ARTICLES

ARTICLE: A or AN
• To mention something for the first time
I´d like to propose a new project for our team.
I saw an old woman and a dog at the park
-To describe somebody´s job
Paula is an office assistant.
-Descriptions
Madrid is a very nice place
**only used with singular countable nouns
 A UNICORN
AN UMBRELLA
 A HOUR
AN HOUR
She has a one-track mind

She has an MBA

 ARTICLE: THE
• To mention something for the second time
I saw a woman and a dog at the park. The woman was old.
-To describe specific things or place
The children are in the garden.
-When there is only one thing
The moon looks beautiful today. (the sun, the government, the president)
-The superlatives
Rocio is the best student in the class.
-To talk about playing a musical instruments
I love playing the guitar
-with certain proper nouns (nationalities, country names, etc.)
**can be used for both singular and plural noun
We live in village
Jane is going to UK
this summer
He is best player in
the team
Listening to the music
is very relaxing
 NO ARTICLE
• General meaning
I don´t like children (children in general). Carlos bought some groceries.
-Talking about mealtimes
What time do you have breakfast? (lunch, dinner, snacks)
-Years, months, days
2020 was a terrible year because of COVID
-Language, school, subjects
I don´t speak Italian. I study psychology.
-We don’t use next and last + time expression (when they mean before or after now)
I went to my grandparents last week. The meeting is next Thursday.
Last year we spent one
week in London.
 We really love
London. The last day
we were really sad.