Ejercicios de Rephrasing y Transformación de Oraciones en Inglés con Respuestas

Ejercicios de Rephrasing y Transformación de Oraciones en Inglés

A continuación se presenta una colección de ejercicios prácticos de transformación de oraciones (rephrasing / sentence transformation), organizados con su enunciado de partida y la reescritura gramaticalmente correcta correspondiente.

Bloque 1: Comparativos, Estilo Indirecto y Voz Pasiva

1. Oración original: Peter's pictures are not as good as John's.
   Transformación: John's pictures are better than Peter's.
2. Oración original: "Are you coming to the party on Friday?"
   Transformación: She asked if I was coming to the party on Friday.
3. Oración original: My cousin came to live in London three years ago.
   Transformación: My cousin has been living in London for three years.
4. Oración original: Smoking is forbidden in the hospital.
   Transformación: You can't smoke in hospitals.
5. Oración original: They have given us a Roald Dahl novel to read.
   Transformación: We have been given a Roald Dahl novel to read.
6. Oración original: You must not drink in here.
   Transformación: Drinking is forbidden here.
7. Oración original: I feel very tired, so I won't come out with you.
   Transformación: If I didn't feel very tired, I would come out with you.
8. Oración original: If the tickets don't arrive, we won't be able to go.
   Transformación: Unless the tickets arrive, we won't be able to go.
9. Oración original: I'm sorry I haven't got a car.
   Transformación: I wish I had a car. (o I wish I had got a car.)
10. Oración original: "Where did the robbery take place?"
    Transformación: He asked where the robbery had taken place.
11. Oración original: They repaired my car yesterday.
    Transformación: I had my car repaired yesterday.
13. Oración original: Given a choice of swimming or skating...
    Transformación: I prefer skating to swimming.

Bloque 2: Condicionales, Causativos y Estructuras con 'Wish'

14. Oración original: I went to the butcher's and then I went to the baker's.
    Transformación: After going to the butcher's, I went to the baker's.
15. Oración original: I'll buy a new coat when I get enough money.
    Transformación: As soon as I get enough money, I'll buy a new coat.
16. Oración original: "I'm looking for a new secretary."
    Transformación: He said he was looking for a new secretary.
17. Oración original: Few people have climbed this mountain before.
    Transformación: This mountain has been climbed by few people before.
18. Oración original: You don't have to pay this bill until next month.
    Transformación: This bill doesn't have to be paid until next month.
19. Oración original: Sharon hasn't given the news to Paul.
    Transformación: Paul hasn't been given the news by Sharon.
20. Oración original: The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
    Transformación: I had the oil changed by the mechanic.
21. Oración original: "I have never seen anything so beautiful," he said.
    Transformación: He said he had never seen anything so beautiful.
22. Oración original: I don't have a pencil; I can't lend it to you.
    Transformación: If I had a pencil, I could lend it to you.
23. Oración original: I won't get into your car if you don't have it washed first.
    Transformación: Unless you have it washed first, I won't get into your car.
24. Oración original: I'd like to go to China, but I don't have enough money.
    Transformación: If I had enough money, I'd go to China.
25. Oración original: I get embarrassed so quickly.
    Transformación: I wish I didn't get embarrassed so quickly.

Bloque 3: Oraciones Relativas y Tiempos Pasados

26. Oración original: What a pity I don't know the answer to that question.
    Transformación: I wish I knew the answer to that question.
27. Oración original: We didn't see the film because the cinema was closed.
    Transformación: If the cinema hadn't been closed, we would have seen the film.
28. Oración original: He was too slow to win the race.
    Transformación: If he hadn't been too slow, he would have won the race.
29. Oración original: You never sunbathe because you get sunburnt easily.
    Transformación: If I were you, I would sunbathe with sunscreen.
30. Oración original: Whenever Paul and I meet, we talk about the good old times.
    Transformación: If Paul and I meet, we talk about the good old times.
31. Oración original: She said: "I'm going shopping today."
    Transformación: She said she was going shopping that day.
32. Oración original: Helen said: "I'll ring you when I get to school."
    Transformación: Helen said she would ring me when she got to school.
33. Oración original: She asked: "Are the boys reading the book now?"
    Transformación: He asked if the boys were reading the book.
34. Oración original: "Is Tom leaving next Friday?"
    Transformación: Peter wanted to know if Tom was leaving the following Friday.
35. Oración original: "Where did you play football yesterday?", his grandpa asked.
    Transformación: His grandpa asked where he had played football the day before.
36. Oración original: Tania wants to introduce me to someone. He is a teacher.
    Transformación: Tania wants to introduce me to someone who is a teacher.
37. Oración original: Is that the boy? You met him at the party.
    Transformación: Is that the boy who you met at the party?

Bloque 4: Preguntas, Respuestas y Cambios de Estructura

38. Oración original: If your friend doesn't come before ten, he will miss the train.
    Transformación: Unless your friend comes before ten, he will miss the train.
39. Oración original: My kitchen is being redecorated at the moment.
    Transformación: I am having my kitchen redecorated at the moment.
40. Oración original: "Let's take the day off tomorrow."
    Transformación (cambio de sentido): Should we?
45. Pregunta: Have you ever done any charity work?
    Respuesta: No, I have never done any charity work.
46. Pregunta: When did the company start working?
    Respuesta: The company started working in 1994.
47. Pregunta: Why did you go to France?
    Respuesta: I went to France to visit an old friend.
48. Pregunta: Where do most billionaires live?
    Respuesta: Most billionaires live in New York.
49. Pregunta: Where did Chanel start her design company?
    Respuesta: Chanel started her design company in France.
50. Pregunta: Who owns the company?
    Respuesta: Bill Gates owns the company.

Bloque 5: Gerundios, Infinitivos y Tiempos Perfectos

(Cambio de sentido / Reescritura adicional)

51. Oración original: It is quite difficult to write in English.
    Transformación: Writing in English is quite difficult.
52. Oración original: Would you like to go to/visit the museum?
    Transformación: How about visiting the museum?
53. Oración original: Spain grows over 260 types of olives.
    Transformación: Over 260 types of olives are grown in Spain.
54. Oración original: She goes jogging every morning and she enjoys it.
    Transformación: She enjoys jogging every morning.
55. Oración original: I think I should stop smoking.
    Transformación: It is time to stop smoking.
56. Oración original: I have been studying English for five years now, and next year will make it six.
    Transformación: By next year, I will have been studying English for six years.
57. Oración original: We couldn't find the house because Paul lost the address.
    Transformación: If Paul hadn't lost the address, we would have found the house.
58. Oración original: I didn't hide those papers, but now...
    Transformación: I wish I had hidden those papers.
59. Oración original: Hurry up if you don't want to miss the plane.
    Transformación: Unless you hurry up, you will miss the plane.
60. Oración original: On hearing the news, I immediately phoned my uncle.
    Transformación: The moment I heard the news, I phoned my uncle.
61. Oración original: "How many survivors are there?"
    Transformación: The journalist asked how many survivors there were.
62. Oración original: The train left at six; we arrived just after that.
    Transformación: When we arrived, the train had already left.
63. Oración original: I advise you to put money in a bank.
    Transformación: If I were you, I would put money in a bank.