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Today we are going to have a look at “there was” and “there were” to see exactly when and how to use them.Hoy vamos a estudiar “there was” y “there were” para saber cuándo y cómo usarlos. We use “there was” and “there were” when we want to say something existed or something was present in the past. Usamos “there was” y “there were” cuando queremos decir que algo existía o estaba presente en el pasado. * Remember that “there was” and “there were” refer to the past and are the past tense of “there is” and “there are”.* Recuerda que “there was” y “there were” son el pasado de “there is” y “there are”. - We use there was with singular nouns. For example:Usamos “there was” con sustantivos singulares. Por ejemplo: There was a big garden in the front of the house.Había un gran jardín delante de la casa. There was a man at the bus stop.Había un hombre en la parada de autobús. - We use there were with plural nouns. For example:Usamos “there were” con sustantivos plurales. Por ejemplo: There were many travel guides at the bookshop yesterday.Había muchas guías de viaje en la librería ayer. There were seven hundred people at the convention last week.Había setecientas personas en el congreso la semana pasada. Look at this dialogue between Eric (E) and Pam (P) to see how to use “there was” and “there were” in conversation: E: Were there many people at the show, Pam?¿Había mucha gente en el espectáculo, Pam? P: Yes, it was packed. You should have come! There was enough room in the car for you.Sí, estaba muy lleno. ¡Tendrías que haber venido! Había suficiente sitio en el coche. E: I know, I just didn’t feel like going out. There was a great film on TV last night anyway.Lo sé, pero no tenía ganas de salir. Dieron una película muy buena por la televisión ayer por la noche, de todas formas. P: There were amazing decorations set up too around the stage area and there was a new guitar player who I hadn’t seen before.Había unas decoraciones increíbles alrededor del escenario también y un nuevo guitarrista que no había visto antes. E: It sounds great. Next time I might come along.Suena genial. Quizás me apunte la próxima vez. As you can see, we make questions by placing “was” or “were” at the beginning of the sentence followed by “there.” • Were there many people at the show?¿Había mucha gente en el espectáculo? • Was there anything good on TV last night?¿Había bueno en la televisión anoche? To form the negative we add “not” to “was” or “were” to form “was not” or “were not.” Alternatively, you can use the contracted forms “wasn’t” or “weren’t”. Look at some examples: • There were not / There weren’t many people at the show.No había mucha gente en el espectáculo. • There was not / wasn’t anything good on TV last night.No había nada bueno en la televisión anoche.  Have a great weekend! Bye for now!

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question words.

Hello again! How are you today?

It's Friday and time for another fun English tip to help you improve your English. Today we are going to look at the words we use in English to find out information: question words. Es viernes y toca otra divertida lección de inglés para ayudarte a mejorar. Hoy vamos a ver las palabras que usamos para saber información en inglés: las “question words”. What?: ¿Qué? / ¿Cuál(es)? • What do you want to eat? • ¿Qué quieres comer? • What is the capital of Finland? • ¿Cuál es la capital de Finlandia? When?: ¿Cuándo? • When are they coming for dinner?• ¿Cuándo vienen a cenar? Where?: ¿Dónde? • Where is your house? I can't remember!• ¿Dónde está tu casa? ¡No me acuerdo! Who?: ¿Quién(es)? • Who is your best friend in your class?• ¿Quién es tu mejor amigo de la clase? How?:¿Cómo? • How do I write my name in Chinese?• ¿Cómo se escribe mi nombre en chino? Which?: used to talk about choices or alternatives in questions. Which: lo usamos para hablar sobre elecciones o alternativas. • Which bag should I choose? I like all of them!• ¿Cuál de los bolsos debería escoger? ¡Me gustan todos! Look at an interview in which Janet (J) interviews Mark (M), an actor, to see how to use them more naturally. J: Hi, Mark! I'm really happy to finally meet you! I have lots of questions for you today. First of all, how are you feeling? Are you nervous? J: ¡Hola, Mark! ¡Me alegra conocerte por fin! Hoy tengo muchas preguntas para ti. Primero, ¿cómo te encuentras? ¿Estás nervioso? M: No. I never get nervous during interviews. M: No, nunca me pongo nervioso durante las entrevistas. J: OK, so where were you born? J: Entonces, ¿dónde naciste? M: I was born in the UK but I moved to LA a few years ago. M: Nací en el Reino Unido pero me mudé a Los Ángeles hace unos años. J: When exactly did you move there? J: ¿Cuándo te mudaste exactamente? M: I moved there in 2010. In the UK I was a waiter but now I am an actor. M: Me mudé en 2010. En el Reino Unido era camarero, pero ahora soy actor. J: Which do you prefer: being a waiter or an actor? J: ¿Qué prefieres, ser camarero o actor? M: An actor, of course! I earn more money! M: Actor, ¡por supuesto! ¡Gano más dinero! J: What do you like doing in your free time? J: ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre? M: I love swimming, playing computer games and seeing my friends and family. M: Me encanta nadar, jugar a videojuegos y ver a los amigos y a la familia. J: Who is the most important person in your life? J: ¿Quién es la persona más importante de tu vida? M: My wife! M: ¡Mi mujer! Have a great weekend! Best wishes,

