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LA FUENTE - LA HISPANIDAD - EL TORREJÓN - TARTESSOS - DE XII OCTUBRE

ESPA - NIVEL 2
ÁMBITO DE COMUNICACIÓN - INGLÉS

BLOQUE 7

➔ TEMA 1
◆ Repaso básico: To be, to have got, there is/are.

◆ Artículos y cuantificadores.
➔ TEMA 2
◆ Presente Simple.

◆ Expresiones de tiempo y adverbios de frecuencia.

◆ Interrogativos WH.
➔ TEMA 3
◆ Presente Continuo.
◆ Contraste Pres. Simple vs. Pres. Continuo.
➔ TEMA 4 (No entra)
➔ VOCABULARIO
◆ La casa, la ciudad, el tiempo (tema 1).
◆ Actividades diarias (tema 2).

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BLOQUE 7 – TEMA 1
CONTENIDOS BÁSICOS

1 EL VERBO TO BE

El verbo to be se puede traducir por “ser” o “estar.” En presente tiene tres formas:

SUJETO FORMA EJEMPLO

I AM I AM a doctor - Yo soy médico.

HE, SHE, IT (o SG) IS He IS at school - Él está en la escuela.

YOU, WE, THEY (o PL) ARE They ARE students - Ellos son estudiantes.

Las formas del verbo se pueden contraer. “Contraer” significa que omito parte de la palabra y en su
lugar pongo un apóstrofe (‘). Lo hacemos cuando el sujeto es un pronombre. Quedaría así:

➔ I AM => I’M.
➔ HE IS / SHE IS / IT IS => HE’S / SHE’S / IT’S.
➔ WE ARE / YOU ARE / THEY ARE => WE’RE / YOU’RE / THEY’RE

Si queremos hacer una oración NEGATIVA, añadimos NOT. Tenemos la forma completa y la forma
contraída (menos para I):

SUJETO FORMA EJEMPLO

I AM NOT I AM NOT a doctor - Yo soy médico.

HE, SHE, IT (o SG) IS / ISN’T He ISN’T at school - Él está en la escuela.

YOU, WE, THEY (o PL) ARE / AREN’T They AREN’T students - Ellos no son estudiantes.

Si queremos hacer una PREGUNTA, ponemos el verbo to be al principio (con la misma forma que en
afirmativa). Mira el cambio de una oración afirmativa a una pregunta:

➔ He IS at school. => IS he at school?

➔ They ARE happy at their job. => ARE they happy at their job?

Para responder a estas preguntas, decimos YES o NO, y repetimos el sujeto y el verbo to be (en
afirmativa si digo que si, en negativa si digo que no). Por ejemplo:

➔ IS he at school? YES, HE IS / NO HE ISN’T

➔ ARE they happy at their job? YES, THEY ARE / NO, THEY AREN’T

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2 EL VERBO HAVE GOT

El verbo have got significa “tener.” En presente tiene dos formas:

SUJETO FORMA EJEMPLO

They HAVE GOT a job.

I, YOU, WE, THEY (o PL) HAVE GOT
Ellos tienen trabajo.

He HAS GOT a dog.

HE, SHE, IT (o SG) HAS GOT
Él tiene un perro.

Este verbo también se puede contraer. Quedaría así:

➔ HAVE GOT => ‘VE GOT. Por ejemplo: We have got => We’ve got.
➔ HAS GOT => ‘S GOT. Por ejemplo: She has got => She’s got.

Si queremos hacer una oración NEGATIVA, añadimos NOT entre ‘have’ y ‘got’. Tenemos la forma
completa y la forma contraída:

SUJETO FORMA EJEMPLO

HAVE NOT GOT / They HAVEN’T GOT a job.

I, YOU, WE, THEY (o PL)
HAVEN’T GOT Ellos no tienen trabajo.

HAS NOT GOT / He HASN’T GOT a dog.

HE, SHE, IT (o SG)
HASN’T GOT Él no tiene un perro.

Si queremos hacer una PREGUNTA, ponemos ‘have’ o ‘has’ al principio. Pero, ¡ojo!: solo ‘have’; ‘got’ no
se mueve. Mira el cambio de una oración afirmativa a una pregunta:

➔ He HAS GOT a dog. => HAS he GOT a dog?

➔ They HAVE GOT a dog. => HAVE they GOT a dog?

Para responder a estas preguntas, decimos YES o NO, y repetimos el sujeto y ‘have’ o ‘has’ (en
afirmativa si digo que sí, en negativa si digo que no). No repetimos ‘got’. Por ejemplo:

➔ HAS he GOT a dog? YES, HE HAS / NO HE HASN’T

➔ HAVE they GOT a dog? YES, THEY HAVE / NO, THEY HAVEN’T

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3. EL ARTÍCULO INDETERMINADO

Singular. El artículo indeterminado singular en español es “un” o “una.” En inglés ambas formas se
dicen “A”. Por ejemplo: a car (un coche), a ball (una pelota). Tenemos una excepción: cuando la
siguiente palabra empieza por vocal, usamos la forma “AN”. Por ejemplo: an orange (una naranja), an
example (un ejemplo).

★ ¡CUIDADO CON ESTO!

➔ La “u” a principio de palabra suena como consonante, por lo que usamos “a”: a university
(una universidad)
➔ La “h” en inglés se aspira casi siempre, y suena como una consonante, por lo que también
usamos “a”: a house (una casa).
➔ Hay unas pocas palabras donde la “h” es muda, y entonces usamos “an.” La más corriente
es “hour”: an hour (una hora).

Plural. El artículo indeterminado plural en español es unos o unas. En inglés existen dos formas, y
usamos una u otra dependiendo de si la oración es afirmativa, negativa o interrogativa:

★ SOME: oraciones afirmativas.

Por ejemplo: I have got some books (Tengo unos libros)
★ ANY: oraciones negativas y preguntas.
Por ejemplo: I haven’t got any books (No tengo ningún libro); Have you got any books? (¿Tienes
unos libros?)

En resumen:

SINGULAR PLURAL INCONTABLE

AFIRMATIVA SOME

NEGATIVA A / AN
ANY
PREGUNTA

4. THERE IS / THERE ARE

Esta estructura significa “hay” y es muy sencilla de construir:

➔ El sujeto siempre es “there.”

➔ Usamos la forma IS cuando lo que tenemos a continuación es singular (o incontable).
E.g. There is a man at the bank - Hay un hombre en el banco.
➔ Usamos la forma ARE cuando lo que tenemos a continuación es plural.
E.g. There are five people at the bank - Hay cinco personas en el banco.
➔ Para formar negativas y preguntas, lo hacemos igual que si fuera una oración normal con el
verbo to be.

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Veamos algunas oraciones más de ejemplo:

SINGULAR / INCONTABLE PLURAL

AFF. There is a dog in the park There are many dogs in the park.

NEG. There isn’t a dog in the park. There aren’t many dogs in the park.

PREG. Is there a dog in the park? Are there many dogs in the park?

RESP. Yes, there is / No, there isn’t Yes, there are / No, there aren’t

5. CUANTIFICADORES

5.a. MUCHO

Tenemos tres palabras para decir mucho, dependiendo del contexto en el que las usemos.

MANY Nombres contables plurales / Todo tipo de oraciones

MUCH Nombres incontables / Oraciones negativas

Nombres incontables en oraciones afirmativas y preguntas.

A LOT OF
También cubre los usos de los otros dos.

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

➔ I have got many many friends (Tengo muchos amigos).

➔ I haven’t got much money (No tengo mucho dinero).

◆ Las dos oraciones las podríamos decir con ‘ a lot of’: I have got a lot of friends, y I
haven’t got a lot of money.

➔ I have got a lot of time today (Tengo mucho tiempo hoy)

◆ Este es el único caso en que sólo podemos usar ‘a lot of’: “time” es incontable y la oración
es afirmativa.

5.b. CUÁNTO

Para preguntas ‘cuánto’ tenemos dos opciones:

➔ HOW MANY + Nombres contables plurales.

➔ HOW MUCH + Nombres incontables.

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BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 1
ACTIVIDADES

TO BE – AFIRMATIVA TO BE – NEGATIVA
1. Completa con am, is o are. 2. Completa con am not, isn’t o aren’t.
a) My aunt _________ nice. a) The subway __isn´t_______ full.
b) The clouds _________ white. b) The windows _____aren´t____ dirty.
c) Kathy _________ sick. c) It ___isn´t______ a dragonfly.
d) The ribbons _________ yellow. d) The keys __aren´t_______ in the car.
e) We _________ twins. e) The oven _______isn´t__ in the kitchen.
f) The windows _________ open. f) My boss ___isn´t______ at the office.
g) Mike and Cody _________ brothers. g) The boys ____aren´t_____ in the tent.
h) We _________ teachers. h) We ___aren´t______ busy at work.
i) It _________ a French book. i) My hands ___aren´t______ dirty.
j) You _________ vey smart. j) My pen ___isn´t______ in the pencil
k) It _________ sad news. case.
l) She _________ tired. k) She _isn´t________ a teacher.
m) You _________ my cousin. l) The ceiling __isn´t_______ white.
n) The grass _________ green. m) The bowls ___aren´t______ on the
o) It _________ in my room. table.
n) The bags ___aren´t______ in the
drawer.
o) The garbage can __isn´t_______ full.

TO BE – PREGUNTAS

3. Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo to be y responde.

a) _____Is____ it cold in Canada? Yes, _________
b) _____Are____ the cats in my garden again? No, _________
c) ______Are___ the pen and the rubber in the drawer? Yes, _________
d) ______Is___ he a good accountant? No, _________
e) ________Are_they in the living room? Yes, _________
f) ______Is___ the ink in the printer? No, _________
g) ________Are_ the pots and cans clean? Yes, _________
h) ______Is___ she your sister-in-law? No, _________
i) ________Are_ the forks in the dishwasher? Yes, _________
j) _____Are____ we ready? No, _________
k) ________Is_ it a black pen? Yes, _________
l) ___Am______ I nice? No, _________
m) _____Are____ you busy today? Yes, _________
n) ______Is___ the gate open? No, _________
o) _____Is____ the fridge empty? Yes, _________

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HAVE GOT - AFIRMATIVA / NEGATIVA

4. Completa las oraciones con HAVE GOT o HAS GOT.

a) He _______________ a black car.
b) You _______________ two pens.
c) They _______________ a ball.
d) My dog _______________ a curly tail.
e) Peter _______________ a beautiful house.
f) My grandparents _______________ two gardens.
g) We _______________ a monkey.
h) Our cousin _______________ a funny doll.
i) My cat _______________ green eyes.
j) She _______________ two rulers.

5. Completa las oraciones. Usa HAVEN’T GOT o HASN’T GOT.

a) I _______________ two brothers.

b) My aunt _______________ straight hair.
c) You _______________ a camera.
d) They _______________ brown horses.
e) Mike _______________ an old bike.
f) My friends _______________ a big classroom.
g) My uncle _______________ glasses.
h) Montana _______________ beautiful clothes.
i) We _______________ twenty yellow birds.
j) I _______________ a flag.

6. Completa las siguientes preguntas y las respuestas cortas con HAVE GOT.
a) ____________ Maria _________ a dog? Yes, _______________
b) ____________ your dad _________ a big car? No, _______________
c) ____________ you _________ time for a drink? Yes, _______________
d) ____________ the children _________ their bikes? Yes, _______________
e) ____________ the students _________ many books? No, _______________
f) ____________ Peter and Glenn _________ an idea? Yes, _______________
g) ____________ she _________ a house? Yes, _______________
h) ____________ his daughter _________ blue eyes? No, _______________
i) ____________ the dog _________ a leash? Yes, _______________
j) ____________ they _________ a lot of money? No, _______________

THERE IS / THERE ARE

7. Choose the right option.
a) There is / There are a fly in my soup.

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b) There is / There are many parks in New York.

c) There isn't / There aren't any tigers in Africa.
d) There is / There are lots of hotels in big cities.
e) Is there / Are there a bank near here?
f) Is there / Are there life on Mars?
g) Is there / Are there a telephone I can use?
h) There isn’t / There aren’t a football game tomorrow.
i) There is / There are eight students in my class.
j) There isn't / There aren't many people in my town.

8. Completa las oraciones con there is / there are / is there / are there / there isn’t / there
aren’t. Puede que haya más de una opción.

a) Susan, ____________ a chair in the garden?

b) Are there many windows in the house? Yes, ____________.
c) ____________ many glasses here.
d) ____________ two tables in the room? No, ____________.
e) ____________ many boys and girls in the park.
f) ____________ two little trees in the garden.
g) Are there many animals in the house? No, ____________.
h) In London, ____________ a lot of museums.
i) ____________ a nice door in this house.
j) Is there much water? No, ____________.

