Past tenses
Fix the mistake: "He runned to the bus stop but he missed the bus."
He ran to the bus stop...
Complete the sentence with the correct form: "When I moved to London, it was difficult at first, but after a few months I finally ___________ (get used to) the cold weather."
...got used to... (Se usa en pasado porque el proceso de adaptación ya terminó)
Complete the rule: We use the Zero Conditional to talk about...
Scientific facts / General truths / Things that always happen. (Ej: If you heat ice, it melts).
Choose the correct option: I failed the test. I should have studied / must have studied more, but I went to a party instead.
...should have studied... (Arrepentimiento o consejo sobre lo correcto en el pasado).
In Reported Speech, how do we change the time expressions "tomorrow" and "yesterday"?
Tomorrow ➔ The next day / The following day. Yesterday ➔ The day before / The previous day.
Complete: The lights ___________ (go out) while we ___________ (watch) a horror movie.
.went out / were watching..
I started a new job where I have to wake up at 5:00 AM. It’s hard, but I am slowly getting used to wake up / getting used to waking up early.
...getting used to waking up... (Después de get used to siempre va el verbo con -ing).
Complete: If you ___________ (not / study) for the final test, you ___________ (fail) the course.
...don't study / will fail...
Complete the logical deduction: The ground is completely wet outside. It ___________ (must / rain) during the night.
...must have rained... (Certeza o conclusión lógica de lo que pasó).
Convert to Reported Speech: "My sister is cleaning our room right now," Lucas said.
Lucas said (that) his sister was cleaning their room at that moment / then.
Choose the correct option: When I arrived at the restaurant, my friend had already paid / already paid the bill, so we just left.
...had already paid... (La acción ocurrió antes de que yo llegara).
Change this sentence to the future: "I am not comfortable driving an automatic car, but I know that in a few weeks it will be normal for me."
...but I know that in a few weeks I will get used to driving an automatic car / I will get used to it.
Give advice to a friend who is always tired using the Second Conditional:
If I were you, I would go to bed earlier. (O similar con If I were you, I would...).
Fix the structure mistake: "If I had known it was your birthday, I would have buy you a gift."
...I would have bought you... (Se necesita el participio pasado del verbo).
Convert this question: "Did you finish the homework?" the teacher asked me.
The teacher asked me if / whether I had finished the homework. (Cambia el tiempo y desaparece el auxiliar Did)
Complete the sentence: The kitchen was very messy because they ___________ (cook) for three hours.
...had been cooking.
Find and fix the two mistakes in this sentence: "Years ago, I didn't used to like vegetables, but now I am used to eat them every day."
1) ...I didn't use to like... (sin la "d" por el auxiliar didn't). 2) ...now I am used to eating them... (lleva -ing porque habla de un hábito actual dominado).
Fix the mistake: "If I would have seen you yesterday, I would have said hello.
If I had seen you yesterday... (El would nunca va en la cláusula con If).
Complete with doubt or low possibility: Where is my phone? I don't know, I ___________ (might / leave) it on the bus.
..might have left / may have left... (Suposición con incertidumbre).
Convert this negative request: "Please, don't touch my phone," my brother told me.
My brother asked me not to touch his phone. (Estructura: asked me + not + to + verb).
Put the verbs in the correct past tense: Yesterday, I ___________ (lose) the notebook that my teacher ___________ (give) me the week before.
..lost / had given...
- La incorrecta es la B (Debe ser "I used to live alone").
Match the meaning: "If I had more money, I would buy a car" vs "If I had had more money, I would have bought a car." Which one is about a regret in the past?
The second one (If I had had... es Third Conditional, pasado imaginario).
Transform the situation using could have (past alternative): "Carlos walked home under the rain and got wet because he didn't take the bus."
He could have taken the bus. (Una opción que era posible pero no ocurrió).
Convert this full interaction: Sam said: "I want to go to the party, but I can't find my keys."
Sam said that he wanted to go to the party, but he couldn't find his keys.