Vocabulary
Grammar
Listening
Dialog
Reading
Expressions
Dictation
Game

 

Diccionario Inglés/Español
Haga clic en el botón abajo para abrir el diccionario. 

Vocabulary

Home Beginning Intermediate Advanced Teacher's Lounge

House (la Casa)

    

Housing Problems
leak - gotear
crack - quebrar
overflow - derramarse
fix - arreglar
stopped up - tapado
broken - roto
heat - calefacción
cockroach - cucaracha
ant - hormiga
mouse - ratón
rat - rata

Practice
Select the correct answer based on the picture.

1.  There are in the house.

    

 

2.  There are in the apartment.

    

 

3.  The sink is .

    

 

4.  The plate is .

    

 

5.  The is working.

    

 

6.  There are in the house.

    

 

Participles
Here are this lesson's irregular verbs.  Study the list below and then do the practice sections.

Verb Past Participle  
send (enviar) sent sent
shake (sacudir) shook    shaken
shoot (disparar) shot shot
sleep (dormir) slept slept
speak (hablar) spoke spoken
stand (parar) stood stood
steal (robar) stole stolen
sweep (barrer) swept swept
take (tomar) took taken
wear (usar ropa) wore  worn

Practice
In the spaces provided use your imagination to write creative sentences using the irregular verbs.  (Since there are so many possible answers I can't check this exercise.  This is just for your practice.)

example
go - went - gone

Past
Participle

 

send - sent - sent

Past
Participle

shake - shook - shaken

Past
Participle

shoot - shot - shot

Past
Participle

sleep - slept - slept

Past
Participle

speak - spoke - spoken

Past
Participle

stand - stood - stood

Past
Participle

steal - stole - stolen

Past
Participle

sweep - swept - swept

Past
Participle

take - took - taken

Past
Participle

wear - wore - worn

Past
Participle

 

Instructions
Fill in the irregular verb forms. If you type a space after the word the computer will think that it's an error. 
(Si escribe un espacio después de la palabra la computadora va a interpretar que es un error al revisar.)

Verb Past Participle
send    
shake    
shoot    
sleep    
speak    
stand    
steal    
sweep    
take    
wear

              

If you made a mistake in the chart above, click on the Clear button and try it again.

 

Practice
Write the verb in parentheses in the correct form (present, past, participle) in the sentences below.

example
He's (find) a lot of interesting books at the library.

1.  He (speak) to the students yesterday. 
    

2.  The bank robber (steal) over $1,000,000.
     

3.  She's (wear) that dress three times this week!
     

4.  He has (send) her three letters already.
     

5.  She's (sweep) the kitchen floor and vacuumed.
     

6.  They haven't (take) the money out of her purse.
     

7.  We (shake) the dressing before using it.
     

8.  The police officer (shoot) the bank robber.
     

9.  I (stand) in line for one hour.
     

10. He hasn't (sleep) in two days.
      

            

 

Other Vocabulary
ceiling - techo (dentro de la casa)
fix - arreglar
buckets - cubos, cubetas
fumigate - fumigar
a chance - una oportunidad
complain - quejarse
withhold - retener
item - artículo
several - varios
patch - remendar
seal - sellar
roof - techo (dentro de la casa)
replace - reponer, reemplazar
electrician - electricista
notify - notificar
teenager - adolescente
smell - olor
breath - aliento, respiración
punishment - castigo
knock - tocar (una puerta)

Practice
Select the correct word to complete the sentence.

1.  The fixed the light.
    
2.  My refrigerator is broken.  I need to it.
    
3.  When I finish writing a letter, I it in an envelope.
    
4.  If my clothes have a hole in them, I them.
    
5.  A person who is 13 - 19 years old is a .
    
6.  When you eat onions, you get bad .
    
7.  You can carry water in .
    
8.  My employer taxes from my paycheck.
    
9.  I bought 10 at the supermarket.
    
10. I love the of that perfume.
    

 

Pronunciation of the Vocabulary
Click on the "Vocabulary" button to see a list of the vocabulary in this lesson and listen to the pronunciation.

 

 

 

- Top of Page -

 

Por favor escriba a la autora si encuentra algún problema en esta página. Haga clic AQUI para más información de como ponerse en contacto con ella.

Copyright © 2001 Janet Castrejón

  Site Meter