To erase /tu ɪˈreɪs/ significa borrar. Usamos este verbo cuando hacemos desaparecer una marca, una palabra, una imagen, información o incluso algo de la memoria.
Este verbo se usa comúnmente de estas maneras:
- Erase a mark or writing — borrar una marca o algo escrito.
- She erased the word from the board. — "Ella borró la palabra del pizarrón."
- Erase data or information — borrar datos o información.
- I accidentally erased the recording. — “Borré la grabación por accidente.”
- Erase something from your memory — borrar algo de la memoria.
- He wanted to erase the experience from his memory. — “Él quería borrar la experiencia de su memoria.”
La estructura erase something from something indica qué borramos y de dónde lo borramos: Erase the name from the list (Borra el nombre de la lista) y Erase the files from the drive (Borra los archivos de la unidad).
Erase y delete pueden significar borrar, pero no siempre se usan de la misma manera. Erase puede referirse tanto a marcas físicas como a información. Delete se usa especialmente para archivos, mensajes, palabras y otros elementos digitales. Por ejemplo, borramos una palabra escrita con lápiz con erase, pero normalmente borramos un correo electrónico con delete.
Erase y remove tampoco son idénticos. Erase hace que una marca o información desaparezca. Remove significa quitar o retirar una cosa de un lugar: Erase the writing (Borra lo escrito) y Remove the paper (Quita el papel).
En inglés americano, el objeto que usamos para borrar lo escrito con lápiz se llama eraser y se pronuncia /ɪˈreɪ.sɚ/.
Erase se pronuncia /ɪˈreɪs/. La forma de tercera persona erases se pronuncia /ɪˈreɪ.sɪz/. El pasado y el participio erased se pronuncian /ɪˈreɪst/, con sonido final /t/. El gerundio erasing se escribe sin la e final y se pronuncia /ɪˈreɪ.sɪŋ/.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I erase | We erase |
| 2ª | You erase | You erase |
| 3ª | He/She/It erases | They erase |
Erase: /ɪˈreɪs/, erases: /ɪˈreɪ.sɪz/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I erased | We erased |
| 2ª | You erased | You erased |
| 3ª | He/She/It erased | They erased |
Erased: /ɪˈreɪst/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will erase | We will erase |
| 2ª | You will erase | You will erase |
| 3ª | He/She/It will erase | They will erase |
Will erase: /wɪl ɪˈreɪs/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am erasing | We are erasing |
| 2ª | You are erasing | You are erasing |
| 3ª | He/She/It is erasing | They are erasing |
Erasing: /ɪˈreɪ.sɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was erasing | We were erasing |
| 2ª | You were erasing | You were erasing |
| 3ª | He/She/It was erasing | They were erasing |
Was erasing: /wəz ɪˈreɪ.sɪŋ/, Were erasing: /wɜr ɪˈreɪ.sɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be erasing | We will be erasing |
| 2ª | You will be erasing | You will be erasing |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be erasing | They will be erasing |
Will be erasing: /wɪl bi ɪˈreɪ.sɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have erased | We have erased |
| 2ª | You have erased | You have erased |
| 3ª | He/She/It has erased | They have erased |
Have erased: /hæv ɪˈreɪst/, Has erased: /hæz ɪˈreɪst/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had erased | We had erased |
| 2ª | You had erased | You had erased |
| 3ª | He/She/It had erased | They had erased |
Had erased: /hæd ɪˈreɪst/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have erased | We will have erased |
| 2ª | You will have erased | You will have erased |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have erased | They will have erased |
Will have erased: /wɪl hæv ɪˈreɪst/
