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Aquí encontrarás una gran variedad de estructuras gramaticales que necesitas manejar y asimilar este curso.

Para asimilarlas , debes leerlas con frecuencia en días alternos. ¡NO DEBES MEMORIZARLAS! ¡DEBES
ENTENDER LAS CLAVES DE CADA ESTRUCTURA!

El paso final: inventa tus propias frases basadas en los ejemplos de cada SET

SET 1 : THIS / THESE / THAT/ THOSE

THIS THESE THAT THOSE THAT...over THOSE..Over


there there
Este, esta, Estos, estas Ese, esa, eso Esos, esas Aquel, aquella Aquellos,aquellas
esto

1) This car , this street, = Este coche, esta calle


2) these cars , these girls , these people= Estos coches, estas chicas, estas personas=esta gente
3) That car , that avenue, = ese coche, esa avenida

4) those cars, those ladies, those people = esos coches, esas señoras, esa gente=esas personas
5) That car over there is my father's car = Aquel coche es coche de mi padre
6) Those women over there are waiting for the bus = aquellas mujeres están esperando el autobús
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SET 2 : THIS ONE / THAT ONE


Cuando NO queremos repetir el sustantivo, podemos decir ONE detrás de THIS or THAT

1 ) Which books is yours? This book or that one? = ¿Qué libro es el tuyo? Este libro o ése?
2) I don’t like that film. I prefer watching this one =NO me gusta esa pelicula. Prefiero ver ésta

3) A.- Which T-shirt do you like? B.- This one! ESTA


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SET 3 : SUSTANTIVOS CON PLURAL ESPECIALNOUNS TAKING SPECIAL PLURAL FORMATION


SINGULAR PLURAL SPANISH SPANISH

1 a man 1 some men, two men 1 un hombre 1 unos hombres,

2 a woman 2 some/ three women 2 una mujer / 2 unas mujeres

3) a child 3 some children 3 un niño 3 unos niños

4) a lady, a family, a 4 some ladies, many 4) una dama, familia, 4) unas damas,
city, a country, fly, families, four cities, ciudad, país, mosca muchas familias,
countries, flies ciudades, países,
moscas
5) a leaf, a thief, a 5 ) leaves, thieves, 5) una hoja, ladrón, , 5) hojas, ladrones,
life, a knife lives, knives vida, cuchillo vidas, cuchillos

6) beach, match, 6) beaches, matches, 6) playa, partido, 6) playas, partidos,


coach, entrenador,

7) hero, tomato, 7) heroes, tomatoes, 7) héroe, tomate, 7) héroes, tomates,


mosquito mosquito

8) one foot /tooth 8) two feet / teeth 8) un pie / un diente 8) dos pies / dientes

10) a mouse 10) some mice 10) un ratón 10) unos ratones

SET 4 : THE ADJECTIVE :¡ En inglés, el adjetivo NUNCA puede ir en plural! ¡Siempre en singular!
SINGULAR PLURAL

1 This city is very big =This is a very big city 1) These cities are very big, =These are very big
cities

2 Juan is very different from his sister 2) Juan and his sister are very different
differents

Beware of these common mistakes!


1 En inglés es un idioma muy importante actualmente ‘
WRONG : English is a language important today /currently/nowadays
RIGHT : English is a very important language today/ currently / nowadays

2 WRONG : Although they are twins they are very differents different

SET 5 : OBJECT PRONOUNS Reflexiona sobre la tabla y observa los ejemplos que te doy
SUBJECT I you he she It we you they

OBJECT me you him her It us you them

1) Give me that ball! =¡Dame ese balón! 1) Don’t wait for me! =¡No me esperes! 1) She loves me
2) Can I help you? 2) I want to play with you 3) She is looking at you 4) I can’t help you
3) Give him his book! 3) Don’t believe him! 3) She loves him 3) We are waiting for him
4) Give her her Smartphone! 4) Don’t wait for her! 4) Do you love her? 4) You must listen to her
5) Leave it on my desk! Don’t break it! Put it on! I need it now! I can’t live without it.
6) Listen to us! = ¡Escúchanos! 6) You must tell us the truth = Debes decirnos la verdad
7) We are waiting for them = Les estamos esperando 7) I love them = Les quiero. 7) I need them
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SET 6: A) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES B) POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS
Reflexiona despacio sobre la tabla. A continuación, fíjate en las frases. Observa cómo los pronombres
NO llevan ningún nombre detrás de ellos: mine /yours/ his/ hers / ours /theirs

ADJECTIVE My your his her its our your their


S

PRONOUNS mine yours his hers - ours yours theirs

1 ) A .- This is my book / These are my books = Este es mi libro Estos son mis libros
B.- This book is mine . / These books are mine = Este libro es mío / Estos libros son míos/ los míos

2.- A) My name is Juan. What is your name? = Mi nombre es Juan (=me llamo Juan). ¿Cuál es tu
nombre?
B) My name is Juan, What is yours? = Mi nombre es Juan. ¿Cuál es el tuyo?

