Hábitos alimentarios con perífrasis (B1)

Hábitos alimentarios con perífrasis: Llevo dos semanas sin azúcar, Volví a merendar fruta.

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Llevar + gerundio Llevo dos meses sin dejar de volver a

Completa: Desde enero, ______ azúcar.

Correct: 0/8

Hints for this Quiz

Think: Llevar + tiempo + sin + infinitivo = “to have not done something for X time.”

The correct structure to say “I haven’t done something for X time” is: llevar + period of time + sin + infinitivo. Here: “llevo dos meses sin tomar azúcar.”

We’re looking for the meaning “to do something again.”

Volver a + infinitivo = “to do something again.” “Volví a desayunar churros...” = “I started having churros for breakfast again.”

You need the idea “to do something again”: volver a + infinitivo. (Note: merienda is the typical afternoon snack in Spain.)

Here the meaning is “I snack on fruit again (like before)” — volver a + infinitivo. Cultural note: in Spain there is a meal called “la merienda” around 17:00–18:30.

After “dejar de” you use the infinitive, not the gerundio (-ando/-iendo).

Dejar de + infinitivo. In Pretérito Perfecto: “he dejado de beber refrescos” = “I’ve stopped drinking soft drinks.” Forms with a gerund after dejar de are incorrect.

Look for Llevar + tiempo + sin + infinitivo.

“Llevo tres días sin comer carne” = “I haven’t eaten meat for three days.” Option 2 means “I’ve been eating for three days,” and 3 means “I started eating again three days ago.” We specifically need “I haven’t eaten for N days.”

Negation + volver a = “to not do something again / never again.”

No volver a + infinitivo = “to never do something again” / “I’m not doing that again.” Late dinners are typical in Spain (cena around 21:00–23:00), so the sentence is natural in that cultural context.

“I’ve been doing something for X time” = Llevar + gerundio.

Llevar + gerundio expresses the duration of an ongoing action: “Llevo un mes desayunando avena.”

After “llevar” you use either a gerundio (llevar + gerundio) or “sin + infinitivo.”

Incorrect: “Llevar dos meses dejar de comer pan.” After llevar you need either a gerundio (llevar + gerundio) or “sin + infinitivo,” not a bare infinitive without a preposition. The other sentences are correct.