REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL 1

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REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

Possessive s
1 Write sentences with the words. Use the
possessive s or s.
The teacher house

The teachers house is white.

1 Csar favourite colour
___________________________ is red.
2 The boys pens
___________________________ are blue.
3 Mr White dogs
___________________________ are brown.

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be: affirmative, negative and

questions
4 Complete the table with the correct form of am, is
and are.
Affirmative

Negative

am

(3) _________

he / she / it

(1) _________

(4) _________

you / we / they

(2) _________

(5) _________

5 Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative (

negative ( ) form of am, is and are.
1 We ___________ brothers. (

4 The girls bikes

___________________________ are pink.
5 The students bags
___________________________ are green.

2 Luca ___________ here. ( )

3 They ___________ my dogs. ( )
4 Sergio ___________ my dad. (

5 I ___________ twelve years old. (

Subject pronouns and possessive

adjectives

6 You ___________ in the classroom. ( )

2 Complete the table with the words in the box.

8 I ___________ Remis sister. ( )

I he her his it my our she

they you its your their we

) or

7 The schools name ___________ Pannal

Road School. ( )
9 The DVDs ___________ in the classroom. (

6 Complete the questions and short answers.

Subject pronouns

Possessive adjectives

my

1 ___________ Sara a student?

Yes, she ___________.
2 ___________ the car red?
No, it ___________.
3 ___________ you and Lola sisters?
Yes, we ___________.
4 ___________ I in the classroom?
No, you ___________.
5 ___________ they happy?

3 Complete the sentences with a possessive

adjective.
1 You are students. _________ class is here.
2 It is a house. _________ rooms are green.
3 We are students. _________ teacher is Mrs Lopez.
4 They are Gema and Roberto. _________ dad is
a teacher.
5 He is a friend. _________ name is Alex.
6 The womans name is Joana. _________ cats
name is Bas.
7 I am Beatriz. _________ favourite colour is blue.

No, they ___________.

6 ___________ Jordi your friend?
Yes, he ___________.
7 ___________ you thirteen?
Yes, I ___________.
8 ___________ your mother here?
No, she ___________.
9 ___________ you in class 2C?
No, I ___________.

Pgina 1

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

1 Write sentences. Use the possessive s or s and

the words in the box.
next to my room black Mr Smith
very expensive on Green Street pink
Enrique / cat

Enriques cat is black.

1 My dad / laptop

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4 Look at the table. Then complete the sentences

with the correct form of be.
you

a student popular

Dafne

a teacher from Mahon

Emas friends

nice fifteen years old

in class 2D Spanish

ngelo and you

friends twelve years old

your book

interesting new

1 ngelo and you ______________ friends.

2 My sisters / room

2 You ______________ unpopular.

3 The students / teacher

3 Your book ______________ old.

4 Emas friends ______________ fifteen years old.

4 Eva / T-shirt

5 I ______________ English.
6 Dafne ______________ a teacher.

5 The boys / house

7 ngelo and you ______________ fifteen years old.

8 I ______________ in class 2D.

2 Complete the subject pronouns and write the

possessive adjectives.
Subject pronouns

Possessive adjectives

my

5 Look at the table in exercise 4 again. Then write

questions and short answers.
Dafne / a student?

Is Dafne a student?
No, she isnt.

(1) y___________

______________

(2) h___________

______________

(3) s___________

______________

(4) i___________

______________

(5) w___________

______________

(6) t___________

______________

1 your book / interesting?

2 Emas friends / horrible?

?
.

3 Complete the sentences with a subject pronoun or

possessive adjective.
1 The boys name is Joe. ________ dog is Fido.
2 Miguel is my friend. ________ lives in my street.
3 The boys like sport. ________ favourite sport is
football.
4 I am in class 1B. ________ desk is near the window.
5 Sara and I are students. ________ teacher is
Mr Riley.
6 Bianca is from Mostoles. ________ is twelve years
old.
7 Beln and Julio are from Lanzarote. ________ live

3 Dafne / from Mahon?

?
.
4 you / a teacher?
?
.
5 I / in class 2D?
?
.
6 you / popular?
?

in Arrecife.
8 You are good students. ________ desks are near
the board.

