La semana pasada fui al médico para hacerme una revisación general. Me dijo que tengo que
hacerme una ecografía antes de viajar.
Last week I went to the doctor´s TO MAKE a general revision. He told me I need to have a
sonography made / I need to have a haircut/ I need to have my house painted (third column)
I need to have my nails done / to have my papers prepared, completed, updated, checked.
1- Before travelling Before is preposition + verb + ING
2. Start a sentence with a verb. VERB + ING
Jugar football es mi deporte preferido.
3. I enjoy going dancing.
Voy al supermercado a comprar papas.
Quiero que vengas conmigo. I want you to come with me.
En el pasado solía tener dolores de cabeza, pero ahora no los tengo.
In the past I used to have headaches but now I don´t.
No tuve dolores de cabeza en 3 años. No he tenido d d c durante 3 años.
I haven´t had a h in 3 years/for 3 years DURANTE / SINCE 2021 DESDE
Estuve en casa todo el fin de semana preparando mi valija. Ahora estoy más tranquila. No estoy
ansiosa. Estuve ansiosa pero logré calmarme.
I was at home all weekend preparing my suitcase. I´m quiet now. I´m not anxious. I´m no longer
anxious. I was but I managed to calm down. I was able to calm down. Past of CAN.
Tuve que tomarme una aspirina. Tengo que tomarme una aspirina. I have to/need to. I had to
take….. the past of MUST.
Cuando llegué a la oficina, Sol ya había empezado la carga de facturas. Ahora estoy cargando
sólo las facturas de Houston.
HABIA EMPEZADO had started. When I arrived at the office, Sol HAD…… already started
booking invoices. She …hadn´t………..finished.
Arrive AT/IN.
Terminaste con las facturas? No todavía, no terminé. NoT yet. I didn´t finish /I haven´t finished.
No puedo hacer todo al mismo tiempo. No pude terminar ayer. Voy a terminar mañana.
1. Si terminás a las 5, podés irte a casa. If you finish by 5, you can go home.
If it rains, I´ll stay at home. If + present + future. REAL and POSSIBLE.
2. Si yo terminara a las 5, podría irme a casa. If I finishED at 5, I could/would go home.
If + past+ would/could.
If the lawyers approved my papers, I could travel in September. Possible in the future.
3. Si yo hubiera viajado a Pico, habría visto a Bernardo.
If I had travalled to Pico, I would have seen B.
If + had + 3rd column, would have verb 3rd column.