ENGLISH LESSONS

QUESTION TAGS (PREGUNTAS COLETILLAS).

Son frases cortas con la que terminamos una oracin, de
signo contrario a esta, y que busca la opinin u aprobacin
del interlocutor. Equivalen a: verdad?, no es verdad?,
no?...
You are a scientist, arent you?
GRAMMATICAL RULES:

Para formar esta pregunta corta utilizamos el auxiliar de la

oracin principal en signo contrario (si aparece en
afirmativo, lo pondramos en negativo y si est en negativo,
entonces en signo positivo) + el sujeto. Si no aparece
auxiliar, utilizamos to do (conjugado en el tiempo que el
de la oracin principal).
You worked yesterday, didn't you? (Trabajaste ayer, no?).

Hay que tener cuidado con los verbos to have y to

have got:
They have got your keys, haven't they? (Tienen tus
llaves, no?).
They have your keys, don't they? (Tienen tus llaves,
no?).

Si aparece el verbo to be conjugado en primera persona

del singular (I) en una oracin afirmativa (es decir, la
pregunta coletilla ira en negativa), lo conjugamos como
aren-t.
I am not wrong, am I? (No estoy equivocado, verdad?).
I am wrong, aren't I? (Estoy equivocado, verdad?).

Complete:

1. David plays tennis, _________?

7. Peter never liked
Susan, _______?
2. She has got 2 brothers, ______? 8. John is getting married,
________?
3. You can't swim, _________?
9. Your brother is older
than you, _______?
4. Megan is married, _______?
10. You can't dance,
__________?
5. Kate doesn't teach Spanish,_______?
11. I am the fastest,
__________?
6. They aren't here, _________?
12. You're not from
here, ______?

Test:
1. Have you heard that a friend of ___ went to Vietnam
A) my
B) mine
C) her D) their
2. His office is ______ the second floor of the building.
A) at
B) in
C) of D) on
3. Mark Twain, one of ___ and ___ American writers, lived in
a small town in his childhood.
A) greater / most popular
B) great / more popular
C) the greatest / most popular
D) more great / the most
popular
4. When he ___ to the station the train already ___ .
A) comes / left
B) came / leaves
C) came / had left
D) had come / left
5. Its very pleasant ___ on the beach in summer.
A) lie
B) to lie
C) lain
D) lying
6. That is the girl ___ brother came to see ___
A) that / we B) whose / us C) which / they
D) whom / its
7. Houses ___ very quickly now.
A) builds
B) are building
C) built
D)
are
built
8. ___ English is the best way of ___ it.
A) speak / learn
B) speaking / learning
C) to speak / to learn
D) spoke / learning
9. Mike is sitting ______ the desk ______ front of the door.
A) at / in
B) in / on
C) on / on
D) at / at

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10. Pete doesnt work hard, ___?

A) is he
B) he does
C) does he
D) he works
11. -I hope my dream will come true this year.
-And
what do you dream of?-Oh, I dream of ___ a law school and
___ a lawyer.
A) to enter / to become
B) enter / become
C) entering / becoming
D) entered / become
12. I am fond of reading.
A) So do I
B) Neither can he
C) So wasnt he
D) So is
my son
13. In 1834 the Houses of Parliament with the exception
of
Westminster Hall ___ by fire. They___ later.
A) destroyed / was rebuilt B) was being destroyed / rebuilt
C) were destroyed /were rebuilt
D) is destroyed / has been
rebuilt
14. You cant use this textbook now. It ___ by your friend.
A) takes
B) has been taken
C) took
D) were taken
15. She promised that nothing ___ till he ___ home.
A) would be done / came B) is done / came
C) will be done / comes
D) has been done / came
16. Are the streets of London ___ or ___ than the streets of
Belfast?
A) the narrowest / wider
B) narrow / wide
C) narrower / wider
D) more narrow / wide
17. Elije el sinnimo: The complete set of books will cost
sixty dollars.
A) entire
B) finish
C) common D) interesting
18. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
A) didnt answer / was taking
B) dont answer / take
C) doesnt answer / am taking
D) will not answer / take
19. She dreams of her sons ___ a director of the company.
A) becoming B) is becoming
C) become
D) became
20. -He saw nobody in the room, and you? - ___ .
A) neither did I
B) so did I
C) neither do I
D)
so do I

Phrasal verbs and vocabulary:

1. _____ on your warm coat. Its cold today.
A) Try B) Fill C) Dress D) Put
2. Could I _____ on these shoes, please? Size nine.
A) look B) put C) try D) turn
3. Dont forget to _____ off the lights when you come to
bed.
A) down B) turn C) fall D) fill
4. You look tired. Sit _____ and have a cup of tea.
A) away B) on C) down D) put
5. Im looking for yesterdays newspaper. Did you throw it
_____?
A) out B) down C) back D) away
6. Turn _____ the music! Its too loud!
A) on B) round C) down D) after
7. Can I _____ these jeans _____ please? Sure. The
changing rooms are over there.
A) put / away B) try / out C) put / out D) try / on
8. I wont be able to go shopping with you today, Im
afraid. Ive got a lot to do at the moment. Can we _____ it
_____ till next week?
A) put / off B) find / out C) put / out D) take / back
- Find the synonym of the following words:
9. Investigation A) option B) question C) expression
D)
search
10. Explain A) Mix
B) define
C) protest
D) train
11. Fine
A) poor
B) excellent C) inferior
D)
bad
12. Private A) general
B) personal
C) community
D)
public
13. Large
A) thin
B) great
C) long
D) soft
14. Crazy
A) cruel
B) chubby
C) wild
D) mad
15. Famous A) well off
B) needy
C) rich
D)
well-known
16. Take off A) put on
B) dress
C) wear
D)
remove
17. Annual A) yearly
B) daily
C) monthly D)
weekly

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18. Region A) farm

B) area
D) source
19. Way
A) bridge
B) road
C)
20. Estimate
A) guess
B) inform
D) confuse
21. Error
A) mistake
B) correct
C)
22. Actually A) shortly
B) timely
C)
23. Define A) explain
B) protest
C)
mix
24. Want
A) hesitate
B) detest
C)
25. Fresh
A) moldy
B) new
stale
26. Start
A) finish
B) come
C)
- Find the antonym of the
27. Leave
A) arrive
abandon
28. Hide
A) show
29. High
A) low
powerful
30. Brave
A) heroic
D) cowardly
31. Behind A) near
on

C) beach
railway
D) field
C) miss
result
briefly
train

refuse
D) wish
C) rotten
D)
begin

following words:
B) desert
C) separate
B) cover
B) tall
B) bold
B) far

D) right
D) really
D)

D) leave

D)

C) spend
D) save
C) important
D)
C) keen
C) in front of D)

32. Pull
A) divide
B) hit
C) kick
D) push
33. Horizontal
A) flat
B) level
C)
vertical
D) even
34. Absent A) present
B) off
C) away
missing
35. Public
A) different
B) private
C) usual
common
36. Bitter
A) sweet
B) stale
C) rotten
moldy

D)
D)
D)

37. The sun is shining. It is ______.

A) foggy
B) sunny
C) dull
D) misty
38. Small drops of water fall from clouds in the sky. It is
______.
A) snowing
B) raining
C) cloudy
D) stormy
39. The storm with lightning is ____ storm.
A) thunder
B) rainbow
C) snow
D) wind
40. ______ is a large curve of different colors in the sky that
is caused by the sun shining through rain.
A) rainbow
B) thunderstorm
C) lightning D) storm