PRIMERO DE BACHILLERATO

1. TIEMPOS VERBALES.
a. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a) As soon as I ..(hear) the news I .(go) to see her.
b) At last I have decided what I ..(do) when I finish my degree in June. As soon as I have finished my last
exam, I ..(meet) all my friends outside the exam hall and we ..(go) out. I am sure we
..(forget) out exams very soon. Later I .(organize) my trip to Scotland. By this time next
year I .(already-visit) Edinburgh.
c) By the time I (get) to the airport, the plane (already-go).
d) How long ..(she-live) abroad?
e) I .(sunbath) this time next week.
f) I dont know what to order. I think I .(have) a coffee.
g) Lucy .(not-enjoy) parties because she is very shy.
h) My parents (be) to Italy twice.
i) Oh, no! I cant sit outside. It (rain).
j) Our air conditioning (break) last summer.
k) She ..(not-understand) me.
l) Someone (steal) my sisters bag while she ...(walk) home from school.
m) The next flight for Madrid (leave) at 5.30
n) They .(split up-just)
o) We ..(send) e-mails all afternoons.
p) What (you-do) at this time yesterday?
q) What (those people / sell)?.Is it a kind of toy?
r) What job ..(you-have) when you are 30?
s) Where ..(you-be) all day?
t) Yesterday evening after it .(stop) raining, we ..(play) tennis.
b. Rewrite.
a. John hasnt always had a moustache.
John didnt

b. I have the intention of getting married.

I .
c. Joaquin is vegetarian but he ate meat in the past.
Joaqun .

d. The last time I went to Paris was in 2002.

I .
c. Write a question for these answers.
a) Yes, I did.
b) Next week.
c) For three months.
d) Two years ago.
e) Malena.

e. The car got burnt before the fire brigade arrived.

By the time .

f. As a student I didnt use to go to lectures everyday.

As a student I

g. My computer stopped working yesterday and it still doesnt

work.
My computer

h. I started reading this book yesterday. I am still reading it.

I .
f)
g)
h)
i)

I went by car.
Three days a week.
There were two.
I will be sunbathing

2. MODALES.
a. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the modal verb and of the verb in brackets.
a) The students were watching a film in Japanese. They ..(understand) it.
b) Our teacher looks slimmer. He .(be) on a diet.
c) She ..(play) the piano very well.
d) You .(walk) home alone last night.
e) If you practice with your bike, you .. (ride) it well very soon.
f) Have you finished your homework?
I (do) it, but I havent had any time.
g) He isnt answering his home phone, he .(be) at home.
h) We ..(get) home very late or our parents will get angry.
i) You ..(go) swimming after a big meal.
j) I ..(come) to your party on Saturday because I m going on holiday.
k) It is my birthday, but you .(buy) me a present.
l) It..(rain) tomorrow. I am not sure.
m) Ivan is crying. He (hurt) his foot.
n) I cant hear anything from Rosis bedroom, She .(fall) sleep.
o) Elena is very late. She (go) to see some friends, but I am not sure.
p) She has been up the whole night. She .(be) exhausted.
q) I was very good at languages when I was young.
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You ..(be) hungry. You have just had an enormous pizza.

Last weekend I ..(clean) up my house alone.
Omar is great at languages. He ..(speak) English and French when he was six.
Today I (go) to the playground because I have hit a boy.

b. Rewrite the sentences using a modal verb.

a) I am certain you havent seen John because he is on a trip.
You
b) It is possible that Jake is in his room.
Jake
c) Perhaps we will not see them at the weekend.
We
d) I dont know if I will go to the concert.
I
e) They are certain that bringing up children is not easy.
Bringing up children
f) It is unnecessary for you to come.
You
g) I advise him to give up smoking.
He
h) Eating chewing-gum in the class in prohibited.
Students
i) There was an obligation to turn off the mobile phone.
We
j) I didnt have the ability to cook when I was younger.
I
3. ORACIONES DE RELATIVO.
Join the sentences using a correct relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.
a) Henry Lavery became very rich. He invented a machine to read heads.
b) My parents organized a party. It was my birthday then.
c) My sister is a fantastic swimmer. Her legs are very long.
d) Ral lives in Madrid. He is one of Reals best players.
e) She always wears designer clothes. They cost a lot.
f) That is the mobile phone. It costs $300.
g) That is the shop. I bought some clothes in it.
h) The policeman was very helpful. He gave us directions.
i) The Sierra Nevada are the mountains. I had the ski accident there.
j) This is the teacher. She is always friend.
k) We went to the Hard Rock Caf. We had a delicious meal there.
4. LA PASIVA.
a. Transform these sentences from active to passive
a) Someone burgled our flat last week
b) People have manufactured cars here for sixty years
c) Millions of people watch television advertisements
d) Why didnt the police stopped you last night?

e) They will not send astronauts to the new planet soon

f) An experienced producer is making this documentary
g) No one had opened the letter when I found it

5. CONDICIONALES.
a. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a) My grandfather .(go) to university if his parents .(have) enough money.
b) If my mother (not-have) a cup of tea in the morning, she (feel) very tired.
c) If you .(see) a fight in the street, ..(you-stop it)?
d) My father has applied for new jobs. If he .(get) the one in Bilbao, we .(have) to
move there.
e) If she (not-find) any books in the library, she (not-be) able to finish her
essay for tomorrow.
f) If you (be) lonely, it ..(help) to talk.
g) If I ..(know) that film was so sad, I (go) to the see it
yesterday.
h) If I ..(find) a wallet full of money, I (take) it to the police.
b. Finish the sentences.
a) If people knew more about poverty
b) If David Beckan hadnt come to Real Madrid,
c) If we mix blue and red paint,
d) Unless you take your medicines, .
e) Ben is working hard for his exams this summer, if he passes them, ..
f) If Prince Charles had loved Lady Di, ...
c. Rewrite the sentences using a conditional.
a) We went to the concert because Tom gave us some tickets.
b) I cant change things because I am not the president.
c) I am going to the caf to meet my brother.
d) Martin normally works very quickly that is why he makes many mistakes.

6. Report Speech
Transform these sentences from direct speech into report speech:

a) Come here now, Sussan said.

b) When did you buy this jacket? Her friend asked her.
c) We are selling our jewellery at the moment, The woman said.
d) Lets not argue any more! My boyfriend told me.
e) Will you send me my wallet by post? The girl asked me.
f) Dont stay away after midnight, the mother ordered her son.
g) They must sign the papers tomorrow, the boss said.
7. Causative
Transform these sentences into causative form:
a) The lady is making me an ice cream
b) He is going to fix my mothers car tomorrow morning
c) His friend did his Maths homework yesterday.
d) The maid must wash the baby every night.
e) The train driver has announced passengers the fatal news.