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TALLER NO 1: VERB TO BE

TO BE AND PRONOUNS

EXERCISES

- Complete the sentences with it, his, your, her, I, he, my, you, she, he.

Cristina: How are ____________?

Justin: ____________’m fine, thanks.

Cristina: What’s ____________ name?

Justin: ____________ name is Justin.

Cristina: How old are ____________?

Justin: ____________’m 17.

Cristina: What is ____________ name?

Justin: Felipe.

Cristina: How old is ____________?

Justin: ____________’s 13.

Cristina: Is it ____________ birthday today?

Justin: No, ____________ isn’t.

Cristina: What’s ____________ name?

Justin: Narrita.

Cristina: How old is ____________?

Justin: ____________’s 10.

- Complete the questions using what, where or how. Then match the columns:
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1 ____________ is his name? ( ) It is in Brasilia, Brazil.

2 ____________ are you? ( ) He is eighteen.

3 ____________ old is Maria? ( ) His name is Otávio.

4____________ is Recife? ( ) She is eleven.

5____________ is Palácio do Planalto? ( ) Her name is Mitiko

6____________ is she from? ( ) She’s from Mexico.

7____________ country is it? ( ) I’m fine thanks.

8____________ is Rome. ( ) It is in Pernambuco.

9____________ old is Peter? ( ) It is England.

10 ___________ is the name of the Japanese girl? ( ) It is in Italy.

- Complete the conversation between Joelma and Lucimara.

J: What ____________ ____________ name?

L: ____________ name is Paulo Mendonça

J: How old ____________ ____________?

L: I ____________ fourteen. And how old are ____________?

J: I ____________ thirteen.

- Complete the conversation with my, your, his, or her.

MATT: Tony, this is my friend. __________ name is Jennifer Miller. Jennifer is in __________ English class.

TONY: Nice to meet you. What’s __________ name again?

JENNIFER: It’s Miller.

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- Rewrite the sentences using the personal pronoums: I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY

Ex: Charles and Marie are in England now.

They are in England now.

a) My job is in usiminas. ...........................................................

b) The airplane is new. .............................................................

c)The childrem are in the playground. ...........................................................

d)The child is hungry............................................................

e)Katherine is beaultiful. ..........................................................

f)Richard is American. ..........................................................

g)My mother and I are sad. .........................................................

h)You are the best. .............................................................

- Complete the chart with the corresponding form of the verb to be:

Affirmative form Negative form Interrogative form

Full form Short form Full form Short form

I’m I’m not Are you?

You are You are not Is he?

He’s He is not

She is She is not Is it?

It’s It isn’t

We are We are not

You’re You are not Are you?

They’re They aren’t

- Complete the sentences with the correct form of verb to be:

a)- It _____________ necessary to be punctual.

b)- The students _____________ in the classroom.

c)- I _____________ the new teacher.

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d)- My friens and I _____________ in the same group.

- Complete the chart with the correct pronoun or adjective:

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronoun

You

He

Hers

Its

We

Yours

Them
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TALLER 2 ADJETIVOS
Adjetivos Comparativos - ¿Cuál es correcto?

1. This restaurant is _________ than the other one.

a) more big b) bigger

2. My uncle is _________ than my mother.

a) more old b) older

3. This movie is _________ than the other one.

a) more boring b) boringer

4. The meal that Marta made is _________ than the one that
John made.
a) more delicious b) deliciouser

5. I can't come now. I will come _________.

a) more late b) later

6. Can you come _________?

a) more soon b) sooner

7. You have to be _________ to your parents.

a) more polite b) politer

8. This song is bad, but the other one is _________.

a) more bad b) worse
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9. This test is _________ than that last one.

a) more difficult b) difficulter

10. You have to drive a little _________.

a) more far b) farther

Rellena los espacios en blanco con el adjetivo posesivo que corresponda.

