English Exercises Guide

Exercises.
1. Complete these sentences using simple present (complete estas oraciones
usando presente simple).
a) I _____ a student. I _______ to Liceo Lastarria (ser ir).
b) They ___________ on San Pablo Street (caminar).
c) This house ___________ a big garden (tener).
d) I ____________ at 8 oclock and I ______________ to the school
(levantarse ir ).
e) Me and my friends _____________ soccer in the park (jugar).
f) Soledad ____________ eight hours per night (dormir).
2. Change into negative forms (cambia en formas negativas).
a) We write in our notebooks

_______________________________

b) My family eat at 9 oclock

_________________________________

c) Al Pacino is a famous actor _________________________________

d) My mother buy at the market _______________________________
3. Fill in do, does, dont or doesnt (Llene con do, does, dont o doesnt).
a) _________ Helen go to school? Yes, she ____________
b) _________ you need my book? No, I ___________
c) _________ your dog drink milk? No, it ___________
d) _________ you live in a big house? Yes, we __________
4. Put the words in the correct order (pon las palabras en el orden correcto).
a) full / your / name / what / is / ? _______________________________
b) you / are / how / ?

_____________________________________

c) are / your / Where / from / parents / ? __________________________

d) is / what / number / pone / your / ? ____________________________
5. Put the verbs in the brackets into the present simple (affirmative) [Pon los
verbos entre parntesis en el presente simple (afirmativo)].
a) John _______________ (enjoy) going to the cinema.
b) Mum _____________ (go) shopping every Wednesday.
c) They ____________ (like) play basketball.
d) She ___________ (do) her homework in the morning.

6. Circle the correct tem related to subject pronouns (encierre en un crculo la

alternativa relacionada con el pronombre personal).
A. Robert is sleeping now = ___________ is sleeping now.
a) it

b) they

c) you

d) he

B. Where are your friends? = Where are __________?

a) you

b) she

c) I

d) they

C. Harry and I are good friends = __________ are good friends.

a) He

b) you

c) we

d) they

D. Lilian isnt in her office = _______ isnt in her office.

a) They b) You c) She d) It
E. Cats are black and Brown = __________ are black and Brown.
a) We b) It c) They d) You
7. Circle the correct tem related to verb BE (encierre en un crculo la
alternativa correcta relacionada con el verbo ser o estar).
A. Where are you? Robert and I ___________ in the garden, mum!
a) am

b) is not

c) are

d) is

B. What _______ your mother s name? Sheila.

a) are

b) is

c) am

d) am not

C. How old are you? I ______ twelve years old.

a) arent

b) am

c) are

d) is

D. _______ you in the classroom? Yes we __________

a) are are b) am are

c) is are

d) are is

E. The children _______ at voleyball stadium.

a) is

b) s

c) are

d) am

F. Is it a computer? No, it _____ a televisin.

a) Are b) am c) is d) isnt
G. Where ______ Helen from? Helen ______ from Poland.
a) am is b) are is c) is is d) is - am
8. Write the questions (escriba las preguntas).
a) English / they /are / ?

___________________________________

b) Is / where / from / she / ? ___________________________________

c) you / speak / do / french / ? _________________________________
d) got / you / two / have / cars / ? _______________________________

9. Write the negatives (escriba las oraciones negativas).

a) Im Portuguese

____________________________________

b) Were polish

____________________________________

c) They work in London

____________________________________

d) You have got three dogs ____________________________________

10. Complete the dialogues (complete los dilogos).
a) ______ he Argentinean?

Yes, he ________

b) ______ you a policeman?

No, I _________

c) ______ she like rock?

