Mastering English Tech Terms and Future Tenses
Modern Technology Vocabulary
- Video game console
- Laptop
- Smartphone
- Digital camera
- Tablet
- Radio-controlled helicopter
- Flat-screen TV
Essential Verbs
- Charge: Cargar
- Upgrade: Mejorar
- Connect: Conectar
- Operate: Funcionar
- Scan: Escanear
- Record: Grabar
- Update: Actualizar
- Download: Descargar
- Attach: Adjuntar
- Log in: Iniciar sesión
Emotional Adjectives
- Happy: Feliz
- Shocked: Conmocionado
- Delighted: Encantado
- Angry: Enojado
- Sad: Triste
- Doubtful: Dudoso
- Confused: Confuso
- Bored: Aburrido
- Greedy: Codicioso
- Tearful: Lloroso
English Grammar Structures
Second Conditional
Structure: If + past simple, would/could + base verb
Example: "If I were you, I would use the mobile only in your free time."
Present Simple
Used for timetables and schedules.
Example: "The train leaves at 5 p.m."
Present Continuous
Used for arranged situations in the near future.
Example: "I'm travelling to London this evening."
Future Simple (Will/Won't)
- Affirmative: Subject + will + base verb (e.g., "I will buy a new house")
- Negative: Subject + won't + base verb (e.g., "They won't travel abroad")
- Interrogative: Will + subject + base verb? (e.g., "Will you come soon? Yes, I will / No, I won't")
Uses of Future Simple
- On-the-spot decisions: "My phone is running out of battery; I'll charge it."
- Predictions based on beliefs or expectations (using be sure, be afraid, probably, certainly, perhaps).
- Promises, threats, warnings, requests, and hopes.
- Events that will definitely happen and are out of our control: "It will be dark soon."
To Be Going To
- Affirmative: Subject + to be + going to + base verb (e.g., "I am going to visit my parents")
- Negative: Subject + to be + not + going to + base verb (e.g., "She is not going to eat the sandwich")
- Interrogative: To be + subject + going to + base verb? (e.g., "Are you going to study German? Yes, I am / No, I'm not")
Uses of To Be Going To
- Plans and ambitions: "She's going to visit Spain this summer."
- Intentions (actions already decided): "We're going to visit Spain this summer."
- Predictions based on evidence: "Look at your puppy; he's going to bite your shoe."