ESSENTIALS:
RED FLAGS for Spanish Speakers

WORD CHOICE CHEAT SHEET


(32) VC: LET, LEAVE, DEJAR, SALIR, GO OUT  see VC worksheet (fitb)
(28) WC: AS, SINCE, LIKE, BECAUSE
(25) VC: DO, MAKE
(25) VC: PREPOSITION
(22) VC: SAY, TELL
(6) WC: YET, STILL, ALREADY
(6) WC: NEAR, CLOSE
(5) WC: LITTLE, FEW
(5) VC: MAKE, HAVE
(4) WC: OLD, AGE
(4) WC: PENSADO, DESIGNED
(4) WC: FAMILY [BI-SEX]
(3) WC: DISCUSS, ARGUE
(18) VC: FINAL, END, LAST

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(231) BETTER WAYS TO SAY IT

(215) GERUND OR INFINITIVE

      (67) GERUNDIO

      (50) PARA+VERBO

      (40) SUBJUNCTIVE

      (39) 2 VERBS

(170) POS-SUFFIX

(155) IN.ON.AT.OF.TO

(97) PHRASAL VERBS

(83) SUBORDINATE CLAUSE (EMBEDDED QUESTIONS)

(76) MUCH / MANY / VERY / A LOT

(68) CONJUGATION: 3RD PERSON PRESENT

(55) SUBJECT

(43) COMPARATIVE

(40) NEGATIVE

(40) PRONOUN

(37) ALL, EVERY, WHOLE, ENTIRE

(36) ADJECTIVE

(35) ANY, SOME, NONE

(30) CONDITIONAL TENSE

(29) SUPERLATIVE

(28) HABER

(26) ARTICLE

(26) PLURAL

(22) AUXILIAR/MODAL

(19) HACE TIEMPO

(18) REFLEXIVE

(17) USED TO / BE USED TO / USUALLY

(16) CONJUGATION: PAST PARTICIPLE

(15) VC: TAKE, HAVE

(15) FALSE FRIENDS

(15) EITHER/OR

(14) VERB TENSE:  PRESENT PERFECT

(14) VC: GET, GO, GIVE, TAKE, MAKE

(14) POSESSIVE

(13) IS, ITS

(13) IT

(13) VC: HAVE, BE

(13) VC: PASS, SPEND, HAPPEN, STAY

(13) VC: KNOW, MEET, VISIT, LEARN, HEAR

(13) CONJUNCTION

(12) ADVERB

(11) VERB

(11) WC: BY, FOR, BECAUSE OF

(9) VERB TENSE: REPORTED SPEECH

(9) HOW TO

(8) THAT'S WHY

(8)  ALSO, TOO, AS WELL

(7) VC: LOOK, SEE, WATCH

(7) WC: TRAVEL, TRIP

(7) VERB PHRASE (IT IS (ADJ) TO DO..)

(7) SHORT ANSWERS

(7) PASSIVE VOICE

(7) EVEN

(6) VC: LET, MAKE

(5) THE MORE THE MORE

(3) JUST, STILL, ALREADY, YET