I.E.S. ALBERO. Alcalá de Guadaíra.

English 2º E.S.O. 2012-2013

NAME.- __________________________________ GROUP.- ______

DATE.- __________________________________

Present Simple/Continuous
I.- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE RIGHT FORMS OF THE
FOLLOWING VERBS:
build, come, have, play, cook, swim, smoke
- Listen! Your mother ________________ the piano.
- Look! Somebody _________________ in the river. He must be crazy!
- Hurry up! the bus _________________.
- Where’s your father? – In the kitchen. He_________________ dinner.
- Where’s your sister? - She___________________ a shower in the bathroom at the moment.
- I can’t believe my eyes! Our English teacher _________________ a cigar!
- They ___________________ a new high-school in our town.

II.- WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? WRITE TRUE SENTENCES USING THE
FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
- It________________________________________ (snow).
- It________________________________________(rain).
- We______________________________________(learn/English).
- My parents________________________________(watch TV).
- Our teacher________________________________(wear/a jacket).

III.- WRITE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS:

- ______________________________________? She’s reading a boring book.
- __________________________________________? They’re cooking lunch.
- ________________________________________? He’s going to the cinema.
- _______________________________________? No, she isn’t. She’s awake.
- ______________________________________? Because I’m terribly hungry.

IV.- WRITE THE VERB FORM FOR THE 3rd person singular (he/she/it)
watch______________ have_______________ study______________
do_________________ go_________________ push_______________
kiss________________ love________________ buy________________

V.- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE RIGHT VERB FORMS:
1.- Tina is a teacher, she ______________Mathematics to young children.
2.- Steve _______________ ten cigarettes a day.
3.- Peter _______________ his hair twice a week.
4.- She’s very clever, she ______________four languages.
5.- In Britain the banks ________________ at 9:30 in the morning
WRITE THE NEGATIVE FORMS:
6.- “Have a cigarette” “No, thank you, I ________________.”
7.- I like films but I ____________________ to the cinema very often.
8.- He smells because she ____________________ very often.
9.- She has a car but she __________________ very often.
10.- He lives near our house but we ____________________him very often.
drive, smoke, wash, speak, go, open, see
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 I.E.S. ALBERO. Alcalá de Guadaíra.
English 2º E.S.O. 2012-2013

VI.- WRITE THE OPPOSITE (affirmative/negative):

1.- I understand.-_______________ 2.- He doesn’t smoke.-_______________
3.- She loves him.-_______________ 4.- He lives in Rome.-________________
5.- They speak English.-___________ 6.- I don’t want it.-_________________

VII.- WRITE QUESTIONS:

1.- I play tennis. And you? ______you_________ tennis?
2.- I play tennis. And Ann? _______Ann_______________?
3.- I know the answer. And you?_________________________?
4.- I speak English. And your friends?___________________________?
5.- I smoke. And your father?_________________________________?
6.- I wash my hair twice a week. (how often/you?) How often_____________________?
7.- I get up at 7:30. (what time/you?) _______________________________________?
8.- I have lunch at home. (where/you)_______________________________________?

VIII.- WRITE SHORT ANSWERS:

1.- Do you smoke? _________________________
2.- Do you live in a big city?__________________
3.- Do you drink a lot of coffee?_______________
4.- Does your mother speak English?____________
5.- Do you play a musical instrument?__________
6.- Does it rain a lot where you live?____________
7.- Is it raining now?_________________________
8.- Are your friends listening to the teacher?_______________.
9.- Is your teacher speaking?__________________
10.- Are you enjoying this exercise?_____________

IX.- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE RIGHT VERB FORMS (present
simple/present continuous):
1.- Excuse me, _____________________________ (you/speak/English)?
2.- Have a cigarette. No, thank you, I ________________________ (not/smoke).
3.- What ________________________ (she/do)? - She’s a dentist.
4.- I __________________________ (not/want/go out). It_________________(rain).
5.- Susan can’t talk to you at the moment. She __________________________ (have/a shower).
6.- John is a very good tennis player but he ___________________________(not/play) very often.
7.- How often ______________________________ (your teacher/read) the newspaper?
8.- You can turn the radio off. I ___________________________ (not/listen) to it now.
9.- I can’t go out with you now. I___________________________(study/English).
10.- What _______________________________ (your teacher/wear) today? She
________________________ a blue skirt and a white shirt. She never _____________ (wear) a
dress.

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