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P r im e r a Ed ic ion / Firs t Edition 1992S e g u n d a E d i c io n / Second Edition 1996R e i m p r e s i o n / R ep rin te d 1998

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Written by / Escrito por:Edward R . RossetMember of the Bachelor of Arts AssociationofEuskadi.Miembro del Colegio de L icenciados de Fi losofia yLetras de Euskad iRevisedby / Revisado por:Beryl Aguado LaitPrincipal of Apsley School of English.Portsmouth - EnglandPublished by / Editado por:Editorial StanleyLayout / Diseno y M aquetacion:Angela Gomez MartinFront page design/ Diseno portada:Ves? Editorial StanleyApdo.207 -20302 I R U N -SPAINTelf.943 64 04 12 -Fax.943 64 38 63ISBN: 84-7873-323-XDep. Leg.SS-1365/98Second edition / Segunda edicion 1996Reprinted / Reimpresion 1998Printers/ Impr ime:Graficas Topo


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INDEXPresent simple and present c o n t i n u o u s 2 - 3Lo o k , sound, seem, appear , feel 4 - 5Modif iers: Qui te , fa i r ly , ra ther , p ret ty 6 - 7Phrasal verbs 8 - 9Must , can ' t + in f in i t ive 10- 11S h o u l d , o u g h t to , cou ld + i n f i n i t i v e 12 - 13Such, so 14 - 15Gerunds af ter preposi t ions - keep , t r y 1 6 - 1 7Com parison of ad jec t ives 18 - 19Comp ar i son o f adverbs 20 - 21A d v e r b s o f m a n n e r 22 - 23Order o f ad ject ives 24 - 25Adjectives ending in i n g / ed , fu l / less 26 - 27Presen t con t inuous , go ing to , f u tu r e s imp le 28 - 29Used + in f in i t ive , wou ld 30 - 31If , w h e n , as soon as, unti l , whi le , c lauses 32 - 33In f i n i t i ve s after adjectives 34 - 35L ink ing words an d p h r a s e s 36 - 37H a v e to , must , need to 38 - 39Uses of the article "the" 40 - 41Use of the ar t ic le a /an , one 42 - 43Since, as, because, so, so that , whi le 44 - 45In f i n i t i ve o f p u rp ose 46 - 47Cond i t iona l s : typ e 1 , 2 and 3 4 8 - 4 9May, might and cou ld + in f in i t ive 50 - 51Clauses o f reason , p u rp ose an d resu l t 52 - 53Need 54 - 55Abil i ty , can , know how to + in f in i t ive 56 - 57Gerunds a f te r p rep os i t ions - w o r t h 58 - 59Present perfect (ever, j u s t , a l ready ) 60 - 61Present perfect (wi th for and since) 62 - 63Presen t p e r fec t con t inuous 64 - 65I wou ld ra ther - prefer to 66 - 67H ad better - in f in i t ive - i t 's time 68 - 69P a s t c o n t i n u o u s 70 - 71The past perfect 72 - 73I w i s h , if on ly 74 - 75Quan t i f i e rs (much, many , a lo t , l i t t le , few, p lenty) 76 - 77Quantifiers (cont.) 78 - 79L inks- however , whichever , whenever ,whi le , whereas ,ye t , bes ides 80 - 81Too and e n o u g h + in f in i t ive 82 - 83Need and w a n t + gerund -help - can ' t help 84 - 85Causative verbs: have y get 86 - 87Indirect speech 88 - 89Indirect speech (cont.) 90 - 91The p ass ive - p rep os i t ions 92 - 93R ela t ive c l auses: de f in ing , non - def in in g 94 - 95Indirect and embedded ques t ions 96 - 97Inf in i t ives af ter ad ject ives 98 - 99Part icip les ( ing-ed) in clauses 100 - 101Bare infin itives after make, let and verbs of percep t ion 102 - 103F u t u r e c o n t i n u o u s , future p e r fec t , f u tu r e p e r fec t con t inuo us 104 - 105


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PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Mi h e r m a n a f u m a m u ch o .2 . Tu hermani to es ta f u m a n d o en e l servicio .3 . A veces t raba jam os has ta m u y ta rde .4. Tupadre esta t rabajando en este m o m e n t o .5 . ^ V a s a l g u n a v e z a S u d a m e r i c a ?6. '


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1. Mysister smokes a lot.2 .Yo ur l i tt le brothe r is smoking in the toi let.3.So metimes w e work unt i l very late.4.Yo ur fa ther is working at this moment.5. Do y ou ever go to South America?6 . 'W ha t does M r Mart in do? ' 'H e is adoctor.'7. The ear th goes round the sun.8. I am s taying tw o mo n th s in New York .9. W e are leav ing tomorrow at 10 and arr iv ing at 4 in the af ternoon.

10.To mo r ro w is S u n d ay .11. W e are going by p lane .12. The tennis match starts at five.13. W e are leaving on M o n d ay .14. The exhibi t ion s tar ts in Ju n e an d ends in September.15. Sh e is going wi th her f r iend Jane.16.W hat time does th e show begin?17.J o h n is already an archi tect but he is not working yet .18. My fa ther doesn ' t be long to any poli t ical p a r t y .19 .H u r ry u p The bus iscoming . I d o n ' t w a n t to miss it.20. My father goes to w o r k by car.21. The Nile R i v e r f lows in to the Medi ter ranean .22 .This t rain is going very fast today .23. This girl doesn ' t live with us. She lives alone.24.They alw ays grow flowersbut this year they are growing vegetables.25. My father usually stays at theHilton, bu t todayhe isstaying at thePalace.26 .W h a t isy o u r son do ing nowadays?27. H e is reading History at Bristol Universi ty.2 8 .D o n ' t take the biro aw ay . I 'm us ing it.29 .Y o u r bro the r is arr iv ing tonight .30 .H u r ry up. The t ra in is leaving .31 .They are a l wa y s tell ing us the same things.32 .T o m o r r o w I 'm p lay ing tennis w i th Peter .33. I cer tain ly agree wi th you.34.S o mebo d y is wai t ing for y o u .35. The play starts at 7.30 and finishes at 9.30.36 .This af terno on w e are playing agains t the Rangers .37.Next S unday w e are spending the day in the coun t ry .38 .Yo ur fa ther is coming at four .39. The Glasgow t rain is arr iv ing at seven.40. The Glasgow t ra in arrives at seven every day.

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LOOK,SOUND, SEEM,APPEAR, FEEL

l.Tienes u n aspecto cansado.2. Esa guitarra suena terrible.3. No me mires asi.4. Investigare el a sun to .5 . P r o b d e l v ino pensa t ivamente .6. La vieja de repente aparecio en la puer ta .7. La joven parecia estar esperando a a lgu ie n .8. La vieja parecia seca y marchi ta9. El viejo instrumento sonaba raro en la oscur idad .

10.Esta sopa tiene un sabor raro.11.La miro airadamente.12. Esa cosa huele horrible.13.E l acuerdo parecia dificil.14. La nina tenia un aspecto triste.15. La n ina le miro tristemente.16.Parecia dep rimida a l te lefono.17. Un coche rojo aparecio de repente.18.Cogio un trozo y lo probo .19 .Tiene un sabor delicioso.20 . Aye r tenfas un aspecto enfermo.21 .E se piano suena a barato.22 . La si tuacion parec ia complicada .23.Parecia dec isivo.2 4.Tenia u n aspecto caro.25. Esa roca tiene u n aspecto impresionante.26. Tu padre parecia m u y enfadado ayer noche .27. Hable con un hombre que parec ia ser el je fe .2 8 .Parece estar can sad a.29. Parecia ser una p ersona m uy ag radable.30 .Parecia m uy normal.31. Aquel ins t rumento ten ia u n sonido barato.32. El problema parecia imposible de resolver.33. El medico le pa lpo el brazo con cu ida do .34.Parecia estar ciega.35. El hombre tenia un aspecto sospechoso.36. Estas preciosa esta noche.37. Tenia un asp ecto terrible desp ues de una no che interm inable .38 .^E s b u e n o ese p i a no? Parece barato.39. Su piel se sentia suave al tacto.40.Todos estos instrum ento s sue na n a barato.

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1. You look t i red .2 .That g uitar so un ds terrible.3.Don't lookat melike that.4.I 'll loo k into thematter.5. H e tasted the wine t h oug h t f u l l y .6. The old woman suddenly appeared in the door way .7. The young lady seemed to be wait ing for somebody.8. The old woman looked dry and withered.9. The old ins t rument sounded s t range in thedark.

10 .This sou p tastes strang e.11. He looked at her angr i ly .12.That thing smells awful .13. The agreement seemed dif f icul t .14. The little girl looked sad.15. The little girl looked at him sadly.16. She seemed depressed on the phone .17. A red car appeared suddenly .18. He took a piece and tasted it .19. It tastes wonderful .20. Yesterd ay y ou loo ked sick.2 1 .That p iano sou nd s cheap.22. The situation seemed complicated.23. It seemed decisive.24 . It looked expensive.25.That rock loo ks imp ressive.26 .Yo ur father loo ked very an gry last n ight .27. Ispoke to a man whoseemed to be the boss.28. Sheseems to betired.29. He seemed to be a very nice person.30. H e seemed very/quite nor m a l .31.That ins t rum ent sounded cheap/had a cheap sound.32. The problem appeared impossible/seemed impossible tosolve.33. The doc tor felt his arm carefu l ly .34. She seemed to be bl ind.35. The man looked very suspicious.36. You look beaut iful tonight .37. H e looked terrible after an endless night.38 . Is that piano good? It looks cheap.39. Her skin felt smooth to the touch .40. All these instrum en ts soun d cheap.

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1. Su nuevo libro es bastante interesante, pero no es el mejor .2. Me quede m uy impr es ionado por su actuacion - no estaba nada mal .3.H ay algo bastante raro en la forma en que te habla .4. Es un buen t ipo. Todos le quer emos .5 . E s un espectaculo impres ionante .6. Es mas bien demasiado dif ic i l para nosotros.7.Hemos invi tado m as bien a demasiada gente.8. Habla ingles bastante bien despues de tres meses en Inglaterra.9 . Habla ingles m uy bien. Se las arregla m uy b ien.

10.H abla ingles estupend amen te. Es un buen lingiiista.l l . E s t o y quedandome bas tante har to .12. El es bas tante m as viejo que su mujer .13. Ella tiene una voz b ue n i s ima .14. Ese chico es muy bueno al tenis aunque t iene mucho que ap r ender .15. Esa pelicula es bastan.te buena, aunque yo no iria a verla.16.Veint ic inco anos es mucha edad para empezar a estudiar bal let .17. Sus cuadros estan m uy bien. Yo cier tamente iria a ver los.18. Me quede m uy sorpendido al conocer la . Es muy agradable.19. Hay algo bastante raro en la maner a en que se compor ta .2 0 . Hace bastante ca lor . Estoy todo pegajoso.21. El es bastante listo, pero su he r mano es bas tante tonto .22. Yo ando bastante rapido , pero el anda m as bien despacio.23. El estaba bastante relajado, pero ella estaba m as bien tensa.24. La exposicion era bastante interesante, aunque nada fuera de este mundo.25 .Este es un l ibro bastante aburr ido.26. Era una caja bastante pesada.27. Esta sopa esta bastante caliente. Demasiado caliente para m i.2 8 . Esta sopa esta ba stante cal ien te. M e gus ta asi.29. El tiempo estaba bastante peor de lo que yo habia esperado.30.Estas completamente seguro de que esto es asi?31.La f u n c i o n es muy buena . Deberias ir a ver la.32. Ese chico es todo un experto en monedas r omanas .33. Ese hombre es un orador bas tante bueno, aunque nada ext raordinar io .34. Mi hijo es un buen chico pero bastante perezoso.35. Los resul tados son bas tante buenos , mejor de lo que yo esperaba.36. El Profesor Buff le estaba m uy complac ido cuando gano el p r emio .37. Es una his tor ia m as bien triste.38. El t rafico se es ta moviendo m uy despacio .39. ;Te has metido en un buen lio40. Los dos son muy parecidos.

