Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar for Success
Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar
Connectors:
- Furthermore/Besides/Moreover: Además
- As well as/In addition to stg: Además de
- Still/However/Yet/Even so: Sin embargo
- Likewise: Igualmente
- Despite/In spite of: A pesar de
- Nonetheless/All the same: A pesar de todo
- While/Whereas/In contrast/On the contrary: Por lo contrario
- Although/Though/Even though/In spite of the fact that: Aunque
- Provided/As long as: Con tal que
- …or else…/…otherwise…: …o de lo contrario…
- Notwithstanding/Nevertheless: No obstante
- Neither...nor: Ni…ni…
- But for: Sino hubiese sido por
- Both…and…: Tanto…como…
- As=since (reason): Ya que
- As soon as: Tan pronto como
- As: Como
- Due to/Because of/Owing to: A causa de/Debido a
- Once: Una vez que
- Since: Desde que
- Now that: Ahora que
- Wherever: Donde quiera
- Before: Antes de que
- After: Después de que
- Till/Until: Hasta que
- While=as: Mientras que
- Even if: Incluso si
- As if, as though: Como si
- Unless: A menos que
- So: Entonces
- So…that/Such…that: Tan…que
- No matter how: No importa como
- Soon after: Poco después de
- As of: A partir de
- Too: Demasiado
- Enough: Suficientemente
- In order to/So that/So as to/To: Para (que)
Job Interview Vocabulary
- All in a day’s work: Pan nuestro de cada día
- Apply for a position: Solicitar un puesto
- Available: Disponible
- Bookcase: Librería
- Bring up: Plantear
- Career: Carrera
- Cart: Carro
- Charge: Cobrar
- Chemist: Farmacéutico
- Coach: Entrenador
- Currently: Actualmente
- Customer service: Servicio atención cliente
- Deal in: Traficar con
- Disposal: Eliminación
- Duty: Función
- Employee: Empleado
- Employer: Empresario
- Enclose: Adjuntar
- Fluent: Con fluidez
- Full time: Tiempo completo
- Game tester: Probador de juegos
- Give up: Rendirse
- Good at multitasking: Bueno en la realización de tareas a la vez
- Hard-working: Trabajador
- Just: Solo, solamente, justo
- Long hours: Muchas horas
- Look for: Buscar
- Look into: Investigar
- Make a living: Ganarse la vida
- Make a short work of: Hacer algo con rapidez
- Make up: Inventar(se), reconciliar(se)
- Meet the requirements: Cumplir con los requisitos
- Normally/Usually: Corrientemente
- Office junior: Auxiliar de enfermería
- On-the-job training: Formación para el empleo
- Organisational skills: Dotes organizativas
- Outdated: Anticuado
- Part time: A media jornada
- Pick up: Coger, recoger, mejorar
- Post an pans: Baterías, cachorros de cocina
- Producer: Productor
- Profit: Ganancias
- Promote: Promocionar, ascender
- Put forwards: Presentar
- Put off: Aplazar
- Reliable: Digno de confianza
- Reporter: Periodista
- Résumé: Currículum Vitae
- Run a company: Dirigir una empresa
- Scrap metal: Chatarra
- Screen: Investigar
- Self-employed: Autónomo
- Set apart: Diferenciar
- Set up: Establecer
- Supportive environment: Entorno que da apoyo
- Surgeon: Cirujano
- Take on: Contratar
- Take off: Cogerse libre
- Talk (someone) into: Convencer (a alguien) de que no (haga algo)
- Take (something) over: Hablar sobre (algo)
- Tip: Consejo
- Tough: Duro
- Trainee: Aprendiz
- Turn down: Bajar (volumen)
- Under pressure: Bajo presión
- Work against the clock: Trabajar contra reloj
- Work like a dog: Trabajar como una mula
- Work overtime: Hacer horas extras
Conditional Sentences
- Tipo 0: present / present
- Tipo 1: present simple / must, can, will + verb
- Tipo 2: past simple + could/would + verb
- Tipo 3: past perfect (had studied) + could/would have + pp
Defining relative clauses: Necessary omission define: that which.
Non-defining relative clauses: No omission, add commas.
Past Perfect and Continuous Tenses
- Past Perfect Simple: HAD + PP
- Present Perfect Continuous: HAVE/HAS + BEEN + V-ING
- Present Perfect Simple: HAVE/HAS + PP
- Past Perfect Continuous: HAD + BEEN + VING
Wishes
- Future Wishes: I WISH THAT BABY WOULD STOP CRYING.
- Present Wishes: I WISH I HAD MORE MONEY.
- Past Wishes: I WISH THE TEACHER HAD GIVEN ME AN A+.