Pasado continuo + Verbos compuestoslas palabras inglesas

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¡Comencemos con algunos phrasal verbs comunes que son útiles en el inglés cotidiano!

to go on

seguir

The party went on until 3am.

to give up

renunciar a

She didn't give up on her dreams.

to put off

posponer

He had to put off the meeting because he was very busy.

to work out

resolver, solucionar, ejercitarse

I go to the gym every day to work out and stay healthy.

to find out

averiguar

We are trying to find out what the problem is.

to get over

superar

I got over it quickly.

to break up

romper, separarse

She wants to break up with me.

to look something up

buscar algo

You should look it up on the Internet.

to ask somebody out

invitar a salir a alguien

He asked me out.

She was too shy to ask him out.

Ella era demasiado tímida para invitarlo a salir.

to call off

suspender

Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancée.

I called off the meeting.

Cancelé la reunión.

to get away with something

salirse con la suya

She always gets away with being late to class.

to sort something out

resolver algo

I need to sort this problem out before the meeting.

*Pasado continuo* Utilizamos el *pasado continuo* para referirnos a una *acción o estado continuado que ocurría en algún momento del pasado*. Este tiempo se forma combinando el pasado de "to be (was/were)" con el participio presente del verbo *("-ing" word)*. Suele utilizarse para describir *condiciones que existían en el pasado.* "The sun was shining every day that summer." "It was snowing yesterday." "They were eating at the restaurant."

effort

esfuerzo

She put a lot of effort into her homework.

to explore

explorar

I want to explore the forest this weekend.

a possibility

posibilidad

She considered the possibility of moving to another city.

They were exploring different possibilities for their holiday.

Estaban explorando diferentes posibilidades para sus vacaciones.

holiday

vacaciones

She was exploring the possibility of taking a holiday in Spain.

I was reading a book yesterday evening.

Estaba leyendo un libro ayer por la tarde.

They were playing football in the park.

Estaban jugando al fútbol en el parque.

It was improving.

Estaba mejorando.

His condition was improving.

I was listening carefully.

Estaba escuchando atentamente.

"Was" o "were" - *¿Qué utilizar?* Recuerda cambiar el verbo "to be" para que *coincida con el sujeto.* Utilice "was" con "I, he, she," o "it", y utilice "were" con "you, we," o "they." "She was working on an email when the fire alarm rang." "The team was playing well until the second half." Utilice "were" para todos los demás sujetos, incluidos todos los sujetos plurales. "Were" también se utiliza con "you". "The days were getting shorter as winter approached."

The days were getting longer.

Los días se hacían más largos.

The days were getting longer as summer approached.

They were traveling a lot.

Viajaban mucho.

They were traveling a lot last summer.

My mother was cooking.

Mi madre estaba cocinando.

My mother was cooking the dinner when we arrived.

We were dancing all night.

Estuvimos bailando toda la noche.

Was it raining?

¿Estaba lloviendo?

Was it raining the whole day?

He was studying last night.

Él estuvo estudiando anoche.

They were sleeping.

Ellos estaban durmiendo.

While they were sleeping, the cat jumped on the bed.

*Preguntas en pasado continuo* 1. Las preguntas que pueden ser respondidas con *sí* o *no* se forman invirtiendo el sujeto y la forma correcta del verbo *be ("was/were").* "Was he studying all night again?" 2. Las preguntas con palabras interrogativas no pueden ser respondidas con sí o no. "Where was he going?"

to snore

roncar

He snores loudly.

Was she improving?

¿Estaba mejorando?

to overcome

superar

He had to overcome many obstacles to achieve his dreams.

Were you studying all night?

¿Estuviste estudiando toda la noche?

Were we talking too loud?

¿Estábamos hablando demasiado fuerte?

to measure

medir

We want to measure your blood pressure.

What was he measuring?

¿Qué estaba midiendo?

Where were you going?

¿A dónde ibas?

Where were you going last night?

What was he doing?

¿Qué estaba haciendo?

to run late

llegar tarde

He was running late again.

Why were the buses running late?

¿Por qué llegaban tarde los autobuses?

*Forma negativa del pasado continuo* Para hacer una afirmación *negativa*, añade "not" antes del *verbo + "-ing"*. "You were not doing your homework." También puedes usar una *contracción (wasn't / weren't).* "You weren't doing your homework."

He wasn't planning it.

No lo estaba planeando.

She was surprised because he wasn't planning it at all.

I wasn't running late.

No estaba llegando tarde.

I wasn't running late for the movie, I arrived just as the previews were starting.

They weren't studying all night.

No estuvieron estudiando toda la noche.

She wasn't snoring.

Ella no estaba roncando.

Last night she wasn't snoring.

My mother wasn't cooking.

Mi madre no estaba cocinando.

The children weren't sleeping during the drive home.

Los niños no durmieron durante el trayecto a casa.

to tell the truth

decir la verdad

My boyfriend was not telling me the truth.

Mi novio no me estaba diciendo la verdad.

You were not doing your homework.

No estabas haciendo tus deberes.

*Cambios ortográficos* Ten cuidado porque también hay algunos *cambios ortográficos* cuando creas la *forma -ing* de los verbos. *Para los verbos que terminan en -e, suprime la -e y añade -ing.* "live - living" "make - making" "give - giving" *Para los verbos que terminan con una -e larga, añada -ing normalmente* "see - seeing" "be - being" "agree - agreeing" *Si un verbo acaba en -ie, cambia ie por y y añade -ing.* "die - dying" "lie - lying"

to agree

estar de acuerdo

We all agreed to meet up at 8:00.

to hide

esconder, esconderse, ocultar

He tried to hide his profile.

