Reflexive Pronouns The reflexive pronouns are: We use a reflexive pronoun: When we use a reflexive pronoun as a direct object when the object is the same as the subject of the verb: I am teaching myself to play the piano. Be careful with that knife. You might cut yourself . We can use a reflexive pronoun as direct object with most transitive verbs, but these are the most common: amuse blame cut dry enjoy help hurt introduce kill prepare satisfy teach Some verbs change their meaning slightly when they have a reflexive pronoun as direct object: Would you like to help yourself to another drink? = Would you like to take another drink . I wish the children would behave themselves. = I wish the children would behave well . He found himself lying by the side of the road. = He was surprised when he realised that he was at the side of the road We do not use a reflexive pronoun after verbs which describe things people usually do
PRESENT PERFECT The present perfect tense refers to an action or state that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past (e.g., we have talked before) or began in the past and continued to the present time (e.g., he has grown impatient over the last hour). This tense is formed by have/has + the past participle. He construction of this verb tense is straightforward. The first element is have or has , depending on the subject the verb is conjugated with. The second element is the past participle of the verb, which is usually formed by adding -ed or -d to the verb’s root (e.g., walked, cleaned, typed, perambulated, jumped, laughed, sautéed) although English does have quite a few verbs that have irregular past participles (e.g., done, said, gone, known, won, thought, felt, eaten). EJEMPLOS These examples show how the present perfect can describe something that occurred or was the state of things at an unspecified time in the past. I have walked on th
comparative and superlative adverbs COMPARATIVE ADVERBS What is a comparative adverb? A comparative adverb is one which, in English, has -er on the end of it or more or less in front of it, for example, earlier , later , more/less often. Adverbs can be used to make comparisons in Spanish, just as they can in English. The comparative of adverbs ( more often , more efficiently , faster ) is formed using the same phrases as for adjectives: • más ... (que) more ... (than) más rápido ( que ) faster (than), more quickly (than) Corre más rápido que tú. He runs faster than you do. • menos ... (que) less ... (than) menos rápido ( que ) less fast (than), less quickly (than) Conduce menos rápido que tú. He drives less fast than you do. SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS What is a superlative adverb? A superlative adverb is one which, in English, has -est on the end of it or most or least in front of it, for example, soonest , most / least often. The superlat
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