EXERCISES

I .Write the correct form of the verb to be: am – is – are

1. I_____ from France. 7. My brother and my sister_____ at the

2. She_____ an actress. school.
3. The students_____ wonderful. 8. _____your mother a nurse?
4. You _____a very nice father. 9. My father and I_____ good friends.
5. Spain_____ not in Africa. 10. _____ you busy?
6. We_____ in the United States.

II. Match the questions to the answers:

1. Are you a famous singer? ____ No, they aren’t
2. Is Tom Cruise a cartoon? ____ Yes, she is
3. Is Sharon Stone an actress? ____ No, we aren’t
4. Are Kaka and Zidane actors? ____ Yes, I am
5. Are you enemies? ____ No, he isn’t

III. Write Do or Does and Don’t or Doesn’t:

a) ______ he go to the disco? Yes, he ______
b) ______ you like candies? Yes, I _______
c) ______ she speak Portuguese? No, she ______
d) ______ they smoke? No, they ______
e) ______ we do the exercises? Yes, you ______

IV. Complete the sentences using SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. I _________________ a shower every day.(to take)
2. My grandmother __________________ TV.(not / to watch)
3. I ____________________ my teeth every morning.(to brush)
4. My cousins _________________ dinner.(not / to cook)
5. I ___________________ dressed.(to get)
6. My father _________________ to music.(not / to listen)
7. I __________________ my hair.(to comb)
8. Nancy and Janet _______________ to the school. (to go)
9. Mrs. Taylor__________________ a big box. (to carry)
10. We ________________ French and German. (not / to speak)

V. Choose the correct answer: (PRESENT CONTINUOUS)

1. I’m ____ on the sofa. (sit) a)siting b)sit c)sitting
2. Lucy ________ a course at college. (do) a)is doing b)are doing c)am doing
3. My friends and I ______to the teacher.(listen) a)talking b)are talking c)is talking
4. I ________a new book. (read) a)am riding b)am reading c)am readding
5. He ________ English now.(study) a)is studing b)is studyng c)is studying
6. ____my mother ________?(swim) a)is–swiming b)are–swimming c)is-swimming
7. They ______ salsa music. (dance) a)is – dancing b)are – dancing c)am – dancing
8. Cynthya _______ to music.(listen) a)isn’t listening b)don’t listening c)am listening
9. Jane ________soccer.(play) a)isn’t plaing b)aren’t playing c)isn’t playing
10. It _____ at the moment (rain) a) are raining b)is raining c)is rainning
VI. Put in was / were:
1. We weren’t happy with the hotel. Our room _______ very small.
2. Janet ____________ at hospital last week because she __________ ill.
3. Yesterday ___________ a public holiday so the shops _________ closed. They are open
today.
4. _________Sue and Bill at the party? Yes, they ___________
5. Where are my keys? I don’t know. They ___________ on the table but they’re not there
now.
6. You _________ at home last night.

VII. Complete with the appropriate verb in SIMPLE PAST:

1. She_________ a headache yesterday.(to
have)
2. We ____________ our homework last night.
(to do)
3. We ______________ any money.(to not
have)
4. My father ____________ last year. (to die)
5. He ____________in Fiji in 1976. (to live)
6. Yesterday, I ___________ in Geneva.(to
arrive)
7. I ____________ to the theatre last night. (to
go)
8. She ____________ the piano when she was a
child. (to play)
9. He ____________ me a letter six months ago.
(to send)
10. Peter ___________ five minutes ago.(to
leave)

