Sentence Pattern in English
Sentence Pattern in English
- George likes boats (George and boats are nouns but George is the subject)
- The weather was horrible yesterday.
- The bank closed early.
Verb (verbo)
It shows the action of the subject. Every sentence must have a verb. (Hace la
accin del sujeto y toda oracion necesita de un verbo)
Examples:
It completes the verb and it is usually a noun or noun phrase. Every sentence does
not require a complement. The complement answers the question what? or whom?
(Es el complemento del verbo y no es requerido tenerlo en toda oracin).
Modifiers: Tells about the time, place or manner of the action. (Hable del
tiempo, lugar y manera de accion del verbo)
Subject
Verb
Complement
Modifier
John and I
ate
a pizza
last week
We
studied
english
last night
Subject
Pronouns
Verb
(To be)
Contraction
1St
am
Im
2nd
you
are
youre
3rd
He/She/It
Is
PLURAL
1st
We
2nd
You
you re
3rd
They
theyre
are
were
Table 2 : (Negative form) Pronouns with the verb to be (am/is/are) and its
Contractions
Subject
Pronouns
Verb
(To be)
Contraction
1St
am +
not
Im not
2nd
you
are +
not
3rd
He/She/It
is + not
PLURAL
1st
We
2nd
You
3rd
They
Table # 3 (Questions)
Are
+not
Verb (to
be)
Subject
Pronoun
Complement
(optional)
1St
Am
a good student?
2nd
Are
you
married?
3rd
Is
he/she/it
your friend?
PLURAL
1st
Are
we
ready?
2nd
you
at home
3rd
they
tired?
1St
Positive
Negative
Yes, I am
No. Im not
Yes, he is
1st
Yes, we are
3rd
Yes, they
are
Observaciones:
No se enamoren del verbo to be. Solo quiere decir ser o estar. Algunos creen
que siempre lo deben poner pero depende de que accin haga el sujeto.
Ejemplo
- Juega futbol.
In this class we will talk about question words and how we can use them with the verb
to be in the present tense.
En esta clase vamos a hablar de los questions words y de como podemos
usarlos correctamente con los verbos to be
Question words are those words that may go in the beginning of a question. When we
use question words we do not use a yes or no answer.
Los questions words son las palabras especficas que se deben colocar al inicio de la
frase pregunta en ingls. Cuando se utilizan estos no se responde con las respuestas
cortas si o no (Yes, I am por ejemplo) Se responde con una oracin completa
( S+V+C).
Ejemplo :
Whats your name?
Im David Taylor. (The answer is a sentence)
With no question word:
Are you Maria?
No, Im not (The answer is a yes/no because there isnt a question word)
Question words are used to gather specific information. The following table shows the
meaning of the question words in Spanish.
Table # 1 Question words en ingles (verb to be practice)
English
Spanish
Where
Donde
Why
Por que
Who
Quien
What / (time)
Which
Que / Cual
How long
How often
Whose
De quien
How many/much
Cuantos
How old
Edad
How
Como
How + adjetivo
Descripciones
How come
Como asi
Table # 2 (Question structure of the verb to be in the present simple with QWs)
Question Word
Subject
Complement
What
is
(your) name?
[no complement]
How old
are
you?
[no complement]
Where
is
Juan
from?
Who
is
(the) present
for?
Remember:
In questions with the verb to be, only the question words can go in the beginning.
Nothing may go in front of the question words in fullquestions.
De donde eres? -> Lo lgico seria : From where are you? (INCORRECTO)
Recuerden que si algo va en su idioma antes del QW entonces lo mandamos al
final en el complemento.
Correcto: Where are you from? (QW goes first)
Typical questions with the above properties:
What is this for? (Para que es esto?)
Who are the books for ? (Para quien son los libros?)
What is the movie about? (De que se trata la pelcula?)
Preguntas importantes con sus respuestas para aprender:
Where are you from? Im from Australia
Whats (what + is) your address? Its 876 Snow Road.
Whats your nationality? Im Peruvian.
Whose pencil is this? It is my pencil (Whose = de quien y va antes del sustantivo)
How old is Marcus? Hes twenty years old.
Why are you sad? Because I am sick.
How are you? Im fine, thank you.
Ejercicios Gracias a Basic Grammar in use de los question words en ingles:
__________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____
Singular
Plural
Distance
This
These
Close to the
speaker
That
Those
context and indicate if they are replacing singular or plural nouns and give the
location of the object.
Examples:
Whats that? (that se refiere a algo en singular y que se encuentra alejado de la
persona)
- That is a book. (That es el sujeto pues va antes del verbo to be)
En estos casos son Demonstrative Pronouns pues renombran a un sustantivo (noun)
Examples:
Whose is this umbrella? (el sustantivo es umbrella y this esta describiendo la
localizacin)
- That umbrella is Juans. (De igual forma that describa la localizacion de el paragua
pero umbrella es el sujeto y sustantivo)
En ingles es mas simple que en espaol asi que recomiendo aprender la estructura sin
necesidad de traducir pues en espanol hay mas reglas.
2) Article (a/an)
3) How to make plural nouns (como formar la forma plural de los sustantivos)
En los irregulares es mas simple por que simplemente se agrega el apostrophe mas
la letra s.
> mans (singular) mens (plural) , childs childrens etc.
FIGURA # 1
Figura # 2
We can use the possessive adjectives BEFORE the nouns to show possession.
> This is my BOOK. Thats her pencil. (Possessive adjectives need to be followed by
a noun)
* En conclusin podemos utilizar los possessive nouns o los possesseive pronouns pero estos tienen
que ser seguidos por un sustantivo. Los possessive pronouns son usados para especificar. En
cambio, los possessive adjectives son usados cuando ya se sabe de quien estamos hablando.
Figura # 3
Plural
NOTES:
This table is only for COUNTABLE NOUNS. In the future we will talk about uncountable
nouns. For this level when you use there is use the article a. In the plural there are
you can use some for positive and any for negative and questions (some/any) is
optional.
Nota: Estas reglas son para los sustantivos contables (aquellos que se pueden
contar o poner en singular y plural). Por ejemplo chair es contable porque uno
puede decir chairs. Un ejemplo de no contable es water o rice.
Some more examples:
FIGURA # 1
Completar: Recuerden There is (a) -> singular, There are -> Plural (se puede usar
some/any)
Observaciones:
Respuestas cortas
Is there a TV in your room?
(+) Yes, there is .(-) No, there isnt.
Are there (any) books?
(+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there arent.
There tambin es usado para decir all.
Ejemplo : My brother is (over) there. (Mi hermano esta all) Over es opcional. En este
post solo estamos estudiando el there + to be pero recuerden que tiene otros
significados.
simple structure because we do not need to use the subject. The sentence is started
with the verb or verb phrase and dont is used for the negative form.
Positive form:
Verb: Example: (to write / to ask / to read / to bring / to take / to give / to be)
(+) Write your name on the sheet. {There isnt any subject because it is an order)
(+) Read chapter 5 for tomorrow.
(+) Be quiet!
Negative form:
To use the negative form add the word dont before the infinitive without to
(-) Dont write on the table.
(-) Dont read that book.
(-) Dont bring food to the class.
Example: (figure # 1)
NOTE:
* We can use the word please to make a request or petition. We put it at the
beginning or end of the imperative sentence (positive or negative).
Use a comma if please is at the end of a request. Dont use a comma if please is at
the beginning of a request.
Examples:
(+) Please be quiet.
(-) Dont make noise, please.
(+) Bring me my sweater, please.
Apuntes del Profesor:
Como vemos, es una estructura simple pero es una buena forma de empezar a ver
otros verbos adems del verbo to be. Recuerden de que tienen que empezar a pensar
en ingles as que cuando requieren dar una orden, instruccin o peticin (con please)
pueden utilizar la forma imperativa afirmativa o negativa. Si no saben el verbo basta
con buscarlo en el diccionario y simplemente ponen la forma infinitiva sin el to antes.
Ejemplo:
No saben como decir No saltes Vas al diccionario y buscas y encuentras que saltar
viene del infinitivo to jump. Por ende se dice Dont jump
La estructura consta del uso del verbo mas el gerundio. se usa para describir
acciones que suceden en el momento. Se usa para explicar lo que uno esta
haciendo ahora.
