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English-Spanish Vocabulary and Grammar Guide

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English-Spanish Vocabulary

Common Verbs

Accomplish, achieve: conseguir, assolir

Attempt: intent

Bargain: regatejar

Cope: sortir-se'n

Decrease: reduir

Deal: oferta

Delighted: encantada

Disrupt: interrompre

Enable: permetre, fer possible

Encourage: animar, fomentar

Effort: intent, esforç

Fulfil: complir

Get started: empezar

Ignore: ignorar

Injure: ferir

Isolate: aïllar

Lack of: falta de

Litter: llençar escombreries

Misunderstand: malinterpretar

On the move: en movimiento

Promote: promocionar

Rate: tarifa

Share: compartir

Succeed: tenir èxit

Toward: hacia

Upgrade: millorar

Upcoming: próximo

Other Words

Breathtaking: imponent

Brought about: provocado

Clever move: movimiento inteligente

Force: fuerza

Funded: fundado

Stall: parada

English Grammar Review

Verb Tenses

Present Simple

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Mastering Modal Verbs and Building Vocabulary

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Grammar

Modal Verbs

FunctionPresent/FuturePast - Modal Perfects
Ability
Inability
can
can’t/cannot
am/is/are (not) able to
could/couldn’t
was/were (not) able to
could have + past participle
Possibility
Impossibility
Small Probability
may/can/could
can’t/couldn’t
might (not)
could/couldn’t
may/might (not) have + past participle
High Probability
Certainty
Logical Deduction
must
can’t/couldn’t
must have + past participle
can’t/couldn’t have + past participle
Request
Polite Request
can
could
could
Permissionmay/can
am/is/are allowed to
could
was/were allowed to
Prohibitionmustn’t
can’t/cannot
couldn’t
wasn’t/weren’t allowed to
Obligation/Duty
Necessity
must
have to
shall
had to
Lack of Obligationdon’t have to
needn’t
don’t need to
didn’t have to
needn’t have
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Mastering Irregular Verbs in English

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Verb List

  • Beat/Beat/Beaten (Golpear)
  • Become/Became/Become (Llegar a ser)
  • Begin/Began/Begun (Empezar)
  • Bend/Bent/Bent (Doblarse)
  • Bet/Bet/Bet (Apostar)
  • Bite/Bit/Bitten (Morder)
  • Bleed/Bled/Bled (Sangrar)
  • Blow/Blew/Blown (Soplar)
  • Break/Broke/Broken (Romper)
  • Bring/Brought/Brought (Traer)
  • Build/Built/Built (Construir)
  • Burn/Burned/Burned (or Burnt/Burnt) (Quemar)
  • Burst/Burst/Burst (Reventar)
  • Buy/Bought/Bought (Comprar)
  • Catch/Caught/Caught (Coger)
  • Choose/Chose/Chosen (Elegir)
  • Come/Came/Come (Venir)
  • Cost/Cost/Cost (Costar)
  • Cut/Cut/Cut (Cortar)
  • Deal/Dealt/Dealt (Comerciar)
  • Dig/Dug/Dug (Cavar)
  • Do/Did/Done (Hacer)
  • Draw/Drew/Drawn (Dibujar)
  • Dream/Dreamed/Dreamed (or Dreamt/Dreamt) (Soñar)
  • Drink/Drank/Drunk (Beber)
  • Drive/Drove/Driven (Conducir)
  • Eat/Ate/Eaten (Comer)
  • Fall/Fell/Fallen
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English Grammar and Usage Practice: Common Mistakes Corrected

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Sentence Correction Practice: Part 1

  • The violence, which is very **common** in **video games**, has a negative **effect** on **teenagers**.
  • She **mustn't** be her mum; I **remember** seeing her at the party, and she was much taller.
  • By the time I arrive home, it will have stopped raining.
  • I wasn't used to living in such a noisy street.
  • My friend suggested staying in a **hostel**, which is much cheaper.
  • Send your brother a **WhatsApp message** so that he **knows** where we are.
  • As soon as you see him, you should tell him that you can't stand working with him.
  • What would you do if you lost your luggage in a foreign country?

