Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Tenses

Posted on Mar 19, 2025 in English

Essential English Vocabulary

Fain: Débil / Rough: Aspre

Blinding: Encegador / Silent: Callat

Bright: Brillant / Slimy: Viscós

Crunchy: Cruixent / Smooth: Suavitzar

Dark: Fosc / Spicy: Picant

Deafening: Sorollós / Stinky: Pudent

Fragrant: Perfumat / Sweet: Dolç

Hard: Dur / Soft: Suau

Rich: Ric (menjar)

Proud: Orgullós / Confident: Segur

Friendly: Amigable / Shy: Insegur

Lazy: Mandrós / Cowardly: Covard

Patient: Pacient / Dim: Contrari a intel·ligent

Cheerful: Alegre / Light-hearted: De bon cor

Jealous: Gelós / Timid: Tímid

Well-behaved: Educat / Bossy: Atrevit

Clever: Intel·ligent / Courageous: Coratjós

Serious: Seriós / Rude: Mal educat

Phrasal Verbs

  • Feel like: (Sentir-se com) (I feel like giving up)
  • Hear of: (Sentir parlar de) (Have you heard of the 21 senses?)
  • Listen out for: (Estar a l’escolta de) (Please listen out for the next announcement)
  • Look into: (Investigar) (Can you look into the truth of this for me?)
  • See through: (Veure a través de) (Let’s see this project through to the end)
  • Sniff around: (Tafanejar) (I will sniff around and see what I can find)
  • Swallow up: (Esgotant) (This is difficult, and it’s swallowing up all my time)
  • Touch on: (Tocar) (I think he briefly touched on it in her lecture)

Present Simple

I: (‘m like) (don’t like) (do I like?)

You, we, you, they: (are like) (don’t like) (do you like?)

He, she, it: (is likes) (doesn’t like) (does he like?)

Usos: (hàbits, situacions permanents, stative verbs (believe, know, remember, forget…))

Present Continuous

I: (‘m swimming) (am not swimming) (Am I swimming?)

You, we, you, they: (are swimming) (aren’t swimming) (Are you swimming?)

He, she, it: (is swimming) (isn’t swimming) (is he swimming?)

Usos: (coses que passen en el moment, coses temporals, situacions canviants)

Past Simple

I: (wanted) (didn’t want) (did I want?)

You, we, you, they: (wanted) (didn’t want) (did you want?)

He, she, it: (wanted) (didn’t want) (did he want?)

Usos: (coses que ja han passat)

Past Continuous

I: (was talking) (wasn’t talking) (was I talking?)

You, we, you, they: (were talking) (weren’t talking) (were you talking?)

He, she, it: (was talking) (wasn’t talking) (was he talking?)

Usos: (acció que passa en el passat i té un progrés, acció en el passat interrompuda per una altra)

Present Perfect Simple

I: (have gone) (haven’t gone) (have I gone?)

You, we, you, they: (have gone) (haven’t gone) (have you gone?)

He, she, it: (has gone) (hasn’t gone) (has he gone?)

Usos: (experiències de la vida, “since o for” en passat, “just, yet o already” en passat)

Present Perfect Continuous

I: (have been talking) (haven’t been talking) (have I been talking?)

You, we, you, they: (have been talking) (haven’t been talking) (have you been talking?)

He, she, it: (has been talking) (hasn’t been talking) (has he been talking?)

Past Perfect Simple

I: (had finished) (hadn’t finished) (had I finished?)

You, we, you, they: (had finished) (hadn’t finished) (had you finished?)

He, she, it: (had finished) (hadn’t finished) (had he finished?)

Usos: (accions que passen abans que una altra acció en el passat)

Past Perfect Continuous

I: (had been talking) (hadn’t been talking) (had I been talking?)

You, we, you, they: (had been talking) (hadn’t been talking) (had you been talking?)

He, she, it: (had been talking) (hadn’t been talking) (had he been talking?)

Will

Yes/no: (will) (won’t) (will “I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they” buy?)

Usos: (prediccions generals, accions que s’occurreixin en el moment)

Going to

I: (am going to work) (am not going to work) (am I going to work?)

You, we, you, they: (are going to work) (aren’t going to work) (are going to work?)

He, she, it: (is going to work) (isn’t going to work) (is going to work?)

Usos: (prediccions amb evidències, intencions o plans)

Future Perfect Simple

I: (will have gone) (won’t have gone) (will I have gone?)

You, we, you, they: (will have gone) (won’t have gone) (will you have gone?)

He, she, it: (will have gone) (won’t have gone) (will he have gone?)

Usos: (coses que acaben en un temps específic en el futur)

Future Continuous

I: (will be waiting) (won’t be waiting) (will I be waiting?)

You, we, you, they: (will be waiting) (won’t be waiting) (will you be waiting?)

He, she, it: (will be waiting) (won’t be waiting) (will he be waiting?)

Usos: (coses que tenen un progrés en un temps específic del futur)