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1. H is new book is fair ly interest ing, but it is not hisbest.2. I was quite impressed by his per formance , it wasn ' t bad at all.3.There is someth ingrather st range about the way he talks to y o u .4. He is a pretty good fel low. We all l ike him.5. It is quite an impressive show.6. It israther to o diff icult for us.7. W e have invited r a ther to o m an y peop l e.8. H e speaks E ng l ish fair ly wel l af ter three m on ths in E ng land .9. He speaks Engl ish quite wel l . H e manages quite well .

10. He speaks Engl ish r a ther well . He is a good l inguist .11 . I am get t ing pret ty fed up.12. H e israther older than hisw ife.13.She's got a rather good voice.14.That boy is quite good at tennis a l though he has a lot to learn.15.That film is fa i r ly good, thou gh I w o u l d n ' t go to see it.16 .Twenty-five is rather/pretty old to take up ballet .17. His pictures are quite good. I'd cer ta in ly go to see them.18. I was very surpr ised when I met her. She is r a ther nice.19 .There is som ething rather strange abo ut the way he behaves.20 . It is rather hot. I 'm all sticky.21. H e is fair ly clever, but his brother is r a ther stupid.22. I walk fair ly fast , but he walks rather slowly.23. He w as fair ly relaxed, but she wasrather tense.24. The exhibitionw as fairly interesting, no thing out of this world thoug h.25.This is a r a ther bor ing book.26 . I t w as arather heavy box. / I t wasr a ther a heavy box.27.This sou p israther hot. Too hot for me.28 .This soup is fair ly hot. I like it like this.29 . The weather w asrather worse than I had expected.30. Are yo u quite certain that this is so?31. The show is quite good. Youshould go and see it.32 .That boy is quite an exper t on Roman coins .33.That man is a fa i r ly good speaker , noth ing ext raordinary though .34. My son is a good boy but rather lazy.35. The results are r a ther good, better than I expected.36. Professor Buffle w asrather pleased when he won the pr ize.37. It is a rather sad story. / It's rather a sad story.38. The t raff ic is mo ving pret ty s low ly.39 .Y o u ' v e go t yourself into a pretty mess40 .T he two/Both are pre t ty much th e same.

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1. El niiio perd ido ha aparec ido .2 . Rechazaron muchas buenas sugerencias.3. Estoy buscando a mi hi ja .4.Estan regalando dinero .5.E sa chica se parece a su madre.6 . Se negaron a aguantar su compor tamiento mas t iempo.7. Las monjas educaron al nifio en e l convento.8 .Te ne m os que reduc i r los gastos.9. Estos chicos han crecido m ucho desde el ano pasado.

10. El volumen esta demasiado alto . Bajalo.11.E sa respuesta no es correcta . Tachala.12. Hace mucho frio. Ponte el abrigo.13.La reun ion se va a disolver en cu alquier mo men to.14.Tenemos que recuperar el t iempo perd ido .15.Mariana saldremos a cenar.16.Ha ce calor. Quitate el abrigo.17. Me dijo que apagara el televisor, asi que lo a pa gue .18.M e pidio que l lamara a Jim por te le fono, asi que le llame.19.Esta emp resa va a cerrar debido a la crisis.20. En este ejercicio d en es qu e re l lenar lo s hue cos .21. Me pidio qu e plegara el papel , asi que lo plegue.22. Ese n ino se va a caer de esa rama.2 3. j Q u e boni ta chaqueta Pruebatela, ^quieres?24. Me dijo que me probara la falda, asi que me la probe .25.E se avion va a despegar dentro de media hora.26 .Tengo qu e m a qu i l la rm e la cara todavia.2 7.G enera lmente los r icos te miran p or encima del hombro .2 8 .A p a g u e n lo s cigarillos, p o r favor.2 9 .Tienes qu e arrancar esta hoja.30 .Estoy deseand o verte .31.Mi padre ya se ha repuesto de su enfermedad.32. Nos hemos quedado sin gaso l ina .33. No se que ha sucedido .34. Vuestro perro ataco al cartero esta m a n a n a .35. Apaga todas las luces de la casa , p or favor .36 .En tregad todos los e jercicios para el viernes.37. Tengo suefio. Me voy a la cama.38 . El dom ingo pasado p ar t imos muy tempran o.39. El coche se averio en el ca m ino .40. La pobre mujer se desp lomo al oir las notic ias.

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1. The lost child has tu rned up .2 .They turne d dow n many good sugges tions.3 . I am looking for my daughter .4.Theyare g iv ing m on ey aw ay .5.Th at girl takes af ter her mother .6 .They refused to put up with h is behav iou r any longer .7 . The nun s bro ug ht up the child in the convent .8 . We have to cut d o w nthe costs/expenses.9.These boys have gro w n up a lot sincelast year.

10. The v olu me is too high. Tu rn i t do w n.11.That answer is not correct. Cross it out .1 2 .It 's ver y cold. Pu t your coat on. /Put o n your coat.13. The m eet ingis going to break up at any time.14. W e hav e to m ake up for lost t ime.15. Tom orrow w e' l l go out for dinn er .16. It is hot. Take y ou r coat o ff. /Take off yo ur coat.17. H e told m e to tu rn off the TV set, so I tu rn ed it off.18. Heaskedme toringJim up, so Iranghim up.19. This firm is goin g to close do w n due to the recession.20. In this exercise you have to fill in the gaps.21. H e asked me to fold up the pap er, so I folded it up.22 .That child is going to fall off that branch.23. W hat a nice jacket Try i t on, wil l yo u?24.H e told me to try on the skirt, so I tried it on.25. Tha t pla ne is going to take off in half an hour.26. I stil l have to make up my face.27. General ly r ich people look down on you.28. Put out your cigarettes, please.29. You have to tear o ff this page.30. I 'm loo king forw ard to seeing you .31. My fathe r has alrea dy go t over his i llness.32. W e hav e run out o f pe trol.33. Idon't k n o w w h a t has come about .34. Yo ur dog w ent for the po stman this mo rning .35. Please, tu rn off all the lights of the hou se.36 .Hand all your exercises in by Friday.37 . I'm s leepy.I'm going to bed.38. Last Sunday we set off very early.39. The car broke dow n on the w ay.40. The poor w om an broke d ow n on hearing the news.

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1 .Tengo que ir albanco a coger dinero.2. No puedes tener seddespuesde beber u n a jarra decerveza.3.Cuando entresen el edificio debes ensenar tu pase al guarda.4. Esa m u j e r n o puede tener mas de cincuenta a n o s .5. No debes abrir la puerta a losdesconocidos.6. Nopuede ser tan tonto.7. No puede haberlo terminado.8. No debes llegar tarde.9. No sepuede correr un maraton en dos horas.

10.Debes comportarte como un hombre.11.Eso no puede ser tan fac i l .12. Esedebede ser el hombre que buscamos.13. Esa no puede ser la mujer que yo vi .14. Debeis hablar mas despacio.15.No puedes hablar a una persona mayor asi.16.Debe de estar teniendo muchos problemas con el idioma.17. No se puede decir eso sabes.18.Deben de ser gemelos.19. No se puede leer y escribir a l mismo tiempo.20 . N o pueden haber llegado a una conclusion t o d a v i a .21.Usted debe de ser el Sr. Martin.2 2 .Usted n o puede ser la persona con la quehable ayer.23. No debes dejar la ver ja abierta.24. No se puede hacer tanto ruido de noche.25.Debes de tener hambre despuesde esta caminata.26. No sepuede tener u npiano en un piso p e q u e n o .2 7. Debe usted d e e n s e n a r m e e l pase si quiere entrar.28. No se pueden decir esas cosas delante de todo el m u n d o .29. No debes perderte esta oportunidad.30.Esta muy lejos. No puede llegar a tiempo.31.Ya debes de haber visto esa p e l i c u l a .32. No puede haber visto esa pelicula. Esnueva.33.Debo de haber leido algo acerca de eso.34. Sencillamente debes ver esa pelicula. Es estupenda.35. No puedes tener hambre despues de comer todo eso.36. Ya debe de haber recibido el paquete para ahora.37. No puede haber recibido el paquete.Lo mandamos ayer.38 .Debes de ser un hombre m u yatareado.3 9 . E l hombre n o puede vo l a r como u n p a ja r o .40.Debes pedir p e r d o n por lo que has dicho.

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1. I must go to the bank to get some money.2. Youcan't be thirsty after drinking apint o fbeer.3. W hen you enter the bu i ld in g you must show the guard yo ur pass.4. That w om an c a n ' t be over fifty.5. Yo um u s t n ' t open the door to strangers.6. He c a n ' t be sosilly.7. H e c a n ' t have f inished it.8 .Y'ou m us tn ' t arr ive late .9 . Youcan't run a m a r a th o n in two hours .

10. You must behave l ike a m a n .11.That c a n ' t be soeasy.12 .That mu st be the man we are looking for .1 3.That c a n ' t be the w o m a n I saw.14. You must speak more s lowly .15. Youcan't speak to an adul t l ike that .16. He m us t be hav ing a lot of problems with th e l anguage .17. Youc a n ' t say that , yo uk n o w .18 .Th ey m us t be twins .19. Youc a n ' t read an d wr i te at the same time.2 0 .They c a n ' t have reached a con c lus ion yet.21. Youm us t be Mr Mar t in .22 . Youc a n ' t be the person I talked to yesterday.23. You musn ' t l eave the gate open.24. You c a n ' t make so much noise at night .25. You must be hungry af ter this long walk.26. Youcan't h av ea p iano in a small f lat .27. You must show m e your pass if you w a n t to come in .28. Youcan't say those things in f r on t o f everybody.29. You mustn ' t miss th is oppor tuni ty .30. H e is very far . H ecan't arrive in/on t ime.31. You must have seen that film a l ready.32. H ecan't have seen that f i lm. It isn e w .33. I must have read something about that.34. Yo u simply must seethat film. It 's w on de rful.35. Youcan't be hungry af te r ea t ing allthat.36. H e must have received th e parcel by n o w .37. H e can't have received the parcel . W e sent it yesterday.38. You m us t be a very busy man.39. Mancan't fly like abird.40. You mu st apo logize for w hat yo u 'vesaid.

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l . D e b e r f a i s poner ca le facc ion centra l .2. Ten cuidado. Podfas haberte cafdo.3.D eberias haber id o al medico antes.4. Podfas habermelo d i cho5. Deberias pasar tu examen. Conduces muy bien.6. No p o d i a ser el. Esta muer to .7. Yo creo que deberfas comprar te un coche nuevo.8 .Podrfas veni r con nosotros .9. No deberfamos trabajar ta n to .

