Impersonal Sentences – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Choose the correct answer to build an impersonal clause.

  1. Ayer muy nublado.verb hacer → grammatical impersonal clauseYesterday it was very cloudy.
  2. que ayudar a los más necesitados.verb hacer in impersonal form hay → grammatical impersonal clauseOne must help those in need.
  3. Hoy ya muy tarde para ir al cine.verb hacer → reflexive impersonal clauseToday it’s already quite late to go to the cinema.
  4. Con estudiar el día de antes .verb bastar → grammatical impersonal clauseStudying the day before is enough for me.
  5. En invierno a las cuatro ya de noche.verb ser → grammatical impersonal clauseIn winter, it is already night at 4 o’clock.

Write the verbs in their impersonal form.

  1. (Decir)   que hoy hará mucho calor.impersonal clauseThey say it will get very warm today.
  2. En invierno (anochecer)   más temprano.verb anochecer → grammatical impersonal clause with a verb about the weatherIn winter it gets darker sooner.
  3. En España (cocinar)   mucho con ajo.impersonal clauseIn Spain, they often cook with garlic.
  4. En el centro (haber)   muchos restaurantes.grammatical impersonal clause with the impersonal form of haber→ hayThere are a lot of restaurants in the centre..
  5. Me (sobrar)   con 5 euros para el billete de tren.grammatical impersonal clause with the verb sobrarFive euro for my train ticket is quite enough.

Write the following sentences in the impersonal form.

  1. Yo escucho a los vecinos discutir.
    →   a los vecinos discutir.reflexive impersonal clause|The form escuchan is incorrect, because it would refer to specific people (they).One listens to the neighbours fighting.
  2. En la televisión dicen que mañana habrá huelga.
    →   que mañana habrá huelga.reflexive impersonal clauseThey say there will be a strike tomorrow.
  3. Buscan nuevos camareros.
    →   a nuevos camareros.impersonal clauseWaiters wanted.
  4. Yo rumoreo sobre esa pareja de famosos.
    →   sobre esa pareja de famosos.reflexive impersonal clause|The form rumorean is incorrect, because it would refer to specific people (they).There are rumours about this famous couple.
  5. Yo digo que mañana lloverá.
    →   que mañana lloverá.impersonal clauseThey say it’ll rain tomorrow.