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ANSWER KEY:
1. is
2. am
3. is
4. are
5. are
6. are
7. are
8. is
9. is
10. is
5. They _________roommates.
8. I_______ a student.
9. We _________students.
ANSWER KEY:
1.is 6.are
2.is 7.are
3.is 8.am
4.are 9.are
5.are 10.is
ANSWER KEY:
7. Is she a student?
Eg.:10+2= twelve
a. 11+5=
b. 8+ 7=
c. 10+10=
d. 1+2=
e. 12+2=
f. 9+8=
g. 16+2=
h. 7+5=
i. 5+4=
j. 8+2=
ANSWER KEY:
a. sixteen
b. fifteen
c. twenty
d. three
e. fourteen
f. seventeen
g. eighteen
h. twelve
i. nine
j. ten
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to be.
Milt: Hello.
Pete: Hi, Milt. This (1)________Pete.
Milt: Hi, Pete. How (2)________you? How (3) _______business?
Pete: I (4)_________fine, and business (5) __________great, but I (6) ________worried.
Milt: Why? What (7) __________wrong?
Pete: I (8)________worried about my daughter Carol. She (9)________in love.
Milt: That (10)__________wonderful!!!
Pete: No, it (11)_________. I don’t know her boyfriend.
Milt: (12)_________he a singer?
Pete: No, he (13)___________.
Milt: What (14) __________his name?
Pete: Rocky.
Milt: Rocky?
Pete: Yes, Rocky! Who (15)_________this Rocky? Milt, you (16)_________an old friend.
You (17)__________a great detective. Please help me.
Milt: OK.
Pete: Thanks
ANSWER KEY:
1. is
2. are
3. is
4. am
5. is
6. am
7. is
8. am
9. is
10. is
11. isn’t
12. Is
13. isn’t
14. is
15. is
16. are
17. are
ANSWER KEY:
1. He
2. She
3. It
4. It
5. It
6. I
7. She
8. They
Hi, Janet,
(1)_________in Maryland. I’m working for James Clark from New York.
(2)___________ an old friend. (3)__________a nice man and (4)__________ a great
businessman. (5)___________worried about his company. (6) ____________ also a
student at New York University. (7)____________ very happy with my new job. My wife
is here too. (8)_____________a student too.
ANSWER KEY:
1. I’m
2. He’s
3. He’s
4. He’s
5. He’s
6. He’s
7. I’m
8. She’s
Situation: This is my family album. Complete the sentences with a pronoun and the verb
to be.
ANSWER KEY:
1. I’m
2. She’s – She’s
3. He’s – He’s
4. They’re – They’re
5. He’s – He’s
6. She’s – She’s
7. It’s – It’s
8. We’re
Directions: This is a note from Paul. Write a long form of verb TO BE on the lines:
Hi,
Paul
ANSWER KEY:
1. is
2. am
3. am
4. is
5. is
6. are
7. is
8. is
9. Are
10. are
ANSWER KEY:
90
48 9
11
100
10
76
13 15 25
14
85 31
50
16
4
67
ANSWER KEY:
90
48 9 N I N E
F I 11
100 O N E H U N D R E D
R E L
T T 10 T E N
Y Y V
- E
76 S E V E N T Y - N I N E
13 I 15 25
T G 14 F O U R T E E N
H H 85 I W 31
I T E F E T
R 50 F I F T Y N H
T 16 G E T I
E S H E Y R
8 E I G H T N - T
N X Y T Y
T - H -
E 4 F O U R R O
E 67 S I X T Y - S E V E N
N V E E
E
3 three
5
seven
8
eleven
12
13
fourteen
15
twenty
23
32
forty-five
58
64
sixty-eight
76
85
99
100
ANSWER KEY:
3 three
5 five
7 seven
8 eight
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
20 twenty
23 twenty-three
32 thirty-two
45 forty-five
58 fifty-eight
64 sixty-four
68 sixty-eight
76 seventy-six
85 eighty-five
99 ninety-nine
100 one hundred
PETER: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. And ____(6)____ your favorite
actor?
YOU: Spiderman.
YOU: 98 Degrees.
ANSWER KEY:
1. How
2. how
3. what
4. Who
5. what
6. who
7. what
8. What
Example: Ask your new friend what her name is. (My / Mary)
You: What’s your name?
Mary: My name is Mary.
1. Ask your new friend what his name is. (My / Josh)
5. Ask Josh how old his mother is. (She / 36 years old)
6. Ask Josh how old his father is. (He / 38 years old)
8. Ask Josh who his favorite singer is. (My / Britney Spears)
9. Ask Josh who his favorite actress is. (My / Hillary Duff)
ANSWER KEY:
Situation: Your friend is looking through a magazine and he/she asks you questions
about some famous people.
