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El "present perfect" se emplea para señalar un vínculo entre el presente y el pasado. El tiempo en que transcurre la acción
es anterior al presente pero inespecífico y, a menudo, recae un mayor interés sobre el resultado que sobre la propia acción.
Una acción o situación iniciada en el pasado y que continúa en el presente. I have lived in Bristol since 1984 (= todavía
vivo allí.)
Una acción realizada durante un periodo de tiempo aún no concluido. Shehas beento the cinema twice this week (= la
semana todavía no ha terminado.)
Una acción repetida en un periodo temporal inespecífico situado entre el pasado y el presente. We have visited Portugal
several times.
Una acción que ha concluido en un pasado muy reciente, lo que se indica mediante 'just'. I have just finished my work.
Una acción para la cual no es importante el momento preciso en que aconteció. He has read 'War and Peace'. (= lo
relevante es el resultado de la acción)
Nota: Cuando queremos dar o pedir información sobre cuándo, dónde o quién, empleamos el "simple past". Consulta cómo elegir
entre el "simple past" y el "present perfect".
Ever adverb
Definition of ever
1: ALWAYS: ever striving to improve / the ever-increasing population
2a: at any time: more than ever before
b: in any way: how can I ever thank you
3—used as an intensive: looks ever so angry / am I ever happy to see you
ever and anon: from time to time : OCCASIONALLY
Phrases Containing ever
as ever
ever after
ever since
ever so
ever so slightly
ever such
hardly ever
never ever
Yours ever
1. Ever: alguna vez.
En preguntas:
Ever
Los adverbios "ever" y "never" se refieren a un tiempo no identificado, anterior al presente (Have you ever visited Berlin?). "Ever" y "never" siempre se
colocan antes del verbo principal (en "past participle"). "Ever" se utiliza:
En preguntas
Ejemplos
Have you ever been to England?
Has she ever met the Prime Minister?
En preguntas negativas
Ejemplos
Haven't they ever been to Europe?
Haven't you ever eaten Chinese food?
Los Beatles fueron una de las bandas más exitosas de todos los tiempos.
Es tan inteligente.
Compound Forms:
Inglés Español
better than ever adj (improved, even greater than before) mejor que nunca loc adj
I was sad yesterday, but now I'm better than ever.
Ayer estaba triste, pero hoy me siento mejor que nunca.
ever again adv (at any point in the future) nunca más loc adv
I'm sure he won't dare do such a thing ever again.
No vuelvas a hablarme en ese tono nunca más.
en aumento loc adj
cada vez mayor loc adj
por siempre expr
Note: Infantil
Charles promised to love Lucy for ever and ever.
Charles le prometió a Lucy amarla por siempre jamás.
Cenicienta se casó con el Príncipe Azul y ambos vivieron felices y comieron perdices.
The lost cat was found in the attic and the family lived happily ever after.
Encontraron al gato en el ático y la familia vivió felizmente.
more than ever adv (to the greatest extent so far) más que nunca loc adv
Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. After spending the weekend with him I like him more
than ever.
Tus historias de aventuras me dan ganas de viajar más que nunca.
Never adverb
nev·er | \ ˈne-vər \
Definition of never
1: not ever : at no timeI never met her
2: not in any degree : not under any conditionnever the wiser for his experience
Synonyms
ne'er
Antonyms
always,
constantly,
continuously,
endlessly,
ever,
forever,
perpetually
Examples of never in a Sentence
I will never shop at that store again.
I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal.
Phrases Containing never
almost never
a watched pot never boils
it never fails
it never rains but it pours
lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
never/not dream of
never/not hear the end of it
never/not in a thousand/million/billion years
never/not miss a trick
2. Never: nunca.
Principal Translations
Inglés Español
Additional Translations
Inglés Español
Compound Forms:
Inglés Español
better late than never expr (it is better to do [sth] late than never) mejor tarde que nunca expr
Never say die! interj figurative (do not give up) (formal) no cejar en el empeño loc verb
Come on boys, you can still win this game! Never say die!
