NI2 16/1/18

Ex. 3

Working in the kitchen

Complained about his boss

So much fun

I wish we had stayed together / I wish we hadn’t split up

A lot in common

Britain

She is outgoing, he is shy

Yes

Hang out

Nicolas is no longer friends with Jeff

hang out phrasal verb

1 informal to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with particular people

with

- I don’t really know who she hangs out with.

- Where do the youngsters hang out?

friend /frend/ UK  US  

to be friends with sb ser amigo -a de alguien

to make friends hacer(se) amigos -as

to make friends with sb hacerse amigo -a de alguien

doing a summer job

we were dating for a while

difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ UK  US  adjetivo

1 difícil

It was  difficult to concentrate.

Era difícil concentrarse.

we got talking

I’ve been over to Belgium to see him

Over time, ...

Who he was sharing a flat with

They stopped talking to each other

Manage to sort things out

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ex. 5

past, past perfect, had, hadn’t

Wish

I wish you a happy birthday

I wish I was rich (same subject – past simple)

I wish he would come (different subject – would)

I wish I had told her that I love her (regrets- past perfect)

wish /wɪʆ/ UK  US  verbo & sustantivo

 •  verbo (3ª persona singular del presente -shes)

1  [transitivo] (para expresar un deseo)

I wish I didn't have to go.

Ojalá no tuviera que ir.

I wish you'd hurry up!

¡Date prisa, por lo que más quieras!

He wished it were Friday already.

Deseaba que fuese viernes.

3  [transitivo] (formal) querer

I  wish to  make a complaint.

Quiero hacer una queja.

GRAMMAR: Patterns with wish

• You wish that you could do something:

I wish I could speak Spanish.

✗Don’t say: I wish I can speak Spanish.

• You wish that something would happen:

I wish it would stop raining.

I wish you wouldn’t do that.

• You wish that you had done something:

I wish I had paid more attention in class.

She wished she hadn’t said that she was bored.

• You wish that you could have done something:

I wish I could have seen his face!

• In everyday spoken English, you say I wish I was:

I wish I was back home in Hong Kong.

• In more formal English, especially in American English, you use I wish I were:

I wish I were back home in Hong Kong.

• I wish I were is often used when talking about things that are impossible:

I wish I were you!

I wish I were younger.

Used to-> for repeated actions and situations in the past

I used to / didn’t use to get up early

In the present we don’t say:

I use to have milk and toast for breakfast.

RIGHT-> I usually have milk...

I wish I had told her the truth ( you didn’t tell her)

I wish I hadn’t told her the truth (you told her)

have an ace up your sleeve

to have a secret advantage which could help you to win or be successful

bump into somebody phrasal verb

to meet someone who you know, when you were not expecting to SYN run into

- I bumped into Jean in town.

remove /rɪˈmuːv/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo]

1 sacar, quitar

Three bullets were  removed from  his chest.

Le sacaron tres balas del pecho.

3  eliminar [una mancha, un problema]

remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ UK  US  verbo [intransitivo] (formal)

1 (en determinado estado) permanecer

Please remain seated.

Por favor, permanezcan sentados.

2 (en un lugar) quedarse

3 (seguir existiendo) quedar

fall out phrasal verb

1 to have a quarrel

with

- Carrie’s always falling out with people.

awkward /ˈɔːkwəd/ UK  US  adjetivo

1  incómodo -a, violento -a [pregunta, situación, etc.]