CURSO INTENSIVO DE INGLÉS

BASIC LEVEL
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ALUMNO :
CÓDIGO :
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 INDEX
4 PRONOUNS
6 VERB TO BE
8 POSSESSIVES
11 ARTICLES
12 DAYS OF THE WEEK
13 MONTHS AND SEASONS
14 YEARS, DECADES AND CENTURIES
16 NUMBERS AND DATES
20 THE HOUR
22 HOUSE AND BODY
26 SIMPLE PRESENT
29 QUANTIFIERS
30 PREPOSITIONS ( TIME AND PLACE )
32 COUNTABLE/ UNC. NOUNS
34 COMPARATIVES / SUPERLATIVES
35 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
36 THERE IS / THERE ARE
38 DEMONSTRATIVES
39 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
40 WEATHER AND CLOTHING
42 BLOCK NOTES 1
43 BLOCK NOTES 2
44 SIMPLE PAST
48 PAST CONTINUOUS

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50 ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
52 VERBS VS PRAHSAL VERBS
53 SIMPLE FUTURE
55 MODALS
56 RELATIVE PRONOUNS
58 PRESENT PERFECT
62 PAST PERFECT
64 CONDITIONALS
64 ZERO CONDITIONAL
65 FIRST CONDITIONAL
65 SECOND CONDITIONAL
66 VOCABULARY 1
67 VOCABULARY 2
68 USED TO
69 BE USED TO
70 TOO / ENOUGH
72 BASIC CONVERSATIONS
74 PHRASAL VERBS 1
75 PHRASAL VERBS 2
76 PHRASAL VERBS 3
77 TIME TABLE
78 LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS
79 BLOCK NOTES 3
80 BLOCK NOTES 4
81 BLOCK NOTES 5

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 PRONOUNS

ACTION NO ACTION
SAME SUBJECT

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 EXAMPLES

Subject
Examples
Pronouns
I I like to play the piano
You You enjoy dancing
He He wakes up early.
She She drinks coffee
It It has a beautiful skin.
We You can speak French.
They They live in Manhattan

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POSSESSIVES ADJECTIVES

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POSSESSIVES PRONOUNS
EXAMPLES
• It is mine.
• They like theirs.
• She reads hers.
• Which is yours ?
• Mine is the shirt
that has spots.

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ARTICLES

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DAYS OF THE WEEK
DAYS OF THE
WEEK

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY
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FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY
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 MONTHS AND
SEASONS
• MARCH
SPRING • APRIL
• MAY

• JUNE
SUMMER • JULY
• AUGUST

• SEPTEMBER
AUTUMN • OCTOBER
• NOVEMBER

• DECEMBER
WINTER • JANUARY
• FEBRUARY
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 YEARS, DECADES
. AND CENTURIES

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 THE HOUR

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15 ´
A quarter

30 ´
Half

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 EXAMPLES
6:00
6:00
– It´s six o´clock
6:10 6:
6:1– It´s ten past six 6:
6:15
15 – It´s a quarter past six / It`s fifteen past six.
6:30
– It´s half past six / It`s thirty past six .
6:40
40 – It´s twenty to seven
6:45
- It´s a quarter to seven / It´s fifteen to seven.
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6:10
HOUSE AND BODY

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HOUSE

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THE BODY

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THE BODY

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 SIMPLE PRESENT

Routines / Habits / Facts

Structure: Subject + V + C
I / You / We / They
(+ ) I play basketball with my friends.
(-) AUXILIARES
DON´T – I /YOU/WE/THEY
DOESN´T – HE/SHE/IT
EXAMPLES :
(-) I don´t play basketball with my
friends.
(?) Do you play basketball with your
friends?

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He/She/It
(+) Verb + IES / ES / S
She plays basketball with her friends
How can I decide among … + IES / ES
/ S …?
IES – Verb ends in “ Consonant +Y ”
Cry – cries / try – tries
ES – Verb ends in “ H/O/X/S “
Go – goes
Watch –watches
Mix – mixes
S – Other cases
Want – wants / play – plays / enter –
enters
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BE CAREFUL !!
We have to stick to an important rule
here , let`s see some sentences :
She plays basketball.
She does play basketball .
She doesn´t play basketball .
Does she play basketball ?
When there are auxiliaries, you
DON´T have to change the verbs
(only in Simple Times )

✔ Simple Present
✔ Simple Past
✔ Simple Future
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 QUANTIFIERS
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
POCO A FEW A LITTLE
FEW LITTLE

ALGO DE
(uncountable) SOME (+) (?) . SOME (+) (?)
ALGUNOS
( countable ) ANY (-)(¿) ANY (-)(¿)

MUCHO A LOT OF (+)

MANY (-)(¿) MUCH (-) (¿)

COUNTAB UNCOUNTAB
LE LE

- She has A FEW apples. - She has A LITTLE rice in her kitchen.
- She doesn’t have A FEW apples - She doesn’t have A LITTLE rice.

