ni2 14/5/12

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;

…
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

class=pronsentence title="Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM" v:shapes="_x0000_i1048">He tried to control his voice.

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.

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.