¡Vamos, chicos, aún podéis ganar el partido! ¡No cejéis en el empeño!
(figurado) no rendirse jamás loc verb
¡Vamos, chicos, aún podéis ganar el partido! ¡No os rindáis jamás!
(AR, ES, coloquial) no tirar la toalla loc verb
¡Vamos, chicos, aún podéis ganar el partido! ¡No tiréis la toalla!
no darse por vencido loc verb
¡Vamos, chicos, aún podéis ganar el partido! ¡Nunca os deis por vencidos!
never to return expr (not going to come back) para nunca volver, para no volver nunca expr
He has left this country, never to return. Her son went to war, never to return.
Dejó este país para nunca volver.
para no retornar expr
Dejó este país para no retornar.
never-ending adj (going on forever) interminable adj
eterno/a adj
I almost fell asleep during the pastor's never-ending sermon.
Casi me quedo dormido durante el interminable discurso del pastor.
never-never land n (place existing only in fantasy) el país de Nunca Jamás loc nom m
No podemos seguir viviendo en el país del Nunca Jamás, tenemos que empezar a cuidar los recursos naturales.
en pagos loc adv
Audrey is terrible with money; she never saves and always ends up buying everything on the never-never.
Audrey es terrible con el dinero, nunca ahorra y siempre termina comprando todo en cuotas.
Already adverb
Definition of already
1: prior to a specified or implied past, present, or future time : by this time : PREVIOUSLY
He had already left when I called.
2—used as an intensive: All right already.Enough already!
Synonyms
afore
[chiefly dialect],
ahead,
antecedently,
anteriorly,
before,
beforehand,
earlier,
formerly,
preliminarily,
previously
Antonyms
after,
afterward
(or afterwards),
later
Examples of already in a Sentence
They've already agreed to come. I'd already left by the time you called. He acted as if he
didn't already know.
Flight 102 will already have taken off by the time Flight 101 lands. Have they arrived already?!
I'm still not dressed! Do you have to go already?
Phrases Containing already
all right already
Already
"Already" se refiere a una acción que ha ocurrido en un tiempo anterior al presente pero no especificado. Sugiere que no es
necesario repetir la acción.
Ejemplos
I've already drunk three coffees this morning. (= ¡y me estás ofreciendo otro!)
Don't write to John, I've already done it.
"Already" puede colocarse antes del verbo principal (en "past participle") o al final de la frase:
I have already been to Tokyo.
I have been to Tokyo already.
Ejemplos:
Principal Translations
Inglés Español
Additional Translations
Inglés Español
Compound Forms:
Español Inglés
(frustration) already adv
A ver si terminas los deberes de una vez.
Let's see if you finish your homework once and for all.
finally interj
once and for all expr
¡Cállate de una puta vez!
Just shut up already!
Enough! interj
Knock it off! interj
¡Basta ya! No quiero escucharte más.
Enough already! I don't want to hear anymore.
already adv
Nos licenciamos en 1980, y para entonces ya estábamos casados.
Yet adverb
Definition of yet
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a: in addition: BESIDES gives yet another reason
b: EVEN SENSE 1Ba yet higher speed
c: on top of everything else: no less had wells going dry. Between two large lakes, yet— J.
H. Buzard
2a(1): up to now : so far hasn't done much yet—often used to imply the negative of a
following infinitive have yet to win a game
(2): at this or that time: so soon as now not time to go yet
b: continuously up to the present or a specified time : STILL is yet a new country
c: at a future time: EVENTUALLY may yet see the light
3: NEVERTHELESS, HOWEVER
as yet
: up to the present or a specified timethere are as yet few clues— Sharon Kingman
yet again
: one more time arrived late yet again
yet
conjunction
Definition of yet (Entry 2 of 2)
: but nevertheless: BUT
Synonyms for yet
Synonyms: Adverb
eventually,
finally,
someday,
sometime,
sooner or later,
ultimately
Synonyms: Conjunction
but,
except
(also excepting),
only,
saving
Examples of yet in a Sentence
Adverb
Conjunction it feels like summer, yet according to the calendar we're still in early spring.
