English grammar
Sign up, log in, check out: online shopping verbs
Shop online: sign up, log in, tap and check out.
From the scene I've logged in
In short
Sign up once to make an account, log in each time, tap a button, then check out to pay.
Your turn
Which one goes with make a new account?
Options: you need to sign up · I've logged in · if you check out now
Show answer
make a new account → you need to sign up
How it works
Online shopping uses short phrasal verbs. You sign up once to make an account, then you log in each time you use it.
Good to know
On a phone you tap a button, add things to your basket, and check out to pay. As nouns, many are written as one word: your login, the checkout.
enter your account I've logged in
Nuria
I've logged in. It says this model is available.
Ya he entrado con mi cuenta. Pone que este modelo está disponible.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). It says this model is available.
Options: I've logged in · You need to sign up · If you check out now
Show answer
Nuria
I've logged in. It says this model is available.
Ya he entrado con mi cuenta. Pone que este modelo está disponible.
make a new account you need to sign up
Nuria
It says you need to sign up: a profile, a password and an access code.
Pone que necesita un perfil de usuario, con clave y código de acceso.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
It says (blank): a profile, a password and an access code.
Options: you need to sign up · I've logged in · if you check out now
Show answer
Nuria
It says you need to sign up: a profile, a password and an access code.
Pone que necesita un perfil de usuario, con clave y código de acceso.
pay for the basket if you check out now
Javi
How modern! If you check out now, it comes tomorrow.
¡Qué moderna! Si pagas ahora, llega mañana.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
How modern! (blank), it comes tomorrow.
Options: If you check out now · I've logged in · You need to sign up
Show answer
Javi
How modern! If you check out now, it comes tomorrow.
¡Qué moderna! Si pagas ahora, llega mañana.
put in the basket you've added two items to the basket
Nuria
Under "What's in the box" there's nothing about a charger. Oops! You've added two items to the basket.
En «Contenido de la caja» no hay nada de cargador. ¡Uy! Has añadido dos productos a la cesta.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Under "What's in the box" there's nothing about a charger. Oops! (blank).
Options: You've added two items to the basket · I've logged in · You need to sign up
Show answer
Nuria
Under "What's in the box" there's nothing about a charger. Oops! You've added two items to the basket.
En «Contenido de la caja» no hay nada de cargador. ¡Uy! Has añadido dos productos a la cesta.
touch a button on a screen I only tapped this button
Common mistake
Not off or at here. Making a new account.
It says you need to sign up: a profile, a password and an access code.
Pone que necesita un perfil de usuario, con clave y código de acceso.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| enter your account | I've logged in |
|---|---|
| make a new account | you need to sign up |
| pay for the basket | if you check out now |
| put in the basket | you've added two items to the basket |
| touch a button on a screen | I only tapped this button |
More lines from the story
- ElenaThe password: "churros". The code: the year I was born.La clave: «churros». El código: mi año de nacimiento.
- JaviIt says here: "smart speaker, latest version". It answers everything.Aquí dice: «altavoz inteligente, última versión». Contesta a todo.