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FIRST MEETING

VERB TO BE use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at
The verb to be is mainly used to express states or feelings, these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present
descriptions, definitions or general truth. To make questions tense - some of them are general, some of them are now:
using the verb "to be" you simply place it in front of the
Am I right?
sentence. For example the sentence:
Tara is not at home.
She is a happy person. > would be > Is she a
_________You are happy._________
happy person?
The situation is now.
Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice
that there is no auxiliary: I am not fat.
Why are you so beautiful?
Ram is tall.
subject main verb
past present future
I am French.
You, we, are French.
Affirmative The situation is general. Past, present and future.
they
He, she, is French. Simple Present Tense
it
How do we use the Simple Present Tense?
I am not old.
We use the simple present tense when:
You, we, are not old.
Negative they
1. The action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past,
He, she, is not old.
present and future, the action is not only happening now
it
(Actions which happen regularly every day, every week, etc.)
Am I late?
Example:
Are you, we, late?
Question they Santos always talks about his family.
Is he, she, it late? ("Always" means this is a habit. )
Young-Mi goes to class every day.
("Every day" is a habit. )
Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple Martin likes chocolate.
present tense for situations that are not general. We can (When we like something, usually we will always like it.)

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2. The statement is always true. (Things which do not There are three important exceptions:
often change opinions, conditions, etc.) 1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use
the auxiliary.
Example:
2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to
Anna believes in God. the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
(Beliefs and opinions are states. They dont often 3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even
change.) for questions and negatives.

Rules:
How do we make the Simple Present Tense? With most verbs, the third person singular form is created
simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need
sub ject + Ma in verb + Complement to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the
Susan does her homework rules:

Verb ending How to make the 3rd Example

in... person singular
SS Add _ ES He passes the ex am
SH Add _ ES She wishes
CH Add _ ES He watches T.V.
consonant + y Change Y to I, then add -ES It flies
[anything else] Add -S He sings

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

subjec t auxiliary verb main verb

+ I, yo u, we, they like coffe e.
H e, she, it likes coffe e.
- I, yo u, we, they do not like coffe e.
H e, she, it do es not like coffe e.
? Do I, you, we, they like co ffee?
Do es he, she, it like co ffee?
Look at these examples: Examples: I am watching TV.
I live in New York. He is quickly learning the language.
The Moon goes round the Earth.
John drives a taxi. NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than
He does not drive a bus. one part such as Present Continuous (is learning), adverbs
We do not work at night. often come between the first part and the second part
Do you play football?
(is quickly learning).
Present Continuous or Present Progressive The present continuous tense is used for two main types
Form: of action:
Sub + [AM / IS / ARE] + [VERB + ing] A temporary action happening now
Verb to be Something which is going on right now (but it will stop in
the future).
Timer expressions: Now - Right now - In this moment A definite plan for the future
- At the moment Something we intend to do, usually in the near future.

Type of action Example Explanations

Temporary action John is winning the game Right now, John is winning, but
happening right now It is raining outside. the game isnt finished yet
Soraya is working at school It is raining right now ( but It
may stop soon )
She is working there now.
Definite plan for the I'm playing soccer tomorrow. This plan is already arranged
future Sara h's leaving for San Francisco and definite.
on Frida y. She has probably already
The Olympics are taking place bought her ticket.
here next year. This is already certain.
I'm having a pa rty next we ek. All the plans have bee n made.

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How to make the -ING form

With many verbs, the you can simply add -ING to the end of the verb. However, with some verbs, you need to change
the ending a little. Here are the rules:

Verb ending in ....... How to make the ING form Example

1 vowel + 1 consonant Double the consonant, then Swim - swimming
add -ING Hit - hitting
Get - getting
1 vowel + 1 consonant + E Remove E, then add -ING Come - coming
Lose - losing
Live - living
If the verb ends in IE Change the IE into Y Lie - lying
Die - dying
Anything else Add ING Say - saying
Cry - crying

SUGGESTIONS REMEMBER

El presente simple es usado para describir acciones Adv. (frecuency) + verb

o caracteristicas habituales.
Always work
Para ordenes usa el Simple presente, la estructura es
doesnt + verb(base form)
la misma en singular y en plural.
didnt + verb (base form)
Actions beginning in the past and still continuing.
Signal words: just, yet, never, already, ever,
We often use the present perfect in this way for things
recently, since, for, How long?
that happened in the past, and that have a result now.
Form: have/has + past participle verb

The present progressive puts emphasis on Simple present: Facts or Generalizations

the course or duration of an action.

We always use auxiliaries when we work Tag Questions.
Affirmative To Be: Mary is so pretty, isnt she?
Affirmative Simple Present: John works at the
bank,doesnt he?
Affirmative Present Continuous: Cesar is playing
soccer, isnt he?
Negative To Be: That monkey isnt beautiful, is it?
Negative Simple Present: Michael doesnt study
medicine, does he?
Negative Present Continuous: Cecilia isnt running
in the race now, is she?