Yes, she _______

d) ______ they get up at 8 oclock? No, they _________

11. Write the contractions (escriba las contracciones con apstrofe)
a) I am a doctor

__________________________________

b) He is not a policeman _________________________________

c) We are brothers

________________________________

d) They do not like tennis _____________________________

e) My father does not work

______________________________

12. Complete the sentences with have got forms (complete las oraciones con
las formas del verbo tener) + positivo, - negativo.
a) Thomas _____________ two pets ( + ).
b) Our house ______________ three bathrooms ( - ).
c) Michael and Carl arent feeling well. They _____________ a stomach
ache ( + ).
d) What ______ she _______ in her schoolbag? Nothing, its empty.
e) ______ you _____ a computer? No, I _________________
13. Fill in have got o has got (rellene los espacios con have got o has got), then
answer the questions (entonces responda las preguntas).
a) ________ you ________ long hair? _____________________________
b) ________ your dog ______ long hair? __________________________
c) ________ your brothers _______ three cars? _____________________
d) ________ you _______ big eyes? ______________________________
e) ________ your mom ______ brown hair? ________________________

14. Write the short form (escriba la forma corta [contraccin]).

a) We have got ________________________
b) She has got

________________________

c) He has not got _______________________

d) They have got ________________________
e) It has got

________________________

f) I have not got _______________________

15. Vocabulary. Follow the sequence and circle the correct answer.
A. _________, April, May, June.
a) September b) January c) March d) August
B. First, _________, third, fourth.
a) Twelfth b) two c) second d) twenty
C. Thirteen, fourteen, __________, sixteen
a) Fiveteen

b) eigthteen

c) thirty d) fifteen

D. Ten, _________, twelve, thirteen, fourteen.

a) Seven b) eleven c) fifteen d) twenty one
E. Monday, ___________, Wednesday, Thursday.
a) Sunday b) Saturday c) Tuesday d) Friday.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
El "Present Continuous" (Presente Continuo) lo utilizamos cuando queremos hablar
de acciones que estn ocurriendo "ahora" o, en un tiempo cercano a "ahora" o,
que no han terminado.
Por ejemplo: Estoy comiendo (I'm eating) o, estoy leyendo un libro (I'm reading a
book). En este ltimo caso, te refieres a una accin inacabada, no a que ests
leyendo el libro en el momento en que hablas.

Form (Forma)
Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza:
Pronombre

(sujeto)

+ verbo auxiliar "to be" + gerundio (infinitivo + "-ing") del verbo.

Sujeto

Auxiliar (to be)

am

He, She, It

You, We, They

is

are

Gerundio
talking, eating,
learning,
doing, going...
talking, eating,
learning,
doing, going...
talking, eating,
learning,
doing, going...

Structure (Estructura)
1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + verb + -ing.
o
o

Ejemplos:
Im talking. (Estoy hablando.)
He's eating. (l est comiendo.)
They're learning. (Ellos estn aprendiendo.)

2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)

Para armar frases negativas en presente continuous se utiliza:
Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + auxiliar negativo ("not") + gerundio (verbo + ing)
o
o
o
o

Ejemplos:
I'm not talking. (No estoy hablando.)
He's not eating. He isn't eating. (l no est comiendo.)
They're not learning. They aren't learning. (ellos no estn
aprendiendo.)

3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)

Para armar frases interrogativas en present continuous se usa:
Verbo auxiliar ("to be") + sujeto + gerundio (verbo + ing)?
Ejemplos: Are you talking? (Ests t hablando?)
o
o

Is he eating? (Est l comiendo?)

Are they learning? (Estn ellos aprendiendo?)

Exercises
1. Complete these sentences using present continuous (complete estas
oraciones usando presente continuo).
g) I ______________ to National Stadium (ir).
h) They ______________ on San Pablo Street (caminar).
i) This plane ______________ to (volar).
j) I ____________ at 8 oclock and I ______________ to the school
(levantarse ir).
k) Me and my friends _____________ soccer in the park (jugar).
l) Soledad ____________ eight hours per night (dormir).
2. Change into negative forms (cambia en formas negativas).
e) We write in our notebooks

_______________________________

f) My family eat at 9 oclock

_________________________________

g) Al Pacino is a famous actor _________________________________

h) My mother buy at the market _______________________________
3. Fill in do, does, dont or doesnt (Llene con do, does, dont o doesnt).
e) _________ Helen go to school? Yes, she ____________
f) _________ you need my book? No, I ___________
g) _________ your dog drink milk? No, it ___________
h) _________ you live in a big house? Yes, we __________
4. Put the words in the correct order (pon las palabras en el orden correcto).
e) full / your / name / what / is / ? _______________________________
f) you / are / how / ?

