En esta ocasión, explicamos la diferencia entre estas dos preposiciones que suelen traer de cabeza a los estudiantes de inglés.
1.- TO - Definition
La palabra "TO" se define como "a", "hacia" y "para". Estas tres definiciones nos van a ayudar a saber cuando colocar esta preposición.
Ejemplos :
- John goes to work. = John va a trabajar. / John va hacia el trabajo.
- It's a quarter to five. = Son un cuarto para las cinco. / Son las cinco menos cuarto (España).
- Give it to me. = Dámelo a mí.
2.- TO - Other uses
a) Esta preposición sirve también para acompañar a un verbo en infinitivo, es decir, sin conjugar.
Ejemplo :
- To go = Ir
- To study = Estudiar
- To work = Trabajar
b) También se utiliza para separar dos verbos principales
Ejemplos :
- I want to play.
- He studied to pass the exam.
- Mike likes to go to the beach.
NOTA.- Dos verbos principales tienen que ir separados por la preposición "to" o colocando el segundo verbo acabado en "-ing"
3.- FOR - Definition
Las definiciones para "for" son : "por", "para", "durante" y "debido" o "porque".
Ejemplos :
- This is for you. = Esto es para ti.
- I'm waiting for him. = Estoy esperando por él.
- James was taking a nap for 2 hours. = James estaba haciendo la siesta durante 2 horas.
- You can't go home now, for it's too late. = No puedes irte a casa ahora, porque es demasiado tarde.
4.- FOR - Other uses
- También suele ir acompañado de expresiones o phrasal verbs.
Ejemplo :
- Look for = Buscar
- Die for = Ansiar
- Care for = Cuidar(se)
5.- Recomendaciones
a) Aprender las definiciones de cada una de las preposiciones.
b) Evitar el uso de traductores en línea.
c) Verificar el sentido de la frase o expresión cuando se traduzca. Esto último no es recomendable salvo, en casos de duda.
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domingo, 20 de enero de 2019
sábado, 6 de febrero de 2016
ADVANCED TEST 2
Segundo test de nivel avanzado.
Podéis solicitar las respuestas dejando un comentario al final del test.
I.- Put the following words in the correct order.
1) her/she/name/very/at/bottom/the/page/nearly/of/wrote/the
2) do/all/enough/for/that/to/you/food/?/pay/have
3) didn't/the/life/complicated/use/in/be/century/so/to/nineteenth
4) really/so/works/and/hard/wife/his/does/Phil
5) did/much/yesterday/look/more/than/tired/you/you
6) square/money/is/big/the/a/metal/handle/in/box/with/a
7) a/Jason/huge/money/American/the/lottery/car/with/bought/yellow
8) enough/soup/cool/for/eat/as/to/Is/the/?
9) a/understand/this/is/young/too/for/boy/to/hard
II.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
1) You can wear jeans because the party is ___ . FORMAL
2) This medicine will really help to cure your ___ . ILL
3) We'd like to know the ___ . TRUE
4) Greenpeace is an ___ ORGANISE
that campaigns for the ___ CONSERVE
of the environment.
5) People change a lot during ___ . ADOLESCENT
6) We missed the ___ of our favourite singer. ARRIVE
7) I'm going to have central ___ installed. HEAT
8) Did you have a nice ___ ? FLY
9) You should write your ___ at the bottom of the page. SIGN
III.- Fill in the gaps with "a", "an", "the", if necessary.
On ___ page 23 of ___ "Time and Out" magazine you'll find all ___ information you need to plan ___ most special weekend in London. If you ask me about ___ hotels, I would recommend ___ Ritzor ___ Savoy, but if you are travelling on a tight budget ___ Thrif hotel in ___ Warwick Lane will do. Their rooms on ___ top floor and ___ room 704 in particular have one of ___ most incredible views of ___ city. ___ mornings are the best time for ___ sightseeing. ___ art lovers shouldn't miss ___ National Gallery in ___ Trafalgar Square. It features art from all centuries from ___ italian Quattrocento to ___ Impressionists. After this art inmmersion, I recommend ___ walk through Soho, one of ___ most cosmopolitan areas, or a visit to ___ Buckingham Palace. At this point the walk may have given you ___ appetite, so a pastry and ___ big pot of tea will be much appreciated. If you feel like ___ quiet evening in ___ hotel room, do go out for ___ dinner in ___ evening. Mereila, a caribbean restaurant in ___ Noel Road, is one of my recent discoveries. It offers ___ food from ___ caribbean or dishes from Dominican Republic. Prices are quite reasonable and there is ___ dance floor to help you digest your tasty dinner.
IV.- Fill in each gap with one of these words:
about, along, at, down, from, like, to, with, across, as, before, for, in, on, up.
Some words are used more than once. There are also some extra words that you won't need. You will also need to choose wether to use the article (the/_) when there is a choice.
