IECSA / BASIC I / PRACTICE FOR THE I EXAMINATION

I. Complete the following statements by selecting the appropriate option.

1. I _____________ at a supermarket.
A. work

B. works

C. doesn’t work

2. Carmen ____________ with her sister.

A. live

B. lives

C. don’t live

3. Horses _____________ on grass.

A. feed

B. feeds

C. doesn’t feed

4. Fernando ________________ a very high salary.

A. earn

B. earns

C. don’t earn
5. Juana ________________ to be a nurse.
A. want

B. wants

C. don’t want

6. Lucia ________________ delicious cakes.

A. make

B. makes

C. don’t make

7. Julia and her best friend ________________ in San Ramón.

A. live

B. lives

C. doesn’t live

8. Roberto and Carlos ________________ to play card games.

A. like

B. likes

C. doesn’t like

9. Fernanda _________________ English very well.

A. speak

B. speaks

C. don’t speak
10. Martin _________________ for a walk in the morning.
A. go

B. goes

C. don’t go

11. My grandfather _________________his dog.

A. adore

B. adores

C. don’t adore

12. Plants ________________ water and sunlight for making their food.
A. need

B. needs

C. doesn’t need

II. Complete the following options by using the Simple Present Tense:

1. My friends (go) ____________ camping every summer.

2. Do you (like) ____________ swimming?

3. Katie ____________ (get up) at 6:00 am every day.

4. We always (use) ____________ good strategies in class.

5. School (start) ____________ at 9:00 in the morning.

6. My parents (not/live) ____________ in Chicago.

7. Your aunt (not/like) ____________ pop music.

8. Kara (study) ____________French

9. She (play) ____________Basketball.

10. Lea and her sister (watch)____________ TV every day after dinner.

11. Pamela never (play)____________ video games.

12. Dogs (not/play) ____________ with cats.

13. Claire (listen) ____________ to jazz music.

14. His daughter always (take) ____________ their dog out for a walk.

15. I usually (go) ____________ to bed around 10 o'clock.

16. You (eat) ____________ at nights.

17. This movie (start) ____________ at 8:00 pm.

18. Those buses (arrive) ____________ at 6:00 pm.

19. My son usually (visit) ____________ his grandpa on the weekends.

20. Your brother (eat) ____________ too much chocolate.

III. Complete the following questions by using the Simple Present Tense Auxiliaries.

1. What time ____________ you go to bed?

2. ____________ your dog like bread?
3. Where ____________ he go on weekends?
4. ____________ your mom read comics?
5. What ____________ you do on Mondays?
6. Why ____________ I drink so much milk?
7. When _____________ your parents have lunch?
8. _____________ she like pizza?
9. Where _____________ your brother live?
10. Why _____________ this little boy do that?
11. Where _____________ the Queen live now?
12. When _____________ the activity start?
13. _____________ kids like apples?
14. _____________ adults really change?
15. How _____________ kids learn?
16. _____________ Alfonso explain well?
17. How _____________ your father feel?
18. When _____________ you take classes?
 19. Where _____________ she live?
20. ______________ we take classes on Mondays?

IV. Change the following positive sentences into negative sentences by using the
Simple Present Tense.

1. She works extremely hard.

2. These students pay attention in the class.
3. The English Teacher explains the topics on Fridays.
4. My mother and my father watch movies on Wednesdays.
5. Computers facilitate life.
6. She drives at nights.
7. He works in the mornings.
8. They practice their English.
9. We write books.
10. Fabio speaks Japanese.

V. Correct the Demonstrative Adjectives in the following sentences.

1. I really like those phone!
2. She prefers this computers.
3. My classmates like this shoes.
4. Andrés lives in those house.
5. That cars are very expensive.
6. Those computer is extremely good!
7. That documents are very important.
8. Those country is very dangerous.
9. I like this pens.
10. He loves those sport.

VI. Complete the following sentences by using Possessive Adjectives.

1. She is happy with (She) _______ job.

2. The children lost (They) ________ way in the town.
3. Peter is showing (He) ________ house to Susan.
4. I have a beautiful house. (It) ________ color is blue.
5. He is very brave and persistent. I am sure he will reach (He) ________ objectives.
 6. Carla’s last name is American. (She) _______ last name is Smith White.
7. We bought (Our) ________fruit yesterday. We feel much better now.
8. This country has beautiful landscapes. (It)_________ most beautiful place is Java.

VII. Write the following numbers in English.

 452 452
 452 458 521
 458 456 215
 415 129 982
 174 364 495