IT'S WORTH IT = MERECE LA PENA

Tarantino's latest film worth going to the cinema to see it, it's amazing!
http://youtu.be/TLwjCvxp8AQ
This link is one of the best scenes in the movie.

INFINITIVES AND -ING FORMS

When one verb follows another, it may appear in the infinitive or -ing form. The form depends on the first verb, and the following structures are possible.

• Verb + (object +) infinitive with to. Most people want to live for a 100 years. Everyone wants the champion to win again.

        Other verbs include: allow (object + to), decide, hope, manage, promise, teach (object + to).

        We also use the infinitive with to with would + verb. I like to play tennis. I like playing tennis. I would like to play tennis.

• Verb + -ing. We prefer watching comedies. They enjoy playing tennis on Saturdays.

        Other verbs include: practise, recommend, suggest, understand.
        We also use the -ing form after a preposition: I´m going to give up learning Spanish. I´m good at making friends.

• Verb + infinitive with to or -ing: I like to travel. I like travelling.

        Other vebs include: advise, begin, continue, like, love, hate.
    

LIKE / IF

LIKE

• Like + Noun /pronoun = parecido a / lo mismo de --> He speaks like a native speaker
• Para poner ejemplos --> I play instruments like the guitar, the piano and the violin
• Feel + like + obj / -ing --> apetecer: I feel like eating chocolate
• Seem / sound / look + like = parecer --> He looks like a film star

AS

• As + sujeto + verb = en la misma manera / en la misma condición -->Do it as I told you (puede ser sustituido por like en colloquial)
• Para poner ejemplos (con such) --> I like warm colours such as yellow, orange or red
• As + job = I work as a teacher
• Con expresiones --> as you know, as you suggested, as we agreed …

 AS IF / AS THOUGH 

as if / as though + sujeto + verbo

Las tres sirven para hacer comparaciones ("como si ...")

a) Algo posible --> Seguidas de Present o Present Perfect: He looks as if he is upset / It looks as if it’s has rained

b) Improbable o imaginario --> past tense: He seems as if he had seen a ghost / He behaves as if he had a lot of money

PAST SIMPLE

An action that started and finished in the past.

+: I did my homework last week
-: I did't do my homework last week
?: Did I do my homework last week?

PRESENT PERFECT 

An action that started in the past and it's connected to the present, because:

-It still continues: I have lived in Elche for 18 years.
-Experiencies (they will never be "eliminated"): Tom has seen a ghost.
-Consecuencies are in the present: The windowa are son clean because i have cleaned them.

Adverbs

Los adverbios en inglés se pueden clasificar en las siguientes categorías:

De Modo - How? well, better, fast, slowly, carefully, easily, …

De Lugar - Where? here, there, above, everywhere, away, …
De Tiempo - When? now, early, late, soon, already, tomorrow, …
De Duración - How long? all week, for a while, since yesterday, …
De Frecuencia - How often? always, never, often, once a day, …
De Orden - In what order? firstly, secondly, lastly, finally, …
De Grado - To what degree? to very, completely, greatly, extremely, …
De Certeza - How sure? certainly, indeed, of course, perhaps, …

Ejemplos:

http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/adverbs.php
http://blogpara-aprenderingles.blogspot.com.es/2012/08/adverbios-en-ingles-lista-ejemplos.html

Formación de adverbios a partir de adjetivos:

- Muchos adverbios se forman añadiendo –ly (“mente” en español), al adjetivo:

                        Ej. clear – clearly                                dark – darkly

Adjetivos acabados en y, quitamos  la y y añadimos –ily:

            Ej. happy – happily                            easy – easily 

Adjetivos acabados en le, quitamos la e y añadimos –y

            Ej. gentle – gently                              reliable - reliably 

Adjetivos acabados en ic, añadimos – ally:

            Ej. automatic – automatically            realistic – realistically

 

- Algunas palabras acabadas en –ly puede que sean sólo adjetivos:

                        Ej. cowardly, friendly, silly           

Si se necesita un adverbio tendremos que usarlo de la forma siguiente:

            Ej.       They greeted us in a friendly way. (de qué forma)

                        His behaviour is in a cowardly manner. (de qué manera)

 

- Algunas palabras acabadas en –ly puede que sean adjetivos y adverbios:

            Ej. hourly, daily, nightly                                  

                        Take the medicine twice daily. (adverbio “diariamente”)

                        There is a daily flight to the island. (adjetivo “diario”)

 

- Algunos adverbios tienen la misma forma que los adjetivos:

            Ej. early, fast, hard, still, straight, better, best, worse, worst                                  

He´s got a fast car (adjetivo “coche rápido”) and he drives it fast (advervio “conduce rápido”). 

She has straight hair. (adjetivo “pelo liso”)

            He looked straight at me. (advervio “miró directamente”)

 

- Algunos advervios tienen dos significados: un significado como adjetivo, y otro significado al acabar en –ly:

            Ej.       clear               despejado                   clearly            claramente

                        hard               duro                            hardly            casi nada

                        high                alto                             highly             de buena opinión

                        free                 gratis                          freely              libremente

                        late                  tarde                          lately               últimamente

                        close                cerca                          closely            detenidamente

                        direct              directo                       directly           inmediatamente

                        easy                 fácil                           easily              fácilmente

 

 

- Como los adjetivos, la mayoría de los adverbios forman el com­parativo y el superlativo con los adverbios more (más), most (el más), y very (muy). Asimismo los adverbios monosílabos añaden –er y –est.

            Ej.       generously

more generously                   comparativo

the most generously             superlativo

very generously                    superlativo absoluto                       

                        fast

                                   faster                                     comparativo

                                   the fastest                              superlativo

                             very fast                                superlativo absoluto

 

- También hay adverbios en los que el comparativo y superlativo se forman de forma irregular:

            Ej.       well                 better              the best           very well

                 badly (ill)        worse              the worst        very badly

 

Ejempos:

http://www.emagister.com/curso-ingles-manual-gramatica-2-3/adverbios-ingles

 

 

                 

 

I am frightened of darkness = Tengo miedo a la oscuridad

embarrassed = avergonzado

I feel very embarrassed by my underpants. They are very ugly!!!

Take up = Empezar una actividad

            Stop rest...

           

             And take up running!

Took off

My flight took off on time.

TAKE BACK = RETIRAR, DEVOLVER, RECUPERAR

TAKE BACK

Tiene varios significados, el primero: RETIRAR

It's so easy to take back money, that even dogs can do. 

El segundo significado: DEVOLVER

Is that book to take back? No, to vomit.... 



El tercer significado: RECUPERAR

You can take back your files from the trash.

Take over = Apoderarse

Could the robots take over the world?