LESSON 3_ACTIVITIES

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
a. Complete the chart with the ING form of the verbs in the list.

DRIVE – GET – MAKE – PLAY – RUN – SIT – STUDY – SWIM – WATCH – USE – WRITE

Verb + ING Drop final E + ING Double consonant + ING

b. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the table in the Present Continuous.
1. Erika .................................................................................in a marathon this afternoon.
2 .......................................................... your computer to find info on the internet? (you)
3. John and Alice are on the beach. They .......................................................... in the sea.
4. It’s 7.00 a.m. here. I ........................................................................................... up now.
5. Lisa (not)..............................................Spanish this year. She wants to learn French.
6. The car keys aren’t here ......................................................... to the office today? (he)
7. They aren’t in the park. They...........................................................TV at the moment.
8. Luis .........................................................dinner for his famiy. He is a very good chef.
9 an e-mail to her boyfriend? (Maria)
10 computer games in their bedroom? (the children)

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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
c. Complete these sentences with IN, ON or AT.
1. My birhtday party starts ......................... 9 o’clock and finishes ....................... midnight.
2. My birthday is ......................May.
3. My birthday is ......................May 16th.
4. My birthday is ......................the autumn.
5. This year, my birthday is ......................Tuesday.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
d. Complete these sentences with IN, ON or AT.
1. Peter lives ...................... Turkey.
2. There are some beautiful pictures ...................... the walls of the sitting-room.
3. Does this bus stop ...................... the railway station?
4. I live ......................... a flat ...................... the fifth floor.
5. Ecuador is ......................... South America, it lies ...................... the Equator.
6. There is a queue of people ...................... the bus stop.

VERB “CAN”
e. Complete the sentences with CAN or CAN’T and the verbs in brackets.

1. Sammy............................................ very well. (DRAW )

2. Mark ................... .................... tennis but he.................................... football. (PLAY , PLAY )
3. Eve ......................... ......................... but she ............................................ (SING , DANCE )
4. What ............................................................ ? (WE/DO)
5. A............................................................. ? (HE/COOK)
B: Yes, he ...................... He is an excellent chef!

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VERB “HAVE GOT”

f. Complete the sentences with the correct form of HAVE GOT.

1. I ............................................ two brothers. 

2. I ..................................any sisters. 
3. He ........................................... a dog. 
4 any brothers of sisters? (YOU)
5 any cousins? (JACK)
6. You............................................ a big family. 
7 .................................................................. any cousins in America? (WE)
8. My uncle and aunt ................................. any children. 
9. My grandfather ........................................... six brothers. 
10. How many uncles and aunts ................................................................ ? (THEY)

SEASONS OF THE YEAR

g. Write the vowels to complete the names of the seasons.

W.....NT.....R SPR.....NG S.....MM.....R ..... .....T ... MN

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