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Past simple and present simple : Activity : Adolfo Bioy Casares , the Argentine grandmaster of science fiction .

Complete the biography of Adolfo Bioy Casares
with the past simple:

Adolfo Bioy Casares  , also known as ABC ______(be ) an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, and translator. He ______( born)  on September 15 th, 1914  in Buenos Aires, Argentina . He ______(be) the grandson of a wealthy landowner and dairy processor, and the descendant of Patrick Lynch, a successful Irish immigrant. He ________(write )his first story  Iris and Margarita at the age of eleven. 

He__________(begin) his secondary education at  the Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza. Later, he ________(study)  law, philosophy, and literature at the University of Buenos Aires . While studying at university he _____(decide)to devote himself to literature.

In 1932 Adolfo ______(meet) Jorge Luis Borges, a meeting that ________(result) in a lifelong friendship and literary collaboration. Together they ______(edit) the literary magazine Destiempo (1936). Bioy Casares and Borges often_________(employ) the pseudonyms Honorio Bustos Domecq, B. Suarez Lynch, and B. Lynch Davis. Together they __________(write) Seis problemas para Don Isidro Parodi (Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi) (1942) and Crónicas de Bustos Domecq (Chronicles of Bustos Domecq) (1967), both of which satirize a variety of Argentine personalities.

Bioy Casares __________(publish) several books including collections of short stories such as Caos (Chaos)  in 1934  and Luis Greve, muerto (Luis Greve, Deceased) in 1937.

Adolfo _______(marry) the writer Silvina Ocampo in 1940. He__________ (collaborate) with his wife and Jorge Luis Borges to edit Antología de la literatura fantástica ( Anthology of Fantastic Literature ) in 1940 and Antología poética argentina(Anthology of Argentine Poetry) in 1941.

From the 1940 's Adolfo _________(start) a prolific career as a novel writer publishing successful novels like La invención de Morel (The Invention of Morel), a masterpiece of science fiction , in 1940 and El sueño de los héroes (The Dream of Heroes) in 1954 that examines the meaning of love and the significance of dreams and memory to future actions.

At his beach house in Mar del Plata, he _________(write) Diario de la guerra del cerdo (Diary of the War of the Pig) in 1969 which is a mixture of science fiction and political satire.

Other successful novels by Adolfo _________(include) Dormir al sol (Asleep at the sun )in 1973 , La Aventura de un fotógrafo en La Plata (The adventure of a photographer) in 1985, De un mundo a otro ( From a world to another) in 1988.

 Adolfo ________(win) several awards, including the Gran Premio de Honor of SADE (the Argentine Society of Writers, 1975), the French Legion of Honour (1981), the Diamond Konex Award of Literature (1994) the title of Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires (1986), and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (awarded to him in 1991 in Alcalá de Henares)

Adolfo Bioy Casares _____(be) one of the first  promoters of the fantastic genre and _______(open ) imaginative paths never travelled before and his influence is still present in  writers around the world.

“When you spend too much time analyzing your projects, you don't do them. The best way to write is to write.”

                                 Adolfo Bioy Casares.

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ANSWERS

Adolfo Bioy Casares was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, and translator. He was born on September 15 th, 1914 in Buenos Aires, Argentina . He was the grandson of a wealthy landowner and dairy processor, and the descendant of Patrick Lynch, a successful Irish immigrant. He wrote his first story Iris and Margarita at the age of eleven.

He began his secondary education at the Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza . Later, he started law, philosophy, and literature at the University of Buenos Aires. While studying at university he decided to devote himself to literature.

In 1932 he met Jorge Luis Borges, a meeting that resulted in lifelong friendship and literary collaboration. Together they edited the literary magazineDestiempo (1936). Bioy Casares and Borges often employed the pseudonyms Honorio Bustos Domecq, B. Suarez Lynch, and B. Lynch Davis. Together they wrote Seis problemas para Don Isidro Parodi (Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi) in 1942 and Crónicas de Bustos Domecq ( Chronicles of Bustos Domecq) in 1967, both of which satirize a variety of Argentine personalities.

Bioy Casares published several books including collections of short stories such as Caos (Chaos)   in 1934  and Luis Greve, muerto (Luis Greve, Deceased) in 1937.

Bioy Casares married the writer Silvina Ocampo in 1940. He collaborated with his wife and Borges to edit Antología de la literatura fantástica (Anthology of Fantastic Literature ) in 1940 and Antología poética argentina(Anthology of Argentine Poetry) in 1941.

Between 1944 and 1967, Bioy published eight volumes of stories including Prodigious Story (1956), from which he selected and revised, in 1972, two volumes of stories: Love Stories and Fantastic Stories.

At his beach house in Mar del Plata, he wrote Diario de la guerra del cerdo (Diary of the War of the Pig) in 1969 which is a mixture of science fiction and political satire. Other successful novels by Adolfo included Dormir al sol (Asleep at the sun )in 1973, La Aventura de un fotógrafo en La Plata (The adventure of a photographer) in 1985 , De un mundo a otro ( From a world to another) in 1988.

