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Seminario/Área:
Lenguas modernas. Inglés
Curso: 4º de ESO
Tema: REPASO INICIAL
CURSO 2015-2016
TENSES. FILL THE GAPS WITH 'HAVE' OR 'HAS'.
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I ______________________ answered the question.
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She _________________ opened the window.
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They _________________ called us.
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You ________________ carried a box.
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It _____________ rained a lot.
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We ____________washed the car.
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He _____________
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Jenny _____________
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The girls ____________ visited the museum.
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John and Sophie ___________
closed the window.
locked the door.
helped in the garden. Final del formulario
CHOOSE EITHER THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE PAST SIMPLE TO GO INTO EACH
SENTENCE.
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How many times _______________
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How many times ___________________________ to the cinema last month? (she/go)
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I _________________
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_________________________to Russia? (you/ever/be)
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_______________ to Moscow when you were in Russia? (you/go)
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Freddie Mercury ______________an interesting life. (have)
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Clint Eastwood _________________ an interesting life. (have)
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I ______________John today. (not see)
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But I ________________ him yesterday. (see)
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to the cinema this month? (you/be)
my first school. (like)
_______________John Lennon ever go to Japan? (go)
FILL THE GAPS WITH THE VERB IN BRACKETS USING EITHER THE PAST PERFECT OR
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSES.
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By the time we got to the cinema the film __________(to start), so we missed the first five
minutes.
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When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbour told me that they ___________
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(to go out) about half an hour ago.
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I saw Casablanca for the first time last night. I _____________ (to see) it before.
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I feel fat. I _____________(to have) a huge lunch.
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I spent a week in Miami recently. I ______________(to not be) there before.
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There was so much to see in Toledo. I _____________(to plan) to see everything but
there wasn't enough time.
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If I ______________ (to know) about the concert, I would have gone.
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If you _____________ (to take) my advice, it wouldn't have happened.
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We would have had an argument, if she _______________(to mention) politics.
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If you ____________(to not park) there, you wouldn't have got a parking fine.
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They found the body on a building site. It ____________(to mutilate "in the passive!").
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She told me she_______________(to buy) a new car.
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When he arrived, Eve wasn't there. She _____________(to leave) about five minutes
before.
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When we arrived in Spain, they __________________(to lose) our luggage. We only had
to wait to two days to get it back though, and they delivered it to the house.
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When I ______________(to get back), nobody had done the washing up. I was furious.
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THEIR CORRECT TENSE. CHOSE PRESENT PERFECT
OR SIMPLE PAST.
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We ________ (own) this TV set since 1968, and it still works!
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________ (wear) these boots to go hiking yesterday.
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The children ________ (drink) all the orange juice! We'll need to get some more.
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The Titanic ________ (sink) in 1912.
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He ________ (cry)when his girlfriend left him, but he's OK now.
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I _______ (buy) some new shorts, but I don't think I like them. Maybe I'll take them back to
the store.
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Junko ________ (never/ eat) bacon in her life! She's a true vegetarian.
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Dolphins ________ (live) in BC waters for millions of years, and are still common today.
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I ________ (lose)my binder yesterday, but my brother found it this morning.
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This wine ________ (be) in the cellar for 15 years. When we take it out and open it, it will
taste beautiful!
COMPLETE USING: yet, still, already, just
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Have you finished your homework____________? That was quick!
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Is your grandmother ____________alive?
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She hasn't decided what to wear for the party_____________.
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We are late. The film has ______________started.
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I haven't seen that film _____________.
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I have _______________been to China, but I would like to go.
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Have you _____________seen a famous actor or actress?
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They have lived there ____________they were born.
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We were in the camping ____________a week and then moved to a hotel.
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Has Mary arrived____________? Not____________.
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I've _________________told you. They are _________doing the exam and you cannot go
in.
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Look, George has ___________arrived, you can ________talk to him.
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I have _____________seen anything like that. It's incredible.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING SINCE OR FOR.
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She's lived here ___ 1975.
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He's been in London ___ five days.
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They haven't been used ___ many years.
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She's been working ___ nine this morning.
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I haven't eaten ___ hours.
