czwartek, 26 kwietnia 2012

Transformacje part three



“What is her sister’s name?”
I want to know what her sister’s name is.

I caught flu as soon as I had recovered from measles
I had hardly recovered from measles when I caught flu

I’d prefer to drive rather than walk
I’d rather drive than walk

He both paints and writes novels
Not only does he paint but he also writes novels

I wanted to know whose those books were
“who do these books belong to?”
The things he said about that dictator was shocking
What he said about that dictator were shocking

I thought the lecture would be worse than that
The lecture was not as bad as I had thought ---- had ważne

They didn’t hear any sound
Not a sound did they hear

He found studying at night quite difficult
He wasn’t used to studying at night

Someone stole the old lady’s purse
The old lady was robbed of the purse
Both exercises were too difficult to solve
I couldn’t solve neither of these exercises.

Shall I do the washing up for you?
Why don’t you have me do the washing up for you.

We must reconsider our offer
What we must do is reconsider our offer

Nobody has ever written in this exercise- book
This exercise-book has never been written in

We ought to forbid such demonstrations
It’s time such demonstration were forbidden

Jim wrote the letter before I came to see him
We I came to see Jim , he had already written the later

She will probably oppose your plan
She is likely to oppose your plan.

We’ll have to take him to hospital if he doesn’t regain consciousness
Unless he regains consciousness we’ll have to take him to hospital

In spite of the fact that she liked football, she didn’t go with you
In spite of liking football, she didn’t go with you.

He took off his shoes because he did not want to stain the carpet
He took off his shoes so he wouldn’t stain the carpet

Please, forecast weather for tomorrow rather than for next year
I’d rather you forecast weather for today than tomorrow

Laying the tiles was difficult and you don’t realize it
You don’t realize how difficult it was to lay the tiles

Do you approve of his plan?
Are you in favour  of his plan?

He hasn’t driven a bus for six years
It’s been six years since he last drove a bus

Stop leaving dirty dishes on the table
I wish you would stop leaving

I am looking for the book with a torn cover
I am looking for the book the cover of which is torn/ whose cover is torn
You can’t speak English and that’s why you can’t find work
You won’t find work without being able to speak

Okresy Warunkowe Przykłady 2

Odwiedziłbym Cię, ale nie wiedziałem, że jesteś w domu
I would have visit you but I did not know that you were home

Nie słyszałem telefonu, w przeciwnym razie bym odebrał
I did not hear the phone, otherwise I would have answered it

Nie byłbym tak zmęczony gdybym dobrze wypoczął w lecie
I would not be so tired if I had had a good rest in summer
I would not be so tired had I had a good rest in summer


Trnasformacje part two



Someone might find a solution to the problem soon
A solution to the problem might be found soon.
I am sure he was having a bath when I called
He must have been having a bath when I called

People believe she was born in Australia
She is believed to have been born in Australia

I don’t like you knitting in the office
I’d rather you didn’t knit

I think we should raise your salary
It’s time we raised your salary

I won’t vote for him because he has been involved in a financial scandal
If he hadn’t been involved in a financial scandal I would vote for him

I’d like to be a mathematical genius
If only I were a mathematical genius

Even though she felt jealous she managed to hide her feeling
Despite feeling jealous, she managed to hide her feeling

“You cheated in the exam, didn’t you Neil?” said the college principal
The college principal accused Neil of cheating in the exam.

I am sure they helped the guy to escape
They must have helped the guy to ecape

Mary is very nervous, that is why she always shouts at you.
If Mary were not so nervous , she wouldn’t  always shout at you.

He regrets that he did not attend the party yesterday
He wished he had attended the party.

He was annoyed because I walked across the field
He objected to my walking across the field

Hasn’t she got any other ideas?
Is this the only idea she had?

They say he was a very handsome man
He is said to have been a very handsome man

It is not necessary to pay for the books in cash
The books don’t have to be paid for in cash

Although he was very sleepy, he managed to finish the book
Despite being very sleepy he managed to finish the book
“ Don’t worry about me if I am late” she told her mum
She told her mum not to worry if she was late

She didn’t see Peter last week and I didn’t see him either
Neither she nor I saw Peter last week.

Tom didn’t steal the money. He didn’t know where the key to the safe was.
Tom can’t have stolen the money, he didn’t know where the key to the safe was.