Pgina 2

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

Interrogative pronouns

have got
1 Look at the table and complete the sentences. Use
the correct form of have got.

4 Match 17 with ag.

1 How old

a are you from?

Im from Madrid.

2 How many

b is the concert?
Its on Tuesday.

3 What

c is that boy?
Thats Neil.

1 Sam _______________ a pet.

2 Sam _______________ a CD player.

4 What time

d CDs have you got?

Ive got 27.

3 Sam _______________ a book about art.

5 When

e is your sister?
Shes six.

5 Sally and Peter _______________ a CD player.

6 Where

6 Sally and Peter _______________ a book

about art.

7 Who

g is dinner?
Its at 8.00 p.m.

a pet

a CD
player

a book
about art

Sam
Sally and Peter

4 Sally and Peter _______________ a pet.

2 Write questions and short answers. Use the correct

form of have got.
1 she / a bike?
_____________________________________ ?
Yes, _______________.
2 your friends / a DVD player?

is your favourite hobby?

Its football.

5 Complete the questions.

1 ______________ is your favourite film?
2 ______________ books have you got? 10 or 12?
3 ______________ is your birthday?
4 ______________ is your favourite actor?

_____________________________________ ?

5 ______________ is the cinema?

_____________________________________ ?

6 ______________ is your brother? 15 or 16?

Yes, _______________.
3 we / computer?
_____________________________________ ?
No, _______________.

Demonstrative pronouns
6 Look at the picture. Then complete the phrases.
Write that, these, this and those.

4 he / a dog?
THERE

_____________________________________ ?
No, _______________.
HERE

Prepositions: about, of, by

3 Choose the correct words.
1
2
3
4
5
6

This is an interesting book about / by cats.

This is the new CD by / of my favourite group.
This is a photo about / of my friend.
This is a film about / of animals.
This is a book by / about martial arts.
This is a poster by / of Rafael Nadal.

1 ______________ photo
2 ______________ comics
3 ______________ camera
4 ______________ books

Pgina 3

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

1 Read the interview with a pop star, Jon Rich. Then

complete the questions and write short answers
with the correct form of have got.

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2 Complete the dialogue with eight of the words in

the box.
about got of that these
is this what when

Q Where do you live?

A Im from Liverpool,
but I live in a big

Sally Hi, Paul. Is (1) _____________ an interesting

book?

Its nice, but it hasnt

Paul Oh, hi. Yes, (2) _____________ book is really

interesting.

got a garden.

Sally (3) _____________ is it (4) _____________?

house in New York.

Q Who lives in your house?

Paul Football! Its my favourite hobby.

A Me, my parents and their dog.

A Music, singing and dancing.

Sally I know. Youve (5) _____________ photos

(6) _____________ all the teams in
your room!

Q Who is your favourite actor or actress?

Paul Its a great sport.

Q What are your hobbies?

A I havent got a favourite actor, but my favourite

actress is Penlope Cruz.

Q Do you prefer watching TV or meeting friends?

A Meeting friends! My friends are called Rob and
Asha. We are all really into music. Robs sister is
the drummer in my group!

Sally (7) _____________ (8) _____________ the

Madrid match?
Paul At six oclock.
3 Correct the sentences. There are two mistakes in
each sentence.
1 He have got a photo about a pop star.
______________________________________

1 Jon / a big house / ?

______________________________________

2 his house / a garden / ?

______________________________________

3 his parents / a cat / ?

______________________________________

2 What many films by animals has he got?

______________________________________
3 They hasnt got posters by the team.
______________________________________

4 Is where the new CD for Beyonc?

______________________________________

4 he / hobbies / ?
______________________________________

5 he / a favourite actor / ?
______________________________________

4 Answer the questions about you. Write complete

sentences.
1 Have you got a pet?
2 What is your favourite hobby?

