GERUND
1. DESPUES DE PREPOSICIONES
She left without saying goodbye
I´m thinking of buying a flat
2. Despues de ciertos verbos ( ”EMOCION” )
LIKE, LOVE, HATE, ENJOY, MIND, FINISH, STOP…
i love cooking but I hate cleaning
I don’t mind driving you to the airport
3. COMO EL SUJETO DE LA FRASE
Eating in restaurants is expensive
Swimming is good exercise
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INFINITIVO |
GERUNDIO |
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FORGET |
Te olvidastes de hacer algo. No lo hicistes |
Hicistes algo y no lo olvidaras. |
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REMEMBER |
Recuerdas algo , luego lo hicistes |
Te acuerdas de haber estado haciendo algo |
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TRY
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Intentas hacer algo dificil |
Intentas hacer algo facil. |
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NEED |
Tienes que hacer algo. Deberias de hacer algo |
Algo tiene que ser hecho Algo deberia de ser hecho |
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Verbs + -ing …: (We loved driving through all time) |
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Adore Accuse (sb) of Admit Apologized for Can’t stand Deny Don’t mind Enjoy Finish Hate Insist (on) Like Look forward to Love Prefer Recommend Regret Suggest
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Adorar Acusar de Admitir Disculparse de No soportar Negar No importar Disfrutar Acabar Odioar Insistir en Gustar Tener ganas de Amar Preferir Recomendar Arrepentirse de Sugerir |
Doing
Cooking
Sightseing
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Verbs + To + Infinitive…: (I hope to see you soon) |
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Agreee Choose Dare Decide Expect Forget Help Hope Learn Manage Need Offer Promisse Refuse Seem Want Would like Would love Would prefer Would hate |
Estar de acuerdo Escoger Desafiar Decidir Esperar Olvidar Ayudar Esperar Aprender Poder Necesitar Ofrecer Prometer Negar Parecer Querer Gustaría Querría Preferiría Odiaría |
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VERBOS MODALES DE OBLIGACION
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VERBO MODAL |
NEGATIVO |
CONTRACCION |
TRADUCCION AFIRM. |
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MUST
PERSONAL OBLIGATION |
MUST NOT |
MUSTN’T
PROHIBITION |
DEBER,TENER QUE NO DEBER ,NO TENER QUE
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HAVE TO
EXTERNAL OBLIGATION |
DO NOT HAVE TO |
DON’T HAVE TO
ABSENCE OF OBLIGATION IT’S NO NECESSARY |
TENGO /NO TENGO QUE
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SHOULD
CONSEJO RECOMENDACION |
SHOULD NOT |
SHOULD’T |
TENDRIAS / NO TENDRIAS |
EJEMPLOS
MUST: OBLIGACION PERSONAL (impuesta por uno mismo)
I must remember her birthday
MUSTN’T: PROHIBICION
You mustn’t park here
HAVE TO: OBLIGACION EXTERNA (impuesta por ley u otros)
You have to drive on the left
DON’T HAVE TO: AUSENCIA DE OBLIGACION
It’s free. You don’t have to pay
SHOULD: CONSEJO, RECOMENDACION
You should drive more slowly
SHOULDN’T: CONSEJO, Recomendación
You shouldn’t eat so much
VERBOS MODALES DE DEDUCCION
· MUST + Inf (Seguro que es verdad)
· MIGHT/COULD + Inf (Posiblemente es verdad)
· CAN’T + Inf (Es imposible)
Usamos MUST+ Inf para decir que estamos seguros que algo (logicamente) es verdad. El contrario es CAN’T BE
He must be out. All the lights are off.
They must be Italian.They’re speaking Italian
Usamos MIGHT / COULD + inf para decir que algo es posiblemente verdad.
She might be working. I’m not sure.
He might be at home or he might be at the gym.
Usamos CAN’T para decir que algo es imposible
It can’t be true! I don’t believe it.
They can’t be in New York! I saw them this morning.
