Lili's English Notes PDF

It is necessary to do it once every seven years. Es necesario hacerlo una vez cada siete años. to bring (presente) = brought (pasado) I brought a lot of photos. Traje muchas fotos. Today is Friday, the 22nd (twenty-second) of March 2024 1 = first 2 = second 3 = third 4 = fourth 5 = fifth 6 = sixth...

It is necessary to do it once every seven years. Es necesario hacerlo una vez cada siete años. to bring (presente) = brought (pasado) I brought a lot of photos. Traje muchas fotos. Today is Friday, the 22nd (twenty-second) of March 2024 1 = first 2 = second 3 = third 4 = fourth 5 = fifth 6 = sixth 7 = seventh 8 = eight 9 = ninth 10 = tenth I don’t have (a lot of) time. No tengo (mucho) tiempo. preocupaciones = worries durante el dia = during the day I have time to study every day for one hour. I have time to study one hour every day. Tengo tiempo para estudiar una hora todos los días. I have got time to study. Tengo tiempo para estudiar. I have a cat. / I have got a cat. Tengo un gato. I had a cat. Tenía un gato. I have got curly hair. I have got brown eyes. Tengo el pelo rizado. Tengo ojos marrones. En muchas situaciones, “have” y “have got” significan lo mismo. “Have got” es un poco menos formal que “have”. Solemos utilizar “have got” más al hablar y “have” más al escribir. explicar = explain A lot of Italians came to Argentina. Muchos italianos vinieron a Argentina. goma = eraser, rubber to erase = borrar conejo = rabbit The uncle went to the bank. El tío fue al banco. The uncle goes to the bank. El tío va al banco. I would like to take a train and go to Madrid. Me gustaría coger un tren e ir a Madrid. ropa = clothes to happen = pasar comparación = comparison pensive, thoughtful = que está abstraído en sus pensamientos He was a pensive person, always immersed in his own thoughts. Era una persona pensativa, vivía inmerso en sus ideas. write - wrote - written send - sent - sent I would like to take a train and go to Madrid. Me gustaría coger un tren e ir a Madrid. I would like to have time. The time is short for everything. Do I have time for everything? I speak English. I don’t speak English. Do I speak English? Yes, I do./No, I don’t. Does she your sister. She is your sister. Is she your sister? No, she isn’t./Yes, she is. No, you cannot. No you can’t Yes, I must./No, I mustn't. Yes,I should./No, I shouldn’t. Have you a trip next week? = NO! Have you got a trip next week? Do you have a trip next week? I have a cat. Do you have a cat? Have you got a cat? Oh! She is beautiful. They are very beautiful. She is very interesting. She is very young. She is tall. She has an interesting dress. I have a trip next month. I need to think about how many bags are necessary to take the trip. I think that I use only bag because if I use two or more bags I must pay 100 euros. I should call him tomorrow but I am very nervous because last week we fought. to fight = pelear You should call me because I don’t have time to study next week. You must call me because I don’t have time. Can you tell me when it is possible to study English the next time? We studied the pronouns. This is mine. This is for me. This is my book. All my life I studied English but I never spoke it well because I think that it is necessary to study regularly. I prefer to study the Italian language but I recognize that it is necessary to speak English. I want to study regularly. This is possible because I have a good teacher. fake = no real I am at the bus stop That water is on the table. The picture is above the desk. I have my dress in the wardrobe. These socks are inside the box. This sock is inside the box. The kids are outside. The cat is under the table. There are a lot of people that live under the bridge. The people are behind that bridge. The show women were among/around the candles. My house is between that shopping center and the school. The cinema is near my house. Anita lives next to me. My daughter is always beside me. The Corte Inglés is in front of my house. The show women played the violin in front of me. My sister lives far from me. The restaurant is on the right. The restaurant is on the left. This glass is mine. Those glasses are theirs. These glasses are ours. to suggest = sugerir The floor is always dirty. The floor is clean. I always clean the floor. I am arriving at your house in ten minutes. I am canceling this meeting because I am working a lot. When I see my neighbor it’s very frustrating because she speaks English very quickly. Her husband speaks slowly and he always speaks with us. Yesterday when I saw her I said to her: “Slowly please.” to try = intentar I am trying to explain that I need more time to speak better. Perhaps I need more time. What a shame! = Que pena! I am traveling again next year. I am listening to you. Do you want a cup of coffee? Would you like a cup of coffee? I