Changing affirmatives to negatives and interrogatives
She is reading.
Neg: She isn't reading
Int: Is she reading?
He said to me to be quiet.
He told me to be quiet.
¿Tienes las palabras que necesitamos estudiar?
Do you have the words that we need to study?
To look up.
Ex: I was looking up info about the election last night.
Buscar
Buy
Bought, Bought
I cooked dinner.
Int: Did I cook dinner?
They won 5 millions of Euros from the lottery.
They won 5 million euros from the lottery.
María fue al cine conmigo.
Maria went to the movies with me.
Get across.
I had the feeling I wasn’t getting the meaning across.
Get across – Ser entendido.
Draw
Drew, drawn
She had studied for the exam.
Neg: She hadn't studied for the exam.
Int: Had she studied for the exam?
Oh no. I did a mistake!
Oh no. I made a mistake!
Has visto Juan?
Have you seen Juan?
Take over.
The army tried to take over other lands.
Coger control.
Drink
Drank, drunk
You've been working hard.
Neg: You haven't been working hard.
Int: Have you been working hard?
I didn't understand nothing from the movie.
I didn't understand anything in the movie.
El avión voló sobre el océano.
The plane flew over the ocean.
Look after.
I had been looking after my sister for months on end while my Mom had been absent.
Cuidar por alguien.
Fly
flew, flown
He showed him a great escape from the maze.
Neg: He didn't show him a great escape from the maze.
Int: Did he show him a great escape from the maze?
The children are more innocent than the adults.
Children are more innocent than adults.
Ella aún no había llamado a su mamá.
She had not called her mom yet.
Go through with.
When it came to actually stealing the money, Nora couldn’t go through with it.
Completa una promesa o plan
Forget
forgot, forgotten