FUTURE TENSES

Here you have an exercise with a mixture of future tenses. 

You have 30 sentences with the answers below. Do it without looking at the answers. Then, check them. 

Good luck!

I Benefit Show Donation / Donativo del Primer Festival Solidario

Fran and Asun are in Sahara at the moment.

Fran y Asun están en el Sáhara en este momento.

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Who are Fran and Asun?

¿Quienes son Fran y Asun?

They are active members of the

Son miembros activos de la

"Asociación del Pueblo Saharaui de Alcalá de Henares"

(an Alcala de Henares Association for Sahrawi People)

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What are they doing there?

¿Qué están haciendo allí?

They are helping Sahrawui people.

Están ayudando al pueblo saharaui.

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This is the poster they are using for their campaign.

Este es el póster que utilizan para su campaña.

It says: "Solidarity for the Sahrawi people"

Dice: "Solidaridad con el pueblo saharaui"

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But last Wednesday, November, 24, Asun and Fran were with us,

Pero el pasado miércoles, 24 de noviembre, Asun y Fran estuvieron con nosotros,

at Isidra de Guzmán High School.

en el instituto Isidra de Guzmán.

Why did they come?

¿Por qué vinieron?

Because their Association was chosen by a number of our students

Porque su asociación fue elegida por un grupo de nuestros alumnos
to receive the Fund from the I Benefit Show at our School, which took place last June 2010.

para recibir la recaudación obtenida en el Primer Festival Solidario en nuestro Centro,

que tuvo lugar el pasado mes de junio de 2010.

(Summary here)

(Resumen aquí)

We were happy to be waiting their visit!
¡Estábamos contentos esperando su visita!

First, they explained what their Association is doing:
En primer lugar, nos explicaron lo que su asociación hace:
in Alcalá, 20 families welcome 20 children aged 8-12
en Alcalá, 20 familias acogen a 20 niños de entre 8 y 12 años
from Sahara during the summer.
del Sáhara durante el verano.
In Sahara, they help their Schools and families.
En el Sáhara, ayudan a las escuelas y las familias.
Then, they told us what they are going to do with the money from
A continuación, nos contaron lo que van a hacer con el dinero del
Isidra de Guzmán Benefit Show:
Festival Solidario del Isidra de Guzmán:
They are giving it to the kindergarten,
Se lo van a dar a la Guardería Infantil
so that the children could have breakfast every day.
para que los niños puedan desayunar todos los días.
This will guarantee at least one meal a day.
Esto garantizará al menos una comida al día.
The United Nations also helps them,
Las Naciones Unidas también les ayuda,
but unfortunately there is not enough food for every day.
pero por desgracia no hay suficiente comida para todos los días.
Before the end of each month, they usually run out of food.
Antes de que acaba el mes, normalmente se quedan sin comida.
No money, no food.
Si no hay dinero, no hay comida.
This year, they will have an extra little help from our Donation.
Este año tendrán una pequeña ayuda extra de nuestro donativo.



And, finally, since the information provided by Fran and Asun was so suggesting,
Y, finalmente, dado que la información proporcionada por Fran y Asun fue tan sugerente,
different groups of students joined us and further
distintos grupos de alumn@s se unieron y
and very interesting explanations were added.
se añadieron más explicaciones y muy interesantes.
Would you like to attend one of their talks on Sahara and Sahrawi people?
¿Te gustaría asistir a una de sus charlas sobre el Sahara y el pueblo saharaui?

Thank you, Asun and Fran, for your visit!

¡Gracias, Asun y Fran, por vuestra visita!

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Congratulations for your project, good luck in Sahara and

Enhorabuena por vuestro proyecto, buena suerte en el Sáhara y

see you soon!
¡Hasta pronto!

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All the photographs taken here

Todas las fotos aquí.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

THIS IS THE LESSON EXPLAINED IN CLASS.

HAVE YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS?

DO YOU FIND THIS LESSON EASY / AVERAGE / DIFFICULT ?

WAS THE PRESENTATION USEFUL?

WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST / LEAST?

Right Here Waiting

Last week, before Valentine´s Day we listened to this song in class. Now you can listen to it again and do a further practice. First, read de lyrics. Then, play the video to complete the gaps. The full lyrics is in the previous post. Enjoy the song, the lyrics, the music. Isn´t it beautiful?

To watch the video while following the lyrics, link on the red arrow on the right top of it.

Good luck!

Oceans apart

day after _____

And I slowly ___ insane

I hear your ____

on the line

But it doesn't stop the ____

If I see you next to ____

How can we say ____

Wherever you ___

Whatever you ___

I will be right here waiting for ___

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart ____

I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times

That I thought would last somehow

I ____ the laughter,

I taste the ____

But I can't get near you ____

Oh, can't you see it baby

You've got me goin' ____

Wherever you ___

Whatever you ___

I will be right ___

waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart ____

I will be right here waiting for you

I wonder how we can ____

This romance

But in the end if I'm with you

I'll take the chance

Oh, can't you see it ___

You've got me goin' ____

Wherever you ___

Whatever you ___

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart ____

I will be right here waiting for you

Right Here Waiting: Lyrics

Here you have the lyrics, with the following coloured key for you to practise:

In this colour you´ve got the verbs.
You´ll find verbs in the PRESENT TENSE, in the PAST TENSE and in the FUTURE TENSE.
Can you identify them?
See key in comment 1.
In this colour you´ve got adverbs.
Do you know their meaning in Spanish?
See key in comment 2.
In this colour you´ve got compounds with -ever.
Do you know their meaning in Spanish?
See key in coment 3.

Oceans apart

day after day

And I slowly go insane

I hear your voice

on the line

But it doesn't stop the pain

If I see you next to never

How can we say forever?

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted,

all the times

That I thought would last somehow

I hear the laughter,

I taste the tears

But I can't get near you now

Oh, can't you see it, baby?

You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

I wonder how we can survive

This romance

But in the end if I'm with you

I' ll take the chance

Oh, can't you see it, baby?

You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

PUT THE VERBS IN THE RIGHT TENSE

1. What (do) your friend right now? He (seem)(be) very busy with the housework.
2. If I (know) this before I (do) things differently.
3. He (open) the packet yet?
4. I (not think) it (be) a good idea. My father (advise) me about it several times since my last experience.
5. When (come) you back? --I (not know), I (must)(think) about it.

PUT THE VERBS IN THE RIGHT TENSE

1. This strange story _____ (BEGIN) in 1999, when a man ______ (TURN UP) at a Toronto hospital after he ______ (ATTACK).
2. The mystery man, whose identification papers _______ (STEAL) during the assault, was interviewed on the 3rd channel.
3. He _____ (SPEAK) English with a British accent, but could also _______ (SPEAK) fluent French and a little German.
4. The mystery man ______ (TURN INTO) a celebrity overnight and the Canadian Press immediately _______ (LABEL) him "Mr. Nobody".
5. She ________ (MAKE) a statement in which she _____ (INSIST) that her husband is not a criminal.