Aquí tienes más oraciones donde puedes colocar de forma correcta las preposiciones de tiempo correspondientes:

I usually go camping with my family …………… summer. Mark always leaves home …………… 8 a.m. Michael will arrive from Canada …………… April 27th. My town is very quiet …………… winter. The second World War began ………. 1939 and ended ………. 1945. A lot of people come to England …………… summer. I have to leave now but I will be back …………… half an hour. My parents usually visit me …………… July. The best hotels are always full …………… high season. The papers are delivered …………… the morning. I am going to the gym …………… Monday and Wednesday. Where do you often go …………… holidays? Rose often gets up …………… 7 o’clock. He collects the money …………… the end of each month. George will be in his office …………… the morning. The ship arrives at the port …………… Saturday. Paul behaves in the same way …………… these occasions. The children are playing in the garden …………… the moment. …………… Monday I will be starting a new job. Sally saw Fred …………… 8:30 …………… Thursday.

¿Podrías traducir el siguiente texto al idioma español?… Pero antes debes completar los espacios en blanco con los Adjetivos Posesivos correspondientes:

Last Sunday Tom decided to go to …………… grandparent’s farm. Peter and Gina has a large area covered with corn crops and a lot of animals. …………… hobbie was to brush the horses and ride them and Tom used to enjoy doing that when he was a child. He went by bus because …………… car was broken, a part of ………….. engine was damage. The trip lasted many hours and Tom was very tired, but excited. When he looked for …………… mobile phone in the bag he realised that ………….. battery was very low, he thought it would be enough to make a call, but suddenly the bus stopped. One of ………….. tyre burst and there was no extra one. He was desperate but fortunately a woman lend him …………… mobile. He could call to …………… grandparents to let them know that he would arrive later. Tom waited until other bus came for them. When he arrived to the farm, …………… grandmother prepared dinner, she made …………… most delicious plate, then Tom took a bath and went to sleep. The following day …………… grandfather showed him the whole place and they remembered the happy old times.

En esta entrada te proponemos que sigas ejercitando la construcción de oraciones teniendo en cuenta los tiempos verbales aprendidos:

played / last / Mary / night / at / theatre / piano / the the / a / city / flat / rent / parents / My / will / in an / I / need / will / umbrella will / cloudy / tomorrow / be / cold / weather / and / The having / is / new / Alison / lunch / restaurant / the / at will / You / better / this / after / feel / medicine explained / I / exercises / in / the / minute / a Clare / a / abroad / days / few / spent did / I / school / a lot of / at / exercises / school will / money / lend / I / you / some teaches / St. Paul’s School / Sandra / at / maths will / John / midnight / leave / town / the / at is / The / visiting / President / Irak phoned / Mike / Jane / about / to ask / the / party to / counting / Steve / is / savings / his / travel / New York / to will / at / school / the / Chris / dance / evening / this climbed / The / Jason / Everest / last / the / year will / The / show / policeman / way / the sister / is / My / taking / photographs / outside in / were / They / shoes / buying / Italy

En los siguientes textos debes colocar los verbos entre paréntesis en Pasado Simple. Luego puedes traducirlos al español:

John, my best friend (see) ……………….. a car accident last night when he was coming back to his home. He (do not know) ………………. what to do, so he (decide) ………………. to call the police, and a few minutes later also (arrive) ……………….. two ambulances. Fortunately nobody (be) ……………….. hurt, however the local authorities (start) ……………….. a full investigation. Four burglars (rob) ……………….. the International Bank last night. The men (have) ……………….. guns and (force) ……………….. the employees to give them all the money. The customers (be) ……………….. very scared when the robbers (take) ……………….. a person with them as a hostage. When they (go) ……………….. out the police (catch) ……………….. and (take) ……………….. them to prison. Last Sunday Michael (go) ………………. to his grandparent’s farm for first time. As his car is not very big, he (do not take) ……………….. so much luggage. He (want) ………………. to get to the farm very quickly, so he (do not stop) ……………….. to buy any petrol. Fortunately there (not be) ……………….. much traffic so he (can) ……………….. arrive to the house very early to have breakfast.

¿Podrías colocar los verbos de las siguientes oraciones en Pasado Continuo y luego traducirlas?

