miércoles, 19 de octubre de 2016

Unit 1 PAST SIMPLE-PRESENT/PAST PERFECT SIMPLE-PRESENT/PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE-PRESENT/PAST PERFECT SIMPLE-PRESENT/PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1)    It is already 9.30 pm and I ______________________________
              (wait) here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am
               going to leave.
2)  I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I
     ______________________________ (wait) for over an hour. I almost
     left without him
3) Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He _____________________________ (work) for that import company for more than ten
    years and he  _____________________________ (work) in almost every
   department. Nobody knew the company like he did.
4) I _________________________ (see) many pictures of the pyramids
    before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The Pyramids
   are actually quite small.
5) Sarah _____________________________ (climb) the Matterhorn,
    ____________________________ (sail) around the world, and
    _____________________________ (go) on safari in Kenya. She is such an
  adventurous person.
6) Sarah ____________________________ (climb) the Matterhorn,
     ___________________________ (sail) around the world and
     _____________________________ (go) on safari in Kenya by the time she
    turned 25. She _____________________________ (experience) more
   by that age than most
     people do in their entire lives.
7) When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think
     she _____________________________ (cry)
8) I_______________________________ (work) for a very bad
   company when I met my present boss, who offered me this job.
9) Don, sit down and relax! You____________________________ (work)
    like crazy for eight hours.
10) In 1975, after seven years in prison, Carson ___________________________
      (leave) and started a new life.
11) Mary ___________________________ (visit) Russia six times already. She
      has a real affinity for the country.
12) Why do your eyes look so tired? ____________________________ (watch) TV without your glasses again?
13) Diana was a nurse at the local children's hospital.
      She___________________________ (look) after sick kids.
14) I ____________________________ (say) it for years –
      young criminals should go back to school and get a proper education!
15) We ran like crazy for five blocks, but when we got to the train station, the
      express to New York ______________________ (already, leave)
16) I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the
       show started at 8:00. I _____________________________ (try) to
       get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally
       left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I _______
       ________________________ (have) five cups of coffee and I _______________________________ (wait) over an hour. I had to leave because I
       ______________________________ (arrange) to meet Kathy in front of
       the theater.
17)  When I arrived at the theater, Kathy _______________________________ (pick, already)  up the tickets and she was waiting
       for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she _____________________________ (wait) for more than half an hour. She said she
       ______________________________ (give, almost)  up and
       __________________________  (go)  into the theater without us.
18) Kathy told me you ______________________________ (be) late several
      times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future.
     She mentioned that she _______________________________ (miss) several
     movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the
     future, I suggest you be on time!
19)  A: I think the waiter _____________________________ (forget)  us.
           We _____________________________ (wait) here for over
           half an hour and nobody _______________________________ (take)  our
           order yet.
        B: I think you're right. He _______________________________ (walk)  by
             us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we _____________________________ (order, already) .

20) This tree _____________________________ (be)  planted by the settlers who  ____________________________ (found)   our city over four hundred years ago

Unit 1 INFINITIVE & GERUNDS

INFINITIVE AND GERUNDS
1) I can’t imagine Peter _______________________________ (go) by bike
2) He agreed _______________________________ (buy) a new car
3) The question is easy _______________________________ (answer)
4) The man asked me how _______________________________ (get) to the airport
5) I look forward to _______________________________ (see) you at the weekend
6) Are you thinking of _______________________________ (visit) London?
7) We decided _______________________________ (run) through the forest
8) The teacher expected Sarah _______________________________ (study) hard
9) She doesn’t mind _______________________________ (work) the night shift
10) I learned _______________________________ (ride) the bike at the age of 5.
11) We decided _______________________________ (buy) a new car
12) They’ve got some work _______________________________ (do)
13) Peter gave up _______________________________. (smoke)
14) He’d like _______________________________ (fly) an aeroplane
15) I enjoy _______________________________ (write) picture postcards
16) Do you know what _______________________________ (do) if there’s a fine in the shop?
17) Avoid _______________________________ (make) silly mistakes
18) My parents wanted me _______________________________ (be) home at 11 o’clock
19) I dreamt about _______________________________ (build) a big house
20) I’m hoping _______________________________ (see) Lisa
21) Please don’t forget _______________________________ (feed) the baby. She needs to eat
      every two hours.   
22) Julia’s bad marks made her mother _______________________________ (cry)    
23) Oh! I forgot _______________________________ (buy) the milk     
24) Did you remember _______________________________ (turn off) all the lights?                  
25) _______________________________ (Play) soccer is my favourite pastime
26) If you’ve got a sore throat, try _______________________________ (take) an aspirin       
27) Can you remember _______________________________ (see) my glasses? I’ve lost them     
28) We regret _______________________________ (inform) that your application has not
       been successful in time.     
29) Oh dear! I forgot _______________________________ (do) my homework! The teacher
       will be angry  
30) I would have been here earlier but I had to stop _______________________________
       (get) some petrol of my car.     
31) Please stop _______________________________ (talk) for a moment and listen!  
32) I’ll never forget _______________________________ (kiss) you that evening in 1997       
33) John now regrets _______________________________ (study) Technology     
34) Remember _______________________________ (hang) out the washing before you go to
      work  
35) He’s been trying _______________________________ (graduate) for years, but always
      fails his exams   


Unit 1 COMPARISONS

COMPARISONS

Fill in the gaps with the suitable word or words
1)         Food in San Francisco is different __________ food in New Orleans
2)         The climate in San Francisco is similar __________ climate in New Orleans
3)         The view from San Francisco is __________ (beautiful) than in New Orleans
4)         The food in the French Quarter in New Orleans is better __________ the food in wharf (muelle)  in San Francisco.
5)         Fisherman’s Quarter in San Francisco is __________ (much) famous wharf in the world
6)         The climate in Spring in San Francisco is the same climate __________ in New Orleans
7)         New Orleans is __________ (hot) in the summer than San Francisco is
8)         Florida beaches are very __________ from California ones
9)         He is as clever __________ a fox
10)          This end of the pool isn’t the __________ depth as the far end
11)          Mario gets up __________ (early) than his teammate, Lucas     
12)          Every year The Guinness Book of World Records announces the __________ (tall) dog in the world      
13)          Sometimes I think I’m __________ (bad) language student     
14)           __________ (Much) I know, __________ (good) job I will get    
15)          Andrea can type faster __________ Michael can      
16)          Surfing is getting __________ (- popular)     
17)          The earth is the same shape __________ the moon
18)           The boss will be angry with you. You arrive  __________ (late) to work  
19)          __________ (Long) I walk, __________ (far) I go    
20)          His story is __________ old __________ the hills
21)           My friends tell me that  I say __________ (funny) things by mistake   
22)           I didn’t like this book at first, but it’s getting __________ (interesting)  
23)           __________ (Much) we helped, __________ (bad) the situation became    
24)           My daughter’s English result are getting __________ (bad)   
25)          He is __________ slow __________ a snail
26)          When I make __________ (little) mistake, everybody laughs    
27)           In spring the weather gets __________ (- cold)    
28)          Susan thinks that she plays __________ (well) than her sister      
29)          __________ (Old) the violin is, __________ (sweet) the music is     

30)          My hair is the __________ length as yours