PRESENT SIMPLE AND

CONTINOUS exercises

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Index
PRESENT SIMPLE.........................................................3
PUT ON PRACTICE 1!..............................................................3
QUESTIONS...............................................................................3
PUT ON PRECTICE 2!..............................................................4
VERBS IN PRESENT SIMPLE.................................................5
PUT ON PRECTICE 3!..............................................................5
DO – DOES.................................................................................6
PUT ON PRACTICE 4!..............................................................7
USES OF THE PRESNT SIMPLE.............................................7
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY...................................................7

FINAL PRACTICE 1.......................................................8

PRESENT CONTINUOS................................................9
PUT ON PRACTICE!...............................................................10
GOING TO................................................................................11

FINAL PRACTICE 2.....................................................12

SONGS AND PODCAST...............................................14

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 PRESENT SIMPLE

 When we use present simple we need to consider the following

structure.

Personal pronoun Verb to be

HE, SHE and IT IS
THEY, WE, YOU ARE
I AM

 For example: I AM seven years old. SHE IS a student. THEY ARE my

classmates.
 That is the basic structure using the “verb to be” (El verbo ser o
estar).

PUT ON PRACTICE 1!

1. Complete with the verb to be and your information.

1. My name . 4. My friends
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2. I years old. 5. I good at
_ .
3. My favorite movie
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QUESTIONS
 When we want to make a question we need to consider this structure.

ARE + YOU/WE/THEY + the rest of the question?

Example: ARE THEY your friends?

IS+ HE/SHE/IT + the rest of the question?

Example: IS SHE you sister?

AM + I + the rest of the question?

Example: AM I your student?

 The way to answer this questions is:

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Yes, I am.
Questions which subject is “YOU”: Are you a good person?
No, I am not.

Yes, he/she/It is.

Questions which subjects are “HE, SHE, IT”: Is he a good person?
No, he/she/It isn´t.

Yes, you/they/we are. Questions which subjects are “YOU, THEY, WE”: Are they good
No, you/they/we aren´t. people?

PUT ON PRECTICE 2!

2. Match the question with the answer

1. is he your brother? A. No, You aren´t.

2. Are you ready? B. Yes, he is.
3. Am I your student? C. No, I am not.
4. Are you ten years old? D. yes, we are.

3. Makes question with the words given. Then answer them.

Example: SHE / IS / A GOOD PERSON/?

Is she a good person?
Answer: No, she is not. (NO)
A. HE / IS / FRIEND YOUR /?
?
Answer: . (YES)
B. ARE / MY STUDENTS / THEY /?
?
Answer: .(YES)
C. IN YOUR CLASS / I / AM /?
?
Answer: . (NO)

4. Complete the sentence with the correct present form of the verb to be.
(IS, ARE, AM)

Alice: -Hello! My name 1( ) Alice. And yours?

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Carol: - Hi! I ( ) Carol.
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Alice: - ( ) you new at school?

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Carol: - Yes, I start these year.
Alice: - Cool. Let me introduce you my friends. He 4( ) Kevin.
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He ( ) good at math. She ( ) Laura, she likes
painting.
Carol: - And, Who 7( ) they?
Alice: - Oh, we don’t like them. They 8( ) bad people.

VERBS IN PRESENT SIMPLE

HE / SHE / IT verb + S He readS books.

THEY / WE / YOU verb they read books.

PUT ON PRECTICE 3!

5. Choose the correct option:

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6. Complete with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

The House
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith (HAVE) one son and one daughter. The
son's name 2 (TO BE) John. The daughter's name 3 (TO
BE) Sarah.
The Smiths 4 (LIVE) in a house. They 5 (HAVE) a living
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room. They (WATCH) TV in the living room. The father7 _
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(COOK) food in the kitchen. They (EAT) in the dining room. The
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house (HAVE) two bedrooms. They 10 (SLEEP) in the
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bedrooms. They (KEEP) their clothes in the closet. There
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_ (TO BE)one bathroom. They 13 (BRUSH) their
teeth in the bathroom.
The house 14 (HAVE) a garden. John and Sarah 15 (PLAY)
in the garden. They 16 (HAVE)a dog. Its name 17 (TO BE)
Spark.
7. Read the text again and answer the question:
a. How many children do Mr. and Mrs. Smith have?
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b. Who cooks in the kitchen?
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c. Where does the family eat?
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d. What do John and Sarah do in the garden?
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DO – DOES

DO DOES
THEY, WE, YOU , I SHE, HE, IT
SUBJECT + DO + rest of the sentence SUBJECT + DOES + rest of the sentence
THEY DO the homework. SHE DOES the homework.
I DO the homework. HE DOES the homework.