ARTÍCULOS

9. Completa con A o AN.

A company _________ world _________ elephant

_________ day _________ man _________ election
AN animal _________ home _________ test
_________ stop _________ team _________ book
_________ horse _________ idea _________ adjective
_________ night _________ car _________ university
_________ year _________ week _________ area
_________ hour _________ hand _________ hotel
_________ union _________ house _________ action
_________ office _________ family _________ cup

10. Completa con some o any.

a) We have got _______ good classmates. g) You haven’t got _______ brothers.
b) I have got _______ posters in my bedroom. h) Has he got _______ bread?
c) She hasn’t got _______ money. i) It hasn’t got _______ theatres.
d) They have _______ fruit in the fridge. j) We have got _______ fruit.

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e) Have you got _______ oranges? k) Have they got _______ potatoes?
f) I have got _______ tomatoes in the bag. l) We haven’t got _______ water.

11. Complete using some, any, a or an.

a) There's _________ airport next to the city.

b) There are _________ postcards on this table for you.
c) Are there _________ parents in that party?
d) There isn't _________ shopping center in this little town.
e) Is there _________ office near here?
f) There aren't ____________ cookies left, sorry!
g) There are _________ good books that you should read.
h) Is there _________ orange juice in the fridge?
i) Are there _________ chocolates in the kitchen?
j) There's _________ house next to the river.

CUANTIFICADORES

12. Completa con MUCH, MANY o A LOT OF.

a) There aren’t _______ mushrooms. h) There aren’t _______ sausages.

b) There are _______ birds in the sky. i) Are there _______ children in the park?
c) I haven’t got _______ homework today. j) John hasn’t got _______ money.
d) There aren’t _______ radishes. k) There aren’t _______ cars in the street.
e) There isn’t _______ honey. l) There is _______ gold in the bag.
f) Have you got _______ bread? m) Are there _______ apples on the tree?
g) There’s _______ jam. n) We are early. We have _______ time.

13. Completa con MUCH o MANY:

a) How _______ wine? f) How _______ tea? k) How _______ glasses?

b) How _______ children? g) How _______ people? l) How _______ records?
c) How _______ shops? h) How _______ soup? m) How _________ bread?
d) How _________ pencils? i) How _________ time? n) How _______ cars?
e) How _______ water? j) How _______ salt? o) How _______ rain

BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 2
PRESENTE SIMPLE

1. USOS DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE

Usamos el presente simple para:

➔ Para hablar de cosas que son ciertas: hechos y verdades universales.

He likes rock music. (Le gusta la música rock).
Water boils at 100º. (El auga hierve a 100 grados)

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➔ Para hablar de acciones habituales y rutinas, y de acciones que suceden con cierta
frecuencia.
They go to the cinema on Sundays. (Ellos van al cine los sábados).
My parents eat lunch at 2 o’clock. (Mis padres almuerzan a las 2).

➔ Para hablar de horarios y programas.

The film starts at 5. (La película empieza a las 5).

2. CONJUGACIÓN DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE

Para conjugar el presente simple en AFIRMATIVA, usamos la forma del verbo en infinitivo. Si el
verbo que vamos a usar es “work,” lo conjugaremos así:

➔ I work (Yo trabajo)

➔ You work (Tú trabajas)
➔ We work (Nosotros trabajamos)
➔ They work (Ellos trabajan)

Para la tercera persona del singular, añadimos -s.

➔ He works (Él trabaja)

➔ She works (Ella trabaja)
➔ It works (Eso trabaja)

Cuando añadimos esta -s de tercera persona, tenemos que tener en cuenta algunos cambios
ortográficos:

➔ Si el verbo acaba en CONSONANTE + Y: Cambiamos la “y” por “i” y añadimos -es. E.g.:
study => studies. (esto no pasa y tenemos VOCAL + Y)
➔ Si el verbo acaba SS, SH, CH, X, Z, O: Añadimos -es. E.g.: watch => watches.

Veamos ahora las oraciones NEGATIVAS. A diferencia del verbo to be, el resto de verbos requieren
un auxiliar para formar negativas. Un auxiliar es un verbo que usamos para negar y hacer preguntas.
En las negativas, lo vamos a traducir por nuestro “no.” El auxiliar del presente es DON’T (I, you,
we,they o plural) o DOESN’T (he,she, it o singular). Lo vamos a colocar entre el sujeto y el verbo, y
el verbo lo vamos a dejar siempre sin cambios. Por tanto:

➔ I, YOU, WE, THEY (o PLURAL): DON’T WORK.

➔ HE, SHE, IT (o SINGULAR): DOESN’T WORK.

Por último, tenemos que saber cómo se hacen PREGUNTAS en presente simple.

De nuevo, necesitamos un auxiliar, que ahora va a ser DO (I, you, we, they o plural) o DOES (he, she,
it, o singular). Lo vamos a colocar al principio de la oración, y el verbo lo vamos a dejar siempre sin
cambios. Fijaos en cómo cambiamos de afirmativa a negativa:

➔ I start work at 8:00. => Do I start work at 8:00?

➔ She goes to university. => Does she go to university?

Para RESPONDER a estas preguntas, lo vamos a hacer de forma parecida a como lo hacíamos con el
verbo to be. Vamos a decir sí o no, a repetir el sujeto, y ahora vamos a repetir DO o DOES (o DON’T
o DOESN’T si la respuesta es negativa).

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➔ DO they start work at 8:00? YES, THEY DO / NO, THEY DON’T

➔ DOES she go to university? YES, SHE DOES / NO, SHE DOESN’T

Aquí tenemos una tabla resumen con la conjugación del presente simple:

SUJ. AFIRM. NEGATIVA PREGUNTA RESPUESTA

I WORK DON’T WORK DO I WORK? YES, I DO / NO I DON’T

YOU WORK DON’T WORK DO YOU WORK? YES, YOU DO / NO, YOU DON’T

HE WORKS DOESN’T WORK DOES HE WORK? YES, HE DOES / NO HE DOESN’T

SHE WORKS DOESN’T WORK DOES SHE WORK? YES, SHE DOES / NO, SHE DOESN’T

IT WORKS DOESN’T WORK DOES IT WORK? YES, IT DOES / NO, IT DOESN’T

WE WORK DON’T WORK DO WE WORK? YES, WE DO / NO, WE DON’T

YOU WORK DON’T WORK DO YOU WORK? YES, YOU DO / NO, YOU DON’T

THEY WORK DON’T WORK DO THEY WORK? YES, THEY DO / NO, THEY DON’T

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3. EXPRESIONES DE TIEMPO

3.a. Preposiciones de tiempo: in, on, at: Las preposiciones in, on y at se usan para muchas
cosas, entre otras, en expresiones de tiempo. Más que saber qué significan o traducirlas, lo
que debemos saber es para qué se usa cada una.

IN ON AT

★ La hora
★ Meses
★ Días de la semana ★ Periodos festivos
★ Años y Décadas
★ Fechas especiales ★ Las comidas
★ Estaciones
★ “holidays” ★ “the weekend”
★ Partes del día
★ “night”

3.b. Expresiones con “every:”

Acompañamos “every” de un periodo de tiempo, lo traducimos por “cada…” o “todos…”
❏ Every day = cada día, todos los días
❏ Every week = cada semana, todas las semanas
❏ Every month = cada mes, todos los meses
❏ Every year = cada año, todos los años

IMPORTANTE: Estas expresiones se colocan al final de la oración, o al principio, seguidas

de una coma.
★ I go to school every day.
★ Every day, I get up at seven o’clock.

3.c. Adverbios de frecuencia: Los adverbios de frecuencia son los siguientes:

100% ALWAYS SIEMPRE

USUALLY A MENUDO

FREQUENTLY CON FRECUENCIA

(VERY) OFTEN (MUY) A MENUDO

50% SOMETIMES A VECES

SELDOM RARA VEZ

!! No se pueden usar en
oraciones negativas.
HARDLY EVER CASI NUNCA

0% NEVER NUNCA

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IMPORTANTE: Los adverbios de frecuencia se colocan justo antes del verbo principal,
excepto si el verbo es to be, en cuyo caso los colocamos a continuación. Por ejemplo:
★ I have lunch at two o’clock - I always have lunch at two o’clock.
★ I don’t have lunch at two o’clock - I don’t always have lunch at two o’clock.
★ I am at home on Sundays - I am always at home on Sundays.

4. PRONOMBRES INTERROGATIVOS (WH-)

Estos son los pronombres interrogativos más importantes. Recuerda que siempre se colocan
al principio de una pregunta:
❏ WHAT = qué
❏ WHERE = dónde
❏ WHEN = cuándo
❏ WHY = por qué
❏ HOW = cómo
❏ WHO = quién
❏ WHAT TIME = a qué hora

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BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 2
ACTIVIDADES DE PRESENTE SIMPLE

PRESENTE SIMPLE – AFIRMATIVA

RECUERDA:
➔ I, YOU, WE THEY (o PLURAL) = VERBO
➔ HE, SHE, IT (o SINGULAR) = VERBO+S

1. Completa las oraciones con el verbo entre paréntesis en presente simple.

a) My teacher _________ (explain) everything.

b) We _________ (whisper) in class.
c) He _________ (crush) grapes to make wine.
d) Lisa _________ (buy) a lot of perfume.
e) I _________ (do) the housework for my mother.
f) They _________ (earn) a lot of money.
g) Linda _________ (work) downtown.
h) My uncle _________ (manage) a restaurant.
i) The paramedics _________ (carry) the patient on a stretcher.
j) You _________ (owe) me money.
k) My grandmother _________ (eat) raw onions.
l) He _________ (fear) nothing.

2. Completa las oraciones con el verbo entre paréntesis en presente simple.

a) They _________ (follow) me everywhere.

b) I _________ (work) in the local bank.
c) She _________ (drink) tea with lemon.
d) Jessica _________ (push) the baby in a carriage.
e) He _________ (spoil) his child.
f) Connie _________ (dream) about waterfalls.
g) Leo _________ (drive) to work.
h) My husband _________ ( do) the laundry.
i) She _________ (go) to the laundromat every week.
j) We _________ (own) a cottage in the country.
k) The boys _________ (obey) the rules in class.
l) The snow _________ (melt) in the spring.
PRESENTE SIMPLE – NEGATIVA

RECUERDA:
➔ I, YOU, WE THEY (o PLURAL) = DON’T + VERBO
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➔ HE, SHE, IT (o SINGULAR) = DOESN’T + VERBO

3. Completa las oraciones con don’t o doesn’t y el verbo entre paréntesis.

a) It ______________ (work) well.

b) We ______________ (feed) the stray cats.
c) I ______________ (dream) a lot.
d) Mark ______________ (want) pancakes for breakfast.
e) My father ______________ (iron) my clothes.
f) It ______________ (bother) me.
g) She ______________ (write) to Bob.
h) I ______________ (cook) every night.
i) My brother ______________ (listen) to me.
j) We ______________ (travel) alone.
k) It ______________ (hurt).
l) Your family and you ______________ (deserve) that.
m) Roger ______________ (want) cotton candy.

4. Completa las oraciones con don’t o doesn’t y el verbo entre paréntesis.

a) I ______________ (owe) you money.

b) She ______________ (sneeze) all the time.
c) You ______________ (drink) coffee.
d) It ______________ (smell) good.
e) My dog ______________ (snore).
f) You ______________ (laugh) a lot.
g) He ______________ (study) very hard.
h) Betty ______________ (gossip) in the office.
i) I ______________ (forgive) you.
j) They ______________ (learn) a lot in class.
k) Glenn ______________ (live) here.
l) It ______________ (belong) to you.
m) Latonya ______________ (want) a ponytail in her hair.

PRESENTE SIMPLE – PREGUNTAS

RECUERDA:
➔ DO + I, YOU, WE THEY (o PLURAL) + VERBO
➔ DOES + HE, SHE, IT (o SINGULAR) + VERBO

5. Completa con do o does y responde como se indica.

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a) _________ he annoy you? Yes, _________

b) _________ you pay with credit card? No, _________
c) _________ it snow in your country? Yes, _________
d) _________ you need a change? No, _________
e) _________ we agree? Yes, _________
f) _________ you need a facecloth? Yes, _________
g) _________ he know the truth? No, _________
h) _________ you see the smoke? Yes, _________
i) _________ Chris and Kim rent a house? No, _________
j) _________ Joan have black gloves? Yes, _________
k) _________ you feel sick? No, _________
l) _________ he park in the driveway? Yes, _________
m) _________ it interest you? No, _________

6. Completa con do o does y responde como se indica.

a) _________ they want the coupons? Yes, _________

b) _________ she mix the eggs with the milk? No, _________
c) _________ the children like peas? No, _________
d) _________ they walk to school? Yes, _________
e) _________ your dog chase cats? No, _________
f) _________ it weight twenty pounds? Yes, _________
g) _________ you eat lobster? No, _________
h) _________ she have a piggy bank? Yes, _________
i) _________ you fish with worms? No, _________
j) _________ Jerry smoke cigars? Yes, _________
k) _________ you dye your hair? No, _________
l) _________ they like mushrooms? Yes, _________
m) _________ Leslie participate at school? No, _________

ACTIVIDADES SOBRE EXPRESIONES DE TIEMPO

7. Rellena los huecos con la preposición correcta (IN/ON/AT).

a) I usually wake up ___ 7:00 every day.

b) I never work ___ the weekend.
c) I see my family ___ Sundays.
d) The party is ___ 21st December.
e) We hardly ever watch TV ___ the evening.
f) I usually go to bed ___ 11.00 p.m.
g) I go skiing ___ the winter.
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h) I always go out ___ Friday night.

i) My birthday is ___ January.
j) People usually give presents ___ Christmas.
k) We always go shopping ___ Friday.
l) I get up late ___ Saturday mornings.
m) I sometimes go home ___ lunchtime.
n) We usually have three classes ___ the afternoon.
o) Nurses often work ___ night.

