CENTRO EDUCATIVO SAGRADA FAMILIA DE NAZARET

EDUCAMOS LA MENTE Y EL CORAZN DE LAS NUEVAS GENERACIONES

NAME: ________________________________________CODE: _____DATE: _____________________
SUBJECT: ___________________

COURSE: _________

TERM: __________

RECOVERY WORKSHOP

1. Complete with the simple past of the verbs in brackets.

Last summer, my family and I SPENT (spend) our holidays in Naxos, an amazing island in Greece.
The island _____ (be) very big and there _____ (be) lots of things to see and do. We ______ (stay)
at a comfortable bungalow and we____ (go) swimming every day at the islands beautiful
beaches I ____ (get) a great suntan! We also _____ (try) the local cuisine. There ____ (be)
various traditional taverns on the island and we _____ (eat) there every evening...! I _____ (put)
on about 3 kilos during these holidays! But Naxos is not all about fun. We also ____ (visit) many
interesting sights, like the Archeological Museum and some prehistoric settlements, which I
_______ (find) pretty impressive. I also _____ (love) the local people. They _____ (be) very friendly
and welcoming! We ____ (have) a great time in Naxos and I would really love to go there again
someday!
2. Write the questions in the correct order. Use simple past
film? / like / you / Did / the /
Did you like the film?

you / many / did / ask? / How / people /

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a / have / time? / they / Did / good /
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did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /
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she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /
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party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /
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did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /
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3. Complete with past simple

The plane landed (land) ten minutes ago.

We ___________ (live) in that house when I was a baby.

My brother ___________ (not cry) when he fell of his bike.
We ___________ (not walk) to school yesterday.

She ___________ (smile) when she saw me.

The glass ___________ (not break).
We ___________ (sell) our old car.
We ___________ (not buy) a new car.
The bell ___________ (not ring).
We all ___________ (go) into school.

4. Use the affirmative simple present.

I go (go) shopping with my brother.

We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.

My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.
School ________ (finish) at three oclock.
You ________ (live) near me.
He ________(like) rap music.
She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.
We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.
I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.
My mother ________ (teach) art.

5. Write the sentences in negative.

I study French.
I dont study French____________________________

School finishes at two oclock.

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You copy from other students.
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We think English is easy.
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My friends play volleyball.
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I watch TV on Saturday morning.
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She speaks Chinese.
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The dog likes cats.
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They listen to pop music.
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 I play with my hamster every day.

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6. Write the sentences and finish the short answers.
live / at / you / Do / school / ?
Do you live at school?__________________________
No, I dont__________
in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat
_____________________________________________
Yes, ___________________
to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go
_____________________________________________
No, ___________________
live / near / Do / your friends / you / ?
_____________________________________________
Yes, ___________________
at / school/ finish / Does / three oclock / ?
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No, ___________________
7. Write the questions using how often
We go shopping on Saturday.
How often do we go shopping?___

Marta has ice-cream for dessert.

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I drive my car to work.
_____________________________
My sister eats vegetables.
_____________________________
He listens to the radio.
_____________________________
Eli reads a book.
_____________________________
Rafa is very friendly.
____________________________
Johann takes sugar in his coffee.
_____________________________
Marcelo and Agustn are hungry.
_____________________________
My grandfather goes for a walk in the afternoon.
_____________________________

8. Put the adverb of frequency on the right place

We go shopping on Saturday. (usually)
We usually go shopping on saturday
2. Marta has ice-cream for dessert. (usually)
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3. I drive my car to work. (never)
_____________________________
4. My sister eats vegetables. (always)
_____________________________
5. He listens to the radio. (usually)
_____________________________
6. Eli reads a book. (sometimes)
_____________________________
7. Rafa is very friendly. (usually)
____________________________
Johann takes sugar in his coffee. (sometimes)
_____________________________
Marcelo and Augustin are hungry. (sometimes)
_____________________________
My grandfather goes for a walk in the afternoon. (always)
_____________________________
9. Fill in the blanks.
Hello everybody! My name......... (be) Stevie and
this....... (be) my family. My mothers name.......
(be) Louis. She....... (be) a housewife and she.......
(be) 35 years old. She.......... (get up) at 7oclock
every morning and................ (prepare) breakfast.
She............ (clean) our house and............ (feed) our
dog. She........... (cook) well. She............. (like)
listening to the radio and watching soap operas on
TV, but she............. (not like) washing our dog. She
usually............ (meet) her friends at home and
she............. (make) delicious cakes. She....... (be)
the best mom and I............ (love) her very much. My fathers name....... (be) Peter. He....... (be)
35 years old and he ....... (be) fat. He.............. (work) at a factory. The factory............ (make)
cars. My father............. (like) watching football matches on TV but he cant play football. He
always............ (take) a shower at 7:30 and........... (leave) home at 8:30.He........... (get on) the
bus and........... (arrive) at the factory at 9 oclock. He really......... (like) his job but he......... (not
earn) much. He.......... (come back) home at 7 oclock in the evening and.......... (play) with me. I
love him as well.

10. What are they doing? And what arent they doing? Choose two verbs from the box and
describe the pictures. Use the Present Continuous in affirmative and negative form.

Sleep
Listen

drink
eat

He is sleeping in his bed

He is not running in the park

run
play

sing
read

jump
bark

write
walk

11. Look and answer the questions.

What are they doing?

Is the boy swimming in the sea?

No, he is drowning in the sea_____________________.

Are the two men robbing a supermarket?

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Is the girl climbing a tree?
_____________________________________________.
Are the people traveling by bus?
_____________________________________________.
Is the clown chasing a tiger?
_____________________________________________.
Is the woman crossing a river?
_____________________________________________.

12. Choose the right answer.

The children ________ outside.
o were playing
o was playing
The dog ________ at us.
o were barking
o was barking
My teacher ________ the exercise to
me.
o were explaining
o was explaining
I ________ to my mp3 player.
o were listening
o was listening
Those people ________ towards the
library.
o were walking
o was walking
The cook ________ a tasty meal.
o were preparing
o was preparing
I ________ the truth.
o were telling
o was telling

My friend and I ________ basketball.

o were playing
o was playing
The police officers ________ the
thief.
o were chasing
o was chasing
My sister and my brother ________.
o were singing
o was singing
I ________ to fix my computer.
o were trying
o was trying
My friend ________ homework.
o were doing
o was doing
The teachers ________ the tests.
o were checking
o was checking
My uncle and I ________ fruits
o were buying
o was buying

13. Change each sentence into the past continuous tense.

I played baseball. I was playing baseball

I spoke to my teacher. I ____________ to my teacher.

She listened to the song. She ____________ to the song.
My friend laughed at my joke. My friend ____________ at my joke.
She was silly. She ____________ silly.
I sang. I ____________ yesterday.
They did their homework. They ____________ their homework.
My boss planned a meeting. My boss ____________ a meeting.
We had a party. We ____________ a party.
The band played a beautiful song. The band ____________ a beautiful song.
I tried to explain. I ____________ to explain.

14. Look and complete the answers.

What were they doing

when the shark arrived?

Lisa ________________was writing_____ names in the sand.

Dad ______________________________ under an umbrella.
John ______________________________________ to music.
The dog _________________________________ a sandwich.
Pat and Matt _________________________________ soccer.
Mom _________________________________ the newspaper.

1. Complete the charts using the sentences in the four tenses.

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SIMPLE PRESENT
I play soccer in the morning.

SIMPLE PAST

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

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You didnt write a letter yesterday

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS

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Is she running in the park?

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS

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Were they eating cake last night?