sábado, 15 de noviembre de 2014

present continous 4 de primaria

Present continuous: (I am doing)

Se usa para expresar acciones que estamos realizando en el momento en que se habla de ellas. Es decir, cuando
hablamos hemos comenzado una acción y todavía no la hemos terminado.
She is driving to work  (En  este momento ella esta conduciendo hacia el trabajo)
Sarah is eating in the restaurant  (Sarah esta comiendo ahora mismo, no ha terminado)
A: She´s playing basketball (she is playing basketball)
N: She isn´t playing basketball (she is not playing basketball)
Int: Is she playing basketball

Recuerda: verbos monosílabos acabados en consonante+vocal+consonante duplican la consonante final. P.e. run = running

1. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the verbs given.

1. The birds ......................... (sing).

2. My sister ....................... (watch) TV and I ......................... (read) a great novel.

3. We .......................... (have) a very good time on holidays.

4. She ....................…….(work) at the moment but she finishes at 6.

5. ............ it ................. (rain) now? Yes, it is.

6. James .............................. (play) football in the park now.

7. Harry and Anne ................................ (go) to the cinema.

8. They ................................. (clean) the whole house.


2. Write these sentences in the negative (short form)

1. Mrs Thompson is watching her favourite series on TV.
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2. That boy is eating an ice-cream.
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3. I´m going to the mountain.
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4. They are making dinner.
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Sujeto+ to be + verbo principal + ing


3. Ask questions as in the example.

Man / run Is the man running?

1. Mum / eat / cake ............................................................................

2. That man / read / the paper ............................................................................

3. They / wear / T-shirts ............................................................................

4. The birds / fly ............................................................................

5. You / listen / to me ............................................................................

4. Correct these sentences.

1. We´s having a great time. ............................................................................

2. They´re puting on their coats ............................................................................

3. I are listening to her ............................................................................

4. We are going home? ............................................................................

5. Peter and Sally is eating a sandwich?..............................................................


5. Complete the following sentences in present continuous:

1. Alexander……………………………… (watch) a film.

2. We……………………………… (play) a computer game.

3. The dog……………………………(bark) at the cat.

4. Peter……………………………….(feed) his rabbits.

5. Phill and Mary………………………………..(sing) a song.

6. Lisa……………………………….. (wash) her hair.

7. I……………………………… (draw) a picture.


6. Form affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences in present continuous.

1. The teacher……………………….. the door. (not/close)

2. ……… you ………………………. the washing up? (do)

3. They…………………….. the printers. (check)

4. ……………………… your grandmother………………….at birds? (look)

5. She…………………………. to the center of the town. ( not /walk)

practice verb to be and have/has

SIMPLE PRESENT verb “to be” 

1. Write am, is or are
:
Hi! I ..................... Peter and this .......................... Emma. She ........................ my sister. We
.................... brother and sister. I ................... eleven and she .......................... ten. We ...................
from Salford. Salford ......................... near Manchester. What ............................ your name? Where
........................ you from?

2. Write sentences. Use the correct form of be.

I/young ..............................................................................

She / clever ........................................................................

You / not old ........................................................................

You / sleepy .......................................................................

We / not naughty ................................................................

She / not short ................................................................

It / rainy ...................................................................

They / unhappy ...................................................................

He / not hungry ...................................................................

They / tidy ...................................................................

He / handsome ...................................................................


3. Write the full forms.

I´m Laura .........................................................................

He´s my brother ...................................................................

She isn´t at home. ...............................................................

It´s your seat. .....................................................................

What´s that book called? ......................................................

They´re friends. ....................................................................


4. Write he, she, it or they.

 Jane and Martin are friends. .They are friends......................

 Elephants are huge. ..........................................................

 My father is an astronaut. ...................................................

 His cat is grey. ......................................................................

 My family and I are from Madrid. ......................................

 John is quite tall. ..................................................................

5. Ask questions.

....................................................... I´m ten.

....................................................... She´s from Scotland.

....................................................... My mum is at home.

....................................................... Her birthday is on 12th June.

....................................................... He´s 23 years old.

HAVE / HAS GOT

1. Write have got, has got in the gaps.

 His friend ................................ a dog.

 My aunt .................................. a new house.

 The Scotts ................................ a big car.

 An elephant ................................ big ears.

 Birds ..................................... feathers.

 We ....................................... many friends.

 You ..................................... a nice smile.


2. Make the sentences in exercise 1 negative.
His friend hasn´t got a dog.

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3. Write 5 things that you´ve got.
I´ve got a new watch.

