Verbs of becoming – Free Exercise

Exercise

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.sudden physical change → ponerseThe teacher asked me a difficult question and I blushed.
  2. Mi mejor amiga ha estudiado derecho y se ha abogada.change of profession, the subject participated actively in the change → hacerseMy best friend studied law and became a lawyer.
  3. Lara quiere presidenta del país.long-term, gradual change that is positive → llegar a serLara wants to become president.
  4. Mi hermana se ha embarazada de gemelos.result of a temporary change of state → quedarseMy sister got pregnant with identical twins.
  5. El líquido de la botella se en oro por arte de magia.radical, magical transformation → convertirseThe liquid in the bottle turned into gold by magic.
  6. Marina se muy desconfiada con los años.passive change in a person's characteristic → volverseMarina has become very suspicious over the years.

Choose the correct verb of becoming to complete the sentences.

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