Cont.Apuntes V-W

Verbo "GET SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING"
Verbo "MAKE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING"
Verbo "NEED + -ING"
Verbo "To BE + INFINITIVO con TO"
Verbo "To DARE"
Verbo "To FEEL LIKE"
Verbo "To GET"
Verbo "To HAPPEN"
Verbo "To HELP"
Verbo "To LOOK"
Verbo "To MIND"
Verbo "To NEED"
Verbo "To SEEM"
Verbo "To SUGGEST"
Verbos IRREGULARES INGLESES
Verbos Principales AUXILIARES-MODALES
* MUST/NEED/CAN/MAY
Verbos que no se pueden utilizar en tiempos continuos
Verbos seguidos de INFINITIVO sin TO
Verbos seguidos de INFINITIVOS de Perfecto
Verbos seguidos de INFINITIVOS PASIVOS
Verbos seguidos de OBJETO + INFINITIVO con TO
Verbos seguidos de OBJETO + INFINITIVO sin TO o PARTICIPIO de Presente
Verbos seguidos por INFINITIVO o GERUNDIO con cambio de significado
Verbos seguidos por INFINITIVO o GERUNDIO sin cambio de significado
Verbos seguidos por HOW TO + INFINITIVO
Verbos "THINK/SUPPOSE/HOPE
Verbos y palabras que rigen preposición/es determinadas
VOZ PASIVA
Wh-words + INFINITIVO con TO


GET SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING

            Get  + Object + To-infinitive significa persuadir a alguien, convencer. Si el objeto es una cosa significa causar, provocar que esa cosa suceda:

                        We couldn´t get the car to move because of the mud.
                        They were determined to get the Department of Environment to think again.
                        I got our new M.P. to ask a question in the House.

                                   MAKE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING

            Make + Object + Infinitive (sin TO) tiene más el significado de imponer, forzar, obligar que de persuadir:

                        Do you think you can make the ministry change their minds?
                        Those people in Essex managed to make them think again.

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NEED + GERUNDIO (-ING)

Need seguido de GERUNDIO tiene siempre significado pasivo:

                        I´m afraid the flat needs doing up a bit.

Esta estructura significa: IT IS/WAS NECESSARY + FOR + OBJECT + TO BE DONE.

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TO BE + INFINITIVO con TO

n    Sirve para describir planes o acciones futuras. Va seguido de infinitivo de presente. Con esta misma función puede emplearse el presente contínuo o futuro contínuo. Pero cuando los planes o acciones son pasadas no hay posible alternativa:

                        In the second week of the term they were to visit a car-factory in Vigo

n    También puede describir planes que han fracasado o no se han llevado a cabo. En este caso el verbo to be va seguido de infinitivo de perfecto:

                        The new car model was to have been out last month, but there was a strike.

n    Obligación: particularmente cuando el hablante está repitiendo órdenes dichas por terceras personas:

                        You are to be back at the bus at 2 o´clock.

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The Verb  “TO DARE”  

+ PERSONAL OBJECT

+ INFINITIVE with TO

+ INFINITIVE without TO

I dare you to go.
He dared me to sing.
He dared us to say anything.

I dare to go.
I do not dare to go.
Do you dare to go?


I dare not (daren´t) go
Dare you go?

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The Verb  “TO FEEL LIKE” 

+ NOUN

             This morning I feel like the strongest man in the world.
             This morning I feel like a long way

 

= I feel that I am ...
= I want to have ...

+ -ING

                                       This morning I feel like walking.
                                       Do you feel like playing cards?

 

= I want to walk.
= Do you want to play ...?

+ IT

This morning I´m not going to work because I don´t feel like it.

 

= because I don´t want to.

+ ANYTHING

                                 This morning I don´t feel like anything.

=I don´t want to eat or drink   anything.      

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The Verb  “TO GET” 

to obtain

    to receive

I got some tickets for the theatre.

What time do you get the mail every day?

 

= to become

He got very angry when the lawyer came.
We get older every day.

 

= movement

The news got about that John had gone abroad.
How are you getting along?
The prisoners got away by climbing the walls.
I shall be out this morning but I shall get back by 12 o’clock

GET INTO

The bad boy is always getting into trouble.