8. Rellena los huecos con las preposición correcta (IN / ON / AT).

a) She got married ___ September.

b) The weather is often terrible in London ___ January.
c) It's better to get a taxi if you are out alone ___ night.
d) They usually go to the south of France ___ the summer.
e) The Beatles were popular ___ the 1960s.
f) Lucy is arriving ___ February 13th ___ eight o'clock ___ the morning.
g) I graduated from university ___ 2001.
h) I usually go to my parents' house ___ Christmas.
i) We eat turkey together ___ Christmas Day.
j) The train leaves tomorrow morning ___ 8:00 am.
k) The class is ___ 9am ___ Monday mornings.
l) She leaves London ___ the 4th of March.
m) I always have a party ___ my birthday.
n) I like to drink coffee ___ the morning and tea ___ the afternoon.

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9. Reescribe estas oraciones incluyendo el adverbio de frecuencia entre paréntesis.

a) I take too long in the shower. (always)

b) Sam arrives on time. (usually)
c) Our class isn’t clean. (always)
d) Do you go to the cinema on Fridays? (always)
e) Do you feel sad? (sometimes)
f) That dirty pig cleans its teeth. (never)
g) Our maths teacher smiles. (hardly ever)
h) She is on the phone. (always)
i) Bob and Jackie don’t travel in July. (usually)
j) I watch football. (never)

10. Coloca las expresiones de tiempo / adverbios de frecuencia en su lugar.

1) Henry takes milk in his coffee (in the morning).

2) Sara is late for school (never).
3) I watch television in the evening (at the weekends).
4) I’m busy on Tuesdays (usually).
5) I have lunch before two o’clock (rarely).
6) We eat at a Chinese restaurant (once a month).
7) John plays basketball after school (on Mondays and Tuesdays).
8) Karen forgets to do her homework (seldom).
9) Anna phones her mother (once a day).
10) Mrs. Cooper looks so elegant (always).
11) Sandra is the first to arrive at parties (often).
12) Mrs. Green goes to bed before 12:00 (on weekdays).
13) He visits his friends in Madrid (every summer).
14) Mark runs five kilometres (every morning).

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11. Escribe estas palabras en la columna correcta.

WHERE WHAT WHEN WHY WHO

in England

12. ¿Qué partícula interrogativa usarías para hacer preguntas sobre lo subrayado?

a) Barbara writes stories about animals.

b) The brothers go to karate lessons every Monday.
c) Mrs. Rogers spends every summer in Lisbon.
d) The teacher wants us to be quiet.
e) Loud music gives me a headache.
f) The grandfather clock ticks loudly.
g) I study English.
h) They finish school at one o’clock.
i) She visits her grandmother on Friday.
j) The last bus leaves in five minutes.

13. Completa las preguntas con un interrogativo:

a) _________ do you live? In Madrid.
b) _________ is it? It’s a computer.
c) _________ do you go to school? By train.
d) _________ are you crying? Because I’m sad.
e) _________ is you boss? Mr. Smith.
f) _________ is your birthday? On 12th January.
g) _________ do you want? A hamburguer.
h) _________ is the city hall? Next to the theater.

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BLOQUE 7: READING COMPREHENSION

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THOMAS

Thomas McCarthy lives in a small town in Ireland; he gets up at quarter past eight. He has breakfast
at half past eight and he works from half past nine to twelve o'clock. He is a writer and he works at
home. He has lunch at half past twelve. He works again from half past one to a quarter to five. He
cooks everyday (he loves cooking); and he goes shopping twice a week. He has dinner at six, and he
usually meets his friends in the evening. He usually goes to bed late, at eleven or half past eleven.

1. Responde a estas preguntas: 2. Verdaderas (TRUE) o falsas (FALSE):

a) Where does Thomas live? a) Thomas is Irish.

b) What time does he get up? b) He works in an office.
c) What is his job? c) Thomas works in the mornings and
d) Where does he work? afternoons.
e) Does he like cooking? d) Thomas sometimes goes shopping.
f) What does he do in the evenings? e) He goes to bed early every day.
g) What time does he go to bed?

PENGUINS
What is a bird, but can’t fly; has got short legs, but walks fast; looks like a man with a black and
white shirt? A penguin, of course! Penguins usually live in cold places. You can find emperor penguins
in America. They are good swimmers. They eat fish and other animals from the sea. Emperor penguins
are good parents. Both parents look after the baby penguins (chicks). The female emperor penguin
lays one egg on the ice and then goes into the sea. The male emperor penguin stands with the egg on
his feet. This keeps the egg warm. He stands like this for two months and doesn’t eat anything. After
the birth of the chick, the female comes back to look after her baby and the male goes to the sea
to find food.

1. Responde a las siguientes preguntas sobre el 2. Decide si las siguientes oraciones son
texto: verdaderas o falsas:
a) What do penguins look like? a) Penguins live in cold places.
b) Where can you find emperor penguins? b) Penguins can’t swim.
c) What do penguins eat? c) Only the female penguin looks after the
d) Are penguins good swimmers? egg.
e) Where does the female penguin lay the egg? d) The male penguin stands with the egg
f) Does the male penguin look after the egg? on his feet for two weeks.
g) What does the male penguin do after the e) The female penguin goes to the sea to
birth of the chick? find food.

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BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 3
EL PRESENTE CONTINUO

1. USOS DEL PRESENTE CONTINUO

Usamos el presente continuo para:

➔ Para hablar de actividades que están en progreso en el momento en que se habla, que
estamos haciendo en ese momento.
I am studying English right now. (Estoy estudiando inglés ahora mismo).
➔ Para hablar de actividades temporales que se salen de la rutina.
I am having dinner at a restaurant today. (Hoy ceno en un restaurante).
➔ Para hablar de actividades que están ocurriendo alrededor del presente y que todavía no han
acabado.
I am reading a book about World War II. (Estoy leyendo un libro sobre la Segunda
Guerra Mundial).

2. CONJUGACIÓN DEL PRESENTE CONTINUO

Para conjugar el presente continuo en AFIRMATIVA, usamos el verbo to be en presente y el verbo

principal acabado en -ing. Si el verbo que vamos a usar es “work,” lo conjugaremos así:

➔ I am working (Yo estoy trabajando)

➔ You are working (Tú estás trabajando)
➔ He is working (Él está trabajando)
➔ She is working (Ella está trabajando)
➔ It is working (Eso está trabajando)
➔ We are working (Nosotros trabajando)
➔ They are working (Ellos trabajando)

Cuando añadimos la terminación -ing, tenemos que tener en cuenta algunos cambios ortográficos:

➔ Si el verbo es monosílabo y acaba en CONS. + VOCAL + CONS., doblamos la última consonante.

E.g.: stop => stopping.
➔ Si el verbo acaba en -e, se pierde al añadir -ing. E.g.: come => coming.
➔ Algunos verbos son un poco irregulares. E.g.: die => dying; tie => tying; lie => lying.

Veamos ahora las oraciones NEGATIVAS. Como estamos usando el verbo to be, para hacer una
negativa, lo vamos a poner en negativa, y el verbo en -ing lo dejamos igual . Por tanto:

➔ I: AM NOT WORKING
➔ YOU, WE, THEY (o PLURAL): AREN’T WORKING
➔ HE, SHE, IT (o SINGULAR): ISN’T WORKING

Por último, tenemos que saber cómo se hacen PREGUNTAS en presente continuo. De nuevo, vamos a
usar el verbo to be, y lo vamos a poner al principio de la oración. Al verbo principal le añadimos -ing,
como siempre:
➔ I am working now. => Am I working now?

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➔ She is working now. => Is she working now?

Para RESPONDER a estas preguntas, lo vamos a hacer igual lo hacíamos con el verbo to be. Vamos a
decir sí o no, a repetir el sujeto, y vamos a repetir el verbo to be, en afirmativa si decimos que sí, en
negativa si decimos que no. No repetimos el verbo terminado en -ing.

➔ Am I working now? YES, I AM / NO, I AM NOT

➔ Is she working now? YES, SHE IS / NO, SHE ISN’T

Aquí tenemos una tabla resumen con la conjugación del presente continuo:

SUJ. TO BE EN + ING PREGUNTA RESPUESTA

YES, I AM /
I AM / AM NOT WORKING AM I WORKING?
NO, I AM NOT

YES, HE IS/
HE / SHE / IT IS / ISN’T WORKING IS HE WORKING?
NO, HE ISN’T

YES, WE ARE/
YOU / WE / THEY ARE / AREN’T WORKING ARE WE WORKING?
NO, WE AREN’T

3. EXPRESIONES DE TIEMPO EN PRESENTE CONTINUO

Al igual que en el presente simple, el presente continuo tiene algunas expresiones de tiempo que
suelen acompañarlo.

★ now - ahora ★ at present – en este momento

★ right now – ahora mismo ★ today - hoy
★ at the moment – en este momento ★ tonight – esta noche

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4. PRESENTE SIMPLE VS. PRESENTE CONTINUO

Recuerda para qué se usa cada tiempo:

PRESENTE CONTINUO
PRESENTE SIMPLE
Cosas que están sucediendo ahora o que se
Rutinas, hechos y verdades
salen de la rutina.

Aquí tienes algunas pistas para distinguirlos:

★ Expresiones de tiempo: fíjate en las expresiones de tiempo propias de cada tipo de

presente.
★ Significado del verbo: hay verbos que no suelen aparecer en presente continuo: like, love,
enjoy, hate, understand, know, want…
★ Expresiones como “Look!” o “¡Listen!” nos indican que la frase en presente continuo.

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BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 3
ACTIVIDADES DE PRESENTE CONTINUO

1. Escribe los siguientes verbos con la terminación –ing en la columna que corresponda.
arrive – begin – come – cry – dance – decide – die – dig – forget – have – help – laugh – listen – lie –
live – make – play – put – rob – start – stop – swim – tie – wear – win – work – write

+ING -E DOBLE CONSON. -IE => YING

2. Completa las oraciones con el verbo en presente continuo (afirmativa).

a) She __________________ (dress) the baby in the bedroom.

b) You __________________ (cough) a lot.
c) I __________________ (rewind) the movie.
d) The queen __________________ (wave) at the crowd.
e) He __________________ (rub) my back.
f) The baby __________________ (drool) again.
g) They __________________ (sit) in the living room.
h) Many people __________________ (live) in poverty.
i) Robin __________________ (deliver) flyers to the houses.
j) They __________________ (write) on their desks.
k) She __________________ (whisper) in my ear.
l) You __________________ (break) the law.
m) My team __________________ (win).

3. Completa las oraciones con el verbo en presente continuo (negativa).

a) She __________________ (joke) about that.

b) They __________________ (pray) in the church.
c) We __________________ (dance) together.
d) I __________________ (make) cabbage rolls and coleslaw.
e) He __________________ (put) horseshoes on his horse.
f) The taps __________________ (drip) in the bathroom.
g) It __________________ (wiggle) in the box.
h) We __________________ (walk) in the puddle.
i) My mother __________________ (squeeze) the grapefruit.
j) I __________________ (separate) the yolk and egg white.

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k) We __________________ (end) our relationship.

l) The teacher __________________ (correct) the exams.
m) We __________________ (complain)

4. Ordena las palabras para formar preguntas. Responde sí o no

según el dibujo:

a) is / the teacher / at her desk / sitting

b) reading / the students / are
c) are / dancing / the boys
d) on the telephone / speaking / the teacher / is
e) English / teaching / the teacher / is
f) the girls / are / to the music / listening

5. Mira la imagen y escribe frases sobre lo que está haciendo Jane,

en afirmativa y negativa.

a) have dinner => Jane isn’t having dinner.

b) watch TV => She is watching TV.
c) sit on the floor
d) read a book
e) play the piano
f) laugh
g) wear a hat
h) write a letter

6. Escribe frases verdaderas.

a) I / wash / my hair => I am washing my hair o I am not washing my hair.

b) it / snow
c) I / sit / on a chair
d) I / eat
e) it / rain
f) I / learn / English
g) I / listen / to music
h) the sun / shine
i) I / wear / shoes

7. Ordena estas palabras para formar preguntas:

a) is / Paul / working / today = Is Paul working today?

b) what / the children / are / doing
c) you / are / listening / to me
d) where / your friends / are / going

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e) are / watching / your parents / television

f) what / Jessica / is / cooking
g) why / you / looking / are / at me
h) is / coming / the bus

8. Rellena los huecos con el verbo en presente simple o presente continuo.

a) At the moment, Mary __________________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.

b) Dan __________________ (love) wild animals.
c) He __________________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
d) Marta __________________ (not live) in Africa.
e) She __________________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
f) Dad usually __________________ (cook) dinner.
g) My parents __________________ (go) to Italy every year.
h) My sister __________________ (walk) to school every day.
i) We __________________ (have) lunch now.
j) I never __________________ (stay) in on Saturdays.
k) I __________________ (go) to the cinema now.
l) My mum __________________ (not work) today.

