English I Teacher: Omar Eduardo Velandia port.
Student: Jose David Parada Polentino Date: 15/09/2020 Code: 1370105
EXERCISES
CHOOSE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS. WATCH OUT FOR STATIVE VERBS.
1. Julie Is reading (read) in the garden.
2. What do we have (we / have) for dinner tonight?
3. She has (have) two daughters.
4. I am staying (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.
5. He often comes (come) over for dinner.
6. The class begins (begin) at nine every day.
7. What are you eating (you / eat) at the moment?
8. What does Susie do (Susie / do) tomorrow?
9. I don´t work (not / work) on Sundays.
10. She doesn’t study (not / study) now, she watches (watch) TV.
11. How often do you go (you / go) to restaurants?
12. I am not going (not / go) on holiday this summer.
13. I'm sorry, I do not understand (not / understand).
14. She works (work) as a waitress for a month.
15. She takes (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.
16. It is (be) cold here in winter.
17. Take your umbrella, it is raining (rain).
18. This cake tastes (taste) delicious.
19. The bag belongs (belong) to Jack.
20. When do you arrive (you / arrive) tonight?
COMPLETE THE TEXT MESSAGE. USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE
CONTRACTIONS.
Hi Maggie, How are you? What (1) are you doing (do) now? It’s really boring here at the moment. Dad (2)
is washing (wash) the car and Mum isn’t here. She always (3) is going (go) to the gym on Saturday mornings.
My brother (4) is sleeping (sleep). He never (5) gets up (get up) early at the weekends. I’m bored so I (6)
I´m writing (write) this message to you. Please reply!
CORRECT THE MISTAKES.
1. Granddad is listening to the radio every morning. listens
2. I’m not liking cucumbers, bananas or lettuce. Do not like
3. Is you having fun now? Are you
4. She walks the dog at the moment. Is wolking
5. He aren’t sing in a band. Isn´t singing
6. What are you do now? Doing
Read the paragraphs and answer the questions:
Hello! My name is Douglas Hunter. I'm a British Airlines pilot. I fly planes. I'm not working
today. I'm playing golf. It's my favorite sport.
1. What's your name? His name is Douglas Hunter
2. What are you doing? He's a pilot.
3. What are you doing now? He's playing golf
4. What is your favorite sport? Golf is your favorite sport
It's Gordon Lester. He's a champion rider. He rides racehorses, but now he doesn't ride a
racehorses. He's dancing with his wife.
1. What's your name? His name is Gordon Lester
2. What are you doing? Ride racehorses
3. Is he a good rider? He's a champion rider.
4. Where is he now? Dancing with his wife
5. What are you doing? He's dancing with his wife.
6. Who are you with? He's with his wife.
It's Bob and Michael. They teach English in a school. They're not teaching now. They're in
the pub. They're talking and laughing.
1. Who are they? This is Bob and Michael.
2. Do they teach? If they teach in a school
3. What do they teach? They teach English
4. Where are they now? They're in town
5. What are you doing now? They're talking and laughing
Write DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT in the blank space in each
sentence:
a. He isn’t listening to the radio right now.
b. He doesn’t listen to the radio every evening.
c. We aren´t watching a television program now.
d. We don´t watch television every day.
e. They don´t study their lessons after class.
f. They aren´t studying their lessons right now.
g. It isn´t raining very hard right at the moment.
h. It doesn´t rain very much during the summer.
i. Mr. Johnson isn´t eating his lunch now.
j. Mr. Johnson doesn´t always eat at that place.
k. I don´t see any students in that room.
l. I don´t hear anyone in the hall now.