Politécnico Máximo Gómez

English exercises

1. Select the correct option

a) I have looked everything – everybody – everywhere for my keys.

I have looked everywhere for my keys.
b) There is nothing – anything – everything to eat. Go buy something.
There is nothing to eat. Go buy something.
c) There is somewhere – nowhere – anywhere as beautiful and romantic as
Paris
There is somewhere as beautiful and romantic as Paris.
d) Is there anybody – somebody – nobody that can help me?
Is there somebody that can help me?
e) I like to buy anything – nothing – everything from this store. It’s gorgeous.
I like to buy everything from this store. It’s gorgeous.
f) Would you like to go anywhere – somewhere – nowhere this weekend?
Would you like to go anywhere this weekend?
g) If there is something – nothing – everything I can do for you, call me.
If there is something I can do for you, call me.
h) I don’t know everybody – nobody – anybody in this city.
I don’t know anybody in this city.
2. Choose the correct alternative.

 What - When - Where - Why - Who – How-which-whose

1) ........Where........ were my keys?

2) ........What....... is the problem?

3) ........Who........ is your favorite singer?

4) ........When........ is your birthday?

5) .........How....... old are you?

6) .........What....... is your telephone number?
7) .........Where....... were you from?
8) ........Who........ is your best friend?
 
9) .........What....... is your e-mail?

10) ........How....... are you?

  
11) ........When........ is your graduation?

12) ........Why........ was she crying? 

     
13) ........What........ is your grandmother last name?

14) .........Who....... is your favorite actor? 

       
15) .........How....... old is your cat? 

16)…….Who…….was the thief?

17)…….How…….much money do you have?

18)……When…….did she buy a car?

3. Answer the next questions in long form

1. What is the capital of Haiti?

The capital of Haiti is Puerto Principe

2. What dress are you wearing tonight?

I’m a man, I don’t wear dresses.

3. Where are we going?

We going to the beach, we love it

4. Where is the school?

The school is in the Máximo Gomez #1 street

5. Who is the president of U.S.A?

The actually president of U.S.A is Joe Biden

6. Who wrote the first sentence?

Maria wrote the first sentence.

7. When is the next World Cup?

The world cup will start on December 21, 2022

8. Why were you late?

Because I had a lot of work

9. Why did you break the glass?

It was an accident, the ball came out and hit the glass

10. Which ingredients do you need to make a Locrio?

You need rice, oil, water, salt, meat and the tools to cook

11. How do you learn English?

I learned English listening to music, I love music in English.

4. Use possessive adjective my, your, his, etc.

Example: I have a good dictionary. (It is ___ good dictionary.)

1) I have a new car. (It is ___ new car.)

My

2) John has a girlfriend. (She is ___ girlfriend.)

His

3) Mary has an old flat. (It is ___ old flat.)

Her

4) Mary and John have a baby girl. (She is ___ baby girl.)

Their

5) You have a birthday today. (It is ___ birthday today.)

Your
 6) The cat has a plate of milk. (It is ___ plate of milk.)

Its

7) She has a good camera. (It is ___ good camera.)

Her

8) I have a wonderful mother. (She is ___ wonderful mother.)

My

9) You and I have good friends. (They are ___ good friends.)

Our

10) The dogs have red balls. (They are ____ red balls.)
Their

5. Choice

1. Anne couldn't go skiing ____ the bad weather

a. due b. due to the fact that c. due to
2. It was snowing. ____ we couldn't go to the park
a. Therefore b. Because c. However

3. I studied a lot, I failed ____

a. However b. Thus c. Even though

4. I love music. ____ I don't like concerts
a. Furthermore b. But c. However
5. This restaurant serves meat ____ fish
 a.as well as b.in spite of c.as
6. We couldn’t go to the mountain ____ it was raining
a. owing to b. owing to the fact that c. because of
7. I have slept more than eight hours. ____, I feel tired
a. Even though b. Likewise c. Still
8. She started singing ____ calm the child down
a. so as to b. so that c. whereas
9. I prefer wine ____ water
a. whereas b. instead of c. owing to
10. I like big cities, ____ Paris and Rome
 a. for instance b. such as c. particularly
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 6. Complete the sentences or questions with the correct accusative pronoun
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 I know Mary and Tom. I work with __them___
 I love Lucy and she loves ___me___
 Your house looks old. I think you should paint __it___
 Bill loves Susan, and she loves __him___
 Who is that girl? - I don't know __her___
Can you show___me____ the city
 Dou you have anything for ___me___?
 They will go with__us____
You love Alice and she loves__you___
 Billy, your mother wants to see__you__
 Have you seen Liz? - There is a letter for__her___
 I have a new car. I have __it___ here.
 Frank, this present is for __you___
 We want to work without __them___
 We want to work without ___you__
 I know Paul. I work with ___him___
 We know Paul, but he doesn't know ___us__
 Where are my books? I can't find __them___
 The cat is eating. Leave___it___ alone.
 That house is mine - Can you see __it___?
 My parents are here. My brother is with__them___
 We are looking for Bill. He wants to see ___us__
 He thinks that I am against __him___
 Maradona is famous. Everybody knows__him___
 I know Alice - I live with ___her___
 Where is Susan? - I want to talk to ___her__
 We are safe here. Nobody will find __us___
 This present is for __you___
 You all know me, but I don't know __you___
 If you all want to go, I'll take ___them__ there.
 You all know that I don't want to work with __him___
 I have two dogs. Do you want to see ___them__?

 7. Complete the sentences with reflexive pronoun like: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves and themselves
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 I sometimes ask ______myself______ why I live in this city.
 They will behave _____themselves_______ if they know their parents are watching.
 He is too young to wash _____himself_______.
 I hurt _____myself_______ when I was climbing over a fence.
 You should help _____yourself_______ to some salad, it’s excellent!
 Have you seen _____yourself_______? You’re a mess!
 This robot can repair _____itself_______.
 You can blame ______myself______ for what happened.
 Aren’t you enjoying ______yourself______?
 We will have to teach ______ourselves______ to play the guitar.
 I don’t need any help. I can do it ____myself______
 Edwin fixed his bike all by ____himself______
 Beth and Chris got a little lost one day on their way back from school. But they found the right way
home all by ____themselves______
 Olivia got a very good mark on her English test. She was very pleased with ____herself______
 We had to ask  if this was the right thing to do ___ourselves_______

8.Write the pronouns that complete the sentences

1.    Pedro cut ___himself______ with the knive

2.    The cat is washing ____itself______
3.    Carmen cooked the dinner ___herself______
4.    George was always looking at ____himself______ in the mirror
5.    The president ____himself______ sang the song
 9. Describe Dominican Republic president use “simple present, past and progressive. Too use
connectors like: but, if, because, why, since and too; in the same way use himself, themselves and
ourselves, at final use yours, him and their.

President Luis Abinader is a president democratically elected by the Dominican

people and he has managed to get along with the people although he has some
complaints but it is because of me he is doing a good job he is an excellent
president.