- Remember to use the Subject (this can be a subject pronoun or a noun -LESSON 1
Click AQUI) plus (+) the verb to be in the present tense (am/is/are) and complement
(optional).
The following is the table of the positive form of the present continuous / progressive.
Table #1 :Positive Form
Common mistakes:
- Students forget to use the verb to be
Example:
a) My father working (INCORRECT) > My father IS working. (Correct)
- Sometimes students do not use the -ing form.
b) Robert is play with my sister (INCORRECT) > Robert is playING with my sister.
(CORRECT)
Recuerden de no omitir el sujeto. En espaol Esta comiendo esta usando un
sujeto tcito. En ingles siempre debemos decir quien hace la accin (salvo en el
imperativo) Entonces en esta comiendo el sujeto puede ser el, ella, o ello. En
ingles seria He/she /it is eating dependiendo del contexto.
Common mistakes:
-Some students place the negative first. REMEMBER TO USE THE S+V+C !!!
a) Not working my father (INCORRECT) > My father isnt (is + not) working
(CORRECT)
- Students use the dont/doesnt to do the negative:
b) She doesnt playing (INCORRECT) > She isnt playing (CORRECT)
Common mistakes:
- Students do not change the order of the verb to be with the subject:
a) He is working? (INCORRECT) > Is he working? (CORRECT)
- Students use do or does in questions:
Figura #1:
Examples:
- Where is your father? Hes in the kitchen.
- Who is in the room?
- Brian was swimming in the ocean.
- Bogota is in Colombia.
* IN es usado para decir y explicar que un objeto, animal o persona se encuentra
dentro de un lugar, objeto o sitio.
Figura # 2
Examples:
- Maria is at the window talking on the phone.
- Juan is at the table with his girlfriend.
- Please read the paragraph at the top of the page.
- The restaurant is at the end of German Avenue.
*AT: es usado para explicar que un objeto animal o persona se encuentra en el sitio de
forma general. Es decir, si uno quiere decir: Mi padre esta en la puerta uno no puede
utilizar in puesto que in es usado para decir que algo se encuentra dentro de otro y
una persona no puede estar dentro de una puerta. Es por eso que en estos casos uno
habla de forma general. Por ende seria de la forma siguiente: My father is at the door.
Figura #3:
Examples:
- Your books are on the shelf.
- Dont put your hands on my head.
- There is an orange on the table.
We always say : on a horse, on a bike (bicycle) , on a motorcycle and we usually say
on a plane.
*ON:Es usado para explicar que un objeto esta sobre la superficie de otro.
Homework Tarea
Parte 1: Uso de (in on at) Write the correct preposition (on in at)
Structure / form:
The forms (or conjugations) of the present simple tense are two. Remember that with
the verb to be there are three forms (am, is, are). To form the present simple
conjugations we first need to have the verb. In this example we will use the verb to
play.
Verb to play
One conjugation is formed by eliminating the to > play
The other conjugation is formed by adding s or es. >plays
So you can now form the conjugations of any verb in the present simple!
- to work: work / works
- to study: study / studies
- to watch : watch / watches
- to bring : bring / brings
- to get : get / gets
- to dance: dance / dances
Note : With the verb to have the conjugations are > have
/ has (NOT haves)
Now we learned to conjugate and form the verbs. Lets learn what pronouns go with the
correct form.
Now that we know the structure/form it is IMPORTANT to understand when we use the
simple present. This will help us talk and participate in conversations. Without knowing
the use, we will have problems expressing ourselves.
We use present simple in the following situations:
- To express habits and routines.
Juan plays football on Saturday.
I go to work everyday at 8:00 am.
HOMEWORK
Lets Practice
Question form
The question structure is formed by following the following structure
Question word + [do / does + SUBJECT + Verb (simple form)] + Complement
We use the auxiliaries do and does in the question form and they have to agree with
the subject
The conjugation is the following:
Does > he/she/it
Do -> I/we/you/they
The verb ALWAYS stays in the simple form (not with the s form)
Short Answers
Las respuestas cortas son con los auxiliares do y does con la forma positiva y dont y
doesnt con la forma negativa. La respuesta corta se refiere a cuando responde solo si
o no.
Do you study English for free in InglesTotal? -> Yes, I do
Yes, (I, you, we, you, they) do. No, ( (I, you, we, you, they) dont.
Yes, (he,she,it does)- No, (he,she,it )doesnt
Figura #2
Figura #3
Lets Practice
Conclusion:
The auxiliaries appear in the negative and question form with the verbs that are not to
be.
Example:
(+) Juan plays soccer.
(-) He doesnt play soccer.
(?) Does he play soccer?
*VERB TO BE (NO AUXILIARIES!!!)
(+) She is a teacher
(-) She isnt a teacher.
(?) Is she a teacher?
Nota: Recuerden que cuando usen el verbo to be (es decir cualquier conjugacion de
ser o estar en el presente) no se usan los auxiliares puesto que estos se usan solo con
los demas verbos y en negativo y en pregunta)
Tarea / Homework
I) Cambie las oraciones de formpositiva a forma negativa
Examples:
Examples:
Anne is across from (opposite) Christa
FIGURA # 3
Example:
- The man is by (next to) the window
FIGURE # 4
Example:
- The Cat is under the table.
- The girl is under the tree.
FIGURA #5
Examples:
- A is above B and B is below A
** NOTA: SIEMPRE SE DICE ON THE LEFT y ON THE RIGHT
Exercices
1) The cat is ________ the table
2) Theres a big tree ________ the house
3) The plane if flying _______ the clouds
4) Shes standing __________ the piano.
5) The movie theater is _________ the right
6) Hes sitting _________ the phone
7) The calendar is __________ the clock
8 ) The cabinet is ________ the sink.
9) There are some shoes _________ the bed.
10) The plant is _________ the piano.
11) Paul is sitting _________ Anna.
12) In Japan people drive ________ the left.
** No confundir con los possessive adjectives : my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their
(VER LECCION 5 AQUI)
Figura # 2
* Como vemos los object pronouns reciben la action del verbo y pueden ser direct or
indirect objects. EN espaol esto se entiende como me, le, se, nos, os etc.. En ingles
siempre que hay un object pronoun hay que colocarlo en la oracin (al igual que con el
subject pronoun).
Otros Ejemplos:
Imaginense que ven unos zapatos y dicen Me gustan. Esto en ingles no es I like o
peor Me like. Primero que I like esta incompleto puesto que no se dice elo objeto. Me
like es una patada a mi higado puesto que los object pronouns nunca hacen la accin.
Lo corrcto es. I like them. (them por que se refiere a zapatos)
- La oracion: Quiero darle un beso. > I want to give her a kiss. (suponiendo que el
objeto es una mujer)
Ejemplo:
Le quiero mucho. >> Quien quiere (subject) a quien quiere (object)
I love him/her. (Como vemos no hay tcito y se debe poner el I y tambien el objecto
(en este caso indirecto) him her o tambien it deacuerdo al contexto.
Lets Practice
Circle the correct pronouns
1) We/Us usually see they/them.
2) I/Me write to she/her everyday.
3) He/Him loves her/she very much but she/her doesnt love he/him.
4) Please dont wait for she/her.
5) Do you like he/him?
Homework / Tarea
Adverbs of Frequency
We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do
things. Adverbs of frequency go before all verbs EXCEPT
the verb to be.
De menos a mas:
Never hardly ever rarely (seldom) sometimes usually (often)- always
Note 1: Remember that with never and hardly ever we use POSITIVE sentences.
Example:
- We dont never smoke. (INCORRECT)
- We never smoke.
Note 2: With dont and doesnt we use the adverb of frequency after these and before
the verb.
Example:
- We dont usually travel.
Note 3: Sometimes can go at the beginning of the sentence. (Sometimes puede ir al
comienzo de una oracin)
The adverbs of frequency answer the typical question starting with How often.
Examples:
1) How often do you brush your teeth?
I always brush my teeth
2) How often does your mother cook?
She seldom/rarely cooks.
3) How often is Claudio late for class.
He is never late for class
** How often = Con que frecuencia. Para decir la horas exacta uno tambien puede
preguntar (What time?) Para responder la hora exacta utilizamos la preposicion at
antes de la hora.
