EVIDENCIA DE GRAMATICA COMPLETA INGLES

SOLUCION A LOS EJERCICIOS

1. Pagina 18:

A) Complete the following exercise by using the Saxon genitive:

Ej: William is JANES HUSBAND. (JANE)
1. William and Jane are ------------------------------------- (LISA)
2. Paul is --------------------------------------------------------- (LISA)
3. Lisa is ----------------------------------------------------------( HENRY)
4. Paul is ---------------------------------------------------------( WILLIAM)
5. John and Mary are------------------------------------------(MAGGY)
6. John and Mary are -----------------------------------------(WILLIAM)
7. Mary is ---------------------------------------------------------(ANNE)
8. Richard is ------------------------------------------------------( ANNE)
9. Anne is ----------------------------------------------------------(SUSAN)
10. Paul is -----------------------------------------------------------(SUSAN)
11. John is -----------------------------------------------------------(SUSAN)
12. Lisa is ------------------------------------------------------------(SUSAN)
13. Mary is -----------------------------------------------------------(JANE)
14. Anne is -----------------------------------------------------------(LISA)
15. Mary is -----------------------------------------------------------(MAGGY)
B) Rewrite the following sentences by using the Saxon genitive.
Ej: The girl has a pretty dress. The girls dress is pretty.
1. The man has white hair. -------------------------------------- is white.
2. Mary has red shoes. --------------------------------------------are red.
3. The king has a beautiful palace.----------------------------is beautiful.
4. Alice has a new bicycle. ---------------------------------------is new.
5. The cat has green eyes. ----------------------------------------are green.
6. My dog has a long tail. -----------------------------------------is long.
7. The men have long hair. --------------------------------------- is long.
C) Translate the following sentences:
1. Est el hermano de Pedro en la cocina? No, no est.
2. La casa de Paul es muy bonita.
3. Este es el coche de Billy y aquel es el de Mary.
4. Dnde est la cerveza de tu abuelo? Est en la cocina.
5. El marido de Susan es el padre de Robert.
6. Hoy es el cumpleaos de mi madre.

A) Complete the following exercise by using the Saxon genitive:

Ej: William is JANES HUSBAND. (JANE)

1. William and Jane are LISAS FATHERS

2. Paul is LISAS SON

3. Lisa is HENRYS BROTHER

4. Paul is WILLIAMS GRANDSON

5. John and Mary are MAGGYS BROTHERS IN LAW

6. John and Mary are WILLIAMS COUSINS

7. Mary is ANNES SISTER

8. Richard is ANNES BOYFRIEND

9. Anne is SUSANS MOTHER

10. Paul is SUSANS IN LAW

11. John is SUSANS FRIENDS

12. Lisa is SUSANS FRIEND

13. Mary is JANES FRIENDS

14. Anne is LISAS FRIENDS

15. Mary is MAGGYS MOTHER IN LAW

B) Rewrite the following sentences by using the Saxon genitive.

Ej: The girl has a pretty dress. The girls dress is pretty.

1. The man has white hair. THE MANS HAIR is white.

2. Mary has red shoes. THE MARYS SHOES are red.

3. The king has a beautiful palace. THE KINGS PALACE is beautiful.

4. Alice has a new bicycle. THE ALICES BICYCLE is new.

5. The cat has green eyes. THE CATS EYES are green.

6. My dog has a long tail. THE DOGS TAIL is long.

7. The men have long hair. THE MENS HAIR ARE long.

C) Translate the following sentences:

1. Est el hermano de Pedro en la cocina? No, no est.

IS PEDROS BROTHER IN THE KITCHEN? NO, HE ISNT

2. La casa de Paul es muy bonita.

PAULS HOUSE IS VERY BEUTIFUL

3. Este es el coche de Billy y aquel es el de Mary.

THAT BILLYS CAR AND THAT MARYS IS IT

4. Dnde est la cerveza de tu abuelo? Est en la cocina.

WHERE IS GRANDFATHERS BEER? ITS A THE KITCHEN

5. El marido de Susan es el padre de Robert.

THE SUSANS HUSBAND IS ROBERTS FATHER

6. Hoy es el cumpleaos de mi madre.

MY MOTHERSS BIRTHDAY IS TODAY

2. Pagina 20:

A) Whats happening at the moment? Write TRUE sentences:

I / wash / my hair. I am not washing my hair.

