English Grammar and Vocabulary Essentials

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Reflexive Pronouns

  • I = me = myself (e.g., I bought myself a new shirt)
  • You = you = yourself
  • He = him = himself
  • She = her = herself (e.g., She makes all her clothes herself)
  • It = it = itself
  • We = us = ourselves
  • You = you = yourselves
  • They = them = themselves

Each other: Used when the action is reciprocal (e.g., Tom and Sue were talking to each other / Tom talks to Sue and Sue talks to Tom).

Vocabulary: Clothes and Commerce

  • Baggy jeans: pantalones anchos
  • A hooded sweatshirt: polerón con capucha
  • A suit and tie: traje y corbata
  • A miniskirt: minifalda
  • A top hat: sombrero de copa
  • Underwear: ropa interior
  • Trousers: pantalones de tela
  • Wardrobe: guardarropa
  • Crop: cultivo
  • Denim: mezclilla
  • Cheap: barato
  • Throw away: desperdiciar
NounVerb
Grow: agriculturaGrow
Producer: productorProduce
Worker: trabajadorWork
Manufacturer: fabricanteManufacture
Importer: importadorImport
Exporter: exportadorExport
Shopper: compradorShop
Designer: diseñadorDesign
Supplier: proveedorSupply

English Prefixes

Disrespectful, disorganized, unfair, uncommon, illegible, illegal, irregular, immoral, irresponsible, impossible, indecent, insensitive.

Passive Voice Structures

  • Present Simple: Active: Someone repairs the machine / Passive: The machine is repaired.
  • Past Simple: Active: Someone took my camera / Passive: My camera was taken.
  • Present Perfect: Active: She has packed the books / Passive: The books have been packed.
  • Past Perfect: Active: Bob had paid the bill / Passive: The bill had been paid.
  • Present Continuous: Active: They are mending the car / Passive: The car is being mended.
  • Past Continuous: Active: They were building it / Passive: It was being built.
  • Modals (will, can, must): Active: We will finish the job / Passive: The job will be finished. Active: We must do the work / Passive: The work must be done.

General Vocabulary

  • Bleed: sangrar
  • Blood suckers: chupasangre
  • Feed: alimentar
  • Lay: poner huevos
  • Hatch: eclosionar
  • Likely: probabilidad
  • Make-up: maquillaje
  • Jewellery: joyería
  • Piercing: perforación
  • Necklace: collar
  • Chain: cadena
  • Nail varnish: esmalte
  • Moustache: bigote
  • Beard: barba
  • Tattoo: tatuaje
  • Hair dye: tintura de pelo
  • Ring: anillo
  • Lipstick: lápiz labial
  • Dreadlocks: rastas
  • Sideburns: patillas

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