El verbo to achieve /tʊ əˈtʃiv/ puede traducirse como lograr, alcanzar o conseguir. Normalmente comunica que una persona obtiene un resultado importante después de dedicar tiempo o esfuerzo.
- Podemos alcanzar una meta. Por ejemplo, "She achieved her goal" puede traducirse como "Ella logró su meta" o "Ella alcanzó su meta".
- Podemos obtener buenos resultados. Por ejemplo, "The team achieved excellent results" significa "El equipo logró excelentes resultados".
- También podemos alcanzar el éxito o cierto nivel. Por ejemplo, "He achieved success through hard work" significa "Él alcanzó el éxito mediante el trabajo duro".
Achieve normalmente va seguido de un sustantivo: achieve a goal, achieve success o achieve good results. No decimos "achieve to pass the exam". Para expresar "lograr aprobar el examen", podemos decir "manage to pass the exam" o "achieve the goal of passing the exam".
Achieve, reach y accomplish pueden tener significados relacionados. Usamos achieve con metas, éxito y resultados; reach con destinos, niveles y también metas; y accomplish con tareas, planes o misiones que completamos.
Presta atención a estas formas: achieves se pronuncia /əˈtʃivz/. Achieved se pronuncia /əˈtʃivd/; la terminación -ed produce el sonido /d/ después del sonido sonoro /v/. Para formar achieving, eliminamos la e final de achieve antes de añadir -ing.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I achieve | We achieve |
| 2ª | You achieve | You achieve |
| 3ª | He/She/It achieves | They achieve |
Achieve: /əˈtʃiv/, achieves: /əˈtʃivz/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I achieved | We achieved |
| 2ª | You achieved | You achieved |
| 3ª | He/She/It achieved | They achieved |
Achieved: /əˈtʃivd/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will achieve | We will achieve |
| 2ª | You will achieve | You will achieve |
| 3ª | He/She/It will achieve | They will achieve |
Will achieve: /wɪl əˈtʃiv/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am achieving | We are achieving |
| 2ª | You are achieving | You are achieving |
| 3ª | He/She/It is achieving | They are achieving |
Achieving: /əˈtʃi.vɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was achieving | We were achieving |
| 2ª | You were achieving | You were achieving |
| 3ª | He/She/It was achieving | They were achieving |
Was achieving: /wəz əˈtʃi.vɪŋ/, Were achieving: /wɜr əˈtʃi.vɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be achieving | We will be achieving |
| 2ª | You will be achieving | You will be achieving |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be achieving | They will be achieving |
Will be achieving: /wɪl bi əˈtʃi.vɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have achieved | We have achieved |
| 2ª | You have achieved | You have achieved |
| 3ª | He/She/It has achieved | They have achieved |
Have achieved: /hæv əˈtʃivd/, Has achieved: /hæz əˈtʃivd/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had achieved | We had achieved |
| 2ª | You had achieved | You had achieved |
| 3ª | He/She/It had achieved | They had achieved |
Had achieved: /hæd əˈtʃivd/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have achieved | We will have achieved |
| 2ª | You will have achieved | You will have achieved |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have achieved | They will have achieved |
Will have achieved: /wɪl hæv əˈtʃivd/