6 Rob and Asha / an interest / ?

______________________________________

3 What is this lesson about?

Pgina 4

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

Present simple: affirmative and

negative

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Subject and object pronouns

5 Choose the correct words.

1 Write the third person singular (he/she/it) form of

the verbs.
like

likes

1 know

____________

2 study

____________

3 speak

____________

4 live

____________

5 teach

____________

6 go

____________

2 Tick ( ) the correct sentences.

I go to this school.
1 He have lunch.
2 We like tennis.

Subject pronoun

Object pronoun

me / my / I

you

(1) you / your / yours

he

(2) he / him / his

she

(3) her / hers / she

it

(4) it / its / its

we

(5) our / us / we

they

(6) their / them / they

Countries, nationalities and languages

6 CompleteArabic
the table
with the words
in the
box.
Australian
Canada
Italy
Japanese Moroccan Peru Spain

3 They meets friends.

Countries

Nationalities or languages

4 She speaks English.

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Arabic

5 You lives here.

6 He read comics.

_______________
_______________
_______________

3 Complete the sentences with dont or doesnt.

He doesnt play cricket.

7 Complete the nationalities with the endings in the

box.

1 You ________________ speak good English.

-an -ese -ian (x2)

2 Sara ________________ study art at school.

Canadian

3 We ________________ teach music.

-ish (x2)

3 Brit ______

4 Tom ________________ live in Madrid.

1 Americ ______

4 Chin ______

5 I ________________ know that girl.

2 Brazil ______

5 Pol ______

6 The dog ________________ like cats!

Present simple: questions

4 Complete the questions with the correct word.
Do we walk to school? (he / we)
1 Does ________________ study art? (she / they)
2 Do ________________ live in this city? (he / you)
3 Does ________________ like reggae? (you / he)
4 Does ________________ play football?
(your brother / your brothers)
5 Do ________________ speak in class?

Verbs: learning languages

8 Choose the correct words.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

I go / watch to this school.

I dont understand / ask this word.
We read / write books in English.
She uses / revises for her exams.
I do / memorize all the grammar rules.
You practise / understand English with friends.
They listen / watch to English music.
He asks / uses questions in class.
We check / do words in a dictionary.

(the student / the students)

Pgina 5

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

Present simple with wh- questions

Seasons and months

1 Complete the questions with do or does.

5 Match 13 with ad to make seasons.

How do you travel to school?

1 What ____ people celebrate on 25th December?
2 When ____ the film start?

spr
1 sum
2 aut
3 win

a
b
c
d

umn
ter
ing
mer

3 Which pop groups ____ you like?

4 Where ____ she go at the weekends?
5 What ____ they eat for breakfast?

6 Write the months in the correct place.

August February December
January July March May October

2 Choose the correct words.

1
2
3
4
5

Where / What do you live?

What / When does the party start?
Which / What does Jorge study?
Who / How do you travel to school?
Which / When festivals do you like?
What / Who do you visit on New Years Eve?

January

4 ________________

1 ________________

5 ________________

2 ________________
April

September
6 ________________

3 ________________
June

November
7 ________________

Adverbs of frequency
Daily routines
3 Cross out the bold word that is wrong.
1
2
3
4
5

They usually celebrate usually Diwali.

He never is never horrible.
We often go to Paris often at the weekend.
He often doesnt often go there.
You always are always early.
We sometimes have sometimes breakfast
at the caf.

like + noun, like + -ing

4 Complete the answers with it or them.
Do you like this music? No, I hate it.
1 Do you like watching TV? Yes, I like ________.
2 Do you like weekends? Yes, I love ________.
3 Do you like dancing? Yes, I love ________.
4 Do you like parties? No, I dont like ________.
5 Do you like cycling? Yes, I like ________.

7 Complete the sentences with the words in

the boxes.
have get up prays

walk

I walk to school every day.

1 He ________________ at church.
2 We ________________ breakfast in a caf on
Saturdays.
3 I always ________________ early at the weekend.
bed

dinner

exercise parents

4 I dont often ________________. I hate sport!

5 I help my ________________ at home.
6 My little brother goes to ________________ at
seven oclock.
7 My mum usually makes ________________ at
eight oclock.

