English Grammar and Vocabulary Guide

Adjectives + Prepositions

Afraid of (miedo de), annoyed with (molesto con), different from (diferente de), famous for, good at, surprised at (sorprendido por), sick of (cansado de), interested in, involved in (involucrado en), keen on (continuar en), proud of, sad about (triste por), serious about, wrong with (mal con)

Verbs

• Say: Something, sorry, hello, yes
• Speak: Well, to someone, in public, slowly, loudly, clearly
• Tell: A joke, a lie, a story, something, a secret, what to do, the truth

Phrasal Verbs

Dress up (vestirse), splash out on (derrochar en), take back (devolver), try on (probarse), go on (continuar), shut up, call off (cancelar), catch up with (ponerse al día con), throw up, fall over (caer), grow up (crecer), make up (compensar, hacer las paces), rush around (corretear), build up (construir), find out (descubrir), look up (buscar), get into (entrar), pass on (transmitir), put off (posponer), walk out (salir), cut down on (reducir), fall out (discutir), grow up (crecer), look up to (admirar), blow away, come up with (inventar), count on (contar con), end up (acabar), find out (descubrir), go on (salir), help out (ayudar), look forward to (esperar con), put up with (tolerar), start out (empezar), think about (considerar), turn into (become), get into (meterse), pass on to (pasar), put off (posponer), walk out (salir), deal with (resolver), face up to (plantar cara), run out (quedarse sin), stand up for (luchar por), call off (cancelar), throw up (ponerse malo), take back (recuperar), try on (intentar), splash out on (aumentar), check out (corregir), get on (coger), see off (despedir), settle down (asentarse), think twice (reflexionar), hang on to (continuar), get together with (salir con), get on well with (llevarse bien), get in touch (mantener contacto), take after (parecerse), plunge into (poner en situación), go off (parar de), move on to (empezar a), give a hand (ayudar), calm down (relajar), carry on (seguir), fall out (caerse), build up (aumentar), be down (estar quieto)

Passive Voice

• Paints -> is painted
• Will paint -> will be painted
• Has painted -> has been painted
• Is painting -> is being painted

Reported Speech

• Take -> took
• Am taking -> was taking
• Took/have taken -> had taken
• Will take -> would take
• Can take -> could take
• Must take -> had to take
• Here -> there
• This -> that
• These -> those
• Now -> then
• Yesterday -> the day before
• Today -> that day
• Tonight -> that night

Conditional Sentences

1. If I present simple, I present simple
2. If I present simple, I will... - unless (if not)
3. If I past simple, I would...
4. If I had + past participle, I would have + past participle

Question Words

• Who
• Which
• Whose (cuyo)
• Where
• When -> D (no comas) ND (comas)

Future Continuous and Future Perfect

• Future Continuous: will be + ing
• Future Perfect: will have + past participle

Communication Verbs

Agree (de acuerdo), answer the phone, apologize (pedir disculpas), argue (discutir), ask, chat, fall out (caer), leave a message (dejar un mensaje), make a call (llamar), post a message (poner), send (enviar), talk face to face, thank (gracias), warn (advertir)

Health Vocabulary

Hurt: Leg, yourself, feel sick, have got disease, flu, headache, temperature

Shopping Vocabulary

Advertise (anunciar), afford (permitir), brand (marca), get a bargain, go shopping, keep up to date with (mantenerse al día), logo, look good (verse bien), queue up (hacer cola), look for (buscar), save (ahorrar), sell out (vendido), shop around, spend (gastar), tight (escaso), the latest (lo último), waste (desperdiciar), window-shop