Actividades de veranoCurso 2017-18

Name:____________________________________________Tercer Ciclo E. PrimariaCOLEGIO LA INMACULADA

Name:

Date:Adjetivos comparativos

Comparative adjectives

1. A Mercedes is ________ (expensive) a Fiat.

2. Maradona is ________ (good) football player ever.

3. A swordfish is ________ (fast) a jellyfish.

4. Julio is ________ (friendly) Carlos.

5. Irene is ________ (clever) Silvia.

6. Comedies are ________ (funny) police dramas.

7. Pablo is ________ (big) Juanma.

8. Max is ________ (old) John.

9. Adriano is ________ (fast) Ronaldo.

10. My hair is ________ (long) yours.

11. A dolphin is ________ (intelligent) a shark.

12. Elaine is ________ (wise) her sister.

13. Tony is ________ (happy) Max.

14. Sandra is ________ (busy) Sam.

15. Skiing is ________ (dangerous) football.

16. This is ________ (narrow) of all roads in Málaga.

17. Health is ________ (important) money.

18. Those cakes are ________ (bad) I´ve ever tasted.

19. My dog is ________ (good) dog in the world.

20. Patricia´s house is ________ (small) Linda´s.

21. A car is ________ (fast) a bike.

22. My laptop is ________ (fast) yours.

23. The ant is ________ (small) insect.

24. This lamp is ________ (bright) one in the room.

25. My house is ________ (clean) her house.

26. Jack is ________ (tall) boy in his class.

27. Steven Spielberg is ________ (good) film director in the world.

28. This dress is ________ (old) that one.

29. A sea lion is ________ (heavy) a lobster.

30. A sports car is ________ (fast) a motorbike. 

Adjetivos comparativos y superlativos1. clean 2. easy

3. good 4. dirty

5. fat 6. beautiful

7. sad 8. flat

9. active 10. comfortable

11. hot 12. happy

13. wet 14. narrow

15. big 16. busy

17. noisy 18. dirty

19. thin 20. little

21. bad 22. rich

Name:

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Exercises

Use the present simple

1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.

2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.

3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.

4. School ________ (finish) at three o´clock.

5.You ________ (live) near me.

6. He ________(like) rap music.

7. She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.

8. We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.

9. I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.

10. My mother ________ (teach) art.

Use the negative sentences

1. I study French.

I don’t study French

2. School finishes at two o´clock.

_____________________________________________

3. You copy from other students.

_____________________________________________

4. We think English is easy.

_____________________________________________

5. My friends play volleyball.

_____________________________________________

6. I watch TV on Saturday morning.

_____________________________________________

7. She speaks Chinese.

_____________________________________________

8. The dog likes cats.

_____________________________________________

9. They listen to pop music.

_____________________________________________

10. I play with my hamster every day.

_____________________________________________

Write the sentences and complete with the short answers.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ?

Do you live at school?

No, I don’t

2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________

3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ?

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________

5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ?

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

Present Simple

1. I _________ (play) tennis after school

2. You _________ (start) school at nine o´clock.

3. We _________ (have) lunch at school.

4. They _________ (watch) TV after dinner.

5. She _________ (not get up) at seven o´clock.

6. We _________ (go) to bed at nine o´clock.

7. What time _________ I (get) up?

8. What _________ she _________ after school?

9. He _________ (play) football.

10. Susan _________ (go) to the cinema.

11. My mother _________ (start) work at half past seven.

12. What _________ they _________ (do) in the evening?

13. How _________ you _________ (spell) that in English?

14. Brian _________ (get) up at eight o´clock.

15. Where _________ John and Martin _________ (go ?

16. Serena _________ (not know) what to do.

17. Wendy _________ (not like) to do shopping.

18. My grandfather _________ (not live) in London.

19. My sisters _________ (walk) to school every day.

20. My best friend _________ (like) math.

21. My brother and I _________ (have) breakfast half past seven.

22. My cousin _________ (study) biology.

23. We _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.

24. When _________ Mary _________ (start) school?

25. Gill _________ (not work) in a supermarket.

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Date:

Exercises aplicando el presente continuous

Add -ing

1. camp ______________ 2. swim ______________

3. travel ______________ 4. walk ______________

5. have ______________ 6. write ______________

7. cook ______________ 8. shop ______________

Complete the sentences using the present continuous

1. His dad and brother ________(cycle) to the shops.

2. We __________ (not travel) in Japan.

3. I __________ (sunbathe) on the beach.

4. She __________ (not watch) TV.

5. They __________ (not swim) in the sea.

6. Sue __________ (stay) at home today.

Write questions and short answers.

