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1 Texto para poñer verbos en pasado James Ellis (go) on a business trip last week. He (visit) some customers in Frankfurt. He (leave) home early on Monday morning and (take) a taxi to the airport. He (get) there at about 8 o'clock. He (check in) and (go) to the airport lounge. He (buy) a newspaper and (go) to get a coffee. He (drink) his coffee when he (see) an old friend, Bob. He (be) very surprised that Bob (be) in London and he (find out) that he (start) a new job in the city. As they (speak) they (hear) an announcement. "Would all passengers for the 9.30 flight to Frankfurt please go to boarding gate 10". James (say) goodbye to Bob and as they (leave) Bob (give) him his business card and (ask) him to phone when he (return) from Frankfurt. After boarding, James (put) his briefcase in the overhead locker and (sit) down. During the flight, James (do) some paper work and (speak) to the woman sitting next to him, while they (speak) the flight attendant (bring) breakfast. When the plane (land) in, Frankfurt it was almost 11 o'clock. James (take) a train to his hotel. Then he (walk) to the customer's office. He (get) there at 1.00 pm and (go) to the reception desk. The receptionist (ask) him to wait. While he (wait) she (offer) him a drink. He and his customer (talk) all afternoon. When Bob (get) to his hotel at 7 o'clock that night, he (phone) his wife and then (go) to the hotel restaurant. Consulta as solucións na seguinte páxina

2 SOLUCION: James Ellis WENT on a business trip last week. He WAS VISITING some customers in Frankfurt. He LEFT home early on Monday morning and TOOK a taxi to the airport. He GOT there at about 8 o'clock. He CHECKED IN and WENT to the airport lounge. He BOUGHT a newspaper and WENT to get a coffee. He WAS DRINKING his coffee when he SAW an old friend, Bob. He WAS very surprised that Bob WAS in London and he FOUND OUT that he WAS STARTING a new job in the city. As they WERE SPEAKING they HEARD an announcement. "Would all passengers for the 9.30 flight to Frankfurt please go to boarding gate 10". James SAID goodbye to Bob and as they WERE LEAVING Bob GAVE him his business card and ASKED him to phone when he RETURNED from Frankfurt. After boarding James PUT his briefcase in the overhead locker and SAT down. During the flight, James WAS DOING some paper work and SPEAKING to the woman sitting next to him, while they WERE SPEAKING the flight attendant BROUGHT breakfast. When the plane LANDED in Frankfurt, it was almost 11 o'clock. James TOOK a train to his hotel. Then he WALKED to the customer's office. He GOT there at 1.00 pm and WENT to the reception desk. The receptionist ASKED him to wait. While he WAS WAITING she OFFERED him a drink. He and his customer WERE TALKING all afternoon. When James GOT to his hotel at 7 o'clock that night, he PHONED his wife and then WENT to the hotel restaurant.

3 EXERCICIO DE APOIO PARA CONSULTAR OS VERBOS IRREGULARES No seguinte enderezo web tes unha lista moi completa de verbos irregulares que podedes consultar

4 Choose the correct answer. Q1 - I like it now, but I. didn't use to didn't Q2 - I find it hard to the dark evenings in winter. get to get Q3 - It took me a while to get on a continental keyboard. type typing Q4 - I to being spoken to like that! am not don't get Q5 - I play football on Saturdays when I was at school. was Q6 - Before I started cycling, I go to work by bus. got Q7 - I haven't studied for ages and I'm finding it hard to get every day. study studied studying Q8 - I couldn't the food. because get

5 Q9 - He never behave like that. Q10 - It's taking me a long time to speaking Norwegian. get SOLUCIONS: Q1 - I like it now, but I. didn't use to didn't Q2 - I find it hard to the dark evenings in winter. get to get Q3 - It took me a while to get on a continental keyboard. type typing Q4 - I to being spoken to like that! am not don't get Q5 - I play football on Saturdays when I was at school. was Q6 - Before I started cycling, I go to work by bus. got Q7 - I haven't studied for ages and I'm finding it hard to get every day. study studied studying

6 Q8 - I couldn't the food. because get Q9 - He never behave like that. Q10 - It's taking me a long time to speaking Norwegian. get Taken from:

7 SOLUCIONS: Fíxate que se trata de un diálogo. As questions tags son, neste caso, preguntas feitas polo interlocutor por iso non cambian a estrutura afirmativa-negativa. 1.- Are you? 3.- were you? 5.- aren t you? 7.- will you? 2.- Don t you? 4.- did you? 6.- has she? Taken from: Bachillerato ENGLISH GRAMMAR de Pearson Longman

8 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous. (did vs. was doing) Example: I (not know) where my umbrella was. (key = did not know) Who (you wait) for when I arrived? When I was young I (want) to be a pilot. What (happen) after that? Someone stole my cigarettes when I (not look). This exercise is brought to you by She was a beautiful woman. She always (attract) a lot of men. She (wear) her new jacket when I saw her. She (sit) on the chair and watching TV. Mr. Brown (have) a shower when I knocked on his door. I waved at him, but he (look not). I turned the radio off. Nobody (listen) to it I left the cinema before the film ended. I (not enjoy) I got up at 7 and then I (have) a big breakfast. I (see) you walking in the park this morning. How much (it cost) to fly to Paris? He (lay) on the road when they found him. 'When (she start) learning English?' 'Five years ago.' (you see) Jane last night? it.

9 (you go) (you close) (they get) to the restaurant yesterday evening? the door when you left? our presents? Taken from: SOLUCIONS: 1.- were you waiting 2.- wanted 3.- happened 4.- was not looking 5.- attracted 6.- was wearing 7.- was sitting 8.- was having 9.- wasn t looking 10.- was listening 11.- wasn t enjoying 12.- had 13.- saw 14.- did it cost 15.- was lying 16.- did she start 17.- did you see 18.- did you go 19.- did you close 20.- did they get