9. Rellena los huecos con el verbo en presente simple o presente continuo.

a) Peter __________________ (not like) rap music.

b) He __________________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
c) Donna usually __________________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
d) Hurry up! Everybody __________________ (wait) for you!
e) The sun __________________ (rise) in the east.
f) I usually __________________ (go) to work by car.
g) It __________________ (not rain) very much in the summer.
h) The moon __________________ (go) around the earth.
i) ______________ you ______________ (believe) in God?
j) Every Monday, Maite __________________ (drive) her kids to football practice.
k) Be quiet. Arturo __________________ (sleep).
l) Look! It __________________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.

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BLOQUE 7 – TEMA 3
EXTRA ACTIVITY: PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

Rellena los huecos con el verbo en presente simple o presente continuo.

1) They always __________________ (go) shopping at the weekends.

2) People __________________ (not like) bad news.
3) We __________________ (live) in Manchester at the moment.
4) John __________________ (talk) to Mary now.
5) I __________________ (watch) TV every night.
6) The children usually __________________ (go) to bed at nine o’clock.
7) They __________________ (not go) to the theatre very often.
8) I __________________ (not study) at the moment.
9) Look! It __________________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.
10) How often __________________ (you / eat) out? Not very often. Once a month.
11) Would you like some chocolate? No, thanks. I ________________ ( hate) chocolate.
12) Who __________________ (do) the dishes in your house every day? My sister.
13) We never __________________ (watch) TV in the morning.
14) Listen! Sandy __________________ (sing) in the bathroom.
15) My sister usually __________________ (help) in the kitchen.
16) Look! The boys __________________ (come) home.
17) Every day, his grandfather __________________ (go) for a walk.
18) I __________________ (chat) with my friend at the moment.
19) Excuse me, __________________ (you / speak) English?
20) They__________________ (not watch) TV very often.
21) How often __________________ (you / read) the newspaper?
22) I’m sorry. I __________________ (not understand). Please speak more slowly.
23) What time __________________ (she / finish) work every day?
24) You can turn off the radio. I __________________ (not listen) to it.
25) Cats __________________ (eat) mice.

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MORE PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Completa la oración con el verbo entre paréntesis en el tiempo correcto: presente simple
o presente continuo:

1. He usually ____________ (go) to work by car.

2. Tess ____________ (talk) on the phone now.
3. Peter and Gina ____________ (like) hip-hop.
4. Mr. Andrews ____________ (hate) fast food.
5. Be quiet! The baby ____________ (sleep) in his bedroom.
6. Mary’s daughter ____________ (work) in Boston at the moment.
7. The film ____________ (be) outstanding! You should watch it!
8. My father ____________ (watch) many documentaries on TV.
9. I ____________ (start) working early in the morning.
10. They never ____________ (pay) attention to my words.
11. The train ____________ (leave) at half past seven.
12. Water ____________ (boil) at 0º.
13. The water ____________ (boil) in the cooker! Turn it off!
14. Harry sometimes ____________ (play) tennis at the club.
15. Betty ____________ (play) the flute now. She’s rehearsing.
16. My students rarely ____________ (say) a word in English.
17. It rarely ____________ (rain) in the summer.
18. I never ____________ (get up) before 7:30.
19. Are you sure this dress ____________ (suit) me?
20. Look! It ____________ (rain) cats and dogs! We can’t go out now.
21. Susan usually ____________ (do) her homework in her bedroom.
22. The Earth ____________ (go) around the Sun.
23. They ____________ (have) difficulties at the moment.
24. Samuel always ____________ (do) his homework before dinner.
25. Mary ____________ (enjoy) music and dancing.
26. The phone always ____________ (ring) when I ____________ (have) a bath.
27. Alice ____________ (wait) for you in the living room now.
28. John ____________ (write) an e-mail at the moment.
29. I ____________ (love) rainy days!
30. David ____________ (cut) his hair every month.

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BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 3
READING

It's Saturday. It’s raining a lot and Mary and her family are spending the afternoon at home.
Her uncles are visiting them.
Mary and her father are in the living room. Mary is drawing and her father, Mr. Harris, is
surfing the internet. They are also talking.
Mary’s brother, Peter, is in his bedroom playing computer games. He is a computer fanatic
and he spends a lot of time playing on the computer. His little brother, Jim, is also in the
living room. He is playing with his dinosaur collection.
Mary’s mother, Mrs. Harris, is in the kitchen preparing a snack for all of them. She is making
some tea and talking to Mary’s uncles, Lucy and Tom.
Fluffy, the family cat, is sleeping on the kitchen’s sofa.

1) True or false?
a) It’s a rainy Sunday.
b) Mary and her father are in the living room.
c) She is watching television.
d) Mary’s father is making tea.
e) Peter is reading a book.
f) Jim is in the bedroom.
g) Mary’s uncles are sleeping in the guest room.
h) Fluffy is playing with its ball.

2) Answer these questions about the text. Use full sentences when possible:

a) What day of the week is it?

b) Where is Mary?
c) Who is Mary’s father?
d) What is he doing?
e) Who are Mary’s brothers?
f) What does Peter spend a lot of time doing?
g) What is Jim doing?
h) Is Mrs. Harris preparing a snack in the kitchen?
i) What are Mary’s aunt and uncle’s names?
j) What is Fluffy doing?

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BLOQUE 7 - VOCABULARIO

THE WEATHER (EL TIEMPO)

NOMBRE ADJETIVO (-Y) ORACIÓN (It’s + Adjetivo)

SUN (SOL) SUNNY (SOLEADO) IT’S SUNNY (HACE SOL)

CLOUD (NUBE) CLOUDY (NUBLADO) IT’S CLOUDY (ESTÁ NUBLADO)

RAIN (LLUVIA) RAINY (LLUVIOSO) IT’S RAINY (ESTÁ LLUVIOSO)

STORM (TORMENTA) STORMY (TORMENTOSO) IT’S STORMY (HAY TORMENTAS)

FOG (NIEBLA) FOGGY (NEBLINOSO) IT’S FOGGY (HAY NIEBLA)

SNOW (NIEVE) SNOWY (NEVADO) IT’S SNOWY (ESTÁ NEVANDO)

WIND (VIENTO) WINDY (VENTOSO) IT´S WINDY (ESTÁ VENTOSO)

Temperature (Temperatura)

COLD = FRÍO COOL = FRESCO WARM = TEMPLADO HOT = CALIENTE

IT’S COLD IT’S COOL IT’S WARM IT’S HOT

(Hace frío) (Hace fresco) (Está templado) (Hace calor)

The seasons (Las estaciones)

SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER

(Primavera) (Verano) (Otoño) (Invierno)

THE HOUSE (LA CASA)

Rooms in the house (Habitaciones de la casa)

ROOM = HABITACIÓN LIVING ROOM = SALA DE ESTAR

DINING ROOM = COMEDOR BATHROOM = BAÑO

BEDROOM = DORMITORIO TOILET / WC = ASEO

KITCHEN = COCINA CORRIDOR = PASILLO

ENTRANCE / HALL= RECIBIDOR TERRACE / BALCONY = BALCÓN

Parts of the house (Partes de la casa)

BUILDING = EDIFICIO ROOF = TEJADO

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FLOOR = PISO, PLANTA / SUELO CHIMNEY/FIREPLACE = CHIMENEA

GROUND FLOOR = PLANTA BAJA UPSTAIRS = PISO DE ARRIBA

FIRST FLOOR = PRIMER PISO DOWNSTAIRS = PISO DE ABAJO

ATTIC = DESVÁN CEILING = TECHO

BASEMENT = SÓTANO WALL = PARED

WINDOW = VENTANA DOOR = PUERTA

STAIRCASE = ESCALERAS STEPS = ESCALONES

GARAGE = GARAJE GARDEN = JARDÍN

Furniture (Muebles)

IN THE KITCHEN IN THE BEDROOM

FRIDGE = FRIGORÍFICO
BED = CAMA
CUPBOARD = ARMARIO
WARDROBE = ROPERO
SINK = FREGADERO
BEDSIDE TABLE = MESITA DE NOCHE
COOKER = FOGÓN / HORNILLA

IN THE LIVING ROOM IN THE BATHROOM

SOFA = SOFÁ
BATH = BAÑERA
ARMCHAIR = SILLÓN
WASHBASIN = LAVABO
TV = TELEVISOR
SHOWER = DUCHA
TABLE = MESA
TOILET = VÁTER
CHAIRS = SILLAS
MIRROR = ESPEJO
PLANTS = PLANTAS

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DAILY ROUTINES (RUTINAS DIARIAS)

WAKE UP = DESPERTARSE GO TO SCHOOL = IR AL COLEGIO

GET UP = LEVANTARSE GO TO WORK = IR A TRABAJAR

HAVE A SHOWER = DUCHARSE HAVE LUNCH = ALMORZAR

HAVE A BATH = BAÑARSE GO SHOPPING = IR DE COMPRAS

HAVE BREAKFAST = DESAYUNAR MAKE DINNER = PREPARAR LA CENA

BRUSH ONE’S TEETH = CEPILLARSE LOS DIENTES HAVE DINNER = CENAR

GET DRESSED = VESTIRSE WATCH TV = VER LA TELEVISIÓN

COMB ONE’S HAIR = PEINARSE GO TO BED = ACOSTARSE

PLACES IN A CITY (LUGARES DE LA CIUDAD)

AIRPORT = AEROPUERTO
HAIRDRESSER’S = PELUQUERÍA
The place you go when you want to travel by plane to
You go here when you want to cut your hair
another city

HOSPITAL = HOSPITAL
BAKERY = PANADERÍA
You go here when you need an operation or
You can buy fresh bread and cakes here
someone is going to have a baby.

BANK = BANCO
HOTEL = HOTEL
You deposit or withdraw/take out your money here.
Where you sleep when you visit another city.
You can cash a cheque

BOOKSHOP = LIBRERÍA LIBRARY = BIBLIOTECA

A place where you can buy books and magazines A place where you can read and borrow books .

BUS STATION MUSEUM = MUSEO

The place you go when you want to travel by bus to You can see many old objects (and sometimes
another city paintings)

BUTCHER’S = CARNICERÍA
PARK = PARQUE
They sell fresh meat here
An area of public land in a city that contains an area
of grass where you can rest, play or walk your dog.
CHEMIST'S = FARMACIA
Sometimes children can play on swings or a slide here.
You can buy medicine and legal drugs.

CAFÉ = CAFETERÍA PETROL STATION = GASOLINERA

You can buy a cup of coffee and cakes or sandwiches The place you go to put petrol in your car

POLICE STATION = COMISARÍA

CHURCH = IGLESIA
You are taken here when you break the law and are
A religious place of worship
arrested

CINEMA = CINE PUB = PUB

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You can see the latest movies here. Many people eat A place where you can buy a beer or other types of
popcorn while they're here alcoholic drinks

DEPARTMENT STORE = GRANDES ALMACENES RESTAURANT = RESTAURANTE

A large store that sells clothes, household appliances, You go here when you don't want to cook at home.
etc., in sections They prepare meals for you

FIRE STATION = PARQUE DE BOMBEROS SCHOOL = COLEGIO

The building where firemen keep their equipment A place where children learn. You normally start
including the fire-engine school at the age of 5.

SQUARE = PLAZA
GALLERY = GALERÍA
An open area within a city in the shape of a square. It
You can see paintings and other works of art.
is usually the heart of the city.

GYM = GIMNASIO SUPERMARKET = SUPERMERCADO

You can do exercise, weight training, keep fit here A large store that sells food, drinks, household items.

ZOO = ZOOLÓGICO
You can see many types of animals in cages here.

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ACTIVIDADES
1. What’s the weather like in Europe today? ¿Cómo está el tiempo en Europa hoy? Haz frases
con la información del dibujo. Por ejemplo: For example: In Iceland, it’s very cold and snowy.

2. Ponle nombre a las partes de la casa:

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ESPA - NIVEL 2
ÁMBITO DE COMUNICACIÓN - INGLÉS

BLOQUE 8

➔ BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 2
◆ Pasado Simple (+ Verbos irregulares)
◆ Expresiones de tiempo en pasado.
➔ TEMA 1 (No entra)
➔ TEMA 2
◆ Grados del adjetivo: comparativo y superlativo.

