CENTRO DE EDUCACIÓN CONTINUA

ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL

UNIT 3

Name: …Jorge Muñoz……………………                       Date: ………June 27, 2014…………

Teacher : Ma.Loretta Sánchez                                           Academic One
                

Simple Present / Present Continuous

a)  Choose the correct answer.

Every Monday, Sally (drives) , (is driving)  her kids to football practice.

I usually (work ) , ( am working ) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)( am

studying) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleeps) , (is sleeping).

Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) , (is raining).

I hate living in Seattle because it  always (rains) , (is raining).

I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) , (are saying ) because everybody (talk) (is talking)
so loudly.

Justin (write currently) ,(is currently writing)  a book about his adventures in Tibet. I
hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

Jim: Are you coming to my house?

Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (study),( am studying ) at the moment with some friends.

The business cards (is normally ) , (are normally )  printed  by a company in  New York.
Their prices (is), (are) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
 
This delicious chocolate (are ) , (is ) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland

The train (is arriving ) , ( arrives ) around 6 o'clock.

b) Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

Simple Past / Past Continuous

 Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) called. She said she (call) Was
calling me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait)
Was waiting for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing
while she (talk) Was talking to me. I couldn't believe she (make) Was making a phone
call during the lecture. I asked what was going on. 

She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep) Was sleeping in

class. Some of the students (talk) Was talking about their plans for the weekend and the student next

to her (draw) Was drawing a picture of a horse. She heard so upset she also (tell) Told me she was

not satisfied with the class, so I (mention) Mentioned that my biology professor was quite good and

(suggest) Suggested that she switch to my class.

While we were talking, I (hear) Heard her professor yelled, "Miss, are you making a phone call?"

Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) Hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I

(cut) Was cutting vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) Was Angela, but this

time she wasn't sitting in class.

c) Future Tense. Fill up the blanks with the correct tense.

Will / Be going to / Simple Present/ Present Progressive

1.. Oh no! I've broken the vase. What …………………………………..(say) ?

2. This movie……is ending ……( end)  at 11:00 pm.

3. I hope you…will visit……( visit ) me in my home one day.

4. She…………will…………. probably …………be………. ( be )  a great success.

5. Not a cloud in the sky. It…is going to be…….( be ) another warm day.

6. I think we……will get……(get) on well.

7. Look at the queue. We aren't going to get……..(neg) (get) in for the  movie on time.
 8. The boss ……won't is……(neg) (be)  very happy.

9 I………will…………..possibly………come …….( come)  but I may not get back in time.

10. Ask Joselyn . She ……will help ………( help) you with Maths.

11.What is Jack studying? Medicine. He ………………………………( be )  a doctor

12.The mall ……………..( close ) at 8:00pm.

13. What do you plan to do this weekend?

…………………………………………………………………………………………….( camp)

14.Is Anne happy with her new job? No she …………………………… ( neg) (sell). It’s not a
good time.

15..I ……………………..(date) Francisco tonight.

16..There’s not much petrol left. We……………………. ( run out) .

17. I………………..( take) a shower at nine pm if you call me at that time.

d) Complete the next crossword with verb tenses.

1
  
1 2 3
                              
                           
4
                            
5
                            
6 7
                             
8 9
                             
10
                            
11
                            
12 13
                             
                           
14
                            
                           
15
                            
                           
Across
1) Look! The girls are ___ on the Internet.
4) I ___ to the radio.
5) Mary usually ___ tea for breakfast.
6) Harry ___ to write text messages.
10) Do you ___ under the shower?
11) My mum often ___ donuts.
12) Steve usually ___ his homework.
14) Peter ___ TV.
15) ___ down, please.
Down
2) Stephanie often ___ questions in the lessons.
3) It's late. I'm ___ hungry.
7) My mother can __ three languages.
8) We ___ to school on our bikes.
9) Would you ___ the window, please?
13) My first lesson ___ at 7.40.

e) Stative verbs . Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the simple present or the
present continuous.
1. Please don't make so much noise. I __________________ (study).
2. How many languages __________________ (Tom speak).
3. I __________________ (not/belong) to a political party.
4. Hurry! The bus __________________ (come). I __________________ (not/want) to miss it.
5. The Nile river __________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
6. The river __________________ (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual.
7. __________________ (it/ever/snow) in India?
8. We usually __________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we
__________________ (not/grow) any.
9. A: Can you drive?
B: No, but I __________________ (learn). My father __________________ (teach) me.
10. You can borrow my umbrella. I __________________ (not/need) it at the moment.
11. George says he's 80- years old but I __________________ (not/believe) him.
12. My parents __________________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never
lived anywhere else. Where __________________ (your/parents/live)?
13. She __________________ (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to
live.
14. He is still ill but he __________________ (get/better) slowly.
15. The economic situation is already bad and it __________________ (get/worse).