 DO and DOES are the auxiliaries of the present simple.

 We use auxiliaries in NEGATIVE (-) and in QUESTIONS (?)

Example: I DON’T like math. / DO YOU like math?

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STRUCTURE FOR NEGATIVE:

 YOU/ THEY/ WE/ I + DO + NOT + verb in infinitive + rest of the

sentence. DON’T

 HE/ SHE/ IT + DOES + NOT + verb in infinitive + rest of the sentence.

DOESN’T

STRUCTURE FOR QUESTIONS:

 DO + YOU/ THEY/ WE/ I + verb in infinitive + rest of the question?

 DOES + HE/ SHE/ IT + verb in infinitive + rest of the question?

 IMPORTANT: When we use does we don´t need to use “-s” at the

end of the verb:
Example: Does he like pizza? 
Does he likes pizza? 

PUT ON PRACTICE 4!

8. Make some examples with the words given:

Examples: HE - QUESTION: Does he do the homework?

a. SHE – NEGATIVE: _
b. I – NEGATIVE: _
c. SHE – QUESTION: _
d. YOU – QUESTION: _

USES OF THE PRESNT SIMPLE

 Daily and routines
 Presentations.
 Describing objects and people.

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
 We use them to improve our writings.
 THEY ARE:
NEVER
HARDLY EVER / RARELY
SOMETIMES

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 OFTEN
USUALLY
ALWAYS
*Complete the blanks up with the translation.

FINAL PRACTICE 1

9. Read the text and answer the questions.

My day
My name is Sally and this is my day.
First, I wake up. Then, I get dressed. I walk to school. I do not ride a bike. I do not ride
the bus. I like to go to school. It rains. I do not like rain. I eat lunch. I eat a sandwich
and an apple.
I play outside. I like to play. I read a book. I like to read books. I walk home. I do not like
walking home. My mother cooks soup for dinner. The soup is hot. Then, I go to bed. I
do not like to go to bed.

a. What happens first?

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b. What does Sally like?
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c. How does Sally go to school?
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d. What does Sally eat for dinner?
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e. What does Sally not like?
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10. Write your own routine answering these questions.

a. When you wake up? c. What do you do in the
afternoon?
b. What do you do at the
morning? d. When you do you go to sleep?
e. Use adverbs of frequency

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 PRESENT CONTINUOS

Personal Verb to
pronoun be
HE, SHE and IS
IT + Verb with ing. + the rest of the sentence.
THEY, WE, ARE
YOU
I AM

NEGATIVE
In negative we add not to the verb to be:
Example: I am NOT reading. / She is NOT reading. / They are NOT reading.
AM NOT= ‘m not IS NOT= isn’t ARE NOT= aren’t
Examples:
-HE IS RAIDING a horse.
-THEY ARE RAIDING a horse.
-I AM RAIDING a horse.

STRUCTURE FOR QUESTIONS:

Verb to be + subject + verb –ing + rest of the question?
 AM + I + verb –ing + rest of the question?}
EAMPLE: AM I doING well?

 IS + HE/SHE/IT + verb –ing + rest of the question?

EXAMPLE: IS HE doING well?

 ARE + THEY/YOU/WE + verb –ing + rest of the question?

EXAMPLE: ARE YOU doING well?

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 KEY WORDS:
- At the moment
- Now
- Etc.

PUT ON PRACTICE!

1. Think of four examples:

a. QUESTION – YOU – READ
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b. QUESTION – IT – EAT
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c. NEGATIVE – I – RUN
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d. AFIRMATIVE – SHE – TRAVEL
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2. Complete with the correct form of verb in present continuous.

Paying Attention

Four-year-old Diego 1 Is playing (PLAY) in the pool. His mother,

Darlene, 2. (SIT) in the sun beside the pool. She 3. _
(READ) a book. At least, she 4. (TRY)to read a book.
"Hey Mom! I 5. (SWIM)!"
"Yes honey, you 6. (SWIM)."
"Mom, are you 7. (WATCH) me?"
"Yes, honey. Of course I 8. (WATCH) you!"
Diego (TRY) to splash water onto her book. She 9. (TRY) to
ignore this.
"Mom! I 10. (HOLDING) my breath under water."
The book 11. (GET) really exciting. The police 12. _
(SOLVE) a crime. Diego’s mother 13. (TRY) to concentrate.
"Mom! You are not even 14. (WATCH) me!"

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"Yes, Diego! I 15. (WATCH) you and I am reading a book. I am
doing both things at the same time."
"Mom, 16. you (PAY) attention? I 17. (DO) a
handstand."
In the book, the police officer 18. (CHASE) a suspect. Diego’s
mother is hardly breathing.