EJEMPLO:1. your dad / work / today /?

Is your dad working today? Yes, he is

2. you / have a good time / on holiday / ?

_____________________________

Yes, _________________________

3. your mum / cook dinner / now / ?

_____________________________

Yes, _________________________

4. your friends / play football / ?

_____________________________

Yes, _________________________

Present continuous

1. I ___________ (watch) a reality show on TV.

2. My favourite team ___________ (win)!

3. Someone ___________ (swim) in the sea.

4. Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach.

5. We ___________ (not watch) a soap opera.

6. I ___________ (not do) my homework.

7. Mum ___________ (read) a magazine.

8. My brother ___________ (not listen) to the radio.

9. Dad ___________ (not cook) dinner.

10. Tara ___________ (talk) by phone.

11. Joe ___________ (play) on the computer.

12. Who ___________(watch) TV?

13. Tina ___________ (do) grammar exercises.

14. I ___________ (eat) a pizza.

15. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom.

16. I ___________ (not write) an email.

17. Amy ___________ (not go) to school today.

18. We ___________ (not have) fun today.

19. My team ___________ (not win) the match.

20. My parents ___________ (drive) to work now.

21. ___________ they ___________ (read) magazines? Yes, they are.

22. ___________ you ___________ (learn) English? Yes I am.

23. ___________ Helen ___________ (write) a letter? No, she isn´t.

24. ___________ Sarah ___________ (play) the guitar? Yes, she is.

25. We ___________ (not play) basketball.

Present Continuous

1. Trina ___________ (walk) past the supermarket.

2. Where are you? We ___________ (wait) for you!

3. I´m on a bus and it ___________ (not move).

4. When ___________ you ___________ (come) to see me?

5. I ___________ (sit) on a bus.

6. Pete´s mother ___________ (not have) a burger.

7. John´s friends ___________ (play) football at the Sports Centre.

8. My best friend ___________ (sit) next to me.

9. I ___________ (not wear) something blue.

10. My teacher ___________ (not stand) behind me.

11. I ___________ (not write) with a pencil.

12. Irama ___________ (have) a shower.

13. Montse ___________ (leave) the room.

14. Marcelo ___________ (make) a phone call.

15. Rosa ___________ (open) the door.

16. Olga ___________ (brush) her teeth.

17. Eva ___________ (sing).

18. Mati ___________ (listen) to the radio.

QUESTION WORDS EXERCISES

QUESTION WORDS  

WHO 

WHO HELPED YOU? ¿QUIÉN TE AYUDÓ?

WHOSE 

WHOSE FAULT WAS IT? ¿DE QUIÉN FUE LA CULPA?

WHOM WHOM COULD WE ASK? ¿A QUIÉN PODEMOS PREGUNTAR?

WHAT 

WHAT DO YOU NEED? ¿QUÉ NECESITAS?

WHICH 

WHICH BOOK IS YOURS? ¿CUÁL ES TU LIBRO?

WHEN 

WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? ¿CUÁNDO ES TU CUMPLEAÑOS?

WHERE 

WHERE DO YOU LIVE? ¿DÓNDE VIVES?

WHY 

WHY DO YOU ASK? ¿POR QUÉ PREGUNTAS?

HOW 

HOW DO YOU DO? ¿CÓMO ESTÁS?

HOW MUCH 

HOW MUCH IS THE HAMBUERGER? ¿CUÁNTO CUESTA LA HAMBURGUESA?

HOW MANY 

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE? ¿CUÁNTA GENTE HABÍA?