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1. _________a client at 2 this afternoon. 7. X: Youre not Australian, ____ you?

A . I meet B. I am meeting Y: No, I ____ American
A . is am B. are am
2. ____________ to the US?
A . Do you export B. Are you exporting
8. X: What color _____ your umbrellas?
3. My computer _____________ properly today, so Ill Y: Green ones.
have to call an engineer. A . is B. are
A . isnt working B. doesnt work

4. Where _________ your raw materials? 9. X: How ____ your grandpa?

A . are you usually buying Y: Fine, thanks.
B. do you usually buy A . is B. does

5. Im afraid we ___________ a branch in your city.

10. You wont find Jerry at home_______. He is studying
A . dont have B. arent having
in the library.
6. What ___________ on at the moment? A . always C. every day
A . do you work B. are you working B. rigth now

LESSON 01
7. John ________ very hard in class, but I dont think
I. Choose the correct alternative hell pass the course.
1. I ________ in a bank. A . try C. tries
A . work C. workes B. trys D. trying
B. works D. working
8. Jo is so smart that she ________ every exam
without even trying.
2. She ________ in Florida. A . pass C. passies
A . live C. livees B. passing D. passes
B. lives D. living
9. My life is so boring I just ________ TV every
3. It ________ almost every day in Manchester. night. (watch)
A . rain C. raines A . watch C. watchies
B. rains D. are raining B. watching D. watches

4. We ________ to Spain every summer. 10.My best friend ________ to me every week.
A . fly C. are flying (write)
B. flys D. flies A . write C. is writing
B. writies D. writes
5. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every
II. Choose the correct forms of to be and the verb.
morning.
11.The children ( am / are / is ) (playing / plaiing)
A . fry C. frys
in the house.
B. is frying D. fries
12.The cat ( am / are / is ) ( hiding / hideing) in
the tree house.
6. The bank ________ at four oclock. 13.Andy and Joe ( am / are / is ) ( coming /
A . close C. closing comeing) home.
B. closies D. closes 14.I ( am / are / is ) ( siting / sitting ) on the sofa.

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15. The cat ( am / are / is ) ( lieing / lying ) on the floor. 39. Sally is going to Anne.
16.Robert and Mark (am / are / is ) (writing / A . her B. him C. me
writeing) e-mails.
17. They (am / are / is ) ( listening / lissening) to 40.Open the window, please.
the radio. A . it B. them C. us
18.He ( am / are / is ) ( cuting / cutting ) two
slices from the loaf of bread. 41.Can you tell the people the way to the airport,
19.The sun ( am / are / is ) ( shining / shineing ). please?
20.My mother ( am / are / is ) ( making / makeing) A . you B. them C. us
breakfast now.
42.The books are for Peter.
A . him B. her C. you
III. Exercises:
21.I ________ in a bank every day .
43.Can you help my sister and me, please?
A . work B. works
A . her B. me C. us
C. workes D. is working
E. both A and B
VI. Choose the correct possessive determiners.
Example: I have got a sister. ___ name is Susan.
22.He ______ twenty cigarettes a day. Answer: I have got a sister. Her name is Susan.
A . smokes B. is smoking
C. smoke D. smoking Hi Daniel,
E. both B and C ( My / Your / His / ) name is John. This is (my / his
/ their) friend Jason. Hes 12.
23.John __________ at this moment. (My / His / Her) sister is nine. (My / Our / Their)
A . arrive B. arrives pet is a budgie. (Its / His / Her) name is Dickens.
C. are arriving D. is arriving Jason and I go to the same school. There are 450
E. arrived boys and girls in (my / your / our/ ) school. Jasons
form teacher is Mrs. Peterson. She has got a pet,
IV. Use the correct personal pronouns. too. ( My / His / Her ) pet is a tortoise. Our teacher
Example: ___ often reads books. (Lisa) is Mr. Smith. I like ( your / his / her / ) lessons. He
Answer: She often reads books. has two dogs. The dogs love to play in (my / your / his)
24.__________ is dreaming. (George) garden. Now I have a question for you. Whats (my /
25.__________ is green. (the blackboard) your / his ) pet like?
26.__________ are on the wall. (the posters) Yours, John
27. __________ is running. (the dog)
28.__________ are watching TV. (my mother and I) LESSON 02
29.__________ are in the garden. (the flowers)
30.__________ is riding his bike. (Tom) I. Find the best answer.
31.__________ is from Bristol. (Victoria) 1. What time do you get up?
32.__________ has got a brother. (Diana) A . No way. Im not at all happy with it.
33.Have __________ got a computer, Mandy? B. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
C. It depends on what Im doing that day. Usually
V. Which object form of the personal pronoun can
about 7.30.
substitute the underlined phrase in the
D. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
sentence?
34.The teacher always gives the students homework.
2. Where do you work?
A . me B. them C. you
A . No way. Im not at all happy with it.
B. I dont stay in the same place. Im a consultant
35.I am reading the book to my little sister. so I move around a lot.
A . her B. us C. him C. Im only staying until I find something better.
36. The boys are riding their bikes. D. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
A . it B. them C. her
3. What time do you finish work?
37. My father is writing a letter to John. A . I usually get away about 7.00 but sometimes I
A . me B. her C. him have to stay later.
B. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
38.I dont know the answer. C. Im only staying until I find something better.
A . she B. her C. it D. Yes. Im going down the pub.

