lunes, 20 de agosto de 2012

Ejercicio relative clauses

Completa con el pronombre relativo apropiado o une las dos frases con un pronombre relativo.
1. A burglar is someone __________ breaks into a house and steals things.
2. Some boys were arrested. They have now been released.
The boys __________________
3. Where are the eggs _________ were in the fridge?
4. Do you know the man _________ lives next door?
5. Anyone ___________ wants to do the examination must enter before next Friday.
6. The man ________ lives next door is very friendly.
7. Gerry works for a company ___________ makes typewriters.
8. She gives her children everything ________ they want.
9. Tell me _________ you want and I´ll try to help you
10. Why do you blame me for everything __________ goes wrong?
11. I can´t lend you any money. All _________ I´ve got is a pound
12. Nora is the only person __________ understands me.
13. Why do you always disagree with everything _________ I say?
14. I don´t agree with __________ you´ve just said.
15. This is an awful film. It´s the worst _________ I´ve ever seen.
16. An orphan is a child __________ parents are dead.
17. 1945 was the year _________ the Second World War ended.
18. I protested to the woman ________ dog bit me.
19. The girl with _______ he fell in love left him after a few weeks.
20. Martin, __________ mother is Spanish, speaks both Spanish and English fluently.
21. Mr. Carter is very interested in our plan. (I spoke to him on the phone last night).
Mr. Carter ___________________________
22. Is there a shop near here _____________ we can buy postcards?
23. A widow is a woman _____________ husband is dead.
24. Is there anything __________ I can do?
25. The bed______________ I slept was too soft.
26. The house __________ I live is not very good condition.
27. I won´t tell anyone ____________ happened.
28. The stories ___________ Tom tells are usually very funny.
29. I enjoy my job because I like the people __________ I work with.
30. What was the name of the girl _________ passport was stolen?
31. A man answered the phone. He told me you were out.
The man _______________________
32. A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient. ___________
33. What´s the name of the river ___________ goes through the town?
34. I don´t like people ____________ never stop talking.

Ejercicio verbos modales

1. I think the leg is broken. You ___ go to hospital.
a)might b)could c)ought to d)can

2. She___ come early. Dinner isn´t until 9:00 pm.
a)has to b)must c)needn´t d)can´t

3. There´s been an accident! ___ I call an ambulance?
a)Should b)can c)may d)ought

4. You ___ cheat in exams. It´s forbidden.
a)don´t have to b)mustn´t c)couldn´t d)ought to

5. The bus was badly damaged in the accident, but the children ___ get out through a broken window.
a)can b)had to c)ought to d)were able to

6. If you are interested in a career in sport, you ___ try talking to our tennis coach.
a)could b)mustn´t c)had to d)have got to

7. I can hear the siren now. It ___ be the police.
a)can b)would c)must d)have to

martes, 14 de agosto de 2012

Ejercicio de pasados


  1. 1. Bill _________ (buy) a new jacket three week ago.
  2. 2. Your room looks very tidy. __________ (you, wash) it?
  3. 3. I _________ (be) to London twice this year.
  4. 4. “Where is Tom?” “He __________ (leave)”
  5. 5. “Where is Tom?” “He __________ (leave) ten minutes ago”
  6. 6. Oh! I don´t have my wallet! Someone __________ (steal) my wallet!
  7. 7. John __________ (work) in a garage for 5 years. Then he gave it up.
  8. 8. The team __________ (play) very well recently, don´t you think?
  9. 9. Last night she _________ (arrive) home at ten past nine. She __________ (have) a shower and then she _________ (go) straight to bed because she _________ (be) very tired.
  10. 10. How many cigarettes __________ (smoke) today?
  11. 11. When __________ (you, stop) smoking?
  12. 12. How many races _________ (Fernando Alonso, win) last season?
  13. 13. “Is Mary in?” “Oh, I´m sorry. She _________ (go) out” “When exactly __________ (she, go) out?” “About five minutes ago”
  14. 14. When I _________ (arrive) at the office, Susan __________ (not, be) there. She _________ (go) home because she __________ (feel) ill.
  15. 16. My car is very dirty. I __________ (not, clean) it for weeks.
  16. 17. My car was very dirty. I __________ (not, clean) it for weeks.
  17. 18. “When ________ (be, you) born?” “I __________ (be) born in 1974.
  18. 19. Jim __________ (be) late twice this week.
  19. 20. Sam and Susan are married. They __________ (be) married for 5 years.
  20. 21. I __________ (never, play) golf in my life.
  21. 22. I __________ (not, play) golf last summer.
  22. 23. She was very nervous in the plane because she _________ (not, fly) before.
  23. 24. I don´t know Mark´s girlfriend. I __________ (never, meet) her.
  24. 25. Yesterday I __________ (meet) Susan. She _________ (change) a lot.
  25. 26. How long __________ (they, know) each other?
  26. 27. I ________ (not, told) them about the accident yet.
  27. 28. Mary _________ (not, study) very much this term.
  28. 29. I _________ (be) very angry last night because Mary and John ________ (be) late again.
  29. 30. Frank _________ (lose) his wallet but now he _________ (find) it.
  30. 31. I _________ (not, be) hungry yesterday because I __________ (just, have) lunch.
  31. 32. How long _________ (you, know) Bob?
  32. 33. Thom _________ (be) unemployed since June.
  33. 34. John ________ (live) in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993
  34. 35. The Titanic ________ (sink) in 1912
  35. 36. Somebody ________ (take) my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.
  36. 37. I ________ (see) the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight.
  37. 38. Thomas Edison __________ (invent) the light bulb
  38. 39. It's the best car I __________ (ever, have)
  39. 40. I ___________ (finish) university three years ago
  40. __________ (you, visit) any museum when you were in Rome?