Working with Infinitives
Purpose and Intention (In order to / So as to)
Using in order to and so as to
Infinitives as Subject and Complement
Supposed to / Meant to / Misunderstandings
Thought and Wondered / Asking Politely
Quiz: Working with Infinitives
Rules and Instructions in Common Places
Need to and Passive Infinitives
Modals and Passive Infinitives
Expressing Prohibition with Forbid and Allow
Rules and Instructions Role Play
Quiz: Rules and Instructions in Common Places
Reporting what others say
Reported Speech with Infinitives
Reporting what others say Role Play
Cleft Sentences with what and it / Emphasis and Summary
Quiz: Reporting what others say
Description and Clarification
Restrictive and Non-restrictive Clauses
Omitting the pronoun
Options: Whether or not...
Quiz: Description and Clarification
Expressing Reason, Probability and Contrast
Adverbs of Evaluation and Opinion
While / Whereas / Whilst / Contrasting and Comparing
Due to: Certainly / Likely
Quiz: Expressing Reason, Probability and Contrast
Closing
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Supposed to / Meant to / Misunderstandings
4/21A veces no sucede lo que esperamos en una determinada situación. Veamos cómo puedes expresarte cuando las cosas no salen como deberían.
Expresando supuestos y malentendidos con “Supposed to” y “Meant to”
Puedes utilizar el vocabulario “Supposed to” y “Meant to” para expresar que algo no salió como se supone que debía ser o discutir un malentendido.
Veamos algunos ejemplos:
- The teacher was supposed to start the class at 5 PM, but it is 5:30 PM, and she hasn’t come.
- The teacher was meant to start the class at 5 PM, but it is 5:30 PM, and she hasn’t come.
- She was supposed to arrive early.
- She was meant to arrive early.
- The food was supposed to be delicious.
- The food was meant to be delicious.
Ambas expresiones significan lo mismo y puedes intercambiarlas para hablar de qué esperabas que sucediera con una situación o marcar un error a alguien.
Contribución creada por: Kevin Fiorentino (Platzi Contributor).
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