English for Intermediate Students

Posted on Aug 4, 2024 in English

Translate into English:

  • Llevamos 5 años saliendo y acabamos de empezar a vivir juntos.
  • We have been going out for five years and we have just begin to live together.
  • No he leído el libro todavía
  • We haven’t read the book yet.
  • Cortamos el año pasado pero nos llamamos por teléfono todas las semanas.
  • We have just split up last year but we phone each other every week.
  • Me lo pasé muy bien en la fiesta de cumpleaños de Carlos.
  • I enjoyed a lot Carlos’s birthday party.
  • I enjoyed myself a lot in Carlos’s birthday party.
  • Pareces triste ¿qué te ha estado diciendo?
  • You look sad.What has he been telling you?
  • Me ha estado hablando de sus problemas.
  • He has been talking about his problems.
  • Ya lo se.
  • I have already known it.
  • Ni mi hermana ni mi madre se parecen a mi abuela.
  • Neither my sister nor my mother look like my grandmother.
  • Mi suegra y mi suegro, ambos, son encantadores.
  • My mother in law and my father in law, both, are charming.

Correct these sentences

  • We are From Rumania both.
  • We are both from Rumania
  • Both of us lives in Zaragoza.
  •                   live
  • We have met in Barcelona last summer.
  • We met in Barcelona last summer.
  • I have been falling into the river.
  • I have fallen into the river.
  • They enjoyed a lot in the swimming pool.
  • They enjoyed themselves a lot in the swimming pool.
  • They enjoyed the swimming pool a lot.
  • They live by theirselves.
  •                      themselves
  • These are my friends´s clothes
  •                        friends´

Put the verbs in the correct form.

How long__have you been writing__ to your pen – friend? (write)For three years.

  • I can’t carry this case. It’s too heavy
  • Don’t worry! I__will help__ you (help)
  • You _____won’t _______the bus if you don’t hurry. (not catch)
  • If you _won______the lottery, how would you spend your money? (win)
  • After five minutes, he realized that he __had seen _ the film before (see)
  • Her new book _will be published________________next year (publish)
  • While I _was cutting___ the grass, it ___started____ to rain. (cut, start)
  • Would you mind ____to open_____________ the window? (open)
  • Our teachers make us ___do_______________ a lot of homework. (do)
  • If she ______had missed___ the bus, she would have phoned us. (miss)

Complete with one or two words.

  • Do you eat much chocolate?
  • Yes, I eat _____a lot___________. I love it.
  • I’ve never been ____able to_______ play chess, but I’d like to learn.
  • I’d like a car____which_________ never breaks down.
  • I’m the youngest. My two brothers are both ___older than______ me.
  • This film’s awful – in fact it’s the _most awful_____ film I’ve ever seen!
  • The doctor _told_____________ me not to worry.

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same:

  • The restaurant is closed because they’re redecorating it.

The restaurant is closed because it is being redecorated.

  • “I’ve never been to New York”

She said that she had never been to New York.

  • What time does the bus leave?

He asked me____what time the bus left_____________

  • It isn’t compulsory to wear a helmet on a bike.

You don’t __have to wear a helmet on a bike____________

  • Don’t be late!

My father told me___not to be late____________________________

Correct these sentences

  1. I enjoyed myself a lot in the park
  2. I haven’t seen the film jet.
  3. Both of us live in Madrid.
  4. He is always tired.
  5. I drink a lot of tea.
  6. Going out with my friends is great.
  7. We can dance.
  8. You are fiends, aren’t you?
  9. I didn’t use to travel abroad every summer.
  10. I’m used to getting up early.
  11. Could you tell me where your school is?
  12. He said to me I was a good friend.
  13. He told me not to touch the picture.
  14. If I had known you where going to come, I would have prepared a great dinner.
  15. This film is terrifying.
  16. Juan Carlos is the tallest boy in my class.

Translate these sentences and write them into the passive voice.

