B2a · EJERCICIOS · TEMA 2
Ejercicios: Past tenses, used to y would
7 ejercicios con los pasados, used to, would y be/get used to. Escribe tus respuestas y compruébalas con el botón «Ver respuestas».
1. Past simple o continuous
1. I ___ (watch) TV when the power ___ (go) out.
2. They ___ (not / answer) the phone because they ___ (have) dinner.
3. What ___ (you / do) at 8 pm last night?
4. While Maria ___ (walk) to work, she ___ (see) an accident.
5. He ___ (always / complain) about his job when he worked here.
1. was watching, went · 2. didn't answer, were having · 3. were you doing · 4. was walking, saw · 5. was always complaining
2. Past perfect simple o continuous
1. By the time we arrived, most people had left / had been leaving.
2. She was tired because she had studied / had been studying all night.
3. They had waited / had been waiting for over an hour before the bus came.
4. I had never eaten / had never been eating cuy before I came to Ecuador.
5. His hands were dirty because he had worked / had been working in the garden.
1. had left · 2. had been studying · 3. had been waiting · 4. had never eaten · 5. had been working
3. used to o would
Si valen las dos, usa would. Recuerda: would no sirve para estados.
1. My grandfather ___ tell me stories about the countryside.
2. I ___ have long hair when I was a teenager.
3. We ___ live in a smaller flat before we moved.
4. On Sundays, we ___ visit our grandparents and eat hornado.
5. I ___ hate vegetables, but now I love them.
1. would · 2. used to · 3. used to · 4. would · 5. used to
4. used to, be used to, get used to
1. I ___ (wake up) early now. It's no longer a problem.
2. He ___ (eat) dinner very late when he lived in Spain.
3. It's hard to ___ (the cold) in the mountains after living on the coast.
4. She ___ (not / like) coffee, but now she drinks it every day.
5. After six months, I finally ___ (the altitude) in Quito.
6. ___ (you / play) the guitar when you were a child?
1. 'm used to waking up · 2. used to eat · 3. get used to the cold · 4. didn't use to like · 5. got used to the altitude · 6. Did you use to play
5. Corrige el error
1. I used to playing football every weekend. · 2. When I had seen him, he was talking to a friend. · 3. She was used to live in a hot climate before she moved. · 4. By the time we got to the cinema, the film started. · 5. We would know each other very well as kids. · 6. What would you do when the earthquake happened?
1. used to play · 2. When I saw him… · 3. She used to live… · 4. …the film had started. · 5. We used to know… (estado) · 6. What were you doing when…?
6. Combina los pasados
Yesterday, I (1. run) ___ into my old friend, Juan. I (2. not / see) ___ him for years! He told me that he (3. just / return) ___ from the Amazon. He (4. work) ___ there as a guide for the past six months. He said that while he (5. lead) ___ a tour, he (6. spot) ___ a rare bird that he (7. never / see) ___ before. I (8. be) ___ about to ask him more when his phone (9. ring) ___.
1. ran · 2. hadn't seen · 3. had just returned · 4. had been working · 5. was leading · 6. spotted · 7. had never seen · 8. was · 9. rang
7. Traduce al inglés
1. De niño, solía ir a la playa de Montañita todos los veranos.
2. Ya había terminado de comer cuando llegaste.
3. ¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando empezó el terremoto?
4. Me estoy acostumbrando a comer platos picantes.
5. Antes ella no vivía en Guayaquil; se mudó allí el año pasado.
6. Por fin encontré las llaves que llevaba toda la mañana buscando.
1. When I was a child, I used to go to the beach in Montañita every summer. · 2. I had already finished eating when you arrived. · 3. What were you doing when the earthquake started? · 4. I'm getting used to eating spicy food. · 5. She didn't use to live in Guayaquil; she moved there last year. · 6. I finally found the keys I had been looking for all morning.
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