1.

Before the names of countries, cities,

streets, continents, lakes, mountains,etc
x
-Im from x
_____Per, I live in
______Trujillo x
-I come from ______Britain

2. To refer to something which has

already been mentioned
Definite article
I have two brothers, the older
is Juan and the younger is Paul.

I have got a dog and a cat. The dog

is very fat and the cat is thin.

3. Before uncountable, plural and often abstract

nouns when we are talking about things in general.

x Friendship lasts forever.

Dogs are very loyal and smart.

4. Before singular nouns when we are presenting new

information

Indefinite article
She is my mother, she is an engineer.
I have a new cell phone.

He is an English teacher.
There is a new radio in the classroom.

5. Is also used regularly before certain

geographical features, including the names of
seas , oceans, rivers, mountains ranges and
group of islands.
Definite article
The Pacific ocean, is one the most
beautiful.
The river Thames is in London.

6. Before singular/ plural nouns when we are

talking about something familiar to both the
speaker and the listener

Definite article
A: Where are the books?
B: they are on the table.

A.Where is the class room?

B: Its on the ground floor.

7. To refer to objects we regard as unique.

Definite article

The Earth is our planet.

The Moon is as beautiful as the Sun.