Pgina 6

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

Present simple: affirmative and

negative
1 Write sentences. Match 15 with af and use the
correct form of the verbs in the box.
ask

do play read

People in the UK

speak

watch

a her homework

1 My favourite group

every day.

Present simple: questions

3 Look at the table. Then complete the questions and
short answers.
I

go to this school (

(1)

you

listen to music (

(2)

Marco

like cycling ( )

(3)

Ana

play football (

)
)

)
)

2 At the library, I

b films.

(4)

we

read comics (

3 At the cinema, he

c English.

(5)

your sisters

live here ( )

4 The teacher

d books.

(6)

your brother

do his homework ( )

5 The good student

e reggae music.
f

the students questions.

People in the UK speak English.

1

______________________________________
______________________________________

______________________________________
______________________________________

______________________________________
______________________________________

______________________________________
______________________________________

______________________________________
______________________________________

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in the box.
not live

not know not read not watch

play study teach

1 My favourite interest is sport.

I _______________ football and handball.
2 My dad _______________ TV programmes.
3 Our house is near a bus station but we
_______________ near a train station.

Do I go to this school? Yes, you do.

1 __________ you _______________________ ?
__________, I __________.
2 __________Marco ______________________ ?
__________, he __________.
3 __________ Ana _______________________ ?
__________, she __________.
4 __________ we ________________________ ?
__________, you __________.
5 __________ your sisters _________________ ?
__________, they __________.
6 __________ your brother _________________ ?
__________, he __________.

Subject and object pronouns

4 Complete the sentences with six of the words in
the box.
her he

him

it its she they us

1 My sister is horrible. __________ is really

unfriendly.
2 Mrs Bond is a good teacher and I like __________.

4 She _______________ English and French

at school.

3 Mateo is three months old. __________ doesnt

speak any languages!

5 They like books but they _______________

comics.

4 Ben and Mark are good students. __________ do

their homework every night.

6 Mr Scott _______________ our class at school.

5 I think English is really difficult and I dont

understand __________.

7 I _______________ the answer to any of these

questions.

6 We like our teacher, but he asks __________ a lot

of questions!

Pgina 7

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

Present simple with wh- questions

1 Match 16 with ag. Then write do or does to
complete the questions.
When

do

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4 a He doesnt often get up early.

b He not often get up early.
5 a We always are happy on Saturdays.
b We are always happy on Saturdays.

1 Where

__________

6 a How often do you play football?

2 What

__________

b How do you often play football?

3 Which festivals

__________

4 Who

__________

5 How

__________

6 What time

__________

a you practise English with? My friends.

b she like? Christmas and Easter.
c people celebrate Christmas? 25th December.
d the party start? Eight oclock.
e he usually do after school? Play football.
f

the parade start? In the city centre.

g they travel on holiday? By train.

2 Order the words to make questions. Omit one of
the words in each question.
Which / books / do / like? / you / does

Which books do you like?

1 do / you / who / get up? / What time
______________________________________
2 Where / do / live? / he / does
______________________________________

4 Rewrite the second sentence with one of the

adverbs.
She is very nice. She helps her friends.
(sometimes / always)

She always helps her friends.

1 My favourite hobby is music. I listen to music after
school. (usually / not often)
______________________________________
______________________________________
2 She is a very interesting teacher. Her classes are
boring! (always / never)
______________________________________
3 I like films, but watching films isnt my favourite
interest. I watch films at the weekend. (sometimes /
usually)
______________________________________
______________________________________
4 I dont like winter. I am sad in January.
(never / often)
______________________________________

3 go on holiday? / she / When / does / time

______________________________________

like + noun, like + -ing

4 do / Carla / eat / does / for lunch? / What

______________________________________
5 meet after school? / Who / do / What / they
______________________________________

5 Choose the correct words.

1 Do you like watch / watching TV? Yes, we love it /
them.
2 Do you like party / parades? I dont mind it / them.

Adverbs of frequency

3 Does he like play / playing tennis? No, he doesnt

like it / them.

