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

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Spanish-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:
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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
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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,
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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

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Master 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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