UNIT 1 - EXERCISES

Presente simple o presente continuo?

1. Mara ____________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.
4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.
6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.
8. My parents ____________ (go) to Italy every year.
9. My sister ____________ (walk) to school every day.
10.
We ____________ (have) lunch now.
11.
I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.
12.
I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.
13.
My mum ____________ (not work) today.
14.
Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.
15.
He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
16.
Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
17.
Lets go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.
18.
Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!
19.
The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.
20.
Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degrees.
21.
The water ____________ (boil). Can you turn it off?
22.
I must go now. It ____________ (get) late.
23.
I usually ____________ (go) to work by car.
24.
It ____________ (not rain) very much in the summer.
25.
The moon ____________ (go) round the earth.
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. Who is that man? What _____________ he _____________ (want)?
2. Who is that man? Why _____________ he _____________ (look) at us?
3. _____________ you _________ (believe) in God?
4. Gilbert says he is 80, but nobody _____________ (believe) him.
5. Every Monday Maite _____________ (drive) her kids to football practice.
6. Be quiet. Arturo _____________ (sleep).
7. Dont forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ (rain).
8. I dont like living in England. It always _____________ (rain).
9. Look!. It _____________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.
10.
Maila _____________ (watch) TV every morning.
11.
I have to go now. It _____________ (get) dark
12.
Right now I _____________ (spend) time with my father.
1. 13.We usually _____________ (go) to the gym on Mondays.
13.
She _____________ (talk) to Pete at the moment.
14.
He _____________ (look) good in jeans.
15.
She _____________ (wear) a dress today.
16.
We _____________ (drive) on the left in England.
17.
I _____________ (not want) to go to the Cinema.
18.
We _____________ (go) dancing every weekend.
19.
I _____________ (take) a pill every day.
20.
He _____________ (speak) Dutch and Italian.
21.
We always _____________ (stay) at the Village.
22.
I _____________ (need) to see the doctor.
23.
Ray _____________ (drink) very much coffee.
24.
I _____________ (not feel) very well.
25.
You_____________ (be) my best friend.

Presente simple o presente continuo?

1. I __________ (play) cricket right now.
2. I __________ (play) cricket on Saturdays.
3. Silvia __________ (cook) in the kitchen now.
4. Silvia __________ (cook) for her father on Sundays.
5. Maila __________ (like) Chinese food.
6. Keep silent, Manolo __________ (read) a book.
7. Erik __________ (love) Mara.
8. Ann __________ (jog) in the park today.
9. George __________ (want) to go outside.
10.
Barbara __________ (eat) chicken wings at the moment.
11.
What __________ you __________ (do)? Im sleeping.
12.
How many languages __________ you __________ (speak)?
13.
I __________ (not like) politics.
14.
What __________ you __________ (do) at the moment?
15.
Where __________ you __________ (live)?
16.
I __________ (want) to be a millionaire.
17.
Nacho __________ (not wear) a tie today.
18.
Jesus is in Amsterdam this week. He __________ (stay) at the Hilton.
19.
Look! Miguel __________ (jump) into the water.
20.
Lili is rich, she __________ (drive) a Mercedes.
21.
Once a week, I __________ (go) to my yoga lessons.
22.
I __________ (think) youre amazing.
23.
Bea sometimes __________ (read) comics.
24.
We never __________ (watch) TV in the morning.
25.
Listen! Blanca __________ (sing) in the bathroom.
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. Look! The boys __________ (come) home.
2. Every day Ayla __________ (go) for a walk.
3. Sofa usually __________ (help) in the kitchen.
4. Bob __________ (make) breakfast now.
5. I __________ (chat) with my sister at the moment.
6. It never __________ (rain) in Valencia.
7. Dont bother me now. I __________ (work).
8. They _____________ (swim) at the moment.
9. I _____________ (play) chess with my friend.
10.

Look! He __________ (leave) the house.

11.

Quiet please! I __________ (write) a letter.

12.

I __________ (not do) anything at the moment.

13.

__________ he __________ (watch) the news regularly.

14.

I __________ (work) as an accountant.

15.

Eli __________ (work) eight hours a day.

16.

I __________ (know) him very well.

17.

My wife __________ (have) coffee at the moment.

18.

__________ you __________ (meet) your friend now?

19.

Sandra __________ (work) on her project at the moment.

20.

__________ Milie __________ (work) in a restaurant?

21.

He __________ (wear) a T-shirt and shorts today.

22.

Carlos __________ (like) fruits and vegetables.

23.

Cristina __________ (have) long blond hair.

24.

Whats that noise? Someone __________ (play) the piano.

25.

She often __________ (talk) to herself.

Colocar el adverbio de frecuencia

1. He listens to the radio. (often)_____________________________
2. They read a book. (sometimes)_____________________________
3. Pete gets angry. (never)_____________________________
4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)_____________________________
5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)_____________________________
6. Ramon is hungry. (often)_____________________________
7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)_____________________________
8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)_____________________________
9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)_____________________________
10.

Christine smokes after dinner. (seldom)_____________________________

Coloca so and such

1. He is______________________a nice boy.
2. He is ______________________nice.
3. They are ______________________good dancers.

4. They are ______________________friendly.

5. Wow, he's ______________________tall!
6. You finished the test ______________________ quickly.
7. My best friend is ______________________a good student.
8. Your sister is ______________________ pretty.
9. I think______________________ people are generally unhappy.
10.

We had ______________________a wonderful time yesterday.

Coloca so and such

1. The weather was ______________________ cold that we cancelled the trip.
2. The book is______________________ good that I can't put it down.
3. There was ______________________ a long queue that we couldn't get into the cinema on
time.
4. There was ______________________ heavy traffic that we arrived late.
5. It was______________________ a great book that I read it twice.
6. He's got ______________________ many friends that he's always out.

Combina usando so
Example: The exam was hard. I'm sure I won't pass. The exam was so hard that I'm sure I
won't pass.
1. It was very cold. We had to stop the game.
It was___________________________________________ .
2. He is terribly rich. He can afford to buy almost anything.
He is ___________________________________________ .
3. The speech was really long. Everybody was bored.
The speech was___________________________________________ .
Combina usando such
Example: I'm having a wonderful time. I don't want to leave. I'm having such a wonderful
time that I don't want to leave.
1. Skiing was a good experience. I decided to do it again.
Skiing was________________________________________ .
2. She's got an excellent English accent. Everybody thinks she is British.
She's got ________________________________________.
3. Thailand has got beautiful temples. Millions of tourists go there every year.
Thailand has got________________________________________ .

Combina usando so y such

Example: The film was so boring that we left early. It was such a boring film that we left early.
1. This book is so good that I can't put it down.
This is such ________________________________________ that I can't put it down.
2. He eats such a lot of food that he is getting really fat.
He eats so ________________________________________ that he is getting really fat.
3. She buys such a large amount of magazines that she cannot read them all.
She buys so ________________________________________ that she cannot read them all.
4. Nadal is such a good tennis player that he wins all his matches.
Nadal plays tennis so________________________________________ that he wins all his
matches.
5. I haven't played chess for so long that I can't remember how to do it.
I haven't played chess for such ________________________________________ that I can't
remember how to do it.