Mastering English: Body Movements, Actions, Prepositions & Tenses

Body Shapes

• Ta da
• Pike
• Lunge
• Tuck
• Donkey
• Candlestick
• Push-up
• Table
• Arabesque
• Hollow
• Straddle
• Headstand
• Arch
• Handstand
• Bridge
• Freeze
• Slide
• Flamingo
• V-sit
• Rest

Sports and Exercises Actions

• Walk
• Run
• Stretch
• Jump
• Bounce
• Kneel
• Bend
• Sit
• Lie down
• Serve
• Ride
• Kick
• Hop
• Skip
• Pass
• Throw
• Hit
• Catch
• Shoot
• Dribble

Body Movements

• Flexion
• Extension
• Adduction
• Abduction
• Rotation
• Pronation
• Supination
• Circumduction
• Elevation
• Depression
• Dorsiflexion
• Plantar flexion
• Inversion
• Eversion
• Opposition
• Reposition
• Protraction
• Retraction
• Lateral flexion
• Hyperextension

Prepositions of Place

• In - en
• On - sobre
• Under - debajo
• Next to - al lado de
• In front of - delante de
• Behind - detrás de
• Between - entre
• Around - alrededor de
• Above - encima
• Below - debajo de
• Over - encima de
• Among - entre
• By side - al lado de
• Opposite - frente a
• Across - al lado de

Specific Usage of Prepositions

AT

Specific places, concrete sites within an establishment, events, addresses when mentioning a number and street.

IN

Cities, towns, parts of a house, other expressions.

ON

Means of transport, surfaces, for addresses when only the street is mentioned, other expressions.

Prepositions of Time

• AT (a, en, por): hours, holiday periods, certain times of the day, routine moments.
• ON (en, el): dates, days of the week, parts of the day plus day of the week, specific celebrations.
• IN (en, por, dentro de, durante): centuries, decades, years, months and seasons, parts of the day, duration of time.

Verb Tenses

Present Simple

Verb present (i, you, we, they - play) (he, she, it - plays). Negative: (Don't - i, you, we, they) (Doesn't - he, she, it). Question: (Do - i, you, they, we) (Does - he, she, it). Used for habits, routines, repeated actions, also states, actions that have permanent validity, and truths or facts. Keywords: (always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every, once, twice).

Present Continuous

Affirmative: am, is, are + verb + ing. Negative: am, is, are + not + verb + ing. Question: am, is, are + verb + ing. Used for an action happening at the moment, simultaneous actions taking place at the moment. Keywords: (now, right now, at the moment, listen, look).

Past Simple

Affirmative: verb in past. Negative: didn't + verb present. Question: did + verb present. Used for completed actions in the past, sequences of actions in the past.

Past Continuous

Affirmative: was/were + verb + ing. Negative: wasn't/weren't + verb + ing. Question: was/were + verb + ing. Used for actions that were happening at a specific moment in the past, actions taking place simultaneously, describing everything that was happening in the past.