Banco Oficial de Rephrasing: +100 Ejercicios para la Nueva PAU de Inglés

¿En qué consiste exactamente este nuevo bloque de Gramática?

A diferencia de años anteriores, el tribunal ahora te proporciona una oración inicial y un "prompt" (una palabra entre paréntesis o el comienzo obligatorio de la nueva frase). Tu misión es reescribirla creando una estructura lingüística completamente diferente, pero manteniendo intacto el significado original y respetando la correlación estricta de tiempos verbales.

Batería Completa de Ejercicios Oficiales (1-108)

1. 1.

   Natalie started revising for tomorrow’s test at 10.00 am, and she is still doing it now.

   (SINCE)
   Solución: Natalie has been revising for tomorrow's test since 10.00 am.

   💡 Explicación: Conexión pasado-presente continuo. Fórmula: Sujeto + has/have been + V-ing + since + momento exacto. El verbo "start" desaparece.
2. 2.

   ‘I must hide Jane’s birthday present before she gets home,’ Karen said.

   (HAD)
   Solución: Karen said (that) she had to hide Jane’s birthday present before she got home.

   💡 Explicación: Reported Speech. Obligación pasada: modal must pasa a had to. Alerta PAU: Penalizan si no aplicas backshift subordinado (gets -> got).
3. 3.

   I obtained excellent results in my final exams, so I could choose the degree I wanted.

   I wouldn’t...
   Solución: I wouldn't have been able to choose the degree I wanted if I hadn't obtained excellent results in my final exams.

   💡 Explicación: Inversión realidad pasada a hipótesis irreal. Afirmativa -> Negativa. Fórmula: If + Past Perfect, conditional perfect (would have + part.).
4. 4.

   If he doesn’t wear a hat, he’ll get sunburned.

   Unless...
   Solución: Unless he wears a hat, he'll get sunburned.

   💡 Explicación: First Conditional. Unless significa If not. Como ya contiene la negación, el verbo subordinado siempre debe ir en afirmativo (wears).
5. 5.

   The shopkeeper sometimes delivers Anna’s groceries.

   (GETS)
   Solución: Anna sometimes gets her groceries delivered (by the shopkeeper).

   💡 Explicación: Acción delegada. Fórmula estricta: Sujeto + get/have + Objeto directo + Participio pasado. El orden es innegociable.
6. 6.

   Adriana’s performance wasn’t as impressive as Julia’s.

   Julia’s performance...
   Solución: Julia's performance was more impressive than Adriana's.

   💡 Explicación: Lógica matemática. Igualdad negativa (not as... as) invirtiendo el sujeto = comparativo de superioridad (more... than).
7. 7.

   For the first time ever, she won the gold medal.

   It was the first time...
   Solución: It was the first time (that) she had won the gold medal.

   💡 Explicación: Hito temporal. La gramática purista exige Past Perfect (had won) tras It was the first time. PAU suele aceptar también el Past Simple.
8. 8.

   Taking phones into the exam room is not allowed.

   (MUSTN'T)
   Solución: You mustn't take phones into the exam room. // Phones mustn't be taken into the exam room.

   💡 Explicación: Not allowed = mustn't. Alerta PAU: Nunca poner "to" tras un modal (mustn't to take es un cero automático).
9. 9.

   My classmates are all my age.

   (AS)
   Solución: My classmates are the same age as me. // My classmates are as old as me.

   💡 Explicación: Reescritura de similitud léxica. Fórmulas: the same + sustantivo + as o as + adjetivo + as.
10. 10.

    I have arranged to have lunch with Joyce today.

    I am...
    Solución: I am having lunch with Joyce today. / I am going to have...

    💡 Explicación: El verbo arrange implica un plan 100% fijado ("arrangement"). Requiere Present Continuous con valor de futuro.
11. 11.

    ‘Why don’t you call an Uber?,’ my friend suggested.

    My friend suggested...
    Solución: My friend suggested calling an Uber. // My friend suggested (that) I should call an Uber.