His headache was so bad that he decided not to go to the concert
He had such a bad headache that he decided not to go to the concert

Please don’t talk to me like that
I wish you wouldn’t take to me like that

Perhaps he has had an accident somewhere on his way home
He might/may have had an accident on his way home

They sent a hundred men but still they couldn’t find him
In spite having sent 100 men they couldn’t find him

He didn’t play very well so he lost the match
If he played better he wouldn’t have lost the match

I don’t like you doing it
I’d rather you didn’t do it

They made her go immediately
She was made to go immediately

He managed to put his tent up in the dark
He succeeded in putting his tent up in the dark

Nobody has ever shown us how to do it
We have never been shown how to do it by anybody

If I don’t leave now, I will miss my train
I’ll miss my train, unless I leave now

Don’t you regret not learning to swim
Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim?

If you study more , you will get better grades
The more you study the better grades you will get

He lied before, so I didn’t believe him this time
If he hadn’t lied before I would have believed him this time
I wish you were over eighteen
If only you were over 18

Transformacje part one


No matter how cold it is, she always goes swimming
However cold it is, she always goes swimming

It’s very kind of you to give me a life
I appreciate your giving me a lift

They won’t send us the results ultil all the tests have been checked.
Not until all the tests have been checked will they send us the results

If someone understands this book , they are clever than I am.
Anyone who understands this book is clever than I am

But for Janet we wouldn’t have missed the plane
If it hadn’t been for Janet, we wouldn’t have missed the plane.
It would be a good idea to see the manager first
You’d better see the manager first

I don’t like it when Peter comes home late
I don’t like Peter coming home late.

It is believed that the actor walked out because of the director
The actor is believed to have walked out because of the director
I don’t believe my uncle could commit a crime
I don’t believe my uncle is capable of committing a crime.
It’s thought that this law came into existence in 1982
This law is believed to have come into existence

It’s a pity my children are not taking part in the London Marathon
I wish my children were taking part in the London Marathon

We only shook our heads.
All we did was shake our heads

I am sure they appreciated all your efforts
They must have appreciated all your efforts

It would be good if he tried to improve his image if he want to win the next election
He had better try to improve his image if he want to win the next election

The children found all the presents before Christmas came.
By the time Christmas came the children had found all the presents.

If your qualifications are higher, you get better job
The higher your qualifications are, the better job you will get

After a fruitful discussion they continued to write a summary of it
After a fruitful discussion they went on to write.

piątek, 20 kwietnia 2012

HARDLY

I hardly know anyone here
Prawie nikogo tu nie znam

I hardly know him
Prawie go nie znam

I hardly ever go to Nisko
Prawie nigdy nie jezdze do Niska

We hardly ever go anywhere
Prawie nigdy nigdzie nie jezdzimy

Hardly anyone likes me
Prawie nikt mnie nie lubi

Hardly anything is easy
Prawie nic nie jest latwe

Hardly anyone knew anything
Prawie nikt nic nie wiedzial

There is hardly ever anything anywhere
Prawie nigdzie nigdzie niczego nie ma

I hardly work hard
Nie pracuje zbyt ciezko

NO LONGER Już mi się to nie podoba!- I dont like it....

Już mi się to nie podoba:

- I dont like it anymore
- I like it no more
- I dont like it any longer
- I no longer like it

NO LONGER - wstępuje po podmiocie

I am no longer happy
I am no longer sleeping

I was no longer aware of where I was

I was no longer aware of the fact that there could be nothing in the fridge when Mary got back

There's no longer anything

There was no longer anything I could do- Nie moglem juz nic zrobic

Przypuszczenia

It must be Jim- to musi być Jim
It can be Jim- to może być Jim
It may be Jim- może to Jim

Możliwe, że to Jim
It can be Jim
It could be Jim

Możliwe, że to był Jim
It could have been Jim

He must have stolen it- Napewno to ukradł

There must be a car park- tam musi byc parking

Pierwsza klasa part two

Parking- parking lot/car park

My elder brother is 3 years older than me
Moj starszy brat jest 3 lata starszy odemnie

I realize this= I am aware of this

I am aware of the fact that it is late- jestem swiadom faktu ze jest pozno
I am aware of where I am- jestem swiadom tego gdzie jestem

I was surprised to see a dog- bylem zaskoczony widokiem psa

I was in Nisko- bylem w nisku
I have been to Nisko- mam odbyta podroz do Niska

Kiedy ostatnio jadłeś ser?
when did you last eat cheese?

