Archivo de categoría: A Practical English Grammar

286 Invitaciones [A] Will you have a drink (a  veces abreviado a: «Have a drink»). Would you have a coffee. She offered me a drink/a coffee. [B] «Will you have lunch with me tomorrow» ; «Would/Could you have lunch with me?» o bien «Would you like to have lunch with me? He invited me toSigue leyendo «Invitaciones»

[A] You might post these for me. «You  might ‘help me» ; «He might ‘pay us!» ; «You might have ‘told us» [A] you might puede expresar una petición muy casual, pero sólo puede usarse en situaciones relajadas, amistosas; de otro modo sonaría ruda. Con cierta entonación y un acento fuerte sobre la palabra importante,Sigue leyendo «Peticiones con «might»»

[A] Could you please show me the way? ; Could you possibly lend me L500? ; I can’t wait. – Couldn’t you wait five minutes? ; You couldn’t wait five minutes, could you? ; You couldn’t give me a hand with this, could you? [B] Will/Would you please count your change? ; Shut the door,Sigue leyendo «Peticiones con «could»/»will»/»would you» etc.»

[A] «Can I have a sweet?» said the little boy? Could I have a cup of tea? ; Could I have two tickets, please? May I/Might I have a copy of the letter? ; The little boy asked (me) for a sweet ; He asked for a copy of the letter. [B] May/Could I seeSigue leyendo «Peticiones con «can»/»could»/»may»/»might» «I»/»we»»

[A] The Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be elected annually, (Reglamento de un club); A record shall be kept of the number of students attending each class, (Reglamento de una universidad). [B] When the alarm rings passengers and crew will assemble at their boat stations, (Aviso en la cubierta de un barco); The team willSigue leyendo «Otras formas de expresar órdenes»

[A] Hurry! Wait! Stop! ; Don’t hurry! Eat your dinner, boys ; Be quiet, Tom ; You go on; I’ll wait. Do hurry ; Do be quiet. [B] Let us stand together in this emergency; Let us not be alarmed by rumours ; Don’t let’s be alarmed by rumours. [C] Let them go by trainSigue leyendo «Órdenes expresadas por medio del imperativo»

[A] Tom, horrified at what he had done, could at first say nothing; Romeo, believing that Juliet was dead, decided to kill himself; A man carrying a large parcel got out of the bus. Jones and Smith came in, followed by their wives; She rushed past the policeman, hoping he wouldn’t ask what she hadSigue leyendo «Participios mal concertados («misrelated participles»)»

[A] «worked,» «loved» [B] stolen money; a written report; fallen trees; broken glass; tired drivers; blocked roads. He has seen; to have loved; it was broken. She enters. She is accompanied by her mother = She enters, accompanied by her mother; He was aroused by the crash and leapt to his feet = Aroused bySigue leyendo «El participio de pasado (pasivo) y el participio de perfecto (pasivo)»

[A] «having done,» «having seen.» [B] Tying one end of the rope to his bed, he threw the other end out of the window = Having tied one end of the rope to his bed, he threw the other end out of the window; «Reading the instructions, he snatched up the fire extinguisher» ; «HavingSigue leyendo «El participio de perfecto (activo)»

[A] Knowing that he wouldn’t be able to buy food on his journey he took large supplies with him =  As he knew etc. ; Fearing that the police would recognize him he never went out in daylight = As he feared, etc. ; Being a student he was naturally interested in museums = Because/As heSigue leyendo «Una frase de participio de presente reemplazando a una cláusula subordinada»