1.

Complete the following sentences with the verb TO BE

1. My favourite film . Notting Hill
2. . you from New York? No, I ..
3. I . one of my sisters best friends.
4. .. Helen working for this company?
5. My children (not) at home today. They
on a trip with the school.
6. The teacher . (not) very nice with their students.
7. I (not) the best teacher in the world.
8. John and Ian .. (not) brothers. They
.. cousins.
9. My folder . green.
10. People in this town very rude.
2. Complete the following sentences with the verb TO HAVE GOT
1. I ... a difficult exam on Monday.
2. Jessica .. (not) any brothers or sisters.
3. . (you) an expensive car?
4. The students in this classroom . lots of
homework. That is why, the teacher lots of
exercises to check.
5. . (Mara) an important job?
6. We .. (not) any problems at home.
7. . (you) a new pair of shoes?
8. My sisters friends . beautiful dresses.
9. (they) many books?
10. It .. a big kennel

PRESENTE SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE
I play
You play
He plays
She plays
It plays
We play
You play
They play

NEGATIVE
I dont play
You dont play
He doesnt play
She doesnt play
It doesnt play
We dont play
You dont play
They dont play

INTERROGATIVE
Do I play?
Do you play?
Does he play?
Does she play?
Does it play?
Do we play?
Do you play?
Do they play?

1. Change the following sentences into AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE and

INTERROGATIVE. Use the PRESENT SIMPLE.
1. I listen to rock music every day.
N:
I:
2. Do you eat pasta?
A:
N:
3. She doesnt understand the exercises.
A:
I:
4. My computer works perfectly.
N:
I:
5. She loves TV movies.
N:
I:
2. Complete the following sentences with PRESENT SIMPLE (1p)
1. My brother .. (like) vegetables but I
.. (not like) them.
2. (you/often/go) to the
hairdressers?

3. My teacher .. (not live) near the school.

4. .. (Marc/study) at your school?
5. Amanda . (fix) her car when it
. (break) down.
6. My watch . (not work) properly.
7. .. (you/live) in this street?
8. John (not/work) in this factory.
9. They . (eat) vegetables every day.
10. (John/write) books?

PRESENTE CONTINUO
AFFIRMATIVE
INTERROGATIVE

NEGATIVE

I am playing

I am not playing

Am I playing ?

You are playing

You arent playing

Are you playing?

He is playing
playing?

He isnt playing

Is he

She is playing
playing?

She isnt playing

Is she

It is playing
playing?
We are playing
playing?

It isnt playing
We arent playing

You are playing

You arent playing

They are playing

playing?

They arent playing

Is it
Are we
Are you playing?
Are they

1. Change the following sentences into AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE and

INTERROGATIVE in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. I am sitting on a chair.
N:
I:

2. He isnt smoking a cigar.

A:
I:
3.
3. They are playing football.
N:
I:
4. Is it raining?
A:
N:
5. Ann is writing a letter.
N:
I:

2. Complete the following sentences with PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. We .. (study) for our exam now.
2. (you/sing)? I hear
something.
3. She . (write) a letter for her
father now.
4. They .. (not run) in the park.
They (run) on the street.
5. .. (he/speak) in
English? No, he (speak) in German.
6. I .. (not use) the computer. You can
use it if you want.
7. He . (train) hard. He wants to lose
weight.
8. (you/play) football this
afternoon? No, I .. (play) basketball.
9. The students .. (shout) in the
class.

10. The teacher . (not come)

today.

3. Complete the following sentences with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT

CONTINUOUS.
1. I .. (watch) a TV series at the
moment but I (not know) what my sister
. (do)
2. My brother . (go) on foot to the school bur
today it . (rain) so he
. (go) by car.
3. I (not understand) what this word in
English .. (mean) so I
.. (look) for it in the dictionary.
4. My boyfriend . (take) me out for dinner
tonight.
5. This film that we . (watch) now is so
boring. I . (not like) it so I
(read) a book instead.
6. My computer (not work). My brother
(repair) it tonight.
7. When my sister and her friends .. (go) out
they .. (like) buying sweets and watching films.
8. The shops . (open) today because it is a
bank holiday.
9. The book Stephen (read) is so boring.
Look at his face!
10. Look! It . (start) to rain!
4. Change the following sentences into AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE and
INTERROGATIVE. Use PAST SIMPLE.
1. I arrived home soon last night.
N:
I:
2. She didnt enjoy playing computer games.
A:

N:
3. Did you travel to New York last year?
A:
N:
4. I understood all the exercises.
N:
I:
5. We went to the beach last year.
N:
I:

6. She bought a new pair of shoes.

N:
I:
5. Complete the following sentences with PAST SIMPLE and REGULAR
VERBS.
1. My children (play) in the garden
yesterday.
2. They . (not watch) TV last night
because they .. (study) for their exams.
3. I .. (listen) to this CD when I was
depressed.
4. .. (Ana/visit) her uncle last
month?
5. The teachers (not check) our exams.
6. .. (you/talk) to Mara
yesterday?
7. All my students . (stay) in my class until
the end of it.