Ejemplo:
What time do you wake up?
I wake up at 7:00 am.
Lets Practice
Before we practice we need to learn some common verbs that we do everyday.
FIGURA # 1
_________________________________________________________________
Ejerccicios:
Complete the sentences with an adverb of frequency
1) They _________ drive. They dont have a car.
2) I _______ eat turkey. (Only at Christmas)
3) She doesnt have a watch so shes _________ late.
4) We __________ get up at 8:00, except Saturdays and Sundays.
5) I ________ play tennis (when I have time)
Homework (Tarea)
Modal Verb
Subject
Infinitivo
without to
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
|
|
VERB Simple
form (DANCE)
|
|
|
|
CAN /
COULD
|
|
|
Ejemplos:
1) Can you play the guitar?
2) Can your sister speak French?
3) Can they dance salsa?
**BONUS
En el bsico solo quiero que se enfoquen en usar can y could para describir
habilidades pero can y could tambien pueden ser usados para pedir favores. En este
caso Can = Could
Ejemplo:
1) Can / Could you open the door please?
2) Can /Could they bring more beers?
Short Answers
Yes, ( I you he she it we they) can/could No ,( I you he she it we they )
cant/couldnt
It is quite simple. We DO NOT use auxiliaries (do, does, dont and doesnt) To form the
negative we just add the not and for questions we just switch the SUBJECT and the
VERB TO BE.
We do EXACTLY THE SAME with the Past Simple tense: PLEASE LOOK AT THE
FIGURE:
FIGURA 2 LA FORMA SIMPLE PAST TENSE VERB TO BE (WAS / WERE)
Short Answers
Look at the next table. This is how we answer yes/no questions
Lets Practice
Homework
Simple Present tense son el verbo to be. La diferencia es que en vez de usar las
conjugaciones AM/IS/ARE vamos a utilizar WAS/WERE.
Regular Verbs:
REGLAS DE DELETREO
Irregular verbs
The past forms of the irregular forms DO NOT end in -ed. They have different forms
and we need to learn them gradually. Here is a list to begin with: (FIGURA 3)
Lets Practice
Complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the past simple tense
Homework (Tarea)
CONCLUSION
Hemos aprendido la forma del SIMPLE PAST con los demas verbos (que no son to
be) pero solo en la forma affirmativa.
RECUERDEN:
NEGATIVE FORM:
In the negative form we need to use the auxiliary did + not (didnt). remember that
when we use the auxiliary we put the verb in the INFINITIVE form. The auxiliary didnt
is used in the negative form with verbs that are not to be. DO NOT USE DIDNT WITH
WAS OR WERE!!!
TABLE # 1
Subject
Infinitive
I
You
Study
Work
She
Play
He
Go
It
Eat
We
Arrive
They
Live
Positive form
I went to school
Negative form
I didnt go to school
We had lunch
In the question form we need to use the auxiliary Did and we have to write the verb in
the INFINITIVE form
Auxiliary (Did)
Subject
Infinitive
|||
IYou
StudyWork
He
Play
Did
She
Go
It
Eat
We
Arrive
You
Live
They
Sleep
TABLE: 4
Present Simple
Past Simple
I didnt study
*** Como vemos en esta comparacin, lo nico que cambia es el auxiliar. Recuerden
que el auxiliar DID (ademas de do y does)APARECEN EL LA FORMA NEGATIVA E
INTERROGATIVA CON VERBOS QUE NO SON TOBE.
Examples:
Did you see Pam yesterday? No, I didnt.
Did it rain on Sunday? Yes, it did.
Did Helen come to the party? No, she didnt.
Did your parents have a good trip? Yes, they did.
Examples:
- I studied English last night.
- She finished school 3 years ago.
- Martin wanted to go to the movies yesterday.
- We went to New York 5 months ago.
Lets Practice
HOMEWORK / TAREA
Verb To be
Am
Going to
Infinitive
dance
Going to
He / She / It
Is
Study
We / You / They
Are
Go shopping
Examples:
- Marias going to travel this holiday.
- Theyre going to go to a very expensive restaurant.
- Im going to come home late.
NEGATIVE FORM
Subject
Verb To be + not
Am not
Going to
Infinitive
Clean
Going to
He / She / It
Is not (isnt)
Cook
We / You / They
travel
Verb To Be
Subject
What
Am not
Going to
Infinitive
Do
Going to
Where
Is not (isnt)
He / She / It
Go
We / You / They
travel
Ejemplos:
- What are you going to do later?
- What is she going to cook?
- Are they going to attend the meeting?
- Where is Maria going to study?
Short answers are with the to be verb
- Yes, I am Yes, you are No, he isnt No, they arent ETC
Errores tpicos
Recuerden de NO USAR el do/does (para preguntas) & el dont y doesnt (para
negativos). NO SE USAN porque usamos el verbo to be.
- INCORRECTO: I dont going to study.
- CORRECTO: Im not going to study.
- INCORRECTO: Where do you going to go?
- CORRECTO: Where are you going to go?
Recuerden de NO OLVIDAR de poner el verbo TO BE
- INCORRECTO: Juan going to buy beer.
- CORRECTO: Juan is going to buy beer.
When we talk about nouns (what is a noun?) after the verb to like we talk about things
in general therefore we use THE PLURAL FORM for countable nouns.
EXAMPLES:
- I like mangoes. ( NOT: i like a mango)
- Do you like dogs or cats?
- What kind of movies does your friend like?
NOTE:
With nouns that are UNCOUNTABLE (nouns you cannot form in plural e.g. RICE,
WATER, MUSIC) we DO NOT put it in a plural form obviously.
Examples:
- Maria likes beer. (NOT: Maria likes beers because beer in an uncountable noun in
English)
- What kind of music do you like?
- I like Italian food.
When we want to use a verb as a complement we use the verb in the gerund form (ING ENDING e.g dancing, going out, running, swimming etc)
Examples:
- I like going to the disco.
- My wife likes cooking.
- What do you like doing?
NOTE:
In American English you can use the gerund OR the infinitive form after the verb
to like.
Example:
Carlos likes teaching English OR Carlos likes to teach English.
*** Notas del profesor.
Vemos que el verbo to like es para hablar de preferencias y de gustos en el PRESENT
SIMPLE. Si el complemento es un sustantivo usamos la forma plural a no ser que sea
un sustantivo no contable. Cuando se use el verbo en el complemento usamos la
forma gerundia que es el verbo mas la terminacin ING.
En en ingls americano se puede usar en infinitivo (to dance) en vez de el gerundio.
En InglesTotal vamos a recomendar usar la forma gerundio porque los mejores libros
lo recomiendan y en muchos examenes tendrn que usar la forma de gerundio.
We use the verb want to offer something in English. When we use the verb to want we
to offer something we will use the present simple.
Example:
Infinitive
I/we/you/they
Want
To study
He/she/it
Wants
To be famous
*** Recuerden que hay verbos a los cuales le siguen el infinitivo con el to por delante
(como want) y hay verbos que son seguidos por el gerindio o forma -ing (como like)
Would like
Infinitive
I/we/you/they
Would like
To travel
He/she/it
Would like
To drink
Subject
*** recuerden que despues de would like va la forma to + infinitive. WOULD LIKE no es
lo mismo que LIKE
Do you like?:
We use the verb like to talk about preferences (If you have questions READ LESSON
17)
Example:
a) Do you like apples? (Do you like it in GENERAL We use the plural form if it is a
countable noun)
b) Do you like dancing? (we use the gerund form after the verb to like)
Would you like?:
We use would like to offer.
Example:
a) Would you like an apple? ( we are offering an apple at the moment we use singular
if it is a countable noun
b) Would you like to go to the cinema? (We some TO + INFINITIVE after WOULD
LIKE)
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
The Possessive pronouns are:
Subject
Pronouns
Object
Pronouns
Possessive
Adjectives
Possessive
Pronouns
Me
my
mine
You
You
Your
Yours
He
Him
His
His
She
Her
Her
Hers
It
It
Its
Its
We
Us
Our
Ours
You
You
Your
Yours
They
Them
Their
Theirs
These are the pronouns that we know so far. Remember that the Subject and Object
pronouns refer to people, places and things (nouns) and the Possessive adjectives and
possessive pronouns refer to possessions.