    💡 Explicación: Alerta PAU: El verbo suggest NUNCA lleva infinitivo con "to". Dos vías: suggest + V-ing (preferida en inglés británico / PAU) o suggest + (that) + sujeto + should + V-base. Evita la forma sin "should" (I call), ya que es un subjuntivo de uso americano menos común en exámenes andaluces.
12. 12.

    That’s the teacher with a very loud voice.

    (WHOSE)
    Solución: That's the teacher whose voice is very loud.

    💡 Explicación: La preposición with (indicando posesión) se sustituye por el relativo de pertenencia whose (cuyo/cuya).
13. 13.

    If you wait longer, it gets harder to remove the stain.

    The longer...
    Solución: The longer you wait, the harder it gets to remove the stain.

    💡 Explicación: Causa-efecto proporcional. Fórmula: The + comparativo + Sujeto + Verbo, the + comparativo + Sujeto + Verbo. Coma central obligatoria.
14. 14.

    Laura reminded her dad to buy some bread.

    ‘Don’t forget...
    Solución: ‘Don’t forget to buy some bread, dad,’ Laura said.

    💡 Explicación: Paso de Indirecto a Directo. Se recupera la orden original usando el imperativo negativo (Don't forget) exigido por el prompt.
15. 15.

    The organizers have invited some of the extras to the premiere.

    Some of the extras...
    Solución: Some of the extras have been invited to the premiere (by the organizers).

    💡 Explicación: Pasiva estándar. Objeto Directo plural pasa a Sujeto. Fórmula temporal: have/has + been + participio pasado.
16. 16.

    Why didn’t I save my work before closing the laptop?

    (WISH)
    Solución: I wish I had saved my work before closing the laptop.

    💡 Explicación: Arrepentimiento. Fórmula invariable: Wish / If only + Past Perfect. Realidad negativa muta a deseo afirmativo.
17. 17.

    The six o’clock train to Brighton couldn’t leave because there was a storm.

    (DUE)
    Solución: The six o'clock train to Brighton couldn't leave due to a/the storm.

    💡 Explicación: Cambio gramatical. Because (conjunción, exige oración) vs due to (preposición, exige sintagma nominal como "the storm").
18. 18.

    The babysitter takes care of Tommy in the afternoon.

    (LOOKS)
    Solución: The babysitter looks after Tommy in the afternoon.

    💡 Explicación: Equivalencia léxica. Take care of = Look after. Mantener la "-s" de 3ª persona del singular es crítico para puntuar.
19. 19.

    Mike is so unfit because he never does any exercise.

    If Mike...
    Solución: If Mike did some/more exercise, he wouldn't be so unfit.

    💡 Explicación: 2º Condicional. Realidad negativa (never does) -> Hipótesis afirmativa en Past Simple (did). Consecuencia modal wouldn't.
20. 20.

    They were painting the house while we were away on holiday.

    (PAINTED)
    Solución: The house was being painted while we were away on holiday.

    💡 Explicación: Pasiva en continuo. Fórmula: was/were + being + participio pasado.
21. 21.

    You’ve been laughing at Sam’s little brother.

    The person whom...
    Solución: The person whom you have been laughing at is Sam's little brother.

    💡 Explicación: Estructura de énfasis (Cleft). Regla de oro: No olvidar la preposición at al final de la cláusula subordinada (laughing at).
22. 22.

    John is an only child.

    John hasn't...
    Solución: John hasn't got any brothers or sisters.

    💡 Explicación: Reescritura semántica con cuantificador any para oraciones negativas.
23. 23.

    Houdini was believed to be a fabulous magician.

    People...
    Solución: People believed (that) Houdini was a fabulous magician.

    💡 Explicación: Deshacer pasiva impersonal. Sujeto genérico People activa verbo (believed) y el infinitivo (to be) retrocede al pasado (was).
24. 24.

    The microwave was so heavy that I needed help to carry it.

    It was...
    Solución: It was such a heavy microwave that I needed help to carry it.