6. Complete the following sentences with the PAST SIMPLE of the following
IRREGULAR VERBS.
1. When I . (be) a child, I
(have) a lot of toys to play with.

2. We .. (read) the news in the newspaper.

3. . (you/cut) the sleeves of your
dress?
4. I (do) a terrible exam this morning.
5. She .. (not pay) attention to the
teacher.
6. .. (they/go) to the beach last
summer?
7. We (have) lots of children to look
after.
8. .. (she/speak) to the
teacher?

7. Change the following sentences with the PAST CONTINUOUS into

AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE.
1. I was studying for my exam all afternoon.
N:
I:
2. We werent playing football yesterday.
A:
I:
3. Were they waiting for the bus?
A:
N:
4. Was your sister using the computer yesterday?
A:
N:
5. We werent reading that book.
A:

I:
8. Complete the following sentences with PAST CONTINUOUS.
1. I . (write) letters all day
yesterday.
2. You .. (talk) on the phone for hours
and hours.
3. They . (not do) much business
before lunch.
4. She (not work) during the
weekend.
5. It .. (not rain) for long.
6. What you .. (do)
when I phoned you?
7. . you
(watch) TV when it happened?
8. What . you .
(wear) at the party?

9. Complete the following sentences with PAST SIMPLE or PAST

CONTINUOUS.
1. When I . (arrive) home, my
boyfriend .. (make) dinner for us.
2. While my sister . (take) her exam, I
(wait) for her outside.
3. She .. (not work) with her computer when
it . (switch) off.
4. Last night, I (see) Michael going out
with his friends.
5. My brother (fix) my car when I
(call) him.
6. We .. (have) a shower when the telephone
rang.
7. While Marta (work), her mother
(clean) her house.

8. All of my friends . (not study)

when we . (go) to Albacete.
9.While she .. (study), her telephone
(not be) on.
10. When my brother .. (phone) me, I
(do) some exercise.

PRESENT PERFECT

AFFIRMATIVE: S + have/has + PARTICIPIO (tercera columna verbos

irregulares/ -ed)
I have seen the TV for 20 minutes.
NEGATIVE: S+ havent/hasnt + PARTICIPIO (tercera columna verbos
irregulares/ -ed)
I havent seen the TV for ages.
INTERROGATIVE: Have/has + S + PARTICIPIO + COMPLEMENTS
Have I seen the TV?
EXPRESIONES
FOR: se utiliza con periodos de tiempo con el present perfect: for ages, for
years, for a week
SINCE: se utiliza con fechas concretas con el present perfect: since 1998,
since March, since Monday
AGO: se utiliza con fechas concretas con el pasado simple: five years ago,
three months ago, a week ago.
YET: Significa todava. Se utiliza en frases negativas e interrogativas.
ALREADY: Significa ya. Se coloca en frases afirmativas entre el verbo have
y el participo.
JUST: Significa acabar de. Se coloca en frases afirmativas entre el verbo
have y elparticipio.1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT
FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
- We .. (know) each other for five years.
- Where .. you . (be)? I .. (be) very
worried.
- I . (write) him several letters since September.
- He .. (not write) his speech yet.
- He (ride) on a donkey three times before.
- The builder (not announce) how many houses he plans
to build.

- Jenny . (buy) a new car.

- . you (tell) your teacher what you read?
2. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH FOR OR SINCE.
-

It has been ages he travelled abroad.

I havent received any letters . over a week.
Has she asked for more money .. 1995?
Where have you been? Ive been here .. an hour!
Ian hasnt been to a concert .. ages.
Margaret hasnt been to London .. 1998.
Mr. Smith has worked in this office four years.

3. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH YET, ALREADY OR JUST.

-

My five-yearl-old son hasnt learned to tell the time .

Anna has .. phoned to tell us that shell be late.
Hes . Been to visit Grandma. He went two days ago.
John hasnt arrived home His wife is waiting for him.
Be quiet! My parents have put the baby to sleep.

