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OPINIONS GIVING REASONS

en mi opinión - in my opinion porque es - because it is
a mi juicio - in my opinion porque son - because they are
creo que - I think that
pienso que - I think that porque era - because it was
me parece que - It seems to me that porque eran - because they were
yo diría que - I would say that
personalmente - personally porque será - because it will be
prefiero - I prefer porque serán - because they will be

LIKES DISLIKES
no me gusta(n) - I like it (them)
no me gusta(n) nada - I don’t like it (them) at all
me gusta(n) - I like it (them) no aguanto - I can’t stand
me gusta(n) mucho - I really like it (them) no soporto - I can’t stand
me encanta(n) - I love it (them) odio - I hate
me chifla(n) - I love it (them) detesto - I hate

CONNECTIVES CONNECTIVES
to join two short sentences together to link sentences within a paragraph
y - and luego - next / then
pero - but más tarde - later
también - also / as well / too después - afterwards
porque - because entonces - then / therefore
que - which / that / who por eso - therefore
cuando - when por esta razón - for this reason
donde - where sin embargo - however

QUANTIFIERS / INTENSIFIERS ADJECTIVES TO IMPRESS

un poco - a little guay - boss / cool
bastante - quite genial - brilliant
muy - very impresionante - impressive
demasiado - too fenomenal - great
mucho(s) + noun - lots of + noun increíble - unbelievable
 ADVERBS ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY & TIME
rápidamente - quickly a menudo - often
lentamente - slowly siempre - always
fácilmente - easily nunca - never
¡ con cuidado - carefully a veces - sometimes
de vez en cuando - from time to time
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY & TIME una vez - once
generalmente - generally dos veces por semana- twice a week
normalmente - normally todos los días - every day

COMPARISONS
es más + adjective + que = is ............er than

Torres es más rápido que Gerrard - Torres is faster than Gerrard

Beyonce es más guapa que Shakira - Beyonce is prettier than Shakira

es tan + adjective + como = is as + adjective as

Torres es tan rápido como Gerrard - Torres is as fast as Gerrard

Beyonce es tan guapa como Shakira - Beyonce is as pretty as Shakira

EXCLAMATIONS
¡Qué! + adj OR / ¡Qué! + noun = How + adj! OR What a + noun!
¡Qué bueno(a)! - How good! ¡Qué feo(a)! - How ugly!
¡Qué interesante! - How interesting! ¡Qué aburrido(a)! - How boring!
¡Qué vergüenza! - How embarrassing! ¡Qué guay! - How cool!
¡Qué ridículo! - How ridiculous! ¡Qué lástima! - What a pity!

SUPERLATIVES
Torres es el más rápido - Torres is the fastest
Beyonce es la más guapa - Beyonce is the prettiest

you can also add –ísimo(a) to the end of most adjectives:

grande + –ísimo(a) - grandísimo = very big
pequeño(a) + –ísimo(a) - pequeñísimo(a) = very small
interesante + –ísimo(a) - interesantísimo(a) = very interesting

de mi familia - in my family
de la clase - in the class del
instituto – in the school
del mundo – in the world
 HIGHER LEVEL STRUCTURES
antes de + INFINITIVE - before + -ing
e.g. antes de salir - before going out

después de + INFINITIVE - after + -ing

e.g. después de comer - after eating

después de haber + past participle - after having + past participle

e.g. después de haber jugado al fútbol - after having played football

al + INFINITIVE - on + -ing
e.g. al salir del cuarto - on leaving the room

acabar de + INFINITIVE - To have just + past participle

e.g. acabo de terminar los deberes - I have just finished my homework

volver a + INFINITIVE - To do something again

e.g. volví a hacer la cama - I made the bed again

deber/querer/poder + INFINITIVE - to must / to want to / to be able to do something

e.g. debo hacer los deberes - I must do my homework
e.g. quiero escuchar música - I want to listen to music
e.g. puedo ir al cine - I can go to the cinema

lo + adjective + es que - the + adjective + thing is that

e.g. lo interesante es que - the interesting thing is that
e.g. lo bueno es que - the good thing is that

e.g. lo más + adjective + es que - the most + adjective + thing is that

e.g. lo más interesante es que - the most interesting thing is that
e.g. lo más importante es que - the most important thing is that

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE TENSE

INDICATORS INDICATORS INDICATORS
Ahora - Now Ayer -yesterday Mañana -Tomorrow
Ahora mismo - Right now Anteayer Mañana por la mañana
Hoy - Today - the day before yesterday - tomorrow morning
Esta mañana - This morning Hace dos días–Two days ago Mañana por la tarde
Esta tarde - This afternoon / Hace dos años-Two years ago - tomorrow afternoon
- This evening El año pasado – last year - tomorrow evening
Esta noche - Tonight La semana pasada– last week Mañana por la noche
- tomorrow night

NEGATIVES
To make a negative sentence in Spanish, simply put ‘no’ in front of the verb
e.g. voy a España – I go no voy a España – I do not go/I am not going to Spain
tengo un perro – I have a dog no tengo un perro – I do not have a dog

OTHER NEGATIVES
no................nadie - nobody............ no..............nada - nothing...........
no...............nunca - never............... ni...............ni....... - not........or......
 COMMON VERBS

INFINTIVE PRESENT PAST FUTURE

Ir - To go Voy - I go /am going Fui - I went Iré - I will go
Hacer - To do/make Hago - I do/ make Hice - I did / made Haré - I will do/make
Estar - To be Estoy - I am Estuve - I was Estaré - I will be
Ser - To be Soy - I am Fui - I was Seré - I will be
Tener - To have Tengo - I have Tuve - I had Tendré - I will have
Comer - To eatComo - I eat Comí - I ate Comeré - I will eat
Cenar -To dine Ceno - I dine Cené - I dined Cenaré - I will dine
Tomar - To have Tomo - I have Tomé - I had Tomaré - I will have
Escuchar-To listen to Escucho-I listen to Escuché-I listened to Escucharé-I will listen to
Jugar al - To play Juego al- I play Jugué al-I played Jugaré al-I will play
Hablar -To speak Hablo - I speak Hablé - I spoke Hablaré - I will speak
Comprar-To buy Compro - I buy Compré -I bought Compraré-I will buy
Cantar - To sing Canto - I sing Canté - I sang Cantaré -I will sing
Trabajar-To work Trabajo - I work Trabajé - I worked Trabajaré-I will work
Llegar - To arrive Llego - I arrive Llegué - I arrived Llegaré - I will arrive
Bailar - To dance Bailo - I dance Bailé - I danced Bailaré - I will dance
Cocinar- To cook Cocino - I cook Cociné - I cooked Cocinaré-I will cook
Leer - To read Leo - I read Leí - I read Leeré - I will read
Ver - To see/watch Veo - I see/watch Ví - I saw/watched Veré - I will see/watch
Poner - To put Pongo - I put Puse - I put Pondré - I will put
Escribir -To write Escribo - I write Escribí - I wrote Escribiré-I will write
Vivir - To live Vivo - I live Viví - I lived Viviré - I will live
Salir - To go out Salgo - I go out Salí - I went out Saldré - I will go out

EXPRESSIONS WITH TENER

Tener calor - To be hot Tener frío - To be cold
Tener sed - To be thirsty Tener suerte - To be lucky
Tener celos - To be jealous Tener hambre - To be hungry
Tener éxito - To be successful Tener miedo de - To be frightened of
Tener razón - To be right

Tener ganas de + INFINITIVE - To feel like doing something

e.g. Tengo ganas de ir al bolero - I feel like going to the bowling alley

Tener que + INFINITIVE - To have to do something

e.g. Tengo que sacar la basura - I have to take out the rubbish

Tener que ver con.... - To have to do with.....

e.g. tiene que ver con el transporte público - It has to do with public transport