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Term IV

Past Perfect Tense

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Term III Conditionals

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Term I = Ability in the present and past = = = Use __//can//__ or __//be able to//__ to talk about //ability// in the present. Examples: She __//can//__ do computer graphics. She//__'s able to__// do computer graphics. Use either __//could//__ or //__was/were able to__// to talk about ability (but not a specific achievement) in the past. Examples: Sam __//could//__ read when he was four. He //__was able to__// use a computer too. Use __//managed to//__ or //__was/were able to__// to talk about a specific achievement or a single event in the past. Examples: She __//managed to//__ delete the virus from her computer. He __//was able to//__ fix his computer when it broke down. Use either //__could__// or __//was/were able to//__ in negative sentences about past ability. Examples: I __//couldn't//__ do spreadsheets. I __//wasn't able to//__ do one problem. For forms and tenses other than the present or past, use be able to. Examples: Jen wants __//to be able to//__ write software. (infinitive) By June she __//will be able to//__ complete her computer class. (future)

==**Comparatives and Superlatives **== //wide, fine, cute//  || Add -R: //wider, finer, cuter//  || Add -ST: //widest, finest, cutest//  || //hot, big, fat//  || Double the consonant, and add -ER: //hotter, bigger, fatter//  || Double the consonant, and add -EST: //hottest, biggest, fattest//  || //light, neat, fast//  || Add -ER: //lighter, neater, faster//  || Add -EST: //lightest, neatest, fastest//  || //happy, silly, lonely// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> || <span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Change Y to I, then add -ER: //happier, sillier, lonelier// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> || <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Change Y to I, then add -EST: //happiest, silliest, loneliest// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> || //modern, interesting, beautiful// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> || <span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use MORE before the adjective: //more modern, more interesting, more beautiful// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> || <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use MOST before the adjective: //most modern, most interesting, most beautiful// <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> || // Comparatives // || <span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with THAN, or you can use a conjunction like BUT. <span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: // Superlatives // || <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use THE, because there is only one superlative. <span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples:
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Adjective form ** || **<span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Comparative ** || **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Superlative ** ||
 * <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples:
 * <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples:
 * <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples:
 * <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples:
 * <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">How to use comparatives and superlatives **
 * <span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Comparatives <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Peter is taller than John. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Jack is tall, but Peter is taller. // ||
 * <span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">CSuperlatives <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Victoria is the tallest in the class. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Mary is tall, and Jenny is taller, but Victoria is the tallest. // ||

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">The past continuous tense (also called "past progressive") puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.

//Form//
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> Exceptions in Spelling <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> (but: agree – agreeing) || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> Use of Past Continuous
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: ES; text-align: center;"> || //<span style="color: #003cff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Positive // || //<span style="color: #003cff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Negative // || <span style="color: #003cff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">//Question// ||
 * I / he / she / it || I was speaking. || I was not speaking. || Was I speaking? ||
 * you / we / they || You were speaking. || You were not speaking. || Were you speaking ? ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: ES; text-align: center;">Exceptions in spelling when adding //ing// || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: ES; text-align: center;">Example ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">final //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">e //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> is dropped (but: //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">ee //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> is not changed) || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">come – coming
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">sit – sitting ||
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">l //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English) || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">travel – travelling ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">final //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">ie //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> becomes //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">y //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">lie – lying ||

<span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastlanguage: ES; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past <span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">Example: He //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">was playing //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> football. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastlanguage: ES; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">two actions happening at the same time (in the past) <span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">Example: While she //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">was preparing //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> dinner, he //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">was washing //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> the dishes. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastlanguage: ES; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">action going on at a certain time in the past <span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">Example: When I //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">was having //<span style="color: darkgreen; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> breakfast, the phone suddenly rang. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> Signal Words of Past Continuous <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastlanguage: ES; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES;">when, while, as long as

//**For exercises on the use of the past continuous (progressive) tense, go to the Link and Learn section.**//
= English Question Words =

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Question words are used to ask about specific qualities, times, places, people, etc. They are different from yes / no questions (Do you live in France?). You will find below question words, its use and example sentences. Study the question words, understand the uses and then look at the examples. //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Who do you like? Who studies Russian? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> What does he do at weekends? What is that? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> What type of car do you drive? What kind of person is he? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> What time is it? What time does the show begin? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> What was the weather like? What is Mary like? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> When do you like going out? When does the bus leave? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Where do you live? Where did you go on vacation? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> How often do you go to the movies? How long was the film? How much does it cost? //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Examples: //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Which book did you buy? Which boy won the race?
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Who **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking about people //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">What **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking about things or activities //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">What kind of / type of **
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking about specific things or characteristics //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">What time [[image:http://forpd.ucf.edu/strategies/QUESTION.jpg width="259" height="240" align="right"]] **
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking for a specific time //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">What ... like **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking about characteristics //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">When **
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking about general or specific times //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Where **
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking about places //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">How **
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Combined with many words to ask questions about specific characteristics, qualities, quantities, etc. For example: How much (price, quantity), How long (length), How often (frequency) //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Which **
 * //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">Use: //**//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;"> Asking to specify a thing or person from a number of things or people //

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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES-PE;">// For exercises on the use of question words, go to the Link and Learn section. // ======