QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

sábado, 10 de enero de 2026

PAU REVISION:MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

 Choose the most appropriate answer for each item (A, B, C, or D). 

Mark    

0 mistakes: 10   1 mistake: 9   2 mistakes: 8    3mistakes: 7    4 mistakes: 6    5 mistakes: 5

Over 5 mistakes: INSUFICIENTE 

 

Principio del formulario

1 I'm very happy _____ in India. I really miss being there.

A.to live    B.to have lived     C.to be lived      D.to be living

 

2 They didn't reach an agreement ______ to their differences.

A. on account of       B. due    C. because       D. owing

 

3 I wish I _____ those words. But now it's too late.

A. not having said   B. have never said   C. never said    D. had never said

 

4 ___________ my mum ________  my dad will come to pick you up after school. You just wait at the entrance. Our car is a red Renault.   

A. Neither ……nor     B. Either…..nor     C. Either…….or    D. Neither……or

 

5 She was working on her computer with her baby next to _____.

A. herself         B. her          C. her           D. hers

 

6 _____ to offend anyone, she said both cakes were equally good.

A. Not wishing    B. As not wishing     C. She didn't wish    D. Because not wishing

 

7 _____ in trying to solve this problem. It's clearly unsolvable.

A. There's no point   B. It's no point   C. There isn't point    D. It's no need

 

8 Last year, when I last met her, she told me she _____ a letter every day for the last two months.

A. was writing    B. has written    C. had been writing      D. wrote

 

9 He _____ robbed as he was walking out of the bank.

A. had           B. did      C. got      D. were

 

10 Avocado crops need ___________ 600 litres of water per kilo—usually more than that.

A. at least      B. by far       C. fewer than      D. less than

 

11 It _____ the best idea to pay for those tickets by credit card. It was too risky.

A. may not have been     B. may not be    C. might not be      D. must not have been

 

12 She ___ a story that convinced her to invest in the business.

A.    A. told       B. has told     C. was told     D. would tell

 

13 We'll never know what might have happened _____ the email earlier.

A. if he sent     B. if he had sent      C.if he has sent      D. he had sent

 

14 If his new film _____, it will confirm his status as a leading filmmaker.

A. successfuls       B. successes       C. succeeds        D. would succeed

 

15 Students  _____  a pencil to complete the exam.

A. are not allowed to use    B. are not allowed using     C. are not allowed to using  

D. don't allow to use

 

16 I felt terrible for my mistake. I did not really know ____ to say to apologise.

A. which      B. that       C. what       D. ( )

 

17 The teacher ___ you spoke to at the entrance was my favourite teacher last year.

A. which      B. whose       C. what        D. ( )

 

18 Trump’s policy on Venezuela ______ to have caused tension in the region.

A. had said        B. was said      C. said       D. did say

 

19 I’m sorry I’m a bit late. How long ___?

A. have you waited    B. have you being waited    C. did you wait   D. have you been waiting

 

20 He might need glasses. He should get his eyes ____

A. checking         B. checked         C. check     D. check up      

Final del formulario

 

21. I don’t remember _______ the lights on before I left the house.

A. to turn       B. turning       C. turned       D. have turned

 

22. She speaks French very well, _______ she? 

A. doesn’t    B. isn’t    C. doesn’t she      D. isn’t she

23. The new library, _______ was built last year, is already too small.

A. that      B. which      C. where         D. ()

24. By this time next year, we _______ our exams. 

A. will finish          B. will have finished      C. have finished        D. had finished

25. If I _______ you, I wouldn’t make that decision.

A. am       B. were       C. will be      D. would be

 

 

martes, 16 de diciembre de 2025

THE CAUSATIVE FORM: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

 First, watch the video and then do some activities.


A BEGINNERS' ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 2 

ACTIVITY 3 

ACTIVITY 4 

 

 

 

 

CAUSATIVE FORM

I had my car repaired
In English, the causative form is used when we don't do something ourselves, instead we arrange for someone else to do it for us.


The boy is getting his hair cut

There are two verbs generally used in the passive causative form; they are Have and Get. In addition, there is usually no agent in this form; it's not like in active form which has the agent. The action verb is in the past participle, and the object comes before it. The difference between have and get in this passive causative form is that have is more formal than get. 


I have my teeth cleaned
once a year 


Pattern
SubjectHave/GetObjectPast Participle


Examples:
  • I ask someone to fix my car.
    = I have my car fixed.
  • She asked John to wash the plate.
    She got the plate washed.




Write the correct response, changing the ACTIVE sentences into PASSIVE CAUSATIVE FORM sentences: 
EX: Jim is sendind the letter. --> Jim is having the letter sent


1. My mother changed the curtains. --> 

2. Thomas is going to wash the car. --> 

3. Maria has redesigned the web site. --> 

4. Kelly will take Mr. Brown to the beach. --> 

5. John brought the cat to the vet. --> 

6. Jane is putting the vase on the table. --> 

7. We were driving Mr. Jones to the airport. --> 

8. We fed the dog. --> 

9. We have given the money to the homeless shelter. --> 

10. Thomas cut his hair. -->