  1. Hitchcock dirigió Los Pájaros.
  2. Los Pájaros was directed by Hitchcock
  3. Brad Pitt protagonizó mi película favorita.
  4. My favourite film was starred by Brad Pitt
  5. El productor ha pagado los efectos especiales.
  6. The special effects have been paid by the productor.
  7. Estopa no escribirá la banda sonora.
  8. The soundtrack won’t be written by Estopa.
  9. La actriz principal no esta interpretando la conmovedora escena.
  10. The moving scene isn’t being performed by the main actress.

Write these sentences in reported speech.

  1. It’s a three star hotel
  2. She said (that)_it was a three star hotel______________________
  3. What’s the time?
  4. The tourist asked us_what the time was______________________________
  5. Open your case, please!
  6. The customs officer asked me__to open the case______________________
  7. I’ve just come back from Rome
  8. She told me (that)_that she had just come back from Rome______________
  9. Don’t move!
  10. The man told us ___not to move__________________________________
  11. Do you want a double room?
  12. She asked us if I wanted a double room_____________________________
  13. I’ll do it immediately
  14. The receptionist said he__would do it inmediately___________________
  15. Where have you been?
  16. He asked me_where I had been___________________________________
  17. Do you smoke?
  18. He asked me___if I smoked______________________________________

Put the verbs in the correct form.

    • I ___have known___ Carla since 1988. (Know)
    • We __met________ when we were at school (meet)
    • We want to share a flat but we ____haven’t found_ one yet. (not find)
    • She ____has been learning__________ English for three years. (learn)
    • She hates______getting up_________early. (get up)
    • She’d like _____to go_____________ to Morocco next summer. (go)
    • She always _wears____________ jeans or trousers never skirts. (wear)
    • We __are having____________ dinner together tonight. (have)

Complete the questions

You look tired. What__have you been doing__________________? (do)

Cleaning the kitchen. I started this morning and I haven’t finished yet.

____Have you ever been_____________________to New York? (be)

No, never, but I’d like to.

__When did you go ______________________to bed last night? (go)

Quite early –about 10.30. I was really tired.

_I have been learning___________________________English? (learn)

Since last year. I need it for my job.

_How often do you go_____________________ to the cinema? (go)

About once a week. I love seeing new films.

What_are you reading_____________ at the moment? (read)

A really good novel by Ruth Rendell. I’ve nearly finished it.

Present simple or continuous?

  1. Hello! What _are __ you __doing___ here? (do)
  1. I _am waiting for my girlfriend. She’s a nurse. She _works___ in the hospital over there. (wait. work)
  1. Where’s Karl from?
  2. He __looks_ German, but I _think____ he’s Swedish. (look, think)
  3. He __speaks_______ very good English, doesn’t he? (speak)
  1. What _is_________ your brother __doing________ ? (do)
  2. He’s a computer programmer, but he __doesn’t like__ the work very much. He _is looking for__________a new job. (not like, look for)
  3. What kind of job _does__________ he__want_______ ? (want)
  4. well, he__is doing___________ a part-time course in journalism at he moment, in the evenings. He’d like to work for a newspaper. (do)
  1. I ___am going_________ on holiday tomorrow. (go)
  2. Where ___are _______ you ___going______ ? (go)
  3. To Amsterdam. My wife’s Dutch, so we _go_______there every year to visit my mother-in-law. (go)
  4. __are__________ you ___flying_________? (fly)
  5. No, we __are going ________ by car. (go)
  6. When ___are________you ___ coming______ back? (come)
  7. Next Sunday.
  1. What ___are_________ you ____doing______ tonight? (do)
  2. I __am meeting__ some friends. We always ___meet on Friday night. (meet, meet)
  1. Right, it’s 1.30. I _will go_ for lunch now. (go) _Are you coming_? (come)
  2. No, I _want__to finish this letter that I am writing_. It’s urgent. I_need________ to send it before 2.00. (want, write, need).