    💡 Explicación: Fórmula obligatoria: such + a/an + adjetivo + sustantivo singular contable. Olvidar "a" invalida la respuesta.
25. 25.

    My brother asked me if he could borrow $50 until the following Friday.

    ‘Can...
    Solución: ‘Can I borrow $50 until next Friday?,’ my brother asked me.

    💡 Explicación: Indirecto a Directo. Modal could vuelve a can, y el marcador the following Friday vuelve a next Friday.
26. 26.

    My parents will celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary in November.

    By the end of the year, ...
    Solución: By the end of the year, my parents will have celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.

    💡 Explicación: By (para cuando) en futuro activa el Future Perfect (will have + participio).
27. 27.

    I wish you had met my Erasmus mates.

    It’s a pity...
    Solución: It's a pity (that) you didn't meet my Erasmus mates.

    💡 Explicación: El deseo irreal en pasado (Wish + Past Perfect) se convierte en lástima actual sobre hecho real negativo (didn't meet).
28. 28.

    I’ve never been to a more interesting city than London.

    The most...
    Solución: The most interesting city I have ever been to is London.

    💡 Explicación: Ecuación PAU: Never + comparativo de superioridad = The most/Superlativo + ever.
29. 29.

    If I were you, I would eat healthier food.

    You had...
    Solución: You had better eat healthier food.

    💡 Explicación: Condicional para consejo -> modal had better. Alerta PAU: Siempre rige infinitivo base sin "to" (eat).
30. 30.

    The groom didn’t buy the engagement ring because it was really expensive.

    (SUCH)
    Solución: It was such an expensive engagement ring that the groom didn't buy it.

    💡 Explicación: Reestructurar Causa-Efecto con such an + adjetivo + sustantivo + that. Ojo al "an".
31. 31.

    I was promoted in 2021.

    2021 was the...
    Solución: 2021 was the year (when / in which) I was promoted.

    💡 Explicación: Sintaxis definitoria. Definimos el marcador de tiempo con pronombre relativo adecuado (when).
32. 32.

    ‘Don’t leave the door unlocked,’ his mother told Peter.

    (WARNED)
    Solución: His mother warned Peter not to leave the door unlocked.

    💡 Explicación: Verbos preposicionales de estilo indirecto. Fórmula estricta: Warn + Objeto + (not) to + Infinitivo.
33. 33.

    We’ll get to the theatre after the beginning of the play.

    By the time...
    Solución: By the time we get to the theatre, the play will have begun / started.

    💡 Explicación: By the time + Present Simple en la subordinada requiere obligatoriamente un Future Perfect en la principal.
34. 34.

    My sister ate a lot of sweets when she was a child.

    (USED)
    Solución: My sister used to eat a lot of sweets when she was a child.

    💡 Explicación: "When she was a child" indica hábito extinto. Sustituimos Past Simple por used to + V-base.
35. 35.

    I've never driven such an uncomfortable car before.

    (LEAST)
    Solución: This is the least comfortable car I have ever driven.

    💡 Explicación: Never + such + adj. negativo muta a superlativo de inferioridad: the least + adj. positivo.
36. 36.

    He will go with you provided that you don’t drive fast.

    Unless...
    Solución: Unless you drive fast, he will go with you.

    💡 Explicación: Provided that se sustituye por Unless. Al ser este negativo, obliga a quitar la negación auxiliar don't.
37. 37.

    Although she is a good lawyer, she doesn't always win her cases.

    Despite...
    Solución: Despite being a good lawyer, she doesn't always win her cases.

    💡 Explicación: Regla de conectores: Although + Oración completa (Sujeto+Verbo). Despite + Gerundio (-ing) o Sustantivo.
38. 38.

    Claudia may know the right answer.

    (LIKELY)
    Solución: Claudia is likely to know the right answer.

    💡 Explicación: El modal may se cambia por el adjetivo de probabilidad equivalente: be likely to + infinitivo.
39. 39.

