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13 To - For
13 To - For
FOR VS. TO
La palabra for
es una preposición que se utiliza frecuentemente seguida de «a/an» o un
número y una unidad de tiempo (segundos, días, semanas, meses años,
etc.).
Esta preposición se utiliza para expresar la duración de algo.
I have lived in Granada for 10 years. (¿Cuánto llevas viviendo en Granada?
10 años.)
We have known each other for a couple of months. (¿Hace cuánto que os
conocéis? Un par de meses.)
They want work to earn money – Ellos quieren trabajar para ganar
dinero.
John goes to France from time to time – John va a Francia de vez en cuando.
I will move to Ireland to start my own business. – Me mudaré a Irlanda para empezar
mi propio negocio.
2. Destino Go to: Ej.: They will go to the mountains for their holidays. (Ellos irán a
las montañas de vacaciones).
4. Un periodo de tiempo: Ej.: I work from 9:00 to 15:00 (Trabajo de 9:00 a 15:00).
EN RESUMEN: TO
5. Un límite: Ej.: The glass was full to the top (La copa estaba hasta el borde).
6. Detrás de algunos adjetivos (que implican razón, motivo) como: disappointed, glad, sad,
happy, anxious, pleased, surprised, proud, unhappy. Ej.: I am pleased to see you (Estoy
tan contento de verte).
7. Detrás de algunos adjetivos (para expresar opinión) como: difficult, easy, possible,
impossible, hard, right, wrong, kind, nice, clever, silly. Ej.: It is so hard to be a parent and
work at the same time (Es tan difícil ser padre y trabajar al mismo tiempo).
EN RESUMEN: FOR
1. Destinatario, beneficiario: Ej.: She painted a picture for him (Ella pinto un cuadro para
él).
2. Destino leave for: Ej.: They are leaving for Madrid (Se van a Madrid).
3. Razón, causa: Ej.: I need some ingredients for the meal (Necesito algunos ingredientes
para la comida).
4. La función de algo (una aplicación, una herramienta, etc) Ej.: This printing is for
making copies(Esta fotocopia es para hacer copias).
EN RESUMEN: FOR
5. Duración de tiempo: Ej.: I went running for more than 2 hours yesterday (Fui
a correr más de 2 horas ayer).
7. Con algunos adjetivos como: difficult, easy, possible, impossible, hard + for +
pronombre objeto: Ej.: It’s hard for me to run 12 kilometres in 2 hours. (Es
difícil para mí correr 12 kilometros en 12 horas).
FOR OR TO
Go______work
FOR OR TO
Go______a walk
FOR OR TO
Go____school.
FOR OR TO
soybeans = soja
lonely= solo
unload= descargar
reload= cargar
palabras:
Tom lives in a small town in Nebraska.
The town is called Fremont, and it’s about half an hour from Omaha, the biggest city in
Nebraska. But Tom works as a truck driver, so he spends a lot of time out of town, too.
He drives from Nebraska to Texas, or to California, or to New York. Wherever his boss tells
him to go. He spends 5 or 6 days on the road, and then he’s back at home for a few days to
rest
Nebraska has a lot of agriculture, so usually his truck is full of beef, pork, corn or soybeans.
He has a wife and two kids in Nebraska. His wife’s name is Janine, and his kids are Katie
and Walker. Katie is 4 years old, and Walker is 2. He loves his wife and his kids very much,
and he feels bad that he doesn’t spend more time with them. When he’s on the road,
driving his truck, Tom stays in hotels. He eats breakfast, lunch and dinner in truck stop
diners. A lot of the time he has breakfast in one state, lunch in another, and dinner in
another.
Today, he’s driving to New York. He’s driving a refrigerated truck full of beef to a
supermarket in Manhattan.
He likes his job, but sometimes it’s a bit boring. He spends a lot of time alone, on the road,
and he feels lonely.Tomorrow, he’ll arrive in New York, and after unloading the truck, he’ll
go to sleep in a hotel. The next day, he’ll reload the truck with something else and drive
back to Nebraska. He’s looking forward to seeing his family again.