Essential English Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises

Essential English Vocabulary

• B2B: Business-to-business, large-scale business.
• Bid: An amount of money offered for something for sale (Oferta).
• Auction: Where people make higher bids (offers of money) for items (Subasta).
• Casualty: A person injured or killed in a serious accident or war (Víctima).
• Dilute: To make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else (Diluir).
• Cope: To deal successfully with a difficult situation (Enfrentar).
• Culprit: Someone who has done something wrong (Culpable).
• Junkie: Someone who cannot stop taking illegal drugs (Drogadicto).
• Meltdown: An extremely dangerous situation (Situación peligrosa).
• Senior-level: Superior level of action (Nivel superior).

1. Gerunds and Infinitives: "Play Soccer"

Finish the sentence with the correct form of the expression "Play soccer":

• a) I would love to play soccer.
• b) We’re looking forward to playing soccer.
• c) They will play soccer.
• d) She’s used to playing soccer.
• e) You are trained to play soccer.
• f) I want to play soccer.
• g) We object to playing soccer.
• h) She warned to play soccer.
• i) I shouldn’t play soccer.
• j) They enjoy playing soccer.
• k) She allowed to play soccer.
• l) They have difficulties playing soccer.

2. Indirect Questions

Convert to indirect questions:

• a) Where is my coat? Could you please tell me where my coat is?
• b) Has she been to Moscow? Could you tell me if she has been to Moscow?
• c) Are you from Jamaica? Could you tell me if you are from Jamaica?
• d) Have you ever been to Russia? Could you tell me if you have ever been to Russia?
• e) Did you see the match? Could you tell me if you saw the match?
• f) Could she cook? Could you tell me if she could cook?
• g) Why doesn’t she answer your question? Could you tell me why she doesn't answer your question?
• h) Were they having fun when you arrived? Could you tell me if they were having fun when you arrived?
• i) Do you know how to play chess? Could you tell me if you know how to play chess?
• j) When were you in the States last? Could you tell me when you were in the States last?

3. Reported Speech

Convert to reported speech:

• a) Julia: “I didn’t go to the party” → Julia said that she hadn’t gone to the party.
• b) Ruben: “Did you play with Jack yesterday?” → Ruben asked if I had played with Jack the day before.
• c) Jason: “We can’t hear you” → Jason said that they couldn’t hear me.
• d) Paul: “We were listening to the concert” → Paul said that they had been listening to the concert.
• e) Loreto: “I can’t open the window” → Loreto said that she couldn’t open the window.
• f) Leyla: “Don’t leave the room” → Leyla told me not to leave the room.
• g) Marcelo: “Will you intend to come tomorrow?” → Marcelo asked if I would intend to come the following day.
• h) Paola: “You are so stupid!” → Paola said that I was so stupid.
• i) Jack: “What would you do if you were King?” → Jack asked what I would do if I were King.
• j) Dennis: “I love my wife” → Dennis said that he loved his wife.
• k) Heidi: “Have you cleaned your house?” → Heidi asked me if I had cleaned my house.