Verbs of becoming – mixed

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Exercises

Complete the sentences with the correct verb of becoming: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, convertirse, hacerse, llegar a ser.

  1. El profesor me hizo una pregunta difícil y me he rojo.[The teacher asked me a difficult question and I blushed.]|Sudden physical change → ponerse.
  2. Mi mejor amiga ha estudiado derecho y se ha abogada.[My best friend studied law and became a lawyer.]|Change of profession, the subject participated actively in the change → hacerse.
  3. Lara quiere presidenta del país.[Lara wants to become president.]|Long-term, gradual change that is positive → llegar a ser.
  4. Mi hermana se ha embarazada de gemelos.[My sister got pregnant with identical twins.]|Result of a temporary change of state → quedarse.
  5. El líquido de la botella se en oro por arte de magia.[The liquid in the bottle turned into gold by magic.]|Radical, magical transformation → convertirse.
  6. Marina se muy desconfiada con los años.[Marina has become very suspicious over the years.]|Passive change in a person's characteristic → volverse.

Choose the correct verb of becoming to complete the sentences.

  1. La autora... muy popular con su último libro.[The author became very popular after her last book.]|Passive change of quality → volverse.
  2. Los precios de la vivienda en esta ciudad... muy caros.[The cost of living in this city has become very expensive.]|Sudden change of state → ponerse.
  3. La actriz... ganadora de cinco Goyas.[The actress became a five-time Goya winner.]|Gradual positive change → llegar a ser.
  4. Mi hermano ha perdido su trabajo y... en paro.[My sister lost her job and ended up unemployed.]|Final state after a change → quedarse.
  5. La película... aburridísima a los diez minutos.[The film got really boring after ten minutes.]|Passive change in quality → volverse.
  6. Mi novio... al budismo.[My boyfriend converted to Buddhism.]|Conversion to a religion with the preposition a → convertirse.