Ejercicios Resueltos de Gramática Inglesa: Tiempos Verbales, Pasiva y Estilo Indirecto

Tiempos Verbales

• By the time I finish this diet, WILL HAVE LOST (lose) 10 kilos.
• Ken GAVE (give) up smoking two years ago. He HAD SMOKED (smoke) for 30 years.
• When they ARRIVED (arrive) they were very wet. They HAD FORGOTTEN (forget) to bring their umbrellas.
• Don’t call me between three and five this afternoon. I WILL BE RESTING (rest) then.
• He can’t OPEN (open) the door. He IS HAVING (have) a shower.
• While they WERE HAVING (have) a picnic, it STARTED (start) to haik (hail).
• Listen! Somebody IS PLAYING (play) the violin.
• I HAVE NOT VISITED (not visit) them since they settled here.
• When I last SAW him, he WAS LIVING (see/live) in Stockholm.
• We HAD BEEN WALKING (walk) all morning, so by lunchtime, we were quite hungry.

Pronombres Relativos

• Do you like the people? Sarah invited them to her party —> Do you like the people whom/who Sarah invited to her party?
• The clothes come from C&A. They are good quality —> The clothes, which come from C&A, are of good quality.
• Pete has become a singer. You met him last year —> Pete, whom you met last year, has become a singer.
• Terenci Moix didn’t like publicity. His novels were best-sellers —> Terenci Moix, whose novels were best-sellers, didn’t like publicity.

Voz Pasiva: Global

• People think that he attacks young girls in the park.
  • It is thought that he attacks young girls in the park.
  • He is thought to attack young girls in the park.
• They should have turned off the tap properly.
  • The tap should have been turned off properly.
• They gave her a new and comfortable car.
  • She was given a new and comfortable car.
  • A new and comfortable car was given to her.
• I took my car to be washed yesterday (Use causative).
  • I had my car washed yesterday.
• Someone is painting her house now (Use causative).
  • She is having her house painted.

Voz Pasiva: Actividades de Clase

• People believed that fresh air was bad for sick people.
  • It was believed that fresh air was bad for sick people.
  • Fresh air was believed to be bad for sick people.
• Some people say that there are wolves in the mountains.
  • It is said that there are wolves in the mountains.
  • Wolves are said to be in the mountains.
• Police think the man holding the hostages is heavily armed.
  • It is thought the man holding the hostages is heavily armed.
  • The man holding the hostages is thought to be heavily armed.
• They say he is in an agitated state.
  • It is said that he is in an agitated state.
  • He is said to be in an agitated state.
• The secretary told me a lot of lies.
  • I was told a lot of lies by the secretary.
  • A lot of lies were told to me by the secretary.
• The manager promised us a full explanation.
  • A full explanation was promised to us by the manager.
  • We were promised a full explanation by the manager.
• Somebody has asked Peter.
  • Peter has been asked.
• Somebody will tell you where to go.
  • You will be told where to go.
  • Where to go will be told to you.
• They don’t sell stamps in bookshops.
  • Stamps aren’t sold in bookshops.
• We expect that the rate of inflation will rise.
  • The rate of inflation is expected to rise.
  • It is expected that the rate of inflation will rise.
• They say he is somewhere in Germany.
  • It is said he is somewhere in Germany.
  • He is said to be somewhere in Germany.

Estilo Indirecto (Reported Speech): Global

• "Where did you go on holiday last summer?", I asked Linda.
  • I asked Linda where she had gone on holiday the previous summer.
• "How far is the station from our hotel?", the girl wanted to know.
  • The girl wanted to know how far the station was from their hotel.
• "I think it will rain tomorrow," he said.
  • He said he thought it would rain the next day.
• "Don’t eat or drink here and listen carefully to the audio guide," the teacher told the class.
  • The teacher told the class not to eat or drink there and to listen carefully to the audio guide.
• "How about doing this term’s assignment on Picasso?", Amy suggested.
  • Amy suggested doing that term’s assignment on Picasso.

Estilo Indirecto: Actividades de Clase

1. “I won’t do this essay now,” she said. —> She said she wouldn’t do that essay then.
2. “What are you doing tonight?” Tom asked me. —> Tom asked me what I was doing that night.
3. “Don’t go to work tomorrow,” my boss told me. —> My boss told me not to go to work the next day.
4. “I know exactly what she did yesterday,” he told me. —> He told me he knew exactly what she had done the day before.
5. “Did you see Jack yesterday morning?” she asked me. —> She asked me if I had seen Jack the morning before.
6. “How can I get to the airport?” she asked me. —> She asked me how she could get to the airport.
7. “Let’s meet again next week,” she suggested. —> She suggested meeting again the following week.
8. “We could recommend other books by this author,” she suggested. —> She suggested recommending other books by that author.
9. “Must she really stay at home today?” she said to me. —> She asked me if she really had to stay at home that day.
10. “Leave it here,” she told me. —> She told me to leave it there.
11. "How long have you been learning English?", the examiner asked him. —> The examiner asked him how long he had been learning English.
12. “Don’t talk with your mouths full,” she said to her children. —> She told the children not to talk with their mouths full.
13. "What are you going to do with your old car?", I asked him. —> I asked him what he was going to do with his old car.
14. “Do you know who the owner of this car is?” my father said to me. —> My father asked me if I knew who the owner of that car was.
15. “Who was singing just now?” asked my mother. —> My mother asked me who had been singing just then.
16. “Let’s wait here till the rain stops,” he said. —> He suggested waiting there till the rain stopped.
17. “I lost my uniform last week,” Frank said. —> Frank said he had lost his uniform the week before.

Condicionales

• If I had one superpower, I WOULD FLY TO LONDON.
• Unless I have a lot of homework this weekend, I WILL PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
• In the past, you could not be a police officer unless YOU ARRESTED CRIMINALS.
• If it had not been really urgent, I WOULD NOT HAVE GONE.

Deseos: I wish / If only (Global)

• I do not have a smart jacket like yours. —> I wish I had a smart jacket like yours.
• Ashley shouted at Salma yesterday and now she regrets it. —> I wish I had not shouted at Salma yesterday.
• He does not listen when I tell him things. It is annoying. —> I wish he would listen when I tell him things.
• I should not have bought such an expensive scarf. —> I wish I hadn’t bought such an expensive scarf.

Deseos: I wish / If only (Actividades de Clase)

• I am angry because you keep chewing gum in class. —> If only you wouldn’t keep chewing gum in class.
• She didn’t buy the dress because she didn’t have enough money. —> She wishes she had had enough money to buy the dress.
• If it is warm tomorrow, we’ll go for a picnic. —> I wish tomorrow was sunny.
• I thought the film was boring, so I didn’t watch it. —> If only I had watched the film.