Phrasal Verbs con GO en Inglés: Significado, Ejemplos y Gramática Esencial

Phrasal Verbs con GO

George went down to the cellar to bring a bottle of wine.

Go away! I can't talk to you right now. I'm very busy.

My parents have gone out for dinner. They'll be back in an hour.

Jack tried to go after the robber, but he failed to catch him.

New apartments are going up all over the West Coast.

The bomb went off, but fortunately no one was seriously injured.

We can't go ahead with the project without them. They are a crucial part.

Mr. Stevenson doesn't go much for modern architecture.

When the headmaster entered, the teacher went on explaining the new topic.

Every morning my mum goes into my bedroom to say 'Hello'.

You should go over your essay before you hand it in to your teacher.

Let's go back to the hotel. I'm exhausted after five hours of sightseeing.

Life expectancy has gone up from 70 to 73 recently.

I've been going after that job for three months.

My sister always goes for vivid colours in her outfits.

I was writing an email when the light went off.

Yesterday I was late for school because I had to go back home to get my maths book.

There's a party going on at my neighbours' house.

Taxes never seem to go down. The government takes more and more from us.

The local craft festival will go ahead as planned next month.

Condicionales

Primer condicional (First Conditional)

Estructura: If + presente simple, will + verbo en infinitivo.

• Negativa: I don't work. / Interrogativa: Do you work? / Does he work?
• Ejemplo: I will ask Peter if he sees him tomorrow.
• Ejemplo: Will you phone me if there are any problems?

Nota: En la tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) se añade -s al verbo en presente simple.

Segundo condicional (Second Conditional)

Estructura: If + pasado simple, would + verbo en infinitivo.

• Negativa: I didn't work. / Interrogativa: Did you work?
• Ejemplo: If Tom lived in Barcelona, he would be near his family.
• Ejemplo: We would spend next Monday at the beach if your sister wanted.

Nota: Los verbos regulares en pasado simple añaden -ed; los irregulares deben consultarse en la lista de verbos irregulares.

Tercer condicional (Third Conditional)

Estructura: If + past perfect (had + participio), would have + participio.

• Ejemplo: If you had entered the competition, you may have won.
• Ejemplo: She would have recognised Mario if he hadn't talked to her.

Nota: El participio se forma añadiendo -ed a los verbos regulares (lived, started, finished); los irregulares deben consultarse en la lista correspondiente.

Oraciones de relativo

Pronombres relativos:

• Whose: posesión (suyo/a)
• Who: personas
• Which: cosas
• Where: lugares
• When: tiempo

Then (entonces) y there (allí) y their (su, de ellos) son palabras de uso frecuente que conviene no confundir.

Ejemplos:

• The book is about a lawyer. It is on the shelf. → The book which is on the shelf is about a lawyer.
• I was born in 1999. There was no WhatsApp then. → I was born in 1999, when there was no WhatsApp.

Adjetivos: comparativos y superlativos

Comparativos

• (+) Adjetivo corto: adjetivo + -er + than. Ejemplo: taller than.
• (+) Adjetivo largo: more + adjetivo + than. Ejemplo: more beautiful than.
• (−) less + adjetivo + than. Ejemplo: less tall than.
• (=) as + adjetivo + as. Ejemplo: as tall as.

Superlativos

• (++) Adjetivo corto: the + adjetivo + -est. Ejemplo: the tallest.
• (++) Adjetivo largo: the most + adjetivo. Ejemplo: the most intelligent.
• (−−) the least + adjetivo. Ejemplo: the least intelligent.

Formas irregulares

Aprender un idioma extranjero en la escuela

At the moment, in Spain, every student has to study a foreign language at school. However, some people think that languages should be optional. Languages can help you get a good job. I think it is important to learn a language at school.