ADJECTIVES

AdjectivesdonotvaryinEnglish,thusred=rojo,roja,rojos,rojas

Adjectivesareusuallyplacedinfrontofanoun(aredcar)orbehindcertainverbs(mycarisred/you
looktired)

adjective+noun

Itsanicedaytoday
Annehasgotblueeyes
Theresaveryoldchurchinthevillage
DoyoulikeItalianfood?
Idontspeakanyforeignlanguages
Therearesomebeautifulflowersinthegarden

tobe+adjective

Theweatherisnicetoday
Thoseflowersarepretty
Areyoucold?
Imveryhungry
SorryImlate
Heisafraidofdogs

look,sound,feel,smell,taste,feel+adjective
Youlooktired
Ifeeltired
Yousoundhappy
Thejobsoundsboring
Itsmellsgood
Ittastesgood
Thisshirtfeelsdamp
Hefeelsill

Nounsasadjectives(alwayssingular)

Adiamondring,librarybooks,strawberryjam,

ADJECTIVEPOSITION

Size
Age
Shape
Colour
Origin
Material Purpose Noun
An
enormous old
round
red
English
silver
soup
spoon
A
small

Adjectivesendinginedanding

Weuseedtodescribeourfeelings:Iambored(estar)

Weuseingtodescribethethingswhichproducethissensation:thebookisboring(ser)

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Completewithadjective+noun

Jackdoesntspeakany................................

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Lookatthose...........................................................inthesky!Itsgoingtorain.

3.

Sheworksveryhardandshestired,sheneedsa...............................................

4.

Ienjoytalkingtoher,shesan......................................................

5.

Firefightingisa......................................................................................

6.

Canyouopenthewindow?Weneedsome............................................................

7.

Thisisan.............................................................ofTomhelooksquitedifferentnow.

8.

Ivegota................................................................Ihopeyoucanhelpme.

9.

Ineeda.................................................................tocuttherope

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Theyvegotalotofmoneytheyalwaysstayat.........................................................

TRANSLATEINTOENGLISH

Tegustanloszapatosnegros?

Ayertomamosvinoitalianoyestabamuybueno

Mitrabajoesfcil,peroesmuyaburrido

Tienesmuchahambre?

Tuhermanaparececansada

Vivenenunacasavieja

Questscocinando?Huelebien

Puedesllevarlosvasospequeosylosplatosblancosalcomedor?

Comprunpequeococheviejoyfeo

Possessiveadjectives

PossessivePronouns
My
mi/mis

Mineelmo/losmos
Your
tu/tus

Yourseltuyo/lostuyos
His

su/sus

Hiselsuyo/lossuyos
Her

su/sus

Herselsuyo/lossuyos
Its

su/sus

Itselsuyo/lossuyos
Our

nuestro/s

Ourselnuestro/losnuestros
Your
vuestro/s

Yourselvuestro/losvuestros
Their
su/sus

Theirselsuyo/lossuyos

Possessiveadjectivestheyarealwaysfollowedbyanoun(ourhouse,hiscar)
yourcanbetranslatedastu/tus,vuestro/a,vuestros/asandsu/sus(deVd)

Weusethepossessiveadjectivewhenwerefertopartsofthebody,clothesandpersonalpossessions:

Haveyoucleanedyourteeth?

Shefellandbrokeherleg

Heputhishandsinhispockets

Please,takeoffyourcoat

Welostourkeys

Shutyourmouth!

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Micocheesmuyviejo
Tenisvuestroslibrosaqu?
ViaClarayasuhermanoellunes.
PuedeVd.ensearmesupasaporte?
Losniosselavaronlasmanosantesdecomer
Quitaselachaqueta,porfavor
Pabloysumadreperdieroneltren
Voyalavarmeelpelo
Nuestracasanoestmuylejosdelaestacin
Meduelelarodilla

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