Como vemos estos son todos los pronombres aprendidos hasta la fecha. Les hago
recordar que es importante aprenderlos y saber las diferencias que existen entre ellos.
Los Subject y object pronouns van a tomar el lugar de sustantivos y los possessive
adjectives y possessive pronouns se utiliza para expresar posesin. Les recomiendo
escuchar bien el audio para despejar dudas.
Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their)
Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs)
When we use the possessive pronouns WE DO NOT PUT THE NOUN AFTER
the possessive pronoun.
Example: We are talking about a book
- That is mine.
- Maria didnt take hers.
It is not necessary to put book because possessive pronouns can stand alone.
*** Entonces entendemos que con los possessive adjectives es necesario que sea
seguido por un sustantivo pero los possessive pronouns pueden ir solos. Cuando
usamos los possessive pronouns se tiene que tener claro de que uno esta hablando
sino lo correcto es usar los possessive adjectives.
EJEMPLO DE COMO SE USAN LOS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Y LOS
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Whose book is this? (Usar el question word whose para hablar de posesin y de usar
el sustantivo book despues del QW)
a) It is my book. (Here we use the possessive adjective my followed by the noun
book)
b) It is mine. (Here we use the possessive pronoun mine and we do not need to put
the noun after it).
NOTE: It is also possible to use the POSSESSIVE NOUNS (Ver leccin 5 AQUI)
Ejemplo usando el POSSESSIVE NOUN
- It is Juans book. (Se utiliza el sustantivo propio aumentandole apostrofe y s).
Adjective
Rule
Example
Ending in e
ADD r
Wide
a)
The Honda is wider than
the chevrolete
|
Safe
b)
A big car is safer than a
small one.
-er
Big
|
Thin
c)
My house is bigger
than yours.
|
3. All others
d)
ADD er
Tall
|
e)
1.
Ending in y
Pretty
Noisy
2.All others
Beautiful
Expensive
Change the y to i f)
Ana is prettier
and add er
than Nina g)
A motorcycle
is noisier than a car
|
|
Use more (or less)
before the adjective h)
Marisu is more
beautiful than Elena
i)
The shirt is more
expensivethan the trousers
Size
Touch
good - better
Shape
Time
Quantit
Sound
y
IRREGULAR
FORMS (TABLE
2)
bad worse
far -further /farther
Remembre to use THAN after the comparative form. Recuerden de usar than (y
nunca what) despues de la forma comparativa.
EXAMPLES: My house is more expensive THAN my car John is funnier THAN Tim
Cheap
Honest
Difficult
Strong
Busy
Clean
Interesting
Young
Early
Hot
Near
Beautiful
Warm
Funny
Soft
Expensive
Easy
Intelligent
fresh
Bad
Dirty
Kind
Late
Good
Boring
Dangeerou
s
Careful
Cold
weak
2)
3)
The vegetables in the shop are __________ _____ the one ones in the
supermarket. (fresh)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
For example:
My English books are in my house.
in my house is the prepositional phrase. In is the preposition and house is the object
of the prepositional phrase.
* Como vemos las preposiciones son importantes para unir y relacionar sustantivos
TRADUCCION
About
Acerca de / sobre
Above
Across
En frente de / cruzando
After
Despues
Against
contra
Along
Among
Around
Alrededor de
At
En / a
Before
antes
behind
Detrs de / atrs de
Below
Debajo de / abajo de
beneath
Debajo de / bajo
beside
Al lado de / junto a
Between
By
During
durante
Except
Excepto / salvo
For
From
De (origin / remitente)
In
en
In front of
En frente de
Inside
Dentro de
Instead of
En vez de / en lugar de
Into
Like
Near
Cerca de / junto
Of
De (posesivo)
On
Outside
Fuera de
Over
Since
Desde
Through
Atravs
To
A (destinacin)
Toward / Towards
hacia
Under / Underneath
Debajo de
Until
Hasta
With
con
Within
Without
sin
Example:
Brian is the tallest student in the class -> RECUERDEN DE UTILIZAR THE ANTES
DE LA FORMA SUPERLATIVA
Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.
*Entonces, usamos The superlative form para comparar establecer la cualidad
mxima del adjetivo en uno con relacin al contexto. Es decir, es la forma del adjetivo
o adverbio que espresa su mayor qualidad. SINECESITAS ADJETIVOS(HACER
CLICK).
Por ejemplo:
Mount Everest is the highest mountain quiere decir que el Monte Everest es la
montaa mas alta. No hay mas alta que el Everest y expresa su supremacia con
respecto a las demas montaas en cuanto al adjetivo high que es alto.
Adjective
Rule
Example
Ending in e
long
hard
1.
Ending in y
Easy
2.All others
important
Size
Touch
Shape
Time
Quantit
Sound
y
IRREGULAR
FORMS (TABLE
2)
LETS PRACTICE
Exercises
1) __________ (large)cucumber weighed 66lbs.
2) __________ (popular) tourist attraction in the United States is Disneyworld.
3) __________ (successful) songwriters are Paul Mccartney and the late John Lennon.
4) __________ (heavy) baby at birth was a boy of 22 lbs. 8 oz. He was born in Italy in
1955
5) __________ (fat) person was a man in New York. He weighed almost 1200 lbs.
6) One of __________ (famous) painters was Pablo Picasso.
7) __________ (long) attack of hiccups lasted 67 years.
8) __________ (big) omelet was made of 54,763 eggs.
Countable
Singular
Uncountable
Plural
One form
(+)There is a chair.
(?) Is there a bathroom? Are there any bathrooms? Is there any coffee?
no contables. Tambin cabe resaltar que cuando usamos el some /any con
loscontables significa algunos/algunas o en negativo ningun pero cuando se usa con
los no contables quiere decir algo de. Veamos:
There are some books on the table. (Hay algunos libros)
There arent any books. (No hay ningun lbro) Ojo que en espaol se usa la forma
singular de libro pero en ingls no.
Are there any books? (Hay algn libro)
There is milk. (Hay algo de leche)
There isnt any milk. (No hay nada de leche)
Is there any milk? (Hay algo de leche?)
ONLINE EXERCISES EJERCICIOS EN LINEA de Countable and Uncountable
nouns en ingls:
Identify if the noun is countable or uncountable (Identificar si el sustantivo es
contable o no)
-http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/210.html
-http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/210.html
There is or there are?
- http://www.better-english.com/easier/counta.htm
LINK de Vocabulario mas leccin (formato PDF)
Use ON before:
- Transport: a bike, a bus, train, plane, a ship NOT car (Transporte)
- A surface: the floor, a table, a shelf, the balcony, the roof, the wall (Superficies)
- Dates: March 1st (Fechas)
- Days: Tuesday, New Years Day, Valentines Day (Dias)
Use AT before:
- The following words: school, home, work, university, the airport, the station, a bus
stop, a party, the door, night, the weekend
- Times: 6 oclock, half past five, 4:45 pm (Hora)
- Festival periods: Christmas, Easter (Festivales)
More Prepositions of time (colaboracin englisch-hilfe.com) Mas preposiciones en
ingls
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_prep3.htm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6979692/In-On-At-Preposition-Practice
http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Prepositions/In_On_At_Place_Quiz.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/63.html
http://www.clafoti.com/ImagenesABC/exa_3.htm
http://www.languageschool.cz/prepositionsoftime2.html
http://english-quiz.net/time-prepositions-quiz.html
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/timepreps.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-on-time.htm
Extra Reading:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-on-place.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/prep_of_place.htm
Verb
Past form
Past Particple
Work
Worked
Worked
Talk
Talked
Talked
Study
Studied
Studied
Stay
Stayed
Stayed
Watch
Watched
watched
List of complete regular verbs (enlace con lista completa de verbos regulares):
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/regular-verbs-list.htm
Irregular verbs
The irregular form of the verbs in past participle change and you have to learn them
with practice.