Phrases Containing yet
as yet
early days (yet)
just yet
the best is yet to come /be
yet again
Yet
"Yet" se utiliza en oraciones negativas e interrogativas, con el significado de (no) en el periodo temporal entre el pasado y el ahora, (no) hasta el
momento presente, incluido éste. Suele colocarse al final de la frase.
Ejemplos
Have you met Judy yet?
I haven't visited the Tate Gallery yet
Has he arrived yet?
They haven't eaten yet
Ejemplos
Have you written the report yet? (¿Ya has escrito el reporte? / ¿Ya escribiste el
reporte?)
Has he arrived yet? (¿Él ya ha llegado? / ¿Él ya llegó?)
Just /dʒʌst/: apenas o acabar de
Just adjective
Definition of just
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a: having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason: REASONABLE had just reason to
believe he was in danger
b: conforming to a standard of correctness: PROPER just proportions
c archaic: faithful to an original
2 a (1): acting or being in conformity with what is morally upright or good: RIGHTEOUS
a just war
(2): being what is merited: DESERVED a just punishment
b: legally correct: LAWFUL just title to an estate
just adverb
\ ˈjəst , ˈjist, ˈjest also without t \
Definition of just (Entry 2 of 3)
1a: EXACTLY, PRECISELY just right
b: very recently the bell just rang
2a: by a very small margin : BARELY just too late
b: IMMEDIATELY, DIRECTLYjust west of here
3a: ONLY, SIMPLY just last year just be yourself
b: QUITE, VERY just wonderful
4: PERHAPS, POSSIBLY it just might work
just about
: ALMOST the work is just about done
just
\ ˈjəst , ˈjüst \
Definition of just (Entry 3 of 3)
archaic variant of JOUST
Other Words from just
Adjective
justly adverb
justness \ ˈjəs(t)-nəs \ noun
Synonyms: Adjective
competent,
condign,
deserved,
due,
fair,
justified,
merited,
right,
rightful,
warranted
Synonyms: Adverb
exactly,
precisely
Antonyms: Adjective
undeserved,
undue,
unfair,
unjust,
unjustified,
unmerited,
unwarranted
Examples of just in a Sentence
Adjective
Adverb
That's just what I expected.
She called him a liar and told him he was just like all the other men she'd met.
Phrases Containing just
fresh/just off the boat
I'd (just) like to see him try
it (just) so happens that
just/only doing one's job
just about
just a friend
just a minute/second/moment
just another
just another face in the crowd
just anyone
just as
just as well
just because
just deserts
just-folks
just for fun
(just) for kicks
just for the sake of it
just friends
just-in-time
just like that
just looking
just now
just on
(just) one of those days
just plain folks
just reward
just rewards
just so
just someone's luck
just the right thing
just the same
just the thing
just the ticket
just this minute /second
just what the doctor ordered
just yet
just (you) wait
may I just say
more than just a pretty face
not just/only/merely
not just
not just a/another pretty face
one's heart is (just) not in something
wait /just a minute
wait /just a moment
would just as soon
Just
Ejemplos:
Se usa para mostrar que una acción terminó hace unos pocos instantes o minutos. Ejemplos:
I have just called her. (La acabo de llamar.)
They have just announced the nominees. (Acaban de anunciar los nominados.)
Principal Translations
Inglés Español
Imran recuerda haber escuchado una fuerte explosión justo antes de estrellar su auto.
