TALLER #4

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1. Read the story. Then answer the questions.

Lupita's Day Hello. My name is Lupita Gonzalez. I work in a large company in Monterrey,
Mexico. We make bottles and cans for soft drinks. I am a secretary. I answer the telephone
and take messages. I also use a fax machine and a computer. My first language is Spanish
but sometimes I speak English. Many of our clients are from the United States. My
supervisor is Mr. Torres. He is an engineer. I start work at 8:00. I usually drive to work. I
have lunch from 1:00 to 2:00. I finish work at 5:30. I go home and help my mother prepare
dinner. We have dinner at 9:00. After dinner I usually watch television a while. I usually go
to bed at 11:00.
a. How does Lupita go to work?
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b. Who lives with Lupita?

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c. What time does she leave her office?

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d. What does Mr. Torres do?

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e. Before she goes to bed, Lupita

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f. Lupita speaks Spanish, but she

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2. Choose the best option for each sentence. Underline the verb

a. My mother cooks / cooks delicious cakes and cookies.

b. Paulina practice / practices volleyball on Weekdays

c. We study / studies English three day ay week.

d. They do / does exercises in the park.

e. Toby walk / walks in the park with my friends.

 f. Mariana likes/ like to eat ice cream with her family.

. Tomas play/ plays hokey Wednesday and Saturdays.

h. Luciana and Susana write / writes beautiful poems.

i. I go / goes to school early in the morning.

j. Juan Camilo teach / teaches in different grades.

3. Draw the descriptions.

Juana likes to wear comfortable clothes. She isn’t interest in fashion. She´s wearing a
beautiful jean, pink shirt, sneakers and hat. She is going to the supermarket. Sebastian
likes to designed his own clothes, He loves hoodies, and band t-shirts. Jeans and sneakers
are his favorites. He is going to practice skateboarding.

Cómo formar el presente progresivo

El presente progresivo se forma con el verbo to be  (estar) en presente, más un gerundio
(present participle ).

Fórmula del present progressive

to be + gerundio

Veamos algunos ejemplos de frases que usan el presente progresivo.

I am eating a sandwich.

Estoy comiendo un
sándwich.
 

The kids are playing.

Los niños están jugando.
 

We are watching a movie.

Estamos viendo una película.
 

Repaso de to be
El presente progresivo se forma con el verbo to be en el presente. Aquí hay un ejemplo
de la conjugación del verbo to eat  (comer) en el presente progresivo.

I am eating.
Yo estoy comiendo.
 

You are eating.
Tú estás comiendo./Usted está comiendo./Ustedes están comiendo./Vosotros estáis
comiendo.
 

He/she is eating.
Él/Ella está comiendo.
 

We are eating.
Nosotros estamos comiendo.
 

They are eating.
Ellos/Ellas están comiendo.
5. Write a complete sentence in present progressive using the words.

a. We / dance/ park?
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b. Sebastian/ skate/ house

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c. I /do/ homework
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d. Marysol/ work/ computer

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e. Teacher/ study/ French?

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f. They/watch/movies
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g. Susana/ Play/ brother/ home

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h. Mom/ listen/ Music/ bedroom

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i. Grandma/ cook/ meal/ family

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