➔ TEMA 3
◆ Pasado Continuo.
◆ Contraste Pasado Simple vs. Pasado Continuo (when / while).
➔ TEMA 4 (No entra)

➔ VOCABULARIO:
◆ Descripción física y de la personalidad, la ropa, las partes del cuerpo.

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BLOQUE 7 – TEMA 2
PAST SIMPLE - PASADO SIMPLE
1 EL PASADO DE TO BE

El verbo to be en pasado tiene dos formas:

➔ WAS que usamos con I, HE, SHE, IT o con SINGULAR.

➔ WERE que usamos con WE, YOU, THEY o con PLURAL.

Con esto hacemos oraciones AFIRMATIVAS. Por ejemplo:

- I was at home all day yesterday Estuve en casa ayer todo el día.
- My sister was ill last week Mi hermana estuvo enferma la semana pasada.
- They were happy at their last job Estaban contentos en su último trabajo.
- The boys were at the park on Sunday Los niños estaban en el parque el domingo.

Si queremos hacer una oración NEGATIVA, añadimos NOT (como en presente). Tenemos la
forma completa y la forma contraída:

➔ WAS NOT o WASN’T que usamos con I, HE, SHE, IT o con SINGULAR.
➔ WERE NOT o WEREN’T que usamos con WE, YOU, THEY o con PLURAL.

Si queremos hacer una PREGUNTA, ponemos el verbo to be al principio (otra vez, igual que
en presente). Mira el cambio de una oración afirmativa a una pregunta:

- He WAS sick yesterday => WAS he sick yesterday?

- They WERE sick yesterday => WERE they sick yesterday?

Para responder a estas preguntas, decimos YES o NO, y repetimos el sujeto y el verbo to be
(en afirmativa si digo que si, en negativa si digo que no). Por ejemplo:

- WAS he sick yesterday? YES, HE WAS / NO, HE WASN’T

- WERE they sick yesterday? YES, THEY WERE / NO, THEY WEREN’T

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2 EL PASADO SIMPLE (AFIRMATIVA: VERBOS REGULARES E IRREGULARES).

Según cómo forman el pasado, los verbos se dividen en REGULARES e IRREGULARES. Esta
distinción sólo afecta a las oraciones afirmativas.

➔ Los VERBOS REGULARES forman el pasado añadiendo –ED.

➔ Los VERBOS IRREGULARES no siguen una norma. Cada verbo tiene una forma de
pasado propia. Para esto tenemos una lista de 50 verbos que tenemos que estudiar
para el examen.
Fijaos en los siguientes ejemplos:

REGULAR IRREGULAR

like => liked try => tried be => was / were think => thought
stay => stayed copy => copied break => broke cut => cut

Una vez tenemos el pasado del verbo, sea regular o irregular, esa forma me sirve para formar
oraciones AFIRMATIVAS con CUALQUIER SUJETO.
Ejemplos con PLAY (regular: su pasado es PLAYED):
- I played football yesterday Jugué al fútbol ayer.
- The girl played football yesterday La niña jugó al fútbol ayer.
- We played football yesterday Nosotros jugamos al fútbol ayer.
- My friends played football yesterday Mis amigos jugaron al fútbol ayer.

Ejemplos con GO (irregular: su pasado es WENT):

- I went to work yesterday Yo fui a trabajar ayer.
- My father went to work yesterday Mi padre fue a trabajar ayer.
- They went to work yesterday Ellas fueron a trabajar ayer.
- Many people went to work yesterday Mucha gente fue a trabajar ayer.

¡CUIDADO! Al añadir –ED a los verbos regulares, podemos tener cambios en la ortografía
del verbo. Tenemos tres casos fundamentales:

1. Si el verbo ya acaba en –E, solo añadimos –D.

Por ejemplo: LOVE – LOVED.
2. Si el verbo acaba en CONSONANTE + Y, la –y se pierde, y añadimos –IED.
Por ejemplo: STUDY – STUDIED.
3. Si el verbo es monosílabo, y acaba en CONSONANTE – VOCAL – CONSONANTE,
doblamos la última consonante antes de añadir –ED.
Por ejemplo: CHAT – CHATTED.

3 EL PASADO SIMPLE EN NEGATIVA Y PREGUNTAS

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Para formar oraciones NEGATIVAS, necesito hacer uso del auxiliar DIDN’T. El auxiliar es
el mismo para todas las personas, y no distingue singular y plural. Cuando uso didn’t en una
oración el verbo lo pongo en infinitivo (es decir, como me lo dan entre paréntesis), con lo que
da igual si es regular o irregular.

Ejemplos:

- Tommy didn’t play football yesterday (verbo regular).

- They didn’t play football yesterday (verbo regular).
- Martin didn’t go to work yesterday (verbo irregular).
- We didn’t go to work yesterday (verbo irregular).

Para formar PREGUNTAS, necesito hacer uso del auxiliar DID. El auxiliar es el mismo para
todas las personas, y no distingue singular y plural. Cuando uso did en una oración el verbo lo
pongo en infinitivo (es decir, como me lo dan entre paréntesis), con lo que da igual si es
regular o irregular.

Fijaos en cómo cambia la oración de afirmativa a pregunta:

- Tommy PLAYED football yesterday => DID Tommy PLAY football yesterday?
- They PLAYED football yesterday => DID they PLAY football yesterday?

¿Veis como PLAYED pierde la –ED y pasa a ser PLAY en la pregunta? Con los verbos
irregulares pasa lo mismo:

- Martin WENT to work yesterday => DID Martin GO to work yesterday?

- We WENT to work yesterday => DID we GO to work yesterday?

Para responder a estas preguntas, decimos YES o NO, y repetimos el sujeto y el auxiliar
(DID si respondo que sí, DIDN’T si respondo que no):

- DID Tommy play football yesterday? YES, HE DID / NO, HE DIDN’T

- DID we go to work yesterday? YES, WE DID / NO, WE DIDN’T

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4 CONJUGACIÓN DEL PASADO: TABLA RESUMEN

TO BE

+ - ? Respuesta

HE
YES,... WAS
SING. WAS WASN’T WAS…?
SHE NO,... WASN’T

IT

WE

YOU YES,... WERE

PLUR. WERE WEREN’T WERE…?
NO,... WEREN’T
THEY

VERBOS REGULARES / IRREGULARES

+ - ? Respuesta

HE
PLAYED DIDN’T PLAY DID … PLAY? YES,... DID
SING.
SHE WENT DIDN’T GO DID … GO? NO,... DIDN’T

IT

WE

YOU PLAYED DIDN’T PLAY DID … PLAY? YES,... DID

PLUR.
WENT DIDN’T GO DID … GO? NO,... DIDN’T
THEY

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5 EXPRESIONES DE TIEMPO EN PASADO SIMPLE

Tenemos tres expresiones de tiempo comunes en pasado que debemos distinguir:

IN (en), que usamos con meses, estaciones o años:

★ MESES: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,
October, November, December.
★ ESTACIONES: summer, autumn, winter, spring.
★ AÑOS: 1998, 2014…

LAST (pasado) que usamos con meses, estaciones, días de la semana y otras palabras
genéricas de tiempo.

★ Con palabras como month, year, week, weekend, night.

★ MESES: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,
October, November, December.
★ ESTACIONES: summer, autumn, winter, spring.
★ DÍAS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

AGO (hace) que usamos con periodos de tiempo. Se coloca después de la expresión a
la que acompaña.

★ PERIODOS DE TIEMPO: two hours, three weeks, a moth, five years…

1. Rellena los huecos con IN, AGO o LAST.

a) Sally was born ____________ 1990.

b) We went to the beach ____________ summer.
c) My parents got married fifty years ____________.
d) I saw Paul three hours ____________.
e) Susan finished her studies ____________ June.
f) I bought these new trousers ____________ Friday.
g) She posted a letter ____________ week.
h) Mike failed his exams ____________ month.
i) Tom visited his parents ____________ March.
j) I saw Sally two weeks ____________.
k) The children watched a horror film ____________ weekend.
l) He went to the park an hour ____________.

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VERBOS IRREGULARES
INFINITIVO PASADO PARTICIPIO SIGNIFICADO

BE WAS / WERE BEEN SER / ESTAR

BECOME BECAME BECOME LLEGAR A SER / CONVERTIRSE

BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN COMENZAR, EMPEZAR

BREAK BROKE BROKEN ROMPER

BRING BROUGHT BROUGHT TRAER / LLEVAR

BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT COMPRAR

CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT COGER, AGARRAR

CHOOSE CHOSE CHOSEN ELEGIR

COME CAME COME VENIR

CUT CUT CUT CORTAR

DO DID DONE HACER

DRINK DRANK DRUNK BEBER

DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN CONDUCIR

EAT ATE EATEN COMER

FALL FELL FALLEN CAER(SE)

FEEL FELT FELT SENTIR

FIND FOUND FOUND ENCONTRAR

FLY FLEW FLOWN VOLAR

GET GOT GOT OBTENER / CONSEGUIR

GIVE GAVE GIVEN DAR

GO WENT GONE IR

HAVE HAD HAD TENER

HEAR HEARD HEARD OIR

KNOW KNEW KNOWN SABER / CONOCER

LEARN LEARNT / LEARNED LEARNT / LEARNED APRENDER

LEAVE LEFT LEFT DEJAR, IRSE, SALIR

LOSE LOST LOST PERDER

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MAKE MADE MADE HACER

MEET MET MET CONOCER A , QUEDAR CON

PAY PAID PAID PAGAR

PUT PUT PUT PONER

READ READ READ LEER

RIDE RODE RIDDEN MONTAR

RUN RAN RUN CORRER

SAY SAID SAID DECIR

SEE SAW SEEN VER

SELL SOLD SOLD VENDER

SEND SENT SENT ENVIAR

SING SANG SUNG CANTAR

SIT SAT SAT SENTARSE

SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT DORMIR

SPEAK SPOKE SPOKEN HABLAR

SWIM SWAM SWUM NADAR

TAKE TOOK TAKEN COGER / LLEVAR

TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT ENSEÑAR

THINK THOUGHT THOUGHT PENSAR

UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD ENTENDER

WEAR WORE WORN LLEVAR PUESTO

WIN WON WON GANAR

WRITE WROTE WRITTEN ESCRIBIR

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BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 2
ACTIVIDADES DE PASADO SIMPLE

PASADO DE TO BE – AFIRMATIVA

1. Completa con was o were. 2. Completa con was o were.

a) The baby _________ in the crib. a) The ring _________ expensive.
b) The candles _________ on the table. b) You _________ at the wedding.
c) It _________ a good story. c) The soup _________ hot and spicy.
d) They _________ awake. d) Annie _________ a nurse.
e) My godmother _________ asleep. e) My slippers _________ in the bathroom.
f) The wine _________ in the cellar. f) The whale _________ huge.
g) I _________ ready. g) We _________ downtown yesterday.
h) He _________ in the shower. h) Chris _________ in the café with Cory.
i) The girls _________ at the skating rink. i) It _________ in my locker.
j) The moon _________ bright last night. j) We _________ at the library.
k) The eggs _________ on counter. k) The pool _________ small.
l) My sister _________ outside. l) The printer _________ broken.

PASADO DE TO BE – NEGATIVA

3. Completa con wasn’t o weren’t. 4. Completa con wasn’t o weren’t.

a) My marks _________ good last year. a) The pen _________ was in the bathroom.
b) The stain on the floor _________ big. b) The museum _________ very big.
c) The vegetables _________ fresh. c) The rats _________ in the cellar.
d) You _________ polite with the man. d) The nest _________ on the ground.
e) It _________ the right answer. e) I _________ on the phone.
f) We _________ at the funeral. f) The binders _________ in my locker.
g) The kids _________ quiet in class. g) The man _________ Greek.
h) She _________ very clever. h) It _________ a good movie.
i) The lake _________ deep. i) The lights _________ on.
j) The baby _________ in the stoller. j) The stove _________ off.
k) He _________ on the slide. k) It _________ ugly.
l) My socks _________ in the drawer. l) The cat _________ black.

PASADO DE TO BE – PREGUNTAS

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5. Completa las oraciones con was o were y responde como se indica.

a) ____________ the snowflakes big? Yes, _________

b) _________ he at school every day? No, _________
c) _________ you a cashier at the grocery store? Yes, _________
d) _________ the movie boring? No, _________
e) _________ the vegetables fresh? Yes, _________
f) _________ your report card good? No, _________
g) _________ the laptop computer new? Yes, _________
h) _________the jars on the shelf? No, _________
i) _________ the teddy bear in the crib? Yes, _________
j) _________ the fruit in the bowl? No, _________
k) _________ the baby in the high chair? Yes, _________
l) _________ you in my class in highschool? No, _________
m) _________ the hardware store open? Yes, _________
n) _________ the ribs good? No, _________

6. Completa las oraciones con was o were y responde como se indica.

a) _________ the swan white? Yes, _________

b) _________ the blankets warm? No, _________
c) _________ Sandra on the phone? Yes, _________
d) _________ they at the museum? No, _________
e) _________ the pumpkins rotten? Yes, _________
f) _________ the brush in the bathroom? No, _________
g) _________ the house on fire? Yes, _________
h) _________ the results good? No, _________
i) _________ the driveway full of snow? Yes, _________
j) _________ the iron hot? No, _________
k) _________ the water cold? Yes, _________
l) _________ he the president? No, _________
m) _________ the deodorant in the bathroom? Yes, _________
n) _________ Linda a teller at the bank? No, _________
o) _________ the parking lot full? Yes, _________

7. Escoge la opción correcta:

a) The shop was / were open yesterday.

b) The apples was / were in the cupboard.
c) Lisa wasn’t / weren’t at home.
d) Mum and dad was / were at the cinema.

