Juan Miguel's Lesson
Be allowed to vs. Let / Third conditional
Be allowed to vs. Let
Giving permission (cuando se puede hacer algo)
Be allowed to
More formal (permiso concedido/algo está permitido)
Be allowed to
More formal (permiso concedido/algo está permitido)
Be allowed to
More formal (permiso concedido/algo está permitido)
Let
Casual conversation (cuando tu das permiso a)
| WORD | Quien da el permiso | STRUCTURE |
|---|---|---|
| Be allowed to | Otra persona (tu lo recibes) | Be + allowed to + infinitive |
| Let | Tu das el permiso | Let + persona + infinitive |
Situations!
When we were younger, we _______ stay up late only on weekends.
My parents don’t usually _______ me watch TV before finishing my homework.
In our school, students _______ use the computer lab after 5 p.m.
When I visit my grandparents, they always _______ me eat as many cookies as I want. |
My teacher didn’t _______ us leave the classroom until we finished the project. |
Last year, my coach didn’t _______ me join the match because I was injured.
In this museum, visitors _______ take photos without flash. |
In my country, people _______ vote when they turn 18.
Conditionals
Third conditional
If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick.
She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier.
I wouldn’t have arrived on time if I hadn’t taken a taxi.
If I hadn’t overslept, I wouldn’t have been late.
If you had trained harder, you would have won the race.
If clause
if + S + HAD + V3 (past participle) + C
Main clause
would/could/might + HAVE + (V3) + C
Imaginary situations in the past and their consequences.
Algo que YA ha pasado y, por lo tanto, NO podemos cambiar.
The What If
Machine...
You failed a test because you didn’t study.
You spoke angrily to a friend during an argument, and now they’re avoiding you. |
You missed the bus.
The internet wasn’t invented until the 20th century.
The Wright brothers never invented the airplane.
Juan Miguel's Lesson. Be allowed to vs. Let. Conditionals: Third conditional.
By Valentina Rodríguez Ramírez
