BACH-2

1. She usually eats dinner with her parents.

2. He has lived in Japan for more than 10 years.

He has been living in Japan for more than 10 years.

3. I haven’t worn these shoes yet.

4. It began to rain while we were walking along the beach.

a)   I can't hear you. It's too noisy here.

b)   She didn't win the competition because she didn't run fast enough.

c)   Is it warm enough to go swimming today?

d)   The shelf is too high for me to reach. I need a ladder.

e)   I'm too tired to go out tonight. I prefer to go to sleep early

a) We took a short break because we had been working for hours.

b) The president of the company is going to come on a visit next week.

(The president of the company is coming on a visit next week.)

[Presente Continuo con sentido de futuro .....]

c) We have never bought anything in that shop. It is too expensive.

We will never buy anything in that shop.

We never buy anything in that shop.

d) In 1983, the team did not lose a single match.

e) When I went to the cinema, the film was still beeing shown.

    [en ese momento, todavía no havía terminado la función.]

    When I went to the cinema, the film was still shown.

    [Estaba en cartelera.]

f)   "Have you read the book I lent you?"

      "Not yet. I haven't had a free moment."

g)   By this time next year, there will be many more cars on the roads.

h)   Mr Jones has invested a lot of money in his new business.

       We hope it will be successful.

a)   Peter had past all his exams so his parents took him on holiday.

b)   The kitchen is in a mess. The children have been making buiscuits.

c)   When we arrived at the concert, it had already started.

d)   Had you heard the CD before I gave it to you?

e)   Where is John? I haven't spoken to him all morning.

f)   The children were cold because they had been playing in the snow all afternoon.

g)   Here are my keys! I have been looking for them for hours!

h)   I've lost my umbrella. Have you seen it?

i)   Althopugh the plane had landed on time, it took two hours to get our suitcases.

j)   Why is your face red? Have you been sitting in the sun?

A few months ago, our company decided to look for a building to rent in a nearby town. We found a property which had been standing empty for months. The building, which had once been the headquarters of the local government, was available for rent. It also seemed very suitable in terms of its size and the number of rooms. In addition, it was convenient to get to by underground. However, there was one unexpected problem. There were squatters in the building and they refused to move. Rather than starting an argument, the company decided to set up its business in a different location.

If you want to see the answers to all the exercises, go to TEMAS on the right and "click" on ANSWERS Test Unit 2 !