I wish + sb + would

• He's making a lot of noise.
  I wish he would [be quiet/shut up].
• She's frowning at me.
  I wish she [wouldn't frown/would smile] at me.
• They're rude.
  I wish they [wouldn't be rude/would be polite].
• The dog's barking.
  I wish the dog [would be quiet/wouldn't bark].
• She never says what she thinks.
  I wish she [would say what she thinks/wouldn't keep things to herself].
• He's always spending money.
  I wish he [wouldn't spend so much/would save more] money.
• He's always bugging her.
  I wish he [wouldn't bug her/would leave her alone].
• He always drives quickly.
  I wish he [wouldn't drive quickly/would slow down].
• My neighbor is always wearing high-heeled.
  I wish my neighbor [wouldn't wear high-heeled/would flat shoes].

to pull one's leg/to have sb. on

• Are you having me on?
• Ask me if I'm having you on.
• Do you like pulling my leg?
• Did anyone pull your leg last week?
• Was he having her on?
• Are you pulling his leg?
• Are you pulling her leg?
• Are you pulling my leg?
• Does your brother have you on a lot?
  Yes, he has me on a lot.
• Do your parents pull your leg?
• Tell me to stop pulling your leg.
• Tell me to stop having you on.
• Did anyone pull your leg this morning?
• Did anyone have you on last month?
• Ask me if I like pulling my mum's leg.
• Did anyone pull your leg last week?
  Yes, someone pulled my leg last week.
• Did anyone have you on last week?
  Yes, someone had me on last week.
• How many times have your leg been pulled so far this month?
  How many times has someone pulled your leg so far this month?
• Does your sister have you on a lot?
• When did you last pull your brother's leg?

to look like sb.

• Do I look like my mum?
• Do I look like your dad?
• No me parezco nada a George Bush.
  I don't look anything like George Bush.
• Do you look like a celebrity?
• Ask me if I look like Nicole Kidman.
• Do you look like your sister or your brother?

• No me parezco en nada a mi hermana.
  I don't look anything like my sister.
• Por más que insistas, no te pareces a Elsa Pataky.
  No matter how much you insist, you don't look like Elsa Pataky.
• Me parezco a la familia de mi padre.
  I look like my dad's side of the family.
• Mis manos se parecen a las de mi madre.
  My hands look like my mum's.
• Cuando era pequeña me parecía más a mi madre, pero ahora me parezco maś a mi padre.
  When I was a kid I used to look like my mother, but now I look like my father.

to look + adjective

• Do I look tired?
• Do I look happy?
• Does it look difficult?
• Does that book look interesting?
• Did he look angry?
• Did she look sad?
• Did the food look good?
• Do they look bored?
• Does José's class look boring?
• Did he look upset?
• Does he look frustated?
• Does she look worried?
• Did they look interested?
• Did it look expensive?
• Does the project look complicated?
• Does Luis look happy?

to go for a ...

• Did you go for a four-mile walk yesterday?
  I am thirty-one years old
  I am a thirty-one year old man
• Ask me if I went for a four-mile run yesterday.
• Why didn't you go for a four-mile run yesterday?
  Because I went the day before, I was taking the day off.
• Ask me if my sister went for a four-mile run yesterday.
• Ask me if I've ever gone for a two-thousand-mile drive.
  Ask me where I drove to.
  Where did you drive to?
• Have you ever gone for a very long drive like this?
  Yes, I have.
  Where did you go to or from?
  I went from ... to ...
  So, you did like a circle, a loop, and how long did it take you, how long was this trip?
• I don't like driving to go to work or driving in the city, I like to drive to go on a trip with friends and good music.
• Ask me if I'm planning to go for a two-mile jog this afternoon.