    Please don't touch my laptop.

    I'd rather...
    Solución: I'd rather you didn't touch my laptop.

    💡 Explicación: Preferencia proyectada en otra persona. Fórmula: Would rather + Sujeto + Past Simple. Al ser negación, didn't.
40. 40.

    Someone will take you to the train station in a fancy car.

    You...
    Solución: You will be taken to the train station in a fancy car.

    💡 Explicación: Fórmula pasiva de futuro: will + be + Participio. El sujeto Someone se descarta.
41. 41.

    It was a cold evening, so we decided to stay indoors.

    (SUCH)
    Solución: It was such a cold evening that we decided to stay indoors.

    💡 Explicación: Consecutiva. Fórmula: such + (a/an) + adj + sustantivo + that. El "that" puede omitirse coloquialmente, pero se recomienda incluirlo en el examen para garantizar la puntuación.
42. 42.

    What time is the next bus to York?

    I would like to know...
    Solución: I would like to know what time the next bus to York is.

    💡 Explicación: Alerta PAU: Las preguntas indirectas pierden la inversión interrogativa. El verbo ("is") pasa al final.
43. 43.

    I gave her a watch, but it stopped working two days later.

    (WHICH)
    Solución: I gave her a watch, which stopped working two days later.

    💡 Explicación: Alerta PAU: Relativo Non-defining. La coma antes de which es estrictamente obligatoria.
44. 44.

    Urban Flora sometimes delivers gardenia bouquets to Anna.

    Anna sometimes gets...
    Solución: Anna sometimes gets gardenia bouquets delivered (by Urban Flora).

    💡 Explicación: Identificación de servicio contratado. Sujeto + get + Objeto + Participio Pasado.
45. 45.

    Alina cannot speak English as well as Dimitri.

    Dimitri...
    Solución: Dimitri can speak English better than Alina.

    💡 Explicación: Si X no es "tan bueno como" Y, Y es "mejor que" X. El adverbio well muta a better.
46. 46.

    Masha will be disappointed if she doesn't get top marks in the exam.

    Unless...
    Solución: Unless Masha gets top marks in the exam, she will be disappointed.

    💡 Explicación: Unless equivale a If... not. El verbo subordinado pasa a afirmativo con su "-s" (gets).
47. 47.

    I didn’t tell you because I wasn’t sure.

    If...
    Solución: If I had been sure, I would have told you.

    💡 Explicación: Fórmula 3º Cond.: If + Past Perfect (had been), Conditional Perfect (would have told).
48. 48.

    The laundry is too wet to be taken off the clothesline.

    The laundry isn’t...
    Solución: The laundry isn't dry enough to be taken off the clothesline.

    💡 Explicación: Dinámica de contrarios. Negación (isn't) + enough, el adjetivo wet se sustituye por su antónimo dry.
49. 49.

    I would prefer not to go on the field trip.

    (RATHER)
    Solución: I would rather not go on the field trip.

    💡 Explicación: Would prefer to muta a Would rather. Alerta PAU: Would rather SIEMPRE exige infinitivo sin "to".
50. 50.

    They can't leave the class unless the teacher gives them permission.

    (ALLOWED)
    Solución: They are not allowed to leave the class unless the teacher gives them permission.

    💡 Explicación: Sustitución formal. El modal can't se reescribe como be not allowed to + infinitivo.
51. 51.

    I think they should go home.

    I think it’s time...
    Solución: I think it's time they went home.

    💡 Explicación: Regla rígida: It's (high) time + Sujeto + Past Simple (siempre en pasado, aunque el sentido sea presente).
52. 52.

    They consider that Manuel is an expert on manga.

    Manuel...
    Solución: Manuel is considered to be an expert on manga.

    💡 Explicación: Pasiva C1. El Sujeto subordinado pasa a principal. Verbo a pasiva seguido del infinitivo con "to" (to be).
53. 53.

    He wondered why Lisa was so curious about stick insects.