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It has been raining ___ ages.
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India has been independent ___ 1947.
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They have been married ___ October.
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How many years is it ___ you graduated from junior high school?
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We have been waiting ___ twenty minutes.
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COMPLETE USING: Much-Many
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How ___ apples did you buy?
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How ___ do you weigh?
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How ___ does it cost to fly to America?
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How ___ brothers and sisters do you have?
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How ___times a day do you brush your teeth?
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How ___ was your computer?
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How ___ photos did you take?
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How ___ water did he drink?
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How ___ people did you invite?
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How ___ mistakes did you make on the test?
Countable and Uncountable - Quantity words
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING: many/ much/ a lot of/ a great amount of/ a little/ little/
a few/ few/ some and any.
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There were too ____ people in the disco. It really was overcrowded.
2.
The shop decided to close early because there weren't ____ customers.
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How ____ items of luggage do you have, Sir?
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This is not an awful ____ questions, is it?
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How ___ hours of community service was the man ordered to do?
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Eastbourne really does have ____ sunshine, compared with most other British towns.
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I phoned the hospital but they couldn't give me ____ news.
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The teacher gave us ____ pieces of good advice about the examination.
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The policeman couldn't give us ____ information about our brother's whereabouts.
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He didn't have ____ time but he managed to finish the job.
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I'm sorry but I really don't have a great ____ time.
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With the money he was given for his birthday, he was able to buy ____ CDs.
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You can see quite ____ swans on the lake in Princes Park,
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At first, I didn't understand ____ of what people said to me.
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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING TOO OR ENOUGH AND THE ADJECTIVES GIVEN IN
BRACKETS.
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This computer is (slow) __________________to do this calculation.
2.
Elaine is (old) ___________________ to enter here.
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This suitcase is (heavy) _________________to carry.
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It isn't (sunny) ____________to sunbathe.
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Are you (tall) ____________to reach that shelf?
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You're (young) ________________to drive.
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You aren't (old)_______________ to drive.
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That sweater is big, it's (big) _____________for you.
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The garden isn't (big)_____________ to play football.
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This coffee is (strong)______________ for me.
Will or Going to?
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING WILL OR GOING TO+ INFINITIVE. You need to add a
subject in some of the sentences.
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There's no paper in the printer. Oh, isn't there? __________ get some.
2.
I've seen her will and
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__________ give you £10 for the CD if you like.
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__________ please tell me the truth?
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I can't come to the party, __________ to London on Saturday.
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I'm going to be late, I'm afraid. OK, __________ wait for you.
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The window has broken! I know, __________ repair it!
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He telephoned to say that he __________ come.
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I don't know what __________ say to her.
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If you wear the blue one, __________ wear the red one.
__________ leave everything to her dog.
PASSIVE VOICE. TURN THE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE.
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People returned many books to the library last night.
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2.
Someone took that book from her desk.
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Someone has taken money from my wallet.
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The reporter wrote an article about pollution.
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The dog bit the tall little boy.
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The newspapers reported the event immediately.
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We could hear the sound of music.
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Lightning struck the house.
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We have to pay the bill before the first of the month.
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The police are holding him for further questioning.
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They sent me nothing.
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They brought us papers to sign.
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I took the report to Mrs Samuels.
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The villagers called her a witch.
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The secretary told me a lot of lies.
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The manager promised us a full explanation.
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People in Chile speak Spanish.
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Has anybody asked Peter?
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Somebody will tell you were to go.
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They don’t sell stamps in bookshops.
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They have arrested her for shoplifting.
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You have made me very happy.
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The Queen considered him a genius.
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Who wrote “Hamlet”?
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They had put off the meeting.
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I couldn’t find the ticket office.
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Electricity causes a lot of pollution.
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People waste a lot of paper.
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She buys books once a month.
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She does her homework every day.
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT PASSIVE FORMS.
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America __________________ by Christopher Columbus. (discover)
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Newspapers in some countries _____________________ in kiosks as well as shops. (sell)
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3.
