Vocabulario y Gramática en Inglés: Tecnología e Internet – Tiempos Verbales Explicados

Vocabulario de Tecnología e Internet

location / ubicación, situación
look up / buscar, mirar
access the Internet / acceder a Internet, entrar en Internet
mobile network / red (de telefonía) móvil
account / cuenta
on average / de media, como promedio
out-of-date / desactualizado/a, pasado/a de moda
over / más de; be over: terminar(se), acabar(se)
post / comentario, publicación
post comments / publicar / colgar comentarios
post updates / publicar / colgar actualizaciones
accurate / exacto/a, preciso/a
admission / entrada
advise / aconsejar, recomendar
appointment / cita
awesome / increíble, formidable
bounce around / circular
break down / averiarse, estropearse
break into / introducirse, meterse en (sin permiso)
bring / reportar
catch on / ponerse de moda, tener éxito
charge a mobile phone / cargar un teléfono móvil
power / corriente, electricidad
printer / impresora
report (n.) / informe; noticia; crónica
report (v.) / informar de, comunicar
save / guardar
scanner / escáner
screen / pantalla
search engine / motor de búsqueda, buscador
social media / medios de comunicación sociales
check messages / mirar, comprobar los mensajes
come up with / proponer, ocurrirse
crash / bloquearse, colgarse
delete / borrar, eliminar, suprimir
design software / diseñar un software, programa informático, soporte lógico
desktop computer / ordenador de sobremesa
develop / desarrollar(se)
device / aparato, artilugio
digital camera / cámara digital
social networking site / (servicio/página de) red social
solve a problem / solucionar, resolver un problema
stay indoors / quedarse en un sitio cubierto
store information / almacenar información
do a search / hacer una búsqueda
download apps / descargar(se) aplicaciones, bajar(se) aplicaciones
fact / dato, información
tablet / tableta
text / enviar un mensaje de texto
ticket counter / taquilla
trend (n.) / tendencia, moda
trend (v.) / ser tendencia
fashionable / moderno/a, a la moda, de moda
flood / inundación
gadget / aparato, artículo
give / reportar
trending topic / tema del momento, de moda
go on / pasar, ocurrir, suceder
go online / conectarse (en línea, a Internet)
go viral / hacerse, volverse viral
gossip / cotilleo, chismorreo
headphones / auriculares
hit / alcanzar, sacudir
isolated / aislado/a
keep in touch / mantener el contacto
keep up with / mantenerse al día de, estar al día de
keyboard / teclado
turn up / subir
turn down / bajar
turn off / apagar, desenchufar
turn on / encender
tweet (n.) / tuit, mensaje de/en Twitter
tweet (v.) / publicar, colgar un tuit en Twitter
up to / hasta
up-to-date / actualizado/a, moderno/a
upload photos / subir, colgar fotos
laptop / ordenador portátil

Tiempos Verbales

Past Simple

Form: verb + -ed / irregular verbs

Uses

1. A completed action in the past: They developed this device last year. I didn't go online yesterday. Did she buy that tablet last week?
2. Consecutive actions: He turned on the computer and went online.

Time Expressions: yesterday, last week / year, two days ago, in 2004, in the 15th century, when, then

Past Continuous

Form: was / were + verb + -ing

Uses

1. An action in progress in the past: At midnight, I was watching a video.
2. An action in progress interrupted by another action: She was working on her project when the computer crashed.
3. Two actions in progress at the same time in the past: While Pete was downloading the film, I was making popcorn.
4. A description of a scene: They were trying to solve the problem.

Time Expressions: last night / week, at 3.00, when, while, as

Present Simple

Form: base form / verb + -s

Uses

1. An action that happens regularly: She often posts updates on Facebook.
2. A general truth: This app doesn't work well.
3. A thought, feeling or expectation (stative verb): Do you want to buy this gadget?

Adverbs of Frequency / Time Expressions: always, usually, generally, regularly, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never, every day / week, on Mondays, once a month, at 1.00, at night, in the morning, How often...?

Present Continuous

Form: am / is / are + verb + -ing

Uses

1. An action happening now: I am uploading photos right now.
2. A temporary action: He isn't studying robotics this year.
3. A definite plan for the near future: Are you starting your project tomorrow?

Time Expressions: now, right now, at the moment, this year, at present, today, these days, this evening, tonight, tomorrow, next Sunday / week / year

Phrasal Verbs

• Break down: averiarse
• Turn on: encender
• Catch on: captar, ponerse de moda
• Come up with: pensar en algo, ocurrirse
• Turn off: apagar
• Break into: irrumpir, introducirse