GET ON

     a)  I always get on the bus here to get home.
b)  
I´m getting on well at school.
c)  I´m getting on well with my parents.

GET OFF

I always get off the bus at the end of my journey.

GET OUT

     a)  The teacher told the children to get out their books.
b)  
After being ill, you must get out into the fresh air and the sunshine.

GET OVER

I had a grave (serious) illness but finally I got over it.

GET TO

The train gets to London at 3 o’clock.

GET UP

I get up at 7 o’clock every morning.

GET THROUGH

     a)  He got through his work in three hours.
b)  
He got through his examination.

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The Verb  “TO HAPPEN” 

a)  HAPPEN to somebody or something

                 What has happened to John.

                 A strange thing happened to me.

                 What has happened to my pen?

                 What has happened to this radio?

 

Where is he?

 

It´s not here.

It doesn´t work.

 

b)  HAPPEN to + infinitive

                        I happen to know the answer.

                       John happened to be here.

 

= I know it by chance.

= John was there by chance.

 

c)  As it HAPPEN; Whatever HAPPENS

      As it happens, I know the answer.

      You must tell the truth whatever happens

 

= By chance, I know it.

 

 

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The Verb  “TO HELP”

1.- HELP SOMEONE (TO) INFINITIVE:

        Arthur                                  Mrs Steele               collect the dirty glasses
        Sheila                  helped     Mrs Steele      (to)    do the washing up.
        Mr Smithers                         Mrs Harrison           move the chairs and tables.

2.- With the meaning of remedy, AVOID:

                                  I cannot (can´t) help coughing
                                  I cannot (can´t) be helped

3.- When HELP is needed in a emergengy:

                                        Help! Yelled the trapped children.

4.- HELP is frequently used in informal contexts:

                                     Help your mother; helpwith the housework;
                           Help Father with the gardening; help with the washing up.

 

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The Verb  “TO LOOK”

a) To LOOK + adjective = to seem, appear

                                    He looks happy
                                    They look sad
                                    John looks tired
                                    He didn´t look old

 

= He seems happy.
= They seem sad.
= John appears tired.
= He didn´t appear old.

 

b)  To LOOK LIKE + Noun = to resemble,   

                         The soldier looked like a boy
                         He looks like a policeman
                         I look like my father

to have the appearance of

= He had the appearance of a boy.
= He has the appearance of a policeman.
= I resemble my father.

 

Look here!

Look out!

He looked up

He looked down

I will look in on you

I looked away

 

Look at

seek

be careful

 

examine

 

Look up to

 

Look down on

 

= Look at this! Listen!

= Be careful!

= He raised his eyes.

= He dropped his eyes.

= I will visit you.

= I looked in another direction


Look at your book!

Look for your book!

Look out for the traffic.

 

Look into the problem!

 

= admire

 

= despise

 

= Mira!

= Cuidado!

= levantar

= bajar

= visitar

= desviar

 

Look at it!

Look for it!

Look out for it!

 

Look into it!

 

Children should look up to their parents.

I look down on liars.

 

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The Verb  “TO MIND” 

1.- To MIND = To LOOK AFTER:

I'll mind the baby while you are out.
Will you mind my luggage, please, for a few minutes?

2.- To MIND = To BE CAREFUL:

Mind that chair! Don´t fall over it!
If it rains, mind you don´t get wet!
Mind you get the tickets! Don´t forget!
Mind you don´t spend too much money during your holidays!

3.- To MIND = To TAKE NOTICE:

Never mind! It´s not important.
Don´t mind John. He´s not really angry.
 

4.- Do you MIND ...? / Would you MIND ...?:

Do you mind closing the window?                    Would you mind closing the window?
Do you mind if I close the window?                  Would you mind if I close the window?

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The Verb  “TO NEED”

+NOUN

+ INFINITIVE with TO

+ INFINITIVE without TO

I need a friend.

I don´t need friends.

Do you need friends?

I need to go.

I do not need to go.

Do you need to go?

 

I need not (needn´t) go

Need you go?

 

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The Verb  “TO SEEM” 

1.- SEEM TO / SEEM THAT ...

I seem             to be right.