    ‘Why...
    Solución: ‘Why is Lisa so curious about stick insects?,’ he wondered.

    💡 Explicación: Reversión: se recupera inversión interrogativa (is Lisa) y se deshace el salto temporal (was vuelve a is).
54. 54.

    Let's go to Scotland next summer for a vacation.

    How...
    Solución: How about going to Scotland next summer for a vacation?

    💡 Explicación: Sugerencias. Let's + infinitivo base = How about + V-ing.
55. 55.

    Alice hasn't smoked for three months.

    Alice gave...
    Solución: Alice gave up smoking three months ago.

    💡 Explicación: Control léxico (give up + -ing). Al pasar a Past Simple, el marcador for se transforma en ago.
56. 56.

    Isabel found her new pair of earrings at Pandora.

    Pandora is ...
    Solución: Pandora is the shop/place where Isabel found her new pair of earrings.

    💡 Explicación: Anclaje espacial mediante pronombre relativo (where).
57. 57.

    We didn’t have lunch before the class, so we were really hungry.

    We wouldn’t ...
    Solución: We wouldn't have been really hungry if we had had lunch before the class.

    💡 Explicación: Causa negativa a hipótesis afirmativa del verbo have genera la doble forma de Past Perfect had had.
58. 58.

    I would love to have more free time to hang out with my friends.

    (WISH)
    Solución: I wish I had more free time to hang out with my friends.

    💡 Explicación: Un deseo sobre una realidad actual requiere Wish/If only + Past Simple.
59. 59.

    This road is too narrow for trucks.

    (ENOUGH)
    Solución: This road isn't wide enough for trucks.

    💡 Explicación: Dinámica de contrarios. Negamos la frase y cambiamos el adjetivo narrow por su antónimo wide.
60. 60.

    My brother doesn’t like vegetables very much.

    (KEEN)
    Solución: My brother isn't very keen on vegetables.

    💡 Explicación: Exigencia léxica (B2). El verbo like se sustituye íntegramente por be keen on.
61. 61.

    They will have to wear uniforms while they are in primary school.

    (UNTIL)
    Solución: They will have to wear uniforms until they finish/leave primary school.

    💡 Explicación: Al cambiar while por until, se exige añadir un verbo lógico de finalización (finish o leave).
62. 62.

    John is going to cut Olivia’s hair next week.

    Olivia...
    Solución: Olivia is going to have/get her hair cut next week (by John).

    💡 Explicación: Auxiliar futuro intacto. is going to + Fórmula causativa (have + objeto + participio).
63. 63.

    James can’t sing or play the guitar very well.

    (NEITHER)
    Solución: James can neither sing nor play the guitar very well.

    💡 Explicación: Neither conlleva la negatividad, por lo que el verbo modal can't debe pasarse a afirmativo can.
64. 64.

    It was wrong of her to show up at the funeral.

    (SHOULDN'T)
    Solución: She shouldn't have shown up at the funeral.

    💡 Explicación: Crítica sobre un acto en el pasado cerrado. Fórmula absoluta: Should (not) + have + Participio pasado.
65. 65.

    I can’t wait to see you at Sheila’s wedding.

    (FORWARD)
    Solución: I am looking forward to seeing you at Sheila's wedding.

    💡 Explicación: Modismo. Alerta PAU: El "to" actúa como preposición, exige el siguiente verbo en terminación -ing (seeing).
66. 66.

    ‘Where did you buy your vintage shirt?’ he asked me.

    He asked me...
    Solución: He asked me where I had bought my vintage shirt.

    💡 Explicación: Doble regla: 1) Eliminar inversión interrogativa. 2) Backshift temporal (Past Simple -> Past Perfect).
67. 67.

    When did Peter start learning Japanese?

    How long...
    Solución: How long has Peter been learning Japanese?

    💡 Explicación: Preguntar "cuánto tiempo lleva" requiere Present Perfect Continuous y eliminar el verbo start.
68. 68.

    Electric scooters are much cheaper nowadays than a few years back.

