Archivo de categoría: A Practical English Grammar

[A] CUSTOMER: I’d like some raspberries, please; o bien: I want some raspberries, please ; GREENGROCER: I’m afraid I haven’t any. Would you like some strawberries? ; CUSTOMER: No, I don’t want any strawberries, thanks, («wouldn’t like» no es posible) ; CALLER: I’d like to/I want to speak to Mr X, please ; TELEPHONIST: MrSigue leyendo ««would like» y «want»»

[A] Would you care/like to come with me? («Would it please you to come with me?») ; I’d like to (come) very much, o bien: I’d love to (come) ; I’d hate to spend Christmas alone. [B] She would like/would enjoy riding if she could ride better ; I wonder if Tom would care for/wouldSigue leyendo ««care», «like», «love», «hate», «prefer»»

[A] Does/Did Tom care for living in the country?, Does/Did Tom like living in the country? ; You don’t care for science fiction, do you? , You don’t like science fiction, do you? ; I don’t care for it ; I don’t like it much ; Oh yes, I like it. ; Does Ann careSigue leyendo ««care» y «like»»

[A] It’s time to start ; It’s time for us to go ; It’s time we went ; It’s time we were leaving. It’s high time we left; It’s time I was going. [[A] it is time puede ir seguido de infinitivo, o de for + objeto + infinitivo, o de sujeto + un pasadoSigue leyendo ««it is time» + pasado de subjuntivo (pasado irreal)»

[A] He behaves as if he owned the place, (Pero no es el propietario, o probablemente no es el propietario, o no sabemos si es el propietario o no) ; He talks as though he knew where she was, (Pero no lo sabe, o probablemente no lo sabe, o no sabemos si lo sabe oSigue leyendo ««as if»/»as though» + pasado de subjuntivo»

[A] (God)  bless you! ; God save the queen! ; Heaven help us! ; Curse this fog! ; Come what may, we’ll stand by you! ; If need be we can always bring another car. [B] STEVENSON: Fair the day shine as it shone in my childhood, (May the day shine / I hope itSigue leyendo «Uso del presente de subjuntivo»

[A] The Queen lives here (tiempo presente) ; Long live the queen! (subjuntivo). [B] He behaves as though he were the owner, (Pero no es el propietario). [[A] El presente de subjuntivo tiene la misma forma que el infinitivo; por lo tanto el presente de subjuntivo de to be es be para todas las personas,Sigue leyendo «El subjuntivo: forma»

[A] Let’s paint it ourselves ; Let’s get the paint today, shall we? ; Shall we invite Bill? Let’s take the tent. – Let’s not! ; Let’s not start too early ; Don’t let’s start too early. [B] Why don’t we meet and discuss it? ; Why not meet and discuss it? – Why notSigue leyendo «Sugerencias»

[A] You may/might as well ask him = It would do no harm to ask him ; She said I might as well ask him ; He may as well come with me ; As there isn’t anything more to do, I may as well go home early. [[A] may/might as well + infinitivo puedeSigue leyendo «Consejo con «may»/»might as well» + infinitivo»

[A] You must read this book. It’s marvellous. ; You ought to plant some trees. ; You should grow your own vegetables. ; He advised me to plant trees. [B] You’d better take off your wet shoes. ; You’d better not wait any longer. He’d better stop taking those pills. [C] If I were youSigue leyendo «Formas de consejo»