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MODAL VERBS OF PROBABILITY
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RANGE OF CERTAIN (de mas a menos) |
MODAL VERB |
CERTEZA |
COMENTARIO |
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WILL |
SEGURO |
Es presente, no futuro !
Para EL PASADO SE LE AÑADE EL PRESENT PERFECT:
she must have left early they must have missed the train they may have called earlier
Will have gone: habrá ido Must have gone: puede haber ido
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2 |
MUST |
CASI SEGURO |
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3 |
MAY |
PUEDE, NO MUY SEGURO |
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4 |
MIGHT & COULD |
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Negatives |
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3 |
COULDN’T |
PUEDE QUE NO |
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2 |
CAN’T |
CASI SEGURO QUE NO |
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WON’T |
SEGURO QUE NO |
EN POSITIVO,NO USAMOS NUNCA CAN,USAMOS MAY.
PARA ESPECULAR SOBRE UNO MISMO,OBVIAMENTE, NO SE USA WILL O MUST
EJEMPLOS
That will be Joe on the phone ….. Debe (de) ser Joe el que llama
Es seguro que es Joe
It must be about ten o’clock ….. Deben (de) ser alrededor de las diez
Casi seguro que son las diez
She may decide to stay ….. Puede que decida quedarse
Puede que si o puede que no
I might go this weekend ….. A lo mejor voy este fin de semana
No estoy muy seguro,a lo mejor
We could take the train Podríamos coger el tren
Cogeriamos el tren (en caso de no tener coche,por ejemplo)
VER + -ING OR TO + INFINITIVE
Frecuentemente usamos Verb + -ING PARA UNA ACCION QUE SUCEDE,
QUE PASA, ANTES DEL PRIMER VERBO
They denied stealing the money
(primero se habia robado el dinero,despues niegan haberlo hecho)
stealing denied
USAMOS VERB + TO + INFINITIVE PARA UNA ACCION
QUE SIGUE AL PRIMER VERBO
They decided to steal the money
(primero lo deciden y seguidamente lo hacen)
decided to steal
REMEMBER
VERB + -ING
TE ACUERDAS DE HABER ESTADO HACIENDO ALGO
I’m absolutely sure I locked the door. I clearly remember locking it.
VERB + TO + INFINITIVE
RECUERDAS ALGO QUE DEBES DE HACER Y LO HACES
I remembered to lock the door when I left but I forgot to shut the windows
REGRET
VERB + -ING
ME ARREPIENTO DE HABER HECHO ALGO ANTES; PRIMERO LO HICE Y AHORA LO LAMENTO
We’ve always regretted selling the farm
VERB + TO + INFINITIVE
ME APENA, LAMENTO ALGO QUE VOY A DECIR / INFORMAR, AHORA
We regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you the job
GO ON
VERB + -ING
CONTINÚO HACIENDO /DICIENDO LA MISMA COSA
The minister went on talking for two hours
VERB + TO + INFINITIVE
CONTINÚO HACIENDO /DICIENDO ALGO NUEVO
After discussing the economy,the minister then went on to talk about foreign policy
TRY
VERB + -ING
INTENTAS HACER ALGO FACIL
PROBAR ALGO NUEVO
I tried moving the table to the other side of the room
VERB + TO + INFINITIVE
INTENTAS HACER ALGO DIFICIL
I tried to move the table but it was too heavy
NEED
VERB + -ING
ALGO TIENE O DEBERIA DE SER HECHO
The batteries in the radio need changing
VERB + TO + INFINITIVE
TIENES TU O DEBERIAS DE HACER TU ALGO
I need to take more exercise
NON-DEFINING RELATIVES
Se usan para dar informacion extra sobre una persona , lugar o cosa.
La frase que contiene el relativo,
va siempre entre comas. (ó coma y punto)
En este tipo de uso del relativo,
no podemos omitir which /who, where and whose
como antes que se daba el caso al cambiar el sujeto.