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e) The policeman weren’t / wasn’t at the police station.

f) The boys wasn’t / weren’t at school
g) The girls were / was at the cinema.
h) The woman wasn’t / weren’t at the bank.
i) The dog was / were in the park.
j) My parents wasn’t / weren’t at the restaurant.

8. Completa las oraciones con WAS, WERE, WASN’T o WEREN’T.

a) Where ______ you yesterday afternoon?

b) Where ______ you grandfather born?
c) Pablo Picasso ______ a writer. He was a painter.
d) My friends ______ at school yesterday because they were sick.
e) “Where ______ you this morning?” “I ______ at the dentist.”
f) Darlene is 27 years old. Ten years ago, she ______ in highschool.
g) “Did you like the movie?” “The effects ______ good.”
h) Barcelona is a beautiful city! We ______ there for a conference last month.
i) David ______ very happy about the surprise birthday party.
j) Were you shy when you were a kid? No, I ______. I talked to everyone.

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VERBOS REGULARES - AFIRMATIVA

9. Completa las oraciones con el pasado de los verbos entre paréntesis.

a) We _________ (accept) the terms and conditions of the contract.

b) My brother _________ (join) the army.
c) He _________ (describe) the accident in detail.
d) My neighbours _________ (move) to Vancouver.
e) The man _________ (deny) everything.
f) Tina _________ (borrow) my skaters.
g) They _________ (watch) the kids in the pool.
h) She _________ (use) my make up.
i) I _________ (tidy) my house for my mother.
j) It _________ (rain) all day.
k) My husband _________ (paint) the bathroom on the weekend.
l) I was alert and I _________ (avoid) the collision.
m) We _________ (push) the baby in the carriage.
n) My cousin _________ (marry) a doctor.

VERBOS IRREGULARES - AFIRMATIVA

10. Completa con el pasado irregular del verbo entre paréntesis:

a) They ____________ (take) the plane to go on their honeymoon.

b) I always ____________ (feel) sick when I was pregnant.
c) He ____________ (fall) when he was riding his bicycle.
d) We ____________ (buy) a nice gift for our grandparents in Ireland.
e) I ____________ (do) the dishes after supper.
f) You ____________ (break) my favourite cup.
g) Karen ____________ (find) a purse at the beach.
h) I ____________ (teach) maths at the high school last year.
i) The teachers ____________ (speak) about the computer problems in detail.
j) I ____________ (see) the shoplifter in the store.
k) We ____________ (pay) a lot of money for the statues in the yard.
l) Cheyenne ____________ (draw) a nice picture of a witch on a broom.
m) We ____________ (hear) your speech last night, and it was great.
n) They ____________ (leave) the party at midnight.

NEGATIVA Y PREGUNTAS (REGULARES E IRREGULARES)

11. Rellena los huecos en el verbo en negativa en pasado.

a) He _______________ (see) the accident.
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b) The man _______________ (deny) everything.

c) You ____________ (put) garlic in the salad.
d) Tina _______________ (borrow) my in-line skates.
e) They _______________ (watch) the kids in the pool.
f) She ____________ (change) her mind.
g) Jessica ____________ (find) a starfish on the beach.
h) She _______________ (use) my makeup.
i) The eel _______________ (kill) the toad.
j) We _______________ (accept) the terms and conditions of the contract.

12. Rellena los huecos en el verbo en negativa en pasado.

a) My brother _______________ (join) the army.
b) The minimum wage _______________ (increase) last year.
c) Michael _______________ (pass) all his exams.
d) You ____________ (see) a beautiful rainbow.
e) He ____________ (offend) you when he said that.
f) He ____________ (shoot) a deer last weekend.
g) They ____________ (remain) friends after the argument.
h) Luke ____________ (break) the remote control for the TV.
i) Brandon ____________ (cheat) when he played cards.
j) 1The people ____________ (elect) a new president.

13. Rellena los huecos para hacer preguntas en pasado, y contesta como se indica.
a) _________ it ____________ (rain) all weekend? Yes, …
b) _________ you _________ (take) a picture of the sunset? Yes, …
c) _________ my cousin ____________ (marry) a doctor? Yes, …
d) _________ the singer ____________ (please) the audience? Yes, …
e) _________ she _________ (ride) on the roller-coaster? No, …
f) _________ your dog ____________ (destroy) my lawn? No, …
g) _________ they ____________ (serve) appetizers for the guests? Yes, …
h) _________ Mike ____________ (obtain) his passport? No, …
i) _________ the police ____________ (arrest) everybody? No, …
j) _________ we ____________ (order) a pizza last night? Yes, …
14. Completa con los verbos entre paréntesis en pasado simple. Hay verbos regulares e
irregulares y oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.

a) We _______________ (go) on a tour of London.

b) Yesterday, I _______________ (take) some beautiful pictures in the park.
c) They _______________ (hike) up the Pennine Mountains.
d) Alice and I _______________ (not play) tennis yesterday.
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e) We _______________ (not see) a film last week.

f) Yesterday, we _______________ (sail) from Cyprus to Rhodes.
g) ___________ they ___________ (help) you on Saturday?
h) Alex _______________ (not play) in the game because he was ill.
i) She _______________ (send) me a message ten minutes ago.
j) Where ___________ she ___________ (find) the ugly dog?
k) I _______________ (not take) my phone charger.
l) Eric _______________ (not know) the answer to the teacher’s question.
m) Joanna _______________ (take) the train to work yesterday.
n) I _______________ (not enjoy) the film last night. It was terrible!
o) Jane _______________ (meet) her friends at the shopping centre.
p) The Romans _______________ (not build) the Pyramids or the Sphynx.

15. Completa con los verbos entre paréntesis en pasado simple. Hay verbos regulares e
irregulares y oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.

a) We _______________ (learn) about Ancient Greece in the history lesson.

b) Paul _______________ (create) this mural.
c) I _______________ (not break) your window.
d) Ann _______________ (not return) my atlas.
e) How ___________ you ___________ (hurt) your knee?
f) Lori _______________ (fall) on the way to school today.
g) ___________ you ___________ (think) the film was exciting?
h) Where ___________ you ___________ (put) the car keys?
i) Luke _______________ (not buy) an electric guitar.
j) ___________ the cat ___________ (have) white paws?
k) I _______________ (see) a live concert last night.
l) Why ___________ you ___________ (laugh) in the history lesson?
m) Cathy _______________ (not feel) well yesterday.
n) ___________ Matt ___________ (show) you this new motorbike?
EXTRA PAST SIMPLE ACTIVITY
Rellena los huecos con el pasado de los verbos entre paréntesis.

REMEMBER!
AFIRMATIVA NEGATIVA PREGUNTA

REGULAR +ED DIDN’T + VERBO DID + VERBO

IRREGULAR -> LISTA

1. She ____________ (not cook) well.

2. She ____________ (pay) a large sum of money for that picture.
3. ____________ she ____________ (open) the book and read a few lines?
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4. He ____________ (hate) to keep you waiting.

5. The child ____________ (cry) bitterly.
6. He ____________ (not meet) many people on his way to work.
7. ____________ the doctor ____________ (tell) him to stop smoking?
8. We ____________ (put) many questions to the chairman at the meeting.
9. I ____________ (hear) very good music.
10. We ____________ (not ride) on horseback during our holidays.
11. He ____________ (show) us his library.
12. He ____________ (not sleep) well.
13. ____________ you ____________ (buy) some more food?
14. He ____________ (teach) both French and English.
15. You ____________ (drink) your milk quickly.
16. ____________ they ____________ (camp) in a great forest?
17. She ____________ (write) many letters home.
18. He ____________ (not go) to his office by car.
19. Their friends ____________ (meet) at the museum.
20. ____________ we ____________ (try) to learn this song by heart?
21. She ____________ (cut) her finger with a knife.
22. I ____________ (not be) allowed to show you her letter.
23. We ____________ (not buy) clothes in this little shop.
24. He ____________ (bring) you my answer.
25. She ____________ (make) hot cakes for the children.
26. We ____________ (swim) in the lake.
27. ____________ they ____________ (build) a new house?
28. I ____________ (accept) the job yesterday.
29. ____________ my mother ____________ (watch) the movie last night?
30. The child ____________ (choose) the pink hat.

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BLOQUE 7 - TEMA 2: READING

ANDROCLES AND THE LION

Androcles was a slave. Everyday he worked very hard. One day, he escaped. He walked and
walked in the forest. Suddenly, he saw a lion. The lion was hurt! There was something in its
foot. Androcles walked slowly to the lion. He took its foot in his hand and extracted a small
stick. The lion was happy and licked Androcles’ face.

A few days later, soldiers found Androcles in the forest. They took him to prison. The next
day they took him to fight a lion. Androcles saw a big lion in front of him. He closed his eyes
and waited. Suddenly, the lion jumped on Androcles and licked his face. It was his friend
from the forest! Androcles was happy. He and his lion friend went back to the forest!

True or false:

a) Androcles didn’t work.

b) Androcles ran when he saw the lion.
c) The lion was happy because Androcles helped it.
d) Androcles was found and taken back as a slave.
e) The lion attacked Androcles.
f) They didn’t fight, they escaped.

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BLOQUE 8 – TEMA 2
ADJECTIVE DEGREES - GRADOS DEL ADJETIVO

1 LOS GRADOS DEL ADJETIVO

Los adjetivos en inglés (al igual que en español) tienen tres “grados”. El grado positivo, el
grado comparativo y el grado superlativo.

➔ El GRADO POSITIVO es aquel en que el adjetivo expresa una cualidad sin establecer
ninguna comparación. Ej. The sofa is big. (El sofá es grande).
➔ El GRADO COMPARATIVO (como su nombre indica) es aquel en el que comparamos la
cualidad que expresa el adjetivo en un objeto o persona con otro objeto o persona. Ej.
The red sofa is bigger than the blue sofa (El sofá rojo es más grande que el sofá azul).
El comparativo puede ser de superioridad (más que), de igualdad (tan … como) o de
inferioridad (menos que, no tan … como).
➔ El GRADO SUPERLATIVO indica que la cualidad del adjetivo es muy superior en un
objeto o persona que en el resto o está en su grado máximo. Ej. The red sofa is the
biggest (El sofá rojo es el más grande).

2 CLASIFICACIÓN DE ADJETIVOS

Para hacer el comparativo de superioridad y el superlativo, debemos clasificar los adjetivos

según su número de sílabas, ya que hay varias maneras de hacerlo. Hay dos grupos de
adjetivos:

Los ADJETIVOS CORTOS son aquellos:

➔ Adjetivos de una sola sílaba: big, small, young, old, etc.
➔ Adjetivos de dos sílabas que acaban en –y, -er, -w: pretty, narrow, clever, etc.

Los ADJETIVOS LARGOS son aquellos:

➔ Adjetivos de dos sílabas que no acaben ni en –y, -er, -w: useful, thankful, etc.
➔ Adjetivos de tres o más sílabas: intelligent, difficult, etc.

3 EL COMPARATIVO DE SUPERIORIDAD

Según si son largos o cortos, los adjetivos forman el comparativo de superioridad de una de
estas formas:

➔ Los ADJETIVOS CORTOS forman el comparativo añadiendo –er al final. Por ejemplo:
big (grande) -> bigger (más grande); old (viejo) -> older (más viejo); narrow (estrecho)
-> narrower (más estrecho).

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➔ Los ADJETIVOS LARGOS forman el comparativo anteponiendo la palabra ‘more’

(más) y sin variar el adjetivo. Por ejemplo: useful (útil) -> more useful (más útil);
difficult (difícil) -> more difficult (más difícil).

Para introducir el SEGUNDO TÉRMINO DE LA COMPARACIÓN añadimos ‘than’ (que). Por

ejemplo: I am taller than you (Yo soy más alto que tú); English is more difficult than French
(El inglés es más difícil que el francés).

3 EL SUPERLATIVO

Para hacer el superlativo, tenemos en cuenta los mismos grupos que para el comparativo de
superioridad. De esta manera:

➔ Los ADJETIVOS CORTOS forman el superlativo añadiendo la terminación –est. Por

ejemplo: tall (alto) -> the tallest (el más alto); small (pequeño) -> the smallest (el más
pequeño).
➔ Los ADJETIVOS LARGOS forman el superlativo anteponiendo la palabra ‘most’ y
sin variar el adjetivo. Por ejemplo: intelligent (inteligente) -> the most intelligent (el
más inteligente).

