Benefits of Gaming, Restaurant Review, and English Modals
The Advantages of Playing Computer Games
Some people disapprove of computer games because they do not think they are educational or useful. However, playing computer games is a very popular hobby around the world.
Firstly, playing games teaches us many useful skills. For example, we learn how to think quickly and how to solve problems. What is more, we cooperate with other people when we play in teams.
Furthermore, I personally find that playing computer games is very relaxing. When you play a game, you do not think about anything else, so it is a great way to reduce stress.
As far as I’m concerned, playing computer games can be a rewarding and satisfying hobby, especially as a part of a balanced range of free time activities. I strongly disagree that gaming is a waste of time.
Amazing Argentine Restaurant in Barcelona
Have you recently been to the most amazing restaurant? I recently went with my mother to an astonishing restaurant in the center of Barcelona. It was an Argentine grilled meat restaurant. I took my mother for her birthday.
The food, obviously, was totally amazing. The first thing that captures the visitor’s attention is the decoration. The place had a jungle-themed decoration. The staff are young people who are very cheerful and efficient. They help you with your doubts about the cakes. My only criticism is that the restaurant is very large but needs more waiters, as they delay in bringing food. If you like meat, this is your ideal restaurant. If you get a chance to go, don’t hesitate to go.
English Modals Explained
Ability
- Present: can / can’t
- Past: could / couldn’t
- Future: will be able to
Advice
- Should / shouldn’t
- Ought to
Prohibition
- Mustn’t
- Not be allowed to
Obligation
- Must
- Have to
Lack of Necessity
- Don’t have to
- Didn’t have to
Probability
- May + / Might –
- Not
Possibility
- Could
Certainty
- Must (100%)
- Can’t (0%)
Irregular Verb List
- To be / was-were / been – ser
- To become / became / become
- To bite / bit / bitten – morder
- To break / broke / broken
- To buy / bought / bought
- To choose / chose / chosen
- To come / came / come – venir
- To cost / cost / cost – costar
- To cut / cut / cut – cortar
- To do / did / done – hacer
- To fall / fell / fallen – caer
- To feel / felt / felt – sentir
- To find / found / found – encontrar
- To forget / forgot / forgotten – olvidar
- To get / got / got or gotten – obtener
- Give / gave / given – dar
- Go / went / gone – ir o irse
- Have / had / had – tener
- Hold / held / held – sujetar
- Know / knew / known – saber
- Learn / learnt / learnt – aprender
- To let / let / let – permitir
- Lose / lost / lost – perder
- To make / made / made – hacer
- Meet / met / met – encontrarse
- To mistake / mistook / mistaken – equivocarse
- To pay / paid / paid – pagar
- To put / put / put – poner
- To read / read / read – leer
- To say / said / said – decir
- To sell / sold / sold – vender
- To show / showed / shown – mostrar
- To sing / sang / sung – cantar
- To sleep / slept / slept – dormir
- To speak / spoke / spoken – hablar
- To swim / swam / swum – nadar
- To take / took / taken – tomar
- To teach / taught / taught – enseñar
- To tell / told / told
- To think / thought / thought – pensar
- To understand / understood / understood – entender
- To win / won / won – ganar