1 My father gave my mother a fur coat for her birthday. He showed her the photographs yesterday. They went home with them last night. / Last night they went home with them. I know you did it for me. Bring me my umbrella, please. / Please bring me my umbrella. 2 My brother sent a letter to my mother from London last year. I showed my cousin the letter yesterday. She gave that book to her boyfriend. They offered a grant to my brother. My friend bought a CD for her boyfriend. 3 A letter was sent to my mother from London last year (by my brother). My mother was sent a letter from London last year (by my brother). The letter was shown to my cousin yesterday (by me). My cousin was shown the letter yesterday (by me). That book was given to her boyfriend (by her). Her boyfriend was given that book (by her). A grant was offered to my brother. My brother was offered a grant. The newspaper was brought to Mr Robinson every day (by his niece). Mr Robinson was brought the newspaper every day (by his niece). 4 My brother-in-law picked us up from the airport yesterday. Yesterday my brother-in-law picked us up from the airport. There are many Indian restaurants in London. In London there are many Indian restaurants. There is a banker with a car on the corner. On the corner there is a banker with a car. The little children laugh at him behind his back. Behind his back the little children laugh at him. A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout. Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout a pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray. In the middle of a roundabout a pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray behind the shelter. 5 I like DANCING at the town's festivities. I have TO STUDY for next week's exam. I hate WRITING compositions in English. I love LISTENING to the rain. I try TO REVISE a bit of English every day. I don't mind WALKING to school when the weather is nice. I want TO BE a surgeon. 6 I needn't buy any more fruit this week. Need I say this is very important? We don't need to say everybody should be punctual. You don't need to come with me, I know the way. You needn't use a dictionary for this exercise, it's very easy. They don't need to spend a lot of money on a modern computer. 7 I/He/She would have bought both. I haven't been able to come earlier. If you had studied more... You could have invited my mother. They will have already arrived. It has been raining all afternoon/evening. Hes had been being watched by the police since the previous Tuesday. 8 Do his friends often come to visit him in jail? Does their aunt live in Australia? Did Mr Brown buy a new car last month? Has the man who lives next door fallen down the stairs? Is the place where they live an old Victorian house? Does he know the girl who was talking with us yesterday in the park? 9 Who did you see at the party? Who did you dance with? Who kissed you? Who did you talk to/with David about? Who did you buy that present for? Who brought/drove you home? Who did you sit next do on the bus? 10 His workmates don't come to work by car. Our neighbour doesn't play tennis at the weekend. My classmates don't talk a lot in class. Our teacher doesn't give us a lot of homework. The policeman didn't draw his pistol. The soldiers didn't march for twelve hours. 11 S: Mary Od: a pair of earrings Oi: her sister Mary gave a pair of earrings to her sister as a present. S: His classmate Od: his ruler Oi: my brother His classmate lent his ruler to my brother during the exam. S: my grandmother Od: a cake Oi: for us Yesterday my grandmother baked us a cake. S: the postman Od: a packet / a packet from Paris Oi: my mother This morning the postman has brought a packet (from Paris) for my mother. S: you Od: the truth Oi: the police You must tell the truth to the police. S: they Od: such a good opportunity Oi: me They have never offered such a good opportunity to me. 12 I have bought a red checked shirt. They have some huge dogs in their house / at home. We need some long, thin nails. It was an old, dirty house. He wanted a little white dog. He found a brown leather wallet in the street. 13 He's a professional football player. They have a beautiful garden in their country house. He/She wants to buy a good shepherd dog. We're going to see a very important car race. Their grandfather built a tree house. 14 Traduce estas oraciones a inglés, usando adjetivos formados por varias palabras: He's just a four-year-old child. She's a long-haired woman who works here. Her husband is a big-handed man. Let's take a ten-minute break. They studied those monkeys over a twelve-month period. 15 Coloca los adverbios que están entre paréntesis en posición adverbial dentro de cada oración: I sometimes listen to the radio at night when I'm already in bed. Are you still working in that shoeshop? Does she never listen to anyone? They seldom go for a walk in the mountains in winter. I have just bought a new cage for my canary. Do you ever play football at weekends? 16 Traduce al inglés estas oraciones con adverbios (ten cuidado: algunos no acaban en -mente en español, o no acaban en -ly en inglés): It's a tremendously/terribly cold place. He ran very fast. Breathe slowly. He did it well. This is badly organised. They are seriously ill. He looked at me tiredly.