Spanish Future Tense and Mexican-American History

I. Forming the Future Tense

InfinitiveYoÉl/Ella/Ud.NosotrosEllos/Ellas/Uds.
haberhabréhabráshabráhabremoshabrán
venirvendrévendrásvendrávendremosvendrán
poderpodrépodráspodrápodremospodrán
tenertendrétendrástendrátendremostendrán
ponerpondrépondráspondrápondremospondrán
perderperderéperderásperderáperderemosperderán
quererquerréquerrásquerráquerremosquerrán
hacerharéharásharáharemosharán
salirsaldrésaldrássaldrásaldremossaldrán
sabersabrésabrássabrásabremossabrán
decirdirédirásdirádiremosdirán
expulsarexpulsaréexpulsarásexpulsaráexpulsaremosexpulsarán
serseréserásseráseremosserán
vivirvivirévivirásviviráviviremosvivirán

II.

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Essential English Phrases and Vocabulary for Work and Time Management

Time Expressions

On Time: At a time, keep to a schedule, on time, prompt, rush hour

Last Minute: At short notice (última hora)

Due: Be due (llegar/tener que entregarse)

Free Time: Downtime (tiempo libre, descanso)

Last Long: Drag on (eternizarse)

Step by Step: In stages (paso a paso)

Postpone: Put off (aplazar, posponer)

Punctually: (O’clock) sharp (en punto), (get/be) sidetracked (distraerse)

Planning: Timing (planificar)

Adrenaline: Adrenaline rush (subidón de adrenalina)

Other Time Idioms: Break the habit,

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Literary Analysis: Themes, Structure, and Poetic Devices

1. Voice

The entire poem is in third voice because the narrator is a “child” talking to a lamb.

2. Mood

Es un tono de felicidad, alegría por estar vivo. (dialogue between a happy child and a lamb).

Summary

The child in the poem talks to a lamb, which symbolizes the reincarnation of God. He’s asking questions about its creator. They are rhetorical questions because he already knows the answers (its creator is God).

Topic

The topic is pantheism, the existence of an identity between God and his creatures.

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Food, Health, and Media: Uncovering Critical Connections

Unit 4: Key Concepts

Vocabulary

Concern: Worrying / Preocupación

To look on the bright side: To try to be cheerful about a bad situation / Mirar el lado positivo

Rare: Infrequent / Poco frecuente, poco común, raro

Due to: Because of / Debido a

To bully: Acosar (en el colegio)

To threaten: Amenazar

To harass: To trouble or annoy someone / Acosar, molestar, incordiar

To injure: To hurt, to harm / Herir, dañar, hacer daño

To blame: To believe or say that someone is responsible for something / Culpar

Contents:

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Comprehensive English Grammar Review: Tenses, Vocabulary & Expressions

Present Tenses

Present Simple and Continuous

Present Simple is for routines:

  • I, You, We, They / talk, eat, learn, do, go
  • He, She, It / talks, eats, learns, does, goes

It is used for things done daily.

Present Continuous is for plans already organized:

Subject / Auxiliary (to be) / Gerund

  • I / am / talking, eating
  • He, She, It / is / talking, eating
  • You, We, They / are / talking, eating

We use it for something happening now or for something decided to be done in the near future.

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect

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English Grammar and Vocabulary

Will/Won’t + Infinitive (Predictions)

I will have the chance to do some work experience.

Tendré la oportunidad de adquirir alguna experiencia laboral.

Will

Affirmative: WillGary thinks he’ll go to university.
Negative: Won’tHe won’t study maths.
Interrogative: Will + Subject + InfinitiveWill he travel in the future?

Be Going To (Future Plans and Intentions)

I’m going to be a plumber!

Seré lampista!

Be Going To

Affirmative: Verb ‘to be’ + Going toSam’s going to do an e2e course.
Negative: Verb ‘to be’ + Not
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