Improvement plan #1

Name____________________________________________ Date_________________________

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be in present tense. Use
contractions when necessary. (10 points)

a. My father’s last name ______ Martinez. He _____ a Marketing Director at City Bank.
b. Janet and Paul ______ Assistant Managers for an important international company. They _____
happy working there.
c. My parents _____ in Italy now. They ______ visiting the Pizza Tower.
d. Nike ______ a very famous Sports Wear Company. David Beckman _______ promoting most
of their products now.
e. Madrid _________ the capital of France. It _____ located in Spain.

2. David and Rachel meet at the University. They are going for a drink now. Complete
their conversation with the most appropriate questions. (10 points)

Rachel: Well, David, ________________________________________?

David: I’m from Ibague, and you?
Rachel: I’m from Cuba.
David: How interesting! _______________________________________ ?
Rachel: No. Not really. I’m an Economy student.
_______________________________?
David: I’m 20 years old… Rachel…, and your parents? Are they in Cuba?
Rachel: No, not now. They live in Canada. My mom’s name is Maria and my dad’s is
Daniel.
David: ____________________doing there?
Rachel: They’re retired, and they love living there. Oh, sorry! Time flies and I have to go now. I have a
class.
David: Good. ______________________________________?
Rachel: My cell phone is 312 4182335.
David: Ok. I’ll give you a call. See you then.

3. Complete the sentences choosing the correct possessive adjective in the

parentheses. (20 points)

a. Manuel is in ______ car. (her, he, his)

b. It’s an Italian restaurant. ____ name is Pozzeto. (It, Our, Its)
c. I’m Margarita. ______ last name is Porras. (Mine, My, I )
d. We’re at home but _____ parents aren’t. They’re at the mall. (ours, we, our)
e. Natalie and Justin are in _________ office. (their, they, theirs)
f. Is that _______ new car? It’s beautiful. (you, yours, your)
g. Mary, where is ______ boss? He’s not in his office. (our, ours, he)
h. I think _____ briefcase is in my car. Don’t worry about it. (yours, you, your)
i. Mary and Luis are living in Bogotá, but __ parents are in Cali. (them, their, theirs)
j. That is not ____ book. Mine is green and it is older. (my, me, mine)
 Present Progressive (Present Continuous) Tense

1. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences.
Use the correct form of the present progressive tense. (30 points)

wear study sneeze listen rain fix dance eat

read shine buy make wash fly sleep

1. It is a beautiful day. The sun .

2. Mother is busy now. She dinner.

3. Father is in the garage. He the car.

4. The students are in the classroom. They ____________________to their teacher.

5. The baby is in her crib. She .

6. Ellie is in her bedroom. She for her exam.

7. Claire and Bob are at a party. They .

8. You should take your umbrella. It .

9. Anna is going to a wedding. She ___________________a beautiful dress.

10. The floor is dirty. Andrea it.

11. Mark is at the supermarket. He groceries.

12. It is 12:00. The children lunch.

13. Brenda has a bad cold. She .

14. The students are in the library. They .

15. The pilot his airplane.

 Present Progressive Tense – Negative and
Affirmative
2. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. First
use the negative form, then the affirmative. (30 points)

drink go wash live play cook study listen

write sleep smoke drive speak eat watch

Example: Mary isn’t wearing a blue dress. She’s wearing a black dress.

1. Peter mathematics. He history.

2. The boys soccer. They hockey.

3. I coffee. I tea.

4. She a letter to her grandmother. She ____________a letter to her aunt.

5. We a new car. We an used car.

6. I fish for dinner. I steak.

7. She sports on TV. She a movie.

8. The tourists Chinese. They Japanese.

9. He a cigarette. He a pipe.

10. She the dishes. She the clothes.

11. They to classical music. They ________________to rock music.

12. We to Hawaii for our vacation. We _________________to Mexico.

13. The children_____________ vegetables for lunch. They ___________________ chicken.

14. Henry ________________ on the sofa. He ________________ on his bed.

15. Blanca ________________ in the United States. She _________________ in Canada.

1. Practice: Present simple: affirmative, negative, questions. Exercises.
1.1 Use the present simple affirmative.
1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.
2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.
3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.
4. School ________ (finish) at three o´clock.
5.You ________ (live) near me.
6. He ________(like) rap music.
7. She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.
8. We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.
9. I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.
10. My mother ________ (teach) art.

1.2 Write the sentences in negative.

1. I study French. _____________________________________
2. School finishes at two o´clock. ____________________________________
3. You copy from other students. _____________________________________________
4. We think English is easy. _________________________________________________
5. My friends play volleyball. _________________________________________________
6. I watch TV on Saturday morning. ___________________________________________
7. She speaks Chinese. _____________________________________________________
8. The dog likes cats. _______________________________________________________
9. They listen to pop music. __________________________________________________
10. I play with my hamster every day. __________________________________________

1.3 Write the sentences and finish the short answers.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ? ____________________________
No, ___________________
2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat.
Yes, ___________________
3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go
__________________________________________
No, ___________________
4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ? _____________________________________________
Yes, ___________________
5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ? ____________________________
No, ______________

Fill in the gap with the right tense of the verb.

Annie_________ (like) to walk on the mountain. During the week she ___________ (wake
up) early and ___________(go) for a small walk. She usually ________(go) with her father
and brother. She__________(like) to get some fresh air. She_______ (live) in the city.
She always________ (take) the bus at 8:30. a.m. and ______(arrive) at school at 9:00 a.m.
Her father____________(take) his car and_________(go) to town to work.
He__________(work) at a clinic. He__________(love) animals.
They_______(like) to go to the mountain on the weekend and___________(see) the animals.
Annie________(stay) there for about three hours with her family. Annie’s family ______(love)
nature.
Look for the meaning and the past tense of the following verbs and decide if
they are regular or irregular verbs.
Present Past Meaning Regular Irregular
Be
Arrive
Work
Go
Begin
Play
Come
Live
Study
Give
Take
Drink
Eat
Dance
Write
Read
Speak
Listen
Wait
Think
Sing
Get
Have
Sleep
Sweep
Watch
Walk
Do
Run
Forgive
Forget
Teach
Learn
Make

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