Sentence Correction Practice: Part 2

  • I would love to go back to the restaurant that you had **recommended**.
  • The book **which** you
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Rewrite Sentences with Verbs and Phrases | Complete the Sentences | Grammar

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Rewrite the sentences with the verbs and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.
crash into • let ... down • charge • stay behind • bring up • take your time • slack off • hand
1. Brian hit the car in front of him.
Brian crashed into the car in front of him
2. How much did you pay the mechanic to repair your car?
How much did the mechanic charge to repair your car?
3. It isn’t a good idea to discuss politics with our guests.
It isn’t a good idea to bring up politics with our guests.
4. Don’t disappoint me.
Don’t let me down.
5. I must keep working as hard as I can.
I mustn’t slack off.
6. I won’t leave if you ask me to.
I’ll stay behind if you ask me to.
7. There’s no need to hurry. You won’t be late.
Take your time. You
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Complete List of Irregular Verbs in English

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Irregular Verbs in English

be-was/were-been (ser, estar)                let-let-let (permitir, dejar)

beat-beat-beaten (golpear)                lie-lay-lain (tumbarse)
become-became-become (llegar a ser)    lie-lied-lied (mentir)
begin-began-begun (empezar)            light-lit-lit (encender)

bend-bent-bent (doblarse)                 lose-lost-lost (perder)

bet-bet-bet (apostar)
bite-bit-bitten (morder)              mean-meant-meant (significar)

bleed-bled-bled (sangrar)                meet-met-met (conocer a)
blow-blew-blown (soplar)                pay-paid-paid (pagar)

bring-brought-brought (traer)            put-put-put (poner)
build-built-built (construir)            read-read-read

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English Irregular Verbs: Base Form and Past Participle List

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Common English Irregular Verbs (V1 & V3)

This is a reference list of common irregular verbs in English, showing the base form (infinitive) and the past participle form.

Irregular Verbs: A-F

Base Form (V1)Past Participle (V3)
bebeen
becomebecome
beginbegun
bitebitten
blowblown
breakbroken
bringbrought
buildbuilt
buybought
canbeen able to
catchcaught
choosechosen
comecome
costcost
cutcut
dodone
drawdrawn
drinkdrunk
drivedriven
eateaten
fallfallen
feelfelt
fightfought
findfound
flyflown
forgetforgotten
forgiveforgiven
freezefrozen

Irregular Verbs: G-R

Base Form (V1)Past Participle (V3)
getgot / gotten
givegiven
gogone
growgrown
hanghung
havehad
hidehidden
hithit
holdheld
hurthurt
keepkept
knowknown
leadled
leaveleft
lendlent
letlet
loselost
makemade
meanmeant
meetmet
paypaid
putput
readread
rideridden
ringrung
riserisen
runrun

Irregular

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I is correct ii is correct

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Dear Sir or Madam,    I am writng with reference to the above order, which I placed on your website on 3 February.       The order was for a size XL black running top. Unfortunately, it was not delivered until four weeks after it was ordered, and when it finally arrived, it was not the correct size or color. I therefore returned the package to you immediately with a note. However, I have not any reply for you, despite the fact that it is now two weeks since I returned the godos to your warehouse.       I would be grateful if you could either send me an update regarding this order or arrange for a refund to be made. It has now been six weeks since the original order was made and would appreciate it if the situation could be resolved
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British and American English: Vocabulary and Crime Terms

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Key Differences Between British and American English Vocabulary

  • Flat - Apartment
  • Flyover - Overpass (paso elevado)
  • Football - Soccer
  • Garden - Yard
  • Handbag - Pocketbook
  • Holiday - Vacation
  • Jelly - Jello (gelatina)
  • Lift - Elevator
  • Lorry - Truck
  • Mad - Crazy, insane
  • Marvellous - Marvelous
  • Motorbike - Motorcycle
  • Motorway - Highway (carretera)
  • Nappy - Diaper (pañales)
  • Number plate - License plate (matrícula)
  • Pavement - Sidewalk
  • Petrol - Gasoline
  • Post - Mail
  • Pub - Bar
  • Public toilet - Restroom
  • Pyjama - Pajamas
  • Queue - Line (cola, fila)
  • Railway - Railroad
  • Rubber - Eraser (goma)
  • Rubbish - Garbage
  • Shop - Store
  • Sweets - Candy
  • Tap - Faucet (grifo)
  • Timetable - Schedule (horario)
  • Tin - Can (lata)
  • Torch - Flashlight (linterna)
  • Autumn - Fall
  • Barrister - Attorney (abogado)
  • Biscuit - Cookie
  • Bonnet
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Innovative Underwater Restaurant Project in Capri, Italy

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The Project

The project that we have done is the creation of a restaurant under the sea. The restaurant will be located on the island of Capri, Italy; near the Blue Grotto. So, the space going to be completely crystallized and we will have the dining area, with a capacity for 100 diners.

Project Sections

  • Target Market
  • Staff
  • Restaurant
  • Facilities and Service
  • Conclusions

The target market will be customers of high acquisition who want to enjoy a unique and different experience. The values that we will consider when we will select staff are mainly the languages: English, Spanish, Italian, and French. The restaurant will have three food shifts: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It has two stages, one of them will be in the restaurant which is smaller. Here,...

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