PRACTICE 2: PRESENT SIMPLE – OTHER VERBS

EXERCISE 1: COMPLETE THE LIST WITH THE VERBS IN 3 RD PERSON SINGULAR (Completa con la
variación para 3ra persona singular)

I /we/you/they… He/She… I / we /you/they… He/She…

Talk Talks Surf Surfs
Smoke Smokes Go Goes
Do Does Phone Phones
Stay Stays Drive Drives
Have Has Speak Speaks
Write Writes Read Reads
Listen Listens Study Studies
Watch Watches Fix Fixes
Finish Finishes Check Checks
apply Applies express Expresses

EXERCISE 2: FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESIS. PAY
ATTENTION IF THE IDEA IS AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE. (Completa)

1. Mario and Rose…live…(live) in La Paz city. (+)

2. The students ……do not have…………(neg have) any homework for today,(-)
3. …..Do….your professor…speak….(speak) Japanese?
4. What……do…..you ……eat……(eat) for lunch every day.(+)
5. ……Do……Robert and Jose……go……. (go) to the courtroom on Saturday?
6. My children………do not study…….(neg study) at the University.(-)
7. My friends and I……do not……play…………….(neg play) any instrument.(-)
8. The secretary……does………types….(type) letters for the companies.(+)
9. When ………does…… the judge……gives……….(give) his verdict?
10. ……Do…….they ……wake………..(wake) up early in the morning?

EXERCISE 3: CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THESE SENTENCES (CORRIGE LOS ERRORES).

• 1) Students doesn’t study for the tests. don’t

• 2) A pilot fly a plane every day. flies

• 3) My dog doesn’t eats junk food. eat

• 4) Does your parents live in an apartment? do

• 5) We don’t has many students in class. have

• 6) Mary and he works in a private University. work

• 7) Your uncle play the piano very well. Plays

• 8) Where Carol travels on vacation? Does, travel

• 9) Does your friend and you stay at home today? do

 • 10) Robert plays the piano and the violin? Does, play

EXERCISE 4: DAILY ACTIONS IN A LAWYER’S ROUTINE. MATCH ENGLISH WITH SPANISH (Une
la frase en inglés con la traducción en español)

ENGLISH SPANISH
• Give legal advice (d) a) Realizar contratos
• Collect evidence (g) b) Ir a la corte
• Represent a client (k) c) visitar la notaria
• Present evidence (n) d) Dar consejo legal
• Write legal documents (o) e) Asistir a las audiencias
• Review documents (s) f) Firmar un contrato
• Have work meetings (l) g) Recolectar evidencia
• Visit to the notary (c) h) Realizar memoriales
• Explain the regulations (j) i) Prepararse para la audiencia
• Make contracts (a) j) Explicar las normas
• Make memorials (h) k) Representar a un cliente
• Litigate a trial (r) l) Tener reuniones de trabajo
• Attend the hearings (e) m) Llevar a cabo una investigación
• Look for witnesses (p) n) Presentar evidencia
• Prepare documents (q) o) Elaborar documentos legales
• Get ready for the hearing (i) p) Buscar testigos
• Carry out an investigation (m) q) Preparar documentación
• Sign up a contract (f) r) Litigar un juicio
• Go to the courtroom (b) s) Revisar la documentación

EXERCISE 5: COMPLETE THE CHART WITH THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE VERBS IN
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE FORM. (Completa el cuadro con la forma
correcta de la oración)

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

She gives legal advice She doesn’t give legal advice
He makes memorials He does not make
memorials
He have work meetings He does not have work
meetings
She carry out an She doesn’t carry out an
investigation investigation
Lawyers sign up contracts Lawyers does not sign up
contracts
Peter goes to the courtroom Peter does not go to the
every day courtroom every day
He litigate a trial He doesn’t litigate a trial
Your sisters look for Your sisters does not look
witnesses every day for witnesses every day
Mary explains the Mary does not explains the
regulations every day regulations every day
Does she give legal advice?
Does he make memorials?
Does he have work meetings?
Does she carry out an
investigation?
Does lawyears sign up
contracts?
Does Peter go to the
courtroom every day?
Does he litigate a trial?
Do your sisters look for
witnesses every day?
Does Mary explains the
regulations every day
Robert collect evidence Robert doesn’t collect Does Robert collect evidence
after work evidence after work. after work