Summer Adventures in Spain: Calpe, Salou, and Madrid

Summer Adventures in Spain

By Paul Alonso, a student from Granada, Spain

My last holidays were my longest holidays, and I think that I learnt how to spend the time. I enjoyed a lot with my friends and my family, and I met new people too, because I was in different places during the summer, and I wanted to meet people everywhere.

Calpe: Beach Days and Nightlife

The first place I visited was Calpe, a town in Alicante, because I was invited for some days by a friend who has a house there. I went with some friends, and we just spent five days there, but it was enough time to want to come back next summer! We stayed on the beach for hours in the mornings, just lying and asleep, taking enough energy for the rest of the day and for the night! At night, we went out until the next morning. We danced, met people, walked near the beach... while we watched the moon in silence.

Salou: Relaxation and Rest

Finally, I was in Salou. My parents looked for a really relaxing time, and we were on the beach for some days. There, we did not visit anything; we were there just to rest. After those days, we came back to Madrid, and, unfortunately, we had to start our routines again.

English Grammar Examples

Passive Voice Examples:

• pasv
• He writes a book - a book is written
• He is writing a book - a book is being written
• He wrote a book - a book was written
• He was writing a book - a book was being written
• He has written a book - A book has been written
• He had written a book - A book had been written
• He will write a book - A book will be written

Indirect Speech Examples:

• indirc
• -Present Simple to Past Simple
• “He is American,” she said. / She said he was American.
• -Present Continuous to Past Continuous
• “Dan is living in San Francisco,” she said. / She said Dan was living in San Francisco.
• -Past Simple to Past Perfect Simple
• “We went to the movies last night,” he said. / He told me they had gone to the movies the night before.
• “I was working late last night,” Vicki said. / Vicki told me she’d been working late the night before.
• “We haven’t been to China,” they said. / They said they hadn’t been to China.
• -Present Perfect Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous
• “I’ve been studying English for two years,” he said. / He said he’d been studying English for two years.
• -Past Perfect Simple to Past Perfect Simple (NO CHANGE)
• “I’d been to Chicago before for work,” he said. / He said that he’d been to Chicago before for work.