Prueba de Inglés: Tiempos Verbales, Condicionales y Vocabulario Avanzado

Ejercicios de Inglés: Gramática, Vocabulario y Comprensión

1. Fact and Fiction

1. Every bit of information in this article is factual (fact). Nothing is based on my opinion.
2. influential, changed
3. acceptable, offend
4. significance, understand
5. harmless, bite
6. improvement, better

1. There is a path on hunting pandas ban
2. connection
3. owner
4. request
5. Attempt
6. path
7. necessity

1. I felt sadness when you ignored me all evening
2. feel safe on the street
3. eat with your mouth open
4. fiestas típicas de ciudades y pueblos
5. he had lied to her
6. eating all together on Sundays
7. continued the race
8. very exciting

1. luxurious, can’t afford them
2. nationality, he is a citizen of two countries
3. peaceful, my brother moved back in
4. effective, prescribed something else
5. breakable, had better be careful
6. impressions, people don’t forget them

1. Gigantic
2. Attempts
3. Treacherous
4. Ignored
5. Is considered
6. Refuses
7. Path
8. Request

Thinking of travelling to England?
1. Misconceptions
2. stereotypes
3. was considered
4. typical
5. treacherous
6. offensive
7. manners
8. kept alive

1. He claims he was once abducted by aliens, but nobody believes him.
2. speed
3. well-deserved
4. launched
5. widespread
6. crew
7. wrap up
8. voyage

While driving, I collided with a deer.
2. the wet floor
3. it is very cold
4. couldn't stop listening to him.
5. impossible to pick them up.
6. plenty of time to do it

1. Could you please pick me up after school? I’ll wait outside the main entrance.
2. work out
3. took off
4. use up
5. catch on
6. carry out
7. broke down
8. put on

1. capable of
2. accurate
3. well-deserved
4. witness
5. collided with
6. realistic
7. underneath

Why do you think her story is far-fetched?
1. because he has not counted it for sure
2. because there has been a fight
3. would like to get over his father's death
4. because he never tells the truth
5. that you have to work at night
6. honeymoon trip
7. because I left an hour before home
8. their way of expressing their feelings

UFO
1. spacecraft
2. weird
3. collide with
4. phenomenon
5. creatures
6. human beings

2. Tiempos Verbales y Continuos (Verb Tenses)

1. Amy is exhausted because she has been swimming for two hours.
2. had been practicing
3. haven’t been listening
4. had been raining
5. had… been shouting
6. hadn’t been waiting
7. have… been doing

1. I’m sorry I’m late.
- How long have you been waiting?
2. I had never been there / to India before.
3. I have already told you.
4. He had been travelling all year.
5. We hadn’t seen each other in / for over a month.
6. I haven’t studied / been studying all week.

1. The last time we saw a film was three weeks ago. (for)
- We haven’t seen a film for three weeks.
2. We had been saving for months before we were able to buy tickets to Australia.
3. Since she was 20, Sandra has been working at this office.
4. The artists had seen the museum exhibition before it was opened to the public.
5. Have you ever visited Rome?
6. By the time we arrived, Kim had gone to sleep.

A y B
1. Have… finished
2. has been working
3. had done
4. had been ignoring
5. has… been acting
6. haven’t heard
7. had missed

La lluvia
1. But then it was hot.
2. The houses near the river are on treacherous ground.
3. I have got wet going home.
4. The people were frustrating.
5. People ignore the global warming effects.
6. It hasn’t rained yet, I wish it wouldn’t rain during the match.

1. I need to see a doctor because I've been vomiting all night.
2. Seeing the photo.
3. They had never been happier.
4. Finding hairs in the food.
5. She has been hospitalized for two weeks.
6. I had thought it would be less crowded.

3. Condicionales y Estructuras Hipotéticas

1. I’ll make reservations as soon as we decide which restaurant we’re going to.
2. hadn’t told
3. didn’t have
4. would happen
5. wouldn’t bother
6. will go

I didn’t notice you.
1. had seen, would have said
2. Had, would save
3. would have cancelled, had known
4. would go, are making
5. will call.

1. The spacecraft orbits.
2. I had visited her in hospital.
3. He rushes, he’ll be late.
4. Had received a warning, they would have moved to a safer place.
5. He could participate in the experiment.
6. Might have been accepted.

1. I wouldn’t have seen that science-fiction film if you hadn’t recommended it to me last week, but I’m glad you did.
2. would you travel, had
3. hears, will be
4. feel, get
5. call, need

I’m sorry I didn’t participate in the experiment. (had)
1. If only I had participated in the experiment.
2. I won’t come home unless the weather improves.
3. If she were older, she could go on this ride.
4. If you go out, don’t forget to lock the door.
5. She wishes she could have a dog.
6. I wouldn’t have bought her a birthday gift if you hadn’t reminded me.

1. If you study a lot, you get high marks.
2. I’ll help you if you don’t understand the book.
3. If I had lots of money, I would travel to New York.
4. I would have done my task if I had known about it.

4. Keeping Traditional Knowledge Alive

1. F – “Palm trees play an integral role in the everyday lives of the indigenous communities that live in the tropical rainforests of South America.” “They recorded thousands of ways that palm trees have been used over the centuries.”
2. F – “Many people from these communities are leaving the rainforests and moving to cities in search of jobs.”
3. T – “Over the course of 18 months, they visited 68 indigenous communities in the rainforests of South America…”

1. The traditional knowledge about palms wouldn’t be lost.
2. The potential benefits of traditional knowledge.
3. Companies get the consent of these communities to use their knowledge and then share with them any financial gain derived from that knowledge.

A
1. concerned
2. in search of
3. embark
4. remedies
5. taking advantage of

5. A Piece of Space

F – “In recent years, since the completion of the space shuttle programme, space collectibles have become even more valuable and popular.”
2. F – “Some collectors simply collect space items that were originally made for the commercial market.”
3. T – “Initially, his intention was to set up a modest site…”

D
1. interested in collecting items that were originally made for the commercial market
2. are serious collectors that are willing to pay high prices for space memorabilia

They may be driven by a kind of nostalgia or perhaps they want to own something that was held by a person who did something they’ll never do.

1. goes hand in hand with
2. early days
3. reasonably priced
4. acquisitions
5. on the lookout for