Los adjetivos en superlativo suelen llevar el artículo (the) delante.

4 COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS IRREGULARES

Hay algunos adjetivos que tiene formas irregulares para el comparativo de superioridad y el
superlativo:

Adjetivo Comp. Superioridad Superlativo

GOOD (bueno) BETTER (mejor) BEST (el mejor)

BAD (malo) WORSE (peor) WORST (el peor)

FAR (lejos, lejano) FARTHER / FURTHER FARTHEST / FURTHEST

(más lejos, más lejano) (el más lejano, lo más lejos)

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5 EN RESUMEN

COMP. SUPERIORIDAD SUPERLATIVO

Adjetivo + ER (+than) Adjetivo + EST

ADJETIVOS ★ big - bigger* ★ big - biggest*
CORTOS ★ tall - taller ★ tall - tallest

More + adjetivo (+than) Most + adjetivo

ADJETIVOS ★ difficult - more difficult ★ difficult - most difficult
LARGOS ★ useful - more useful ★ useful - most useful

*IMPORTANT! ¿Cuándo doblamos la última letra al añadir la terminación –er de comparativo

o la terminación –est de superlativo de los adjetivos cortos de una sílaba? Cuando las tres
últimas letras de la palabra sean CONSONANTE – VOCAL – CONSONANTE (en ese orden).
Por ejemplo: BIG – BIGGER, THIN – THINNER.

6 EL COMPARATIVO DE IGUALDAD E INFERIORIDAD

Además del comparativo de superioridad, podemos formar el comparativo de igualdad (“tan

alto como…”) y el comparativo de inferioridad (“menos inteligente que…”). En inglés se forman
así:

➔ IGUALDAD: Peter is as tall as you (Pedro es tan alto como tú).

➔ INFERIORIDAD: Peter is less intelligent than you (Pedro es menos inteligente que tú).
➔ Otra manera de formar el comparativo de inferioridad es negar el comparativo de
igualdad: Peter is not as intelligent as you (Pedro no es tan inteligente como tú).

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BLOQUE 8 - TEMA 2
ACTIVIDADES DE GRADOS DEL ADJETIVO

1. Completa las oraciones usando el comparativo de superioridad.

a) Skateboarding is MORE DANGEROUS THAN (dangerous) walking.

b) Russia is __________________ (big) Canada.
c) A train is __________________ (fast) a bus.
d) Running is __________________ (safe) rollerblading.
e) Trainers are __________________ (expensive) a T-shirts.
f) Mike is __________________ (tall) than Peter.
g) The skis are __________________ (cheap) the snowboard.
h) Kevin Durant is __________________ (old) LeBron James.
i) Jake is __________________ (bad) James at football.
j) My bedroom is __________________ (big) my friend’s bedroom.
k) In my opinion, dogs are __________________ (ugly) cats.
l) The weather today is __________________ (good) the weather yesterday.

2. Completa las oraciones con el comparativo de superioridad.

a) Madonna is ____________________ (famous) Britney Spears.

b) This tool is ____________________ (useful) the hammer.
c) Mary is ____________________ (lazy) my sister.
d) Our boss is ____________________ (polite) yours.
e) Jack and Susan are ____________________ (intelligent) our cousin.
f) That book is ____________________ (interesting) that one.
g) Brad Pitt is ____________________ (young) Jack Nicholson.
h) The dog is ____________________ (heavy) the cat.
i) My car is ____________________ (new) your truck.
j) My mother’s cakes are ____________________ (delicious) the bakery’s pies.
k) Susan is ____________________ (thin) Alice.
l) The bedroom is ____________________ (dark) the living room.

3. Completa las oraciones usando el superlativo.

a) This building is very old. It’s THE OLDEST building in town.

b) It was a very happy day. It was__________________ day of my life.
c) It’s a very good film. It’s __________________ film I’ve ever seen.
d) She’s a popular singer. She’s __________________ singer in the country.
e) It was a bad mistake. It was __________________ mistake I’ve ever made.
f) It’s a pretty village. It’s __________________ village I’ve ever seen.

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g) It was a very cold day. It was __________________ day of the year.

h) He’s a very boring person. He’s __________________ person I’ve ever met.
i) The Burj Khalifa is very tall. It’s _________________ building in the world.
j) This car can go very fast. It is __________________ car in the world.
k) August is always hot. It is __________________ month of the year.

4. Completa las oraciones usando el superlativo de los adjetivos entre paréntesis.

a) That avenue is the ____________________ (dark) street in town.

b) That is the ____________________ (bad) film I have ever seen.
c) Brian is the ____________________ (good) friend I have.
d) Today is the ____________________ (cold) day of the year.
e) My brother is the ____________________ (tall) student in the class.
f) The Everest is the ____________________ (high) mountain in the world.
g) Our garden is the ____________________ (beautiful) in the block.
h) The zoo is the ____________________ (dirty) place in the city.
i) I am the____________________ (happy) person on earth.
j) Michael Jackson is the ___________________ (famous) pop singer in history.
k) That is the ____________________ (lovely) town I have ever visited.
l) The Amazon is the ____________________ (long) river in the world.
m) This is the ____________________ (sad) day of my life.
n) Yesterday, I heard the ____________________ (bad) concert of the year.

5. Escribe frases con as…as.

a) The snowboard is __________________ (expensive) the skateboard.

b) Amsterdam is not __________________ (big) New York.
c) Rome is not __________________ (old) Athens.
d) Zebras are __________________ (fast) ostriches.
e) Crisps are not __________________ (healthy) broccoli.
f) Ordinary sports are not __________________ (dangerous) extreme sports
g) Nick is __________________ (tall) his father.
h) A golf ball is not __________________ (big) a football.

6. ADJETIVOS COMPARATIVOS: Elige la opción correcta.

1) Helen is _________ (intelligent) than the rest of her class..

A. INTELLIGENTER B. MORE INTELLIGENT C. AS INTELLIGENT
2) That last exercise was _________ (easy) than the rest of the exam.
A. EASIER B. MORE EASY C. MORE EASIER
3) I think Argentina is _________ (big) than Chile.
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A. BIGER B. MORE BIG C. BIGGER

4) This restaurant is _________ (good) than the pub next to my house.
A. GOODER B. BETTER C. MORE BETTER
5) A mountain landscape is _________ (beautiful) than a beach landscape.
A. MOST BEAUTIFUL B. BEAUTIFULER C. MORE BEAUTIFUL
6) A Christmas Carol is _________ (short) than A Tale of Two Cities.
A. SHORTER B. MORE SHORTER C. SHORTEST
7) Your homework was _________ (bad) today than any other day this week.
A. WORSE B. BADDER C. WORST
8) The train is _________ (slow) than the plane.
A. MORE SLOW B. THE SLOWEST C. SLOWER

7. ADJETIVOS SUPERLATIVOS: Elige la opción correcta.

1) That’s _________ (funny) movie I have ever seen.

A. FUNNIEST B. THE FUNNIER C. THE FUNNIEST
2) Alaska is _________ (cold) place I’ve ever been to.
A. COLDEST B. THE COLDEST C. THE MOST COLD
3) War and Peace is _________ (long) book I’ve ever read.
A. THE MORE LONG B. THE MOST LONG C. THE LONGEST
4) That restaurant has _________ (bad) food. I’ll never go back there again.
A. THE BADDEST B. THE WORSE C. THE WORST
5) Paris is considered one of the _________ (romantic) cities in the world.
A. ROMANTICEST B. MORE ROMANTIC C. THE MOST ROMANTIC
6) _________ (early) flight costs $400.
A. THE EARLIER B. THE EARLIEST C. THE MOST EARLY
7) Jaina is _________ (good) student in the class.
A. THE BETTER B. THE BEST C. THE MOST GOOD.
8) The world’s _________ (fast) train has a top speed of 581 km per hour.
A. FASTEST B. MOST FAST C. FASTER

BLOQUE 8 – TEMA 3
PAST CONTINUOUS - PASADO CONTINUO

1 EL PASADO CONTINUO

El pasado continuo se conjuga de forma muy parecida al presente continuo, es decir,

combinando el verbo to be y otro verbo terminado en –ing. En este caso, el verbo to be lo
vamos a poner en pasado, con lo cual este tiempo se forma así:

WAS / WERE + VERBO TERMINADO EN -ING

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Recordad que usamos WAS con I, HE, SHE, IT o con singular, y WERE con WE, YOU, THEY
o con plural. Y recordad también que la forma –ing del verbo no varía, pero que a veces causa
algunos cambios en la ortografía del verbo.

Con esto hacemos oraciones AFIRMATIVAS. Por ejemplo:

- I was having lunch at 3 o’clock yesterday. Yo estaba almorzando ayer a las 3.
- My sister was sleeping at 2 yesterday. Mi hermana estaba durmiendo a las 2 ayer.
- They were talking at the party. Ellos estaban hablando en la fiesta.
- The boys were playing at the park. Los niños estaban jugando en el parque.

Si queremos hacer una oración NEGATIVA, añadimos NOT (como en presente): WAS NOT
o WASN’T (en singular) y WERE NOT o WEREN’T (en plural). Tenemos de nuevo la forma
completa y la forma contraída. Y a continuación, ponemos el verbo terminado en –ing, igual
que en la afirmativa.

Por ejemplo:
- I wasn’t having lunch at 3 o’clock yesterday. Yo no estaba almorzando ayer a las 3.
- My sister wasn’t sleeping at 2 yesterday. Mi hermana no estaba durmiendo a las 2 ayer.
- They weren’t talking at the party. Ellos no estaban hablando en la fiesta.
- The boys weren’t playing in the park. Los niños no estaban jugando en el parque.

Si queremos hacer una PREGUNTA, ponemos el verbo to be al principio (otra vez, igual que
en presente). El –ing se queda en su sitio y no varía. Mira el cambio de una oración afirmativa
a una pregunta:

- He WAS SLEEPING at 2 yesterday => WAS he SLEEPING at 2 yesterday?

- They WERE PLAYING yesterday => WERE they PLAYING yesterday?

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Para responder a estas preguntas, decimos YES o NO, y repetimos el sujeto y el verbo to be
(en afirmativa si digo que si, en negativa si digo que no). Por ejemplo:

- WAS he SLEEPING at 2 yesterday? YES, HE WAS / NO, HE WASN’T

- WERE they PLAYING yesterday? YES, THEY WERE / NO, THEY WEREN’T
2 PASADO SIMPLE VS. PASADO CONTINUO

El pasado simple y el continuo se combinan en una oración cuando hablamos de una acción que
se estaba desarrollando en un momento del pasado y que no termina, porque es interrumpida
por otra.

En inglés, la acción que se estaba desarrollando se expresa en pasado continuo, y la acción

que interrumpe se expresa en pasado simple. Para introducir una u otra parte de la oración,
podemos usar dos conectores:

➔ WHILE (mientras) que introduce la mitad de la oración con PASADO CONTINUO.

➔ WHEN (cuando) que introduce la mitad de la oración con PASADO SIMPLE.

Usamos una o la otra, pero nunca las dos en la misma oración. Veamos ejemplos:

★ While I was writing an email, my computer crashed.

★ My computer crashed while I was writing an email.
★ When my computer crashed, I was writing an email.
★ I was writing an email, when my computer crashed.

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BLOQUE 8 – TEMA 3
ACTIVIDADES SOBRE PASADO CONTINUO

1. Completa con el verbo to be en pasado:

a) My brother and sister ____________ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

b) ____________ you still working at 7pm last night?
c) At 8.30am today I ____________ driving to work.
d) We ____________ sleeping when the police came.
e) Why ____________ he having lunch at 4pm?
f) ____________ he doing his homework?
g) Somebody threw a shoe at him he ____________ speaking.
h) They ____________ watching TV when I arrived.
i) I ____________ reading a detective story when I heard a noise.

2. Completa las oraciones con el verbo en pasado continuo (afirmativa).

a) The laboratory __________________ (test) the blood for diseases.

b) We __________________ (walk) in the snow with our snowshoes.
c) The girl __________________ (talk) on the phone for two hours.
d) I __________________ (change) the lightbulb when I got a shock.
e) The kids __________________ (roll) down the mountain.
f) George __________________ (listen) to music with his headphones.
g) We __________________ (buy) a gift for the birthday party.
h) My daughter __________________ (blow) her nose.
i) The lights __________________ (glow) in the distance.
j) They __________________ (struggle) to keep the files up-to-date.

3. Completa las oraciones con el verbo en pasado continuo (negativa).

a) The officer __________________ (work) undercover.

b) You __________________ (overdo) it.
c) The man __________________ (rely) on welfare.
d) The hunter __________________ (carry) a shotgun.
e) We __________________ (make) a gingerbread house.
f) The artist __________________ (carve) the wood.
g) She __________________ (cope) with it very well.
h) He __________________ (listen) to his words.
i) They __________________ (dive) in the pool.
j) I __________________ (taste) your dessert.

