Mastering English: Connectors, Grammar, and Prepositions
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Essential English Connectors and Their Meanings
Here's a list of common English connectors with their Spanish translations:
- First of all - En primer lugar
- In my opinion - En mi opinión
- Personally - Personalmente
- As far as I am concerned - Por lo que a mí respecta
- From my point of view - Bajo mi punto de vista
- To begin with - Para empezar
- Firstly - Primeramente
- Secondly - En segundo lugar
- That's why - Esto es por lo que
- Therefore - Por lo tanto
- As a result of - Como resultado
- Consequently - En consecuencia
- As - Como
- So - Así que
- Whereas - Mientras que
- So...that... - Tan...que...
- Such a...that... - Tan...que...
- On the one hand - Por una parte
- However/Nevertheless - Sin embargo
- Anyhow - De todas formas
- Anyway - De cualquier manera
- In spite of/Despite - A pesar de
- On the contrary - Por el contrario
- Although - Aunque
- Not only...but also - No solo...sino también
- As if / As though - Como si
- Apart from - Aparte de
- Also - También
- In the same way - De la misma forma
- As - Cuando
- While - Mientras
- Meanwhile - Mientras tanto
- Previously - Previamente
- Until then - Hasta entonces
- Before - Antes
- After - Después
- Later - Y después
- Then - Entonces, después
- In short - En resumen
- On the whole - Total que
- Finally - Finalmente
- To sum up - Resumiendo
- In the end - Al final
- In conclusion - En conclusión
Key Grammar Points
Usage of "Used To"
- Be used to - Estar acostumbrado a
- Get used to - El proceso de acostumbrarse (The process of getting used to)
Conditional Sentences
- 1st Conditional: If + present, will + verb
- 2nd Conditional: If + past, would + verb
- 3rd Conditional: If + past perfect, would have + present perfect
Future with "Going To"
- Be going to: Present to be + going to + verb
Comparatives and Superlatives
- Comparative: -er > older than
- Superlative: -est > the oldest; beautiful > more..., the most...
- Good - Better - The best
- Bad - Worse - The worst
Comprehensive List of English Prepositions
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| About | Acerca de / Sobre |
| Above | Encima de / Por encima de |
| Across | En frente de / Cruzando |
| After | Después |
| Against | Contra |
| Along | Por (una vía paralela) "Go along this street" |
| Among | Entre (en medio de) |
| Around | Alrededor de |
| At | En / A |
| Before | Antes |
| Behind | Detrás de / Atrás de |
| Below | Debajo de / Abajo de |
| Beneath | Debajo de / Bajo |
| Beside | Al lado de / Junto a |
| Between | Entre (usualmente entre 2 personas u objetos) |
| By | Por |
| During | Durante |
| Except | Excepto / Salvo |
| For | Para (destinatario / uso / propósito) |
| From | De (origen / remitente) |
| In | En |
| In front of | En frente de |
| Inside | Dentro de |
| Instead of | En vez de / En lugar de |
| Into | En / A / Con (movimiento de entrar) |
| Like | Como / Parecido / Igual que |
| Near | Cerca de / Junto |
| Of | De (posesivo) |
| On | Sobre / En "on the table, on TV, on Sunday" |
| Outside | Fuera de |
| Over | Encima de / Por encima de |
| Since | Desde |
| Through | A través |
| To | A (destinación) |
| Toward / Towards | Hacia |
| Under / Underneath | Debajo de |
| Until | Hasta |
| With | Con |
| Within | Dentro de (distancia / tiempo) |
| Without | Sin |