TRABAJO PRÁCTICO 2

Present Continuous
We use the present continuous to talk about activities that are happening now or during the
time of speaking: Ex: We can’t go out now, it’s raining.
We are having a good time.
I can’t speak to you now, i’m having lunch.

(Presente continuo
Usamos el presente continuo para hablar sobre actividades que están sucediendo ahora o
durante el tiempo de hablar: Ej: No podemos salir ahora, está lloviendo.
La estamos pasando bien.
No puedo hablar contigo ahora, estoy almorzando.)

I am having lunch
am not

HE is having lunch.
SHE is not (isn’t) snowing.
IT

WE are having a good time.

YOU are not (aren’t)
THEY

am I having lunch? Yes, i am.

No, i‘m not.

is HE having lunch? Yes, he/she/it is

SHE No, he/she/it isn’t.
IT raining?

are WE having lunch? Yes, we/you/they

YOU are.
THEY No, we/you/they
aren’t.

Comparatives and Superlatives

To compare people or things we use a comparative form of the adjective:Taller, Bigger,
More attractive, Less fashionable.
EX: Who is taller, you or your brother?
To said that one person or thing in a group is unique we use the superlative form of the
adjective: The tallest, the biggest, the most attractive, the least fashionable.
Ex: Tom is the cleverest student in our class.
To compare one or more people/thing we use comparative form + than +noun.
Ex: My sister is older than me.
She is taller than him.
(Comparativos y superlativos
Para comparar personas o cosas, utilizamos una forma comparativa del adjetivo: más alto,
más grande, más atractivo, menos a la moda.
Ej: ¿Quién es más alto, tú o tu hermano?
Para decir que una persona o cosa en un grupo es única, usamos la forma superlativa del
adjetivo: el más alto, el más grande, el más atractivo, el menos de moda.
Ej: Tom es el estudiante más inteligente de nuestra clase.
Para comparar una o más personas / cosas utilizamos forma comparativa + que +
sustantivo.
Ej: Mi hermana es mayor que yo.
Ella es más alta que él.)

Adjective Comparative Superlative

One syllable cheap cheaper the cheapest

old older the oldest

One syllable ending nice nicer the nicest

in E white whiter the whitest

One syllable with a fat fatter the fattest

short vowel + one sad sadder the saddest
consonant

Two syllable ending pretty prettier the prettiest

in Y trendy trendier the trendiest

Two or more attractive more attractive the most attractive

syllables comfortable less comfortable the least comfortable

Irregular good better the best

bad worse the worst

Too and Not Enough

We use too +adjective to said that something has more of a quality than necessary:
Ex: She is too tall.
The water is too cold for us to swim.
We use not + adjective+ enough to said that something has less of a quality than necessary:
Ex: The food wasn’t warm enough
Mary isn’t tall enough to play basketball
Jo isn’t fit enough to play in the team

Future be going to
We use be going to+ infinitive without to to talk about plans and intention:
Ex: I am going to study very hard
What are you going to study next year?
(Demasiado y no suficiente
Usamos también + adjetivo para decir que algo tiene más calidad de lo necesario:
Ej: Ella es demasiado alta.
El agua está demasiado fría para que podamos nadar.
Usamos no + adjetivo + suficiente para decir que algo tiene menos calidad de lo necesario:
Ej: la comida no estaba lo suficientemente caliente
Mary no es lo suficientemente alta como para jugar baloncesto
Jo no está lo suficientemente en forma para jugar en el equipo

El futuro se va a
Usamos a ir a + infinitivo sin to para hablar sobre planes e intenciones:
Ej: voy a estudiar mucho
¿Qué vas a estudiar el año que viene?)

I am going to study medicine

am not (i’m not)

HE is get married
SHE is not (isn’t) going to
IT

WE are going to watch tv

YOU are not (aren’t)
THEY

AM I going to study medicine? Yes, i am

No, i’m not

IS He Yes, he/she/it
she going to get married? is.
it No, he/she/it
isn’t.

ARE we going to watch tv? Yes, we/

you you/they are.
they No, we/
you/they aren’t.

ACTIVITY

1_ Complete the table with (Complete la tabla con): am (‘m), is (‘s), are (‘re), am not (‘m
not), is not (isn’t), are not (aren’t).

Affirmative Negative Question Short answers

I am having lunch. I am not working at am i having a good Yes i am

the moment. time? No i’m not

He/she is writing He/she isn’t is he/she writing Yes, he/she is

postcard. sunbathing. letters? No, he/she isn’t
It is raining. is it raining? Yes, it is
No, it isn’t _______

You/we/they are You/we/they aren’t are you/we/they Yes, you/we/they are

swimming. studying a lot. swimming? No, you/we/they
aren’t
2_ Write sentences in the present continuous using affirmative (+) negative (-) or questions
(?) form (Escriba oraciones en presente continuo usando la forma afirmativa (+) negativa (-)
o preguntas (?):

A. We (learn) english. (+) We are learning english.

B. You (think) about grammar. (?) Are you thinking about grammar?
C. I (eat). (-) I am not eating
D. Your parents (work) now. (?) Are your parents working now?
E. Your dog (sleep). (+) Your dog are sleeping.
F. Our teacher (listen) to music. (-) Our teacher are not listening to music.
G. My friends (do) an exercise. (+) My Friends are doing an exercise.

