What Did You Do This Morning?

WHAT DID YOU DO THIS MORNING?

Responde a la pregunta ¿QUE HAS HECHO ESTÁ MAÑANA? con cinco frases simples en inglés. Aquí hay unos ejemplos para ayudarte:


  • This morning I got up at seven o'clock.
  • I went to the bathroom.
  • I got dressed.
  • I left home at eight o'clock.
  • I drove to work.

Usa la imaginación, hay tantas cosas que hacemos habitualmente por las mañanas, por ejemplo, nos despertamos, nos levantamos, nos duchamos, nos vestimos, lavamos los dientes, peinamos el pelo, nos sentamos, andamos al baño, andamos a la cocina, desayunamos, etc., etc.

Introduce tus respuestas en el rectángulo de comentarios de abajo y después selecciona "anónimo" en la opción de "Comentar como". Después haz clic en el botón PUBLICAR. Si no ves el rectángulo, haz clic en el vinculo "comentarios" o en el titulo del articulo/publicación.

Se valiente! No pasa nada si te equivocas. El objetivo es que respondas tan rápido como sea posible. Yo corregiré los fallos, pero no pasa nada, es todo un viaje hacia la perfección! 

Comentarios

  1. This morning I awake at six o´clock.
    I put the jacket.
    I put the shoes.
    I maked breakfast.
    I go to the work.
    Joaquin.

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    1. Hi Joaquin, here are my corrections. Tell me if there's something you don't understand, ok.

      This morning, I woke up at six o'clock.
      I put on my jacket.
      I put on my shoes.
      I made breakfast.
      I went to work.

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  2. I went to the bathroom and I had a shower.
    I got up my daughter at eight o’clock
    I got dressed me and my daugther.
    We had a little breakfast
    We left home at eight o'clock.
    I walked with my daughter until her school and then I returned back to home and I put to study until a quarter to twelve.
    Miquel

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    1. Hola Miquel, aquí son mis comentarios de tus cinco frases:

      1. Correcto.

      2. No es correcto. Traducido a español, has dicho: HE LEVANTADO MI HIJA A LAS OCHO. Creo que querías decir, HE DESPERTADO MI HIJA A LAS OCHO. Por eso, el inglés correcto es I WOKE MY DAUGHTER UP AT EIGTH O'CLOCK.
      TO GET UP = LEVANTARSE y TO WAKE UP = DESPERTARSE. Normalmente la despiertas y ella se levanta.

      3. No es correcto. Traducido a español, has dicho: ME HE VESTIDO, MI I MI HIJA. ¿Suena raro verdad? Creo que querías decir: HE VESTIDO A MI Y MI HIJA = I DRESSED MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF.

      4. No es correcto. Traducido a español, has dicho: HEMOS TOMADO POCO DESAYUNO. Creo querías decir: HEMOS TOMADO UN POCO DE DESAYUNO = WE HAD SOME BREAKFAST o WE HAD A SMALL BREAKFAST.

      5. Esa frase es muy larga y por eso la trataré en partes:
      (a) I WALKED WITH MY DAUGHTER UNTIL HER SCHOOL. Traducido a español, has dicho: HE ANDADO CON MI HIJA HASTA SU COLEGIO. Creo que querías decir: HE LLEVADO A MI HIJA AL COLEGIO, ¿verdad? Por eso, se traduce a: I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO HER SCHOOL.

      (b) THEN I RETURNED BACK TO HOME. El problema aquí es el uso del TO (preposition). El TO no se usa con la palabra HOME. Por eso la frase correcta es: THEN I RETURNED HOME.

      (c) I PUT TO STUDY UNTIL A QUARTER TO TWELVE. Traducido a español: HE PUESTO A ESTUDIAR HASTA LAS DOCE MENOS QUARTO. En inglés, mejor dicho: I STUDIED UNTIL A QUARTER TO TWELVE = HE ESTUDIADO HASTA LAS DOCE MENOS QUARTO. Sin embargo, también puedes decir: I PUT MYSELF TO STUDY UNTIL A QUARTER TO TWELVE = ME HE PUESTO A ESTUDIAR HASTA LAS DOCE MENOS QUARTO.

