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QUANTIFIERS

Singular Plural Uncountable


Quantifier
nouns (C) nouns (C) nouns (U)
all – Yes Yes

any No, but see note. Yes Yes

both * Yes *

each Yes – –

enough – Yes Yes

every Yes – –

few/a few/fewer – Yes –

little/a little/less – – Yes

lots of / a lot of – Yes Yes

many – Yes –

more – Yes Yes

no Yes Yes Yes

several – Yes –

some – Yes Yes

Verbos + preposiciones
To accuse (someone) of (something)

To apologise to (someone) for (something)

To apply for (a job)

To ask (someone) about (someone / something)

To ask (someone) for (something) (pedir algo)

To believe in (something)

To belong to (someone)

To blame (someone / something) for (something)

To borrow (something) from (someone)

To compare (something) with (something)


To complain to (someone) about (someone / something)

To concentrate on (something)

To congratulate (someone) on (something)

To crash into (something) (estrellarse)

To depend on (someone / something)

To die of (an illness)

To divide (something) into (parts)

To dream about (someone / something)

To explain (a problem) to (someone)

To forgive (someone) for (something)

To happen to (someone / something)

To hear about (something)

To insist on

To invite (someone) to (a party)

To laugh at

To listen to (someone / something)

To look after (someone / something)

To look at (someone / something)

To look for (someone / something) (to try to find)

To look forward to

To object to (someone / something)

To pay (someone) for (something)

To persist in

To prefer (someone / something) to (someone / something)

To prepare for

To protect (someone / something) from (someone / something)


To provide (someone) with (something)

To punish (someone) for (something)

To remind (someone) of (someone / something) (me hace redordar)

To remind (someone) about (something) (recordarle a alguien algo)

To run into (something) (estrellarse) / (someone) (atropellar)

To spend (money) on (something)

To shout at (someone) (angrily) / to (someone) (para que se entere)

To smile at

To speak to (someone) about (someone / something)

To succeed in

To suffer from (an illness)

To take care of (someone / something)

To talk to (someone) about (someone / something)

To thank (someone) for (something)

To think about (someone / something) (reflexionar sobre algo, recordar)

To think of (pensar en algo, imaginar, recordar)

To throw (something) at (someone / something) (para golpearle)

To throw (something) to (someone / something) (para que lo coja)

To translate (a book) from (one language) into (another language)

To wait for (someone / something)

To warn(someone) about (someone / something


Conjunciones

And

I study and my brother watches TV

As (mientras; la 2 acci0n ocurre antes de que la 1 haya finalizado, o evolucionan paralelamente)

As he grew older he became more aggressive

Because (porque)

You cannot go to the party because you are too young

Both...and

Both the Spanish team and the English one play football quite well

But

I studied very hard but I didn't pass the exam

Either...or

I have to decide to go either to Paris or to London

However (como quiera, sin embargo)

I explained my problem to him, however he didn't understand it

If (si -condicional-)

If he studys he will pas his exams

Neither... nor

I like neither this tie nor that one

Nevertheless (sin embargo)

I didn't receive an invitation to the party; nevertheless I went there

Not only...but also

My brother not only speaks French but also German

Or

From here to Gibraltar you can go by train or by car

Otherwise (de otro modo)

We must leave now, otherwise we will lose our flight

So (por lo tanto)

It was raining a lot, so we decided to rest at home

That (que)
I didn't know that you had bought a new car

Therefore (mismo significado que "so" pero mas formal)

I had fever; therefore I didn't go to work

Though (aunque, pero) ("Although" tiene el mismo significado pero es más formal)

He didn't admit his fault, though he knew it was his responsibility

Unless (a menos que)

Unless you study more you won’t pass your exams

When (cuando; las dos oraciones ocurren simultáneamente o una detras de la otra)

When the weather is good lots of people go to the beach

Diferencia entre When / as

Las 2 se utilizan para acciones paralelas.

La conjunción "when" también se utiliza cuando una accion ocurre despues de la otra:

When you finish your homework you will play with your friends

"As" también se emplea cuando una accion ocurre antes que finalice la otra

As I flew to Barcelona I started feeling bad

While (mientras)

While I was away my house was burgled

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