3_ Choose the correct verb in each sentence.(Elige el verbo correcto en cada oración)

A. English people eat/ eating diner quite early.

B. Mm, that smell good? what do you eat/ do you eating?
C. I often wear/ am wearing jeans and t-shirt at the weekend.
D. That a lovely jacket you wear/ are wearing.
E. Oh no! It rains/ is raining again!
F. It often rain / is raining a lot in England.
G. Look. What does she make/ is she making?
J. She makes/ is making ivory sculptures to make some money.

4_ Complete the letter with the verb in the correct tense (Present simple/ Present
continuous). (Completa la carta con el verbo en tiempo correcto (Presente simple /
Presente continuo).

Dear DominiKa,
I write (write) to tell you about my visit to London. I stay (stay) with my pen friend’s family.
Every day i go (go) out with Sue. We usually visit (visit) a tourist attraction in the morning
and then in the afternoon we meet (meet) her friends. We sometimes go (go) to sport club
near her house. It’s sunday morning. Sue’s dad cleans (clean) the car and her mom
prepares (prepare) sunday lunch. Sue listens ( listen) to her personal stereo.
Oh, my mobile phone ring (ring). Bye! Anna.
5_ Underline the correct word in each sentence. (Subraya la palabra correcta en cada
oración.)

A. Our son/sun is swimming in the see/ sea

B. There/their children are swimming too/two.
C. Right/write now i’m seating buy/by the pool.
D. We sometimes meat/ meet our friends on saturday afternoon.
E. I can hear/here the waves from hear/here.

6_ Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.
(Completa las oraciones con la forma comparativa del adjetivo entre paréntesis.)

● Your skirt is longer (long) than mine.

 ● I think jeans are more fashionable (fashionable) now than in the 1970.
● Red is usually more attractive (attractive) than grey.
● I think men look smarter (smart) in ties.
● Cotton cloth are cheaper (cheap) than silk cloth.
● Young people usually wear more expensive(expensive) cloth than older people.
● You look better (good) in brighter (bright) cloth than darker cloth.

7_ Complete the table using the comparative and superlative form. (Completa la tabla
usando la forma comparativa y superlativa.)

Base form Comparative Superlative

long longer the longest

funny funnier the funniest
big bigger the biggest
popular more popular the most popular
successful more successful the most successful
good better the best
bad worse the worst

8_ Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets.
(Completa las oraciones con las formas superlativas de los adjetivos entre paréntesis.)

● John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the most succesful (successful) pop
songwriters. They wrote 26 number one songs in the USA and 29 in the UK!
● Some people think Marilyn Monroe was the most beatiful (beautiful) actress ever.
● Italian Niccolò Paganini was the fastest (fast) violinist ever. He once played 2,160
notes in three minutes!
● Boris Becker is the youngest (young) Wimbledon Tennis champion. He won the
tournament in 1985 when he was only seventeen!
● Heike Drechsler is the oldest (old) woman to win an olympic medal. She was 38
when she won the Long Jump in Sydney in 2000.

9_ Read the text and answer the questions. (Lee el texto y responde las preguntas.)
 A. How old was she when she made her first film?
A. She was 14 years old
B. What is her husband job?
B. Her husband is a film director
C. Where do Sophie and her husband live?
C. They live in paris and warsaw
D. Who did she start with in Breakheart?
D. She starts with Mel Gibson
E. Why does she want to write more books?
E. Wants to write more books because he feels he can say more than with a movie.
F. When did she start in a James Bond film?
F. She started in 1999

10_ Complete the sentences with the adjective in the correct form ( comparative/
superlative). (Complete las oraciones con el adjetivo en la forma correcta (comparativo /
superlativo).

❖ I bought the cheapest (cheap) trainers in the shop.

❖ A sweatshirt is more comfortable (comfortable) than a shirt and tie.
❖ My dad likes jeans but he wears more formal (formal) cloth for work.
❖ That was the most exciting (exciting) match in the world cup.
❖ I think jeans are more practical (practical) than trousers.
 ❖ This is their longer (long) album, it’s over 50 minutes.
❖ It was the most happy (happy) day of my life.
❖ People usually wear brighter (bright) cloth in summer.

11_ Match the pictures with the words in the box. (Une las imágenes con las palabras en el
cuadro).

adapter 11 antenna 9 bolts 7 cable 10 chisel 1

nuts 6 plug 12
saw 4 screws 5 screwdriver 2 spanner 3
washers 8

12_ See the pictures and choose the correct answer. (Vea las imágenes y elija la respuesta
correcta).

1. The tv is on/off.
2. The doors are close/open.
3. Turn left/right.
4. Go in/out.
5. Drive up/down.
6. The hammer is in the box/on the box/under the box.
13_ Label the controls with the words in the box. (Etiquete los controles con las palabras en
el cuadro).

Button 5 display 4 key 7 lever 6 pedal 8 slider 1

switch 3 wheel 2

14_ What are the people in the gym doing? Describe this picture using the words in the box.
(¿Qué están haciendo las personas en el gimnasio? Describa esta imagen usando las
palabras en el cuadro).

Bend F cycle A hold D lift G pick up pull push C run B sit F

stretch H touch E