No. 20 - Weekly perífrasis verbales: Practice Exercise: tornar a + infinitivo
No. 20 - Weekly perífrasis verbales: Practice Exercise: tornar a + infinitivo
(to do something again)
*Note:
Tornar a + infinitivo" expresa que debe hacer algo de nuevo.
Tornar a + infinitivo' expresses that we are doing something again.
Example/Ejemplo
Tornó a llover.
It began to rain again.
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A ‘perífrasis verbal’ is a structure with a helping verb plus an ‘infinitivo’ or a ‘gerundio’ (verb that ends in ar, er, ir).
More info on perifrasis verbales:helpful link
Good link to explain perifrases verbales: great link by another SD contributor
Let’s practice a few of these in simple sentences. Here are the rules:
1.One sentence per post.
2.Use the ‘perífrasis verbal’ for this week in a sentence in Spanish. Then write it in English.
3.You may post one image to illustrate your sentence.
SilviaC will be the corrector for the Spanish. I will help out on the English. SilviaC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Una “perífrasis verbal” tiene una estructura con un verbo auxiliar y un “infinitivo” o “gerundio”.
Vamos a practicar un poco estas estructuras en oraciones simples. Estas son las reglas:
1.Una oración por respuesta
2.Usa la perífrasis verbal escogida para esta semana y escribe una oración con ella en español y en inglés.
3.Puedes usar una imagen para ilustrar tu respuesta.
SilviaC será la correctora de español. Yo ayudaré con el inglés.
*If you missed last week's practice here is the link: No. 19, cansarse de + infinitivo
9 Answers
I returned to write my essay, because my dog ate it.
Torné escribir mi ensayo, porque mi perro se lo comió.
Anika danced the tango again when she went on holiday to Argentina.
Anika tornó a bailar el tango cuando se fue de vacaciones para Argentina.
Algún día tornaré a volar en un globo.
Some day I will return to fly in a balloon
Torna a la case casa, te extraño.
Come back home, I miss you.
We went down the river again this week end.
Tornaremos a bajar el río este fin de semana.
Tornaré a abrazarte cuando vuelvas a casa.
I will hug you again when you come back home.
Tornó a dormir con el teléfono en su oreja.
He fell asleep again with the phone in his ear.
Just a note to learners on this thread: After posting this week's 'perífrasis verbales', I got a note from SilviaC that this is a fairly obscure usage (tornar a + infinitvo) and that it is not used in Spain to her knowledge. Sometimes the usage in Spain & South American Spanish is different so I also asked Luissito from Peru. Both concur that this is not often used. I would be interested to know if any other Spanish speakers from other countries feel the same. Is it used where you live?
Anyway, this is to say, well done this week, but don't knock yourself out learning it. Normally I ask Silvia first since many on the list are not used often, but I didn't get a chance check it out first this week before posting.
However, Luis did say that 'tornar/tornarse' is often used and you can see his example below.
Note on Tornar a - Tornar from Luis:
The expression "tornar a" is hardly ever used for Spanish speakers. I do not think you should focus on learning it. The verb "tornar" is widely used when it means to tend, or to become.
For example:
En determinados tipos de eclipses el cielo se torna oscuro.
In some kinds of eclipses the sky becomes dark.
Cada vez que tengo la intención de tornar a jugar aquí, algo inesperado sucede.
Every time I intend to return to playing here, something unexpected happens.
