rephrasings con
tiempos perfectos
TYPE 1
Este primer tipo indica el tiempo que ha pasado desde la
última vez que hemos hecho algo. Podemos encontrar 3
formas de expresar esto:
I haven’t redecorated my house for 7 years.
The last time I redecorated my house was 7 years ago.
It’s 7 years since I last redecorated my house.
*Todas las frases indican que la última vez que
redecoraste tu casa fue hace 7 años.
estructura: opción 1 y 1.1
period of past
It’s + time + since + sujeto + last + simple
It’s 5 years since Alice last bought
clothes
period of past for the
It’s + time + since + sujeto + simple + last time
bought for the
It’s 5 years since Alice clothes last time
more examples:
It’s 9 months since we last went to the mountains.
It’s ages since I last cooked pizza.
It’s two days since Thomas last saw Catherine.
It’s 3 weeks since my mum prepared my favorite dish for the last time.
It’s four years since Sam and Joe practiced Judo for the last time.
It’s months since Kevin attended to piano lessons for the last time.
estructura: opción 2
The last periodo
time + sujeto + past simple + was + de tiempo + ago
The last organized a was ago
time I party 3 months
more examples:
The last time she ate sushi was two weeks ago.
The last time John was ill was three months ago.
The last time my parents went to NYC was four years ago.
The last time they saw each other was two decades ago.
The last time I fought with my sister was two days ago.
The last time my dog went to the vet was three weeks ago.
estructura: opción 3
periodo
sujeto +
presente perfecto
negativo + for + de tiempo
She hasn’t gone to the for 5 weeks
cinema
more examples:
I haven‘t watched a TV series for 5 weeks.
My brother hasn’t cleaned his room for ages.
My neighbors haven’t driven their car for two years.
Cindy hasn’t met her friends for two days.
The president hasn’t organized a meeting for days.
Students haven’t studied since June.
let’s practice!
I haven’t run a marathon for three years (It’s)
It’s three years since I last ran a marathon.
She hasn’t won an Oscar for ages. (It’s ages)
It’s ages since she last won an Oscar.
They haven’t swept the house for years. (It’s years)
It’s years since they last swept the house.
He hasn’t smoked for 15 years. (It’s)
It’s 15 years since he last smoked.
She hasn’t lent me her car for two weeks. (It’s)
It’s two weeks since she last lent me her car.
The last time I took a holiday was years ago. (It’s years)
It’s years since I last took a holiday.
let’s practice!
It’s four decades since I last painted a picture. (I)
I haven’t painted a picture for four decades.
It’s ages since my father last rode his motorbike. (my father)
My father hasn’t ridden his motorbike for ages.
The last time I played the violin was 15 years ago. (I)
I haven’t played the violin for 15 years.
It’s 3 days since she last washed the car. (she)
She hasn’t washed the car for three days.
The last time Rob travelled by train was 4 months ago. (It’s)
It’s 4 months since Rob travelled by train for the last time.
It’s 5 months since I last cut my hair. (The last time)
The last time I cut my hair was 5 months ago.
TYPE 2
En este segundo tipo indicamos que algo es “lo más”.
Cambiamos una frase con NEVER + comparativo por una
con EVER + superlativo:
I have never met a more intelligent girl than Sue.
Sue is the most intelligent girl I have ever met.
*En ambas indico que Sue es la persona más inteligente
que he conocido en mi vida.
estructura
sujeto + present perfect con NEVER + frase comparativa
The has never graded a more extraordinary
teacher exam than this one.
present perfect con
sujeto + frase superlativa + EVER
This is the most extraordinary the teacher has ever
exam exam graded.
more examples:
I have never smelled a better flower than this one.
Rihanna has never sung a more beautiful song than “Love on the brain”
They have never created a cooler festival than Burning Man.
This flower is the best flower I have ever smelled.
“Love on the brain” is the most beautiful song Rihanna has ever sung.
Burning Man is the coolest festival they have ever created.
let’s practice!
I have never seen a more boring movie than this one. (This)
This is the most boring movie I’ve ever seen.
My parents have never experienced a more disgusting episode in their lives. (This)
This is the most disgusting episode my parents have ever experienced.
I have never heard a more excellent pianist than John. (John)
John is the most excellent pianist I’ve ever heard.
Marcus is the greatest painter I’ve ever seen. (I have)
I have never seen a greater painter than Marcus.
English is the easiest subject I’ve ever studied. (I have)
I have never studied an easier subject than English.
TYPE 3
En este último tipo indicamos el inicio de una actividad y
cuánto tiempo llevamos realizándola:
I have been working with computers for 10 years.
I started working with computers 10 years ago.
*En ambas indico que el tiempo que llevo trabajando
con ordenadores es de 10 años.
estructura
sujeto + presente perfecto continuo + for + periodo de
tiempo
I have been practicing yoga for two years
periodo de
sujeto + started + verbo en -ing + tiempo + ago
I started practicing two years ago
yoga
more examples:
My dad has been preparing paella for two hous.
Chandler has been organizing the trip to China for two years.
The students have been talking for ten minutes.
My dad started preparing paella two hours ago.
Chandler started organizing the trip to China two years ago.
The students started talking ten minutes ago.
let’s practice!
The Smiths started singing decades ago. (The Smiths)
The Smiths have been singing for decades.
My mum started sleeping a couple of hours ago. (My mum)
My mum has been sleeping for a couple of hours.
Henry has been living in California for three years. (Henry)
Henry started living in California three years ago.
My best friend has been writing her PhD paper for two years. (My best friend)
My best friend started writing her PhD two years ago.
Jane has been writing short poems for five years. (Jane)
Jane started writing short poems five years ago.