Adolfo  won several awards, including the Gran Premio de Honor of SADE (the Argentine Society of Writers, 1975), the French Legion of Honour (1981), the Diamond Konex Award of Literature (1994) the title of Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires (1986), and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (awarded to him in 1991 in Alcalá de Henares)

“When you spend too much time analyzing your projects, you don't do them. The best way to write is to write.”
Adolfo Bioy Casares.

Complete The Invention of Morel by Adolfo bioy Casares
with present simple:

The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares _________( mix) realism, fantasy, science fiction and terror. It _______(be ) the story of a man who, evading justice, _______(escape) to an island.
The fugitive________ (start) a diary after tourists arrive on the desert island where he is hiding. Although he _______(consider) their presence a miracle, he _______(be ) afraid they will turn him in to the authorities.

Among the tourists______(be) a woman who _________(see) the sunset everyday from the cliff on the west side of the island. He________ (spy) on her and while doing it he_________ (fall) in love with her. She and another man, a bearded tennis player called Morel who ______(visit) her frequently, speak French among themselves. Morel_______ (call) her Faustine.

The fugitive__________(decide) to approach her, but she__________(not react ) to him. He _______(assume) she is ignoring him, but his encounters with the other tourists_______ (have) the same result. Nobody on the island________ (notice) him. He _________(point) out that the conversations between Faustine and Morel repeat every week and _________(fear) he is going crazy.

Struggling to understand why everything________ (seem) to repeat, he ________(realize) that all the people he_______ (see) there are actually recordings, made with a special machine, invented by Morel, which is able to record not only three-dimensional images, but also voices and scents, making it all indistinguishable from reality.

ANSWERS

The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares mixes realism, fantasy, science fiction and terror.   It is the story of a man who, evading justice, escapes to an island. 

The fugitive starts a diary after tourists arrive on the desert island where he is hiding. Although he considers their presence a miracle, he is afraid they will turn him in to the authorities.

Among the tourists is a woman who sees the sunset everyday from the cliff on the west side of the island. He spies on her and while doing it he falls in love with her. She and another man, a bearded tennis player called Morel who visits her frequently, speak French among themselves. Morel calls her Faustine.

The fugitive decides to approach her, but she does not react to him. He assumes she is ignoring him, but his encounters with the other tourists have the same result. Nobody on the island notices him. He points out that the conversations between Faustine and Morel repeat every week and fears he is going crazy.

Struggling to understand why everything seems to repeat, he realizes that all the people he sees there are actually recordings, made with a special machine, invented by Morel, which is able to record not only three-dimensional images, but also voices and scents, making it all indistinguishable from reality.

Complete The Dream of Heroes by Bioy Casares
with present simple:

In the novel The Dream of Heroes, Bioy Casares_________ (examine) the meaning of love and the significance of dreams and memory to future actions.

After receiving a tip from a barber friend, Emilio________ (bet)on a horse and ________(win) a considerable amount of money.
To celebrate, he________ (invite) his small group of friends, the barber, and "the doctor" - a mysterious underworld crime figure much older than the others.

It ________(be) Carnival season, and they all party together for 3 days. At the end of this period, Emilio _________(wake up) in a strange place, and cannot remember all that happened. But a terrible, recurring dream _________(suggest) that his memory is failing him, and he must find out what these awful events_______ (be).

He_________ (consult) an elderly man known for his psychic powers, and both the man and his daughter with whom Emilio
________(fall) in love and _________(marry), __________ (advise) Emilio not to continue his search for that possibly life-threatening forgotten truth.

But the advice________(not detain) Emilio. Three years later, he ________(try) to solve the mystery the only way he______(know): by re-creating the same situation and reliving it- despite the warnings of his secret protector, the Sorcerer.

Emilio________ (go) to the same barber shop, and________ (get)another winning tip from another barber. It_______ is also Carnival time, and Emilio ________(decide) to invite the same group again to party. But his real motive_______ (be) to find out what happened during that last Carnival, reenacting the same events, going to the same parties and street celebrations as before. This only________( lead) him to a sad conclusion, and he_________ (learn) that you can't escape fate even if it's postponed for years.

ANSWERS
In the novel The Dream of Heroes, Bioy Casares examines the meaning of love and the significance of dreams and memory to future actions.

After receiving a tip from a barber friend, Emilio bets on a horse and wins a considerable amount of money.
To celebrate, he invites his small group of friends, the barber, and "the doctor" - a mysterious underworld crime figure much older than the others.

It is Carnival season, and they all party together for 3 days. At the end of this period, Emilio wakes up in a strange place, and cannot remember all that happened. But a terrible, recurring dream suggests that his memory is failing him, and he must find out what these awful events are.

He consults an elderly man known for his psychic powers, and both the man and his daughter with whom Emilio falls in love and marries, advise Emilio not to continue his search for that possibly life-threatening forgotten truth.

But the advice does not detain Emilio. Three years later, he tries to solve the mystery the only way he knows: by re-creating the same situation and reliving it- despite the warnings of his secret protector, the Sorcerer.

