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Shes 14. Tiene 14 aos. singular Theres a TV. There isnt a cinema.
Para formar el negativo, se aade not despus debe. plural There are some CDS. There arent any books.
Normalmente se contrae not (nt).
( ).
interrogativa respuestas cortas interrogativa respuestas cortas
4 My friends / not go / to the cinema 5 they / have lots of films on this channel / ? ()
3 Write present continuous questions and short Countable and uncountable nouns
answers about the people in the table.
6 Tick the correct column.
visit the mall study grammar
Pablo countable uncountable
Was y were son las formas del pasado simple del Yes, I / he / she / it was.
Was I / he / she / it friendly?
verbo be. No, I / he / she / it wasnt.
He was a tennis player. Era tenista. Yes, we / you / they were.
Were we / you / they friendly?
They werent actors. No eran actores. No, we / you / they werent.
Pasado simple: afirmativa y negativa
Para formular preguntas con el verbo be en pasado,
afirmativa seutiliza was/were antes del sujeto.
I / You / He / She / It / We / They lived in Paris.
Was he a champion? Era campen?
En las respuestas cortas, se utiliza yes/no y se repite
El pasado simple se utiliza para expresar elverbo.
acontecimientos y acciones finalizados en el pasado. A: Was he a champion? B: Yes, he was.
We played basketball yesterday. A: Era campen? B: S.
She went to the theatre school. Para formular preguntas informativas, se pone la
Ayer jugamos a baloncesto. partcula interrogativa de tipo Wh- delante de was/
Fue a la escuela de teatro. were.
Where was she born? Dnde naci?
Pasado simple: ortografa
Pasado simple: interrogativas
verbos regulares aadir -ed
want wanted stay stayed (partcula did sujeto infinitivo
interrogativa)
verbos acabados aadir -d
en-e like liked live lived I / you
verbos acabados eliminar la -y y aadir -ied Did he / she / it agree?
en consonante copy copied study studied we / you / they
+-y What did you decide?
verbos acabados doblar la consonante final y aadir -ed
en consonante + shop shopped stop stopped respuestas cortas
vocal + consonante Yes, I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they did.
No, I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they didnt.
Algunos verbos son irregulares en el pasado simple y
no siguen ningn patrn. Las preguntas en pasado simple se formulan con did +
do did get got have had sujeto + infinitivo. Did no cambia.
hacer hizo obtener obtuvo tener tuvo Did it rain yesterday? Llovi, ayer?
Ver la lista de verbos irregulares en la pgina 128. Para formular preguntas informativas, se pone la
Con el pasado simple se pueden utilizar expresiones partcula interrogativa de tipo Wh- delante de did.
como yesterday, last night, last week, last Where did you get your trainers?
weekend y last summer. Dnde te compraste las zapatillas?
I got a new laptop yesterday.
Ayer me compr un ordenador porttil nuevo. ago
Se utiliza ago con el pasado simple y con un periodo de
sujeto didnt infinitivo otras palabras tiempo para hablar de cundo pas algo en el pasado.
I / You / He / Ago se pone despus del periodo de tiempo.
didnt watch TV last night. I started this school three years ago.
She / It / We /
didnt grow up in London.
You / They Empec en este colegio hace tres aos.
ago
was/were: questions 7 Put the words in the correct order.
1 We / two days / played / ago / football
4 Write questions with was and were. We played football two days ago.
1 Where / she born
2 a few minutes / saw / I / ago / her
Where was she born ?
2 What / her first film
3 ago / finished / an hour / She / her homework
?
3 What / her favourite subjects at school
4 made / ago / a long time / He / a film
?
4 you / interested in acting at school
5 was / two months / ago / My birthday
?
5 your father / a film director
6 in Italy / We / ago / were / two weeks
?
Grammar practice 107
Grammar reference
Unit 4 Pasado simple y pasado continuo
Se utiliza el pasado continuo para hablar de una
Pasado continuo: afirmativa, negativa e
accin continuada que se est produciendo en el
interrogativa
pasado. El pasado simple se utiliza para hablar de
afirmativa negativa una accin puntual que interrumpe otra accin
continuada. Normalmente se utiliza when antes del
I was reading. I wasnt working.
pasado simple y while antes del pasado continuo.
He / She / It was reading. He / She / It wasnt working. I was talking to my mum when I heard the news.
We / You / They were We / You / They werent Estaba hablando con mi madre cuando o las
reading. working. noticias.
I heard the news while I was talking to my mum.
(partcula be sujeto verbo +
interrogativa) ing
O las noticias mientras estaba hablando con mi
madre.
Was I running?
could/couldnt
Was he / she / it falling?
Were we jumping? afirmativa negativa
Were you watching? I / You / He / I / You / He /
could swim couldnt use
Were they playing? She / It / We / She / It / We /
50 metres. a computer.
You / They You / They
What were you climbing?
Who was she chasing? interrogativa respuestas cortas
respuestas cortas afirmativa negativa
I was. I wasnt. Could I / you /
Yes, I / you / he / No, I / you / he /
he / she / it /
Yes, he / she / it was. No, he / she / it wasnt. she / it / we / you / she / it / we / you /
we / you / they
we / you / they were. we / you / they werent. they could. they couldnt.
use a computer?