A: Who’s this?
A: Where’s he from?
A: Why is he famous?
A: Oh, I see.
ANSWER KEY:
1. His
2. He’s
3. He’s
4. His
5. Her
6. She’s
7. She’s
8. She’s
Situation: The teacher asked you to write a composition about your best friend.
I - MY
YOU - YOUR
HE - HIS
SHE - HER
IT - ITS
WE - OUR
YOU - YOUR
THEY - THEIR
ANSWER KEY:
1. my
2. she
3. she
4. her
5. she
6. her
7. her
8. she
9. its
10. her
11. he
12. his
13. they
14. their
15. she
8
7
2
1
3
4
5
ANSWER KEY:
Go by (1) train and on (2) foot. There’s a message on the (3) motorbike at the (4)
station. Then go to the (5) airport by (6) taxi. Go by (7) plane, (8) bus and (9) bicycle.
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Can you recognize these countries? Decipher their names and write the
corresponding nationalities.
COUNTRY NATIONALITY
ANSWER KEY:
1. Japan – Japanese
2. Mexico – Mexican
3. France – French
4. Australia – Australian
5. Germany – German
6. Spain – Spanish
7. England – English
8. China – Chinese
1. _______________________________________________?
Martha.
2. _______________________________________________?
No, I’ m English.
3. _______________________________________________?
Yes, I am.
4. _______________________________________________?
I’m 13.
5. _______________________________________________?
Yes, I’m a teacher.
6. _______________________________________________?
Yes, he is.
7. _______________________________________________?
He’s Italian.
8. _______________________________________________?
It’s Marco Francesco.
ANSWER KEY:
(Possible Answers)
7. Where is he from?
Directions: What is this? Write the article and say what is in the picture.
1- This is ______________________.
2- This is ______________________.
3- This is ______________________.
4- This is ______________________.
5- This is ______________________.
6- This is ______________________.
7- This is ______________________.
ANSWER KEY:
1. a dog
2. an umbrella
3. a table
4. a computer
5. an airplane
6. a parrot
7. a car
ANSWER KEY:
1. Canadian
2. Colombian
3. English
4. Brazilian
5. Russian
6. Finnish
7. Egyptian
8. Mexican
9. Portuguese
10. Swedish
11. Indonesian
Directions: It’s John’s first day at his new school. Let’s see what he needs and what his
new classroom looks like.
6. His classroom is very big, so it has two ________________ (door) and five
______________ (window).
7. He has two ___________(bag), one for his notebooks and one for his snack.
ANSWER KEY:
1. pencils
2. notebooks
3. erasers
4. shelves
5. sharpeners
6. doors/windows
7. bags
8. pens
9. blackboards
10. friends
11. desks
ANSWER KEY:
ANSWER KEY:
1. f
2. g
3. e
4. a
5. c
6. b
7. d
Directions: Use the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE of the verb TO BE to fill in the blanks.
Situation: It’s the first day of class. Two students are talking in the cafeteria.
ANSWER KEY:
1. Are
2. ‘m
3. are
4. ‘m
5. is
6. ‘m
7. Are
8. ‘m
9. ‘m
10. Are
11. ‘m
12. ‘m
13. ‘re
14. am
15. ‘s
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Complete the questions with the correct word and match the two columns to
make a dialogue.
ANSWER KEY:
Situations: It’s the first day of class and you are talking to Paulo, a new student.
B: I’m Paulo.
A: _______________________________________at Alumni?
2.
B: Yes, it’s my first day.
A:_______________________________________________?
3.
B: No, I’m in Basic Teen 1.
A: _______________________________________your class?
5.
B: At 2:10._____________________________________now?
6.
A: It’s 2:15. We’re late! Let’s go.
ANSWER KEY:
1. Christmas
2. Independence Day
3. Valentine’s Day
4. Children’s Day
5. Teacher’s Day
6. Labor Day
7. Father’s Day
8. Mother’s Day
ANSWER KEY:
1. December 25th
2. September 7th
3. June 12th
4. October 12th
5. October 15th
6. May 1st
Directions: Fill in the blanks with an appropriate date or number. Write them in full.
Use your imagination!
B: It’s on ______(3)_______.
B: On ______(6)_______.
ANSWER KEY:
(Possible Answers)
1. I’m twelve.
2. I’m thirteen.
3. January 15th
4. The second
5. eighteen
6. Wednesday
7. Friday
Directions: Unscramble the names of the months and write the dates in full.