10. No pude veni r a t iempo.11.Deberias ir a la cama mas temp rano .12. El bebe podria l legar en cua lquier momento .13.Creo qu e deberiamos p edir le pe rdon .14.^Pod r ia usar tu te lefono?15.N o deberian gri tar tanto.16. ^ Podria tomar prestada tu bicic leta?17. Creo que deberfas dejar eso para mafiana.18. (-.Podria venir a verte la semana que viene?19.Deberias dejar de fumar .20 . ^Podrfas pasar a m a q u i n a otra carta antes de irte?21 . Deberiamos haber salido a cenar.22 . ^,Crees que podrias darme un cigarr i l lo?23. Yo deberia haberle hablado (a ella).24. Tengo tanta hambre que po dria comerme u n caballo.25. Deberias mantener la ventana abierta .26.Podrfan haberse olvidado de telefonear.27. No deberia haberle insultado.28 . For lo menos podias haberme mandado una posta l .29 .Deberias h aber echad o las cartas esta manana.30 .Podriamos escribir un a carta al director .31. No deberfas hablar con la boca l lena.32. Siempre p od r fa mos llamarle a su casa.33.^No deberiamos ir mas temprano?34. El podrfa hacer lo mucho m as rap ido .35. No deberfas p re ocupa r te .36 .Podfas haber venido con nosotros .37. Deberfas habermelo dicho antes.38 . Ella sabfa hablar varies idiomas.39. No deberiamos hablar asf de el.40. No pude llegar a tiempo a la reunion.

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SHOULD, OUGHT TO, COULD + INFINITIVE

I . You should/ought to ins ta l l /pu t in central heat ing.2. Be careful. You could have fallen.3. Youshould/ought to have gone to the doctor before.4. You could have told m e5. Yo ushould/ought to pass yourtest. You drive very wel l.6. It cou ldn ' t behim. H e is dead.7. I think youshould/ought to buy a new car.8. You could come with us.9. W e shouldn't/oughtn't to work so much.

10. Icouldn't comein time.11. You should/ought to go to bed earlier.12. The baby could arrive at any time.13. I think we should/ought to apologize.14.CouldI use your phone?15. Theyshouldn't/oughtn't to shout so much.16.Could I borrow your b icycle?17. I think you should/ought to leave that for tomorrow.18 .Could I come and see younext week?19. You should/ought to stop/give up smoking .20 .Could yo u type another let ter before you go?21. W eshould/ought to have gone out for dinner .22. Do you think I could have a cigaret te?23. Ishould/ought to have spoken to her.24.I 'm sohun gry tha t I could eat a horse.25. Youshould/ought to keep the window open .26. They could hav e forg otten to p hon e.27. Youshouldn't/oughtn't to have insul ted him.28. Youcou ld haveat least sent m e a postcard.29. Youshould/ought to have posted the letters this morning.30. W e could write a letter to the headmaster .31. Youshou ldn't/oughtn't to speak wi th your mouth full .32. W e could a lw ays r ing his hom e nu mbe r.33. Shouldn't we/Ou ghtn't we (to) go earlier?34. He could do it much faster.35. Youshouldn't/oughtn't (to) w o r r y .36. Youcou ld ha ve come w ith us.37. Yo u should/ought to have told m e before.38. She could speak several languages.39. W eshouldn't/oughtn't to speak like that about him.40. Ico uld n ' t arr ive in/on time at the meeting.

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1.N u n c a habia leido un libro ta n interesante.2 . Este libro es tan interesante que no puedo de ja r lo .3.^ Q u e sucede en tales ocasiones?4. Esas ocas iones son tan raras qu e suceden d e ciento en v i e n t o .5 . jT i e n e unos o jos tan bon i tos6. Sus ojos son tan boni tos qu e todo el m u n d o se queda mi ra ndo la .7.Poetas tales como K eaths an d Shel ley escr ib ieron poes ia romant ica .8 . jEstos poemas son tan largos...9. No es tan ton to como parece.

10. Ese hombre es tan tonto que no sabe donde esta su mano izquierda .11.Nu nc a he vis to una pe l icula tan abur r ida .12. La pelicu la era tan abu rr ida que no s sal imo s del cine.13. N u n c a habia comido u n a comida tan mar av i l losa .14. Esa chica es tan marav il losa que m e he en am ora do de e l la .15. Ese hom bre t iene tan tos problemas que no p uede d orm ir .16. Esos p roblem as so n tan dif ic i les que nadie los puede r eso lver .17. Era un tren ta n rapido qu e estabamos aqui en media hora .18. El t ren era tan rapid o que estabam os aqui en med ia hora.19. Nu nc a he comido una co mida tan hor r ible .20. La comida era tan horr ible que no la pude comer.2 1 .N o p u d i m o s salir con un t iempo tan hor r ib le .22 . E l tiemp o estaba tan horr ible qu e no sal imos.2 3 . jChr i s t ine Rosset t i escribio una poesia tan maravi l losa . . . .2 4. jEs ta poesia es tan maravil losa ...25 . Era una ch ar la tan abur r ida que me qued e dormid o.26. La charla era tan aburrida que me quede dormido.27. No me acuer do ; fu e hace tanto t iempo. . . .28. jEs una tonter ia tan g r ande2 9 . j H a c e s u n cafe tan es tupendo, quer ida30. Pocas veces se oyen n otic ias tan espan tosas.31 . [Era u na noticia tan buena . . .32 . j E s a noticia es tan buena . . .33. i Q u e muebles tan boni tos34. j Esos muebles son tan boni tos35 . Nunca habia vis to u n a c o n d u c t a tan mala .36. Nu nc a habia o ido un a tonter ia tan grande.37. Es dif fci l imaginar tal violencia.38. Yo nunca habia dado ta les consejos .39 . j E s o s consejos son tan buenos ...40 . j N u n c a habia oido tales truenos

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1. I had never read such an interest ing book.2 .This bo ok is sointerest ing tha t Ican't put i t d o w n .3.Wh at h app ens on such occasions?4. Those occasions are sorare that they happen once in a b lue moon.5.She's got such beautiful eyes6. Her eyes are sobeaut i fu l that everybody stares at her.7. Such poets as Keats and Shel ley w rote R om antic poetry.8. These poems are so long...9. He is not such a fool as helooks.

10.That man is sosilly that he doesn ' t know where his left hand is.11. I have never seen such a bor ing f i lm.12. The film was so boring that we walked out of the cinema.13. I had never had/eaten such a wonder fu l meal .14.That girl is so wo nd er fu l tha t I 've fallen in love with her.15.That man has such a lot of problems that hecan't sleep.16 .Those p roblems are sodiff icult tha t nobody can solve them.17. It w assuch a fast t rain tha t w e were here in half an h our .18. The t rain was so fast that w e were here in half an hour .19 .I 've n ever eaten such ho rrible food.20 . The food was soho rrible that I cou l dn ' t eat it.21. W e co uld n ' t go out in such awfu l weather .22. The weather was so awfu l that wed i d n ' t go out .23.Christ ine Ro ssett i wrote such w on derfu lpoetry....24. This poetry is sow o n d erfu l ...25. It w assuch a boring speech tha t I fell asleep.26. The speech was sobor ing that I fell asleep.27. Ican't remember ; it was such a long time/so long ago...2 8 .It's such non sense29. You m ake such wonder f u lcoffee, dar l ing30. Seldom y ou hear such awfu l news.31. It wassuch a good piece ofn ew s ...32. That piece of n e w s is so good ...33.W hat nice fu rni tu re34.That fu rni tu re is so nice35. I had never seen such bad conduct .36. I had never heard such nonsense.37.It's diff icult to imagine such violence.38. I had never given such advice.39.That advice is sogood ...40. I had never heard such thunder.

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1.Despues de t e r minar m i car ta me fui al c ine .2 .Antes de hacer eso p iensa lo .3.E s toy deseand o ver te .4 . E l no es muy bueno ap r end iendo id iomas .5. Es toy h as ta la coroni l la de hacer s iempre lo mismo.6 .Es te c uch i l lo es para cor tar pan.7.E l la insist io en p a g a r p o r ella.8. No m erece la p en a coger tu co che.9 .Es toy a favor de dar a todo el m u n d o el dia libre.

1 0 .^Esta usted interesado en trabajar para el?11. Cenaron antes de ir al c ine .12. Mi hi jo es muy b uen o en resolver esos problem as .13.Despu es de nadar en e l mar tomaro n una duc ha.14 . Es ta pen sando en em igrar a l Canada.15. En vez de ir al cin e nos f u i mos al teatro.16. A pesar de caerse gano la carrera.17.Este es un aparato para abrir latas de conser va .18. Es m uy af ic ionad o a esca lar mon t a na s .19. Se fue sin decir adios .20 . Siguio hac iendolo una y otra vez.2 1 .Para dejar de estornu dar trata de m anten er la respiracio n.22. No hacia nada mas que moles tarme.2 3.Primero lo in ten ta r on pon iendo u n a a lambrada.24 . El bor racho s iguio l lamando a l t imbre .25 . H a salido co n es ta l lu via s in p arag ua s .26 .Es toy d eseando vo lver a verte.27. Es tamos has ta la coroni l la de comer espaguet is .28. Ese cuchi l lo es para t r inchar carne .29. Entro en la casa rompiendo la v e n t a n a de la cocina .30 . < , D e que s irve trabajar tanto?31 .E n c o n t ra m o s lo que quer iamos sin buscar lo .32 . Segu imos hab lando h as ta mediano che .33. No podia parar de refrme.34. No esta interesado en meter horas extraordinar ias .35. lE&ta usted a favor del t ratado de paz?36. Tu hi jo no es muy bueno en matemat icas , me temo.37.El la insistio en venir con nosot ros .38. El la aparecio s in decir nada a nadie.39 . ^,Que vas a hacer despues de dejar el colegio?40 . Antes de salir le dio a su madr e un beso de despedida .

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1 .After finish ing my letter I we nt to the c inema.2 .Before doing that th ink abou t it.3. I'm look ing forw ard to seeingyou.4. He is not very good at learn ing languages .5. I 'm fed up with always doing the same thing.6. This knife is for cuttingbread.7. She insisted on paying for herself.8 .There is no po in t in t ak ing yourcar.9. I'm in f a v o u rof g iv ing everybodythe dayoff.

10. Are yo u interested in w o r k i n gfo r h im ?11.They had d inner before go ingto the c inema.12. Mi son is very good at solving those problem s.13.After s w i m m i n gin the sea they had a shower .14. H e is thinking of emigrating toCanada.15.Instead of going to the cinema w ew e n t to the theatre.16. In spite of fall in g he wo n the race.17. This is a gad get for o p en ing t ins.18. He is very fond of c l imbing mou ntains.19. He w ent away w i thout say ing goodbye.20. H e kep t doing i t again and again.21. Tostop sneezing try holding your breath.22. He kep t bothe ring m e.2 3.First they tr ied putt ing u p a fence.24. The dru nk ard kept on r ingin g the doorbel l .2 5.He'sgone out in this rain withouthis umbrel la .26. I 'm looking forw ard to seeing you again.27. W e are fed up with eat ing spaghett i .28 .That knife is for carving meat.29 . He entered the house by break ing the k i tchen w indow .30.W h a t 's the po in t o fw o r k in gsom u c h ?31. W e fo u n d w h a tw ew anted w i thout look ing for it.32. W e w e n to n ta lk ing unt i l midnight .33. Icou ldn ' t s top l augh ing .34. H e is not interested in w ork ing o vertime.35. Are yo u in f a v o u rof the peace treaty?36. You son is not good at maths/mathematics, I'm afraid .37. She insisted on coming with us.38. Shetu rned up without saying anything to anybody.39. W ha t are you go ing to do after leaving school?40. Befo re leavin g he kissed his mo ther goo dbye.