4. Complete the following sentences with PRESENT PERFECT or PAST

SIMPLE.
1. My sister (work) here three years ago.
2. She .. (already travel) to London twice.
3. . (you/ever/visit) Nuria?
4. I . (start) to work in a hospital three months
ago.
5. (you/listen) to the news last week?
6. Yesterday, she . (buy) a pack of sweets.
7. Mary .. (never/go) abroad.
8. When . (be) your birthday?
9. She . (not/be) to Port Aventura since 2004.
10. We . (not be) at home last night.
PASSIVE VOICE
Para construir la voz pasiva tenemos hay que seguir estos pasos:
1. Identificar el CD
2. Identificar el tiempo de la frase.
3. Aadir el TO BE en el tiempo de la frase ms el verbo principal en

PARTICIPIO (3 columna si es irregular o con ED si es regular). Mira el

ejemplo:
John bought flowers to Mary.
Flowers were bought to Mary by John.

1. Change these sentences from active to passive.

1 We clean the garages every day.
The garages

2 The police arrested two hundred people.

Two hundred people

3 Paul wrote the words and John made the music.

The words

4 We check every car engine thoroughly.

Every car engine

5 We export this computer to seventy different countries.

This computer

6 We opened the factory at nine o'clock.

The factory

7 They send two million books to America every year.

Two million books

8 Did he give you enough sugar?

Were

9 John Hughes built the biggest sand castle in the world.

The biggest sand castle in the world
.

10 They showed me the palace where the king lived.

The palace where the king lived

11 They watered the plants and swept the floor in my absence.

The plants

12 The Scots drink more alcohol than the Irish.

More alcohol

2. Complete the following text with active or passive.

1. Letters . (deliver) by the postman at 8
every day.
2. This . (find) bag in the bus yesterday.
3. These offices . (clean) now.
4. This report (not finish) in time if you
didn't help me.
5. Why the TV . ? (turn on)
6. This building (not
reconstruct) since the 1930's.
7. The last umbrellas (sell) in the morning.
8. You .. (not allow) to arrive so late if
you worked for me.
9. The plan . (announced) in two days.
10. What were we doing at 11 o'clock? We
. (interview)
11. After the window pane (replace)
someone smashed the window again.
Decide if the following adjectives are short or long and make the
comparative adjective.
1. Apples are . (healthy) chips.
2. Elephants are . (big) bears.

3. Gold is .. (expensive) silver.

4. Bikes are .. (slow) cars.
5. I am (good) at English
my brother.
6. My friend is . (tall) me.
7. Sandy is ... (thin) Tamara.
8. My father is (strong) Toms father.
9. Harry Potter books are ..
(interesting) The Book of the Jungle
10. A tiger is .. (heavy) a fox.
11. The weather (hot) yesterday.
12. The girls are (happy) the boys.
13. Berta is (beautiful) Debby.
14. French is .. (difficult) English.
15. Tania (old) Sandra.
16. Russia is .. (large) France.
17. I am (bad) at maths
my best friend.
18. Love is .. (important) money.
19. His car . (cheap) mine.
20. The first movie is .. (boring) the second
one

9. Decide if the following adjectives are long or short and make them
superlative.
1. Who is .... (tall) person in your family?
2. My mum is . (good) cook in the world.
3. December is .. (cold) month of the year in
my country.
4. What is . (dangerous) animal in the
world?

5. Ethan is . (happy) boy I know.

6. Where are .. (nice) beaches in your
country?
7. She bought (big) cake in the shop.
8. Who is .. (famous) singer in your
country?
9. Peter is (good) teacher in school.
10. I am . (tall) boy in the class.
11. You are . (funny) girl in the class.
12. This is (cold) beach in the island.
13. This is .. (beautiful) island in the
world.
14. These are (expensive) trousers in the
shop.
15. My bag is (heavy) bag in the class.
16. My cat is . (fat) cat in the town.
17. This is .. (bad) car in the garage.
18. This exam is . (difficult) of the year.
19. She is (clever) girl in the class.
20. My father .. (good) teacher in the
world.
EXTRA PRACTICE.
1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Goodbye Mum, I ________________________ (leave) now.
2. Thats my sweater. Why __________ you _________________ (wear) it?
3. On Saturdays, the supermarket _____________________ (close) early.
4. Lets go out. It ______________________________ (not rain).
5. How often ___________ you ________________ (take) your dog for a walk?
6. I _____________________ (meet) Debbie tomorrow.

