Construcción de Frases en Inglés

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1A. Voz activa

They brought a beautiful present for Jim.

1B. Voz pasiva

Jim... was brought a beautiful present.

2A. Voz activa

The doctor is testing my eyes next Friday.

2B. Voz pasiva con "have" causative:

I... am having my eyes tested nex Friday.

3A. Estilo directo:

"I made this cake" said Tom to his friend.

3B. Estilo Indirecto:

Tom... told his friend that he had made that cake.

4A. Unir dos oraciones:

Beth was very happy. She had passed all her exams.

4B. con pronombre relativo:

Beth..., who had passed all her exams, was very happy.

5A. Unir dos oraciones:

To me, this scenery is desolate. Yet, to them it is rich.

5B. con conjunción:

Although... to me, this scenery is desolate, to them it is rich.

6A. unir dos oraciones con condicional

He din't bring his ID card. He couldn't enter.

6B. Oración condicional

If... he had brought his ID card, he could have entered.

7A. condicional con If + oración negativa

If he doesn't phone, he won't come with us.

7B. Condicional con unless

Unless... he comes, he won't come with us.

8A. uso de los verbos modales

It is possible to control a fear of flying.

8B. verbo modal

You... can control a fear of flying.

9A. El subjuntivo

"Why don't you call me tomorrow?", he said.

9B. Oración de subjuntivo

He... suggested (that) I call/should call him the following day.

10A. verbos seguidos de infinitivo con o sin 'to' o de gerundio

Jim doesn't smoke anymore.

10B. Gerundio o infinitivo

Jim... stopped / gave up smoking.

11A. very + adjetivo (+ sustantivo)

He was very angry. He shouted at me.

11B. so / such

He... was so angry that he shouted at me.

12A. too + adjetivo

The ticket was too expensive for him to pay.

12B. not + adjetivo + enough

The ticket... wasn't cheap enought for him to pay.

13A. simple past (con "ago")

I got an e-mail from him two monts ago.

13B. present perfect (continuous) (con "since" o "for")

He... hasn't sent me an e-mail for two months.

14A. deseos / lamentaciones

I regret I wasn't there when she arrived.

14B. I wish /If only

I wish... / If only... I had been there when she arrived.

15A. comparativo / superlativo

She was very fast. No one won her.

Nobody hired him because he was too old.

15B. comparativo / superlativo

She... was the fastest. No one won her.

If... he had been younger, he would have been hired.

16A. verbo en negativa seguido de "any" o sus compuestos

We haven't see anybody around here.

16B. verbo en afirmativa seguido de "no" o sus compuestos

We... have seen nobody / no one around here.

17A. have never + past participle

He had never been in India before.

17B. It's the first time + have + past participle

It's... the first time he had been in India.

18A. Although / Even though / However

Although he tried hard, he finally had to give up.

18B. Despite / In spite of

Despite... trying hard, he finally had to give up.

Despite the fact that he tried hard, he finally had to give up.

19A. Oración en pasado con adverbio de frecuencia

At that time I usually slept three hours a night.

19B. used to / would

At that time... I used to / would sleep three hours a night.

20A. oración en presente indicando frecuencia

They usually take the bus to go to work.

20B. be used to

They... are used to taking the bus to go to work.

21A. would prefer

I would prefer her to come alone.

21B. would rather

I... would rather she came alone.

22A. consejo

It's advisable that you reserve in advance.

22B. should / had better

You... should / had better reserve in advance.