GENERAL REVIEW (ENGLISH 1)

I. Complete the sentences. Use is, are, or am.

1. John and Danny ____________ best friends.
2. Anastacia ____________ from France.
3. I ____________ from The United States.
4. Peter ____________ the best student of his class.
5. Jonathan and I ____________ brothers.

II. Complete the sentence. Use the contraction form.

1. I am a computer programmer.
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2. Loranny is a great ping pong player.

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3. We are in Santo Domingo right now.

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4. My mother is from La Vega city.

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5. They are at the cafeteria eating sandwiches.

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III. Write these telephone numbers in letters.

1. 971-1540 _____________________________________________________________
2. 882-345-6996 __________________________________________________________
3. 329-886-2547__________________________________________________________
4. 258-985-6234__________________________________________________________
5. 829-558-8830__________________________________________________________
IV. Change to negative.
1. She is a secretary.
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2. They are doctors.
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3. We are lawyers.
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4. I am a nurse.
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5. He is a tailor.
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V. Match these numbers with the words:

8 One hundred twenty-five
1,001 Eight
33 One thousand one
40 Thirty-three
125 Forty

VI. Write the missing months of the year.

1. January, ___________________, March.
2. April, ___________________, June.
3. July, ___________________, September.
4. October, _________________, December.
5. June, ___________________, August.

VII. Complete with possessives. (my, your, his, her)

1. He`s a teacher. ______ name is Mr. Muñoz.
2. I`m a student. _____ name is Joshua.
3. She`s the instructor. ______ name is Ms. White.
4. I`m Richard. What`s _______ name?
VIII. What time is it? Look at the clock. Circle the correct answer.

8:30
It’s eight twenty
It’s eight thirty

4:50
It’s four fifty
It’s four ten

5:45
It’s five forty
It’s a quarter to six

11:35
It’s eleven thirty five
It’s one thirty five

IX. Complete these sentences in Present continuous. Use the verbs in parenthesis.
1. (Listen) My father __________ to music.
2. (Sit) The Boys __________ on the floor.
3. (Wait) Tom __________ for the bus.
4. (Talk) The students __________ with the principal.
5. (Eat) I __________ pizza.
6. (Close) __________ they __________ the store?
7. (Come) Tina (-) __________ to the party.
8. (Do) The girls (-) __________ the homework.
9. (Work) _________ the men _________ today?
10. (Study) My sister __________ for a test.
X. Where are these things? complete using the preposition:
behind; in; in front of; next to; on; under.

1. The briefcase is ____________ the television.

2. The keys are ____________ the table.
3. The umbrella is ___________ the chairs.
4. The wastebasket is _________ the desk.
5. The tissues are _________ the wastebasket.
6. The newspaper is __________ the wastebasket.

XI. Use “a” or “an” to complete the sentences.

1. That’s ______ computer.
2. It’s ______ orange.
3. This is ______ car.
4. Scott is______ name.
5. I have _____ eraser.
6. It’s _____ apple.
7. My mother is _____ actress.
8. It’s ______ eleven.
9. It’s _ University.
10. The party is in _____ hour.

XII. Complete using the correct form.

1. Have / Has
1. Mrs. Harry ______ a briefcase. 4. Do we ______ many friends?
2. Does she ______ a telephone? 5. Victor ______ an old car.
3. I don`t _______ any sister.

XIII. Complete Julia’s sentences with the correct verb form.

1. I ………… (live, lives) with my parents.

2. We …………… (live, lives) downtown.
3. My parents …………….. (has, have) an apartment.
4. I …………… (walk, walks) to work.
5. I …………… (don’t, doesn’t) need a car.
6. My mother …………….. (don’t, doesn’t) walk to work.
7. She ……………. (use, uses) public transportation.
8. She …………… (take, takes) the subway.
9. My father is retired, so he ………………. (don’t, doesn’t) have a job.
10. But he …………… (do, does) a lot of work at home.

XIV. Write many or much to complete the following sentences.

1. There are____________ apples here.

2. How ____________ pairs of shoes do you have?
3. There aren’t ____________ tall buildings in my community.
4. I have ____________ keys on the table.
5. There’s ____________ meat for the barbecue.
6. For John’s birthday party we need to have ____________ children.
7. How ____________ bread do you need?
8. We need really ____________.
9. There isn’t ____________ butter. Let’s buy some.
10. In your computer there’s ____________ music from Ricardo Arjona.
 ANSWER KEY TO GENERAL REVIEW (ENGLISH 1)

I.
1. are
2. is
3. am
4. is
5.are

II.
1. I’m a computer programmer.
2. Loranny’s a great ping pong player.
3. We’re in Santo Domingo right now.
4. My mother’s from La Vega city.
5. They’re at the cafeteria eating sandwiches.

III.
1. Nine seven one-one five four zero.
2. Eight eight two-three four five-six nine nine six.
3. Three two nine-eight eight six-two five four seven.
4. Two five eight nine eight five six two three four.
5. Eight two nine-five five eight-eight eight three zero.

IV.
1. She isn’t a secretary.
2. They aren’t doctors.
3. We aren’t lawyers.
4. I’m not a nurse.
5. He isn’t a tailor.

V.
8 (eight)
1,001 (one thousand one)
33 (thirty-three)
40 (forty)

125 (one hundred twenty five)

VI.
1. february
2. may
3. august
4. november
5. july

VII.
1. his
2. my
3. her
4. your

VIII.
8:30 (It’s eight thirty)
4:50 (It’s four fifty)
5:45 (It’s a quarter to six)
11:35 (It’s eleven thirty five)

IX.
1. is listening
2. are sitting
3. is waiting
4. are talking
5. am eating
6. are… closing
7. isn’t coming
8. aren’t doing
9. are… working.
10. is studying.
X.
Potential answers
1. Next to
2. under
3. in front of
4. next to
5. in
6. under

XI.
1. a
2. an
3. a
4. a
5. an
6. an
7. an
8. an
9. a
10. an

XII.

1. has
2. have
3. have
4. have
5. has

XIII.
1. live
2. live
3. have
4. walk
5. don’t
6. doesn’t
7. uses
8. takes
9. doesn’t
10. does

XIV.
1. many
2. many
3. many
4. many
5. much
6. many
7. much
8. much
9. much
10. much