3 .- A) This is your book and that one is her book. = ëste es tu libro y ése es su (de ella) libro
B) This books is yours and that one is hers = Este libro es el tuyo y ése es el suyo (de ella)
Marta cooks her own meals = Marta cocina su propia comida
This is Carmen and that is her boyfriend Iñaki =Esat es Cafrmen y ése es su novio Iñaki

4.- A) PARENTS.- Our daughter is very smart OTHER PARENTS.- “Ours is very smart too!'
PADRES.-”Nuestra hija es muy inteligente' OTROS PADRES.-”La nuestra es muy inteligente
también'
We must look after our planet Earth=Debemos cuidar nuestro planeta Tierra

5.- A) Those parents are waiting for their children =Esos padres están esperando a sus hijos
B) This ball is theirs = Ese balón es suyo (=de ellos)
They live with their gradparents = Ellos viven con sus abuelos
6.- Pamplona is worldwide famous for its 'San Fermin' parties . = Pamplona es mundialmente famosa
por sus fiestas.
This car has a hole in its windscreen = Este coche tiene un agujero en su parabrisas

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EL GENITIVO SAJON
SET 7 : SAXON GENITIVE ¡observa atentamente el apóstrofe y
su colocación!

This is my friend’s ball ‘el balón de mi amigo


This is my friends’ ball ‘el balón de mis amigos

1 ) This is my sister’s bedroom = Esta es la habitación de mi hermana


2 ) my parents’ village = el puebo de mis padres
3 ) Juan’s bike is heavier than mine = La bici de Juan es más pesada que
la mía
4 ) My father’s name is Javier and my mother’s is Ana = El nombre de
mi padre e Javier y el Today is Iñaki’s birthday = Hoy es el cumpleaños de
Iñaki

SET 8 : EXPRESSING LIKES or DISLIKES ¡Observa la forma –‘ING’ del verbo!

1) In my free time/In my spare time I like listening to music = En mi tiempo libre me gusta
escuchar música
2 ) Also, I quite like playing the guitar = Además, me gusta bastante tocar la guitarra
3) I enjoy cooking meals for my family every now and then = Disfruto cocinando
4) Also, I enjoy surfing on the Internet = Además, disfruto navegando por internet
5) I love hanging out with my friends = Me gusta muchísimo salir a dar una vuelta con ..

6) Also, I am very keen on dancing and singing. = Además, soy my aficionado a bailar y cantar
7) I don’t mind taking down the garbage BASURA = NO me importa bajar la basura
8) I don’t mind getting up early = No me importa madrugar
9) I don’t like watching TV. I prefer reading
10) I can’t stand watching horror movies . I prefer watching hilarious films , like comedies , for
example = No soporto ver películas de miedo

11) I hate travelling on crowded buses= Odio viajar en autobuses abarrotados de gente
12) I can’t stand standing in line for a very long time = No soporto hacer cola durante durante
mucho tiempo
13) I can’t stand seeing blood = No aguanto ver sangre
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SET 9.- ASKING QUESTIONS


To get information you need to ask questions. Q. = Question A: =Answer
1) Where are you from? ¿De dónde eres?
I am Spanish = I am from Spain He is French = He is from France
We are from German = We are form Germany They are Italian =They are from Italy

2 WHOSE….?
Q: “Whose iPad is this? = Whose is this iPad? ‘ ¿De quién es….? A: This iPad is Iñaki’s (iPad)
Q: Whose keys are these? = Whose are these keys? A: These keys are mine.

3) HOW BIG/HOW TALL/HOW LONG


Q: How big is your dog? A: My dog is very big , bigger than my desk
Q: How tall is Pau Gasol? A: Pau Gasol is over two metres tall
Q: How long is a tennis court? A: A tennis court is about 23,77 metres long
Q: How long is an Olympic swimming pool? A: An Olympic pool is 50 metres long

4) HOW…? ¿Cómo?
1 How do you come to school? I come to school by bus
2 How can I help him? ¿Cómo puedo ayudarle?
5 ) WHAT COLOUR is it?
Q: What colour is her hair? What colour are her eyes?