Hello! How are you today? I hope you are having a great day.

Today, as part of our quick lesson, we are going to look at two Don’t be confused; I’ll show you how easy it is ☺ The two present forms we use for the future are the present simple and the present continuous. Firstly take a look at a short email Eric sends to his mother containing the present simple and the present continuous. Primero echa un vistazo a un breve correo electrónico que Eric le manda a su madre y que contiene el presente simple y el presente continuo. Hello, Mum! Tomorrow I’m leaving for Australia. My plane leaves at 6 a.m. I need to take the night bus to the airport. It leaves the bus station at 3 a.m! I’m staying with some friends of mine for a month, which I’m really looking forward to. I chose to travel now because my exams are in June and I need to study a lot during that time. We are going to tour the west coast of Australia on a yacht with William’s parents. I’ll give you a call as soon as I arrive. Mañana me voy a Australia. Mi avión sale a las 6 de la mañana. Necesito coger el autobús de noche para llegar al aeropuerto. ¡Sale de la estación de autobuses a las 3 de la madrugada! Me quedaré con unos amigos durante un mes, lo que me hace mucha ilusión. Decidí viajar ahora porque mis exámenes son en junio y necesito estudiar mucho durante esa época. Vamos a hacer un tour de la costa oeste de Australia con el yate de los padres de William. Te llamaré en cuanto llegue. Lots of love, Eric The present simple is used to talk about scheduled events.El presente simple se usa para hablar de eventos planeados. Look at some examples from the above text: - My plane leaves at 6 a.m. - It leaves the bus station at 3 a.m. - My exams are in June. The present continuous is used to talk about arrangements or plans that we have made for the future.El presente continuo se usa para hablar de planes que hemos hecho para el futuro. Look at some examples from the above text: - I’m leaving for Australia. - I’m staying with some friends. We also use the present simple after certain words or phrases, for example, “when” and “as soon as”.También usamos el presente simple con ciertas palabras o frases, como por ejemplo “cuando” y “en cuanto”. For example, - When I arrive in Australia, I’ll call you.- Cuando llegue a Australia, te llamaré. - I’ll call you as soon as I arrive.- Te llamaré en cuanto llegue. I hope this has helped you! Enjoy your Friday! Take care,

The difference between “see””, “watch” and “look”