HOW LONG 

HOW LONG DOES THE FILM LAST? ¿CUÁNTO DURA LA PELÍCULA?

HOW OFTEN 

HOW OFTEN DO YOU PLAY TENNIS? ¿CÚANTAS VECES JUEGAS AL TENIS?

 Complete the sentences using the correct question word:

1. _______________ is she like? - She is tall and slim.

2. _________________ is Tom living this year? - He is living in Paris.

3. ___________________ do you visit your grandparents? - Twice a week.

4. ____________________ is it? - It's five pounds.

5. ___________________ are you? - I'm fine, thanks.

6. ____________________people are there in your town? - We are about 20,000 inhabitants.

7. ___________________ did you get married? - I got married last year.

8. ___________________ is your friend's name? - My friend's name is Paul.

9. _________________ did you get so angry yesterday? Because you didn't trust on me.

10. ___________________ does this boring lesson last? - It lasts sixty minutes.

Pronombres sujeto y adjetivos posesivosPronombres sujetoI - yo

you - tú

he - él

she - ella

it - `eso´(para animales y objetos)

we - nosotros

we - nosotras

you - ellos

you -ellas

they - ellos

they - ellas

UsoI´m Italian.

What has he got?

They are tall.

En inglés, a diferencia del castellano, el sujeto no debe faltar nunca; siempre hay que incluir un pronombre o sustantivo.

He is tall Es alto.

It´s on the table. Está encima de la mesa.

Susan´s at home. Susan está en casa.

* El pronombre sujeto I (yo) siempre se escribe en mayúscula.

Adjetivos posesivosmy - mi

your - tu, tus, su, sus

his - su (de él)

her - su (de ella)

its - su (para animales y objetos)

our - nuestro

our - nuestra

your - sus, tus, vuestros

your - sus, tus, vuestras

their - sus , su, suyo, suyos (de ellos)

their - sus, su, suya, suyas (de ellas)

Uso* En inglés ponemos el adjetivo posesivo delante del sustantivo para indicar quien posee una cosa.

My favourite group is Dodgy.

His name is Frank. (= su, de él)

Their dog is really big. (=su, de ellos)

Susan does her homework every day. (=su, de ella 

Name:Date:Ejercicios

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives

1. Where are (you) ______ friends now?

2. Here is a postcard from (I) ______ friend Dees.

3. She lives in England now with (she) ______ family.

4. (He) ______ wife works in Tilburg.

5. (He) ______ company builds websites.

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives

1. Joanie is (John and Nancy) ______ daughter.

2. Our names are Kathy and Robin. This is (Kathy and Robin) ______ mother.

3. Jeremy and Valerie are (Tim and Carey) ______ parents.

4. Tony is (Mary) ______ grandson.

5. My name is Annie. This is (Annie) ______ father.

6. (Alex) ______ name is Alex.

7. Peggy and Martin are (Kelly) ______ children.

8. Your name is Greg. They are (Grey) ______ parents.

Use the correct possessive adjectives from the box to fill in the blanks

1. Is this _______ (you) house?

2. Robert, _______ (you) handwriting is difficult to read.

3. Michael is showing _______ (he) tortoise to _______ (he) friends.

4. My sister lost _______ (she) way in the city.

5. The lion is chasing _______ (it) prey.

6. The dentist asked _______ (he) patient to open _______ (she) mouth. 

Choose the correct possessive adjectives from the box to fill in the blanks.

1. Is this Jane’s dog? Yes it is ______ dog.

2. The dog is chasing ______ own tail.

3. Peter, is ______ father at home?

4. I am going to ______ aunt’s house this evening.

5. Rudy is showing ______ stamps to Ali.

6. We always keep ______ classroom clean.

7. Children, have you all finished ______ homework?

8. The children are proud of ______ school.

Replace the subject pronouns by a possessive adjective

1. My uncle’s name is Jack.

______ name is Jack.

2. Toby and Fran’s brother is in France.

______ brother is in France.

3. My mum’s car is a Seat.

______ car is a Seat.

4. My brother’s bicycle is blue.

______ bicycle is blue.

5. I’ve got my sister’s books.

I’ve got ______ books.