3 Tick (

4 Do they like books / read? Yes, they like it / them.

) the correct sentence in each pair.

1 a We usually play football on Mondays.

b We play football on Mondays usually.
2 a This shop never is open.

5 Does she like restaurant / hot dogs? No, she hates

it / them!
6 Do you like revising / revise? No, I dont like
it / them.

b This shop is never open.

3 a I sometimes make dinner for the family.
b I make sometimes dinner for the family.

Pgina 8

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

1 Write present simple sentences about Mara and

her brothers timetables.

9.00

Mara

Maras brothers

practise English

study Spanish

15.00 study in the library

19.30

go to a language
school

play football
do their homework

In the morning Mara practises English.

Her brothers study Spanish.

1 In the afternoon

4 Read the information about the pop group The

Noise. Then complete the interview with Asha.
Write present simple questions using the words.
Then write short answers.

There are three people in The Noise: Asha, Mark

and Ela. Asha is into sport, especially football, but
Mark and Ela never play sport. Mark and Ela prefer
shopping, but Ashs hates it! Mark and Ela are very
good at languages, and they speak English, Spanish
and Italian. Asha only knows English.
Interviewer: Do you play football?

(you / football)

2 .
Asha:

3 In the evening

Yes, I do.

1 Interviewer: ___________________________ ?
(Ela / handball)

.
4 .

Asha:

2 Write negative present simple sentences about the

things Mara and her brothers dont do on holiday.
Use the words in the box.
TV any homework English books
a lot of emails on the internet to school

___________________________ .

2 Interviewer: ___________________________ ?
(Mark / shopping)
Asha:

___________________________ .

3 Interviewer: ____________________________
____________________________

Mara (write) doesnt write a lot of emails.

___________________________ ?
(Mark and Ela / three languages)

1 Mara (do) _____________________________.

2 Mara (go) _____________________________.
3 Her brothers (read) ______________________
.
4 Her brothers (chat) _______________________
.
5 Her brothers (watch) _____________________.
3 Write two affirmative (
) and two negative ( )
sentences about you and your friend. Choose four
of the verbs in the box.
like live
(
1 (

know play

study

___________________________ .

4 Interviewer: ___________________________ ?
(you / Spanish)
Asha:

___________________________ .

5 Rewrite the sentences. Change the bold words to

subject and object pronouns.
Laura speaks to Paulo.

She speaks to him.

1 Laura and Paulo eat the food.

watch

) I play tennis every Saturday.

2 The book teaches Paulo and me French.

) My friend ___________________________
3 Paulo and I write emails to Sue and her sister.

.
2 (

Asha:

) I __________________________________

4 The dog lives with the woman.

3 ( ) I __________________________________
.

5 Mr White gives James a lot of homework.

4 ( ) My friend ___________________________
.

Pgina 9

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

1 Write questions. Order the words and use the

present simple form of the verbs.
1 go / you / after school? / Where

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

3 Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs of

frequency.
1 He doesnt celebrate his birthday. (usually)

______________________________________

______________________________________

_____________________________________ ?

______________________________________

2 watch? / TV programmes / Which / she

2 We dont meet our friends after school. (always)

______________________________________

______________________________________

_____________________________________ ?

______________________________________

3 eat / your parents / What / for breakfast?

3 I watch TV at the weekend. (not often)

______________________________________

______________________________________

_____________________________________ ?

______________________________________

4 play / Where / the team / football?

4 That caf is closed on Sundays. (sometimes)

______________________________________

______________________________________

_____________________________________ ?

______________________________________

5 revise / they / How / for exams?

5 They watch horror films. (never)

______________________________________

______________________________________

_____________________________________ ?

______________________________________

6 meet / Who / your brother / in town?

