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Perífrasis verbales

Verbal periphrases and aspect

Nombre: ______________________

Fecha: ________ Clase: ______

A. Escoge la respuesta correcta

Choose the option that completes each item correctly.

1.
"Llevo tres años estudiando español" means…
a) I have been studying Spanish for three years.b) I studied Spanish three years ago.c) I will study Spanish for three years.d) I carry three Spanish books.
2.
"Acabo de llegar" means…
a) I have just arrived.b) I finished arriving.c) I never arrive.d) I will arrive at the end.
3.
"Volvió a llamar" means…
a) He stopped calling.b) He returned to call.c) He called again.d) He called back later.
4.
"Suelo levantarme temprano" means…
a) I got up early once.b) I must get up early.c) I want to get up early.d) I usually get up early.
5.
"Dejó de fumar" means…
a) He smoked again.b) He quit smoking.c) He let someone smoke.d) He started smoking.
6.
"Estoy por salir" means…
a) I am against leaving.b) I am about to leave.c) I left already.d) I am leaving because of it.
7.
"Tengo que estudiar" vs. "Hay que estudiar": "hay que" is…
a) impersonal (one must)b) past tensec) a question formd) first person only
8.
"Va mejorando poco a poco" emphasizes…
a) a completed actionb) a future planc) a sudden changed) gradual progress
9.
"Se echó a reír" means…
a) She burst out laughing.b) She laughed at someone.c) She threw a laugh away.d) She stopped laughing.
10.
"Debe de estar en casa" expresses…
a) a past habitb) obligationc) probabilityd) permission

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