Basic English Vocabulary and Phrases

Basic English Vocabulary

Pronouns and Verb “To Be”

  • I (yo) – am (soy/estoy)
  • You (tú) – are (eres/estás)
  • He (él) – is (es/está)
  • She (ella) – is (es/está)
  • It (eso) – is (es/está)
  • We (nosotros) – are (somos/estamos)
  • You (ustedes) – are (son/están)
  • They (ellos) – are (son/están)

Question Words

  • What’s – ¿Cuál?, ¿Qué?
  • How – ¿Cuántos?, ¿Cómo? — age
  • Where – ¿Dónde?, ¿A dónde? — place

Possessive Adjectives

  • His (su) – masculine
  • Her (su) – feminine

Numbers

  • 0 zero
  • 1 one
  • 2 two
  • 20 twenty
  • 3 three
  • 30 thirty
  • 4
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Essential English Verb Forms and Grammar Rules

English Verb Forms: Base, Past Simple, Past Participle

  • Be: Was/Were – Been
  • Become: Became – Become
  • Begin: Began – Begun
  • Break: Broke – Broken
  • Bring: Brought – Brought
  • Build: Built – Built
  • Buy: Bought – Bought
  • Can: Could – Been Able
  • Catch: Caught – Caught
  • Choose: Chose – Chosen
  • Come: Came – Come
  • Cost: Cost – Cost
  • Cut: Cut – Cut
  • Do: Did – Done
  • Drink: Drank – Drunk
  • Drive: Drove – Driven
  • Eat: Ate – Eaten
  • Fall: Fell – Fallen
  • Feel: Felt – Felt
  • Fight: Fought – Fought
  • Find: Found – Found
  • Fly: Flew – Flown
  • Forget: Forgot – Forgotten
  • Get:
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Understanding Wikis: Definition, Usage, and Key Terms

What is a Wiki?

Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wikis support hyperlinks and have a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly.

A wiki is unusual among group communication mechanisms in that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in addition to the content itself.

Like many simple concepts, “open editing” has some profound and subtle effects on wiki

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Exercises

  1. My house is bigger than yours.
  2. This flower is more beautiful than that one.
  3. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
  4. Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers.
  5. Which is the most dangerous animal in the world?
  6. A holiday by the sea is better than a holiday in the mountains.
  7. It is strange, but often a coke is more expensive than a beer.
  8. Who is the richest woman on earth?
  9. The weather this summer is even worse than last summer.
  10. He was the cleverest thief of all.
  11. Dogs are more intelligent than rabbits.
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Mastering English: Verbs, Grammar, and Vocabulary

Irregular Verbs

Be – was/were – been // Become – became – become // Begin – began – begun // Bend – bent – bent // Bite – bit – bitten // Blow – blew – blown // Break – broke – broken // Bring – brought – brought // Build – built – built // Burn – burnt – burnt // Buy – bought – bought // Can – could // Catch – caught – caught // Choose – chose – chosen // Come – came – come // Cost – cost – cost // Cut – cut – cut // Dig – dug – dug // Do – did – done // Draw – drew – drawn // Drink – drank – drunk

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Barcelona One-Day Tour & Event Planning Insights

Barcelona One-Day Itinerary

Hello, my name is Patricia, and I will be your guide for this one-day tour of Barcelona. First, I will pick you up at the airport, and we will go to the center of Barcelona, where we will walk through Las Ramblas and see La Boqueria market. We will stroll along Paseo de Gracia and Plaça de Catalunya and see Gaudí’s masterpieces: Casa Batlló and La Pedrera (Casa Milà). Then, we will have lunch at Bacoa restaurant in the city center. At 4 PM, we will take a guided tour

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