Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

The past tense verbs in English with an  -ed ending  are pronounced in  three different ways : [t] [d]  or [Id] . For example, if I say the past tense verb “ walked “, as in, “I walked away,” what is the last sound that you hear in the verb? “Walk ed ” [wak t ] 1) The -ed verb ending sounds like a [t], “Walked” [wakt], even though it ends in the letter “d”. What do you hear when I say: “smell ed “, as in, “it smell ed  bad.” 2) The -ed verb ending sounds like a [d]: “smelled” [smeld] And when I say, “visited”, as in “I visited New York City”, how did I pronounce  that “-ed” ending? [Id]  [vizitid]. 3) The -ed verb ending sounds like [ ɪ d], [vizitid]. This lesson teaches you the three rules that explain the differences in past tense verb “-ed” pronunciation. But don’t be surprised if most Americans can’t explain these rules to you! The truth is, Americans make these changes in sound without even noticing.   Intro |  Why  the Sound Chang...

  An   ache  is discomfort that continues for some time. It is usually associated with a specific part of the body, such as a headache, a stomachache, a toothache, an earache. After you exercise, the next day your muscles will probably   ache.  An ache is usually not extremely strong, so you can try to ignore it. Pain  is usually stronger, more sudden, and more difficult to ignore. You would feel  pain  when you cut yourself or hit your head on something. If you exercise and you injure yourself – break a bone or tear a muscle – you would feel a sudden  pain. We also have the expression  “aches and pains,”  which describes general and various physical discomforts. Your 90-year-old grandfather might complain about all the “aches and pains” he has at his age! Hurt  is a little different because it is usually used as an adjective or verb, not a noun. To describe an ache or a pain, you could say: My ankle  hurts.  = I have...

  Reflexive pronouns   The reflexive  pronouns are  myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.  There is also a reflexive generic pronoun:  oneself .   Same subject and object   The reflexive pronouns are normally used when the subject and the object are the same person. She cut  herself  chopping the onions.  We really enjoyed  ourselves  at the party.  Talking to  oneself  is not necessarily a sign of madness.    After preposition   We can use reflexive pronouns after most prepositions if they refer back to the subject. He should be really proud of  himself .  With the 3-D printer and this scanner you can print a small version of  yourself .    NOT after prepositions of place   We don’t use reflexive pronouns after prepositions of place; we use object pronouns instead. She told her husband to sit in the chair in fron...

Meaning and use We use  comparative adjectives and adverbs  to compare one person or thing with another person or thing. Today is  hotter   than  yesterday. I think documentaries are  more interesting than  the news. Can you drive  faster?  – I'm late. My brother speaks  more fluently than  me.   We can repeat  comparatives  with  and  to say how something changes. Train journeys in the UK are becoming  more and more expensive. The sky grew  darker and darker  and we knew the storm would break soon.   We can use two different comparatives with  the  to say how something changes as something else changes. The faster  they went,  the louder  they screamed. The taller  she grew,  the thinner  she became.   We use  superlative adjectives and adverbs  to compare one person or thing with several other people or things of the same kind. Sept...