Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

The "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal" is a website where you can see a daily comic strip, just for fun.

http://www.smbc-comics.com/

Enjoy!

Parts of the body

Some parts of the body:

arm: brazo
ear: oreja
eye: ojo
face: cara
finger: dedo
hair: pelo
hand: mano
head: cabeza
lip: labio
mouth: boca
neck: cuello
nose: nariz
shoulder: hombro
stomach: estómago
back: espalda
foot: pie
knee: rodilla
leg: pierna
brain: cerebro
heart: corazón
teeth: dientes
tooth: dientes
toes: dedos del pie
big toe: dedo gordo del pie
thumb: pulgar de la mano
tongue: lengua

Past Perfect

 

Positive		Negative
I	'd seen the film before.	I	hadn't seen the film before.
You		You
He		He
She		She
It		It
We		We
They		They
Contractions: I'd = I had I hadn't = I had not

Questions			Positive answer			Positive answer
Had	I	seen it before?	Yes,	I	had.	No,	I	hadn't.
	You			You			You
	He			He			He
	She			She			She
	We			We			We
	They			They			They

(Pluscuamperfecto = había...)

Use the past perfect when you are already talking about the past, and want to talk about an earlier past action.
When I woke up the garden was all white. It had snowed in the night.

Make the past perfect with had / hadn't + past participle.

The past perfect is the same for all persons.

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Be careful: I'd can be I had or I would.

So, neither + auxiliaries

Use So do I / Neither do I, etc. to say that you have something in common with somebody.
I love football. So do I.

Use So + auxiliary + I with positive sentences.
I'm happy. So am I.

Use Neither + auxiliary + I with negative sentences.
I'm not hungry. Neither am I.

The auxiliary you use depends on the tense.
I love basketball. So do I.
I didn't like the film. Neither did I.
I can run. So can I.
I wasn't very happy. Neither was I.
I've been to Germany. So have I.
I wouldn't like to go to the disco. Neither would I.

Word order of phrasal verbs

Phrasal Verb = Verb + Particle (preposition or adverb)


1 Some phrasal verb don't have an object. 
Come in and sit down. What time do you get up?.

2 Some phrasal verbs have an object and are separable.
With these verbs you can put the particle before or after the object.
Put on your suit. Put your suit on.
When the object is a pronoun it always goes between the verb and particle.
Here's your suit. Put it on.

3 Some phrasal verbs have an object and are inseparable.
I'm looking for my pencils.
With these phrasal verbs, the verb (look) and the particle (for) are never separate.

Now, two webs with a lot of phrasal verbs and their meaning.
- http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omphrasal/contenidotematico.htm
- http://www.mansioningles.com/gram54.htm

Quantifiers

Too, too much, too many (demasiado, mucho, etc.) :

Use too, too much, too many to say "more than is good".
Use too + an adjective: I don't want to go out. I'm too tired.
Use too much + UNCOUNTABLE nouns: I have too much work.
Use too many + COUNTABLE nouns: I eat too many cakes and sweets.


Enough (bastante, suficiente):

Use enough before a noun to mean "all that is necessary": I don't drink enought water.
Use enough after an adjective: This dress isn't big enough.


A little, a few (un poco) :

Use a little / very little and a few / very few to talk about small quantities.
Use a little / very little with UNCOUNTABLE nouns: I drink very little coffee.
Use a few / very few with COUNTABLE nouns: Can you buy a few bananas?

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