6 ) WHAT IS ….LIKE? ¿Cómo es?


1.A .-“What is your bedroom like? Is it big ? = ¿Cómo es tu habitación?
2 Q: What is your friend Luis like? =¿Cómo es tu amigo Luis?
A: My friend Luis is very nice and easy-going. He’s a bit too shy though
. 3 Q: What are Cuban people like? =¿Cómo son los cubanos? A: They are very cheerful 3

Q: What is the weather like?.=¿Cómo es el tiempo en Pamplona?


A: The weather in Pamplona is very changeable and unpredictable

Q: What is the hotel like?=¿Cómo es el hotel?


A: The hotel is a modern 5-star hotel . It offers a lot of facilities like tennis courts,
swimming pools, table tennis , etc…

7) WHAT……LOOK LIKE?
1) Q: what does your father look like?=¿Qué aspecto tiene tu padre?
A: My father is average height . He is in his forties He has brown curly hair and a big
moustache

2) Q: What did the thief look like?=¿Qué aspect tenía el ladrón?


A: The thief was quite tall. He had fair hair and a beard

3) Q: What does your friend Luis look like?=¿Qué aspecto tiene tu amigo Luis?
A: My friend Luis is quite a good-looking guy. He is a bit taller than I am. He is well-built too

8) HOW FAR…?
1) Q: How far is the hotel from the beach? A: The hotel is about 50 metres from the beach
2) Q: How far is it to Tudela? A: Tudela about 90 kms away from Pamplona

9) HOW MUCH….?
1) Q: How much does this ipad cost? A: This ipad costs about 400 euros
2) Q: How much does the ticket cost? A: The tickets costs over 30 euros
3) Q: How much (money) do you spend on phone calls?
A: Normally I don’t spend much money on phone calls. I spend just a little money .
5) Q: Normally how much time do you spend in front of the TV?
A.-Normally I spend about two hours watching TV
6) Q: Normally how much time do you spend reading in your free time?
A.- Normally I spend an average of 30 minutes a day reading in my free time
7) Q : How much (money have you saved so far? =¿Cuánto has ahorrado hasta le fecha?
A: “So far I have saved at least 300 euros

10 ) HOW MANY…?
1) Q: How many people are there in your school? A: There are more than 1500 people in
my school
2) Q:How many subjects do you have this course? A: I have nine subjects this course
3) Q: How many words do we have to write? = ¿Cuántas palabras tenemos que escribir?
A: You have to write about 100 words in this composition.

4) Q: How many people were there? A.- There weren’t many people. There were only a few
5) Q: How many different countries have you visited so far? *so far = up to now HASTA AHORA
A: So far I have visited ten different countries
6) Q: How many times have you been to Egypt? =¿Cuántas veces has estado en Egypto
A:- So far I have been once UNA VEZ in Egypt

11) HOW OFTEN…?


1) Q: How often CON QUÉ FRECUENCIA do you go to la Morea mall?
A: I go to La Morea mall twice a week
2) How often do you have a check-up? A.- Once in a while

12) HOW LONG…?


1 ) Q : How long does it take to fly from Madrid to New York? =¿Cuánto tiempo se tarda en
volar desde Madrid a Nueva York?
A:- “It takes about 8 hours to fly from Madrid to New York
2) Q: How long do you take (=How long does it take you ) to get to school? =¿Cuánto tardas
en llegar al colegio?
A.- It depends . If I walk normally it takes me about 25 minutes to get to school.
3) Q : How long does it take you/How long do you take to have breakfast?
A.- It depends on the day of the week. On Mondays , for example, it takes me about 5 minutes
to have breakfast
4) Q: How long did you take to work out the maths problem? =How long did it take you to
work out the problem? ¿Cuánto tiempo tardaste en resolver el problems de mates?
A: It took me more than half an hour to work out the maths problem. It was too difficult!

13 HOW LONG…?
1) Q: How long are you going to stay in the USA? =¿Cuánto tiempo se va a quedar en EEUU?
A: We are tourists. We are going to stay in USA for a couple of weeks

14 WHAT KIND OF…? =WHAT SORT OF…?


1) Q: What kind (=What sort) of books do you like reading? =¿Qué clase de libros te gusta..?
A: I like to read adventure books
2) Q: What kind (=What sort) of food is your favourite? = ¿Qué clase de comida es tu prefer
A: I like all kinds of food, particularly pasta , like spaghetti, rice, macaroni, etc..

