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Cuando utilizamos los verbos compuestos (' multi-word verbs ') muchas veces tenemos que decidir si son separables o no. Vamos a ver un ejemplo para que entiendan esta idea. He  put on  the jacket.                  He  put  the jacket  on . PHRASAL VERB : Los  phrasal verbs  pueden separarse en muchos casos. Podemos separar los verbos que son  transitivos  (llevan un objeto directo). Se  puso  la chaqueta. He put the jacket on.    =    He put on the jacket. Debes recordar, sin embargo, que si en lugar de un sustantivo utilizamos un pronombre personal (I, you, he, she, we ...) siempre debe  ir separado . Se la  puso  (la chaqueta). He put it on.   ( NOT:   He put on it ) Por otro lado, si el verbo e...

SO - SUCH / TOO - ENOUGH                  SO   (tan, así, entonces) y   SUCH   (semejante, tal, tan, tanto), suelen confundir. VOY a intentar explicar sus diferencias y cómo se  utilizan.   PARTE I Observa estos ejemplos: •    I didn't like the film. The plot was   so boring !!      (No disfruté de la película. ¡¡La trama era tan aburrida!!) •    I didn't enjoy the film.   It was   such a boring plot !!     (No disfruté de la película. ¡¡Era una historia tan aburrida!!) 1. CON ADJETIVO SIN SUSTANTIVO SE USA "SO":        Ejemplos:   so   stupid   (tan tonta). 2. CON ADJETIVO Y SUSTANTIVO SE USA "SUCH":        Ejemplos:   such   a stupid story   (una historia tan tonta). También puedes usar SO con un adverbio sin sustant...

WAS/WERE GOING TO, WAS/WERE SUPPOSED TO Usaremos was/were going to para hablar sobre planes que hicimos en el pasado y no sucedieron o no sucederán en el futuro. We are going to visit the Homers later that year, but we didn't go for some reason. (Nosotros planeábamos visitar a los Homer pero no lo hicimos) We were going to spend the weekend in Paris, but there was no free rooms. (íbamos a pasar el fin de semana en París, pero no vamos a ir allí). Usaremos was/were supposed to para hablar sobre cosas que nos pusimos de acuerdo para hacer, o que la gente espera que hagamos, pero que no hicimos. Ana was supposed to book the cottage months ago, but she forgot. (Acordamos que Ana reservaría la casa de campo, pero no lo hizo) I was supposed to call you back, wasn't I? Sorry, Sam, I was out all day. (Sam esperaba que su novia le devolviese la llamada, pero no lo hizo Después de was/were going to y was/were supposed to, siempre usamos infinitivos. Usamos estas frases para discul...

Should and Shouldn't - Use  We use  should have + past participle  to talk about things we regret. I got really wet walking home last night, I  should have taken  an umbrella. The speaker did not take an umbrella when she went out last night so she got wet. She regrets that she did not take her umbrella. Regret (verb/noun) is to feel sorry about something that happened or did not happen in the past. We use should and shouldn't to give advice or to talk about what we think is right or wrong. You should means something like I think it is a good idea for you to do it. You shouldn't means something like I think it is a bad idea for you to do it. Should is used to express the opinion of a speaker and often follows I thinkor I don't think. Examples      You look tired. I think you should take a few days off.      Alice works very long hours. Sh...

Wish and If only Wish  and ‘ If only ’ are both used to talk about regrets – things that we would like to change either about the past or the present. Talking about the present If only I didn’t have so much homework I could go to the concert tonight. She has a lot of homework and she can’t go to the concert. I wish you didn’t live so far away. I wish I knew what to do. When we talk about present regrets, both  wish  and  if only  are followed by the  past simple tense . The past tense emphasises that we are talking about something ‘unreal’. Talking about the past I wish I’d studied harder when I was at school. He didn’t study harder when he was at school. I wish I hadn’t eaten all that chocolate. I feel sick. If only I’d known you were coming. Both  wish  and  if only  are followed by the  past perfect tense  when we talk about past regrets. Wish/if only and would We use  wish + would  to talk about s...

In English grammar, an  infinitive clause  is a  subordinate clause  whose  verb  is in the  infinitive  form. Also known as an  infinitival clause  or a  to - infinitive clause The infinitive clause is called a  clause  because it may contain such clausal elements as a  subject ,  object ,  complement , or  modifier . Unlike most other subordinate clauses in English, infinitive clauses are  not  introduced by a  subordinating conjunction . Verbs that can be followed by infinitive clauses (as objects) include  agree, begin, decide, hope, intend, like, plan , and  propose . Examples and Observations "I'm sorry but there's a handsome man in my spoon. You'll have  to come back later ." (Tom Tucker, "The Kiss Seen Round the World."  Family Guy , 2001) Jane was firm in her desire  to live life on her own terms . Desperate  ...