6 You arent late for class. (usually)

______________________________________

______________________________________

_____________________________________ ?

______________________________________

7 go / he / to school? / What time

______________________________________
_____________________________________ ?
2 Write questions for the answers. Look at the bold
words to help you decide what question word to
use.

Which sports do they play?

They play basketball and tennis.
1

______________________________________
_____________________________________ ?
He goes to language school in the evenings.

_____________________________________ ?
They go to school on foot.

_____________________________________ ?
Pedro studies French.

_____________________________________ ?
I get up at seven oclock.

4 Look at the key. Then answer the questions. Use it

or them.

+++ love ++ like

+not mind
__ __ not like
_ _ _ hate
Does your teacher like sweets?

No, she doesnt like them.

1 Do you like holidays?+++
Yes, _________________________________ .
2 Do they like cheese?_ _
No, __________________________________ .
3 Does she like dancing?++
She __________________________________ .
4 Does he like snakes?_ _
No, __________________________________ .
5 Do you like getting up early?_ _ _
No, I __________________________________

_____________________________________ ?
She lives in Vigo.

Pgina 10

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

Present continuous: affirmative and

negative

Present continuous and present

simple

1 Complete the table with the pronouns in

the box.

5 Complete the sentences with now or every day.

he / she / it (x2) I (x2)

She works here every day.

you / we / they (x2)

am

(1) _______________

is

(2) _______________

arent

(3) _______________

isnt

(4) _______________

am not

(5) _______________

re

1 I watch TV __________________.
2 They arent studying __________________.
3 He walks his dog __________________.

2 Tick (

4 Were having lunch __________________.

walking.

) the correct -ing forms.

making
1 swiming
2 helping

3 runing
4 having
5 changeing

5 Hes sleeping __________________.

6 I get up early __________________.

Animals, verbs: animal survival

6 Complete the crossword with animals and birds.
Use the clues to help you.
1

R
2

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in

the box.

O
C

arent reading isnt studying m not doing

s walking re watching

Hes walking to school.

1 She ____________________ French.

2 We ____________________ a film on TV.

N

4 I ____________________ my homework.

4 Complete the questions with the words in the box.

Am

Are

Is What are

Where are Who is

What are you doing? Im reading a book.

1 __________________ I speaking good English?
Yes, you are.
2 __________________ he studying? Yes, he is.
3 __________________ they going?
Theyre going to school.

3 You ____________________ a book.

Present continuous: questions

A
7

Across
2
3
6
7

This bird is red, blue or green.

This animal changes colour.
This small animal has eight legs.
This bird hunts at night.

Down
1 This animal attacks other animals.
4 This animal has two arms and two legs.
5 This animal catches insects.
6 This animal swims in the sea.

4 __________________ they sleeping?

No, they arent.
5 __________________ she helping?
Shes helping her brother.

Pgina 11

REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

Present continuous: affirmative and

negative
1 Complete the table with the -ing form of the verbs
in the box.
change do get have read
swim walk write
+ -ing

e + -ing

run

double final
consonant +
-ing

doing

Present continuous: questions

3 Correct the mistakes. One question is correct.
1 Your brothers are sleeping?
______________________________________
2 Why am I helping her?
______________________________________
3 What is they hunting?
______________________________________
4 Where he is hiding?
______________________________________
5 Who are she looking for?
______________________________________

2 Write affirmative (

) and negative ( ) present

continuous sentences.
she / watch / TV
(

) Shes watching TV.

( ) She isnt watching TV.

1 they / swim
(

) ___________________________________

( )

__________________________________

2 I / have / lunch
(

) ___________________________________

( )

__________________________________

3 we / get / up / early
(

) ___________________________________

( )

) ___________________________________
___________________________________

( )

__________________________________
___________________________________

5 I / revise / English
(

) ___________________________________

( )

__________________________________

6 Jaime / exercise / at the moment

(

) ___________________________________
___________________________________

( )

(I / watch TV) Am I watching TV?

No, you arent.
1 (swim) ________________________________ ?
Yes, they are.
2 (what / study) __________________________ ?
Shes studying French.
3 (run) _________________________________ ?
No, he isnt.
4 (where / you go) ________________________ ?
Im going to school.
5 (why / run) ____________________________ ?
Because hes late for school.