Translate into English:

  1. Mi doble no solía hacerse pasar por personas distintas.
  2. My lookalike used to pretend to be different people
  3. ¿están acostumbrados tus hijos a madrugar?
  4. Are your children used to getting up early?
  5. Ya no hay vallas publicitarias en las carreteras.
  6. There are not advertisements on the roads any more
  7. Ya he conocido a su novia.
  8. I have already met his girlfriend.
  9. Los profesores les hacen estudiar mucho.
  10. Teachers make them study a lot.
  11. No le deja maquillarse.
  12. She isn’t allowed to wear make up
  13. Los alumnos están autorizados a jugar al fútbol.
  14. Pupils are allowed to play football
  15. Los abogados podían ayudarles.
  16. Lawyers could help them
  17. El héroe no podrá hacer nada.
  18. The hero won’t be able to do anything.
  19. ¿Has podido navegar?
  20. Have you been able to sail?
  21. Poder montar a caballo es mi sueño.
  22. Being able to ride a horse is my dream.
  23. Tú quieres poder hablar una lengua extranjera muy bien.
  24. You want to be able to speak a foreign language very well.
  25. Sus padres en paro pudieron pagarle su regalo.
  26. Their unemployed parents were able to buy his present.

Correct these sentences if necessary:

  1. I hate playing the piano but I love playing football.
  2. The last boys will come next month to study Maths.
  3. This book is worth reading.
  4. Shall I / we help you?
  5. It’s hot here, I will open he window.

Complete with the correct form of future

  1. I_might go_________to France this summer, but I’m not sure. (go)
  2. I_am seeing__some friends tonight. We’re going out for dinner. (see)
  3. Have you got any plans for your holiday?
  1. B) Yes, I__am going_______________to the South of France. (go)
  2. I’m really thirsty.
  3. __Shall I go_________ and make some tea? (go)

If I have time, I__will ____ go to the bank.(go)

I____might see_______ Susana tonight. I’m not sure. (see)

First and second conditional

  1. If he wasn’t so mean, he_would______ pay us a better salary. (pay)
  2. She won’t be able to buy it unless you lend her some money. (lend)
  3. If you _spoke____ to your parents, I’m sure they’d understand. (speak)
  4. If he_found____________ a better job, he’d be happier. (find)
  5. Don’t buy it if you _don’t like___________ it. (like)
  6. What ___will_____ she__do_____ if she finds out? (do)
  7. If we don’t book early, we __won’t be able to get tickets. (not be able to)
  8. If I inherited a fortune, I _wouldn’t work_______________. (not work)

Must, have to, should. Rewrite the sentences using the correct form:

It’s not necessary to leave a tip in a restaurant.

You__don´t have to leave…________________

It’s not a good idea for you to eat so much junk food.

You_shouldn´t…._________________________

It’s important that you remember to check the oil and water!

You__must….____________________________________________

You aren’t allowed to take photos in the museum.

You___mustn´t…___________________________________________

I advise you to stop for coffee in the motorway.

You_should…._____________________________________________

Driving on the left is compulsory in Britain.

You__must…____________________________________________

Past Perfect or past simple?

When we ___opened____________ the door, we __saw________ that somebody ____was steraling________our TV. (open, see, steal)

The police _arrived________ after the thieves _had gone_. (arrive, go)

I_didn´t want _ to go to the show because I_had seen_it before ( not want, see)

Just after she __had closed____________ the front door she ______realized______ that she__left_________ the keys inside. ( close, realize, leave)

We ____got________ to the cinema late. The film __had started___________ ( get, start)

Complete with who, which, where, whose or – (= not necessary).

  1. My mother, _who_______ is eighty, is still very fit.
  2. Is he the man __whose____ burglar alarm is always ringing?
  3. Is that the shop ___where__-______ you bought that dress?
  4. The girl___who_______ was sitting opposite you was the manager’s daughter.
  5. That’s the restaurant_________ I told you about.
  6. The car, __which_____ has automatic gears, only costs $5,000.
  7. He’s going to marry a girl who_________ works at his office.
  8. What’s the name of the boy __________ you met on holiday?

The passive. Rewrite these sentences.

  • Hitchcock directed Psycho.

Psycho__was directed by Hitchcock____________________

  • In Spain they dub most foreign films.

