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Unidad didáctica 2: Past times Ejercicios resueltos
En esta sección se te van a dar ejemplos de ejercicios resueltos de los
siguientes contenidos:
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Past simple.
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Past simple de to be.
1. Completa los huecos en cada oración con la forma correcta del verbo to be en
past simple:
a) Those girls were Italian.
b) My niece was very well yesterday.
c) “Was Kirk in New York?” “Yes, he was.”
d) Tom and Peter were actors when they were younger.
e) “Were your brothers good students?” “No, they weren’t.”
Contenidos a tratar:
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Past simple.
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Past simple de los verbos regulares.
2. Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis en
past simple:
a) Peter never cleaned (clean) his flat at the weekends.
b) I did not want / didn’t want (not / want) to go to the cinema yesterday.
c) “Where did you watch (you / watch) TV?”
d) He did not cook / didn’t cook (not / cook) dinner last night.
e) Tom stopped (stop) his car in the middle of the street.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Past simple.
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Past simple de los verbos irregulares.
3. Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis en
past simple:
a) I sold (sell) my car yesterday.
b) We did not come / didn’t come (not / come) back home before twelve yesterday.
c) “How did Sheila go (Sheila / go) to work last week?”
d) That man bought (buy) two flats in the town centre last year.
e) “When did he see (he / see) Alan?”
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Past continuous.
4. Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis en
past continuous:
a) “Where were they working (they / work)?” “They were working (work) in Madrid.”
b) I was watching (watch) TV at half past nine.
c) My uncle was not walking / wasn’t walking (not / walk) down the street when the
accident happened.
d) We were running (run) in the park while they were swimming (swim) in the pool.
e) The players were not training / weren’t training (train) at six yesterday.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Past continuous.
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Diferencias entre el Past simple y el Past continuous.
5. Completa estas frases con el past simple o el past continuous:
a) We heard a terrible noise while we were eating (eat) lunch.
b) My sister was studying (study) English when the milkman rang (ring) the door bell.
c) Marco was flying (fly) to Rome when his wife phoned (phone) him.
d) Brenda first met (meet) her husband while she was travelling (travel) to London.
e) It was not snowing / wasn’t snowing (snow) when she arrived (arrive) in Boston.
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Present perfect.
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Present perfect simple.
6. Completa estas frases con el present perfect simple:
a) “Have you ever seen (you / ever / see) a whale?” “No, I haven’t (not).”
b) I have not thought / haven’t thought (think) of changing my job.
c) Mark has flown (fly) to Liverpool twice this year.
d) Marta has not heard / hasn’t heard (not / hear) any strange noise.
e) “How long has she lived (she / live) in London?” “Five years.”
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Pretérito perfecto.
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For, since, already, yet, just, still.
7. Elige la opción adecuada:
a) My sister has already / yet / still had breakfast.
b) We haven’t changed the money still / just / yet.
c) Mark has lived in Madrid since / for / still five years.
d) I have yet / still / just called my mum.
e) She’s worked in Amsterdam for / since / already 1999.
– already
– yet.
– for
– just.
– since.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Present perfect.
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Diferencias entre el present perfect simple y el past simple.
8. Completa estas frases con el present perfect simple o el past simple:
a) She has already done (already / done) the ironing.
b) I did not pass / didn’t pass (not / pass) my exams last week.
c) Anthony has caught (catch) the train three times this week.
d) Mr Pratt made (make) three films last year.
e) She left (leave) school when she was sixteen years old.
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Present perfect.
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Present perfect continuous.
9. Completa estas oraciones con el present perfect continuous:
a) I have been studying / ‘ve been studying (study) German all day.
b) “How long have you been living (you / live) in Glasgow?”
c) John has been driving (drive) all night.
d) Mr Johnson has not been travelling / hasn’t been travelling (travel) for a year.
e) They have been training / ‘ve been training (train) very hard all this week.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Present perfect.
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Diferencias entre el present perfect simple y el present perfect
continuous.
10. Completa estas frases con el present perfect simple o el present perfect
continuous:
a) The police have arrested (arrest) ten thieves this month.
b) The police have been arresting (arrest) thieves for months.
c) Peter has been repairing (repair) my car. He’s a bit tired.
d) Peter has repaired (repair) my car. It goes all right now.
e) The builders have been building (build) the new stadium for two years.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Past perfect.
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Past perfect simple.
11. Completa estas frases con el past perfect simple o el past simple:
a) It was (be) the first time my son had flown (fly).
b) We sent (send) Mark a message after our son had gone (go) to bed.
c) When I arrived (arrive) home, Susan had just left. (just / leave)
d) Peter had already washed (already / wash) my car when his wife phoned (phone)
him.
e) The architect had finished (finish) the roof when it began (begin) to rain.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Past perfect.
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Past perfect continuous.
12. Completa estas oraciones con el past simple o el past perfect continuous:
a) I felt (felt) sick because I had been digging / ‘d been digging (dig) all afternoon.
b) Sheila’s clothes were (be) wet because she had been washing (wash) her car.
c) The computer broke (break) down. Mark had been using (use) it for six hours.
d) It smelt (smell) good. Carla had been cooking (cook) all morning.
e) We didn’t receive (not / receive) the prize although we had been preparing / ‘d been
preparing (prepare) for it for ages.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Rephrasing sentences.
13. Rescribe las siguientes oraciones empezando por las palabras dadas en
cursiva de tal manera que signifiquen lo mismo que la/s primera/s oración/es:
a) Steve knew his coach seven years ago.
- Steve has known his coach for seven years.
b) We started to learn Chinese seven years ago. We are still learning it.
- We have been learning Chinese for seven years.
c) Raúl last played for Spain three years ago.
- It’s three years since Raúl last played for Spain.
d) I have seen Mark Knopfler in concert four times.
- It’s the fourth time I have seen Mark Knopfler in concert.
e) Marta finished school. Then she went to the theatre.
- Alice went to the theatre as soon as she had finished school.
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Used to.
14. Completa estas oraciones eligiendo la forma correcta de used to más las
palabras que se te dan entre paréntesis:
a) I did not use / didn’t use to clean (not / clean) my room at the weekends.
b) “Did you use to speak (you / speak) French at school?”
c) Steve and Sheila used to travel (travel) a lot when they were younger.
d) The teacher used to give (give) us a lot of review exercises.
e) The runner did not use / didn’t use to train (not / train) when it was very hot.
Contenidos a tratar:
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Formación de palabras: Sustantivos compuestos.
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Contenidos léxicos-áreas temáticas: la vivienda y forma de vida.
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La vivienda: tipos, mobiliario, servicios y electrodomésticos.
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Forma de vida.
15. Traduce estas oraciones:
a) Steve tiene una bonita casa de campo en Manchester.
- Steve has got a beautiful cottage in Manchester.
b) Ellos viven en una casa de labranza con algunos animales.
- They live in a farmhouse with some animals.
c) El hermano de John compró una lavadora la semana pasada.
- John’s brother bought a washing machine last week.
d) Tengo que reparar mi horno.
- I have to repair my oven.
e) Su (de ella) estilo de vida es muy lujoso.
- Her lifestyle is very luxurious.
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Leer y escribir: Composición de textos escritos.
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Concordancia entre el sujeto y el verbo
16. Corrige estas oraciones:
a) Everybody are coming back home.
- Everybody is coming back home.
b) Eric and Mark has played together.
- Eric and Mark have played together.
c) The girl and her dog is very frightened.
- The girl and her dog are very frightened.
d) Tim’s cattle was not very quiet.
- Tim’s cattle were not very quiet.
e) The police has been here today.
- The police have been here today.