¿ Cómo expresamos nuestros sentimientos y emociones en inglés ?. En nuestra vida cotidiana, respondemos a cada hecho a través de nuestras emociones y sentimientos. Es importante poder expresar lo que te gusta y lo que no te gusta y tus emociones. En esta lección estudiaremos diferentes tipos de emociones que sentimos todos los días.
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¿Cuáles son las emociones en inglés?
Se usan adjetivos para decir cómo se siente alguien. Se pueden usar los verbos be o feel.
| angry | enojada/enojado | My mother is angry at my father for coming home late. |
| afraid | asustada/asustado | I’m afraid that I’ll burn the toast. |
| bored | aburrida/aburrido | I was a little bored in class today so I started drawing. |
| confused | confusa/confuso | Are you confused about what you’ve read? |
| excited | emocionada/emocionado | I’m really excited about tonight’s football match. |
| happy | feliz | We’re happy that we passed the exam. |
| hungry | hambrienta/hambriento | The children are hungry. They want their dinner. |
| kind | amable | Mr Chang is very kind to us. |
| sad | triste | We’re sad to hear the news about your dog. |
| surprised | sorprendida/sorprendido | I was surprised at the gift he gave me. |
| thirsty | sedienta/sediento | I need more water. I’m so thirsty. |
| tired | cansada/cansado | I can’t run anymore. I’m so tired. |
| upset | trastornada/trastornado | He’s upset that I didn’t go with him at the party. |
| worried | preocupada/preocupado | She was worried when we didn’t call her. |
También se puede hablar sobre los estados de las personas usando adjetivos con be y feel:
I felt about cold so I put on my jacket.
We were hot so we opened the window.
They felt ill after eating all that food.
I don’t feel well today.
¿Cómo expresamos gustos, disgustos, esperanzas y preferencias en inglés?
LOVE, LIKE, HATE, PREFER, HOPE
I love my family as much as I love my job.
I like my new haircut.
I don’t like romantic films. or I dislike romantic films. (dislike es menos común)
I love my job, but I hate my boss.
Nota: Cuando usamos very much/a lot con (don’t) like siempre va después del objeto.
I don’t like coffee very much.
She likes David very much, but she doesn’t love him.
We like that restaurant a lot.
¿Cómo se usa PREFER en una oración en inglés?
Con el verbo prefer se usa la preposición to. También se usa el verbo en gerundio -ing (doing).
| I prefer | (sustantivo) to (sustantivo)
doing algo to doing otra cosa. |
I prefer coffee to tea.
I prefer running to walking. |
I prefer this bag to that bag you’re holding.
During the weekends, I prefer sleeping to going out.
Cuando hablamos de hábitos que preferimos, podemos usar el verbo en infinitivo (to do).
Sherry prefers to study on her own rather than with other people.
I prefer to go to the gym before work.
¿Cómo se usa WANT en una oración en inglés?
| I want + sustantivo | I want a new car. |
| I want + infinitivo | I want to buy a new car. |
| I want + objeto + infinitivo | I want my father to buy me a new car. |
¿Cómo se usa HOPE en una oración?
| I hope + infinitivo
I hope + that + sujeto + verbo |
I hope to see you soon.
I hope that I can see you soon. |
Ejercicios de emociones en inglés
1.1 Escribe tus respuestas en los huecos según lo que tu PREFIERES. Sigue el ejemplo.
- tea or coffee I prefer tea to coffee.
- driving alone or with someone else ________________
- dogs or cats ________________
- to walk or to run ________________
- swimming or cycling ________________
- to walk home or to take a taxi ________________
- eating in a restaurant or at home ________________
- to drive or to travel by train ________________
Solución: 1 I prefer tea to coffee, 2 I prefer driving alone to driving with someone else, 3 I prefer dogs to cats, 4 I prefer to walk rather than to run, 5 I prefer swimming to cycling, 6 I prefer to walk home rather than take a taxi, 7 I prefer eating in a restaurant to eating at home, 8 I prefer to drive rather than to travel by train
1.2 ¿Cómo te sientes? Elige la mejor emoción que sientas en cada situación.
- Your friend shares her food with you. (sad / happy)
- You lost your mobile phone. (sad / confused)
- Your teacher gave too much information in the class. (confused / excited)
- You left your passport in the hotel. (angry / happy)
- Your friends are fighting over small things. (tired / worried)
- You received an unexpected gift from your friend. (surprised / bored)
- You got a high score in the exams. (excited / afraid)
- You didn’t eat breakfast or lunch. (thirsty / hungry)
- You met a new friend. (happy / sad)
Solución: 1 happy, 2 sad, 3 confused, 4 angry, 5 worried, 6 surprised, 7 excited, 8 hungry, 9 happy
Ejercicio Speaking sobre emociones en inglés
- How do you feel when you are alone?
- How does it feel to be with your friends?
- What do you want to do that you didn’t do when you were a child?
- Is there anything you hope to achieve in your studies or work?
- What do you want other people to remember about you?
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