Ejercicio 2 · Tiempos y concordancia

Ficha 2 · Tiempos y concordancia (intermedio)

Elige la opción correcta.

1. Vivo aquí desde hace cinco años.I live here since five years.I am living here since five years.I have lived here for five years.I lived here for five years.I have lived here for five years. Present perfect porque sigues viviendo, y for porque es duración, no punto de partida.
2. Ayer fui al cine.Yesterday I have gone to the cinema.Yesterday I go to the cinema.Yesterday I was go to the cinema.Yesterday I went to the cinema.I went. Yesterday cierra el momento, y eso obliga a past simple. En español decimos he ido ayer, en inglés es imposible.
3. La gente es simpática.People are nice.People is nice.The people is nice.People are nices.People are nice. People es plural. Y los adjetivos en inglés no tienen plural: nunca nices.
4. Mi pelo es negro.My hairs are black.My hair is black.My hair are black.The my hair is black.My hair is black. Hair es incontable. Y nunca se ponen dos determinantes juntos: the my no existe.
5. ¿Dónde vives?Where you live?Where live you?Where do you live?Where does you live?Where do you live? Las preguntas necesitan auxiliar, y con you es do.
6. No sé dónde está.I don’t know where is he.I don’t know where does he be.I not know where he is.I don’t know where he is.where he is. En la pregunta indirecta se recupera el orden normal: sujeto y luego verbo.
7. Es la primera vez que vengo.It is the first time I have come here.It is the first time I come here.It is the first time I came here.It is the first time that I coming here.I have come here. Tras it is the first time va present perfect. Es una fórmula fija.
8. Hace dos años que no la veo.I don’t see her since two years.I haven’t seen her for two years.I didn’t see her for two years.I am not seeing her since two years.I haven’t seen her for two years. La situación sigue siendo verdad ahora, así que present perfect, y for por ser duración.
9. Explícame el problema.Explain me the problem.Explain to me the problem.Explain the problem to me.Me explain the problem.Explain the problem to me. Explain nunca lleva la persona pegada detrás, a diferencia de tell.
10. Estoy acostumbrado a levantarme pronto.I am used to get up early.I used to get up early.I am used getting up early.I am used to getting up early.used to getting. Ese to es preposición, así que pide gerundio. I used to get up significaría otra cosa: un hábito del pasado.