English Modal Verbs, Passive Voice & Future Tenses Study Notes
Modal Verbs: Formula (Modal + Infinitive)
CAN: (poder, present simple) / CAN'T.
BE ABLE TO: (afirmativa, futuro, present perfect; ser capaz de)
MUST: (obligación, afirmativa) / MUSTN'T.
HAVE TO / NEED TO: (afirmativa; tener que)
SHOULD / SHOULDN'T: (afirmativa, consejo)
MAY: (interrogativa, posibilidad)
MIGHT: (afirmativa, posibilidad)
COULD / COULDN'T: (pasado simple)
Perfect Modals
Formula: MODAL + HAVE + INFINITIVE
MUST / SHOULD / COULD / MAY / MIGHT
Passive Voice
Formula: SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (same tense) + PAST PARTICIPLE + (BY + AGENT)
Example: A photographer took some pictures.
- Some pictures were taken by a photographer.
The Causative
Formula: HAVE / GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
Vocabulary Unit 4
Agreement: acuerdo / appearance: aspecto / argument: pelea.
awareness: conciencia / clever: listo / curly: rizado / enjoyment: placer.
fair: claro / fall out: enfadarse / feel uncomfortable: incómodo.
focus on: centrarse / frown: fruncir el ceño / truthful: realista / tip: consejo.
thin: delgado / tend to: soler / tell the truth: decir la verdad.
tell lies: mentiras / stubborn: testarudo / straight: liso / spot: detectar.
skinny: flaco / sign off: despedirse / share: compartir / shy: tímido.
selfish: egoísta / sadness: tristeza / rude: grosero / rely on: fiarse de.
polite: educado / pleasant: agradable / outgoing: extrovertido.
liar: mentiroso / join: unirse a / hesitate: dudar / happiness: felicidad.
handsome: guapo / get along: llevarse bien / get it right: acertar.
Vocabulary Unit 5
Worth seeing: merecer la pena / weak: flojo / waste of time: perder tiempo.
unharmed: ileso / underage: menores / taste: probar / shoot: filmar.
rule: gobernar / roll in the aisles: morir de risa / release: estrenar.
punish: castigar / pretend: fingir / plot: argumento.
outstanding: destacado.
hilarious: divertidísimo / homemade: casero / fill with: llenarse de.
fake: falso / dull: aburrido / dub: doblar / costumes: vestuario.
cast: reparto / box office hit: éxito de taquilla / bank: orilla / award: premio.