“PRESENT

CONTINUOUS”
1) WRITE THE GERUND OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS

PLAY: PLAYING DANCE: FLY:

RUN: RIDE: EAT:
SWIM: SPEAK: READ:
SING: SKATE: PAINT:
COOK: DRINK: STUDY:

2) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FLY – NOT SPEAK – NOT READ – RUN – SING – NOT GO – DO – NOT LISTEN – EAT – NOT
STUDY

1. SONIA _________________ ENGLISH.

2. RON AND CAROL _____________ A COMIC.
3. NANCY ___________________ A MARATHON.
4. I ____________________ GEOGRAPHY.
5. MY MOTHER ________________ TO WORK.
6. BARBARA AND LUCY ______________ A SONG.
7. SANDRA _____________ THE HOMEWORK?
8. WE __________________ PIZZA
9. LUCA AND FER ________________ TO MUSIC.
10. I __________________ ON AN AIRPLANE.

3) WRITE THE SENTENCE USING PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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 HE / SLEEP SHE / TEACH HE / PLAY FOOTBALL
_____________________ ________________________ _________________________

HE / READ THE NEWSPAPER THEY / RIDE THEIR BIKES

___________________________ __________________________

4) WRITE SENTENCES USING PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

EXAMPLE: They / study / German They are studying German.

a) Ben / wear / a skirt. __________________________________________

b) She / speak / on the phone.
c) My dog / sleep / in teh garden.
d) You / not listen / to the radio.
e) Brian / do / his homework.
f) I / play / cards with my sister.
g) We / walk / in the park.
h) The boys / watch / television.
5)
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__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________

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6) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH “AM” / “IS” / “ARE”.

1) Dad ___ holding a box.

2) Mum ___ holding a bunch of flowers.

3) Mum and Dad ___ smiling.

4) The children ___ washing glasses.

6) The notice ___ on the window.

7) There ___ four tall glasses.

8) They ___ in the kitchen.

9) There ___ going to be a party today.

10) The children ___ sitting at the table.

7) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

a) Where is the family? They are in the kitchen.

b) What is dad doing?}
c) What is mum holding?
d) What are the children doing?
e) Where is the sign about the family get together?
f) Where is the pan?
g) How many tall glasses are there?
h) Are the children happy?
i) Are Mum and dad happy?

8) LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND WRITE WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE DOING NOW.

Bob Matt They

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She Kim Laura

9) LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

William …………………………………………

Mark and Simon

Mark And Simon……………………………..

Philip ……………………………………………. William

Margaret……………………………………… Alice Fiona

Philip

Alice……………………………………………..

Margaret
Fiona……………………………………………..

10) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN THE CHART USING THE FOLLOWING VERBS IN THE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS. THEN WRITE THE NEGATIVE FORM.

SLEEP – READ – RUN – COOK – SURF – DRINK – STUDY – PLAY

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

Isabella ___________ in the park.

Susan and Mary _________ coffee.

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 My father ___________ the newspaper.

We __________ for a test.

Felipe ____________ videogames.

I _____________ dinner in the kitchen.

My sister __________ the net.

The dog __________ in the garden.

11) LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE THE ANSWERS.

12) ANSWER THE QUESTION

ARE THEY FLYING?

ARE THEY SWIMMING?

IS HE RIDING A BIKE?

IS HE PLAYING TENNIS?
IS SHE EATING PIZZA?

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IS SHE DANCING?

IS HE LISTENING TO MUSIC?

IS HE SMOKING?

13) FORM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM.

EXAMPLES: Carolina / study English - 

Is Carolina studying English? Yes, she is.
Pedro / cook fish – X
Is Pedro cooking fish? No, he isn´t.

1. Matias / drink milk – X __________________________________________

2. The boys / run in the park – X __________________________________________
3. You / do homework -  __________________________________________
4. Felipe / sleep -  __________________________________________
5. The dog / eat – X __________________________________________

14) WRITE AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES IN PRESENT

CONTINUOUS USING THE WORDS GIVEN.

EXAMPLE: SARAH / WATCH TV Sarah is watching TV.

Sarah isn´t watching TV.

Is Sarah watching TV? Yes, she is / No, she isn´t.

a) MICHAEL / PLAY RUGBY

b) MY BROTHER / WATER THE PLANTS
c) MY MOTHER / COOK FOR LUNCH
d) I / DO EXERCISES
e) THE STUDENTS / READ BOOKS

15) FIND THE ERROR AND CORRECT THE SENTENCES.