No podemos usar that
· The house ,which has a large garden, was just what they had always wanted
· My mother ,who is 65, has just retired
· Finally I arrived home, where my mother was waiting for me
· Chester,where my parents live, is a beautiful town
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HAVE SOMETHING DONE (I)
CUANDO TU ORGANIZAS ALGO PARA QUE OTRA PERSONA LO HAGA
REGLA GENERAL
HAVE + SOMETHING + PAST PARTICIPLE
I’m having the house painted
(he pagado a los pintores para que lo hagan por mi)
He’s having a new garage built
El ha construido un nuevo garage (los albañiles lo han hecho)
We’ve just had the house painted
Hemos acabado de pintar la casa(la han pintado los pintores)
I usually have my hair cut one a month
Normalmente me corto el pelo una vez al mes (el peluquero)
Aquí Have es el verbo principal,asi pues la negativa y la interrogativa son formadas con Do/Did en el Present simple y el Past simple
I didn’t have the kitchen painted because I did it myself
How often do you have your car serviced?
“CAUSATIVE HAVE”
HAVE SOMETHING DONE (II)
REMEMBER:
REGLA GENERAL
EL PAST PARTICIPLE VA DESPUES DEL OBJETO
HAVE + SOMETHING + PAST PARTICIPLE
Example of situation:
The roof of Jill’s house was damaged in a storm, so she arranged for somebody to repair it. Yesterday a workman came and did the job.
Jill had the roof repaired yesterday
This means: Jill arranged for somebody else to repair the roof.
She didn’t repair it herself.
Examples
Have + Object + P.Participle
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Jill |
Had |
The roof |
Repaired |
Yesterday |
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Where |
Did you have |
Your hair |
Cut? |
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Your hair looks nice |
Have you had |
It |
Cut? |
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Julia |
Has just had |
Central heating |
Installed |
In her house |
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We |
Are having |
The house |
Painted |
At the moment |
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How often |
Do you have |
Your car |
Serviced |
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I think you should |
Have |
Tha coat |
Cleaned |
Soon |
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I don’t like |
Having |
My photograph |
taken |
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“CAUSATIVE HAVE”
HAVE SOMETHING DONE (III)
Sometimes HAVE SOMETHING DONE
Has a different meaning In depending of the verb:
ED PARTICIPLE:
Subject + Have + Sb /Sth + ED Participle |
· Arrangement:
I’ve had my house painted
I’m having my car repaired
· Suffering:
She has had her husband killed
The have had their house burn down
George had his nose broken in a fight
Bare infinitive
(infinitivo “desnudo”,sin sujeto)
Subject + Have + Sb /Sth + Bare Infinitive |
· Uncontrolled
(The action is uncontrolled by the subject)
The Galicians are having their beaches pollut
During the flood they had their house destroy
Verb + ing
Subject + Have + Sb /Sth + Verb Ing |
· Intollerance
I won’t have you coming back home at 5 a.m. and drunk
· Omen
Presagio (malo o bueno)
You’ll have your fingers burning
· Persuasion
The new teacher had the students sitting down quietly in five minutes
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Phrasal verbs
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Back up |
Respaldar |
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Bump into |
Encontrarse con |
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Call off |
Cancelar |
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Carry out |
Llevar a cabo |
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Cut down |
Reducir |
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Frown on |
Desaprobar |
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Get across |
Hacer entender |
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Knock down |
Atropellar |
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Leaf through |
Hojear |
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Live on |
Vivir de |
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Live up to |
Estar a la altura |
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Look down on |
Despreciar |
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Make out |
Distinguir |
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Pick out |
seleccionar |
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Pick up |
Recoger |
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Put off |
posponer |
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Rely on |
Confiar en |
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Rip off |
Timar |
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Run up |
acumular |
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Set off |
Encender |
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Set off |
Salir |
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Set up |
Montar un negocio |
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Stand out |
Destacar |
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Take on |
Coger un empleo |
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Take up |
Llevar / ocupar |
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Talk Sb into |
Convencer a alguien |
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Tie up |
Atar |
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Track down |
Localizar |
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Turn up |
Aparecer |
LINKERS
And what’s more / Y lo que es mas /Ademas
And what’s more,he knew how touse it
As soon as / En cuanto / tan pronto como
As soon as the water boils, add the pasta
At the end / Al final
At the end of the story….