6. Where are Paul and Nick’s books?

Where are ______ books?

Use the correct possessive adjectives

1. I give _______ (I) sandwich to John.

2. In this _______ (you) desk?

3. Alan crashes _______ (he) bike into a wall.

4. Rosa keeps _______ (she) house very clean

5. The dog was licking _______ (it) paws.

6. There’s a snake in _______ (we) garden.

7. Susan and Peter have invited me to _______ (they) party. 

Choose the correct words.

1. My / I name is Louise.

2. Her / She sister is my English teacher.

3. We /Our parents are from London.

4. Your / You are my best friend.

5. Their / They live in Australia.

6. He / His is interested in computers.

6. He is interested in computers.

Complete the text.

1. I’ve got a sister. _____ name is Hazel.

2. _____ ´s fifteen and _____ likes music.

3. I like music too. _____ favourite band is Goldplay.

4. I’ve also got two brothers. _____ names are Billy and Tom.

5. Billy likes football. _____ favourite team is Manchester United.

6. Tom doesn’t like sport. _____ prefers computer games.

7. _____ ´ve got a dog. She’s big and _____ name is Jane.

Use the correct possessive adjectives

1. Pedro and Isabel are Spanish. ______ family is from Spain.

2. Juan is not at school. ______ father took him to the doctor.

3. Beatriz is married. She showed us ______ ring today.

4. Jorge has a car. ______ car is new.

5. There are many student’s at school. ______ school as 500 children.

6. Jose and Maria are dancers. ______ older brother is a singer.

7. Pepe and I have an English class together. ______ teacher is Ms. Smith.

8. Juanma has a van. ______ van is very old.

9. Silvia is wearing a dress. ______ dress is yellow.

10. My family has a dog. ______ dog’s name is Lady.

11. The teacher told me not to bring ______ cell phone to school.

12. When I was in France last year I stayed at ______ father’s house.

13. Elizabeth has a skateboard. ______ skateboard is blue.

14. Peter is Dutch. ______ family is from Amsterdam.

15. I have one sister. ______ name is Debbie.

16. I have a pen. ______ pen is red.

17. Nacho forgot ______ book.

18. Luis and Miguel talk like ______ father.

19. Alex and I were late for ______ class.

20. Princess Leticia is wearing ______ new Chanel glasses.

21. Where are ______ keys? I can’t find them.

22. Where do you keep ______ money, in the bank?

23. Ana sees ______ mother every day.

24. The cat eats ______ food quickly.

25. We bring ______ books to class.

Use the correct possessive adjective

1. Javi and Jesus are in ______ (they) car.

2. Mayte is washing ______ (she) clothes.

3. Paula is drinking ______ (she) drink.

4. Is this ______ (I) food?

5. I am working on ______ (I) website.

6. You can give the dog ______ (it) bone.

Use the correct subject pronoun

1. Jesus is not English. _____ is Spanish.

2. Tony and Lisa are in love; _____ are going to get married.

3. This is my first job. _____ am very exited.

4. Have _____ seen my new car? No I haven’t.

5. _____ am going home this weekend.

6. Will you look after our hamster please? _____ will need food and water.

Use the correct possessive adjectives

1. The clothes belong to Peter. It’s _______ (he) clothes.

2. They live on the other side of the street. That’s _______ (they) house, the yellow one.

3. This is _______ (I) new car. I bought it yesterday.

4. Cristina is married. _______ (she) husband is accountant.

5. Paqui is coming to the party _______ (she) boyfriend is staying at home. 

Use the correct possessive adjectives

1. She has got a flat. This is _____ (she) flat.

2. Children! Wash _____ (you) hands, they are very dirty.

3. I have seen Sandra’s house. _____ (she) house is beautiful.

4. Don’t put _____ (you) feet on the table!

5. I love to put _____ (I) arm on Ignacio’s shoulder. 

Name:Date:Pronombres demostrativosLos pronombres demostrativos son:

· this - éste, esto, ésta

· that - aquél, aquello, aquella, eso, ésa

· these - éstos, éstas

· those - aquéllos, aquéllas

EjerciciosA. Utiliza ¨this¨ o ¨these¨

1. Is _________ my drink?

2. _________ aren´t my trainers.

