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| May, Might, and Could | Son verbos modales que se utilizan para expresar posibilidad o probabilidad en el presente o en el futuro. "May" es más formal y "might" es menos probable que "may". "Could" se utiliza para hablar de posibilidad en el pasado o como una forma más educada de decir "can". | You may have a chance to meet the president. (Puede que tengas la oportunidad de conocer al presidente.) She might be coming to the party. (Ella podría venir a la fiesta.) Could you pass me the salt, please? (¿Podrías pasarme la sal, por favor?) |
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| Conditional Type 1 | Es una estructura gramatical que se utiliza para expresar una acción que probablemente suceda en el futuro si se cumple una condición en el presente. Se compone de dos partes: la cláusula "if" que establece la condición y la cláusula principal que describe lo que sucederá si se cumple la condición. | If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home. (Si llueve mañana, me quedaré en casa.) If you study hard, you will pass the exam. (Si estudias mucho, aprobarás el examen.) |
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| Comparative and Superlative | Son formas de adjetivos que se utilizan para comparar dos o más cosas. "Comparative" se utiliza para comparar dos cosas y "superlative" se utiliza para comparar tres o más cosas. Se forman agregando "-er" o "-est" al final del adjetivo, o anteponiendo "more" o "most". | My cat is smaller than my dog. (Mi gato es más pequeño que mi perro.) This is the biggest cake I have ever seen. (Este es el pastel más grande que he visto.) |
Good - Better - Best Bad - Worse - Worst Far - Farther/Further - Farthest/Furthest |
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| Comparisons (As-As/Not As-As/Less/The Least) | Son expresiones que se utilizan para comparar dos o más cosas. "As-As" se utiliza para indicar igualdad, "Not As-As" para indicar desigualdad, "Less" para indicar una cantidad menor y "The Least" para indicar la menor cantidad posible. | My car is as fast as your car. (Mi coche es tan rápido como el tuyo.) She is not as tall as her sister. | ||
| Comparisons | as...as | He is as tall as his brother. | N/A | |
| not as...as | She is not as fast as him. | N/A | ||
| Comparative and Superlative | comparative | She is taller than him. | When comparing two things. | The comparative of "good" is "better". |
| superlative | He is the tallest person in the room. | When comparing three or more things. | The superlative of "bad" is "worst". | |
| exceptions | The book was more interesting than I thought. His idea was less than satisfactory. |
Irregular comparatives and superlatives. | The comparative of "far" is "farther" or "further". The superlative of "good" is "best". |
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| Have to / Must | have to | I have to study for my exam. | N/A | N/A |
| don't have to | You don't have to come if you don't want to. | N/A | N/A | |
| must | You must finish your homework before you watch TV. | N/A | N/A | |
| mustn't | You mustn't talk during the exam. | N/A | N/A | |
| Passive Voice | present | The book is being read by her. | N/A | N/A |
| past | The movie was watched by them. | N/A | N/A |