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1. W hic h is the bigg er of the tw o?2 .It 's mo re pleasan t tod ay tha n i t was yesterday.3.It 's m u ch easier to do th ings proper ly .4.It 's m uc h better to give than to receive.5. The longer th e phone call th e more youhave to pay.6. W e need a h ouse mu ch bigger than this one.7. If you leave it for tom or row it will be much worse .8. The better the teacher is, the more the pupils learn.9.It 's getting mo re and more difficult to find a job.

10. I tho ug ht it was going to be mu ch m ore interest ing.11.You r hote l is much more comfor tab le .12 .This su itcase seems to be gett ing heavier and heavier.13. The more youhave th e more you want .14. The more expens iveit is the more it sells.15. As days passed she became more and more nervous .16 .W a l k in gis much less t i r ing than running.17.Today it's mu ch colder than yesterday.18 .Things are mu ch more expens ive now aday s .19.That boy is getting taller and taller.20. I feel less tired today than I felt yesterday.21 .Which is the smaller of the two?22. O ur car is muc h wo rse than yours .23. A leather jac ke t is mu ch m ore exp ensive than a plastic one.24. There hav e been m an y mo re accidents this year .2 5.There has been fewer crimes this year than last year .26 .This boy is taller than average.27. I t w as much more interest ing than I expected.28. Shelooks a bit happier than yes terday .29. The we ather is get t ing w arm er and w armer.30. The hig he r you c limb the co lder it becom es.31.This is a bit better.32. It w aseven mo re expen sive than ours.33. V ideo s are ge tting less and less exp ensive .34. W ho is the taller o f these tw o boys?35. The longer he wai ts th e more impat ien t he becomes.36. It seems to be much wider .37.That hou se is much bigger than ours.38. The crack on the wal l is get t ing bigger and bigger .39 . It is ra in ing harder an dharder.40. I t w asmu ch more bo r ing than I though t it w o u l dbe.

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1.La u ltim a vez que llovio fue hace seis meses.2. Era una p r e g u n t a dificil, asi que la conteste la u l t im a .3. Marta canta tan dulcemente como su hermana.4. Se nadar tan bien como tu.5. Las nubes desaparecieron m as ra p ida m e nte de lo que esperaba.6 .Cua n to m as rapido escribo a maquina m as equivocac iones hago.7. Mi hermano co nd uce mas rapido que nadie que yo conozco .8. Hoy el t iempo no es tan bueno como ayer .9. No vamos a venir tan pronto como ayer.

10.Llegaron m as te m pra no que de cos tum b re .11.E l come mucho m as rapido que yo.12. Jugo mejor de lo que habia jugado jamas.13.Llegaron m as te m pra no de lo que yo esperaba.14. Cu anto m as tarde saigas antes vol veras.15.Trabajo tan despacio como p ud o.16.No ron ca tan fue rte como tu.17. El no j u e g a ta n bien como esperabamos.18. El canta m as alto que nadie que yo h a y a oi'doj a m a s .19.Trabajas m as du ro que el.20. Se como Juan: vete a correr todos los dias.21 .Yo n o canto ta n bien como el la .22. Yo corro ta n rapido como tu hermano.23. Ella no puede saltar tan a lto como su amiga.24. No me siento tan en forma como ayer.25. No se sobre pe l iculas tanto como tu .26 .Ella no estaba ta n nerviosa como d e costumbre .27. Estaba nevando mas y mas fuertemente.28. La ult ima vez que nos encontramos fue hace dos meses.29. Yo voy alii mas a menudo que tu.30. Mi t io viene a vernos menos a menudo que mi tia.31 . Se expresa menos c laramente que su hermana.32. Yo voy alii mucho mas a menudo que tii.33.Ve n im os aqui m as rara vez que antes.34. No bebe tanto como solia.35. Escribes peor que antes.36 . Ve ndre m os m as tarde que de costumbre .37. Mi casa esta m as lejos del rio que la t uya .38 .Ella lo h izo mucho m as ra p ida m e nte que el.39 .Fuimos al Museo de Cera lo u l t im o .40. Le veo mas ra ramente que antes.

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1. It last rained six mon ths ago .2. It w as a diff icult ques t ion , so I ans w ereditlast.3.M artha singsas beautiful lyas her sister.4. I can swim as well as y o u .5. The c louds d isapp eared mo re quick ly than I expected.6. Thefaster I typethe more mistakes I make.7. M ybrother dr ive s faster tha n an yo ne that Ik n o w .8. Today 's weather is not as good as yesterday.9. W e are not going to come as early as yesterday.

1 0 .They arr ived ear l ier tha n usual .11 . He eats mu ch more q uick lythan I do/ than me .12. He playedbetter than he had ever played.1 3.They arr ive d ear l ier than I expected .14. The ear l ier yo ustart the sooner you ' l l be back .15. He w orked as slowly as he could.16. He do esn ' t snore as/so loud ly as you do.17. He d oesn ' t p lay as well as we expected.18 . He s ings louder than anyoneI have ever heard.19. You w o rk harder than he does/than him.20. Be l ike John : gojogg ing every day .21. I don ' t s ing as well as she does.22. I run as fast as yo ur brother .23. Shecan't j u m p as high as her f r iend .24. Id o n 't feel as fit as yes terday .25. I don ' t k n ow abou t films as m u c hasyou/you do .26. She wasn ' t as nervous as usual .27. I t w as sno w ing heavier and heav ier .28. W e last m et two m on ths ago.29. I go there m ore often than you .30. My unc le comes to see us less often than m y aun t .31. H e expresses himself less clearly than hissister.32. I go there much more often than you/than you do.33. W e come here mo re seldom than before.34. H e doesn ' t d r ink as m u c has he used to .35. You w rite wo rse than before.36 .W e' ll comelater than usual .37. My hou se is far the r f ro m the r iver than yo urs .38. She did it m u ch m ore q u ick ly than he did/than him.39. W e we nt to the W ax Mu seum last.40. I see him m ore rarely than before.

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1.Yo p ago mis cu entas trimestralmen te.2 .Estaba locamen te enamorado de la j o v e n .3. Estos actores actuan muy mal .4.Esta habitacion necesi ta mal amen te u na capa d ep i n t u r a .5. El habla ingles m uy bien.6. La excursion estaba m u y b ien organizada .7.Decidieron en secrete encontrarse otra vez.S . E l l a cantaba maravi l losamente .9 . Este tren es muy ra p ido .

10.Ella mecanografio las cartas m uy mal .l l . D e j o su trabajo re luc tantemente .12 .Nego airadamente que e l habia robado el dinero.13. Paga muy bien al persona l .14. Los d o c u m e n t o s fueron debidamente recibidos.15.Siempre m e saluda de una m a ne ra m uy amistosa.16.Este hombre se comporta siempre de una manera m uy noble.17. Esta gente siempre rie m uy alto.18.Tienes que hacerlo de una m a ne ra m uy cu ida dosa .19.La pe l fcu la te rmino fe l izmente .2 0 .C o n d u j o m u y rapido .21 . Probablemente l lovera esta noche.2 2 . 'Ire cuando quiera, ' d i jo co n sequedad.2 3. Basicamente es la misma cosa.2 4.Pagamos las facturas m e nsua lm e n te .25. De repente aparecio en la puer ta .26. Es tabamos muy mal pagados.27. El viejo barco parecia na ve ga r d e costado .28 . Giramos s iguiendo la direccion de las maneci l las d el reloj.29. Miro suspicazmente a todos los que estaban en la sala.30.Bajo el cuadro len tamente .31 .E staba disenado m u y mal .32. Dio un paso hacia atras.33. Oigo m uy mal.34. Es muy improbable qu e ve nga n te m pra no .35. Fueron recibidos de una manera m u y amistosa.36. Era una persona extremadamente de l icada .37. La n ina miro a los m o n o s con cur ios idad .38 .Ella m e contesto en un a l to susurro .39 .Salio con m u c h a prisa.40. El pajar i to cantaba alegremente todo el dia.

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1. I pay my bills q ua rterly .2. He was madly in love with the gir l .3.These actors act very badly.4.This roo m bad ly n eeds a coat of paint .5. H e speaks English very well .6. The excu rsion was very w el l organized.7.They secretly decided to meet again.8. She sang beaut i fu l ly .9 .This train is very fast.

10. She t yped the letters very badly.11. He gaveup his job r e l uc t an t l y .12. He denied angr i ly that he had stolen the m oney .13. H e pays his staff very wel l .14. The documents were duly received.15. Shealw ays greets me in a very f r iendly way.16 .This m an a lway s behaves very no bly .17.These peop le a lways laug h very loud ly.18. You have to do it very carefully.19. The film ended happi ly .20. He drove very fast .21 . I t wil l probably rain tonigh t .22 .'I'll gowh enev er I want , ' he said drily.23 . It isbasically the same thing.24. W e pay the bi lls mo nthly.25. He suddenly appeared in the d o o r w a y .26. W e w ere very badly paid .27. The old ship seemed to sail sideways.28. W e turned c lockwise.29. He looked suspiciously at ev e r ybody in the room/lounge.30. H e took th e p ic ture do w n s low ly .31. I t w as very badly designed.32. H e took a step backwards.33. I hear very badly.34.I t's very un l ikelytha t they come early.35. They w ere received in a f r ien dly wa y.36. She w as an extremely del icate person.37. The little girl looked at the m o nkeys cur ious l y .38. She answered me in a loud whisper .39. He left in a hurry/hurriedly.40. The little bird sang happi ly all day long.

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1.Teniamos una mesa de madera hecha a m a n o .2 .Compro un mantel i ta l iano hecho a m a no .3.Habia una joven china pequena m u y amistosa en el mostrador .4. Sus ropas estaban sucias, viejas, mojadas y gastadas.5. Era un jove n m ore no , alto, apuesto.6 .H abia un pequeno camarero m uy amistoso .7. Era pequeno, moreno y sucio.8. Teniamo s un bel lo, antiguo aparador i ta l iano marron .9 .Vimos a lo lejos u n precioso puebleci to pesquero.

