WORKSHOP – TENSES REVIEW

ENGLISH VI

NAME: DANIEL FERNANDO RINCON VARGAS DATE: 11-05-20

A. Put the verb into the more suitable form, PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE.

1. ____________I GO_____________ (I / go) to the cinema this evening.

2. _____________THE FILM _______________ (the film / start) at 3.30 or 4.30?
3. _______________WE________________ (we / have) a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?
4. The art exhibition ___________FINISH______________________ (finish) on 3 May.
5. ____________________I NOT GO_________________________ (I / not / go) out this evening.
6. _______________________SHE NOT USE ______________________ (she / not / use) the car this week.

B. SOME SENTENCES BELOW HAVE MISTAKES. CORRECT THE MISTAKES AND TICK ( ) THE CORRECT ONES.

7. I haven’t seen Maria for a couple of months. ___CORRECT_______________________________________

8. Let’s go out. It doesn’t rain now. _________________ CORRECT __________________________
9. She GOES to the gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ___________ GOES_________________________
10. I’ve had a headache since lunchtime. _____________ CORRECT ______________________________
11. The earth is going around the sun. ____________________ CORRECT __________________________
12. I haven’t had a cigarette FOR three weeks. ___________FOR_______________________________________
13. I’ve known Julia for we went to university. _____ CORRECT _______________________________________
14. I’ve lived here FOR the years. __________________FOR__________________________________________
15. Can you turn off the kettle? The water boils. __________ CORRECT _________________________
16. I can’t hear it very well. What is he talking about? _________ CORRECT ___________________________
17. Do you use the computer now? ________________ CORRECT ___________________________
18. I have studied English since I was at school. _____________ CORRECT ________________________
19. Have you been here FOR a long time? __________ FOR ___________________________________

20. Can you see that woman? She tries to steal that car. ______ CORRECT _____________________________

B. READ THE SITUATIONS AND WRITE SENTENCES. USE THE FOLLOWING VERBS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT.

BREAK GROW IMPROVE LOSE ARRIVE

21. Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. Tom __has lost his key_______________________.
22. Lisa can´t walk and her leg is broken . Lisa _____has broken her leg_________________.
23. Maria’s English wasn’t very good. Now it is better. Her English_____has improve_________________.
24. This morning I was expecting a letter. Now I have it. The letter_has arrived________________________.
25. My brothers weren’t tall. Now they are. My brothers __has grow ________.
 D. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER a, b, c OR d. MIXED PRESENT TENSES.

26. A cold wind _____ for the last week.

a) has been blowing b) blows c) is blowing d) blew

27. Maria ____________ a comic when the teacher asks her to come to the blackboard.
a) is reading b) reads c) has been reading d) has read

A. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION ACCORDING TO YOUR LIFE. USE LONG ANSWERS.

28. What time do your classes start?

My classes start every day at 7:00 am in the morning but classes start at 9:00 on Friday. Some days I study
on Saturdays a program course for my career and I start at morning until afternoon. That is my weekly
class schedule.
29. Do you watch TV every day?
The truth is that I almost don't like to watch television, I prefer to see specials on the internet about
things related to my career, I like to read and I hardly see television or similar novels because they are not
really my interest, I prefer to dedicate my time to things and actions that they bring more knowledge to
my life.
30. What are you doing after dinner?
After dinner with my family we have the habit of praying a rosary since my family and I are very religious
the truth after that I start doing my chores the next day if I have or what I need.
31. Have you wanted to break free of something?
The truth is I would like to free myself from some things that I have done wrong in my life, mistakes and
others that on some occasions one makes without thinking about the circumstances and how we affect
our loved ones but because there is nothing you can do just try to improve in life and bring the best
things.
32. Have you been thinking about jobs?
If during all this time we have been full of jobs, during most of the quarantine the university has
demanded much more academic performance and therefore it is impossible that we do not stop thinking
about jobs and others.

B. Match the first part of the sentences on the left with the correct ending on the right.

32. Betty’s plants are dying because… _F___ a) she has lost her doll.
33. Bob can’t buy the new computer because… b) she has left her wallet at
__E__ home.
34. Sammy can’t fall sleep last night because… c) he has watched a scary
__C__ movie.
35. The little girl is crying because… __A__ d) he hasn’t studied at all.
36. Kevin failed his exam because… __D___ e) he has spent all his money.
37. I can’t buy the milk… __B___ f) she hasn’t watered them.

C. READING COMPREHENSION. READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND THEN ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS.
38. The passage answers which of the following questions:
a. How is the rain forest different from other habitars?
b. How does an animal’s body size influence an animal’s need for food?
c. Why does rain forest provide an unusual variety of food for animals?
d. Why do large animals tend to dominate the upper canopy of the rain forest?
° Large animals prefer to have mastery of the canopy because they generate more security for them
and generate more food for their herds.

39. Which of the following animals is less common in the upper canopy than in other environments?
a. Monkeys
b. Cats
c. Porcupines.
d. Mice

40. The word “they” refers to:

a. Trees
b. Climbing mammals of moderately large size
c. Smaller species
d. High tropical canopies.

41. According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true about the small mammals in the rain forest?
a. They have body shapes that are adapted to life in the canopy.
b. They prefer the temperature and climate of the canopy to that of other environment.
c. They have difficult with the changing conditions in the canopy.
d. They use the trees of the canopy for shelter from heat and cold.
42. In discussing animal size in paragraph 3, the author indicates that
a. small animals require proportionately more food than large animals do.
b. a large animal’s size is an advantage in obtaining food in the canopy.
c. small animals are often attacked by larger animals in the rain forest.
d. small animals and large animals are equally adept at obtaining food in the canopy.

43. The word “typify” is closest in meaning to:

a. Resemble
b. Protect
c. Characterize
d. Divide