Because of / a causa de / debido a
He couldn’t play because of his injury
But / Sino
they had not one, but three houses!
Calmy / Con calma
Calmly,the child pick up the paw
Despite / A pesar de
despite the rain, the beach was full of people
However / Sin embargo
the room is very small; we’ll take it, however
In the end / Finally
In the end the wolf ran off
Just then / Justo entonces
Just then she heard the howl of a wolf
LINKERS (II)
Obediently / Obedientemente
Obediently,the child started out through the wood
So…that / Para que
I put it away so (that) he wouldn’t see it
Such…that / Tal que
I had such a headache that I decided to stay at home
First / Firstly /Lo primero ,Primeramente…
First of all we had to clean the walls
Also / Tambien
She’s a student, but she also has a part-time job
In conclusion / En conclusion
in conclusion…
Overall / En conjunto / En general
The play was a success overall
Since / Desde
I haven’t been there since I was a child
Furthermore / Ademas
I don’t know what happened to Rupert and furthermore I dont care
Last but not least / Por ultimo y no por eso menos importante
and, last but not least,…
In addition / Ademas
There will be four children in addition to the six adults
LINKERS (III)
Therefore / por lo tanto Por consiguiente
Their funds ran out, and therefore they had to close
To summarise / En resumen
The theatre was packed,the audience was happy,
to summarise ie has been a huge success
As a result / Como consecuencia de ello
as a result, the match was postponed
Moreover / Además, lo que es más
we got there late and, moreover, exhausted
First and foremost / Ante todo / Primero y mas importante
Manchester was, first and foremost, an industrial city
Finally / Por ultimo
Finally, I should like to ask…
Consequently / En consecuencia
Our shares have gone down a 45 % consequently,the competition is buying
To conclude / Para terminar
To conclude I can only say that he is innocent
In brief /Resumiendo
In brief, this is what happened
Hence / De ahí / Por lo tanto
he lived in Mexico for fifteen years, hence his accent
VERBOS MODALES DE OBLIGACION
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VERBO MODAL |
NEGATIVO |
TRADUCCION AFIRM. |
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MUST (NO PASADO,SOLO EN PRESENTE Y OBLIGACIONES FUTURAS) PERSONAL OBLIGATION La obligacion procede del que habla |
MUSTN’T
MUST NOT
PROHIBITION
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DEBER,TENER QUE NO DEBER ,NO TENER QUE
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HAVE TO
EXTERNAL OBLIGATION, FOR CIRCUNSTANCES OR LAW. La obligacion procede de otros o por ley |
DON’T HAVE TO DO NOT HAVE TO
ABSENCE OF OBLIGATION.IT’S NO NECESSARY |
TENGO /NO TENGO QUE
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EJEMPLOS
MUST: OBLIGACION PERSONAL (impuesta por uno mismo)
I must remember her birthday
I must pay all my debts
MUSTN’T: PROHIBICION
You mustn’t park here
Remember Johnny that you mustn’t stare at people on the bus
HAVE TO: OBLIGACION EXTERNA (impuesta por ley u otros)
You have to drive on the left
I had to pay all my debts when my taylor caught me
When I was in te army I had to do lot of things I abhorred.
Sorry boys,but the headmaster says you have to stay in detention this afternoon
DON’T HAVE TO: AUSENCIA DE OBLIGACION
It’s free. You don’t have to pay
NECESSITY MODALS
NEEDN’T
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LEXICAL NEED |
MODAL NEED
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AFIRMATIVE |
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I need to play soccer |
NO AFIRMATIVE |
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I don’t need to workk |
I needn’t to work |
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She doesn’t need to work |
She needn’t to work |
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Does she need to work? |
Need she work? |
· You needn’t do something= NO es necesario que lo hagas,
NO necesitas hacerlo:
Ejemplos:
You Can come with me if you like but you needn’t come if you don’t want to
Tu puedes venir conmigo si te apetece,pero no necesitas venir si no te apetece.
