Cond 1 - actiune posibila in viitor 

Ex : Daca el va fi atent va intelege conditionalele. 

IF + PRESENT ; FUTURE 

If he pays attention he will undersatnd conditionals. 

Ex Toata lumea va fi multumita daca va lua note bune . 

Everybody will be pleased if they get good grades. 

Cond 2 - actiune contrara  realitatii prezente

IF + PAST ; WOULD + V1

Ex: Daca as fi baiat as fi mai sensibil.

If I were a boy I would be more sensible. 

Vb " to be " in context de cond 2 are doar forma ' were ' la toate persoanele

Cond 3 - regret

IF + PAST PERFECT ; WOULD + HAVE + V3

Ex: Daca as fi stiut ca ne da test as fi invatat . 

If I had known about the test , I would have studied . 

  19. Turn the knob and the machine will start to work.

    If you turn the knob, the machine will start to work.

  20. I would like to buy a new CD, but I don’t have the money.

    If  I had the money, I would buy a new CD.

  21. I’ll come out with you at the weekend as long as I finish my homework.

    If  I finish my homework, I will come out with you at the weekend.

  22. This box is too heavy for me to carry.

    This box is not light enough for me to carry.

  23. Who invented the printing press?

    Who was the inventor of the printing press?

  24. A woman has written this book.

    This book has been written by a woman.

  25. A plumber fixed the pipe.

    I had the pipe fixed by a plumber.

  26. An engineer installed this washing-machine.

    We had this washing-machine installed by an engineer.

  27. “How long do you spend talking on the phone?”

    She asked him how long he spent talking on the phone.

  28. It was a very boring film.

    The film made me bored.

  29. I didn’t have the money so I didn’t buy a new jacket.

    If I had had the money,I would've bought a new jacket.

  30. I am tired because I don’t rest enough time.

    If I rested enough,I would not be tired.

INDIRECT SPEECH