3. Is _________ an interesting museum.

4. _________ are new bikes.

5. _________ is my house.

6. _________ is a hill.

7. _________ are donkeys.

8. What is _________?

9. Did you drop _________?

10. Hi, Jane! _________ is Michael.

11. _________ James´ bike.

12. _________ are his children.

13. _________ are his sister´s children.

14. _________ is Pete.

15. _________ is my restaurant.

16. _________ are my jewels.

17. _________ is the church of my town.

18. _________ are my father´s book.

19. _________ is Ajax´s stadium.

20. _________ is my bag.

21. Is _________ my TV?

22. Are _________ your watches.

23. I like _________ clown.

24. _________ boys are American.

25. _________ is my money.

16. These are my jewels.

17. This is the church of my town.

18. These are my father´s book.

19. This is Ajax´s stadium.

20. This is my bag.

21. Is this my TV?

22. Are these your watches.

23. I like this clown.

24. These boys are American.

25. This is my money.

B. Utiliza ¨that¨ o ¨those¨

1. __________ a big supermarket.

2. __________ are her CD´s.

3. Are __________ your books.

4. __________ is a big shop.

5. __________ is John´s house.

6. __________ is a mountain.

7. __________ are horses.

8. What are __________?

9. We can do better than __________.

10. No, __________ is not mine.

11. Did you win? __________ is amazing.

12. Hello, who is __________ speaking, please.

13. Hello, is __________ you John?

14. Is __________ a Dutch ship?

15. __________ is a Spanish woman.

16. __________ is my friend´s house.

17. __________ is my mother´s car.

18. Who is __________ knocking at the door?

19. __________ are turtles.

20. __________ are their lunches.

21. __________ is my cat.

22. __________ blouse is beautiful.

23. Look at __________!

24. Can you see __________ horses?

25. These are bigger than __________.

C. Utiliza ¨this¨ o ¨these¨

1. ____________ is my desk.

2. ____________ are my pets.

3. ____________ is Pete´s house.

4. It´s raining again. ____________ is awful.

5. Hello Kath, ____________ is Bob.

6. ____________ is my friend, Paul.

7. ____________ cake tastes delicious.

8. I don´t like ____________ one.

9. ____________ apples look good.

10. I´ll take ____________ grapes.

11. ____________ books belong to Linda.

12. Jack brought ____________ trousers.

13. ____________ hamburgers tastes good.

14. Have you seen ____________ movie?

15. ____________ are good times.

16. Do you like ____________ shirts?

17. ____________ is much heavier than that.

18. ____________ is unbelievable.

19. Is ____________ John´s house.

20. Do you like ____________ flowers?

21. ____________ book is great.

22. ____________ is an apple pie.

23. Do you like ____________ shoes?

24. I like ____________ picture.

25. What is the answer to ____________ questions.

D. Utiliza ¨that¨ o ¨those¨

1. Who owns ___________ house?

2. Look at ___________ man over there.

3. ___________ is a computer.

4. ___________ woman is a professor.

5. ___________ is my brother.

6. Wasn´t ___________ a horrible thing to say?

7. ___________ is my cousin, Jessica.

8. Do you see ___________ birds on the treetop.

9. What does ___________ notice say?

10. ___________ mountains are the Alps.

11. Don´t take ___________ mug.

12. This book or ___________ book?

13. This is my car and ___________ is your car.

14. ___________ is my school.

15. ___________ are my brother´s things.

16. ___________ is my aunt.

17. ___________ is my friend´s umbrella.

18. I can´t read ___________ words.

19. ___________ stars are very far from the earth.

20. I´d like to live in ___________ country.

21. ___________ towers are so far!

22. Look at ___________ star.

23. ___________ car is my father´s.

24. ___________ men are very late.

