VERBS

PRESENT -----------

1) to repair – ( ripeir)  reparar –

2) to use – ( yus)  usar -

3) to choose  ( chus)  elegir –

4) to select  ( celect )  seleccionar –

5) to do  ( du)  hacer

6) to catch  ( catch)  coger,agarrar

7) to apply – ( aplai)  aplicar

8) to wrap – ( rap)  envolver

9) to hit – ( jit )  golpear

10) to break – ( breik )  romper

PRESENT SIMPLE
VERDADES GENERALES, HÁBITOS, RUTINAS, GUSTOS,
SENTIMIENTOS, OPINIONES.
STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE:
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
Subject + verb + complement.
Example: Nosotros estudiamos en el Senati.
We study in Senati.
Trabajo en electricidad.
I work in electricity.
 Reglas para para el verbo en la forma afirmativa para:
HE/SHE / IT.
1) Regla general  se agrega “s” al verbo:
I work  Yo trabajo // Él trabaja  He Works

2) Si el verbo termina en “ss,sh,x,o, z,ch  se agrega “es” al

verbo:
Tu vas  you go. // Ella se va  She goes.
Ellos enseñan  They teach  Luis enseña  Luis teaches

3) Si el verbo termina en consonante + “y”.  Se elimina la

“y”, se coloca “ies”.
Yo estudio  I study // Maribel estudia  Maribel studies
Tu lloras  you cry // Rios llora  Rios cries
Pedro estudia en Senati  Pedro studies in Senati

Josue plays  Josue juega

INTERROGATIVE FORM ( NO EXISTEN REGLAS)

DO +I, YOU,WE,THEY + VERB + COMPLEMENT?

YES, I DO. // NO, I DON’T.
 YES,YOU DO.// NO, YOU DON’T.
YES, WE DO.//NO, WE DON’T.
YES, THEY DO.//NO, THEY DON’T.
EXAMPLE:
-¿TRABAJAS?  DO YOU WORK? YES, I DO.
-¿ELLOS APLICAN NUEVAS TECNICAS?  DO THEY
APPLY NEW TECHNIQUES?
NO, THEY DON’T.
-¿ESTUDIANDO EN LA TARDE?  DO WE STUDY IN
THE AFTERNOON?
-YES, WE DO.

DOES + HE, SHE, IT + VERB + COMPLEMENT?

YES, HE DOES. // NO, HE DOESN’T.
YES, SHE DOES, // NO, SHE DOESN’T.
YES, IT DOES. // NO, IT DOESN’T.

FOR EXAMPLE:

¿ELLA CORTA LOS CABLES?  DOES SHE CUT THE CABLES?

¿EL INSTALA CONEXIONES BAJO TIERRA?  DOES HE
INSTALL UNDERGROUND CONECTIONS?

NEGATIVE FORM:

I, YOU, WE , THEY + DO NOT/ DON’T + VERB + COMPLEMENT.

YO NO REVISO EL MULTIMETRO.
I DON’T CHECK THE MULTIMETER.

HE, SHE, IT + DOES NOT / DOESN’T + VERB + COMPLEMENT.

 ELLA NO TOCA EL ENCHUFE.
SHE DOESN’T TOUCH THE PLUG.

BASIC VOCABULARY for ELECTRICIANS

PLUG WIRE/CABLE LIGHT BULB / LAMP SWITCH FLUORESCENT LAMP HOLDER /

FLUORESCENT TUBE HOLDER

LAMPHOLDER MULTIMETER BUZZER

THERMAL-MAGNETIC CIRCUIT BREAKER CABLE DUCT SOCKET

RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICE / RESIDUAL-CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER DISTRIBUTION BOARD / CONSUMER

UNIT / MAIN FUSE BOX
 1) PREPOSITIONS OF
PLACE

In general, we use:
 at for a POINT
 in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
 on for a SURFACE

at in on

ENC
POINT SURFACE
LOSED SPACE

at the corner
in the garden on the wall

at the bus stop

in London on the ceiling

at the door
in France on the door

at the top of the page

in a box on the cover
at the end of the road
in my pocket on the floor

at the entrance
in my wallet on the carpet

at the crossroads
in a building on the menu

at the front desk

in a car on a page

Examples:

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 Flush mounting installation

Masonry work and installation: basic procedures

The Problem:
• How to carry out the masonry work, lay conduits, wire the system
and install the control and lightning devices correctly in a typical
apartment with view to saving time during the initial installation,
subsequent maintenance and enable the installation to be extended in future if
necessary.
The Answer:

• Use the right tools, follow the instructions as illustrated.

SAFETY AT WORK
 VERBS

1) Accomplish (akamplish)  llevar a cabo

2) Add (ad)  agregar

3) Allocate (alokeit)  asignar

4) Alter (olter)  alterar

5) Approve (apruf)  aprobar

6) Assemble (asembol)  montar

7) Authorize (auzoraiz)  autorizar

 8) Bolster (boultra)  reforzar algo

9) Record (ricord)  registrar

10)Reduce (rediuz)  reducer

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (+ing)

El presente continuo se utiliza para describir:

- Acciones que están sucediendo en el momento en que se habla.

