Healthy Habits: Advice and Recommendations

Posted on Mar 4, 2025 in English

Giving Advice on Healthy Habits and a Good Lifestyle

Recommendations for a Healthier Lifestyle

  • You shouldn’t drink alcohol every day. (No deberías tomar alcohol todos los días)
  • If I were you, I would quit smoking. (Si yo fuera tú, dejaría de fumar)
  • I don’t recommend that you eat a lot of fries. (No te recomiendo comer tantas frituras)
  • You ought to do more exercise. (Deberías hacer más ejercicios)
  • You ought not to drink so much beer. (No deberías tomar tanta cerveza)
  • You should eat more fruits. (Deberías comer más frutas)
  • I would suggest eating vegetables. (Yo te sugiero comer vegetales)
  • I would recommend sleeping more than 6 hours. (Te recomiendo dormir más de 6 hrs)

Using ‘Should’ and ‘Ought To’

SUBJECT + SHOULD/SHOULDN’T + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT

OUGHT TO/OUGHT NOT TO

  • Could you give me some advice? (Podrías darme algún consejo?)
  • What can I do to sleep better? (Qué puedo hacer para dormir mejor?)

Modal Verbs

(Infinitive verb, the verb is not conjugated in any form)

  1. can/can’t = poder (possibility – permission)
  2. could/couldn’t = podría
  3. should/shouldn’t = deber – debes (suggestions and advice)
  4. must/mustn’t = debo de obligación (personal). Not as strong
  5. have to = tener que hacer, an obligation that has consequences if not done

Can and Could

1. aff. SUBJECT + CAN/CAN’T + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT

int. CAN/CAN’T + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT

ej: you can drive my car you can eat my food

she can speak very loud she can sleep like a cow

can he go to my house? Can you come tomorrow?

i can eat my chocolate Can i stay with you?

2. SUBJECT + COULD/COULDN’T + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT

ej: Could i play the guitar? I could eat my cereal

Must and Have To

4. SUBJECT + MUST/MUST NOT + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT

ej: you must study i must clean my room

must i wear a coat tonight? he mustn’t feel better so soon

i mustn’t work tonight you mustn’t go home

5. SUBJECT + HAVE TO + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT

ej: I have to drive safely to my home

I have to study for my test

int. DO + SUBJECT (i,you,we,they) + HAVE TO + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT?

DOES + SUBJECT (she,he,it) + HAVE TO + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT?

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative Adjective

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE + THAN + OBJECT

ej: My house is bigger than hers -> Is my house bigger than hers?

Your dog is faster than mine -> Is your dog faster than mine?

Am I taller than my sister? -> I am taller than my sister

Superlative Adjective

SUBJECT + VERB + THE + SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE + OBJECT

ej: My finger is the smallest that I’ve seen

Is my sister the prettiest girl in the world?

Adjectives

One Syllable

  • Add “er” -> comparative
  • Add “est” -> superlative
  • If it is a consonant -> repeat the last + er/est
  • For adjectives ending in “y” -> change “y” for “i” + est/er

Two Syllables

  • Add “er”/more -> comparative
  • Add “est”/most -> superlative
  • If it is a consonant -> repeat the last + er/est
  • For adjectives ending in “y” -> change “y” for “i” + est/er

Three or More Syllables

  • Add “more” -> comparative
  • Add “most” -> superlative

Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives

  • GOOD -> better -> the best (bueno)
  • BAD -> worse -> the worst (malo)
  • LITTLE -> less -> the least (pequeño)
  • MUCH -> more -> the most (mucho)
  • FAR -> further -> the furthest (lejos)