They seemed  to know him.

 

It seems          that I am right.

It seemed        that they knew him

 

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El Verbo: TO SUGGEST 

Suggest significa sugerir y se emplea para hacer sugerencias. Tiene varias estructuras: 

1)  Si suggest va en presente puede ir seguido por simple indicativo o that-should, es decir, por una oración completiva con that:

Mr Steele suggests (that) Arthur  works harder.
Mr Steele suggests (that) Arthur should work harder. 

2)  Si suggest va en pasado solo puede ir seguido por that-should o por gerundio (la forma -ing) que también puede ir precedida por adjetivo posesivo, aunque existe también la forma coloquial que en vez de ir precedida la forma -ing por adjetivo posesivo puede ir precedia por pronombre personal de complemento (aunque gramaticalmente es incorrecto):

Mr Steele suggested Arthur should work harder.--> (forma literaria)
Mr Steele suggested his working harder. --> (forma standard)
Mr Steele suggested him working harder. --> (forma coloquial)

She suggested that they should meet at the cinema
She suggested their meeting at the cinema.
She suggested them meeting at the cinema.

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VERBOS IRREGULARES INGLESES 

Infinitive

Pasado

Participio

Significado:

to be

was/were

been

ser o estar

to bear

bore

borne/born

soportar, sufrir

to beat

beat

beaten

golpear, vencer

to become

became

become

hacerse

to begin

began

begun

empezar

to bend

bent

bent

doblar, torcer

to bite

bit

bitten

morder

to bleed

bled

bled

sangrar

to blow

blew

blown

soplar

to break

broke

broken

romper

to bring

brought

brought

traer

to build

built

built

construir, edificar

to burn

burnt

burnt

quemar

to burst

burst

burst

estallar, reventar

to buy

bought

bought

comprar

to catch

caught

caught

coger, atrapar

to choose

chose

chosen

escoger, elegir

to come

came

come

venir

to cost

cost

cost

costar

to cut

cut

cut

cortar

to dig

dug

dug

cavar

to do

did

done

hacer

to draw

drew

drawn

dibujar, tirar de

to dream

dreamt

dreamt

soñar

to drink

drank

drunk

beber

to drive

drove

driven

conducir

to eat

ate

eaten

comer

to fall

fell

fallen

caer,  caerse

to feed

fed

fed

alimentar, dar de comer

to feel

felt

felt

sentir, palpar

to fight

fought

fought

luchar

to find

found

found

encontrar

to fly

flew

flown

volar

to forbid

forbade

forbidden

prohibir

to forgive

forgave

forgiven

perdonar

to forget

forgot

forgotten

olvidar

to freeze

froze

frozen

helar, congelar

to get

got

got

conseguir, obtener

to give

gave

given

dar

to go

went

gone

ir

to grow

grew

grown

crecer, cultivar

to hang

hung

hung

colgar

to have

had

had

haber, tener

to hear

heard

heard

oir

to hide

hid

hidden

esconder

to hit

hit

hit

pegar, golpear

to hold

held

held

sostener, agarrar

to hurt

hurt

hurt

herir

to kneel

knelt

knelt

arrodillarse

to know

knew

known

saber, conocer

to lay

laid

laid

poner horizontal

to learn

learnt

learnt

aprender

to leave

left

left

abandonar, salir, marchar

to lend

lent

lent

prestar

to let

let

let

permitir, dejar, alquilar

to lie

lay

lain

yacer, tumbarse

to light

lit

lit

encender

to lose

lost

lost

perder

to make

made

made

hacer

to mean

meant

meant

significar, querer decir

to meet

met

met

encont rarse


Infinitive

Pasado

Participio

Significado:

to pay

paid

paid

pagar

to put

put

put

poner

to read

read

read

leer

to ride

rode

ridden

cabalgar, montar

to show

showed

shown

mostrar, enseñar

to shut

shut

shut

cerrar

to sing

sang

sung

cantar

to sit

sit

sit

sentarse

to ring

rang

rung

sonar, timbrar

to rise

rose

risen

levantarse, salir sol

to run

ran

run

correr

to say

said

said

decir

to see

saw

seen

ver

to seek

sought

sought

buscar

to sell

sold

sold

vender

to send

sent

sent

enviar

to set

set

set

establecer

to shake

shook

shaken

agitar

to shine

shone

shone

brillar

to shoot

shot

shot

disparar

to sleep

slept

slept

dormir

to slide

slid

slid

deslizarse

to smell

smelt

smelt

oler

to speak

spoke

spoken

hablar

to spell(ed)

