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Exercise B1
Type in the verb in the gerundio.
- Ella andaba por la calle (mirar) el cielo.[She walked down the street, looking at the sky.]
- Él aguanta el calor bien (beber) agua con regularidad.[He handles the heat well by drinking water regularly.]
- Marcos hace progresos (entrenar) duramente.[Marcos is making progress by training hard.]
- Ellos consiguen vender más coches (hacer) grandes descuentos.[They manage to sell more cars by offering big discounts.]
- Eva se mantiene en forma (ir) al gimnasio todas las semanas. [Eva keeps in shape by going to the gym every week.]
Type in the verb in the participio.
- Una vez (aparcar) el coche, buscamos el parquímetro.[Having parked the car, we looked for a ticket machine.]|coche: masculine singular: aparcado
- (cansar) de esperar, mis amigos se marcharon.[Tired of waiting, my friends left.]|The participio agrees with amigos.
- (acabar) la fiesta, la gente se marchó a casa .[With the party over, the people went home.]|The participio agrees with fiesta.
- Recién (reparar) , la lavadora se volvió a romper.[Newly repaired, the washing machine just broke again.]|lavadora: feminine singular: reparada
- Una vez (recibir) los últimos informes, pudimos acabar el trabajo de investigación.[Once we’ve received the final reports, we will be able to complete the research.]
Type in the correct form (infinitive, gerund, participle).
- Me gustaría (volver) en invierno.[I’d like to come back in winter.]|gustar + infinitive
- Una vez (terminar) los deberes, Juan pudo salir a jugar a la calle.[His homework finished, Juan was allowed to play outside.]|actions happen sequentially → participle|The variable participle agrees with los deberes - who/what was finished.
- Antes de (ir) a la cama, me lavo los dientes.[Before I go to bed, I brush my teeth.]|antes de + infinitive
- (sorprender) por la tormenta, tuvieron que resguardarse debajo de un árbol.[Surprised by a storm, they had to take shelter under a tree.]|anteriority → participle
- (esperar) delante del cine, me encontré con un amigo mío.[Waiting in front of the cinema, I met a friend of mine.]|simultaneity → gerund