3) Q: What sort of (=What kind of) films do you enjoy watching?


A: I enjoy watching action films, science fiction, thrillers , horror movies…

4) Q: What sort of (=What kind of) TV programmes do you like watching?

THEREIS/THEREARE
SET 10 : ‘HAY’ / ‘HABÍA’ THERE WAS/THERE WERE /
WEBSITES
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/there-was-there-were-exercises.html
http://www.aprenderinglesrapidoyfacil.com/2014/02/28/ejercicios-there-was-vs-there-were-vs-there-will-be-exercises/

A) EN TIEMPO PRESENTE : ‘HAY / NO HAY/ ¿HAY…?

1 ) There is a new pizzeria near here ‘Hay una pizzeria nueva cerac de aquí’
2) There are a lot of pubs in Pamplona ‘Hay muchos pubs…
3) Mum! There isn’t any milk in the fridge! = Mum! There is no milk in the frdge!
‘¡Mamá! ¡No hay nada de leche en el frigorífico!

4) Mum! Is there any milk in the fridge? ‘¿Hay algo de leche en el frigorífico?
5) There is just a little salt in the salad ‘Hay sólo un poco de sal en la ensalada

6) Mum! Are there any eggs in the fridge? ¿Hay algunos huevos…?
7) I can’t make an omelet because there aren’t any eggs =there are no eggs
8) This bottle is empty. There isn’t any water = There is no water ‘ESta botella está vacía. No
hay nada de agua

9) Is there much snow in The Pyrenees? = ¿Hay much nieve en los Pirineos?
10) Are there many people skiing? = ¿Hay mucha gente eskiando?
11) Is there much water in the lake? 12) Are there many boats in the lake?

A) EN TIEMPO PASADO: ‘HABIA / NO HABÍA / ¿HABÍA…?


1 ) Three months ago there was a lot of snow in the Pyrenees . Now there isn’t much snow.
There is only a little ‘Hace tres meses había mucha nieve en..

2) There weren’t many people at the stadium. There were only a few people ‘No había mucha
gente
3) Were there many people practicing surfing? =¿Había mucha gente practicand surfing?
4) Was there enough bread for everybody? = ¿Había/ Hubo suficiente pan para todos?
5) There wasn’t anything interesting to see on the TV = NO había nada interesante par aver…

6) ) There wasn’t any bread = there was no bread


7) There weren’t any cars = There were no cars
8) Was there much traffic a hundred years ago? =¿Había mucho tráfico hace 100 años?
9) Were there many traffic lights a hundred years ago? = ¿Había muchos semáforos hace 100 años?
10) Was there much pollution a hundred yaers ago?
11) were there many forests?
12) Was there much poverty? =¿Había mucha pobreza?
13) Were there many unemployed people? =¿Había mucha gente en paro?
BLOQUE 11: PRESENT SIMPLE / SIMPLE PRESENT

WEBSITES :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZGsnv9ZEQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8qxKxQaOwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49bKfTBy9Tc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqs_xnkDjsI
PARA PRACTICAR :
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-adverbs-frequency.php#.VRZwj_mG-T0
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_02_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?04
 ¿Para qué sirve? Para expresar hábitos, rutinas, cosas que sueles hacer , verdades generales…’
 HÁBITO : ‘Normally I get up at 7:30’ / ‘My father usually reads the newspaper
in the morning’
 VERDADES GENERALES: Birds fly / The sun rises in the east and sets in the
west , etc
 ¿Qué debes tener muy muy en cuenta? : cuando el sujeto es 3ª persona del singular
 I go to…/ He goes I do…/ She does… You study…/ She studies…
 I watch TV…./ He watches….
 Tienes que saber construir oraciones NEGATIVAS con ‘don’t / doesn’t + verb INFINITI-
VO
o I don’t want to do that / Pau Gasol doesn’t play football / we don’t live in….
 También tienes que saber formular PREGUNTAS : …… do + sujeto+ verbo INFINITI-
VO?
….. does + sujeto + verbo
INFINITIVO?

 What kind of films do you like? / Does your mother speak English?
 Do your parents help you in your studies? / How much does this Ipad cost?
 Por supuesto, también tienes que saber que cuando la pregunta va dirigida al SUJETO, enton-
ces NO debes usar ‘do , does’ : “Who lives there? Who speaks German in your school?
Who teaches maths? Who knows this? Who cooks at
home?
 Debes controlar también las INTERROGATIVAS NEGATIVAS : Why don’t you want to
do this?
 Why doesn’t he like horror
films?

