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Documento que contiene ejercicios para practicar el uso del verbo en el pasado perfecto con for/since, el uso de used to, completar con pasado simple o pasado perfecto, cambiar la forma verbal al pasado simple o pasado perfecto y el uso de las formas condicionales 1ª y 2ª.
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A) Write questions with How long and the present perfect. Example:
you / study English How long have you studied English?
1 you / know Rachel ........................................................................................? 2 he / live in his flat ........................................................................................? 3 they / be married ........................................................................................? 4 Estonia / be in the EU ........................................................................................? 5 you / have this problem ........................................................................................? 6 she / be in the Ukraine ........................................................................................? B) Answer the questions above. Use the present perfect with for / since.
Example: I have studied English since I was 7.
1 I ...................................................................................... six years. 2 He ...................................................................................... ages. 3 They ...................................................................................... June. 4 Estonia ...................................................................................... 2004. 5 I ...................................................................................... I was a child. 6 She ...................................................................................... about 3 weeks.
C) Make sentences with used to, didn't use to, or did...use to.
Example: (+) I / live in England. I used to live in England.
1 (?) how / you / travel to school …..............................................................................? 2 (-) I / like coffee when I was a child …........................................................................ 3 (+) my sister / hate sports at school ........................................................................... 4 (?) what / you / do at the weekend ...........................................................................? 5 (-) they / speak Portuguese ....................................................................................... 6 (+) this restaurant / be a pub ...................................................................................... 7 (?) you / wear glasses ..............................................................................................?
D) Complete with present or past passive.
Example: Guernika was painted by Picasso. (paint)
1 The Empire State Building .................................................. in 1931. (build) 2 The walls .................................................. every year. (paint) 3 Gold .................................................. in California in 1848. (discover) 4 Yesterday, I .................................................. up by the sun. (wake) 5 Tennis .................................................. on grass at Wimbledon. (play) 6 The song .................................................. in December. (record) 7 Some children .................................................. at home. (educate) E) Re-write the sentences in the passive. Example: They grow oranges in Seville. Oranges are grown in Seville.
1 Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1945. Animal Farm .............................................................................................................. 2 Last night the police arrested John. John ........................................................................................................................... 3 People in Crete eat a lot of fish. A lot of fish ................................................................................................................. 4 Da Vinci painted The Last Supper. The Last Supper ........................................................................................................ 5 Bob arranges tours of the city. Tours of the city ......................................................................................................... 6 Do people speak Mandarin in China? ................ Mandarin .................................................................................................? 7 Did Dali paint Guernika? ................ Guernika .................................................................................................?
F) Change the verb into the correct form of the past simple or present perfect.
1 Last night, I _________________ (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let me in. 2 I _________________ (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them? 3 I _________________ (visit) Paris three times. 4 Last year, I _________________ (visit) Paris. 5 I only _________________ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight. 6 I _________________ (know) Julie for three years – we still meet once a month.
H) Put the verbs in the correct 2 nd^ conditional form. 1 If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (get) a new job. 2 He _________________ (travel) more if he _________________ (be) younger. 3 If we _________________ (not be) friends, I _________________ (be) angry with you. 4 I _________________ (buy) a big house if I _________________ (have) enough money. 5 She _________________ (be) promoted if she _________________ (not be) always late. 6 If we _________________ (win) the lottery, we _________________ (travel) the world. 7 If you _________________ (have) a better job, we _________________ (be) able to buy a new car. 8 I _________________ (have) a good job if I _________________ (speak) perfect English. 9 If we _________________ (live) in Mexico, I _________________ (speak) Spanish. 10 She _________________ (call) him if she _________________ (have) his number.
I) Look at the 1 st^ and 2 nd^ conditional sentences. Put the missing verb in the correct form. 1 If I get home late tonight, I ______________ (not eat) anything. 2 If Jan could run 100 metres in 10 seconds, he ______________ (be) an athlete. 3 If Simon catches a fish today, we ______________ (eat) it. 4 She ______________ (buy) a Porsche if she won the lottery. 5 If it ______________ (rain) in the Sahara desert, everyone would be very surprised. 6 If it rains tonight, we ______________ (can / go) to the cinema. 7 If your dog spoke, you ______________ (can / sell) it to the circus. 8 If we play football on Saturday, I ______________ (be) tired on Sunday. 9 You ______________ (become) fat if you eat too much. 10 If I ______________ (be) you, I wouldn't accept that job. It sounds terrible!
