lunes, 18 de abril de 2022

Present perfect - El presente perfecto inglés

¿Cuándo usamos el presente perfecto en inglés?

En inglés hay un tiempo extraño, a medio camino entre el presente y el pasado... ¡Lo que necesitas saber sobre el presente perfecto inglés!

El presente perfecto es un tiempo pasado que se utiliza a menudo en inglés. Se construye con el auxiliar HAVE y el participio pasado. Se utiliza principalmente para hablar de una acción pasada relacionada con el presente, como una declaración, o una acción que podemos ver la continuidad en el presente.

A continuación te contamos: Cómo construir el presente perfecto y cómo utilizarlo.

Present perfect - ¿Cómo se construye el presente perfecto en inglés?

HAVE + participio pasado

Por ejemplo:

I have drunk all the water. He bebido toda el agua.
He has influenced my decision. Ha influido en mi decisión.

A veces, sobre todo en el discurso, se utilizan contracciones. Siguiendo con los dos ejemplos anteriores, se obtiene :

I’ve drunk all the water.
He’s influenced my decision.

Atención: nos damos cuenta de que suena un poco como is del verbo to be.

He is cool / He’s cool. Él es genial, verbo to be. He’s taken a Kiss Cool

‘s taken significa has taken. Así que ten cuidado de no confundirlos. Cuando hay un participio pasado después de la 's, es el presente perfecto y el auxiliar HAVE en la tercera persona: HAS.

El participio pasado:

En consecuencia, es necesario conocer el participio pasado de los verbos: para los verbos regulares, es sencillo, sólo hay que añadir ED al final del verbo, es lo mismo que para el pretérito. Para los verbos irregulares, en cambio, tendrás que aprenderlos uno a uno con la ayuda de una lista de verbos irregulares. Tomemos por ejemplo el verbo SEE (ver) en el pretérito da SAW y en el participio pasado da SEEN. Así que no puedes adivinarlos, tienes que aprenderlos. Lista de verbos irregulares en inglés

Present perfect - ¿Cómo se utiliza el presente perfecto en inglés?

El presente perfecto se utiliza para hablar de una acción que acaba de ocurrir recientemente, o de una acción pasada que podemos ver un vínculo con el presente (como en una declaración de hecho, por ejemplo). Como su nombre indica, el presente perfecto siempre tiene la idea de una continuidad o un vínculo, aunque sea sutil, con el presente.

Por ejemplo, si digo:

Oh! I’ve lost my book!

Esto implica que ahora veo que lo he perdido. La acción de haberlo perdido está en el pasado, pero la observación de esto es ahora, en el presente. Si tomo el mismo ejemplo en tiempo pretérito para ver la diferencia, sería:

I lost my book yesterday. Ayer perdí mi libro. (Pretérito)

Aquí, hay un marcador de tiempo muy específico, ayer, por lo que ya ha pasado un tiempo desde que lo notamos, es una acción pasada en el pasado.

El presente perfecto también se utiliza para hablar de tu experiencia vital en general, sin entrar en detalles. Por ejemplo, si alguien te dice
I have been through many troubles in my life. He pasado por muchos problemas en mi vida.

Aquí tienes que usar el presente perfecto, porque estás hablando de tu experiencia de forma general, sin entrar en detalles.

¿Cómo diferenciar el pretérito del presente perfecto?

Para decidir, pregúntate lo siguiente: ¿es una acción pasada? ¿Hay un marcador de tiempo? Si es así ⇒ pretérito.

Pregúntate también: ¿hay un vínculo con el presente? ¿Es una observación, un estado presente resultante de una acción pasada? ¿Se trata de una experiencia vital que se cuenta? Si la respuesta es sí a alguna de estas preguntas ⇒ presente perfecto.

Por otra parte, hay una serie de palabras que conducen necesariamente al presente perfecto. Estas palabras son :

Ever, already, yet, just…

Cuando veas estas palabras en un ejercicio, sabrás que es el presente perfecto lo que tienes que utilizar.

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sábado, 16 de abril de 2022

5 Little Easter Eggs - Easter Songs for Kids

Little Easter Eggs - Easter Songs for Kids - Canciones para Niños en Inglés

Canciones para Niños en Inglés: Pascua, Semana santa - Songs for Children in English: Easter

5 Little Easter Eggs

Five little Easter eggs, lovely colors wore
Mother ate the blue one, then there were four
Four little Easter eggs, two and two you see
Daddy ate the red one, then there were three
Three little Easter eggs, before I knew
Sister ate the yellow one, then there were two
Two little Easter egg, Oh what fun
Brother ate the purple one, then there was one
One little Easter egg, see me run
I ate the last one, and then there were none!

Happy Easter Day.

