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Today we are learning about possessive adjectives.
Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership. For example,Los adjetivos posesivos se usan para indicar posesión. Cuando los usamos para referirnos a personas, indican más un sentido de relación que de posesión. Por ejemplo,This is Sarah. She is my wife.Te presento a Sarah. Es mi mujer.The possessive adjectives are as follows:
I — My
You — Your
He — His
She — Her
It — Its
We — Our
You(plural) — Your
They — Their
Check out some sentences with possessive adjectives:
* My brother helped me build this house. Mi hermano me ayudó a construir esta casa.* Is this your luggage?¿Es vuestro equipaje? * I think Mike has lost his suitcase!¡Creo que Mike ha perdido su maleta!* Jane is sad because her grandpa died recently.Jane está triste porque su abuelo murió hace poco.* That butterfly is beautiful; its wings look like a face. Esa mariposa es hermosa; sus alas parecen una cara.* Our parents are away this weekend so we are having a party!¡Nuestros padres no están este fin de semana así que vamos a montar una fiesta!* Don’t touch their books, John!¡No toques sus libros (los libros de ellos), John!Well, that’s easy enough, isn’t it? For more on this topic, please ask for the online course.
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Contracted forms of "to be"
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I hope you’re well and enjoying your Monday!
Today we’re going to look at the contracted forms of the verb “to be” in the present simple. Remember that contractions are very common in informal writing and speech in English.Hoy vamos a estudiar las formas contraídas del verbo “to be” en el presente simple. Recuerda que las contracciones son muy comunes cuando se escribe o se habla de manera informal en inglés.
Before we continue, here’s a reminder of the verb “to be” in the present simple:
I am
You are
He / She / It is
We are
You (plural) are
They are
To make a contraction with a subject pronoun and the verb “to be”, join the two words and replace the first letter of the conjugated verb “to be” with an apostrophe. Para hacer una contracción con un pronombre de sujeto y el verbo “to be”, une las dos palabras y reemplaza la primera letra de la forma conjugada del verbo “to be” con un apóstrofo:
Have a look at the following dialogue between Richard (R) and Sandra (S) to see contractions in everyday speech:
S: Hey, Rich! I heard you’re going to Brazil this week!¡Hola, Rich! ¡Me han dicho que te vas a Brasil esta semana!
R: Yes, I’m leaving on Thursday morning. Sí, me marcho el jueves por la mañana.
S: You’re so lucky. I’m just staying here the whole summer.Qué suerte tienes. Yo me quedo por aquí todo el verano.
R: That’s unfortunate. Did you hear that John’s coming with me to Brazil? He’s buying his ticket tonight. We’re both really excited. ¡Qué mala suerte! ¿Sabías que John me acompaña a Brasil? Se compra el billete esta noche. Los dos estamos muy emocionados!
S: Have a great time! ¡Pasadlo muy bien!
To make a negative sentence, just add “not” after the contraction. For example,
- I’m not happy because it’s raining.No estoy contento porque está lloviendo.
- She’s not coming to the party.Ella no viene a la fiesta.
- They’re not tired today.No están cansados hoy.
- We’re not going to the party because we haven’t been invited.No vamos a la fiesta porque no nos han invitado.
It is also possible to say “you aren’t” instead of “you’re not”, “he / she / it isn’t” instead of “he / she / it’s not”, “we aren’t” instead of “we’re not” and “they aren’t” instead of “they’re not”. For example,
- She isn’t coming to the party.
- They aren’t tired today.
- We aren’t going to the party because we weren’t invited.
I hope this has been helpful! Remember that for more on this subject, you can ask for the online English courses.
Have an awesome week!
Take care,
I hope you’re well and enjoying your Monday!
Today we’re going to look at the contracted forms of the verb “to be” in the present simple. Remember that contractions are very common in informal writing and speech in English.Hoy vamos a estudiar las formas contraídas del verbo “to be” en el presente simple. Recuerda que las contracciones son muy comunes cuando se escribe o se habla de manera informal en inglés.
Before we continue, here’s a reminder of the verb “to be” in the present simple:
I am
You are
He / She / It is
We are
You (plural) are
They are
To make a contraction with a subject pronoun and the verb “to be”, join the two words and replace the first letter of the conjugated verb “to be” with an apostrophe. Para hacer una contracción con un pronombre de sujeto y el verbo “to be”, une las dos palabras y reemplaza la primera letra de la forma conjugada del verbo “to be” con un apóstrofo:
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Have a look at the following dialogue between Richard (R) and Sandra (S) to see contractions in everyday speech:
S: Hey, Rich! I heard you’re going to Brazil this week!¡Hola, Rich! ¡Me han dicho que te vas a Brasil esta semana!