(My - your - his - his - her - its - our - their)

'You look very good, I like _____ shoes.' (your)

1. I live with boyfriend.

2. We have a very big balcony at the front of flat.
3. Thank you for the flowers. It was kind of you to remember birthday.
4. My dog is always licking balls.
5. Yesterday I saw Diana with husband. They were shopping with children.
6. When Craig gets home from work, he likes to wash face, take of work clothes and work on pc.
7. I want to buy flat. How much do you want for it?
8. Put the book in place on the shelf.
9. Nicole and Tom have sold house.
10. Who is that girl you work with? I can never remember name.

- Completa las frases utilizando 'MANY' , 'MUCH' , 'A LOT', 'A LOT OF'.

Do you drink a lot of / much water?

I like music, I've got a lot of / many CD's

1) It didn't cost money to go to New Zealand.

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2) How songs can you sing?

3) There's rice in the cupboard.

4) Paco visited countries when he went on holiday.

5) How interesting cities did Paco see?

6) He didn't see cities, but he saw friends.

7) Do you eat cheese? Yes, .

8) Did you send postcards to friends? Yes, I did.

- Completa las frases utilizando 'SOME', 'ANY'

Would you like some coffee? Yes please.

There isn't any flour in the cupboard.
Did you make any sandwiches for the picnic?

1. Do you know good restaurants in Barcelona?

2. Would you like more potatoes?
3. When I went to Paris I visited interesting museums, but I didn't go to
art galleries.
4. Are there messages for me on the answer phone?
5. I'd like tomatoes and mushrooms please. But I don't want
carrots.

Relaciona la imagen con el adjetivo respectivo. Escribe el numero correspondiente.

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- Completa las frases utilizando 'A LITTLE', 'LITTLE', 'A FEW', 'FEW'

We have a little money

I read a few books last summer

1. I bought postcards in Paris.

2. Can you ask the waiter for more wine
please darling?
3. You haven't passed all of the exams, you've only passed

4. people go out on Monday night in Valencia.

There is almost no traffic.
5. I like to drink lemon juice before I have breakfast.
6. can I take pieces of paper, please?
7. $70 a week is money these days if you want to buy a flat.

- Escribe 'MOST' , 'MOST OF' , 'ALL' en las espacios en blanco según convenga

All I want for the future is to be healthy and happy.

I like most of these CD's, but I can't buy them all.

1. Yesterday I spent my money, and now I don't have anything.

2. people in Madrid speak Spanish, but not of them.

3. In Valencia, the shops open at 9 o'clock, but not of them.

4. In Ireland it rains the time.

5. All German cars are well-made, but I like BMW's the .

6. I must be in love, because I can think about is you.

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TALLER 3 TIEMPOS VERBALES

Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma del tiempo verbal correcto

1. Alberto (drive) to school bus everyday.

2. Sandy (forget) her homework very often.

3. Our friends sometimes (go) to the supermarket.

4. Jenny never (go) there. But she (go)

yesterday because her mother (be) ill.

5. When they (arrive), the boy (play) in his room.

6. By next year, they (win) the prize.

7. They (argue) yesterday afternoon.

8. We (plan) a trip for this weekend.

9. When they (see) the car, they started (dance).

10. She hates (get) the bus everyday.

11. (smoke) is bad for your health.

12. As this time next year, they (work) in South Africa.

13. I (just/arrive), and I miss my family.

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14. How often (you/go) to the cinema?

15. How long here (they/smoke) here?

16. What you say (be) terrible.

17. they (meet) tonight at 10 o'clock.

18. Peter (live) since 2008 in this house.

19. Who (be) your favourite pop stars?

20. They (already/go) when the police arrived.

21. (you/see) him last night?

22. While I (study) my girlfriend (fall) asleep.

Completa las siguientes oraciones utlizando simple present

Q1 of 10: I sometimes _______ (go) to work by car.

Q2 of 10: Ben _______ (work) in a hospital.

