En una frase positiva normal, las palabras con some- suelen ser las adecuadas: something, somebody / someone, somewhere.
something, somebody, somewhere
I have something to tell you.
Somebody called you this morning.
Let's go somewhere quiet.
Not "I have anything to tell you." — say "I have something to tell you.". Una frase positiva normal lleva una palabra con some-, no una con any-.
Pruébalo: There is ___ at the door. I can hear them. (somebody / anybody / nobody) Respuesta: somebody — Esta es una frase positiva normal (de verdad hay una persona), así que lleva somebody. "Anybody" es para negativas y preguntas, y "nobody" significaría que no hay nadie.
anything, anybody, anywhere
Cuando la frase es un no (don't, isn't) o una pregunta, la palabra con some- normalmente pasa a una palabra con any-: anything, anybody / anyone, anywhere.
I don't have anything to say.
Is there anybody home?
We didn't go anywhere yesterday.
Not "I don't have something to say." — say "I don't have anything to say.". "Don't have" lo convierte en un no, así que something pasa a anything.
Pruébalo: Did you see ___ at the station? (anyone / someone / no one) Respuesta: anyone — Esta es una pregunta, así que lleva anyone: Did you see anyone? "Someone" es para frases positivas normales, y "no one" ya significaría que no viste a nadie.
nothing, nobody, nowhere
Las palabras con no- ya significan not por sí solas: nothing, nobody / no one, nowhere. Así que el verbo se queda positivo con ellas. No añadas otro not.
Nobody came to the meeting.
Nothing happened.
There is nowhere to sit.
Not "I don't have nothing." — say "I have nothing. / I don't have anything.". nothing ya significa not, así que no digas también don't. Elige uno.
Pruébalo: The fridge is empty. There is ___ to eat. (nothing / anything / something) Respuesta: nothing — El verbo "is" es positivo, y quieres decir not anything, así que usa nothing: There is nothing to eat. "Anything" necesitaría un no antes (isn't anything), y "something" significa que sí hay comida.
Pruébalo: Which one is right? (We saw nobody. / We didn't see nobody. / We don't saw nobody.) Respuesta: We saw nobody. — Nobody ya significa ni una sola persona, así que el verbo se queda positivo: We saw nobody. "Didn't see nobody" pone el not dos veces. (También podrías decir "We didn't see anybody.")
everything, everybody, everywhere
Las palabras con every- significan todos: everything = todas las cosas, everybody / everyone = todas las personas, everywhere = en todos los lugares. Aunque significan muchos, el verbo se queda en singular (como is / was / has).
Everybody is here now.
She told me everything.
I looked everywhere for my keys.
Not "Everybody are happy." — say "Everybody is happy.". Everybody significa todas las personas, pero lleva el verbo en singular: is, no are.
Pruébalo: The party was great. ___ had a good time. (Everybody / Anybody / Nobody) Respuesta: Everybody — Quieres decir que todas las personas lo pasaron bien, así que usa Everybody. "Anybody" es para negativas y preguntas, y "nobody" significaría que nadie lo disfrutó.
Pruébalo: I looked everywhere, but I couldn't find ___, so in the end I bought ___ new. (anything … something / something … anything / nothing … anything) Respuesta: anything … something — "Couldn't find" es un no → anything. "I bought" es un positivo normal → something. Un no lleva any-, un positivo lleva some-.