(NO ES NECESARIO QUE VENGAS)
We’ve got plenty of time.We needn’t hurry
Tenemos tiempo de sobra. No necesitamos apresurarnos
(NO ES NECESARIA LA PRISA)
NECESSITY MODALS(II)
NEEDN’T HAVE (DONE)
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LEXICAL NEED |
MODAL NEED
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I didn’t need to go |
I needn’t have gone |
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She didn’t need to work |
She needn’t have worked |
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EJEMPLOS
George had to go out. He thought it was going to rain, so he decided to take the umbrella.
But it didn’t rain,so the unbrella was not necessary.So:
He needn’t have taken the umbrella
He needn’t haven taken the umbrella = he took the umbrella but this was not necessary. Of course,he didn’t know this when he went out.
Compare
I Didn’t need to get up early,so I didn’t.
it was not necessary for me. So I didn’t
No tenia que levantarme temprano y no lo hice
(Yo sabia en ese momento que no era necesario)
I didn’t need to get up early,but it was a lovely morning,so I did.
No tenia que levantarme temprano,pero lo hice de todos modos.
I got up very early because I had to get ready to go away.But in fact it didn’t take me long to get ready,So I needn’t have got up so early.I could have stayed in bed longer.
Tenia que levantarme temprano y asi lo hice.
( Cuando lo hice supe que no era necesario)
Asi pues didn’t need to go y needn’t have gone (i,e,) en el pasado son diferentes.Porque?
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Was it necessary? |
Did you go? |
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Didn’t need to go
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No |
yes |
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Needn’t have gone |
No |
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SOME ADJECTIVES AND THEIR TRANSLATION
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ADJECTIVE |
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Compassionate |
Compasivo |
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Sympathetic |
Compresivo |
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Gregarious |
Sociable |
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Gentle |
Dulce,tierno |
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Dexterous |
diestro |
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Insightful |
Perspicaz |
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Composed |
Tranquilo |
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Faithful |
Fiel |
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Self-reliant |
Independiente |
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Encouraging |
Alentador |
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Regal |
Regio |
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Down –to- heart |
Sensato y practico |
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Supportive |
Que apoya |
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Strong –willed |
De mucha fuerza de voluntad |
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Having low self esteem |
Tenen baja autoestima |
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Non – committal |
Evasivo |
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Overburdened |
Agobiado, sobrecargado |
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Chilvarous |
Caballeroso |
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Trustworthy |
Digno de confianza |
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Having high values |
Tener altos valores,principios |
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Prefixes,their meanings and examples
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PREFIXE |
MEANING |
EXAMPLE |
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Arch |
Chief,main, Hightest ranking |
Archangel Archbishop |
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Counter |
Against |
Counterattack Counterproductive |
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Hyper |
Exceeding, surpasing |
Hyperactive,hyperactive, Hypertension |
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Mal |
Badly,wrong |
Malformation,malfunction, Malnutrition |
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Pro |
For,in favour of |
Proamerican , progovernment |
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Pseudo |
False, pretended |
Pseudoanarchist, Pseudoleft-wing (izquierdista) |
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Sub |
Under |
Subconcious,subcontract, Submarine, submarine |
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Trans |
Across |
Transatlantic,transcontinental |
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Bi |
Two |
Bilingual, Biannual,bisexual |
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Co |
With,together |
Cooperation Coalition ,co-driver |
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De |
Taken away |
Decentralise, Debunk (descentralizar) |
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Ex |
Former , before |
Ex – husband, Ex – president |
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Fore |
Before , in front of |
Forecast ,forebears (antepasados) Forefront (vanguardia) |
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Inter |
Between |
International ,interchange, Intercontinental |
Prefixes,their meanings and examples (II)
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PREFIXE |
MEANING |
EXAMPLES |
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Neo |
New |
Neoclassical. Neorealism |
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Over |
Extremely , too |
Overeat, Overburdened, Overcrowded |
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Post |
After |
Postscript , Postwar, Postpone |
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Pre |
Before |
Prefix, Prehistoric, Prejudge |
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Re |
Again |
Redecorate, reanimated, Reactivate |
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Super |
Above , more than |
Supersonic, superhuman, Superintendent |
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Tri |
Three |
Triangle, trident Trilogy |
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Under |
Not enough |
Underpaid, underdeveloped, Underhand (desaseado) |
Negative prefixes
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Prefixe |
examples |
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UN |
Unsatisfied, Unwelcome , Unfriendly, Undisciplined |
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IN |
Inability, Inhospitable, Inaccessible, Inaccurate (inexacto) |
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Immature, Immaculate, Immeasurable, Inmoral, Inmodest |
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NON |
Non-alcoholic,Non-aligned, Non-believer, Nonconformist |
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DIS |
Disability, Disadvantage, Disaffection,Disagreeable |
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Irrational, Irreconciliable, Irregular,Irrelevant,Irresolute |
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Illegal, Illogical, Illegible, Illicit, |
MIXED CONDITIONAL
Al margen de los tres condicionales basicos,existe un cuarto tipo que se denomina Mixed Conditional que tiene la particularidad de mezclar las propiedades del tercer y segundo (por ejemplo) en la misma oracion de condicional.
