THE IMPERATIVE – IMPERATIVO
FORMA
Come here
Sit down
Don't walk on the grass
Don't disturb
USO
IMPORTANTE: Una frase en imperativo no requiere el uso del sujeto, el pronombre "you" está implícito.
PREFERENCES – PREFERENCIAS
I like: me gusta
He hates: no le gusta nada, lo odia
We love: nos encanta
SUJETO + VERBO + OBJETO DIRECTO
I like bananas
He doesn’t like dogs
She hates football
IMPORTANTE: Si el objeto directo es un verbo que denota una actividad este verbo va en gerundio (INFINITIVO + -ING)
We like going to the beach
Do you like dancing?
I hate cooking
CAN – PODER / SABER HACER ALGO
FORMA
Forma afirmativa |
Forma negativa |
I can |
I can't |
You can |
You can't |
He/she/it can |
He/she/it can't |
We can |
We can't |
You can |
You can't |
They can |
They can't |
? Cannot = Can't
? Para la forma interrogativa invertimos el verbo y el sujeto:
Can you play tennis?
Can she speak French?
? A veces repetimos el verbo “can” en respuestas cortas:
Can you drive? ? Yes, I can.
USO
I can drive
I can play the piano
Can I go to the toilet, please?