I hope

• Espero llegar a tiempo.
  I hope I get there in time.
• Espero que no tarden demasiado.
  I hope it won't take them long/I hope it doesn't take them too long.
• Ask me if I hope it rains tomorrow.
  Do you hope it rains tomorrow?
  No, I don't hope it rains tomorrow.
• Ask me if people are hoping the recession will end soon.
  Do you think that people ...?
• Ask me if I hope the weather will cool down at the weekend.
• Ask me if I hope to travel to Ireland soon.
• Ask me if I hope I locked the front door this morning.
• Ask me if I hope to be home in no time this evening.
  Do you hope to be ...?
• Ask me if I hope fewer people will be illiterate in the future.
• Ask me if I hope the long-range weather forecast will be good.
• Ask me if I hope to attend any concert soon.
• Ask me if I hope the phone won't keep ringing tomorrow.
• Ask me if I hope Spain's economy improves soon.
  Do you hope Spain's economy will improve soon?
• Ask me if I hope that our students are practicing everyday.
  Do you hope our students will be practicing everyday?

to wait for someone or sth.

• ¡Espera!
  Wait!
• ¡Espérame!
  Wait for me!
• Te estoy esperando.
  I'm waiting for you.
• Te espero abajo.
  I'll wait for you downstairs.
  (arriba = upstairs, fuera = outside, dentro = inside)
• Nos están esperando en la oficina.
  They're waiting for us in the office.
• Esperé el autobús durante dos horas.
  I waited for the bus for two hours.
  During the class we talk about ... during a period, an activity ...
• Estoy esperando el tren.
  I'm waiting for the train.
• What are you waiting for? Who are you waiting for?
  I'm waiting for my brother.
• Espéranos en el restaurante.
  Wait for us in the restaurant.
• Espéranos fuera.
  Wait for us outside.
• Le esperé en el cine.
  I waited for him in the cinema.
  at the theatre, at the movies
• ¿A qué estás esperando?
  What are you waiting for?
• ¿A quién estás esperando?
  Who are you waiting for?
• To wait for someone to do something:
  Are you waiting for him to call you?
  Are you waiting for them to send you a copy?
  Are you waiting for it to get easier?

to expect

• Do you expect I'll be here tomorrow?
• Do you expect it will rain tomorrow?
• Do you expect to get home safely today after this?
• Do you expect to see Alberto Alonso on TV tomorrow?
• Do you expect RM to win the league this year?
• Do you expect me to keep speaking English?
• Do you expect them to pay attention at home?
• Do you expect to learn a lot from these classes?
• Do you expect to stay in Spain forever?
• Do you expect me to stay in Spain forever?
• Do you expect to snow in Madrid this winter?
• Do you expect to be cold in Canada this winter?
• Are you expecting a baby?
• Am I expected to keep speaking English?
• Do you expect me to keep speaking English until the show is over?
• Do you expect your mother to call you soon?
• Do you expect to learn from this episode?
• Do you expect David B. to make another album?
• Do you expect him to grow his hair back?
• Am I expected to correct all your mistakes?
• Are you expected to answer the questions properly?
• Do you expect to answer this next question properly?
• Do you expect them to answer it properly?
• Are you expecting an important phone call right now?

to be bound to do sth

• It's bound to rain (In my mind it's obvious).
• Do you think she'll pass the exam?
  She's bound to pass the exam.
• Did you know he failed the exam?
  He was bound to fail the exam.
• Do you think he'll go to the party?
  He's bound to go to the party.
• Did you know and John and Mary broke up?
  They were bound to break up.
• Do you think my couple will go to Mexico?
• Will your cousin call you tonight?
  Oh, he's bound to call me tonight.
• Do you think she's at the Gym?
  I think she's bound to be at the Gym.
• Will the packet arrive this afternoon?
  It's bound to arrive this afternoon.
• Did you know the packet was lost?
  It was bound to get lost.
• Have you heard the company went bankrupt?
  It was bound to go bankrupt.
• Will it rain this evening?
  It's bound to rain this evening.

