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General.
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Specific.
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Use a or an.
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Use the.
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We don´t usually use the.
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When we use a or an and the.
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Jobs:
Sally´s an engineer.
Javier´s a lawyer.
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When the speaker and hearer know the thing we are talking about:
Close the door.
Open the window.
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When we talk about people or thing in general:
Men are more interested in sports tan women.
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We often use a the first time we mention a person or thing and then the the next time because
it is now clear who or whant we are talking about:
Let´s have a pizza. The pizzas are very
good here.
I live in an apartament. The apartament is small.
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In expressions of frecuency:
Tree times a week.
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When there is only one of something:
The sun.
The moon.
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Before possessive ´s:
She´s my mother´s cousin.
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Indicate something or someone in singular:
I want an orange.
She need a chair.
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Before superlative adjetives:
Asia is the biggest continent.
Real Madrid is the best team.
The worse
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Whit the following:
Meals: lunch, dinner, etc.
Places: work, school, bed, etc.
By+ transport: go by car, travel by plane, etc.
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