Saturday, March 12th of 2011
Example:
Jesus Said: “Love one another”
The teacher says: “We will finish the course soon”
He said that he doesn’t want to see you again
I want you to tell me how to forget it
Digame como puedo olvidarlo!
He told me to wait for him to night
El me dijo que lo esperaba esta noche
She tells him that she loves him
Ella le dice que ella lo ama
She said to me that she was married
Ella me dijo que ella estaba casada
Karen said to Michael that she didn’t want o go
Karen le dijo a Michael que ella no quería ir.
EXPRESIÓN
TRADUCCIÓN
1.TO TELL A STORY
He Used To Tell me a different story every night
Contar una historia
2. TO TELL LIES:
He was happy telling lies all the time
Decir Mentiras
3. TO TELL THE TRUTH:
SHe never tells the truth
Decir la verdad
4. TO TELL A JOKE:
He is used to telling jokes in class
Contar un chiste
5. TO TELL THE TIME:
Can you tell me the time?
Decir la hora
6. TO TELL THE FORTUNE:
She enjoyed telling the fortune to my cousins
Adivinar la suerte
7. TO TELL:
I can tell that this shirt is maid out of cotton
Distinguir
He used to cheat on her every weekend
El la engañaba cada fin de semana
We used to do some exercises at school
Nosotros haciamos ejercicios en la escuela
He didn’t use to drink any liquor
El no bebía ningún licor
Did she use to fight with him in the parking lot?
Nota: observes que la frase negativa e interrogativa, la palabra Used pierde la “D”
I’m used to the noise inside the classroom
Yo estoy acostumbrado al ruido dentro de la clase
She isn’t used to cold wáter
Ella no esta acostumbrada al agua fría
Were they used to seeing each other behind the house?
Ellos estaban acostumbrados a verse detrás de la casa
We are not used to studying for the test
No estamos acostumbrados a estudiar para el examen
Nota: Obsérvese que en ninguna de las frases la palabra Used no pierde la “D”
Nota: El get no se hace negativo, ni se utiliza para construcción de preguntas, para ello se utiliza el Do, does, did, will, would, have=haber
I get used to them easily
Yo me acostumbro a ello fácilmente
He got used to traveling in the subway
El se acostumbró a viajar en el tren
She didn’t get used to working in groups
Ella no se acostumbro a nuestro genio
We will get used to working in groups
Nos acostumbraremos a trabajar en grupos
Did he get used to respecting the pedestrians?
El se acostumbró a respetar a los transeutes
Nota: Obsérvese que ninguna de las frases la palabra “USED” pierde la “D”
Saturday, February 26th of 2011
Las frases imperativas se construyen con la forma simple del verbo.
Come here right now and kiss me
Take off that ugly cap and put on another one
Don’t be careless Darling
Don’t count on me tonight
Please, get out
Kiss me Will you?
Speak english, would you?
Please don’t call me any more
Please don’t stay here tonight
Let’s study more often
Let’s have some coffe
Let’s go to the stadium tonight
Let’s not waste our time
Let’s not keep her from winning
Let’s not find out the truth
Saturday, February 19th of 2011
ADVERBIO
TRADUCCION
Always
Siempre
Usually
Usualmente
Generally
Generalmente
Often
A menudo
Frequently
Frecuentemente
Sometimes
Algunas veces
*Occasionally
Ocasionalmente
Seldom
Rara vez
Rarely
Ever
Alguna vez
Never
nunca
Nota: Usually y generally son sinónimos y tienen implicación positiva, often y frequently son sinónimos y tienen implicación positiva. Seldom y rarely son sinónimos y tienen implicaciones negativas.
Examples:
She will always give up
He is generally sad
Do you often get up early? No, I seldom do it
I Love you so much and I will love you always
Are you following me? No, why? Because I see you often!
If you ever fall in love, be careful
Do you ever remember me?
I’m sorry but I don’t ever think of you
Hadn’t you ever been here before?
He is ever ready for all
Her clothes ever fit on her body
I won’t wait for you forever
Nota: La palabra “Never” nunca se usa en frases interrogativas – negativas.