EBAU Inglés para Selectividad — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Elige la opción correcta: 'By the time we arrived, the film ___ already ___'
- has / started
- had / started (Correct answer)
- was / starting
- would / start
Correct answer: had / started
El Past Perfect (had + participio) se usa para expresar una acción completada antes de otra acción pasada. 'By the time we arrived' (pasado) → el film 'had already started' (anterior al pasado).
Question 2: ¿Cuál es la forma correcta del reported speech de 'I will help you'?
- He said he will help me
- He said he would help me (Correct answer)
- He said he helped me
- He said he has helped me
Correct answer: He said he would help me
En estilo indirecto, 'will' se transforma en 'would': 'I will help you' → He said (that) he would help me. También cambian los pronombres y, a veces, las expresiones de tiempo y lugar.
Question 3: Completa: 'She suggested ___ to the cinema instead of staying at home'
- to go
- going (Correct answer)
- go
- went
Correct answer: going
El verbo 'suggest' va seguido de gerundio (-ing): suggest + doing something. 'She suggested going to the cinema.' Otros verbos con gerundio: enjoy, avoid, finish, mind, consider.
Question 4: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre 'who' y 'which' en las relative clauses?
- No hay diferencia
- 'Who' se usa para personas y 'which' para cosas y animales (Correct answer)
- 'Who' es informal y 'which' formal
- 'Which' solo se usa en preguntas
Correct answer: 'Who' se usa para personas y 'which' para cosas y animales
'Who' introduce cláusulas relativas referidas a personas: 'The student who passed.' 'Which' se refiere a cosas/animales: 'The book which I read.' 'That' puede usarse para ambos en defining clauses.
Question 5: Transforma a pasiva: 'Someone stole my bicycle'
- My bicycle stole by someone
- My bicycle was stolen (by someone) (Correct answer)
- My bicycle is stolen
- My bicycle has been stolen
Correct answer: My bicycle was stolen (by someone)
Pasiva en pasado simple: sujeto + was/were + participio. 'My bicycle was stolen.' El agente 'by someone' se omite porque es desconocido o no relevante.
Question 6: ¿Qué significa 'However' al inicio de una oración?
- Además
- Sin embargo / No obstante (Correct answer)
- Por lo tanto
- Por ejemplo
Correct answer: Sin embargo / No obstante
'However' es un conector adversativo que introduce una idea contraria o matiz a lo dicho anteriormente. Equivale a 'sin embargo' o 'no obstante'. Se separa con coma del resto de la oración.
EBAU Inglés para Selectividad
Elige la opción correcta: 'By the time we arrived, the film ___ already ___'