by chance/happen to

• By chance, you know Tim.
  Would you happen to know Tim?
  Yes, I happen to know him.
• By chance, were you there when the bomb went off?
  By chance, I was there when the bomb went off.
  I happen to be there when the bomb went off.
• You want to know where the hospital is:
  Would you know by any chance where the hospital is?
  Would you happen to know where the hospital is?
• Would you happen to know what time it is?
• Would you happen to know where she works?
  Yes, I happen to know where she works.
• Cuánto tiempo llevan viviendo aquí:
  Would you happen to know how long they have been living here?

it's [about/high] time

• Ya es hora de que empieces a tomar el inglés en serio.
  It's time you started taking English seriously.
• Ya es hora de que te cases.
  It's time you got married.
• Ya es hora de que escuches la verdad.
  It's time you heard the truth.
• Ya es hora de que termines tus estudios.
  It's time you finished your studies.
• Ya es hora de que nos devuelvan la llamada.
  It's time they called us back.
• Ya es hora de que trates con ellos.
  It's time you delt with them.
• Ya es hora de que ganen un partido.
  It's time they won the match.

one, twice

• He estado en Bilbao una vez y en San Sebastián, dos veces.
  I've been to Bilbao once and San Sebastián, twice.
• Ask me how many times I've been to Vietnam.
• Ask me how many times I've been to Tailand.
• Ask me how many times I've played pocker.
• Ask me how many times I've gone snowboarding.
• How many times have you been to Madagascar?
• Ask me how many times I've gone skiing.

Passive voice (present simple and present continuous)

• Se vende en Francia.
  It's sold in France.
• No se vende en Suecia.
  It's not sold in Sweden.
• ¿Se vende en Irlanda?
  Is it sold in Irland?
• El puente se está construyendo ahora.
  The bridge is being built now.
• No se está construyendo el puente todavía.
  The bridge isn't being built yet.
• ¿Ya se está construyendo el colegio?
  Is the school being built yet?
• ¿Cada cuánto se limpian las habitaciones en ese hotel?
  How often are rooms cleaned in that hotel?
• Se limpian las habitaciones un día sí y otro no.
  Rooms are cleaned every other day.
• En el otro hotel tampoco se limpian las habitaciones todos los días.
  In the other hotel rooms aren't cleaned everyday either.
• Se está cosiendo la camisa.
  The shirt is being sewn.
• ¿No se están cosiendo los pantalones también?
  Aren't the trousers being sewn too?
• No se cosen el resto de las cosas.
  The rest of the things aren't being sewn.
  (en español se usa presente simple cuando en inglés se usa el contino)
• Se come mucho pan en esta ciudad.
  A lot of bread is eaten in this city.
• ¿Se come cocodrilo en Australia?
  Is crocodile eaten in Australia?

passive voice (future)

• Se hará pronto.
  It'll be done soon.
• No se hará pronto.
  It won't be done soon.
• ¿Se hará pronto?
  Will it be done soon?
• Se va a hacer mañana.
  (It's going to be done tomorrow.)
• No se va a hacer mañana.
  (It's not going to be done tomorrow.)
• ¿Se va a hacer mañana?
  Is it going to be done tomorrow?
• Está a punto de hacerse.
  It's about to be done.
• No está a punto de hacerse.
  It's not about to be done.
• ¿Está a punto de hacerse?
  Is it about to be done?
• What will it be done tomorrow?
• Se pintará pronto.
  It'll be painted soon.
• No se pintará pronto.
  It won't be painted soon.
• ¿Se pintará pronto?
  Will it be painted soon?
• Se va a pintar mañana.
  (It's going to be painted tomorrow.)
• Está a punto de pintarse.
  It's about to be painted.
• No está a punto de pintarse.
  It's not about to be painted.
• ¿Está a punto de pintarse?
  Is it about to be painted?
• Se cancelará dentro de una semana.
  It'll be cancelled within a week.