At this very moment the suspect ________________________ by the police. (interview)
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All the money _____________ already_____________________. (spend)
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When I entered the room, the walls______________________. (still/paint)
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England ________________________ by France in yesterday's rugby international. (beat)
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What language ______________________________ in Estonia? - Estonian. (speak)
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Several trees ________________________by lightning in the last night's storm. (strike)
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The news ______________________ by the time we get there. (already/announce)
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Milk should _________________________ in the refrigerator or it will go off. (keep)
MODAL VERBS. USE MUST OR HAVE TO.
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It is forbidden. You ______ do that.
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You ______ ask my permission. You can do what you want.
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You ______ speak to the driver when the bus is moving. It's dangerous.
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Help yourself to anything you want. You ______ ask.
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You ______ park here. There is a double yellow line.
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Pay me back when you can. You ______ do it immediately.
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It's optional. We ______ to go if you don't want to.
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I'll tell you a secret. You ______ tell anybody else. Promise?
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Whatever you do, you ______ click with the right mouse button or the program will crash.
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Be on time. You ______ be late or we will leave without you.
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He's a millionaire. He ______ work but he does because he enjoys it.
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I like Saturdays because I ______ go to work.
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This is very important. You ______ forget what I said.
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The train is direct. You ______ change trains.
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I ______ wear a suit at work on Fridays. It's 'dressing down day".
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In athletics, you ______ start before the gun is fired.
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RELATIVE SENTENCES.
DECIDE WHETHER THE RELATIVE PRONOUN IS A SUBJECT PRONOUN OR AN OBJECT
PRONOUN.
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Do you know the girl who I danced with?
2.
Do you know the girl who danced with me?
3.
The apples that are lying on the table are bad.
4.
The apples that we bought in the shop are bad.
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We will stay at a hotel which is not far from the beach.
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We will stay at a hotel which my friend has recommended to us.
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That is a museum which I like very much.
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That is a museum which lies in the heart of the town.
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This is the man who Barbara visited in Scotland.
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This is the man who lives in Scotland.
DECIDE WHETHER THE RELATIVE PRONOUN IS NECESSARY OR NOT.
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This is the picture that Jane painted.
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Do you know the man who is speaking on the phone?
3.
We ate the sweets which my mother had bought.
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Is this the boy who plays the piano?
5.
This is the house that was broken into.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE CLAUSE.
1.
Catherine and Sue are two girls (like dancing)
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My mobile phone is something (be very important to me)
3.
Anthony is a friend of mine (live in Boston)
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West Side Story is a musical (be very famous)
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An airport is a place (planes land)
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH: WHO, WHICH OR THAT.
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1.
That man is the writer_____________ wrote a best- selling novel
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Here is the CD ___________ you thought you had lost.
3.
A professor is someone ________________ teaches in a university.
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The only present _____________ I didn’t like was the gold belt.
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A meteorologist is someone _________ knows about the weather.
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This is the book ______________ I wrote to you about.
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Anybody _________________ wants to join the drama society must sign up now.
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This is the shop ______________ is so expensive.
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Ciro’s was the best club ___________ I have ever been to.
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The tower _________ blew down in the storm was over 100 years old.
PUT WHO OR THAT ONLY IF NECESSARY.
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The match _______ we saw was so boring.
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Did I tell you about the people ____________________ live next door?
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The horse _____________ won the race belongs to an Irish woman.
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I love the ice cream __________ they sell in that shop.
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The book ______________ I`m reading is about jazz.
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We´ ll go to a restaurant _________________ has a children´s menu.
FILL IN EACH BLANK USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN. Pay attention to non- defining
clauses. Use: who, which, where, that.
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The books, __________ I'd ordered over the internet, took nearly three weeks to arrive.
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The books _______________ I'd ordered from a bookshop arrived the following week.
3.
My parents, ________ were born in the north of England, moved to London to find work.
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The man ________ lives upstairs is always playing music when I'm trying to get to sleep.
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The building _____________I live in was built in the 1920s.
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The building __________ I live was built in the 1920s.
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The car's making a funny noise again,____________ means we'll have to get someone to
look at it.
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The employee to __________ you refer is no longer working for this company.
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Do you remember the name of the man ______________car you crashed into?
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Have you any idea ___________they were arguing about?