CHART #2
Verb
Past form
Past Particple
be
Was/were
been
eat
ate
eaten
go
went
gone
buy
bought
bought
ride
Rode
ridden
write
wrote
written
Subject
Auxiliary
Past Participle
Complement
I/we/you/they
have
been
to Brazil
He/She/It
has
Eaten
Sushi
Negative form
SUBJECT + [HAVEN'T / HASN'T + PAST PARTICIPLE] + COMPLEMENT
CHAR T#4
Subject
Auxiliary
Past Participle
Complement
I/we/you/they
havent
been
to Brazil
He/She/It
hasnt
eaten
Sushi
Question form
Question word + [HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE] + COMPLEMENT
CHART #5
Question Word
Auxiliary
Subject
Past Participle
Complement
What countries
have
I/we/you/the been
y
to?
Has
He/she/it
Sushi?
eaten
Contractions:
Positive
Negative
To emphasize this use of the present perfect we use the word ever. More examples:
- Have you ever been to Peru?
In this question we are asking for information about his life experience. We DO NOT
CARE or WANT TO KNOW WHEN. It is a question without a definite point in the past.
Enlaces y links:
Muy buen enlace listo para imprimir que explica de otra forma el Present Perfect
http://www.headsupenglish.com/skillbuilders/grammar/presentperfectexperience.pdf
Ejercicios para practicar el present perfect
http://www.headsupenglish.com/skillbuilders/grammar/haveyoueverdrills.pdf
Apuntes del uso de ever
http://menuaingles.blogspot.com/2007/09/present-perfect-con-ever.html
Structure differences
Present Simple:
- Maria plays tennis at the weekends
- She doesnt study French.
- How many children do they have?
Remember:
- In positive we use two conjugations. One is the simple form and the other is the s
form (play/plays)
- In negative sentences we use the auxiliaries dont and doesnt and the verb is
ALWAYS in the simple form. (She doesnt work)
- In the question form we use auxiliaries do and does and also the verb goes in the
simple form. The subject goes in between the auxiliary and the verb. (Do you work
here?)
Present continuous
- Maria is playing tennis.
- She isnt studying.
- What are they doing?
Remember:
- When we construct the present continuous we use the verb to be. Therefore we DO
NOT USE auxiliaries do, does, dont or doesnt.
- Use the ing form after the verb to be.
USES COMPARISON
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Muy importante exponer diversos puntos en orden cronolgico. Muy usado al dar
presentaciones pero tambin para cualquier situacin.
first
first of all
to begin with
second
secondly
next
third
thirdly
another
equally important
moreover
furthermore
also
further
too
and
besides
Contrastar ideas
En esta categora el que es mas usado es but. A continuacin les dejo otros
conectores de contraste.
even though
on the contrary
however
although
but
despite
in spite of
yet
regardless
though
in contrast
otherwise
then
as a result
because
consequently
hence
since
accordingly
therefore
thereupon
thus
Dar ejemplos
Importante cuando tenemos que dar una lista de ejemplos. Ac el mas comn es for
example.
namely
particularly
incidentally
to illustrate
For instance
in other words
for example
in particular
specifically
Estas frases y palabras de vinculacin son cuando quieren comparar diversas ideas.
similarly
in a like manner
likewise
in like man
all in all
altogether
in brief
in conclusion
to conclude
in short
in summary
that is
on the whole
to summarize
Usen estos conectores cuando se comuniquen y vern como les ayudara a transmitir
una mensaje. Sern mas ordenados y claros cuando se comuniquen y a la vez, la
otros notarn que usted tiene un mejor nivel de ingls.
First Conditional
The First Conditional
(IMAGEN 1)
Estructura:
IF (PRESENT SIMPLE)
- (WILL+INFINITIVE)
Ejemplos:
If Maria arrives late, her mother will get angry.
I wont go to the cinema if I am sick.
What will you do if you fail the test?
(IMAGEN 2)
Exercises
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
IF (PAST SIMPLE)
- (WOULD/COULD+INFINITIVE)
Ejemplos:
If Juan were taller, he would be a better goalkeeper.
I would buy a house if I had more money.
What would you do if you found a wallet with 100,000 dollars?
NOTA: En la segunda condicional, cuando usamos el verbo to be en la estructura del
IF, todas las personas van con WERE.
EJEMPLOS:
If I were you, I would go to the hospital. / If she were my sister I would not let her go to
the party
(IMAGEN 2)
Exercises
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
- http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-2/exercises?
02
For many people, including natives, there is little or no differences between going to
and will. Many do not even pay attention to these differences because they just want
to communicate and for them both are future and both are the same. But we are not
here to simply learn to communicate but to do it effectively and correctly. Therefore, we
are going to review the differences.
- Instant decisions
Promises
Offers
Predictions
We use Going To for:
- Plans
*Predictions
Look at the following conclusions:
Tamben vemos que hay otras funciones y usos en las cuales utilizamos will o
going to. Para la explicacin de estos puntos favor de referirse al audio y a las
lecciones 17 (going to) y 36 (will)
EJERCICIOS:
Habiendo estudiado las diferencias llenen los espacios usando los verbos en
parentesis con la estructura WILL o GOING TO de acuerdo con el contexto. LAS
RESPUESTAS ESTAN EN LA PARTE FINAL DEL AUDIO QUE VIENE AL
COMIENZO DE ESTA LECCION
Adverbs: DEFINITION
-Adverbs are parts of speech that modify, qualify or describe a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Some examples:
Example: She drove dangerously . (Modifies a verb).
Adverb Types
Adverbs of manner
These adverbs answer the question how.
How does Juan drive?
- He drives carefully.
How does Maria dance?
- She dances beautifully.
Esta clase de adverbios responden a la pregunta cmo. Casi todos estos verbos
acaban en ly aunque hay excepciones. A continuacin una lista de Adverbs of
manner:
List of common adverbs of manner: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/adverbsmanner.htm
ADVERBS OF PLACE
They answer the question where.
The books are there there.
Juan was sleeping here.
We looked everywhere.
Is your friend outside?
The bathroom is upstairs.
Estos Adverbs of Place responden a la pregunta donde. A continuacin podrn ver una
lista con los Adverbs of Place mas comunes. Noten que algunos pueden ser
preposiciones siempre dependiendo del contexto en el que se usen.
List of common Adverbs of Place: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/adverbsplace.htm
ADVERBS OF DEGREE
These adverbs answer the question to what extent?
These adverbs modify adjectives and other adverbs. They usually come before the
word they are modifying
The teacher is very tall.
My sisters are a bit fat.
The weather is quite cold.
He quite understands grammar.
List of common Adverbs of Degree: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/adverbsdegree.htm
Examples:
Maria is watching a very interesting movie.
I hate that teacher. He is really boring.
Examples:
This movie isnt interesting. I am bored.
Juan is very exited because he is going to travel to Miami for the first time.
Conclusions
- We can use adjectives ending in ing for things or people. Remember that when we
use ing it is describing the person or thing.
- We can use the ed ONLY for people (or animals) because THINGS CANNOT FEEL.
We can say:
Felipe is boring. (describes his personality).
Felipe is bored. (he feels bored at the moment)
We cant say:
The TV program is bored INCORRECT (because things cant feel).
Spanish
translation
alarming
alarmed
Alarmante /
alarmado
amusing
amused
Divertido
annoying
annoyed
Fastidioso /
fastidiado
boring
bored
Aburrido
concerning
concerned
Preocupante /
preocupado
confusing
confused
Confuso /
confundido
embarrassing
embarrassed
Embarazoso /
avergonzado
encouraging
encouraged
Alentador /
animado
entertaining
entertained
Entretenido
exciting
excited
Emocionante /
emocionado
exhausting
exhausted
Agotador /
agotado
frightening
frightened
Aterrador /
aterrado
frustrating
frustrated
Frustrante /
frustrado
humiliating
humiliated
Humillante /
humillado
interesting
interested
Interesante /
interesado
intriguing
intrigued
Intrigante /
intrigado
overwhelming
overwhelmed
Abrumador /
abrumado
perplexing
perplexed
Perplejo
pleasing
pleased
Agradable /
complacido
relaxing
relaxed
Relajante /
relajado
satisfying
satisfied
Gratificante /
satisfecho
shocking
shocked
Chocante /
estupefacto
surprising
surprised
Sorprendente /
sorprendido
tiring
tired
Cansador /
cansado
9)
Julio is very exited / exiting about his brand new car.
10) The Barcelona Inter match was very exited / exiting.
