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 😉

Hello buddies, hoy os traemos algunos de los usos más frecuentes de las preposiciones AT, IN, ON.

Si, si, con éstas nos liamos bastante tanto si las usamos como preposiciones de tiempo o de lugar/posición. A ver si hoy arrojamos un poquito de luz y con este post os aclaramos los usos más importantes.

Vamos por partes:

AT, IN, ON prepositions of time

We use IN for periods of time, months, years, seasons, decades, morning, afternoon, evening.
For example: in six months, in the nineties (90’s), in a moment, in two days, in ten minutes, in the summer, in 2018, in the morning, in February…

We use ON for days and date, the weekend (US)
For example: on July 20th, on Saturday, on the weekend (US), onTuesday morning, on my birthday, on New Year’s day, on Christmas’ Eve…

We use AT for precise times, festivals, holiday periods, the weekend (UK) and night.
For example: at Christmas, at night, at the weekend(UK), at 10 o’clock, at Easter, at lunchtime…

We don’t need to use these preposition with some time expressions
For example: next week, tomorrow, this afternoon, yesterday, today, last winter…

AT, IN, ON prepositions of place

At a point, in an area, on a surface.

We can use at to mean «a reference or meeting point» or in to mean «inside».
For example:
She’s usually at the office in the mornings.
We’ll have a meeting in the conference room.
We can say we are at the office or in the office.

At is mainly used with

-Public places, buildings: at the airport, at the bus stop, at the office, at the shopping centre, at the hospital, at the hotel, at the doctor’s, at the hairdressers’…
-Events: at a concert, at a party, at a meeting, at a wedding, at a dinner…

We also say that someone is: at home, at work, at school, at university.

In is mainly used with

-Cities, towns, countries (and other large areas): in Europe, in Paris, in the Pacific Ocean, in the Mediterranean, in the Sahara…
-Outside areas: in the garden, in the park, in the pool, in the street…
-Rooms: in the kitchen, in the bedroom…

We say that someone is in hospital / in prison if they are there as patients / prisoners.
We can say we are at the hospital visiting someone.

Esperamos que a partir de ahora os resulte un poco menos confuso utilizar estas preposiciones taaaan comunes. 😉