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Presente9 tarjetas
Pasado6 tarjetas
Futuro3 tarjetas
Artículos2 tarjetas
- A / An
- The
Sustantivos3 tarjetas
Pronombres5 tarjetas
Verbos2 tarjetas
- Verbos irregulares
- Imperativos
Patrones verbales3 tarjetas
Verbos modales6 tarjetas
Adverbios3 tarjetas
Cantidad5 tarjetas
Preguntas2 tarjetas
- Question words
- Question tags
Condicionales2 tarjetas
- Zero Conditional
- First Conditional
Preposiciones4 tarjetas
Comparación de adjetivos1 tarjeta
- Comparación de adjetivos
Conectores1 tarjeta
- Linking words
Phrasal verbs1 tarjeta
- Phrasal verbs: conceptos básicos
Verbos que se confunden1 tarjeta
- Say / Tell y Do / Make
Modismos2 tarjetas
- Modismos cotidianos
- Modismos sobre sentimientos y opiniones

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Am / Is / Are

I + am
he/she/it + is
you/we/they + are
isn't / aren't
Am/Is/Are + subject?
Estado, identidad o descripción (no una acción)

There is / There are

there is + singular / incontable
there are + plural
there isn't / aren't
Is/Are there ...?
algo existe o está en algún lugar

Present Simple

I/you/we/they + V1
he/she/it + verb + -s/-es
don't / doesn't + V1
Do/Does + subject + V1?

Do / Does

I/you/we/they → do
he/she/it → does
con do/does → verbo sin -s
no se usa en afirmativas normales

Have / Has

I/you/we/they + have
he/she/it + has
don't / doesn't + have
Do/Does + subject + have?

Present Continuous

Subject + am/is/are + V-ing
Subject + am/is/are + not + V-ing
Am/Is/Are + subject + V-ing?

Present Simple vs Continuous

hábito / hecho → Present Simple
ocurre ahora → Present Continuous
always, usually frente a now, at the moment

Present Perfect

I/you/we/they + have + V3
he/she/it + has + V3
verbos regulares: V3 = verb-ed
Have/Has + subject + V3?

Already / Just / Yet

have/has + just + V3
have/has + already + V3
haven't/hasn't + V3 ... yet
yet → solo en negativas y preguntas

Was / Were

I/he/she/it + was
you/we/they + were
wasn't / weren't
Was/Were + subject?

Past Simple

subject + V2 / verb-ed
subject + didn't + V1
Did + subject + V1?
con did/didn't → verbo en forma base (V1)

Did

did es igual para todos los sujetos
Subject + didn't + V1
Did + subject + V1?
con did/didn't → verbo en V1 (sin -ed ni V2)
no se usa en afirmativas normales

Had

subject + had
subject + didn't have
Did + subject + have?
en preguntas y negativas: did + have, no had

Past Continuous

I/he/she/it + was + V-ing
you/we/they + were + V-ing
wasn't / weren't + V-ing
Was/Were + subject + V-ing?

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

tiempo terminado → Past Simple
resultado / experiencia actual → Present Perfect
yesterday frente a just, already, ever

Future Simple

subject + will + V1
subject + won't / will not + V1
Will + subject + V1?
promesa / predicción / decisión del momento

Be going to

Subject + am/is/are + going to + V1
Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + V1
Am/Is/Are + subject + going to + V1?

Will vs Be going to

decisión del momento → will
plan / intención → be going to
evidencia visible → be going to

A / An

primera mención o cualquier elemento de un grupo
a → antes de un sonido consonántico
an → antes de un sonido vocálico

The

algo específico o ya conocido
algo único en su contexto
superlativos: the best
nombres de aguas, cordilleras y países plurales

Sustantivos plurales

+ -s / -es
consonante + -y → -ies
irregular: man → men

Contables e incontables

contable: a book, two books
incontable: water, money — sin plural
las palabras de cantidad dependen de esta diferencia

Possessive 's

singular + 's
plural en -s + '
plural irregular + 's

Subject pronouns

I / you / he / she / it / we / they
realizan la acción (sujeto)
van antes del verbo

Object pronouns

me / you / him / her / it / us / them
reciben la acción (objeto)
van después de un verbo o una preposición