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I Want Candy - Easter Songs for Kids

I Want Candy - Easter Songs for Kids - Canciones para Niños en Inglés

Canciones para Niños en Inglés: Pascua, Semana santa - Songs for Children in English: Easter

I Want Candy

I know a guy who’s tough but sweet
He’s so fine, he can’t be beat
He’s got everything that I desire
Sets the summer sun on fire
I want candy, I want candy
Go to see him when the sun goes down
Ain’t no finer boy in town
You’re my guy, just what the doctor ordered
So sweet, you make my mouth water
I want candy, I want candy
Candy on the beach, there’s nothing better
But I like candy when it’s wrapped in a sweater
Some day soon I’ll make you mine,
Then I’ll have candy all the time
I want candy, I want candy
I want candy, I want candy

Happy Easter Day.

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Mister Rabbit - Easter Songs for Kids

Mister Rabbit - Easter Songs for Kids - Canciones para Niños en Inglés

Canciones para Niños en Inglés: Pascua, Semana santa - Songs for Children in English: Easter

Mister Rabbit

Mister rabbit mister rabbit
your coat is mighty grey
yes, my friend, I like it that way
every little soul must shine
every little soul must shine
Mister rabbit mister rabbit
your tails mighty white
better to see me in the cool black night
every little soul must shine
every little soul must shine
Mister rabbit mister rabbit
Your ears are mighty fluffy
Yes, my friend, I’m a tough little bunny
every little soul must shine
every little soul must shine
Mister rabbit mister rabbit
your hoppin legs are long
yes my friend now sing your song
every little soul must shine
every little soul must shine
every little soul must shine
every little soul must shine

Happy Easter Day.

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viernes, 15 de abril de 2022

Easter - Pascua en inglés - Banco de Recursos

Pascua - Easter - Fechas Especiales

Pascua - Easter Celebraciones - Celebrations

Recursos y materiales gratis en inglés, para Pascua - Easter.

Easter: the Christian story of Easter

The Christian festival of Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the early days of Christianity, Christian Easter coincided with the Jewish Easter. At that time the calendar used to fix the date of Easter was the Jewish or Babylonian calendar. The resurrection of Jesus Christ fell on the 14th day of Nissan at the same time as Pesach, the Jewish Passover.

The Council of Nicaea in 325 and the beginning of the differences

Constantine I convened the Council of Nicaea in 325 where it was decided that all Christians would celebrate Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. To avoid confusion with the Jewish festival, Easter was to be shifted by one week in years when the equinox corresponded to Pesach.

Alexandria wanted to keep the date of 14 Nissan as Easter, while Rome wanted Easter to fall on a Sunday, regardless of the Babylonian calendar. This also made it possible to clearly distinguish Christian Easter from Passover.

In practice, the shifts of the Julian calendar with the solar and lunar year did not allow the Christians to respect the terms of the council. The date of Easter varied according to the regions of the world. On several occasions, Rome tried to reform the method of calculating the date of Easter, but each time it met with resistance from certain churches, such as the Church of Ireland.

It was not until the reform of the Gregorian calendar that a new common rule was adopted around 1582.

The calculation of the date of Easter remains a complex one, since Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full ecclesiastical moon in spring. In addition, Easter must fall between 22 March and 25 April.

The highlights of Easter for Christians

The Easter period is marked by several highlights for Christians which are Lent, Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Lent :

Preparations for Easter begin at the end of Shrove Tuesday with Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, Christians go to church for the distribution of Ashes. It is a day of self-examination and repentance. Ashes remind us that man is dust and will return to dust.

Lent was strictly observed until the beginning of the 20th century. For 40 days, equivalent to the 40 days spent by Jesus Christ in the desert, Christians follow a half fast during which certain rich and meaty foods are forbidden. The period of Lent is a time of purification and spiritual elevation in preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Palm Sunday:

Palm Sunday precedes Easter Sunday and celebrates the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem. Jesus was celebrated on his arrival, with people spreading palm branches under his feet as a carpet.

On Palm Sunday, Christians have branches of palm, boxwood or yew blessed, which are supposed to protect them from evil throughout the year. These branches are often decorated with sugar or marzipan decorations. In English-speaking countries this is called Willow, Yew or Blossom Sunday.

Good Friday

Good Friday is a very important day in the Christian religion, but also a very sad one as it commemorates the crucifixion of Christ.

Good Friday is the Friday after Palm Sunday, the day Jesus Christ died on the cross. It is the saddest and darkest day in Christianity. Therefore, Christians all over the world follow the Way of the Cross of Jesus Christ. Each station is an opportunity to recall an important stage of his ordeal and to pray.

Easter Sunday:

Easter Day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the day when Jesus' disciples went to his tomb to find it empty. On their way back they met the risen Jesus and began to spread the good news.

