p. 105, ex. 6
If Michael hadn’t been watching TV, he wouldn’t have seen an advert
featuring Miss G.
If Shakira had had the opportunity to study, she would have become a
fashion designer.
If Shakira hadn’t been in the Miss World contest, she wouldn’t have
travelled to London .
If Shakira hadn’t appeared in a coffee advert, Michael wouldn’t have seen
her.
If Michael hadn’t found out that she was in London ,
he would have travelled to Brazil .
If Shakira hadn’t answered the phone, the couple wouldn’t have started
going out together.
If Michael had met Isa, he wouldn’t have travelled to India . If he
hadn’t travelled to India ,
he wouldn’t have bought an elephant. If he hadn’t bought an elephant, he wouldn’t
have got a job in a zoo…
cachear (conjugate⇒) verbo transitivo
(fam) (registrar) to frisk, search
grúa sustantivo femenino
a.
( Const ) crane
b.
( Auto ) (de taller) wrecker (AmE), breakdown
van (BrE);
(de la policía) tow truck;
(de la policía) tow truck;
…
VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND OR INFINITIVE
VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND OR INFINITIVE
*ex‧pect [transitive]
1
Think something will happen
To think that something will happen because it
seems likely or has been planned
Expect to do something
I expect to be back within a week.
The company
expects to complete work in April.
Expect somebody/something to do something
Emergency repairs
were expected to take three weeks.
I didn't expect
him to stay so long.
Expect (that)
There's the
doorbell - I expect it'll be my mother.
He will be hard to
beat. I fully expect (=am completely sure about) that and I'm ready.
*Go on
Phrasal verb
1 Continue
a) To continue doing something or being
in a situation
Go on doing something
He went on working until he was 91.
2 do something next
To do something after you have finished doing
something else
Go on to do something
She
went on to become a successful surgeon.
*in‧tend [transitive]
1 to have something in your mind as a plan or
purpose [↪ intention]
Intend to do something
I
intend to spend the night there.
Intend somebody/something to do something
I didn't intend her to see the painting until it was finished.
I
never intended things to turn out the way they did.
Intend that
It
is intended that these meetings will become a regular event.
Intend doing something
We
intend looking at the situation again.
I
fully intend (=definitely intend) to return home
next year.
*Plan past tense and past participle planned,
present participle planning
1 [intransitive and transitive] to think
carefully about something you want to do, and decide how and when you will do it:
He immediately
began planning his escape.
Talks are planned
for next week.
The wedding was
fine and everything went as planned (=happened the way it had been
planned).
Plan to do something
Maria didn't plan
to kill Fiona. It was an accident.
*Remember
You remember someone or something from a time in the past
• I remember playing
there when I was little.
• Hello, do you remember me?
You also remember information or things that you must do (in
a future)
• I can't remember what time he's arriving.
• We must remember to close that window.
*Stop
Past tense and past participle stopped, present participle stopping
1 Not move
[Intransitive and transitive] to not walk,
move, or travel any more, or to make someone or something do this
Stop to do something
Sam
stopped to give me a lift.
2
Not continue
a) [Intransitive and transitive] to not continue
or to make someone or something not continue:
Stop doing something
I
stopped digging and looked at him.
What
time do you stop work?
I've
been smoking for over ten years, and I can't stop.
*Strive
Past tense strove past participle striven [intransitive]
formal
To make a great effort to achieve something
Strive to do something
I was still striving to be
successful.
*Try
Past tense and past participle tried, present
participle trying, third person singular tries
1 Attempt
[Intransitive and transitive] to attempt to do or get something:
Let's have a rest and then
we'll try again.
Try to do something
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She was trying not to cry.
2
Test/use
[Transitive] to do or use something for a short while to discover
if it is suitable, successful, enjoyable etc:
It works really well - you should try it.
Try doing something
They decided they would try living in America for a
while.
Try logging off and logging on again.
TRY TO DO:
If you don't understand this exercise, try to practise at home.
(MAKE THE EFFORT) (O sea, Haz el esfuerzo)
I'll try to get there as soon as I can. (Again, an effort is implied)
BUT
TRY DOING:
-How can I remove the stain from this T-shirt? It won't go!!!!
-Try using that new soap powder you saw on TV.
(EXPERIMENT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS)
En este último caso, el significado no tiene nada que ver con el esfuerzo, sino con el "experimentar" o "probar" algo, que tal vez resulte provechoso, o no. No se garantiza que salga bien.
If you don't understand this exercise, try to practise at home.
(MAKE THE EFFORT) (O sea, Haz el esfuerzo)
I'll try to get there as soon as I can. (Again, an effort is implied)
BUT
TRY DOING:
-How can I remove the stain from this T-shirt? It won't go!!!!
-Try using that new soap powder you saw on TV.
(EXPERIMENT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS)
En este último caso, el significado no tiene nada que ver con el esfuerzo, sino con el "experimentar" o "probar" algo, que tal vez resulte provechoso, o no. No se garantiza que salga bien.
Find it hard/easy/difficult etc (to do something)
Hyperactive children find it difficult to
concentrate.
Find somebody/something to be something
I found the people to be charming and very
friendly.
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