- She bought SOME apples. - She drinks SOME water.

- she didn´t buy ANY apples - She doesn’t drink ANY water.
- Would you like SOME bananas ? - Do you want SOME cheese ?
- Are there ANY chairs ? - Is there ANY sugar for my coffee ?

- I buy A LOT OF computers. - I buy A LOT OF coffee.

- I don´t buy MANY computers. - I don´t buy MUCH coffee

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 PREPOSITIONS OF
TIME
✔ Parts of the day

✔ Holidays

✔ Time (hour)

✔ Years

✔Specific dates ✔ Decades

✔ Days of the week ✔Months

✔ My birthday ✔Parts of the

day
✔ time ( word )
✔Parts of
time

✔Seasons
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 PREPOSITIONS OF
PLACE
• Places in town

IN • Inside
• Transport
• Countries / Cities

• Surface
ON • Social networks
• Transport

AT • Places in town
• Specific places

In a supermarket On the table At Metro

In a box On Netflix At Makro
In a taxi
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COUNTABLE NOUNS

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COUNTABLE
NOUNS

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 COMPARATIVES /
SUPERLATIVES

* Ryan is taller than Lisa.

*Ann is the tallest .

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ADVERBS OF
FREQUENCY

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 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
Structure : VERB TO BE + V-ING
2 CASES : NOW / AS FUTURE

1 ) NOW - AT THE MOMENT

She is playing video games now.

She isn`t playing the guitar at the
moment.
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Is she studying for the test ?

Yes , she is . /
No , she isn´t.

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WEATHER AND CLOTHING

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BLOCK NOTES 1

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BLOCK NOTES 2

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 SIMPLE PAST
Actions that finished and we no
longer do them.
Struct. S + V(past) + C
REGULAR ---- +ED
V ( Past)
IRREGULAR ---- LIST ( 2nd COLUMN)
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How can I know if a verb is

regular or irregular ?

1st Option – Look at the list,

Is the verb included?
Yes – Verify the past form of the verb
and copy.

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NO – Assume that the
verb is REGULAR (+ED)
Degree of Certainty – 99%

• Notice how the verb changes to the

past :
I play basketball with my friends. PRESENT
I PLAYED basketball with my friends. PAST
AUXILIARIES
DID – / I /YOU/WE/THEY/HE/SHE/IT
NEGATIVE: DID NOT / DIDN´T
I didn`t play basketball with my friends.
Question Form :
Did you play basketball with your
friends?
Yes , I did. / No, I didn´t.

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 Special case with the Verb to be

Verb –
To be PRESENT : am / are / is
PAST : was / were

WAS I / HE / SHE / IT

WERE YOU / WE / THEY

Affirmative Form :
We were neighbors until you decided to
move on

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Negative Form :

• Was not / Wasn´t

He wasn`t my classmate when I was at
the university.
• Were not / Weren´t
They weren`t happy when they were in
their grandfather`s house .
Question Form :
Were they in the office when the tremor
happened ?
Yes , they were / No , they weren`t

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 PAST CONTINUOUS
VERB TO BE + V-ING
( PAST )

1 event interrumpted another one

( past actions )

Event 1 – Past Continuous

Event 2 – Simple Past ( Interrupting
event )
( + ) Affirmative Form
She was doing her homework when
her mother called her.

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( - ) Negative Form :
+ not / was not / wasn´t
/ were not / weren´t
She wasn´t doing her homework
when her mother called her.

( ? ) Question Form :
Was she doing her homework when
her mother called her ?

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 EXAMPLE

YOUR
TURN
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VERBS VS PRHASAL VERBS
Verbs – 1 word – Eat / Dance / Sing

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 SIMPLE FUTURE
2 CASES

1 ) WILL / 50 % PROBABILITY / SUDDEN

DECISSIONS

SUBJECT + WILL + V ( Base form ) + C

( + ) Affirmative Form
I Will play basketball with Patty.
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( - ) Negative Form :
Will + NOT / WON´T
I won´t play basketball with Patty.
( ? ) Question Form :
Will you play basketball with Patty ?

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 2 ) BE GOING TO / 80 % PROBABILITY /
PLANS

BE GOING TO + V ( Base Form ) /

“ VOY A” + VERBO
I be going to play basketball with Patty.
be – AM/ARE/IS
( + ) Affirmative Form
I am going to play basketball with Patty.
He is going to travel to London .
( - ) Negative Form :
I am NOT going to play basketball with
Patty.
He is NOT going to travel to London .
( ? ) Question Form :
Is he going to travel to London?

