TALLER INGLES GRADO DECIMO

1. The forms of be (am, are, is)

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps. Do not use
short/contracted forms.

Example: He __ a boy.

Answer: He is a boy.

1) My mother in the kitchen.

2) The pupils not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother from Brazil.
4) I a football fan.
5) It Sunday today.
6) They in the car.
7) His pencil case at home.
8) you from Sheffield?
9) I not your friend.
10) Hey John! We here.

2. Completa los recuadros con las conjugaciones correctas del verbo TO BE.

1. My name James.

2. Mary the secretary.

3. John and Lucy at school.

4. I a student.
5. The boys in the garden.

6. He a lawyer.

7. Susie a housewife.

8. She a student.

9. They my friends.

10. You a student.

3. Completa colocando el verbo entre parntesis en Simple Present o Simple

Past.

1. Everyday I (go) to school.

2. Last year we (visit) our grandchildren.

3. Jane often (cook) a meal for her husband.

4. Yesterday, she (have) lunch with her sister.

5. Last week, Rob (buy) a new car.

6. I (send) three letters yesterday.

7. We (invite) our family for dinner last night.

8. We always (invite) our family for dinner on Sundays.

9. Jane usually (take) the bus.

10. Yesterday, Jane (take) the train.

4. En este ejercicio podrs practicar el uso correcto de los verbos. Lee
atentamente las oraciones y completa los recuadros con las formas correctas de
los verbos que se encuentran entre parntesis.

I work in a big office with twenty other people. We (spend) all the day
together. I (like) most of them except for Neil.

Every day he (spend) one hour talking about his holidays. Last year, he
(go) to Germany.

He (spend) a month there, and he (visit) many places. He

(rent) a car and he (drive) across the country. Now he
(want) to go to some other country.

At 12.30 I usually (go) out for lunch with Helen, the secretary. She
(work) from 8am to 8pm. Last week, she (stay) until 9pm to
finish her work. Today, she (have) a lot of things to do at home but she
(want) to stay late again.

5. Choose the correct answer.

1. She ___ four languages.

a. speak
b. speaks

2. Jane is a teacher. She ___ French.

a. teach
b. teaches

3. When the kettle ___, will you make some tea?

a. boil
b. boils
4. I always ___ the window at night because it is cold.
a. close
b. closes

5. Those shoes ___ too much.

a. cost
b. costs

6. The food in Japan is expensive. It ___ a lot to live there.

a. cost
b. costs

7. His job is great because he ___ a lot of people.

a. meet
b. meets

8. He always ___ his car on Sundays.

a. wash
b. washes

9. My watch is broken and it ___ to be fixed again.

a. need
b. needs

10. I ___ to watch movies.

a. love
b. loves

11. I ___ to the cinema at least once a week.

a. go
b. goes

12. They never ___ tea in the morning.

a. drink
b. drinks

13. We both ___ to the radio in the morning.

a. listen
b. listens

14. He ___ a big wedding.

a. want
 b. wants

15. George ___ too much so he's getting fat.

a. eat
b. eats

16. The earth ___ round the sun, doesn't it?

a. go
b. goes

17. The shops in England ___ at 9:00 in the morning.

a. open
b. opens

18. The post office ___ at 5:30 pm.

a. close
b. closes

19. Jackie ___ two children now.

a. has
b. have

20. Mr. Smith ___ too much. He always has a cigarette in his mouth.
a. smoke
b. smokes

21. When the phone ___, please answer it.

a. ring
b. rings