CONECTORES

COPULATIVOS
And Y He played the guitar and sang wonderful songs.
Not only…but also No solo…sino también Mary not only plays the guitar but also the
violin.
Not only...but...as well No solo ... sino ... también She is not only beautiful but very intelligent as
well.
Both...and... Tanto...como... Many politicians desire both money and
power.
No sooner...than... Apenas...cuando... The baker had no sooner turned off the
oven than the last customers arrived.
DISYUNTIVOS
Or O We'd better leave right now or we'll miss our bus
Either...or... O…o… Either you shut your mouth and listen or you
leave the class.
Neither...nor... Ni…ni… The musician neither played the piano
well nor sang good songs
Whether...or... Si…o…. We must decide whether to go there
today or tomorrow.
Or else... O sino… We have to hurry up, or else we'll miss our bus.
Otherwise De otro modo You'll have to hurry up, otherwise you'll be late.
CONDICIONALES
If si What shall we do, if they don't accept the offer?
Whether si I don't know whether they will agree on that
subject.
Unless A menos que You won't pass the exam unless you study
harder.
Provided / providing Siempre que, mientras We'll go fishing this afternoon, provided it
doesn't rain.
As long as Siempre que, mientras You can stay here as long as you work hard.
In case En caso de que, por si Call this phone number in case you get lost.
CONCESIVOS
Although / though / Aunque, a pesar de que, si Although Jack is not very tall, he is excellent at
even though bien basketball.
Despite / in spite of A pesar de, pese a Despite his bad reputation, the politician won the
elections.
Even if Incluso si, si bien, aún si Even if he’s right, that doesn’t give him the right
to be arrogant.
Not even if Ni si quiera He will not do that work, even if he is paid for it.
Regardless of Sin importar, sin tener en A patriot will defend his nation, regardless of the
cuenta consequences.
CONCLUSIVOS
Therefore Por lo tanto, por I don't know her phone number; therefore I can't
consiguiente, desde luego call her.
Hence De ahí Frank was raised in a farm, hence his ability to
ride horses.
Thus Así, desde luego She hadn't eaten for days and thus felt very
weak.
So Entonces, por lo tanto, de His car broke down, so he took it to a garage.
modo que
Consequently Por lo tanto, por They argued all the time, consequently they
consiguiente eventually got divorced.
 ADVERSATIVOS
But Pero He spoke clearly, but I didn't understand him.
However Sin embargo, de la They were not having fun; however they stayed
forma/como... until the party was over.
Nonetheless / Sin embargo It was very stormy; nevertheless we went
nevertheless fishing.
Yet / even so Sin embargo, aun así He was a very good swimmer; even so, he
drowned.
He wanted to reply to that accusation, yet he
didn't.
Still Sin embargo He can not speak very well; still he understands
everything.
Instead en su lugar, en lugar de ello I was invited to a party on Saturday, but went to
bed instead.
On the contrary por el contrario, al contrario The boy is not dumb; on the contrary, he's very
smart for his age.
CAUSALES
Because Porque The baby is crying because he is hungry.
For Porque She turned on the lights, for she was afraid of
the dark.
Because of debido a, a causa de They stayed in because of the bad weather.
Since puesto que, ya que They decided to go to sleep, since it was very
late.
As puesto que, ya que She failed to pass the exam, as she made many
mistakes.
Due to / owing to Debido a The unemployment was high due/owing to the
economic crisis.
COMPARATIVOS
As como, cuando He performed the operation exactly as he was
told.
as...as Tan…como His car is as fast as mine.
as if / as though Como si They treat me as if they didn't know me.
Tan que Learning English is more difficult than most
people think.
FUNCIONALES
So Entonces So, tell me what you think about my new dress!
so that de modo que/ a fin de que He gave her a present so that she would feel
better.
so as to//so as not to para que, de manera We moved the table so as to have more space
que//para no for dancing.
in order to Para They left early in order to arrive in time for the
movie.
CONTINUATIVOS
Then Entonces If it is not here, then it's lost.
Moreover además, aparte de Soccer is a good sport; moreover, it is very
easy to learn.
furthermore Es más I dont want stay here; furthermore, I have
things to do.
Besides además, por otra parte I don't want to sell my car; besides, I need it for
my job.
in addition to Además de, también In addition to being a great person, the
physician was an excellent professional.
OTROS
Mientras: When, As, While, Whereas Just as En cuanto: As soon as
Antes: Before // Después: After Hasta: Until,Till
Como resultado: As a result Donde: Where, Wherever
Likewise: De la misma manera Para empezar: To begin with
Una vez: Once: Finalmente: In the end, Finally, At Ante todo: First of all
last
Primero: First,Firstly (lugar) En el principio: At the beginning
Entoncés: Then, Next Eventualmente: Eventually