Easter is a day of celebration and joy. All the prohibitions of Lent are lifted on this day. The Easter period is called the Paschal season. Traditionally, the Paschal lamb is eaten on Easter Day.

Where does the custom of Easter eggs come from?

From the simple coloured hard-boiled egg to the most prestigious Fabergé eggs, the Easter egg has remained a tradition throughout the world. In Italy, Easter eggs are still blessed and placed in the centre of the table. Russian and Ukrainian Easter eggs are real works of art, with very symbolic and geometric designs and colours, with Christian representations such as the cross and Christ himself.

In the West, in the countryside or in the gardens of the city house, a mysterious egg hunt is organised in the early hours of Easter morning. According to tradition, on their way back from Rome, the bells, which have been silent since Maundy Thursday evening, spread eggs, bells, casseroles and other delicacies. The custom of giving chocolate eggs or bunnies is of commercial origin.

Pascua - Easter - Fechas Especiales

The German tradition is to hide them in an invisible white rabbit for children. In the United States and Alsace, it is a hare; in Thuringia, a stork; in Westphalia, a fox; in Switzerland, a cuckoo.

Ancient origins

The custom of giving decorated, dyed or worked eggs existed long before the Christian era. As spring is the season of nature's blossoming, the egg, representing life and rebirth, was probably the first symbol used in rituals dating back to ancient times. In spring, the Egyptians and Persians used to dye eggs and offer them as a symbol of the renewal of life. In ancient Gaul, the druids dyed eggs red in honour of the sun.

For the Jews, the egg is the symbol of life but also of death. The liberation of the Hebrew people cost many lives, and happiness is never absolute for the Hebrews. At Passover, Jews dip an egg in salt water in memory of all the tears shed after the loss of their independence.

A Christian custom

Many pagan festivals therefore celebrated the resurrection of nature symbolised by the egg, the bearer of a life-giving seed. But it was most probably the Church's ban on eating eggs during Lent until the 17th century that gave rise to the Easter egg tradition. As the hens could not be prevented from laying eggs, they were carefully kept until Easter, when the stock had to be sold!

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Pascua - Semana Santa - Easter - Holy Week

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Pascua - Semana Santa - Easter - Holy Week - Recursos Educativos en inglés

Vocabulario en Inglés - English Vocabulary

Conejito de Pascua - Easter bunny
Cuaresma - Lent
Domingo de Pascua o Resurrección - Easter Sunday
Domingo de Ramos - Palm Sunday
Felices Pascuas - Happy Easter

huevo de chocolate - Chocolate egg
Huevo de Pascua - Easter egg
Huevo decorado - Decorated egg
Miércoles de Ceniza - Ash Wednesday
Pascua - Easter
Pasión de Cristo - Passion of Christ
Pentecostés - Pentecost
Resurrección - Resurrection
Sábado Santo - Easter Saturday
Semana Santa - Holy Week
Vacaciones de Semana Santa - Easter break
Vacaciones de Semana Santa - Easter holiday
Viernes Santo - Good Friday

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miércoles, 13 de abril de 2022

Recipe for chocolate Easter eggs

recipe for making chocolate Easter eggs

Cooking recipes - How to make chocolate Easter eggs?

Making homemade chocolate eggs is not that complicated! The proof is in the pudding with this
quick and easy recipe.

The main thing is to temper the chocolate well so that it is smooth and shiny. Children will enjoy decorating the eggs as they see fit. Dark chocolate,
white or milk chocolate, you can choose your favourite flavours.

A great way to celebrate Easter

Ingredients for the chocolate Easter eggs:

For 2 large eggs:

  • 500 g chocolate (dark, milk, white)

Steps for making chocolate Easter eggs:

1. Pour the crushed chocolate into a container. Melt in a bain-marie or in the microwave
without exceeding 45-50°C. Mix well so that the chocolate is smooth.

2. Pour the melted chocolate onto a cold plate or marble to cool to 25°C.
When the temperature is reached, return the chocolate to a container and heat to 30- 32°C.
32°C.

3. Using a small ladle, pour some of the chocolate into your mould. Turn the mould over to remove the excess chocolate. Place the mould in the refrigerator for a few hours so that the chocolate
the chocolate to harden.

4. After the resting time, carefully remove the egg shells from the mould. To weld them together, place one of the one of the shells over a pan of hot water. When the chocolate is slightly melted, weld the shells together.
When the chocolate is slightly melted, weld the shells together. Leave to dry for a few hours at room temperature.

Tip: Children can decorate these chocolate eggs in many different ways. You can for example, melt some of the chocolate and place it in a paper cone or a baking pen.
All they have to do is draw on the shells: arabesques, dots, flowers...

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