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4. Write 5 things that you haven´t got.
I haven´t got an alarm clock.

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5. Write 3 things your best friend´s got.
He´s got a parrot.

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6. Write 3 things your best friend hasn´t got.
He hasn´t got a big car.

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more about present simple and continous

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the simple
present or the present continuous tense. (_____ /21 marks)

1 My brother __________________________ (like) this CD very much.

2 He __________________________ (travel) in China this summer.

3 We __________________________ (go) to lunch now. Would you like to join us?

4 We always __________________________ (visit) Grandma on Sundays.

5 In this photo, we __________________________ (play) volleyball on the beach.

6 I __________________________ (play) tennis every day.

7 My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ (take) a shower.

8 My father __________________________ (work) as an accountant in a big company.

9 I think this pen __________________________ (cost) HK$8.

10 I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ (use) the computer
to do his homework.

11 A: ______________ you ___________________ (do) your homework now?

B: Yes, I __________________________.

12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ (carry) me
on his shoulders.

13 People ______________ always ___________________ (buy) new mobile phones.

14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ (stand) at the bus stop.

15 ______________ you still ___________________ (watch) TV?

16 A: ______________ they _________________ (go) to Ocean Park on Sunday?

B: No, they __________________________.

17 She often __________________________ (miss) class because of illness.

18 A: ______________ you _________________ (like) Kelly Chan’s songs?

B: Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the simple present or
present continuous tense. You can use some of the verbs from the box more than
once. (_____ /21 marks)
buy      stand
carry     take
cost     travel
do        use
go       visit
like    watch
miss   work
play

1 My brother __________________________ this CD very much.

2 He __________________________ in China this summer.

3 We __________________________ to lunch now. Would you like to
join us?

4 We always __________________________ Grandma on Sundays.

5 In this photo, we __________________________ volleyball on the beach.

6 I __________________________ tennis every day.

7 My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ a shower.

8 My father __________________________ as an accountant in a big company.

9 I think this pen __________________________ HK$8.

10 I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ the computer to do
his homework.

11 A: ______________ you ___________________ your homework now?

B: Yes, I __________________________.

12 This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ me on his
shoulders.

13 People ______________ always ___________________ new mobile phones.

14 Can you see Anna? She __________________________ at the bus stop.

15 ______________ you still ___________________ TV?

16 A: ______________ they _________________ to Ocean Park on Sunday?

B: No, they __________________________.

17 She often __________________________ class because of illness.

18 A: ______________ you _________________ Kelly Chan’s songs?

B: Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.

file cards about present simple

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/ceipsanfernando/English%20corner/archivos%20worsheet/presente%20simple.pdf

the first part present simple and the second part both

- Exercises - Present Simple

(A) Add s / es / ies to the following verbs:
1. do ____________ 8. worry____________
2. study ____________ 9. play ____________
3. teach ____________ 10. grow ____________
4. say ____________ 11. watch____________
5. cry ____________ 12. miss ____________
6. dance ____________ 13. hurry ____________
7. fix ____________ 1 14. stop ____________


(B) Circle the correct answer :
1. I plays / play tennis every afternoon.
2. My parents live / lives in Ramat-Gan.
3. Tom listens / listen to the radio in the morning.
4. We eat / eats eggs for breakfast every morning.
5. My dog barks / bark at night.
6. Mrs. Gold sweep / sweeps the stairs once a week.
7. My brother never watches / watch television.
8. My family go / goes to the beach together in the summer.
9. I often eat / eats dinner at my grandmother’s house.
10. Sharon do / does her homework regularly.
11. They takes / take a bath daily.
12. You seldom listen / listens in class.
13. Dana and Liat goes / go to the swimming pool every afternoon.
14. I never hurt / hurts my cat.
15. He never finish / finishes his work on time.

(C) Fill in the correct form of the verb in Present Simple:
1. Fish (not fly) ____________. They (swim) ____________
2. The sun (not rise) ___________ in the west. It (set) ____________ down in the west.
3. A spider (not have) ____________ wings. A bird (have) ____________ wings.
4. Cats (not bark) ____________. Dogs (do) ____________.
5. Natalie usually (not sit) ____________ in the sun. She rarely (go) ____________ to the beach.
6. Babies (not talk) ____________. They (cry) ____________.
7. Dalia often (dry) ___________ the dishes but she (not put) ___________ them away.
8. Betty usually (not do) __________ homework before she (eat) ___________supper.
9. Sarit (brush) ____________ her hair every morning before she (go) ____________ to school.
10. Nir always (try) __________ to be a good boy, but he (not behave) __________ well.
11. Mike usually (not catch) ____________ a cold in the winter. He frequently (catch) ____________ in the summer.

