Vocabulario y gramática de inglés: expresiones, verbos irregulares y condicionales explicados

Vocabulario de inglés con traducción

Tourist trap: trampa turística

Breathtaking: magnífico

Set off: ponerse en marcha

Rate: tarifa

Unspoilt: natural

Stall: puesto de comida

Spot: lugar

Deal: oferta

Get around: moverse

Hop on: subir a, montar en

Paid for: financiado por

Compels/Obligates/Forces: obligar a

In the direction of: hacia

Goal/Aim: objetivo

Addicted/Hooked: enganchado

Approaches: acercarse

Sketch: borrador

In order to: para, con el fin de

Upcoming: próximo

Well-known: conocido

Outstanding: sobresaliente

Duty-free: libre de impuestos

Upside-down: al revés

Worthwhile: valer la pena

Widespread: extendido

A clever move: una jugada inteligente

At some point: en algún momento

Force: obligar

Freedom: libertad

Fund: financiar

On the move: en movimiento, de un lugar a otro

Expect - Expectation - Expected/Expectant

Accuse - Accusation / Accuses - Accusing

Tour - Tourist / Touriste - Touristy

Cancel - Cancellation - Cancelled

Relieve - Relief - Relieved

Spoil - Spoiler - Unspoilt/Spoilt

Expresiones útiles

By mistake: por error

On condition: con la condición de

Ahead of time: antes de tiempo

In the long run: a la larga

On foot: a pie

On purpose: a propósito

By heart: de memoria

For a change: para variar

Awful: horrible

Superb: magnífico

Quietly: tranquilamente

Restlessly: inquietamente

Quite: bastante

Rather: bastante

Fairly: razonablemente

Heart-shopping: (de compras)

Frightening: aterrador

Clearly: claramente

Eagerly: ansiosamente

Packed: llena

Jammed: abarrotada

Towering: imponente

Steep: empinada

Hardly ever: casi nunca

Seldom: rara vez

Verbos irregulares

Lie - lay - lain: estirarse

Lay - laid - laid: colocar, poner

Present Perfect Simple

Subject + have + past participle + complements

• We have traveled to that city before.

• Have I worked?

Present Perfect Continuous

Subject + have/has + been + verb-ing

• My son has been living in London for 3 months.

• Has he been going to extra classes?

Wish + Past Perfect

Subject + wish… + subject + past perfect (had + 3.ª forma)

• I wish I hadn’t eaten so much chocolate.

Regrets past (arrepentimientos del pasado)

Wish + Past

Subject + wish… + subject + past (2.ª forma o did)

Regrets present (arrepentimientos del presente)

Wish + Would

Subject + wish… + subject + would

Quejas, insatisfacción, sentimientos

Con HAVE y BE no se usa WOULD

Would rather (prefer)

Subject + would rather/sooner + subject + past (2.ª forma o did)

• I’d rather you studied a little more. (Preferiría que estudiaras un poco más)

It’s time

It’s (high/about) time + subject + past (2.ª forma o did)

1st Conditional

If + present simple, + subject + will/won’t + verb infinitivo

• If you study, you will pass the exams.

Una situación posible en el futuro.

2nd Conditional

If + subject + past simple, + subject + would + verb infinitivo

• If I won the lottery, I would travel a lot.

Situaciones hipotéticas o poco probables.

3rd Conditional

If + subject + past perfect (had + 3.ª forma), + subject + would have + 3.ª forma

• If I hadn’t been sick, I would have gone to your party.

Situación imaginaria que no ocurrió.