Descripción: Preguntas y respuestas básicas en inglés. En la siguiente entrada te presentamos una serie de preguntas y respuestas que pueden ser utilizadas en acciones cotidianas y que son de una gran utilidad.
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QUESTION
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POSSIBLE ANSWER
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PERSONAL INFORMATION |
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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What’s your name? |
Peter / My name’s Peter / I’m Peter |
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Where do you live? |
I live in Granada, Boston, Madrid, Barcelona…. |
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What is your address? |
17 Santiago Street, Granada, Post Code (PC) 18000 |
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Where are you from? |
I’m from Spain, England, Portugal… I come from… |
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What’s your surname / family name? |
My surname / family name is Rodriguez |
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What’s your first name? |
My first name is Paul / It’s Paul |
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What’s your (tele)phone number? |
My (tele)phone number is… / It’s…. |
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How old are you? |
I am 15 / I’m 15 |
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When were you born? |
I was born in 1982, Granada |
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Where were you born? |
I was born in Granada, Spain |
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Are you married? What is marital status? |
I’m single / I’m married |
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What do you do? / What’s your job? |
I’m electrician / teacher / painter… |
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Where are you going (now)? |
I’m going to the bus station… |
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Where did you go? |
I went to the cinema… |
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Where were you? |
I was at home |
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Have you got a car / job / house …? |
Yes, I have two cars… / No I haven’t |
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Have you got any children / friends / books…? |
Yes, I have 3 children, two boys and one girl. |
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Can you play tennis / football / golf …? |
Yes I can / No, I can’t |
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Can you speak English / French / Italian …? |
Yes I can speak English very well / A little bit |
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What’s your favourite singer /colour…? |
My favourite singer is Michael Jackson… |
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GREETING
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GREETING
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Good morning / afternoon / evening |
Good morning / afternoon / evening |
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Good night (when you go to bed) |
Good night (When you go to bed) |
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Hello / Hi |
Hello / Hi / How are you? |
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How are you? (informal) |
I’m fine, thanks / I’m cool thanks / not bad |
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How do you do? (very formal) |
How do you do? |
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Nice to meet you |
Nice to meet you |
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SHOPPING
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SHOPPING
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How can I help you? / May I help you? |
Yes, I’m looking for a sweater |
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Can I try it on? |
Sure, the changing rooms are over there? |
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How much does it cost? How much is it? |
It’s 45€ |
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How would you like to pay? |
By credit card / by debit card / in cash |
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Can I pay by credit card / check / debit car? |
Certainly, we accept all major cards |
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Have you got something bigger / smaller / lighter? |
Certainly, we’ve got smaller sizes as well |
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ASK SOMETHING SPECIFIC
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ANSWERS TO SOMETHING SPECIFIC
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What’s that? |
It’s a cat |
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What time is it? |
It’s nine o’clock / It’s half past nine |
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Can / May I open the window? |
Sure! It’s hot here! |
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Is there a bank / supermarket / Chemist near here? |
Yes, there is a bank on the next corner next to the post office |
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Where is the nearest bank / supermarket / pharmacy, etc…? |
The nearest supermarket is on 15th Street |
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Who wrote / painted / invented …? |
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet |
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Is there any water / sugar / rice…? |
Yes, there are a lot of sugar left. |
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Are there any apples / sandwiches / books…? |
No, there aren’t any apples left |
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Is this your /his / her…. Pen / book / bag…? |
Yes, It’s mine / his / hers / ours / theirs No, it’s yours |
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Whose is this / that? |
It’s Jack’s / It’s Vanessa’s
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QUESTIONS WITH “LIKE”
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ANSWERS TO “LIKE” QUESTIONS
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What do you like? |
I like playing tennis / listening to music… |
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What does he look like? |
He’s tall and slim |
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What would you like to eat? |
I’d like to eat a steak and chips |
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What is it like? (a country for example) |
It’s an interesting country |
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What’s the weather like? |
It’s sunny / rainy / cloudy / snowy / foggy… |
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Would you like something to eat / drink? |
Thank you. Could I have a cup of tea? |
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Would you like some coffee / tea / food…? |
Yes, thank you. I’d like some coffee |
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ASKING FOR AN OPINION
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ASKING FOR AN OPINION
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What’s it about? |
It’s about a boy who likes adventures |
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What do you think about your job / book / film…? |
I think this book is very interesting |
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How big / far / easy / difficult is it? |
The test was very difficult. |
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How big / far / easy / difficult are they? |
The answers are very easy |
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How was it? |
It was very boring / interesting |
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What are you going to do tomorrow / this evening/ tonight / next week? |
I’m going to visit some friends next week |
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SUGGESTIONS
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SUGGESTIONS
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What shall we do this evening? |
Let’s go see a film |
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Why don’t we go out / play tennis / visit friends/ this evening…? |
Yes, that’s sounds like a good / bad idea. |