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EXAMPLE: FERNAN WORKING AT HOME. FERNAN IS WORKING AT HOME.

a) MY FRIEND IS SITING IN THE GARDEN.

b) WE IS STUDYING HISTORY.
c) YOU ARE RUNNING IN THE PARK? YES, I AM.
d) MY PARENTS LISTENING TO MUSIC.
e) I AMN´T READING A BOOK.
f) CARMEN AND SONIA ISN´T WALKING IN THE PARK.

16) COMPLETE THE TEXT USING PRESENT CONINUOUS.

Karen is at the garden of her house. She _________________ (play) her with her dog. Her mother

Sara ____________ (eat) fruit and her father Oscar ________________ (wash) the car. Her brothers

_____________ (ride) their bikes. The sun ____________ (shine). It is a beautiful day.

17) WRITE THE QUESTIONS. ANSWER READING THE TEXT IN EX. 29

1. KAREN / PLAY/ WITH HER DOG? __________________________________________

2. SARA / EAT / ICE CREAM? __________________________________________
3. OSCAR / READ / THE NEWSPAPER? ________________________________________
4. HER BTOTHERS / RIDE / THEIR BIKES? ________________________________________

18) COMPLETE THESE DIALOGUES WITH THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

John: Hello.
Mum: Hi, John. Is everything OK?
John: Of course it is, mum.
Mum: What ………… you……………… (do)?
John: I …………………………… (watch) TV.
Mum: I can hear people.
John: That´s Tom and Sarah. We ………………………… (watch) a video.
Mum: They ………………………… (not watch) a video. They ……………………… (talk).
John: We ……………………… (have) a pizza at the moment.
Mum: ………… you …………………… (have) a party?
John: No, mum.
Mum: And your brother? What ……… he ………………… (do) ?

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 John: He is in his bedroom.
Mum: ………… he …………………… (study)?
John: I think so. What ………… you ………………… (do)?
Mum: We are in the car. We …………………………… (come) home.
John: Today?!
Mum: See you in about two hours…

“PRESENT SIMPLE”
19) WRITE THE PHRASES IN THE BOX

GO TO BED – HAVE BREAKFAST – WATCH TV – HAVE A SHOWER – GO TO SCHOOL –

HAVE DINNER – HAVE LUNCH - GO HOME – GET UP

20) ADD –S OR -ES TO THE VERBS

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STUDY: DRINK: CRY:

PLAY: WATCH: WRITE:

GO: GO: THINK:

COOK: WATER: PAINT:

READ: WALK: FIX:

21) CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

1. My best friend LIVE / LIVES near my house.

2. I LISTEN / LISTENS to music in my bedroom.
3. My parents GO / GOES to church every Sunday morning.
4. Carolina LIKE / LIKES icecream.
5. We STUDY / STUDIES a lot for our tests.
6. My father WORK / WORKS in a Factory.
7. My mother GO / GOES shopping on Friday afternoon.
8. Charly PLAY / PLAYS rugby in the club.
9. Gustavo and Sophie DANCE / DANCES tango very well.
10. You never FINISH / FINISHES your homework on time.

22) WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB.

1. Maria ______________ a lot of vegetables. (EAT)

2. My brother ______________ in the park every day. (RUN)
3. The students ______________ English classes on Monday. (HAVE)
4. I ______________ in a nice house. (LIVE)
5. Diego ______________ his bike to work. (RIDE)
6. Pamela ______________ her grandparents every weekend. (VISIT)
7. My dog ______________ in the garden. (SLEEP)
8. We ______________ for a walk in the afternoon. (GO)

23) CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

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24) CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.

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25) WRITE THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE (POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE)

26) TURN INTO NEGATIVE SENTENCES.

6) Mary has ballet classes twice a week. _____________________________

7) Pedro and Sophie go to school by bus. _____________________________
8) My mother cooks very well. _____________________________
9) Charly fixes bicycles. _____________________________
10) The students have English classes on Monday. _____________________________

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27) COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS.

28)

READ THE TEXT AND THE SENTENCES BELOW. TICK TRUE  AND CROSS FALSE X.

