Friday, August 5, 2016

There is - There are



Positive Sentences


We use there is for singular and there are for plural.
  • There is one table in the classroom.
  • There are three chairs in the classroom.
  • There is a spider in the bath.
  • There are many people at the bus stop.
We also use There is with uncountable nouns:
  • There is milk in the fridge.
  • There is some sugar on the table.
  • There is ice cream on your shirt.

Negative Form


The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:
  • There is not a horse in the field.
  • There are not eight children in the school.
  • There is not a tree in the garden.
  • There are not two elephants in the zoo.

There aren't with ANY


When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.
  • There aren't any people at the party.
  • There aren't any trees in my street.
We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:
  • There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
  • There isn't any sugar in my coffee.

Questions


To form a question we place is / are in front of there.
Again we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.
We also use there is / are in short answers.
  • Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
  • Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
  • Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
  • Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
  • Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.

How Many with Are There


If we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in the following form:
How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).
  • How many dogs are there in the park?
  • How many students are there in your class?
  • How many countries are there in South America?
  • How many Star Wars films are there?





Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Simple Past




InfinitiveSimple PastPast ParticipleSpanish
answeransweredansweredresponder
arrivearrivedarrivedllegar
askaskedaskedpreguntar
be iwas / werebeenser
borrowborrowedborrowedtomar prestado
break ibrokebrokenromper
buy iboughtboughtcomprar
catch icaughtcaughtatrapar
cleancleanedcleanedlimpiar
climbclimbedclimbedescalar
collectcollectedcollectedcolleccionar
come icamecomevenir
composecomposedcomposedcomponer
cookcookedcookedcocinar
cut icutcutcortar
dancedanceddancedbailar
describedescribeddescribeddescribir
discoverdiscovereddiscovereddescubrir
do ididdonehacer
drink idrankdrunkbeber
drive idrovedrivenconducir
eat iateeatencomer
enjoyenjoyedenjoyeddisfrutar
fall ifellfallencaer
feel ifeltfeltsentir
find ifoundfoundencontrar
fly iflewflownvolar
forget iforgotforgottenolvidar
give igavegivendar
go iwentgoneir
happenhappenedhappenedsuceder
have ihadhadtener
helphelpedhelpedayudar
hurt ihurthurtherir, doler
inventinventedinventedinventar
inviteinvitedinvitedinvitar
killkilledkilledmatar
know iknewknownsaber
lend ilentlentprestar
leave ileftleftdejar
lie ilaylainyacer
likelikedlikedgustar
livelivedlivedvivir
looklookedlookedmirar
lovelovedlovedamar
make imademadehacer
meet imetmetconocer, encontrar
missmissedmissedperder, extrañar
openopenedopenedabrir
packpackedpackedempacar
pay ipaidpaidpagar
phonephonedphonedllamar por teléfono
playplayedplayedjugar
preferpreferredpreferredpreferir
preparepreparedpreparedpreparar
pushpushedpushedempujar
put iputputponer
rainrainedrainedllover
read ireadreadleer
rememberrememberedrememberedrecordar
rentrentedrentedalquilar
rescuerescuedrescuedrescatar
returnreturnedreturnedvolver, devolver
ring irangrungllamar por teléfono
savesavedsavedahorrar
say isaidsaiddecir
searchsearchedsearchedbuscar
see isawseenver
sell isoldsoldvender
sit isatsatsentarse
skateskatedskatedpatinar
skiskiedskiedesquiar
sleep isleptsleptdormir
smellsmelledsmelledoler
speak ispokespokenhablar
spend ispentspentgastar
startstartedstartedcomenzar
staystayedstayedquedarse
stopstoppedstoppeddetener
studystudiedstudiedestudiar
survivesurvivedsurvivedsobrevivir
swim iswamswumnadar
take itooktakentomar
talktalkedtalkedhablar
teach itaughttaughtenseñar
tell itoldtolddecir
think ithoughtthoughtpensar
throw ithrewthrownlanzar
touchtouchedtouchedtocar
trytriedtriedintentar
understand iunderstoodunderstoodentender
useusedusedusar
visitvisitedvisitedvisitar
waitwaitedwaitedesperar
walkwalkedwalkedcaminar
wantwantedwantedquerer
washwashedwashedlavar
watchwatchedwatchedmirar
wear iworewornllevar puesto
workworkedworkedtrabajar
write iwrotewrittenescribir