I am twenty-one years old and am ___ my last year ___ college. I don't really know what I will do ___ the end of the academic year but I think I may travel a bit ___ making any decisions ___ my future career.
I need some time off because I have been working really hard ___ (the/_) last three years. I'd love to have an amazing adventure such ___ a journey to ___ (the/_) Sahara desert or a boat trip down ___ (the/_) Amazon, ___ miles and miles of water. My friend Liam climbed Mount K-2 ___ (the/_) Himalayas. I haven't travelled much myself and I feel I should make the effort before I get too old ___ it. My parents think I should do something ___ travelling around Europe. Imagine taking the train ___ Madrid to Paris; it travels overnight so before you realise it, you have arrived ___ Paris, (the/_) City Of Light.
Podéis solicitar las respuestas dejando un comentario al final del test.
I.- Put the following words in the correct order.
1) her/she/name/very/at/bottom/the/page/nearly/of/wrote/the
2) do/all/enough/for/that/to/you/food/?/pay/have
3) didn't/the/life/complicated/use/in/be/century/so/to/nineteenth
4) really/so/works/and/hard/wife/his/does/Phil
5) did/much/yesterday/look/more/than/tired/you/you
6) square/money/is/big/the/a/metal/handle/in/box/with/a
7) a/Jason/huge/money/American/the/lottery/car/with/bought/yellow
8) enough/soup/cool/for/eat/as/to/Is/the/?
9) a/understand/this/is/young/too/for/boy/to/hard
II.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
1) You can wear jeans because the party is ___ . FORMAL
2) This medicine will really help to cure your ___ . ILL
3) We'd like to know the ___ . TRUE
4) Greenpeace is an ___ ORGANISE
that campaigns for the ___ CONSERVE
of the environment.
5) People change a lot during ___ . ADOLESCENT
6) We missed the ___ of our favourite singer. ARRIVE
7) I'm going to have central ___ installed. HEAT
8) Did you have a nice ___ ? FLY
9) You should write your ___ at the bottom of the page. SIGN
III.- Fill in the gaps with "a", "an", "the", if necessary.
On ___ page 23 of ___ "Time and Out" magazine you'll find all ___ information you need to plan ___ most special weekend in London. If you ask me about ___ hotels, I would recommend ___ Ritzor ___ Savoy, but if you are travelling on a tight budget ___ Thrif hotel in ___ Warwick Lane will do. Their rooms on ___ top floor and ___ room 704 in particular have one of ___ most incredible views of ___ city. ___ mornings are the best time for ___ sightseeing. ___ art lovers shouldn't miss ___ National Gallery in ___ Trafalgar Square. It features art from all centuries from ___ italian Quattrocento to ___ Impressionists. After this art inmmersion, I recommend ___ walk through Soho, one of ___ most cosmopolitan areas, or a visit to ___ Buckingham Palace. At this point the walk may have given you ___ appetite, so a pastry and ___ big pot of tea will be much appreciated. If you feel like ___ quiet evening in ___ hotel room, do go out for ___ dinner in ___ evening. Mereila, a caribbean restaurant in ___ Noel Road, is one of my recent discoveries. It offers ___ food from ___ caribbean or dishes from Dominican Republic. Prices are quite reasonable and there is ___ dance floor to help you digest your tasty dinner.
IV.- Fill in each gap with one of these words:
about, along, at, down, from, like, to, with, across, as, before, for, in, on, up.
Some words are used more than once. There are also some extra words that you won't need. You will also need to choose wether to use the article (the/_) when there is a choice.
I am twenty-one years old and am ___ my last year ___ college. I don't really know what I will do ___ the end of the academic year but I think I may travel a bit ___ making any decisions ___ my future career.
I need some time off because I have been working really hard ___ (the/_) last three years. I'd love to have an amazing adventure such ___ a journey to ___ (the/_) Sahara desert or a boat trip down ___ (the/_) Amazon, ___ miles and miles of water. My friend Liam climbed Mount K-2 ___ (the/_) Himalayas. I haven't travelled much myself and I feel I should make the effort before I get too old ___ it. My parents think I should do something ___ travelling around Europe. Imagine taking the train ___ Madrid to Paris; it travels overnight so before you realise it, you have arrived ___ Paris, (the/_) City Of Light.
domingo, 27 de septiembre de 2009
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Antes de empezar con el tema del encabezado, debemos tener en cuenta lo siguiente.
A.- SOME - ANY : Significan : alguno, algunos, alguna, algunas. Se utilizan :
1.- SOME : en frases u oraciones afirmativas.
2.- ANY : en frases u oraciones negativas y en pregunta.
EJEMPLO :
a) Please, go and ask PETER for some paper. I don't have any paper on my desk.
(plis, góu and ask píter for sóm péiper. I dont jaf éni péiper on mai desk)
b) Are there any ink in the office?