It/ snow. it isn't snowing
I / sit / on a chair I'm sitting on chair
I / eat I'm not eating
It/ rain it is raining
I/ learn/ English I learning english
I / listen/ to music I listening to music
The sun/ shine The sun is shining
I / wear / shoes I'm wearing shoes
I / read/ a newspaper I'm reading a newspaper

B) Write questions from these words. Use is or are and put the words in order.
1. working / Paul / today? Is Paul working today?
2. What /doing / the children? what are doing the children ?
3. You / listening / to me? Are you listening to me?
4. Where / going / your friends? where are going your friends?
5. Your parents/ television / watching? Are your parents watching televisin?
6. What / cooking / Ann? what is cooking ann ?
7. Why / you / looking at me? why are you looking at me ?

3. Pagina 22,23:
A) Completa el siguiente artculo periodstico sobre Lord Stonebury. Utiliza PRESENTE SIMPLE. Todos los
verbos han de ser afirmativos. Recuerda la 3 persona del singular. Debes utilizar todos los verbos que te doy
a continuacin. En algunos casos han de usarse ms de una vez (tal y como te indico entre parntesis).
Busca en el diccionario aquellos verbos que no conozcas.

Go (4) / have (3) / live (2) / get / meet / own / play / read / spend / talk

Lord Stonebury is 28 years old. He lives in Belgravia, in Londons West End. He is very rich and he owns the
company Office Blocks International. Every morning the young Lord has breakfast in bed and reads the
newspapers. He gets up at 10 oclock and usually goes for a walk in Hyde Park. He has lunch at his club.
He sometimes meets the Directors OBI, and they talk about the companys plans. In the afternoon Lord
Stonebury and his friends sometimes play golf. Then they go for a few drinks. Or sometimes he and a girlfriend
get for a drive in his sports car. After dinner Lord Stonebury goes to a night club or a casino with one of his
girlfriends. They go home at about 2 oclock. In the winter the young Lord live in Monte Carlo. And he meet his
summer holidays in the West Indies.

B) Write sentences from these words: Put the verbs in the right form (arrive or arrives?). Be careful with
frequency adverbs.

1. always / early / Sue / arrive Sue always arrive early

2. basketball / I / play / often I play often basketball
3. work / Margaret / hard / usually margaret usually hard work
4. Jenny / always / nice /wear / clothes Jenny always wear nice clothes
5. dinner / we / have / always / at 7.30 we have always dinner at 7.30
6. like / chocolate / children / usually children usually like chocolate
7. Julia / parties / enjoy / always Julia always enjoy parties

C) Write questions: Use the words in brackets + DO /DOES. Put the words in the right order.
1. where / live / your parents ? where does live your parents ?
2. you / early / always / get up? Do you always get up early?
3. how often / TV / you / watch ? how often do you watch TV ?
4. you / want / what / for dinner? what do you want for dinner?
5. like / you / football? Do you like football?
6. your brother / like / football? does your brother like football?
7. what / you / do / in the evening? what do you do in the evening?
8. your sister / work / where ? where does your sister work?
9. to the cinema / often / you / go? Do you go often to the cinema?
10. go / usually / to bed / what time / you what time usually do you go to bed?

D) Choose the right answer: Simple present or present continuous?

1) Listen! Someone is playing the violin. Can you hear it?

a) plays b) is playing
2) Helen is a musician. She is plays the violin in an orchestra.
a) plays b) is playing
3) He is working very hard now. His exams are very next.
a) works b) is working
4) Can I phone you back? am having dinner at the moment.
a) have b) am having
5) Kim works in a bank. She has worked there for 20 years.
a) works b) is working
6) Where is John? is he cooking the dinner?
a) does he cook b) is he cooking
7) Look! We cant play tennis. It is raining
a) rains b) is raining
8) Bob doesnt eat meat. He is a vegetarian.
a) doesnt eat b) isnt eat.

E) Simple present or present continuous?

You cant see Tom now. He is having a bath.