(D) Rewrite the following sentences, putting the frequency expressions in the right place
1. They are happy to have guests. (always)
2. We laugh at people in trouble. (never)
3. I’m busy on Wednesdays. (usually)
4. Birds build their nests on this roof. (every winter)
5. They sing very loudly. (generally)
6. Dalit is late for school. (rarely)
7. My parents help me with my homework. (hardly ever)
8. My parents visit us. (from time to time)
9. We are at home on Saturdays. (often)
10. The secretary works here. (five days a week)
11. We have fish for lunch. (sometimes)
12. Sharon has lunch before two o’clock. (seldom)

(E) Make YES/NO Questions in the Present Simple:
1. Yes, Tamar hates mice.
2. Yes, our neighbor fixes bikes.
3. Yes, your mother bakes cakes every Friday.
4. No, Benny’s father doesn’t work in a bakery every week.
5. Yes, I always clean on Thursdays.
6. No, Neta doesn’t run fast.
7. Yes, Idan tries to win the swimming contest every year.
8. No, these rooms don’t have two windows.
9. Yes, the baby usually cries a lot.
10. Yes, Gilad always drives too fast.

(F) Write YES/NO Questions OR Wh-Questions to the following answers:
1. I study English four days a week.
2. We usually finish school at 13:25.
3. My Father washes the car once a week.
4. Rinat comes late to work because she takes her son to kindergarten.
5. The last bus leaves at 10:00 o’clock every night.
6. Rinat feels very good.
7. Yes, I like geography.
8. No, we don’t go to the park every afternoon.
9. My sister studies French because she wants to go to France.
10. Yes, Ronit belongs to a youth club.

(G) Danny is asking Galit questions. Fill in the questions below:
Danny: _____________________________________________________________.
Galit : My name is Galit.
Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit : I live in Haifa.
Danny : ____________________________________________________________.
Galit : Yes, I go to school in Haifa.
Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit : My father drives me to school.
Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit : School begins at 08:15 in the morning.
Danny : _____________________________________________________________.
Galit : No, my father doesn’t take me back home.
Danny : ____________________________________________________________.
Galit : Nobody makes my lunch when I return home.
Danny : Well we very alike. It is nice to meet you.
Present Progressive & Present Simple

(H) Circle the correct time expression:
1. I am studying for a test (every day, at the moment).
2. The first lesson starts at nine o’clock (now, every day).
3. My parents don’t work (at the moment, on Fridays).
4. Where are they meeting (twice a week, tonight)?
5. Let's run! The bus is leaving (in five minutes, every hour).
6. Do you wake up late (on weekends, right now)?
7. Dror and his friends go to movies at least (at the moment, once a week).
8. He studies French (four times a week, now).
9. Dafna doesn’t visit her parents (every day, now).
10. Is the teacher correcting the works (at the moment, 4 times a week)?

(I) Circle the correct form of the verb:
1. Look! A man (runs, is running, are running) after Gila.
2. The doctor (is taking care of, take care of, take care of) my mother right now.
3. It (are raining, rains, is raining) heavily at the moment.
4. Mother (feed, is feeding, feeds) the baby at night.
5. Many children (are playing, play, plays) in the park every afternoon.
6. The boys (is planning, are planning, plan) the trip today.
7. Oded rarely (dance, is dancing, dances) at parties.
8. We (move, are moving, moves) to the new office tomorrow.
9. I don’t like to drive (now, at night).
10. How often (does, is, do) Oren and Ben met?


(J) Fill in the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
1. The neighbor’s children _____________ (sleep) for 2 hours every afternoon.
2. Uncle Zvi _____________ (eat) dinner with us every Friday night.
3. Where is Mordehai? He _____________ (talk) to the teacher about his homework.
4. I often _____________ (go) for a walk after supper.
5. Be quiet! Shlomo _____________ (play) the piano.
6. It’s five o’clock and we _____________ (listen) to the news.
7. My sister _____________ (need) some money to buy a new notebook.
8. Mr. Doron _____________ (work) thirty-five hours a week.
9. Ze’ev and Uri _____________ (write) letters to their ant Sara now.
10. My friend Efrat _____________ (like) classical music very much.

