Spanish Phrases and Their English Translations

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Me gustaría saber cómo

I would like to know what your house is like. You may think I am very inquisitive, but I give much importance to the place people live in.

Mr Blondin

Mr. Blondin, unlike other restaurant proprietors, doesn’t usually flatter the clients of the upper class.

Me gustaría ganarme

I would like to earn my living as a lawyer. They usually earn more money than teachers.

Me llevó bastante tiempo

It took me a long time to make up my mind, but I have just bought a brand-new car.

Mi primer

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English Modal Verbs: A Comprehensive Summary

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English Modal Verbs

Introduction

Modal verbs are a class of auxiliary verbs, also known as modal auxiliaries. There are ten English modal verbs: can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, and ought to. They express the ability, possibility, need, or another condition of the main verb.

Structure

In statements: Subject + Modal + Main Verb
In questions: Modal + Subject + Main Verb

1. Can

Can indicates possibility or capability.

  • Example: Tom can help you.
  • Example: Wild animals can be dangerous.
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English Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary, Grammar & Tenses

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Unit 1 Phrasal Verbs

Break down: damaged
Clear up: order
Eat in: enter
Come over: come
Put up: to hang up
Take down: withdraw
Wash up: scrubbing

Unit 2 Phrasal Verbs

Get by: move forward
Go up: climb, rise
Let off: let go
Look after: take care of
Set up: create
Shut down: close

Unit 3 Phrasal Verbs

Make up: make nice / makeup / invent / make
Take on: agree / acquire / contract

Unit 4 Vocabulary

Application: application
Boss: boss
Care assistant: personal assistance
Cash: money
Caterer: catering staff
High-flyer: ambitious

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Don Quixote’s Adventures: Chapters 26-41

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Chapter 26

After Don Quixote’s departure, a bewildered Sancho, emulating Amadis of Gaul, launched into melancholic pronouncements and praises of the knight-errant. He then recited a poem describing the surrounding landscape. Lacking sustenance, he searched for herbs. Upon encountering the priest and barber, Sancho recounted his adventures, including a lost letter from Dulcinea. The priest and barber, amused by Sancho’s forgetfulness, offered him food before joining him in the search for Don Quixote.

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Don Quixote’s Adventures

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Chapter I

His name was Alfonso Quijana. A gentleman of the lance, with an old shield, a lean hack, and a greyhound. He was 50 years old, lean-faced, an early riser, and a friend of the hunt. He lived with a housekeeper past 40, a niece of 20, and a boy who helped in the field and market. He loved reading books of chivalry, so much so that he sold arable land to buy more. The priest, a doctor and graduate of Siguenza, noted his obsession. Quijana decided to become a knight-errant, traveling the world

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Key English Grammar Rules

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English Verb Tenses

Present Simple

I play tennis. She does not play tennis. Does he play tennis? The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. The train does not leave at 9 AM. When does the train usually leave? She always forgets her purse. He never forgets his wallet. Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun. Does the Sun circle the Earth?

Present Continuous

You are learning English now. You are not swimming now. Are you sleeping? I am sitting. I am not standing. Is he sitting or standing? They are

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