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EXPRESSING LIKES, DESIRES AND PREFERENCES

Verbos like and dislike Estos verbos se utilizan para expresar preferencias; es decir, cosas o actividades que nos gusta hacer (I like hamburgers / Me gustan las hamburguesas) y cosas o actividades que no nos gusta hacer (I dislike hamburgers / No me gustan las hamburguesas). Estos verbos regularmente van acompañados de dos tipos de palabras: sustantivos y verbos. 1.       Sustantivos She likes movies.  (A ella le gustan las películas) We dislike sad music. (No nos gusta la música triste) 2.Verbos Cuando estas palabras (like and dislike) están acompañadas de verbos hay dos opciones. Estas dos opciones tienen un significado idéntico, puedes utilizar el uno o el otro sin variación en el sentido de la frase.  He doesn’t like eating vegetables. (A él no le gusta comer verduras/vegetales) He dislikes eating bread. (A él no le gusta comer pan) 3.        Like + infinitivo I like to play soccer. (Me gustan jugar futbol) He doesn’t like to eat vegetables. (A él no le gusta comer verduras/vegetales) He dislikes to eat bread. (A él no le gusta comer pan)

EXPRESANDO DESEOS DEL PASADO CON "WISH" Estudia atentamente estas tres estructuras gramaticales y sus ejemplos: 1) Subject + WISH + that + Subject > HAD + Participle I wish that Marisa had called yesterday. (Ojalá / Fue mi deseo que Marisa llamara ayer). 2) Subject + WISH + that + Subject > COULD HAVE + Participle I wish that Marisa could have called yesterday. (Ojalá / Fue mi deseo que Marisa hubiese podido llamar ayer). 3) Subject + WISH + that + Subject > WOULD HAVE + Participle I wish that Marisa would have called yesterday. (Ojalá / Fue mi deseo que Marisa hubiese llamado ayer). REGLA BASICA: Recuerda que aunque el verbo WISH se encuentra en presente, esta estructura gramatical se refiere a deseos en tiempo pasado.

PREFER

Utilizamos la palabra PREFER para expresar nuestras preferencias, de manera General en cuanto a nuestros gustos y disgustos. PREFER USE: It is used to talk about general likes and dislikes. Examples:      I prefer to work at night.      My best friend prefers to go to the cinema. FORM: Prefer + noun Examples:       I prefer romantic movies.       She prefers hip hop music. Prefer + infinitive with TO Examples:       I prefer to watch romantic movies.      She prefers to listen to hip hop music. Prefer + Gerund (verb in ING) Examples:       I prefer watching romantic movies.       She prefers listening to hip hop music. WOULD PREFER USE: It is used to talk about specific choices in a specific situation. Examples:      I would prefer to work at night.     My best friend would prefer to go to the cinema tomorrow. FORM: Would prefer + noun Examples:       I would prefer romantic movies.       She would prefer hip hop music. Would prefer + infinitive with TO Examples:  I would prefer to watch romantic movies.  She would prefer to listen to hip hop music. NOTE: Utilizamos la frase WOULD PREFER para expresar nuestras preferencias, la cual puede ir precedida de un sustantivo o un verbo en infinitivo con TO.

GERUND PHRASES AS SUBJECT AND OBJECT

Types of gerund phrases A gerund phrase always works as a noun; therefore, the types of gerund phrases match the ways that a noun can be used (as a subject, object, or complement). a.       Gerund Phrase as Subject Example 1 Eating after midnight is a bad habit. In this example, the sentence is about ‘eating after midnight’, and so this gerund phrase acts as the subject of the sentence. Example 2 Riding my bike around town is my favorite hobby. This sentence is about ‘riding my bike around town’, which makes the gerund phrase the subject of the sentence. b. Gerund phrase as object Objects are words that ‘receive’ another part of a sentence. Gerund phrases can be one of two types of objects. Direct objects – receive the action of the verb. Objects of prepositions – receive prepositions. Examples: *She is reading her new book in her room. (Ella está leyendo su libro nuevo en su cuarto.) *My son is playing with his friends. (Mi hijo está jugando con sus amigos.) *I love eating chocolate and candies. (Amo comer chocolates y golosinas.)