Good morning!
I hope you are well.
I am sure that you have heard of the verb "to like" before in English! It's one of our favourite verbs. We use it all the time to talk about things that we enjoy doing. ¡Seguro que te suena el verbo "to like" en inglés! Es uno de nuestros verbos preferidos. Lo usamos con mucha frecuencia para hablar de actividades de las cuales disfrutamos.
If we don't like doing something, we don't enjoy doing it!
Let's have a look at some examples of how to use "to like" in the present simple in the affirmative and negative forms.
Bob likes playing cards with his friends on Saturday mornings. A Bob le gusta jugar a las cartas con los amigos los sábados por la mañana.
I like going shopping with my friends every weekend.
Me gusta ir de compras con mis amigas todos los fines de semana.
Mike doesn't like going to the gym. He prefers going running. A Mike no le gusta ir al gimnasio. Prefiere ir a correr.
Sara likes studying in the library because it's much more peaceful there. A Sara le gusta estudiar en la biblioteca porque allí se está mucho más tranquilo.
In general, children don't like doing their homework. En general, a los niños no les gusta hacer los deberes.
The verb "to like" is often followed by a gerund, the "-ing" form of the verb. However, it is also possible to put an infinitive after the verb "to like". It is possible to say, for example, El verbo "to like" muchas veces va seguido de un gerundio, la forma "-ing" del verbo. Sin embargo, también puede ir seguido de un infinitivo. Se puede decir, por ejemplo,
Bob likes to play cards with his friends on Saturday mornings.
Some other verbs which indicate preference are.
to love
to prefer
to hate
Look at some examples:
James loves watching films on TV whereas his sisterprefers going to the cinema. James hates spending so much money just to see a film.
James loves to watch films on TV whereas his sister prefers to go to the cinema. James hates to spend so much money just to see a film. A James le encanta ver películas en la tele mientras que su hermana prefiere ir al cine. James odia gastar tanto dinero solo para ver una película.
I hope this has been helpful!
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There is / There are
Hello there!
I hope you are having a nice Monday.
Today we are going to have a look at “there was” and “there were” to see exactly when and how to use them.Hoy vamos a estudiar “there was” y “there were” para saber cuándo y cómo usarlos.
We use “there was” and “there were” when we want to say something existed or something was present in the past. Usamos “there was” y “there were” cuando queremos decir que algo existía o estaba presente en el pasado.
* Remember that “there was” and “there were” refer to the past and are the past tense of “there is” and “there are”.* Recuerda que “there was” y “there were” son el pasado de “there is” y “there are”.
- We use there was with singular nouns. For example:Usamos “there was” con sustantivos singulares. Por ejemplo:
There was a big garden in the front of the house.Había un gran jardín delante de la casa.
There was a man at the bus stop.Había un hombre en la parada de autobús.
- We use there were with plural nouns. For example:Usamos “there were” con sustantivos plurales. Por ejemplo:
There were many travel guides at the bookshop yesterday.Había muchas guías de viaje en la librería ayer.
There were seven hundred people at the convention last week.Había setecientas personas en el congreso la semana pasada.
Look at this dialogue between Eric (E) and Pam (P) to see how to use “there was” and “there were” in conversation:
E: Were there many people at the show, Pam?¿Había mucha gente en el espectáculo, Pam?
P: Yes, it was packed. You should have come! There wasenough room in the car for you.Sí, estaba muy lleno. ¡Tendrías que haber venido! Había suficiente sitio en el coche.
E: I know, I just didn’t feel like going out. There was a great film on TV last night anyway.Lo sé, pero no tenía ganas de salir. Dieron una película muy buena por la televisión ayer por la noche, de todas formas.
P: There were amazing decorations set up too around the stage area and there was a new guitar player who I hadn’t seen before.Había unas decoraciones increíbles alrededor del escenario también y un nuevo guitarrista que no había visto antes.
E: It sounds great. Next time I might come along.Suena genial. Quizás me apunte la próxima vez.
As you can see, we make questions by placing “was” or “were” at the beginning of the sentence followed by “there.”
• Were there many people at the show?¿Había mucha gente en el espectáculo?
• Was there anything good on TV last night?¿Había bueno en la televisión anoche?
To form the negative we add “not” to “was” or “were” to form “was not” or “were not.” Alternatively, you can use the contracted forms “wasn’t” or “weren’t”. Look at some examples:
• There were not / There weren’t many people at the show.No había mucha gente en el espectáculo.
