Learn = pick up

Take advantage of = make the most of

I don’t mind = it doesn’t matter to me

Can = be able to

To sixteen minus eight = take eight away from sixteen

Entered = participate in = take part in

Will nish at end of June = will have nished by the beginning of July

No available = run out of

Like = be keen on = be fond of = be interested in

Pasar año = (Years) go by

Needed = could have done with

Tolerate = put up with

I have no intention of + ing

Although = in spite of = despite (at beginning) [despite the rain o despite the fact that I am in deep
trouble]

Sure = it’s bound to

Could I borrow = could you lend me

Have an argument = have not fallen out

Catch a cold = come down with

Found the exam (noun) di cult (adj)

I’m interested in the book = the book is interesting

It’s ( about / high) time + past simple = had better + INF

Face with a problem = come up against a problem

wish present I wish I were rich

past

past I wishPablohadcometo my Party

pastPerfect

future

I wish it would stop raining

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can't

No connection = have nothing to do with

I can’t wait to INF = I am looking forward to ING

Be much better = pick up

Should = ought to

Passive

s Be 3 column

Can you tell me when subject + verb

used usedto inf

estaacostumbrando
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Refuse = you shouldn’t have turned down

Hurt you = do you any harm

Di erence between

advisedme tospend

suggested

her verbting

thatshe should verb infinitive

Is not as interesting as the novel was = the novels was much more interesting than

Look care = take care of

Wouldn’t it be a good idea to INF = how about ING

Appears to be ING

To be going home = to be on our way home

Worried about = do not like the look of

Not success = fall through

RepoterSpeech

present past

shesaid Iworkfor a company

shesaidsheworkedfor a company

presentcontinous pastcontinuous

past pastperfect

presentperfect past perfect

perfect Past
past p erfect
will

would
must shadto

may might

can could

Tomorrow Thefollowingday
last

year Theprevious years
here

there
night thatnight

where wereyouat10 Myfather asked me

father asked me where I hadbeen at 10
My

sujeto

When does the train leave

askedmewhen thetrain left

shutthedoor Myfathertoldme

Myfathertoldme toshutthedoor

Don't
openthewindow

toldme not toopenthewindow

You should not think that the accident was your fault = it would be wrong to blame yourself for the
accident

Sure = must

Discourage someone = put someone o

This is the rst time I have driven (present perfect)

Competing = take part in

Hold (event) = take place

Be necessary to send = will have to be sent

wish = if only

Establish = set up

Not necessary = needn’t (present perfect)

Decide = make up (his) mind

 Delay = set back

Ever bit of room = room from top to bottom

Is cheaper than -> more expensive than

Made me realize = brought it home to me

Find time to INF = get round to ING

Behave as if you are in your house = to make yourself (yourselves) at home

Connect me to someone’s number = put me through to someone’s number

Whose this umbrella is = who this umbrella belongs to

My idea = I came (come) up with the idea

Began to move out= made their way out

Did not succeed in ING = was not able to INF = did not manage to INF

It’s not my fault = you cannot blame me for ING

Find ING boring = to get fed up with ING

Makes me feel really unhappy = really gets me down

Delay = hold up by

(Urgently) Need = in urgently need of (help)

To (para) = so that = in order (not) to = so as (not) to

Return = take back

Altered (her) decision = has changed (her) mind

Make a decision = make (my) mind up

We are earning less than we are spending = our expenditure is greater than our income

I don’t think…is necessary = I don’t see any necessity in

I don’t earn anything like the amount I did before = I earn nowhere near as much as I did before

The date is (23rd of march) = take place on (23rd of march)

Not very attractive = not much to look at

No one wants to buy = there is no longer any demand for

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• I regret telling you the truth= I feel sorry about the truth I have told you before.

• I regret to do sth = I feel sorry about sth that I'm going to do.

• If you feel regret before you do it, it's regret + in nitive.

• I regret to tell you the truth= I feel sorry about the truth I'm going to tell you .

To be reduced = to cut back on

They were Absolutely certain = there was no doubt in the minds of them

Raise the subject of = bring up the subject

They are moving our oral examination to an earlier date = our oral examination is being moved
forward to an earlier date

‘Do you want to go for a walk?’ Asked Bob = Bob asked me if I felt like going for a walk

First conditional: present simple + will in nitive

Second conditional: past simple + would in nitive

Third conditional: past perfect + would have 3rd column

Mixed conditional: past perfect + would in nitive

Do you happen to know… = I wonder I’d you could tell me…

Are always fascinated by… = always nd … fascinating

Lift = pick up

Has not remember = could have forgotten

Del libro:

Since nding out the truth, Laura has felt really silly. = Laura started feeling silly when found out the
truth.

Julio thought people lived in the TV so he regularly talked to them. = Julio would regularly talk to
people on TV because…

Richard hasn’t believed in monsters for years. = It’s been a long time since Richard believed in
monsters

On a work in the park = was working through the park

We couldn’t see any whales = we were unable to see any whales

Was unexpected = turn out as we had expected

Went up again a moment ago = has just gone up again.

You must subscribe to use the music site = you have to have a subscription to use the music site.

No longer try to make = have given up trying

People thought the earth was slowly… = the earth was believed to be slowly…

Visited = would visit

No longer tries = stopped trying