know this topic. tema = topic I take the bus every time I get on this bus every down. I got down from this bus at ten o’clock. I got off the subway at ten o’clock. I always get off the train at six o’clock. I am lying to you. I studied English and then I left it. I took a course and then left it again. I read a topic and translated and wrote it. What is your wish (deseo)? Sin sustento = groundless I am sure = Estoy segura I feel safe at home = Me siento segura en casa It doesn't always happen. My friends are in the same situation. I am making an omelet. I am making tea. I am doing homework. I am doing interesting things. I need a little time because I need to have my bag for the trip. I think. I have many thoughts. = Tengo muchos pensamientos I thought about you. = Pense en ti Take one! = Toma uno Pick one! = Elige uno Let’s snack on something. = Picamos algo Let me give you an advice. = Déjame darte un consejo. Follow this advice. This is even better than other milk. then (= despues)/than (que): This is better than other milk. I go to school and then I go home. Do you prefer that we study English or Italian? I don’t have I can’t practice this language because I don’t know other people that speak the language with me. I don’t have other people that I can speak to in English and Italian. Valencia is safer than Barcelona. Valencia is more beautiful than Barcelona. My life here is more relaxed than in Buenos Aires. hacer daño = hurt Because I can walk without problems on the street. I can take my car and go to different cities without problems. And the people are relaxed and lovely. I can walk on the street without fear (= miedo). CONSTRUCTION I ate Danish food. = Comí comida danesa. The best were the desserts and the different breads. purpose = propósito, finalidad, objetivo I memorize (= memorizar) this, I repeat and write. I look at the phone. way = manera, camino In this way I can memorize words. Do you have a cup of coffee? Does she have the possibility to come here? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. Do you have a cup of coffee? I don’t have a cup of coffee. I have a cup of coffee. Do you have the possibility to go to Florence with me? Do I have the possibility to go to Florence with her? Yes, I do. No I don’t. She has a lot of possibilities to come here. She has my books. Does she have my books? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. He has a very complicated personality. I have - I had You have - You had He/she/it has - He/she/it had We have - we had You have - you had They have - they had Did they have a party? Yes, they did. No they didn’t. Did she have to go to work? Yes, she did. No she didn’t. Did we have a trip? Yes, we did. No, we didn’t. balloons = globos gloves = guantes fridge = nevera Yesterday we had a party. We went at 9 pm. It was Gabriela’s birthday. We knew almost all the people that were present. I sat next to my new friends. I was very happy. I talked with different friends. The group was almost all Argentinian people. In our group were all Argentinian people. They were with us. = Estuvieron con nosotros. In our group… = En nuestro grupo. I don’t know Alejandra. I don’t know her. = No conozco a Alejandra. No conozco a ella. They have 25 years of age difference. = Tienes 25 años de diferencia de edad. They went to Rome, Florence, Venice, then to Valencia. They continued and finished the trip in Barcelona. Prepositions: The dress is on the bed. The picture is above the armchair. El amigo de Laura es guapo. Laura’s friend is handsome. Lili’s house is big. The dog’s toy is yellow. La casa de mis padres es muy pequeña. My parents’ house is very small. The birds’ colour is nice. The chairs’ colour is green. La escuela de los niños tiene 30 salas. The children’s school has thirty classrooms. Malvarosa’s beach is full of people all the time. El vestido de Elsa es hermoso. Elsa’s dress is beautiful. Valencia’s museums are… Valencia’s museum is… rotonda = roundabout turn left/turn right There are some children in the park. Are there any children in the park? Yes, there are./No, there aren’t. Aren’t there any children in the park? There aren’t any children in the park. How much: How much milk is there in the fridge? How much is this t-shirt? How many: How many dogs are there in the park? ○ There are enough dogs. ○ There are not enough dogs. There is enough sugar for all. There isn’t enough sugar for all. Yesterday I studied English, but it was not enough. It was enough for me to study for one hour. I studied English too much. I read too many books. I don’t care = Me da igual. acogedor = welcoming She doesn’t have good taste. = Ella no tiene buen gusto. I woke up at 8 am. = Me desperté a las 8 de la mañana. I got up at 8:10 am. = Me levanté a las 8:10 am. I have 10 minutes of break between every patient. = Tengo 10 minutos de descanso entre cada paciente. oven = horno stove = cocina I have news for you! = ¡Tengo noticias para ti! miedo = fear I need to leave the house. My fears are that I can’t work. She loves the city. I could say to her: This is your house. = Pude decirle: Esta es tu casa. I don’t know how many times. She is relaxed. = Está relajada. I am relaxing. = Me estoy relajando. It’s possible that this situation is good for them or not. pareja = couple el tema = the topic Do you know what I do every day? = ¿Sabes lo que hago todos los días? my handwriting = mi letra comenzar = begin, start Panic attacks have a direct connection to insecurities. = Los ataques de pánico tienen una conexión directa con las inseguridades. 