EXTRA EXERCISES Chapter 09

1. Rewrite the sentences below following the example:

E.g.: Are you sitting at this table? Do you sit at this table?
Is he working at the hospital? Does he work at the hospital?
a) Is she talking to Mrs. Taylor?__________________________________________
b) Are they playing cards?__________________________________________
c) Is the teacher standing at the desk?__________________________________________
d) Is Frank’s dog playing with the ball?__________________________________________

2. Change the following sentences to the NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE forms:

E.g.: Craig and Donna are painting their home today.
Neg.: Craig and Donna are not painting their home today.
Int.: Are Craig and Donna painting their home today?
a) Betty is washing her face.
Neg.: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ________________________________________________________________________________________
b) The children are taking their baths.
Neg.: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ________________________________________________________________________________________
c) He works out on a regular basis.
Neg.: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ________________________________________________________________________________________
d) Lane is brushing her hair.
Neg.: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ________________________________________________________________________________________
e) Frank is taking a shower.
Neg.: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ________________________________________________________________________________________
f) The girls swim every day.
Neg.: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Int.: ________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Change the sentences to actions at the moment, like the example:

E.g.: They practice volleyball on Thursdays. / They are practicing volleyball today.
a) My parents text each other every day. ________________________________________ (right now)
b) Do you swim? ________________________________________ (now)
c) I e-mail them every day. ________________________________________ (at this very moment)

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d) Do you go downtown every afternoon? ________________________________________ (now)
e) Do you speak Spanish? ________________________________________ (at the moment)

4. Correct the sentences below with a better option for frequency:

E.g.: The rainforest is never humid. / The rainforest is always humid.
a) People hardly ever exchange gifts on Christmas.
______________________________________________________________________
b) Celebrities seldom go to the red carpet.
______________________________________________________________________
c) Relationship problems rarely happen because of bad communication.
______________________________________________________________________
d) It almost always rains in the desert.
______________________________________________________________________
e) Older people usually learn faster than kids.
______________________________________________________________________

5. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in parentheses in the most appropriate verbal tense:
E.g.: We are talking to each other right now. (to talk)
Peter always comes by bike. (to come)
a) I _________________ (to eat) apples frequently.
b) I _________________ (to study) English now.
c) She often _________________ (to work) in an office.
d) He _________________ (to text) me at the moment.
e) They _________________ (to swim) now.

6. Make YES / NO questions for these answers:

a) Is she nice? Yes, she is nice.
b) __________________________________ Yes, we like English.
c) __________________________________ Yes, Susan gets up early.
d) __________________________________ No, I am not working now.
e) __________________________________ Yes, Frank has a car.
f) __________________________________ Yes, I am studying now.

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7. Rewrite the sentences using the words in parentheses:
E.g.: She is late for work. (never) / She is never late for work.
a) She is absent. (never) ________________________________________.
b) She is the first to arrive. (usually) ________________________________________.
c) She takes work home. (sometimes) ________________________________________.
d) Susan complains. (never) ________________________________________.
e) He helps people. (often) ________________________________________.
f) She works 8 hours a day. (rarely) ________________________________________.

8. Rewrite the sentences below according to the example:

E.g.: We have to come here on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. (WEEK)
We have to come here three times a week.
a) Kids take a break from school in June and in December. (A YEAR)
______________________________________________________________________
b) Now that I’m wearing braces I go to the dentist every month. (A MONTH)
______________________________________________________________________
c) We have lunch at Grandma’s on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. (A WEEK)
______________________________________________________________________
d) Every fifteen days, Jack and Jill go to the cinema. (A MONTH)
______________________________________________________________________

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answer keys
1. 5.
a) Does she talk to Mrs. Taylor? a) I eat apples frequently.
b) Do they play cards? b) I am studying English now.
c) Does the teacher stand at the desk? c) She often works in an office.
d) Does Frank’s dog play with the ball? d) He is texting me at the moment.
e) They are swimming now.
2.
a) Betty is not washing her face. 6.
Is Betty washing her face? a) Do you like English?
b) The children are not taking their baths. b) Does Susan get up early?
Are the children taking their baths? c) Are you working now?
c) He does not work out on a regular basis. d) Does Frank have a car?
Does he work out on a regular basis? e) Are you studying now?
d) Lane is not brushing her hair.
Is Lane brushing her hair? 7.
e) Frank is not taking a shower. a) She is never absent.
Is Frank taking a shower? b) Usually she is the first to arrive.
f) The girls do not swim every day. c) Sometimes she takes work home.
Do the girls swim every day? d) Susan never complains.
e) He often helps people.
3. f) She rarely works 8 hours a day.
a) My parents are texting each other right now.
b) Are you swimming now? 8.
c) I am emailing you at this very moment. a) Kids take a break from school twice a year.
d) Are you going downtown now? b) Now that I’m wearing braces I go to the dentist once a
e) Are you speaking Spanish at the moment? month
c) We have lunch at Grandma’s four times a week.
4. d) Jack and Jill go to the cinema twice a month.
Suggested answers.
a) People hardly ever exchange gifts on Christmas.
People usually exchange gifts on Christmas.
b) Celebrities seldom go to the red carpet.
Celebrities often go to the red carpet.
c) Relationship problems rarely happen because of bad
communication.
Relationship problems sometimes happen because of
bad communication.
d) It almost always rains in the desert.
It hardly ever rains in the desert.
e) Older people usually learn faster than kids.
Older people rarely learn faster than kids.

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