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 With sports, meals and school subjects.
 With many names of important buildings ans institutions such as hospital, university, or school.
 When we are talking about things or people in general.
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 Example: I spent my summer holidays in the Bahamas.
 With the name of certain countries or group of countries and groups of islands.
Example: The plane crossed the Atlantic in less than four hours.
 With the names of oceans, seas, rivers, and mountain ranges.
Example: Martha plays the piano.
 .Wirh musical instruments.
Example: What is the longest river in the world?
 .When we know that there is only one of a particular thing.
 Complete with the when necessary:
 
A) I´m going to buy ______ stamp she needs because she is helping ______ old lady
who is sick.
B) ______ Peter´s house is closer than ______ mine.
Example: I went to see the flm you recommended.
 When we want to talk about a specifc person, thing or place;
C) ______ Atlantic Ocean separates ______ Europe from ______ America.
D) ______ last year we went to ______ Paris and we visited ______ Eifel Tower.
E) ______ poor people need help from ______ everybody.
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F) ______ Port Wine is known all over the world.
G) ______ America is ______ richest country in ______ world.
H) ______ Switzerland is one of ______ nicest countries in ______ Europe.
I) Can you turn of ______ television, please?
J) I really love ______ music.
K) The last time I was in London I went on a boat ______ Thames.
L) Mark likes playing ______ football at weekends.
M) We lived in ______ Morton Street when we frst came to town.
N) ______ food in this restaurant is very expensive.
O) ______ dinner we had at ______ Gold Restaurant was simply fabulous.
Use the:
 Complete with the when necessary:
 When we want to talk about a specifc person, thing or place;  
Example: I went to see the flm you recommended. A) I´m going to buy ______ stamp she needs because she is helping
______ old lady who is sick.
B) ______ Peter´s house is closer than ______ mine.
 .When we know that there is only one of a particular thing. C) ______ Atlantic Ocean separates ______ Europe from ______ America.
Example: What is the longest river in the world? D) ______ last year we went to ______ Paris and we visited ______ Eifel
Tower.
E) ______ poor people need help from ______ everybody.
F) ______ Port Wine is known all over the world.
 .With musical instruments.
Example: Martha plays the piano. G) ______ America is ______ richest country in ______ world.
H) ______ Switzerland is one of ______ nicest countries in ______ Europe.
I) Can you turn of ______ television, please?
 With the names of oceans, seas, rivers, and mountain ranges. J) I really love ______ music.
Example: The plane crossed the Atlantic in less than four K) The last time I was in London I went on a boat ______ Thames.
hours. L) Mark likes playing ______ football at weekends.
M) We lived in ______ Morton Street when we frst came to town.
 With the name of certain countries or group of countries and N) ______ food in this restaurant is very expensive.
groups of islands.
O) ______ dinner we had at ______ Gold Restaurant was simply fabulous.
 Example: I spent my summer holidays in the Bahamas.

Don´t use the:

 When we are talking about things or people in general.


 With many names of important buildings and institutions such as
hospital, university, or school.
 With sports, meals and school subjects.
 With the names of holidays, special times of the year, or with the
names of months and days of the week.
  
Use the:
 Complete with the when necessary:
 When we want to talk about a specifc person, thing or place;  
Example: I went to see the flm you recommended. A) I´m going to buy ______ stamp she needs because she is helping ______
old lady who is sick.
B) ______ Peter´s house is closer than ______ mine.
C) ______ Atlantic Ocean separates ______ Europe from ______ America.
 .When we know that there is only one of a particular thing. D) ______ last year we went to ______ Paris and we visited ______ Eifel
Example: What is the longest river in the world? Tower.
E) ______ poor people need help from ______ everybody.
F) ______ Port Wine is known all over the world.
G) ______ America is ______ richest country in ______ world.
 .Wirh musical instruments. H) ______ Switzerland is one of ______ nicest countries in ______ Europe.
Example: Martha plays the piano. I) Can you turn of ______ television, please?
J) I really love ______ music.
K) The last time I was in London I went on a boat ______ Thames.
 With the names of oceans, seas, rivers, and mountain ranges. L) Mark likes playing ______ football at weekends.
Example: The plane crossed the Atlantic in less than four M) We lived in ______ Morton Street when we frst came to town.
hours. N) ______ food in this restaurant is very expensive.
O) ______ dinner we had at ______ Gold Restaurant was simply fabulous.

 With the name of certain countries or group of countries and


groups of islands.
 Example: I spent my summer holidays in the Bahamas.

Don´t use the:

 When we are talking about things or people in general.


 With many names of important buildings ans institutions such as
hospital, university, or school.
 With sports, meals and school subjects.
 With the names of holidays, special times of the year, or with the
names of months and days of the week.
  

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