EXERCISES TEACHER:LAURA MARINA MUOZ

B) Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children .. (play) outside now.

2. She usually . (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I (do) my homework now.
4. I (eat) my dinner now.
5. . (you / want) a pizza?
6. They .. (watch) TV now.
7. I . (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby . (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually . (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He .. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She . (not / like) football.
12. Mary .. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually (drink) coffee, but he . (drink) tea now.
14. We . (go) to the disco tonight.
15. (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

2. E) Complete the sentences using DO / DOES / AM / IS / ARE / HAVE GOT /HAS GOT:

1. .. the children want toy for their birthday?

2. Dazzle .. a new dress for the party.
3. When your brothers birthday?
4. How much . these glasses? 80.
5. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson two children.
6. . your uncle like chocolate?
7. . I your friend?
8. How much your new tennis racket?

3. F) Circle the correct answer:

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.

2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.
3. We are writing / write an exercise now.
4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.
5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.
6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.
7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.
8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.
9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.
10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.
 4. ) Complete the mans statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets:

Last night I (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I .. (leave) the restaurant
at about 11 oclock. It .. (be) a warm evening and I .. (decide) to walk along the beach.
Suddenly, I (hear) a noise. I .. (turn) and (see) three boys aged about
eighteen. One boy (come) up to me and .. (ask) me the time. When I . (look)
down at my watch, he (hit) me and I (fall) to the ground. Another boy .
(take) my wallet. I .. (shout) for help. Then they (run) away

M) Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1) Sarah Star is a singer. She sings (sing) and .. (dance) on TV. She (drive)
a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They .. (eat) in a restaurant. Sarah
.. (drink) a cocktail and Nick .. (talk) to the waiter.

2) Ann is a doctor. She .. (work) in a hospital but today she (stay) at home. Now she
.. (cook) dinner. Her friends ..(visit) her today. It . (be) her birthday

D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. He .. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.

2. 2. They (study) two hours last night.
3. 3. Jane . (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. 4. As I . (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. 5. We .. (watch) TV last night.
6. 6. The customer (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. 7. The barber . (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. 8. She . (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. 9. It . (rain) hard when I got up.
10. 10. It . (rain) hard last night.

E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST
PROGRESSIVE:

1. Sally (eat) dinner last night when someone .. (knock) on the door.

2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred (come) at seven- thirty. I

(study) when Fred .. (come).
3. While I . (study) last night, Fred (drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommates parents . (call) him last night while we .. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he ..
(come) home, I .. (talk) to my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice (go) to the zoo around one. They (see) many kinds of
animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they (walk) home, it ... (begin)
to rain, so they .. (stop) at a small caf and (have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Parker family. When I .. (get) there around
two oclock, Mrs. Parker .. (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr.
Parker .. (be) in the garage. He .. (work) on their car. He ..
(change) the oil.