DISTRITAL UNIVERSITY LANGUAGES FACULTY PROGRAM LENGUA 3

NAME:__________________________________________________ DATE:_________________

1. Use COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES

1. Karen is ______ than her sister. 4. The dog is ______ than the hamster.

a) young a) large

b) younger b) larger

c) youngest c) largest
2. The mouse is the ______ animal in the zoo. 5. Everyone in our family sings beautifully, but my mother is
the ______ singer.
a) small
a) good
b) smaller
b) better
c) smallest
3. Barbara is as ______ as Janet. c) best
6. A knife is ______ than a spoon.
a) intelligent
a) dangerous
b) more intelligent
b) more dangerous
c) most intelligent
c) most dangerous

MUST / SHOULD / HAVE TO . Take into account the grammar tenses

7. You__________________ speak to your brother and try to solve that problem
8. You _____________ come with us to the cinema; the film we are going to see is marvellous
9. You are very fat. You _______________ practice sport (consejo)
10. Please, we are in the church; you _____________ stop making that unpleasant noise
11. If you want to watch TV, first you ________________ finish your homework
12. If I want to buy a new house I _____________ get a mortgage (A mother to her daughter)
13. You cannot go out with your friends. You ___________ stay at home because you have fever
14. In internal flights you ____________ check in one hour before the departure
15. I _______________ go to the bank to get some money
16. You __________________ visit Paris. What a beautiful city!

GERUNDS or INFINITIVES:

17. I can't imagine Peter _____________________ (go) by bike.

18. He agreed ______________________ (buy) a new car.
19. The question is easy ____________________ (answer).
20. The man asked me how __________________ (get) to the airport.
21. I look forward to __________________ (see) you at the weekend.
22. Are you thinking of _________________ (visit) London?
23. We decided ________________ (run) through the forest.
24. The teacher expected Sarah _____________ (study) hard.
25. She doesn't mind _________________ (work) the night shift.
26. I learned _______________ (ride) the bike at the age of 5.

USED TO

27. I ------------ go to the beach every day. 29. Susan --------- drink milk when she was young.

use to didnt use to

uses to use to

used to has

use was

28. I didnt ------------- play tennis. 30. I didnt ----------- watch television.

use to use to

uses to uses to

used to used to

use use
 31. What ---------- you use to wear at school? 34. Ted used to -------- my best friend, but he lives in Canada
now.
did
is
do
be
are
are
have
being

32. Did they ----------- go to the cinema? 35. We ------------ play marbles.

used to used to

use used

used use to

use to use

33. People ------------- travel on horses. 36. My mother -----------cook for me, but now my wife
cooks at home.
used to
used to
use
used
used
use to
use to
use

PASSIVE VOICE: Rewrite the following sentences into passive voice:

37. I can answer the question. __________________________________________________

38. She would carry the box. -___________________________________________________

39. You should open the window. ________________________________________________

40. We might play cards. ______________________________________________________

41. You ought to wash the car____________________________________________________

42. He must fill in the form. ______________________________________________________

43. They need not buy bread. _____________________________________________________

44. He could not read the sentence. _______________________________________________

45. Will the teacher test our English? -__________________________________________________

FIRST CONDITIONAL: Complete the following sentences using first conditional

46. If I _____________ (go) out tonight, I ___________ (go) to the cinema. ..

47. If you _________________(get) back late, I _____________(be) angry. ..

48. If we __________________ (not/see) each other tomorrow, we________________________ (see) each other next week. ..

49. If he _____________________ (come) , I _________________________(be) surprised. ..

50. If we ______________________ (wait) here, we _________________________ (be) late. ..

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS:

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR THE FUTURE AND BE GOING TO
1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS BELOW USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS : Use the
following verbs PLAY- NOT MEET - NOT WORK- LEAVE- GO - HAVE
51. The train ________________ in five minutes.
52. Mary ___________________ to the shopping centre soon?
53. Blanca and Adrin ____________________ tennis on Monday.
54. ___________ Andrea and Estefana _________________ a party after school?
55. I ________________ Jorge this evening.
56. My mum __________________ at the office tomorrow.