La primera parte de la oracion (la condicion) va en pasado,mientras la segunda parte (la consecuencia) podrá ir tanto en presente como en futuro.
III conditional II conditional
If I hadn’t broken my legs yesterday…I would go to the ball
II conditional III conditional
If She spoke chinesse…. she would have got the job
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I WISH = IF ONLY
OJALÁ…
I WISH + PAST TENSE
REFIRIENDOSE AL PRESENTE O AL FUTURO
(Quiero cambiar algo del presente)
OJALA YO FUESE RICO (AHORA O DENTRO DE UN MES)
I whish I were rich
I WISH + PAST PERFECT
REFIRIENDOSE AL PASADO
(Algo que ocurrió y que ojalá no hubiera ocurrido)
OJALA YO HUBIESE TERMINADO MI TRABAJO (AYER)
I wish I had finished my homework (yesterday)
I didn’t learn german , I wish I had learned german (or if only)
I WISH + WOULD
REFIRIENDOSE A QUEJAS O CRITICAS HACIA ALGO O ALGUIEN
(Para hábitos que nos molestan)
(Pensamos en futuro y por eso ponemos el would que es condicional de futuro)
Ojalá dejara de llover
I wish it would stop raining
I WISH = IF ONLY
(Ojalá)
OBSERVAR:
QUE EL CAMBIO DEL TIEMPO VERBAL ES UN PASO
HACIA DELANTE EN EL PASADO.
ESTO ES…..:
AM / IS……WAS
ARE…..WERE
HAVE / HAS…..HAD
CAN….COULD
WILL / WON’T….WOULD
DOES / DO…..DID
LIKE…LIKED
GO….WENT
ETC.ETC…
I AM SHORT – I WISH I WAS TALL (or If only)
I LIVE IN SPAIN -I WISH I DIDN’T LIVE IN SPAIN(or If only)
-I WISH I LIVED IN ENGLAND
(Quiero cambiar algo del presente)
PETER SMOKES TOO MUCH -I WISH HE WOULD’T SMOKE SO MUCH (or If only)
(Para hábitos que nos molestan)
(pensamos en futuro:(Ojalá dejara de fumar)
y por eso ponemos el would que es condicional de futuro)
TOM WON’T HELP ME -I WISH PETER WOULD HELP ME (or If only)
IM DIDN’T LEARN GERMAN -I WISH I HAD LEARNED GERMAN (or If only)
(Algo que ocurrió y que ojalá no hubiera ocurrido)
MODAL VERBS OF ABILITY
(IN THE PAST)
USO DEL COULD ó WAS /WERE ABLE TO
COULD:
USAMOS COULD PARA HABLAR DE UNA HABILIDAD O UNA SITUACION GENERAL
My grandfather could play the piano
I could swim when I was four
SE USA PARA REFERIRSE A HABILIDADES Y/O SITUACIONES EN EL PASADO QUE REQUIRIERON UN LARGO LAPSUS DE TIEMPO
When I was child, I could play the piano
(DURANTE MUCHO TIEMPO ESTUVE ESTUDIANDO PIANO)
USAMOS COULD
SI SON VERBOS DE SENTIDOS (SEE,HEAR,SMELL,TASTE,FEEL) O DE PENSAMIENTO (REMEMBER,UNDERSTAND)
USAMOS COULDN’T
PARA EXPRESAR UNA HABILIDAD NEGATIVA EN EL PASADO,
I couldn’t find my wallet anywhere
WAS ABLE TO :
SI NOS REFERIMOS A UNA SITUACION EN UN MOMENTO CONCRETO,O EN UNA SITUACION PARTICULAR EN EL PASADO, DEBEMOS USAR WAS ABLE TO
When I was young,I was able to climb to the everest
USAMOS WAS / WERE BE ABLE TOPARA DECIR QUE ALGUIEN HIZO ALGO EN UNA OCASIÓN ESPECIAL O TENIA UNA DIFICULTAD MUY GRANDE PARA HACERLO
Although the restaurant was very full, we were able to get a table
