1. TIEMPO PASADO EN TEXTOS ACADÉMICOS EN INGLÉS (Continuación)

2. Pasado Continuo  The government was considering a change in the federal policy of taxation.  Problems with vocabulary were not affecting the child’s speech fluency.  Were you planning to explain the secret of your success?  The doctor discovered that pain was being caused by a tumor.

3. Función y Forma del Pasado Continuo Función: Acción en progreso en el pasado Forma: I She He It+ was/were + verbo-ing We You They Voz Pasiva Sujeto + was / were + being + participio del verbo principal

4. Presente Perfecto  We have proved that we are ready for any event in the world.  Have the high levels of sugar in blood increased the risk of diabetes?  The Institute of Science in Society has not called for a global ban on glyphosate.  Mexico has been named the most corrupt nation in the developed world.

5. Función y Forma del Presente Perfecto Función: Para describir acciones que ocurrieron en un tiempo no concreto en el pasado Forma: I She He It+ has/have + participio We You They Voz Pasiva: Sujeto + has / have + been + participio del verbo principal

6. Pasado Perfecto (el pasado del pasado)  When the man arrived to the meeting, his colleagues had left the place.  Internal and external conflicts had created a difficult situation that required firm policy measurements.  Mr Johnston explained that the Soviet delegation had not been officially informed of the conference agenda.

7. Función y Forma del Pasado Perfecto Función: Para describir acciones que sucedieron antes de otras acciones en el pasado Forma: I She He It+ had + participio We You They Voz Pasiva: Sujeto + had + been + participio

8. Ejemplos  The United Nations Mission in Sudan has gone as far as it can and the talks in Abuja are not making progress.  When Kennedy administration finished, the diversification and expansion of export products had created new jobs.  By the late 1980s, large numbers of developing countries were opening their economies to market forces and seeking to attract foreign investment.  The countries that had performed the tests indicated their intentions to proceed with this work.

9.  All of this has been studied and discussed for five years.  Requirements to get the part-time position were being determined.  How have they been involved in formulating solutions to policy problems?  Alexander Severus reacted violently against the friends of his predecessor, who had been tolerant towards Christians.  Galvin has been leading innovations in this field for more than three decades.