Inglés Técnico I (4to B/TM)

Simple Past / Past Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. A: What (you, do) when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to the police and (turn) it in.

3. The doctor (say) that Tom (be) too sick to go to work and that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) there. She (study, at the library) for her final examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call) you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) there. Where were you?
B: I (work) out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk) into the busy office, the secretary (talk) on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) .

10. It's strange that you (call) because I (think, just) about you.

11. The Titanic (cross) the Atlantic when it (strike) an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) and (try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) over to a man who (sell) fruit and (buy) a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) the old woman who (be) trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down.

REPORTED SPEECH(II CUAT/SISTEMAS/TM)

1. Report the following sentences


direct speech: "I am happy"
reported speech:...................................................

direct speech: "I'm looking for my keys"
reported speech:...................................................


direct speech: "I visited New York last year"
reported speech:...................................................


direct speech: " I've lived here for long time "
reported speech:...................................................


direct speech: "They had finished the work when I arrived"
reported speech: ..................................................

direct speech: "I was playing football when the accident occurred"
reported speech:

direct speech:"I have been playing football for two hours."
reported speech: ..................................................

direct speech:"I had been reading a newspaper when the light went off"
reported speech: ......................................................

direct speech: "I will open the door."
reported speech:.......................................................

direct speech: "I would buy Mercedes if I were rich"
reported speech:........................................................

RR.HH/INGLÉS TÉCNICO I/2DO CUAT

A. Decide on whether the nouns in bold are countable or uncountable.

1. The children are playing in the garden.
2. I don't like milk.
3. I prefer tea.
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.
5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes.
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom.
7. We need some glue to fix this vase.
8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional.
9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning.
10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious.
11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery.
12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents.
13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic.
14. I'd like some juice please!
15. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year.
16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there is more and more world demand for energy.
17. The exercises on this website are interesting.
18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water.
19. Adult illiterates learn through a special government program.
20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach.


B. How much or how many?

1. How..... brothers and sisters have you got?
2. How...... water do you drink?
3. How...... time did it take?
4. How....... books did you read?
5. How........ homework have you got?


C. When and while: Join the sentences by using while and when.

1) I hurt my knee. I was playing football.

———————————————– . (when)

———————————————-. (while)

2) They were talking about the exam results. The manager came in.

______________________________________________________. (when)

______________________________________________________. (while)

3) Gaye lost her wallet. She was walking in a crowded street.

______________________________________________________.(when)

______________________________________________________. (while)

4) Somebody stole my i-pod. I was speaking to a friend on the phone.

_______________________________________________________. (when)

_______________________________________________________. (while)

5) We were getting ready for the picnic. It started to rain.

_______________________________________________________.(when)

_______________________________________________________. (while)



D. Complete with the verb TO BE or TO HAVE

Hi. My name....... Daniel and I come from Belgium. I......... one child and he............ a boy. He got lots of toys............. in his room - his favourite toys the cars. I........ a teacher in City College, and on Mondays I .............. Beginners A&B for two hours. On Tuesdays I.................. Beginners C&D for three hours. They ............. very good students, especially Mr.Tang whO............. always very happy

E. Simple Past or Past Continuous?

Simple Past / Past Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. A: What (you, do) when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to the police and (turn) it in.

3. The doctor (say) that Tom (be) too sick to go to work and that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) there. She (study, at the library) for her final examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call) you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) there. Where were you?
B: I (work) out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk) into the busy office, the secretary (talk) on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be) in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) .

10. It's strange that you (call) because I (think, just) about you.

11. The Titanic (cross) the Atlantic when it (strike) an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) and (try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) over to a man who (sell) fruit and (buy) a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue) the old woman who (be) trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) me to do them for her.

15. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down.

II Cuat/Sistemas/TM/THE PAST PERFECT

1. Complete the following text with simple past or past perfect.

I can't believe I........... (get) that apartment. I...... (submit) my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I......... (show) up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who............ (arrive) before me. Most of them......... (fill, already) out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I......... (try) to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I....... (have) some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I.......... (end) up listing my father as a reference.

It was total luck that he........ (decide) to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father..........(go) to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he....... (look) at my credit report. I really lucked out!


2. Complete the following sentences with simple past, present perfect or past perfect.

1. When I.... (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane......... (prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner.

2. Since I began acting, I............ (perform) in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I.......... (speak, never even) publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.

3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting.......... (begin, already) without me. My boss.......... (be) furious with me and I........... (be) fired.