 Por ultimo, necesitas practicar hasta dominar estos adverbiso de ‘tiempo’ que suelen utilizar-
se con el PRESENT SIMPLE : sometimes / usually/ never/ always/ often / once in a
while/
rarely / ever/ hardly ever / every day / once a month / twice a
year

ex: I usually read in bed / I never watch TV in the morning /


She often A MENUDO/CON FRECUENCIA plays the guitar.
I hardly ever CASI NUNCA take the bus = I rarelyRARA VEZ take the bus
I don’t usually take the bus ‘No suelo coger el autobús’
Do you ever cry alone? =¿Alguna vez lloras solo/a?
I go to Itaroa once in a while ‘Voy poco / con poca frecuencia a Itaroa’= I hardly
ever go
She always tells the truth. She never lies ‘Siempre dice la verdad. Nunca miente’
I always say ‘hello’ ‘Yo siempre saludo
Do you usually listen to music? ‘¿Sueles escuchar música?
I have a shower every day. I brush my teeth twice a day DOS VECES AL DIA
auxiliaries
1) Q: Who lives in that house? ¿Quién vive en esa casa? A: Nobody lives in that house
2) Q: Who gave you these flowers? =¿Quién te dió estas flores? A: My boyfriend gave them
to me
3) Q: Who knows how to get there? ¿Quién sabe cómo llegar allí?
4) Q: Who told you this? ¿Quién te dijo esto?
5) Q Who wants to go? ¿Quién quiere ir? 6) Q : Who wants to stay? ¿Quién quiere
quedarse?

QUESTIONS WITH ‘DO / DOES

1) Q: What time does the concert start? A: The concert starts at half past ten
2) Q: What time does the match begin? A : The match begins at quarter to nine
3) Q: What does your mum do? Where does she work? A: My mum works as a nurse in
the hospital

4) Q: What do you usually do on Saturday morning? ¿Qué sueles hacer…?


A: On Saturday morning I usually play basketball the school team

5) Q: What subject does Mr Cutrin teach ? A: Mr Cutrin teaches physics & chemistry
subject
6) Q: Where do your friends live? Do they live far from the school? A: My friends live
in Mutilva

7) Q: Do your parents speak English? A: My father speaks just a little but my mother speaks
a lot
8) Q: How do you come to school? A: It depends. Normally I walk to school?

9) I weigh about 60 kilos Q: How much do you weigh?=¿Cuánoto pesas?


10) This rucksack /backpack MOCHILA weighs about 5 kilos
Q: How much does this rucksack weigh?= ¿Cuánto pesa esta mochila?
11) That luggageEQUIPAJE weighs over(=more than) 10 kilos Q: How much does that
luggage weigh? = ¿Cuánto pesa ese equipaje?

12) This film lasts TO LAST=DURAR for over two hours


Q: How long does this film last?.= ¿Cuánto dura esta peli?
13) The concert begins at 10:00 Q: What time does the concert begin?=¿A qué hora
comienza el concierto?

Set 12 : ‘TO BE’ in the PAST SIMPLE form

AFIRMAT I was You were He/she/it was We were They were


NEGATIVE I wasn’t You weren’t He/she/it We weren’t They weren’t
wasn’t
INTERROGATIVE Was I…? …were …was he..? Were we..? Were they..?
you..? …was she..?

Examples
1 Jon.-“Where were you last summer? Marta.-‘I was in my parents’ village
2 Carlos.-“Why was Elena so sad?
3 I wasn’t very interested in watching the film and my friends weren’t interested eitherTAMPOCO
4 A.-Why weren’t you at school last Monday? B.- I was sick ‘estaba enferma
4 MOTHER.-“Why are you so late today? Look at the time!
SON :- ‘I was with my friends, mum
MUM- ‘You weren’t with your friends! Tell me the truth!

5 CARLOTA.-“Why were you so happy yesterday?


YOU.’I was over the moonSUPER CONTENTA because it was my sister’s birthday!
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SET 13 : “CAN” / “COULD” / “WILL BE ABLE TO . Observa atentamente cuándo debemos


expresar nuestras ideas con estos modales básicos.

A) CAN/CAN’T
1 I can speak French very well. Can you speak French? ‘Puedo hablar francés muy bien. ¿Puedes
tú hablar francés?
2) (para ofrecerte a ayudar Can I help you? ‘¿Puedo ayudarte?