1. ROTECBO_______________=_________________
2. CEREMDEB______________=_________________
3. RALIP___________________=_________________
4. TESOPREMEB____________=__________________
5. CAMRH/LAPRI__________=__________________
6. MORBENVE______________=__________________
ANSWER KEY:
(Possible answers)
5. March/April – Easter
ANSWER KEY:
1. Where
2. How far
3. How
4. Is there
5. How many
6. How old
ANSWER KEY:
1. on
2. on
3. at
4. in
5. in
6. on
7. at / on
Situation: Ann is a secretary at Alumni’s Library and she’s asking you questions. Use
your own information.
2. Ann asks you if you can spell your last name, please.
6. Ann asks you if you can repeat your cell phone number, please.
ANSWER KEY:
Bill
Philip
Liz
Ann
George
Ann is Liz’s 1.___________. She has two 2._________, George and Bill. George
is five, and Bill is only a baby. Liz’s 3.___________ name is Philip.
ANSWER KEY:
Directions 1:
1. daughter
2. brothers
3. husband’s
Directions 2:
(Answers will vary.)
Directions : Look at the picture of Chris’s family. Write sentences about her relatives.
Ed Belle Peter
ANSWER KEY:
(Possible answers)
Directions : Complete the text with the verb TO BE or the verb TO HAVE.
___(3)___ a housewife. I ___(4)___ two brothers and one sister. My brothers ___(5)___
12 years old. They ___(6)___ twins. They ___(7)___ blue eyes and they ___(8)___ very
tall. My sister’s name ___(9)___ Cynthia. She ___(10)___ 8 years old. She ___(11)___
short and a little fat, and she ___(12)___ short brown hair. Her eyes ___(13)___ blue too,
ANSWER KEY:
1. is
2. is
3. is
4. have
5. are
6. are
7. have
8. are
9. is
10. is
11. is
12. has
13. are
14. is
Example: Ask Janet if she has any sisters. (Yes / one sister)
You: Do you have any sisters?
Mary: Yes, I do. I have one sister.
11.Ask Harold if his parents have any brothers and sisters. (Yes / My mother / four sisters /
My father / two brothers and one sister)
ANSWER KEY:
B: I work at BankBoston.
B: I’m in the Exchange Department. I buy and sell dollars to people who want to travel
abroad.
A: Where ___________________________________?(4)
B: Oh, good.
ANSWER KEY:
Situation: You’re talking to a friend and he/she is asking questions about your family.
A: So, you have a brother and sister. Tell me about them. What
_______________________________? (1)
B: He goes to Colegio Santa Cruz, but he wants to change school next term.
A: Why______________________________________?(3)
B: He wants to change it because Santa Cruz is too far from our house.
ANSWER KEY:
Directions : Number the items from 1 to 10, according to your preferences. Then write
sentences with some of them.
English _______
rock _________
pizza_________
travelling_____
school________
sports________
music________
shopping_____
dancing______
movies_______
parties________
ANSWER KEY:
(Answers will vary.)
Situation: Mark and Jeanie are talking about their friends, Joe and Sue.
Mark is a very close friend of Jeanie. He calls ___(1)___ every day. He likes ___(2)___
Mark: Hi Jeanie!
Jeanie: Bye!
ANSWER KEY:
1. her
2. her
3. her
4. him
5. him
6. them
7. me
8. you
ANSWER KEY:
1 2 3
5 6
05:10
7
8
9
11:05
ANSWER KEY:
A: There is a new movie by Steven Spilberg ___(1)___ Cine Iguatemi this week. It is
called The Terminal. Would you like to see it?
B: Sure. Let’s go ___(2)___ Shopping Center Iguatemi for some shopping ___(3)___
Saturday afternoon. We can go___(4)___ the movies and see the film after that.
A: Good. But let’s go ___(5)___ Saturday evening. The stores and shops are open. And
by the way, would you like to go___(6)___ McDonald’s after the movie?
B: I’d love to. Let’s meet ___(7)___ Shopping Center Iguatemi, ___(8)___
Saturday___(9)___ 6:30 pm. OK?
A: OK. Bye-bye.
ANSWER KEY:
1. at
2. to
3. on
4. to
5. on
6. to
7. at
8. on
9. at
ANSWER KEY:
1. f
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. e
6. b
Directions : Fill in the blanks using the interrogative, affirmative or negative forms of
the Simple Present Tense of the verbs in parentheses.
Situation: You and your friend are discussing your musical preferences.
B: I__________ (7. neg. – like) it very much. It__________ (8. neg. – be) my favorite.
A: Well, I just__________ (9.love) it! But what __________ (10.be) your favorite kind
of music, then?
B: Rock’n roll. I __________ (11. like) it a lot. __________ you __________ (12. like)
it, too?
A: No, I__________ (13. neg. – like) it very much. I __________ (14. prefer) pop music.
B: Well, we ___________ (15. neg. – seem) to have the same musical preferences, do
we?
