FICHA DE TRABAJO

N° 04
Present
Progressive
We use the present progressive to describe what
PRESENT is happening at the moment.
PROGRESSIVE We form the present progresive with be + verb
+ -ing

I am playing.
+ You’re playing.
He/She/It’s playing.
We/You/They’re playing.
I’m not playing.
- You aren’t playing.
He/She/It isn’t playing.
We/You/They aren’t playing.
Am I playing?
Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
? Is he/she/it playing?
Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Are you/we/they playing?
Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

1. Look at the sentences in the chart above. Then complete the rule for
when we use the present progressive.
We use the present progressive for actions happening now/habits and
routines.
2. Complete the sentences and questions. Use the present progressive form
of the verbs in parentheses.

a. Sally __________________(use) the computer now.

b. They __________________(not play) sports at this moment.
c. _________you_________(watch) TV at the moment?
d. I __________(not relax) right now.
e. What _________ your friends______(do) now?
f. Jamie __________(play) a video game at the moment.

3. Create sentences (+ or –) using the next verbs.

studying watching
listening
driving cooking
writing
 - I am waiting to my mother because she is tired.
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FICHA DE TRABAJO
N° 05
Adverbs of
Frequency
ADVERBS OF adverbs of frequency go before the verb, but
FREQUENCY after the verb to be.
 always
usually 100%
often
sometimes
hardly
never ever
0%

1. Underline the correct words to complete the rules for the position of
adverbs of frequency.

a. Adverbs of frequency go before/after the main verb, except with the verb be.
b. Adverbs of frequency go before/after the verb be.

2. Complete the sentences with the adverbs of frequency and the correct
form of the verbs in parentheses.
- I often play sports. (play/often)
a. Jane ________________ her friends on the weekend. (meet/always)
b. My friends ________________busy with homework. (be/sometimes)
c. We ________________to music. (listen/hardly ever)
d. He ________________to parties. (go/never)
e. I ________________at the mall with my friends. (not/hang out/usually)
f. Daniel ________________(volunteer/often).
g. Do you ________________to the gym? (go/sometimes)

3. Look at the graphic. Complete it with the following adverbs of frequency:

The

_________________________
100%
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0%
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N° 06
Time Expressions &
Character
Adjectives
With the simple present and the present progressive, time expressions
usually go at the end of the phrase, but they can also go at the
TIME beginning.
EXPRESSI now, every day, at the moment, twice a week, on the weekend, this
ONS year
She never does homework on the weekend / On Mondays I do
volunteer work

1. Complete the chart with time expressions for the simple present and the
present progressive.

always at the moment every day now

often
this week twice a week usually

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in

parentheses.
a. I ______________________(play) video games every day.
b. At the moment, we ______________________(draw).
c. He ______________________(play) tennis twice a week.
d. My mom and dad always ______________________(relax) on Sunday evenings.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in

parentheses. Use the simple present or the present progressive.

- Simon isn’t talking (not talk) about his free-time activities now.
 a. At the moment Karen _____________(learn) French, she _____________(not study)
Spanish.
b. He _____________(not usually play) an instrument, but he often _____________(go)
to the gym.
c. They _____________(not do)anything complex at the moment, they
_____________(relax).
d. I _____________(not meet) my friends every day. I usually _____________(see)
them on the weekend.

CHARACTER ADJECTIVES
1. Complete with vowels (a, i and u) the next character adjectives:

- __DVENT__RO__S - SHY - SER__O__S

- C__ __T__O__S - CONF__DENT - F__NNY
- FR__ ENDLY - T__LK__T__VE - HONEST
- __NSOC__ __BLE - Q__ __ ET - D__SHONEST
- ENERGET__C - GENERO__S
- L__ZY - SELF__SH

2. Complete the description with the correct adjectives from activity 1.

My brother Pete has a lot of energy – he’s very energetic I suppose that’s why
he’s a ____________ and loves exploring places like the Amazon. He has a lot of
friends because he’s very b ____________ and he often pays for things for them
because he’s c ____________ - he isn’t d ____________at all. Sometimes he doesn’t
stop talking, he’s very e____________. He isn’t shy like me., he’s very f____________,
and he can make people laugh because he’s g ____________.