25. From my windows I saw ___________ boys.

Pasado simple: 'There was, there were'(había)

Es la forma pasada de   there is/there are .(hay)

There was a chair Había una silla

There were some chairs Había unas sil las

Al igual que en el presente simple usaremos   'there was'  cuando el sustantivo al que acompaña es un sustantivo contable en singular o uno incontable y  'there were'  con los sustantivos contables en plural.

Afirmativo

Hay que tener en cuenta que ' there was ' y  'there were'  no se puede contraer en la forma afirmativa.

Se forma con el pasado del verbo ' to be ' en singular o plural, según corresponda.

Afirmativo

singular

There was a bank

Había un banco

plural

There were some banks

Había algunos bancos

Negativo

El negativo  se forma poniendo el pasado del verbo   ' to be'  en forma negativa   (there was not/were not). Es frecuente el uso de la forma contraída (there wasn´t/there weren´t).

Negativo

singular forma corta There wasn't a shop No había una tienda

plural forma corta

There weren't any shops No habían tiendas

singular forma larga There was not a shop No había una tienda

plural forma larga

There were not any shops No habían tiendas

Interrogativo

El  interrogativo  se forma con el verbo "to be" en pasado(was/were) seguido de " there".

Estas preguntas suelen responderse con la forma corta: "Yes, there was/were" o "No, there wasn´t/weren´t".

Interrogativo

singular Was there a park there?

Yes, there was

¿Había un parque allí?

Sí (si había)

No, there weren't

No (no había)

plural

 

Were there any restaurants?

Yes, there were

¿Había restaurantes?

Sí (si había)

No, there weren't

No (no había)

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(no es necesario que imprimas la información, solo estúdiala y haz los ejercicios de las páginas siguientes)

Name: Date:

(Complete the sentences using was or were.)

1. Last year there ............... a circus in my town.o waso were2. There .............. four cinemas in Sosnowiec in 2004.o waso were3. There ................... many fountains in this park 20 years ago.o waso were4. There ................. a disco at Charsznica yesterday.o waso were5. There .................... five bananas in the fridge 2 days ago.o waso were6. There .................. a Chinese restaurant in Olkusz in 2001.o waso were7. There .................. one tailor in my village 10 years ago.o waso were8. There .................. many children in the park yesterday.o waso were9. There .................. an alien in your garden last night.o waso were10. There .................. five elephants in the zoo in Cracow five mnths ago.o waso were

Name:

Date:

Ejercicios con expresiones de cantidad (alumnos de 5º EP)

Ejercicios: Distinguir entre “too much”, “too many” y “enough”

Ver la explicación de gramática del ejercicio

El ejercicio os proporciona más práctica con las expresiones de cantidad “too much/too many” (demasiado/os/as) y “enough”(suficiente/suficientes). Recordad que “too much” se utiliza con sustantivos incontables, mientras que “too many” se utiliza con sustantivos contables en plural. “Enough” se puede utilizar tanto con sustantivos (contables e incontables) (que siempre se coloca delante del nombre) y adjetivos (“enough friends”/”strong enough”) (que siempre se coloca detrás del adjetivo).

1.- Completa las oraciones con “too much”, “too many”, “enough” y la palabra entre paréntesis.

1. I am not enjoying my job at the moment because I have  . (work)

2. I don't like the soup because there is   in it. (salt)

3. Her English is not good. She makes  . (mistakes)

4. We didn't go for a walk because it wasn't  . (warm)

5. I want to make some sandwiches. Have we got  ? (bread)

6. Would you like some more sugar or is your coffee  ? (sweet)

7. I didn't see her because there were   people at the party. (people)

8. We are 11 so there are   for a football team. (players)

9. I can't sleep because they are making too   next door. (noise)

10. Is that chair   or would you like to sit on the sofa? (comfortable)

2. Completa los huecos

Completa los huecos en las siguientes oraciones con too much/too many.