    (USED)
    Solución: Electric scooters used to be much more expensive a few years back.

    💡 Explicación: Comparativa. Si hoy son baratos, solían ser lo opuesto (aplicar antónimo expensive).
69. 69.

    I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention to what you said.

    If only...
    Solución: If only I had paid attention to what you said.

    💡 Explicación: La estructura If only es igual que Wish. Error en pasado requiere Past Perfect afirmativo.
70. 70.

    You and I have the same outfit.

    (AS)
    Solución: I have the same outfit as you.

    💡 Explicación: Aplicación directa del conector nominal de igualdad: the same + sustantivo + as.
71. 71.

    I can’t contact David because he doesn’t have a phone.

    If...
    Solución: If David had a phone, I could/would contact him.

    💡 Explicación: Presente real negativo ("doesn't have"). Hipótesis irreal en Past Simple afirmativo ("had").
72. 72.

    Although Erika was really ill, she attended the meeting.

    Despite...
    Solución: Despite being really ill, Erika attended the meeting.

    💡 Explicación: Obligación sintáctica. Despite rechaza pronombres conjugados; transforma el verbo a gerundio being.
73. 73.

    It may be cold later, so take a jacket with you.

    In case...
    Solución: Take a jacket with you in case it is cold later.

    💡 Explicación: "Por si acaso". La conjunción in case NUNCA va seguida de "will", exige Present Simple (is).
74. 74.

    I am sure that he wasn’t at home during the fire.

    (CAN'T)
    Solución: He can't have been at home during the fire.

    💡 Explicación: Alerta PAU: Deducción 100% segura en pasado negativo se forma EXCLUSIVAMENTE con Can't + have + Participio.
75. 75.

    You can already buy the tickets for the show.

    The tickets...
    Solución: The tickets for the show can already be bought.

    💡 Explicación: Fórmula invariante: Modal (can) + be + participio (bought).
76. 76.

    This olive oil company employs about 5,000 people and has announced plans to increase the number of factories.

    (WHICH)
    Solución: This olive oil company, which employs about 5,000 people, has announced plans to increase the number of factories.

    💡 Explicación: Alerta PAU: Al usar which como aposición explicativa, olvidarse de las dos comas perimetrales se penaliza.
77. 77.

    ‘Please, don’t use AI to complete your project,’ our teacher told us.

    (ASKED)
    Solución: Our teacher asked us not to use AI to complete our project.

    💡 Explicación: Transformación imperativo. El Reporting verb ask requiere la estructura ask + objeto + not to + infinitivo.
78. 78.

    The bus was delayed as it was snowing heavily.

    (DUE)
    Solución: The bus was delayed due to the heavy snow.

    💡 Explicación: La conjunción as muta a la preposición due to. Esto exige nominalizar el concepto clima (the heavy snow).
79. 79.

    I started doing lettering a year ago.

    (FOR)
    Solución: I have been doing lettering for a year.

    💡 Explicación: Transformación: se borra started, el verbo principal va a Present Perfect Continuous, y a year ago muta a for a year.
80. 80.

    The treatment known as NewFace reduces wrinkles in two weeks.

    NewFace is a...
    Solución: NewFace is a treatment which/that reduces wrinkles in two weeks.

    💡 Explicación: Conectar y definir un concepto usando el relativo genérico (which o that) sin comas.
81. 81.

    I don’t have much interest in abstract art.

    (INTERESTED)
    Solución: I am not very interested in abstract art.

    💡 Explicación: Control léxico. El sustantivo interest transiciona a construcción de adjetivo + preposición be interested in.
82. 82.

    I haven’t had a Japanese meal for ages.

    It’s been...
    Solución: It's been ages since I (last) had a Japanese meal.

    💡 Explicación: Fórmula estándar PAU: It is / It has been + período de tiempo + since + Sujeto + Past Simple.
83. 83.

    I hate it when you speak to your classmates like that.

    If only...
    Solución: If only you wouldn't speak to your classmates like that.

