Verbos Problemáticos — La Profe Karen

MAKE vs DO

Las colocaciones clave

No hay una regla 100% lógica — se trata de colocaciones (combinaciones fijas).

MAKE: Crear algo, producir un resultado
Make a decision / a mistake / a plan / dinner / money / progress / friends / noise / an effort

DO: Actividades, tareas, trabajo
Do homework / the dishes / exercise / a favor / business / research / your best

⚠️ Errores comunes de hispanohablantes:
✗ do a mistake → ✓ make a mistake
✗ make exercise → ✓ do exercise

Ejercicios Prácticos

0 / 8

1Completa

She always ___ her homework before dinner.

2Completa

Don't ___ so much noise!

3Completa

We need to ___ a decision soon.

4Selecciona

Can you ___ me a favor?

5Selecciona

He ___ a lot of money last year.

6Selecciona

I try to ___ exercise every day.

7Corrige

Encuentra el error: 'She always does mistakes in her essays.'

8Reescribe

Traduce: 'Voy a hacer la cena y luego haré la tarea.'

SAY vs TELL vs SPEAK vs TALK

Verbos de comunicación

Cuatro verbos que se traducen como 'decir/hablar' pero con usos distintos.

SAY: Decir palabras (+ what was said)
She said "hello." / He said that he was tired.

TELL: Decir A alguien (+ persona)
She told me the truth. / Tell us a story.

SPEAK: Formal, idiomas, habilidad
He speaks three languages. / May I speak to the manager?

TALK: Conversación informal, temas
We talked about politics. / Can we talk?

Ejercicios Prácticos

0 / 8

1Completa

She ___ me that she was leaving.

2Completa

He ___ 'goodbye' and left.

3Completa

Do you ___ Japanese?

4Selecciona

Can I ___ to you for a moment?

5Selecciona

She ___ us a funny story.

6Selecciona

What did he ___?

7Corrige

Encuentra el error: 'She said me that she was coming.'

8Reescribe

Cambia: 'He said to me, "I'll be late."' usando reported speech.

LOOK vs SEE vs WATCH

Percepción visual

Los tres involucran los ojos, pero de maneras diferentes.

LOOK (AT): Dirigir los ojos intencionalmente
Look at this photo! / She looked at me and smiled.

SEE: Percibir con los ojos (no intencional) / entender
I can see the mountains from here. / I see what you mean.

WATCH: Observar algo en movimiento, por un tiempo
Watch TV / a movie / a game / the sunset

Ejercicios Prácticos

0 / 7

1Completa

Did you ___ the football match last night?

2Completa

___ at this beautiful painting!

3Completa

I can't ___ anything without my glasses.

4Selecciona

She ___ a strange man outside the window.

5Selecciona

Stop ___ at your phone and listen!

6Corrige

Encuentra el error: 'We watched at the stars last night.'

7Reescribe

Completa: 'I — a good movie yesterday. You should — it.'

HEAR vs LISTEN

Percepción auditiva

Similar a see/look, pero para los oídos.

HEAR: Percibir sonido (no intencional)
I can hear music. / Did you hear that noise?

LISTEN (TO): Prestar atención activamente
Listen to this song! / She listens to podcasts every day.

⚠️ Listen SIEMPRE necesita to antes de un objeto:
✗ Listen me → ✓ Listen to me

Ejercicios Prácticos

0 / 7

1Completa

Can you ___ that strange sound?

2Completa

You should ___ to this podcast. It's amazing.

3Completa

I ___ (hear) a dog barking outside.

4Selecciona

___ me carefully. This is important.

5Selecciona

I couldn't ___ what she said.

6Corrige

Encuentra el error: 'Please listen me!'

7Reescribe

Traduce: '¿Escuchaste las noticias?' (te enteraste)

BRING vs TAKE vs FETCH

Movimiento + objeto

La diferencia depende de la dirección del movimiento.

BRING: Traer (hacia el hablante o un punto de referencia)
Bring me a glass of water. / Can you bring snacks to the party?

TAKE: Llevar (lejos del hablante)
Take this to your mother. / Don't forget to take your umbrella.

FETCH: Ir a buscar y traer de vuelta
Can you fetch my coat from the car?

Ejercicios Prácticos

0 / 7

1Completa

Can you ___ me a coffee, please? (estoy aquí)

2Completa

Don't forget to ___ your homework to school tomorrow.

3Completa

Could you ___ my glasses? I left them upstairs.

4Selecciona

I'll ___ some wine to the dinner party.

5Selecciona

Please ___ this package to the post office.

6Corrige

Encuentra el error: 'Can you bring this letter to the office?' (dicho desde casa)

7Reescribe

Cambia perspectiva: 'Take an umbrella.' (dicho por alguien en casa a quien va a salir)

BORROW vs LEND vs RENT vs HIRE

Usar algo de otros

Todos implican usar algo que no es tuyo, pero desde diferentes perspectivas.

BORROW: Pedir prestado (tú recibes)
Can I borrow your pen? (yo lo uso)

LEND: Prestar (tú das)
Can you lend me your pen? (tú me lo das)

RENT: Alquilar (pagar por usar, a largo plazo)
I rent an apartment. / We rented a car.

HIRE: Contratar personas / alquilar (UK)
We hired a new assistant. / Hire a bike (UK = rent)

Ejercicios Prácticos

0 / 7

1Completa

Can I ___ your charger for a moment?

2Completa

Could you ___ me some money until Friday?

3Completa

We ___ a car at the airport for the vacation.

4Selecciona

The bank ___ me $10,000 for the house.

5Selecciona

I ___ this book from the library.

6Corrige

Encuentra el error: 'Can you borrow me your laptop?'

7Reescribe

Cambia perspectiva: 'She lent me her notes.'