Hoy os traemos de nuevo un post de phrasal verbs. En este caso veremos phrasal verbs de uso muy común con look. Recuerda que aunque pueden resultarnos un poco complicadillos, lo mejor es ir aprendiendolos poco a poco y comenzar a utilizar algunos de ellos una vez tienes claro su significado. Para eso, hoy te proponemos estos 15 phrasal verbs con look con su significado y ejemplos.
To look for / to search – buscar.
E.g.
She’s looking for a new job.
I didn’t find what I was looking for.
To look after / to take care of – cuidar.
E.g.
I need a babysitter to look after my children.
Do you mind looking after my dog next weekend?
To look up / to try to find information – buscar información (en un diccionario, libro, en internet).
E.g.
I’ll look it up on Wikipedia.
They looked the words up in a dictionary.
To look forward to / to be waiting and excited about a future event – esperar ansioso, entusiasmado.
E.g.
I look forward to meeting you again.
He is looking forward to your visit.
To look over / to quickly examine something – echar un vistazo.
E.g.
Could you look over my notes and tell me what you think?
I like to look over the newspaper before going to work.
To look up to / to respect and admire someone – admirar a alguien.
E.g.
I look up to my father, I hope I will be like him some day.
He has always looked up to his boss.
To look down on / to feel better than other people – creerse mejor, menospreciar a alguien.
E.g.
Rich people look down on others.
Many companies look down on their employees.
To look into / to investigate, examine – investigar, examinar con detalle.
E.g.
You’ll have to look into the pros and cons of moving to another country.
The doctor looked into the injury and prescribed some antibiotics.
To look in on / to visit someone for a short time – visitar a alguien, pasarse a ver.
E.g.
Could you look in on your grandma and see if she’s all right?
Ok, I’ll look in on her on my way home.
To look back on / to think about something in the past – recordar, pensar sobre el pasado.
E.g.
I feel proud when I look back on the things I’ve done in my life.
If you look back on your childhood you will remember happy times.
To look out / to watch and be careful – tener cuidado.
E.g.
Look out! There is broken glass on the floor.
Look out with that dog, it seems dangerous.
To look at / to consider or examine something – considerar, examinar.
E.g.
We will look at all the proposal before making a decision.
Management are looking at ways of cutting costs.
To look around / to visit, to search – buscar, visitar, mirar alrededor.
E.g.
We started looking around for a house on the beach.
They looked around the city but they didn’t find the gallery.
To look through / to examine or read something briefly – hojear, revisar.
E.g.
Have you look through the report I sent you?
I was looking through some books on the subject.
To look to / to rely on someone for help – esperar que alguien haga algo por ti.
E.g.
We look to our manager to give us the instructions.
I look to Kim to help me with my exam.
Seguro que algunos ya te sonaban y los puedes tachar de la lista 😉
Y como sabemos que los phrasal verbs son un tema recurrente a la hora de aprender inglés y ampliar vocabulario aquí tenéis más phrasal verbs con take y con get, look through them!
El verbo suggest en inglés tiene truco porque construimos las frases de una manera diferente a la que usaríamos en español. Te contamos cómo usar el verbo suggest correctamente en inglés. Toma nota!
A la hora de usar el verbo suggest, hay varios puntos que hay que tener en cuenta al construir las frases, porque con este verbo hay varias estructuras que son correctas, pero a su vez diferentes de cómo construiríamos la frase en español. Observa primero estos ejemplos con el verbo suggest
They suggested me to accept the job offer.
They suggested that I (should) accept the job offer.
He suggested us to wait for an answer.
He suggested waiting for an answer.
I suggested them a good restaurant in the area.
I suggested a good restaurant in the area.
He suggested us a solution to the problem.
He suggested a solution to the problem (to us).
Ahora vamos a ver paso a paso cómo usar el verbo suggest correctamente en cada uno de los casos, verás que no es difícil, pero hay que prestar atención.
Usamos suggest that + subject + verb +…
e.g.
I suggest (that) you leave early to avoid traffic jams.
He suggested (that) we visit them during summer holidays.
They suggested (that) I accept the job offer.
En general, podemos omitir (that) siempre que el significado quede claro.
En el último ejemplo además, si el verbo suggest va en pasado, podemos también usar should y decir
e.g.
They suggested (that) I should accept the job offer.
I suggested (that) you should think carefully before taking a decision.
Usamos suggest + -ing
es decir, el verbo suggest es uno de esos verbos que si van seguidos de otro verbo, éste segundo verbo va en gerundio (-ing) y no con “to” (infinitivo)
e.g.
He suggested waiting for an answer before making a decision.
Our doctor suggests doing exercise everyday.
Tina suggests meeting for a drink after work.
He suggested visiting them during summer holidays.
Podemos usar suggest + noun
e.g.
I suggested a good restaurant in the area.
He suggested a solution to the problem.
Si no queda claro en el contexto, podemos añadir a quién se le realiza la sugerencia, pero con “to”, es decir
e.g.
He suggested a solution (to us).
I suggested a good restaurant (to him).
Otro de los verbos con los que cometemos este tipo de error es el verbo explain.
Usamos suggest + wh- word
podemos usar también el verbo suggest seguido de wh-words como what, where, when, how… observa estos ejemplos
e.g.
I suggested how to get the best price when booking flights.
She suggested what to see and do in Florence.
They suggested where we could go on a weekend trip.
En resumen, los errores que cometemos al usar el verbo suggest, son principalmente porque el verbo suggest no puede ir seguido de un objeto indirecto o pronombre (me, you, us, them) sin preposición. Y porque tampoco se puede usar el verbo suggest con un objeto + infinitivo, como veíamos en los ejemplos correctos/incorrectos al principio del post. Ahora que ya lo hemos visto en detalle, solo tenemos que tomar nota de estas estructuras para saber cómo usar el verbo suggest correctamente en inglés.