• There was not / wasn’t anything good on TV last night.No había nada bueno en la televisión anoche.
I hope this has been helpful for you. For more information on this topic, please take a look at the online course.
Have a great week!
I hope you are having a nice Monday.
Today we are going to have a look at “there was” and “there were” to see exactly when and how to use them.Hoy vamos a estudiar “there was” y “there were” para saber cuándo y cómo usarlos.
We use “there was” and “there were” when we want to say something existed or something was present in the past. Usamos “there was” y “there were” cuando queremos decir que algo existía o estaba presente en el pasado.
* Remember that “there was” and “there were” refer to the past and are the past tense of “there is” and “there are”.* Recuerda que “there was” y “there were” son el pasado de “there is” y “there are”.
- We use there was with singular nouns. For example:Usamos “there was” con sustantivos singulares. Por ejemplo:
There was a big garden in the front of the house.Había un gran jardín delante de la casa.
There was a man at the bus stop.Había un hombre en la parada de autobús.
- We use there were with plural nouns. For example:Usamos “there were” con sustantivos plurales. Por ejemplo:
There were many travel guides at the bookshop yesterday.Había muchas guías de viaje en la librería ayer.
There were seven hundred people at the convention last week.Había setecientas personas en el congreso la semana pasada.
Look at this dialogue between Eric (E) and Pam (P) to see how to use “there was” and “there were” in conversation:
E: Were there many people at the show, Pam?¿Había mucha gente en el espectáculo, Pam?
P: Yes, it was packed. You should have come! There wasenough room in the car for you.Sí, estaba muy lleno. ¡Tendrías que haber venido! Había suficiente sitio en el coche.
E: I know, I just didn’t feel like going out. There was a great film on TV last night anyway.Lo sé, pero no tenía ganas de salir. Dieron una película muy buena por la televisión ayer por la noche, de todas formas.
P: There were amazing decorations set up too around the stage area and there was a new guitar player who I hadn’t seen before.Había unas decoraciones increíbles alrededor del escenario también y un nuevo guitarrista que no había visto antes.
E: It sounds great. Next time I might come along.Suena genial. Quizás me apunte la próxima vez.
As you can see, we make questions by placing “was” or “were” at the beginning of the sentence followed by “there.”
• Were there many people at the show?¿Había mucha gente en el espectáculo?
• Was there anything good on TV last night?¿Había bueno en la televisión anoche?
To form the negative we add “not” to “was” or “were” to form “was not” or “were not.” Alternatively, you can use the contracted forms “wasn’t” or “weren’t”. Look at some examples:
• There were not / There weren’t many people at the show.No había mucha gente en el espectáculo.
• There was not / wasn’t anything good on TV last night.No había nada bueno en la televisión anoche.
I hope this has been helpful for you. For more information on this topic, please take a look at the online course.
Have a great week!
How to Use "Going to"
Hello!
How are you? I hope you are well.
Today I'm going to teach you about "going to" and how to use it correctly. Here I have used "I'm going to teach you" because it's my intention
Hoy voy a hablarte sobre "going to" y te enseñaré cómo usarlo correctamente. He usado la frase en inglés "I'm going to teach you" ya que es mi intención.
"Going to" is used for events which are planned or expected.
"Going to" se usa para eventos planeados o esperados.
Look at the following conversation between Chris (C) and Stacey (S) to see how it is used:
Echa un vistazo a la siguiente conversación entre Chris (C) y Stacey (S) para ver cómo se usa:
C: Good morning, Stacey. Do you have any plans for the summer holiday? I'm going to spend a week in Ibiza with my friends.
Buenos días, Stacey. ¿Tienes algún plan para las vacaciones de verano? Yo voy a pasar una semana en Ibiza con mis amigos.
S: I'm not sure what I'm going to do, Chris. I may just stay here and spend time with my family. I'm very excited about next winter though as my family and I are going to go skiing in the Alps.
No estoy segura de qué voy a hacer, Chris. Tal vez me quede aquí y pase tiempo con mi familia. Pero tengo muchas ganas de que llegue el próximo invierno, ya que voy a ir con mi familia a esquiar a los Alpes.
C: That sounds like fun, Stacey. My family and I are going to Thailand to escape the cold winter. We do that every year. Anyway, Stacey, I have to go. I'm going to have lunch with a close friend this afternoon.
¡Suena divertido, Stacey! Mi familia y yo iremos a Tailandia para escapar del frío del invierno. Lo hacemos cada año. Bueno, Stacey, tengo que irme. Voy a comer con un buen amigo al mediodía.