14.08.2024 "Will" Future: 1. I will help you with your homework later. Te ayudaré con tu tarea más tarde. (Spontaneous decision made at the moment.) 2. She won't attend the meeting tomorrow. Ella no asistirá a la reunión mañana. (Prediction or intention about the future.) 3. Will they finish the project on time? ¿Terminarán ellos el proyecto a tiempo? (Asking about a future event that is uncertain.) 4. I think it will rain tomorrow. Creo que lloverá mañana. (Prediction based on opinion or assumption.) 5. He will probably not join us for dinner. Probablemente él no se unirá a nosotros para la cena. (Uncertain prediction about the future.) "Going to" Future: 1. I'm going to visit my grandparents next weekend. Voy a visitar a mis abuelos el próximo fin de semana. (Planned action with clear intention.) 2. She isn't going to participate in the race. Ella no va a participar en la carrera. (Decision or plan that has already been made.) 3. Are they going to buy a new car? ¿Van a comprar un coche nuevo? (Asking about a planned future action.) 4. Look at those clouds! It's going to rain soon. ¡Mira esas nubes! Va a llover pronto. (Prediction based on present evidence.) 5. We are going to have dinner at a new restaurant tonight. Vamos a cenar en un nuevo restaurante esta noche. (Planned activity for the near future.) I must drink 3 liters of water a day, because if I don’t drink a lot of water it’s probable that I will have kidney stone. She has 11 months./She has 1 year. -> She is 11 months/She is 11 months old. And she will be 1 year old. I will go to Argentina. I will have more money if I work. He will come to my house this week. It is probable that we will fly to Paris. I will go to Argentina. I won’t go to Argentina. to want = querer won’t = negacion de “will” I want coffee = Yo quiero cafe I don’t want coffee = Yo no quiero cafe I won’t drink coffee = No voy a beber un cafe. I won’t eat, because I had breakfast 10 minutes ago. Will I go to Liliana's house next week? Yes, I will. No, I won’t. Can I go to Liliana’s house next week? 02.09.2024 Tiene muchos prejuicios. = He is very prejudiced./ He has a lot of prejudice. Está prohibido. = It is forbidden. Que pena! = That’s a shame! nieta = granddaughter tragar = swallow Simple Past: ejemplos con verbos regulares He looked at me. He cried today. I moved last year. Simple Past: ejemplos con verbos irregulares I ate sushi yesterday. I forgot my book on my desk. It was impossible to study. I bought all the books. Did you buy all the books? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t. I do my homework only during the morning. - I did my homework yesterday during the morning. Yesterday she went to the cinema. I drove when we went to Benicassim. We went to Benicassim last Sunday. The are from the belle epoque. read - read - read There was a woman with clothes of the belle epoque doing a Puntillas = lace 09.10.2024 To fall - fell = caer I feel sorry for you = Lo siento por ti I liked the landscape = Me gustó el paisaje I called Mariana yesterday. She told me about her trip. to tell = contar algo I called Mariana yesterday. She said: How are you? I went to Alexia’s home. I went to Benicassim. I was in Benicassim. I love Sara’s home because yesterday when I went to Sara’s home I could see the difference proposals for the kitchen. There was a cover. It was silk. 30.09.2024 Here are 15 of the most commonly used irregular verbs in the past simple, with simple examples: 1. Be → Was/Were ○ Example: I was at the park yesterday. 2. Have → Had ○ Example: She had a great time at the party. 3. Go → Went ○ Example: They went to the beach last weekend. 4. Do → Did ○ Example: He did his homework before dinner. 5. Say → Said ○ Example: She said goodbye before leaving. 6. Get → Got ○ Example: We got home late last night. 7. Make → Made ○ Example: She made a cake for her friend. 8. Take → Took ○ Example: He took the bus to school. 9. See → Saw ○ Example: I saw a movie last night. 10. Come → Came ○ Example: They came to the party early. 11. Know → Knew ○ Example: She knew the answer to the question. 12. Give → Gave ○ Example: He gave me a gift. 13. Find → Found ○ Example: We found a nice restaurant. 