PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
PART OF THE DAY
IN: In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening.
AT: at night, at midday, at the weekend.
DAYS OF THE WEEK
ON: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thrurday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
IN: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November,
December.
IN: 1987
SEASONS OF THE YEAR
IN: spring, summer, autunn, winter.
OTHERS
AT: at Chrismast, at Easter (Pascua), at five o’clock.
ON: on Valentine’s day, on Christmas Eve (Nochebuena), New Years Eve (Nochevieja).
QUESTION WORDS
WHAT: ¿Qué? ¿Cuál?
WHICH: ¿Cuál? (Gama más reducida).
Which dress do you prefer?
WHO: ¿Quién? Who is he?
HOW: ¿Cómo? How are you?
WHEN: ¿Cuándo?
WHAT TIME: ¿Qué hora?
WHOSE: ¿De quien?
HOW OLD: ¿Qué edad? How old are you?
HOW OFTEN: ¿Con que frecuencia?
How often do you go to the gym?
HOW FAR: ¿A que distancia?
How far is your house from the school?
HOW LONG: ¿Cuánto tiempo?
How long do you stay in this city?
HOW MUCH: ¿Cuánto? (PRECIO/COSAS INCONTABLES)
How much is it?
How much does it cost?
How much sugar do you want in your coffee?
HOW MANY: ¿Cuántos/Cuántas? (COSAS CONTABLES)
How many cats do you have?
WHY: ¿Por qué? BECAUSE: Porque
Why do you like this movie?
Because it is funny.
ARTICLES AND QUANTIFIERS
THE: el/la/los/las
THIS/THESE: este/esta/esto estos/estas
THAT: ese/esa/eso aquel/aquello/aquella
THOSE: esos/esas/aquellos/aquellas.
A/AN: un/una – solo singular.
SOME: unos, unas, algunos, algunas. (Algo de incontables)
Afirmaciones y preguntas haciendo peticiones.
Would you like some wine?
ANY: negativas y resto de preguntas.
En oraciones afirmativas – any: cualquier.
A LOT OF: muchos/muchas (contables)
A LOT: Con verbos. I travel a lot.
MANY: muchos/muchas (contables).
MUCH: mucho (normalmente en frases negativas y preguntas).
I don’t have much time
Do you have much experience.
SO MUCH: tanto (incontable).
SO MANY: tantos/tantas (contable)
FEW: pocos/pocas : contables (books).
LITTLE: poco de: incontable (water).
                                        ADJETIVES –COMPARISONS
*Adjetivo Corto: 1 silaba (hot, big, small).
-y 2 sílabas terminados en –y (angry, happy).
*Adjetivo Largo: 3 o + silabas (interesting, expensive, confortable).
COMPARACIÓN SUPERIORIDAD ( MÁS… QUÉ)
This girl is taller than the teacher.
I am happier than my friend.
This exercise is more difficult than the other.
IGUALDAD (TAN…COMO)
This car is as cheap as the bike.
SUPERLATIVO (EL… LA MÁS)
The boy is the smartest in the class.
This trip is the most exciting of all.
COMPARACIÓN INFERIORIDAD (MENOS… QUE)
LESS…THAN
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
POSITIVE: GOOD/WELL, BAD/BADLY, FAR, OLD.
COMPARATIVE: BETTER, WORSE, FURTHER, OLDER.
SUPERLATIVE: THE BEST, THE WORST, THE FURTHEST, THE OLDEST.