USEFUL GRAMMAR STRUCTURES

TO BE LIKELY TO.- ser probable que

I am likely to go to the concert

TO BE FOND OF/TO BE KEEN ON.- gustar, ser aficionado a

I'm fond of chocolate/ I'm keen on dancing

WOULD RATHER+infinitive.- preferir

I would rather study Maths to Chemistry

HAD BETTER+ infinitive.- sería mejor que

You had better study harder to pass your exams

TO WANT SB TO DO STH.- querer que alguien haga algo

(en lugar de WANT, pueden ir ASK, TELL, ORDER...)
I want my son to clean his room
I told the girls to stop chatting

TO MAKE SB DO STH/ TO LET SB DO STH- obligar a alguien a hacer algo/ permitir a alguien
hacer algo.
I made my son clean his room
I let my son go to the party

IT'S TIME+ simple past.- ya va siendo hora de

It's time she started to work harder

IT'S NO WORTH/IT'S NO USE + gerund.- es inútil

It's no worth repairing the laptop. It's better to buy another one

NEED+ gerund.- hace falta (hacer algo)

Your hair needs washing

I WISH + simple past.- ójala (situación presente)

I wish you were here. I need you

I WISH+ past perfect.- ójala (situación pasada)

I wish you had come to my party

I WISH+ would.- ójala (queja)

I wish you wouldn't call me anymore

THE+ COMPARATIVE.- cuánto más....., más......

the harder you work, the better marks you get

WHOEVER, WHATEVER, WHENEVER, WHEREVER.- quienquiera que, cualquier cosa que,

cuandoquiera que, dondequiera que...
Wherever I go, I meet nice people

IMPERSONAL PASSIVE.- se dice que, se sabe que, se espera que...

It is said that an apple a day is good for your health