spelt

spelt

deletrear

to spend

spent

spent

gastar, pasar el tiempo

to spin

spun/span

spun

hacer girar

to spit

spat

spat

escupir

to spoil(led)

spoilt

spoilt

desarramar, estropear

to stand

stood

stood

estar de pié

to steal

stole

stolen

robar

to stink

stank/stunk

stunk

oler mal

to strike

struck

struck

golpear, pegar

to swear

swore

sworn

blasfemar

to sweep

swept

swept

barrer

to swell

swelled

swollen

hinchar

to swim

swam

swum

nadar

to swing

swang

swung

mecer, balancear

to take

took

taken

tomar, llevar

to teach

taught

taught

enseñar

to tear

tore

torn

rasgar

to tell

told

told

decir, contar, ralatar

to think

thought

thought

pensar, creer

to throw

threw

thrown

arrojar, tirar

to tread

trod

trodden

pisar

to undergo

underwent

undergone

sufrir

to understand

understood

understood

entender, comprender

to undertake

undertook

undertaken

emprender

to wake

woke

woken

despertar

to wear

wore

worn

llevar puesto, usar

to win

won

won

ganar

to wind

wound

wound

dar cuerda

to wring

wrung

wrung

retorcer

to write

wrote

written

escribir

 

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PRINCIPALES VERBOS AUXILIARES MODALES o DEFECTIVOS 

must; can/could; may/might; will/would; shall/should; ought to; used to; need/dare (se denominan también semimodales, puesto que pueden ser modales o léxicos). 

MUST / NEED / CAN / MAY 

Presente/Futuro

Pasado/Condicional

Verbos que suplen las deficiencias

can

could

to be able to

may

might

to be allowed/permitted

must

---

to have to

Must en afirmativa implica OBLIGACION interna, es decir, impuesta por el que habla o escribe, a diferencia de have to en donde la OBLIGACIÓN es externa, ésta la imponen terceras personas o circunstancias. También puede implicar DEDUCCIÓN, dependiendo del contexto. 

Must en negativa (Mustn´t) implica PROHIBICIÓN. También dependiendo de contextos, puede implicar que es erroneo o equivocado llevar a cabo ciertas acciones. 

Needn´t es la negativa de must como obligación, por tanto indica ausencia de obligación y se traduce por “no es necesario”.  

Can´t es la negativa de must como deducción. No se puede confundir la forma can´t con cannot, esta última solo puede ser tomada como negativa de can (poder).

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Verbos que no se pueden poner en “tiempos continuos” 

La siguientes verbos no se pueden poner en tiempos continuos, aunque algunos de ellos se pueden encontrar en tiempos continuos pero con otro significado: 

            to see*           to like             to trust           to appear (seem)      to hear

            to think*         to be*             to smell          to keep (continue)   to wish

            to believe      to seem          to notice        to care                       to expect*

            to belong       to contain      to realize       to recognize             to remember

            to forget        to refuse        to forgive      to understand           to matter

            to know          to mind           to mean          to suppose                to concern

            to want           to possess     to love           to hate                       to consist

            to own            to dislike        to have*         to feel (think)

Hay  5 verbos que si se pueden poner en tiempos continuos: 

n   El verbo to see: cuando tiene el significado de visitar (visit, meet):

Tomorrow I´m seeing to my doctor
I shall be seeing John tonight if you want me to give him the message. 

n   To think: se puede utilizar en continuo cuando no se da ni se pide opinión:

What are you thinking about? 

n   To be: se puede emplear en continuo cuando es “auxiliar” de tiempos continuos pasivos de los demas verbos:

Many buildings are being built in this street. 

