Present Simple or Present Continuous

a) Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous or Simple:

1. I _________ (not/listen) to the radio very often.
2. How often ____________ (you/read) sport magazines?
3. Turn off the TV! You ______________ (not/watch) it.
4. It`s very late. I __________ (go) home now. ____________ (you/came) with me?
5. She ____________ (phone) her grandmother. She ___________(phone) her every day.
6. My mother usually __________ (drive) to work, but today she ________(go) by bus.
7. That photographer ___________ (take) very good photos. Look! He _______
_______(take) a photo now.
8. It always _____________ (rain) at the weekend, but today the sun __________(shine).

b) Underline the correct verb form

1. What time are you going / do you go to school on Tuesdays?
2. Im not going / I dont go by bus.
3. The children are going / go to school on foot every day.
4. We usually read / are reading the newspaper after lunch.
5. Mary and Sue are liking / like ice-cream.
6. What are you doing/ do you do for a living? Im a teacher but at the moment I dont work / Im not working.
7. I like / am liking my work but my wife needs / is needing help wit our children.
8. We usually work / are working together, but at the moment she earns / is earning a higher salary.
9. I cant understand / I am not understanding what she is saying / says. Theres a terrible noise.

c) Put the verbs into the correct form- Present Simple or Present Continuous.

I ____________ (like) cinema very much.
At the moment they ____________ (stand) in the rain.
What time ____________ (usually / the boys / wake up)
These people ____________(feel) very angry at the moment because the traffic ____________ (hardly / move)
She ____________(usually/drink) milk because she usually(like) it very much.
He ____________ (be) very busy now because he ____________(wash) his car.
It ____________ (get) late. I must go.
I ____________ (work), so please be quiet!
____________ (she / not / reading) at the moment?




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Past Simple

Steve and his family were in Rio last year.
Read what Steve thinks about the place.

We arrived at the hotel at nine oclock in the morning. Our room was in front of the swimming pool on the
third floor.My brother Mark and I put some shorts and went into the pool.Mum and Dad visited the city.The
following days were a lot of fun.
We went to the beach in the morning. Then we come back to the hotel to have a shower and lunch. In the
afternoon we walked in the city, went to the local zoo, ate in restaurants, drank tropical juice, did a lot of
shopping and talked to the local people.They spoke Portuguese and a little English.We also wrote postcards to
our friends in Britain.My brother tried water-skiing and I tried windsurfing.It was fantastic!!!
At night we went to discos and danced until 4 oclock in the morning. I got a Brasilian T-shirt and took many
photos.These were my favourite holidays ever!!!

B. Answer the questions about the text:

Where were Steve and his family? ____________________________________

Where was their hotel room? _________________________________________

What did they do in Rio? ________________________________________

Did they try any water sports? Which?
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What languages did the people speak?
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What did they go after the beach?
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What did they buy?
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C. Write the simple past of the verbs in brackets:

Steve and his family ________________ (travel) to Majorca.

They ________________ (stay) in a nice hotel.

They ________________ (see) the city.

Steves parents _______________ (dive) in the sea.

Mark ______________ (make) new friends.

Steve _____________ (take) many photos.

D. Make these sentences negative:

1. Steve woke up at seven every morning.


2. Mark sat by the pool all day.


3. Their parents ran on the beach.


4. The water was cold.


E. Write questions in the Simple Past:

1. What time / they / arrive at hotel.


2. what places / they / visit


3. When / they / go back home.


4. What / Steve / get as a souvenir.



To Be

Read and Complete with the verb TO BE


My name .Jorge. I .sixteen years old and my addressCalle de
Agua 44, 15640 Villa del Ro, Cordoba, Spain. My favourite music..rock
and my favourite film actors .Cameron Daz and Brad Pitt.
They ...excellent!
My friends name .Marina. She fifteen years old.
Marina and I friends. We ..are penfriends.


Answer these questions. Write complete answers

a- Is Jorge from Brazil? ..
b- Is he sixteen years old? ..
c- Are Leo Di Caprio and Antonio Banderas his favourite film stars?
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d- How old is Mariela? ...
e- Are Mariela and Jorge friends? ..


What about YOU?


a- Whats your name? ..
b- ..? Im fifteen years old.
c- Where are you from?
d- What .? My address is ...
e- Are you a student? .
f- Whats your telephone number? .....


Complete with HAVE GOT / HAS GOT (affirmative and negative)

1. My father a new car
2. I .three cats
3. My friends .mountain bikes
4. Rose a big bedroom
5. My brother and I ..books




Choose the correct option WHAT-WHERE-WHEN-WHO-HOW OLD-

1. .is Sam? In the kitchen
a) Who b) Where c) When

2. .is your birthday?
a) When b) Who c) Where

3. ..is that boy? He is my Geography teacher
a) Where b) Who c) What time

4. ...is he? Hes fifteen
a) How old b) When c) What time?

5. ...................... time is it? Its quarter past five.


Write the times

3:15
8:50
11:30 ..
9:00

Complete with IN ON AT

The meeting is two oclock
The match is . Tuesday
My birthday is ..February
The party is ..5
th
June.
The film starts ..midnight

Write a paragraph about YOU!

Name:
Age:
Nationality: ..
Favourite subject :......................
Hobby: ...




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School Vocabulary

1) Name 5 school supplies
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