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
FUTURE
This is a normal information question. I want to know if the person is sick in general.
-
In this case you have the idea that the person is sick. For example, lets suppose that
Mario arrived late to work and said he was sick. Later that afternoon you see him
drinking a cold beer. You say Hey Mario, arent you sick?
We use the negative questions:
To show surprise :
-Arent you the Carlos? Dont you teach English on-line? Wow! Nice to meet you.
- Doesnt she work for City Bank. I think I know her
When you expect the listener to agree
-Isnt it a great day. It is so sunny and the sky is blue.
- Doesnt this food tase delicious? Yummy Yummy.
I have some friends visiting me tonight so I should start doing the housework
now.
I do not want to do that job.
- Do se usa cuando nos referimos a las actividades , en general, sin ser especfico.
Es muy comn usarlos con las palabras thing, something, nothing, anything,
everything etc.
Recuerde que Do tambin puede ser como un verbo auxiliar (para hacer preguntas
en tiempo presente Do you like pizza? ) Para aprender como usar do y does
correctamente en el present simple vaya a la leccin 10b con audio gratis (clase
aqu)
make a comment
make a noise
make a speech
make a cake
make a cup of tea
make dinner
realize no debe de ser confundido con realizar. Realize significa darse cuente
(de algo)
tema.
try no es tratar como vemos en estas oracin erroneas the movies tries with
the problems of a strange man, in business, you have to try with people. Cuando
se refieran a tratar es este contexto el verbo es deal with.
La palabra cientifico es tanto sustantivo como adjetivo. Por ello los estudiantes
usan de manera erronea la palabra scientific para referirse a la persona lo cual es
un error. Para referirse a la persona se usa, scientist como en He is a famous
scientist
Parents solo se refiere a padre y madre. Por otro lado, parientes Tpuede ser
utilizado para otros familiares. Parientes en ingls es relatives
Podemos usar el tiempo gramatical Present Perfect para describir acciones que
justo acaban de terminar. Para poder ser mas claros, se usa la palabra JUST
antes del verbo en pasado participio.
Examples:
A: Are Paul and Juan here?
B: Yes, theyve just arrived.
A: Are you thirsty?
B: No, I have just had a glass of water.
A: I dont see Tom.
B: Im afraid hes just left.
Exercises / Ejercicios
Imagen de ejercicios del libro Grammar in Use
Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Singular
I
Myself
You
Yourself
He
Himself
She
Herself
it
Itself
Plural
We
Ourselves
You
Yourselves
They
Themselves
Exercises:
Complete with the correct REFLEXIVE PRONOUN in each blank. (The answers are in
the audio at the beginning of the lesson)
Las respuestas vienen en el audio al comienzo de esta leccion
Estructura
Positive form
SUBJECT + (SHOULD + Verb BASE FORM) +
COMPLEMENT
Examples:
- You should go to the doctor.
- Elene should talk to her husband more.
- They should stop smoking.
Negative form
SUBJECT + (SHOULDNT (should not)+ Verb BASE
FORM)+ COMPLEMENT
Examples:
- You shouldnt work too much.
- John shouldnt play futbol because he is not feeling well.
- They shouldnt wear jeans to go to work.
Question form
QUESTION WORD + (SHOULD + SUBJECT + Verb
BASE FORM) + COMPLEMENT
- Where should I study English?
- What should we do when there is an earthquake?
- Should we buy a used or new car?
Example:
a) Whats wrong?
b) I have a headache.
a) You should take a pill.
* Usar SHOULD es la forma mas practica de dar CONSEJOS y sugerencias. Es muy
facil de usar ya que todas las personas (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they) usan la
misma estructura y conjugacion.
REPASO
Estructura de MUST
Positive form
SUBJECT + (MUST + Verb BASE FORM) +
COMPLEMENT
Examples:
- You must study more if you want to improve.
- Mark must stop drinking beer because of his illness.
- They must stay at home today.
Negative form
SUBJECT + (Mustnt (must not)+ Verb BASE FORM)+
COMPLEMENT
Examples:
- You mustnt work if you have a fever.
- Elene mustnt leave her baby alone when she goes to buy at the store.
- They mustnt take the infant to the hospital because he might get infected
Question form
IMPORTANTE:
- To use MUST in the PAST FORM we use HAD TO (El pasado de MUST para
expresar OBLIGACION es HAD TO)
Examples:
- John was very sick yesterday. I HAD TO take him to the hospital.
- My sister HAD TO travel to the USA because she needed to sell her house.
Adjetivos:
They are quiet students
It is a fast car
The building is nice
It is perfect.
Adverbios
They work quietly.
It moves fast.
She described it nicely
It is absolutely perfect.
Explicacion grammatical
Adjetivos:
Los adjetivos describen sustantivos y pronombres. Estos en ingls vienen usualmente
inmediatamente despus de el sustantivo que esta describiendo. Los adjetivos
tambin pueden venir despus de algnos verbos llamados non-action verbos (to be,
look, seem etc)
Ejemplos:
The houses are beautiful. They are new. (Los adjetivos vienen despues ya que
usamos en este ejemplo el verbo ser o estar o TO BE)
I live in a big house.
That man looks old.
I have a preety and intelligent wife.
Adverbios
Los adverbios describen verbos, adjetivos u otros adverbios. Adverbios que describen
adjetivos u otros adverbios usualmente vienen inmediatamente antes de la palabra
que escriben.
It is an extremely nice apartment (extremely esta describiendo a la palabra nice
que es un adjetivo)
They found it very quickly (very esta describiendo a otro adverbio en este caso
quickly)
Adverbs of manner
Estos adverbios describen a los action verbs o verbos de accin.
Estos adverbios responden a la pregunta Cmo?. Vienen despus del verbo que
estn describiendo.
Estos adverbios son usualmente formados agregando ly al final de un adjetivo
Ejemplos:
-
He walks slowly.
Pedro drives dangerously.
He returned home quickly.
Existe un grupo de adverbios que no usan la terminacin ly. Estos son: well, fast,
wrong, late y hard.
Ejemplos:
-
NOTA: cabe indicar tambin que no toda palabra que termina en ly son adverbios.
Hay adjetivos que terminan en ly como: silly, friendly, lovely y lonely. Recuerden que
en ingls siempre hay excepciones
Espero que esta clase corta de adjetivos y adverios en ingls le ayude a poder
entender mejor como diferenciarlos. A continuacin les dejo con algunos ejercicios en
lnea
leccin vamos a dar una lista de errores comunes de palabras mas preposiciones en
ingls.
Pongamos una situacin en donde quieran decir en ingls la frase: No quiero
depender del uso del diccionario y no sabemos la frase en ingls pero si sabemos
como decir depender y tambien del. Entonces, cometemos el error de decir I dont
want to DEPEND OF using the diccionary Estis errores son muy comunes de todo
aquel que tiene el idioma espaol como lengua materna. En ingls la frase es
Depend on y la oracin sera I dont want to depend on using English (se usa
using ya que despues de preposiciones se usa la forma ING del verbo)
Lista de errores comunes cuando usamos palabras ms preposiciones
En InglesTotal ofrecemos siempre listas de errores comunes ya que intentamos hacer
que el alumno se de cuenta que muchas veces las traducciones nos llevan a cometer
errores. En esta oportunidad les entregamos la parte 1 de errores comunes cuando
usamos una palabra seguida por una preposicin. En los ejemplos la mayora de
casos son verbos ms preposiciones (phrasal verbs) pero tamben hay ejemplos de
adjetivos y sustantivos seguidos por preposiciones. Les invito a que repasen la lista
para que puedan aprender estas frases que les van a servir para comunicarse y para
que vean si muchas veces han cometido errores usando estas palabras mas
preposiciones en ingls.
1) Absorbed in, y no Abosrbed at : Estar absorbido en algo (muy intesado)
- My cousing was absorbed in her work and neglected her children.
2) Accuse of, y no Accused from/for: Acusar de o por algo
- The policeman accused the man of robbing the old woman .
3) Afraid of, y no Afraid from : estar asustado de algo
- I am afraid of big dogs.
- Harry is afraid of speaking in public. (recuerden que si usan un verbo despues de
una preposicin, se usa la forma -ing)
falling apart.
- Get along tener una buena relacin con alguien. I dont get along with Howard. We
always argue.
