Master English Grammar and Essential Vocabulary

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Essential English Vocabulary

Family and Relationships

  • Bond: lazo, vínculo
  • Brother-in-law: cuñado
  • Cousin: primo
  • Great-grandfather: bisabuelo
  • Nephew: sobrino
  • Niece: sobrina
  • Referee: árbitro
  • Relative: pariente, familiar
  • Sibling: hermano/a
  • Spouse: cónyuge
  • Widow: viuda
  • Only child: hijo único

Common Verbs and Actions

  • Bury: enterrar
  • Cheer: animar
  • Fake: fingir
  • Flee: huir, fugarse
  • Inherit: heredar
  • Nod: asentir con la cabeza
  • Raise: criar
  • Overhear: oír (por casualidad)

Adjectives and Personal Traits

  • Engaged: prometido/a
  • Grateful: agradecido/a
  • Jealous: celoso/a
  • Pregnant: embarazada
  • Single: soltero/a
  • Self-centered: egocéntrico

Phrasal Verbs and Useful Expressions

  • Break up: romper, separarse
  • Fight back: defenderse, contraatacar
  • Get along: llevarse bien
  • Grow apart: distanciarse
  • Live up to: estar a la altura de, vivir de acuerdo con, cumplir
  • Look up to: admirar, respetar a
  • Push around: intimidar
  • Take after: parecerse a, salir a
  • Turn into: convertir(se) en
  • Get to: tener la oportunidad de
  • Nothing to do with: nada que ver con
  • Settle for: conformarse con
  • Take a break: tomarse un respiro, descansar

English Verb Tenses Reference

TenseEnglish ExampleSpanish Translation
Present SimpleI workYo trabajo
Present ContinuousI am workingYo estoy trabajando
Past SimpleI workedYo trabajé
Past ContinuousI was workingYo estaba trabajando
Past Perfect SimpleI had workedYo había trabajado
Past Perfect ContinuousI had been workingYo había estado trabajando
Present Perfect ContinuousI have been workingYo he estado trabajando
Present Perfect SimpleI have workedYo he trabajado
Future SimpleI will workYo trabajaré
Be going toI am going to workYo voy a trabajar
Future Perfect SimpleI will have workedYo habré trabajado
Future ContinuousI will be workingYo estaré trabajando

Reported Speech Rules (Estilo Indirecto)

Direct SpeechVerb FormReported Speech
Present SimpleEatAte
Past SimpleAteHad eaten
Future SimpleWill eatWould eat
Present ContinuousAre eatingWere eating
Past ContinuousWere eatingHad been eating
Present Perfect SimpleHave eatenHad eaten
Present Perfect ContinuousHave been eatingHad been eating
Past Perfect SimpleHad eatenHad been eating
Past Perfect ContinuousHad been eatingHad been eating

Modal Verbs in Reported Speech

  • Can → Could
  • May → Might
  • Must / Have to → Must / Had to
  • Will → Would

Passive Voice Transformations (Pasiva)

TenseActive VoicePassive Voice
Present SimpleSellsAre sold
Past SimpleSoldWere sold
Future SimpleWill sellWill be sold
Present ContinuousIs sellingAre being sold
Past ContinuousWas sellingWere being sold
Present Perfect SimpleHas soldHave been sold
Past Perfect SimpleHad soldHad been sold
ModalsShould sellShould be sold
Modal PerfectsCould have soldCould have been sold
Have toHas to sellHave to be sold
Be going toIs going to sellAre going to be sold

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