1.- Completa las siguientes frases con los verbos: come, write, ride, shine, send, bring, go, meet, take, is, see. Recuerda que están en presente simple y por ello, algunos sufrirán variaciones en función del sujeto.

Alan _____ to Egypt. He _____ a lot of people there. He _____ a lot letters, and _____ them to all hisfriends. The sun _____ nearly every day. It _____ very hot. he _____ a lot photos. He _____ home by British Airways. He _____ a lot of souvenirs with him.

2.- Como en el ejercicio anterior, escribe correctamente los verbos que están entre paréntesis.

In Cambridge the students often (take) their girl friends for trips up and down the river in boats like this. We (call) them punts. The students (steer) tehm with a long pole. They also (use) the pole to propel the boat, of course, yo (do) this whit oars.
The young man in the picture (stand) at the back of the punt. He (do) all the work while his two girl friends enjoy the sunshine. A little group of people (stand) on the bridg. They (watch) the boats passing underneath and I think the man standing by himself (take) a photograph.
Of course a great many foreigners (visit) Cambridge in the summer. I sometimes (think) it must make in rather difficult for the students to study.

3.- Usando los siguientes verbos en pasado simple: enriqued, promised, whispered, shouted, said, replied, sighed, exclaimed, murmured, interrumped.
Completa las siguientes frases:

Damián stood in the chill morning air, gazinz at the dirty roof of the railway station. Where was Melinda? She had _____ to say goodbay. The train was due in a few moments. The he saw her, the morning sunlight dancing in the hair.
Damiand! she _____ Damiand!
Melinda! he _____ softly. I thought that.
She _____ him. You thought I wouldn´t come. I known that.
Oh, no. I was just afraid that. His óbice shook with emotion.
I had to come, she _____ in spite of everything. I had to.
I´m so glad. But is this goodbay forever? he _____
You know what my father said, she _____
So, it is goodbay, then, he _____ firmly.
No, Damián no, she _____ I´ve brought my suitcase. We can get married in Londosn, taht is if you´ll have me.
Melinda! My darling! he _____ Why, this is the most wonderful.

4.- Completa los espacios vacíos en el siguiente ejercicio, tienes cuatro respuestas posibles, elige sólo una:

A hard day and night traveling.

A. Hello, Mr. Fletcher. You look rather tired this morning.
B. I expect I do, I _____ to bed until four o´clock.
A. _____ a difficult jorney back from Scotland, them?
B. Yes. The business trip was successful but the train arrived fourhour late and I _____ a taxi in the end I _____ home and found my wife _____ the door and she didn´t hear me when I rang the bell.
A. So what _____ then?
B. I thought to get in by breaking tye kitchen window but I cut _____ hand on the glass and fell on the dustbin. My wife woke up and rang the police, thinking I was a thief. When they CAME, they asked my _____ to the police station with them. But my wife explained what had happened. The next time I _____ in Lopndon late at night I´ll go to a hotel.

1.- A. didn´t get, B. Wasn´t, C. haven´t got, D. Haven´t been.
2.- A. had you, B. Did you have, C. were you having, D. Have you had.
3.- A. must take, B. Must be taking, C. must have taken, D. Had to take.
4.- A. arrived in, B. Arrived to, C. got, D. Got to.
5.- A. has locked, B. Had locked, C. locked, D. Was locked.
6.- A. did you do, B. Did you, C. you did, D. Have you done.
7.- A. must, B. Have, C. will have, D. Would have.
8.- A. me the, B. Myself the, C. my, D. Me my.
9.- A. that I went, B. That i would go, C. to go, D. For going.
10.- A. shall, B. Will arrieve, C. am arriving, D. Arrive.

5.- Aplica el anunciado anterior a este ejercicio:

A trouble at the factory.

A. Good morning, Angela _____ lovely day!
B. You _____ think so when you _____ this, Mr. Laver. The workers are having a meeting at lunch time. They say that if you _____ theirwages the´re going on strike.
A. Why _____ thet when I´ve arranged to play golf?
B. They _____ see their representatives before the meeting, Mr. Laver.
A. But don´t know what to say. If they _____harder. I could pay them more money. It´s really quite simple. Anyway, I have to take the car to the garage at 11 o´clock. I _____ for long time.
B. What _____ I tell them, then, Mr. Laver?
A. You _____ that I´ll see them now. But only for five minutes. I´m a very busy man, you know.

1.- A. what, B. What a, C. how, C. so.
2.- A. cannot, B. Must not, C. many not, D. Could not.
3.- A. shall read, B. Will read, C. read, D. Are reading.
4.- A. didn´t raise, B. Didn´t rise, C. don´t rise, D. Don´t raise.
5.- A. always they do, B. Do they always, C. do always they do, D. Do they always.
6.- A. want that you, B. Want you to, C. would that you, D. Are wanting you.
7.- A. wold have worket, B. Have worked, C. worket, D. Should work.
8.- A. haven´t had it serviced, B. Haven´t serviced it, C. don´t have it serviced, D. Don´t service it.
9.- A. shall, B. Let´s, C. ought, D. Would.
10.- A. had better tell, B. Had better say, C. would rather tell, D. Would rather say.

Respuestas:

1.- 1. goes, 2. meets, 3. writes, 4. sends, 5. shines, 6. is, 7. sees, 8. rides, 9.- takes, 10. comes, 11. brings.

2.- 1. take, 2. call, 3. steer, 4. use, 5. do, 6. stands, 7. does, 8. watch, 10. takes, 11. visit, 12. think.

3.- 1. promised, 2. shouted, 3. whispered, 5. replied, 6. enquired, 7. murmured, 8. said, 9. sighed, 10. exclaimed.

4.- 1. a, 2. b, 3. d, 4. c, 5. b, 6. a, 7.d, 8. c, 9. c, 10. d.

5.- 1. b, 2. c, 3. c, 4. d, 5. d, 6. b, 7. c, 8. a, 9. a, 10. b.