Jorge Salcedo
CAUSATIVES
1. Juan have changed the curtains of my bedroom.
2. My sister is going to feed my dog in twenty minutes.
3. The maid had changed the bedsheets in our hotel in Paris.
4. The mechanic repairs her car.
5. The doctor has fixed me a broken arm today.
IMPERSONALS
1. The judge think that you are the criminal.
2. The news reported that the tornado have caused serious
damage.
3. My friends believe that youtubers are rich and live in Andorra.
4. The teacher claim that the new president is better than the old
one.
5. The speaker say that this player is an amazing striker.
KEY ANSWERS
1. Juan have changed the curtains of my bedroom.
I have had/got the curtains of my bedroom changed by Juan.
2. My sister is going to feed my dog in twenty minutes.
I am going to have/get my dog fed in twenty minutes by my
sister.
3. The maid had changed the bedsheets in our hotel in Paris.
We have had/got the bedsheets in our hotel in Paris changed
by the maid.
4. The mechanic repairs her car.
She has/gets her car repaired by the mechanic.
5. The doctor has fixed me a broken arm today.
I have had/got a broken arm fixed today by the doctor.
IMPERSONALS
1. The judge think that you are the criminal.
- It is thought that you are a criminal.
- You are thought to be a criminal.
2. The news reported that the tornado have caused serious
damage.
- It was reported that the tornado have caused serious
damage.
- The tornado was reported to have caused serious damage.
3. My friends believe that youtubers are rich and live in Andorra.
- It is believed that youtubers are rich and live in Andorra.
- Youtubers are believed to be rich and live in Andorra.
4. The teacher claim that the new president is better than the old
one.
- It is claimed that the new president is better than the old
one.
- The new president is claimed to be better than the old
one.
5. The speaker say that this player is an amazing striker.
- It is said that this player is an amazing striker.
- This player is said to be an amazing striker.
Pablo Baena
Verb tenses
. I (read).......... during all this year.
2. There's a dead boy in the abandoned house. I think Mark (kill) .......... him.
3. I remember when we (look) .......... for you for 3 hours.
4. I (be) .......... in the gym until it closes.
5. I (not want) .......... to do it, but I was forced to do it.
Key answers
. I (read).......... during all this year (have been reading)
2. There's a dead boy in the abandoned house. I think Mark (kill) .......... him. (has killed).
3. I remember when we (look) .......... for you for 3 hours. (were looking)
4. I (be) .......... in the gym until it closes. (will be)
5. I (not want) .......... to do it, but I was forced to do it. (didn't want)
Fátima González
Passive sentences
1 The firefighters extinguished the fire.
Pablo Remedios
2 They had given their niece a gift. (2)
3 The soldiers are attacking the city.
4 You will break the plate if you keep playing with it.
5 They are going to watch the movie this weekend.
6 Is this the world we created?
7 The students are doing their homework.
8 What did he buy?
9 She didn't make her breakfast.
10 Nobody has ever seen him.
Key answers
1 The firefighters extinguished the fire.
-The fire was extinguished by the firefighters.
2 They had given her niece a gift.
-Their niece had been given a gift by them.
- A gift had been given to their niece by them.
3 The soldiers are attacking the city.
-The city is being attacked by the soldiers.
4 You will break the plate if you keep playing with it.
-The plate will be broken (by you) if you keep playing with it.
5 They are going to watch the movie this weekend.
-The movie is going to be watched this weekend by them.
6 Is this the world we created?
-Is this the world created by us?
7 The students are doing their homework.
-Their homework is being done by the students.
8 What did he buy?
-What was bought by him?
9 She didn't make her breakfast.
-Her breakfast wasn't made by her.
10 Nobody has ever seen him.
-He has never been seen.
Exercises:
1. I was with John in class during the whole morning, so there's no way he has skipped the
lessons.
2. If I were you, I would go to the dentist revision.
3. Someone has opened the door and I'm totally sure that it has been Sheila, she said she
would arrive by this time.
4. Ryan has an important test tomorrow, so he won't probably come.
5. You had a lot of free time, it was possible for you to read the book.
6. Smoking is not allowed here.
7. We had already finished the work, it wasn't necessary for you to come.
8. You won't probably be able to see a shooting star, but there is a small possibility.
9. If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have been caught by the police.
10. There's no way you can live in Venus.
Solutions:
1. John can't have skipped the lessons because I was with him during the whole morning.
2. You should go to the dentist revision.
3. Sheila must have opened the door, she said she would arrive by this time.
4. Ryan has an important test tomorrow, so he may not come.
5. You could have read the book as you had a lot of free time.
6. You mustn't smoke here.
7. You needn't have come because we had already finished the work.
8. You could see a shooting star.
9. You should have listened to me, so you wouldn't have been caught by the police.
10. You can't live in Venus.
Mercedes Criado
FIVE PASSIVE SENTENCES
1.Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.
