Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulario Criminal y Voz Pasiva en Inglés: Guía Práctica

Phrasal Verbs

shut down: cerrar (empresa, business)

get away with: librarse de algo (crime, jail)

show up: aparecer de repente

turn out: descubrir algo inesperadamente

hold onto: guardar (al lado de un nombre)

turn up: descubrir algo inesperadamente

Vocabulary

• to commit a crime
• to arrest a thief (arrestar a un ladrón)
• to forge a passport
• to hijack a plane (objetos)
• to kidnap a millionaire (personas)
• to receive a prison sentence / fine (recibir una sentencia o multa)
• to rescue a hostage (rescatar a un rehén)
• to rob a bank (lugar)
• to steal a car (objetos)
• to witness a murder (ser testigo de un asesinato)

Verb, Criminal, Crime

• to burgle, burglar, burglary (robo en casa)
• to hijack, hijacker, hijacking (cosa)
• to kidnap, kidnapper, kidnapping (personas)
• to murder, murderer, murder (asesino)
• to rob, robber, robbery (lugar)
• to steal, thief, theft (cosa)
• to vandalise, vandal, vandalism (vandalismo)

Verb

• Deal with... (tratar con)
• Work as a... / with... (trabajar)

Adjective

• Accused OF + -ing/noun (acusado)
• Accustomed TO (acostumbrado)
• Ashamed OF (avergonzado)
• Based ON... a true story
• Involved IN / WITH (involucrado)
• Known AS (conocido como)
• Ready FOR / TO + verb (listo)
• Responsible FOR (responsable)
• Surprised AT (sorprendido)
• Worried ABOUT (preocupado)

Noun

• Crime AGAINST
• Duty TO (deber)
• Respect FOR (respeto)

Passive Voice

• Present Simple: play → is played
• Present Continuous: are playing → is being played
• Present Perfect: have played → has been played
• Past Simple: played → was played
• Past Continuous: were playing → was being played
• Past Perfect: had played → had been played
• Future: will play → will be played / am going to play → is going to be played
• Modal verbs: can play → can be played

Causative Passive

Subject + Have (get) + Object + Past Participle

• I am having my flat painted next week.
• I had my eyes tested yesterday.
• She had her nails done.
• I am going to have my legs done / waxed.

Passive with Reporting Verbs

They said that the murderer came in through the window.

• It is said that...
• The murderer is said to have come in...

(Si el segundo verbo está en presente → to + infinitive; si está en pasado → to have + past participle.)

El primer verbo de la frase va en tercera columna + THAT.

Critical Review

Useful expressions: I think that... I was pleasantly surprised when... Nowadays, it is important to notice that... Use: both It is and I think.

Introduction

Say what you are reviewing / some background

• Six months ago I had the pleasure of participating...
• Last weekend I saw... when...
• I read this book when I was on my way to...
• The last movie I have seen is...
• The story is about...
• The novel tells the story of...

Development

Review some of the positive aspects

• The band was fantastic...
• What I liked is...
• I was impressed by...

Mention some weaker points

• The book is terribly / beautifully written.
• What I didn't like was... because...
• I think the book is...

Conclusion

Conclude with your overall opinion

• To conclude, concluding, All in all, All things considered...
• So if you haven't joined it yet, I would highly recommend you...
• If you ever get the chance to..., you will not regret it.
• If you are looking for a good...