1 0.Tenia un enorme, perro bianco gordo.11.Su cabello era precioso , n egro y largo .12. En la tienda d e antigu eda des vi un an illo de pla ta raro.13.Jill estaba ad miran do u n ant iguo e interesante cuadro i ta l iano.14. Una viejecilla s impatica estaba sentada en el banco .15. Entro a com pa na da por un apuesto joven .16 .Vivian en una casa moderna de ladrillos rojos.11.La mujer llevaba u n bolso d e cuero negro.1 8 .Vim os u na pel icula ja pone sa nue va .19. Bro nso n era un viejo cruel y renco roso.20. Una carretera larga y estrecha se a largaba delante de el.21 . Teniamos un armario de coc ina de roble hecho a m a no .22. Llevaba una camisa n u e v a de seda china verde hecha a mano23. La n ina tenia un enorme batido de fresa m uy frio.24. Importan camisas hechas a mano de Taiwan de venta rapida .25. Era un viejo y bello edificio i taliano.26 .Viv ia en una preciosa y espaciosa habitacion aireada.27.Salia con un joven intrepido pi loto de la Fuerza Aerea.28. Comieron algo en un viejo restaurante indio barato.29. El popular dramaturgo recien enviudado, H . Hil l , viene hoy.30. Era una dia precioso soleado.31.Su cara era delgada y pa l ida .32. Una estrecha y serpenteante carretera comarcal les esperaba.33. Pasaron el dia en una pequena p laya arenosa medi te r ranea .34. Esgrimia en la mano un cuchillo largo y afi lado.35. Tenian e legantes cortinas d e terciopelo azul .36.Tenia unos ojos grandes y acuosos.37. Habia un viejo hombrecito grurion detras del mostrador.38. Habia una antigua y rara mesa francesa blanca en el centro.39. El cafe que tomamos era negro y fuerte.40. Era una atractiva mujer ja pone sa d e edad media.

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1. W e had a han dm ade w ooden tab le .2 . He bo ug ht an I ta l ian han dm ad e tablec lo th .3. There was a very f r iendly small Chinese girl at the counter.4. His clothes were fi l thy, old, wet and w orn ou t .5 . He was a tal l da rk han dso me y o u n g m a n .6. There w as a f r iendly lit t le waiter.7. He wasshort, darkanddirty.8. W e had a beau t i fu l o ld brow n Ita lian cup board .9. We saw in the dis tance a lovely little f ishing vil lage.

10. He had a hu ge fat w hite dog.11. Her hair w asbe aut i fu l , longand black.12 . In the an t ique shop I saw arare silver ring.13.Jill w asa d m i ri n gan in teres t ingo ld I tal ian paint ing.14. A nice l it t le lady w as sitting on the bench .15 . She en te red accom p an ied by a goo d- look ing you ng m an .16.They lived in a modern red brick house.17. The w om an car ried a b lack leather handbag .18. We saw a new Jap ane se fi lm.19. Bronson w as a cruel and ranco rous o ld m an.20 . A long and nar row road s t re tched in f r o n t o f h im.21. W e had a h a n d m a d eoak k i tchen cup board .22. He w ore a new green Chinese hand m ad e s ilk shir t.23. The little girl had a huge ice-cold s trawberry milkshake.24 . They imp or t qu ick-se ll ing Taiwan han dm ad eshirts.25. It was a beautiful oldItalian building.26. She lived in a beauti fu l spacious airy room.27. She w en t out w ith a y o u n g daring Air Force pi lot .28 .Theyhad somethingto eat in a cheap o ld Ind ian restaurant.29 .R ecently-widow ed p op ula r dram atis t, H. Hil l , is co min g toda y.30. It w as a beau t ifu l s unny day .31. Her face w as thin and white/pale.32 . A nar row w ind in g cou n t ry road aw ai ted them .33. They spent the day on a sand y l it tle M editerran ean beach.34. H ebrandished a sharp long knife in his hand .35. They had elegant blu e velvet curtains .36. She had large watery eyes.37.There was a g ru m p y li tt le old man at the coun te r .38 .There w as arare o ld w hite French table in the centre.39. The coffee we had w asblack and strong.40. She w as an a t tract ive midd le-aged Japanese w om an.

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1.Nos quedamos sor p r end idos por que el f ina l era sor p r enden te .2. La noticias eran m u y a larmantes .3. Nosotros creemos que el arte es muy in teresante .4.E s tabamos m uy p r e o c u p a d o s por la s i tuac ion .5 . Es una pe l icula muy diver t ida .6. Le d iv i r t io ofr la a ne cdo ta .7.Tened cu idad o al cruzar la carretera.8 . Es tamos muy interesados en e l Jazz .9. Nos encontramos en una situacion asombrosa.

10. Fue u na exp erienc ia terrorif ica .11. Los dos chicos se encontraban en una s i tuacion desesperada.12. La vieja Mrs Clinton se sentia muy depr imida .13.Era una s i tuacio n verdaderam ente embarazosa .14.Es m uy abur r ido el hacer lo mismo d ia tras dia.15.Seria m uy exc i t an te el bajar por el rio en canoa.16. Es muy in teresante para los n i n o s ver c o m o v i v e n los animales17. Es ta pe l ic ula no ha tenido mu cho exi to .18 . Esa es una palabra sin sent ido.19. Es un hom bre muy co nfiad o.20. Es una persona m uy descu idada .21. Era una ceremonia exci tante d e observar .22 . Es toy encantada de verte otra vez.23. La s i tuac ion del vie jo mercante era p r eocupan te .24. Es taba preocupado a causa del estado del vie jo barco.25. Me sent i depr imido al oir las no t i c ias .26. Se s in t io des i lus ionado . Las not ic ias eran desa lentadoras .27.Es taban asus tados . Era una experiencia terr ible.28. ^Estas interesado en el t rabajo? Es muy interesante.29. Fue una exper ienc ia m uy a len tador a .30. Nos sent imos todos m u y an imados .31. Fue un via je muy e xci tan te . Todos es tabamos m uy e xci tado s .32. Era depr imente encon t r a r la casa vacia .33. Era una her ida m u y dolorosa .34. No te p r eocupes , es una ext raccion sin dolor .35. Es un hombre de negocios de mucho ex i to .36. Son todos hombres sin temor.37.Parecia ser un pozo sin f o n d o .38 .Todo esto es muy diver t ido.39. Fue una velada de l ic iosa .40. La pobre chica estaba desconcertada.

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1. W ewere su rp r i sed bec ause the e n d i n gw as s u r p r i s i n g .2. The n e w sw as v e r y a l a r mi n g .3. W e bel ievetha t art is very in teres t ing .4. W e were very worr ied abou t the s i tuat ion .5. It is a v e r y amu s i n g f ilm.6. He was amused to hear the anecdo te .7. Be carefu l cross ing th e r o a d .8. W e are very in teres ted in Jazz .9. We found ourse lves in an as ton i sh ing s i tua t ion .

10 . It w as a t e r r i f y i n g ex pe r ien ce .11 . The two boys found themselves in a hopeless si tuation.12. O ld Mrs Clin ton fe l t very depressed .13. It w as a rea l ly embarrass ing s i tua t ion .1 4.I t 's very bo ring to do the same th ing d ay af ter day .1 5.It 'd be very exci t ing to canoe down the r iver .1 6 .It 's ver y interestin g fo r c h i l d r e n to see how animals l ive.1 7.This film has not been very successful.18. Th at ' s a m ean i n g les s w o r d .19 .He ' s a t r u s tw o r t h y m a n .20. He is a careless person.21 . It w as an exc i t ing ceremony to w a tch .22 . I 'm de l igh ted to see you aga in .23. The si tuation of the old cargo vesselw as w o r r y i n g .24. He w as worr ied because of the co n d i t i o n of the old ship.25. I felt depressed o n h ea r i n g the news .26. He w as d i sappo in ted . The n ew s w asd i s a p p o i n t i n g .2 7.They were f r igh te ned . It was a f r igh ten ing exper ience .28 . Are y ou in teres ted in the j o b ? It 's very interesting.29. It was a very encourag ing exper ience .30. We all felt very encouraged .31. It was a v e r y ex c it in g jo u r n ey . W e w ere all very exci ted .32. It w as depress ing to f ind the h o u s e empty .33. It w as a very p a i n f u l w o u n d .34. Do n ' t worry , i t ' s a pain less extract ion .35. He is a very successfu l businessman.36 .They are all fearless men.37. It seemed to be a bottomless pi t .38. All th is is very amus ing .39. It was a de l ig h t fu l even ing .40. The poor girl w as bew i ld e r ed .

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1. Es ta noche salgo a las diez.2 . ' ^ C u a n d o lo sabras? ' 'L o sabre esta n o c h e . '3 . ' ^ C u a n d o le vas a ver? ' 'Le voy a ver esta n o c h e . '4. Mi novio me va a l levar al teatro esta noche.5 . ' ^ N o s encon t r amos en e l pub? ' ' N o , te ire a buscar . '6. Voy a c o m p r a r u n coche n u e v o .7. Voy a pensar acerca d e e l lo .8. Mi hi jo va a ser den t i s ta cu and o c r ezca .9. He compr ado unos ladri l los. Voy a construir un garaje.

10 .^ Q u e vas a hacer con esa pala?11.Voy a p l a n t a r un rosa l .12 . Vam os a viajar de dia y de n o c h e .13.P r obab lemente me lo d i ra mana na .14. Si , me lo va a decir man an a.15. Sa l imos t empr ano manana por l a manana .16. Voy a arregla r te la bici esta n oc he.17. 'Se me ha estrope ado la b ic i . ' 'Bueno, ahora te la arreglo.18. H a cog ido la raqueta. Pro bable me nte va a jug ar al tenis .19 . Parece que va a H o v e r .20. Te vas a caer de esa ra ma .2 1 .^ Q u e haces el sabado que viene?22. El sabado que viene me quedo en casa.23. Es ta noche nos encontramos a las ocho.2 4. ^Ha ce s a lgo esta noche?2 5 . Este ano voy a escr ib i r do s l ibros.26. Salgo para Brasil dentro de dos dias .27. Voy a vis i tar var ies paises de Suda me r ica .28 . < - ,M e vas a dar el l i b r o ? ' 'Te lo dare esta n o c h e . '29. No te preocupes no te hare dafio.30. Te devolvere e l d inero en cuanto pueda.31 . ' ^Como va is a EE.UU.? ' 'Vamos en av ion . '32. Te a y u d a r e con esa maleta .33. Bajate de la escalera. Te vas a caer.34. Creo que me quedare en casa esta noche.35 . ' ^ C u a n d o te casas? ' ' N o s casamos esta n o c h e . '36. 'S i lv ia quiere hab lar te . ' 'Ah ora la l l a m o . '37. Vamos a coger un par de d ias de vacaciones .38 . 'N o tengo d ine ro . ' 'Te pres tare unas l ibras . '39. Vamos a cruzar el canal esta tarde.40. Los Irenes son m u y lentos. Creo que ire en avion.

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1 .T o n i g h t I'm l eavingat ten.2 . 'When wi l ly o ukn ow it? ' I 'l l kn ow it tonight . '3.'When are youmeeting h i m ? ' 'I 'm meeting h imtonigh t .'4. My b o y f r i e n d is tak ing me to the theatre tonight .5. 'Shal l w emeet at the pub?' 'No, I ' l l cal l fo r you . '6. I am going to buy a new car.7. I am go ing to t h i n k a b o u t it.8. My son is go ing to be a dent i s t whenhe g r o w s up .9 . I have bought some br icks.I'm going to build a garage.

