Countable's and Uncountable's
What does a little bit mean?
An example, I would like a little bit of salt.
Un poco
Translate the following sentence:
He trabajado muy duro esta semana
Think of the present perfect for work.
I have worked very hard this week
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He estado estudiando desde ayer.
I have been studying since yesterday.
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Ellos habían ido a la tienda.
They had gone to the store
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Anna necesitaba un descanso. Había estado trabajando toda la mañana.
Anna needed a break. She had been working all morning.
There are enough chairs for everybody.
What does enough mean.
Suficiente or mas que suficiente
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Ella ya ha comido
She has already eaten
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Nosotros hemos estado comiendo todo el día.
We have been eating all day.
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Hasta ahora el perro se había comportado Bien.
Until now the dog had behaved.
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Ellos salieron anoche. Habían estado estudiando todo el día.
They went out last night. They had been studying all day.
There are plenty of people ready to take the course.
What does plenty of mean?
Mucho o suficiente.
Remember plenty of is another way of saying enough.
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Ellos han trabajado aquí desde 1995.
They have worked here since 1995.
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Ellos no han estado prestando atencion.
They haven't been paying attention.
What does by the time mean?
An example: By the time you called, I had cooked dinner.
Cuando o en el tiempo.
Cuando llamaste
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Aarón se sentía cansado porque había estado corriendo todo el día.
Aaron felt tired, because he had been running all day.
Do we have any bread to eat in the kitchen?
What does any mean?
Remember that any is used to ask questions or can be used in negative sentences.
Any in this case represents some, but any can also mean cualquier
What does thus far, up till now mean?
Can you use it in a sentence.
Hasta ahora.
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¿Has estado hablando por teléfono?
Have you been talking on the phone?
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Habían hecho café, pero se fueron.
They had made coffee, but they left
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Tenían hambre porque habían estado viajando todo el día.
They were hungry because they had been traveling all day.
When we make offerings to people do we use any or some?
An example would you like (any / some) water to drink?
Some
Remember when we make an offering to people we use some.
Would you like some time to think? We are offering the person time to be alone.
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Aún no he limpiado mi habitación.
I haven't cleaned my room yet.
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¿No han estado cenando?
Haven't they been eating dinner?
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El había robado un banco antes.
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Ella fue a ver a su madre. La había extrañado tanto.
She went to see her mother. She had missed her so much.