Gramática Inglesa: Ejercicios de Transformación de Oraciones, Preposiciones y Phrasal Verbs

Transformación de Oraciones en Inglés

I've never had such a good meal.
ever Its the best meal I have ever had.
She started collecting postcards four years ago
been She has been collecting postcards for four years.
They haven't finished painting the house yet.
still They are still painting the house.
I've never ridden a camel before
first It's the first time I've ridden a camel.
Spending a lot of money in clothes is foolish
to It is foolish to spend a lot of money on clothes.
This car is too expensive for me to buy
enough This car is not cheap enough for me to buy.
The tea is so hot that I can't drink it
too The tea is too hot for me to drink.
The teacher made us learn the poem by heart
made We were made to learn the poem by heart by the teacher.
Eating is not allowed in the office
eat No one is allowed to eat in the office.
Your room needs cleaning
cleaned Your room needs to be cleaned.

Preguntas con Tiempo: When, Since y Ago

When did they buy their tickets?

since How long is it since they bought their tickets?

ago How long ago did they buy their tickets?

Uso de Before y Until

She didn't begin cleaning until after all the guests had left

before She waited until all the guests had left before she began cleaning.

Expresiones de Tiempo con Last Time y Have

We haven't seen Carol for two weeks

time The last time we saw Carol was two weeks ago.

It's a long time since I ate out

have I have not eaten out for a long time.

It was the first time they had flown by Concorde

never They had never flown by Concorde before.

Preposiciones

belong to sb | come from (a place)

listen to sb/sth | live in (a place)

look at sb/sth | stay at (a place)

wait for sth/sb | work for sth/sb

apologise to sb for sth | apply for sth

annoyed about sth | clever at sth

proof of sth | congratulate sb on sth

generous of sb to do sth | tease sb about sth

Modales de Deducción y Obligación

Perhaps Tom is tired

may Tom may be tired.

I'm sure she isn't studying hard

can't She can't be studying hard.

It is possible that they went out yesterday

could They could have gone out yesterday.

It isn't necessary for Joe to come here

don't have to Joe doesn't have to come here.

You aren't allowed to use this car

mustn't You mustn't use this car.

It wasn't necessary for him to book a table but he did

needn't have He needn't have booked a table.

Let's meet again tomorrow night

can We can meet again tomorrow night.

I advise you to call a doctor

should You should call a doctor.

Voz Pasiva

Last Monday we chose the new spokesman

was The new spokesman was chosen last Monday.

Richard the Lionheart led the Crusaders in the 21st century

by The Crusaders were led by Richard in the 21st century.

They will fire you if you go on behaving like this

get You will get fired if you go on behaving like this.

Sheila doesn't like people interrupting her when she is working

being Sheila doesn't like being interrupted when she is working.

Phrasal Verbs

• bring about: cause sth to happen
• bring out: make a new record, book, etc. available
• bring sb around: cause sb to regain consciousness / persuade
• bring up: raise a child / raise a new subject
• break down: stop working (of cars, etc.) / lose control of feelings
• break in / break into a building: enter by force
• break into: start singing, smiling, etc. suddenly
• break out: begin suddenly (a war, a fire, etc.) / escape
• break up: stop for holidays (of schools, etc.) / stop being together
• give sb away: betray sb
• give sth away: reveal sth / give sth free of charge
• give back: return
• give off: emit (a smell, gas, etc.)
• give out: come to an end
• give up: abandon a habit / stop doing sth
• give oneself up: surrender