I was be able to pass my driving test after six times
The man was drowning,but she managed to swim to him and save him
The prisoners were be able to escape
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CAN |
BE ABLE TO +INFINITIVE |
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PRESENT SIMPLE FUTURE (WILL) PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT INFINITIVE GERUND |
CAN – COULD – – – |
AM/IS/ARE ABLE TO
WILL BE ABLE TO
WAS/WERE ABLE TO
HAS/HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
(TO) BE ABLE TO
BEING ABLE TO |
INVERSION ( CONDICIONALES)
PRIMER CONDICIONAL
(NECESITAMOS EL AUXILIAR SHOULD PARA INVERTIR EL CONDICIONAL)
A) If you see him , beat him up (Imposible Inversion)
B) If you should see him, beat him up (Posible Inversion para enfatizar)
C) If should you see him , beat him up (inversion realizada)
SEGUNDO CONDICIONAL
(NECESITAMOS WERE PARA INVERTIR EL CONDICIONAL)
A) If he became famous, he wouldn’t even greet you
B) If he were to became famous, he wouldn’t even greet you
C) If were he to became famous, he wouldn’t even greeet you.
TERCER CONDICIONAL
(NO NECESITAMOS AUXILIAR PUES YA LO TENEMOS EN LA PROPIA FRASE)
A) If he had been here, he would have seen it.
B) (No necesito el paso B para construir la inversion)
C) If had he been here, he would have seen it
Notar que la segunda parte de la oracion en ninguno de los tres caso sufre ningun cambio
En las afirmaciones es usual que el sujeto vaya seguido del verbo.
Sin embargo a veces este orden de palabras es cambiado.
Esto es lo que llamamos INVERSION.
INVERSION EN EXPRESIONES ADVERBIALES DE DIRECCION Y LUGAR
(usada particularmente en estilo formal o literario o para enfatizar)
Cuando ponemos una expresion adverbial (especialmente de direccion o lugar) al principio de la frase,
ponemos el verbo delante del sujeto
I have never eaten such a good paella
Never have I eaten such a good paella
You will nowhere come across a more hospitable people
Nowhere will you come across a more hospitable people
INVERSION EN EXPRESIONES ADVERBIALES NEGATIVAS
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NEVER (BEFORE) |
NUNCA ANTES |
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RARELY |
CASI NUNCA |
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SELDOM |
RARAS VECES |
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HARDLY/SCARCELY/BARELY.. WHEN/BEFORE |
APENAS..CUANDO/ANTES |
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NO SOONER…THAN |
TAN PRONTO….CUANDO |
SEGUIMOS PONIENDO EN LA FRASE INVERTIDA EL VERBO DELANTE DEL SUJETO,PERO DELANTE DEL ADVERBIO
DEBEMOS DE PONER: NOT
I didn’t allow myself a rest until I arrived home
Not until I arrived home did I allow miself a rest
As soon as she saw him,she shot at him
No sooner had she seen him than she shot at him
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