¿Late o Lately?
Explora “late” y “lately” en textos breves sobre llegadas, rutinas diarias y cambios recientes.
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Questions with solutions-
1. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Class starts at 9:00. We arrive at 9:15. We are ___.
- late
- lately
Compara nuestra hora de llegada con la hora de inicio de la clase.
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Class starts at 9:00. We arrive at 9:15. We are late.
Podemos usar “late” después de “be”: “We are late” o “The bus is late”.
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2. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué significa “lately” aquí?
Have you seen Mia lately?
- After the planned time
- Recently
- In the future
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- Recently
“Lately” se refiere a los últimos días o semanas. No indica un momento futuro.
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3. Completa el espacio en blanco.
We had a ___ breakfast at 11:00 a.m.
- lately
- late
La palabra que falta describe el desayuno.
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We had a late breakfast at 11:00 a.m.
“Late” puede ir antes de un sustantivo: a late breakfast, a late lunch o a late dinner.
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4. Completa el espacio en blanco.
We stayed up ___ last night and went to bed at 1:00 a.m.
- late
- lately
Esta oración describe una noche, no hábitos recientes.
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We stayed up late last night and went to bed at 1:00 a.m.
“Stay up late” significa no acostarse hasta tarde.
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5. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Our neighbors have been away for two weeks. I haven't seen them ___.
- late
- lately
Piensa en el período en que los vecinos han estado fuera.
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Our neighbors have been away for two weeks. I haven't seen them lately.
“Lately” suele usarse con “haven't” para describir algo que no ha ocurrido en los últimos días.
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6. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué quiere el hablante que hagan los demás?
I'll be late for dinner. Please start without me.
- Wait until the speaker arrives.
- Move dinner to another day.
- Begin eating before the speaker arrives.
Fíjate en “without me”.
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- Begin eating before the speaker arrives.
Usamos “late for” con un evento: late for dinner, work, or a meeting.
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7. Completa el espacio en blanco.
We reached the café after it closed. We were too ___ to get coffee.
- lately
- late
Ya no era posible conseguir café.
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We reached the café after it closed. We were too late to get coffee.
“Too late to” significa que el momento para hacer algo ya pasó.
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8. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué quiere saber la persona que habla?
What have you been reading lately?
- What you have read in recent days or weeks
- What you read only late at night
- What you plan to read next year
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- What you have read in recent days or weeks
Esta es una manera amistosa de preguntar sobre las actividades recientes de alguien.
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9. Completa el espacio en blanco.
The party didn't end until ___ at night.
- late
- lately
La oración nos dice cuánto tiempo duró la fiesta.
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The party didn't end until late at night.
“Until late” indica que una actividad continúa hasta tarde.
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10. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué ha cambiado recientemente?
Lately, I walk to school instead of taking the bus.
- The time school starts
- The speaker's way of getting to school
- The time the bus arrives
Compara caminar con tomar el autobús.
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- The speaker's way of getting to school
“Lately” puede ir al principio de una oración para introducir un cambio reciente.
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11. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Yesterday, we visited the museum ___ in the afternoon, just before it closed.
- lately
- late
Esto describe un momento en el transcurso de una tarde.
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Yesterday, we visited the museum late in the afternoon, just before it closed.
“Late in the afternoon” significa cerca del final de la tarde. No siempre significa después de la hora prevista.
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12. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué es cierto sobre las llamadas de Ava?
Ben: “You used to call every day.”
Ava: “I haven't called much lately.”- She calls only late at night.
- She has never called Ben.
- She calls less often now.
Compara “every day” con “haven't called much”.
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- She calls less often now.
“Not much lately” describe una cantidad o frecuencia baja últimamente, no una hora tardía.
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13. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Ayer: en casa a las 8:00 p. m. Hoy: en casa a las 9:00 p. m.
I got home late yesterday, but today I got home even ___.
- late
- lately
- later
La oración compara dos horas de llegada.
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I got home late yesterday, but today I got home even later.
“Later” compara horas. “Lately” significa “recently” y no compara dos horas.
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14. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué quiere decir el hablante?
My classes start at 9:00. I haven't been late lately.
- My recent arrivals have been on time or early.
- I have been arriving after 9:00 recently.
- I have not attended any classes recently.
Las dos palabras similares cumplen funciones diferentes.
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- My recent arrivals have been on time or early.
Ambas palabras pueden aparecer juntas: “late” describe las llegadas y “lately” describe el período reciente.
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15. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Cómo han sido estas llegadas recientes?
My shift starts at 5:00 a.m. Lately, I've arrived at 5:10 a.m.
- On time, because it is early in the morning.
- Late, even though it is early in the morning.
- Early, because the shift starts in the morning.
Compara la hora de llegada con la hora de inicio del turno.
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- Late, even though it is early in the morning.
Puedes llegar tarde muy temprano en la mañana. Llegar tarde depende de la hora prevista, no solo de la hora del día.