In Spain most foreign films___are dubbed_____

  • They will shoot the film in three months.

The film__will be shot in there months_____________________

  • They are making the film in Budapest.

The film __is being made in Budapest___________________

  • They have already chosen the cast.

The cast_has already been chosen_______________________

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music for Evita.

The music for Evita_was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber______

Correct these sentences if necessary.

  1. I had not seen that film yet.
  2. You mustn’t drive if you have drunk alcohol.
  3. The teachers of ESO, who are 24, are very friendly.
  4. I don’t like the boys who are always playing jokes.
  5. That is the girl I bought an ice-cream.
  6. You mustn’t look at your English book in this exam.
  7. When I got up, I put my clothes on
  8. I arrived home at ten o’clock.
  9. The main characters were played by several actors.

Translate into English:

  • La película se desarrolla en España.

The film takes place in Spain_________________________________

  • La actriz fue nominada con dos Oscars.

The actress was awarded with two Oscars________________________

  • Mi piso se compró hace dos años.

My flat was bought two years ago_________________________

  • Las películas solían ser hechas sin sonido.

The films used to be made without sound_________________

  • El colegio va a ser comprado por un hombre muy rico.

The school is going to be bought by a very rich man_________

  • Quiero ver al periodista que ha escrito este libro.

I want to see the journalist who has written this book._________

  • Vosotros no podéis fumar en un colegio.

You mustn’t smoke in the school__________________

  • Él no debería haber dicho eso.

He shouldn’t have said that____________


Complete the questions

You look tired. What__have you been doing__________________? (do)

Cleaning the kitchen. I started this morning and I haven’t finished yet.

____Have you ever been_____________________to New York? (be)

No, never, but I’d like to.

__When did you go ______________________to bed last night? (go)

Quite early –about 10.30. I was really tired.

_I have been learning___________________________English? (learn)

Since last year. I need it for my job.

_How often do you go_____________________ to the cinema? (go)

About once a week. I love seeing new films.

What_are you reading_____________ at the moment? (read)

A really good novel by Ruth Rendell. I’ve nearly finished it.

Present simple or continuous?

  1. Hello! What _are __ you __doing___ here? (do)
  1. I _am waiting for my girlfriend. She’s a nurse. She _works___ in the hospital over there. (wait. work)
  1. Where’s Karl from?
  2. He __looks_ German, but I _think____ he’s Swedish. (look, think)
  3. He __speaks_______ very good English, doesn’t he? (speak)
  1. What _is_________ your brother __doing________ ? (do)
  2. He’s a computer programmer, but he __doesn’t like__ the work very much. He _is looking for__________a new job. (not like, look for)
  3. What kind of job _does__________ he__want_______ ? (want)
  4. well, he__is doing___________ a part-time course in journalism at he moment, in the evenings. He’d like to work for a newspaper. (do)
  1. I ___am going_________ on holiday tomorrow. (go)
  2. Where ___are _______ you ___going______ ? (go)
  3. To Amsterdam. My wife’s Dutch, so we _go_______there every year to visit my mother-in-law. (go)
  4. __are__________ you ___flying_________? (fly)
  5. No, we __are going ________ by car. (go)
  6. When ___are________you ___ coming______ back? (come)
  7. Next Sunday.
  1. What ___are_________ you ____doing______ tonight? (do)
  2. I __am meeting__ some friends. We always ___meet on Friday night. (meet, meet)
  1. Right, it’s 1.30. I _will go_ for lunch now. (go) _Are you coming_? (come)
  2. No, I _want__to finish this letter that I am writing_. It’s urgent. I_need________ to send it before 2.00. (want, write, need).

