G Flashcards
Stative verbs
- Attrack, like, look, love, sound-> Presente continuo cuando enfatizan una situación que es temporal o por un periodo de tiempo alrededor del presente, sino presente simple
- RARELY con present continuous->believe, consist of, doubt, own
- State meanings-> presente simple
- Action meaning-> presente continuo/simple, depende del contexto.
- cost, expect, feel, fit, have, imagine, measure, think, weigh
we DO NOT USE will or be going to with
when/while/once/as soon as/etc.
get+noun
generally means to receive
get+adjective
become
get+object+past participle
involves another person
get+object+infinitive
involves another person, more about persuasion
get+past participle
forma informal de hacer la pasiva. más común en spoken english
collocates with get
behind; into; over; together; around (sneak); somebody down; out of (avoid responsibility); through (succesfully send the message); back to (reply via phone, mail); by (slightly negative meaning, do only enough); along (very friendly; good match)
We can use either the past continuos/simple with those verbs
considering+ing; expect to; hope to; intend to; plan to/on; think about; want to
We do not use will or be going to
when; while; once; as soon as; etc.
Prsnt simple+prsnt continuo para hablar d intenciones con
aim, expect, hope, intend, plan, propose, want
some people, particularly in speech and JOURNALISM, use …. to mean planning a course of action
be looking+to-infinitive
this verbs used with past tense forms, are usually concerned with future events seen from the past
aim, agree, expect, hope, intend, mean, plan, promise, propose, resolve, undertake, want