GRAMÁTICA INGLESA

Unidad 2
 Milton Pájaro

Exercises

1) Add –ing to the verbs and put them in the correct box.

Walk, dance, swim, shop, lie, study, laugh, write, play, smoke, look, stop, sleep,
die, run.

+ ing -ie = y+ing

Lying
Walking Dying
shoping
laughing
looking
sleeping
playing
-e = ing Double consonant +ing

Dancing Swimming
Writing Shopping
Smoking Stopping
Running
2) Fill In with the present Continuous.

a) He is sitting (sit) at the desk

b) They are playing (play) Football

c) She is eating (eat) dinner

d) You are reading (read) a book

e) The dog is sleeping (sleep)

f) Ana is swimming (Swim)

g) I am listening (Listen) to music

h) Tom is writing (write) a report

i) The Birds are singing (Sing)

j) Mum is making (Make) a Cake

3) Correct the mistakes

a) We are looking for a new flat

 b) I am playing tennis now

c) George and Mary are Watching tv

d) What are you doing?

e) You are not listening to the teacher

f) He is reading a Magazine

4) Choose 5 people (members of your family, friends, wife, husband, children, etc)
and describe what are they doing?

My friend is watching a movie.

My wife is cooking my dinner.

My children are playing the guitar.

My grandfather is reading the newspaper.

I am doing my homework.
Exercises

1) Write the third person singular of the verbs in the list in the correct box

Dance, brush, open, try, fix, buy, put, kiss, like, dry, go, catch, wash, sit, fly, copy,
teach, play, pass, begin, say.

-S -ES -IES
Opens dances Tries

Buys brushes Kisses

Dries
Puts
fixes Flies
Likes Copies
goes
Sits
catches
plays
washes
begins

says teaches

passes
2) Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.

a) I play (play) football with my friends on Sundays

b) Tina walks (walk) to school every day

c) We go (go) to bed at 10’oclock every night

d) Penguins live (live) in the Antarctic

e) Tony studies (study) maths at the university

f) John and Pete visit (visit) their grandparents every week

g) Sally speaks (Speak) Spanish

h) Mike does (do) his homework every evening

i) Susan washes (wash) her hair every day

j) Water boils (boil) at 100° Celsius.

3) Correct the mistakes

a) He does not speak English

b) He swims every morning

 c) Do you work in a bank?
d) I do not have dinner now

e) Mark walks to school every day

f) Kate likes Pizza

g) The sun rises in the east

h) Susan and Michael live in London

i) We need some sugar

4) Describe briefly your daily routine. Take into account, adverbs of frequency and
the present simple.

Hello, I wake up at six in the morning. First, I get up and then I shower for 10 minutes.

Before breakfast I brush my teeth and get dressed. Then I have breakfast with my

brothers and my parents. Finally I go to the university and return home at 4 in the

afternoon.

Exercises

1) Fill in was, wasn’t, were or weren’t

a) Was Marilyn Monroe a famous actress? Yes, she was.

b) Was Alfred Hitchcock an actor? No, he was not He was a famous director.

c) Were Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin directors? No, they were not.

They were composers.

d) Was Thomas Edison a singer? No he was not He was an inventor.

 e) Were Abraham Lincoln and George Washington presidents of the

USA? Yes, they were.

2) Write the past simple of the verbs in the correct box

Laugh, tidy, travel, stay, plan, hate, cry, rob, pull, love, study, dance, kiss, drop,
change, enjoy, try, live, prefer, cook, hurry.
-ed -d

Laughed Hated
Stayed Loved
Traveled Danced
Pulled Changed
Kissed Lived
Enjoyed
cooked

-ied Double consonant + ed

Planned
Tidied Robbed
Cried Dropped
Hurried Preferred

Tried
Studied
3) Write the past simple of the verbs

1. Run ran 12. Take took

2. Make made 13. Drive drove

3. Break broke 14. Steal stole

4. Read read 15. Write wrote

5. See saw 16. Wake woke

6. Drink drank 17. Bring

brought
7. Feed fed
18. Leave left
8. Eat ate
19. Sleep slept
9. Come went
20. Swim swam
10. Find found
21. Know knew
11. Say said
22. Give gave
4) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple

1. You went to school yesterday (you/go)

2. He read an interesting book last month (read)

3. I looked for my keys but I did not find them (not/find)

4. I wasn’t hungry so I did not eat anything (not/eat)

5. Did you ring the bell? (you/ring)

6. What did they have for breakfast? (they/have)

5) First put the verbs into the interrogative form of the past simple, then match the
questions to the answers.

