Articles in English have two types of reference: DEFINITE (referring to a

specific member of a group, e.g. THE) and INDEFINITE (referring to any

member of a group, e.g., A, AN). A "definite" article is used to give specific
reference to a noun and to refer to something known to both the
writer/speaker and the reader/listener.

I welcomed THE visitor today.

(Definite reference: both the writer/speaker and the reader/listener know
what visitor you are referring to)

vs.

I received A visitor today.

(Indefinite reference: you are not specifying what visitor you are referring to
and you are the only one who knows that)

The definite article THE is used when BOTH the writer/speaker and the
reader/listener know what is being referred to. If neither of them or only one
of them knows what is being referred to, then the indefinite articles A/AN
should be used.

Used as an adjective. Use to be + used to. This means to be accustomed to.

For example- I can study with the TV on. I am used to it. It means I am
accustomed, adjusted, or don't mind having the TV play while I'm studying.

Or another example- Tim had a hard time living in Tokyo. He wasn't used to so
many people. Tim didn't have experience being with big crowds of people
before.

Used as a verb. Use to + verb is a regular verb and means something that
happened but doesn't happen any more. It uses -ed to show past tense. But
since it always means something that happened in the past, it should always
use past tense. For example- I used to go to school in Paris. (I went to school
there before, but now I don't.) Or, When Joshua was a child, he used toclimb
trees. (Now he doesn't climb trees.)
(A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have
negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or
wished for’.

Compare

All she wanted was a few moments on her

some, a small number
own.

She had few moments on her own. not many/almost none

She saves a little money every month. some, a small amount

not much/almost
They had little money to spend.
nothing

A:
Have you got any money?
some, a small amount
B:
Yes, a little.

A:
Have you got any money? not much/almost
B: nothing
No, very little.

A little, a few with a noun

We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural
countable nouns:

Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate a little bread.

We stayed a few days in Florence and visited the museums.

la voz activa donde enfocamos la acción del verbo en el sujeto. Pero cuando
queremos dar más importancia a la acción y no a quien la ha realizado,
utilizamos la voz pasiva.

Ejemplos:

La voz activa

He ate all of the cookies.(Comió todas las galletas.)

La voz pasiva

All of the cookies were eaten.(Todas las galletas fueron comidas.)

Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)

Se forma la voz pasiva con el verbo auxiliar “to be” y el participio pasado del
verbo.

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + participio pasado…

Ejemplos:

The speech is written for the president.(El discurso está escrito para el
presidente.)
The house was built in 1975.(La casa fue construida en 1975.)
My wallet has been stolen.(Ha sido robada mi cartera.)
The room will be cleaned while we are out.(Se limpiará la habitación
mientras estemos fuera.)

Para transformar una oración activa a pasiva tenemos en cuenta los siguientes
puntos:

1. El objeto de la oración activa pasa a ser el sujeto de la pasiva.

2. El verbo principal se sustituye por el auxiliar “to be”, en su mismo tiempo,

junto al verbo principal en participio.

3. El sujeto de la oración principal pasa a ser complemento agente de la pasiva.

4. Si hacemos mención en la oración del sujeto que realiza la acción (sujeto
agente), este irá normalmente precedido por la preposición “by”.

Ejemplos:

La voz activa:

Mark Twain wrote the book.(Mark Twain escribió el libro.)

La voz pasiva:

The book was written by Mark Twain.(El libro fue escrito por Mark Twain.)

La voz activa:

The housekeeper will clean the room.(La ama de casa limpiará la habitación.)

La voz pasiva:

The room will be cleaned by the housekeeper.(La habitación será limpiada

por la ama de casa.)

Uses (Usos)

1. Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no sabemos quien ha realizado la acción.

Ejemplos:

A civilian has been killed.(Un civil ha sido asesinado.)

The car was stolen.(El coche fue robado.)