English Verb Tenses, Adjectives and Synonyms

1. Verb: listen — Tenses

• Present simple: I, you, we, they listen; he, she, it listens. Jo escolto.
• Past simple: I, you, we, they listened; he, she, it listened. Jo vaig escoltar. (Used to + base form: listen)
• Present continuous: I am listening; he, she, it is listening; we, you, they are listening. Jo estic escoltant.
• Past continuous: I was listening; he, she, it was listening; we, you, they were listening. Jo estava escoltant.
• (Verb: have):
  • Present perfect: I, you, we, they have listened; he, she, it has listened. Jo he escoltat.
  • Past perfect: I, you, we, they had listened; he, she, it had listened. Jo havia escoltat.
• Conditional: I, you, he… would listen. Jo escoltaria.
• Simple future: I, you, he… will listen. Jo escoltaré.
• Present perfect continuous: I, you, we, you, they have been listening. Jo he estat escoltant.
• Past perfect continuous: I, you, we, you, they had been listening. Jo havia estat escoltant.
• Perfect conditional: I, you, we, you, they would have listened; he, she, it would have listened. Jo hauria escoltat.
• Perfect future: I, you, we, you, they will have listened; he, she, it will have listened. Jo hauré escoltat.

3. Adjectives: forms and order

Examples and degrees:

• Adjectives (examples): boiling, very hot (exaggeration). great, very good, an extremely great.
• Superiority:
  • Adjective: cold, clever, comprehensive
  • Comparative: colder than; cleverer / more clever; more comprehensive
  • Superlative: the coldest; the cleverest / the most clever; the most comprehensive
• Equality: as cold as; as clever as; as comprehensive as
• Inferiority:
  • Adjective: cold, clever, comprehensive
  • Comparative: less cold; less clever; less comprehensive
  • Superlative: the least cold; the least clever; the least comprehensive
• Order of adjectives: Opinion (beautiful), Size (long), Shape (shape/form), Age (old), Colour (blue), Origin (Indian), Material (ceramic), Purpose (use), Noun (name).

4. Synonyms

• Excrement: shit, crap, poo, faeces, doodoo.
• Lavatory: toilet, bowl, the bathroom, WC.
• Words with "toilet": toilet bowl, toilet flush, toilet water, toilet soap, toilet bag, toilet brush, toilet paper.
• Wonderful: incredible, amazing, awesome, extraordinary.
• Intelligent: smart, clever, bright, sharp.
• Pretty: beautiful, cute, nice.
• Thin: skinny, slim.
• Rich: millionaire, billionaire, wealthy, toff.
• Search: look for, seek.
• Don't worry: relax, it doesn't matter, it's fine, it's OK.