UNIT 1: WORD CLASSES

ENGLISH LESSONS

ADJ.
INDEF.

2. THE ADJECTIVE (_______________________)

DEFINITION:_____________________________________________________

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EXAMPLES: a cold winter
the ancient Egypt
6 TYPES OF ADJECTIVES:
1. QUALIFYING/DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES (_________________________)

- Nos dicen cmo es el nombre al que acompaa.

- En ingls SIEMPRE van DELANTE del nombre.

- The red car.

- Our boss is a clever man.
2. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES (___________________________________)

- Sealan el lugar donde se encuentra la cosa a la que nos estamos refiriendo, nos
muestra la cercana o lejana de l.
- Siempre delante del nombre.
ADJETIVOS DEMOSTRATIVOS
ESTE,ESTA,ESTO/ESTOS ESTAS
ESE,ESA,ESO,AQUEL,AQUELLO,AQUELLA
ESOS,ESAS,AQUELLOS,AQUELLAS

SINGULAR
THIS

PLURAL
THESE

THAT

THOSE

-Those books are mine. This one belongs to my brother.

- That car comes from your house.
- These tables are red, but this chair and those desks are white.

CON
NOMBRES

ORAC.
AFIRMATIVAS

ORAC.

ORAC.

NEGATIVAS

INTERROGATIVAS

INCONTABLES

SOME
ANY

MANY
MUCH
A LOT
OF/LOTS
OF
FEW
LITTLE

ALGUNOS/AS
ALGUNOS/AS
CUALQUIER/A

X
ALGUNOS/AS
NINGN CUALQUIER/A
ALGO DE
MUCHO/A, MUCHOS/AS
MUCHO/A
MUCHO, MUCHSIMO,
X
MUCHOS, MUCHSIMOS
POCOS/AS
POCO/A

- I have got some boxes.

- I havent got any pencil.
- is there any milk? (Hay leche/algo de leche?) En espaol no es necesario poner
el adjetivo delante del nombre, pero en ingls SIEMPRE hay que ponerlo en las
preguntas, el nombre NO puede ir solo.
- There are many interesting monuments in this city.
- There is not much time.
- She has got a lot of problems. She has got lots of problems.
- There are few tourists today.
- We have little time.
5. NUMERAL ADJECTIVES (___________________________________________)

3. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (________________________________________)

- Indican POSESIN y se colocan delante del nombre para indicar quin posee o a
quin pertenece el objeto del que estamos hablando.
MY
YOUR
HIS
HER
ITS
OUR

CON
CONTABLES

YOUR

THEIR

- Indican una cantidad de cosas cuyo nmero exacto conocemos; una cantidad
definida.
- Adjetivos cardinales : one, two, three, four
- Adjetivos ordinales: first, second, third, fourth
6. INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES (____________________________________)

- Preguntan por un NOMBRE. Se colocan DELANTE e interrogan sobre l.

- My jeans
- Her scarves

- Your T-shirt
- Our suit

- His jumper
- Their trainers

4. INDEFINITE ADJECTIVES (_________________________________________)

- Indican una cantidad cuyo nmero exacto desconocemos; cantidad indefinida.

1. WHICH?:Cul../Qu.. ? Which one is your car?/ Which day will you come home?

2. WHAT?:Qu..? What time is it?