Gramática inglesa de nivel avanzado paso a paso (English Grammar Step by Step)
1
a Did she wash her stepdaughter’s car?
b Did they want to marry and settle down?
c Did he set up in business as a fishmonger a year ago?
d Did he give you a lift to the airport?
e Did they lay the table?
2
a What did you study there?
b What was destroyed in the crash?
c What is it made of?
d What is butter made from?
e What is this bread made with?
3
a Who is coming next week to look over the factory?
b Who glared at you?
c Who is your legal adviser?
d Who tossed the coin?
e Who drew the map?
4
a Who(m) was it made it by?/By whom was it made?
b Who(m) did they murder?
c Who(m) did he have a row with?/With whom did he have a row?
d Who(m) did you see last month?
e Who(m) were you being watched by?/By whom were you being watched?
5
a Where do you come from?
b Where are they from?
c Where did the dog bury the bone?
d Where did you buy these batteries?
e Where have you been?
6
a When/(At) what time did the enemy attack?
b When/(At) what time did they set off for school?
c When do you think they will visit Michael?
d When does she want to go abroad?
e What time is it?/What is the time?
7
a Who broke the window?; What did Margaret break?
b Who spent three days in Mexico last year?; How long/How many days/How much time did Nicky spend in Mexico?; Where did Nicky spend three days last year?; When did Nicky spend three days in Mexico?
c What does your father need?; Who needs a pair of braces?
d Who observed that Tom was trying to convince your/our workmates to go on strike?; What did your/our boss observe?
e What was Mrs Turner accused of?; Who was accused of bribery?
8
a Where do you live?
b What do you sell?
c Did you spin a coin?
d Did she glance shyly at you?
e Was the castle shrouded in mist?
f Was it a misty morning?
g What did snowflakes cover?
h When/(At) what time did you finish work?
i When/(At) what time did they leave?
j When do you work?
k Who patted you on the back for getting the best marks in the whole class last night?
l Who(m) has your dog just bitten?
m What does he always do?
n Who(m) does he always gawk at?
o When/(At) what time will we/you arrive in Morocco?
p When/(At) what time does Eric start work?
q What happened?
r When did the cat scratch Lesley?
s When/(At) what time does the concert begin?
t Where is Andrew?/Where’s Andrew?
u Should I/we lie to them?
v When/(At) what time did they get to Paris?
w Who(m) do you adore?
x Do you believe in God?
y When did he reach the cottage?
z Who was taken away?
9
a How much milk was spoilt?
b How much time is there left?
c How much sugar is sold here?
d How much butter have we got?
e How much tea did you/we buy?
10
a How many houses did you/we purchase?
b How many cans of beer did you/we drink?
c How many people came to the party?
d How many flats were pulled down?
e How many tin-openers are there?
11
a How far is Catalonia from here?
b How long will it take?
c How long have you been living here?
d How far is the next petrol station?
e How long is her hair?
12
a How high are these mountains?
b How tall is your daughter?
c How deep is this river?
d How tall is your/our brother-in-law?
e How deep is this well?
13
a Which girl do you love?
b Which girl is of humble origins?
c What trains do you hate?
d Which jumper do you want?
e What/Which singers do you usually listen?
14
a Where does the Ebro River flows into?
b What does BBC stand for?
c Where are you heading for?
d How often did she repeat the same thing?
e What are you very keen on?
f Were they all the time sticking their noses in?
g Have you combed you hair?
h Where did you get that pair of nutcrackers from?
i What went wrong?
j Which person is guilty?
k Which people are guilty?
l What insects are very industrious?
m How long do you need?/How much time do you need?/How many hours do you need?
n How many people are dying of hunger?
o How tall is your father?
p Who noticed the lack of water?
q Who(m) do you envy?
r What are you thinking of?
s Were you snowblind?
t When did she learn the meaning of being poor?
u Is this liable to some changes?
v What time is it?
w Where shall/will I find her?
x Is it ten past five?
y How often do you/we train?
z What did you enjoy?