14. Think → Thought ○ Example: I thought about what you said. 15. Feel → Felt ○ Example: She felt tired after the long day. Here are 15 of the most commonly used regular verbs in the past simple, with simple examples: 1. Work → Worked ○ Example: He worked all day yesterday. 2. Play → Played ○ Example: They played soccer after school. 3. Live → Lived ○ Example: She lived in London for five years. 4. Call → Called ○ Example: I called you last night. 5. Ask → Asked ○ Example: He asked a question during the meeting. 6. Talk → Talked ○ Example: We talked for hours. 7. Like → Liked ○ Example: She liked the movie a lot. 8. Want → Wanted ○ Example: He wanted to go to the concert. 9. Look → Looked ○ Example: They looked for the keys everywhere. 10. Use → Used ○ Example: She used her phone to check the time. 11. Start → Started ○ Example: We started the project last week. 12. Help → Helped ○ Example: He helped me with my homework. 13. Dance → Danced ○ Example: She danced at the party all night. 14. Watch → Watched ○ Example: They watched a new TV series yesterday. 15. Cook → Cooked ○ Example: She cooked dinner for her family. How many time do I need? -> How much time do I need? a lot of eggs/many eggs = countable a lot of water/much water = uncountables 14.10.2024 I need a more dynamic proposal. Necesito una propuesta más dinámica. The sun didn’t burn. El sol no quemó. tense = tiempo verbal Preposiciones/verbos/adjetivos con -ING: I am sick of thinking about what to cook. Estoy harta de pensar en qué cocinar. I am sick of working every day. Estoy harto de trabajar todos los días. I am fond of dancing. Me apasiona bailar. I love studying English. Me encanta estudiar inglés. I was working (Past Continuous) before coming (preposición + ING) here. I bought some apples before seeing you. I was bathing in the sun before coming here. I was traveling for one month before coming here. I prefer to study English only on Saturday morning instead of studying on Monday. I was cooking while speaking with my son. Present Simple: I sing once a day. Present Continuous: I am singing karaoke right now. Past Continuous: I was singing karaoke for three hours yesterday. I was driving all day yesterday (proceso largo en el pasado) to arrive to Madrid. I was driving all day yesterday (proceso largo en el pasado) to arrive at Alicia's house. While I was walking (Past Continuous), my friend stopped (interrupción en Past Simple) and said to me that we can go to the beach. While I was singing my brother was playing the guitar. (dos acciones contemporáneas en el pasado) I am thinking differently. = Estoy pensando de manera diferente. He thought differently. = Él pensó de manera diferente. He has a different opinion. = Él tiene una opinión diferente. I am used to putting on lipstick. = Estoy acostumbrada a ponerme lápiz labial. I am afraid of not learning English. = Tengo miedo de no aprender inglés. After studying, I will go to the shop. = Después de estudiar, iré a la tienda. Before studying, I was reading English. = Antes de estudiar, estaba leyendo en inglés. Without money, it is impossible. = Sin dinero, es imposible. Without eating, it is impossible to think. = Sin comer, es imposible pensar. I’m finishing reading that book. = Estoy terminando de leer ese libro. I was finishing reading that book. = Estaba terminando de leer ese libro. I was finishing reading that book when my father called me. = Estaba terminando de leer ese libro cuando mi padre me llamó. We were learning Japanese without a teacher. = Estábamos aprendiendo japonés sin un profesor. He was tired of me. And I was tired of him. = Él estaba cansado de mí. Y yo estaba cansada de él. I was nervous waiting for him. = Estaba nerviosa esperando por él. I was waiting nervously for him. = Estaba esperando nerviosamente por él. We were anxious hearing the news. = Estábamos ansiosos escuchando las noticias. We were anxious hearing the medical report. = Estábamos ansiosos escuchando el informe médico. The stage is yours. = El escenario es tuyo. While I was checking the house, he arrived with his mother, and I spoke with her. = Mientras revisaba la casa, él llegó con su madre y hablé con ella. 28.10.2024: How is it going? = ¿Cómo va? How is it going with your house in Argentina? = ¿Cómo va con tu casa en Argentina? After eating, I am going to buy books. = Después de comer, voy a comprar libros. I am sick of thinking about people before me. = Estoy harta de pensar en personas antes que yo. She should stop calling me. = Ella debería dejar de llamarme. She must stop calling me. = Ella debe dejar de llamarme. authors = autores night owl = persona trasnochadora/marugador wisdom/wise = sabiduría/sabio FUTURO 04.11.2024 Protein bar = barrita de proteínas I will go to Rome. I won’t go to Rome. I am going to go to Rome. I am not going