TO REMEMBER

Estos apuntes correponden al Martes 9 de Febrero de 2010:


1- MEET - MET - MET: Tiene tres significados: Primero: Conocer a alguien por primera vez. Segundo: Quedar (con alguine o tener una cita). Tercero: Encontrarse con alguien por casualidad.

MEET /mI:t/ "miiiit"
MET /met/ "met"
MET /met/ "met"

Ejemplos:
- I MET HIM AT A PARTY : Le conocí en una fiesta.
- I MET HER YESTERDAY: Quedé con ella ayer.
Si queremos usar un Arrangement (plan futuro,premeditado para el futuro,algo seguro) usamos Present Continuous: I´M MEETING HER TOMORROW: He quedado con ella mañana.

- MY FATHER MET AN OLD FRIEND FROM CHILDHOOD: Mi padre se encontró con un viejo amigo de la infancia.
* Con el verbo to meet no hace falta preposición WITH, porque el verbo lleva implicita la preposición CON.

2- PAY - PAID - PAID : Pagar
PAY /peI/ "pppei"
PAID /peId/ "pppeid"
PAID /peId/ "pppeid"
** CUIDADO: /p,t,k/ se pronuncian con explosión, con fuerte aire golpeando.Mantener la misma intensidad en las tres formas verbales.


3- PUT - PUT - PUT : Poner, colocar.
PUT /pʊt/ "put"
PUT /pʊt/ "put"
PUT /pʊt/ "put"
El simbolo ʊ se pronuncia como U corta en las tres formas verbales, los labios no salen como en la U española, sino que es más aspirada.

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TO REMEMBER:

REMEMBER /rI´memba/ "rimembbá"
REMEMBERED /rI´membad/ "rimembbád"

Tiene dos usos:
PRIMER USO:
EL VERBO REMEMBER + TO + INFINITIVO:
1- I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO WATER THE PLANTS : Me tengo que acordar de regar las plantas ó Tengo que acordarme de regar las plantas.
2- I REMEMBERED TO FEED THE CAT : Me acordé de dar de comer al gato.

SEGUNDO USO:
ME ACUERDO HACIENDO ESA ACCIÓN DEL PASADO. EL VERBO VA EN -ING:
- I REMEMBER FEEDING MY CAT WHEN HE WAS THREE MONTHS OLD. Yo recuerdo dando de comer a mi gato cuando sólo tenia tres meses.
- SHE REMEMBERS LEARNING TO RIDE A BIKE: Ella se acuerda de aprender a montar en bici.

- I CAN REMEMBER LEARNING TO USE THE COMPUTER CLEARLY WHEN I WAS AROUND TWELVE YEARS OLD.
- I CAN´T SWIMMING : No sé nadar
- I NEVER LEARNT TO SWIMM
- DID YOU GET INTO THE SEA?
- I LEARNT TO SWIMM WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD IN A SWIMMING POOL IN MOSTOLES.
- I CAN REMEMBER RIDING A BIKE WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD. THAT WAS THE WAY HOW I LEARNT RIDING A BIKE.

- WHO TOUCH YOU? BY MYSELF
- MY MOTHER WAS WHO TOUCH ME

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- WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER / IN MY TEENS...I REMEMBER DANCING IN A DISCO PUB.
- WHEN I LEFT SCHOOL I REMEMBER PASSING MY DRIVING LICENSE
- WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I REMEMBER FISHING IN A BIG LAKE
- WHEN I WAS A CHILD I REMEMBER DRAWING A PICTURE IN A PRIMARY DRAWING COMPETITION
- WHEN I WAS IN MY EARLY TWENTIES I REMEMBER VISITING A SAFARI PARK
- WHEN I FIRST GOT MARRIED I REMEMBER TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD
- WHEN I WAS IN MY MID THERTIES I REMEMBER SEWING A PANTS WHILE IT WAS RAINING
- WHEN I RETIRED I REMEMBER HAVING A FANTASTIC PARTY
- WHEN I WAS IN MY LATE FORTIES I REMEMBER VISITING SOME FAMOUS MUSEUMS
- WHEN I WAS AT PRIMARY SCHOOL I REMEMBER PLAYING BASKETBALL BUT I DIDN´T WON THE MATE.
- WHEN I WAS OUT OF WORK I REMEMBER WATCHING YOUNGEST PEOPLE WORKING.
- WHEN I WAS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL I REMEMBER STUDYING ENGLISH ABROAD SPAIN.