(K) Fill in: Am / Is / Are / Do / Does
1. What ____________ your name?
2. Where ____________ you learn?
3. ____________ you a good pupil?
4. How old ____________ you?
5. ____________ you have many friends?
6. What ____________your father do?
7. ____________ your mother work?
8. Who ____________ your best friend?
9. ____________ you a happy person?
10. Why ____________ you looking at your watch?

11. ____________ I asking too many questions?

Present simple: affirmative, negative, questions

Present simple:  affirmative, negative, questions.

Exercises.

1Use the present simple affirmative.

1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.

2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.

3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.

4. School ________ (finish) at three o´clock.

5.You ________ (live) near me.

6. He ________(like) rap music.

7. She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.

8. We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.

9. I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.

10. My mother ________ (teach) art.


2Write the sentences in negative.

1. I study French.
_____________________________________________

2. School finishes at two o´clock.
_____________________________________________

3. You copy from other students.
_____________________________________________

4. We think English is easy.
_____________________________________________

5. My friends play volleyball.
_____________________________________________

6. I watch TV on Saturday morning.
_____________________________________________

7. She speaks Chinese.
_____________________________________________

8. The dog likes cats.
_____________________________________________

9. They listen to pop music.
_____________________________________________

10. I play with my hamster every day.
_____________________________________________


Write the sentences and finish the short answers.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ?
_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ?

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________

5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ?

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________


Present simple.

1. I _________ (play) tennis after school.

2. You _________ (start) school at nine o´clock.

3. We _________ (have) lunch at school.

4. They _________ (watch) TV after dinner.

5. She _________ (not get up) at seven o´clock.

6. We _________ (go) to bed at nine o´clock.

7. What time _________ I _________ (get) up?

8. What _________ she _________ (do) after school?

9. He _________ (play) football.

10. Susan _________ (go) to the cinema.11. My mother _________ (start) work at half past seven.

12. What _________ they _________ (do) in the evening?

13. How _________ you _________ (spell) that in English?

14. Brian _________ (get) up at eight o´clock.

15. Where _________ John and Martin _________ (go ?

16. Serena _________ (not know) what to do.

17. Wendy _________ (not like) to do shopping.

18. My grandfather _________ (not live) in London.

19. My sisters _________ (walk) to school every day.

20. My best friend _________ (like) math.

21. My brother and I _________ (have) breakfast half past seven.

22. My cousin _________ (study) biology.

23. We _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.

24. When _________ Mary _________ (start) school?

25. Gill _________ (not work) in a supermarket.

Present simple.

1. Ana _________ (not watch) TV.

2. Peter _________ (not study) French.

3. Javi _________ (watch) TV.

4. Antonio _________ (play) computer games.

5. Luis Miguel _________ (not read) magazines.6. _________ María _________ (listen) to music?

7. _________ Beatriz _________ (tidy) her room?

8. My parents _________ (read) the newspaper.

9. When _________ your brother _________ (surf) the internet?

10. Who _________ you _________ (play) football with?

11. What _________ your sister _________ (do) on Saturday?

12. Blanca _________ (go) to a sleepover.

13. Isabel _________ (not phone) a friend.

14. I _________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend.

15. My Mum _________ (like) classical music.

16. I _________ (not eat) pizza.

17. I _________ (drink) water.

18. Gonzalo _________ (help) his friends with their homework.

19. Carlos _________ (make) people laugh.

20. Alan _________ (not like) talking to new people.

21. Chris _________ (do) the housework for her parents.

22. I _________ (want) to join Daniel´s fan club.

23. Isabel and I _________ (see) each other every week.

24. Linda _________ (wear) new clothes.

25. Derek and Sam _________ (wear) striped T-shirts


Present Simple.

1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses.

2. Ducks _________ (love) water.

3. The sun _________ (rise) in the east.

4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus.

5. Juanma _________ (enjoy) singing.

6. Jesus _________ (not lend) me his bike.

7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas.

8. Pepi _________ (not collect) stamps.

9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun.

10. It often _________ (snow) in winter.

11. We _________ (wash) our hands.

12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day.

13. _________ he _________ (type) very fast?

14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court.

15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes.

16. Winter _________ (not come) after spring.

17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike?

18. _________ she _________ (walk) to school?

19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well.

20. My dog _________ (bark) very loudly.

21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed?

22. _________ babies _________ (sleep) during the day?

23. Eva _________ (try) not to disturb.

24. Eagles _________ (fly) high in the sky.

25. My sister _________ (cook) all our meals.


present simple new

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