📚 STUDY GUIDE – ENGLISH
1. USED TO
Use:
To talk about past habits or situations that are no longer true.
Structure:
Subject + used to + verb
Examples:
• I used to play soccer.
• She used to live in Puebla.
Negative:
• I didn't use to play soccer.
Question:
• Did you use to play soccer?
2. PAST PARTICIPLES
Use:
Past participles are used in:
• Present Perfect
• Passive Voice
Examples:
Verb Past Simple Past Participle
go went gone
eat ate eaten
see saw seen
write wrote written
1
Verb Past Simple Past Participle
do did done
Example:
• I have eaten breakfast.
• The letter was written yesterday.
3. MODAL VERBS
MUST
Use:
Strong obligation or necessity.
Example:
• You must wear a uniform.
HAVE TO
Use:
Obligation based on rules or circumstances.
Example:
• Students have to arrive on time.
OUGHT TO
Use:
Advice or recommendation.
Example:
• You ought to study more.
2
SHOULD
Use:
Advice or suggestion.
Example:
• You should exercise regularly.
4. WILL (FUTURE)
Use:
Predictions, promises, and future decisions.
Structure:
Subject + will + verb
Examples:
• I will help you.
• It will rain tomorrow.
5. ZERO CONDITIONAL
Use:
General facts and scientific truths.
Structure:
If + present simple, present simple
Example:
• If you heat water, it boils.
3
6. FIRST CONDITIONAL
Use:
Real and possible future situations.
Structure:
If + present simple, will + verb
Example:
• If it rains, I will stay home.
7. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Use:
Hypothetical or unreal situations.
Structure:
If + past simple, would + verb
Example:
• If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world.
8. PASSIVE VOICE
Use:
When the action is more important than the person who does it.
Structure:
Subject + be + past participle
Examples:
• English is spoken in many countries.
• The homework was completed yesterday.
4
Active:
• The teacher explains the lesson.
Passive:
• The lesson is explained by the teacher.
📝 QUICK REVIEW
✔ Used to → Past habits
✔ Past Participles → gone, eaten, seen, written
✔ Must / Have to → Obligation
✔ Ought to / Should → Advice
✔ Will → Future predictions and promises
✔ Zero Conditional → Facts
✔ First Conditional → Real future possibilities
✔ Second Conditional → Hypothetical situations
✔ Passive Voice → be + past participle