Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a dominar los matices entre el simple past, el present perfect y los tiempos continuos en inglés. Pon a prueba tu precisión gramatical a nivel C1.
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Exercice 1 — Completa con el tiempo verbal correcto
Elige la forma verbal adecuada y escribe la frase completa en el hueco indicado. Presta atención al contexto temporal de cada oración.
- By the time she arrived, we ___ (wait) for over two hours. (use past perfect continuous)
- I ___ (not see) him since we graduated from university. (use present perfect)
- She ___ (work) on the report all morning when her computer suddenly crashed. (use past continuous)
- They ___ (already / submit) the proposal before the deadline was moved forward. (use past perfect)
Correction
- By the time she arrived, we had been waiting for over two hours.
- I have not seen him since we graduated from university.
- She was working on the report all morning when her computer suddenly crashed.
- They had already submitted the proposal before the deadline was moved forward.
Exercice 2 — Transforma las frases según el contexto indicado
Reescribe cada frase completa utilizando el tiempo verbal entre paréntesis, adaptándola al nuevo contexto sin cambiar el sentido esencial.
- He finished the project last night. (Reformula destacando que el resultado afecta al presente → present perfect)
- I read three books during the summer. (Reformula para indicar una experiencia de vida sin referencia temporal → present perfect)
- They were discussing the contract when the power went out. (Reformula para destacar la duración antes de un punto de referencia pasado → past perfect continuous)
- She studies French every evening. (Reformula para indicar que la acción está en progreso en este momento → present continuous)
Correction
- He has finished the project, so it is ready to be reviewed.
- I have read three books that completely changed my perspective on life.
- They had been discussing the contract for hours before the power went out.
- She is studying French right now and cannot be disturbed.
Exercice 3 — Corrige los errores de tiempo verbal
Cada frase contiene un error en el uso de los tiempos verbales. Identifica el error y reescribe la frase completa de forma correcta.
- I have seen that film last Saturday and I thought it was brilliant.
- She is working at this company since 2018 and she loves her job.
- When I arrived at the station, the train already left and I missed my connection.
- He was understanding the concept much better after the teacher explained it twice.
Correction
- I saw that film last Saturday and I thought it was brilliant.
- She has been working at this company since 2018 and she loves her job.
- When I arrived at the station, the train had already left and I missed my connection.
- He understood the concept much better after the teacher had explained it twice.
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