3) (to describe photos) In this picture we can see some people who are listening to music ‘En esta
foto podemos ver unas persoans que están esuchando música
4) I can’t see anything = I can see nothing ‘No puedo ver nada’

5) My dog is completely blind, so it can’t see anything.

B) COULD/COULDN’T:

6) When they were younger , my grandparents could walk long distances ‘Cuando eran más
jóvenes, mis abuelos podían caminar distancias largas’

7) When I was little I could sleep until late ‘Cuando yo era pequeño podia dormir hasta tarde’

8) When he was younger, my father could play the guitar very well ‘Cuando era más joven mi
padre sabía tocar la guitarra muy bien’

9) Rafa Nadal could beat all his opponents very easily when he was younger ‘Rafa Nadla podia
batir a todos sus rivals muy fácilmente

10) I’m sorry. I was in a hurry, so I couldn’t wait for you ‘Lo siento. Yo tenía prisa , así que no
pude esperarte’
11) Juan didn’t have enough money, so he couldn’t buy a pizza ‘Juan no tenia suficiente dinero, así
que no pudo/ no podía comprar pizza

12) We couldn’t have a swim because the weather wasn’t good enough ‘No pudimos darnos un
baño porque el tiempo no era lo suficientemente Bueno
13) Last weekend I was ill, so I couldn’t hang out with my friends ‘El pasado fin de semana
estab enfermo, así que yo no pude/no podia salir a dar una vuleta con mis amigos

14) When my grandparents were younger , they couldn’t watch TV and they couldn’t use a
computer eiother ‘Cuando mis abuelos eran más jóvenes, no podia ver la YV y no podían usar
ordenador tampoco

USO ESPECIAL PARA PEDIR LAS COSAS EDUCADAMENTE:

10) Excuse me, Could you help me, please? ‘Disculpe, ¿Podría ayudarme, por favor?
11) Excuse me, Could you tell me how to get to Trafalgar Square, please? ‘Disculpe , ¿Podría
decirme cómo llegar a la Plaza de Trafalgar, por favor?

C) WILL BE ABLE TO / WON’T BE ABLE TO : Presta especial atención a las frases con
WILL BE ABLE TO . ¿Cuándo se utiliza? Cuando queremos expresar futuro : ‘podré, no
podré, podrás , no podrás, podremos , etc…

13) If I save enough money , I will be able to buy a guitar ‘Si ahorro lo suficiente, podré comprar..
14) ) I’m still injured, so I won’t be able to play next Saturday ‘Estoy tadavía lesionado, así que no
podré jugar el próximo sábado
15) In the future, people will be able to travel to the moon ‘En el futurO la gente podrá viajar a
la.
16) You need your passport , Without it you won’t be able to fly NO PODRÁS VOLAR to USA
17) There is very little snow, so we won’t be able to ski NO PODREMOS ESQUIAR
18) ) When I turn 18 I will be able to drive my father’s car ‘Cuando cumpla 18, podré conducir
el coche de mi padre
19) If you speak English fluently, you will be able to get a good job ‘….podrás conseguir..

WEBSITES:
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/can-could-be-able
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/modals/can.htm

Set 14 CONNECTORS

1 BECAUSE ‘porque… Examples:

 I am going to study hard because I want to learn a lot this year


 My friend Luis has a lot of friends because he is a nice boy.
 I went to bed very early because I was too tired

2) ‘SO..’ ‘ así que, pore so…

Example:

 I want to learn a lot this year, so I am going to work hard


 Luis is a nice boy, so he has a lot of friends
 I was too tired, so I went to bed early

POR ESO ES POR LO QUE


3) THAT’S WHY

 Luis is a nice boy, that’s why he has a lot of friends


 I was too tired, that’s why I went to bed early

4) TO PARA:
 My mum goes to the gym to do exercise
 I ran very fast to catch the bus
 My father goes to the gym to stay fit, to relax, to forget about the daily routines

5) INSTEAD OF EN VEZ DE : Instead of getting the bus, I always walk to school.


Instead of going to La Mora mall, what about going somewhere else?

6) ALTHOUGH AUNQUE:
 Although my grandfather is almost 90, he goes for a run every other day
 Although I had already watched that film twice , I didn’t mind watching it one more time
7 BESIDES ADEMÁS / ALSO TAMBIEN (informal style)
 I’m very tired to go out. Besides, / Also , next Monday I’ve got a tough exam.
 Iñaki is a great teacher. Besides, / Also, he plays the guitar beautifully
 A place worth visiting is El Baztán. It features a breathtaking scenery Also, the people are
very kind and easy-going

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