I- Exercise #1

Fill in the blanks with the verb in the present simple.

1. We always ____walking______ (walk) home from school.
2. She _doesn´t drink______ (not/drink) diet sodas.
3. ___you like_______ (like/you) to watch T.V.?
4. I __don´t play___ (not/play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He ___be_______ (be) a very well educated person.
6. My neighbor ___not working___ (not/work) at the hospital.
7. When do you ___eat_____ (eat) dinner?
8. The students ___don´t be___ (not/be) always good in their tests.
9. __he lives____ (live/he) in California?
10. The store usually ____close____ (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She __doesn´t know_____ (not/know) the story by heart.
12. He ___doesn´t call___ (not/call) his mother every Sunday.
13. _you talk__ (talk/you) to your brother every day?
14. When ___she leave__ (leave/she) for work?
15. My friend __don´t speak___ (not/speak) five languages.
16. I ___don´t be____ (not/be) a good cooker.
17. He ____take____ (take) vitamins every day.
18. __they travel___ (travel/they) together?
19. They __don´t go____ (not/go) to the park often.
20. What __if___this word __mean__ (mean)?

II- Simple Present or Present Continuous

Exercise # 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense.
1. Every Saturday, John (drive) ______drive___________ his son to soccer
practice.
2. Usually, I (work) _________work____________ as a professor at the
National University in
Tokyo, but this summer I (study) ____________study_________ English in the
United States.
That’s why I am here in the U.S.
3. Shhhh! Be quiet! The baby (sleep)______sleeping______________.
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) ______rain___________.
5. It (always, snow) ___always snow_________ a lot during the winter.
6. I'm sorry, but I can't hear what you (say) _______say____________ .
Everybody (talk)___talk________ so loudly.
7. Maria (currently, write) ___currently write________ a book about her
experiences in the U.S.
8. A: Do you want to go for a walk around the lake? I (need)
____need_________ some exercise.
B: No, I can't. I (watch) _______watch______________ my little sister.
9. The business cards (normally, be) ___normally be___ printed by a company
in San Francisco. Their prices (be) ____be______ inexpensive and the quality
of their work is good.
10. The children (eat) _____eat_______________ too much candy. They are
going to be sick!
III- Can or can’t
Exercise # 3

Fill in each blank space with canor can’taccording to the context.

Today, I ___can´t_____ really have a bad day because I__ can´t___

wake up healthy and happy. So, I ___can_____ forget to set my
alarm clock every night before I sleep. I _ can´t__ get up as fast as I
__can__ and I __ can´t ___ put on some clothes. I ___ can´t __ ran into the
kitchen because it’s closer and I __can____ make myself a cup of coffee. Then
I ___ can´t ___ drink it alone. However, I ___can_____ drink the cold water
after that because it’s not healthy. Finally, I __ can´t ____ run to faster to my
car. It ___can_____ be a terrible morning!

IV- Present continuous tense.

Exercise # 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb in the present continuous.

1. I speak to my teacher. I ____speak_____(Speak) to my teacher.

2. She listens to the song. She __listen_____ (listen)to the song.
3. My friend laughs at my joke. My friend ____laugh_____ (Laugh)_ at my joke.
4. She is silly. She ____be________ (Be)silly.
5. I sing. I ____sing________ (Sing) today.
6. They do their homework. They ______do______ (Do)their homework.
7. My boss plans a meeting. My boss_____plan_______(Plan) a meeting.
8. We have a party. We ___have_______ (Have)a party.
9. The band plays a beautiful song. The band ______play______ (Play) a
beautiful song.
10. I try to explain. I ____try________(Try) to explain.

V- How many / how much

Exercise # 5
Use How much or How many according to the situation.

1. …… How much….. lemonade have we got? Not much.

2. …… How many….. bottles are there? Three.
3. ……… How ma…….. meat is there? We have got two steaks.
4. ……… How many…. bananas have we got? We haven’t got any.
5. …… How many….. sugar have we got? Enough.
6. …… How many….. bread have we got? Some.
7. …… How many….. pens are in your bag? Six.
8. …… How much ….. money have we got? We haven’t got a lot.
9. …… How many….. bikes are there in the garden? Two.
10. … How many….. children have they got? Two girls and a boy.
VI- Imperatives.
Exercise # 6
Put the verbs in the imperative form. Mind the positive or the negative
form

1. (wait) …wait up……a minute.

2. (not/come) …don´t come……over here, please.
3. (not/close) …don´t close……the door when you go outside.
4. (listen) …listen up…… to your teacher.
5. (give) give up…me your phone number so that I can call you.
6. (work) …work up…… so hard.
7. (not/go) …don´t go…… there.
8. (not/be) …don´t be…… so rude.
9. (not/forget) …don´t forget…… to tidy up your room.
10. (stay) …stay up…… inside the building.

VII- Jobs and occupations.

Exercise # 7
Complete by the appropriate word of the main job.

She hosts a TV show. She rides the rodeo. She plays the bass in a band

She´s an (1) …astronaut……… , a valet at the parking lot, a (2)

……………… working the land She is a (3) …skateboad……

- she gets the gold, she’s a (4) ……ballet…… - the star of

the show. She’s – not – just a pretty face
She’s – got – everything it takes. She has a fashion line

She has a fashion line, a (5) ……newspaper………… for “Time”,

coaches a football team
She’s a (6) ……paleontologist………… , a romance (7) ……

receptionist……

She is a (8) ……nurse………… of three , she is a (9) ……army

guy……… , she is a wife

She is a (10) ……doctor………… - she’ll save your life. She´s - not -

just a pretty face. Oh,oh,yeah Oh,na,na,na,na... She´s - got - everything it
takes. She´s - mother - of the human race. She´s - not - just a pretty face.

She is your (11) ……waitress………… , she is your (12) ……

layer…………

She is your (13) ……teacher…………

She is every woman in the world. Oh, la, la, la . She flies an airplane.
She drives a subway train. At night she pumps gasoline
She´s on the council - she´s on the board

She´s a (14) ……president………… (14). She praises the lord