He usually speaks so quickly that I not understand him.
How are you usually do to work.
He is working at preset in an office.
The baby is crying Give him some food.
What is he doing. He is repairing his bicycle.
What does he do. He is a pilot.
Stella usually stay in a hotel when she comes to London, but this week she stay with us.
What does your wife do? She is a nurse but she is not working at the moment.
Look! The train is coming

F) Choose the correct verb forms:

Stan have /has breakfast at half past seven. Stan has breakfast at half past seven.
Karen does not have/ has breakfast. Karen does not have breakfast.
How does Karen go/goes to work? How does Karen goes to work?
Stan go/goes to work by bus. Stan goes to work by bus.
My father work / works in Cardiff My father work in Cardiff
He does not like / likes travelling He does not likes travelling
He get up / gets up at six oclock everyday. He get up at six oclock everyday.
My parents live /lives in a big house. My parents lives in a big house.
What does your father do/does? What does your father do?
Stan and Karen live /lives in Oxford. Stan and Karen live in Oxford

4. Pagina 25:

A) Complete the following sentences with AM / IS/ ARE/ WAS / WERE

1. Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

2. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was very cold.
3. I am hungry. Can I have a sandwich?
4. I feel fine this morning but I was very tired last night.
5. Where were you at 11oclock last Friday morning?
 6. Dont buy those shoes. They are very expensive.
7. This time last year I were in Paris.
8. Where are the children? I dont know. They were in the garden ten minutes ago.

B) Write questions: Use the words in brackets in the correct order + was and were.

1. late / you / this morning/ why? The traffic was bad.

why were you late this morning ? The traffic was bad.
2. difficult / your exam? No, it was easy.
were your difficult exam ? No, it was easy.
3. last week / where / Ann and Chris? They were on holiday.
where were Ann and Chris last week? They were on holiday.
4. your new camera / how much? 60$
how much was your new camera ? 60$
5. angry / you / yesterday / why? Because you were late.
why were you angry yesterday? Because you were late.
6. nice / the weather / last week? Yes, it was beautiful.
was the weather last week nice? Yes, it was beautiful.

5. Pagina 26:

A) Complete the sentences: Use one of these verbs in the past simple:

Clean, die, enjoy, finish, happen, open, rain, start, stay, want

1 ) I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.

2) It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.
3) The concert started at 7.30 and finished at 10 oclock.
4) When I was a child I wanted to be a doctor.
5) The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.
6) Its a nice day today but yesterday it rained all day.
7) We enjoyed our holiday last year. We stayed at a very nice place.
8) Anns grandfather died when he was 90 years old.

B) Write Bs questions: Use one of these verbs in the past simple:

Arrive, cost, go, go to bed late, have a nice time, stay, win

1)
A) We went to New York last month.
B) Where your stayed to New York last month?
A) With some friends.

2) A) I was late this morning.

B) What time arrived?
A) Half past nine.

3) A) I played tennis this afternoon.

B) are you won?
 A) No, I lost.

4) A) I had a nice holiday.

B) Good. Where went?
A) To the mountains.

5 A) We came home by taxi.

B) How much cost?
A) 10$

6) A) Im tired this morning.

B) went to bed late ?
A) No, but I didnt sleep well.

7) A) We went to the beach yesterday.

B) Do you had a nice time?
A) Yes, it was great.

6. Pagina 27, 28:

A) Put the verb into the past continuous or past simple:

1) A) What (you do) --------------- when the phone (ring)----------------?

B) I (watch) ------------------- TV.
2) A) Was Jane busy when you went to see her?
B) Yes, she (study) -------------------
3) A) What time (the post arrive)------------------------- this morning?
B) It (come)--------------------while I (have)-----------------breakfast.
4) A) How fast ( you drive)---------------------when the police (stop)--------------- you?
B) I dont know exactly but I ( not drive )---------------- very fast.
5) A) (you see) ----------------- Jenny last night?
B)Yes, she (wear) ---------------- a very nice jacket.

B) Write complete sentences, one of the verb in past simple, the other one in past continuous.

1. I / walk /home / when / it / start / to rain

2. Cora / read / a letter/ when / Jimmy / phone / her
3. Andy / come out / of the restaurant / when / he / see / Jenny
4. Cathy / phone / the post office / when the parcel / arrive
5. When Don / arrive / we / have / coffee
6. While he / walk / in the mountains / Henry / see / a bear
7. The students / play / a game / when / the professor / arrive
8. I / walk / to the park / when it / start / to snow

A) Put the verb into the past continuous or past simple:

1) A) What were you doing when the phone rang?

