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ENGLISH II
CENTRO DE BACHILLERATO TECNOLÓGICO industrial y de servicios NO. 48
Appendix 1
Student´s name:___________________________________________ Date:_________________

Group: _______________

Grade: _______________
Test your knowledge on the verb to be / present progressive

Positive Sentences - Part 1

Choose the correct present progressive form.

1. Look! Andy______________in the garden. a) am working b) are working c) is working

2. I______________TV at the moment. a) am watching b) are watching c) is watching

3. We______________a book. a) am reading b) are reading c) is reading

4. She______________the piano. a) am playing b) are playing c) is playing

5. Listen! Sue and John______________. a) am singing b) are singing c) is singing

Positive Sentences - Part 2

Put the verbs into present progressive.

1. My sister (to clean) ____________________________ the bathroom.

2. Look! They (to go) ____________________________ inside.

3. I (to wait) ____________________________ in the car now.

4. Mrs Miller (to listen) ____________________________ to CDs.

5. We (to speak) ____________________________ English at the moment.

Exceptions

Choose the correct form. Note that there are exceptions in spelling when adding 'ing.'

1. His brother (to write) ____________________________ a test at the moment.

2. They (to swim) ____________________________ in the pool.

3. Look! David and Max (to come) ____________________________ home.

4. My dog Charlie (to run) ____________________________ to the park.

5. I (to make) ____________________________ breakfast now.

Long and Short Forms

Rewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms are given) or the long forms (where short
forms are given).

1. We are reading a letter. ________________________________________________________

2. He is opening the window. ________________________________________________________

3. I am playing computer games. ________________________________________________________

4. She's dancing at the party. ________________________________________________________

5. They're drinking a cup of tea. ________________________________________________________

Negative Sentences

Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms.

1. We are playing a game. ________________________________________________________

2. I'm drawing a picture. ________________________________________________________

3. He is making pizza right now. ________________________________________________________

4. Susan and her brother are taking photos. ________________________________________________________

5. Dad is working in the kitchen. ________________________________________________________

Questions and Signal Words

Write questions in present progressive.

1. Robin / to ride / his bike - ________________________________________________________

2. where / she / to go - ________________________________________________________

3. what / your mother / to do / now - ________________________________________________________

4. Which is a signal word for the present progressive?

a)often b)now c)sometimes

5. Which is not a signal word for the present progressive?

a)always b)Look! c)at the moment

Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Evaluation 1
Student´s name:___________________________________________ Date:_________________

Group: _______________
Direction: Complete the sentences with was / were.

1. How many people __________ at your house last weekend?

2. The book wasn´t difficult It __________ easy.
3. Those __________ my best jeans.
4. Dinosaurs __________ prehistoric animals.
5. __________ your friends at school yesterday?
6. Sandra __________ not at school yesterday.
7. You __________ nasty to me!
8. __________ your grandparents designers.
9. John and I __________ in the garden.
10. __________ your parents in the restaurant? Yes, they __________ .
11. My grandmother __________ a nurse. She wasn´t a doctor.
12. I __________ thin when I was 6 years old.
13. When I __________ younger, I played with teddy bears.
14. We __________ away on vacation last month.
15. __________ you at the cinema last night?
16. Ten years ago, I __________ a baby.
17. __________ the exam difficult?
18. The film __________ (not) exciting. It was boring.
19. __________ there many people at the party?
20. __________ the girls in the park? No, they __________ .
21. Her name wasn´t Kate. It __________ Isabel.
22. Paco wasn´t happy. He __________ sad.
23. __________ the boys at the football game? Yes, they __________ .
24. The books __________ (not) on the shelf. They were in the bookcase.
25. __________ Tom at a concert? Yes, he __________ .
Appendix 4
Evaluation 2
Student´s name:___________________________________________ Date:_________________

Group: _______________
Direction: Complete the sentences with was / were.