Se utiliza el pasado continuo para hablar de una Se utiliza could/couldnt para hablar de la capacidad
accin continuada que se est produciendo en el y la posibilidad en pasado.
pasado. Las frases afirmativas se forman con sujeto + When I was five I could swim 20 metres.
was/were + verbo + -ing.
Cuando tena cinco aos poda nadar 20 metros.
He was running to school. Corra hacia el colegio.
He couldnt call earlier because he was in a meeting.
Para formar el negativo, se pone nt (not) despus de
was/were y antes del verbo + -ing. Normalmente No pudo llamar antes porque estaba en una
not se contrae. reunin.
They werent walking quickly. No caminaban deprisa. Could tiene siempre la misma forma. La tercera
En las preguntas se utiliza was/were + sujeto + persona (he/she/it) no termina en -s.
verbo + -ing. He couldnt speak three languages.
Were you watching TV in bed last night? No saba hablar tres idiomas.
Estabas mirando la tele en la cama, anoche? Para formular preguntas se cambia el orden de las
En las respuestas cortas no se utiliza verbo + -ing. palabras.
Yes, he was. (x Yes, he was talking.) S. Could you speak English at the age of five?
Para formular preguntas se pone la partcula Cuando tenas cinco aos sabas hablar ingls?
interrogativa de tipo Wh- antes de be.
What were you doing at 8 pm yesterday?
Qu hacas ayer a las 8 de la tarde?
should/shouldnt
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
5 Complete the sentences with should or
shouldnt and the verbs in the box.
comparative form of the adjectives in
brackets. forget go (x2) leave stay wear
1 My house is smaller than your house. (small)
2 Jacks room is than Katrinas room.
1 Its cold today. You should wear a warm coat.
(tidy)
2 The train leaves at ten. We the
3 Lauras homework is than Abbys
houseat nine.
homework. (good)
3 Its raining. You your umbrella.
4 This new hotel is than the old hotel.
4 Its late. You to bed now.
(comfortable)
5 Ive got an exam tomorrow. I uplate
5 The sofa is than the armchair.
tonight.
(expensive)
6 A: Ive got toothache.
6 The traffic in the morning is than the
traffic at night. (bad) B: You to the dentist.
3 Circle the correct options. 6 Are these sentences correct? Correct the
1 A: I think New York is more exciting /
incorrect sentences.
the most exciting city in the world! 1 We should to get up early tomorrow.
B: I dont agree. I think that London is more We should get up early tomorrow.
exciting / the most exciting than New York. 2 Pupils dont must wear trainers at school.
2 A: I think that buses are safer / the safest
thantrains. 3 You mustnt using your calculator during the exam.
B: I dont agree. I think that trains are safer /
thesafest form of transport. 4 We must visit New York, its an incredible city.
3 A: I think that Tokyo is more expensive /
themost expensive city in the world. 5 He shoulds book the hotel now, not later.
B: I read that Singapore is more expensive /
themost expensive than Tokyo. 6 People must to buy a ticket before getting on
4 A: What do you think is the best / better way to thetrain.
exercise?
B: People think its running, but I reckon
swimming is better / the best than running.
buy get not go study take work Leila Danny and Liam
Suzanne
1 I m going to study engineering at university. tonight study for a go for play rugby
2 Rita in her dads shop this test a pizza
summer. with their
friends
3 My brother a year out after
university. this visit her watch a go shopping
4 My parents a new house weekend grandma football for new
nextyear. match shoes
5 Sam and Linda married
1 Leilas studying for a test tonight.
nextyear.
2
6 We to summer camp this year.
3
2 Write questions with be going to. 4
1 What are you going to do 5
thissummer? (you / do) 6
2 Where
nextyear? (Tina / work) 5 Complete the conversation with the present
3 When ? continuous form of the verbs in the box.
(yourparents / retire)
go (x3) do meet (x2) have
4 this summer?
(they / visit Canada)
5 next year? Tim: What 1 are you doing tonight?
(you / learn to drive) Leo: I 2
to rugby practice at six, but
6 medicine? nothing after that. Why?
(your sister / study) Tim: Sally and I 3 to the new art
exhibition atthe community centre. Its on
ancient Greece.
will and be going to Leo: Sounds interesting. What time 4
3 Decide if each sentence is a plan or a you ?
prediction. Then circle the best option. Tim: It starts at eight, but I 5 Sally at
1 I think you will / are going to need an umbrella 7:30 in thecaf next door. Why dont you ask
today its raining. Luis to come too?
2 We will / are going to study Japanese next year. Leo: He cant. He 6 dinner at his
3 The tickets are sold out. You wont / arent girlfriends house tonight. He 7
going to get in. herparents for thefirst time!
4 I think it will / is going to be difficult to find a
job in the future. Present simple for future
5 Suzanne will / is going to work as a journalist
when she leaves university.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form
ofthe present simple.
6 Im sure you will / are going to pass the exam
1 The plane leaves at 3 pm. (leave)
with a bit of luck.
2 What time the lesson ? (begin)
3 The teams the final match tomorrow. (play)
4 The shop until next Monday. (not open)
5 My new job tomorrow. (start)