1 0 .W h a t are you go ing to do with that spade?11 . I am g o i n gto p l a n t a rosebush.12. W e are t rave l l ing day and n ight .13.H e ' l l p ro bab ly te ll m e t o m o r r o w .14.Yes, he is g o i n g to tell m e t o m o r r o w .15. W e are l eaving ea r ly tomorrow morning .16 . I 'm go ing to repair your bicycle this evening.17. 'M y bike has bro ken dow n. ' 'O kay, I 'l l repair it n o w. '18. H e has taken hisracke t . He 's p robably go ing to play tennis.19 . It seems it 's going to r a in .20 . You are going to fall f rom tha t b ran ch .2 1 .W h a t are you d o i n g n e xt Sa t u rd a y ?22. I am s taying at home nex t Sa turday .23.T o n i g h t we are meet ing at e ight .24. Are you d o i n g a n y t h i n g t o n i g h t ?25 .This year I'm go ing to wri te tw o books.26 . I 'm leaving fo r Brazi l in two days ' t ime.27 . I 'm g o i n g to visit several countries in South America .2 8 . 'Are y o ugo ing to giveme the bo ok ?' 'I 'l l give it to you tonight . '2 9 .Do n ' t w o r ry , I wo n ' t hu r t y o u .30 .I ' l l giveyou the money back as soon as I can.31 .'Ho w are youg o i n g to the U.S.A.?' 'We're going byp l ane . '32 .I ' l l help y o uw ith that suitcase.33. G et d o w n from the l a d d e r . Y o u ' re g o i n g to fall .34. I think I ' l l stay in ton ight .35 .' W h e n are you ge t t ing marr ied? ' 'We're get t ing married tonight . '36 .'Sy lv ia w ants to talk to you . ' ' I 'l l ph on e her in a minute . '37. We are going to take a couple of days off.38 . 'I ha ve n ' t got any mo ney . ' ' I 'l l lend you a fewqu id . '39. W e are going to cross the channe l th i s a f te rnoon .40 .Trains are very s low. I think I 'l l fly.

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1.M i padre solia f umar 40 cigarri llos al dia .2. ^So lias beber a lcohol cuan do eras jo ven ?3.E l esta acostumbrado a beber.4. El suele beber una botella de whisky los sabados.5. Cuando era joven me lavantaba temprano.6. El Sr. Martin solia se r profesor de matematicas .7. Solia estar sentado en ese banco durante horas .8. El esta ac ostu mbrad o a trabajar duro.9. Solia trabajar duro.

10. Suele trabajar m u y du ro .11.So lia beber mucha sidra cuando vivia en el Pais Vasco.12.Suelo beber una botella de sidra los domingos.13.Estoy acostum brado a beber sidra.14. Soliamos ir al cine todo s lo s sabad os.15.Solemos ir al cine todos lo s sabados.16. El vie jo solia mirar al mar du ran te ho ras.17.^So lia Pedro venir temp rano?18. No soliamos viajar mucho.19 . Yo solia ir al cine un a vez a la sem ana .20. ^Soliais ir al teatro cuando v iv ia is en Madr id?21. Solian v iv i r en Londres. Ahora v iven en Nueva York.22. Yo solia tomar muchas medicinas, pero ahora soy vegetariano.23. Sol iamos ir de vacac iones a Italia todos los anos.24. Solemos ir de vacaciones a Italia todos los anos .25. Estoy acostumbrado a tomar el sol.26 . ^Sol ias en trenar muc ho?27. ^Sueles entrenar mucho?28 . ^Estas acostumbrado a entrenar mucho?29. Yo no so l ia madrugar mucho.30. No sue lo madrugar mucho.31 .No es toy acostumbrado a m a druga r m ucho .32. Ellos solian comer bien.33. Suelen comer bien.34. Estan acostumbrados a comer bien.35. ^Solian hablar los a lumnos en ingles?36 . ^Suelen hablar los a lumnos en ingles?37. ^Estan los a lumnos acostumbrados a hablar en ingles?38 . Estos ninos no solian decir mentiras.39. Estos ninos no suelen decir mentiras.40. Estos ninos no estan acostumbrados a decir mentiras.

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1. My father used to smoke40 cigarettes a day .2 . Did you use to d r ink a lcohol w hen you w ere yo un g?3. He isused to d r i n k i n g .4 . He usu al ly drin ks a bot t le of w hisky on Satu rday s.5.W h e n I wasy o u n gI used to/would get up early .6. Mr Mart in used to be a ma t hs teacher .7. H e used to/would sit on that bench fo r hours .8. He is used to w o r k in gh a r d .9. H eused to w o r k hard.

10 . H e usua l ly wo rks very h a r d .11 . Iused to d r i n k a lot of c ider when I l ived in the Basque Count ry .12. Iu s u a l l y d r i n k a bottle of c ider on S u n d a y s .13. I am used to dr ink ing c ider .14. W e used to go to the c inema every Sa turday .15. W e usua l ly go to the c inema every Sa turday .16. The o ld man used to/would look at the sea for hours .17. Did Peter use to come early?18. W e d i d n ' t use to t ravel very much.19. Iused to go to the c inema once a week.20. Did you use to go to the theatre w hen you l ived in M adr id?21 .They used to live in L o n d o n . No w they l ive in New Y o rk .22. Iused to take a lot of medic ines, but now I 'm a vege ta r ian .23. W e used to go on ho l iday to I ta ly every year.24. W e usual ly go on hol id ay to I ta ly every year.25 . I am used to s u n b a t h i n g .26. Did yo u u se to t ra in very much/hard?27. Do you usu al ly t ra in very much/hard?28. Are y ou used to t r a i n i n g very much/hard?29 . Id i d n ' t use to get up ea r ly .30. Id o n ' t u s u a l l yget up very ea r ly .31. I am not used to ge t t ingup early .32 .They used to eat well .33.T he y u s u a l l yeat wel l .34.T he y are used to eat ing wel l .35. Did the p u p i l suse to speak inE n g l i sh?36. Do the p up i ls usu al ly speak in Eng l ish?37. Are the pu p i l s used to speaking inE n g l i sh ?38.These ch i ld ren d idn ' t use to tell lies.39 .These ch i ldren d o n 't usual ly tel l l ies.40 .These ch i ldr en are not used to telling lies.

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1 . M e enf adare si v e n i s tarde.2 . Te lo ma nda re cua ndo t e rmine con e l .3. Te dare su d i recc ion c u a n d o la e ncue n t re .4. Se lo dire en c u a n t o le vea.5 . No sa ldremos hasta manana por la noche .6. Te te lefoneare si no l l e ga mos m u y ta rde .7. Te prestare e l d ine ro cua ndo me lo p ida s .8 .Te mand are una posta l en cuan to lleguem os.9. No sa ldremos hasta qu e pare d e H over .

10. Si l l a ma tu h e rma no d i l e que no e s t oy .11.C u a n d o te desp ier tes estaras en Ba rce lona .12. Vo y a escribir u na carta mie ntra s term inas los deberes.13. Lo arreg la re c u a n d o v u e l v aesta n o c h e .14.V e n d r a a ver te en cuanto se lo p idas .15.E s t a remo s aq u i hasta las ocho.16 . Mesorprendena m u c h o si Ja ime pasara el e x a m e n .17. Se lo dire a p a p a c u a n d o v u e l v a a casa.18 .Te d are u n g o l p e de te le fono en cuanto sepa a lgo .19. E stuv im os t raba jand o hasta las doce de la noch e .20 . S i necesi tas ayuda me l lamas.21 . Cuando le veas d i le que quiero hab lar le .22. Te lo e nv ia re en cua n t o t e rmine con el .2 3. E s tu v i m o s en la d iscoteca hasta las tres de lam a d r u g a d a .2 4.M i e n t ra s tu hacias las c o m p r a s yo he h e ch o las ca ma s .25. S i h a ce mos u na fiesta os invi ta re a las dos .2 6 . C u a n d o l l e g u e m o s a Roma i re mos de re ch os al hotel .27. En cuanto l leguemos a l ho te l me dare un bano .28 . Hemos estado en la cama hasta las nueve de la manana .2 9 .P o n d r e la mesa mient ras te rminas de coc inar .30 . I remos a la p l a y a si no l l ue v e .31 . Cua ndo p a re d e H o v e r i remos a dar una v ue l t a .32 . En c uan to tengam os not ic ias su ya s te lo c o m u n i c a r e .33. Nos quedaremos en casa hasta que pare de H over .34. Hare e l desayuno mient ras te a fe i tas .35. Te l lamare por te lefono si me retraso.36 . Cuando vengas a Ing la te rra debes hacernos una v is i ta .37. En cuanto l legue a Nueva York ire a ver a T ia Ber ta .38 .E s tare en Nue v a York h a s t a f in de mes .39. Cuida de los n i n o s mient ras es toy fuera .40. Si te echan una m u l t a por aparcar aqui , no la pagues .

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1.I'll be a n g r y if you are late.2 .I 'l l send it to youw h e n I finish wi th it.3.I 'l l giveyou h is address when I find it.4.I'll tell him as soon as I seeh im.5. W e won ' t leave until/till tomorrow n ight .6 .I 'l l ph on e you i f wed o n ' t get there verylate.7.I'll len d you the m o n e y w h e n you ask me.8 .I 'l l send you a post card as soon as wearrive/get there.9. W ew o n ' t go out until/till it stops raining.

10 . If your brother ca l ls te l l him I 'm not in.11 .Whe n youwake up y o u ' l l be in Barcelona.12 . I'm g o i n g to wr i t e a let ter whiley o u finish y o u r ho me wo rk .13.I'll r epa i r it whe n I come back tonight.14.H e ' l l com e to see you as soon as you ask h im.15.We ' l l be here until/till eight .16 . I 'd be very surp r i sed if James passed the exam.1 7.I'll tell D ad w h e n he comes back home.18 .I 'l l giveyou a r ing as soon as I know something .19. We we re wo rk i n g until/till m i d n i g h t .20.Call me if you need help.2 1 .W h e n you see him tell him I w a n t to speak to h im.22 .I'll send it to you as soon as I finish wi t h it.23. W e we re in the 'disco' until/till three o 'c lock in the m o r n i n g .24. I 've mad e the beds whi le yo u were shop pin g.25. If weha ve a party I ' l l in vite bo th o fy o u .2 6 .Whe n w e arr ive in Rome we ' l l go straight to the hotel.27.I 'l l hav e a bath as soon as we get to the hotel.28 .W e've been in bed until/till n ine o 'c lock in the morn ing .29 . I ' ll lay the table w hile yo u finish cook ing .30. W e'll g o to the beach if it does n ' t rain.31 .W h e n it s tops ra in ing we ' l l go for a wa l k .32.I'll let you know as soon as we get any news from him.33.W e'l l stay at ho me until/till it s tops ra in ing .34.I ' ll p rep are breakfast w hi ley o u shave.35.I 'l l giv eyou a r ing if I am de layed .36. When you come to England you must pay us a vis i t .37. Assoon as I get to NewYo rk I ' l l go to see Aunt Ber tha .38 .I'll be in NewY o r k until/till the end of the m o n t h .39 .Look after the ch i ld ren whi leI 'm a wa y .40. If yo u are given a ticket/fine fo r park ing here , d o n ' t pay it .

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1. Fue m uy to nto d e tu parte hacer eso.2 .Este h omb re no es lo bastan te fuer te c o m o para levantar lo .3. Siem pre esta disp ues to a hacer lo que le p id as.4 . Es una person a mu y d i f ic il de com placer .5.E s un a m u j e r muy aburr ida con la que v iv i r .6 .Esta es una compet ic ion imposib le d e ga na r .7 . Eres una person a mu y ag radab le con la que hab lar .8 .Este chico siemp re es el p r ime ro en l legar.9. El es la p e rsona idone a a la que p ode mos p re gun t a r .