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Today's lesson will be a bit different! Keep reading... Let's start by reading the following conversation between Luis and Juliette: Comencemos leyendo una conversación entre Luis y Juliette: L: You should watch Gordon Ramsey's new cooking show. It's really good! L: Deberías ver el nuevo programa de cocina de Gordon Ramsey. ¡Es muy bueno! J: Yes, I saw you sent my brother an email about it. J: Sí, vi que se lo enviaste a mi hermano por correo. L: I have watched every episode. The other day I was looking for a chocolate cake recipe and found his show online. We should watch it in the evening. L: He visto todos los episodios. El otro día estaba buscando una receta para un pastel de chocolate y encontré su programa online. Lo podríamos ver esta noche. J: That sounds perfect! J: ¡Perfecto! Do you know what the difference between “see””, “watch” and “look” is? Let's have a look! ;) ¿Conoces la diferencia entre “see”, “watch” y “look”? ¡Vamos a ver! We use see to mean simply that an image comes into our eyes. It may not be a choice, if our eyes are open, we see things. For example: Utilizamos “see” cuando nos referimos a una imagen que tenemos delante. “See” no es una decisión, sencillamente cuando tenemos los ojos abiertos, vemos cosas. Por ejemplo: “I can see clouds in the sky” “Veo nubes en el cielo” When we look, we concentrate on seeing something. It is a choice. For example: Cuando decimos “look”, nos concentramos en ver algo. Es una decisión consciente. Por ejemplo: “Look! Isn't this a lovely dress?” “¡Mira! ¿No es un vestido precioso?” There are a lot of phrasal verbs for “look”. Here are three very common phrasal verbs. Hay muchos phrasal verbs con “look”. Aquí tenemos tres muy comunes: - Look at: used to direct someone's attention to something or someone. - Look at: lo utilizamos para mostrar algo, hacer que la gente mire algo. - Look for: to search for something or someone. - Look for: buscar algo o alguien. - Look after: to take care of someone or something. - Look after: cuidar de alguien o de algo. Ok, let's see if you understood today's lesson: what is the correct answer to the following quiz? Ok, vamos a ver si entendisteis la lección de hoy: ¿cuál es la respuesta correcta? 'Did you ______ the football match last night?' A. look B. look at C. watch See you next week!

MAY, MIGHT AND COULD

MUST / CAN’T/ MAY/ MIGHT / COULD DEDUCTION

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Today we are going to look at an important auxiliary verb in English: the verb do.Hoy vamos a estudiar un verbo auxiliar importante en inglés: “do”.

We use the auxiliary verb do in negative sentences, questions and short answers for most verbs (except for the verbs “be” and “have got” and also modal verbs) in the Present Simple. Remember that in the third person singular we use does.Usamos el verbo auxiliar “do” en frases negativas, preguntas y respuestas cortas con la mayoría de los verbos (excepto los verbos “be” y “have got” y los verbos modales) en el presente simple. Recuerda que en la tercera persona del singular, usamos “does”.

Let’s take a look at the use of do in questions, short answers and negative sentences.Veamos el uso de “do” en preguntas, respuestas cortas y frases negativas.

QUESTIONS and SHORT ANSWERS:

• Do you like to study English? Yes, I do. ¿Te gusta estudiar inglés? Sí.

• Does she go to the same school as you? No, she doesn't. ¿Va al mismo cole que tú? No.

• Do you understand French? No, I don't. ¿Entiendes el francés? No.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES:

• He doesn't like to play football.No le gusta jugar a fútbol.

• John doesn't enjoy school very much.A John no le gusta mucho el colegio.

• I play the piano but I don't play the guitar.Toco el piano pero no toco la guitarra.

• They don't eat pizza very often.No comen pizza demasiado a menudo.

Do you want to learn more about this topic? You can check out unit 15 of the complete ABA online course for more information on the auxiliary verb “do”.

Have a great weekend!

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Today we are going to look at questions with “Do you want” or “Do you want to” in English.Hoy vamos a estudiar cómo utilizar las preguntas “Do you want” o “Do you want to” en inglés.

Take a look at the following conversation between Victoria and Michael to see how they are used:
Victoria: Hi, Michael. Do you want to come to the cinema with me today at 5.30?
Victoria: Hola Michael. ¿Quieres venir al cine conmigo hoy a las 5:30?

Michael: OK, Victoria. Do you want me to invite Sally too?
Michael: Ok, Victoria. ¿Quieres que invite también a Sally?

Victoria: You can but I think she's busy.
Victoria: Puedes, pero creo que está ocupada.

Michael: What movie do you want to watch?
Michael: ¿Qué película quieres ver?

Victoria: I'm not sure. Let's decide in the car.
Victoria: No estoy segura. Decidamos en el coche.

