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Elipsis en inglés

La elipsis es quitar palabras que ya se sobreentienden para no repetirse. El inglés lo hace mucho más que el español y suena natural: en vez de She can swim…

La elipsis es quitar palabras que ya se sobreentienden para no repetirse. El inglés lo hace mucho más que el español y suena natural: en vez de She can swim and I can swim too dices She can swim and I can too. También cae el that en muchas frases (I think (that) it's fine) y, en lenguaje coloquial, hasta el sujeto o el auxiliar ((Have you) finished?). Dominarla es lo que separa un inglés correcto pero rígido de uno fluido.

Cómo funciona

Quitas el verbo repetido: She likes tea and he does too.

Quitas that: I hope (that) you're well.

Quita el sujeto inicial: (I) hope you have a nice holiday.

Coloquial, quita sujeto + auxiliar: (Do you) want a coffee? / (Have you) finished?

El error típico del hispanohablante

Conserva el auxiliar al quitar el verbo: he does too, no "he too".

Textual vs situacional

ENTextual: words dropped because they were already said: We went out and (we) took photos.

ESTextual: quitas lo ya dicho: We went out and (we) took photos.

ENSituational: dropped because the context makes them obvious: (The) dogs want to go out.

ESSituacional: quitas lo que el contexto hace obvio: (The) dogs want to go out.

Practica Elipsis

Tres bloques por nivel. Responde, corrige y aprende de tus fallos con la explicación de cada pregunta. Gratis, sin límite.

Bloque 1 · Básico

A2-B1

1/15

I can't swim, but my brother ______.

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1. I can't swim, but my brother ______.
can swimcandoes
Se omite el verbo repetido y basta el auxiliar: can (= can swim).
2. She likes tea, and I ______ too.
likedoam
El verbo léxico se sustituye por el auxiliar do para no repetir 'like'.
3. He hasn't finished, but I ______.
didhave finishedhave
Basta el auxiliar have (= have finished), evitando repetir el verbo.
4. They didn't come, but we ______.
camediddo
El auxiliar de pasado did sustituye a 'came'.
5. I'm not tired, but she ______.
isdoesis tired
Se conserva solo el verbo 'be': is (= is tired).
6. You won't like it, but I ______.
willwill likedo
Basta el auxiliar will (= will like), sin repetir el verbo.
7. She can dance, and so ______ I.
amcando
Con 'so' se repite el mismo auxiliar: so can I.
8. We haven't eaten, but they ______.
didhavehave eaten
Basta el auxiliar have (= have eaten).
9. I don't smoke, and he ______ either.
doesn'tdon'tisn't
El auxiliar concuerda con 'he': doesn't (... either).
10. He works hard, and I ______ too.
amworkdo
El auxiliar do sustituye a 'work' para no repetirlo.
11. She'll help us, but they ______.
won'tdon'taren't
Se conserva el auxiliar en negativo: won't (= won't help).
12. I was late, and so ______ you.
weredidwas
Con 'so' se repite 'be' concordando con 'you': so were you.
13. You should try, and I ______ too.
dotryshould
Basta el modal should (= should try).
14. They've left, but we ______.
don'tdidn'thaven't
Se conserva el auxiliar 'have' en negativo: haven't (= haven't left).
15. I like coffee, but she ______.
doesn'tisn'tdon't
El auxiliar doesn't concuerda con 'she' (= doesn't like it).

Bloque 2 · Intermedio

B1-B2

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Do you want to join us? I'd love ______.

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1. Do you want to join us? I'd love ______.
to joinitto
Con elipsis del infinitivo se conserva solo to: I'd love to.
2. I haven't seen it, and ______ has she.
neithersoeither
Para coincidir en negativo: neither + auxiliar + sujeto (neither has she).
3. She passed the exam, and ______ did he.
neithertooso
Para coincidir en afirmativo: so + auxiliar + sujeto (so did he).
4. You don't have to stay if you don't want ______.
itsoto
Elipsis con to: if you don't want to (= to stay).
5. I'm not going, and ______ is Tom.
neithersoeither
neither + be + sujeto para coincidir en negativo: neither is Tom.
6. They asked me to help, so I agreed ______.
ittoso
Elipsis del infinitivo: agreed to (= to help).
7. I think she's right. — I think ______ too.
ittoso
I think so sustituye a la oración completa (that she's right).
8. Is it going to rain? I hope ______.
nonotnone
Respuesta negativa breve: I hope not (= I hope it isn't).
9. Will they win? I expect ______.
toitso
I expect so sustituye a la oración afirmativa completa.
10. She can speak French, and ______ can her sister.
tooneitherso
so + auxiliar + sujeto: so can her sister.
11. I didn't enjoy it, and ______ did my friends.
eitherneitherso
Coincidencia en negativo: neither did my friends.
12. He wanted to apologise but didn't know how ______.
tosoit
Elipsis tras 'how': how to (= how to apologise).
13. Are you coming? I'd like ______, but I can't.
ittoso
Elipsis del infinitivo: I'd like to (= to come).
14. I've never been to Rome. — ______ have I.
EitherSoNeither
Neither + auxiliar + sujeto para coincidir en negativo: Neither have I.
15. Do you think we'll make it? I'm afraid ______.
notnoneno
Respuesta negativa breve: I'm afraid not (= I'm afraid we won't).

Bloque 3 · Avanzado

B2-C1

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She's a better cook than I ______.

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1. She's a better cook than I ______.
doamcan
En comparativas, tras 'than' se elide el verbo y queda el auxiliar 'be': than I am.
2. He earns more than she ______.
isdoeshas
El auxiliar does sustituye al verbo 'earns' tras 'than'.
3. I'll help you if you want me ______.
thattoit
Elipsis del infinitivo: want me to (= to help you).
4. They finished sooner than we ______.
weredidhad
El auxiliar did sustituye a 'finished' tras 'than'.
5. Take an umbrella; if ______, you'll get wet.
nonenotno
if not = si no, con elipsis de la oración (if you don't).
6. Would you like to stay? — Why ______?
nonotnone
Why not? es una respuesta elíptica de aceptación.
7. He speaks more languages than I thought he ______.
doesdidwas
El auxiliar did sustituye a 'spoke/could' en la comparativa.
8. She was as surprised as ______.
me wasI didI was
Comparativa con 'be': se mantiene sujeto + auxiliar: as I was.
9. You can leave now if you'd like ______.
thatitto
Elipsis del infinitivo: if you'd like to (= to leave).
10. I expected him to object, but he ______.
notdoesn'tdidn't
El auxiliar en negativo didn't sustituye a 'object' (= didn't object).
11. Some students passed; others, sadly, ______.
weren'tdidn'thadn't
didn't sustituye al verbo elidido 'pass' (= didn't pass).
12. He promised to write, and write he ______.
donediddoes
Estructura enfática con auxiliar did: write he did (= he did write).
13. She works harder now than she ______ a year ago.
didwasdoes
El auxiliar de pasado did sustituye a 'worked' en la comparativa.
14. If you haven't finished, you ought ______.
sotoit
Elipsis con 'ought to': you ought to (= to finish).
15. I'm as tired as you ______.
isdoare
Comparativa con 'be': se conserva el auxiliar concordando con 'you': as you are.

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