    💡 Explicación: Para expresar frustración sobre la actitud actual de un tercero, la regla es If only / Wish + Sujeto + would(n't) + Infinitivo.
84. 84.

    Carol runs faster than Sheryl.

    (AS)
    Solución: Sheryl doesn't run as fast as Carol (does).

    💡 Explicación: Matemática gramatical: si A es mayor que B, B no es tan grande como A. Requiere negar el verbo principal.
85. 85.

    Rose can’t travel more because she has a very demanding job.

    If Rose...
    Solución: If Rose didn't have a very demanding job, she could/would travel more.

    💡 Explicación: Causa (tiene un trabajo) afirmativa -> Hipótesis If en Past Simple negativa (didn't have).
86. 86.

    In spite of the rain, they went to the concert.

    Although...
    Solución: Although it was raining, they went to the concert.

    💡 Explicación: El sintagma nominal the rain debe transformarse en una oración de sujeto explícito y verbo conjugado (it was raining).
87. 87.

    You mustn’t record TikTok videos at school.

    Recording...
    Solución: Recording TikTok videos at school is not allowed / is forbidden.

    💡 Explicación: Sustantivación de la acción. Un verbo seguido de -ing como primera palabra actúa como el sujeto singular de la frase.
88. 88.

    ‘As Mike has forgotten his wallet at home, he can’t pay me back,’ said Paul.

    Paul said that Mike...
    Solución: Paul said that Mike couldn't pay him back as he had forgotten his wallet at home.

    💡 Explicación: Indirecto doble. Evalúa tres cosas: can't -> couldn't, pronombre me -> him, y has forgotten -> had forgotten.
89. 89.

    Producers all over the country are promoting the musical.

    The musical...
    Solución: The musical is being promoted by producers all over the country.

    💡 Explicación: Regla de oro de los continuos: Jamás olvidar la inserción de being entre el verbo to be y el participio principal.
90. 90.

    He trains a lot but he never loses weight.

    No matter how...
    Solución: No matter how much he trains, he never loses weight.

    💡 Explicación: Fórmula estructural: No matter how + (much/many/adj/adv) + Sujeto + Verbo.
91. 91.

    What is the price of that blue cardigan?

    (MUCH)
    Solución: How much is that blue cardigan? // How much does that blue cardigan cost?

    💡 Explicación: Resolución de vocabulario básico cotidiano evaluado en PAU.
92. 92.

    ‘I’m sorry I dropped your tablet,’ said Stephen to him.

    (APOLOGISED)
    Solución: Stephen apologised to him for dropping his tablet.

    💡 Explicación: Sintaxis fija del verbo. Apologise (to someone) + for + V-ing. Penalizan gravemente usar "that".
93. 93.

    The last time Taylor Swift sang “Change” at a concert was five years ago.

    (FOR)
    Solución: Taylor Swift hasn't sung "Change" at a concert for five years.

    💡 Explicación: "La última vez fue hace 5 años" equivale a "Lleva 5 años sin hacerlo". Exige Present Perfect negativo (hasn't sung).
94. 94.

    I regularly make financial decisions at work.

    I am used...
    Solución: I am used to making financial decisions at work.

    💡 Explicación: Alerta PAU: I used to (Solía) va seguido de infinitivo, pero I AM used to exige que el verbo acabe en -ing (making).
95. 95.

    What a pity you couldn’t come along to the theatre yesterday.

    (WISH)
    Solución: I wish you had been able to come along to the theatre yesterday.

    💡 Explicación: Al querer pasar "could" a Past Perfect, se impone transformarlo a la estructura equivalente had been able to.
96. 96.

    Elena didn’t have a driving license, so she couldn’t get the job.

    If Elena...
    Solución: If Elena had had a driving license, she could/would have got the job.

    💡 Explicación: La causa es del verbo to have en pasado ("didn't have"). En Past Perfect se forma lógicamente la doble construcción had had.
97. 97.

