Tiempos verbales − rellena los huecos: • Let's go out. It ..................................(not rain) now. • Julia is very good at languages. She .................................. (speak) four very well. • Hurry up! Everybody .................................. (wait) for you. • .................................. (you watch) the T.V.? No you can turn it off. • .................................. (you watch) the T.V. every day? No only occasionally. • The river Nile .................................. (flow) into the Mediterranean Sea. • Look at the river. It .................................. (flow) very fast today. • We usually .................................. (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we .................................. (not grow) any this year. • How is your English? Not bad. It .................................. (improve) slowly. • Ron is in London at the moment. He .................................. (stay) at the Park Hotel. He always .................................. (stay) there when he's in London. • Can we stop walking soon? I ..................................(start) to feel tired. • Can you drive? I .................................. (learn) at the moment. My father .................................. (teach) me. • Normally I .................................. (finish) work at 5.00 but this week I .................................. (work) until 6.00. • My parents ..................................(live) in Bristol. Where .................................. (your parents live)? • Sonia .................................. (look) for a place to live. She .................................. (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere. • What .................................. (your father do)? He's an architect but he .................................. (not work) at the moment. • The train is never late. It always .................................. (leave) on time. Past simple y present perfect • Where's your key? I don't know. I ..................................(lose) it. • I .................................. (be) very tired so I went to bed. • Mary .................................. (go) to Australia for a month but she's back now. • Where's Ken? He .................................. (go) out. He'll be back in an hour. • I did German at school but I .................................. (forget) most of it. • I meant to phone Peter last night but I .................................. (forget) • I .................................. (have) a headache earlier but I feel fine now. • Look! There's an ambulance over there. There .................................. (be) an accident. • They're still building the new road. The .................................. (finish) it yet. • Is Helen still here? No, she .................................. (just go) out. • The police .................................. (arrest) three people last night. • Ann .................................. (give) me her address but I'm afraid I .................................. (lose) it. • Where's my bike? It ..................................(be) outside the house. It .................................. (disappear). • What do you think of my English? Do you think I .................................. (improve). Past perfect/past simple • Was Tom at the party when you arrived? No, he ..........................(go) home. • I felt very tired when I got home, so I .......................... (go) to bed. • The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody .......................... (go) to bed. • Sorry I'm late. The car .......................... (break) down on my way here. • We were driving along the road when we .......................... (see) a car which .......................... (break) down, so we .......................... (stop) to see if we could help. 1

Will /going to • A: why are you turning on the T.V.? B: .......................................... ( I watch) the news. • A: Oh! I've just realised I haven't got any money. B: Haven't you? Well, don't worry. .......................................... (I lend) you some. • A: I've got a headache. B: Have you? Wait there and .......................................... ( I get) an aspirin for you. • A: Why are you filling that bucket with water? B: .......................................... ( I wash) the car. • A: I've decided to repaint this room. B: Have you? What colour .......................................... (you paint) it? • A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping? B: Yes, .......................................... (I buy) something for dinner. • A: I don't know how to use this camera. B: It's quite easy. .......................................... (I show) you. • A: What would you like to eat? B: .......................................... (I have) a sandwhich, please. • A: Did you post that letter for me? B: Oh I'm sorry! I forgot. .......................................... (I do) it now. • A: The ceiling in this room doesn't look very safe, does it? B: No, it looks as if .......................................... (it fall) down. • A: Has George decided what to do when he leaves school? B: Oh, yes. Everything is planned. .......................................... (he have) a holiday for a few weeks and then .......................................... (he do) a computer programming course. Conditionales tipo 2 • They would be offended if I .............................(not go) to see them. • If you took more exercise, you ............................. (feel) better. • If I was offered the job, I think I .............................(take) it. 2

• If I sold my car, I ............................. (get) much money for it. • A lot of people would be out of work if the factory ............................. (close down). • What would happen if I ............................. (press) that red button. • If someone ............................. (walk) in here with a gun, I would be very afraid. Rellena los huecos con un tiempo verbal: • What would happen if I ............................. (press) that red button. • A: What would you like to eat? B: .......................................... (I have) a sandwhich, please. • Was Tom at the party when you arrived? No, he ..........................(go) home. • I felt very tired when I got home, so I .......................... (go) to bed. • They're still building the new road. The .................................. (not finish) it yet. • A: I've decided to repaint this room. B: Have you? What colour ....................................... (you paint) it? • Is Helen still here? No, she .................................. (just go) out. • The police .................................. (arrest) three people last night. • A: Why are you filling that bucket with water? B: .......................................... ( I wash) the car. • I did German at school but I .................................. (forget) most of it. • I meant to phone Peter last night but I .................................. (forget) • I .................................. (have) a headache earlier but I feel fine now. • If you took more exercise, you ............................. (feel) better. • If I was offered the job, I think I .............................(take) it. • Sorry I'm late. The car .......................... (break) down on my way here. • We were driving along the road when we .......................... (see) a car which .......................... (break) down, so we .......................... (stop) to see if we could help. • A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping? B: Yes, .......................................... (I buy) something for dinner. • Look! There's an ambulance over there. There .................................. (be) an accident. • A: I don't know how to use this camera. B: It's quite easy. .......................................... (I show) you. • A lot of people would be out of work if the factory ............................. (close down). • They would be offended if I .............................(not go) to see them. • If someone ............................. (walk) in here with a gun, I would be very afraid. • .................................. (you watch) the T.V.? No you can turn it off. • .................................. (you watch) the T.V. every day? No only occasionally. • Ron is in London at the moment. He .................................. (stay) at the Park Hotel. He always .................................. (stay) there when he's in London. • Can we stop walking soon? I ..................................(start) to feel tired. • The river Nile .................................. (flow) into the Mediterranean Sea. • Look at the river. It .................................. (flow) very fast today. • We usually .................................. (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we .................................. (not grow) any this year. • How is your English? Not bad. It .................................. (improve) slowly. • Can you drive? I .................................. (learn) at the moment. My father .................................. (teach) me. • The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody .......................... (go) to bed. • If I sold my car, I ............................. (get) much money for it. Condicionales: Cambiar las frases al tercer tipo. Forma: if + s + had + part. ....., s + would have + part. ... Recuerda − Lo que va en afirmativo se cambia a negativo y vice−versa 3