2.The teacher told us a joke.
3. He is delivering the letters
4.She had done all the exams.
5.We have to prepare a delicious meal.
Key answers
FIVE PASSIVE SENTENCES
1.Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.
-OUR BUNGALOW WAS BROKE INTO LAST FRIDAY BY SOMEONE
2.The teacher told us a joke.
-A JOKE WAS TOLD BY THE TEACHER TO US
-WE WERE TOLD A JOKE BY THE TEAACHER
3. He is delivering the letters
-THE LETTERS ARE BEING DELIVERED BY HIM
4.She had done all the exams.
-ALL THE EXAMS HAD BEEN DONE BY HER
5.We have to prepare a delicious meal.
-A DELICIOUS MEAL HAS TO BE PREPARED BY US
10 Conditional sentences. Leo von Caprivi Montero, 4ºESO
A
1.- He still hasn’t finished his homework, so he can’t go out with his friends.
- If…
2.- They are driving too fast. They are going to crash.
- Unless..
3.- I didn’t know you were going out , so I stayed at home.
- If…
4.- If you (heat) water, it (boil).
5.- If I (be) you, I (get) a new car.
6.- Press the button to stop the machine.
- If you...
7.- I didn’t feel well yesterday, so I didn’t go to the gym.
-If I…
8.- I would like to buy a new house, but I don’t have enough money.
- If…
9.- She didn’t pass her exams because she didn’t study enough.
- If…
10.- If I (have not/ study) geography, I (have) loved to (be) a
professional football- player.
Solutions.
1.- If he had finished his homework, he could go out with his friends.
2.- Unless they drive slower, they will crash.
3.- If I had known you were going out, I wouldn’t have stayed at home.
4.- Heat/ boils
5.-were/ would get
6.- If you press the button, the machine stops.
7.- If I had felt well yesterday, I would have gone to the gym.
8.- If I had enough money, I would buy a new house.
9.- If she had studied more, she wouldn’t have failed her exams.
10.- hadn’t studied/ would have (loved) to be
Tote Jurado
RELATIVE CLAUSES
1) Steve Jobs was the co-founder of Apple. His biological parents gave him up for
adoption.
2) I was born in 1989. The fall of the Berlin Wall took place in that year.
3) I’ve met the woman. We used to see her in the park.
4) By next week, I will have already bought the phone. Everyone is trying to get it.
5) My parents have gone on holiday to the Andes. There are lots of volcanoes there.
6) The criminal has broken out of prison. His symbol was a red dragon.
7) I love eating the dishes. They are cooked by my grandma.
8) Finally, I talked to the girl. I used to confuse you with her. (Formal and informal)
9) Isaac Newton may well be the best physicist ever. He explained how gravity works.
10) I remember with affection the village. We spent the whole summer there when I
was younger.
SOLUTIONS
1) Steve Jobs, whose biological parents gave up for adoption, was the co-founder of
Apple.
2)I was born in 1989, when the fall of the Berlin Wall took place.
3) I’ve met the woman (who/that/whom) we used to see in the park.
4) By next week, I will have already bought the phone (which/that) everyone is trying
to get.
5) My parents have gone on holiday to the Andes, where there are lots of volcanoes.
6) The criminal whose symbol was a red dragon has broken out of prison.
7) I love eating the dishes which are cooked by my grandma.
8.1) Finally, I talked to the girl (who/whom/that) I used to confuse you with. (Informal)
8.2) Finally, I talked to the girl with whom I used to confuse you. (Formal)
9) Isaac Newton, who explained how gravity works, may well be the best physicist
ever.
10) I remember with affection the village where we spent the whole summer when I
was younger.
Nicolás Calvo
Relative sentences:
1. We climbed a mountain yesterday. It was the highest mountain in Britain.
2. Julie found an injured bird in the garden. She looked after it.
Is the relative pronoun necessary?
3. We ate the sweets which my mother had bought.
4. Is this the boy who plays the piano?
5. This is the picture that Jane painted.
Key answers:
1. The mountain which we climbed yesterday was the highest mountain in
Britain. (the relative can be omitted)
2. Julie looked after the injured bird which/that she found in the garden. (the relative can be omitted)
3. It is not necessary.
4. It is necessary.
5. It is not necessary.
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