Q3 of 10: _______ you _______ (like) fish?

Q4 of 10: She _______ (not/teach) English.

Q5 of 10: Matthew never _______ (watch) television.

Q6 of 10: _______ she _______ (play) football?

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Q7 of 10: They always _______ (eat) dinner at 7 o'clock.

Q8 of 10: We _______ (not/live) in a big house.

Q9 of 10: Valerie _______ (study) English at university.

Q10 of 10: _______ he _______ (want) to eat?

Completa las siguientes oraciones utlizando Past Simple

Q1 of 10: Last night we _____ (walk) to the cinema.

Q2 of 10: Sam _____ (stop) the car to take a picture.

Q3 of 10: I _____ (study) for the exam for three hours.

Q4 of 10: They _____ (be) happy to be home.

Q5 of 10: Sally _____ (be) disappointed she _____ (miss) the party.

Q6 of 10: When I was young, we always _____ (go) to Florida for the summer.

Q7 of 10: Dan _____ (not/work) last week.

Q8 of 10: _____ you _____ (wash) the dishes?

Q9 of 10: I _____ (dream) I could fly last night.

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Q10 of 10: We _____ (meet) them at the restaurant.

Completa las siguientes oraciones utlizando Simple Future

Q1 of 10: He wants to learn French so he _____ (go) to Paris to study. [Todavía no ha comprado el billete]

Q2 of 10: John _____ (help) me paint my apartment this weekend.

Q3 of 10: The plane _____ (depart) at 9:00.

Q4 of 10: I promise I _____ (study) for the exam after the game.

Q5 of 10: I _____ (not/work) tomorrow because I have a doctor's appointment.

Q6 of 10: We _____ (play) football this weekend. Do you want to join us?

Q7 of 10: Peter is mad at me, he _____ (not/call) me.

Q8 of 10: The concert _____ (start) at 10pm.

Q9 of 10: I have decided that I _____ (quit) smoking.

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Q10 of 10: They _____ (sleep) tomorrow evening when you arrive.

Completa las siguientes oraciones utlizando Present Continuous

Q1 of 9: I _______ (work) now.

Q2 of 9: Nell _______ (not/watch) television at the moment.

Q3 of 9: They _______ (go) to the cinema.

Q4 of 9: _______ you _______ (call) your mother?

Q5 of 9: John _______ (read) the newspaper.

Q6 of 9: _______ Valerie _______ (study) English?

Q7 of 9: We _______ (not/play) videogames.

Q8 of 9: I _______ (not/drink) water.

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Q9 of 9: We _______ (know) her.

TALLER 4 CONSTRUCCION DE FRASES

Ordena cada frase

Q1 of 12: happy/you/are

Q2 of 12: lives/she/New York/in

Q3 of 12: don't/like/I/ice cream

Q4 of 12: a/they/dog/got/have

Q5 of 12: not/is/tired/he

Q6 of 12: we/Spain/don't/live/in

Q7 of 12: got/car/has/he/a/?

Q8 of 12: are/happy/?/they

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Q9 of 12: hands/your/wash/!

Q10 of 12: does/like/he/?/dogs

Organiza las frases siguientes:

Q1 of 5: mouth/your/wash/!

Q2 of 5: lie/me/!/don't/to

Q3 of 5: go/cinema/!/the/let's/to

Q4 of 5: TV/!/don't/watch

Q5 of 5: play/football/!/let's

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TALLER 5 QUESTIONS

Completa con la "WH question" que corresponda.

1. ____ are you happy?

Because I finished school.

2. ____ is your birthday?

May 12th.

3. ____ are you going for holidays?

I'm going to London.

4. ____ are you going for holidays?

Because I need a rest.

5. ____ did you do yesterday?

6. ____ happened?

7. ____ trousers are these?

8. ____ money do you have?

9. ____ children do you have?

10. ____ were you yesterday evening?