Escuela de Comercio N° 6 - DE 13

English - 4th year

Assignment 1

Exercise 1: Read the following passage. Write the missing subject and object pronouns in the
blank spaces.

(Leer el texto. Completar escribiendo pronombres personales y Pronombres 'objeto' según

corresponda)

My name is Charlie. _______ have two brothers. _______ are both older than _______. Sometimes
they take me to the park and _______ play football together. I like playing football with _______
because they are very good. We are going to the park today. Would you like to come with _______?
_______ can all play together. Afterwards, _______ can come to my house if _______ want to. I think
_______ will like my dad. He is very funny and _______ makes great pizzas. Do _______ like pizza?

Exercise 2: Read the following passage. Write the missing demonstrative pronouns in the blank
spaces.

(Leer el siguiente texto y completar con pronombres demostrativos)

Henry and I went for a walk on the beach. “What’s _______ over there?” I asked. “It looks like broken
glass,” said Henry. He gave me a bag. “Put it in _______ ,” he said. I put the broken glass into the bag.
“We’d better put _______ in the trash,” I said. He took the bag from me. “You have to hold it like
_______ ,” said Henry, “so that you don’t cut your hand.”

Exercise 3: Write the missing possessive pronouns in the blank spaces to complete the sentences.

(Completar las oraciones con pronombres posesivos)

1. I chose this seat first so it’s _______.

2. Can we borrow your coloring pens? We’ve lost _______ .
3. We live in the city and they live in the countryside. Our house is smaller than _______.
4. John, is this pencil _______?
5. Sally is looking for her gloves. Are these gloves _______?
6. Can Julie use your bike? _______ is broken.
7. Tom got the books mixed up. He thought mine was _______ and his was _______.

Exercise 4: Read the following passage. Write the correct article in each blank space. If no article is
needed, leave the space blank. The first one has been done for you.

(Leer el siguiente texto y completar con el artículo correcto. Si no es necesario agregar un artículo,
dejar en blanco. El primer 'huequito' lo completamos para que te sirva de ejemplo)

John lives in an apartment with his mom, dad and sister Katy. _______ apartment has three
bedrooms, _______ kitchen, _______ bathroom and _______ living room. John’s mum works in
_______ office and his dad stays at _______ home and looks after _______ apartment. He spends
much of his time in _______ kitchen, preparing meals. John and Katy help their dad with _______
housework. John likes using _______ vacuum cleaner and Katy likes to sweep _______ floor. Dad
gives John and Katy money when they help him. They usually spend the money on _______ computer
games!

Exercise 5: Complete the text with the correct words, using possessive adjectives, demonstrative
determiners or object pronouns.

(Completar el texto con adjetivos posesivos, determinativos/adjetivos demostrativos o pronombres

'objeto')

Sally is _______ friend. We play together every day. I usually go to _______ house to play. _______
parents are very nice, but she has two brothers who sometimes spoil _______ games. Last week,
_______ brothers pulled my hair! Sally’s mum was very angry with _______ . “Stop behaving in
_______ rough way!” she shouted. I’m glad I don’t have any brothers!

Exercise 6: Verb to be (AM, IS, ARE). Complete the structures.

(Completar las oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo 'to be'. Luego, pasarlas a negativo e
interrogativo).

1.Affirmative: My brother is (be) tall

Negative: My brother isn’t tall

Interrogative: Is my brother tall?

2. Affirmative: They _______ (be) doctors

Negative:

Interrogative:

4. Affirmative: She _______ (be) at home

Negative:

Interrogative:

5. Affirmative: I _______ (be) right!

Negative:

Interrogative:

6. Affirmative: You _______ (be) 21 years old

Negative:

Interrogative:

7. Affirmative: Jhon _______ (be) a policeman

Negative:

Interrogative:

Exercise 7: Simple Present: Complete the structures

(Completar las oraciones con el Simple present de los verbos entre paréntesis. Luego pasarlas a
negativo e interrogativo)

1. Affirmative: Tim works (work) very hard

 Negative: Tim doesn’t work very hard

Interrogative: Does Tim work very hard?

2. Affirmative: You always ________ (arrive) late

Negative:

Interrogative:

3. Affirmative: We _______ ( watch) tv on Saturday nights

Negative:

Interrogative:

4. Affirmative: The sun _______ (go) round the earth

Negative:

Interrogative:

5. Affirmative: Jane _______ (play) the piano very well

Negative:

Interrogative:

6. Affirmative: Jack and Lucy _______ (buy) the newspaper every day

Negative:

Interrogative:

Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with Present Continuous

(Completar con Present Continuous)

1. I/ sit/ on a chair: I am sitting on a chair
2. We/ eat/ now:____________________________
3. He/ listen/ to music: ____________________________
4. The sun/ shine: ____________________________
5. Where/ go/ your friends?: ____________________________
6. The bus/ come?: ____________________________
7. Why/ you/ look/ at me?: ____________________________
8. It/ not rain: ____________________________
9. My mother/ not play/ the piano: ____________________________
10. You/ not read/ a newspaper:____________________________