Rewrite the following sentences using “had better” without changing their meaning:
It’s a good idea for you to leave early if you don’t want to miss the train.
→ You…It would be a good idea for her to apologize to her boss.
→ She…It’s advisable for us to take an umbrella because it might rain.
→ We…You should study harder if you want to pass the exam.
→ You…It’s important for them to arrive on time for the interview.
→ They…
SOLUCIONES
It’s a good idea for you to leave early if you don’t want to miss the train.
→ You had better leave early if you don’t want to miss the train. ✅It would be a good idea for her to apologize to her boss.
→ She had better apologize to her boss. ✅It’s advisable for us to take an umbrella because it might rain.
→ We had better take an umbrella because it might rain. ✅You should study harder if you want to pass the exam.
→ You had better study harder if you want to pass the exam. ✅It’s important for them to arrive on time for the interview.
→ They had better arrive on time for the interview. ✅
Reorder the complements in the correct order (Manner + Place + Time):
I saw my best friend (yesterday / happily / at the shopping mall).
→ I saw my best friend…She spoke (during the meeting / clearly / this morning).
→ She spoke…They danced (at the party / last night / amazingly).
→ They danced…He finished his work (on time / at the office / efficiently).
→ He finished his work…We had dinner (at a fancy restaurant / two days ago / peacefully).
→ We had dinner…
SOLUCIONES
I saw my best friend happily at the shopping mall yesterday. ✅
She spoke clearly during the meeting this morning. ✅
They danced amazingly at the party last night. ✅
He finished his work efficiently at the office on time. ✅
We had dinner peacefully at a fancy restaurant two days ago. ✅
Ejercicio 3
- Ordena las palabras para formar frases (Hay que utilizarlas todas):1. won/Spain/the/Championship/World/Football/2010/in
2. A/Skycraper/new/are/building/They/New York/in
3. will/scientists/in/project/The/complete/the/2005
4. Stole/yesterday/someone/wife´s/car/my
5. A/they/strange/heard/other/the/sude/of/at/side/door/the/of/noise
6. just/told/have/they/the/truth/me
7. countries/aid/in/dollars/the/richest/of/billions/have/provided
8. instrument/new/spanish/engineers/a/invented/have/
9. police/are/him/investigating/the
10. He/to/work/is/say/they/very/young
11. Information/of/lot/a/journalists/the/giving/are/astronauts/the
12. The/casting/director/the/of/at/the/me/choose/show/didn´t
13. Say/Spanish/than/easier/They/is/English/that
14. are/the/papers/now/public/made/being
15. advances/have/medical/deaths/of/number/greatly/reduced/the
16. Analysing/are/the/energy/green/of/benefits/governments
17. tricks/a/few/we/teach/taxi/drivers
18. Warden/traffic/the/driver/the/ticket/a/gave
19. Rights/my/human/father/for/has/respect/brought/the/us/in/up
20. Cross/red/has/relief/to/more/in/Pakistan/the/provided/emergency/
21. than/people/two/million
22. companies/American/have/introduced/Asia/in/product/new/aSoluciones
1. “Spain won the World Football Championship in 2010.”
2. They are building a new skyscraper in New York.
3.“The scientists will complete the project in 2005“.
4. Someone stole my wife’s car yesterday.
5. They heard a strange noise at the other side of the door.
6. They have just told me the truth.
7. The richest countries have provided billions of dollars in aid.
8. Spanish engineers have invented a new instrument.
9. The police are investigating him.
10.They say he is very young to work.
11. The astronauts are giving the journalists a lot of information .
12. The director of the show didn’t choose me at the casting.
13.They say that English is easier than Spanish.
14. The papers are being made public now.
15.Medical advances have greatly reduced the number of deaths.
16. Governments are analysing the benefits of green energy.
17. We teach taxi drivers a few tricks.
18. The traffic warden gave the driver a ticket.
19. My father has brought us up in the respect for human rights.
20. In Pakistan the Red Cross has provided emergency relief to more
than two million people.
21. American companies have introduced a new product in Asia .
Ejercicios
Usando las situaciones dadas, escribe oraciones usando It’s time + subject + simple past…
1. It’s almost midnight. The children should be in bed.
___________________________
2. I haven’t had a vacation for more than five years. I need one now.
__________________________
3. Your boss doesn’t like to join you in any company outings. You think he should
change that attitude. ___________________________
4. Andrea has been working in the company for ten years doing the same thing
again and again. I think she needs a career change.
___________________________
5. Faye has been eating a lot. She already gained 10 pounds. I think she needs to
slow down and watch her diet.
___________________________
6. The office hasn’t been cleaned for three weeks. I think we should clean the
room. ___________________________
7. We had never eaten in a Japanese restaurant. I think we should try it now.
___________________________
8. This is a basic mobile phone. I have had this for almost a decade. I think I
should replace my mobile phone. ___________________________
9. The children haven’t started reviewing for the national exams. I think they
should start reviewing now. ___________________________
Solución:
1 It’s time the children went to bed,
2 It’s time I had a vacation,
3 It’s time that my boss joined us in any company outings,
4 It’s time she had a career change,
5 It’s time Faye watched her diet,
6 It’s time we cleaned the room,
7 It’s time we ate in a Japanese restaurant,
8 It’s time I changed my mobile phone,
9 It’s time the children started reviewing for the national exam