1 0 .Ja imi to es s iempre el u l t imo en ent regar el e x a m e n .11.E l sera el p r o x i m o en l legar .1 2 .Estaba dem asiado debi l para levantar la caja .13.Es una perso na dec id ida a t r iunfar .14. Mi hi ja esta an siosa por c on segu ir e l t rabajo .15. Fue muy estup ido de tu par te in su l ta r al p ro fe so r .16. Es muygenerosode tupartedarnos el dinero.17. H a s ido m uy amable de tu par te aco mp anarno s hasta aqui .18.Ha s ido m uy desc uidad o de tu par te e l c ruz ar sin mirar .1 9 .Estaba ansio so p o r demost rar lo que sabia.20 . Estoy d ec id ido a t e rmina r el via je .2 1 . Eso fue lo peor que se podia hacer .22 . Es mu y posible qu e acep ten tu p r o p o s i c i o n .2 3.Tiene mied o d e saber la v e r d a d .2 4. S e n t i m o s m u c h o oi r lo que paso.25. Esta clase d e tela es muy d i f ic i l d e l avar .26. Es un jov e n a ns ioso d e a p re nde r .27. Fue m uy in te l igente po r tu par te con testa r le asi.2 8 .E sta mal hacer eso.29. Estoy dispuesta a i r cont igo hasta e l f in del m u n d o .30 . Estaba avergonzado d e mos t ra r su debi l idad .31.Es mu y rud o de tu par te con testa r asi.32 . F u imos lo s s e g u n d o s en l legar .33. No t iene derecho a hacer eso.34. E s demasiado estup ido para en tender .35. Es imp osib le es ta r enfadado con esa mu jer .36. Sent ia cu r ios ida d p o r saber lo que hab i a p a sa do .37. Es aburr ido ver d ia tras dia la m i s m a p e l i cu la .38 . Estabamos ansiosos p o r v o l v e r a casa .39. Fue muy bravo de tu parte e l arrojarte a l mar para salvarle .40 . F u imos lo s u l t imos en sal ir .

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1. It was very s i l ly of you to do that .2. This man is notstrong enough to l ift it.3. He is a lways ready to do w ha te v e r you ask h im .4. He is a very dif f icult person to please.5 . She is a very boring woman to l ive with.6.This com peti t ion is imposs ib l e to w in .7. You are a very nice person to talk to .8.This boy is a lways th e first toa r r iv e .9. He is the best person to ask.

10.J i m m y is a lways the last one to hand in the exam paper.11. H e w i l l be the next to arrive.12. H e was too weak to l ift the case.13. He is a person determined to succeed.14. M y daughter is anx ious to get the job.15. It was stupid of you to insult the teacher.16.It s ver y generous of you to give us the money .17. It has been very kind of you to accompany us here.18. It w as very careless of you tocross w i thout l ooking .19. He was anx ious to show what hek n e w .20. I am de t e r m ine d to f inish the journey .21.That was the worst thing to do.22. They are very l ike ly to accept your proposal .23. He is afraid to know the t ruth .24 . W e were very sorry to hear what happened.25. This kind of cloth is very dif f icul t to wash.26. He is a young m an eager to l earn.27. It was very intel l igent of you to answer him l ike that.28. I t s wrong to do that .29. I m w i l l ing to g o wi th you to the end of the w o r l d .30. He was ashamed to show h is weakness .31. It s very rude of you to answer l ike that .32 . W e were the second to arr ive .33. He has no r ight to do that .34. He is too s tup id to unders tand.35 . I t s im poss ib le to be angry with that woman.36. H e was curious to k no w w ha t had happened.37. It s boring to w a tc h the same fi lm day after day.38. W e were eager to come back home.39. It was very brave of you to jump into the sea to save him.40 . W e were the last to l eave .

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1. A u n q u e p e r d i m o s el pa r t ido jugamos b ien .2.Podemos ir en coche o en tren.3.Podemos hacer las dos cosas , ir al teatro y a cenar .4 . Cul t ivamos f lores as i como verdura .5. No iremos a este restaurante s ino a aquel .6 . Owen no sabe hablar n i e spa no l ni f rances .7. No me apetece ir , por otro la do , t a m p o c o p u e d o .8. Es un mus ico co n talento asi c o m o u n b ue n fo tografo .9 .Puedes coger o c a m e o pescado, pero no los dos .

10. No es muy l is to, s in embarg o, ha con segu ido el trabajo .11. Abr io la puer ta asi como la ventana .12. He leido el l ibro y t ambien he vis to la pe l i cu la .13. No qu iero el rojo s ino el azul .14. Se cor to con un cr is ta l ,perolsin embargo no l l o r o .15 . El d ice que pag ara , aun que no creo que lo haga .16.Tenemospocos l ibros, y po r otro lado, la gente ya no lee.I T . E s t a b a m o s t an to cansados como hambr ien tos .18. O lo hacemos bien o no lo hacemos .19. No es mu y l is to , de todas fo rmas, t rabaja m u c h o .20. A pesar de no tener n i n g u n t i tu lo cons iguio e l t rabajo .21. A u n q u e n o tenia t i tu los cons iguio e l t rabajo .22 . Can taba m ientras se afeitaba.23. A pesar del m al t iempo todos completaron la car rera .24. Los dias eran cortos pues ya era diciembre.2 5 . Es taba asus tado pues la cor r iente e ra muy fuer te .2 6 . A d e m a s de hacer la cocina cuido de l j a r d m .27. No sabe ni leer ni escribir .28 . No solo fueron muchos hombres s ino tambien a lgunas mujeres .29 .Debemos ir t empr ano , lo demds/si no , no en con t r a remo s asien to .30. Las maletas eran pesadas, asi qu e cog imos u n taxi.31. Au nqu e son mu y caros la gente los com pra .32. Son car is imos; s in embargo, la gente los compra.33 . No han jugado bien, pero de todas formas , han ganado.34 . No se ganaba mucho, por mucho que se t rabajase .35. Tanto los hom bres como las mu jeres deben ir al ejercito.36. No te a yuda re a no ser que me digas la verdad.37. Quiero saber s i ha firmado el contrato.38. No solo lavo el coche, s ino tambien le saco br i l lo.39. Ni habla frances ni lo entiende.40. No solo fu imos a l tea t ro s ino tambien cenamos en e l Ri tz .

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1. Even thoug h w e lost the game w e play ed we l l .2. We can e i ther go by car or by t ra in .3. W e can do both , go the theatre and have dinner .4 . W e grow f lowers as we l l as vegetables .5. We won t go to this restaurant but to that one.6 . Owen can t speak e i ther Spanish or French.7 . I don t feel l ike going, on the other hand, I can t .8. He is a ta lented music ian as wel l as a good photograph er .9. You can take either fish or meat, but not both.

10 . He is not very c lever , however , he s got the job.11. H e opened the door as w e l l as the w i n d o w .12. I have read the book and I have also seen the f i lm.13. Idon t want the red one but the blue one.14. He cut himself with a piece of broken glass , but didn t cry.15. H e says he l l pay ; I don t th ink he w i l l , though.16.W e ve got few books, and on theother hand, peopledon t read anymore.17. W e were both, t ired and h ungr y.18. Either we do it properly or we don t do it .19. He is not very clever, nevertheless , he works very hard.20.Insp i te of hav ing noq ua l i f i ca t ions he got the job.21. A l though he had no q ua l i f ica t ions he got the job .22. H e sang whi le he shaved.23.Desp ite In spite o f the bad weather they al l f inished the race.24. The days were short as/for it was nowDecember.25. He was fr ightened as for the current was very strong.26. Besides doing the cooking I look after the garden.27. He can neither read nor write.28. Not only many men but also some women went.29 . W e must go ear ly , o therwise , w e won t f ind a seat.30. The cases were heavy, so we took a taxi .31.Although Though they are very expens ive people b uy the m .32.They are very expens ive; yet people buy them.33. They haven t p layed wel l , but a l l the same, they ve won.34 . Y ou didn t earn very much, however hard you w o r k e d .35.Both men and women mustjointhe army.36. I won t he lp you unless you te l l me the t ruth .37. I want to know if whether he has s igned the contract .38. He not only washedthe car but healso polished it.39. H e neither speaks, nor understands French.40. W e not only went to the theatre but also had d inner in theR i t z .

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1. Ho y es d o m i n g o y no tengo que trabajar .2. El m edico dice que tienes que dejar d e fumar .3. Me alegro que no tengo que trabajar hoy.4. No t ienes por que venir con nosotros si no quieres.5. No vay as con v aquero s. Debes po nerte un vestido .6 . Tienes que l levar un i forme cuando es tas de gua rd ia , < ? , n o ?7. No n ecesi tas hacer dos cop ias. Con una vale .8. Para hacer esta t r aducc ion debes usar un diccionario.9 . Hay que en trenar m u y duro para compet i r , supongo.

10. Te dare u n ch eque. No necesi tas darme un recibo.11. Debes lavarte la cara todos los dias .12. Hay que levantarse temprano en el e jerci to, ^,no?13. No tienes por que dec i rmelo ahora .14.Debe usted c omer con sensatez. No debe comer demasiado.15. Me temo que te ndre m os qu e c ruzar el no.16. No tienes por que conduci r tan rapido. Tenemos m ucho t iempo.17. No debes co nd uc ir tan rapido . Hay un l im ite de velo cidad.18. En esta of ic ina todo el mundo t iene que estar trabajando para las 9.19. No t ienes necesidad de leer todo el libro.20. El medico dice que no debes tomar tantas pf ldoras .2 1 .Tiene que hacerse toda la ropa . No le l lega para comprar la .22. No necesi tas l levar una dieta .23. No debes decir esas cosas a tus profesores.2 4.Te ndre m os qu e m a n d a r a u n hombre rana para mirar los dafios.25. Si se va el dolor no tiene por que tomar m as aspi r inas .2 6 . Debemos cortar ese arbol o se caera sobre un coche .2 7.Tengo que hacer ese recorrido cuatro veces al dia.28. No necesitas pedir permiso para hacer eso.2 9 .Tengo que contarte lo que me paso ayer noche.30. Me quede sin d inero y tuve que sacar algo del banco .31. No necesi tas cambiarte d e ropa. Puedes venir c o m o estas.32. Tengo que contarte un sueno que tuve ayer noche.33. Mi hermana t iene que llevar gafas. No ve nada .34. No tienes por que m a nda r lo p o r avion .35.Tengo qu e contar te sobre m i nuevo amigo.36 .Tendras que escribirlo de n u e v o , m e temo.37. ( - . H a y que ponerse corbata?38. Los v is i tan tes no deben dar de comer a los an imales .39. Tendran ustedes que veni r conmigo a la comisaria.40. No tenias por que esperarnos .

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1 .T o d a y isS u n d a y and I don ' t have to w o r k .2. The doctor says tha t y ou must s top smoking .3. I 'm glad I don ' t have to wo rk t o d a y .4. Youn e e d n ' t come with us if you d o n ' t wa n t to .5.Don ' t go in jeans. You must wear a dress.6. You have to we a r a u n i f o r m w h e n you are on d u t y , d o n ' t y o u ?7. Yo udon't need to/needn't make tw o copies. O ne wil l do .8. To do this t ransla t ion yo u m u s t use a d i c t i o n a ry .9. You have to t rain very hard to compete, I suppose.