B) I was watching TV.
2) A) Was Jane busy when you went to see her?
B) Yes, she was studying
 3) A) What was time the post arriving this morning?
B) It was coming while I had breakfast.
4) A) How were fast you driving when the police stopped you?
B) I dont know exactly but I was not driving very fast.
5) A) were you seeing Jenny last night?
B) Yes, she was wearing a very nice jacket.

B) Write complete sentences, one of the verb in past simple, the other one in past
continuous.
1. I / walk /home / when / it / start / to rain
I walking home when it started to rain
I was walking home when it started to rain

2. Cora / read / a letter/ when / Jimmy / phone / her

Cora read a letter when Jimmy phoned her
Cora was reading a letter when Jimmy phoned her

3. Andy / come out / of the restaurant / when / he / see / Jenny

Andy come out of the restaurant when he seen Jenny
Andy was coming out of the restaurant when he seen Jenny

4. Cathy / phone / the post office / when the parcel / arrive

Cathy phoned the post office when the parcel arrived
Cathy was phoning the post office when the parcel arrived

5. When Don / arrive / we / have / coffee

When Don arrived we had coffee
When was Don arriving we had coffee

6. While he / walk / in the mountains / Henry / see / a bear

While he walked in the mountains Henry seen a bear
While he was walking in the mountains Henry seen a bear

7. The students / play / a game / when / the professor / arrive

The students played a game when the professor arrived
The students was playing a game when the professor arrived

8. I / walk / to the park / when it / start / to snow

I walked to the park when it started to snow
I was walking to the park when it started to snow

7. Pagina 30:

A) Put the following adjectives in the comparative or superlative form:

1. The weather today is (warm ) ---------------- than yesterday.
2. Johns car was ( expensive) ----------------- than my car.
3. Sarah is the (pretty) -------------- girl I have ever met.
4. These exercises are (difficult)---------------- than some of the others.
5. This book is (good) ------------------ than the last one we used.
6. Kate is the (careful) ---------------- student in the class.
7. Bill is (intelligent) ------------------ than Joe.
8. My house is (bad) ----------------- than his.
9. Johns car is (comfortable)------------ in town.
10. Jeff is (unpleasant) ------------------- than my brother.

B) Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
Follow the example.
1) Apples are more expensive than pears.
Pears are cheaper than apples.
2) His car isnt as good as mine.
My car is
3) Katie sings better than Jane.
Jane sings
4) Jill is 25 years old. Gary is 23.
Jill is
5) My camera cost 100$. Your camera cost 96$.
My camera is
6) Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was 10.
Its
7) The film is 3 hours but the video tape is only 2 hours.
The film is
8) The water colour is 85$ and the oil painting is 100$.
The oil painting is
9)The church was built in 1878 and the library is 1925.
The church is
10) Tim is 1.6 metres tall but Wendy is 1.7 metres.
Wendy is

A) Put the following adjectives in the comparative or superlative form:

1. The weather today is as warm as than yesterday.

2. Johns car was as expensive as than my car.
3. Sarah is the prettiest girl I have ever met.
4. These exercises are more difficult than some of the others.
5. This book is more good than the last one we used.
6. Kate is the most careful student in the class.
7. Bill is as intelligent as than Joe.
8. My house is more bad than his.
9. Johns car is the most comfortable in town.
10. Jeff is more unpleasant than my brother.

B) Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Follow the example.

1) Apples are more expensive than pears.

Pears are cheaper than apples.

2) His car isnt as good as mine.

My car is more good than yours

3) Katie sings better than Jane.

Jane sings less than katie

4) Jill is 25 years old. Gary is 23.

Jill is more old than gary

5) My camera cost 100$. Your camera cost 96$.

My camera is more costlier than yours

6) Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was 10.

Its the most than yesterday

7) The film is 3 hours but the video tape is only 2 hours.

The film is more than video tape

8) The water colour is 85$ and the oil painting is 100$.

The oil painting is more costlier

9)The church was built in 1878 and the library is 1925.

The church is the most old than library

10) Tim is 1.6 metres tall but Wendy is 1.7 metres.

Wendy is tallest