2. COMPLETE. USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

57. Alba _____________________ to Australia tonight? ( travel )
58. My classmates ____________________ to the sports centre after school (go)
59. Francisco _________________ his bicycle this afternoon ( not ride)
60. Pedro ______________________his English test tomorrow afternoon (study)
61. Chistian__________________his brother to the shops soon? (take)
62. Delia ___________________ the plants this evening (water)
63. Pablo _________________________TV this afternoon (not watch)
64. Jose ngel and Elih ___________________ breakfast tomorrow morning? (make)
65. Vernica ___________________ the dishes after lunch ( wash)
66. Borja __________________________ a book next weekend? (read)

3. THE STUDENTS ARE THINKING ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR THE DAY. WRITE A NEGATIVE SENTENCE FIRST AND THEN A POSITIVE
ONE. SHORT FORMS.Use be going to and the words in brackets.
67. Rafa ________________________ (go sailing / ride a bike)
68. David _______________________ ( cook dinner / eat in a restaurant)
69. Moiss _____________________ ( dance / play the guitar)
70. Kiko _____________________ ( do gymnastics / do homework)
71. Jos Antonio _________________________ ( draw pictures / play computer games)
72. Andrea ________________________ ( lay the table / feed her pets)
73. Johnny ____________________ (hoover the floor / read comics)
74. Sara and M Luz _______________________ ( be sad / be happy)
75. The students ______________________ (have a bath / have a shower)
76. I _____________________________(have an English breakfast/ have a continental breakfast.)
4. WRITE QUESTIONS WITH THE WORDS BELOW. USE BE GOING TO
77. The girls /play / tennis / tomorrow? _______________________________________________
78. You / meet / your friends/ at the airport / later? _____________________________________
79. John and Paula / have lunch/ at two o'clock? ________________________________________
80. Lucas / start / the project / today? ________________________________________________
81. Camila / buy / an iPod / soon? ___________________________________________________

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Check the following website: http://www.edufind.com/es/english-grammar/present-perfect-continuous/
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES:
Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive).
82. He ______________________________(work) in this company since 1985.
83. I ______________________________________(wait) for you since two o'clock.
84. Mary ____________________________________(live) in Germany since 1992.
85. Why is he so tired? He _______________________________(play) tennis for five hours.
86. How long ________________________________(learn / you) English?
87. We ___________________________________ (look for) the motorway for more than an hour.
88. I ___________________________________ (live) without electricity for two weeks.
89. The film __________________________________(run / not) for ten minutes yet, but there's a commercial break already.
90. How long __________________________ (work / she) in the garden?
91. She _________________________- (not / be) in the garden for more than an hour.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT PERFECT
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris. I would like to find out a little bit more about your background.
Mr. Harris: I 92.___________ (work) in the insurance industry for over ten years. I worked for Met Life for six years and World Insurance for four and
a half. During that time, I heard many good things about Hollings Life Insurance and that's why I 93. ______________ (apply) for the new sales
position.
Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests.
Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the Sierra Club and play tennis. In fact, I 94. ________________
(compete) in a tennis tournament this weekend.
Mr. Smith: Really, how long 95. _____________ (you, play) tennis ?
Mr. Harris: I 96. __________________ (play) since high school. I love the sport.
Mr. Smith: Great! We like dedication here at Hollings Life. You mentioned you volunteer at the Sierra Club. I 97. ______________ (work, currently)
with them on the sea turtle project. We 98. ________________ (try) to create a wildlife sanctuary near the bay.
Mr. Harris: Do you know Frank Harris? He's my brother. He 99. ____________________ (work, presently) on the same project.
Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Frank's would be a welcome addition to Hollings Life. Just one more thing, we 100.
________________________ (look) for somebody who is fluent in Spanish; many of our clients are from Mexico.
Mr. Harris: No problem. I 101. ____________________________(study) Spanish since elementary school.
Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.