ANSWER KEY:
1. do you like
2. do / like
3. do you like
4. like
5. do you think
6. don’t like
7. isn’t
8. love
9. is
10. like
13. prefer
Directions : Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the Simple Present Tense of the
verbs in parentheses.
B: I ______ (4. be) a supervisor there. I ______ (5. supervise) the toys and games they
_______ (6. produce).
B: Yeah. It______ (8. be) a great job. I ________ (9. love) it. And what__________
you__________ (10. do)?
A: I________ (11. be) a student, and I__________ (12. work) part time, too.
A: Yes, very much. The teachers___________ (16. be) excellent, and my friends
__________ (17. be) great!
A: I _________ (19. work) at a hospital. I ________ (20. be) a nurse. I _________ (21.
help) the patients.
ANSWER KEY:
1. do you work
2. work
3. do you do
4. am
5. supervise
6. produce
7. sounds
8. is
9. love
10. do you do
11. am
12. work
13. do you go
14. study
15. do you like
16. are
17. are
18. do you work
19. work
20. am
21. help
22. is
ANSWER KEY:
Situation: You are a teacher and you are talking to some students.
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Read the article. Then write questions about Mary Taylor and her family
using the words as indicated and answer them according to the text.
Situation: You’re reading a newspaper article about Mary Taylor, an interpreter at the
United Nations.
Mary Taylor is an interpreter. She translates other languages. She lives in New
York and works at the United Nations. She works ten hours a day. She speaks English,
Spanish, Portuguese and French. She is married to an American pilot. Her husband flies
planes for American Airlines. They have a son and a daughter. They like to swim and play
tennis in their free time.
ANSWER KEY:
5. How many hours a day does Mary work? She works ten hours a day.
6. What languages does she speak? She speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese
and French.
9. What company does her husband work for? He works for American
Airlines.
10.Do they have any children? Yes, they have a son and a daughter.
11.What do they like to do in their free-time? They like to swim and play
tennis.
Directions: Choose the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the
sentences.
Situation: Ann and Jane are talking about family habits in the morning.
A: Hi, Ann. How are you doing this morning? You (1) __________ (look / looks) sleepy.
A: Oh, poor Ann. Well, my father (4) _______ (get / gets) up very early too, but he (5)
__________ (wash / washes), and (6) __________ (shave / shaves) and (7)
__________ (get / gets) his breakfast so quietly that I (8)__________ (don’t / doesn’t)
hear a thing. But I (9) __________ (hear / hears) when he (10) __________ (drive /
drives) away from the house because his car (11) __________ (make / makes) a lot of
noise.
B: Lucky you! My brother (12) __________ (make / makes) such a lot of noise that he
(13) __________ (wake / wakes) everybody up. He (14)__________ (sing / sings) in
the shower, and (15) __________ (bang / bangs) doors, and (16) __________ (drop /
drops) things in the kitchen and (17) __________ (play / plays) the radio or (18)
__________ (turn / turns) on the TV very loud.
A: Why don’t you (19) __________ (ask / asks) him not to do that?
B: I (20) __________ (tell / tells) him that every day. He (21) __________ (say / says)
he (22) __________ (don’t / doesn’t) make a sound! I (23)__________ (think /
thinks) he really (24) __________ (believe / believes) it.
ANSWER KEY:
1. look
2. makes
3. wake
4. gets
5. washes
6. shaves
7. gets
8. don’t
9. hear
10. drives
11. makes
12. makes
13. wakes
14. sings
15. bangs
16. drops
17. plays
18. turns
19. ask
20. tell
21. says
22. doesn’t
23. think
24. believes
1 ______________________________________________________________________?
I go to the dentist twice a year.
2 ______________________________________________________________________?
My friend seldom eats at McDonald’s.
3 ______________________________________________________________________?
My mother usually watches TV in the evening.
4 ______________________________________________________________________?
My father sometimes plays soccer on the weekend.
5 ______________________________________________________________________?
My brother and sister never study on Sundays.
6 ______________________________________________________________________?
Gloria is never late for school.
7 ______________________________________________________________________?
Peter and Mary often have lunch together.
8 ______________________________________________________________________?
Carlos never wakes up late.
ANSWER KEY:
1. go to the club.
_______________________________________________.
2. watch TV
_______________________________________________.
3. travel on weekends.
_______________________________________________.
4. do the homework
_______________________________________________.
5. study for a quiz
_______________________________________________.
6. go out with my friends
_______________________________________________.
7. go shopping for clothes
_______________________________________________.
8. get a present from my parents
_______________________________________________.
9. go to the dentist.
_______________________________________________.
10. have a haircut
_______________________________________________.
ANSWER KEY:
(Possible answers)
4. I usually do my homework.
Directions : Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct place in the sentences.