Additional Translations
Inglés Español
Compound Forms:
Inglés Español
be just like [sb] v informal (be typical, expected of [sb]) ser típico de loc verb
expr
ser muy de loc verb
It's just like Alice to lock herself out of her own hotel room.
un poco loc adv
(informal) un poquito loc adv
levemente, ligeramente adv
un momentito interj
casi adv
Well, I think that just about covers it, so let's end this discussion here.
Creo que eso más o menos lo cubre, así que dejemos la discusión.
just across the (on the opposite side of the road) enfrente adv
street adv
My in-laws moved in just across the street, which is handy for babysitting.
Just after she'd finished her speech, she collapsed from exhaustion.
just around the (in the next street) justo a la vuelta de la esquina loc adv
corner adv
doblando la esquina loc adv
just as conj (in the same way that) así como loc conj
mejor que expr
It's just as well I retired before they changed all the duties of my job.
Menos mal que me jubilé antes de que cambiaran todas las tareas de mi puesto.
just because conj (for the sole reason that) solo porque loc conj
Just because she said something rude to you, doesn't mean you should be rude back. I love you just because you're you.
Solo porque ella te dijo algo de malos modos no significa que tengas que contestarle de malos modos.
en confianza loc adv
castigo nm
I'd say getting stung by a bee is your just deserts for getting too near the hive.
justo/a adj
We have just enough supplies for ourselves. We can't afford to take on anyone else.
Apenas tenemos suministros para nosotros. No podemos hacernos cargo de alguien más.
Tenemos los suministros justos para nosotros. No podemos hacernos cargo de alguien más.
ignorar⇒ vtr
(tuteo) figúrate expr
(voseo) imaginate expr
just in case conj (if it should happen that) (con indicativo) por si acaso loc conj
They may ask for some kind of ID, so take your passport just in case.
The paramedics arrived just in time. You got here just in time, you almost missed all the fun.
"Just kidding!" he exclaimed, after pretending to have left the document on the train.
«¡Es broma!», dijo después de fingir que había olvidado el documento en el tren.
just like prep informal (typical of: [sb]) ser típico de v cop + loc adj
One minute Lucy was here, then she disappeared – just like that!
Cuando nos fuimos de luna de miel nuestro auto llevaba el clásico cartel de "Recién Casados".
Colin estaba aquí recién. Quizás haya ido a coger algo de la oficina.
I'm busy just now – could you possibly come back later?
Just once, I wish you would ask politely. I'll make an exception just once.
Carry straight on until you get to the cathedral - the post office is just opposite.
Siga derecho hasta toparse con la Catedral, justo enfrente está la Oficina de Correos.
There's a book just out that covers this subject in detail. The author's new novel is just out in paperback.
Hay un libro recién publicado que trata ese tema con detalle.
Hay un libro que acaba de salir que trata ese tema con detalle.
(coloquial) calentito adj
ideal adj mf
casi adv
exacto/a adj
impecable adj mf
just the informal (completely unalike) totalmente opuesto a, todo lo contrario a loc adj
opposite adj
She is just the opposite of her sister.
Although Davina probably won't mind, just the same we ought to ask her before we borrow her bike.
Probablemente a Davina no le moleste, pero aun así deberíamos pedirle permiso para llevarnos su bicicleta.
igual adj mf
Are those new boots? Ed has a pair that are just the same.
just the thing adj (exactly what is needed) justo lo que necesitas loc adj
If you're stuck for something to listen to, I've got just the thing: this excellent new jazz album.
Si no sabes qué escuchar, tengo justo lo que necesitas: este nuevo disco de jazz.
She got into bed, but just then the telephone rang.
justo entonces adv
De momento el negocio va tirando, pero tengo confianza en que mejorará una vez que acabe la recesión.
just title n (law: received from believed owner) titularidad justa nf + adj
just what the figurative, informal ([sth] needed and justo lo que hacía falta expr
doctor ordered n welcomed) (informal)
(informal) justo lo que alguien necesitaba expr
A week's holiday in the sun was just what the doctor ordered.
ajustadamente adv
(AmL) recién adv