15
a How do you always travel?
b How did she convince her father?
c How are you going?
d How did they make it?
e How did she come here?
16
a How is your great-grandfather?
b How is he getting on at school?
c How is the novel?
d What is the theatre like?/What does the theatre look like?
e What is your girl-friend like?/What does your girl-friend look like?
17
a Who(m) is she looking at?
b What is his mother like?
c How did it happen?
d How old are they?
e How did they come here?
f How wide is the room?
g How big is that cabbage patch?
h What/How was the weather like?
i What is he like?/What does he look like?
j What is he doing?
k Are her clothes weird?
l Can you go on with your/our relationship?
m What do you want to become?
n Did she uncover her face?
o Who(m) are you waiting for?
p Will that/the stain come out?
q Where are they going to take him?
r Who(m) did you bribe with a million pounds?
s When/(At) what time are you leaving?
t Does he likes almonds?
u How is Molly today?
v Did he lose his temper?
w How many armchairs are there left?
x Which colour do you like?
y Which of you/us kept your/our word?
z Where did he find her?
18
a Why can you go out with me any longer?
b How/Why did you fail your examination?
c How can you remember all the words she said?
d Why did they stand up?
e How did he smash the car into a wall?
19
a Whose car did you borrow?
b Whose stick did you bring?
c Whose is that?
d Whose keys are these?/Whose are these keys?
e Whose is this umbrella?/Whose umbrella is this?
20
a How much wool is there?
b How many rocks were there?
c Do you want to stick to these rules?
d Why did you get rid of those old shoes?
e Did you realise it at once?
f Whose are these coats?/Whose coats are these?
g Are these coats theirs?
h Whose fault was it?
i Was it Peter’s fault?
j How do you feel today?
k How well can you sing?
l How old is he?
m Are their children running wild?
n Who wasn’t invited to the fashion parade?
o What is this manure for?
p (At) what time/When have you got an English class?
q Should I/we opt for taking swimming lessons?
r What do I/we have to do?
s How did he beat you?
t How are they?
u What’s he like?/What does he look like?
v How do you know it?
w Which hat do you like best?
x How fast is your motorbike?
y Who(m) did he go out with yesterday evening?
z What did they impose?
21
a How ever did you fail your literature paper?
b When ever will they repair the oven?
c Why ever have you come here?
d Where ever has Mary hidden?
e What ever have you seen?
22
(suggested answers)
a What a pretty girl/good-looking boy!
b Congratulations!
c Congratulations!/How lucky (you are)!/Lucky you!
d Not on your nelly!/How dare you ask me that!
e Goodness me! What a mess!
f Go to hell! I don’t want to see you any more.
g Good(ness) gracious! Is he all right!
h Shame on you!/You’ve shamed our family!/Oh, dear!...Don’t worry. Everything will go all right.
i Lucky you!/How lucky (you are)!/Congratulations!
j Shit!/Oh, blast (it)!/Blow it!/Damn! I didn’t buy a corkscrew.
k Shit!/Oh, blast (it)!/Blow it!/Damn! I’ve lost my wallet/purse!
l Get lost!/Go away!/Go to hell!
m Ouch!
n Ouch!
o Come on! Get moving!
p Ugh! What’s this!
q Get lost!/Go away!/Go to hell!
r What beautiful countryside!
s That’s all rubbish/crap!
t Dear me!/My gooodness!/ Goodness me!/Good(ness) Gracious!/Gracious me!
u Shit!/Blow it!/Blast (it)!
v That’s all (a load of) rubbish!/Don’t talk rubbish!/This is the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard!
w What an ugly person!/How ugly (s)he is!
x Not on your nelly!
y Shame on you!
z Cease fire!
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From now on, I shall give only the alternative with the preposition at the end, since this is the most usual and natural form.