Michael: OK! Do you want me to come pick you up?
Michael: ¡Ok! ¿Quieres que te venga a recoger?

Victoria: Yes please.
Victoria: Sí, por favor.

Michael: Do you want dinner afterwards at Pizza Mania?
Michael: ¿Quieres cenar en el Pizza Mania luego?

When we use “Do you want to” in English, we normally use a verb after the preposition “to”. It is used in questions to find out if someone wants to do something. For example:Cuando usamos “Do you want to” en inglés, solemos poner un verbo tras la preposición “to”. Se utiliza en preguntas para saber si alguien quiere hacer algo. Por ejemplo:

Do you want to eat out tonight?¿Quieres cenar fuera hoy?

Do you want to go to the cinema on Sunday afternoon?¿Quieres ir al cine el domingo por la tarde?

If you want to offer to do something for someone else, use the structure “Do you want me to” + the base form of the verb, for example:Si quieres ofrecerte a hacer algo por alguien, usa la estructura “Do you want me to” + la forma infinitiva del verbo, sin “to”, por ejemplo:

Do you want me to help you with your homework?¿Quieres que te ayude con los deberes?

Do you want me to make dinner tonight as you are tired?¿Quieres que haga la cena hoy yo, ya que estás cansada?

We can also use “Do you want” followed by a noun after to offer someone something. For example:Además, podemos usar “Do you want” seguido de un sustantivo para ofrecerle algo a alguien. Por ejemplo:

Do you want some water?¿Quieres un poco de agua?

Do you want some more coffee?¿Quieres un poco más de café?

I hope this has helped you understand how to use these structures. Remember that you can check out units 43 and 45 of the full ABA English online course for more information on this topic.

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25 Idioms beginning with

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(something) occurs to you

If something occurs to you, you think of it.

a one-track mind

If someone has a one-track mind, they spend most of their time thinking about one subject.

off the cuff

If you speak off the cuff, you speak without planning what you will say beforehand.

off the record

If you say something "off the record", you don't want it in the public record, or reported in the media.

off the top of your head Informal

If you give someone information off the top of your head, you do so from memory, without checking beforehand.

off your own bat 

If you do something off your own bat, you do it without being asked to or told to.

old hat

If something is old hat, it's old-fashioned and no longer seen as being modern and new.

on the back burner

If a plan or a project is on the back burner, it isn't being worked on at present, but it might be completed in the future.

on the ball Informal

If you're on the ball, you're alert and you know what's going on around you.

on the off-chance

You can say you're doing something "on the off-chance" if you're doing it because it might lead to something that you want, even though it's not definite.

on the one hand | on the other hand

You can say "on the one hand" before describing one of two contrasting ideas, options, or opinions, and then say "on the other hand" before describing the other one.

on the record

If you say something "on the record", you say it on the understanding that it will be part of the public record, and can be reported in the media.

on the strength of

If you do something on the strength of certain advice or information, you do it because the advice or information suggests doing it.

on your last legs | on its last legs Informal

If you say you're on your last legs, it can mean you're close to exhaustion, or it can mean you're close to death. If a thing is on its last legs, it's close to breaking or wearing out.

once and for all

If you do something once and for all, you do it in a way that's final and it means you'll never have to do it again.

once in a blue moon

If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens very rarely.

one in a million

If you say someone is "one in a million", you mean they're an exceptionally good person.

out of the blue

If something happens out of the blue, you're not expecting it to happen and you're surprised when it does.

out of the question

If something is out of the question, it cannot be considered because it's impossible or it's not allowed.

out of your depth

If you're out of your depth, you're in a situation that you don't have the experience to handle, or the knowledge to understand.

out-of-date (1)

Something is out-of-date if it is old and therefore no longer useful or no longer accurate.

out-of-date (2)

If something like a passport or a credit card is out-of-date, it cannot be used anymore because the period during which it was valid is over.

over the moon Informal

If you're over the moon about something, you're extremely happy and excited about it.

over the top

You can say something is over the top if you think it's too extreme or it's more than a situation needs or deserves.

over your head

If something you hear or read is over your head, or goes over your head, you don't understand it because the language or the ideas are too advanced for you.

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