J) Decide if the sentence is 1 st^ or 2 nd^ conditional, then put the verbs in the correct form. 1 John doesn't do much sport. If he ______________ (do) more sport, he _____________ (be) much thinner.
2 Look at those clouds. If it ______________ (rain), we ______________ (get) wet. 3 The bus is late. If it ______________ (not arrive) soon, we ______________ (get) a taxi. 4 I don't work very hard. If I ______________ (work) harder, I ______________ (be) as clever as my sister. 5 I'm really tired. If I ______________ (not be) tired, I ______________ (visit) you. 6 Susan usually does the cooking at home. If she ______________ (cook) tonight, we ______________ (have) fish and chips. 7 It's only a short journey. If we ______________ (get) there before lunchtime, we ______________ (have) time to go shopping. 8 Do you want my advice? If I ______________ (be) you, I ______________ (find) a new boyfriend.
K) Complete the sentences with a particle from the box.
after away back down (x2) for off on up
1 Can you turn .......................... your mobiles please? There must be no interruptions. 2 Turn .......................... the music! I can't concentrate. 3 The alarm clock will wake .......................... the children. 4 Hi, I´m with someone. Can you call .......................... later? 5 I spent all day looking .......................... a new coat.
2 A I live in Berlin. B ................................. 3 A I´m not afraid of spiders. B ................................. 4 A I went to bed at 11.00. B ................................. 5 A I haven´t been to Wales. B ................................. 6 A I don´t have a dog. B ................................. 7 A I can speak English. B ................................. 8 A I eat lunch at home. B .................................
P) Match the sentence halves. 1 I couldn´t open the door because A she had already gone home 2 When Maria arrived, B that I´d heard before. 3 I gave some money back because C we hadn´t been there before. 4 Vicky wasn´t there because D I´d lost my keys. 5 I bought a newspaper E I realised I hadn´t sent it! 6 We got lost because F he had given me too much. 7 He told us a story G we´d just finished cooking. 8 When they asked about the email, H to read what had happened. 1 ....... 2 ....... 3 ....... 4 .......5 ....... 6 ....... 7 ....... 8 ....... Q) Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the past simple or past perfect. Example: I got wet because I had forgotten my umbrella. (get, forget)
1 We ................................ a table because we ................................ (get, book) 2 When we ........................... to the stadium, the match ............................... (get, not start) 3 They ........................ me because I ......................... my bag in their house. (ring, leave) 4 She ......................... that Steve and Will ........................... before. (remember, not meet) 5 I ................................. the book away because I ................................. it. (give, finish) 6 They ................................. tired because they ................................ all night. (be, study) 7 I ......................... him speak Finnish before we ......................... to Helsinki. (not hear, go)
R) Write the sentences in reported speech.
Example: " I love him." She said that she loved him.
1 "I hate you." He told her that he ................................................
2 "I´m hungry." She said that she .................................................. 3 "I don´t like fashion shows." He told her that he ................................................ 4 "I´ll help." He said that he ...................................................... 5 "I´ve heard some news." Paul told us that he ............................................... 6 "I live near the beach." She said that she .................................................. 7 "We can walk there." They said that they ............................................... 8 "I saw the film at the cinema." Julie said that she ................................................. S) Make reported questions.
Example: "Do you love him?" I asked her if she loved him.
1 "Do you want to go out?" He asked her ......................................................... 2 "Do you like Karaoke?" Mike asked me ...................................................... 3 "What music do you listen to?" I asked her ............................................................ 4 "Are you all right?" She asked me ....................................................... 5 "Have you spoken to Zara?" I asked them ......................................................... 6 "Where did you stay last year?" He asked me ......................................................... 7 "Can you help me?" She asked him ...................................................... 8 "Where are they from?" I asked him ...........................................................