Mastering English: Tenses, Conditionals, and More
Past Tenses
We can use past tenses to tell a story or describe past events, including personal anecdotes.
-When I lived on the island, I enjoyed walking on the beach in the early morning with Bonnie.
Past Simple
We can use the past simple for actions that started and finished in the past, for example, a series of events in someone’s life. The past simple is often used in stories and dialogues.
-Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He became the first black President of South Africa.
Past Continuous
We use
Read MoreSpanish-English Vocabulary: Food, Farming, and Grammar
Fruits:
- Apple: Manzana
- Avocado: Aguacate
- Banana: Banana
- Grape: Uva
- Mango: Mango
- Melon: Melón
- Pineapple: Piña
- Tangerine: Mandarina
- Peach: Durazno
- Pear: Pera
- Plum: Ciruela
- Raspberry: Frambuesa
- Strawberry: Frutilla
- Grapefruit: Pomelo
- Orange: Naranja
- Coconut: Coco
- Watermelon: Sandía
- Lemon: Limón
- Cherry: Cereza
- Starfruit: Carambola
Vegetables:
- Bean: Frijoles
- Spinach: Espinaca
- Watercress: Berro
- Zucchini: Calabacín, calabacita
- Leek: Puerro
- Green pepper: Pimiento verde
- Red pepper: Pimiento rojo
- Pumpkin: Calabaza
- Tomato: Tomate
- Potato:
Common English Grammar and Vocabulary Errors
- David has already left the office. He’s at home now.
- Thomas is upset because he lost his watch and can’t find it.
- When Donald went windsurfing for the first time, he couldn’t do it very well.
- They rented Big from the DVD store because Tim hadn’t seen the film before.
- In the 19th century, many people lived in awful housing conditions.
- Rory played tennis twice this week.
- Wendy just broke her watch.
- Has Sue seen the film yet?
- Gordon was doing his homework all morning.
- If it’s sunny, we could go for
Mastering English Grammar: Infinitives, Gerunds, and Phrasal Verbs
Infinitives in English Grammar
Infinitive with ‘to’:
- afford, agree, appear, ask, arrange, beg, care, decide, expect, encourage, fail, force, hope, intend, learn, manage, offer, order, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, request, seem, teach, tell, try, wait, want, warn, wish…
- After semi-modals: have (got) to, used to, be going to, be able to…
- Adjectives
- too/enough
- would like, love, hate
- Infinitives of purpose (to/in order to/so as to)
Infinitive without ‘to’:
- After modal verbs: must, can, could, will, would,
Daniel Serrallonga: A Character Analysis and Novel Summary
Daniel Serrallonga: A Character Analysis
History
The novel recounts the life of Daniel Serrallonga from his youth to his early death, focusing on his progressive decline.
Plot
The narrative doesn’t follow a classical plot structure with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Instead, it presents a troubled life through a series of episodes.
Daniel Serrallonga
Daniel Serrallonga is an absent protagonist. He is discussed extensively, but only appears briefly at the beginning and end of the novel. He is described
Read MoreMaster English Grammar: Reported Speech, Passive Voice
Reported Speech
6. We took a taxi to the station. They told me: that they had taken a taxi to the station.
7. Our luggage has been damaged. They said: that their luggage had been damaged.
8. Are you going to the school tomorrow? He asked me: if I was going to school today.
9. We may stay until the weekend. They said: they might stay until the weekend.
10. Where have you been living? They asked: where I had been living.
Passive Voice
They will give him a prize if I learn this. A prize will be given to him
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