Translate into English:

  1. Mi doble no solía hacerse pasar por personas distintas.
  2. My lookalike used to pretend to be different people
  3. ¿están acostumbrados tus hijos a madrugar?
  4. Are your children used to getting up early?
  5. Ya no hay vallas publicitarias en las carreteras.
  6. There are not advertisements on the roads any more
  7. Ya he conocido a su novia.
  8. I have already met his girlfriend.
  9. Los profesores les hacen estudiar mucho.
  10. Teachers make them study a lot.
  11. No le deja maquillarse.
  12. She isn’t allowed to wear make up
  13. Los alumnos están autorizados a jugar al fútbol.
  14. Pupils are allowed to play football
  15. Los abogados podían ayudarles.
  16. Lawyers could help them
  17. El héroe no podrá hacer nada.
  18. The hero won’t be able to do anything.
  19. ¿Has podido navegar?
  20. Have you been able to sail?
  21. Poder montar a caballo es mi sueño.
  22. Being able to ride a horse is my dream.
  23. Tú quieres poder hablar una lengua extranjera muy bien.
  24. You want to be able to speak a foreign language very well.
  25. Sus padres en paro pudieron pagarle su regalo.
  26. Their unemployed parents were able to buy his present.

Correct these sentences if necessary:

  1. I hate playing the piano but I love playing football.
  2. The last boys will come next month to study Maths.
  3. This book is worth reading.
  4. Shall I / we help you?
  5. It’s hot here, I will open he window.

Complete with the correct form of future

  1. I_might go_________to France this summer, but I’m not sure. (go)
  2. I_am seeing__some friends tonight. We’re going out for dinner. (see)
  3. Have you got any plans for your holiday?
  1. B) Yes, I__am going_______________to the South of France. (go)
  2. I’m really thirsty.
  3. __Shall I go_________ and make some tea? (go)

If I have time, I__will ____ go to the bank.(go)

I____might see_______ Susana tonight. I’m not sure. (see)

First and second conditional

  1. If he wasn’t so mean, he_would______ pay us a better salary. (pay)
  2. She won’t be able to buy it unless you lend her some money. (lend)
  3. If you _spoke____ to your parents, I’m sure they’d understand. (speak)
  4. If he_found____________ a better job, he’d be happier. (find)
  5. Don’t buy it if you _don’t like___________ it. (like)
  6. What ___will_____ she__do_____ if she finds out? (do)
  7. If we don’t book early, we __won’t be able to get tickets. (not be able to)
  8. If I inherited a fortune, I _wouldn’t work_______________. (not work)

Must, have to, should. Rewrite the sentences using the correct form:

It’s not necessary to leave a tip in a restaurant.

You__don´t have to leave…________________

It’s not a good idea for you to eat so much junk food.

You_shouldn´t…._________________________

It’s important that you remember to check the oil and water!

You__must….____________________________________________

You aren’t allowed to take photos in the museum.

You___mustn´t…___________________________________________

I advise you to stop for coffee in the motorway.

You_should…._____________________________________________

Driving on the left is compulsory in Britain.

You__must…____________________________________________

Past Perfect or past simple?

When we ___opened____________ the door, we __saw________ that somebody ____was steraling________our TV. (open, see, steal)

The police _arrived________ after the thieves _had gone_. (arrive, go)

I_didn´t want _ to go to the show because I_had seen_it before ( not want, see)

Just after she __had closed____________ the front door she ______realized______ that she__left_________ the keys inside. ( close, realize, leave)

We ____got________ to the cinema late. The film __had started___________ ( get, start)

Complete with who, which, where, whose or – (= not necessary).

  1. My mother, _who_______ is eighty, is still very fit.
  2. Is he the man __whose____ burglar alarm is always ringing?
  3. Is that the shop ___where__-______ you bought that dress?
  4. The girl___who_______ was sitting opposite you was the manager’s daughter.
  5. That’s the restaurant_________ I told you about.
  6. The car, __which_____ has automatic gears, only costs $5,000.
  7. He’s going to marry a girl who_________ works at his office.
  8. What’s the name of the boy __________ you met on holiday?

The passive. Rewrite these sentences.

  • Hitchcock directed Psycho.

Psycho__was directed by Hitchcock____________________

  • In Spain they dub most foreign films.

In Spain most foreign films___are dubbed_____

  • They will shoot the film in three months.

