• 1. Complete, using already, yet, just, ever or never
• 2. Choose between present perfect and past simple
• 3. Complete with for or since
• 4. Translate. You can use a dictionary to look up words you don't know.
• 5. Answer using complete sentences
• 6. Reading comprehension (comentario de texto)
  • The Watchmaker
  • Questions (preguntas)

1. Complete, using already, yet, just, ever or never

🔹 Completar, usando already, yet, just, ever o never.

1. Have you __________ been to Japan?
2. I haven't finished my book __________.
3. I have __________ visited Africa. I want to go someday.
4. Don't worry, I have __________ finished my homework.
5. They have __________ left. You missed them by one minute.
6. Have you __________ eaten sushi? You should try it.

2. Choose between present perfect and past simple

🔹 Elige entre present perfect y past simple.

1. I __________ (visit) Paris in 2019.
2. She __________ (never / eat) sushi.
3. They __________ (buy) a house last year.
4. We __________ (live) in Madrid since 2020.
5. He __________ (go) to the gym yesterday.
6. I __________ (not / see) that movie yet.
7. She __________ (call) me two hours ago.
8. __________ you ever __________ (be) to Australia?

3. Complete with for or since

🔹 Completar con for o since.

1. I have lived here __________ 2018.
2. She has worked at this company __________ five years.
3. We have been friends __________ we were kids.
4. He has studied English __________ three months.
5. They have had that car __________ January.

4. Translate. You can use a dictionary to look up words you don't know.

🔹 Traducir. Puedes usar un diccionario para buscar las palabras que no conoces.

1. ¿Has estado alguna vez en México?
2. Nunca he comido sushi.
3. Ya he terminado mis deberes.
4. ¿Ha llegado ella ya?
5. Acabo de llegar.
6. Visité París el año pasado.
7. He visitado París tres veces.
8. Vivo en Barcelona desde 2018.
9. Viví en Madrid durante cinco años.
10. He trabajado aquí durante dos años.

5. Answer using complete sentences

🔹 Responde usando oraciones completas.

1. Have you ever been to Asia?
2. Have you finished this unit yet?
3. How long have you lived in your city?
4. How long have you studied English?
5. Have you already eaten today?

6. Reading comprehension (comentario de texto)

The Watchmaker

In a narrow[1] street in the old part of the city, there is a small shop with a wooden[2] sign[3] that says "Heinrich's Watches." The shop has been there since 1922. It was opened by Heinrich Berger, a German watchmaker[4] who moved to Switzerland when he was twenty years old.

Heinrich died in 1985, but his grandson,[5] Thomas, still runs the shop. Thomas has worked there since he was eighteen. He is now seventy-three, so he has repaired[6] watches for fifty-five years.

Thomas has never used a computer. He has never owned[7] a mobile phone. He has worked with the same tools[8] since he started: tiny[9] screwdrivers,[10] magnifying glasses,[11] and a small lamp that has sat on his desk for as long as anyone can remember.

"I have fixed thousands of watches," Thomas says. "Every watch tells a story. A man once brought me his father's watch. It hadn't worked for thirty years. I opened it and found a tiny photograph inside — a picture of a woman. The man had never seen it before. It was a picture of his grandmother. He cried[12] right here, in my shop."

Thomas has already trained[13] his daughter, Lena, to take his place.[14] She has worked with him for the last five years. She has just turned[15] thirty, and she has already learned most of[16] his techniques.[17] But she hasn't mastered[18] everything yet.

"There are things you can only learn with time," Thomas says. "I have repaired watches for fifty-five years, and I still learn something new every week."

I asked Thomas if he has ever thought about retiring.[19]

He smiled and said, "I haven't finished yet."

[1] narrow ['næroʊ] - estrecha

[2] wooden ['wʊdən] - de madera

[3] sign [saɪn] - cartel / letrero

[4] watchmaker ['wɑtʃmeɪkər] - relojero

[5] grandson ['grændsʌn] - nieto

[6] repair [rɪ'pɛr] - reparar

[7] own [oʊn] - poseer / tener

[8] tools [tu:lz] - herramientas

[9] tiny ['taɪni] - diminuto

[10] screwdrivers ['skru:draɪvərz] - destornilladores

[11] magnifying glasses ['mægnɪfaɪɪŋ 'glæsɪz] - lupas

[12] cry [kraɪ] - llorar

[13] train [treɪn] - entrenar / formar

[14] take his place - ocupar su puesto

[15] turn [tɜrn] - cumplir (años)

[16] most of - la mayoría de

[17] techniques [tɛk'ni:ks] - técnicas

[18] master ['mæstər] - dominar

[19] retire [rɪ'taɪr] - jubilarse

Questions (preguntas)

1. How long has the shop been there?
2. How long has Thomas worked there?
3. Why has he never used a computer?
4. What did the man find inside his father's watch?
5. Has Lena already learned everything from Thomas?
6. What does Thomas say when asked about retiring?