Ejercicios Prácticos de Gramática Inglesa: Pasiva, Condicionales, Causativos y Do vs Make

Transformación a Voz Pasiva

Practica la conversión de oraciones activas a **voz pasiva** en diferentes tiempos verbales.

1. Somebody should do the work
   The work should be done by somebody
2. She hates people laughing at her
   She hates to be laughed at / She hates being laughed at
3. They claim that someone stole the money
   It is claimed that someone stole the money / The money is claimed to have been stolen
4. John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill
   Jill was given a bar of chocolate by John / A bar of chocolate was given to Jill by John
5. Tom lent a pencil to Graham
   Graham was lent a pencil by Tom / A pencil was lent to Graham by...
6. By next year the students will have finished the project
   By next year the project will have been finished by the students
7. Somebody must have taken my wallet
   My wallet must have been taken by somebody
8. People speak Portuguese in Brazil
   Portuguese is spoken in Brazil by people
9. By 11 tomorrow we will have signed the deal
   By 11 tomorrow the deal will have been signed by us
10. A pupil cleaned all the windows before the storm
    All the windows had been cleaned before the storm

Traducción y Oraciones Condicionales

Examen de traducción enfocado en el uso correcto de las **conditional sentences** y estructuras complejas.

1. If you had arrived earlier, you wouldn’t have had to wait
2. Until you start being more honest with yourself, you won’t move forward
3. I wish he didn’t make noise while eating
4. If we had gone to the supermarket as you said, we wouldn’t have to wait
5. Unless you pass the exam, you will have to take more classes
6. If only you got things less quickly, you would be able to finish your degree
7. If I were you, I would go to the gym in the morning
8. If she didn’t go on a trip so often, her boss would think better of her
9. If I got along with my colleagues, I would reserve the flat with them
10. Without your help, I would have found it difficult to keep my job
11. If we did that, everything would be much better for you
12. Unless they cancel the reservation, I don’t think they will have to talk anymore
13. We wouldn’t have been able to fly if it hadn’t been for the pilot, who turned out to be my childhood friend
14. If it hadn’t been for the interpreter, who was sick at the time, I would be in trouble
15. If my professor were still alive, he would give me good advice
16. Felipe should have studied more before the exam
17. Translating all these sentences would be easier if we were native speakers, wouldn’t it?

Estructuras Causativas

Uso de los verbos **causativos** comenzando con el pronombre "I".

1. The taxi driver collected us
   I had the taxi driver collect us / I got the taxi driver to collect us
2. John arrived on time
   I had John arrive on time / I got John to arrive on time
3. The waiter brought some water
   I had the waiter bring some water / I got the waiter to bring some water
4. My colleague helped me write the report
   I had my colleague help me write the report / I got my colleague to help me write the report
5. The children did their homework
   I had the children do their homework / I got the children to do their homework

Diferencia entre Do y Make

Regla básica para diferenciar estos dos verbos tan comunes:

• To do: se usa para acciones generales o de rutina.
• To make: se usa para crear algo o cuando hay obligación.