Aragón

Grammar

Unit 4: In Town

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?