ENGLISH EXERCICES UNIT 1 1st BACHILLERATO

1. Present perfect simple / Present perfect continuous. Complete the sentences with the
correct tense.
a) I _____________________ (live) in London for three years.
b) They _____________________ (own) the house since Christmas.
c) We _____________________ (visit) three countries up to now.
d) He _____________________ (try) to enter the UK for a long, long time.
e) She _____________________ (read) three books so far and shes starting to read another
one now.
2. Present simple and continuous / Present perfect simple and continuous. Correct the
mistakes.
a) Im living in Germany for three years.
b) How often are you going abroad?
c) He doesnt word in England for very long.
d) Hes been cooking three cakes so far this morning.
e) Shes very sad for a long time.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs given.
Be come eat get settle speak
a) I dont mind _____________________ foreign food.
b) Hes pretending _____________________ British.
c) We have discussed _____________________in another country.
d) I cant stand _____________________to immigration officials.
e) Im learning _____________________ to terms with a new way of live.
f) Have you managed _____________________ your work papers yet?
4. Complete the email with the correct forms of the verbs given.
Be do go hear hope look at make say walk work
I _____________________ in Ireland for three months now and things
_____________________ really well so far. Everyone here is so open I
_____________________ friends since my first day! Of course, the weather
isnt as warm as the people. The locals _____________________ that
Dublin has a terrible climate, but I dont mind _____________________ in
the rain. Its better than the snow back home in Canada! At the moment I
_____________________in a butchers, but not for much longer, I
_____________________ I cant stand _____________________ dead
animals all day!
Please tell me what everyone in Toronto _____________________ . I really
want _____________________ all your news!
All the best, Kali
5. Present simple and continuous; present perfect simple and continuous. Put the verbs
into the correct tense. In some cases more than one answer is possible.
a) I _____________________ (do) a lot of jobs today, but I _____________________ any
of them.

b) He usually _____________________ (work) hard, but today he _____________________

(not / do) much work.
c) In general they _____________________ (like) living here, although they
_____________________ (not / live) here long.
d) They _____________________ (not / live) here for very long, so they
_____________________ (not / have) much time to meet people so far.
e) He _____________________ (not / speak) to me since yesterday because he
_____________________ (be) still angry with me.
f) Who _____________________ (you / meet) so far?
6. Verb + gerund / Infinitive. Circle the correct option.
a) They enjoy living / to live here.
b) I am considering changing / to change my job.
c) We miss seeing / to see our family.
d) I want speaking / to speak to the manager.
e) Where have you decided going / to go?
7. Verb + gerund / Infinitive. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs.
Come go learn live lie tell
a) I regret _____________________ to my family.
b) I hate _____________________ you this, but you must leave the country.
c) Hes beginning to like _____________________here.
d) They still remember _____________________here for the first time.
e) Id like _____________________ to Brazil.
f) Shes trying _____________________ Japanese, but its difficult.
8. Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words given.
Discriminate integration prejudice respectful success
a) Many people are racially _____________________ because they are ignorant.
b) His boss likes him because he shows her a lot of _____________________.
c) This is a rich and _____________________ country.
d) He is trying to _____________________ with people at work.
e) She feels that she is the victim of sex.
9. Earn or win.
a) He ___________ a good salary.
b) I want to ___________ the lottery.
c) Little by little, Im ___________ peoples respect at work.
d) Hed like to ___________ over his new neighbours.
e) She usually manages to ___________ difficult matches.
10. Circle the correct option.
a) He likes / is liking cheese.
b) Many people in the world speak / are speaking English.
c) Dont talk to me! I talk / am talking on the phone.
d) What time does your family usually have / is your family usually having lunch?
e) He tries / is trying to get his work papers this week.
f) I dont understand / am not understanding. What do you talk / are you talking about?
11. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present simple or continuous).

This is my third week in Australia. I __________________ (live) with my sister at the

moment and I __________________ (look) for work. Things __________________ (not / go)
badly, even though I __________________ (not / have) a job yet. Australians
__________________ (treat) immigrants very well and everyone __________________
(help) me a lot.
12. Present simple and continuous / Present perfect simple and continuous. Circle the
correct option.
Rashid is leaving / has been living in Ireland for one month now and he is making / has
made new friends all the time. This week he works / is working in a bakery, but he doesnt
have / is not having a regular job at the moment. He has been sending / has sent his CV to
five companies so far and he hopes / has hoped to get some interviews soon. His sister
lends / has been lending him money since his arrival but he knows / is knowing that he
needs / has been needing to find a permanent job soon.
13. Verb + gerund / Infinitive. Put the verbs into the correct tense.
a) He enjoys __________________ (meet) people.
b) I miss __________________ (see) my family.
c) They hope __________________ (get) their work papers soon.
d) Can you finish __________________ (do) this tomorrow.
e) She wants to avoid __________________ (speak) to him.
f) I cant manage __________________ (learn) the language.
g) Hes pretending __________________ (be) ill.
h) I dont mind __________________ (cook) dinner tonight.
14. Put the verbs into the correct tense.
At the moment __________________ (do) my Erasmus year in Paris. I __________________
(be) here for a month now, although I __________________ (have) the impression that it
__________________ (be) much longer. I __________________ (live) in a small flat in the
north of the city since my arrival, but I __________________ (want) to rent somewhere
bigger. I __________________ (look) for a while, but I havent managed
__________________ (find) anywhere better so far. I plan __________________ (do) lots of
things while Im here, and at the moment __________________ (not / miss) friends back
home very much. Theres just one problem:
I __________________ (speak) too much English so far and I need __________________
(communicate) in French more!
15. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
a) They cant stand to live here.
b) Hes been make lots of friends.
c) How often you go to the cinema?
d) They want to emigrate since last year.
e) Shes working at night for the last two weeks.
f) Have you been study a lot at the moment?
g) Im not having a job yet.
h) It starts raining at the moment.
16. Circle the correct option.
a) He appears / denies to be angry.

b)
c)
d)
e)

Have you known / Do you know him long?

Its difficult to be succeed / successful in this country.
I think / am thinking that it has /there is no racial prejudice /prejudices here.
Im not racial /racist. I have / am having friends from all over the world.
f) I am / have been here for a month, so /because I know / am knowing the area quite / a
bit well.