Diego19. (BE) quiet for once. Too quiet. Suddenly, Diego’s

mother 20. (LOOK) around for Diego. She cannot find him.
Suddenly, time 21. (STAND) still. Suddenly, she 22. _
(NOT/BREATH) at all.
"Diego! Diego! 23. you (HIDE) from me? Diego! You
(NOT/BE) funny!" She 24. (TRY) not to panic. She 25. _
(WALK) around the pool, looking in the water.
"Boo!"
Out of nowhere, Diego 26. (STAND) right behind her.
"Diego! What 27. you (DO)?" Suddenly she 28. _
(CRY) and 29. (HUG) him tightly.
"I 30. (MAKE) sure you 31. (PAY) attention,
Mom!"
"Well, I 32. (PAY) attention and now we 33. (GO)
home!"

3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

a. What is Diego doing at the pool?
_
b. What is Darlene doing?
_
c. What are the police going to do?
_
d. Why is Darlene crying?
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GOING TO

 We use ‘GOING TO’ for actions that happens in the future. In

Spanish ‘going to’ means : voy a…
 Example:
I am going to travel to USA.
Yo voy a viajar a EE.UU.

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 STRUCTURE:

 AFIRMATIVE:
SUBJECT + verb to be + going to + verb inf. + rest of the sentences.
EXAMPLE:
She is going to travel to London
I am going to stay at my friend’s house
They are going to plan a party.

 NEGATIVE:
SUBJECT + verb to be NOT + going to + verb inf. + rest of the sentences.
EXAMPLE:
She is NOT going to travel to London
I am NOT going to stay at my friend’s house
They are NOT going to plan a party.

 QUESTION:
Verb to be + SUBJECT + going to + verb inf. + rest of the question?
EXAMPLE: Are you going to go to Peter’s house?
Yes, I am going to go to Peter’s house.
No, I am not going to go to Peter’s house

 KEY WORDS:
- Next week, next, year, next month, etc.
- Tomorrow
- Later
- Etc.

4. Complete with ‘going to’ and the correct for of the verb.
a. I (READ) a new book call “The little Prince”.
b. she (GO) to the camping?
c. they (PLAN) the expedition?
d. He (NOT/RIDE) a horse next week.

FINAL PRACTICE 2

5. Choose between going to and present continuos.

a. I am going to read/am reading this book at the moment.
b. She is going to offer/is offering a party next Friday.

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 c. John is going to travel/is travelling to New York next month.
d. Samir and Emma are going to get/are getting married next week.
e. Peter is going to ride/is riding a horse right now.

6. Complete with the correct for of present simple and present

continuous.
a. My brother   in the sea now. (SWIM)
b. I always   my homework. (DO)
c. Mary   TV at the moment. (WATCH)
d. My friends sometimes   tennis after school. (PLAY)
e. We   in the garden now. (SIT)
f. Mum   dinner at the moment. (MAKE)
7. Write an email answering these questions:
From: Paula To:
Hi!
How are you doing today? I’m writing you to ask about
your house. How many rooms does it have? Are you shearing
room with somebody? Do you like your room?
I’m waiting your answer,
Paula.
Write your email answering Paula.