1. What time did you get up (you/get up) this morning?

2. When did she move (she/move) to London?

3. Why did he go (he/go) to Paris?

4. Where did he see (he/see) the film?

5. Whose Car did she drive (she/drive) this morning?

6. Who did they invite (they/invite) to dinner?

 7. What did you have (you/have) for lunch?

a. Four years e. Jean and

ago _2__ Tom _6__

b. At the f. For a
cinema _4__ holiday _3__

c. Pizza __7 g. Robert’s

__5_
d. At 8 o’clock
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Exercises

1) Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous

A: What happened (happen) at the time of the robbery?

B: Well, I was sitting (sit) in my office. I was talking (talk) to an employee. Some

of the staff put (put) food onto the shelves. Several customers did (do) their

shopping and a cashier stood (stand) behind the till.

A: Can you tell me anything about the robbers?

B: yes, they were wearing (wear) black masks and they were holding (hold) guns.
They were shouting (shout).

4) What were the following people doing yesterday at 4:00 o’clock p.m.?

a) Your sister/brother my sister was watching TV.

b) Your father my father was playing the guitar.

 c) Your Mother my mother was cooking our meal

d) Your best friend my friend was talking to me.

e) Your boyfriend/husband/girlfriend/wife my girlfriend was watering the flowers.

Exercises

1) Write the past participle of the following verbs

a) See – seen r) ring – ringed
b) Cut - cut s) do – done
c) Work – worked t) eat – eaten
d) Leave – left
e) Feed – fed
f) Bring – brought
g) Swim – swam
h) Buy – bought
i) Drink – drunk
j) Go – gone
k) Catch – caught
l) Read – read
m) Arrive – arrived
n) Make – made
o) give – given
p) sing – sung
q) teach – taught
2) Ask and answer questions using the prompts as in the example

a) My friend has opened (open) a flower shop in the village.

b) I have not done (not/do) my homework yet

c) The baker has baked (bake) many loaves of bread

d) Have you sent (you/send) Aunt Margaret a birthday card yet?

e) Grandma has watered (water) the flowers

f) I have lost (lose) my gloves

g) He has not finished (not/finish) his lunch yet

h) Beth has knitted (knit) a beautiful red sweater.

3) Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect

A: What have you done (you/do) so far?

B: Lots of things. I have cleaned (clean) the house, I have cooked (cook) Lunch and I have

taken (take) the dog for a walk. What about you?

I have watered (water) the flowers, I have washed (wash) the dishes and I have cut

(cut) the grass.

Exercises

1) Fill in the blanks with will or will not

a) You are late. You won’t get there in time

b) The Ice-cream is melting. I will put it in the freezer

c) Perhaps Tom will start looking for a better job

d) I will not be able to help you tomorrow because I’m busy

e) We haven’t got any milk. I will buy some

f) Put on your coat or you will get cold

g) I’m afraid I will not have time to go shopping with you next Saturday

2) Write questions and negations

a) They will be back soon. Will they be back soon? No, They won’t be back soon

b) Tom will go to Africa next year, Will Tom to go to Africa next year? He will not go
to Africa next year.

c) I will visit my girlfriend next month, will I visit my girlfriend next month? No, I
will not visit my girlfriend next month.

d) She will visit us next Tuesday, will she visit us next Tuesday? No, she will not visit
us next Tuesday.

e) I will play football someday next month, will I play football someday next month?
No I will not play football someday next month.
3) Fill in the short answers

a) Will they go camping next week? Yes, they will

b) Will Tom buy a car next year? No, he won´t

c) Will Fiona go to a concert tonight? No, she won´t

d) Will the children decorate the cake? Yes, they will

e) Will mother be back in an hour? No, she won´t

f) Will you help me fix the tv? No, I won´t

4) Fill in the gaps with the correct form of be going to and the verbs in brackets

a) I am going to buy (buy) a new car next month

b) When are you going to tidy (you/tidy) your bedroom?

c) Bob is going to play (play) football on Saturday because he has hurt his leg

d) Barry and Jason are going to visit (visit) their grandparents on Sunday

e) Monica is going to sing (sing) in the concert. She has a sore throat

f) I am going to walk (walk) to school today. I’ll take the bus

g) Are you going to help (you/help) me wash the dishes after lunch?
5) Describe what are your plans for the next month? How do you see yourself in 5
years?

For next month, I'm going to visit my aunt Ana, she lives alone in Cartagena, she is

very old and needs help to do the chores at home, my aunt is very funny and likes to

watch a lot of television with me, She likes to go out to the park every afternoon and I

also like to go out to the park to have a little fun.

In five years, I will be a great teacher, I will be a more responsible person and more

committed to my future because I want to be a source of pride for my parents in the

future, I want to be a great teacher because it is my passion and my life to teach people.