THE 10 KEYS Definion Examples Connecves A word that connecves two shorter sentences together Pero but Y and Sin embargo however Aunque although Además also Comparison When you compare two things using an adjecve to say if something “more” or “less” than the other Más + adjecve + que more…than Menos + adjecve + que less...than e.g. más emocionante que more excing than Future The tense which describes acon that “are going to” happen in the future Voy a + infinive verb I am going to… Vamos a + infinive verb we are going to… e.g. voy a comer I am going to eat Negaves When “no” or another negave word is used in front of a verb to describe when something doesn’t happen No mando I don’t send No fui I didn’t go Nunca juego I never play Opinions To express whether you like or dislike something or describe your feelings towards it Me gusta I like No me gusta I don’t like Me encanta I love ¡Qué bien! How good Past The tense used to describe something that has happened previously or in the past Fui I went Hice I did Vi I saw Salí I went out Descansé I rested Qualifiers A word used before an adjecve to alter the intensity Muy very Un poco a bit Bastante quite Demasiado too Reasons To explain your opinion Porque es because it is Porque fue because it was Porque me gusta because I like Time expressions A phrase usually used before different tenses to tell you when something takes place El verano pasado last summer El próximo año next year Los lunes On Mondays Modal verbs Verbs that need an infinive verb to follow them Quiero + infinive verb I want to… Tengo que + infinive verb I have to… Puedo + infinive verb I can… e.g. quiero comer I want to eat