__________________________________

4 the dog / run / in the park

(

4 Write questions for the answers. Use the present

continuous.

Present continuous and present

simple
5 Match 16 with af to make sentences.
1 I never

a doing our homework.

2 At the moment, he

b a student at this school.

3 He isnt

c go to bed before 10.30.

4 We are

d arent studying English.

5 Now, they

e is having breakfast.

6 She always

walks to school.

__________________________________
___________________________________

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1 Twelve oclock at the zoo is a busy time! Complete

the text. Use the affirmative or negative present
continuous form of the verbs in the box.

climb not eat not fly have look

run sleep swim
At twelve oclock, many visitors are looking at the

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

4 Correct the mistakes. One sentence is correct.

1 I am usually getting up early.
2 They arent running now.
3 He is studying every day.

animals in the zoo. The chameleons

(1) _________________ the trees, and the wild horses

4 We dont read at the moment.

(2) _________________ in the park

theyre very fast! The polar bear

5 The seals are often eating fish.

(3) _________________ in the pool. Many

animals (4) _________________ lunch, but

6 They make dinner now.

the lions (5) _________________ any food,

because they always have a very big breakfast. Not all
of the animals are moving. For example, the Big Owl
(6) _________________ from tree to tree

5 Complete the text about Hasans morning. Use the

present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in the box.

at the moment it is sitting with its eyes shut. It prefers

hunting at night, so at twelve oclock it

eat

not eat play (x2) study

teach walk (x2)

(7) _________________.
Its 8.30! At the moment, Hasan (1) _____________ to
2 Write one thing you are doing at the moment, and
one thing you arent doing.
1 (

) I __________________________________
______________________________________

2 ( ) I __________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
3 Write present continuous questions for the
answers. Use a question word where necessary.

school. He always (2) _____________ to school.

Its 9.00! Hasans first lesson is maths. He
(3) _____________ maths on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Fridays. Today, the teacher (4) _____________ the
students about algebra.
Its 11.00! Its a PE lesson. In PE lessons, the students
usually (5) _____________ football or handball,
but at the moment they (6) _____________ tennis.
Its 12.30! Right now, Hasan (7) _____________

Why are you running?

a sandwich. He (8) _____________ a sandwich every

Im running because Im late!

day. Sometimes he has a pizza or a salad.

1 ?
No, Im not studying tonight.
2 ?
Hes going to Germany on holiday.
3 ?
No, the sharks arent hunting the seals.
4 ?
Yes, youre swimming fast.
5 ?
Im reading a book about crocodiles.

6 Write present simple or present continuous

questions for the answers.
you / look for / your mobile? Yes, I am.

Are you looking for your mobile?

1 they / play football? No, they dont.
_ ____________________________________ ?
2 he / run / in the race? No, he isnt.
_______________________________________?
3 help / her parents? No, she doesnt.

_______________________________________?

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Adverbs of frequency
2 Complete the second sentences with the correct
word.

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

Adjectives: personality
5 Choose the correct words.
Jack talks to everybody. Hes friendly / shy.

I go swimming once every two or three years.

1
2
3

Present continuous
3 Complete the sentences with the present
continuous form of the verbs.
1
2
3
4
5

1 Amy doesnt respect peoples opinions. Shes

I hardly ever go swimming. (hardly ever / often)

Zac walks home from school four days a week.
Zac ____________ walks home. (never / usually)
We dont play basketball.
We ____________ play basketball. (often / never)
Mum and Dad dont eat in restaurants a lot.
Mum and Dad ____________ eat in restaurants.
(often / dont often)
They go to the cinema once or twice a month.
They ____________ go to the cinema.
(always / sometimes)
I only have a few arguments with my parents.
I ____________ argue with my parents. (occasionally
/ usually)

What are you doing (you / do)?