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MODALS

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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 PRESENT PERFECT
SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + V-PAST PART + C

AUXILIARIES : HAVE / HAS , Meaning in

Spanish

“HABER”
V-P.P – Ending “ ado/ido “ ( Spanish )
So , If I had “ I have danced “ , the meaning
in Spanish would be “ Yo he bailado “

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 2 EVENTS
1 ) ACTIONS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST
AND THEY CONTINUE TO THE PRESENT .
EMPHASIS : TIME
FOR / SINCE
PAVEL HAS WORKED FOR 5 YEARS .
(PERIOD )
PAVEL HAS WORKED SINCE 2015 .
(STARTING POINT )
( - ) Negative Form :
+ NOT / HAVE NOT / HAVEN`T
HAS NOT / HASN`T
EXAMPLES :
PAVEL HASN´T WORKED FOR 5 YEARS .
PAVEL HASN´T WORKED SINCE 2015 .

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( ? ) Question Form :
HAS PAVEL WORKED SINCE 2015 ?
Yes , he has / No , he hasn´t

2 ) ACTIONS WHERE I DON`T CARE WHEN

THEY WERE DONE .
EMPHASIS : THE FACT ,
• You can also mention the frequency ,
but TIME is not allowed.
( + ) Affirmative Form
PABLO HAS BEEN TO EUROPE TWICE
I HAVE PLAYED BASKETBALL in 1995 / once
( - ) Negative Form :
PAVEL HASN`T WORKED IN THAT PLACE.
I HAVEN`T PLAYED BASKETBALL WITH HER
( ? ) Question Form :
HAS PABLO WORKED FOR YOU ?

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 KEYWORDS

ALREADY
I have already done my homework .
JUST
I have just taken a shower.
EVER
Have you ever traveled to Russia ?
I haven`t ever watched that film
YET
They haven`t played the violin yet .
STILL
I still haven`t danced with Mary.
RECENTLY
She has come back to her house recently.

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 PAST PERFECT
SUBJECT + HAD + V-PAST P- + C

AUXILIARY VERB : HAD ( Había )

I / YOU / HE /
HAD SHE / IT / WE /
THEY

TO PUT IN ORDER 2 ACTIONS THAT

HAVE ALREADY FINISHED.

1ST ACTION PAST PERF.

2ND ACTION SIMP.PAST

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EXAMPLES :

I HAD PLAYED BASKETBALL WHEN MY

MOM CALLED ME.

( - ) Negative Form :
HAD + NOT / HADN`T

I HADN`T PLAYED BASKETBALL WHEN MY

MOM CALLED ME.

( ? ) Question Form :
HAD YOU PLAYED BASKETBALL WHEN
YOUR MOTHER CALLED YOU ?

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 CONDITIONALS
2 EVENTS:
Relationship:
CAUSE AND EFFECT

ZERO CONDITIONAL
100 % probabilidad

IF + S.Present + S.Present

If I freeze water , it turns into ice .

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1 CONDITIONAL
80 % probabilidad

IF + S.Present+ Will

Do NOT use “Be going to”

If I sell my house , I will buy your car.
ND
2 CONDITIONAL
0 - 20 % probabilidad / Advice

IF + S.Past + Modal ( would )

If they were rich , they would help

people.
Do NOT use WAS
If I were you , I would say “Yes”
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 NEW WORDS FOR
IMPROVING YOUR VOCABULARY

NICE GREAT
ENJOYABLE FANTASTIC
PLEASED WONDERFUL
LOVELY OUTSTANDING
PLEASANT PLEASANT
AWESOME AMAZING

HAPPY CONNECTORS 1
CHEERFUL THEREFORE
DELIGHTED BESIDES
GLAD SUCH AS
JOYFUL ACTUALLY
THRILLED HOWEVER

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 NEW WORDS FOR
IMPROVING YOUR VOCABULARY

PRETTY GOOD
GORGEOUS EXCELLENT
BEAUTIFUL EXCEPTIONAL
CUTE POSITIVE
ATTRACTIVE FAVORABLE
STUNNING SATISFACTORY

BAD CONNECTORS 2
DEFICIENT OTHERVWISE
USELESS UNFORTUNATELY
TERRIBLE IN SPITE OF
MISERABLE AS A RESULT
WICKED EVENTUALLY

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 USED TO
USED TO + Verb ( Base form )

Actions you often did in the past

* Examples:

I used to play soccer with

my friends when we were
children.
He used to go to the movies every
weekend 5 years ago .
They didn`t use to smoke when they
were in hospitals .
Did you use to sing salsa music when
you were younger ?
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 BE USED TO
VERB TO BE +USED TO + V-ING

Actions that you usually do in the

present.
• I am used to getting up early.
• He is used to working all the day.
• I am used to living in a flat.
• Are you used to going to the beach
every summer?
• They are used to playing tennis
• He isn´t used to smoking.

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TOO / ENOUGH

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CONVERSATIONS

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TIME TABLE

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 LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS

78 PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

BLOCK NOTES 3

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BLOCK NOTES 4

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BLOCK NOTES 5

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Real teachers are God and the life itself,

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