UVT CPEAI-Licenciatura Homework No.

Student’s Name: __________________________________________ Date: ______________

A. Present Continuous Tense

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 Present Continuous Reading Exercise
A Phone Call

Don: Hi Sally, I hope that I’m not phoning at a bad time. Are you doing your homework?
Sally: No, I am watching TV. My homework is finished. Why?
Don: I am trying to finish my math homework but I’m having a lot of trouble with it.
Sally: Sorry I can’t help you. I'm not very good at math!
Don: That’s OK. I’m calling you because I’m meeting John and Kate after school tomorrow
and I wanted to know if you want to join us.
Sally: Sorry but I can’t. I’m going shopping with my sister tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for
asking though.
Don: Maybe next time then.
Sally: OK. I hope you get your math homework done!

The present continuous verb tense is used to talk about things that are happening right
now (We are reading right now). It can also be used to talk about things that might or
might not happen in the near future (They are coming to the party on Saturday).

Vocabulary help:
 afternoon (noun) - the time of day between noon and evening.
 homework (noun) - schoolwork that is to be done at home rather than at school.
 math (noun) - the short form of mathematics.
 phoning (verb) - present participle of to phone - to call on the telephone.
 tomorrow (noun) - the day after today.

Comprehension Check: Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?

1. Don has finished his homework. Yes or no?

2. Sally helped Don finish his math homework. Yes or no?
3. Don is meeting John and Kate after school tomorrow. Yes or no?
4. Sally is going shopping tomorrow. Yes or no?
5. Sally is doing her homework now. Yes or no?

Fill in the Blanks:

6. Sally is going shopping with her _______________ tomorrow.
7. Don is ______________ trouble with his math homework.
8. Sally is __________________ TV now.
9. Don is _________________ John and Kate ___________ school tomorrow.
10. Sally and Don are _________________ on the phone in this story.

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B. Simple Present Tense, Frequency Adverbs & WH-Questions

I. Write down the missing sentences.

P.P. Affirmative Negative Questions

I I play. ___________________ __________________
you You help. ___________________ __________________
he _____________ He doesn’t answer. __________________
she _____________ ___________________ Does she sing?
it It rains. ___________________ __________________
we _____________ ___________________ Do we dream?
you _____________ You don’t read. __________________
they _____________ ___________________ Do they work?

II. Choose the correct option to complete the blanks.

1. It ________ almost every day in Manchester.

a) rains
b) rain
c) raines
2. John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course.
a) trys
b) try
c) tries
3. The bank ________ at four o'clock.
a) close
b) closes
c) closies
4. My best friend ________ to me every week.
a) writes
b) write
c) writies

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III. Make negative (-) sentences.

1. I watch TV. __________________________________________________________.

2. We play football. _____________________________________________________.
3. She cleans her room. __________________________________________________.
4. You ride your bike every weekend. _______________________________________.
5. Sandy takes nice photos. _______________________________________________.

IV. Arrange the words below to make questions.

1. she / to collect / stickers

__________________________________________________?
2. they / to play / a game
__________________________________________________?
3. the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed
__________________________________________________?
4. she / often / to dream
__________________________________________________?
5. he / to play / streetball
__________________________________________________?

V. Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. Julia likes pop-music. What kind of music does Julia like?

2. Maria comes from Spain. _______________________________________?

3. They play in the garden. _______________________________________?

4. Rick rides his bike. _______________________________________?

5. I go to the cinema on Saturdays. _______________________________________?

6. We go to Spain because it is warm there. _______________________________________?

7. Joe repairs his bike. _______________________________________?

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VI. Make sentences by ordering the words.

1. jogging Fridays always on I go

________________________________________________________________________.
2. students do their the don't homework usually
________________________________________________________________________.
3. hardly ever my English speaks mother
________________________________________________________________________.
4. they football Sundays on sometimes play
________________________________________________________________________.
5. brother often ill my is
________________________________________________________________________.

VII. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position.
1. He listens to the radio. (often)
________________________________________________________________________.
2. They read a book. (sometimes)
________________________________________________________________________.
3. Pete gets angry. (never)
________________________________________________________________________.
4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
________________________________________________________________________.
5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
________________________________________________________________________.

VIII. Write a composition about the things you ALWAYS, SOMETIMES and NEVER do on
Sundays.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

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C. Possessive Adjectives

I. Replace the Personal Pronouns by Possessive Adjectives.

1. Where is (I) _______ book?

2. Here is (we) _______ teacher.
3. She goes to school with (she) _______ brother.
4. (They) _______ father works in a car factory.
5. (You) _______ laptop is very expensive.
6. (He) _______ favorite hobby is tennis.
7. (I) _______ aunt and I want to go to Paris.
8. We want to see (it) _______ historical monuments.
9. Leila likes (she) _______ dog !
10. (It) _______ name is Bobby.

II. Choose the right Possessive Adjective.

1. Two students didn’t do _______ mathematics homework.

2. I have a car. _______ color is black.
3. We have a dog. _______ name is Pancho.
4. Nancy is from England. _______ husband is from Australia.
5. Ann and Nadia go to a high school. _______ little brother goes to primary school.
6. Alan has a van. _______ van is very old.
7. We go to a high school. _______ high school is fantastic.
8. I like singing. _______ mother sings with me.
9. François and Alain are French. _______ family are from France.
10. Mary likes _______ grandmother. She often visits her.
11. The boy likes_______ school.
12. Mary sees _______ mother every day.
13. My friends bring_______ children to our place on Saturdays
14. The cat eats_______ food quickly.
15. I often forget_______ key.
16. You write in_______ book in class.
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