to go to Rome next week. confirmed = confirmado changed = cambiado cancelled = cancelado How do I pronounce “mass”? = ¿Cómo se pronuncia «misa»? faith = la fe I lost my faith for a long a time. = Perdí mi fe durante mucho tiempo. I am to try to will go to church. I try to go to church (present simple). = Intento ir a la iglesia (presente simple). I am trying to go to church (present continuous). = Estoy intentando ir a la iglesia. I am going to try to go to church (future). = Voy a intentar ir a la iglesia. I will try to go to church (future). = Intentaré ir a la iglesia. VERBOS Irregular Verbs: 1. Put - She put her keys on the table. ○ Ella puso sus llaves en la mesa. 2. Bring - He brought his friend to the party. ○ Él trajo a su amigo a la fiesta. 3. Stand - They stood in line for the concert. ○ Ellos hicieron fila para el concierto. 4. Hear - I heard a strange noise outside. ○ Oí un ruido extraño afuera. 5. Hold - She held her baby carefully. ○ Ella sostuvo a su bebé con cuidado. 6. Become - He became a doctor after years of studying. ○ Él se convirtió en doctor después de años de estudio. 7. Build - They built a new playground in the park. ○ Ellos construyeron un nuevo parque infantil en el parque. 8. Meet - I met my best friend in high school. ○ Conocí a mi mejor amigo en la escuela secundaria. 9. Win - Our team won the championship last year. ○ Nuestro equipo ganó el campeonato el año pasado. 10. Grow - The plant grew quickly with enough sunlight. ○ La planta creció rápidamente con suficiente luz solar. 11. Hide - He hid the treasure in a secret spot. ○ Él escondió el tesoro en un lugar secreto. 12. Teach - She taught math for over 20 years. ○ Ella enseñó matemáticas durante más de 20 años. 13. Throw - He threw the ball to his dog. ○ Él le lanzó la pelota a su perro. 14. Choose - She chose the blue dress for the event. ○ Ella eligió el vestido azul para el evento. 15. Fly - We flew to Paris for our vacation. ○ Volamos a París para nuestras vacaciones. Regular Verbs: 1. Change - She changed her outfit before the party. ○ Ella cambió su atuendo antes de la fiesta. 2. Clean - He cleaned his room on Saturday. ○ Él limpió su cuarto el sábado. 3. Move - They moved to a new house last month. ○ Ellos se mudaron a una nueva casa el mes pasado. 4. Decide - She decided to study abroad next year. ○ Ella decidió estudiar en el extranjero el próximo año. 5. Visit - They visited their grandparents over the weekend. ○ Ellos visitaron a sus abuelos el fin de semana. 6. End - The meeting ended at noon. ○ La reunión terminó al mediodía. 7. Smile - He smiled when he saw his old friend. ○ Él sonrió cuando vio a su viejo amigo. 8. Travel - They traveled across Europe last summer. ○ Ellos viajaron por Europa el verano pasado. 9. Imagine - She imagined a life in a big city. ○ Ella imaginó una vida en una gran ciudad. 10. Paint - He painted a landscape of the mountains. ○ Él pintó un paisaje de las montañas. 11. Finish - They finished their homework before dinner. ○ Ellos terminaron su tarea antes de la cena. 12. Climb - They climbed the mountain together. ○ Ellos escalaron la montaña juntos. 13. Describe - He described the scene in great detail. ○ Él describió la escena con mucho detalle. 14. Enjoy - They enjoyed the movie last night. ○ Ellos disfrutaron de la película anoche. 15. Repeat - She repeated the instructions twice. ○ Ella repitió las instrucciones dos veces. 11.11.2024 agree/disagree = estar de acuerdo / no estar de acuerdo I organized this trip with my friend Hans. = Organicé este viaje con mi amigo Hans. soulmate = alma gemela We are going to go to Madrid for Christmas, because we are alone. = Vamos a ir a Madrid para Navidad, porque estamos solos. 23rd of December = 23 de diciembre 24th of December = 24 de diciembre 25th of December = 25 de diciembre He lives by the sea. = Vive cerca del mar. decision = decisión After my opinion, he cried. = Después de mi opinión, él lloró. I said my opinion and then he cried. = Di mi opinión y luego él lloró. We go to the restaurant beyond the lake. = Vamos al restaurante más allá del lago. Prepositions of place in: The chocolate is in the fridge. – El chocolate está en la nevera. on: The phone is on the table. – El teléfono está sobre la mesa. under: The thing of wood is under the table. – La cosa de madera está debajo de la mesa. around/round: I am walking around the neighbourhood. – Estoy caminando por el vecindario. near: You are near me. – Estás cerca de mí. next to: You are next to me. – Estás al lado de mí. behind: The dog is behind me. – El perro está detrás de mí. between: The sunglasses are between the books and the pen. – Las gafas de sol están entre los libros y el bolígrafo. over: The bird is flying over the city. – El pájaro está volando sobre la ciudad. in front of: The church is in front of the gym. – La iglesia está frente al gimnasio.