- Get away with evitar ser castigado por hacer algo o por romper reglas. He is not
going to prison? I cant believe he got away with that
- Get back to cuando no puedes dar una respuesta inmediata asi que usas este
verbo para decirle que despues le respondes.So what did you tell John about the
problem?Ill get back to him later.
- Get over Suparar I know it was hard to leave your country but you will get over it.
- Get through conectar a la persona con quien quieras hablar por telefono. Sorry,
but I couldnt get through to her, Ill try in ten minutes
again!
- Give up rendirse, abandonar I gave up smoking because it was killing me.
- Go on! lo mismo que carry on
- Hold on! esperar. Comun en ingls hablado. Hold on Es como WAIT FOR ME.
Esperenme
- Look after cuidar. I have to travel next week. Can you look after mu dog?
- Look into investigar. Ill look into it right away and come back to you assoon as
possible!
- Look up encontrar algo como en una agenda, en Internet o en algun catalogo.
Can you look up their address on the Net?
- Make out Reconocer o distinguir detalles I just couldnt make out what she was
saying!
- Point out sealar o hacer notar Braulio pointed out that their department hadnt
done early shifts for a good while
- Pull over detenerse (tambin usado cuando estas en el carro y detienes el carro
llevandolo a un lado de la carretera) Can you pull over?. I think we hit a dog
- Put down escribir, anotar Hold on, Ill put it down, let me just find a piece of paper!
- Put forward proponer una idea. Can I put forward something?
- Put off posponer o dejar para mas tarde I dont want to clean my house today,Ill
put it off till tomorrow
- Put through transferir una llamada Can you put me through to the sales
department, please?
- Run out of agotarse, acabarse We just ran out of milk, can you buy some more,
please?
- Run off imprimir copias de un de algo como un documento Can you run off a few
more survey sheets, please?
- Set up fundar, establecer, instalar Ive always dreamt of setting up my own
business!
- Show off presumir Michael always likes showing off in front of girls, thats the way
he is!
- Show up aparecer (como cuando llegas a una reunion y llegas tarde)Well, well,
look who decided to show up! or He showed up late, and the game had already
started without him.
- Sort out resolver un problema Bill, please do something about the problem. OK,
Ok Ill sort it out
- Stand for representar What does AWOL stand for? What does J.K. stand for in
J.K. Rowlings name?
- Stand up for defender tus derechos. Ill definitely stand up for my rights to take
summer holidays this year as I havent had them for four years!
- Stay on quedarse en algo o en algun lugar mas de lo esperado. Are you staying
on today as well?
- Stick together estar juntos (cuando 2 o mas personas paran juntos) We should
stick together, you know, itll be much easier as everyone else seems to be on their
own!
- Take over asumir. When the president retires, Mr. Tanaka will take over.
- Talk down to hablar con menosprecio haciendo a la otra persona que es es
inferior. He is his boss but he should talk down to Juan.
- Turn down rechazar Ill never forget how she turned downmy invitation!
- Turn up significa llegar o aparecer. Has Michael turned up today. I havent seen
him?
- Turn out cuando algo sale diferente a lo que esperado It turned out that I actually
knew that guy from my
- Watch out! tener cuidado. Watch out! The floor is slipery. You might fall
Examples of use:
- Elena has already checked in the hotel. We is in room 213.
- Please check in and then we can go to have dinner.
- Wheres Juan? Hes checking in and collecting his room keys.
2) CHEER UP
alegrarse, empezar a sentirse feliz o hacer que otro empieze a ponerse de mejor
humor.
Examples of use:
- Terry looks sad. We have to cheer him up.
- Cheer up man. Life goes on.
3) GIVE UP
a) Parar de hacer algo que usualmente te hace mal. (por ejemplo alcohol, el cigarillo,
comer comida chatarra) o parar de hacer algo que te esta resultando muy dificil de
seguir.
Examples of use:
- Nancy had to give up smoking two years ago.
- I am on a diet so I am going to give up eating pasta.
- I gave up learning Chinese because it was to difficult.
b) rendirse
Examples of use:
- They gave up because the enemy had invaded their base.
- I do not remember the answer to the question. I give up.
4) LOOK AFTER
Cuidar de alguien para mantenerlo saludable y en buena condicin. Take care of tiene
un mismo significado.
Examples of use:
- Gabriela looks after his grandfather very well.
- I have to go to the mall. Can you look after my son for a while?
5) LOOK UP (SOMEBODY)
Localizar o ubicar a alguien que no has visto por mucho tiempo.
Examples of use:
- If you ever come to Peru dont forget to look me up.
- Last year I went to Chile and I looked up an old friend.
6) LOOK UP (SOMETHING)
intentar encontrar informacion en libros, diccionarios, enciclopedias, tesauros, archivos
fsicos o usando la computadora
Examples of use:
- I am looking up information for my presentation
- I do not understand the meaning of that word. I will look it up.
7) MAKE (SOMETHING) UP
Inventar una historia o escusa.
Examples of use:
- Juan had to make up an excuse for not turning in his homework to the teacher so he
made up a story.
- I cannot believe it. The newspaper reporter made up the information about the
accident.
8) PUT OFF
Posponer algo o a alguien. Decidir a hacer algo despues.
Examples of use:
- We were going to meet with the manager but we had put it off
- Can we put off the meeting, please? I am quite busy today.
9) TAKE UP
Empezar a hacer una actividad, trabajo o hobby etc.
Examples of use:
- My father has taken up playing golf
- Ive recently taken up photography.
- He took up car collecting when he was a boy.
10) TURN UP
a)Usar un dispositivo electrinico para aumentar la fuerza de algo (Ejemplo, volumen,
energia)
Examples of use:
- Can you turn the television up, please? I cant hear the news
- It is very cold. We need to turn up the heat.
b) Cuando alguien o algo aparece de pronto en un lugar.
Examples of use:
- We have to leave. Has John turned up yet?
- It is raining. I hope the taxi turns up soon.
Meaning / Significado
Examples / ejemplos
person / persona
place / lugar
why
reason / razon
when
time / tiempo
how
manner / manera
what
which
choice / eleccin
where
whose
possession / posesin
whom
object of the verb / objecto del Whom did you meet? I met the
verbo
manager of the company.