S: OK, Chris, see you tomorrow!
Ok, Chris, ¡nos vemos mañana!
Remember we form this verb form using subject + the verb to be conjugated correctly + going to + the base form of the verb and to form the negative we just add "not" after the verb "to be" and follow the same structure, for example:
Recuerda que esta forma verbal se crea combinando el sujeto + el verbo "to be" en su correspondiente conjugación + el verbo en infinitivo (sin el "to"), y que para formar la forma negativa apenas añadimos "not" después del verbo "to be" y seguimos la misma estructura, por ejemplo:
We are not going to come to the party. (or the contracted form "We're not going to come to the party.")
No vamos a ir a la fiesta
"Going to" may also be used for predictions based on evidence we are able to see as we speak. For example,
"Going to" también se puede usar para hacer predicciones basándonos en señales que podemos advertir mientras hablamos. Por ejemplo:
• That book is going to fall off the table!
¡Ese libro se va a caer de la mesa!
• Look at those clouds! I think it's going to rain today.
¡Mira esas nubes! Creo que hoy va a llover
• I have just broken my wife's favorite vase. She's not going to be happy!
Acabo de romper el jarrón favorito de mi mujer. ¡No le va a hacer ninguna gracia!
Well, there you have it! I hope this has been helpful for you. For more information on "going to", please email us asking for the online course.
See you soon!
Have a nice week.
How are you? I hope you are well.
Today I'm going to teach you about "going to" and how to use it correctly. Here I have used "I'm going to teach you" because it's my intention
Hoy voy a hablarte sobre "going to" y te enseñaré cómo usarlo correctamente. He usado la frase en inglés "I'm going to teach you" ya que es mi intención.
"Going to" is used for events which are planned or expected.
"Going to" se usa para eventos planeados o esperados.
Look at the following conversation between Chris (C) and Stacey (S) to see how it is used:
Echa un vistazo a la siguiente conversación entre Chris (C) y Stacey (S) para ver cómo se usa:
C: Good morning, Stacey. Do you have any plans for the summer holiday? I'm going to spend a week in Ibiza with my friends.
Buenos días, Stacey. ¿Tienes algún plan para las vacaciones de verano? Yo voy a pasar una semana en Ibiza con mis amigos.
S: I'm not sure what I'm going to do, Chris. I may just stay here and spend time with my family. I'm very excited about next winter though as my family and I are going to go skiing in the Alps.
No estoy segura de qué voy a hacer, Chris. Tal vez me quede aquí y pase tiempo con mi familia. Pero tengo muchas ganas de que llegue el próximo invierno, ya que voy a ir con mi familia a esquiar a los Alpes.
C: That sounds like fun, Stacey. My family and I are going to Thailand to escape the cold winter. We do that every year. Anyway, Stacey, I have to go. I'm going to have lunch with a close friend this afternoon.
¡Suena divertido, Stacey! Mi familia y yo iremos a Tailandia para escapar del frío del invierno. Lo hacemos cada año. Bueno, Stacey, tengo que irme. Voy a comer con un buen amigo al mediodía.
S: OK, Chris, see you tomorrow!
Ok, Chris, ¡nos vemos mañana!
Remember we form this verb form using subject + the verb to be conjugated correctly + going to + the base form of the verb and to form the negative we just add "not" after the verb "to be" and follow the same structure, for example:
Recuerda que esta forma verbal se crea combinando el sujeto + el verbo "to be" en su correspondiente conjugación + el verbo en infinitivo (sin el "to"), y que para formar la forma negativa apenas añadimos "not" después del verbo "to be" y seguimos la misma estructura, por ejemplo:
We are not going to come to the party. (or the contracted form "We're not going to come to the party.")
No vamos a ir a la fiesta
"Going to" may also be used for predictions based on evidence we are able to see as we speak. For example,
"Going to" también se puede usar para hacer predicciones basándonos en señales que podemos advertir mientras hablamos. Por ejemplo:
• That book is going to fall off the table!
¡Ese libro se va a caer de la mesa!
• Look at those clouds! I think it's going to rain today.
¡Mira esas nubes! Creo que hoy va a llover
• I have just broken my wife's favorite vase. She's not going to be happy!
Acabo de romper el jarrón favorito de mi mujer. ¡No le va a hacer ninguna gracia!
Well, there you have it! I hope this has been helpful for you. For more information on "going to", please email us asking for the online course.
See you soon!
Have a nice week.
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