ADVICES

For a cold:
1. It’s sometimes helpful to get some rest
2. It’s important to get some medicines
3. It’s a goo idea to drink lots of liquids

For sore eyes:

1. It’s important to put drops on your eyes
2. It’s helpful to put some ointment on them
3. It’s a good idea to see a doctor

For a sunburn:
1. It’s a good idea to put some suntan lotion before exposing to the sun
2. It’s useful to put ointment on the affected zones
3. It’s important to stay in places with shade

For sore muscles:

1. It’s sometimes helpful to put ointment on your muscles
2. It’s a good idea not to do physical effort
3. It’s important to get some medicines

INFINITIVES
When we want to give an advice, there are several ways to express it. For example:

“You should see a doctor”

Perso Expressi Verb Compleme

n on of the in nt
advice base
(should) form

Another structure includes other expressions (like it’s important…, it’s sometimes helpful…, it’s a good idea…, etc.);
“infinitives”, which have the word “to” and the base form of the verb we are using to give the advice (to
eat/comer, to rest/descansar, etc.) and the complement, that has the possible solution for the problem. For example:

“It´s a good idea to get some medicine”

Expressi Infinitive Compleme

on of the (to + nt
advice base (possible
form of solution)
the verb
In negative form, the word “not” goes before the infinitive. For example:

“It’s important not to get out of bed”

Compleme
nt
 Expressi Infinitive in
on of the negative
advice form (not +
to + base

Also, simple past is used to give advices. This structure includes a specific time in the past, the problem and also the
solution:

“Last week, I had a bad headache so I took an aspirin”

Specific Problem (Person + verb Solution (so + person

time in the in simple past + + ver bin simple past
past complement) + complement)
(yesterday,
last week,
last month,

INFINITIVES (Infinitivos)
Cuando queremos dar un consejo, existen diferentes formas de expresarlos. Por ejemplo:
 “You should see a doctor”/”Deberías ver a un doctor”

Person Expresión Verbo Complemen

a (should/deberí en su to
as) forma
base
Otra forma incluye diferentes expresiones (como “It’s important…”/”Es importante…, “It’s sometimes helpful…”/” A
veces es útil…”, “It’s a good idea…”/”Es una buena idea…”, etc.), infinitivos (comer, ver, tomar), que incluyen la
palabra “to”, y la forma base del verbo (to eat, to get), y el complemento, que incluye la posible solución al
problema. Por ejemplo:

“It´s sometimes helpful to get some medicine”/”A veces es útil

conseguir alguna medicina”
Expresió Infinitivo Complemen
n ( to + to (posible
forma solución)
base del
verbo)

En forma negativa, la palabra “not” va antes del infinitivo. Por ejemplo:

“It’s important not to get out of bed”/” Es importante no salir

de cama”
 Expresió Infinitivo en Compleme
n forma nto
negativa (not
+ to + forma
base delal dar un consejo. Este tipo de estructura incluye un tiempo específico en el
También, el pasado simple es utilizado
verbo
pasado, el problema, y la solución. Por ejemplo:

“Last week, I had a bad headache so I took an aspirin” / “La

semana pasada, tuve un mal dolor de cabeza así que tomé una
Tiempo Problema (Persona + Solución (so/así que + aspirina”
específico en el verbo en pasado simple persona + verbo en
pasado + complemento) pasado simple +
(yesterday/ayer, complemento)
last week/la
semana pasada,
last month/el
mes pasado)

EXERCISE
1.- Make suggestions to treat the following problems:
 • A cold (Resfriado)
• A stomachache (Dolor de estómago)
• Insomnia (Insomnio)
Example: Problem: Headache. “It’s sometimes helpful to take an aspirin”

2.- Match the columns:

A stomachache “It’s helpful not to drink too much
coffee”
A headache “It’s important to see a dentist”
Sore muscles “It’s a good idea to take an aspirin”
Insomnia “It’s useful to get some rest”
A toothache “You should see a doctor”
The flu “It’s sometimes helpful to put some
ointment on it”

Universidad Tecnológica de México

Preparatoria
 Ciclo 09-2

Student’s Name: Tanya Herrera López

Account: 09070201
Group: PR02BB

Prof. Eduardo Nuño

Grade:

Observations: