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Travel Experiences

Bundle W01 de Inglés para Grado 10 en Colombia (DBA MEN Colombia): 12 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.

Alineación: DBA MEN Colombia

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Pregunta 1

Bloom: Understand

A conversation about visiting different cities.

"I ____ to Cartagena three times so far, but I ____ there last year for the first time."

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Respuesta correcta: D) have been / went

  • A) went / have beenIncorrect. The first part refers to unspecified time (Present Perfect), the second to a specific past time (Past Simple).
  • B) was / have goneIncorrect. 'Was' is Past Simple and 'have gone' implies they haven't returned yet.
  • C) have gone / was goingIncorrect. The second part requires Past Simple, not Past Continuous.
  • D) have been / wentCorrect. 'Have been' covers the experience up to now, and 'went' specifies a finished time (last year).

💡 Explicación

Present Perfect is used for experiences at an unspecified time in the past. Past Simple is used for actions completed at a specific time (e.g., last year).

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Apply

Discussing a recent flight.

"My brother ____ from London. He ____ at El Dorado airport two hours ago."

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Respuesta correcta: C) has just arrived / landed

  • A) just arrived / has landedIncorrect. 'Has landed' cannot be used with 'two hours ago'.
  • B) arrived / landsIncorrect. 'Lands' is Present Simple and doesn't fit the past context.
  • C) has just arrived / landedCorrect. 'Has just arrived' shows recent completion; 'landed' is used with a specific time expression (two hours ago).
  • D) is arriving / landedIncorrect. 'Is arriving' implies current action, but the brother is already there.

💡 Explicación

Contrast between 'just' with Present Perfect and specific time markers with Past Simple.

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Remember

Travel planning and luggage.

"Since I started traveling, I ____ light. I ____ a heavy suitcase since 2015."

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Respuesta correcta: B) have always packed / haven't carried

  • A) always packed / didn't carryIncorrect. Needs Present Perfect for the duration since the start.
  • B) have always packed / haven't carriedCorrect. Both parts describe a state/habit that started in the past and continues to the present.
  • C) pack / am not carryingIncorrect. Does not show the connection between past and present.
  • D) have packed / didn't carryIncorrect. The second part also needs Present Perfect because of 'since 2015'.

💡 Explicación

Use of Present Perfect with 'since' to describe states or habits that began in the past and continue now.

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Analyze

A blog post about a trip to the Amazon.

"We ____ through the jungle for three days when we finally ____ the local community."

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Respuesta correcta: C) had been trekking / reached

  • A) have trekked / reachedIncorrect. Present Perfect doesn't fit a sequence of completed past events well here.
  • B) were trekking / have reachedIncorrect. 'Have reached' is Present Perfect and doesn't fit the past narrative.
  • C) had been trekking / reachedCorrect. Past Perfect Continuous describes the ongoing action before a specific point in the past.
  • D) trekked / were reachingIncorrect. The sequence of events is better described by B.

💡 Explicación

Grammatical complexity: Past Perfect Continuous vs Past Simple in a travel narrative.

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Understand

Booking a hotel.

"I ____ this hotel many times before they ____ the prices last month."

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Respuesta correcta: D) had visited / increased

  • A) visited / have increasedIncorrect. 'Last month' requires Past Simple.
  • B) have visited / increasedIncorrect. Using Present Perfect with a sequence of past events is less precise here.
  • C) visit / increasedIncorrect. Tense mismatch.
  • D) had visited / increasedCorrect. Past Perfect shows the action happened before another action in the past (increased).

💡 Explicación

Past Perfect to show the order of two past events.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Apply

A review of a guided tour.

"The tour guide ____ that he ____ to the ruins several times before the incident."

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Respuesta correcta: B) mentioned / had been

  • A) says / has beenIncorrect. The reporting verb should be in the past for this context.
  • B) mentioned / had beenCorrect. Reported speech/past narrative requiring Past Perfect for the earlier event.
  • C) mentioning / wasIncorrect. Grammatically incomplete.
  • D) had mentioned / wentIncorrect. The order of events is reversed.

💡 Explicación

B2 complexity: Reporting verbs and the use of the Past Perfect for backshifting or sequencing.

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Analyze

An interview with a world traveler.

"Up until that moment, she ____ never ____ a passport, let alone ____ a plane."

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Respuesta correcta: D) had / seen / boarded

  • A) has / seen / boardedIncorrect. 'Up until that moment' implies a past timeframe.
  • B) was / seeing / boardingIncorrect. Past Continuous doesn't fit the 'never' experience context.
  • C) did / see / boardIncorrect. Past Simple is less precise for experiences before a past point.
  • D) had / seen / boardedCorrect. Past Perfect is used to describe experiences (or lack thereof) up to a point in the past.

💡 Explicación

Past Perfect for life experiences relative to a specific time in the past.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Analyze

A text about the evolution of sustainable tourism in Colombia.

"Since the 1990s, the government ____ to promote eco-tourism, though they ____ many hurdles early on."

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Respuesta correcta: D) has worked / encountered

  • A) worked / have encounteredIncorrect. Tenses are swapped incorrectly.
  • B) is working / encounteredIncorrect. 'Since' requires a perfect tense.
  • C) had worked / encounteredIncorrect. Past Perfect would imply they stopped working on it.
  • D) has worked / encounteredCorrect. 'Since the 1990s' requires Present Perfect; 'early on' refers to a specific past period.

💡 Explicación

Contrast between long-term ongoing action (Present Perfect) and specific past challenges (Past Simple).

Pregunta 9

Bloom: Evaluate

An essay on the impact of low-cost airlines.

"By the time the new regulation was passed, the company ____ thousands of passengers ____ cheaper flights for over a decade."

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Respuesta correcta: A) had helped / to access

  • A) had helped / to accessCorrect. 'Had helped' for the past-before-past and 'to access' as the infinitive complement.
  • B) helped / offerIncorrect. Needs perfect tenses for the duration.
  • C) has helped / accessingIncorrect. Cannot use Present Perfect with 'was passed'.
  • D) was helping / accessIncorrect. Does not emphasize the duration and completion before the regulation.

💡 Explicación

Complexity: Past Perfect and infinitive complements in a formal context.

Pregunta 10

Bloom: Analyze

Discussion on the psychology of travel.

"Scarcely ____ we ____ our destination when we realized that our expectations ____ entirely based on old brochures."

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Respuesta correcta: D) had / reached / were

  • A) did / reach / had beenIncorrect. Inversion with 'Scarcely' usually takes Past Perfect.
  • B) have / reached / areIncorrect. Tense mismatch for a past narrative.
  • C) were / reaching / beenIncorrect. Grammatically incorrect.
  • D) had / reached / wereCorrect. Inversion with 'Scarcely' requires Past Perfect.

💡 Explicación

Advanced B2 structure: Inversion with negative/restrictive adverbials (Scarcely/Hardly... when).

Pregunta 11

Bloom: Evaluate

A critique of a travel documentary.

"The director ____ his previous failures ____ him more cautious when filming in remote areas last year."

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Respuesta correcta: A) admitted / had made

  • A) admitted / had madeCorrect. Both actions are in the past, but the failures happened before the caution.
  • B) admits / had madeIncorrect. The first verb should be in the past for the context.
  • C) admitted / have madeIncorrect. Tense backshifting required.
  • D) has admitted / madeIncorrect. Less precise for the narrative of last year.

💡 Explicación

Use of Past Perfect to show causality and sequence in a formal report.

Pregunta 12

Bloom: Evaluate

Speculating about a traveler's past motivations.

"It is highly probable that he ____ the project earlier had he ____ the necessary funding from the NGO."

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Respuesta correcta: B) would have started / received

  • A) would start / receiveIncorrect. Third conditional structure missing.
  • B) would have started / receivedCorrect. Standard Third Conditional with 'had he received' (inversion).
  • C) will start / had receivedIncorrect. Mixed conditional that doesn't fit the past speculation.
  • D) started / would receiveIncorrect. Grammatically incorrect for this context.

💡 Explicación

Mastery level: Third Conditional with inversion (had he received), representing advanced hypothetical thinking about past experiences.

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