In this episode we're going to help you with your time clauses Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Feedback: Email from Rafael alba garcia I've just listened to the new podcast and I found it very interesting with these nine words in Spanish. Episode 127: http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/10/30/9-spanish-words-we-need-in-english-airc127/ Muy bien descritas esas nueve palabras, pero con la explicación de «ya», en mi opinión Reza no ha estado del todo (a bit) exacto, porque cuando en español se hace una pregunta, (por ejemplo).... ¿quieres un vaso de agua? o ¿tu eres Craig?, los españoles no solemos contestar «ya».....otra cosa es que yo diga....¡Tú eres Craig!, (afirmación), entonces Craig puede contestar, ya, (ya lo sé) Audio Feedback: Ivan from Valencia We spoke about time clauses with the present perfect in Episode 18 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/03/24/present-perfect-fig-rolls-with-special-guest-bea-airc18/ ) Specifically STILL / ALREADY / JUST / YET / SO FAR (often used with the present perfect) AGO / LAST WEEK, MONTH / YESTERDAY / IN 2006 (Often used with the past simple) More time expressions AFTER - I made coffee after Reza arrived. / After Reza arrived, I made coffee. I'll have a shower after you. What are you doing after we finish recording? More uses of after: expressions day after day - día tras día. What are the same mistakes you keep correcting in your classes day after day. one after the other - uno tras otro. I can't stop eating chocolates. Once I start, I eat them one after the other. one excuse after another - excusas y más excusas. When I ask my students for hand in their writing homework I get a load odd excuses, one after the other. after you! - ¡pase usted!, ¡usted primero! behind close the door after you - cierra la puerta al salir or cuando salgas I'm tired of cleaning up after you - estoy cansado de ir detrás de ti limpiándolo todo Looking for She's after a husband - Va en pos de un marido They're all after the same thing - Todos van a por lo mismo What is he after? - ¿Qué pretende? I see what you're after - Ya caigo, ya comprendo lo que quieres decir; (hostile) ya te he calado in view of - después de After all I've done for you - Después de / Con todo lo que he hecho por ti He can't go back after what he's done - Después de lo que ha hecho no puede volver BEFORE - we had lunch before we started recording. We taught classes before we had lunch. Different uses of before anteriormente Have you been here before? - ¿Habías estado aquí anteriormente? rather than I would die before I would criticize her. - Moriría antes de criticarla. in front of He stood before the crowd and raised his arms. - Él se paró ante la multitud y levantó los brazos. I stood before my students and made a fool of myself. por delante She has her whole career before her. - Ella tiene toda una carrera por delante antes que Personally, I'd eat pizza before caviar or truffles. - Personalmente, prefiero comer pizza antes que caviar o trufas. I'd prefer to eat chocolate before food. ante They performed an open-air concert before a huge audience. - Dieron un concierto al aire libre ante un numeroso público. WHEN (cuando) - I was making coffee when Reza arrived. WHILE (mientras) - I was making coffee while Reza was testing the microphone. (during the time that) While/When Reza was living in Salamanca, he met Patricia. BY THE TIME - What do you hope to have done by the time you've retired? (future perfect) By the time we get to the station the train will have gone! AS SOON AS - (tan pronto como) I will pay for your ticket as soon as you make the reservation. - Tan pronto como hagan la reserva pagaré la factura. As soon as this podcast is published it goes to iTunes and all the other podcast applications. ASAP (AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) Lo antes posible. We must record some more podcasts as soon as possible! I'll let you know as soon as possible. Would you like to join us for fluency practice with me once a week? Sign up to our inglespodcast newsletter for details. IN THE END (al fin y al cabo, al final) We had some technical problems with the podcast today, but we recorded all of it in the end. AT THE END (al final - at the final stages of something, at the point when something finishes) What happened at the end of the film? The toilet is at the end of the hall. AT LAST (al fin, por fin) - we managed to meet this. Week, at last. Finally! DURING (durante) How many times have I hit the pause button during this podcast? I've been living in Valencia FOR 15 years. during the war during my childhood during the podcast during the lesson during the revolution etc. for a year for a few minutes for a while for a couple of weeks for ages etc. EVER (alguna vez) / NEVER (nunca) Have you ever been to Florence? Craig's never been to Florence. "Reza has never eaten crocodile meat" or "Reza hasn't ever eaten crocodile meat." ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to [email protected] or [email protected]. If you would like more detailed shownotes, go to https://www.patreon.com/inglespodcast Our lovely sponsors are: Lara Arlem Carlos Garrido Zara Heath Picazo Mamen Juan Leyva Galera Sara Jarabo Corey Fineran from Ivy Envy Podcast Manuel García Betegón Jorge Jiménez Raul Lopez Rafael Daniel Contreras Aladro Manuel Tarazona On next week's episode: Marketing and market research (In episode 131 we're going to speak about ghosts and the supernatural. Please send us your ghost stories and any supernatural experiences you've had (Jose's Vampire story Episode 96 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/nature-and-the-environment-airc96/ The music in this podcast is by Pitx. 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