NOUNS

Types of Nouns
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Definite Indefinite
(specific) (No specific)

THE El, la, los y las A - AN Un y Una

- A : siguiente palabra con sonido de
The cat consonante
a car
The cats
The girl -AN: siguiente palabra con sonido de
vocal an apple
The girls
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Indefinite

Examples

1. ______ dog 5. ______ orange

2. ______ elevator 6. ______ hospital

3. ______ hour 7. ______ university

4. ______ crayon 8. ______ bag

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Show the existence of something or someone

“HAY”
There is There are
Singular Plural
(a – an / one) (numbers)

There is a pot in the kitchen There are three pots in the kitchen
Hay una olla en la cocina Hay tres ollas en la cocina
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containers
There is Se utiliza con sustantivos singulares
“HAY” COUNT - NOUNS NON –COUNT NOUNS
Sustantivos contables Sustantivos incontables
apple desk flower milk rice cheese
No podemos decir:1 leche, 2
There is an apple in your hand. arroces
( some, any)
There is a desk in my bedroom.
There is some sugar in the kitchen.

There is a flower in the garden. There is a box of milk on the table.

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There are Se utiliza con sustantivos plurales
“HAY” COUNT - NOUNS
Sustantivos regulares Sustantivos irregulares
-s -es Cambian completamente
apple apples person people
dress dresses child children
There are two apples in your hand. There are twenty people in the
party
There are four dresses in my closet.
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“NOT”
There is There are
There is an apple in your hand. There are twenty people in the
There is NOT an apple in your hand. party
ISN’T
AREN’T
There are NOT twenty people
There is a desk in my bedroom.
in the party
There ISN’T a desk in my bedroom.
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“?”
There is There are
There is an apple in your hand. There are twenty people in the
Is there an apple in your hand ? party

Are there twenty people in the

There is a desk in my bedroom. party ?
Is there a desk in my bedroom ?
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SOME ANY
Alguno(a) algunos(as) Nada de algun(as)
Ningún(a)

SINGULAR PLURAL
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There are seven flowers in the garden

There are some flowers in the garden
SOME Hay algunas flores en el jardin

We need some milk.

There is some milk in the kitchen
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Nosotros no tenemos nada de flores en el jardin

We don’t have any flowers in the garden.
ANY cThere aren’t any flowers in the garden.

Nosotros no necesitamos algo de leche

We don’t need any sugar.
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¿Hay algo de agua en la botella?

Is there any water in the bottle?
ANY
¿Hay algunos animales en tu casa?

Are there any animals in your house?

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SOME FOR QUESTIONS

1. Offer: ¿Quieres tú algunas manzanas?
Do you want some apples?

2. Ask for: ¿Puedo yo tomar algo de leche?

Can I drink some milk?
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SOME FOR QUESTIONS

3. Suggest: ¿Por qué nosotros no comemos algunas manzanas ?

Why don’t we eat some apples?

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Examples
1. We need ________ apples

2. There isn’t _______ orange juice

3. The coffee needs _______ sugar

4. I want _______ wáter

5. There aren’t __________ students in the class

6. The pot doesn’t have _______salt.

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Examples
1. Do you want ______ apples?

2. Is there _______ juice in the fridge?

3. Would you like ______ milk?

4. Are there _______ books in your bag?

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Much Many A lot
= a large quantity of something

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Mucho / mucha
Yo no tengo mucho tiempo.
I don’t have much time.
El no necesita mucho dinero.

He doesn’t need much money.

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Much Many A lot
= a large quantity of something

COUNTABLE NOUNS
Muchos / muchas
No hay muchas sillas en el cuarto.
There aren’t many chairs in the room.

Yo no tengo muchos amigos.

I don’t have many friends.
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Much Many A lot
= a large quantity of something

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Muchos / muchas Mucho / mucha

Much and Many are mainly used in negative sentences and questions.
With affirmative sentnces, we normally use a lot of instead of much/ many.
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Much Many A lot
= a large quantity of something

“Lots of”
COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Muchos / muchas Mucho / mucha

Ella tiene muchos amigos. Yo necesito mucho café.

She has a lot of friends. I need a lot of coffee.
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Much Many A lot

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

Nosotros tenemos muchos amigos. There is much concern

We have many friends. about drug addiction
Las instituciones in the US
lo usan en su
Hay mucha preocupación
forma afirmativa
acerca de la drogadicción
en los Estados Unidos.
Obras literarias, periódicos, etc
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So/too many Para expresar So/too much
una cantidad Tanto / demasiado
Tantos / demasiados
excesiva
Tenemos tanto tanto trabajo
Hay tantas cosas que deseo
por hacer.
hacer.
We have so much work
There are so many things to do
I want to do
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Much Many A lot

I have invited a lot of fiends so I need to buy a lot of food.

I haven’t invited many friends so I don’t need to buy much food.

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How many How much
I want to know the quantity or amount

COUNTABLE NOUNS
Cuántos / Cuántas

¿Cuántas personas fueron invitadas?.

How many people were invited?

¿Cuántos primos tu tienes?

How many counsins do you have?
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How many/ Are there any
students
- How many _______are there? There are = HAY
Cuántos Hay?
students
number _________
There are _______
students
- Are there any ________?
- Ninguno
Yes,There are. There are________ ? Algun
NoThere are not Yes/No question
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How many How much
I want to know the quantity or amount

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Cuánto / Cuánta

¿Cuánta leche hay?

How much milk is there?

¿Cuánta carne ella necesita?

How much meat does she need?
 How much/ Is there any Se usa en Noun Counts

- How much _______

milk is there?
REMEMBER: Noun
Cuántos Hay?
Counts work with
singular things
- How much _______
bread does she want?
Cuántos ella quiere

- Is there any ________?

cheese
Hay?
- Ninguno
Yes There is. ? Algun
NoThere is not / There isn’t any
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How many How much
I want to know the quantity or amount

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS COUNTABLE NOUNS

Cuánto / Cuánta Cuántos / Cuántas

How much + singular/plural countable nouns

= I want to know the PRICE of SOMETHING

How much are these shoes?

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A few A little
= a short quantity of something

A few A little
COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Pocos / Pocas Poco / Poca

Hay pocos libros

Yo tengo poco dinero
There are a few books.
I have a Little of money
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A few A little
= a short quantity of something

A few A little
COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Pocos / Pocas Poco / Poca

Yo necesito unas cuantas salchichas

Yo como un poco de sopa
I need a few sausages.
I eat a Little of soup