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COLEGIO HISPANOAMERICANO
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ENGLISH
2011 - 2012
TEACHER: MILÚ WORKSHOP

PRESENT SIMPLE

1. Write the verb in the right form

1. She .................................. (go) to college on her bike.

2. A lot of birds .............................. (fly) south in the winter.
3. My father .............................. (watch) television most evenings.
2. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative

1. I’m sorry – I ................................. your name. (eat, remember, work)

2. He works in New York, but I .................................... what he does. (know, use, come)
3. Mary’s really tired, but she ...................................... to go to bed. (help, want, walk)
4. We .......................................... a big flat – just one bedroom. (work, play, want)
5. Phil ..................................... very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)
4. Make questions

1. How / you pronounce / this word?

2. What / this word / mean?
3. How much / they cost?
4. Where / you live?
5. What / you do?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present continuous tense
1. John and I ...................................... (stay) in a beautiful hotel.
2. Kevin .......................................... (work) at home today.
3. I ...................................... (wait) for a very important letter.
4. You ...................................... (walk) too fast.
5. We ........................................... (plan) our next holiday.

2. Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Use the present continuous

1. They .......................................... (buy) a new car.
2. He ............................................... (learn) to read.
3. I .................................................. ( look) for your keys.
4. We ............................................... (sell) the house.
5. They ........................................ (drink) tea.

3. Write the questions. Use the present continuous

1. What /Jessica / do?
2. Why / John and Patrick / laugh?
3. What book / you / read?
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4. Complete the conversation putting the verbs into the present continuous and completing the
short answers with AM, IS , ARE (NOT)
A: So what ........................................ (happen)? ........................................... (they/have) a party?

B: Yes, they ......................

A: And what ................................................................ (they/do)?

B: Well, a few of them .............................................. (dance)

A: ........................................................................ (Mum and Dad) dance?

B: Yes, Mum ............................ but Dad ........................ He .......................................(talk) to Uncle Jack and
they ..............................................(laugh) a lot.

A: Is Aunty Linda there?

B: Yes, she ...................... She ......................................(dance) with Brian from next door. Oh, and Dad
......................................(give) everyone a drink.

A: ...............................................(they/eat)?

B: Only crisps and nuts and some cheese.

A: and we..................................................(not/eat) anything. It’s not fair.

5. WORD ORDER.
Rewrite these sentences including the word in brackets
1. My brother speaks to me (never)
2. Susan is polite. (always)
3. Do you finish work at 5 o’clock? (usually)
4. I go to bed before midnight. (rarely)
5. The bus isn’t late. (usually)
6. Is Tina here? (already)
7. They stay in the same hotel. (always)

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS

1. Put the time expressions under the right heading. Translate them
Every day/ just now / nearly always / on Fridays / these days / this afternoon /
hardly ever / today / very often / when I’m tired / in the evening / at present /
at the moment / rarely / usually / never
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PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

2. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: I’m an architect.

2. a: What ................................................. (you/do)? b: I .................... (want) to get this car started.
3. a: Where .............................................. (you/work)? B: I ............................ (work) in a big insurance
company.
4. a: Where .............................................. ( you/work)? B: I’m in Cardiff this week.
5. a: .................................................................. (your son/play) the violin? B: No, the piano.
6. a: ............................................................. (your son/play) the violin? B: Actually, that’s the radio.
7. a: What language .............................................. (she/speak)? It .......................... (sound) like
Russian.
8. a: What language ............................................... (she/speak)? b: French- she’s from Belgium.
9. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me, when I can afford it.
10. a: Who ............................................... (drink) champagne? B: Me, can I have some more.
3. Put the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Vegetarians are people who .................................................. (not / eat ) meat.

2. Look out! My father ........................................... (come)

3. Some people still ................................... (think) the sun ............................. (go) round the earth.

4. I .................................. (play) tennis every weekend.

5. Who .................................... (sit) in my chair?

4. Make QUESTIONS for the following answers

1. Mark and George are engineers.

2. Pam starts school at nine o’ clock.
3. Bob is writing a letter.
4. John hates football.
5. Yes, I do. ( You like hip hop)
6. No, she isn’t (Reggie is listening to the teacher)
7. It is half-past seven.
8. No, I haven’t (got any brothers or sisters)
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COLEGIO HISPANOAMERICANO
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ENGLISH
2011 - 2012
TEACHER: MILÚ WORKSHOP

Present Simple or Continuous?

1 Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences 1-8 below.

1 Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.

3 We ’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?

4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.

5 I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in

the morning.

6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are

going/go by boat.

7 Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!

8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English

class.

2 Look at everyone and everything in your English class. Write four

sentences to describe anything that is happening now using the present

continuous. The sentences can be about the students/their personalities/

the activities you’re doing/what someone is wearing, saying or doing.

1 ____________________

2 ____________________

3 ____________________

4 ____________________

3 Write four sentences to describe anything that usually or sometimes

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happens in the class using the present simple.

1 ____________________

2 ____________________

3 ____________________

4 ____________________

Present Simple or Continuous?

Answers:
1 she’s spending 2 go 3 We’re having 4 she’s having
5 have 6 fly/go 7 I’m sitting 8 brings
Sample answers: Mina is using her dictionary. Jane is writing in her
book. Our teacher is helping us. Some of the students are talking in
English. Tom is wearing a pullover because it’s cold.
Sample answers: Our teacher always speaks in English. We usually
do a speaking and a listening activity. We usually use th
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COLEGIO HISPANOAMERICANO
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ENGLISH
2011 - 2012
TEACHER: MILÚ WORKSHOP

1. COMPLETE USING PRESENT TENSES. (SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS) AND

THE FOLLOWING VERBS.

DRAW SERVE SHARE LIVE STUDY CLEAN WORK PAINT LOOK

WANT

Hello, Jenny !

You are really interested about my friend, isn’t it?

This is the information you asked me about him.

His name is Neil he___________________ in York, in the north of England. He’s a student

at York University. He ___________________ Geography.

These days, He ___________________ in a restaurant. He ___________________ meals

three nights a week to earn some extra money.

We ___________________ an apartment with two other students. We

___________________ the apartment at the moment, so it is a bit of a mess. We usually

___________________ on Sundays. I hate it!.

when we graduate , we ___________________ to work as a cartographer (That’s someone

who ___________________ the maps). Neil ___________________ for jobs, because it’s

difficult to find work these days.

E-mail me soon.

Mark
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1. THE WORDS IN THE SENTENCES BELOW ARE MIXED UP. REWRITE THE

SENTENCES BY PUTTING THE WORDS IN CORRECT ORDER. PAY CLOSE

ATTENTION.

1. dinner / have / often / Samantha / guests / for ?

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2. They / to / seldom / go / the / movies

_____________________________________________________________

3. Jim / the / almost / watch / always / news / morning

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