BETTY
Betty is eleven years old. She lives in a village in the north of Zambia, in Africa. She speaks
English and Bemba and she likes football.
Betty doesn’t go to school. She works on the family farm with her mother.
The farm is very small. In the summer, they usually start work at six in
the morning. They sometimes work all day. They are often very tired in
the evening. And they are sometimes hungry.
Betty doesn’t often see her dad. He lives in the capital city, Lusaka. He
works in a factory.
He earns very little money but he sends some money to Betty’s mother
every month.

a) Betty lives in the south of Zambia. ……

b) She speaks English and Bemba. ……
c) She likes football . ……
d) She goes to school in Lusaka. ……
e) She never works in the afternoon. …..
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 f) She sees her father at the weekend. ……
g) Her father lives in Lusaka. ……
h) He is a factory worker. ……
i) He is rich. ……
j) He sends money to Betty’s mother every month. ……

29) READ ABOUT SIMON’S TYPICAL DAY AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

SIMON
Hi, I’m Simon. I work for a computer company in London but I live in
Brighton. I’m married and I have three daughters. I travel from Brighton to
London every day.
In the morning, I get up at 6.00; I have a shower and get dressed. I don’t
see my daughters, they’re in bed. I don’t have breakfast because I don’t
have time. I get the train to London at 7.30. I start work at 9.00 and I have a
coffee. I always drink six cups of coffee a day.
At midday, I don’t go out for lunch because I’m usually busy. I sometimes
have a sandwich in the office. In the afternoon, I finish work at 5.30, and
then I walk to the station and get the train to Brighton. I don’t have dinner
with my family because they often eat at 6.00 but at that time, I’m on the
train. I usually arrive home at 7.45. After dinner, my family and I often sit and
watch TV. I never read a book or a magazine because I’m always tired. I usually go to bed at 11.00.

a- What’s this man’s name? …………………………………………………………………

b- Does he work in London or Brighton? …………………………………………………………………
c- Does he get up early in the morning? …………………………………………………………………
d- Does he see his daughters in the morning? ……………………………………………………………
e- Are his daughters at school at 6.00 in the morning? ……………………………………………………
f- Does he travel to work by car or by train? ………………………………………………………………
g- Does he have breakfast at work? ………………………………………………………………………
h- Does he always drink coffee or tea for breakfast? ………………………………………………………
i- Is he usually busy at work? ………………………………………………………………………………..
j- Does he sometimes finish work at 2.00 p.m.? …………………………………………………………
k- Do his wife and daughters often eat dinner at 7.00 p.m.? ……………………………………………
l- Do he and his family often relax in front of the TV after dinner? ………………………………………
m- Is he always tired at night? ……………………………………………………………………………
n- Does he usually go to bed at midnight? ………………………………………………………………

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“ADVERBS OF
FREQUENCY”

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30) CLASSIFY YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES IN THE FOLLOWING CHART.

ALWAYS OFTEN USUALLY SOMETIMES NEVER

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31) COMPLETE THE CHART. THEN WRITE SENTENCES.

YOU:
1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
2. . ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
3. . ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
4. . ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
5. . ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
6. . ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
7. . ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....
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32) WRITE ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE USING THE INFORMATION IN THE CHART
ABOVE. INCLUDE ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES, NEVER. WRITE
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

“PRESENT SIMPLE” vs “PRESENT

CONTINUOUS”
33) READ THE TWO TEXTS CAREFULLY. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. What does Isabel usually do on Saturday mornings?

2. What is she doing this Saturday?
3. What does Mark usually do on Christmas day?
4. What is he doing this Christmas?

Underline the verbs in the two text, compare between the verbs that describe habits (usually)
and the verbs that describe actions at the time of speaking (this Saturday / Christmas… /
Now…). Then complete the rules:
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 a) When we describe habits, we put the verb in the …………………………………….
tense.
b) When we describe actions at the time of speaking, we put the verb in the
……………………….………….. tense.

34) COMPLETE THE TEXT ABOUT LEO BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSE.

On my birthday I (go/ sometimes)……………………… out with friends, or I (go) …………

out to a restaurant with my family. My Mum (make/ usually) ……………………… me a birthday
cake. My Dad and sisters (get/ usually) ………………………… me birthday presents.

But this birthday is different! It’s Leo’s eighteenth birthday, so now he’s an adult. This
morning he got a lot of presents. Now he (have) …………………………… a big party with all
his friends. They (dance)……………….. and (sing) ……………………………….. They (eat)
……………………………. delicious food and cakes, and (drink)…………………………….
different sweet drinks. Leo (wear) ……………………………….. a blue jacket.

35) WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU USUALLY DO, AND WHAT
YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

36) CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:

1.- The doctor …………… in the local hospital now.

a) works b) is working

2.- Michael ……….…. shopping with his father on Friday.

a) goes b) is going

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3.-Roberto ……….…. (catch) the bus in the morning.

a) catches b) is catching

4.- The girl often ……..…… (drink) milk for breakfast.

a) drinks b) is drinking

5.- It’s 9.00pm and my family ……….…. dinner.

a) has b) is having

6.-Claire ……….….. her lessons at 2,15pm

a) is finishing b) finishes

7.- Paula and you ……….….. the new magazine now.

a) are reading b) read

37) WRITE THE VERBS IN PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

1.-Katherine ………..…. (work) in the farm this summer.

2.-John often………..… (go) to bed late on Saturdays.

3.-Alan usually ………..…. (brush) his teeth..

4.-They ……………..(run) to catch the bus now.

5.-Sarah ……………. (hate) eating soup.

6.-My cousin ……..……. (live) in San Francisco at the moment.

7.-Some teachers …………… (correct) the exams right now.

8.-Lucia sometimes ………….…. (participate) in the festival.

9.-The photographer always ………..….. (take) nice photos.

10.-Listen! They ………….… (play) your favourite song.

38) UNDERLINE THE TIME EXPRESSION AND COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT TENSE

1. I always __________ (read) a book.

2. She __________ (cook) dinner every day.
3. Tom usually __________ (drink) coffee in the morning, but today he
__________ (drink) tea.
4. The students __________ (surf) the net at the moment.

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5. The baby __________ (sleep) now.
6. Kate __________ (meet) friends every Friday.
7. We __________ (have) dinner at night.
8. Peter __________ (not / work) in the garden now. He __________ (watch) TV.
9. Maria __________ (not / go) to school in the morning. She __________ (go) to school in the
afternoon.
10. John always __________ (do) karate in the afternoon, but today he __________ (play) tennis.
11. We __________ (have) a picnic at the moment.
12. Susan and Zoe often __________ (go) shopping on Saturday.
13. My granddad __________ (have) a nap on the sofa at the moment.
14. My sister always __________ (drink) two cups of coffee for breakfast.
15. I never __________ (ride) a bike.
16. My friends__________ (do) homework now.

SIMPLE PAST: VERB “TO BE”

38) TURN THE FOLLOWING 39) COMPLETE WITH WAS OR WERE.

SENTENCES INTO THE PAST. a- She ________________sad yesterday.

a- Tom is my friend. b- We ________________ at the zoo last

___________________________ weekend.

b- We are at home. c- Mum and dad _______________at the

___________________________ restaurant.

c- Lucy and Kary are sixteen years old. d- They_____________at the disco club
last weekend.
___________________________
e- You_____________late for school
d- They are from Australia. yesterday.
___________________________
f- I _______________very hungry.
e- My sister is happy.
____________________________ g- It _____________cold last Monday.

f- I am a student h- She______________in Buenos Aires in

_____________________________ 2008.
i- Tom and Bill_____________best
friends.

40) LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE AND WRITE SENTENCES

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41) CHOOSE A FAMOUS PERSON FROM THE PAST AND WRITE SENTENCES.

…………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………..

42) CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION.

43) COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT
PAST FORM OF THE VERB TO BE.

44) ORDER THE QUESTIONS AND

ANSWER.
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 EXAMPLE: friend / was / your / beach / on / summer / last?
Was your friend on the beach last summer? Yes, she was.
1. in / the / Were / park / you / yesterday?

2. school / you and your friend/ Were / at / last month?

3. friend/ Was / your / yesterday / happy?

4. in/ you / Were / 2015 / Buenos Aires / in?

5. your / ago/ the / was / disco / one / friend / year / at?

PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS

45) LOOK AT THE MAP ABOVE AND COMPLETE THE CHART WITH THE FOLLOWING
WORDS.

46) COMPLETE WITH: “AGO”, “YESTERDAY”, “LAST” OR “IN”.

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47) WHERE WERE YOU? WRITE SENTENCES WITH THE FOLLOWING T IME
EXPRESSIONS.

EXAMPLE: Yesterday
I was in the park yesterday.
a- Last year: ………………………………………………………………………………..
b- Three days ago: ………………………………………………………………………………..
c- Last Saturday: ………………………………………………………………………………..
d- In 2015: ………………………………………………………………………………..

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