LECTURA DE TEXTOS ACADEMICOS EN INGLES I june 19 2020

SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS ASPECTS: PRESENT

NAME ______________ CODE __________

I. Fill the gaps in this letter with the correct verbal form. Use the present simple or continuous.

My name is Peter; l live in the suburbs of Boston with my family. Most people ___ Think_________ (to believe) we
___are_________(to be) rich because we ____live________(to live) in a big house. But our family ___seems_________ (to seem)
to be like any other one.

Maggy, my wife, ____likes________(to like) cooking. She ____enjoys__________(to enjoy) being in the kitchen with her friends. At
the moment she ____makes__________(to make) a cake and you can't talk to her.

What really __worries_____ (to worry) her is our daughter who ___prefers_________ (to prefer) to chat in front of her computer
instead of cooking with her. Like many teenagers, Jenny __thinks____(to think) it is easier to get advice from someone you
______go_________(not + to go to) see later. It's 5 pm. Paul, my son, ___plays_______(to play) basketball in the garden and I
____watch_________(to watch) TV, I ____wait_________(to wait) for this delicious cake that Maggie ____baked_________(to
cook) . I told you, a family as yours.

II. COMPLETE THE LETTER WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRAKETS. USE PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

Dear Karen,

I_____having_________________(have)a great time here in England. My university term ____doesn´t start______(no-start)until the
autumn, so I_____taking_______________(take)the opportunity to improve my English. I______staying_________(stay)with some English
friends who _____own_______(own)a farm. On weekdays I ____catch________________(catch)a bus into station to go to language
classes. I ____making___________(make)good progress, I think. My friends ______say________(say)my pronunciation is much better
than when I arrived, and I ______understand__________(understand)almost everything now. At weekends I
_____help______________(help)on the farm. At the moment they ____harvesting___________ (harvest) the corn and they
______need___________(need)all the help they can get. It’s quite hard work, but I ____like____________(like)it. And I
____developing_______(develop)some strong muscle!

_Are____ you ___coming_________(come)to visit me at Christmas? I ____spending_______(spend) the winter holiday here at the farm.
My friends ________want____________(want) to meet you and there’s plenty of space, but you must bring your warmest clothes. It
______gets______________(get)very cold here in the winter.

Let me know as soon as you decide. And tell me what you __________doing_____________(do)these days.

Do you miss me?

Love,

Paul
III. Write DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT in the blank space in each sentence:

a. He ………Isn’t……………listening to the radio right now.

b. He ……doesn´t………………listen to the radio every evening.

c. We ……aren´t……………. watching a television program now.

d. We ……don’t……………. watch television every day.

e. They ……don’t……………. study their lessons after class.

f. They ……aren’t……………. studying their lessons right now.

g. It ……isn´t…………….. raining very hard right at the moment

h. It ……doesn´t………………rain very much during the summer.

i. Mr. Johnson ……isn´t…………… eating his lunch now.

j. Mr. Johnson ……doesn’t…………… always eat at that place.

k. I ……don’t………………. see any students in that room.

l. I ………am not……………. hear anyone in the hall now.

IV. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous).

Next week, my friends and I are going (go) camping in the woods. I am organizing (organize) the food, because
I__like__ (like) cooking. Dave ___has_____(have) a big car with a trailer, so he ___is planning______(plan) the
transportation. Sam ______is bringing ______(bring) the tent — he ____goes_____(go) camping every year, so he
_____has_____________(have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife _____thinks______(think) we're
crazy. She _____likes_______(like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she _____is taking______(take) a trip to Paris
instead.