_____________________________________

g) are / your / Where / from / parents / ? __________________________

h) is / what / number / pone / your / ? ____________________________
5. Put the verbs in the brackets into the present simple (affirmative) [Pon los
verbos entre parntesis en el presente simple (afirmativo)].
e) John _______________ (enjoy) going to the cinema.
f) Mum _____________ (go) shopping every Wednesday.
g) They ____________ (like) play basketball.
h) She ___________ (do) her homework in the morning.
6. Circle the correct tem related to subject pronouns (encierre en un crculo la
alternativa relacionada con el pronombre personal).

F. Robert is sleeping now = ___________ is sleeping now.

b) it

b) they

c) you

d) he

G. Where are your friends? = Where are __________?

b) you

b) she

c) I

d) they

H. Harry and I are good friends = __________ are good friends.

b) He

b) you

c) we

d) they

I. Lilian isnt in her office = _______ isnt in her office.

b) They b) You c) She d) It
J. Cats are black and Brown = __________ are black and Brown.
b) We b) It c) They d) You
7. Circle the correct tem related to verb BE (encierre en un crculo la
alternativa correcta relacionada con el verbo ser o estar).
H. Where are you? Robert and I ___________ in the garden, mum!
b) am

b) is not

c) are

d) is

I. What _______ your mother s name? Sheila.

b) are

b) is

c) am

d) am not

J. How old are you? I ______ twelve years old.

b) arent

b) am

c) are

d) is

K. _______ you in the classroom? Yes we __________

b) are are b) am are

c) is are

d) are is

L. The children _______ at voleyball stadium.

b) is

b) s

c) are

d) am

M. Is it a computer? No, it _____ a televisin.

b) Are b) am c) is d) isnt
N. Where ______ Helen from? Helen ______ from Poland.
b) am is b) are is c) is is d) is - am
8. Write the questions (escriba las preguntas).
e) English / they /are / ?

___________________________________

f) Is / where / from / she / ? ___________________________________

g) you / speak / do / french / ? _________________________________
h) got / you / two / have / cars / ? _______________________________
9. Write the negatives (escriba las oraciones negativas).
e) Im Portuguese

____________________________________

f) Were polish

____________________________________

g) They work in London

____________________________________

h) You have got three dogs ____________________________________

10. Complete the dialogues (complete los dilogos).
e) ______ he Argentinean?

Yes, he ________

f) ______ you a policeman?

No, I _________

g) ______ she like rock?

Yes, she _______

h) ______ they get up at 8 oclock? No, they _________

11. Write the contractions (escriba las contracciones con apstrofe)
f) I am a doctor

__________________________________

g) He is not a policeman _________________________________

h) We are brothers

________________________________

i) They do not like tennis _____________________________

j) My father does not work

______________________________

12. Complete the sentences with have got forms (complete las oraciones con
las formas del verbo tener) + positivo, - negativo.
f) Thomas _____________ two pets ( + ).
g) Our house ______________ three bathrooms ( - ).
h) Michael and Carl arent feeling well. They _____________ a stomach
ache ( + ).
i) What ______ she _______ in her schoolbag? Nothing, its empty.
j) ______ you _____ a computer? No, I _________________
13. Fill in have got o has got (rellene los espacios con have got o has got), then
answer the questions (entonces responda las preguntas).
f) ________ you ________ long hair? _____________________________
g) ________ your dog ______ long hair? __________________________
h) ________ your brothers _______ three cars? _____________________
i) ________ you _______ big eyes? ______________________________
j) ________ your mom ______ brown hair? ________________________
14. Write the short form (escriba la forma corta [contraccin]).
g) We have got ________________________
h) She has got

________________________

i) He has not got _______________________

j) They have got ________________________
k) It has got

________________________

l) I have not got _______________________

15. Vocabulary. Follow the sequence and circle the correct answer.
F. _________, April, May, June.
b) September b) January c) March d) August
G. First, _________, third, fourth.
b) Twelfth b) two c) second d) twenty
H. Thirteen, fourteen, __________, sixteen
b) Fiveteen

b) eigthteen

c) thirty d) fifteen

I. Ten, _________, twelve, thirteen, fourteen.

b) Seven b) eleven c) fifteen d) twenty one
J. Monday, ___________, Wednesday, Thursday.
b) Sunday b) Saturday c) Tuesday d) Friday.