How long did you live in Munich?
How long has he been driving?
How long have they been married?
How long have you been working there?
How long was he married?
How long have you known each other?
How long have we been talking?
How long has she been learning German?
How long did it take you to get there?
...
anniversary /ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/ UK US sustantivo (plural -ries)
aniversario
historic /hɪˈstɒrɪk/ UK US adjetivo
histórico
-a
a
historic moment
un
momento histórico
nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeə/
UK US sustantivo
pesadilla
cafe, también café /ˈkæfeɪ,
AmE kæˈfeɪ/ UK US sustantivo
café, bar
A playlist.
Sing along with a song.
Loads of.
Become close with sb.
Party hard.
Whenever.
Moving, uplifting, catchy...
That matches my mood.
Have music on.
Jazz doesn’t do anything for me.
whenever
/wenˈevə/ UK US conjunción
1
cada vez que, siempre que
Whenever I go it's always closed.
Siempre
que voy, está cerrado.
2 cuando
Do it whenever it's convenient.
Hazlo
cuando te venga bien.
wherever /weərˈevə/ UK US conjunción & adverbio
• conjunción
1
dondequiera que
wherever
I go
dondequiera
que vaya/voy
2 donde
Sleep wherever you like.
Duerme
donde quieras.
whatever /wɒtˈevə/ UK US pronombre, adverbio & adjetivo
• pronombre
1
lo que, todo lo que
Take whatever you need.
Coge lo que necesites.
2
whatever you decide/whatever he suggests etc decidas lo que decidas/sugiera lo
que sugiera etc
Whatever he does, she always complains.
Haga
lo que haga, siempre se queja.
3
whatever you do
(al hacer recomendaciones) sobre todo
Whatever you do, don't tell her.
Sobre
todo, no se lo cuentes a ella.
4
or whatever o lo que sea
a pizza, a sandwich, or whatever
una
pizza, un sándwich o lo que sea
5 qué (demonios)
Whatever are you talking about?
¿De
qué demonios hablas?
whatever
next! ¡lo que faltaba!
• adverbio (también whatsoever /ˌwɒtsəʊˈevə/)
absolutamente,
en absoluto
There's
no doubt whatever.
No
hay ninguna duda en absoluto.
• adjetivo
cualquier, todo -a
I'll take whatever flight is available.
Cogeré
cualquier vuelo que haya.
live 1 /lɪv/ verbo
intransitivo
I live in Pliego
live 2 /laɪv/ adjetivo
a live concert
life /laɪf/ sustantivo (pl lives)
1.
countable or uncountable (existence) vida f;
it will last you for life te durará toda la vida;
it will last you for life te durará toda la vida;
chees‧y
1
tasting like cheese or containing cheese:
cheesy sauces
2 informal cheap and not of good quality:
a cheesy soap opera
I can’t stand
The
Final Countdown (Europe)
Correct the verb tenses (when necessary):
We left together
But still it's farewell
And maybe we are coming back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We leave ground
Would things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown.
The final countdown.
Oh, We're going to head for Venus
And still we stand tall
Cause maybe they saw us
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to find
I'm sure that we've all missed her so
It's the final countdown.
But still it's farewell
And maybe we are coming back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We leave ground
Would things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown.
The final countdown.
Oh, We're going to head for Venus
And still we stand tall
Cause maybe they saw us
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to find
I'm sure that we've all missed her so
It's the final countdown.
...
We're leaving together
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown.
The final countdown.
Oh, We're heading for Venus (Venus)
And still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown.
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground (leaving ground)
Will things ever be the same again?
It's the final countdown.
The final countdown.
Oh, We're heading for Venus (Venus)
And still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown.
Stative and dynamic verbs: Introduction
Verbs in English can be classified into two
categories: stative verbs and dynamic verbs. Dynamic
verbs (sometimes referred to as "action verbs") usually describe
actions we can take, or things that happen; stative verbs usually refer to a
state or condition which is not changing or likely to change. The difference is
important, because stative verbs cannot normally be used in the continuous (BE
+ ING) forms. This will explain the differences between the two types of verb,
and give lots of examples of each kind.
Dynamic verbs
There are many types of dynamic verbs, but most of
them describe activities or events which can begin and finish. Here are some examples:
|
Dynamic
Verb
|
Type
|
Examples
|
|
play
|
activity
|
She plays tennis every Friday.
She's playing tennis right now. |
|
melt
|
process
|
The snow melts every spring.
The snow is melting right now |
|
hit
|
momentary
action
|
When one boxer hits another, brain damage can
result. (This suggests only ONE punch.)
When one boxer is hitting another, brain damage can result. (This suggests MANY repeated punches.) |
Dynamic verbs, as you can see from the table above,
can be used in the simple and perfect forms (plays, played, has played,
had played) as well as the continuous or progressive forms (is
playing, was playing, has been playing, had been playing).
Stative verbs
Stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition
which is quite static or unchanging. They can be divided into verbs ofperception or cognition (which
refer to things in the mind), or verbs of relation (which
describe the relationships between things). Here are some examples:
|
Stative
Verb
|
Type
|
Examples
|
|
hate
|
perception
|
I
hate chocolate.
|
|
believe
|
perception
|
She
believes in UFOs.
|
|
contain
|
relation
|
The box contains 24 cans of soda.
|
|
own
|
relation
|
Yong
owns three motorbikes.
|
Note that we CANNOT use these verbs in the continuous
(progressive) forms; you CAN'T say "*Yong is owning three cars." Owning
is a state, not an action, so it is always in the simple form.
Example verbs
Here some common stative and dynamic verbs. The lists
may help you to understand what types of verbs are likely to be stative and
what types are commonly dynamic.
|
Stative
Verbs
|
love; hate; like; see; hear; sound; think (meaning
"have an opinion"); mind (meaning "care
about");recognize; seem; have (meaning
"own"); prefer; doubt; consist of; mean
|
|
Dynamic
Verbs
|
eat; drink; go; type; read; write; listen; speak; watch; say; grow; work; sleep; cook; talk
|
Dynamic verbs, as you can see from the table above,
can be used in the simple and perfect forms (plays, played, has played,
had played) as well as the continuous or progressive forms (is
playing, was playing, has been playing, had been playing).
When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you
can continue with the exercises.
