Vocabulario y Gramática de Inglés: Past Simple, Articles y Relative Clauses

VOCABULARY

The people in the

During the interval, you could buy an ice cream or go to the bathroom.

We only paid $4 for admission because we're students.

It must be difficult to be a celebrity if people are always trying to take your photograph.

When you interview famous people, they often don't like you to ask about their private lives.

The actress gave an incredibly emotional performance as a 1940s housewife.

An advert for a film or TV series is called a trailer.

Come up with - Salir con.

Hooked - Enganchado.

Straight - Recto.

Weirdest - Raro.

Guys - Tipo.

° Disappointed: Decepcionado.

° Surprised: Sorprendido.

° Bored: Aburrido.

° Tired: Cansado.

° Amazed: Asombrado.

° Amazing: Increíble.

° Disappointing: Decepcionante.

° Embarrassing: Vergonzoso.

° Embarrassed: Avergonzado.

° Confusing: Confuso.

Grammar

Past Simple (Auxiliar: Did)

Acciones o actividades que ya ocurrieron

+ Pronombre + Verb-ed + Complement

He closed the door / Él cerró la puerta.

- Pronombre + didn't + Verb Normal + Complement

He didn't close the door / Él no cerró la puerta.

? Did / Didn't + Pronombre + Complement + ?

Did he close the door? / ¿Cerró él la puerta?

Yes, he closed the door.       No, he didn't close the door.

Past Continuous (Auxiliar: Was - Singular / Were - Plural) Estaba

Algo que estaba sucediendo

+ Pronombre + (was/were) + Verb-ing + Complement

- Pronombre + (wasn't/weren't) + Verb-ing + Complement

? (Was/Were) + Pronombre + Verb-ing + Complement

Past Perfect (Auxiliar: Had - Tenía/Había; been - estado)

Acción o actividad que se había estado realizando por cierto tiempo

+ Sujeto + Had + been + Verb-ing + Complement

We had been singing all night / Nosotros habíamos estado cantando toda la noche.

- Sujeto + Had + not + been + Verb-ing + Complement

We hadn't been singing all night.

? Had + Sujeto + been + Verb-ing + Complement + ?

Had we been singing all night?

Articles: a / an, the, zero article

(A/An)

Algo por primera vez

Una cosa específica

Para las profesiones

(The)

Algo ya mencionado

Cuando solo hay uno de esta cosa: The president.

Con palabras de orden: The first, The second, The next.

(Zero)

Cuando el sujeto de la oración es plural: Bears are so beautiful.

Con nombres propios: María is 18.

Relative Clauses: defining / non-defining

Who: Persona. That

Which: Objeto. That

Whose: Indica posesión (de quién).

Whom: Para personas, pero más formal.

Where: Lugares.

When: Momentos.

Why: Razón.

Defining Clauses

Nos dan información esencial.

° Si después del relativo hay un sujeto, lo podemos omitir.

The girl who I met yesterday

Non-defining Clauses

Nos dan información no esencial.

° Siempre van entre comas.

° That no vale si hay coma.

° No se puede omitir el relativo.