10 .I 'l l give you a cheque . Youn e e d n ' t give m e a receipt .11. You mu s t wa s h y o u r face every day .12 . You have to get up ear ly in the a rmy , d o n ' t y o u ?13. You needn ' t te l l m en o w .14. Youmust eat sensibly. Youm u s tn ' t eat too mu c h .15 . I 'm afra id we ' l l have to cross the r iver .16. You n eed n ' t dr iv e so fast. W e've got p len ty of t ime.17. You mu s t n ' t d r i ve so fast. There is a speed l imit .18 . In this office e v e r y b o d y has to be at w o r k by n ine .19 . You n eedn ' t read all the book.20. The doctor says that yo u mustn ' t t ake so many pi l l s .21 . She has to make all her clothes. S hecan't a f ford to buy them.22. You n e e d n ' t go on a diet.23. Youm u s tn ' t say those things to y o u r teachers.24.W e'l l have to send a f ro g ma n to have a look at the damage.25 . If the pa in has g o n e he needn ' t take an y more aspir ins .26. We m u s t cu t down that t ree or it wil l fall o n a car.27. Ihave to walk that d is tance four t imes a d a y .28. Youn e e d n ' t ask for p e rmi s s i o n to d o that .29 . I must tell you what happened to me last night .30. I ran out ofm o n e y and I had to draw some f rom the bank .31. You needn ' t change your c lothes. You can come as you are.32. I must tel l yo ua b o u t a dream I had last night.33. My sister has to wear glasses. S hec a n ' t seea n y t h i n g .34. Youne edn 't send it by air.35. I must tel l yo u about my new f r i e n d .36 .You ' l l have to wr i t e it again, I am a f ra id .37.Need I/Do I need to we a r a tie?38 .Visi tors m ust n o t feed the animals .39 .You 'l l have to come with me to the police station.40. Yo ud id n ' t need to wa i t for us.

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1.A m e n u d o e s c u c h a m o s la radio .2 .Solemos ver la te levis ion despues del te.3. < ,A que hora es la c o m i d a ?4.A y e r noche fu imos al cine.5.Desayuneltome e l desayuno en un cafe .6. No te sientes en el sue lo . La hierba esta mojada.7. Es te hombre se pasa la may or pa rte de su v i d a en el mar .8 .Cenam os en un precioso res tauran te pequ eno .9 .Tr a tamo s d e aparcar pero el espacio no era bas tante grande.

10 . En e l espacio hay mil lones de estrellas.11.L o s ninos es tan haciendo mucho ruido.12 .Los nino s s iempre hacen ruid o.13. La rosa es mi f lor favor i t a .14. Las rosas son mis f lores favor i tas .15.^ C u a n d o se i nven to e l te lefono?16. Los te lefon os son aparatos m u y u t i les .17. El gobierno deber ia hacer mas por los parados .18. Los c iegos no son necesar iamente desgraciados .19.O dio la v io lenc ia .20. La v io lenc ia d el v ien to le sor p r end io .21. El crimen es uno de los mayores problemas de la sociedad.22. Las camas en es te hote l son muy incomodas .2 3.Todos lo s l ibros en la estanter ia m e per tenecen .2 4. ^Estas interesado en el ar te?2 5. ^Conoces a la gente qu e v i v e al lado?26 . La segunda guer r a mundia l t e rmino en 1945.27. La natacion es mi deporte favor i te pero tambien me gus ta esquiar .28. La vida seria m uy difici l sin la electr icidad.29. Acabo de leer un l ibro sobre la v ida de Gandhi .30. Se casaron pero el m a t r i m o n i o no tuvo ex i to .31 .Dicen que las m a n z a n a s so n buenas para la sa lud.32. La m a y o r i a de la gente todavia cree en el matr imonio.33. El mat r imonio y la v ida fami l ia r son las bases de nues t ra sociedad.34. Dicen que el queso f rances es muy bueno .35. Las mujeres son mejores profesores que los hombres.36 .Todos lo s coches t ienen ruedas .37. A todos los estudiantes de la clase les gus ta su profesor .38 .P r e fe r imo s la m u s i c a c las ica a la mus ica 'pop'.39. Los medicos es tan mejor pagados que los p r ofesor es .40. A mi mujer le encantan las f lores.

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1. Con oci a un heredero de este hombre.2 . Era, ante todo, un a mujer europea .3. Este hombre es un hombre honrado .4.Tenia un o jo c la va do en el la .5. Esa pa labra se deletrea con 'h ' .6 . H ay que trabajar para un a un ion europ ea.7.Tenia un pe nd ie n te en la oreja izquierda.8. Una noche hubo un a tormenta terr ible .9. Esta letra es una ' u ' .

10. Un dia l lego un te legrama.11.Un tal Mr Smith vino a ve rnos un dia.12 .Valen 5 p e n i q u e s el ki lo .13.Estabamos hac iendo 60 ki lometres la hora .14.Deme un ki lo y medio de h igos .15. Este es un caso raro.16. No debeis hacer ruido.17. El es frances y ella es una chica americana.18. Ella era d octora en med icina.19. Un dia lamentaras haberle tratado asi.20. Solo unos pocos de estos higos estan buenos.21.H a te lefoneado un tal Mr Pink y ha de ja do un mensaje para ti .22. Hace muchos anos un cierto mercader l lego a Bagdad.23. Un arqui tecto es una persona que disena edi f ic ios .2 4. j Q u e sorpresa ^ C u a n d o has ve n ido?25. Fue un cafe lo que pedimos, no dos.2 6 .Va m os alii dos o tres veces al dia.27. Estuve en la cama con gripe.28 .Tengo dolor de cabeza.2 9 . j Q u e historia tan in te resante30. Habia un cuarto de litro en la botella.31 . Este hombre es un socialista .32. Esta es una novela de Dickens.33.Xi lo fono se escribe co n 'x ' .34. 'Yo tengo u n a b lanca . ' 'Y y o u n a verde . '35 . < < , H a s visto u n perro n e g r o ? ' 'Si, he visto uno muy g r a n d e . '36. Estos son los que me gus t a n .37.Este es el mas boni to .38. Un os pocos sup erviv ien tes l legaron a t ierra .39. Es un honor tenerle con nosotros.40. Me gustaria tomar una cena caliente .

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1. I met one of the heirs of this man.2. She was, above al l , a E u r o p e a n w o m a n .3.This man is an hones t man.4. He had his eye on her.5. W e spel l that word with an 'h ' .6 . We have to w ork for a Euro pean un ion .7. He had an ea rr ing in his left ear.8. O ne night there was a terr ible s torm.9.This letter is a 'u ' .

10. O ne d ay a te legram arr ived .11. A M r Smi th came to see us one d a y .12.They cost 5p. a ki lo .13. W e were do ing 60k i lomet res an ho u r .14.G ive me a kilo and a half/one and a half kilos of figs.15.This is an u n u s u a l case.16. You mu s t n ' t ma k e a noise.17. H e is French/a Frenchman and she is an American g i r l .18. She was a doc tor of m edic ine .19. O ne day y o u ' l l be sorry yo u treated him like this.20. Only a few of these figs are good.21. A Mr Pink p hon ed and left a message for you.2 2 .Man y years ago a certa in merchant arr ived in B a g h d a d .23. An archi tect is a p erson w ho designs bu i ldin gs.24.W h a t a surp r i se W hen d id you come?25. It was one coffee w eordered , no t two.26. We go there two or three t imes a day .27. I was in bed with flu.2 8 .I 've got a headache .2 9 .W h a t an interest ing s tory30 .There was a q u a r t e r o f a litre in the bott le .31.This man is a socialist.32 .This is a Dicke ns novel .33.X y l o p h o n eis spel t wi th an 'x '.34 . 'I havea white one. ' 'And I 've go t a green one. '35.'Ha ve you seen a black dog?' 'Yes, I 've seen a very big one.'36 .These are the ones I like.37.This is the nicest one.38. A few surv ivo rs came to shore .39 . It is an h o n o u r to have you w i th us.40 .I'd l ike to ha ve a hot d i n n e r .

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1. Asthey had no m o n ey th ey co u ld n ' t buy ano ther car .2. G o wi th them s ince tha t isw h a t y o u w an t .3. H e c o u l d n ' t get in because he was too y o u n g .4. As a s t u d e n t he gets a d i scoun t .5. I couldn ' t s leep so I got up.6 . Some have to die so that others can live.7. H e w as th i n k i n g w h i l e he w a lk ed .8 . I won ' t te l l you the answer s ince y o u seem to k n o w e v e ry t h in g .9. As it w as S u n d ay he stayed in bed.

10 . Wed i d n ' t go out because it was r a i n i n g .11 . It soon s topped rain ing so wew e n t out for a w a lk .12. We w o r k ed for a w eek so th a t ev e r y th i n g w o u ld be ready .13. Do it since that is w h a t you w an t .1 4 .As/While he shaved he th o u g h t abo u t the latest events.15. Youc a n ' t come wi th u s because you are too small .16 . I was a lone in the house so I w e n t to bed .17. Itell you these things sotha t you can cri ticize m e.18. H e did n ' t tell her anything since he d idn ' t t rus t her.19 . As a marr ied man you shou ld know it.2 0 .They g o t d ivorced because they couldn ' t l ive together .21 . All the shops were c losed so I c o u l d n ' t buy it .22. W e put a cork in the w a te r so tha t it wou ld f loa t .23. You had a lot of oppor tun i t i es whi leyou lived here.2 4.Y o u ' l l h av e y o u r o w n room since you are s tay ing wi th u s.25. As he is so tall he can become a basketba l l p layer .26 . I do n ' t b el ievey o u because you are a l iar .27. He w as h u n g r y so he prep ared someth ing to eat.28 . He sw i tched the heater on so tha t the h o u s e w o u ld be w a r m .29. My father a lways s ings whi le he has a shower .30 .I ' l l hav e to p u n i s h y o u since y o u don ' t te l l me the t r u t h .31. As a doctor he is very wel l k n o w n .32 . Isold the car because I d idn ' t have an y mo n ey .33. I ran out of pe t ro l so I proceeded on foot.34.W h i le he did one th i n g I did another/something else.35.S ince yo u ' re de term ined to get marr ied , go on36. As a s tu d en t he is not very good.37. I accepted because it was my last chance/opportunity.38. It w as already eight , so I closed the shop and I wen t home.39. We saved sotha t ou r ch i ld ren cou ld s tudy .40. She listened to the rad io whi leshe cooked.

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1.M i he r mana fue a Francia para aprender f rances .2. Fui a Correos p ara com prar sel los .3. Los nif ios van a la escuela para aprender .4. El va a pie a la oficina para ahorrar dinero.5. Van al aerop uerto p ara coger el avio n.6 .Tenemos u n h a u l para guardar toda la ropa vie ja .7. Le telefonee para darle la not ic ia .8 . Es tamos ah or rand o para com prar un co che.9 . Lleva abr igo para m antenerse ca l iente .

10. Fui al den tis ta para sacarm e un dien te.11.No estas en forma para correr un ma ra t on .12. No tenemo s bas tante d inero p ara com prar un a casa .13.Neces i to u n ves t ido nuevo para l levar en la fiesta.14. No s reun irem os para tratar de reso lver el problem a.15. Esta pobre g ente no t iene una cam a para do rmir .16

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