to make the most of

• Are they making the most of this course?
• How are they making the most of this course?
  by studying, reading out loud, by listenig to the radio ...
• Do you make the most of your summer vacation?
• Do you make the most of your weekends?
• Did you make the most of last weekend?
• Do you make the most of your trips to Ikea?
• Are you making the most of your studying time?
• Do you make the most of the money you spend?
• Do you make the most of your electronic devices?
• Ask me if I make the most of my phone.
• Ask me if I make the most of my vacation.
• Ask me if I always make the most of my trips to Canada.
• Ask me if I'm making the most of my time in Spain.
• Ask me if I make the most of my lunch break.
• Ask me if I make the most of my money.

to need

• Does your hair need cutting?
• Does your face need shaving?
• Does the grass need cutting?
• Did the house need painting?
• Do my shoes need polishing?
• Ask me if my car needs washing.
• Ask me if my nails need clipping.
• Ask me if my hair needs brushing.
• Ask me if my Spanish needs improving.
• Do Tom Cruise's teeth need whitening?
• Ask me if my watch needs winding.
• Ask me if my coffee needs stiring.
• Does your shirt need ironing?
• Ask me if the floor needs scrubbing.
• Ask me if the floor needs sweeping.
• Ask me if my house needs cleaning.

over, under

• Do you always overspend at Christmas?
• Did you under cook the turkey?
• Did you overeat last Christmas?
• Ask me if I overate last Thanksgiving.
• Did you overwork last year?
• Did I overwork last year?
• Did the boss overwork yesterday?
• Did some people overdo it [by] insisting too much?
• Have you ever over cooked a pie?
• Have you ever over cooked chicken?
• Did you oversleep this morning?
• Have you ever underestimate your own abilities?
• Do you under use phrasal verbs?
• Sometimes did the English teachers overuse them?
• Am I underdressed for this TV show?
  (If I wear here a tuxedo you'll feel underdressed.)
• Do a lot of construction projects go overbudget?
• Do you think Madrid is overbudget whit their Olympic bid?
• Ask me if I under use accents in Spanish.
• Ask me if I over cooked my dinner yesterday.
• Ask me if I underdressed for my friends wedding.
• Ask me if I overslept this morning.

numbers: approximately ... to ...

• There were 7 to 8 hundred people at the concert.
  Approximately, how many people were at the concert?
  There were approximately 7 to 8 hundred people at the concert.
• There were 12 hundred to 13 hundred students.
  Approximately, how many students were there?
• There were 350 to 400 books at the Fair.
  Approximately, how many books were there at the Fair?
• There were 100 to 125 pencils on the table.
  Approximately, how many pencils were on the table?
• There were approximately 500 to 550 razors.

passive voice (past simple)

• Se canceló.
  It was cancelled.
• No se canceló por la mañana.
  It wasn't cancelled in the morning.
• ¿Por qué se canceló?
  Why was it cancelled?
• Se hizo la semana pasada.
  It was done last week.
• Se descubrió el mes pasado.
  It was discovered last month.
• Se rompieron dos veces el año pasado.
  They were broken twice last year.
• Se mandó cinco veces ayer.
  It was sent five times yesterday.
• ¿Por qué se pintaron tantas veces?
  Why were they painted so many times?
• ¿Por qué se entregó en la dirección errónea?
  Why was it delivered to the wrong address?
• ¿Por qué se guardó el archivo?
  Why was the file saved?

passive voice (present perfect)

• Ya se ha hecho = It's already been done
• No se ha hecho aún = It hasn't been done yet
• ¿Se ha hecho ya? = Has it been done yet?
• La casa ya se ha vendido = The house has already been sold
• La casa no se ha vendido aún = The house hasn't been sold yet
• ¿Se ha vendido la casa ya? = Has the house been sold yet?
• Se ha enviado dos veces esta semana = It's been sent twice this week
• No se ha enviado aún = It hasn't been sent yet
• ¿Se ha enviado ya? = Has it been sent yet?
• Ya se ha decidido = It's already been decided
• No se ha decidido aún = It hasn't been decided yet
• ¿Se ha decidido ya? = Has it been decided yet?
• Se ha actualizado una vez este mes = It's been updated once this month
• No se ha actualizado aún = It hasn't been updated yet
• ¿Se ha actualizado ya? = Has it been updated yet?

