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Traducción & Definición
to spend (money, time): gastar (dinero), pasar (el tiempo)
Kevin Connors does not like to spend money. A Kevin Connors no le gusta gastar dinero.
I spent a month in Mexico. Pasé un mes en México.
I spent the day in Paris but I slept in Monaco. Pase el día en París, pero dormí en Mónaco.
Este verbo es irregular:
I spend / I spent / I have spent
the spending: el gasto
Ejemplos
- "Don't forget the winner of the contest will spend a weekend with me on my private jet (also a contractual obligation)."
- "I spent it on a tent, a sleeping bag and a guitar."
- "And the beauty of this song is - in case it wins me any bonus points - you can also use it for New Year too, which I assume I'll also be spending alone."
- "The lack of content in your message is one thing - I spend half my day reading emails which say nothing."
- "Icarus got very sunburnt and spent the evening in the hospital with minor facial burns, but overall, the picnic was a success, no thanks to the rest of you!"
- "I like the numbers, and I like to spend my day in my little office, typing on my little number machines."
- "Ms. Benedict, most reports say that the economy is slowing down, and that this will have a negative effect on consumer spending."
- "That would encourage spending in the run-up to Christmas."
- "You must have spent millions to have this place built and you must be paying millions just to maintain it!"
- "I spend my days in a cloudy laboratory-"
- "Why would I spend the rest of my days unhappy?"
- "What I really needed was to spend a bit of time with my best mates Samantha and Jenny, who I've known for ages."
- "You know how much I hate spending money on unessential items.."
- "Bruno : Susie, are you saying that we've spent millions of dollars in advertising aimed at the wrong people?"
- "Spend, spend, spend."
- "I can't stop spending my cash!"
- "Everything depends on billing - how many hours you spend even thinking about a client."
- "Every day I spend my time drinking wine, feeling fine"
- "That harrowing experience gave me a new perspective on the nature of my own life, and how I want to spend the rest of it."
- "A lot of this is due to anxiety over the downturn in the economy and its effect on consumer spending."
Ejercicio 1
Luna is going away for the weekend to some time with her parents at their summer home in the Napa Valley. She would like to go wine-tasting with her parents, but she does not have too much money .
Luna is going away for the weekend to spend 1 some time with her parents at their summer home in the Napa Valley. She would like to go wine-tasting with her parents, but she does not have too much money to spend 2.
1 spend: This is correct. In English we use the verb to 'spend' both to indicate the 'passing of time' as well as the expenditure or use of money.
1 pass: The English verb 'to pass' is never used as an active verb to indicate the 'passing of time'. However, the expression 'to pass the time' does exist. It expresses that time is 'being wasted' or not being used to do something very efficient. For example: 'While waiting for the airplane, I passed the time by writing in my journal.'
1 consecrate: The verb 'to consecrate' is used to designate something as 'apart' or 'sacred.' In English, it is never used to express the 'passing of time'.
2 to spend: In English we use the verb to 'spend' both to indicate the 'passing of time' as well as the expenditure or use of money. In this construction, we must use the full infinitive form of the verb (to spend) following the construction 'does not have money'.
2 spent: 'Spent' is the past tense form of the verb 'to spend'. There is no reason to use it in this construction.
2 spending: 'Spending' is the present progressive form of the verb 'to spend'. There is no reason to use it in this construction.
Ejercicio 2
Fiona is concerned about the amount of time Horatio spends working. Which of the following sentences uses the term "to spend" or "spent" INCORRECTLY?
Fiona is concerned about the amount of time Horatio spends working. Which of the following sentences uses the term "to spend" or "spent" INCORRECTLY?
This sentence is correct. In this case, the adjective "spent" is used in the sense of extremely tired, fatigued or exhausted. This form of the verb "to spend" is commonly used in idiomatic expressions in English.
This sentence is perfectly correct. One "spends" money, for example: I spent $1000 on a hat for my wedding. In this sentence, the noun "money" is implicit.
This sentence is perfectly correct. One "spends" time, for example: I spend 1 hour doing the crossword every morning on the toilet. "The weekend" is used as a measure of time in this sentence. The expression to "spend the weekend" (or night, or year, etc.) is common in English.
This is the only choice which is incorrect. One cannot "spend money to a bank account". Do not confuse the verb "to spend" with "to send", which could replace "spent" in this sentence.
Ejercicio 3
Find the common word combinations used in the story!
| a bill | |
| a room | |
| the night | |
| a meeting |
Find the common word combinations used in the story!
| to settle 1 | a bill |
| to book 2 | a room |
| to spend 3 | the night |
| to postpone 4 | a meeting |
1 to settle: This is correct. As already mentioned, "To settle a bill" means "to pay a bill". It is a very common word combination. In the conversation, Philip asks to settle his bill the following day because he is tired. Another example: Please SETTLE your invoice by the end of the month!
1 to book: This doesn't make sense, I'm afraid!
1 to spend: This doesn't make sense, I'm afraid! We can't "spend a bill". A bill needs to be paid!
1 to postpone: Perhaps we could say "to postpone a bill" to mean to pay a bill at a later date. However, this use is not used in the dialogue!
2 to book: This is correct. "To book (a room)" is "to reserve (a room)". Example: I would like to BOOK a room for 3 days please'. In Philip's text to Polly he writes that he has "booked a room in the Windy City hotel".
2 to settle: It is impossible "to settle a room"!
2 to spend: It is impossible "to spend a room"!
2 to postpone: We could conceivably "postpone a room" meaning to delay the use of a room to a later date. Unfortunately, this meaning is not used in the dialogue.
3 to spend: This is the right answer. In this context, "to spend" means to pass time in a particular way. Example: I'm going to SPEND a few days in Las Vegas. In Philip's text message he writes that he is "going to have to spend the night in Chicago". Remember, "to spend" is irregular: SPEND/SPENT/SPENT - Last year, I SPENT a week in prison. In Philip's text, he writes that he is going "to spend the night in Chicago".
3 to book: We could conceivably "book the night", meaning to reserve a room on a particular night in a hotel. However, this combination is less common and certainly not used in text! Sorry!
3 to settle: We could conceivably "settle the night", meaning to pay for a night in a hotel. However, this combination is less common and certainly not used in the text! Sorry!
3 to postpone: We could conceivably "postpone the night", meaning to delay an event (that takes place in the evening) to a later date. However, this combination is less common and certainly not used in text! Sorry!
4 to postpone: This is correct. As already covered, "to postpone" means to defer something to a later time. Example: The picnic was POSTPONED due to bad weather - it will now take place next week. "To postpone a meeting" is a very common combination of words!
4 to book: It might be possible "to book a meeting", meaning to reserve a meeting or make an appointment (with your boss for example). However, this is not a common combination of words, and certainly not used in the text!
4 to spend: It might be possible "to spend a meeting (sending text messages or taking notes, for example)". However, this is not a common combination of words, and certainly not used in the text!
4 to settle: "To settle a meeting" is a strange combination of words - it is difficult to imagine it being used by people with mouths.
Ejercicio 4
Select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below, according to the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below, according to the dialogue.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is correct. Bruno says "I want a record of all the comings and goings of the people who use the meeting room." Bruno's mission for Edward is to record the actions of the people who have meetings there.
This is correct. Bruno wants to discover who is "causing the mess", or making the meeting room untidy. A "mess" is a state of disorder, for example: "I'm a very messy person. I always leave my bedroom in a mess".
This is correct. Bruno tells Edward "I want you to spend the day (in the meeting room)." "To spend" and "to stay" are synonymous in this context.
This statement is incorrect. At the end of the dialogue, Bruno tells Edward that he wants "a report on my desk by tomorrow evening." Edward only has a day to complete his mission, and return a report to Bruno's office.
Ejercicio 5
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
He 4000 dollars of his grandmother's on alcohol.
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
He spent 4000 dollars of his grandmother's inheritance on alcohol.
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