4. When I........ (turn) the radio on yesterday, I..........(hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I............ (hear, not) the song in years, and it........... (bring) back some great memories.

5. Last week, I .........(run) into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We.......... (see, not) each other in years, and both of us .......(change) a great deal. I.......... (enjoy) talking to her so much that I........ (ask) her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

6. When Jack.......... (enter) the room, I........... (recognize, not) him because he ...........(lose) so much weight and...... (grow) a beard. He looked totally different!

7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture......... (disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first .............(arrive) in the New World.

8. I.......... (visit) so many beautiful places since I....... (come) to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

Sistemas 1er/2do cuat (TM-TN)/4to B TM

Complete with the verbs in brackets using simple present or present continuous


1. Every Monday, Sally .......(drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I......... (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I........ (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John........ (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It........ (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it........ (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you...... (say) because everybody....... (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin....... (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I....... (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards .........(be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (.........be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate......... (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

Complete with the verbs in brackets with the simple present or the present continuous

A Trekking Journal

November 12, 1997

Today...... (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs .........(shake) ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet......... (kill, really) me and my toes......... (bleed) , but I .........(want, still) to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything........ (be) so different, and I......... (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I...... (learn) a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I....... (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I ........(understand, not) much yet, I believe that I....... (improve, gradually) .

I ..........(travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He......... (be) a nice guy, but impatient. He ..........(walk, always) ahead of me and (complain) that I am too slow. I ............(do) my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam ..........(sit) with the owner of the inn. They ..........(discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I........ (know, not) the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) him Tam. Tam ...........(speak) English very well and he.......... (try) to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) a new word, Liam .......(try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam........... (seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

II cuat. Sistemas/TN.TM/4TO B

EXERCISE
Join the following pairs of sentences using a relative pronoun (who, which, when, where etc).There are defining and non-defining relative clauses.
relative sentences.
1.

She showed me a photograph of her son. Her son is a policeman.
2. The new stadium will be opened next month. The stadium holds
90,000 people.
3. John is one of my closest friends. I have known John for eight years
4. The boy is one of my closest friends. He is waiting for me.
5. Thank you for your letter. I was very happy to get your letter.
6. The letter is in the drawer. Peter has sent the letter to you.
7. Next week-end I’m going to Glasgow. My sister lives in Glasgow.
8. Next summer we are visiting the town. My father was born in this
town.
9. The storm caused a lot of damage. Nobody had been expecting
the storm.
10. That man over there is an artist. I don’t remember his name.
11. Mr Yates is retiring next month. He has worked for the same
company all his life.
12. My sister is visiting us next week. You once met her.
13. Mr Carter is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him last night.
14. I’ve just bought some books about astronomy. I’m very interested
in astronomy.
15. The man is in prison. Janet fell in love with this man.
16. Mr Roberts is in prison. Janet fell in love with him.

Simple Past or Present Perfect? (2do cuat. Sistemas)

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use Simple Past or Present Perfect.

1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?"
B: I don't know. I............. (see, never) that movie.

2. Sam ............(arrive)in San Diego a week ago.

3. My best friend and I .............(know) each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He................(write) ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.

5. I .............(have, not) this much fun since I........... (be) a kid.

6. Things.................. (change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first .................(start) working here three years ago, the company..................... (have, only) six employees. Since then, we........... (expand) to include more than 2000 full-time workers.

7. I ..............(tell) him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he.............. (wander) off into the forest and (be) bitten by a snake.

8. Listen Donna, I don't care if you..............(miss) the bus this morning. You.............. (be) late to work too many times. You are fired!

9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he................ (see, never) the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

10. How sad! George ..........(dream) of going to California before he died, but he didn't make it. He........... (see, never) the ocean.

11. In the last hundred years, traveling............ (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it............ (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip.......... (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things............ (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

12. Jonny, I can't believe how much you.......... (change) since the last time I ..........(see) you. You........... (grow) at least a foot!

13. This tree........ (be) planted by the settlers who........... (found) our city over four hundred years ago.

14. This mountain .........(be, never) climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers........... (try) to reach the top, but nobody............ (succeed, ever) . The climb is extremely difficult and many people ..........(die)trying to reach the summit.

15. I (...............visit, never) Africa, but I ...............(travel) to South America several times. The last time I ..............(go) to South America, I ..................(visit) Brazil and Peru. I................ (spend) two weeks in the Amazon,................ (hike) for a week near Machu Picchu, and................ (fly) over the Nazca Lines.