Verbs, pronoms i expressions en anglès: guia pràctica

Canvis verbals

work - worked
are working - was working
worked - had worked
was working - had been working
have worked - had worked
have been working - had been working
are going to work - were going to work
can work - could work
will work - would work
must work - had to / must work

Temps i lloc

today - that day
tonight - that night
tomorrow - the next day
next week - the following week
ago - before
yesterday - the previous day
last week - the previous week
now - then
here - there
this place - that place

Pronoms

I - he/she
me - him/her
my - his/her
mine - his/hers
you - I/we
your - my/our
we - they
us - them
our - their

Preguntes

Yes/no: if + subject + verb

Wh-: wh + subject + verb

Idioms

• in a doghouse - en desgràcia
• out of the blue - de sobte, per sorpresa
• over the moon - molt content
• under the weather - malalt
• on a roll - tenir sort
• down in the dumps - deprimit

Expressions

• end up - acabar
• nothing in common - res en comú
• keep cool - estar tranquil
• through thick and thin - en les bones i en les dolentes
• eyes met - creuar mirades
• lost my head - perdre el cap
• sick of - no tolerar
• find out - descobrir

Verbs de reporting

say + that + subject

tell + pronom o nom de persona

Verb + nom/pronom + to/not to + infinitiu

• advise (aconsellar)
• ask (demanar)
• beg (suplicar)
• encourage (animar)
• invite (convidar)
• order (ordenar)
• remind (recordar)
• tell (dir a)
• warn (avisar, advertir)

Verb + to/not to + infinitiu

• agree (estar d'acord)
• claim (afirmar)
• decide (decidir)
• offer (oferir-se)
• pretend (fer veure)
• promise (prometre)
• refuse (rebutjar)
• threaten (amenaçar)

Verb + that

• admit (admetre)
• agree (estar d'acord)
• complain (queixar-se)
• decide (decidir)
• deny (negar)
• explain (explicar)
• insist (insistir)
• promise (prometre)
• recommend + nom (recomanar)
• suggest + nom (suggerir)

Verb + verb-ing

• admit (admetre)
• deny (negar)
• recommend (recomanar)
• suggest (suggerir)

Verb + nom/pronom + preposició + verb-ing

• accuse of (acusar de)
• blame for (culpar de)
• congratulate on (felicitar per)

Verb + preposició + verb-ing

• apologize for (demanar perdó per)
• confess to (confessar)
• insist on (insistir en)