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Types of adjectives: descriptive adjectives: B1.

  Descriptive adjectives are words that describe or provide more information about a noun or pronoun.  They can be used to describe a person, place, or thing’s appearance, size, shape, age, color, or other qualities.  Examples of descriptive adjectives: Angry, Blue, Careful, Dry, Eager, Fast, Great, Hot, Incredible, happy, cold and pink. How to use descriptive adjectives: Descriptive adjectives can be placed before the nouns or pronouns they modify.  They can also follow certain linking verbs like “be,” “seem,” or “appear”.  Descriptive adjectives can be used in comparative and superlative forms to compare or express degrees of comparison.  Purpose of descriptive adjectives: Descriptive adjectives can make sentences more interesting by painting a picture in the reader’s mind. They can also set the tone and define the style of writing.  You wanna learn more about this topic? 📚 Go to the link in our Bio. 📚👩‍🏫 We have schedules available for teaching ...
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Type of adjectives: Quantitative adjectives: B1.

 Quantitative adjectives are adjectives that indicate the quantity of something, and can be divided into definite and indefinite: Definite quantitative adjectives: Indicate a specific or exact number or amount Examples include one, two, three, four, five, ten, hundred, thousand. Examples of definite quantifiers include “all”, “each”, “every”, and “both” Indefinite quantitative adjectives: Describe an unknown or variable quantity  Examples include “some”, “several”, “many”, and “few”  Examples of indefinite numeral adjectives include “some”, “few”, “many”, “all”, “no”, “several”, “any”, “most”, “more”, “too”, “much”, “none”, “too many”, and “certain”  Other types of quantitative adjectives: Ordinal numbers: Show the order of things, such as “first”, “second”, “third”, and so on. Fractional numbers: Show a part of a whole, such as “half”, “quarter”, “third”, and so on. Quantitative adjectives that specify exact amounts (seven, dozen, thousands) usually do not agree in ...

Ordinary adjectives

  The adjective “ordinary” means something is common, general, or usual.  For example, you might describe something as “in the ordinary course of events”.  Definition: Ordinary means something is common, general, or usual. It can also mean something is of a kind to be expected from the average person. Examples: “This coffee is good” “This shirt is very big” “He wants a small sandwich” “The tea is hot” “The food is cold” “The supermarket is expensive” “This game is difficult” “These exercises are very easy” How adjectives are used: Adjectives are a grammatical part of speech that describe a noun. They can answer questions like “Which one?”, “What kind?”, “How many?”, and “How much?”.  Other types of adjectives: There are many different types of adjectives, including adjectives of quality, quantity, and more.  Common English Adjectives 1. Good This coffee is good. I am good. 2. Big This skirt is very big. 3. Small She wants a small dress 4. Hot The coffee is hot...

Extreme adjectives

Extreme adjectives describe a quality in its most intense or extreme form. They cannot be modified through comparison or grading.  For example, you can’t say “very exhausted” because “exhausted” already means extremely tired.  Absolute adjectives are a sub-category of extreme adjectives that describe binary states that cannot be modified at all, such as “dead” or “unique”.  Here are some examples of extreme adjectives:  Freezing: Means extremely cold Starving: Means extremely hungry Furious: An extreme adjective that means very angry Awful: An extreme adjective that means very bad Terrible: An extreme adjective that means very bad Huge: An extreme adjective that means very big Gigantic: An extreme adjective that means very big Spotless: An extreme adjective that means very clean Soaked: An extreme adjective that means very wet Drenched: An extreme adjective that means very wet Glacial: An extreme adjective that means very cold Infuriated: An extreme adjective that me...

Present perfect have/has + past participle:

  The present perfect tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “have” or “has” with the past participle of the main verb. This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still going on.  Examples  “I have eaten” “Olga has promised to help me” “They’ve been on holiday twice this year” “I’ve lived in Oslo since I was born” How to form a present perfect sentence  Choose a subject: Add the auxiliary verb “have” or “has” Add the past participle form of the verb Add the rest of the sentence When to use the present perfect tense: To talk about something that happened at an unknown time To talk about something that happened in the past and continues now To talk about something that happened repeatedly in the past To talk about something that finished recently To talk about something that changed over time To talk about life experiences.  You wanna learn more about this topic? 📚✏️  Go to the link in our Bio. 📚✏️ Let me know what you thi...

Was/Were past participle: B1.

 Was” and “were” are used in the past tense, while the past participle is used to create a passive voice.  Explanation: Was/were Used to describe something that existed or was true in the past.  For example:  “The cover of the book was beautifully designed”.  Was” is used for singular subjects, while “were” is used for plural subjects.  Past participle: Used to create a passive voice, where the action is done to the subject of the sentence.  For example:  “The plate was broken on the floor”. The past participle of regular verbs is formed by adding “ed”.  Examples of past tense: Past simple: “You cooked” Past progressive: “He was singing” Past perfect: “I had arrived” Past perfect progressive: “They had been driving” Examples of past participle : She has broken the vase.  “I have found the answer. We have seen the movie. He has written the book  The difference between was and were is that they are different conjugations, or forms, of...

Simple present verbs: Lunes 24 de febrero:

 1- To go: ir. I go  You go He/She/it goes We go You go They go Examples:  1- I go to the beach with my family.  2-To ride: Montar algo x bici, auto, caballo. Etcétera  I ride You ride He/She/ it rides We ride You ride They ride Examples 1- I ride my bike to go to the park. 2- We ride a car to go to the zoo. 3-To watch: ver. I watch  You watch  He/She/ it watches We watch  You watch  They watch  Examples:  1-They watch the movie today. 2-He watches a nice girl at the pool. 4-To leave: dejar/salir.  I leave  You leave He/She/it leaves  We leave You leave They leave Examples:  1-You leave the school early today. 2-They leave you at the museum. 5-To buy: comprar: I buy You buy He/She it buys  We buy You buy They buy Examples: 1-I buy a new dress for my birthday 🥳  2-She buys a cake for her mom. 6-To eat: Comer algo x. I eat You eat He/She/it eats We eat You eat They eat Examples: 1- I eat soup for dinner ...