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!
La diferencia entre for y since. Por fin aprenderás cómo y cuándo usar for y since que son dos palabras con las que solemos cometer errores los hispano hablantes porque las confundimos bastante. En realidad es más fácil de lo que parece, ya verás cómo con estos ejemplos vas a tener clara la diferencia entre for y since a partir de ahora.
FOR
For + period of time
Usamos for para referirnos a un periodo de tiempo, para indicar la duración de la acción de la que hablamos.
e.g.
I have been living here for 5 years.
I have been working in this company for 3 years.
Podemos usar for con varios tiempos verbales, aunque es común que lo usemos con el present perfect, no es el único tiempo verbal con el que lo podemos usar.
e.g.
I was visiting them for 2 weeks.
She will be studying in London for 9 months.
We have been working together for many years.
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
Observa que cuando usamos for nos referimos a un periodo de tiempo, y a la duración de la acción. Podemos usarlo en expresiones como: for years, for days, for a long time, for ages… sin necesidad de especificar un número exacto, aunque podemos incluirlo (for ten minutes, for two hours, for three years…)
SINCE
Since + starting point in time
Usamos since para indicar un punto en el tiempo, el momento en que comienza la acción que describimos.
e.g.
I have been living here since 2014.
I have been working in this company since 2016.
Lo más frecuente es usarlo con el present perfect (simple or continuous), a diferencia de for, que sí puede usarse en otros tiempos verbales, since lo usaremos sobre todo con el present perfect tanto simple como continuo.
Además, podemos usar otro tipo de expresiones de tiempo que nos ayuden a indicar el punto de inicio en el tiempo (no necesariamente un año), lo que tiene que quedar claro es cuándo comienza. Observa
e.g.
I haven’t seen him since Monday.
They haven’t met since last month.
He has been studying since 7 o’clock.
We have been making changes since the end of the year.
Vamos ahora a comparar las diferencias entre for y since con otros ejemplos con los que nos suele quedar muy claro
e.g.
We have been married since 2010.
We have been married for 9 years.
We got married in 2010.
We got married 9 years ago.
O también puede ser como en los siguientes ejemplos
e.g.
We have been together since 2017.
We have been together for 2 years.
We started our relationship 2 years ago.
Ya habíamos visto la diferencia entre for y since, pero ¿qué pasa con ago? que aparece en los ejemplos anteriores. Pues te lo contamos también a continuación
AGO
Usamos ago normalmente con el pasado simple para indicar cuánto hace de algo. En este caso, no es correcto usarlo con el present perfect.
e.g.
I started a new job a few weeks ago.
I saw her ten minutes ago.
We got married five months ago.
They came to live here four years ago.
Pay attention! No usamos ago acompañando a since. Es un error frecuente decir por ejemplo “I haven’t seen her since 1 week ago” (desde hace una semana) porque en español lo decimos así, pero en inglés no es correcto. Diríamos “I haven’t seen her since last week”.
Pues al final, además de ver la diferencia entre for y since, hemos añadido un punto más para distinguirlos también de ago. Recuerda cómo y cuándo usar cada uno de ellos. Si aún tienes dudas, déjanos un comentario y te ayudamos.
Las palabras job and work son palabras que utilizamos a diario, aunque no siempre de manera correcta, porque nos cuesta ver la diferencia entre una y otra. En el post de hoy te damos las claves para que aprendas a usar job and work correctamente.
Let’s work on it!
JOB es un sustantivo contable (countable noun) y se refiere a trabajo en el sentido de puesto de trabajo o empleo, lo que haces para ganar dinero, tu ocupación.
What do you do? What’s your job?
I love my job. I’m a nurse.
He finally found a job last week.
She had two jobs, she worked as a scientist and also as a part-time teacher.
Young people have more difficulties to find a job.
Are you looking for a new job?
Job también puede referirse a una tarea o un trabajo en particular, como por ejemplo
I had a few jobs to do at home this month, like painting and installing a new floor.
My parents always find little jobs for me to do in the garden.
He is retired but he has lot of jobs (things to do) to keep himself busy.
Podemos encontrar la palabra job en expresiones como:
A job interview
To look for a job
To apply for a job
To find / get a job
To lose / leave / quit a job
A full-time / part-time job
A permanent / temporary job
A rewarding / challenging job
WORK puede ser un sustantivo incontable (uncountable noun) o un verbo. Como sustantivo, es más general que job y se refiere a trabajo en general, en el sentido de actividades o esfuerzos que haces (como parte de tu trabajo o no) para conseguir algo. También puede hacer referencia a tu lugar de trabajo.
I work as a nurse. I love my job.
I’m busy. I have a lot of work at the moment.
A large part of the work we do involves using computers.
Doing the cleaning at home it’s a lot of work.
He starts work at 8 o’clock every morning.
I usually go to work by train.
Would you like to go for a drink after work?
Podemos encontrar la palabra work en expresiones como:
A hard/difficult work
A lot of work
To work hard
To start/leave/finish work
To go/get to work
To be at work
Como verbo, podemos utilizar work con diferentes preposiciones:
You work in a city or area.
E.g. He works in Madrid.
You work in a place such as a bank, shop, etc.
E.g. She works in a library.
You work at / for a company or organisation.
E.g. They work at the city council.
I work at / for a consulting firm.
He works at LMI bank.
You work in an industry or a type of job.
E.g. She works in advertising.
You work as a waiter, cashier, accountant, etc.
E.g. He works as a cook.
I work as a design consultant.
You work on a project or task.
E.g. Several people worked on the report.
I’m working on a market analysis.
You work with people or things.
E.g. They work with children in need.
We work with dangerous chemical substances.
Para que te resulte más fácil te dejamos esta infografía con ejemplos de uso correcto e incorrecto de job and work.
Y finalmente para ponerte a prueba y ver si lo tienes claro puedes realizar este ejercicio.
Completa con job o work las siguientes frases:
I _____ part-time at a restaurant.
She has two _____ to support her family.
They usually finish _____ at 19 p.m.
He is trying to find a _____ in advertising.
I started _____ when I was 20.
She’s not here right now. She’s at _____.
We had a full-time _____ at a local university.
VER RESPUESTAS CORRECTAS
I WORK part-time at a restaurant.
She has two JOBS to support her family.
They usually finish WORK at 19 p.m.
He is trying to find a JOB in advertising.
I started WORK when I was 20.
She’s not here right now. She’s at WORK.
We had a full-time JOB at a local university
Esperamos que este post sobre job and work te sea de ayuda, además si quieres ver más tips de vocabulario relacionados con el trabajo te recomendamos el post cómo hablar de trabajo en inglés