what kind
description / descripcin
what time
how many
how much
how long
how often
frequency / frecuencia
how far
distance / distancia
how old
age / edad
reason / razon
how come
ENGLISH
ESPAOL
1. abbreviate
1. abreviar
2. abstract
2. abstracto
3. according
3. conforme
4. acronym
4. siglas
5. address
5. direccin
6. affect
6. afectar
7. alter
7. alterar
8. always
8. siempre
9. analogy
9. analoga
10. analysis
10. anlisis
11. analyze
11. analizar
12. annotate
12. anotar
13. anticipate
13. anticiparse
14. application
14. aplicacin
15. apply
15. aplicar
16. approach
16. enfoque
17. appropriate
17. apropiado
18. approximate
18. aproximado
19. argue
19. argumentar
20. argument
20. argumento
21. arrange
21. organizar
22. articulate
22. articular
23. aspects
23. aspectos
24. assemble
24. montar
25. assert
25. afirmar
26. assess
26. evaluar
27. associate
27. asociar
28. assume
28. asumir
29. assumption
29. asuncin
30. audience
30. audiencia
31. authentic
31. autntico
32. background
32. fondo
33. body
33. cuerpo
34. brainstorm
35. brief
35. breve
36. calculate
36. calcular
37. caption
37. ttulo
38. category
38. categora
39. cause
39. causar
40. character
40. carcter
41. characteristic
41. caracterstica
42. characterize
42. caracterizar
43. chart
43. trazar
44. chronology
44. cronologa
45. citation
45. citacin
46. cite
46. citar
47. claim
47. reclamar
48. clarify
48. aclarar
49. class
49. clase
50. clue
50. pista
51. code
51. cdigo
52. coherent
52. coherente
53. common
53. comn
54. compare
54. comparar
55. compile
55. compilar
56. complement
56. complementar
57. complete
57. completar
58. compose
58. componer
59. composition
59. composicin
60. conceive
60. concebir
61. concise
61. conciso
62. conclude
62. concluir
63. conclusion
63. conclusin
64. concrete
64. hormign
65. conditions
65. condiciones
66. conduct
66. conducir
67. confirm
67. confirmar
68. consequence
68. consecuencia
69. consider
69. considerar
70. consist
70. consistir
71. consistent
71. consistente
72. consistently
72. consecuentemente
73. constant
73. constante
74. constitutes
74. constituye
75. consult
75. consultar
76. contend
76. contender
77. context
77. contexto
78. continuum
78. continuum
79. contradict
79. contradecir
80. control
80. controlar
81. convert
81. convertir
82. convey
82. transmitir
83. copy
83. copiar
84. correlate
84. correlacin
85. correspond
85. corresponder
86. credible
86. creble
87. credit
87. crdito
88. criteria
88. criterios
89. critique
89. crtica
90. crucial
90. crucial
91. cumulative
91. acumulativo
92. debate
92. debate
93. deduce
93. deducir
94. defend
94. defender
95. define
95. definir
96. demand
96. demanda
97. demonstrate
97. demostrar
98. depict
98. representar
99. derive
99. derivar
100. describe
100. describir
101. detail
101. detalle
102. detect
102. detectar
103. determine
103. determinar
104. develop
104. desarrollar
105. devise
105. idear
106. diction
106. diccin
107. differentiate
107. diferenciar
108. dimension
108. dimensin
109. diminish
109. disminuir
110. direct
110. dirigir
111. discipline
111. disciplina
112. discover
112. descubrir
113. discriminate
113. discriminar
114. discuss
114. discutir
115. distinguish
115. distinguir
116. domain
116. dominio
117. draft
117. borrador
118. draw
118. dibujar
119. edit
119. editar
120. effect
120. efecto
121. elements
121. elementos
122. emphasize
122. enfatizar
123. employ
123. emplear
124. equal
124. igual
125. equivalent
125. equivalente
126. essay
126. ensayo
127. essential
127. esencial
128. establish
128. establecer
129. estimate
129. estimar
130. evaluate
130. evaluar
131. event
131. evento
132. evidence
132. evidencia
133. exaggerate
133. exagerar
134. examine
134. examinar
135. example
135. ejemplo
136. excerpt
136. extracto
137. exclude
137. excluir
138. exercise
138. ejercer
139. exhibit
139. exhibir
140. explain
140. explicar
141. explore
141. explorar
142. expository
142. expositivo
143. extract
143. extraer
144. fact
144. hecho
145. factor
145. factor
146. feature
146. caracterstica
147. figurative
147. figurativo
148. figure
148. calcular
149. focus
149. enfocar
150. footer
151. foreshadow
151. prefigurar
152. form
152. formulario
153. format
153. formato
154. former
154. ex
155. formulate
155. formular
156. fragment
156. fragmento
157. frame
157. marco
158. frequently
158. frecuentemente
159. general
159. general
160. genre
160. gnero
161. graph
161. grfico
162. graphic
162. grfico
163. header
163. encabezamiento
164. heading
164. ttulo
165. highlight
165. destacar
166. hypothesize
166. hipotetizar
167. identify
167. identificar
168. illustrate
168. ilustrar
169. imitate
169. imitar
170. imply
170. implicar
171. inclined
171. inclinado
172. include
172. incluir
173. incorporate
173. incorporar
174. indicate
174. indicar
175. indirect
175. indirecto
176. infer
176. inferir
177. influence
177. influir
178. inform
178. informar
179. inquire
179. preguntar
180. instructions
180. instrucciones
181. integrate
181. integrar
182. intent
182. intencin
183. intention
183. intencin
184. interact
185. intermittent
185. intermitente
186. interpret
186. interpretar
187. introduce
187. introducir
188. introduction
188. introduccin
189. invariably
189. invariablemente
190. investigate
190. investigar
191. involve
191. involucrar
192. irony
192. irona
193. irrelevant
193. irrelevante
194. isolate
194. aislar
195. italics
195. cursiva
196. judge
196. juez
197. key
197. clave
198. label
198. etiqueta
199. likely
199. probable
200. list
200. lista
201. literal
201. literal
202. locate
202. localizar
203. logical
203. lgico
204. main
204. principal
205. margin
205. margen
206. mean
206. significar
207. measure
207. medir
208. metaphor
208. metfora
209. method
209. mtodo
210. model
210. modelo
211. modify
211. modificar
212. monitor
212. controlar
213. motivation
213. motivacin
214. narrative
214. narrativa
215. narrator
215. narrador
216. never
216. nunca
217. notation
217. notacin
218. note
218. nota
219. notice
219. nota
220. objective
220. objetivo
221. observe
221. observar
222. occur
222. ocurrir
223. opinion
223. opinin
224. oppose
224. oponerse a
225. optional
225. opcional
226. order
226. orden
227. organize
227. organizar
228. origins
228. orgenes
229. outline
229. perfilar
230. pace
230. paso
231. paraphrase
231. parafrasear
232. participation
232. participacin
233. passage
233. pasaje
234. pattern
234. patrn
235. perform
235. realizar
236. perspective
236. perspectiva
237. persuade
237. persuadir
238. place
238. lugar
239. plagiarism
239. plagio
240. plan
240. plan
241. plausible
241. plausible
242. plot
242. parcela
243. point
243. punto
245. portray
245. retratar
246. possible
246. posible
247. preclude
247. excluir
248. predict
248. predecir
249. prefix
249. prefijo
250. prepare
250. preparar
251. presume
251. presumir
252. preview
252. avance
253. previous
253. anterior
254. primary
254. primario
255. prior
255. anterior
256. probably
256. probablemente
257. procedure
257. procedimiento
258. process
258. proceso
259. produce
259. producir
260. profile
260. perfil
261. project
261. proyecto
262. prompt
262. pronto
263. proofread
263. corregir
264. property
264. propiedad
265. propose
265. proponer
266. prose
266. prosa
267. prove
267. demostrar
268. purpose
268. propsito
269. quotation
269. cita
270. quote
270. citar
271. rank
271. clasificar
272. rare
272. raro
273. rarely
274. reaction
274. reaccin
275. recall
275. recordar
276. reduce
276. reducir
277. refer
277. remitir
278. reflect
278. reflejar
279. regular
279. regular
280. relate
280. relacionar
281. relationship
281. relacin
282. relevant
282. pertinente
283. rephrase
283. reformular
284. report
284. reportar
285. represent
285. representar
286. representative
286. representante
287. request
287. solicitar
288. require
288. exigir
289. requisite
289. requisito
290. respond
290. responder
291. responsible
291. responsable
292. restate
292. reafirmar
293. results
293. resultados
294. reveal
294. revelar
295. review
295. revisar
296. revise
296. revisar
297. root
297. raz
298. rule
298. gobernar
299. scan
299. escanear
300. score
300. puntuacin
301. sequence
301. secuencia
302. series
302. serie
303. set
303. establecer
304. setting
304. ajuste
305. show
305. mostrar
306. signal
306. seal
307. significance
307. significado
308. simile
308. smil
309. skim
309. desnatar
310. solve
310. resolver
311. source
311. fuente
312. spatial
312. espacial
313. specific
313. especfico
314. speculate
314. especular
315. stance
315. postura
316. standard
316. estndar
317. state
317. estado
318. statement
318. declaracin
319. strategy
319. estrategia
320. structure
320. estructura
321. study
321. estudiar
322. style
322. estilo
323. subject
323. sujeto
324. subjective
324. subjetivo
325. subsequent
325. posterior
326. substitute
326. sustituir
327. succinct
327. sucinto
328. suggest
328. sugerir
329. sum
329. suma
330. summarize
330. resumir
331. summary
331. resumen
332. support
332. apoyar
333. survey
333. estudio
334. symbolize
334. simbolizar
335. synonym
335. sinnimo
336. synthesize
336. sintetizar
337. table
337. mesa
338. technique
338. tcnica
339. term
339. plazo
340. test
340. prueba
341. theme
341. tema
342. thesis
342. tesis
343. timeline
344. tone
344. tono
345. topic
345. tema
346. trace
346. rastrear
347. trait
347. rasgo
348. transition
348. transicin
349. translate
349. traducir
350. typically
350. tpicamente
351. unique
351. nico
352. utilize
352. utilizar