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 SONGS AND PODCAST
1. Choose the correct option:
a-
SHAKE IT OFF – TAYLOR SWIFT (00:00-2:18 min)
I 1stay/ am staying out too late
Got nothing in my brain
That's what people 2say/ are saying, mm,
mm
That's what people say, mm, mm
I 3go/am going on too many dates
But I can't 4make/making them stay
At least that's what people say, mm, mm
That's what people say, mm, mm
But I keep 5cruise/cruising
Can't stop, won't stop 6move/moving
It's like I got this music in my mind
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Say/Saying it's gonna be alright
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play,
play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate,
hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake,
shake, shake
I 8shake/ am shaking it off, I shake it off
(hoo-hoo-hoo)
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break,
break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake,
fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake,
shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off (hoo-hoo-hoo)
I never miss a beat
I'm lightnin' on my feet
And that's what they don't 9see/seeing,
b-
“Watermelon Sugar” – Harry Styles (00:00-1:31)
Taste like strawberries
On a summer evenin'
And it 1sounds/sound just like a song
I 2want/wants more berries
mm, mm
That's what they don't see, mm, mm
I 10dace/'m dancing on my own (dancin'
on my own)
I make the moves up as I go (moves up as I
go)
And that's what they don't know, mm, mm
That's what they don't know, mm, mm
But I keep cruisin'
Can't stop, won't stop 11groov/grooving
It's like I got this music in my mind
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Say/Saying it's gonna be alright
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play,
play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate,
hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake,
shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off (hoo-hoo-hoo)
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break,
break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake,
fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake,
shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off (hoo-hoo-hoo)
Shake it off, I shake it off
I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off (hoo-hoo-
hoo)
And that summer feelin’
It's so wonderful and warm
Breathe me in, breathe me out
I 3don't/doesn’t know if I could ever go
without
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I'm just thinking out loud
I 4don't/doesn´t know if I could ever go
without
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar
Strawberries on a summer evenin'
Baby, you5're/’s the end of June
c-
“HOT N’ COLD” – KATY PERRY (00:00-1:32)
You 1change/are changing your mind
Like a girl 2change/changes clothes
Yeah you, PMS
Like a bitch
I would know
And you over think
Always speak
Cryptically
I should know
That you3're/’s no good for me
'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're 4down/brown
You're wrong when it's 5right/bright
It's black and it's white
We 6fight/are fighting, we break up
We kiss, we 7make/makes up
d-
“The best of both world” - Hannah Montana
Oh, yeah
Come on
1
You get/she gets the limo out front (oh-
whoa)
Hottest styles, every shoe, every color
Yeah, when 2you're/she’s famous it can be
kinda fun
It's really you, but no one ever
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discovers/cover
In some ways, you're just like all your
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friends/mates
But on stage, 5you're/she’s a star
You get the best of both worlds
Chill it out, take it 6slow/flow
I 6want/wants your belly
And that summer feelin'
Getting washed away in you
Breathe me in, breathe me out
I don't 7know/knows if I could ever go
without
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
(You) You 8don't/doesn´t really want to
stay, no
(You) But you 9don't/do really want to
go
You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down
We used to be
Just like twins
So in sync
The same energy
Now's a dead battery
Used to laugh 'bout nothing
Now you're plain boring
I should 10know/knowing
That you're not gonna change
Then you rock out the 7show/flow
You 8get/gets the best of both worlds
Mix it all together
And you know that it's the best of both
worlds
The best of both worlds, yeah
You 9go/goes to movie premiers (is that
Orlando Bloom?)
Hear/here your songs on the radio (oh-
whoa)
Livin' two lives is a little weird, yeah
But school's cool 'cause nobody
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knows/know
Yeah, you get to be a small town girl
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But big time when you 12play/touch your Who would've thought that a girl like me
guitar Would double as a super star?
You get the best of both worlds You get the best of both worlds
Chill it out, take it slow Chill it out, take it slow
Then you rock out the show Then you rock out the show
You get the best of both worlds You get the best of both worlds
Mix it all together Mix it all together
And you know that it's the best of both And you know that it's the best
You know the best of both worlds You get the best of both worlds
Pictures and autographs Without the shades and the hair
You 13get/are getting your face in all the You 14can/can’t go anywhere
magazines You get the best of both 15girls/worlds
The best part is that Mix it all together, oh yeah
You get to be whoever you wanna be It's so much better
Yeah, the the best of both 'Cause you know you got
(Best, best) You got the best of both The best of both world
(Best, best) Come on, the best of both
2. Complete with what you listen to:
are – are – is – needs – beauty – colorful – flowers – Christmas –
give – means – can – means - growing
Poinsettias 1 the best-selling potted flowering
plant in the United States. Red poinsettias are a
traditional part of 2 _ celebrations, which is
why almost all of them are sold at wintertime. The
Department of Agriculture estimates that Americans
bought $ 2.000 million worth of poinsettias last year.
The poinsettia 3 native to Central America and 4
warmth to grow. Bright red poinsettias 5 the best known. But
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there are about 1.000 different kinds, in including white, pink,
yellow and purple.
The 7 of the poinsettia are very small. Around the flowers are 8
leaves called bracts. These bracts are what 9 the plants their 10
.
The poinsettia is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett from South Carolina. In
1825 President John Quincy Adams appointed him as the United States'
first minister to Mexico. Poinsett had an interest in plants. He saw the
colorful plants 11 in the wild. Wild poinsettias 12 grow
up to four meters tall. He liked them so much that he sent some cuttings
back to the United States.
The botanical name for the plant is Euphorbia pulcherrima. In Latin, that 13
_ "most beautiful euphorbia."

3. Read the text and answer these questions:

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a. Are poinsettias the best-selling potted flower in U.S.A?
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b. Red poinsettias are a traditional part of Easter celebration?
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c. Where are the poinsettias from?
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d. What does "Euphorbia pulcherrima" mean in Latin?
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4. Make your own podcast.

a. It must take between 2 to 5 minutes.
b. Chose a topic:
“My favorite movie” - “A day in my shoes” - “My favorite book”
c. Plan your podcast making a list of the main subtopics.
d. Write your podcast.
e. Record your podcast.

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