Omite el `so' You arrived late so your dinner is cold. ............................................................................................................................................. My father needs some money so he is working in the factory. ............................................................................................................................................. The factory was destroyed so the workers lost their jobs. ............................................................................................................................................. Alfred didn't turn off the gas properly so the fire started. ............................................................................................................................................. London wasn't clean so the plague broke out. ............................................................................................................................................. The fire stopped the plague so more people didn't die. ............................................................................................................................................. They didn't check the oil so they broke down. ............................................................................................................................................. I heard the phone ring so I answered it. ............................................................................................................................................. Cathy turned down the volume so the neighbours didn't complain. ............................................................................................................................................. We didn't have enough money so we couldn't get in. ............................................................................................................................................. The water was too cold so she didn't go swimming. ............................................................................................................................................. I didn't have your telephone number so I didn't call you. ............................................................................................................................................. They were driving too fast so they had an accident.

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............................................................................................................................................. It started to rain so we didn't go to the cinema. ............................................................................................................................................. There was a lot of traffic so we arrived late. ............................................................................................................................................. The glasses weren't clean so we didn't use them. ............................................................................................................................................. I didn't see Tom so I didn't tell him. ............................................................................................................................................. Peter passed his exam so his parents bought him a bicycle. ............................................................................................................................................. She felt very ill so we took her to the hospital. ............................................................................................................................................. Cambiar las frases al tercer tipo condicional: I wasn't hungry so I didn't eat anything. ............................................................................................................................................. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped suddenly. ............................................................................................................................................. I didn't know that George had to get up early so I didn't wake him up. ............................................................................................................................................. I was able to buy the car because Jim lent me the money. ............................................................................................................................................. Margaret wasn't injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt. ............................................................................................................................................. You didn't have any breakfast, that's why you're hungry now. .............................................................................................................................................

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I didn't get a taxi because I didn't have enough money on me. ............................................................................................................................................. • After Michael ......................... (type) the letter, he .................(give) it to Jane to sign. • After they .............................. (eat) all the food, they .........................(pick) up their bags and left. • Can we meet at 10 outside the station? Okay. I ..............................(see) you there. • Do you like my new solar watch? Look. I ........................ (show) you how it works. • Don't sit on that chair I .................................(just/paint) it. • Get out of that building! It sounds like the generator ..................................!(explode) • Helen ........................ (break) her leg while she ......................(ski) in Switzerland. • I ............................ (carry) this suitcase around with me all day and it's really heavy. • I ................................... (work) very hard for this exam. I hope I do well. • I think I ....................... (walk) home across the park. • I wouldn't walk across that old bridge if I were you. It looks like it ................................. (collapse) • I'm not feeling well. In fact I think I .............................. (be) sick! • I'm sure you .........................(have) a good time staying with Richard. • In 1788 he ...............................(write) his last great work in Vienna. • Oh no! My car ......................................... (disappear)! • Research ............................... (show) that cycling can help patients with their health. • The eclipse ........................ (begin) at 2 minutes past 3. • The football match ............................. (start) at 6 O'clock tonight. • The guests were early. They ......................(arrive) as I .........................(get) changed. • The last train ....................... (leave) at 10 O'clock to Bristol. • The rabbit just ...............................(appear) one day in my garden last week. • There isn't much to do, now that we ............................ (solve) the main problem. • Tim ........................... (retire) early, before he is 65. That's what he said yesterday. • We ......................... (met) when I ................................(work) in a music shop. • We ............................... (eat) with Tim tonight. He's asked us to be there by 7. • When he was 13 his parents ............................ (move) to the United States. • When Jenny ........................(check) that the children were asleep, she ....................... (go) out to the concert. • When she .....................(come) into the hall, everybody .....................(start) cheering. • While I ........................ (get) into the bath the fire alarm ...................... (sound) Cambiar las frases a la pasiva: • The Earthquake destroyed a number of priceless paintings. ............................................................................................................................................. •

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