    Steven left early because he needed to pick up his son from nursery school.

    In order to...
    Solución: Steven left early in order to pick up his son from nursery school.

    💡 Explicación: Conector de finalidad. In order to (Para/Con el fin de) requiere detrás verbo en infinitivo (pick up).
98. 98.

    It is possible that we will go to Isla Mágica tomorrow.

    We...
    Solución: We may / might go to Isla Mágica tomorrow.

    💡 Explicación: Traducción directa. "It is possible" desaparece y se traslada su carga semántica al modal may o might.
99. 99.

    A lot of people fear spiders.

    (SCARED)
    Solución: A lot of people are scared of spiders.

    💡 Explicación: Vocabulario específico. El verbo fear (temer) equivale a la estructura be scared of (tener miedo de).
100. 100.

     The environment shouldn’t be polluted.

     We...
     Solución: We shouldn't pollute the environment.

     💡 Explicación: Al inyectar un sujeto activo (We), el bloque pasivo shouldn't be polluted se desmorona a su forma modal activa base: shouldn't pollute.
101. 101.

     All my friends have passed their driving test.

     None...
     Solución: None of my friends have/has failed their driving test.

     💡 Explicación: Inversión de extremos. All (todos pasaron) se convierte en None (ninguno falló). Alerta PAU: Como la negación ya está en None, el verbo va en afirmativo. El antónimo de pass en este contexto es fail. Ambas concordancias (have o has) pueden ser aceptadas.
102. 102.

     Is this sweater yours?

     (BELONG)
     Solución: Does this sweater belong to you?

     💡 Explicación: Posesión. La rúbrica evalúa que el alumno recuerde que belong exige el uso de la preposición to y auxiliar de pregunta.
103. 103.

     Bill’s car broke down and he had to take a taxi.

     (WHOSE)
     Solución: Bill, whose car broke down, had to take a taxi.

     💡 Explicación: Incrustación de pronombre (whose). Alerta PAU: Al interrumpir la oración principal, son OBLIGATORIAS las dos comas.
104. 104.

     Even though he had a good job, he wasn’t happy.

     In spite of...
     Solución: In spite of having a good job, he wasn't happy.

     💡 Explicación: Regla estricta. Even though + Sujeto + Verbo se convierte obligatoriamente a In spite of + Gerundio (having).
105. 105.

     When I dance flamenco, I feel happy.

     (MAKES)
     Solución: Dancing flamenco makes me feel happy.

     💡 Explicación: Fórmula emocional: Sujeto (-ing) + make + pronombre personal + adjetivo / verbo base.
106. 106.

     Vince’s photographs are being shown at the exhibition.

     They...
     Solución: They are showing Vince's photographs at the exhibition.

     💡 Explicación: Destrucción de la pasiva continua. Al asignar pronombre activo (They), la partícula being desaparece y shown vuelve a showing.
107. 107.

     Perhaps they didn’t hear the good news last night.

     (MIGHT)
     Solución: They might not have heard the good news last night.

     💡 Explicación: Deducción de posibilidad en el pasado. Fórmula única: Might (not) + have + participio.
108. 108.

     No foreign languages are required for this job.

     (NEEDN'T)
     Solución: You needn't speak/know any foreign languages for this job.

     💡 Explicación: Needn't (no hace falta). Deducimos el verbo omitido (saber/hablar) y lo aplicamos en infinitivo puro tras el modal.

Estructuras gramaticales más repetidas en Selectividad

• Transformación de Condicionales (paso de Past Simple a Tercer Condicional, uso de Unless / Provided that).
• Voz Pasiva e Impersonal, incluyendo estructuras causativas (Have/Get something done).
• Reported Speech (Estilo Indirecto) prestando especial atención a sugerencias y peticiones negativas.
• Variaciones entre Comparativos, Superlativos y estructuras "Too/Enough" o "So/Such".
• Reestructuración utilizando Verbos Modales de Deducción en Pasado (must have, can't have).

Preguntas Frecuentes (FAQ)