NAME: GTE2 ESPITIA GAMBOA JEISON

A. Read the sentence and decide if it’s in the simple present or present
continuous. Make the changes.

liking

1. John   to get up very early. (LIKE)

w aiting

2. I can see her . She   at the corner (WAIT).

do not understand

3. She   me because I speak too quickly. (NOT UNDERSTAND)

keeppin

4. We   our clothes in this wardrobe (KEEP).

comes

5. Everybody   to class at nine o'clock (COME).

typing

6. He   a letter to his boss at the moment (TYPE).

w alking

7. Not many people   in the street. It's Sunday (WALK)

w orkin

8. George   well when he is not tired (WORK)

does not sleep

9. He  . His eyes are open (NOT SLEEP)

DO NOT

10. My brother   smoke. He says it's bad for you (NOT SMOKE)
NOT SMOKING

11. My sister   because she has no cigarettes (NOT SMOKE).

playing

12. Look! Some students   cards in the lounge (PLAY)

talk

13. He hardly ever   to me (TALK)

dreami

14. He always   when he is asleep (DREAM)

 not teach

15. She   this morning. She is on holiday (NOT TEACH)

w rite

16. John   a letter to his father at the moment. (WRITE)

forget

17. I always  the meaning of this word (FORGET)

flying

18. The birds   in the sky. I can see fifty of them (FLY)
hurt

19. He   himself nearly every day (HURT)

rising

20. Look ! The sun   . (RISE)

B. Put the following sentences in the correct tense: Past, present, simple
present continuous.
READ

1. How do you usually start work on a film ? – First, I     (read) the script
MAKE

and    (make) notes .

an making

2. I    (make) notes of our interview. I hope you don’t mind. - No, that’s OK.
do you speak

3. What languages    (you, speak) ? - English, French and Russian.

are doing is

4. I’m glad we    (do) this interview in English , because my French   

(be) very poor.
plays

5. Who    (play) that guitar ? - My son, when he has time.

is palying

6. Who    (play) the guitar upstairs ? - My sister. She’s got a concert

is she paying

tomorrow. - What    (she, play) ? - I think it’s a piece by

 does she play

Mozart.     (She, play) anything else ? - Yes, the violin , she’s very
musical.
plays

7. Your daughter’s very keen on sports, isn’t she  ? - Yes, she    (play) tennis.
is playing

- Where is she now ? - She    (play) tennis, as usual.

is cooking

8. What’s that delicious smell ? - My husband , he    (cook). – Isn’t that

cook shops

unusual ? - Yes, normally I    (cook) and my husband    (shop).

does not w ork

9. What a lovely clock ! - It    (not work) I’m afraid - It’s been broken for
years.
is not w orking

10. Could I use your phone ? - I’m afraid it    (not work) at the moment.

C. Complete the following paragraph with the correct verbs and tense.

I am ____listening________ to Vallenato. I love Diomedes Diaz he is my favorite singer.

I love to ____song____ and to _______ to his songs. I am great at
_____soccer________. It’s my favorite sport. I am _______staying_______ in campo
de parade. My friends are in the classroom they are______listening_______ to music
and my family is _____at home_______ right now.

D. Describe your favorite activities to do. How often do you do them? What
are you doing? What is your family doing? Imagine you are in your house
and tell me what are you doing in this moment in your house?

RTA:

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES ARE:

I ALWAYS PLAY SOCCER WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE PARK, I ALWAYS PLAY VIDEO GAMES ON TV WITH MY
BROTHER, I LIKE TO GO OUT TO EAT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SHARE WITH NEW PEOPLE AND MAKE
FRIENDS.
I AM WORKING IN ENGLISH HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND AND READYING THE UNIFORM FOR THE
MORNING MAGAZINE.

NORMALLY MY FAMILY IS ALWAYS WORKING, MY DAD IS MAKING CAKES AND POTATOES TO SELL, MY
MOM IS PREPARING AND CLEANING IN THE RESTAURANT TOGETHER WITH THE HELP OF MY TWO
BROTHERS.

LISTEN AND STUDY ENGLISH IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER. IF I DON'T HELP MY PARENTS TO
WORK.