Emilio goes to the same barber shop, and gets another winning tip from another barber. It is also Carnival time, and Emilio decides to invite the same group again to party. But his real motive is to find out what happened during that last Carnival, reenacting the same events, going to the same parties and street celebrations as before. This only leads him to a sad conclusion, and he learns that you can't escape fate even if it's postponed for years.

Complete The Invention of Morel by Adolfo bioy Casares
with past simple:

The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares _________( mix) realism, fantasy, science fiction and terror. It _______(be ) the story of a man who, evading justice, _______(escape) to an island .

The fugitive________ (start) a diary after tourists arrive on the desert island where he is hiding. Although he _______(consider) their presence a miracle, he _______(be) afraid they will turn him in to the authorities.

Among the tourists______(be) a woman who _________(see) the sunset everyday from the cliff on the west side of the island. He________ (spy) on her and while doing so _________ (fall) in love. She and another man, a bearded tennis player called Morel who ______(visit) her frequently, speak French among themselves. Morel_______ (call) her Faustine.

The fugitive__________(decide) to approach her, but she__________( do) not react to him. He _______(assume) she is ignoring him, but his encounters with the other tourists_______ (have) the same result. Nobody on the island________ (notice) him. He _________(point) out that the conversations between Faustine and Morel repeat every week and fears he is going crazy.

ANSWERS

The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares mixed realism, fantasy, science fiction and terror. It was the story of a man who, evading justice, escaped to an island .
The fugitive started a diary after tourists arrived on the desert island where he was hiding. Although he considered their presence a miracle, he was afraid they would turn him in to the authorities.

Among the tourists was a woman who saw the sunset everyday from the cliff on the west side of the island. He spied on her and while doing it he fell in love with her. She and another man, a bearded tennis player called Morel who visited her frequently, speak French among themselves. Morel called her Faustine.

The fugitive decided to approach her, but she did not react to him. He assumed she was ignoring him, but his encounters with the other tourists had the same result. Nobody on the island noticed him. He pointed out that the conversations between Faustine and Morel repeated every week and fears he was going crazy.

Struggling to understand why everything seemed to repeat, he realized that all the people he saw there were actually recordings, made with a special machine, invented by Morel, which is able to record not only three-dimensional images, but also voices and scents, making it all indistinguishable from reality.

Complete The Dream of Heroes by Bioy Casares
with past simple:

In the novel The Dream of Heroes, Bioy Casares_________ (examine) the meaning of love and the significance of dreams and memory to future actions.

After receiving a tip from a barber friend, Emilio________ (bet)on a horse and ________(win) a considerable amount of money.
To celebrate, he________ (invite) his small group of friends, the barber, and "the doctor" - a mysterious underworld crime figure much older than the others.

It ________(be) Carnival season, and they all party together for 3 days. At the end of this period, Emilio _________(wake up) in a strange place, and could not remember all that happened. But a terrible, recurring dream _________(suggest) that his memory was failing him, and he must find out what these awful events_______ (be).

He_________ (consult) an elderly man known for his psychic powers, and both the man and his daughter with whom Emilio ___________(fall) in love and ________(marry),__________ (advise) Emilio not to continue his search for that possibly life-threatening forgotten truth.

But the advice________ (not detain) Emilio. Three years later, he ________(try) to solve the mystery the only way he _________(know): by re-creating the same situation and reliving it- despite the warnings of his secret protector, the Sorcerer.

Emilio________ (go) to the same barber shop, and________ (get) another winning tip from another barber. It_______ (be) also Carnival time, and Emilio ________(decide) to invite the same group again to party. But his real motive_______ (be) to find out what happened during that last Carnival, reenacting the same events, going to the same parties and street celebrations as before. This only________ (lead) him to a sad conclusion, and he_________ (learn) that you could not escape fate even if it was postponed for years.

ANSWERS
In the novel The Dream of Heroes, Bioy Casares examined the meaning of love and the significance of dreams and memory to future actions.

After receiving a tip from a barber friend, Emilio betted on a horse and won a considerable amount of money.
To celebrate, he invites his small group of friends, the barber, and "the doctor" - a mysterious underworld crime figure much older than the others.

It is Carnival season, and they all party together for 3 days. At the end of this period, Emilio woke up in a strange place, and coud not remember all that happened. But a terrible, recurring dream suggests that his memory was failing him, and he must find out what these awful events were.

He consulted an elderly man known for his psychic powers, and both the man and his daughter (with whom Emilio falls in love and marries) advised Emilio not to continue his search for that possibly life-threatening forgotten truth.

But the advice did not detain Emilio. Three years later, he tried to solve the mystery the only way he knew: by re-creating the same situation and reliving it- despite the warnings of his secret protector, the Sorcerer.

Emilio went to the same barber shop, and got another winning tip from another barber. It was also Carnival time, and Emilio decided to invite the same group again to party. But his real motive was to find out what happened during that last Carnival, reenacting the same events, going to the same parties and street celebrations as before. This only leads him to a sad conclusion, and he learned that you could not escape fate even if it was postponed for years.