English Vocabulary and Grammar: Crime, Money, Reported Speech

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Crime and Punishment

  • Crime doesn't pay - El que la hace la paga
  • Shape - Forma
  • Turn up - Aparecer/aumentar
  • Gaze - Mirar
  • Raise - Levantar
  • Unfolded - Desdoblado
  • Barely - Apenas
  • Appointment - Cita
  • Hand - Dar
  • Lost track of - Pista perdida de
  • Lean on - Apoyarse
  • Scar - Cicatriz
  • Steady - Estable
  • Reassure - Asegurar
  • Brought up - Levantar/mencionar
  • Are going on
  • Turn in
  • Gave away
  • Put down
  • Back up
  • Take out
  • Mugger - Agresor
  • Con artist - Estafador
  • Pickpocket - Carterista
  • Shoplifter - Ladrón
  • Get caught - Quedar atrapado
  • Let off - Dejar ir
  • Proof - Prueba
  • Safeguard - Salvaguardar
  • Fine - Multa
  • Gets away with - Salirse con la suya
  • Guilty - Culpable
  • Trial - Juicio
  • Valuables - Objetos de valor
  • Ran off with - Escapar
  • Breaking into - Entrar ilegal

Money and Finance

  • Cost an arm and a leg - Cuesta demasiado
  • Well off - Rico
  • Hardly make ends meet - No llega a final de mes
  • Live from hand to mouth - Tener dinero para sobrevivir
  • On the house - Invita la casa
  • Tough - Difícil
  • To date - De momento
  • In turn - Sucesivamente
  • Makes a comeback - Regresa
  • Nod - Asentir con la cabeza
  • Needy - Necesitado
  • Distressing - Alarmante
  • Relieves - Aliviar
  • Repay - Devolver
  • Afford - Permitir
  • Point - Apuntar
  • Take pleasure in - Alegrarse
  • In appreciation of - En reconocimiento
  • Beyond my reach - Imposible de alcanzar

Prepositional Phrases

  • Kind to
  • Tired of
  • Protection from
  • Opposed to
  • Intention of
  • Effect on
  • Grateful for
  • Confidence in
  • Sympathy for
  • Be in charge of
  • Have a chance to
  • Plays a part in
  • Run the risk of

Money-Related Vocabulary

  • Owe - Deber
  • Inherited - Heredado
  • Poverty - Pobreza
  • Bargain - Ganga
  • Borrow - Tomar
  • Lend - Prestar
  • Refund - Reembolso
  • Exchange - Intercambio
  • Broke - En bancarrota
  • Affluent - Afluente
  • Price tag - Etiqueta de precio

Reported Speech

Tense Changes

  • Present Simple: cooperates - cooperated
  • Present Continuous: is cooperating - was cooperating
  • Past Simple: cooperated - had cooperated
  • Past Continuous: was cooperating - had been cooperating
  • Present Perfect Simple: has cooperated - had cooperated
  • Present Perfect Continuous: has been cooperating - had been cooperating
  • Past Perfect Simple: had cooperated - had cooperated
  • Past Perfect Continuous: had been cooperating - had been cooperating
  • Future Simple: will cooperate - would cooperate
  • Can - Could
  • May - Might
  • Must/Have to - Must/Had to

Pronoun and Time Expression Changes

  • Now - Then
  • Today - That day
  • Tonight - That night
  • Yesterday - The previous day
  • Last week - The previous week
  • A month ago - The previous month
  • Tomorrow - The following day
  • Next week - The following week
  • Here - There
  • This - That
  • These - Those

Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses

  • Who
  • Which
  • That
  • When
  • Where
  • Whose
  • That

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