Use of Can and Can't

  Phrasal verbs  are part of the colloquial language of English people and are used in several contexts. We can learn phrasal verbs taking into account the verb and changing the preposition:  look up ,  look into ,  loof forward ... We can also learn them by the preposition:  Put up ,  split up ,  break up ,  pick up ... However, another option is to learn them by the context or about the topic we want to talk about. In previous articles we have shown you this last option and we have focused on  food ,  clothes  or  health . This time, we want to teach you  phrasal verbs  related to  driving . Some of them can be used in other contexts. 1.  Run out of .  To have nothing left of something because we have used it all. We are  running out of  petrol. 2.  Fill up .  To put something (petrol in this case) into a container so that it is full . Don’t forget you have to go to the petrol...

  You know it by different names: past continuous, past continuous, or past progressive. In the end, it is one of the most important and used tenses in English. For this reason and in order to improve your verbal and written expression when using it, here you can find when you should use it, the affirmative, negative and interrogative structures, as well as examples. How and when is the past continuous used? The past continuous in English is used to: 1. Express actions or states that were taking place in the past when another action or state interrupts or reinforces it. For example: I  was walking  when I saw an eagle  (Estaba caminando cuando vi un águila). 2. Offer context, that is, give information about events or situations at a specific time. Last year, I  was studying  for the exams  (El año pasado, estaba estudiando para los exámenes)  3. Mention two or more actions from the past that happened at the same time. While my son  was playin...

  1. Structure of if-clauses If-clauses can be clause-initial (1.), clause-medial (2.) as well as clause-final (3.). If you like, we can watch a film. We, if you like, can watch a film. We can watch a film if you like. 2. Types Aside from the typical type I, II, III structure, conditionals can be divided into two categories: real  and  unreal conditionals . 2.1. Real condition Conditional sentence type If I have money, I  spend  it. Present Real Conditional – type I If I had money, I  spent  it. Past Real Conditional – type I If I have money, I  will/am going to spend  it. Future Real Conditional – type I 2.2. Unreal condition Conditional sentence Explanation type If I had had money, I  would have spent  it.   Past unreal Conditional – type III If I had money, I  would spend  it. I think about spending the money TODAY. Present unreal Conditional – type II If I had money, I  would spend  it. I think about spe...

  Do you have doubts about the simple future and the use of will and won't? In this blog we will help you, explaining, step by step and with examples, what the simple future is and when it is used. Keep reading and you will have no doubts! What is the simple future? The simple future indicates actions that will occur in the future. The modal verbs of the simple future are will, shall, and be going to, and they have different forms depending on whether they are: In affirmative: -will -shall -Be going to   In negative: -Will not or won't -Shall not -Be not going to   In interrogative: -will -shall -Be going to When is the simple future used? The simple future is used in the following cases  Actions decided at the moment - I am hungry. I’m going to eat an apple.  – Tengo hambre. Voy a comerme una manzana. - I’m out of vegetables, I’ll (I will) go shopping.  – Ya no me quedan verduras, iré a comprar. Actions of the future, not planned - I think it will rain lat...