FORMACION DEL PRESENTE CONTINUO:

- Regla general: Se agrega al verbo : +ING. EXAMPLE:

- Work (trabajar ) , working (trabajando). Talk (hablar), talking
(hablando).
- Si termina en e :  Se elimina la “e” y se pone “ing”. FOR
EXAMPLE: Take (tomar,agarrar) , taking (agarrando), CLOSE
(cerrar) , closing (cerrando)
- Si termina en una sola vocal + una sola consonante: (C+V+C) Se
duplica la ULTIMA CONSONANTE.
FOR EXAMPLE: swim (nadar), swimming (nadando), put (poner),
putting (poniendo).

STRUCTURE:

AFFIRMATIVE:

- SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + VERB(ing) + COMPLEMENT.

I AM
YOU ARE
 HE IS
SHE IS
IT IS
YOU ARE
THEY ARE
EXAMPLE:

MARCO ESTA INSTALANDO EN ESA EMPRESA.--> MARCO IS INSTALLING

IN THAT COMPANY.

INTERROGATIVE:

-AM/IS/ARE + SUBJECT + VERB(ing) + COMPLEMENT?

For example:

¿Zhaid está utilizando el multímetro?  is Zhaid using the multimeter?

NEGATIVE:

- SUBJECT + AM NOT/’M NOT//IS NOT/ISN’T// ARE NOT/AREN’T +

VERB(ing) + COMPLEMENT.

For example: LUIS ESTA REPARANDO LA CONEXIÓN DE SU VECINA.

Affirmative: LUIS IS REPAIRING THE CONNECTION OF HIS NEIGHBOUR.

Interrogative: IS LUIS REPAIRING THE CONNECTION OF HIS

NEIGHBOUR?

Negative: LUIS IS NOT REPAIRING THE CONNECTION OF HIS

NEIGHBOUR.

 Do the “Continuous Form” of the following verbs:

1) HAVE(tener) // HAVING(teniendo)

2) ADAPT(adaptar) // ADAPTING (adaptandose)

3) KEEP(mantener,guardar)// KEEPING (manteniendo,guardando)

4) DEVELOP(desarrollar) //DEVELOPING(desarrollando)

5) SOLVE(resolver) // SOLVING (resolviendo)

6) WRAP(envolver)// WRAPPING (envolviendo)

 Electrical Abbreviations
# Number F Fuse
Ω Ohm FA Fire Alarm
Φ Phase FAA Fire Alarm Annunciator
A Amperes FLA Full Load Amperes
AC Alternating Current FMC Flexible Metal Conduit
A/C Air Conditioning G Ground
AFCI Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter GFCI, Ground Fault Circuit
AHU Air Handling Unit GFI Interrupter
AIC Ampere Interrupting Capacity GND Ground
AL Aluminum Galvanized Rigid Metal
GRMC
ATS Automatic Transfer Switch Conduit
Automatic Temperature HOA Hand-Off-Automatic Switch
ATC Heating, Ventilation, Air
Control HVAC
AWG American Wire Gauge Conditioning
C Conduit HZ Hertz
Cable Television or Institute of Electrical and
IEEE
CATV Community Antennae Electronic Engineers
Television IG Isolated Ground
CB Critical Branch IMC Intermediate Metal Conduit
C/B Circuit Breaker INT Interlock
Certified Ballast KCMIL Thousand Circular Mils
CBM
Manufacturer KVA Kilovolt-Amperes
CCT Circuit (also: CIR, CKT) KVAR Kilovolt-Amperes Reactive
CCTV Closed Circuit Television Liquid Tight Flexible Metal
LFMC
CD Candela Conduit
CIR Circuit (also: CCT, CKT) LTG Lighting
CKT Circuit (also: CCT, CIR) LRA Lock Rotor Amps
CLF Current Limiting Fuse MC Metal Clad Cable
CPT Control Power Transformer MCB Main Circuit Breaker
CT Current Transformer MCC Motor Control Center
CU Copper MCP Motor Circuit Protection
dB Decibel MI Mineral Insulated
DC Direct Current MLO Main Lugs Only
DIA Diameter MW Megawatt
EB Equipment Branch NC Normally Closed
Electrical Code or Electrical NEC National Electrical Code
EC
Contractor National Electrical
NEMA
EF Exhaust Fan Manufacturers Association
ELEV Elevator National Fire Protection
NFPA
EM Emergency Association
EMT Electrical Metallic Tubing NL Night Light
EP Emergency Power NO Normally Open or Number
Emergency Power Off P Pole
EPO Push Button or Panic Button
(Button or Switch) PB
EWC Electric Water Cooler or Pull Box
PNL Panel
PWR Power
PT Potential Transformer
QTY Quantity
REQ Required
RMC Rigid Metal Conduit
RMS Root Mean Squared
RNC Rigid Non-Metallic Conduit
RTS Remote Test Station
RTU Roof Top Unit
SP Spare
ST Shunt Trip
SW Switch
SYM Symmetrical
TEL Telephone
Telecommunications
TGB
Grounding Busbar
Thermal Magnetic Circuit
TMCB
Breaker
UG Under Ground
UL Underwriters Laboratory
V Volt
VA Volt-Ampere
VT Voltage Transformer
W Watt or Wire
WH Water Heater
WP Weather Proof
XFMR Transformer