Conditionals / wishes

Type 0 (situaciones verdaderas)

If clause Main clause

If + Present tense , Present tense
If you freeze water , it turns into ice.
If you heat water , it boils.

Type 1 (situación real o posible)


If + Present tense , will / can / may / must + verb
If they don't want to go out, they can stay home.
If they don't come here, we'll have to go there.
If it rains today, I'll stay at home.

Type 2 (situación hipotética)

If + Past Simple , would / could / might + verb
If I were in Brazil, I would go to Rio de Janeiro.
If they worked for that company, they might have better salaries.

Type 3 (situación pasada)

If + Past Perfect tense , would/could/might + have + past participle
If they hadn't drunk so much last night, they wouldn't have felt dizzy today.
If he had worked more, he could have saved more money.


Unless - a menos que

Unless we book now, we won't find a place to stay

Provided/ing (that) - siempre y cuando

Provided/ing he doesn't misbehave, Paul won't be expelled from our school.
You can go to Spain, provided that you get good grades at school.

As long as - siempre y cuando

I'll help you with Biology, as long as you help me with French.
Dan will come as long as he finishes early at the office.

However/No matter how, Whoever, Whichever

Grandpa will never hear you, however loud you talk.
No matter how fast I run, I can never beat Jordan.
Whoever comes to see me, tell them I'm not home.
Whichever way you choose, I'll go with you.

Wish + Past simple

I wish I spoke English more fluently.
I wish I were rich (but I am not)
I wish you were beautiful.

Wish + Past Perfect (deseo que no se cumplio en el pasado)

I wish I hadn't drunk so much beer last night.
I wish I had learned English when I was at school.

Wish + Would (para expresar desagrado)

I wish you would stop making that noise.
I wish this computer would stop crashing.

Some verbs

Put off - posponer
Called off - Cancelar
Be fond of sb/sth - que te gusta algo o alguien.
Be keen on sb - que te gusta alguien.
What are you up to ? = What are you doing?
It's up to you - depende de ti.
wipe out- borrar
stab - apuñalar
toupee /toupei/ - peluquin

Of course i recognized you that's why i slammed the door on your face.
i had a stroke. Luckily my memories of you were wipped out.
He gives me the creeps ! - Me da escalofríos
I will stab Stan in my own daughter's weeding.
Let's go where we can get some privacy
The first thing you can do is get rid of that ridiculous toupee.

English verbs

Hi everyone long time no see. How have you been? This time i'm going to write a list of irregular verbs that are not common in a basic english level.

befall - sucederle/ocurrirle a
beget - engendrar
behold- contemplar/ mirar
bereave - afligir/desconsolar/perder un ser querido.
beseech - suplicar
bid - ordenar
bid - ofrecer
bind - atar, unir, encuadernar, comprometer
browbeat - intimidar
bust - romper, destrozar.
to go bust - irse a la ruina.
cast- echar, emitir un voto, moldear (metal).
chide - reprender
cleave - partirse, rajarse.
cling to - adherirse, aferrarse a.
dwell - morar, habitar.
flee - huir, escapar.
fling - lanzar, arrojar, tirar.
fling out - tirar cosas que no se quieren.
floodlight - iluminar con focos.
forbear - abstenerse.
God/Heaven forbid - Dios no lo quiera.
forsake - abandonar.
gainsay - contradecir, negar.
gird - burlarse-
hew - extraer, labrar.
inlay sth with sth - incrustar algo en algo.
knit - tejer, soldar (huesos)
leap - saltar, disparar (precios)
mow - segar (césped)
plead - defender, pretender, declarar.
rend - desgarrar.
rid of- librar de
get rid of - deshacerse de
rise - elevar, subir, salir (sol/luna)
shear - esquilar ovejas.
shed - deshacerse de (ropa), perder (accidentalmente), mudar de piel , derramar (lágrimas, sangre)
shit - cagarse (vulgar)
shoe = herrar (un caballo)
show - mostrar
show sb to = acompañar a alguien hasta (escoltandolo)
slay - matar, asesinar.
sling - lanzar, colgar.
slink - mover sigilosamente
slit - rajar, cortar. (ranura)
smite - golpear.
sow - sembrar
stick - pegar, adherir, atascarse (una puerta)
strew - desparramar, esparcir
stride - andar de zancadas.
strike - golpear, pegar, provocar.
string - atar con cuerda
strive - esforzarse.
swell - hincharse
swing - balancearse, columpiarse, girar, virar. (columpio)
thrive - crecer, prosperar economicamente.
throw - tirar, lanzar
thrust- empujar, impulsar, clavar.
tread /tred no suena la a/ - andar
wed - casarse
weep - llorar
wind - /waind pronunciacion/ - serpentear, enrrollar, girar llave.
wring - sacar, extraer, escurrir (ropa).
throw away - tirar, desperdiciar.
throw out - tirar, echar, votar, "despedirse"
throw up - vomitar
plead with sb to do sth - rogar
plead for - pedir.



Some other words

"don't make a big deal out of it".
"don't worry about it".
"ignore it".
to my mind = in my opinion.
"significant other" = "soul mate" = "other half".
podiatrist = foot-doctor
Sophia's been pilfering cheeseballs
pilfer - hurtar
miopia advanced
well when you get the prescription you can probably order them to your PO box address
presciption = graduación de los lentes
eye doctor = ophthalmologist = oftalmólogo.
the frames are expensive.
frames = armazón (de lentes)
contact lenses = lentes de contactos.
lenses = lentes (cristales, micas, etc)
landing pad & launch pad = pista de aterrizaje y de lanzamiento (plataforma de...)
gung ho = cuando alguien se emociona.
internal microphone
currency = moneda
saudi riyal
rial
israeli shekel
ITL = italian lire
DRA = greek drachmas
Eurasia
Turkic countries
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Persian Gulf
"it fills you up" = te llena
he feels you up = te palpa
a steep street
stubborn - testarudo
loose / wobbly = flojo
flirtateous = coqueta
set up