The film__will be shot in there months_____________________

  • They are making the film in Budapest.

The film __is being made in Budapest___________________

  • They have already chosen the cast.

The cast_has already been chosen_______________________

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music for Evita.

The music for Evita_was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber______

Correct these sentences if necessary.

  1. I had not seen that film yet.
  2. You mustn’t drive if you have drunk alcohol.
  3. The teachers of ESO, who are 24, are very friendly.
  4. I don’t like the boys who are always playing jokes.
  5. That is the girl I bought an ice-cream.
  6. You mustn’t look at your English book in this exam.
  7. When I got up, I put my clothes on
  8. I arrived home at ten o’clock.
  9. The main characters were played by several actors.

Translate into English:

  • La película se desarrolla en España.

The film takes place in Spain_________________________________

  • La actriz fue nominada con dos Oscars.

The actress was awarded with two Oscars________________________

  • Mi piso se compró hace dos años.

My flat was bought two years ago_________________________

  • Las películas solían ser hechas sin sonido.

The films used to be made without sound_________________

  • El colegio va a ser comprado por un hombre muy rico.

The school is going to be bought by a very rich man_________

  • Quiero ver al periodista que ha escrito este libro.

I want to see the journalist who has written this book._________

  • Vosotros no podéis fumar en un colegio.

You mustn’t smoke in the school__________________

  • Él no debería haber dicho eso.

He shouldn’t have said that____________


  1. You want to be able to speak a foreign language very well.
  2. Sus padres en paro pudieron pagarle su regalo.
  3. Their unemployed parents were able to buy his present.

Correct these sentences if necessary:

  1. I hate playing the piano but I love playing football.
  2. The last boys will come next month to study Maths.
  3. This book is worth reading.
  4. Shall I / we help you?
  5. It’s hot here, I will open he window.

Complete with the correct form of future

  1. I_might go_________to France this summer, but I’m not sure. (go)
  2. I_am seeing__some friends tonight. We’re going out for dinner. (see)
  3. Have you got any plans for your holiday?
  1. B) Yes, I__am going_______________to the South of France. (go)
  2. I’m really thirsty.
  3. __Shall I go_________ and make some tea? (go)

If I have time, I__will ____ go to the bank.(go)

I____might see_______ Susana tonight. I’m not sure. (see)

First and second conditional

  1. If he wasn’t so mean, he_would______ pay us a better salary. (pay)
  2. She won’t be able to buy it unless you lend her some money. (lend)
  3. If you _spoke____ to your parents, I’m sure they’d understand. (speak)
  4. If he_found____________ a better job, he’d be happier. (find)
  5. Don’t buy it if you _don’t like___________ it. (like)
  6. What ___will_____ she__do_____ if she finds out? (do)
  7. If we don’t book early, we __won’t be able to get tickets. (not be able to)
  8. If I inherited a fortune, I _wouldn’t work_______________. (not work)

Must, have to, should. Rewrite the sentences using the correct form:

It’s not necessary to leave a tip in a restaurant.

You__don´t have to leave…________________

It’s not a good idea for you to eat so much junk food.

You_shouldn´t…._________________________

It’s important that you remember to check the oil and water!

You__must….____________________________________________

You aren’t allowed to take photos in the museum.

You___mustn´t…___________________________________________

I advise you to stop for coffee in the motorway.

You_should…._____________________________________________

Driving on the left is compulsory in Britain.

You__must…____________________________________________

Past Perfect or past simple?

When we ___opened____________ the door, we __saw________ that somebody ____was steraling________our TV. (open, see, steal)

The police _arrived________ after the thieves _had gone_. (arrive, go)

I_didn´t want _ to go to the show because I_had seen_it before ( not want, see)

Just after she __had closed____________ the front door she ______realized______ that she__left_________ the keys inside. ( close, realize, leave)

We ____got________ to the cinema late. The film __had started___________ ( get, start)

Complete with who, which, where, whose or – (= not necessary).