I _____________________ (listen) to some music.
Jack _____________________ (not watch) TV.
_____________________ (they / have) dinner?
We _____________________ (study) for an exam.
Where _____________________ (they / go)?

Present simple and present

continuous
4 Complete the sentences with the present simple or
present continuous form of the verbs.
Jack often teases (tease) his little sister.
1 Look! The boys _________________ (play) with the
neighbours dog.
2 I dont often _________________ (complain) about
things at school.
3 Please be quiet. Katy and I
_________________ (chat) on the phone.
4 James _________________ (sulk) because I
ate all the chocolate.
5 Bess never _________________ (laugh) at any of
my jokes.

intolerant / practical.
2 Tess does a lot in her free time. Shes sensitive /
active.
3 You never give money to charities. Youre mean /
determined.
4 I know I can do things well. Im curious /
confident.
5 Pete doesnt often smile. Hes tolerant / serious.
6 Im always happy. Im a cheerful / sensible
person.

Adverbs of frequency
2 Complete the adverbs of frequency. Then number
them in the correct order.
never
1 h__ __d__ __ e__ __r 7
2
3
4
5
6

n__ __ o__t__ __
u__ __ __l__ __
o__ __a__ __ __n__ __ __y
a__w__ __ __
s__ __e__ __m__ __

3 Order the words to make sentences.

1 unfriendly / sometimes / people / are
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2 never / on the bus / do / I / my homework
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3 nervous / before / always / Isabel / an exam / is
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4 goes / hardly ever / James / swimming
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5 confident people / often / nervous / are / not
___________________________________________
___________________________________________

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Present continuous
4 Complete the sentences with the present
continuous form of the verbs in the box.
not cook do eat not listen
not play study talk text wait
1 They _________________________ tennis. They
_________________________ in the library.
2 What ______________ you _______________ here?
______________ you ______________ for someone?
3 We ________________________ dinner at home this
evening. We ________________________ in a
restaurant.
4 The teacher _______________________
but James _______________________. He
_______________________ a friend on his mobile.

[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]
2 Order the words to make sentences. Use the
adverbs of degree from exercise 1 and the present
simple form of the verbs.
1

Present simple and present

continuous
5 Write sentences with the present simple or present
continuous form.
Wheres Mum? she / make / dinner

Shes making dinner.

1 Paul is a teacher.
there / be / 30 children in his class
___________________________________________
2 Im Scottish. I / not come / from England
___________________________________________
3 Youre late! everyone / wait / for you
___________________________________________
4 Jenny looks upset. she / cry / ?
___________________________________________
5 My mums a nurse. what / your mum / do / ?
___________________________________________
6 Callum hurt his leg yesterday.
he / not play / football / today
___________________________________________

sometimes / be / funny / this programme

___________________________________________
___________________________________________
always / beautiful / look / Jessica
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
not eat / I / late / usually
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
a lot / usually / James / eat
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
occasionally / Vicky / sad / feel / can
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
hardly ever / talkative / they / be
___________________________________________
___________________________________________

3 Write present continuous questions for the

answers.
1 __________________________________________?
Im reading a magazine.
2 __________________________________________?
No, he isnt because he hasnt got any homework
today.
3 __________________________________________?
Theyre talking to the teacher.
4 __________________________________________?
Shes crying because she failed the maths exam.

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[ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]

4 Imagine what the people below are doing at the

moment. Write affirmative (
) or negative ( )
present continuous sentences.
1 ( ) The Spanish prime minister ______________
_________________________________________ .
2 ( ) My favourite actor ______________________
_________________________________________ .
3 ( ) My best friend__________________________
_________________________________________ .
4 ( ) The other students in my class ___________
______________________________________.
5 ( ) I __________________________________
______________________________________.

5 Correct the mistakes. Two sentences are correct.

1 We dont getting up early every day.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2 I am never listening to her when she complains.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3 What are you thinking about Jens personality?
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
4 Who is sitting next to you today?
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
5 The boys tease Ben because hes got a black eye.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
6 She doesnt like him because hes arrogant.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
7 Im eating in a restaurant about three times a year.

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