VIII. Choose the correct answer:

1. Karla and George _____ to buy a nice house 5 years ago. a. plan b. planed c. planned
2. Did you ________ French when you were younger? a. learn b. learnt c. learning
3. I didn’t _______ my father a new key ring for his birthday. a. gave b. give c. gived
4. Maricarmen _______ a lot toys for poor children. a. bought b. buyed c. buied.
5. Pilar ________ her homework yesterday afternoon. a. finishes b. finish c. finished
6. Jhonly __________ in an important company in 1995. a. worked b. work c. working
7. Luis ________at the school at 4 o’clock. a. was studying b. was studied c. were studying
8. My mother______ me stories when I was a 5 years old. a. tells b. told c. telled
9. John ______to Iquitos 10 years ago. a. went b. go c. goed
10. Lily ______ too much beer when her parents arrived. a. drinked b drinks c. was drinking
11. Nataly ______ some gifts from New York last year. a) bring b) brought c) brang
12. My sister _______ a ghost yesterday night. a) see b) seed c) saw

IX. Write for or since: (PRESENT PERFECT)

1. Jill has been to Ireland _________ Monday.
2. Joseph has been to Ireland _______ three days.
3. My aunt has lived in Australia _________ 15 years.
4. Margaret is in her office. She has been there __________ 7 o’clock.
5. India has been an independent country __________ 1947.
6. Nobody lives in those houses. They have been empty ________ many years.
7. Mike has been ill ________ a long time.

X. Forming the PRESENT PERFECT:

1. “I go fishing in the lake”
a) I went fishing in the lake. b) I have went fishing in the lake. c) I have gone fishing in the lake.

2. My mother walks 5 miles to go the market.

 a) My mother have walked 5 miles to go the market.
b) My mother has walked 5 miles to go the market.
c) My mother walked 5 miles to go the market.

3. I read a novel after lunch.

a) I have read a novel after lunch. b) I has read a novel after lunch. c) I had read a novel after lunch.

4. Marcus spent Christmas with his family.

a) Marcus have spent Christmas with his family. b) Marcus has spent Christmas with his family.
c) Marcus had spent Christmas with his family.

5. Maggie and Karla drink too much milk.

a) Maggie and Karla has drunk too much milk. b) Maggie and Karla have drunk too much milk.
c) Maggie and Karla have drank too much milk.

XI. Complete the sentences in PAST PERFECT:

1. I was angry because my boyfriend______________________ (lost) my bracelet.
2. When parents died, my sister _______________________ (sell) the car.
3. I went upstairs because I _________________________ (hear) a noise.
4. We won the match because we _________________________ (practise) a lot.
5. The room was full of flies because Alice __________________ (not / close) the door.
6. When Johanna arrived at the cinema, the film ___________________ (not / start) yet.
7, Susan _______________________ (go) home When Julius got to the party.
8. James was very nervous because he _______________________ (not / fly) before.
9. She washed the curtains after she _______________________ (clean) the windows.
10. I _______________________ (leave) the house when it exploded.

XII. Put will or won’t: (SIMPLE FUTURE)

1. Don’t drink coffee before you go to bed. You _______ sleep.
2. It’s Richard’s birthday next Sunday. He ___________ be 18.
3. It ___________ rain, so you don’t need to take an umbrella.
4. I’m sorry I was late this morning. It ________ happen again.
5. A: I don’t feel very well this evening.
B: Well, go to bed early and you ________ feel better tomorrow.

XIII. Complete the following sentences using “Going to” (SIMPLE FUTURE)

1. A: Why are you turning on the television?

B: ______________________________ the news. (I / watch)
2. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: ________________________________________ the car. (I / wash)
3. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, _____________________________________ something for lunch. (I / buy)
4. A: What would you like to eat?
B: ________________________________________ a sandwich, please. (I / have)
5. A: Look at Rachel’s face!
B: Oh, poor girl. _________________________________ (she / cry)
6. The sky is cloudy. It ________________________ (rain)
7. She is excited about her trip. She _________________ to England next month. (travel)
8. We have decided to have a party. We _____________________ a lot of people. (invite)
9. A: Have you got any plans for the weekend?
B: Well, we _______________________ a film on Sunday night. (see)
10. A: Have you decided what you are doing at Christmas?
B: Yes, we ____________________________ at home with our parents. (stay)