1. Is there_________________________butter on the bread?

2. He gave me______________money for the shopping, so I gave him some back.

3. I think there are__________________________people on the bus. It’s not safe.

4. I don’t want __________________________jobs to do today because I’m tired.

5. They wanted to take _____________________________luggage onto the plane.

6. There are________________things to understand when you’re learning to use a computer.

7. Do you think there are______________________cars on the roads these days?

3. - Complete the dialogue with too many, too much, or enough.

Lara: Where are we going today?Ramón: I don’t know. There are (1)…………………….. places to choose from. Emma: Why don’t we go to the Washington Monument? Ramón: Won’t there be (2) ……………………people there? Emma: No, it should be OK. Lara: Yes, but it costs (3)…………………………. money. Ramón: Don’t worry. I have (4)………………… money, I can lend you some.Lara: OK. Come on, let’s go. Ramón: Can we walk down by the river after that? Lara: Well, we don’t want to take (5)……………………….. time. Emma: It’ll be OK. We have (6) …………………………….time. Ramón: Yes, and when we take the subway I don’t like it. Lara: Why not? Isn’t it fast (7)…………………………….. ? Ramón: It’s fast, but it isn’t interesting (8) …………..……. I want to see things. Emma: Come on, let’s go. Otherwise we really won’t have (9)…………..... time.

"USED TO" EN INGLÉSFORMACIÓN

"Used to" se puede traducir por "acostumbraba" o "solía". Su formación actual es la siguiente: 1. Afirmativa: Sujeto + used to + verbo en infinitivo + complementos She used to drink tea.  2. Negativa: Sujeto + didn't + use to + verbo en infinitivo + complementos She didn't use to drink tea. 3. Interrogativa: Did + sujeto + use to + verbo en infinitivo + complementos? Did he use to drink tea?  

USOSe usa básicamente para referirnos a acciones que sucedieron habitualmente en el pasado. Por ejemplo: He used to get up at six (Se levantaba a las seis) Generalmente aparece contrastado lo que se hace ahora y lo que se hacía habitualmente en el pasado. Por ejemplo: He used to play basketball when he lived in New York (El solía jugar a baloncesto cuando vivía en Nueva York. También se utiliza para hablar de estados pasados, no de acciones habituales. Por ejemplo: My father used to be a teacher (Mi padre trabajaba de maestro)

Name:Date:Exercises:

used to

Ejercicio 1:

Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of used to and the words in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

used to  didn't use to   Did … use to…?  

1. David Beckham play for Manchester United.2. We have a computer, but we do now.3. (they) work together?4. That restaurant be a clothes shop.5. She like him, but now they're married.6. Where (you) go to school?7. There be a police station here.8. I like vegetables, but I do now.

Ejercicio 2:

En este actividad de comprensión debes escribir la respuesta adecuada en affirmative (used to), negative (didn´t use to) o interrogative (did you use to…?).

1.-My sister and I __________ eat lots of candies, but now I can’t

2.-Frank __________ go to parties, but now he goes partying three times a week.

3.-When I was in college, I was disciplined; I __________ get all A’s in my classes.

4. - __________ go out with her when she was still my girlfriend?

5. - When I was sad, I __________ cry in my bedroom.

6.- I ___________ forget stuff, but now I do; I even forget my mom’s birthday. 

Ejercicio 3:

En esta actividad debes escoger la respuesta adecuada en affirmative, negative o interrogative

1. I ------------ go to the beach every day.use to uses toused to   use

 2. I didn’t ------------- play tennis.use to uses toused to   use

 3. Susan --------- drink milk when she was young.didn’t use touse tohaswas

 4. I didn’t ----------- watch television.

use to uses toused to   use 

5.  What ---------- you use to wear at school?  diddoarehave

 6. Did they ----------- go to the cinema?  used to

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 7. People ------------- travel on horses.used touseuseduse to  

   8. Ted used to -------- my best friend, but he lives in Canada now.isbearebeing

 9. We ------------ play marbles.used touseduse to  use

 10.My mother -----------cook for me, but now my wife cooks at home.used touseduse to  use

 11. I ---------- start work at 9 o'clock.used touseduse to  use

 12. We didn’t --------- swim in the river.

used touseduse to  

use13. Pele -------------- play football in Brazil.      

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