      Ross.

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    2. I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO HER SCHOOL... Es mejor decir: I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. No necesitamos el HER.

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  3. Hello everybody, this morning has been as/like every morning;
    I got up at eight o´clock
    I went to the bathroom, I had a shower, I dressed, I put on make up, I had breakfast, I saw the news.
    Finally I put on my shoes and I went to the school.
    Today I arrived late as always,jejejej....

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    1. 1. Hay que usar LIKE en lugar de AS. La palabra AS siempre precede una frase que contiene un verbo. LIKE es una PREPOSITION y procede el sustantivo. En esta caso estamos comparando la mañana con otras mañanas (sustantivo) del pasado. Por eso, la frase mejor dicho es: THIS MORNING HAS BEEN LIKE EVERY MORNING (IN THE PAST). Traducido a español: ESTA MAÑANA HA SIDO IGUAL QUE CADA MAÑANA (PASADO). Hay una manera más habitual de decirla en inglés: THIS MORNING HAS BEEN JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER MORNING. El uso de JUST y OTHER los explicaré en otro articulo!

      2. Ok.

      3. I GOT DRESSED o I DRESSED MYSELF.
      3. I WATCHED THE NEWS. Hay que utilizar WATCH en este caso porque es una acción intencional. El uso de WATCH/SEE es algo que nos confunde mucho y por eso, intentaré explicarlo en otro articulo.

      4. I WENT TO SCHOOL. No usamos el artículo THE en este caso.

      5. Ok.

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    2. Thanks for your help

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  4. I woke up at six and thirty as everyday.
    I got up and had a shower.
    I prepared some breakfast for my son and me.
    I combed my hair (je, je, je... It was very fast)
    My son and me left home at eight past quarter.

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    1. 1. I WOKE UP AT SIX THIRTY JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY.

      2. ok.

      3. ok.

      4. ok.

      5. MY SON AND I LEFT HOME AT A QUARTER PAST EIGHT. Se usa I en lugar de ME. Un truco… es correcto decir ¿ME LEFT HOME? No, es correcto decir I LEFT HOME. Por eso el uso de I en lugar de ME.

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  5. THIS MORNING I WOKE UP EARLY, AT HALF PAST SEVEN.
    I HAD A SHAVED, BRUSHED MY TEETH AND I HAD A SHOWER.
    THEN, I GOT DRESSED FOR A WORK AND LEFT HOME AN HOUR LETER, AT NINE O’CLOCK.
    AFTER THIS, I WENT TO A MEETING IN A CITY COUNCIL WITH CUSTOMERS
    AND FINALLY, I WENT TO A BAR FOR BREAKFAST.
    Ricardo.

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    1. 1. THIS MORNING I WOKE UP EARLY, AT HALF PAST SEVEN - Ok.

      2. I HAD A SHAVED, BRUSHED MY TEETH AND I HAD A SHOWER - Tiene que ser: I HAD A SHAVE, BRUSHED MY TEETH AND HAD A SHOWER. Hay que usar el sustantivo SHAVE en lugar del verbo SHAVED. También no necesitamos usar el I mas que una vez en la frase.

      3. THEN, I GOT DRESSED FOR A WORK AND LEFT HOME AN HOUR LETER, AT NINE O'CLOCK. - Tiene que ser THEN, I GOT DRESSED FOR WORK AND LEFT HOME AN HOUR LATER, AT NINE O'CLOCK. El uso del articulo A en I GOT DRESSED FOR A WORK no es correcto. También hay un error ortográfico.. LETER tiene que ser LATER.

      4. AFTER THIS, I WENT TO A MEETING IN A CITY COUNCIL WITH CUSTOMERS - Tiene que ser AFTER THIS, I WENT TO A MEETING AT THE CITY COUNCIL WITH CUSTOMERS. Estas hablando de un lugar especifico THE CITY COUNCIL, por eso hay que utilizar THE en lugar de A. También, hay que usar AT en lugar de IN, porque estas hablando de un lugar o sitio a distancia donde te vas a reunir con otros. Usamos IN cuando la dimensión del lugar es de importancia.

