Traduzione inglese <> italiano di Grab a drink
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Traduzione e definizione
to grab a drink: prendere qualcosa da bere, andare a bere qualcosa
Susie and I are going to grab a drink after work. We're going to try a new pub! Vado a prendere qualcosa da bere con Susie dopo il lavoro. Proveremo un nuovo pub!
Esempi
- "Listen, I'm in court on Thursday afternoon in your part of town so I was wondering whether you wanted to grab a quick drink after work?"
- "I'll tell you what: If you want to go grab a cup of coffee, that would be fine with me."
- "Philip : So, you wanna grab a drink?"
- "Look Quincy, I'm grabbing a beer tonight with a pair of the girls from downstairs."
- "You want to grab a drink after work?"
- "You want to grab a drink?"
Esercizio 1
Many of the questions in this dialogue use abbreviated forms, without auxiliaries.
Fill in the blanks below to rephrase the questions in a more complete manner.
Choose the answers which fit both grammatically and according to the context of the dialogue.
1. you seen anyone else walking around here?
2. You've been hanging around the "Garden of Eden", ?
3. you got a girl?
4. you want to grab a drink?
Fill in the blanks below to rephrase the questions in a more complete manner.
Choose the answers which fit both grammatically and according to the context of the dialogue.
1. you seen anyone else walking around here?
2. You've been hanging around the "Garden of Eden", ?
3. you got a girl?
4. you want to grab a drink?
Many of the questions in this dialogue use abbreviated forms, without auxiliaries.
Fill in the blanks below to rephrase the questions in a more complete manner.
Choose the answers which fit both grammatically and according to the context of the dialogue.
1. Have 1 you seen anyone else walking around here?
2. You've been hanging around the "Garden of Eden", haven't you 2?
3. Have 3 you got a girl?
4. Do 4 you want to grab a drink?
Fill in the blanks below to rephrase the questions in a more complete manner.
Choose the answers which fit both grammatically and according to the context of the dialogue.
1. Have 1 you seen anyone else walking around here?
2. You've been hanging around the "Garden of Eden", haven't you 2?
3. Have 3 you got a girl?
4. Do 4 you want to grab a drink?
1 Have: "Have" completes this question in its full form. The auxiliary "have" is used with the past participle form of the verb "to see" to create the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is generally used to describe an action which began in the past and remains unfinished, or which continues into the present moment. The order of the construction (auxiliary + subject + verb) is inverted to create the interrogative form.
1 Did: The past tense auxiliary "did" cannot precede the past participle form of the verb. "Did you seen" is grammatically incorrect. However, we could say "did you see anyone else walking around here?" or "Have you seen anyone walking around here?"
1 Do: The auxiliary "do" cannot precede the past participle form of the verb. "Do you seen" is grammatically incorrect. However, we could say "do you see anyone else walking around here?".
1 Has: "Has" is the third person form of the auxiliary verb "to have". However, this construction requires the second person form of the auxiliary to be grammatically correct. The cab driver is asking Jean a direct question. The verb "to have" is irregular: have/ had/ had.
2 haven't you: This type of mini-question at the end of a sentence is called a "tag question". "Haven't you?" asks a question which supposes a positive reply. In other words, the cab driver expects Jean to reply "yes" to this question. Because this sentence is affirmative, we use the negative auxiliary "haven't" (+ the subject "you") to correctly pose the question. Note that we use the same auxiliary (have) used in the first clause ("you've" is a contraction of "you have").
2 hadn't you: "Hadn't" cannot be used here. Using it creates a grammatically incorrect construction. "Hadn't" can be used with a past participle form of the verb to create the past perfect tense, however it is inappropriate here as the cab driver is using the present perfect progressive tense (You have been hanging out). We could say however "I had been working for 3 hours when my mother called me".
2 weren't you: The tag question "weren't you?" should follow the auxiliary "to be". Because "have" is used earlier in the construction (you've is the contracted form of "you have") we create a question by using "haven't", which is the negative form of the auxiliary "have". However we could say, "You were hanging around at the "Garden of Eden", weren't you?"
2 hasn't you: "Hasn't" cannot be used here. Using it creates a grammatically incorrect construction. "Hasn't" is the third person form of the auxiliary verb "to have", and cannot be used with the second person subject "you". We could say however "He has hanging around the "Garden of Eden", hasn't he?"
2 isn't it: "Isn't it" cannot be used here. The expression "isn't it?" is only used as a tag question in affirmative constructions where "to be" is the auxiliary which precedes it, and the subject agrees with the verb. For example: This exam is difficult, isn't it?.
2 didn't you: The tag question "didn't you?" should follow the auxiliary "to do" OR regular verbs in the past and present simple tense. Because "have" is used earlier in the construction (you've is the contracted form of "you have") we create a question by using "haven't", which is the negative form of the auxiliary "have". However we could say, "You ate my ice cream, didn't you?"
3 Have: The cab driver is asking Jean whether or not he "has a girlfriend". In this case, the construction "have you got" asks a question about possession. Note that the cab driver uses the predominantly British construction "Have you got" rather than the American construction "do you have".
3 Do: The auxiliary "do" cannot be used with "got". The construction "do you got" is grammatically incorrect. When using "got" to express possession, we use the auxiliary "have" to precede it, OR to ask informal questions we sometimes say "got a pen?", although this is a rather familiar construction.
3 Got: "Got you got" is grammatically incorrect. "Got" is generally used with the auxiliary "have" when asking a question about possession.
3 Has: "Has you got" is grammatically incorrect. The auxiliary "have" must be put in the second person form to agree with the second person subject "you".
4 Do: "Do" is the correct auxiliary to use in order to form this question. When using an ordinary verb (to want) we use the auxiliary "do" + subject + main verb to create the interrogative form.
4 Will: Although "will" is grammatically correct in this construction, it is not logical that the speaker would switch to the future tense when the present tense has been used throughout this dialogue. The auxiliary "will" is used to form the future tense (will + infinitive verb), but it is inappropriate in this construction.
4 Have: "Have" cannot be used with the infinitive verb "want" in this construction. As an auxiliary, "have" is generally is used with a main verb to form "perfect" tenses, unless it is being used to express necessity, for example. In interrogative constructions, "have" is often used with either the past participle or the progressive form of the main verb (Have you done your homework? Have you been planning your escape?)
4 Does: Using "does" here is grammatically incorrect. The auxiliary "do" must be put in the second person form to agree with the second person subject "you".
Esercizio 2
In his email, Brian uses the expression up for grabs.
From the list below, select the sentences which use grab correctly!
From the list below, select the sentences which use grab correctly!
In his email, Brian uses the expression up for grabs.
From the list below, select the sentences which use grab correctly!
From the list below, select the sentences which use grab correctly!
'Grab' is used correctly here. This is a literal use of the verb 'to grab', which means 'to seize' or 'to take with force'. Another example: 'Grab a chair and sit down!'.
This is correct. If something is 'up for grabs', then it is 'available' or 'can be obtained'. This is the expression used by Brian in his email to tell his colleagues that one of them can have a ticket to the ballet if they want it.
We cannot use the verb 'to grab' to introduce an activity already planned for the future. Instead, it would be more natural to say 'I have my first horse riding lesson this week'.
This sentence uses 'to grab' correctly. In this informal context, 'to grab (a drink, a sandwich)' means 'to get' or 'to go for (a drink, a sandwich)'. Here's another example: 'Shall we grab another beer before we go home? I'm not drunk enough'.
We can invite someone to 'grab' an item of food or drink, for example 'Let's grab a coffee before we get on the train'. However, we would not invite someone to 'grab' something which cannot be touched, like a conversation. 'To have' would be more natural than 'to grab' here.
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