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use of THE article

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Articles define a noun and are always placed before the noun. In English, they have neither gender nor plural form.  "The" corresponds to the following articles in Spanish: el, la, los, las.   This article can be used in different ways: - When we know who or what we are talking about. We use "the" to indicate something or someone in particular, which is why it is called defined. Example: What is the name of the mall? Who is the president of Russia? The mechanic is very Good. - It is also used to say the names of geological regions, mountain ranges, seas, oceans, island groups, rivers, and countries in the plural. Example: The United Kingdom Mount Everest the caucasus mountains the magdalena river the Pacific Ocean when we refer to directions and cardinal points. Examples: the house on the right the north is colder let's walk to the right Finally it is used in superlative adjectives and ordinal numbers. For example: the longest giraffe the smallest car the fir...

Similarities and differences

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 Often we are in charge of comparing and differentiating one thing from the other (objects, clothing, ideas, experiences, people's physique) this helps us to be more objective and know ourselves. Difference is the opposite of similar. Example: A rectangle and a square have 4 sides. That is his likeness. But, a rectangle is different from a square by the measure of each of those sides. To understand both similarities and differences, we find connectors to indicate when it is a similarity or opposition in a word, adjective, comparison, or characteristic.  

Present simple tense

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 We use this tense for a situation that happens at the moment, in the present or when it happens almost always. this is formed by adding s to the verb - it depends on the subject and the ending of the letters of the verb. Examples: What do your friends do on weekends? Where do your classmates live? Structure of the simple present Affirmative Subject + verb + complement Negative Subject + auxiliary do/does not + verb + complement Interrogative Auxiliary do/does + subject + verb + complement Do and Does "Do" and "do" are two of the most common verbs in spoken and written English. Depending on the context in which they are used, they can perform different functions. Although these terms are very common in the English language, they can be a bit confusing at first. Structure of the do and does Do + (I, You, We, They) + verb (base form) For example: Do you play soccer? Do they speak english?   Does + (He, She, It) + verb (base form)  example: Does she play soccer? Does ...