Estructura "If I Were You" para Dar Consejos en Inglés

Clase 14 de 22 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Solicitudes y Pronombres Reflexivos

Resumen

Para preguntar o recibir un consejo se utiliza el verbo would de la siguiente forma:

Pregunta: (Situación) + What would you do if you were me?
Respuesta: I would + (consejo) + if I were you.

Observa que el verbo “were” siempre estará conjugado de esta manera con cualquier sustantivo, esto es debido a que se refiere a una situación hipotética.

Ejemplos para preguntar o recibir consejos

Q: I want to improve my vocabulary skills. What would you do if you were me?
A: I would read more books if I *were you.

Q: I feel under the weather. What would you do if you were me?
A: I would go to the doctor if I *were you.

Ejercicio de writing

Escribe un consejo utilizando would para las siguientes situaciones.

I want to improve my pronunciation skills.
I want to quit smoking.
I don’t know where to travel on my next vacations.

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Contribución creada por Andrés Guano (Platzi Contributor).

Maria Alejandra Liscano

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Would / were

I would read more books if I were you We use were with the pronoun I because in this sentence we're talking about hypothetical situation

Róger Antonio Ordóñez Flores

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Very good summary. Thank you.

Felipe Bernardo González Barranco

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:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Carmen Helena Vanegas Perez

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If I were you I would record myself to improve your pronunciation skills. I would start to working out in a Gym to quit smoking if I were you. I would go to a travel agency to figure out where is the best place to travel if I were you.

Brenda Rubidia Paz Alvarez

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I would read more books if I were you We use were with the pronoun I because in this senten

Ángel Guillermo Martínez Bravo

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I would go to Puerto Escondido if I were you, is amazingly beautiful.

Felipe Bernardo González Barranco

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Wow!!! where is Puerto escondido?

Omar Alejandro Martinez Cisneros

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it's in Oaxaca, Itsn't it? like the chesee

David Betancourt

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I want to improve my vocabulary skills. What would you do if you were me? I would use apps like ELSA Speak and practice with the technique called “shadowing” if I were you.

Gabriel Obregón

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WOULD and WERE are words into the more common structures that are used to give advice or to ask advice (but they aren’t the only ones, we can use SHOULD too).

For example: Question: what would you do if you were me? Advice: I would read more books if I were you.

We use WERE with the personal pronoun I, in the affirmative example, because we are using this sentence as a hypothetical situation (we are not talking about the past). And the word WERE is used for all the personal pronouns when we are talking about the hypothetical situation.

For instance: A need: I feel under the weather (I feel a little sick). A advice: I would go to the doctor if I were you.

Stefanny Ascencio Jimenez

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Here my advices 💁🏾‍♀️

If I were you I’d listen, repeat, and record myself pronouncing some words, apply them in some sentences, then evaluate myself.
I’d reduce the frequently of consume until lay off of doing it, If I were you.
If I were you, I’d watch on Youtube a top 5 best places to visit. It always work!

Jonathan Alejandro Ayala Ramos

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Jonathan Alejandro Ayala Ramos

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Elsy Carolina Villareal Parada

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Would / were

I would read more books if I were you We use were with the pronoun I because in this sentence we’re talking about hypothetical situation

Raúl Adolfo Sánchez Rodríguez

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We are using the second conditional to ask for advice

Form: If + pas simple, would + simple verb

Examples:

If I were you, I would save more money.

Lets practice:

If I were you, I would listen to an English podcast everyday.
If I were you, I would think that I am harming my lungs.
If I were you, I would look choose a place according to the activities I like to do.

Priscilla Abigail Molina Cárcamo

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If I were you, I would download Elsa, it's a great app if you want to improve your pronunciation skills.
If I were you, I would start with small steps, trying to smoke less each day or ask a doctor for help.
Well, in your place I would look for a place where I know I will be comfortable.

Daniel Cruz

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I want to improve my pronunciation skills. If I were you, I would take the pronunciation courses at Platzi. I want to quit smoking. If I were you, I would look for professional help. I don’t know where to travel on my next vacation. If I were you, I would look for reviews on the internet.

Ruth Carias

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I would practice more with american person if I were you. I would do more excercise if I were you. I would travel to Island if I were you.

Roni Oyardo

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If i were you i would take classes at platzy I would avoid being around smokers if I were you If I were you, I would check out vacation packages.

Harold Augusto Toro Murillo

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I want to improve my pronunciation skills.

I would see more movies in English and I would get more frieds that speaking English if I were you.

I want to quit smoking.

I know It´s very difficult to quit smoking but if I were you I would go to the psychologist and I would look for a new habits and pray to God to strengthen me in a new life stile.

I don’t know where to travel on my next vacations. If I were you

If I were you I would travel around Colombia, There are many beautiful and natural places to visit.

Heysel Priscila Lemus De Paz

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good video

Jackelyn Julissa

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I would try to speak more. I would do other things that occupy my mind. Mmh, If I were you, I would go to the beach.

Kevin Fiorentino

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If I were you, I would learn English with Platzi, they have an interesting English Academy.
If I were you, I would stop smoking.
If I were you, I would go to travel inside our country, it's beautiful.

emilianomeneses4628

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i watnt to tell tne, the felens at htis girl wath would you do i you were me ?

i would say this with sincerity and seriusus if i were you

emilianomeneses4628

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La clase enseña la estructura "If I were you" (Si yo fuera tú) con "would" y "were" para dar consejos en inglés, usándola en situaciones hipotéticas. Aprenderás por qué se usa "were" con "I" en este contexto.

María Magdalena Anell Moreno

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I would download an app to practice. If I were you.
I would read a book por example "easy way to quit smoking" by Allen Carr´s. If I were you.
I would look with the most beautiful and cheapest city close to me. If were you

Sindy Barragán

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If I were you, I would speak in English to other people

I would go to toxicologist for help, if I were you

If I were you, I would travel to some city in Europe