to make do

• Did you make do with a knife?
• Did you make do with a sandwitch?
• Did you make do with a fifteen minutes break?
• Did you make do with an older recipie?
• Did you make do with one tank of gasoline?
• Did you make do with two hundred dollars?
• Did you make do with some old grammar books?
• Did you have to make do with what was left from the night before?
• Did you have to make do with original documents?
• Did you have to make do with just one vehicle?
• Did you have to make do with just one piece of bread all day yesterday?
• Will you have to make do with last year's version?
• Will you have to make do with a set of golf clubs?
• Will you have to make do with whatever you have?
• Will you have to make do with your tennis shoes?
• Will you have to make do with a pen?
• Will you have to make do with an imitation version?
• Will you have to make do with a cheaper model?
• Will you have to make do with just a few books?

point

• get to the point = ir al grano
• what's your point? = ¿qué quieres decir? , ¿qué me estás contando? (un poco duro)
• no sirve de nada = there is no point, it's pointless
• there is no point in + gerundio = es inútil + verbo
  no sirve de nada decírselo (a ella) = there is no point in telling her
  ¿sirve de algo decírselo? = is there any point in telling her?
  respuesta: [there is no/there isn't any] point in telling her
• You're not going to go to the meeting.
  There is no point in going to the meeting, is there?
  (There isn't any point in going to the meeting, isn't there?)
• No sirve de nada ir a Salobreña.
  There is no point in going to Salobreña.
  Is there any point in going to Salobreña?
• She's not going to apologize.
  No sirve de nada pedir perdón.
  There's no point in apologizing to her.
• She's not going to study.
  Is there any point in studying?
• No sirve de nada comprar un (billete) de lotería.
  There is no point in buying a lottery ticket.

passive voice

• Were you mugged last week?
• Would you like to be promoted?
• Did they steal your passport at the airport last month?
• Will they paint your house next week?
  No, my house won't be painted next week.
• Did you see a pickpocket steal anyone's wallet yesterday?
• Will they prevent forest fires next summer?
  Yes, forest fires will be prevented next summer.
• Did Madrid promot the city well enough?
  Yes, Madrid was promoted well enough.
• ¿Pintarán ellos tu casa la semana que viene?
  Will they paint your house next week?
  Will my house be painted next week?

I last/first did something

• The last time I ate spaghetti was last Thursday.
  You last ate spaghetti last Thursday.
• The last time she was with her cousin was last month.
  She was last with her cousin last month.
• The first time I came to Spain was when I was in college.
  You first came to Spain when you were in college.
• The last time I visited LA was at Christmas.
  You last visited LA at Christmas.
• The first time they closed the facilities was last fall.
  They first closed the facilities last fall.
• The last time he had a problem with his back was in 2007.
  He last had a problem with his back in 2007.
• The last time you were with your sister was two months ago.
  I was last with my sister two months ago.

last/first

• I last went to France in May.
  When did you last go to France?
• I last went shopping at Easter.
  When did you last go shopping?
• She first came to Madrid when she was three years old.
  When did she first come to Madrid?
• He was first promoted for an half year ago.
  When was he first promoted?
• She last ironed her cardigan two days ago.
• They first told us what their plans were a few months ago.
  When did they first tell us what their plans were?
• I last ran into him on Wendsday.
• You were last in a bad mood one week ago.
• Paul last baked a cake in 2003.
• It was first aired in January.
• I first travelled abroad when I was nine.

what's the point?

• ¿Para qué intentarlo si no vas a esforzarte al máximo?
  What's the point of trying if you're not going to try your hardest?
• ¿De qué sirve limpiar la cocina si se va a volver a ensuciar?
  What's the point of cleaning the kitchen if it's going to get dirty again?
• ¿Para qué preguntarle si sabes que no va a contestarte?
  What's the point of asking him if you know he's not going to answer you?
• ¿Para qué llevártelo si sabes que no vas a usarlo?
  What's the point of bringing it if you know you're not going to use it?
• ¿Para qué ir al gimnasio si luego no comes sano?
  What's the point of going to the gym if you're not going to eat well?
• ¿De qué sirve comprar un ventilador si hace frío?
  What's the point of buying a fan if the weather is cold?
• ¿Para qué trabajar si no pueden pagarte?
  What's the point of working if they can't pay you?
• ¿De qué sirve pescar si no hay peces?
  What's the point of fishing if there are no fish?
• ¿Para qué comprarlo si mañana será más barato?
  What's the point of buying it if tomorrow it'll be cheaper?
• ¿Para qué pedir más comida si no puedes comerte la que ya tienes?
  What's the point of ordering more food if you can't eat what you already have?
• ¿De qué sirve comprarse un coche si no tienes dónde aparcarlo?
  What's the point of buying a car if you have nowhere to park?
• ¿Para qué sirve querer aprender inglés si no estás dispuesto a responder en voz alta?
  What's the point of wanting to learn English if you're not willing to answer out loud?

provided/providing [that]

• I'll go to your house for dinner if I'm not tired after work.
  I'll go to your house for dinner provided that I'm not tired after work.
• I won't go to the doctor if I'm feeling better.
• I'll make a big dinner if I'm really hungry.
• We'll study English if we have enough time on/at (US/BR) the weekend.
• I'll go to the football game if it doesn't rain.
• He'll go to the meeting if he gets back from his trip on time.
• She'll go to the cinema if there's an interesting movie.

zero, o, nil, love

• 1907 (año): nineteen o seven
• 1805 (año): eighteen o five
• ... (más años)
• números de teléfono, igual: o
• ... (más teléfonos)
• El Madrid ganó al Manchester United 4-0.
  Real Madrid beat Manchester United four-nil.
• ... (más scores)
• En tenis el cero se dice "love" (quizás venga del francés "l'oeuf")
  15-0: fifteen-love
  ... (más scores)

I'm glad

• Me alegro de haber venido a España hace dos años.
  I'm glad I came to Spain two years ago.
• Me alegro de que no tuvieras que ir a una reunión tan aburrida.
  I'm glad you didn't have to go to such a boring meeting.
• Me alegro de que no tuvieras que hacer la cena para tanta gente.
  I'm glad you didn't have to [make/cook] dinner for so many people.
• Me alegro de que al final no fueras a Australia.
  I'm glad you didn't go to Australia [in the end/after all].
• Me alegro de haber estudiado mucho.
  I'm glad I studied a lot.
• Me alegro de haber llegado a ser médica.
  I'm glad I became a doctor.
• Me alegro de haber cocinado [mucho/tanto].
  I'm glad I cooked [a lot/so much].
• Me alegro de haber llegado a ser taxista.
  I'm glad I became a taxi driver.
• Me alegro de haber llegado a ser cocinero.
  I'm glad I became a cook.

being sarcastic

• (You fail an exam.) I bet you're glad you took the exam. [En tono sarcástico.]
  Yes, I'm glad I took the exam. [En tono sarcástico.]
• I bet you're glad you studied for the test.
  Yes, I'm glad I studied for the test.
• I bet you're glad you drank that bottle of wine.
  Yes, I'm glad I drank that whole bottle of wine.
• I bet you're glad you called there.
  Yes, I'm glad I called there.

to have a go at

• Did you have a go at learning Swahili last year?
• Ask me if I had a go at skiing.
• Have you ever had a go at playing guitar?
  No, I've never had a go at it.
• Ask me if I've ever had a go at playing guitar.
  ... But I have a go at it sometimes with my friends.
• Ask me if I've ever had a go at salsa dancing.