1. It wasn´t my dad´s birthday on Sunday, it __________ on Saturday.

2. The exercises weren´t easy, they __________ difficult.
3. My grandfather wasn´t a writer, he __________ a composer.
4. My cousins weren´t at the park, they __________ at the cinema.
5. Last night I wasn´t at home, I __________ at a party.
6. __________ the weather good yesterday?
7. What __________ your first class this morning?
8. __________ her sister at the party.
9. Who __________ his favourite film star?
10. Where __________ you last night?
11. __________ they interested in rap music?
12. Where __________ you yesterday?
13. I __________ (not) at home last night.
14. __________ your teacher at school? No, she __________ .
15. Why __________ (not) Marta at school?
16. We __________ (not) at a party last week.
17. __________ you at a concert last night?
18. The students __________ in London last summer.
19. __________ it sunny yesterday?
20. __________ Meg at the library? No, she __________ .
21. The Beatles__________ a pop group.
22. __________ your teacher ill yesterday?
23. We __________ at a party last week.
24. My mum __________ (not) at work yesterday.
25. __________ you cold last night?
Appendix 5
Evaluation 3
Student´s name:___________________________________________ Date:_________________

Group: _______________
Direction: Complete the sentences with was / were.

1. It __________ six o´clock when we got home.

2. __________ you still in bed when I phoned?
3. Edison __________ a famous inventor.
4. The weather __________ fine this morning.
5. He __________ sick yesterday.
6. Beethoven __________ a German composer.
7. There __________ a lot of people at our party yesterday.
8. Don´t blame him. It __________ my mistake.
9. He __________ not well yesterday.
10. __________ you at the party yesterday?
11. Sam __________ second in the race, __________ she?
12. Jack __________ (not) in London.
13. We __________ on the same school team.
14. Betty __________ (not) at the cinema.
15. We __________ the champions last year.
16. Victoria __________ (not) in the UK.
17. Mom and Dad __________ on vacation last week.
18. Sally and Mark __________ (not) at home.
19. There __________ a small lake here many years ago.
20. There __________ any clouds in the sky.
21. My friend __________ ill yesterday.
22. They __________ third in the race.
23. Mom __________ angry when she saw the broken vase.
24. The Romans __________ brave soldiers.
25. It __________ very wet on Monday.
Appendix 6
Evaluation 4
Student´s name:___________________________________________ Date:_________________

Group: _______________
Direction: Complete the sentences with was / were.
1. Picasso __________ a great artist.
2. She __________ (not) at home, she was at school.
3. __________ you at the park? Yes, I __________ .
4. Bill Gates __________ a student at Harvard University.
5. I __________ in bed at 9 o´clock this morning.
6. The math questions __________ (not) easy, they were difficult.
7. She __________ reading in bed at 11 o´clock last night.
8. The room __________ (not) big, it was small.
9. __________ it sunny yesterday?
10. Einstein __________ a great mathematician.
11. __________ English you favourite subject last year?
12. It __________ (not) cold, it was hot.
13. I __________ with my friends in the park.
14. The English exam __________ (not) difficult, it was OK.
15. Alexander __________ in a cinema in Oxford.
16. __________ it a good film?
17. Lamberto __________ with his family in Norway.
18. __________ they at home? No they __________ .
19. __________ your friends in Málaga? Yes, they __________ .
20. __________ you a good student last year? Yes, I __________ .
21. Silvia and her sister __________ at the zoo.
22. John and Teresa __________ on holiday in France.
23. __________ your sister at home? Yes, she __________ .
24. __________ famous people always good at school? No, they __________ .
25. __________ Antonio Banderas in Málaga last summer?
Appendix 7
Evaluation 5
Student´s name:___________________________________________ Date:_________________

Group: _______________
Direction: Make sentences with the Past continuous.

1. at eight o’clock last night / my dad / watch TV __________________________________________

2. you / cheat / in the exam! __________________________________________

3. I / sleep / at midnight __________________________________________
4. Julie and Chris / study / at ten o’clock __________________________________________
5. we / send / text messages / in class __________________________________________
6. my sister / sing / in the bath / last night __________________________________________

Direction: Make negative sentences with the Past continuous.

1. You were lying to your parents. __________________________________________

2. He was stealing CDs. __________________________________________
3. Our neighbours were playing loud music. __________________________________________
4. She was playing truant. __________________________________________
5. I was spraying graffiti on the walls. __________________________________________
6. We were copying the answers to the exercise. __________________________________________

Direction: Make questions with the Past continuous.

1. your friend / wear / jeans / yesterday? __________________________________________

2. your teacher / write / on the board / at the start of the lesson?
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3. you / watch / TV / at 9.00 p.m. last night? __________________________________________
4. you and your friends / walk / to school / at 8.00 a.m. yesterday?
____________________________________
5. what / you / do / yesterday at eleven o’clock? __________________________________________