HOW / WHAT

HOW

1.- Used for general opinion on something.

2.- Asking about general health.

3.- About preferences relating to food and drink.

EX:  How was your journey?

        How is your brother?

       How do you like your coffee?


WHAT

1.- When you are asking about general opinion with:

      What...... LIKE?

2.- For details with  What .... LIKE / HATE about...?
     
      EX: What do you like about the job? 

3.- About the consequenses  of something with WHAT IF...?
  
      EX: What if your plan doesn't work?

4.- About the naming of something in the question.

      EX: What is it called?

MODAL VERBS WITH PASSIVES

1.-  ACTIVE :

SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / OUGHT TO...   + BARE INFINITIVE

EX: You should tell John.


PASSIVE:

SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / OUGHT TO...   + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

EX: John should BE told.



2.- ACTIVE:

SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / OUGHT TO...   + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE 

EX: You should HAVE told John.


PASSIVE:

SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / OUGHT TO...   + HAVE + BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE 

EX: John should HAVE BEEN told.



3.-  ACTIVE:

SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / OUGHT TO...   + HAVE + BEEN + VERB ing

EX: You should have been TELLING John while I ....


PASSIVE:

SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / OUGHT TO...   + HAVE + BEEN + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE 

EX: John should have been BEING told while I.....

THE

Uses of "THE"

1.- To talk about something in particular
   
      EX: The window

2.- The same

3.-  There is only one of a particular thing.

       EX: The sun / the moon / the world / the sky / the sea / the country

4.- The police / the fire bridage / the army

5.- The top / the end / the middle / the left

6.- To play the piano / the guitar (musical instruments)

7.- The radio

8.- The internet

9.- The + plural names

      EX: The Netherlands / The Alpes

10.- Name of oceans / seas / rivers / canals

       EX: The Atlantic Ocean / The Amazon

11.- Name of hotels / museums / theatres / cinemas

       EX: The Science Museum / The National Theatre

12.- The + name + of

        EX: THE Museum OF Modern Art / THE Tower OF London

13.- The North, The South, etc.

14.- Used for things that has already mentioned.

15.- When is understandable from the context which thing or person we mean.

PREPOSITIONS AND TIME

AT  8 o'clock
      10.30 hrs
      midnight, etc
      the weekend
      night
      Christmas  (But, ON Christmas day)
      at the end of
      at the moment



ON  Sunday (s)
        26 April
        New year's day
        Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon, etc.
        


IN  April
      2013
      Summer
      the morning, afternoon, etc.
      five minutes
      a few days
      six weeks 
      two years

FEW

1.- A FEW  + PLURAL NOUNS

     EX: A FEW cats.


2.- FEW without A. --> Nearly nothing

      EX: There were  FEW people in the theater. (Nearly empty)

             You make VERY FEW mistakes.

            * I have a few friends                    ≠                      I have few friends

           (I have some friends  :)  )                                    (Nearly no friends  :(  )

LITTLE

1.- A LITTLE + COUNTABLE

     EX: A little time

            A little water

2.- LITTLE without  A: Nearly no or nearly nothing.

     EX: There was LITTLE food in the fridge.

             He eats very LITTLE.


      * They have A LITTLE money.                 ≠                They have LITTLE money. 
         

             (They have some money :) )                                    (Nearly no money.  :(  )

HAVE

HAVE  -->  a shower / a bath
                   breakfast / lunch / dinner 
                   a meal / a sandwich /, etc.
                   a cup of tea / a glass of milk
                   something to eat / drink
                   a rest / a holiday / a party
                   a nice time / a good trip / fun
                   a walk / a swim / a game
                   a dream / an accident
                   a baby / a look at something