Situation: Two friends at work are talking about what they usually do on Saturday.
A: You’re kidding! Do you do that on your day off? (usually) You should do something
more interesting.
B: Yes, but I have time to wash or clean during the week. (4.never) In the afternoon I
go shopping (5.often), and after that I go to the movies, or go roller skating
(6.sometimes). I do any sports on my day off. (7.never) because I do aerobics
(8.every day). What about you?
A: Oh, I get up early (9.always), and go hiking for about two hours. After that I go home
and have breakfast (10.generally), but I go to the club (11.sometimes).
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Build up your sentences using the verbs and the adverbs of frequency
suggested.
Situation: Talk about your friend Mary and how often she does things.
ANSWER KEY:
Situation: You are a reporter and you’re interviewing a famous movie star.
Example: Ask the movie star what time she wakes up on Saturday.
You: What time do you wake up on Saturday? (11:00 am)
Movie star: I wake up at 11:00 am.
1. Ask the movie star what she does in her free time. (go to the movies / swim / go out
with friends)
2. Ask the movie star how often she watches TV. (rarely)
3. Ask the movie star how often she plays sports. (usually)
4. Ask the movie star what she does on Sundays. (sleep / have lunch with my mother)
5. Ask the movie star how often she sings in the shower. (always)
6. Ask the movie star how often she sleeps all morning. (rarely)
7. Ask the movie star how often she sees her friends. (usually)
8. Ask the movie star what she does on Wednesday evenings. (always / work)
9. Ask the movie star how often she checks her e-mail. (sometimes)
10.Ask the movie star what time she takes a shower. (10:00 am and 10:00 pm)
ANSWER KEY:
Situation: Your teacher asked you to write a paragraph describing your city.
ANSWER KEY:
1. There are
2. there aren’t
3. There is
4. There are
5. there is
6. There are
7. there is
Directions: Fill in the blanks using THERE IS or THERE ARE in the AFFIRMATIVE,
INTERROGATIVE, or NEGATIVE FORMS.
Situation: You’re talking to a friend about your neighborhood and the conveniences you
have.
B: I live in Jardins.
B: Well, I love it. It’s beautiful, and it’s a very convenient place.
B: Oh, many. ____(1)____ a supermarket just around the corner from my house, and
____(2)____ many very good shops just a few blocks away.
A: What about a post office, a gas station, a bank and things like that?
B: ____(3)____ a post office not very far. ____(4)____ many banks and ____(5)____ a
gas station half a block from where I live.
B: Sure. ____(7)____ some very sophisticated and expensive ones, and ____(8)____
many cheap restaurants and snack bars, too.
ANSWER KEY:
1. there is
2. there are
3. there is
4. there are
5. there is
6. are there
7. there are
8. there are
Directions: Answer the questions making statements with THERE IS or THERE ARE.
5. (days in a week)
ANSWER KEY:
(Answers will vary.)
3. I can’t hear you very well. ___________ something wrong with the line.
ANSWER KEY:
1. There is / It is
2. it is
3. There is
4. There is / Is it
5. Is there
6. There is / It is
ANSWER KEY:
1. supermarket
2. hospital
3. movie theater
4. church
5. park
6. bank
7. store
8. school
9. post office
10.restaurant
11.library
12.hotel
Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
A: ______ (1. there to be) a new American movie in town. ______you_______ (2. like) to
go?
B: Yes. That _______ (3. sound) great! What time _________ (4. be) the show?
A: And what _________you___________ (6. think) of going out for dinner after the
movie?
B: Good idea!
A: Well, _______you ________ (8. like) to go an Italian restaurant? _________ (9. there
to be) a very good one just a few blocks from the movie theater. They __________
(10. prepare) very good lasagna there.
B: OK.
ANSWER KEY:
1. there is
3. sounds
4. is
5. there are
6. do you think
7. do you prefer
9. there is
10. prepare
11. love
Directions: Match the sentences to the names of stores and write a sentence for each
one.
a. drugstore
b. gas station
c. shoe store
d. supermarket
e. newsstand
f. men’s clothes
g. house appliances
h. hairdresser’s
ANSWER KEY:
Situation: You and a friend are tourists in an American city and you need some
information.
1. Ask the officer where the supermarket is. (next to/ park)
3. Ask the officer where the bank is. (on the corner of / First street / Second Avenue)
4. Ask the officer where the movie theater is. (between / post office / museum)
6. Ask the officer where the mall is. (on / Third Street / across from the National Bank)
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Use the words from the box to fill in the blanks.
A: I’ _______Bob Hayes.
1
B: I’______ George Smith. _______to _______you.
2 3 4
A: ___________are you __________, George?
5 6
B: I’m _______London. But I______ in Washington ______.
