Hey buddies, hoy toca post de phrasal verbs, I know, they can be hard y no siempre es fácil entenderlos y luego ponerlos en práctica. Hoy nos centramos en los 15 Phrasal verbs con take que ya tendrías que conocer. No worries, si aún no los conoces te los explicamos con significado y ejemplos, uno por uno.
To take after someone – to look like someone, to have a similar appearance or personality- parecerse a alguien
E.g.
Mike takes after his mother; they both have the same blue eyes and blond hair.
Everybody says Beth takes after her grandmother, they have a talent for art.
To take something apart – to disassemble, to separate something into smaller parts- desmontar
E.g.
He’s always taking apart all types of mechanical toys.
I think I should take apart my computer and clean it properly.
To take away something – to separate, to remove – apartar, quitar, llevarse
E.g.
Could you take away this old chair? I don’t want it anymore.
If you don’t study harder, we’ll have to take away your telephone.
To take something back
1) to return something – devolver algo
E.g.
He bought some shoes but they don’t fit. He will ned to take them back.
2) to admit that you did/say something wrong – retirar (algo que has dicho)
E.g.
Sorry for saying those words to you, I take it back.
To take something down
1) to separate something into parts – desmontar
E.g.
After the concert finished, the crew took down the stage.
2) to write on paper – escribir, tomar nota de algo
E.g.
Let me take down your phone number, just in case.
To take someone in – to let someone stay in your house – dejar que alguien se quede en tu casa.
E.g.
He was having a hard time finding an apartment, so we took him in for a month.
You are so nice to take me in, I cannot thank you enough.
To take something in – to assimilate or understand information – comprender o asimilar información.
E.g.
The speaker said interesting things but it was a lot to take in.
I’m reading this manual and I can’t take it in.
To take off
1) to rise in the air (an airplane) – despegar (un avión)
E.g.
The plane will take off in 30 minutes.
2) also to become successful or popular very fast – despegar en sentido figurativo.
E.g.
Recently, their blog has taken off and now they are very popular.
Her career took off when she started working in publicity.
To take something off
1) to remove (clothes) – quitarse (ropa)
E.g.
As soon as I get home I take off my shoes and change my clothes.
2) not to work for a period of time – tener un día/semana libre (sin ir al trabajo)
E.g.
She took a week off to visit her family in France.
I’ll take two days off next week.
To take someone on – to hire someone – contratar a alguien.
E.g.
We need to take on a new cleaning lady.
Our company is taking on more employees next month.
To take something on – to accept some work or responsibility – aceptar/asumir responsabilidades
E.g.
Do you have time to take on a new project?
She took on more tasks in order to get promoted.
To take (it) out on someone – to make someone feel bad, because you are feeling bad too – tomarla con alguien
E.g.
Hey, I understand that you’ve had a horrible day, but don’t take it out on me.
I was stressed and I took it out on him.
To take over something – to take control of something – asumir el control de algo
E.g.
His real intention was to take over the company.
A large holding has taken over our company and there will be some changes.
To take up something
1) to fill space or time – ocupar espacio o tiempo
E.g.
These books are taking up all the space in my room.
This project is taking up more time than I expected.
2) to start doing something regularly – comenzar un nuevo hábito
E.g.
I’ve recently taken up yoga.
Why did you took up golf?
To take somebody up on something – to accept an offer- aceptar una invitación.
E.g.
You’re always welcome to stay with us when you’re in Paris.
Thank you, I’ll take you up on that the next time I come to France.
Esperamos que no haya sido demasiado para asimilar, a lot to take in y que te animes a poner algunos de ellos en práctica, verás que tu confianza con los phrasal verbs pronto despega, it will soon take off, y si por el contrario te has quedado con ganas de más phrasal verbs aquí tienes «Los mejores phrasal verbs con get, descúbrelos!»
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.
