Aprende a utilizar correctamente el artículo definido "the" en inglés. Aprende fácilmente las reglas, ejemplos y errores comunes y triunfa con esta parte de la gramática inglesa.
Cuando hablamos de algo utilizamos el artículo the. Sólo hay uno y está ahí para que lo veamos. Podemos usar a / an pero eso ya es otra cosa. Normalmente cuando no podemos identificarlo.
¡Si tanto el lector como el hablante saben a qué nos referimos, usamos the!
I bought a car yesterday. The car was really expensive.
Así, the está definido y a o an serían indefinidos.
When do I have to use the?
Particular places, objects, objects that have been mentioned already.
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I bought the red car on Saturday.
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This is the song I told you about. |
Used to describe a group of people/type or kind.
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The English can be reserved at times. |
I help with the elderly in my spare time.
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It might not have been mentioned but it is likely there is only one. |
Is the bank open today? |
Can you go to the bakers down the road?
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Accompanied by only. |
Only the brave. |
The only train back. |
Proper nouns and names of familiar places.
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The Empire State Building. |
Have you visited the Alhambra?
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1) Why don't we go to the....
Puede referirse a lugares o zonas geográficas que asociamos con determinadas características.
Let's visit the Pyrenees next year.
We sailed past the Bay of Biscay on our cruise.
It as hot as the Sahara desert.
Es posible que busquemos un particular conocido por muchos.
Where can I find the Spanish steps?
Is this the way to the Louvre?
Do we have time to go to the Sea?
Se utiliza cuando hablamos de restaurantes famosos, locales y edificios importantes.
We took tea at the Carlton
I had dinner at the Ritz
Shall we stay over at the Midland?
Cuando la referencia no está clara, podemos utilizar el artículo.
For objects, countable or not. If there is 1 in question, the
definite is used.
Where did you leave the milk?
Or to generalise
Do we have milk?
Are oranges over there?
Puede que este objeto se encuentre entre otros y que nos fijemos en uno en particular. Estrictamente hablando, se podría pensar que decimos
I see the star in the sky
I see a star in the sky
But you could say it’s a general comment.
Pero podría decirse que es un comentario general.
I see the stars in the sky
(there isn’t one but the plural allows it).
That will be the cats next door.
If we talk collectively about a family and not identify one. We might also say
Si hablamos colectivamente de una familia y no identificamos a una. También podríamos decir
The Jones are away next week, we’d better keep a watch on
their house.
Have you met the Girls at no.43?
The can be used general too.
También pueden utilizarse en gen
The weather is brighter today.
Sunshine is on the list today.
There are quite a few instances where the is not used. While this list is not exhaustive. Here are some examples.
Professions of work |
Names of shops and places |
Anything is uncountable unless it is talking about a specific one |
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She works in Medicine. |
I get my shoes from Zara. |
Milk is a healthy drink |
Go East |
He will go and study Law |
My favourite city is Madrid
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I always eat fruit for breakfast.
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You must head South |
I took a bike ride in ……………..
the countryside
countryside
Can we go to ………………
Natural History Museum
the Natural History Museum
I took a boat ride past …………..
the Liver building
Liver building
Let’s go to ……………..
Caribbean
the Caribbean
Or not?
1. Is that…………..over there?
Big Ben
the Big Ben
2. I’d like to go to ………………..
Pompeii
the Pompeii
3. Is ………….hot at this time of year
Barbados
the Barbados
True or false?
Is that the milk over there?
Where is the Library?
Is the Post Office nearby?
What a crowd at Opera!
The crowd was cheering at Football.
Ejercicios 3: ¿El o no el?
Maria’s
Chrysler
Timpsons
Fairground
Bus stop
I‘m waiting at …………..bus stop.
Mine’s ……………..Chrysler
I’m going to …………. to get a key cut.
……………. in town this week.
I’m going round to Maria’s
The definite article refers to specific nouns
If there is only one, you will always use the definite article
It never refers to people but can to important places.
An undefined article will always use an / a.
Conclusión
El artículo definido se refiere a sustantivos concretos
Si sólo hay uno, siempre se utilizará el artículo definido
Nunca se refiere a personas pero puede a lugares importantes.
Un artículo indefinido siempre usará an / a.
Answers.
the countryside
the Natural History museum
the Liver building
the Caribean
Big Ben
Pomeii
Barbados
True
True
True
False
False
The last two are trick questions, although an article should be used, it is OK to leave it out. Someone would still understand it.
the bus stop
a Chrysler
to Timpsons
the Fairground
to Marias.
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