7 8 9
A: So, you are __________ ? I’m _________.
10 11
B: ________you from New York?
12
A: No I’m _________. I’m from ________ .
13 14
B: __________is it?
15
A: It’s in California. It’s a ________place to visit.
16
ANSWER KEY:
1. ‘m
2. ‘m
3. Nice
4. meet
5. Where
6. from
7. from
8. ‘m living
9. now
10. English
11. American
12. Are
13. not
14. Los Angeles
15. where
16. beautiful
Remember:
LISTEN - LISTENING
PLAY – PLAYING
SMILE – SMILING
SIT - SITTING
ANSWER KEY:
1. doing
2. using
3. taking
4. writing
5. sleeping
6. watching
7. sending
8. enjoying
9. dancing
10. making
11. studying
12. sitting
13. reading
14. going
15. listening
16. walking
Situation: Alex is looking at his photo album. He is telling you about his friends and
relatives.
Directions 2: Now you do it. What are these people doing in these photos? Complete the
sentences. Then match the sentences and the pictures.
e
f
g
h
i
j
ANSWER KEY:
1. is reading – i
2. is studying - j
3. are watching - c
4. am using - d
5. are sleeping - f
6. are enjoying - b
7. is making - g
8. are playing - a
9. is walking - e
10. am smiling - h
Situation: You call your cousin Bob. You ask what people are doing at Bob's house.
BOB: Hello?
YOU: Hi, Bob. This is _______. How are you?
BOB: Fine, and you?
YOU: I'm OK. Listen, let's play soccer now.
BOB: Sorry. I ____________ (1) (STUDY) now. I ____________(2) (DO) my math
exercises. I have a test tomorrow.
YOU: And your sister Doris, what ____________ (3)(SHE- DO)?
BOB: Well, Doris ____________(4) (TAKE) a shower.
YOU: I see. And your mom, what ____________(5) (SHE- DO)?
BOB: My mom ____________ (6) (MAKE) a cake and Caroline ___________ (7)
(HELP) her. They ____________ (8) (PREPARE) a surprise party for my dad. It's
his birthday today.
YOU: Really? And what ____________ (9) (YOUR DAD-DO) now?
BOB: He ____________ (10) (TALK) on the phone.
YOU: Well, let's play soccer some other time, then.
BOB: Sure. Bye.
YOU: Bye.
ANSWER KEY:
9. am studying
10. am doing
12. is taking
14. is making
15. is helping
18. is talking
ANSWER KEY:
3. is having
4. is Joe doing
5. is playing
6. are your sisters doing
7. are watching
8. Are they watching
9. am not playing
10. am not watching
11. am sitting
13. is paying
14. is crying
Complete the questions with the present progressive according to the answers:
Benjamin: They are playing with their neighbors. And you, Pete? What (do)
6._______________________?
Benjamin: So, finish your sandwich and go back to your homework, Ok?
ANSWER KEY:
8. She is working.
1. A: What’s he doing?
B: He (listen)____________________ to the radio.
6. A: Why _____you______________________(cry)?
B: I (not, cry)_______________. I (laugh)___________.
ANSWER KEY:
1. is listening
2. am writing
3. is playing
5. are watching
8. studying
9. eating
Complete the sentences with the present progressive of the verbs in parentheses:
ANSWER KEY:
1. are waiting
2. is ringing
3. is sleeping
4. is having
5. is taking
6. are traveling
7. is drinking
8. is working
9. is looking
10.is playing
2
1
3
5
ANSWER KEY:
1. bathroom
2. bedroom
3. living room
4. dining room
5. kitchen
6. garage
7. yard/garden
Situation: You see a stranger in your friend's garden. You call the police and say what
the stranger is doing.
OFFICER: Can you see the man now? What __________ (1) (he - do)?
YOU: He __________ (2) (walk) in the garden. Oh! He __________ (3) (open) the
door and now he __________ (4) (go into) the house!
YOU: He __________ (8) (open) a box. Now he _________ (9) (put) an envelope
in the box! Wait! A car __________ (10) (park) outside the house and a
woman __________ (11) (get out) of the car. It’s Mrs. Brown, my neighbor!
YOU: She __________ (13) (open) the door. Oh! She __________ (14) (smile)!
Mrs. Brown and the stranger __________ (15) (talk) ! They __________
(16) (have) a surprise party for Mr. Brown! I’m sorry, sir.
YOU: Bye.
ANSWER KEY:
1. is he doing
2. is walking
3. is opening
4. is going into
5. Is he wearing
6. isn't wearing
9. is putting
10. is parking
11. is getting out
12. is she doing
13. is opening
14. is smiling
Situation: You are visiting your friends in New York. You are writing an e-mail to your
family.