PRESENT PERFECT / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
102. Judy: How long ________________________________(be) in Canada?
Claude: I ________________________________ (study) here for more than three years.
103. I ______________________________(have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
104. I ___________________________(love) chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic."
105. Matt and Sarah _____________________________(have) some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they
_______________________________(go) to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out.
106. John _________________________________(work) for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he
______________________________(enjoy) his work, but now he is talking about retiring.
107. Lately, I _________________________________(think) about changing my career because I (become)
________________________________dissatisfied with the conditions at my company.
108. I _____________________________(see) Judy for more than five years and during that time I _____________________(see) many changes
in her personality.

PHRASAL VERBS: Use the following verbs (believe, fill, get, look, put, switch, take, throw, turn, try) and the prepositions (away, down, for, in,
off, on, out) and form meaningful sentences

109. Quick! _____________ the bus. It's ready to leave.

110. I don't know where my book is. I have to ___________________ it.

111. It's dark inside. Can you ______________ the light, please?

112. _______________ the form, please.

113. I need some new clothes. Why don't you ______________ these jeans?

114. It's warm inside. ________________ your coat.

115. This pencil is really old. You can ______________ it ____________________

116. It's so loud here. Can you _______________ the radio a little.

117. The firemen were able to ________________ the fire in Church Street.

118. Does your little brother ______________ ghosts?

TOO and ENOUGH: Fill in the correct word (too or enough).

119. I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was __________ hot to drink.
120. He wasn't strong ____________ to lift that heavy box.
 121. There aren't ___________ policemen in our town.
122. Do you have ___________ information to help me with this problem?
123. It is ___________ difficult to do for a little child.
124. I do not have __________ much time to prepare dinner.
125. I didn't buy the car because it was ___________ expensive.
126. He didn't work hard __________ to pass the exam.
127. My mum can't sleep because she drinks ___________ much coffee.
128. She isn't old __________ to start driving.
SECOND CONDITIONAL:

Check the following websites: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional-second.htm

http://www.aprenderinglesrapidoyfacil.com/2014/06/23/segundo-condicional-en-ingles-second-conditional/

Complete the following sentences using second conditional

129. If I _______________ (be) you, I ___________________ (get) a new job. ..

130. If he ______________________ (be) younger, he_______________________ (travel) more. ..

131. If we ___________________ (not/be) friends, I ______________________ (be) angry with you. ..

132. If I ___________________ (have) enough money, I _____________________ (buy) a big house. ..

133. If she ______________________ (not/be) _________________ always so late, she __________________(be) promoted. ..

134. If we ________________ (win) the lottery, we_____________________ (travel) the world. ..

135. If you __________________ (have) a better job, we_________________ (be) able to buy a new car. ..

136. If I _____________________ (speak) perfect English, I________________________ (have) a good job. ..

137. If we__________________ (live) in Mexico, I____________________ (speak) Spanish. ..

138. If she ____________________ (pass) the exam, she _________________ (be) able to enter university. ..

139. She _____________________ (be) happier if she ______________________ (have) more friends. ..

140. We ______________________ (buy) a house if we ___________________ (decide) to stay here. ..

141. They ______________ (have) more money if they __________________ (not/buy) so many clothes. ..

142. We _____________________ (come) to dinner if we _______________ (have) time. ..

143. She __________________ (call) him if she ___________________ (have) his number. ..

144. They __________________ (go) to Spain on holiday if they __________________ (like) hot weather. ..

145. She __________________ (pass) the exam if she _________________ (study) more. ..

146. I ___________________ (marry) someone famous if I _________________ (be) a movie star. ..

147. We ____________ (not/be) late again if we_______________ (buy) a new car. ..

148. You _________________ (lose) weight if you ______________ (eat) less. ..