R: Yes, I’m leaving on Thursday morning. Sí, me marcho el jueves por la mañana.
S: You’re so lucky. I’m just staying here the whole summer.Qué suerte tienes. Yo me quedo por aquí todo el verano.
R: That’s unfortunate. Did you hear that John’s coming with me to Brazil? He’s buying his ticket tonight. We’re both really excited. ¡Qué mala suerte! ¿Sabías que John me acompaña a Brasil? Se compra el billete esta noche. Los dos estamos muy emocionados!
S: Have a great time! ¡Pasadlo muy bien!
To make a negative sentence, just add “not” after the contraction. For example,
- I’m not happy because it’s raining.No estoy contento porque está lloviendo.
- She’s not coming to the party.Ella no viene a la fiesta.
- They’re not tired today.No están cansados hoy.
- We’re not going to the party because we haven’t been invited.No vamos a la fiesta porque no nos han invitado.
It is also possible to say “you aren’t” instead of “you’re not”, “he / she / it isn’t” instead of “he / she / it’s not”, “we aren’t” instead of “we’re not” and “they aren’t” instead of “they’re not”. For example,
- She isn’t coming to the party.
- They aren’t tired today.
- We aren’t going to the party because we weren’t invited.
I hope this has been helpful! Remember that for more on this subject, you can ask for the online English courses.
Have an awesome week!
Take care,
Prepositions of Place
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I hope you are well today.
For today's fun language tip we are going to look at the prepositions of place at, in and on.
We can use at, in and on when we talk about the location of things.
What do these three prepositions tell us about the location?
In general, we use:
• At for a POINT (un punto específico)
• In for an ENCLOSED SPACE (un espacio cerrado)
• On for a SURFACE (una superficie)
Look at some examples:
Mike is at the bus stop waiting for a bus.Mike está en la parada esperando un autobús.
James doesn't like to be locked in his office all day; he likes to be outside.A James no le gusta estar encerrado en la oficina todo el día; le gusta estar al aire libre.
When I got home, I saw a cat sitting on my car!¡Cuando llegué a casa vi un gato tumbado sobre mi coche!
Let's take a look at a list of some words which often follow these prepositions of place:
AT
home - work - school - university - college - a station - an airport - the seaside
IN
the newspaper - bed - hospital - prison - the street - the sky - a photograph - a picture/photo - the mirror - the corner (of a room).
ON
the left - the right - the ground floor - the first, second, etc, floor - on a chair (sit) - on the radio - on television/TV - on a horse - on the corner (of a street).
An important rule to remember is, that we use on for most means of transport: Una regla importante es que usamos "on" con la mayoría de los medios de transporte:
I am on the bus/my bike/my motorbike/my skateboard/aplane/the train at the moment.
However, we do not use on for cars and taxis; we use the preposition in:Sin embargo, no usamos "on" con los coches y taxis; usamos la preposición "in".
I am in my car/a taxi at the moment.
I hope this has been helpful for you! Remember that for more information on this topic, you can take a look at the online course.
Have a great week.
Take care,
I hope you are well today.
For today's fun language tip we are going to look at the prepositions of place at, in and on.
We can use at, in and on when we talk about the location of things.
What do these three prepositions tell us about the location?
In general, we use:
• At for a POINT (un punto específico)
• In for an ENCLOSED SPACE (un espacio cerrado)
• On for a SURFACE (una superficie)
Look at some examples:
Mike is at the bus stop waiting for a bus.Mike está en la parada esperando un autobús.
James doesn't like to be locked in his office all day; he likes to be outside.A James no le gusta estar encerrado en la oficina todo el día; le gusta estar al aire libre.
When I got home, I saw a cat sitting on my car!¡Cuando llegué a casa vi un gato tumbado sobre mi coche!
Let's take a look at a list of some words which often follow these prepositions of place:
AT
home - work - school - university - college - a station - an airport - the seaside
IN
the newspaper - bed - hospital - prison - the street - the sky - a photograph - a picture/photo - the mirror - the corner (of a room).
ON
the left - the right - the ground floor - the first, second, etc, floor - on a chair (sit) - on the radio - on television/TV - on a horse - on the corner (of a street).
An important rule to remember is, that we use on for most means of transport: Una regla importante es que usamos "on" con la mayoría de los medios de transporte:
I am on the bus/my bike/my motorbike/my skateboard/aplane/the train at the moment.
However, we do not use on for cars and taxis; we use the preposition in:Sin embargo, no usamos "on" con los coches y taxis; usamos la preposición "in".
I am in my car/a taxi at the moment.
I hope this has been helpful for you! Remember that for more information on this topic, you can take a look at the online course.
Have a great week.
Take care,
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