SOME

Countable people. cups. There are some books. newspapers. chairs. shoes. Euros. There is some Uncountable money. traffic. paper. time. coffee. food.

I read some books I would like some coffee ANY We can use any in negative sentences with plural countable and uncountable nouns I dont read any book I dont want any coffee QUESTIONS We can use any in questions with plural countable nouns and plural uncountable nouns. Arent there any people? ? Isnt there any food?

!Note! When you expect the answer to be "Yes." to an offer or

polite request, you can ask a question using some.

Can I have some books? Would you like some coffee?

NO Tiene valor negativo y exige por lo tanto el uso del verbo NO en forma afirmativa: I bought no potatoes yesterday / No compr patatas ayer

A FEW / A LITTLE people cups books There are a few newspapers chairs shoes Euros There is a little

money traffic paper time coffee food

A FEW Siempre va seguido de un sustantivo en plural. Tiene un sentido negativo (poco) mientras que 'a few' tiene un sentido ms positivo y equivale a 'algunos'. There are few books on the table / Hay pocos libros sobre la mesa

I only have some Euros / Solo tengo algunos euros.

'A LITTLE' tiene un significado ms positivo y equivale a 'algo de...'. poco. Se utiliza siempre con sustantivos incontables. I have a little money / Tengo un poco de dinero

MUCH / MANY Much se usa con sustantivos incontables (food, money, etc.) Much Se usa en preguntas y en negaciones. Do you drink much coffee? I dont drink much coffee. Many se usa con sustantivos contables plurales (books, cars, reasons, etc.). Se usa en preguntas y negaciones. Have you seen many movies recently? I havent seen many movies recently. Many tambin se usa en afirmaciones. Pero en muchas Many afirmaciones a lot of suena ms natural que many. De a of hecho, a lot of vale para todo: para afirmaciones, a

negaciones, preguntas, y se usa tanto con los sustantivos contables como con los incontables. Por lo tanto, en teora podras simplificar las cosas solo usando a lot y evitando much y many. Do you drink much coffee? > Do you drink a lot of coffee? I havent seen many movies recently. > I havent seen a lot of

movies recently.

*Pueden tambin emplearse expresiones como 'a great deal' (of...) y 'plenty' (of...) con el significado de 'much' I need a great deal of money to travel ( Necesito mucho dinero para viajar)

SEVERAL (varios) SEVERAL I have seen him several times / Le he visto varias veces CERTAIN significa seguro, cierto, y puede referirse a un CERTAIN sustantivo en singular o plural. I'm certain that it is true / Estoy seguro de que es verdad A certain Mr. Lpez / Un tal seor Lpez MOST(la mayor parte de...). Es el superlativo de much y de MOST many y se usa con sustantivos incontables o en plural. Delante de pronombres o cuando el sustantivo al que precede

lleva 'the' o un adjetivo posesivo o demostrativo se usa 'most of'. Who has most money? / Quin tiene ms dinero? Most of the country is forest / La mayor parte del pas es bosque * No debe usarse 'most' cuando existe una comparacin entre dos personas o cosas. As, no debemos decir 'of those two men, Charles is the most strong' sino '...the strongest' ALL (todo, todos) ALL All our books are expensive / Todos nuestros libros son caros THE WHOLE significa todo en el sentido de completo: WHOLE The whole world / Todo el mundo, el mundo entero

ENOUGH significa bastante, en el sentido de suficiente. ENOUGH Cuando acompaa a un adjetivo, a un adverbio o a un participio siempre se coloca detrs de los mismos. En cambio, cuando acompaa a un nombre suele colocarse delante de ste. He is strong enough / Es bastante fuerte He has enough money / Tiene bastante dinero

Exercices: - Completa las frases utilizando 'MANY' , 'MUCH' , 'A LOT', 'A LOT OF'. 1) It didn't cost______________ money to go to New Zealand. 2) How ___________ songs can you sing? 3) There's ___________ rice in the cupboard. 4) Paco visited ______________ countries when he went on holiday. 5) How _________________ interesting cities did Paco see? 6) He didn't see _____________ cities, but he saw friends. 7) Do you eat__________ cheese? Yes,___________. 8) Did you send______________ postcards to friends? Yes, I did. - Completa las frases utilizando 'SOME', 'ANY' 1. Do you know_____________good restaurants in Barcelona? 2. Would you like ________________ potatoes? 3. When I went to Paris I visited ______________interesting museums, but I didn't go ____________art galleries. 4. Are there______________ messages for me on the answer phone? 5. I'd like ______________ tomatoes and ________mushrooms please. But I don't want _______________ carrots.

- Completa las frases utilizando 'A LITTLE', 'LITTLE', 'A FEW', 'FEW'

1. I bought _________________-postcards in Paris. 2. Can you ask the waiter for ________________more wine please darling? 3. You haven't passed all of the exams, you've only passed ________________ 4. ___________people go out on Monday night in Valencia. There is almost no traffic. 5. I like to drink__________________lemon juice before I have breakfast. 6. Can I take ________________pieces of paper, please? 7. $70 a week is ___________________money these days if you want to buy a flat.

- Escribe 'MOST' , 'MOST OF' , 'ALL' en las espacios en blanco segn convenga 1. Yesterday I spent___________ my money, and now I don't have anything. 2. ____________people in Madrid speak Spanish, but not of them. 3. In Valencia, ____________ the shops open at 9 o'clock, but not __________ of them. 4. In Ireland it rains___________ the time. 5. All German cars are well-made, but I like BMW's the___________. 6. I must be in love, because ____________I can think about is you. Answers

'MANY' , 'MUCH' , 'A LOT', 'A LOT OF' 1. much/a lot of 2. many 3. a lot of 4. many/a lot of 5. many 6. many/a lot of - many/a lot of 7. much / a lot of - a lot 8. many/a lot of 'SOME', 'ANY' 1. Any 2. some 3. some/any 4. any 5. some/some/any 'A LITTLE', 'LITTLE', 'A FEW', 'FEW' 1. a few 2. a little 3. a few 4. few 5. a little 6. a few 7. little 'MOST', 'MOST OF', 'ALL' 1. All

2. most / all 3. most of / all 4. most of 5. most 6. all