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4. Where do you have lunch?
A . Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
B. Im trying to lose weight so Im not having lunch
at present.
C. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
D. Yes. Im going down the pub.
5. Do you like your job?
A . I usually get away about 7.00 but sometimes I
have to stay later.
B. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
C. It depends on what Im doing that day. Usually
about 7.30.
D. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
6. Do you often read the situations vacant ads?
A . Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
B. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. Yes. Im going down the pub.
7. What do you think of your boss?
A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
C. Usually she and I get on fine but were having a
few problems at the moment.
D. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
8. Do you earn enough?
A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
9. How long do you intend to stay in your job?
A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
10.Do you want to stop now?
A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. It depends on what Im doing that day. Usually
about 7.30.
C. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
D. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
II. Complete
brush comb dry eat get dressed
get up go have make pick up
put on rings wake up wear
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Every weekday morning I ___________as soon as my
alarm ___ ___ ___ ___ __. After 10 minu tes I
__ ____ ___ _ an d go to th e bathroom. I
________________ a shower, ____________ my
teeth and ____________ my hair. After my shower I
_________ myself with a big towel and go back to
the bedroom.
In the bedroom I ___________ my makeup and
_______________, I s ometimes ___________
trousers and a blouse or top with sandals or shoes.
Next I usually go to the kitchen and ____________
myself a cup of tea, although I sometimes drink coffee
instead of tea. For breakfast I often ____________
cornflakes, toast and marmalade and a piece of fruit.
After breakfast I _______________ my car keys and
____________ to work.
III. Put the verb in the correct form.
Mary and I ____________(work) in the same office,
but were completely different. She ___________
(like) coffee, but I _____________ (like) tea. She
______________ (wash) her car every weekend, but
I never _____________ (clean) mine. She _________
(smile) all the time at work, but I ____________ (feel)
miserable. I ______________ (complain) about the
boss all the time, but Mary _______________ (think)
the boss is a nice person. When I ________________
(finish) work, I like to drink beer with my friends, but
Mary ____________ (study) at night school. The boss
___________________ (think) Mary is perfect, but
she ___________ (drive) me nuts!
IV. Simple Present gap-fill exercise. Fill the gaps with
the correct form of the following verbs.
study | work | like | use | do | eat | walk | teach |
speak | live
1. He ______________ his job, its fun.
2. They ______________ in a small flat.
3. She ____________ German on Mondays.
4. I ____________ breakfast at 8.00 am.
5. I ______________ from home.
6. We ______________ computers.
7. Theyre very good students, they ____________
always their homework.
8. He never ___________ to work, he always drives.
9. Mr Bean _____________ English in London.
10.His students _______________ a little English.
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III. Choose the correct words to complete the story.

assistant centre department did does

go made room supermarket window

Most Saturdays, I , shopping, but last week I a .................. the shopping on Friday. So on Saturday, I
b
decided to do a bit of .................. -shopping. I didn't want to buy anything special but I love looking at things
even if I can't afford to buy them. I started off in the shopping c .................. on New Street then I went to the
big d .................. store in Butler Square. After that, I went into my favourite clothes shop. I tried on lots of
different clothes in the changing.
e
.................. but I didn't buy anything. I think the shop f .................. was getting a bit fed up with me! Halfway
through the day, I remembered that I needed to go to the g .................. to buy food and things for the house. My
husband usually h .................. the shopping but he's away on business at the moment. I went into a caf to sit
down and i .................. a shopping list. By the time I got home, it was almost time to pick the kids up from school.

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. Paris (be) ______________the capital of France.
2. Hamlet (be) _____________a play by Shakespeare.
3. Mount Everest (reach) _____________a height of 8848 metres.
4. Water (boil) _____________at 100C.
5. Ice (melt) _____________ at 0C.
6. They (not / often / sing) ________________ songs.
7. Pierre ( play) ___________________ tennis every week.
8. I (not/ usually / watch) ________________ TV in the mornings.
9. They (spend) _____________ their holidays in Canada every year
10. He (always / wear) _____________ a hat.
11. John (go) _____________ there twicw a week.
12. Helen (not/do) _____________ the work of two people.
13. I (always / try) _____________ to arrive everywhere on time.
14. Geroge (always / try) _____________ to do the same thing.
15. The teacher (wish) _____________ to speak with you.
16. Mr. Walker (teach) _____________ English and Math.
17. We (watch) _____________ television every night.
18. The nurse (not/watch) _____________ the child in the park.
19. The mother (kiss) _____________ her children.
20. He (carry) _____________ the books in a briefcase.

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