Here I am in New York. I __________ (1) (have ) a great time here. I __________
(2) (enjoy) New York very much. Now I __________ (3) (do-neg) anything special. My
friends here are fine. Barbra is a great friend. She __________ (4) (talk) on the phone with
her boyfriend now and I __________ (5) (use) her computer. Barbra's mother __________
(6) (make) dinner downstairs in the kitchen and Jack __________ (7) (help) her. They
__________ (8) (make) pancake today. Her father __________ (9) (work-neg) today. He
is in the living room. I think he __________ (10) (watch) TV or __________ (11) (listen)
to some CDs. Barbra's sister Maggie __________ (12) (have) Spanish classes in the
library. She __________ (13) (learn) Spanish at school, too.
Well, that's all for now. I __________ (14) (send) you pictures of me and my
friends. Bye and see you soon!
Love,
Eric
ANSWER KEY:
1. am having
2. am enjoying
3. am not doing
4. is talking
5. am using
6. is making
7. is helping
8. are making
9. isn't working
10. is watching
11. listening
12. is having
13. is learning
14. am sending
Situation: Brenda is living in Los Angeles. This is an e-mail she wrote to her family.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present (I go, she goes) or the Present
Continuous ( I am going, she is going):
How _____ (1) (be) you? _____ (2) (you-be) ok? Here I am in Los Angeles! Los
Angeles is a great city. It _____ (3) (have) lots of cars and the streets _____ (4) (be)
usually crowded.
Well, I _____ (5) (have) a great time here. I usually _____ (6) (wake up) at 7:00 and
______ (7) (take) a shower. After that I always _______ (8) (have) breakfast. I ______
(9) (like) to eat cereal in the morning. My classes always ______ (10) (start) at 8:30 and I
______ (11) (be) never late for class.
My family is fine. Everybody is busy now. Mr. Johnson ______(12) (wash) his car
and Peter ______ (13) (help) him. Mrs. Johnson _______ (14) (make) dinner but Beth
_______ (15) (help-neg) her. She _______ (16) (study) in her room. They are all great
people. On Sunday we usually ________ (17) (go) to the club and ______ (18) (play)
basketball.
Well, I have to go now. Say hello to everybody for me.
Love,
Brenda
ANSWER KEY:
1. are
2. are you
3. has
4. are
5. am having
6. wake up
7. take
8. have
9. like
10. start
11. am
12. is washing
13. is helping
14. is making
15. isn't helping
16. is studying
17. go
18. play
Directions: use the present continuous to ask questions and to say what they are doing.
use the verbs to help your imagination in the answers!
ANSWER KEY:
ANSWER KEY:
1. He's a painter.
2. No, he isn't.
3. He's cooking.
4. She's a writer.
2. She asks you what your brother is doing. (use the computer)
10. She asks you what you are doing. (talk on the phone)
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Complete the dialog using the simple past tense of the verbs given.
JANE: Sarah! You’re back! I __________ 1.(talk) to your mother last week and she
__________________ 2.(say - neg) a word about your return!
SARAH: Ah, you know my mom... She forgets everything! I __________ 3.(ask) her to
call my friends and tell them my trip was over, but she __________________
4.(remember - neg) to do it.
SARAH: For sure! I really __________ 6.(like) it! I __________ 7.(visit) many old
places in Rome and I __________ 8.(try) to speak Italian there.
ANSWER KEY:
1. talked
2. didn’t say
3. asked
4. didn’t remember
5. enjoy
6. liked
7. visited
8. tried
9. return
10. arrived
11. didn’t want
Directions: Read about Mary’s last vacation and then decide if the sentences below are T
(true) or F (false).
My last vacation was wonderful. I always wanted to go to France, and last month I
traveled with my parents and my cousin Alice to Paris!
We stayed at a big and nice hotel in the center of Paris. Alice and I walked on
Champs-Elysees Avenue on our first morning there. Then we joined my parents in the
afternoon to visit the Louvre Museum. It’s an enormous museum! I liked it, but my
mom didn’t like it, just because we walked inside the museum all day long and she got
tired. The next day we decided to visit the Eiffel Tower, and stopped by some
beautiful cathedrals to take some pictures.
On the weekend, we watched a musical in the theater before we traveled back
home.
We didn’t stay in Paris longer because my father has to work, but I enjoyed my last
vacation very much!
ANSWER KEY:
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST tense of the verbs in parentheses.
6. Jill and Julia ____________________ (finish) their homework early this morning.
ANSWER KEY:
1. watched
2. talked
3. washed
4. played
5. studied
6. finished
7. visited
8. traveled
9. enjoyed
Situation: You are talking on the phone to your best friend Sam.