·       También cuando tiene el significado de comportarse (to behave):

       You are being very silly!!! 

n   To expect: se puede utilizar en continuo cuando es sinónimo de wait for (esperar fisicamente, mientras que expect no implica esperar físico):

I´m expecting a telephone call from Ireland.
I´m expecting a letter tomorrow.

n   To have: se puede poner en continuo si es sinónimo de comer, recibir, tomar ... es decir, cuando le acompañan palabras que son su complemento directo:

                Don´t disturb, he´s having a rest.
                They were having lunch when I arrived

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Verbos seguidos por INFINITIVO sin TO 

Los verbos seguidos por infinitivo sin to son los verbos de los sentidos (percepción), los verbos to make (que toma infinitivo con to cuando se conjuga en pasiva) y to let, el verbo to help (que puede ir seguido de infinitivo con o sin to) y las locuciones verbales would rather/sooner y had better (que van casi siempre contraidas con el pronombre personal sujeto: I´d rather/sooner, I´d better).

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Verbos seguidos de INFINITIVO de PERFECTO 

n    Se utiliza para referirse a algo que ya ha sucedido o se supone que habrá sucedido, y se utiliza con los veerbos: appear, expect, fail, hope, pretend, promise, seem,          be supposed to:

                        Galileo is supposed to have invented the telescope. 

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Verbos seguidos de INFINITIVOS PASIVOS 

a)  En la lista de verbos mencionada hay ciertos verbos que van seguidos de infinitivos pasivos

                        Some policiemen themselves would prefer to be armed. 

b)  VERBO + OBJETO + INFINITIVO PASIVO con TO

                        They wanted the car to be returned on Monday morning.

c) ADJETIVO + INFINITIVO PASIVO con TO

                        I was surprised not to be invited to the party.

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Verbos seguidos de Objeto + INFINITIVO con TO

Es la construcción acusativa o de infinitivo, en dónde el objeto del verbo principal es a su vez sujeto de infinitivo (es la estructura procedente del infinitivo no concertado latino, donde el sujeto del infinitivo va en caso acusativo):

Esta estructura en inglés se da con verbos de voluntad, mandato, consejo etc... en oraciones compuestas sustantivas en función de Complemento Directo (donde nunca se puede hacer con completivas de “THAT” (that-clause))

            to advice                   to order                     to allow                      to permit

            to ask                         to prefer                    to expect                   to teach

            to forbide                  to tell                         to help                       to warn

            to invite                     to want

                                   He told him to come back the next day.
                                   Do you want me to help you?

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Verbos seguidos de OBJETO + INFINITIVO sin TO o PARTICIPIO DE PRESENTE

Todos los verbos de sensación: see, hear, feel, smell ... y los verbos listen to y watch pueden ir seguidos de  OBJETO + INFINITIVO o PARTICIPIO DE PRESENTE (-ING):

                        I have ever seen so many people all waiting to be served.
                        I have already heard him tell some of those stories on TV.

Hay una diferencia entre emplear infinitivo o participio de presente, especialmente si la acción es corta. Sin embargo, el uso del infinitivo indica que la acción está finalizada:

I heard the Beatles play “Yesterday” on the radio. (escuché toda la canción)
I heard the Beatles playing “Yesterday” on the radio. (puede que no  escuchara la canción entera)

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Verbos seguidos de INFINITIVO o GERUNDIO con cambio de significado

            to remember             to forget                    to try                          to stop

            to regret                    to mean                     to allow/permit

1)  To REMEMBER:

n    Va seguido de gerundio cuando significa “recordar algo que ya se ha hecho”, es decir, cuando nos referimos al pasado:

                        I remember seeing the Queen when I was 10 years old.

n    Va seguido de infinitivo cuando significa “acordarse de que uno tiene que hacer algo”, es decir, cuando nos referimos al futuro:

                        I must remember to go to the bank tomorrow.

n   Este verbo puede ir seguido de un completiva de “that” (that-clause), cuando los sujetos de cada parte de la oración son diferentes:

                        She remembered that Arthur had forgotten to take his overcoat.

2)  To FORGET:

n    Tiene el mismo cambio de significado que remember. Sin embargo, cuando va seguido de gerundio puede colocarse la preposición about:

                        Surely, you haven´t forgotten (about) meeting her already.
                        I forgot that you asked me to go to the bank.