Where were you hiding?

¿Dónde te habías metido?

After searching the whole house, I finally found my brother and asked, "Where were you hiding?

He was lying.

Él estaba mintiendo.

He was lying about his age to get into the club.

to die

morir

The main character will die at the end.

My phone battery was dying during the trip.

Se me estaba agotando la batería del teléfono durante el viaje.

to make excuses

poner excusas

He is making excuses again.

We were making no excuses.

No poníamos excusas.

After the game, we were making no excuses for our loss; we simply needed to play better.

We were living without the internet for two weeks.

Estuvimos viviendo sin internet durante dos semanas.

I was just being polite.

Solo estaba siendo educado.

I didn't really want to go to the party, but I was just being polite.

homeless people

personas sin hogar

We were giving food to the homeless people.

Estábamos dándoles comida a las personas sin hogar.

*¿Cuándo doblar la última letra?* Si el verbo tiene *una sílaba* y *termina en CVC* (una consonante + vocal + consonante), *doblamos la consonante final* antes de añadir la terminación -ing. "run - running" "plan - planning" También se dobla la consonante final *si la última sílaba está acentuada.* "begin - beginning" "forget - forgetting" Sin embargo, *no se dobla* la consonante *en los verbos que terminan en w, x o y.* "stay - staying" "show - showing" "wax - waxing"

to forget

olvidar

I keep forgetting to drink water!

I keep forgetting

Se me sigue olvidando

I keep forgetting to take my medication.

to begin

empezar, comenzar

It was beginning to snow.

It was beginning to rain.

Estaba empezando a llover.

It was beginning to rain when we got home.

to show the way

mostrar el camino

I can show you the way.

She was showing him the way.

Ella le estaba enseñando el camino.

I was shopping.

Estaba de compras.

My parents arrived while I was shopping.

to stay up

mantenerse despierto

I decided to stay up late to finish my homework.

She was planning her holiday to Italy.

Ella estaba planeando sus vacaciones a Italia.

We were staying at a small hotel near the beach.

Nos estábamos alojando en un hotel pequeño cerca de la playa.

We were planning on telling you.

Te lo íbamos a decir.

When were you planning on telling me?

The team was playing well.

El equipo estaba jugando bien.

The team was playing well until the second half.

to stick to something

adherirse a algo

You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

*Pasado continuo y Pasado simple* El pasado continuo también puede utilizarse para describir algo que *estaba ocurriendo de forma continua en el pasado* cuando otra acción *lo interrumpió.* "I was making dinner when she arrived." *Fíjate:* No todos los verbos describen una acción continua. Algunos verbos *no pueden usarse en pasado continuo.* Un ejemplo común es el verbo "to arrive". Incorrecto: "At noon, he was arriving." Correcto: "At noon, he arrived."

I was reading when he knocked.

Estaba leyendo cuando él llamó a la puerta.

She was cooking when I came home.

Ella estaba cocinando cuando llegué a casa.

to get home

llegar a casa

What time did you get home last night?

When I got home, they were eating.

Cuando llegué a casa, ya estaban comiendo.

When we arrived, you were sleeping.

Cuando llegamos, estabas durmiendo.

after I left

después de que me fui

After I left, everyone at the party was still having fun.

What were you doing after I left?

¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando me fui?

Nobody was dancing when the music stopped.

Nadie estaba bailando cuando la música dejó de sonar.

*Pasado continuo + verbos frasales* Vamos a combinar el pasado continuo con algunos de los phrasal verbs que acabamos de aprender.

I was setting up the meeting.

Estaba preparando la reunión.

I was setting up the meeting when I saw him.

She was breaking up with her boyfriend.

Ella estaba rompiendo con su novio.

When I saw her, she was breaking up with her boyfriend.

He was looking it up.

Lo estaba buscando.

She was looking it up on her phone during the meeting.

Things were working out.

Todo estaba saliendo bien.

After a few weeks of hard work, things were working out for the team.

We were already giving up.

Ya nos estábamos dando por vencidos.

When the rain started, we were already giving up on our picnic plans.

She was getting over the flu when I visited her.

Se estaba recuperando de la gripe cuando la visité.

I was working out when they called me.

Estaba haciendo ejercicio cuando me llamaron.

*Verbos que no se pueden utilizar en pasado continuo* Hay un cierto tipo de verbos que no se pueden utilizar en ningún tiempo continuo, incluido el pasado continuo. Son los verbos *estáticos.* Como los verbos estáticos son inherentemente continuos, suena extraño ponerlos en tiempo continuo. Puedes utilizarlos en *pasado* simple. Los verbos estáticos son, por ejemplo: "love", "like", "believe", "seem", "need", "want", etc.

It seemed easy.

Parecía fácil.

It seemed easy at first.

We loved the movie!

¡Nos encantó la película!

We loved the new movie from Tarantino!

He wanted to go.

Él quería ir.

He wanted to go to the party but he couldn't.

I need to go home.

Tengo que irme a casa.

After a long day, I need to go home and relax.

to realize

Darse cuenta

He realized his mistake at once.

I realized later.

Me di cuenta más tarde.

I realized later that he was lying to me.

She believes everything I say.

Ella cree todo lo que digo.

We understood your question.

Nosotros hemos entendido su pregunta.

We understood your question but we didn't know the answer.

*Deseos e hipótesis* También podemos utilizar el pasado continuo *para referirnos al presente o al futuro en las hipótesis* (cuando imaginamos algo), o en algunas expresiones de cortesía. "These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were traveling first class." "If Jack was playing, they would probably win." "Excuse me, I was wondering if this was the train for New York."