  1. My mother, _who_______ is eighty, is still very fit.
  2. Is he the man __whose____ burglar alarm is always ringing?
  3. Is that the shop ___where__-______ you bought that dress?
  4. The girl___who_______ was sitting opposite you was the manager’s daughter.
  5. That’s the restaurant_________ I told you about.
  6. The car, __which_____ has automatic gears, only costs $5,000.
  7. He’s going to marry a girl who_________ works at his office.
  8. What’s the name of the boy __________ you met on holiday?

The passive. Rewrite these sentences.

  • Hitchcock directed Psycho.

Psycho__was directed by Hitchcock____________________

  • In Spain they dub most foreign films.

In Spain most foreign films___are dubbed_____

  • They will shoot the film in three months.

The film__will be shot in there months_____________________

  • They are making the film in Budapest.

The film __is being made in Budapest___________________

  • They have already chosen the cast.

The cast_has already been chosen_______________________

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music for Evita.

The music for Evita_was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber______

Correct these sentences if necessary.

  1. I had not seen that film yet.
  2. You mustn’t drive if you have drunk alcohol.
  3. The teachers of ESO, who are 24, are very friendly.
  4. I don’t like the boys who are always playing jokes.
  5. That is the girl I bought an ice-cream.
  6. You mustn’t look at your English book in this exam.
  7. When I got up, I put my clothes on
  8. I arrived home at ten o’clock.
  9. The main characters were played by several actors.

Translate into English:

  • La película se desarrolla en España.

The film takes place in Spain_________________________________

  • La actriz fue nominada con dos Oscars.

The actress was awarded with two Oscars________________________

  • Mi piso se compró hace dos años.

My flat was bought two years ago_________________________

  • Las películas solían ser hechas sin sonido.

The films used to be made without sound_________________

  • El colegio va a ser comprado por un hombre muy rico.

The school is going to be bought by a very rich man_________

  • Quiero ver al periodista que ha escrito este libro.

I want to see the journalist who has written this book._________

  • Vosotros no podéis fumar en un colegio.

You mustn’t smoke in the school__________________

  • Él no debería haber dicho eso.

He shouldn’t have said that____________


  1. The girl___who_______ was sitting opposite you was the manager’s daughter.
  2. That’s the restaurant_________ I told you about.
  3. The car, __which_____ has automatic gears, only costs $5,000.
  4. He’s going to marry a girl who_________ works at his office.
  5. What’s the name of the boy __________ you met on holiday?

The passive. Rewrite these sentences.

  • Hitchcock directed Psycho.

Psycho__was directed by Hitchcock____________________

  • In Spain they dub most foreign films.

In Spain most foreign films___are dubbed_____

  • They will shoot the film in three months.

The film__will be shot in there months_____________________

  • They are making the film in Budapest.

The film __is being made in Budapest___________________

  • They have already chosen the cast.

The cast_has already been chosen_______________________

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music for Evita.

The music for Evita_was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber______

Correct these sentences if necessary.

  1. I had not seen that film yet.
  2. You mustn’t drive if you have drunk alcohol.
  3. The teachers of ESO, who are 24, are very friendly.
  4. I don’t like the boys who are always playing jokes.
  5. That is the girl I bought an ice-cream.
  6. You mustn’t look at your English book in this exam.
  7. When I got up, I put my clothes on
  8. I arrived home at ten o’clock.
  9. The main characters were played by several actors.

Translate into English:

  • La película se desarrolla en España.

The film takes place in Spain_________________________________

  • La actriz fue nominada con dos Oscars.

The actress was awarded with two Oscars________________________

  • Mi piso se compró hace dos años.

My flat was bought two years ago_________________________

  • Las películas solían ser hechas sin sonido.

The films used to be made without sound_________________

  • El colegio va a ser comprado por un hombre muy rico.

The school is going to be bought by a very rich man_________

  • Quiero ver al periodista que ha escrito este libro.

I want to see the journalist who has written this book._________

  • Vosotros no podéis fumar en un colegio.

You mustn’t smoke in the school__________________

  • Él no debería haber dicho eso.

He shouldn’t have said that____________