1-) Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

Dear Mary:
I _______________(1)(write) to you from Colombia. I am on vacations with my family.
We______________(2) (visit) my grandparents in a lovely village called: “la Vega”.
We______________ (3)(come) here every year. Sometimes it ______________(4)(rain) in
March but this time the weather is beautiful and the sun ______________(5) (shine)at the
moment
La Vega is a quite place and it is nice to go walks on the river or have camping.
This week we _________ (6)(be) very busy, because there is a special celebration on
Saturday called: The Tuna’s Festival, everyone _______________(7)(work) very hard now to
decorate the streets. Every year all the women _______________(8)(cook) delicious food
and _______________(9)(make) resobados. I ______________(10) (have) a really good
time today.

See you soon.

2-) Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. The River Amazons ……………………….. (flow) into the Pacific Ocean.

2. ……………………………….(he/ watch) television every day? “Yes , he does”
3. My parents ………………………….. (live) in Medellin. They were born there,
and have never lived anywhere else. Where …………………………..(your
parents/ live)?
4. Camilo ……………………………….(look) for a team to play soccer. He
……………….. (play) in America de Cali until he ……………………. (find) a
team to play with.
5. Transmilenio is always late. It …………………………. (never/ arrive)on time.
6. “Can you cook?” “I ……………………………. (learn). My girlfriend
…………………………..(teach) me”
7. “How are your Maths?” “Very Good, they …………………………. (improve)
slowly”
8. Chontaduro …………………………… (not/ grow) in USA.
9. Hurry up, everybody …………………………. (wait) for you.
10. Can we eat something? I …………………………… (start) to feel hungry.

3-)Put the verbs in brackets into present simple, present continuous or past
simple.

1. A: ………………………………….. (your father /work) at the bank?

B. Not any more. He ……………………….. (stop) working there last month.
2. A: What …………………………… (Luis /do) at the moment.
B: He ……………………………. (wash) the car. He always …………………
(wash) it
on Saturdays.
3. A: When …………………………….. (you/ finish) school?
B: I ……………………………… (finish) school two years ago and now I
………………...................... (study) medicine at the university.
4. A: Where ……………………………. (you/ go) on last vacation?
B: Well, we usually ……………………………….. (spend) the summer with my
Grandparents but last year we …………………………. (travel) abroad.
5. A: Where ………………….... (be) the children?
B: Nick ……………………… (play) computer games in his room and
Lucy……………………………(watch) T.V.

Good luck!!!!