4. Completa las preguntas en pasado continuo y responde como se indica:

a) _________________________ (the police / stop) everyone at the corner?
b) _________________________ (my rubber duck / float) in the bath?

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c) _________________________ (the wounds / heal)?

d) _________________________ (the ice / crack) on the lake?
e) _________________________ (she / buy) watermelon for the picnic?
f) _________________________ (the actors / rehearse) for the play?
g) _________________________ (they / use) matches to light the candles?
h) _________________________ (you/ swim) in the sea?
i) _________________________ (she / take) vitamins during pregnancy?
j) _________________________ (he / dust) the furniture?

ANSWERS: a) Yes, ____________ a) No, ____________

b) No, ____________ b) Yes, ____________
c) No, ____________ c) Yes, ____________
d) Yes, ____________ d) No, ____________
e) Yes, ____________ e) No, ____________

5. Rellena los huecos con el verbo entre paréntesis en pasado continuo.

a) When I phoned my friends, they __________________ (play) monopoly.

b) Yesterday at six I __________________ (prepare) dinner.
c) The kids __________________ (play) in the garden when it began to rain.
d) I __________________ (practise) the guitar when he came home.
e) ____________ Kim and Tessa ____________ (chat) online an hour ago?
f) While Aaron __________________ (work) in his room, his friends __________________
(swim) in the pool.
g) I tried to tell them the truth but they __________________ (listen / not).
h) Most of the time we __________________ (sit) in the park.
i) They __________________ (play) football in the park at 3.00.
j) We __________________ (eat) breakfast on Saturday morning.
k) I __________________ (not watch) the news at 8.00.
l) ____________ Chris ____________ (have) breakfast at 7.00 this morning?
m) The electrician __________________ (work) in our flat this morning.
n) The girls __________________ (use) the tennis court yesterday afternoon.

EXTRA PRACTICE – PAST CONTINUOUS.

6. Completa las oraciones con el verbo entre paréntesis en pasado continuo.

a) The flowers __________________ (bloom) in the garden.

b) Reily __________________ (eat) pork and beans.
c) Sam __________________ (crush) the tablets with a spoon.

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d) The old man __________________ (warn) us.

e) The hostess __________________ (welcome) our guests.
f) I __________________ (put) the memo on the bulletin board.
g) We __________________ (wear) our raincoats.
h) The kids__________________ (play) ball during recess.
i) The squirrels __________________ (hide) nuts in the backyard.
j) I __________________ (read) the label on the can.

7. Completa las oraciones con el verbo en pasado continuo en forma negativa.

a) We __________________ (feed) the ducks.

b) I __________________ (clean) my teeth with dental floss.
c) The bird __________________ (flap) his wings.
d) You __________________ (distract) me during my speech.
e) We __________________ (sit) on the dock.
f) They __________________ (jump) on the escalator.
g) The apples __________________ (rot) on the floor.
h) The helicopter _________________ (hover) over my house.
i) The little girl __________________ (pet) the donkey.
j) We __________________ (count) the baby chicks.

8. Completa las preguntas en pasado continuo:

a) _______________________________ (she / start) her car?

b) _______________________________ (they / beg) us to stay for dinner?
c) _______________________________ (we / close) the store early?
d) _______________________________ (the dog / pant?
e) _______________________________ (you / scratch) your elbow?
f) _______________________________ (you / eat) a peanut butter sandwich)
g) _______________________________ (Gary / omit) the details?
h) _______________________________ (a stranger / follow) you?
i) _______________________________ (she / read) the right letter?

ANSWERS: f) Yes, ____________ f) No, ____________

g) No, ____________ g) Yes, ____________
h) No, ____________ h) Yes, ____________
i) Yes, ____________ i) No, ____________
j) Yes, ____________ j) No, ____________

ACTIVIDADES WHEN VS. WHILE / PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS

9. Rellena los huecos con WHEN o WHILE.

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a) I was having a shower, _______ my brother broke my mother’s favourite vase.

b) _______ the teacher came into the classroom, some students were arguing.
c) I arrived home _______ all the guests were having tea.
d) _______ Sue was waiting for the bus, she met an old friend.
e) The Parsons were having a large breakfast, _______ the doorbell rang.
f) What were you doing _______ the teacher looked at you suddenly?
g) _______ the train left, Thomas was rushing to the station.
h) The electricity went off _______ we were watching a horror film.
i) _______ Matthew was going to the library, he saw a car accident.
j) The boy started to cry _______ his mother was combing his hair.
k) The sun was rising _______ we reached the summit of the mountain.
l) Mr. Robinson fell off the tree _______ he was looking at a bird’s nest.

10. Elige la opción correcta: when o while.

a) WHILE / WHEN I was washing the dishes, my wife came home.

b) WHILE / WHEN it started to rain, we were walking home.
c) WHILE / WHEN I was cooking dinner, the phone rang.
d) He was holding his baby WHILE / WHEN you called.
e) WHILE / WHEN John was driving home, he saw a great accident.
f) WHILE / WHEN the doorbell rang, the man was having a nap in the living room.
g) WHILE / WHEN I was making a birthday cake, a bee flew in the kitchen.
h) WHILE / WHEN the doorbell rang, I was sleeping.
i) John was playing the guitar WHILE / WHEN Linda came in.
j) WHILE / WHEN I was watching TV, someone knocked on the door.
k) I was walking home WHILE / WHEN I saw Steve.
l) WHILE / WHEN my brother was watching TV his smartphone rang.

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BLOQUE 8 - TEMA 3 - READING

ANN’S DAY

Yesterday, it was raining and thundering all day. Ann was playing inside the house. She wanted to be
outside. She wasn’t playing outside because it was raining. She was feeling tired of being trapped
inside the house. Ann was trying to keep busy. She was reading her book until the electricity went
out. Then, she decided to practice sewing. She was practising until lunchtime. After lunch, she sat
by the window and watched the rain.
While Ann was watching the rain, the phone rang. Her mother was calling to say she was coming home.
She was bringing a game. Anne and her mother ate ice cream and played the game. While they were
playing, the rain stopped. But they didn’t notice because they were having such a good time.

1. Contesta a las siguientes preguntas:

a) Where was Ann playing yesterday?
b) Why wasn’t she playing outside?
c) What was Ann doing before the electricity went out?
d) What was Ann doing when the rain stopped?
2. Indica si estas afirmaciones son verdaderas o falsas:
a) Ann didn’t want to play outside.
b) Ann wasn’t enjoying being trapped in the house.
c) She was sewing until lunch.
d) Her mother brought her ice cream.
e) Ann and her mother had a great time.

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BLOQUE 8 - VOCABULARIO
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ➔ STRAIGHT = LISO
(DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL) ➔ CURLY = RIZADO
➔WAVY = ONDULADO
➔ AGE = EDAD
➔ LONG = LARGO
➔ OLD = VIEJO
➔ SHORT = CORTO
➔ YOUNG = JOVEN
➔ MEDIUM-LENGTH = LARGO MEDIO
➔ MIDDLE-AGED = MEDIANA EDAD
➔ MOUSTACHE = BIGOTE
➔ BODY= CUERPO
➔ BEARD = BARBA
➔ SHORT = BAJO
➔ BALD = CALVO
➔TALL = ALTO
➔ MEDIUM-HEIGHT = ESTATURA MEDIA PERSONALITY (PERSONALIDAD)
➔ FAT = GORDO ➔ NICE = AGRADABLE, SIMPÁTICO
➔THIN = DELGADO ➔ NASTY = DESAGRADABLE
➔ STRONG = FUERTE ➔ HONEST = HONRADO
➔WEAK = DÉBIL ➔ ORDINARY = CORRIENTE
HAIR (PELO) ➔ POLITE = EDUCADO
➔ RUDE = MALEDUCADO
➔ BLACK = NEGRO
➔ FUNNY = DIVERTIDO
➔ BROWN = CASTAÑO
➔ BORING = ABURRIDO
➔ DARK = MORENO
➔ OUTGOING = EXTROVERTIDO
➔ RED-HAIRED = PELIRROJO
➔ SHY = TÍMIDO
➔ BLONDE = RUBIO
➔ FAIR = CLARO
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2) THE BODY = EL CUERPO ➔WRIST = MUÑECA
➔ ANKLE = TOBILLO
➔ ARM = BRAZO 3) CLOTHES = ROPA
➔ BACK = ESPALDA ➔ BOOTS = BOTAS
➔ CHEST = PECHO ➔ CARDIGAN = REBECA
➔ EARS = OREJAS ➔ COAT = ABRIGO
➔ ELBOW = CODO ➔ DRESS = VESTIDO
➔ EYE = OJO ➔ JACKET = CHAQUETA
➔ FACE = CARA ➔ SHOES = ZAPATOS
➔ FINGER = DEDO ➔ SHORTS = PANTALÓN CORTO
➔ FOOT / FEET = PIE(S) ➔ SKIRT = FALDA
➔ FOREHEAD = FRENTE ➔ SLIPPERS = ZAPATILLAS
➔ HAIR = PELO ➔ SOCKS = CALCETINES
➔ HAND = MANO ➔ SUIT = TRAJE DE CHAQUETA /
➔ HEAD = CABEZA DE 2 PIEZAS
➔ KNEE = RODILLA
➔ SWEATSHIRT = SUDADERA
➔ LEG = PIERNA
➔ SWIMSUIT = BAÑADOR
➔ LIPS = LABIOS
➔TRACKSUIT = CHÁNDAL
➔ MOUTH = BOCA
➔TRAINERS = ZAPATILLAS DE
➔ NECK = CUELLO
DEPORTE
➔ NOSE = NARIZ
➔ SHOULDER = HOMBRO ➔TROUSERS = PANTALÓN
➔TOE = DEDO DEL PIE ➔T-SHIRT = CAMISETA
➔TONGUE = LENGUA ➔ JEANS = VAQUEROS
➔TOOTH / TEETH = DIENTE(S) ➔ JUMPER / PULLOVER = JERSEY
➔WAIST = CINTURA ➔ PYJAMAS = PIJAMA

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➔ RAINCOAT = CHUBASQUERO ➔ SCARF = BUFANDA

➔ SANDALS = SANDALIAS ➔ STOCKINGS = MEDIAS
➔ SHIRT / BLOUSE = CAMISA / BLUSA ➔ SUNGLASSES = GAFAS DE SOL
➔TIE = CORBATA
➔WATCH = RELOJ

ADJECTIVES FOR CLOTHES

➔ CASUAL = INFORMAL
➔ SMART = ELEGANTE
➔ FORMAL = FORMAL

ACCESSORIES = ACCESORIOS
➔ BELT = CINTURÓN
➔ CAP = GORRA
➔ EARRING = PENDIENTE
➔ GLASSES = GAFAS
➔ GLOVES = GUANTES
➔ HANDBAG = BOLSO
➔ HAT = SOMBRERO
➔ NECKLACE = COLLAR
➔ RING = ANILLO
ACTIVIDADES DE VOCABULARIO - BLOQUE 8

1) Numera las partes del cuerpo en el dibujo.

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1. ANKLE
2. ARM
3. CHEST
4. EARS
5. ELBOW
6. EYE
7. FINGER
8. FOOT
9. FOREHEAD
10. HAIR
11. HAND
12. HEAD
13. KNEE
14. LEG
15. MOUTH
16. NECK
17. NOSE
18. SHOULDER
19. WAIST
20. WRIST

2) Completa con el opuesto: 3) Rodea la palabra que sobra en la serie:

a) LONG = __________ a) nose - face - mouth - eyes
b) SHORT = __________ b) black - blonde - short - brown
c) THIN = __________ c) strong - young - old - middle-aged
d) WEAK = __________ d) curly - wavy - tall - long
e) NASTY = __________ e) nice - honest - polite - rude
f) SHY = __________ f) shoulder - elbow - wrist - ankle
g) POLITE = __________ g) nasty - rude - boring - funny
h) DARK = __________ h) knee - hand - ankle - foot

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4) Nombra estas prendas de ropa:

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5) Completa las oraciones con una de estas palabras: tie - tracksuit - T-shirts - cap - jeans - suit
- pyjamas - sunglasses - handbag - gloves - skirts.
a) At school, boys wear trousers with their uniforms, but girls wear ____________.
b) My hands are very cold. I need a pair of ____________.
c) She’s wearing a ____________ because she’s going to the gym.
d) They dress very formally at his new job. They have to wear ____________ and
___________.
e) She carries her wallet, phone and keys in her ____________.
f) Most people wear ____________ to bed at night.
g) On Fridays we wear casual clothes, usually ____________ and ____________.
h) If you are going to be in the sun, you should wear a ____________ and ____________.

6) Completa las descripciones de estas personas con uno de estos adjetivos: dark- curly - blonde
- brown - long - straight - fat - short - young - long - thin - black.

He is ______ and ________. Her hair is ________, She is very _________. Her
He has _______, ________ _________, and _________. hair is _________,
hair. She has big, _________ eyes. _________ and _________.

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