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Words
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Be able to
- Ser capaz de
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All those...
- In favor
- In against
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Ver
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See
- Ver
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Watch
- Ver de pantalla
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View
- Ver de paisaje
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Modal Verbs
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Can
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Descripción
- Poder de habilidad o pedir permiso
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Contractions
- Can
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Can not
- Can't
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Ejemplo
- I can play guitar
- I can't play guitar
- Can I go to the bathroom?
- Can I sit down here?
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Could
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Descripción
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Poder de pasado o pedir permiso (podría)
- Más formal que "Can"
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Contractions
- Could
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Could not
- Couldn't
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Ejemplo
- I could play the piano when I was a child
- When I was a child, I couldn't go to sleep late
- Could I go to the bathroom?
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Should
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Descripción
- Deber de recomendación (debería)
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Contractions
- Should
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Should not
- Shouldn't
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Ejemplos
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If a person is for the first time in Medellin, what should this person do?
- You should... see touristic area
- You should visit the Pueblito paisa
- You should eat bandeja paisa
- You should visit El social
- You should travel by Metro
- You shouldn't take out your cellphone in the street
- You should be ware
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Must
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Descripción
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Tener de obligación o recomendación fuerte (obligatoriedad)
- Normalmente en prohibiciones
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Contractions
- Must
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Must not
- Mustn't
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Ejemplos
- You must have your passport, if you want to travel aboard
- You mustn't smoke here
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May
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Descripción
- Poder de posibilidad probable
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Without contractions
- May
- May not
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Ejemplos
- It may rain
- I may go the party
- I may not participe in the meeting
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Might
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Descripción
- Poder de posibilidad más improbable
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Without contractions
- Might
- Might not
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Ejemplos
- It might rain
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Would
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Descripción
- No significa nada por si solo, se utiliza para que el verbo quede en condicional "ia"
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Contractions
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Would
- I'd
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Would not
- Wouldn't
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Ejemplos
- I'd work
- I would buy
- I wouldn't buy
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What would you do if you won the baloto?
- I would travel around the world
- I would go to China
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Futuro
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Will
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Descripción
- Expresar futuro
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Contractions
- Will
- 'll
- Will not
- Won't
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Ejemplos
- I will study
- I won't study
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Practice
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Expressions
- How do you say...?
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Zero conditional
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Descripción
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Dos partes
- Una consecuencia de la otra
- Siempre son verdad y no pueden dar resultados diferentes
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Frases en presente
- Afirmativo
- Negativo
- Interrogativo
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Estructuras
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If + condition, result
- If I am late for work my boss gets angry
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Result + if + condition
- Si el if va en la mitad, no lleva coma
- My boss gets angry if I am late for work
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Uno puede decir if or when
- When people smoke cigarettes, their health suffers
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Ejemplos
- If we want a plan that reflects the reality of our company, we need to ask our employees
- If we ask them, we could make an action plan
- If we find the right survey, we will be able to develop a great action plan
- If there’s no more discussion, we’ll put it to a vote
- If you heat ice, it melts
- If I eat peanuts, I am sick
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Key vocabulary
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Meeting
- Reunión
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Chairman/woman
- Presidente
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Agree
- Estar de acuerdo
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Disagree
- No estar de acuerdo
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Strategy
- Estrategia
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Survey
- Encuesta
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Employee
- Empleado
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Minutes
- Minutos
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Agenda
- Agenda
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Reflect
- Reflejar
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Attend
- Asistir
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Share
- Compartir
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Collect
- Cobrar
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Damage
- Daño
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Property
- Propiedad
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Hurt
- Doler
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Safe
- Seguro
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Survivor
- Superviviente
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Together
- Juntos
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Against
- En contra de