Task 5

I- Exercise #1
Fill in the blanks with the verb in the present
simple.
1. We always _____Walk_____ (walk) home from school.
2. She ___not drinks_______ (not/drink) diet sodas.
3. __Do you like___ (like/you) to watch T.V.?
4. I __not play___ (not/play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He __is_____ (be) a very well educated person.
6. My neighbor ____does not work______ (not/work) at
the hospital.
7. When do you ____eat______ (eat) dinner?
8. The students ___aren’t______ (not/be) always good in
their tests.
9. _Does he live_ (live/he) in California?
10. The store usually ___close___ (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She ___does not knows__ (not/know) the story by
heart.
12. He ___Does not calls__ (not/call) his mother every
Sunday.
13. _Do you Talk_ (talk/you) to your brother every day?
14. When _does she leaves__ (leave/she) for work?
15. My friend __Does not speaks_ (not/speak) five
languages.
16. I _am not_ (not/be) a good cooker.
17. He ____takes______ (take) vitamins every day.
18. _Do They travel__ (travel/they) together?
19. They __Do not go__ (not/go) to the park often.
20. What ___does____this word ___Mean____ (mean)?

II- Simple Present or Present Continuous

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Exercise # 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense.
1. Every Saturday, John (drive) _____Drives__________ his
son to soccer practice.
2. Usually, I (work) _________Work__________ as a professor
at the National University in
Tokyo, but this summer I (study) ___am
studying______________ English in the United States.
That’s why I am here in the U.S.
3. Shhhh! Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ______Is
sleeping___________.
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)
_____raining___________.
5. It (always, snow) __Always_______ a lot during the
winter.
6. I'm sorry, but I can't hear what you (say) __are
Saying___________ . Everybody (talk)
______is talking_____________ so loudly.
7. Maria (currently, write) ________writes___________ a book
about her experiences in the U.S.
8. A: Do you want to go for a walk around the lake? I
(need) ______need_______ some exercise.
B: No, I can't. I (watch) ___am watching______________ my
little sister.
9. The business cards (normally, be) _______s
normally______ printed by a company in San Francisco.
Their prices (be) ______are___________ inexpensive and the
quality of their work
is good.
10. The children (eat) _________are eating___________ too
much candy. They are going to be sick!

III- Can or can’t

Exercise # 3

Fill in each blank space with can or can’t according to the context.

Today, I ____can____ really have a bad day because I ____can’t____

Wake up healthy and happy. So, I ___can’t_____ forget to set my
Alarm clock every night before I sleep. I ___can_____ get up as fast
as I _can__ and I ___can_____ put on some clothes. I ___can’t_____
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ran into the kitchen because it’s closer and I ___can_____ make
myself a cup of coffee.
Then I ___can__ drink it alone. However, I ___can’t_____ drink the
cold water after that because it’s not healthy. Finally, I ___can__ run
to faster to my car. It ___can_____ be a terrible morning!

IV- Present continuous tense.

Exercise # 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb in the
present continuous.
1. I speak to my teacher. I __am speaking___(Speak) to my teacher.
2. She listens to the song. She _____is listening_ (listen)to the song.
3. My friend laughs at my joke. My friend _is laughing____ (Laugh)_ at
my joke.
4. She is silly. She ____is________ (Be)silly.
5. I sing. I __am singing__________ (Sing) today.
6. They do their homework. They _are doing_ (Do)their homework.
7. My boss plans a meeting. My boss__is planing__(Plan) a meeting.
8. We have a party. We _are having______ (Have)a party.
9. The band plays a beautiful song. The band __is playing___ (Play) a
beautiful song.
10. I try to explain. I _am traying__(Try) to explain.

V- How many / how much

Exercise # 5
Use How much or How many according to the situation.

1. …………… How much …………….. lemonade have we got? Not much.

2. ……………… How many ………….. bottles are there? Three.
3. …………… How many …………….. meat is there? We have got two steaks.
4. …………… How many ……….. bananas have we got? We haven’t got any.
5. ………… How much ……………….. sugar have we got? Enough.
6. ………… How many ……………….. bread have we got? Some.
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7. ……………… How many ………….. pens are in your bag? Six.
8. …………… How many ……….. money have we got? We haven’t got a lot.
9. ……………… How many ………….. bikes are there in the garden? Two.
10. …………… How many …….. children have they got? Two girls and a boy.

VI- Imperatives.
Exercise # 6
Put the verbs in the imperative form. Mind the positive or the negative
form

1. (wait) …wait……a minute.

2. (not/come) ……Doesn’t come…over here, please.

3. (not/close) …Don’t close……the door when you go outside.

4. (listen) …listen…… to your teacher.

5. (give) give me your phone number so that I can call you.

6. (work) …Work…… so hard.

7. (not/go) Don’t go there.

8. (not/be) …be…… so rude.

9. (not/forget) …Don’t forget…… to tidy up your room.

10. (stay) ……stay… inside the building.

VII- Jobs and occupations.

Exercise # 7
Complete by the appropriate word of the main job.
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She hosts a TV show. She rides the rodeo. She plays the bass in a band

She´s an (1) …………astronaut…… , a valet at the parking lot, a

(2) ………farmer……… working the land She is a (3) ……

athlete………… - she gets the gold, she’s a (4) ……dancer…………

- the star of the show. She’s – not – just a pretty face

She’s – got – everything it takes. She has a fashion line

She has a fashion line, a (5) ………stylist……… for “Time”, coaches a

football team

She’s a (6) ……………… , a romance (7) ………secretary………

She is a (8) …………mother…… of three , she is a (9) ……

military………… , she is a wife

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She is a (10) ……doctor………… - she’ll save your life. She´s - not -

just a pretty face. Oh,oh,yeah Oh,na,na,na,na... She´s - got - everything it
takes. She´s - mother - of the human race. She´s - not - just a pretty
face.

She is your (11) ……………… , she is your (12) ………lawyer………

She is your (13) ………teacher………

She is every woman in the world. Oh, la, la, la . She flies an airplane.
She drives a subway train. At night she pumps gasoline
She´s on the council - she´s on the board

She´s a (14) ……president………… (14). She praises the lord

The End