Ostatnio nie jadłem sera, gdyz jestem ostatnio zajety i ostatnio widzialem jedzenie trzy dni temu
I have not eaten cheese lately as I have been busy lately and I last saw food 3 days ago

Have you killed the dogs yet
Zabiles już psy?

What do you think?- jak myslisz?
Gdzie to jest?- where is it?
Jak myslisz gdzie to jest- where do you think it is?

Dlaczego myslisz ze go zabil?
Why do you think he killed him?

I have not done it ever since
Od tamtego czasu nigdy tego nie robilem

jak bylo - what was it like?

Mylisz sie- you are wrong
Masz racje- you are right

I first saw a dog yesterday
I saw a dog for the first time yesterday

I had to kill it
musiałem go zabic( bo był brzydki)

I must have killed it ( bo się nie rusza)

a grain of truth- ziarnko prawdy

few of us- nieliczny z nas
badly damaged- powaznie uszkodzony

Jechal z predkoscia 70 km na h
He was driving at 70 km per/an hour

Pierwsza klasa part one

I feel good now = I am feeling good now
Did you have anything to eat?- jadłeś coś?
I cannot remember it- nie pamietam tego

Przypomina mi psa
-He resembles a dog to me
-He reminds me of a dog

At my place- at mine
czyja to książka?
they are my friend- to są moi koledzy

Ostatnio:

lately- ostatnio (ale zawsze teraz)
recently- ostatnio ( teraz i nie teraz np. I knew that recently I had not been in good condition )

He learnt that- dowiedzial sie ze

I think it my duty to kill him- uważam zabicie go za swoj obowiazek

at night
at the cinema
at the weekend
on TV
on the radio
at the party

CZAS PŁYNIE ZAWSZE FROM(OD) TO(DO). Chyba, że jest samo DO to wtedy till

What day is it today- jaki dzis dzien?
There was no time to talk- nie bylo czasu zeby pogadać
Are you in Line- stoisz w kolejce?
It was my birthday- miałem urodziny

Czas by to zmienic, ale nie ma czasu tego zmienic, to zreszta nie czas by o tym rozmawiac.

It’s time to change it but there is no time to change it. It is not the time to talk about it anyway

Isnt it time to start doing it?
Czyż nie czas by zaczac to robic?
Na niebie- in the sky
I did german at school- miałem niemiecki w szkole

Rady do zapamiętania


1.CZAS PŁYNIE ZAWSZE FROM(OD) TO(DO). Chyba, że jest samo DO to wtedy TILL

2.W warunkowym
Jak jest gdybym to rezygnujesz z woulda

3. „most” bez „the” znaczy „very”


4. w zdaniach przydawkowych :

JEŚLI JEST PRZYIMEK PRZED “WHO” TO MUSI BYĆ “WHOM”

KIEDY BEZ PRZYDAWKI ZDANIE NIE MIAŁO BY SENSU TO MOŻE BYĆ „THAT”

poniedziałek, 16 kwietnia 2012

Despite teoria

Pomimo deszczu zdecydowałem się pójść na spacer

a) In spite of the rain I decided to go for a walk

b) Despite the rain I decided to go for a walk

Po DESPITE oraz IN SPITE OF ma być rzeczownik jak się nie da to lub nie chcemy to :
Despite THE FACT THAT it was raining I decided to go for a walk.

Mimo, że byłem zmęczony zdecydowałem się pójść

Despite being tired I decided to go. z be robimy rzeczownik dodajac –ing I mamy “being” czyli “bycie”.



Mimo, że była zmęczona zdecydowałem się pójść

Despite her being tired I decided to go ... pomimo JEJ bycia zmęczonym


Mimo, że byłem tam wiele razy, zdecydowałem się pójść:
Despite having been there many times I decided to go.....-
cofamy being do having been bo wcześniej tam był.

Mimo, że mówiono mi bym nie szedł
Despite being told not to go....-
rzeczownik od to I was told-> being told

Mimo, że mówiono mi wcześniej bym nie szedł
Despite having been told not to go...-
cofamy, bo wcześniej