3)  To TRY:

n    Seguido por gerundio significa “experimentar, probar o hacer algo para ver que efecto tiene”:

                        He tried taking a couple of aspirins, but they didn´t have any effect.

n    Con infinitivo significa “intentar”:

                        He tried to do this exercise.

4)  To STOP:

n    Seguido de gerundio significa “dejar de, parar de hacer algo (not continue)”

                        Will you please stop making that noise?

n    Seguido de infinitivo significa “parar de hacer lo que está  en curso para hacer otra cosa”

                        When we got to the top of the hill we stopped to look at the view.

5)  To REGRET: Significa “lamentarse en general”

n    Con gerundio toma el significado de “sentir que uno ha hecho algo”

                        I don´t regret leaving my last job at all.

n    Con infinitivo significa “sentir que uno tenga que hacer algo”

                        Dr Newton regrets to say that that he cannot answer readers´ questions.

n    Sin embargo, este verbo a menudo va seguido de la completiva de “that” (that-clause) con ambos significados:

                        I don´t regret that I left my last job at all.

6)  To MEAN:

n    Con gerundio significa “involve” (tener que ver con), usado sólo impersonalmente:

                        Having a bad-chest means going without cigarettes.

n    Con infinitivo significa “intentar”:

7)  To ALLOW / To PERMIT: Van seguidos de gerundio cuando la persona o personas no son mencionadas. Por otra parte si se menciona la persona o personas, entónces tienen que ir seguidos de infinitvo:

                        Don´t allow smoking in class!
                        I don´t allow my students to smoke in the classroom

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Verbos seguidos de INFINITIVO o GERUNDIO sin cambio de significado

            to begin                     to bother (fastidiar) can´t bear                  to continue

            to love                       to hate                       to like                         to prefer

            to start

                                   It started snowing/to snow while we were on the train.

n    Los verbos: to like, to love, to hate y to prefer tienen que ir sólo seguidos por INFINITIVO con TO cuando van conjugados en condicional

Would you like to come to the cinema tonight or would you prefer to               go to a solitary place?

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Verbos seguidos por “HOW TO + TO-INFINITIVE”

Los verbos son: ask, discover, explain, find out, forget, remember, tell, understand, wonder:

                                   Another student explained to Arthur how to register

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THINK / SUPPOSE / HOPE

            I think so         - creo que si               I don´t think so            - creo que no

            I suppose so   - supongo que si        I suppose not              - supongo que no

            I hope so         - espero que si           I hope not                    - espero que no

            I´m afraid so   - me temo que si        I´m afraid not              - me temo que no

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VERBS USED WITH PREPOSITIONS

1.- The following verbs are used without a preposition in English, but with preposition in Spanish:                                                                           

to abuse

Never abuse friendship

abusar de

to approach

He approached the house

acercarse a

to attend

I attended the meeting

asistir a

to lack

The poor man lacked means

carecer de

to mock

They mocked me

burlarse de

to marry

John married Mary

casarse con

to stop

He stopped working

dejar de

to cease

I ceased working

cesar de

to finish

He finished working

terminar de

to begin

He began working

empezar a

to distrust

I distrust Michael

desconfiar de

to enjoy

He enjoys good health

disfrutar de

to doubt

I doubt his word

dudar de

to enter

They entered the shop

entrar en

to smoke

He smokes a pipe

fumar en

to play

They played football

jugar a

to ride

I like riding horses

montar a

to sound

This sounds hollow

sonar a

2.- The following verbs are used with a preposition in English, but without a preposition  in Spanish:

to ask for

He asked for a book

pedir

to listen to

They listened to the radio

escuchar

to hope for

We hoped for a fine day

esperar

to look at

She looked at the picture

mirar

to look for

I was looking for my watch

buscar

to operate on

They operated on Mary

operar

to pay for

I will pay for the ticket

pagar

to point at

He pointed at me

señalar

to search for

He searched for his papers

buscar

to wait for

I was waiting for the bus

esperar

to rob of

They robbed me of my watch

robar

to steal from

They stole my watch from me

robar

to remind of

That reminds me of England

recordar

3.- The following verbs are used with a preposition in English, but a different preposition  in Spanish:

to buy from

I bought a book brom the bookseller

Comprar a

to congratulate on

I congratulated him on his success

felicitar por

to consist of

All consisted of doing it

Consistir en

to demand of

They demanded too much of John

exigir a

to depend on

It depends of the circumstances

Depender de

to fall into

He fell into the river

caerse en

to live on

He lives on charity

vivir de

to marvel at

He marvelled at the news

Maravillarse de

to play a trick on

They played a trick on John

gastar una broma a

to think of

He thought of his children

pensar en

to translate into

Translate this into English

traducir al

to dream of

I dreamt of you last night

soñar con

to smell of

This smells of soap

oler a

to taste of

This tastes of fish

saber a

VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE PREPOSITIONS: OF/FROM/IN/ON/TO/AT/FOR and WITH

OF: accuse, approve, assure, beware, boast (or ABOUT), complain (or ABOUT),  consist,  convince (or ABOUT), cure, despair, dream (or ABOUT), expect (or FROM), hear (or FROM), be/get rid, smell, suspect, taste, think (or ABOUT), tire(d), warn (or AGAINST)

FROM: borrow, defend (or AGAINST), demand (or OF), differ, dismiss, draw, emerge, escape, excuse (or FOR), hinder, prevent, prohibit, protect (or AGAINST), receive, separate, suffer

IN: believe, delight, employ(ed), encourage, angage(d), experience(d), fail, help (or WITH), include, indulge, instruct, interest(ed), invest, share, involve(d), persist.

ON: act, base(d), call, comment, concentrate, congratulate, consult (or ABOUT), count, decide, depend, economize, embark, experiment, insist, live, rely, lean (or AGAINST), operate, perform (or IN), write (or ABOUT), pride (oneself), vote (ON a motion; FOR someone).

TO: accustom(ed), amount, appeal, apply (or FOR), attach(ed), attend, belong, challenge, compare (or WITH), condemn(ed), confess, consent, convert, entittle(d), listen, mention, object, occur, prefer, react (or AGAINST), respond, reply, see, submit, surrender, turn, yield.

AT: amuse(d) (or BY), arrive (or IN), astonish(ed) (or BY), exclaim, glance, guess, knock, look, point (or TO), shock(ed) (or BY), stare, work (or ON), surprise(d) (or BY), wonder (or ABOUT).

FOR: account, ask (or OF), act (or ON), apologize, blame, beg, call, charge, exchange, hope, look, mistake, mourn, pay, prepare, provide, search, thank, vote (or ON), wait (or ON).

WITH: agree, begin, communicate, compare (or TO), complete (or AGAINST), comply, confuse, contrast (or TO), cope, correspond, disgust(ed), finish, help (or IN), interfere (or IN), mix, occupy(ied), part, please(d), quarrel (or ABOUT), reason, satisfy(ied) (or BY), threaten(d).

     WORDS FOLLOWED BY FOR/WITH/OF/TO/AT/FROM/IN/ON and ABOUT

FOR: eager, enough, famous, fit, gateful (or TO), qualified (or IN), sorry, ready (or TO), responsible, sufficient, thankful (or TO), valid.

WITH: angry (WITH someone; AT something), busy (or AT), consistent, content, familiar (or TO), identical, patient, popular.

OF: afraid, ahead, aware, capable, careful (or WITH), certain, conscious, envious, fond, guilty, ignorant, independent, jealous, kind (or TO), north/south/east/west, short, shy, sure, worthy.

TO: close, contrary, cruel, dear, equal, faithful, fatal, harmful, inferior, indifferent, liable, new, obedient, obvious, polite, previous, rude, similar, sensitive, useful.

AT: bad, clever, efficient, expert (or IN), good, indignant, quick, slow, sad (or ABOUT), skilful (or IN).

FROM: away, different, far, safe.

IN: deficient, fortunate, honest, weak.

ON: dependent, intent, keen.

ABOUT: curious, doubtful (or OF), enthusiastic, relunctant (or TO), uneasy, right (or IN).

