Essential English for Spy-Themed Communication

English Vocabulary for Espionage

• Spy (espía)
• Agent (agente)
• Secret Service (servicio secreto)
• Enemy (enemigo)
• Secret Message (mensaje secreto)
• Invisible Ink (tinta invisible)
• Catch Someone (atrapar a alguien)
• Break a Code (romper un código)
• Password (contraseña)
• Hack (piratear, entrar sin autorización)
• Gadgets (artilugios)
• Conceal (ocultar)
• Reveal (revelar)
• Term (término, palabra)
• Citizen (ciudadano)
• Shave (afeitarse)
• Search (buscar)
• No Matter How (no importa cómo)
• Capture (capturar)
• Ordinary (normal, común)
• Ancient (antiguo)
• Criminal (criminal)
• Yet (sin embargo, aún)
• For (para, por)
• Just (solo, justo)
• Several (varios)
• Never (nunca)
• Since (desde)
• Ever (alguna vez, siempre)
• Wait (esperar)
• See (ver)
• Eat (comer)
• Sell (vender)
• Arrive (llegar)
• Play (jugar, tocar)
• Award (premio, otorgar)
• Former (anterior, ex)
• Scar (cicatriz)
• Graduate (graduarse)
• Recruit (reclutar, recluta)
• Make Up (formar, inventar)
• Jam (interferir, bloquear; también mermelada)
• Fabricate (inventar, falsificar)
• Quiet (tranquilo, silencioso)
• Hire (contratar, alquilar)
• Invent (inventar)
• Give (dar)
• Visited (visitó, visitaron)
• Won (ganó, ganaron)
• Walked (caminó, caminaron)
• Taken (llevado, tomado)
• Planted (plantado)
• Met (conoció, se encontró)
• Be (ser, estar)
• Written (escrito)
• Graduated (graduado)

Synonyms and Antonyms

• Release (liberación, soltar)
• Kind (tipo, amable)
• Run Away (huir, escapar)
• Shave (afeitarse)
• Boring (aburrido)
• Note (nota, apunte)
• Terrible (terrible, horrible)
• Friend (amigo)
• Begin (comenzar)
• Enemy (enemigo)
• Capture (captura, atrapar)
• Type (tipo, clase)
• Start (comienzo)
• Message (mensaje)
• Exciting (emocionante)
• Escape (escaparse)
• Cut Off (cortar, aislar)
• Wonderful (maravilloso)

Useful Language for Writing

These phrases can help you structure narratives and descriptions:

• The Main Characters… (Los personajes principales…)
• The Story… (La historia…)
• When… (Cuando…)
• At Just… (Con tan solo…)
• After… (Después de…)
• The Following Day/Week… (Al día/semana siguiente…)
• From the Beginning… (Desde el principio…)

English Grammar Essentials

Present Perfect Simple

The Present Perfect Simple connects past actions to the present, often emphasizing the result or experience.

• I've bought some invisible ink (we can use it today).
• Codes have been important since ancient times.

Time Expressions for Present Perfect Simple

• For (para, durante)
• Since (desde)
• Just (justo ahora, hace poco)
• Already (ya)
• Lately (últimamente)
• Recently (recientemente)
• Always (siempre)
• Ever (alguna vez)
• Never (nunca)
• Yet (aún, todavía)
• Several Times (en varias ocasiones)
• So Far (hasta ahora, hasta el momento)

Present Perfect Continuous

The Present Perfect Continuous emphasizes the duration or ongoing nature of an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• We have been trying to break the code for weeks.
• James has been trying to break the code for days.
• Laura hasn't been helping us for long.
• Have you been trying to break the code? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

Time Expressions for Present Perfect Continuous

• For (durante)
• Since (desde)
• All Day (todo el día)
• All Week (toda la semana)
• All Month (todo el mes)
• All Year (todo el año)