English Vocabulary and Grammar: A Comprehensive List

English Vocabulary

A

  • Avoid: Evitar, dejar de.
  • As: Como.
  • As a result: A consecuencia.
  • Astounding: Asombroso.
  • Admit: Admitir, reconocer.
  • At first: Al comienzo.
  • Also: También.
  • Although: Aunque.
  • As well as: Así como.
  • As a result of: Como resultado de.

B

  • Back and forth: De un lado para otro.
  • Background: Formación.
  • Because: Porque.
  • Bitter: Gélido, amargo.
  • Because of: A causa de.
  • Brain: Cerebro.
  • Behave: Comportarse, portarse.
  • Blame: Culpar / echar la culpa.

C

  • Chasing: Perseguir, ir a la caza de.
  • Chilly: Fresco.
  • Consequently: Consecuentemente.
  • Conduct: Realizar.
  • Choice: Elección, opción.
  • Change my ways: Cambiar la manera de actuar.
  • Cheat: Copiar.
  • Caught him red-handed: Cogido con las manos en la masa.

D

  • Deadly: Mortal.
  • Degrees: Grados.
  • Drought: Sequía.
  • Due to: Gracias a.
  • Deceived: Engañar.
  • During: Durante.

E

  • Ensure: Asegurar.
  • Even though: Aunque, aun cuando.

F

  • Forecast: Pronóstico.
  • Figure: Dato.
  • Flood: Inundación.
  • For this reason: Por esta razón.
  • Frank: Honesto.
  • Furthermore: Además.
  • Finally: Finalmente.

G

  • Gather: Recopilar, juntar, reunir.
  • Get caught: Ser pillado.
  • Get away with it: Salirse con la suya.
  • Get into trouble: Meterse en un lío.
  • Guilty: Culpable.

H

  • Heatwave: Ola de calor.
  • Humidity: Humedad.
  • Hailstones: Granizo.
  • Heavy: Pesado.
  • However: Sin embargo.

I

  • It’s a pity: Es una pena…
  • In spite of: A pesar de.
  • In addition: Además.
  • In order to: A fin de que.

L

  • Lightning: Rayo.
  • Likely: Probable.
  • Liar: Mentiroso.

M

  • Melting: Derretirse, fundirse.
  • Moreover: Por otra parte, es más.
  • Mild: Templado, suave.

N

  • Nevertheless: No obstante.

O

  • Ordinary: Normal.
  • Overcast: Nublado.
  • On the one hand: Por un lado.

P

  • Path: Camino.
  • Put up: Colgar, poner.
  • Plagiarize: Plagiar.

R

  • Run a company: Llevar un negocio.
  • Rather than: En vez de.
  • Rainfall: Precipitación.
  • Rough: Peligroso, agitado.
  • Rip-off: Estafa.

S

  • Skilled: Experto, especializado.
  • Slip: Deslizarse, resbalar.
  • Slippery: Resbaladizo.
  • Soaking wet: Empapado.
  • Sweat: Sudor.
  • Shivered: Tiritar, temblar.
  • Severe: Duro.
  • Since: Ya que.
  • Signals: Señales.
  • Staff: Empleado.
  • Stole: Robar.
  • Suspect: Sospechar de.
  • Shoplifting: Robar en tiendas.
  • Sticky fingers: Mano larga.
  • So as to: Para.
  • So: Por tanto.
  • So that: Para que.
  • Sequence: Secuencia.

T

  • Thick: Espero, denso.
  • Therefore: Por lo tanto.
  • Tend to: Tender a, soler.
  • Take place: Tener lugar.
  • Tempted: Tentar.
  • Trust: Confiar en, fiarse de.
  • Thief: Ladrón.
  • Then: Pues.

W

  • Witness: Ver, presenciar.
  • Weather forecaster: Meteorólogo.
  • Worldwide: Mundial, en todo el mundo.
  • White lie: Mentira piadosa.

Passive Voice Examples

Present Simple

Active: The Police conduct an experiment.

Passive: An experiment is conducted by the police.

Past Simple

Active: The police conducted an experiment.

Passive: An experiment was conducted by the police.

Future Simple

Active: The police will conduct an experiment.

Passive: An experiment will be conducted by the police.

Present Continuous

Active: The police are conducting an experiment.

Passive: An experiment is being conducted by the police.

Past Continuous

Active: The police were conducting an experiment.

Passive: An experiment was being conducted by the police.

Present Perfect Simple

Active: The police have conducted an experiment.

Passive: An experiment has been conducted.

Past Perfect Simple

Active: The police had conducted an experiment.

Passive: An experiment had been conducted by the police.

Modals

Active: The Police should conduct an experiment.

Passive: An experiment should be conducted by the police.

Modal Perfect

Active: The Police could have conducted an experiment.

Passive: An experiment has to be conducted by the police.

Be going to

Active: The police are going to conduct an experiment.