PRACTICE AND HOMEWORK N° 12

(Put your answer in red)

(Present continuous)
PART 1
I.- LISTEN TO JACKIE. PUT HE WORDS IN THE CORRECT COLUMNS.
Graduated from college Had a problem with the Stayed awake all night
police
Camped in the Gone to college Written songs
mountains
Played in a band Been on tour Driven a big truck

She´s… She hasn´t

She´s camped in the mountains.
She´s played in a band.
She´s written to song.
She´s driven a big truck.
She gone to college.
She hasn´t graduated from college.
She hasn´t had a problem with the
police.
She hasn´t stayed awake all night.
She hasn´t been on tour.

II.- TYPE THE PRESENT PERFECT FORM OF THE VERB IN RED.

1.- I love horses. I have been them since I was a child.

2.- Jess is living in Arizona. She has been there for a year.
3.- Davy has a new camera. He has been it for a few days.
4.- I´m reading my e-mail at the moment. I have been it for about 20
minutes.
5.- Rose is making some bread. She has been It since about 10: 00.
6.- Matt wants a dog. He has been one all his life.
III.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASES.

Hi Emily.
It´s official! I´m a read teacher! I began my new job at Elm Lane
Elementary School a week ago, and I´ve learned a lot since then. The
children area great.
They like me because there hasn´t been a really young teacher here for a
long time, it´s Friday now, and school finished an hour ago, at 3: 15.
I´ve been getting my lessons ready for next week sent feint, I´ve met some
of the other teachers here. One of them has worked here for forty years!
Let´s talk soon.
We haven´t had a long talk for a
month Love,
Hannah.

IV.- Read sentence (a) in the present perfect and sentence (b) in the simple
past. Click the correct answer.

1. a. We´ve gotten a puppy!

b. We got a puppy!
Only b is correct Both a and b are
correct
2.
a. Tom has gone to
work.
b.Tom went to work
3. a.Only
Haveb you met my friend
is correct BothSheila?
a and b are
correct b.Did you meet
my friend
Sheila?
Only b is correct Both a and b are
correct

4. a. I´ve lived in California when I was young.

b.I lived in California when I was young.
Only a is Both a and b are
correct correct

5. a. Enrique has moved here a long time ago.

b.Enrique moved here a long time ago.
Only b is Both a and b are
correct correct

6. a. I´ve lost my credit card last night.

b.I lost my credit card last night.
Only b is Both a and b are
correct correct

V. - Choose just or already.

1.It´s only 8:00 in the morning, and I´ve already Made enough cookies for
the bake sale.
2.Where have you been? I just called you.
3.Come in and have some dinner with us. We just sat down to eat.
4.David is excited. His driver´s license just came in the mail.
5.Dad already made dinner for us. He made it before work this morning.
6.I´ve already paid the electric bill. I paid it last week.

VI.- Listen to the questions. Click the correct responses. Click “Start” to
begin.

Yes, I was there two Yes, I finished it No, he stayed home.

years ago yesterday.
Last year. I worked in a Yes, I left a message.
supermarket.

➢ Yes, I was there two years

ago ➢ No, he stayed home.
➢ I worked in a supermarket.
➢ Yes, I finished it yesterday.
➢ Yes, I left a message.
➢ Last year.

PART 2
EXERCISE VII: Escriba la forma – ing de estos verbos.

1. Look: Looking 5. Feel: Feeling

2. Take: Taking 6.- write: Writing
3. Win: Winning 7.- dig: Digging
4. Sing: Singing 8.- laugh: Launching

EXERCISE: VIII: Vea lo que hicieron los Johnson y lo que hizo su hijo el sábado
pasado. Continúe las oraciones que siguen después del cuadro.
Mr. & MRS. JOHNSON PETE JOHNSON
1)8-8:30 ate breakfast 1)9-9:15 took a shower
2)9-10:30 swam 2)10-noon played tennis
3)11-12-30 shopped 3)2-5 studied at the
4)3-5:30 game at the stadium library
4)8-11 listened to music
with friends

1.At 8:15 in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were eating breakfast.
2.Susan Johnson telephoned at 9:10 but no one answered because they were
swimming And Pete was talking a shower.
3.At 11:30 Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were shopping And Pete was playing tennis.
4.Susan telephoned again at 4 o´clock but still no one answered because her
brother was a game at the stadium and her parents were listening to music
with friends.
5.At 10pm. Susan finally reached her parents, but she couldn´t talk to Pete
because he was studying at the library.
EXERCISE IX: Escoja las formas más probables de los verbos.

When I (1 arrived/was arriving) at the house, my mother (2 cooked/was cooking)

lunch. Five minutes later, the two of us (3 sat/were sitting) down to eat when the
telephone (4 rang/was ringing). While I (5 talked/ was talking) on the phone, my
brother from Los Angeles (6 came in/ was coming in). All three of us (7 had/ were
having) lunch when suddenly a stranger (8 appeared/was appearing).

EXERCISE X: Momentos claves de la historia. Relacione las actividades de las

dos columnas.

1)The Titanic was crossing the Atlantic. a) when he

discovered America.

2)Colombus was looking for a new route to India. b) when

Wilkes Booth killed him.

3)Archimedes was having having a bath. c) when an

apple fell on his head.

4)Newton was sitting under a tree. d) when it hit an iceberg.

5)Abraham Lincoln was watching a play. e) when he shouted

“Eureka!”

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JHERZON JOSE JARA CHACON