martes, 29 de septiembre de 2009

prepositions: To, Before and After

To:
Meaning: a, hacia
is used after the verbs of the movement like go, come, back, walking, flying, ext
behind of the verb "get" (to give meaning to get somewhere)

  • They come to the wedding (vienen a la boda)
  • Sofia flies to Canada
Before:
Meaning: antes, antes de
is used after the verbs, names or nouns

  • Ring me before 1 o'clock (llamame antes de la 1)
  • They arrive before me (ellos llegan antes que yo)
After
Meaning: despues, despues de
is used after the verbs, names or nouns
  • My boss pay me after I tell them the problem ( mi jefe me paga cuando le cuento el problema)

follow with prepositions

I study at university. (Estudio en la universidad)

He is at home. (Él está en casa)

I always visit my sister at work. (Siempre visito a mi hermana en el trabajo)

She doesn’t like waiting at the metro stop. (A ella no le gusta esperar en la estación del metro)

At the table. (En la mesa -para trabajar o comer-)

The papers are at the top shelf. (Los papeles están en la estantería de arriba)

I’ll see you at the theatre. (Nos vemos en el teatro)

ON

Meaning: sobre, encima

Use: placed in front of place names based as tables, floors, etc ..., with names of places in a room as a ceiling, wall or ceiling to indicate that someone is inside a public transport or in plant building, to indicate the distance from one point to another.

Examples:

The pen is on the table. (El bolígrafo está sobre la mesa)

They have a picture of Paris on the wall. (tienen una foto de Paris en la pared)

It was the first time I was on a plane. (Era la primera vez que subía a un avión)

prepositions

It's advisable to memorize the different variations and uses depending on whether we talk about prepositions of place, position, motion or time. We'll see that many of the prepositions are repeated in different sections. We therefore recommend practical exercises are varied and help you see the difference between them.

* IN
Meaning: en, dentro
Purpose: to indicate places both indoors and outdoors. We use it to indicate that something is within a thing, in an enclosed area, or inside of something physically.

a I live in Brighton. (Vivo en Brighton)

b The cat is in the box. (El gato está dentro la caja)
I found your address in the phone book. (He encontrado tu dirección en la guía telefónica)
My parents in law arrived in
France on Monday. (Mis suegros llegaron a Francia el lunes)

* AT

Meaning: en, a, al, cerca de
Use: in front of buildings such as houses, airports, universities (to indicate that we are in) before the top (top), bottom (bottom), at the end of (late) to indicate events such as meetings, parties , concerts, sports, etc. .. Behind "arrive" when referring to places other than cities or countries

possesive pronuons

Express presission about something or somelive:

I (my)

You (your

He (his)

She (her)

It (its)

We (our)

They (their)

Example:

This is my workbook, my workbook is big
I don't know tour name, your name is Anny
His car is expersive, He washes his car
her name is Maria, she drinks her coffee
Its house is small, my dog eats its food
Our classroom is clean, we're with our group
Their Family is big, they're with their friends

miércoles, 23 de septiembre de 2009

verb to be

The verb 'To be' is especially important in English. It corresponds to the Spanish verb "ser" and "estar". Depending on the meaning of the phrase

I am English / Soy inglés
I am in England / Estoy en Inglaterra

Sirve para expresar la edad, en cuyo caso se traduce por 'tener':

Mary is 20 years old / Maria tiene 20 años
I am 21 / Yo tengo 21 años
How old are you? / ¿Cuántos años tienes?

-Para expresar las sensaciones también se emplea el verbo 'to be' y equivale al 'tener' español.

Are you hungry? / ¿Tienes hambre?
He is thirsty / Tiene sed

-También para hablar sobre el tiempo atmosférico. En este caso se traduce por 'hacer'

It's windy / Hace viento
It's very cold / Hace mucho frío

Affirmative form

I am (I’m)
Soy, estoy
You are (you’re)
Eres, estas
He is (he’s)
El es, el esta
She is (she’s)
Ella es, ella esta
It is (it’s)
Se refiera a los animales, o cosas
We are, (we’re)
Nosotros somos, estamos
They are (they’re)
Ellos están, ellos son


Negative form

I am not
No soy, no estoy
You aren’t
No eres, no estas
He isn’t
el no esta, el no es
She isn’t
Ella no es, ella no esta
It isn’t
We aren’t
Nosotros no somos, no estamos
They aren’t
Ellos no están, ellos no son


http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1A.html

martes, 22 de septiembre de 2009

Profession

A profession is an action or function that serves to make a living, be it financial support or livelihood.

here you can find some professions

http://www.lingolex.com/job.htm

Titles and Introduces

The formal treatment to address people is:

Mr: is used for men
Miss: for unmarried women
Mrs: for married woman


Introduces:

Formal:
I am GOING TO introduce Mr/Miss/Mrs
He is an actor
She is a singer

Informal:
let me introduce Miguel/ Anna....
this is Miguel/Anna