7. How much ___________ you __________________ (weigh) at the moment?

8. Judy __________________ (practice) the piano every afternoon.
9. I cant hear him. He __________________________ (not talk) loudly enough.
10. Id like some quiet. I ________________________ (try) to study.
11. I _____________________ (not remember) that film.
12. Ian often ____________________ (visit) his cousins at the weekend.
13. That smells good! What _____________ you _________________ (cook) now?
14. Bernice ______________ (meet) us at the airport tomorrow.
15. ______________ you ________________ (like) dogs?

2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
1. Tim Cope ____________________________ (study) law when he
_______________________ (decide) to stop his studies and start travelling.
2. The 28-year-old Australians journey ____________________ (follow) the path
of Genghis Khan.
3. He ________________________ (not travel) alone. Besides his three horses,
he had Tigon, a small dog which someone ___________________ (give) him as
he ______________________ (pass) through Kazakhstan.
4. When people in Mongolia ____________________ (warn) him about wolves in
the area, he ________________________ (not pay) too much attention to them.
5. Then, one night, as he __________________________ (get) ready to sleep, he
________________ (hear) some strange noises.
6. He ______________________ (look out) and ______________________ (see) a
group of wolves outside his tent. He _____________________ (use) fireworks to
frighten them away.
7. Three years and 10.000 km after setting out, Cope, Tigon and the horses
__________________ (end) his journey in Hungary.
8. I didnt answer the phone because I _______________________ (sleep)
9. Terry was waiting for me when I _____________________ (arrive)
10. The bell rang while the teacher ___________________ (talk)

3. Complete the following sentences with PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT.

1. We . (go) to the movies last night.
2. Tom ... (see) that movie three times
already.
3. I .... (read) yesterdays newspaper, but I
. (not/read) todays
4. The students ... (have) eight exams
last month.
5. The students ... (have) eight exams
this month.
6. They .. (practice) for the concert for
over three hours now.
7. .. you ever ... (be) to a professional football
game?
8. .. you (enjoy) the game?
9. How long you .. (work) here?
10. The children (grow) a lot since the last time I
. (see) them.
11. We still .. never.. (see) snow.
12. What did you have for breakfast this morning? I ..
(have) a coffee and croissant.
13. you (sing) professionally for
long?

1. A: Did you like the movie Star Wars?

B: I dont know I (never/see) that movie.
2. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago.
3. My best friend and I .. (know) each other for
over 15 years.
4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He .... (write)
ten very creative short stories in the last year.
5. I . (not have) this much fun since I
... (be) a kid.

6. Listen Donna, I dont care if you . (miss) the bus

this morning. You .. (be) late to work to many
times. You are fired!
7. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast so he
.......... (never/see) the ocean.
8. In the last hundred years, travelling . (become)
much easier and very comfortable.
9. In the 19th century, it .. (take) two or
three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip
..... (be) very rough and dangerous.
10. Johny, I cant believe how much ..
(change) since the last time I .. (see) you. You
. (grow) at least a foot!
4. Complete the following sentences with COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES.
1. My motorbike isnt very fast. I want a
.. (fast) motorbike.
2. My husband isnt very rich. I need a .
(rich) husband.
3. Your computer is getting old now. You need a
(new) computer.
4. His camera isnt very good. He needs a .
(good) camera.
5. It isnt very hot today. It was . (hot)
yesterday.
6. Im not very interested in football. Im
(interested) in tennis.
7. My football team is (good) your team.
8. Pasta is ..(bad) vegetables if you want
to lose weight.
5. Complete the following sentences with SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Shes _____________________ (attractive) without make-up

This ring is ______________________(small) than that ring.
Im feeling _______________________ (good) than I felt yesterday.
Paul is _______________________ (energetic) than John.
Hes _______________________ (intelligent) than me.
The noise is _________________ (bad) in this room.
History is ____________________ (interesting) than I.T.
Its _______________________ (quiet) here than outside.

6. Change the following sentences into PASSIVE VOICE.

1. Mr. Adams teaches Phylosophy to the students.

..
2. My parents are painting my house

..
3. Mr. Parson is watering the plants.

.
4. These children broke the window with a stone

.
5. The colonel had written a letter to his wife

.
6. The boss dismissed John yesterday

7. They grow rice in China.

.
8. Some thieves stole that famous painting

.
9. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet

10. They will elect a woman president next year

11. Mary took her car to the garage yesterday

12. The government should pass a law against pollution

13. Everyone in our school knows her well

14. The school doesnt allow smoking

15. Do they clean the hotel rooms every day?