Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a consolidar la concordancia de tiempos básica en inglés, practicando cómo adaptar los tiempos verbales en oraciones subordinadas para expresarte con precisión y naturalidad.
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Exercice 1 — Rellena los huecos con la forma verbal correcta
Completa cada oración con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis, aplicando las reglas de concordancia de tiempos en inglés.
- She told me that she ___ (work) very hard the previous week.
- He said he ___ (finish) the report before the meeting started.
- They mentioned that the train ___ (already / leave) when they arrived at the station.
- Maria explained that she ___ (not / understand) the instructions at the time.
Correction
- She told me that she had been working very hard the previous week.
- He said he would have finished the report before the meeting started.
- They mentioned that the train had already left when they arrived at the station.
- Maria explained that she had not understood the instructions at the time.
Exercice 2 — Transforma las oraciones al estilo indirecto
Reescribe cada oración en estilo indirecto, aplicando la concordancia de tiempos correspondiente. Usa el verbo introductorio indicado.
- Direct speech: "I am studying for my exams." → Reported speech (She said…)
- Direct speech: "We have already sent the documents." → Reported speech (They told us…)
- Direct speech: "I will call you tomorrow." → Reported speech (He promised…)
- Direct speech: "The manager can sign the contract." → Reported speech (She explained…)
Correction
- She said that she was studying for her exams.
- They told us that they had already sent the documents.
- He promised that he would call me the next day.
- She explained that the manager could sign the contract.
Exercice 3 — Corrige los errores de concordancia de tiempos
Cada oración contiene un error relacionado con la concordancia de tiempos. Identifica el error y reescribe la oración correctamente.
- He told me that he will finish the project the day before.
- She said that she has never visited Paris before that trip.
- They reported that the results are better than expected.
- The teacher explained that water boiled at one hundred degrees Celsius.
Correction
- He told me that he would finish the project the day before.
- She said that she had never visited Paris before that trip.
- They reported that the results were better than expected.
- The teacher explained that water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius.
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