2nd bach
REPHRASING /TRANSLATION EXERCISES ( tenses)
For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to
the original sentence, but using the words given.
1. I used to get up early.
(would)
2.Getting a good job doesn't interest him.
He
3. When did you start working here?
How long
4. She walked along the park everyday.
(use to)
5. I don't play tennis at all.
(never)
6. How many times do I have to tell you not to put your name at the top?
(always)
7. We don't often have fish.
(hardly ever)
8. Bernard is still cleaning the bathroom
(finished) _________________________
9. My boyfriend hasn’t written to me for ages
It’s ____________________________
10. This is my third year in England (for)
I __________________________________
11. Have you got the intention of quitting your job? (going)
________________________________________
12. When did she first meet him?
How long _________________________________
13. She gave up eating junk food a month ago (for)
___________________________________
14. Almodóvar started making films in 1980. He is still making films today
Almodóvar __________________________________
15. On my walk home from school, I dropped my mobile phone
While _____________________________
16. I did my homework before I went out
I didn’t go out _________________________________________
17. The thief escaped and then the police arrived
By the time the police __________________________________
18. I’m on my way to the cinema
(GOING) ______________________________________
19. I was on my bike when I fell
(RIDE)_____________________________________
20. .She finished writing her book and then published it
(When…)_______________________________________________
21. Over the next year we will design three new types of trainers.
This time next year______________________________________________
22. My first interview is for 2:30 to 3:30
At three p.m________________________________________
23. Her husband plans to take her to a new restaurant
She _____________________________________________
24. Tuesday is the day we leave for England
On Tuesday we _____________________________________
25. They are starting a course on computers this year.
By the end of the year, they ________________________________
TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH
1. Para finales de mes habré terminado el proyecto
2. Acabo de ver un programa sobre novias
3. En unos meses estaré volando a África
4. ¿Habrás terminado tu cena para las diez?
5. Lleva viendo la misma serie dos años.
6. Desde hace treinta años enseño inglés.
7. ¿Ya has cortado las verduras?
8. ¿Durante cuánto tiempo has estado haciendo ejercicio?
9. Todavía no has estudiado el tema, pero vas a hacerlo ahora mismo.
10. Te llevo al cine, pero ¿vas a comprar las entradas?
