EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS
FOR KET EXAM
BASIC ENGLISH PHRASES
• HELLO! MY NAME IS_____________
I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU( TO ASK A
QUESTION)
EXCUSE ME!
disculpe
PLEASE SAY THAT AGAIN
PARDON? perdon
SORRY? perdon
GOOD BYE
SEE YOU LATER mas tarde
SEE YOU AROUND luego
I AGREE
ME TOO! Yo tambien
I do my homework SO DO I !
I can draw SO CAN I
I don’t do my homework Neither DO I
I can’t draw Neither CAN I
I DO NOT WANT TO
I would RATHER NOT. ( I WOULD
RATHER NOT)
I prefer not to do.
YES
OF COURSE! claro
THAT’S FINE! Esta bien
CERTAINLY! ciertamente
YES
I THINK SO! Yo Tambien lo pienso
I HOPE SO! Eso espero
ALL RIGHT! Todo correcto
OK.
THAT IS FINE! Eso esta bien
I THINK SO
ALL RIGHT
IT’S OK
NO
I would RATHER NOT
I am AFRAID I CAN’T
OF COURSE NOT claro que no
NEVER MIND
IT DOES NOT MATTER no importa
THANK YOU
THANKS A LOT
I AM THANKFUL
I appreciate it---- lo aprecio
VERB TO BE (PRESENT TENSE)
• AM ---------- I AM MARIA/JUAN
• IS------------- JUANITO IS MY FRIEND (HE)
• MARTINA IS MY COUSIN (SHE)
• MY DOG IS CUTE (IT)
• ARE -------YOU ARE MY STUDENT
• WE ARE CLASSMATES
(COMPAÑEROS)
• THEY ARE OUR FRIENDS (NUESTROS
AMIGOS)
VERB TO BE SER ESTAR
• YOU-WE-THEY ARE LISTENING TO MUSIC
• HE-SHE IS MY BOSS
• IT IS MY PET
• HE- SHE- IT- I- YOU- WE- THEY
BE----WAS/ WERE FUE/ESTUVE
I-HE-SHE-IT
• I WAS BORN IN CHILE-----(YO FUI NACIDO)
• I WAS HAPPY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
• THEY- YOU- WE-----WERE (FUIMOS PLURAL)
• WE WERE ON A LONG TRIP----- NOSOTROS
FUIMOS A UN VIAJE LARGO
WAS
• I WAS A STUDENT (SE ACABÓ) AND I LIKED IT.
• I PLAYED SOCCER IN 2014.
• I WAS READING MY FAVORITE BOOK DURING
MY VACATION.
• HE WAS SHOPPING WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE
BEGAN.
• HE WAS STUDYING SPANISH WHEN HIS DAD
ARRIVED.
WERE
• THEY WERE STUDYING WHEN THEIR DAD
ARRIVED.
WILL BE/ GOING TO BE
• I AM A STUDENT---- I WILL BE
• HE IS A STUDENT----HE WILL BE
• IN 2030 I WILL BE 40 YEARS OLD.
• IN 2023 I AM 21 YEARS OLD
PLAN
• WILL---CORTO
• GOING TO---- LARGO PLAZO
• MY MOM WILL DO THE SHOPPING. SHE WILL
BUY SOME GROCERIES(abarrotes), AFTER
THAT WE WILL CHECK THE LIST.
GOING TO---VOY A
• I AM GOING TO WRITE AN ESSAY
• HE IS GOING TO GO SHOPPING
• SHE IS GOING TO LISTEN TO MUSIC
• IT IS GOING TO PLAY OUTSIDE
• WE ARE GOING TO PLAN A TRIP
• THEY ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED/MARRY
• YOU ARE GOING TO SCHOOL
DO-DOES (TIEMPO)
• DO YOU LIKE APPLES? AHORA
• YES I DO.
• DOES HE LIKE APPLES? AHORA
• YES HE DOES.
• YES HE DOES LIKE.
LISTEN TO MUSIC
• DO YOU LIKE LISTENING TO MUSIC?
• YES I DO.
• YES, OF OF COURSE I LOVE LISTENING TO
MUSIC.
• ABSOLUTELY. I ENJOY(DISFRUTAR) LISTENING
TO MUSIC.
DOES
• YES. SHE LOVES LISTENING TO MUSIC
• SHE DOES LOVE LISTENING TO MUSIC
DO
• I DO HACE O NO HACE EN PRESENTE
• YOU DO
• WE DO
• THEY DO
• HE DOES HACE EN PRESENTE
• SHE
• IT
DO/DOES-----DID (PASADO)
• I DID---------------------- PRESENT
• YOU DID
• WE DID
• THEY DID
• HE DID
• SHE DID
• IT DID
PAST ACTIONS (SE ACABO)
• I DID MY HOMEWORK
• I DID NOT WRITE MY ESSAY
• I DID DO MY HOMEWORK!
• DID YOU ATTEND THE CLASS? ASISTIR
• YES I DID.
• YES I DID ATTEND THE CLASS.
• DID YOU READ THE BOOK?
• YES I DID READ THE BOOK
• NO, I DID NOT READ THE BOOK. DIDN’T
