Historias con huecos 1
Presente simple y verbos con -ing o to · 17 huecos
Abajo tienes cada respuesta explicada.
Present simple (como Reading Part 5)
Elige la opción correcta para cada hueco.
Mitch, the farmer
My brother's name 1 Mitch. He's a farmer and he 2 very hard every day. He 3 a big truck and he 4 a lot of corn and beans. He lives on a farm with his family, and his four sons 5 him with the work. Mitch always says, “We love the country. We 6 like the city at all.” This year the fields 7 very dry, because it 8 for weeks, and the plants really need water.
Hueco 1
El nombre (singular) + is.
Hueco 2
Rutina (every day), he → works.
Hueco 3
he → drives.
Hueco 4
he → grows.
Hueco 5
his four sons = they → help, sin -s.
Hueco 6
we → don't + verbo.
Hueco 7
the fields (plural) → are.
Hueco 8
Desde hace semanas hasta ahora (for weeks) → present perfect: hasn't rained.
-ing o to + verbo (como Reading Part 6)
Escribe la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis.
A trip to Egypt
My friend and I talked about 1 (take) a trip together. We're both interested in 2 (see) the pyramids, and we wanted to learn some Arabic before 3 (leave). My friend is very good at 4 (learn) languages, so I asked her 5 (help) me plan the trip. She told me 6 (bring) my passport, and she also told me 7 (be) patient. I invited my sister 8 (come) with us, too, because I need her 9 (translate) for me!
Después de preposición (about) → taking.
interested in + -ing.
before + -ing.
good at + -ing.
ask someone to + verbo.
tell someone to + verbo.
tell someone to be patient.
invite someone to + verbo.
need someone to + verbo.
Adaptado de A Digital Workbook for Beginning ESOL, de Eric Dodson, Davida Jordan y Tim Krause (Portland Community College, 2018), con licencia CC BY 4.0. Cambios: textos reescritos y ampliados, preguntas nuevas y explicaciones en español.