This section consists of a list of verbs, adjectives and particles with the particular preposition 
that usually follow them. The vebs list has been compiled in the form of sentence examples. 
The adjective and particle lists give a phrase only:

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                                                           LA VOZ PASIVA

            La Voz Pasiva en inglés se forma con el verbo to be en el tiempo correspondiente y el participio pasado del verbo que se conjuga.

La Voz Pasiva se emplea con mucha más frecuencia en inglés que en español: Su uso nos permite colocar al principio de la oración, como sujeto, al complemento de una oración activa para darle más realce, pues siempre es la primera palabra de una frase la que mayor efectoppsicológico presente:

                        “Moll Flanders” was written by Henry Fielding.

            En este ejemplo nos ineteresa hacer notar el hecho de que “Moll Falnders”, y no otro libro, fué escrito por Henry Fielding; por eso empleamos la voz pasiva: por el contrario si quisieramos hablar de Hrmry Fielding diríamos:

                        Henry Fielllding wrote “Moll Flanders”

            Como en las oraciones pasivas el sujeto es el complemento directo de la oración activa, solo los verbos transitivos se pueden poner en pasiva. Todos los tiempos de la voz activa tienen sus correspondientes tiempos en la voz pasiva, aunque algunos, los continuos sobre todo, se usan muy raramente.

                        He gives ----------> He is given
                        He is giving ------> He is being given
                        He will give ------> He will be given
                        He has given ----> He has been given

Transformaciones:

a)  Esta es igual a la española, se da en las oraciones transitivas formadas por sujeto + verbo + complemento directo:

C.D. activo          ----------------> Sujeto pasivo

Verbo activo      ----------------> Verbo pasivo (en el mismo tiempo)

Sujeto activo     ----------------> Complemento Agente (con by)

Arthur bought a book                      A book was bought by Arthur.

b)  Se da en las oraciones transitivas que aparte de llevar complemento directo, llevan también complemento indirecto, normalmente este complemento indirecto siempre es de persona, por lo que pasa a ser sujeto en la pasiva:

C.ID. activo         ----------------> Sujeto pasivo

Verbo activo      ----------------> Verbo pasivo (en el mismo tiempo)

C.D. activo     ---------------->   Queda igual (no cambia)

Sujeto activo     ----------------> Complemento Agente (con by)

Arthur bought Mary a book            Mary was bought a book by Arthur.

c)  Se da en las oraciones subordinadas sustantivas en función de complemento                                directo; es tipicamente inglesa y sigue la siguiente estructura:

Sujeto de la subordinada   Sujeto pasivo

Verbo de la principal                    Verbo pasivo (en el mismo tiempo)

Sujeto de la principal                   Complemento Agente

           de presente (acción simultanea o posterior)

Verbo de la subordinada   Infinitivo con to

           de perfecto (acción anterior)

Act.  They expected that everyone attended Solidarity Services.

Pas. Everyone was expected to attend Solidariry Services.

d)  Es la que coincide con la española en las oraciones subordinadas sustantivas en            función de complemento directo, se hace poniendo en pasiva la oración principal dejando igual la oración subordinada sustantiva, que es la fórmula que tenemos en español, y se emplea principalmente con los verbos de dicción o pensamiento, que es forma de traducir el morfema pasivo español se de la pasiva refleja. No obstante se prefiere la transformación del apartado c) en inglés. 

                        Act.  They say that Mary is the most beautiful girl in the school

                        Pas. It is said (by them) that Mary is the most beautiful girl in the school.              

                           c)  Mary is said to be the most beautiful girl in the school.

NOTA: Cuando el sujeto de la activa es un pronombre personal, pronombre indefinido o un sustantivo no limitado ni determinado no suele ponerse en inglés de Complemento Agente; sin embargo si es un nombre propio o un sustantivo determinado hay que ponerlo como Complemento Agente (con by) en la pasiva

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WH-WORDS + TO-INFINITIVE

Se emplean para hacer preguntas indirectas para pedir consejo o información de algo:

                        Arthur had no idea what to do with his artichoke.
                        If you don´t know where to look, start with the book-case.

            Tanto “which” como “what” pueden funcionar también como adjetivos interrogativos, es decir, pueden preceder a un sustantivo:

                        Can you tell me which bus to take?
                        Your teacher will advise you what books to read.

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