Verbos

VERBS

estos son los verbos mas comunes para un nivel basico de ingles

accept allow ask believe borrow break bring buy can/be able cancel change clean comb complain cough count cut dance draw drink drive eat explain fall fill find finish fit fix fly forget give go have hear hurt know learn leave listen live look lose make/do need open

aceptar permitir/dejar preguntar creer prestar romper traer comprar poder cancelar cambiar limpiar peinar quejarse toser contar cortar bailar dibujar beber conducir comer explicar caerse llenar encontrar terminar caber reparar volar olvidar dar ir * tener oir dañar, herir saber/conocer aprender * salir/marcharse escuchar vivir mirar perder hacer necesitar abrir

close/shut organize pay play put rain read reply run say see sell send sign sing sit sleep smoke speak spell spend stand start/begin study succeed swim take talk teach tell think translate travel try turn off turn on type understand use wait wake up want watch work worry write

cerrar organizar pagar jugar poner llover leer responder correr decir ver vender enviar firmar cantar sentarse dormir fumar hablar deletrear gastar ponerse de pie comenzar estudiar tener exito nadar * tomar hablar enseñar decir pensar traducir viajar intentar apagar encender escribir a maquina entender utilizar/usar esperar despertar querer/desear mirar trabajar preocuparse escribir

Some and Any

SOME AND ANY

The words some and any are used for countable and uncountable nouns. In general, we could say that somemeans a few / a little and any means none in negative clauses or a few / a little in questions.

Positive Clauses

In positive clauses, we usually use some.

Example:

I have bought some bread.

I have bought some apples.

Negative Clauses

In negative clauses, we use any. Note, however, that any alone is not a negative - it must be not ... any

Example:

I have not bought any bread.

I have not bought any apples.

Questions

In questions, we usually use any.

Example:

Have you bought any bread?

Have you bought any apples?

Compound Words with some & any

Some & any can also be part of compound words such as:

• something / anything
• someone / anyone
• somewhere / anywhere

Note that some & any have to be used with a noun while compound words with some & any can stand on their own.

Example:

I have bought some bread.

I have bought something.

However, some and any need not stand directly before the noun. Sometimes, the noun appears somewhere before some or any and is not repeated. So if you are not sure whether to use some or something for example, check if there is a noun in the sentence that you can place after some.

Example:

I do not have to buy bread. Rachel has already bought some [bread].

Exceptions

Positive Clauses with Any

We usually use some in positive clauses. But after never, without, hardly, we use any.

Example:

We never go anywhere.

She did her homework without any help.

There’s hardly anyone here.

Also in if clauses, we usually use any.

Example:

If there is anything to do, just call me.

Questions with Some

We usually use any in questions. But if we expect or want the other to answer ‚yes‘, we use some.

Example:

Have you got any brothers and sisters?

→ some people have brothers or sisters, others don't - we cannot expect the answer to be ‚yes‘

Would you like some biscuits?

→ we offer something and want to encourage the other to say ‚ja‘