Possessive adjectives

my / your / his / her / its / our / their + noun
siempre antes de un sustantivo
indican posesión

Possessive pronouns

mine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs
independientes: sin sustantivo
sustituyen «possessive + noun»

This / That / These / Those

this / these → cerca
that / those → lejos
singular / plural

Verbos irregulares

V1 — forma base, V2 — Past Simple, V3 — past participle
go - went - gone
sin -ed: aprende las tres formas juntas

Imperativos

V1 para ordenar: Sit down.
Don't + V1 para prohibir
Let's + V1 para sugerir

Like / Love / Hate + -ing

like/love/enjoy/hate + V-ing
I like swimming.
don't like + V-ing

Would like

I'd like + noun / to V1
forma cortés de want
Would you like...? = ofrecimiento

Verb + to-infinitive

want / need / hope / decide + to V1
I want to go.
verbos relacionados con planes

Can / Can't

subject + can + V1
subject + can't / cannot + V1
Can + subject + V1?
capacidad / permiso / petición

Could

pasado de can: I could swim at five
couldn't = no podía
Could you...? = petición cortés

May / Might

quizá: It may/might rain
might = un poco menos seguro
May I...? = permiso formal

Should / Shouldn't

subject + should + V1
subject + shouldn't + V1
Should + subject + V1?
consejo / recomendación

Have to

I/you/we/they + have to + V1
he/she/it + has to + V1
don't / doesn't have to + V1
Do/Does + subject + have to + V1?
don't have to no significa mustn't

Must / Mustn't

subject + must + V1
subject + mustn't + V1 = PROHIBIDO
Must + subject + V1?
solo tiene forma de presente

Adverbios de frecuencia

escala de always a never
antes del verbo principal
después de to be

Adverbios de modo

adjective + -ly = cómo
slow → slowly
irregulares: well, fast, hard

Too / Enough

too + adjective = más de lo necesario
adjective + enough
enough + noun

Some / Any

some → afirmativas y ofrecimientos
any → preguntas y negativas
no se usan con sustantivos contables singulares

A few / A little

a few → sustantivos contables plurales
a little → sustantivos incontables
matiz positivo: hay al menos un poco

A lot of / Lots of

una cantidad grande
sustantivos contables e incontables
la forma no cambia

None / Not any

none → respuesta corta
not any → dentro de una oración con verbo
con plurales y sustantivos incontables

How much / How many

how many → sustantivos contables plurales
how much → sustantivos incontables
solo en preguntas

Question words

what / where / when / who / how
al principio de una pregunta
después, el orden interrogativo normal

Question tags

afirmativa → question tag negativa: ..., isn't it?
negativa → question tag afirmativa: ..., do you?
se repite el auxiliar

Zero Conditional

If + Present, Present
hechos y reglas
if casi equivale a when

First Conditional

If + Present, will + V1
posibilidad futura real
sin will después de if

In / On / At (tiempo)

in → periodos amplios
on → días / fechas
at → punto exacto

In / On / At (lugar)

in → dentro de un espacio
on → sobre una superficie
at → en un punto concreto

Relaciones espaciales

posición de un objeto respecto de otro
near / next to / between
under / behind / in front of

Preposiciones de movimiento

to → destino
into / out of
across / through / along

Comparación de adjetivos

cortos: -er / the -est
largos: more / the most
good → better → the best
comparativo + than

Linking words

and — añade información
but — expresa contraste
because — expresa una razón
so — expresa un resultado
or — ofrece una opción

Phrasal verbs: conceptos básicos

verbo + partícula = significado nuevo
get up, turn on, look for
apréndelos como frases completas

Say / Tell y Do / Make

say something
tell somebody
do una tarea, make una cosa

Modismos cotidianos

a piece of cake — muy fácil
hit the sack — irse a dormir
break the ice — iniciar una conversación
under the weather — sentirse mal
once in a blue moon — muy rara vez

Modismos sobre sentimientos y opiniones

cost an arm and a leg — ser muy caro
get cold feet — ponerse nervioso
on the same page — estar de acuerdo
pull someone's leg — bromear con alguien
the last straw — el problema definitivo