themes 5

Block 1

"Must/ Mustn't"

We use must to indicate duty or obligation to do something; We could translate it as having to or duty. Be careful, because in its negative form, mustn't indicates prohibition.

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Example:

Afirmative: She must take the children with her to Houston

Negative:He mustn't feel better later.

"Have to/ has to"

It is used to express for any obligation in English. Its use is very frequent. It is used to give advice. It indicates that something is good and therefore should be done. It is a recommendation, It has less tax force than "must" and that "have to It is also used to give an order but in a very polite way.

Example:

Afirmative: I have to work everyday

Negative: I don´t have to work everday

"Prohibicion"

The term prohibition is defined as the limitation that a subject has to touch, use and perform something. The prohibitions are usually supported by laws or regulations, which are set by the state, through the judiciary, who is responsible for applying the corresponding penalties in case these laws are violated.

Example:

Afirmative:It is prohibited to order that there shall be no survivors.

Negative: they should not board a flight

"Used to"

Used to is a modal verb that is used to refer to past actions that no longer happen in the present. In Spanish it is equivalent to used followed by infinitive or the imperfect past tense: I sang, you sang, he sang, etc.

Example:

Afirmative: You used to work very hard.

Negative: The theater didn't use to open on Tuesdays

Block 2

"How Much"

How much is used in cases where we have an uncountable name. In Spanish it could be translated as how much, how much.

Example:

Afirmative:

How much milk is in the fridge?

Negative: "We don't have much time left."

"How many"

How many is used in cases where we have a countable name in the plural and in Spanish it can be translated as how many or how many.

Example:

Afirmative:

How many students are there in the school?

Negative: Not many of the students understood the lesson."

Too/Enough

"Too" is an adverb that indicates that there is more than enough.

"Enough" is an adjective used to indicate that it is sufficient or equal to what is necessary. It can be used with other adjectives, adverbs or names.

Example Too:

Afirmative:

You are too young to understand.

Negative: There is not enough food for everyone.

Afirmative Enough:Is there enough hot water?

Too much/to many

Here we will see how it is used too when it is an adverb and is followed by many or many.

Example too much:

Afirmative:There is too much salt in my soup.

Negative:There were a lot of people in the street.

Example too many: There are too many people in this room.

Negative:I haven't had much time lately

Fewer & Less:

we use less with some countless things ,

And fewer with accounting things

Example: Fewer

Afirmative: You have a few options to choose from.

Negative: There are few customers today.

Example: Less

Afirmative:Their relationship lasted less than 2 years.

Negative: I have less free time today than yesterday.

Block 3

"Be Going to"

We use this form to talk about plans or intentions for the future.

Example:

Afirmativo: I am going to play football with my friends on Saturday.

Negative: You aren't going to see him tomorrow

"Gonna"

Gonna is a contradiction of Goin to that means I'm going to.

Example:

Afirmative: She’s gonna buy a book tomorrow

Negative: I’m not gonna send the email

"Present Progresive"

It is the continuous form of the present in English. It resembles the use of the gerund in Spanish. It is mainly used to express actions that are taking place at the moment of speech or that have a temporal validity. It can also be used with near future value for plans or intentions. It is formed with the present of the verb be and the gerund of the main verb.

Examples:

Afirmate: They're waiting for you.

Negative: They aren't waiting for you.

"Present Continuos with future meaning. "

The "future continuous" refers to an unfinished action or event that will continue to occur after the present moment. The "future continuous" is used with a considerable variety of purposes.

Examples:

Afirmative: I will be staying.

Negative: I won't be staying.