(ar der éni ink in di ófis?)
B.- A - AN : Significan : uno, una. Se utilizan :
1.- A : en palabras en singular y que empiecen con consonante.
2.- AN : en palabras en singular y que empiecen con vocal o sonido de vocal.
EJEMPLO :
a) A chair is made of wood.
(a cher is méid of gud)
b) A fish swims in water.
(a fish suíms in wóder)
c) A horse is an animal.
(a jors is an ánimal)
THERE IS - THERE ARE : Ambos significan HAY y se utilizan :
1.- THERE IS : para indicar objetos y animales en singular.
2.- THERE ARE : para indicar objetos y animales en plural.
EJEMPLO :
a) THERE is a car on the corner.
(der is a kar on de córner)
b) THERE are children in the park.
(der ar chíldren in de park)
COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS : Son sustantivos que podemos o no podemos contar.
1.- COUNTABLE : personas, objetos, animales, personas, etc.
2.- UNCOUNTABLE : objetos que sean de masa o liquido o cosas abstractas.
EJEMPLO :
a) A noun is a word.
(a náun is a uórd)
b) We make butter and cheese from milk.
(uí méik báter an chis from mílk)
NOTA : En los objetos NO contables, SI podemos contar el recipiente o la medida(metros, kilos) que representan.
EJEMPLO :
a) A bunch of carrots.
(a bánch of kárrots)
b) A bottle of wine
(a bátel of uáin)
c) Two cups of coffee.
(tu kaps of cófi)
FORMACIÓN DEL PLURAL : Para formar el plural de las palabras en INGLÉS, debemos tener en cuenta las siguientes reglas :
1.- Se agrega una "S" en la mayoria de las palabras.
EJEMPLO: boy - boys, car - cars, boot - boots.
2.- A las palabras que terminan en S, Z, X, CH, SH, se les agrega ES al final.
EJEMPLO : tax - taxes, beach - beaches, wish - wishes
3.- Si una palabra termina en consonante + Y, ésta última cambia a I, + ES.
EJEMPLO : baby - babies, army - armies, buddy - buddies
4.- Para las palabras que acaban en F o en FE, se sustituye el final por VES.
EJEMPLO : knife - knives, half - halves.
A.- SOME - ANY : Significan : alguno, algunos, alguna, algunas. Se utilizan :
1.- SOME : en frases u oraciones afirmativas.
2.- ANY : en frases u oraciones negativas y en pregunta.
EJEMPLO :
a) Please, go and ask PETER for some paper. I don't have any paper on my desk.
(plis, góu and ask píter for sóm péiper. I dont jaf éni péiper on mai desk)
b) Are there any ink in the office?
(ar der éni ink in di ófis?)
B.- A - AN : Significan : uno, una. Se utilizan :
1.- A : en palabras en singular y que empiecen con consonante.
2.- AN : en palabras en singular y que empiecen con vocal o sonido de vocal.
EJEMPLO :
a) A chair is made of wood.
(a cher is méid of gud)
b) A fish swims in water.
(a fish suíms in wóder)
c) A horse is an animal.
(a jors is an ánimal)
THERE IS - THERE ARE : Ambos significan HAY y se utilizan :
1.- THERE IS : para indicar objetos y animales en singular.
2.- THERE ARE : para indicar objetos y animales en plural.
EJEMPLO :
a) THERE is a car on the corner.
(der is a kar on de córner)
b) THERE are children in the park.
(der ar chíldren in de park)
COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS : Son sustantivos que podemos o no podemos contar.
1.- COUNTABLE : personas, objetos, animales, personas, etc.
2.- UNCOUNTABLE : objetos que sean de masa o liquido o cosas abstractas.
EJEMPLO :
a) A noun is a word.
(a náun is a uórd)
b) We make butter and cheese from milk.
(uí méik báter an chis from mílk)
NOTA : En los objetos NO contables, SI podemos contar el recipiente o la medida(metros, kilos) que representan.
EJEMPLO :
a) A bunch of carrots.
(a bánch of kárrots)
b) A bottle of wine
(a bátel of uáin)
c) Two cups of coffee.
(tu kaps of cófi)
FORMACIÓN DEL PLURAL : Para formar el plural de las palabras en INGLÉS, debemos tener en cuenta las siguientes reglas :
1.- Se agrega una "S" en la mayoria de las palabras.
EJEMPLO: boy - boys, car - cars, boot - boots.
2.- A las palabras que terminan en S, Z, X, CH, SH, se les agrega ES al final.
EJEMPLO : tax - taxes, beach - beaches, wish - wishes
3.- Si una palabra termina en consonante + Y, ésta última cambia a I, + ES.
EJEMPLO : baby - babies, army - armies, buddy - buddies
4.- Para las palabras que acaban en F o en FE, se sustituye el final por VES.
EJEMPLO : knife - knives, half - halves.
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