      5. AND FINALLY, I WENT TO A BAR FOR BREAKFAST - Ok.

      Ross.

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  6. This morning Ferran woke my up at seven.
    He got up in very good mood, as he usually does.
    His father was preparing breakfast in the kitchen so we went to have breakfast together.
    Some minutes later, Pau came to join us.
    He is always grumpy in the morning and he didn’t have breakfast.
    At the end, Francesc and his sons left home at eight, and I checked my email before I went to work.

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    1. Very good, except for the following:

      1. HE GOT UP IN VERY GOOD MOOD, AS HE USUALLY DOES - tiene que ser IN A VERY GOOD MOOD. Hay que usar el articulo A en este caso.

      2. HE IS ALWAYS GRUMPY IN THE MORNING AND HE DIDN'T HAVE BREAKFAST. This sentence could be slightly confusing. Is he always grumpy in the morning or is he always grumpy before breakfast and after breakfast he is ok?

      3. The use of AT THE END in the last sentence, should maybe be left out or substituted with something like AFTER BREAKFAST or WHEN THEY WERE READY. We use AT THE END as a result of something specific, at the end of a story, movie, an argument, etc.

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  7. hi,this morning,

    I was taking a shower,
    my dauther and me ate breadfast
    we went to her school
    I didn´t go to work today
    I was going to the bank

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    1. Hola, buen intento, pero si te fijas en la pregunta puedes ver que se usa el verbo DID que corresponde al tiempo verbal SIMPLE PAST y siempre mejor responder usando el tiempo verbal fijado por la pregunta. Por eso:

      1) I WAS TAKING A SHOWER - corresponde al tiempo verbal PAST CONTINUOUS. Mejor… I TOOK A SHOWER o I HAD A SHOWER (SIMPLE PAST)

      2) MY DAUGHTER AND ME ATE BREAKFAST - mejor... MY DAUGHTER AND I ATE BREAKFAST. En este caso se usa I en lugar de ME.

      3) WE WENT TO HER SCHOOL - mejor… SHE WENT TO SCHOOL o I TOOK HER TO SCHOOL. La frase WE WENT TO HER SCHOOL puede ser interpretado como tu, también, has ido a estudiar en su escuela/colegio esta mañana.

      4) Bien.

      5) I WAS GOING TO THE BANK - corresponde al tiempo verbal PAST CONTINUOUS. Mejor… I WENT TO THE BANK (PAST SIMPLE).

      Gracias por participar!
      Saludos
      Ross.

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  8. by ernesto
    Well at morning I wake up at 5am and get up at 5:15am then I take a bath while the coffemaker is making coffe for me.
    When I finished my bath I go fast to wear then I drink some coffe and now I should be in my car before 5:45 because after that time I'm going late to the job.

    I hope that this example isn't wrong.

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    1. Hola Ernesto, disculpas por el retraso. La pregunta exige una respuesta en tiempo pasado y has respondido con una mezcla de los tiempos verbales presente y pasado. Si te pregunto, WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE MORNING?, entonces me puedes responder así:

      Well, in the morning I wake up at 5am and get up at 5:15am.
      Then I take a bath while the coffeemaker is brewing a coffee for me.
      When I finish my bath, I get dressed quickly.
      Then I drink my coffee.
      I must be in my car before 5:45.
      If not, I'll be late for work.

      Pero, si te pregunto, WHAT DID YOU DO THIS MORNING?, como es la pregunta de este página, entonces la respuesta tiene que ser en tiempo pasado, como así:

      This morning I woke up at 5am and got up at 5:15am.
      Then I took a bath while the coffeemaker was brewing a coffee for me.
      When I finished my bath, I got dressed quickly.
      Then I drank my coffee.
      I had to be in my car before 5:45.
      If not, I would have been late for work.

      Espero que te ayuda. Dime algo?
      Saludos
      Ross.

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