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The hotel ______________ we stayed was very good for the price.
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12.
The woman __________is sitting at the desk is Mr Winter's secretary.
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I cannot remember the reason ___________ he wanted us to leave.
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Jane, ____________ mother is a physician, is very good at biology.
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She didn’t see the snake __________ was lying on the ground.
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Do you know the shop ________ Andrew picked me up?
COMBINE THE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE CLAUSES WITHOUT RELATIVE
PRONOUNS.
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The girl is a singer. We met her at the party.
The girl
2.
We bought a car last week. The car is blue.
The car
3.
The bananas are on the table. George bought them.
The bananas
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We watched a film last night. It was really scary.
The film
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I have to learn new words. They are very difficult.
The new words
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The pen is on the desk. It is blue.
The pen
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This is the new president. We all voted for him.
This is
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I met a Finnish tourist. He lives in Helsinki.
The Finnish
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I know the man. He is going to marry my friend.
I know
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John bought a new DVD player. It was made in Korea.
The new
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The palace stands outside the town. It was built 200 years ago.
The palace
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I have one black cat. His name is Blacky.
I have
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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct tense.
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They(walk) ____________________
to the station.
2.
We(sleep)________________________
in the tent.
3.
I(win)___________________________ the race.
4.
He(tell) _______________________her.
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I(not / open)_________________________ the door.
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We(not / say)_______________________ that.
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She(not / drive)_____________________ that fast.
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(do / he)______________________
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(travel / you)____________
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(begin / they)____________________ earlier?
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If I had time, I __________________ shopping with you.
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If you _____________________
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If they had gone for a walk, they _______________ the lights off.
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If she _________________
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I would have told you, if I _____________ him.
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Would you mind if I ______________the window?
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If they __________________ me, I wouldn't have said no.
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My friend ________________ me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.
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If I _____________it, nobody would do it.
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If my father ____________ me up, I'll take the bus home.
that?
by train?
English, you will get along with them perfectly.
to see us, we will go to the zoo.
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Mi familia posee esta casa desde hace más de 100 años.
Cada año se venden millones de litros de Coca Cola alrededor del mundo.
Si trabajas duro durante los próximos meses, verás el resultado de tu esfuerzo al final de
año.
Ayer quería ver una película en la tele, pero mis padres hablaban y hacían un montón de
ruido.
Me dijeron que apagase la televisión y me fuese a mi habitación.
Van a perderse el comienzo de la obra, es demasiado tarde.
No es lo suficientemente bueno para jugar en ese equipo.
No se puede aparcar junto a las líneas amarillas, tendrás que mover el coche.
Deberías coger el abrigo hoy, hace frio.
Mientras estaban durmiendo, los ladrones llegaron y robaron sus joyas y dinero.
John y Linda viven en un pequeño pueblo en el sur de Inglaterra.
Van a la escuela de secundaria del lugar, hacen deporte con sus amigos y les gusta la
música e ir a la discoteca como a todos los jóvenes.
Pero también están preocupados por los niños pequeños de países pobres.
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Linda organiza concursos de redacción en el club de jóvenes: “Le pedimos a la gente que
pague con libros y cuadernos u otros materiales escolares y los enviamos a una
organización benéfica”.
A Jake le gusta el deporte, por eso organiza las competiciones deportivas: “A todo el
mundo le gusta el deporte, por ello es muy fácil, y contribuyen con ropa y comida”.
Estamos organizando un triatlón ahora. Todos los equipos están entrenando mucho.
Jake está muy ocupado con la competición. Diseña los carteles y escribe los artículos para
el periódico del lugar.
Los otros miembros del grupo contactan con las tiendas e instituciones para conseguir
patrocinadores.
También venden las entradas para ver la competición.
“Hacemos muchas cosas y es un trabajo muy duro pero es por una causa justa”.
¿Quién hace las camas en tu casa?
¿Quién te quiere tanto como tu madre?
¿A quién quieres tanto como a tu madre?
¿A quién estás buscando?
Estoy intentando encontrar al Sr. Paterna, el director. Necesito hablar con él.
Está por el momento hablando con otros profesores y no puedes verlo.