5. Ask Sam what he did on Sunday. (play a video game / clean his room)
7. Ask Sam what his parents did on Saturday. (clean the house / cook)
10. Ask Sam what time he called his friends. (I / call / yesterday at 12:00 p.m.)
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Put the verbs in bold in the in the SIMPLE PAST tense.
Situation: When you finish the exercise you will be aware of Robert’s story.
1. I am a quiet child.
2. I decide to be a teacher.
ANSWER KEY:
1. was
2. decided
3. met
4. took; married
5. died; was
6. had
7. was; cooked
8. lived
9. traveled
Directions: Decide if the verbs in bold are right (OK) or not (x). Rewrite the wrong ones.
Kate and Jeff goed (1) to the beach last weekend They were (2) thinking about
buying a house there because they enjoy being close to nature. At this time, the weather
were not (3) good and they did not enjoy (4) the waves. It rains many times at the beach.
So, as it happenned (5) before they did not feel (6) sad. Then, Jeff decided (7) that it was
(8) better to visit some old friends instead of watching TV. Kate was not (9) in the mood to
leave home even though she accepted (10) the invitation. They went (11) to Dolly’s house
but she were not (12) home. One of the neighbors told (13) them that Dolly was (14) at
the hospital with her husband. Kate got (15) afraid and instantly the man sayed (16) it was
nothing serious.
ANSWER KEY:
1. X / went
2. OK
3. X / was not
4. OK
5. X / happened
6. OK
7. OK
8. OK
9. OK
10. OK
11. OK
12. X / was not
13. OK
14. OK
15. OK
16. X / said
Directions: Complete the text with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses.
Situation: The teacher asked you to write a composition about your weekend.
ANSWER KEY:
1. started
2. went
3. had
4. woke up
5. took
6. played
7. watched
8. arrived
9. cooked
10. ate
11. drove
12. spent
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the PAST TENSE of the verbs below.
Situation: Lia is telling her friends how her last vacation was.
WATCH GO
VISIT TRAVEL
COME DRINK
SPEND MEET
LEARN EAT
ANSWER KEY:
1. traveled
2. spent
3. met
4. visited
5. ate
6. drank
7. watched
8. went
9. learned
10. came
1.__________________________________?
Yes, I did. It was a great movie.
2.__________________________________?
The blond girl who was really clever was my favorite.
3.__________________________________?
Yes, he did. Brad Pitt was great.
4.__________________________________?
Brad Pitt was an officer.
5.__________________________________?
It was a horror movie.
6.__________________________________?
Yes, I did. It was a scary movie.
7.__________________________________?
Yes, it did. It won two Oscars.
ANSWER KEY:
Directions: Unscramble the occupations and match the description on the left to the
occupation on the right.
Situation: Everybody is retired and they are describing what they did at work.
ANSWER KEY:
1. d (doctor)
2. e (salesperson)
3. a (police officer)
4. b (nurse)
5. c (accountant)
Directions: Fill in the blanks using the SIMPLE PAST of the verb To Be.
ANSWER KEY:
1. were
2. was
3. Were
4. was
5. Was
6. was
7. was
8. were
9. was
10. was
11. were
12. was
13. were
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the Past Tense of the verb To Be.
ANSWER KEY:
1. was
2. Was
3. was
4. was
5. were
6. were
7. was
8. was
9. was
10. was
11. was
12. was
13. was
14. were
Directions: Read the table below and answer the questions about Mike’s week.
ANSWER KEY:
1. No, he wasn’t.
4. No, he wasn’t.
5. They were at the movies.
6. No, he wasn’t.
7. He was at home.
8. Yes, he was.
9. They were at the club.
Last Saturday afternoon I ___(1)___ feeling very bored at home when a friend
called me and invited me to go out. Although I ____(2)____ in my best mood, I decided to
go out with her. It ____(3)___ a sunny day, so we went for a walk in a park. We ___(4)___
having a great time when it suddenly started raining. We had to go home immediately and
it __(5)____ so frustrating. On the way back home, we ____(6)____ in the car anxious
about arriving at home but, unfortunately, there ___(7)___ a huge traffic on the main
avenue. After a while in the traffic, we ____(8)____ feeling very tired and bored again. It
took us two hours to get home.
ANSWER KEY:
1. was
2. wasn’t
3. was
4. were
5. was
6. were
7. was
8. were
Directions: Make suggestions about the place to go and the order, using LET’S and
HOW ABOUT + NOUN.
Situation: You and Ross are at home deciding where to go out for dinner.
ANSWER KEY:
(Answer will vary. Here are some suggestions.)
3. Ask Jackie if she went to the shopping mall yesterday evening. (Yes)
4. Ask Jackie what she did this morning. (take a shower / read a book)
6. Ask Jackie what she saw at the museum. (Thomas Edison’s inventions)
ANSWER KEY: