Luxury Goods, English Grammar & Vocabulary Reference

Luxury Items & Materials

Active: Kerrie has paid the bill. – Passive: The bill has been paid by Kerrie.
Active: I have eaten a hamburger. – Passive: A hamburger has been eaten by me.
Active: We have cycled five miles. – Passive: Five miles have been cycled by us.
Active: I have opened the present. – Passive: The present has been opened by me.
Active: They have not read the book. – Passive: The book has not been read by them.

Sally’s legs were hurt in an accident. / Las piernas de Sally fueron lastimadas en un accidente.
It is believed that a battle was fought here 400 years ago. / Se cree que aquí se peleó una batalla hace 400 años.
Our dog was not allowed to travel with us. / A nuestro perro no se le permitió viajar con nosotros.

You used to work very hard. (Tú solías trabajar muy duro)
She used to live in Japan. (Ella solía vivir en Japón)
They used to swim on weekends. (Ellos solían nadar los fines de semana)
She used to sit in the park. (Ella solía sentarse en el parque)
He used to walk to school. (Él solía caminar para ir a la escuela)
Mr. Green used to work with my uncle. (El Sr. Green solía trabajar con mi tío)
He used to work in his garden. (Él solía trabajar en su jardín)
He used to study for his English class. (Él solía estudiar para su clase de inglés)
You used to watch television every night. (Usted solía ver televisión todas las noches)
They used to talk for hours. (Ellos solían hablar por horas)

The old man walked slowly. / El anciano caminaba lentamente.
The detective carefully gathered the evidence. / El detective cuidadosamente reunió la evidencia.
She moved slowly and spoke quietly. / Ella se movía lentamente y hablaba bajo.
It rained continually for five days. / Llovió continuamente por cinco días.
They work very hard to save money. / Ellos trabajan muy duro para ahorrar dinero.
She knows me well. / Ella me conoce bien.
They drive fast when they go in that car. / Ellos manejan rápido cuando van en ese auto.
The teacher looked angrily at the students. / La profesora miró enojadamente a los estudiantes.
John and Susan decided to live together. / John y Susan decidieron vivir juntos.