Present Tenses
REPORTED SPEECH
Passive Voice
Present Perfect
Conditionals
Comparatives
100

Stop it! You __________________ ( always /take) my clothes without permission. 

You ARE ALWAYS TAKING my clothes without permission.

100

My neighbor bought a new car last week!, said Jack.

Jack said HIS neighbour HAD BOUGHT a new car the PREVIOUS week.

100

Active ---> Passive

A Chinese chef prepares the dinner every day.

The dinner IS PREPARED every day by a Chinese chef.

100

 I ____ _______ (see) a kangaroo in Australia.

-have seen 

100

I _____ _______ (laugh) if you  _______ (tell) me a funny story.  jeje :)

I WILL LAUGH if you TELL me a funny story! jeje :)

100

A car is _____ _____ a bicycle. (fast)

A car is FASTER THAN a bicycle. (fast)

200

The train _______ (leave) every morning at 8am. We ______ ________ (not/leave) the house until 7:45am.

-leaves

-don't leave 

200

"They will get married next week" said Anne. 

Anne said they WOULD get married the FOLLOWING week.

200

Active ---> Passive

The students didn’t complete the project.

 The project WASN'T COMPLETED by the students.

200

Trevor _______ _______ __ (not/tidy up) his room yet.

hasn't tidied up 

200

If we  _______ (arrive) on time last class, our teacher _______ _____ (not/be) angry.

If we HAD ARRIVED on time last class, our teacher WOULDN´T HAVE BEEN angry.


200

Salads are _______ ______ hamburgers. (healthy)

Salads are HEALTHIER THAN hamburgers. (healthy)

300

______ he _______ (live) in Barcelona? Yes, he  _______ (study) at a University there!

DOES he LIVE in Barcelona? Yes, he STUDIES at a University there!

300

" They are sleeping", said Mum.

Mum said they WERE SLEEPING. 

300

Active ---> Passive

  • Charlie doesn’t paint houses during winter.   
  • J.K Rowling wrote the book Harry Potter.
  • Houses AREN'T PAINTED during winter by Charlie.
  • The book Harry Potter was WRITTEN by J.K Rowling.
300

_____ you ever _____ (fly) in a helicopter? No, I ________ (not/have), but my cousin ____ ______ (fly) in a helicopter before!

HAVE you ever FLOWN in a helicopter? No, I HAVEN'T, but my cousin HAS FLOWN in a helicopter before!

300

TRANSLATE: 

Si aprendo las condicionales, hablaré mejor español.

If I learn the conditionals, I will speak better Spanish.

300

An elephant is ________ _____ a mouse. (big)

A monkey is ________ ______ than a giraffe. (short)

An elephant is BIGGER THAN a mouse.

A monkey is SHORTER THAN a giraffe. 

400

These days we __________ (do) some interviews to new employees. 

These days we ARE DOING  some interviews to new employees. 

400

"Where does Teresa live?", asked Tom.

Tom asked where TERESA LIVED. 

400

Active ---> Passive

  • Someone has stolen our dog. 
  • The factory workers make  shoes.



  • Our dog HAS BEEN STOLEN. 
  • Shoes ARE MADE by the factory workers
400

Present Perfect + for/since

  • She _____ _______ (take) karate lessons ______ 2003. 
  • I _____ ______ (not/speak) to her _____ ages.
  • She HAS TAKEN karate lessons SINCE 2010. 
  • I HAVEN'T SPOKEN to her FOR ages.
400
  • ______ they ______ (answer) the phone if it _________ (ring)?
  • They ________ ______  (not/buy) a new car if they _______ _______ (not/save) any money.
  • DO they ANSWER the phone if it RINGS?
  • They WON'T BUY a new car if they DON'T SAVE any money.
400

The Prado museum is ____ _________ as the Reina Sofia museum. (interesting)

A tiger is ____ __________ _____ a lion. (dangerous)

*compare equal things*

The Prado museum is AS INTERESTING as  the Reina Sofia museum. (interesting)

A tiger is AS DANGEROUS AS a lion. (dangerous)

500
  • You seem very ill! ___ ___ _____ (have) a cold?
  • He ________ (switch/turn) the light off.
  • Estefi ______ _______  (not/teach) Maths.
  • You seem very ill! DO YOU HAVE a cold?
  • He SWITCHES/TURNS the light off.
  • Estefi DOESN'T TEACH Maths.
500

" He has to do it here", said Frank. 

Frank said he HAD to do it THERE. 

500

Fill in the blank:

  • The newspapers ___ ________ (deliver) every morning by a teenager on his bike.
  • My hair ___ _______ (not/cut) by Julie every month.
  • My cheesecake ___ _______ (eat) by my sister´s friends yesterday. 
  • The newspapers ARE DELIVERED every morning by a teenager on his bike.
  • My hair ISN'T CUT by Julie every month.
  • My cheesecake WAS EATEN by my sister´s friends yesterday. 
500

Present Perfect + for/since

  • I ______ ______ (be) a Manchester United fan _______a long time. 
  • We______ ______ (live)  in London ______ I was a child. 
  • _____ you ever _______ (go) to Colombia? No, I ______ never  ________ (travel) outside of the country!
  • I HAVE BEEN a Manchester United fan FOR a long time. 
  • We HAVE LIVED in London SINCE I was a child.
  • HAVE you ever GONE to Colombia? No, I HAVE never TRAVELLED outside of the country!
500
  • _______ you _______ (take) the dog for a walk if I _____ (do) the washing up? 
  • A glass _______ _______  (break) if Lauren ________ (do ) the washing-up.
  • We _____ ____ (be) hungry if we _______ _____  (not/eat) now.
  • WILL you TAKE the dog for a walk if I DO the washing up? 
  • A glass WILL BREAK if Lauren DOES the washing-up..
  • We WILL BE hungry if we DON'T EAT now.
500

Dancing is ______ than singing. (good)

Paquito is _______ at maths ______ Pablito. (bad)

The sun is _______ _____ the moon. (far)




Dancing is BETTER than singing 

Paquito is WORSE at maths THAN Pablito 

The sun is FARTHER THAN the moon