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Reported speech

Trabaja en un banco. (Translate the sentence and make its reported speech. Use
'she said' at the beginning of answer)

He works in a bank

She said that she works in a bank.

I have been working in Canada for two years.

a) He said that he worked in Canada for two years.

b) He said that he has been working in Canada for two years.

c) He said that he had been working in Canada for two years.

John says: “They were studying here”.

a) John said that they had been studying here

b) John said that he have been studying here

c) John said they have been study here

I woke up in hospital. (Turn this phrase to reported speech)

He said that he had woken up in hospital

Juan said: «The Lion King is the best movie I’ve ever seen»

A. Juan said that The Lion King was the best movie he had ever seen.

B. Juan said that The Lion King was the best movie he has ever seen.

C. Juan said that The Lion King is the best movie he had ever seen.
IN, ON, AT

El castillo fue construido en el siglo XVI (traducir al inglés y colocar in, on, at
donde corresponda)

The castle was built in sixteenth century

Yo estoy ocupado en este momento. (Translate)

I am busy at the moment

Tenemos pensado salir el viernes de fiesta. (Translate)

We have thought to go out on Friday to party

We have planned partying on Friday

Nunca había estado en un lugar como este. (Translate)

I had never been in a place like this

Ella vive en la calle de Alcalá. Por lo tanto, si quieres ir a visitarla el sábado,

tendrás que ir en metro. (Translate)

She lives on Alcala Street. Therefore, if you want to go visiting her on Saturday,

you will have to go by subway.

Choose the correct gaps “House music emerged _ Chicago _ the mid-1980s”

a) at, on

b) in, in

c) in, on

La canción de su último disco fue tocada en su concierto. (Translate)


His last album song was played at his concert.

Este jardín es hermoso en primavera. (Translate)

This garden is beautiful in spring.

SOME, MUCH, MANY, LOTS OF, A LOT OF

The entrance was at the back of the building. (Fill in the gaps with a, the or some)

There are ______ chairs in _____ living room.

1o. a) a 2o. a) a

b) the b) the

c) some c) some

Cuando voy a un supermercado compro muchas naranjas. (Translate)

When I go to a supermarket I buy a lot of oranges.

When I go to a supermarket I buy lots of oranges.

This car costs ___ money

a) too much

b) a lot of

c) many

Hay muchas bebidas en la nevera. (Translate)

There are a lot of drinks in the fridge.


WILL, GOING TO; PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Tamara está buscando un libro sobre medicina, ella será doctora. (Translate)

Tamara is looking for a book about medicine, she is going to be a doctor.

But we ___ (meet) Anna on Thursday to discuss the sales figures!

a) Will meet

b) Are meeting

c) Are meet

I ́m_______wear my black dress tonight.

a) going to

b) will

c) would

Voy a comprar un coche este año. (Translate)

I am going to buy a car this year.

When we talk about an unexpected plan, we use...

a. Going to.

b. Will.

c. Present Continuous.
Este viernes se estrena una película. ¿Te gustaría venir? Si iré a ver la película.
(Translate)
This Friday a movie is being released. Would you like to come? Yes, I will come to
watch the movie.

Cuando es un plan definido en el momento que hablas se utilizará


a) Will
b) Going to
c) present continuous 

What do we use to talk about spontaneous plans decided at the time of speaking?
a) Going to.
b) Will.
c) Present continuous.

Voy a llevar mi camiseta granate esta noche. (Translate)

I am going be wear my maroon T-shirt tonight.

THE, A, AN

Leo has lost ___ umbrella

a) a

b) the

c) an
Los artículos son palabras que definen a un sustantivo como específico o

inespecífico. (Translate)

Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific/nonspecific.

Don't worry, I didn't steal __ apple.

a) A

b) an

c) much

d) the

Could you give me ____ water please?

a) many

b) some

c) much

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