Homework

1. Complete using the past perfect

🔹 Completar usando el past perfect.

  1. When I arrived at the airport, the plane __________ already __________ (leave).
  2. She was tired because she __________ (not / sleep) well.
  3. By the time we got to the cinema, the movie __________ (start).
  4. He __________ never __________ (see) the ocean before he moved to Barcelona.
  5. __________ she __________ (finish) her homework before the teacher arrived?

2. Complete using the present perfect continuous

🔹 Completar usando el present perfect continuous.

  1. I __________ (study) English for three years.
  2. How long __________ you __________ (wait)?
  3. She __________ (work) at that company since 2020.
  4. It __________ (rain) all day.
  5. They __________ (live) here for six months.

3. Complete with the second conditional

🔹 Completar con el segundo condicional.

  1. If I __________ (have) more time, I __________ (learn) to play the piano.
  2. If she __________ (live) closer, we __________ (see) each other more often.
  3. If you __________ (be) the president, what __________ you __________ (do)?
  4. If I __________ (not / have to) work, I __________ (travel) every month.
  5. What __________ you __________ (buy) if you __________ (win) the lottery?

4. Complete with the correct relative pronoun (who, which, that, whose, where)

🔹 Completar con el pronombre relativo correcto.

  1. The man __________ lives next door is a teacher.
  2. The book __________ I bought yesterday is very interesting.
  3. That's the restaurant __________ we had dinner last Friday.
  4. The woman __________ car was stolen called the police.
  5. The movie __________ we watched last night was boring.
  6. I have a friend __________ speaks five languages.

5. Rewrite in the passive voice

🔹 Reescribir en voz pasiva.

  1. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
  2. They speak Spanish in Mexico.
  3. Someone stole my bicycle.
  4. They are building a new hospital.
  5. People eat a lot of rice in China.

6. Complete with the gerund or infinitive

🔹 Completar con el gerundio o el infinitivo.

  1. I enjoy __________ (cook) for my friends.
  2. She decided __________ (change) jobs.
  3. He avoids __________ (eat) sugar.
  4. We plan __________ (visit) Rome next year.
  5. I'm interested in __________ (learn) Japanese.
  6. She agreed __________ (help) me.
  7. He keeps __________ (forget) his keys.
  8. I want __________ (buy) a new car.

7. Complete with the correct phrasal verb: turn off, pick up, give up, look for, find out, get up, put on, take off, look after, come back

🔹 Completar con el phrasal verb correcto.

  1. Can you __________ the TV? It's too loud.
  2. I __________ at 7 AM every morning.
  3. She's __________ her keys. She can't find them anywhere.
  4. He __________ smoking last year.
  5. __________ your coat - it's cold outside.
  6. I need to __________ my neighbor's cat this weekend.
  7. When did you __________ from your holiday?
  8. I just __________ that she got married!

8. Complete with too, enough, so, or such

🔹 Completar con too, enough, so o such.

  1. It's __________ cold to go swimming.
  2. She's __________ a good singer!
  3. He doesn't speak English well __________.
  4. The movie was __________ boring that I fell asleep.
  5. We don't have __________ money to buy a house.
  6. It was __________ a long day!
  7. The music is __________ loud. Can you turn it down?
  8. He is smart __________ to solve the problem.

9. 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.

Past perfect and present perfect continuous

  1. Cuando llegué, ella ya se había ido.
  2. Nunca había comido sushi antes de ir a Japón.
  3. Llevo tres años estudiando inglés.
  4. Lleva lloviendo todo el día.

Second conditional

  1. Si tuviera más dinero, viajaría por el mundo.
  2. Si fuera tú, aceptaría la oferta.
  3. ¿Qué harías si ganaras la lotería?

Relative clauses

  1. El hombre que vive al lado es médico.
  2. Ese es el restaurante donde cenamos.
  3. La mujer a quien le robaron el coche llamó a la policía.

Passive voice

  1. Hamlet fue escrito por Shakespeare.
  2. El inglés se habla en muchos países.
  3. Mi bicicleta fue robada anoche.

Gerund and infinitive

  1. Disfruto cocinando para mis amigos.
  2. Ella decidió cambiar de trabajo.
  3. Estoy interesado en aprender japonés.

Phrasal verbs

  1. Apaga la televisión, por favor.
  2. Ella está buscando sus llaves.
  3. Él dejó de fumar el año pasado.

Too / enough / so / such

  1. Hace demasiado frío para salir.
  2. ¡Es un día tan bonito!
  3. La película era tan larga que me dormí.
  4. No tenemos suficiente tiempo.
  5. No soy lo suficientemente alto para llegar.

10. Translate (mixed tenses and structures)

🔹 Traducir (tiempos y estructuras mezclados).

  1. I always eat at a restaurant on Friday nights.
  2. She is studying right now.
  3. Yesterday I went to the gym.
  4. It was raining when I left the house.
  5. I used to play tennis every weekend.
  6. I have visited Paris three times.
  7. When I arrived, the movie had already started.
  8. I have been waiting for two hours.
  9. If I had more time, I would learn Italian.
  10. The book that I bought yesterday is very interesting.
  11. English is spoken in many countries.
  12. I enjoy reading.
  13. Turn off the TV, please.
  14. It's too expensive. I can't buy it.
  15. She is such a good teacher!

11. Write a short essay about your life

🔹 Escribe una redacción corta sobre tu vida.

Write a text that includes as many structures as possible:

  • Present simple for your routines
  • Present progressive for what you are doing now
  • Past simple for important events
  • Past progressive for descriptions
  • Used to for childhood habits
  • Present perfect for life experiences
  • Present perfect continuous for ongoing situations
  • Past perfect for sequencing events
  • Future with will and going to for plans
  • Second conditional for an imaginary situation
  • Passive voice where appropriate
  • Relative clauses to describe people and things
  • At least 2 phrasal verbs
  • At least 2 linking words

🔹 Escribe un texto que incluya tantas estructuras como sea posible:

  • Present simple para tus rutinas
  • Present progressive para lo que estás haciendo ahora
  • Past simple para eventos importantes
  • Past progressive para descripciones
  • Used to para hábitos de la infancia
  • Present perfect para experiencias de vida
  • Present perfect continuous para situaciones en curso
  • Past perfect para secuenciar eventos
  • Futuro con will y going to para planes
  • Segundo condicional para una situación imaginaria
  • Voz pasiva donde sea apropiado
  • Oraciones de relativo para describir personas y cosas
  • Al menos 2 phrasal verbs
  • Al menos 2 conectores
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