Ejercicios Unit 3
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Unit 3
MODAL VERB-CAN,COULD,MAY,MIGHT
CAN
Indica habilidades o posibilidad.
Ejemplos
I can speak english (Yo sé hablar inglés.)
The doctor can see you at 3.00 ( El doctor le puede visitar a las tres. )
Can you speak german? (¿Sabes hablar alemán? )
Sintaxis afirmativa: sujeto + can + verbo
negativa: sujeto + can not / can't + verbo
pregunta: can + sujeto + verbo?
respuesta corta: Yes, sujeto + can / No, sujeto + can't
Modal Verbs (Ability) – can, could, be able to
COULD
Es el pasado de can. También se utiliza para preguntar por algo, pero más educadamente que con can.
Ejemplos
Could you speak Japonese before you went to Japan? (¿Sabías hablar japonés antes de que fuiste
a Japón?)
Tony could swim when he was six. (Toni sabia nadar cuando tena seis años. )
Could you help me? (¿Podría ayudarme?)
Sintaxis afirmativa: sujeto + could + verbo
negativa: sujeto + could not / couldn't + verbo
pregunta: could + sujeto + verbo?
respuesta corta: Yes, sujeto + could / No, sujeto + couldn't
MAY
Lo utilizamos para decir que algo es posible o muy probable. Lo usamos con el presente o futuro.
También se utiliza para preguntar por algo pero más educadamente que con el could.
Ejemplos
I may stay at home or I may go to a disco.(Puede que me quede en casa o puede que vaya a la
discoteca)
May I use your dictionary? (¿Podría usar su diccionario?)
Sintaxis afirmativa: sujeto + may + verbo
negativa: sujeto + may + not
pregunta: may + sujeto + verbo?
MIGHT
Es el pasado de may. También se usa para expresar una eventualidad pero con ms probabilidad.
Ejemplos
Be careful. You might burn yourself. (Ten cuidado. Te podrías quemar.)
Sintaxis
afirmativa: sujeto + might + verbo
negativa: sujeto + might not / mightn't
Exercises
Grammar Exercises
Add can or can't to the following sentences.
Example: You can speak English.
1. Monkeys ____________talk.
2. Pigs__________________ fly.
3. I _______________ play the piano., but Cory can't.
4. You _______________go on vacation. It's too expensive.
5. _____________ I borrow some money?
6. I don't know the answer. ______________ you tell me?
7. Tony _____________come tonight, he's too busy.
8. Jim makes great food. He ____________ cook really well.
9. Excuse me, we _______________ see the movie.
10. It's too noisy. We ________________ study well.
Grammar Exercises 2
Unscramble the following sentences.
Example: speak can you English. - You can speak English.
1. you can play the violin? _______________
2. draw they can't well. ______________
3. play I basketball can. _____________
4. we can come house to your? ___________
5. she sleep can't ______________
6. you cook can? ____________
7. watch can television I?_______________ ,
Write about yourself. These questions qon't be marked.
I can ______________ and _____________ or______________
1. He_____be working.
Él puede estar trabajando
2. She_____be in the school.
Ella podría estar en el colegio
3. _____I take this book?
¿Puedo coger este libro?
4. _____I listen to the radio?
¿Podría escuchar la radio?
5. You_____want to go to the cinema.
Tú puedes no querer venir al cine
6. He_____have sold his car.
Él puede haber vendido su coche
7. I_____go to the cinema this Saturday.
Yo podría ir al cine este sábado
8. She_____come with us to the party.
Ella podría venir con nosotros a la fiesta
9. We_____help you.
Nosotros no podemos ayudarte
10. You_____ask him
Example: I ________ speak English very fluently. (key = can)
2.
You ________________ leave the class before 1 o'clock.
3.
You ________________behave well in front of guests. Stop being silly.
4.
You look tired. You_______________ have some sleep.
5.
You failed in your final test. You _____________ have studied harder.
6.
___________I borrow your pen?
7.
We ____________watch TV so much.
8.
We _______________ not climb those mountains when we were kids.
9.
The project _______________finish in two years time.
10.
Stop smoking! You really _________________ not smoke.
11.
Sami _____________ lift that heavy table. He is too weak.
12.
Muneera ______________come to the party, but nobody is sure.
13.
Laila______________ not swim when she was one year old.
14.
It's too cold. I ______________close the window.
15.
It ________ rain in the desert sometimes, but you can't depend on it.
16.
If I had enough money, I ___________travel with my friends but now I can't.
17.
I ________________ to study well for the exam.
18.
I wish I _________________ buy a new car but i do not have any money.
19.
I have no time. I ______________ leave now. My parents are waiting for me.
20.
He _______________ be friendly, but he is usually unfriendly.
DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
Los adjetivos y pronombres demostrativos en inglés son muy fáciles de aprender.
Demonstrative Adjectives
and Pronouns
this
este / esta
these
estos / estas
that
ese / esa
those
esos / esas
Cuando se utilizan como adjetivos, deben estar seguidos de un sustantivo.
This calculator is very good.
Esta calculadora es muy buena.
These cars are very fast.
Estos vehículos son muy veloces.
Cuando se utilizan como pronombres, no están seguidos de sustantivos (dado que justamente los pronombres sirven para reemplazarlos).
This is a calculator.
Esta es una calculadora. These are calculators.
Estas son calculadoras. That is a desk.
Ese es un escritorio. Those are desks.
Esos son escritorios.
THIS/THESE THAT/THOSE
1. ________ picture
2. ________ page
3. ________ words
4. ________ flower
5. ________ people
6. ________ classes
7. ________ store
8. ________ erasers
9. ________ car
10. _______ church
11. _______ books
12. _______ dish
13. _______ women
14. _______ child
15. _______ weather
16. _______ news
17. _______ coats
18. _______ money
19. _______ boxes
20. _______ deer
1. _________boy
2. _________doctors
3. __________girls
4. __________women
5. __________box
6. __________bar
7. ________ hearing people
8. ________ deaf person
9. ________milk
10. _______ pretzels
11. _______word
12.________children
13. _______ man
14. _______baby
15. _______dorms
16. _______showgirls
17. _______ hearing aid
18. _______ jacket
19. _______ beer
20. _______ pizza
This, That, These and Those For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.
1. I need to stop for a coffee. Is ____ all right with you?
A this B that C these D those
2. Do you like _____ trousers? I bought them yesterday.
A this B that C these D those
3. Look at ____ man over there! He's not wearing any clothes!
A this B that C these D those
4. Her new house cost over half a million pounds. ______ a lot of money.
A This is B That's C These are D Those are
5. Hello. _______ Patrick. Can I speak to Murray, please?
A This is B That's C These are D Those are
6. _____ boots she is wearing look very expensive.
A This B That C These D Those
7. My grandmother never wore trousers when she was young. In _____ days it wasn't acceptable.
A t his B that C these D those
8. I'm going to London again ____ week-end. Do you want to come?
A this B that C these D those
9. Yes, let's go to the restaurant tonight. _______ a great idea.
A This is B That is C These are D Those are
10. What's the name of ____ song by Robbie Williams we heard yesterday?
A this B that C these D those
11. Oh, I love ____ pair of trousers. I'm going to buy myself a pair!
A this B that C these D those
12. Here we are. ____ where I live.
A this B that C these D those.
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