Creo que jugar todo el día con la consola no es bueno en absoluto.
¿A quién ayudas tú con las tareas?
¿quién te ayuda a ti con las tareas?
En muchos países las mujeres no pueden ir a la escuela o a la universidad.
Las mujeres en esos países trabajan más que los hombres.
La violencia contra las mujeres es común en los países pobres.
Las organizaciones internacionales no están haciendo lo suficiente para proteger los
derechos de las mujeres.
Marruecos tiene un sistema legal moderno para la protección de los derechos de las
mujeres.
No todo el mundo va a veranear a la playa.
Los jóvenes deberían escuchar a los mayores.
Tengo hambre, voy a comer algo.
Siempre trae a clase bolígrafo y folios para escribir.
Este cuchillo es demasiado grande para pelar patatas.
¿Has gastado mucho dinero hoy? Sí, bastante.
¿A quién buscas? Al director. Necesito hablar con él.
No me importa hacer la compra, pero prefiero ordenar la casa.
¿Con quién hablaste en el pasillo? Con él.
¿Quién te lo dijo? Mi profesor.
¿Quieres algo de comer?
Algunos estudiantes estudian sólo algunos días antes del examen.
Desayunaban cuando el cartero llamó al timbre.
Me gustaría saber con quién fuiste al parque.
Hace dos horas que están jugando a las cartas.
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que viven aquí?
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¿De qué te ríes? Me río de las tonterías que él hace.
¿Cuántas botellas llevamos a la fiesta. Cuantas más, mejor.
Tengo esta bicicleta desde que era niño.
Esperaré diez minutos en la esquina. No más.
¿Qué te gusta más, el jerez, el whisky o el coñac?
Llevaba puesta una elegante chaqueta azul oscuro y una corbata roja.
Quiero hablar con el mismo director, no con su secretaria.(himself)
Me levanté tarde, por tanto no llegué a tiempo de coger el tren.
Lleva dos días sin llover.
No sé qué quieres que haga hasta que él vuelva.
Jamás había visto una película tan interesante.
Saldremos de Madrid mañana por la tarde.
No sé tanto como tú crees.
Eran personas tan divertidas que me lo pasé muy bien.
Nevaba con intensidad cuando me levanté esta mañana.
Ayer noche me fui a la cama temprano porque estaba muy cansado, pero mi hermana y
sus amigas no me dejaban descansar, escuchaban música. Muy alta.
Mientras mi padre leía, yo hacía los deberes.
Paseaba cuando yo lo vi.
Solíamos tomar café antes de trabajar.
Lavaba el coche cuando sonó el teléfono.
Me di cuenta que estaban riéndose de ella.
Mi madre solía llevarnos al parque, ella se sentaba en un banco y nosotros estábamos
mientras jugando.
¿Cuál fue el último libro que leíste?
Un grupo de estudiantes estaban haciendo un proyecto científico cuando inventaron un
aparato muy útil.
Los estudiantes hoy en día usan los móviles para copiar en los exámenes.
La cantante solía trabajar de camarera antes de ser actriz.
Antes de que mi hermana se casara, solíamos compartir el dormitorio.
Los jóvenes no se dan cuenta de que la basura que ellos tiran al suelo, daña el medio
ambiente.
¿qué lleva puesto? Él lleva un traje negro y su esposa un vestido blanco.
Rompí un vaso mientras fregaba los platos.
Los niños no solían ver tanta tele hace 50 años.
¿Qué solías hacer cuando eras niño?
Tenía un sueño muy bonito cuando el despertador sonó.
Calatrava es el arquitecto que diseñó el Palacio de las Artes de Valencia.
Gandía es la ciudad donde el director Antonio Hernández rodó Los Borgía.
1605 fue el año en que Cervantes escribió El Quijote.
Andrew trabaja más que el resto de la clase.
Tú eres la persona más afortunada del mundo.
Llama al médico, tu hermano está peor que ayer.
¿Sabías que hay gente que no puede dejar de gastar dinero?
Estas personas padecen un trastorno psicológico.
Afecta mayormente a mujeres, pero un gran número de hombres se están haciendo
adictos también.
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