The children (play) ……………….. football during the week. It (rain) ……………….. hard during the soccer game. I (study) ………………. English for five years in London. Mary (be) ……………….. always (borrow) ……………….. my books. Peter (practise) ………………. the guitar before the competition. Susan (drive) ………………. when the accident happened. My friends (fight) ………………… during the whole night at the club. Daniela (teach) ……………….. language for ten hours. I (try) ………………. to get a new job. Jane (plan) ……………….. to go to the cinema with her parents. My son (play) ……………….. tennis when he broke his leg. Michael (climb) ……………….. the mountain for three days. It (snow) ……………….. a lot in the top of the mountain. John (sleep) ……………….. when the thieve broke the window. My mother (prepare) ……………….. the dinner when Charles got home. Sarah (send) ……………….. a message to me when I saw her. The tourists (travel) ……………….. to London when the plane crashed. Sally (sing) ……………….. beautifully during the concert. Tom (work) ……………….. very hard in the weekend. Sam (have) ……………….. lunch when my roommate met him.

En el idioma inglés, los adjetivos posesivos se utilizan para hacer referencia al poseedor de un determinado objeto y son usados con mucha frecuencia, más que en el idioma español. En general preceden a los sustantivos como objetos personales, partes del cuerpo, parentesco, vestimenta. Los adjetivos posesivos y su significado son los siguientes:

Los adjetivos posesivos en inglés varían según el poseedor (1ª, 2ª o 3ª persona del singular o plural), pero a diferencia del español, no concuerdan en número con el objeto poseído:

Aquí vemos algunos ejemplos:

Completa las siguientes oraciones colocando el verbo en Presente Continuo. Luego tradúcelas al español y escribe su forma interrogativa y negativa. Observa el ejemplo:

She ………. give ………. me a gift. My father and my brother ………. paint ………. the house. Joe ………. climb ………. the mountain. They ………. eat ………. at the shopping center. My grandmother ………. wear ………. a coat. Meg and Brian ………. wait ………. for you. The pupils ………. explain ………. the lesson. My sister ………. buy ………. a red dress. The secretary ………. write ………. a letter. The maid ………. clean ………. the house. The tourists ………. take ………. photographs. They ………. repair ………. the car. The dog and the cat ………. play ………. in the garden. Peter and Tom ………. work ………. in a pet shop. I ………. invite ………. you to my birthday party. The kids ………. wash ………. the hands. The doctor ………. talk ………. to the nurse. My friends ………. open ………. a new store. Max ………. send ………. you an e-mail. I ………. stay ………. at the hotel.

El Futuro Simple es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para describir acciones que se van a desarrollar en el futuro sin necesidad de aclarar en que momento se producirán. Su equivalente en el idioma español es el Futuro Imperfecto. Por ejemplo:

Aunque también se puede expresar el tiempo en el que se desarrollará la acción, por ejemplo:

Este tiempo verbal utiliza para su construcción el auxiliar WILL seguido del verbo principal en infinitivo. En el siguiente cuadro veremos la conjugación del Futuro simple en sus formas afirmativa, interrogativa y negativa. (Utilizamos el verbo bailar – TO DANCE – a modo de ejemplo):

También se puede usar en la afirmación la contracción de WILL colocando ‘ll al pronombre y en la negación en lugar de WILL NOT se puede utilizar la forma contraída WON’T:

¿Puedes completar las siguientes oraciones colocando el verbo en Futuro Simple y luego traducirlas al español?

My mother (cook) ……………….. a chocolate cake for my birthday. I (see) ……………….. Peter tomorrow morning. My father (paint) ……………….. the house white. Susan (travel) ……………….. by plane to Spain. Tom (work) ……………….. as a travel agent. It (take) ……………….. two hours the get home. Sally (write) ……………….. a letter to her parents. Jane and Paul (come) ……………….. to visit us the next year. I (go) ………………. to the cinema when I finish my homework. Sarah (sing) ……………….. at the concert tonight. When Clark arrives to the airport, he (take) ……………….. a taxi to my home. Mark (meet) ……………….. me at the airport. If I can not open the door I (break) ……………….. it. Joe (call) ……………….. me as soon as he arrives to the city. If I pass the exams, I (celebrate) ……………… with my friends. Ann (make) ……………… a beautiful dress to her sister for the party. I (get) ……………….. my graduation at the end of the year. Charles (buy) ……………….. car as a present to his son. A lot of people (attend) ……………….. the theatre the next week. Sam (drive) ……………….. a very fast car in the race.