Ejercicios de Gramática Inglesa Resueltos: Tiempos Verbales, Modales, Voz Pasiva, Estilo Indirecto y Oraciones de Relativo

Ejercicios de Gramática Inglesa Resueltos

A continuación encontrarás una serie de ejercicios de gramática inglesa con sus respuestas corregidas, organizados por temas: tiempos verbales, modales, voz pasiva, condicionales, estilo indirecto, oraciones de relativo y más.

1. Past Simple y Past Continuous

Suzane came (come) in a few minutes ago looking as if she had just seen (just see) a ghost. She told me what had happened (happen). “I was walking (walk) along the street” she said, “when someone approached (approach) me and asked (ask) me what the time was. While I was hearing (hear) him, I had the feeling that we had met before. We spoke (speak) for some time, and I discovered (discover) that the person was my younger brother. I had always thought (always think) that he had died (die) during the war.” What an unbelievable story!

2. Modales de habilidad, obligación, deducción, prohibición y consejo

• a. Finally, they were able to escape from the fire. (ability in the past)
• b. I don't have to come to class on Sunday mornings. (no obligation)
• c. We have to study a lot if we want to pass next year's exam. (obligation)
• d. He has a strange accent. He can be English (possibility), but he can't be Russian. (negative deduction)
• e. Could I help you? (formal request)
• f. The lights are on. He must be at home. (deduction)
• g. Students mustn't smoke at school. (prohibition)
• h. You should eat less if you want to lose weight. (advice)
• i. I will be able to go to university in two years. (ability)

3. Voz pasiva

• a. We have to print these books in Japanese too.
  These books have to be printed in Japanese too.
• b. Somebody paid us a lot of money.
  We were paid a lot of money.
• c. Bill Gates has sold computers all over the world.
  Computers have been sold by Bill Gates all over the world.
• d. People believe she is a good teacher.
  She is believed to be a good teacher.
• e. Security took the suitcase off the plane.
  The suitcase was taken off the plane by security.

4. Condicionales

• a. If your brother (not eat) hadn't eaten so much last night, he (not be) wouldn't have been sick.
• b. If I had a car, I would give you a lift, but I haven't got a car.
• c. Be careful about the time: if you (spend) spend too long on the first question, you (not have) will not have enough time to do the others properly.
• d. You would play better bridge if you didn't talk so much, but you were very rude to him.
• e. He would have lent you his bike if you had asked him nicely, but you were very rude to him.

5. Estilo indirecto

• a. “Don't smoke here and be quiet”, they asked us.
  They asked us not to smoke there and to be quiet.
• b. “I had a bad cold last week”, the worker said to his boss.
  The worker told his boss he had had a bad cold the previous week.
• c. “Do you understand me?”, Mrs. Jones asked him.
  Mrs. Jones asked him if he understood her.
• d. “The place will be open to the public tomorrow”, the official said.
  The official said the place would be open to the public the next day.
• e. “How are you going to pay?”, the cashier asked me.
  The cashier asked me how I was going to pay.

6. Oraciones de relativo

• a. The dress was beautiful. Mary was wearing the dress at the wedding.
  The dress that Mary was wearing at the wedding was beautiful.
• b. This is the school. I studied there as a child.
  This is the school where I studied as a child.
• c. John is going to marry a girl. Her sister is in my class.
  John is going to marry a girl whose sister is in my class.
• d. The politician resigned. She had refused to support her party.
  The politician who had refused to support her party resigned.
• e. I didn't recognize any of the guests who came to the party.
  I didn't recognize any of the guests who came to the party.

7. Deducción, Present Perfect, Past Perfect y otras estructuras

• a. I'm absolutely certain James didn't steal the money.
  James can't have stolen the money.
• b. We last visited Mallorca in 1990. (since)
  We haven't visited Mallorca since 1990.
• c. She started playing tennis two years ago. (for)
  She has been playing tennis for two years.
• d. Although he was in pain, he managed to walk.
  Despite being in pain, he managed to walk.
• e. “Where has he gone?”, she asked.
  She asked where he had gone.
• f. I don't have enough money to buy a house.
  I wish I had enough money to buy a house.
• g. She couldn't buy the new car because of the high price. (since)
  She couldn't buy the new car since the price was high.
• h. His car isn't as good as mine.
  My car is better than his.

8. Traducción y práctica de estructuras

• a. Te llamaré tan pronto como llegue a casa.
  I will call you as soon as I arrive home.
• b. La semana que viene por estas fechas, habremos terminado nuestros exámenes.
  Next week at this time, we will have finished our exams.
• c. Viajar al espacio es más seguro que viajar en avión.
  Travelling into space is safer than travelling by plane.
• d. Deben haber estudiado mucho porque aprobaron el examen.
  They must have studied a lot because they passed the exam.
• e. Tengo 16 años y llevo trabajando desde los 13.
  I am 16 years old and I have been working since I was 13.