1. Read the texts. Are the sentences True or False?
Ex. Peter has a bike. ___True___
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Peter can’t swim. _________
Peter can speak some Spanish. ________
Sue gets up late on Saturday mornings. ________
Sue and Julia like the internet. _________
Sue sometimes goes out on Saturday nights. ________
2. Now read the texts again and answer these questions:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
What’s Peter’s favorite town?
Where does Peter go on vacation with his family?
How long do he and his family go on vacation for?
What is Sue’s best friend’s name?
What does Sue do on Sunday nights?
Does Sue go to bed late on Sundays?
3. Fill in the blanks using There is or There are:
a)_______________________ an excellent movie on TV tonight.
b) In my classroom _____________________ 28 students.
c) _______________________ a Geography test on Wednesday. We have to study hard!
d) _______________________ two official languages in my country.
e) _______________________ some bottles of juice in the refrigerator.
4. Complete the text. Use Simple Present.
Luis ______________ (live) in San Francisco. He ___________ (get up)
early
and
he
______________
(go)
to
the
swimming
pool.
He
______________ (swim) and then he has breakfast.
Luis ________________ (work) in a school. He __________ (like) his job.
After work, he meets his friends or he _______________ (go) to the
movie theater.
On the weekend, he _________________ (relax). He______________ (watch) TV or
___________ (play) soccer.
5. Circle the correct words:
Nick: Hiro, Akio, I (think / thinks) that your show was fantastic.
How often (do / does) you practice?
Hiro: We (practice/ practices) every day.
Nick: Where (do/ does) you live?
Akio: We (live/ lives) in Japan, but we (travel/ travels) a lot.
Nick: (Does/Do) you have a good teacher?
Hiro: Yes, he’s excellent! He (don’t/ doesn’t) teach other people.
Nick: (Do/ Does) he travel with you?
Akio: No, he’s old now and he (prefer/prefers) to stay at home.
6. Complete the sentences using the Simple Present.
a) My parents ______________________ (work) downtown.
b) I _________________________ (not/go) to school in the morning.
c) Julia _________________________ (drive) very well.
d) Paul __________________________ (not/study) French.
e) They __________________________ (travel) every year.
f) You ___________________________ (not/have) to wash the car now.
g) The teacher ___________________________ (not/arrive) late to class.
7. Read the text and find 8 present continuous verbs:
Cristina is in the stadium with her friend, Paulo. They are
watching a basketball game. Brazil is playing against the USA. There
are thousands of people in the stadium. Cristina and Paulo are
wearing green, yellow and blue T-shirts – the Brazilian colors – and
they are holding Brazilian flags. The score is 74–70 and Brazil is
winning! The end of the game is in three minutes, and Cristina is
feeling nervous.
Now the score is 74–74.Who’s the winner? Some people with Brazilian flags are
running into the middle of the stadium and jumping up and down! Cristina is very happy.
“The winner is Brazil, Paulo!
We are the winners!”
Present continuous verbs:
8. Choose the correct answer.
a) They hate rock music and (always/never) listen to it.
b) We (never/ always) watch this programme - it's our favourite.
c) I usually walk to school. I (never/ every day) take the bus.
d) How (often/ always) do you play chess?
e) Good athletes (sometimes/ often) do a lot of training.
f) I like swimming and I (often/ never) go to the swimming pool.
9. Read the sentences and check (X) Usually or Right now.
Right now
We go to the dance club on Saturdays.
Micky is riding his bike.
I get up at seven o’clock every day.
I’m wearing a white t-shirt at the moment.
We are making beds.
They do their homework in the evening.
Dad has lunch at one o´clock
My sister is doing the washing.
The phone is ringing.
Usually
10. What is Kate saying? Look at the picture and complete the sentences. Use the present continuous:
Hi, Donna! Come to my house!
We ____________________ (have) fun!
Rick_____________________ (play) the guitar, and
Martha
___________________
(sing).
My
friends
____________________ (dance). Mom and dad are in
the kitchen.
They
______________________
(make)
pizza.
My
grandparents _______________ (sit) in the yard.
It’s cloudy, but it _____________________ (not/rain).
I ____________________ (not/ do) homework this
evening!
11. Fill in the blanks in Tina’s postcard with the verbs. Use the Simple Present or Present Continuous:
Hi, Tom!
It’s nearly midnight! I usually _______________ (go) to bed at ten o’clock, but not
tonight! I’m with my friends. We _____________________ (celebrate) New Year
right now. We __________________ (have) a good time! I normally
________________________ (watch) TV in the evening, but I am not watching
TV
right
now.
We
usually
eat
dinner
at
home,
but
tonight
we
________________________ (eat) snacks at the park.
It’s cold! I usually ____________________ (wear) pajamas at night, but right
now I __________________ (wear) hat and scarf!
Bye! Tina
12. Complete the dialogue using Present Continuous:
Mathew – So, what course are you ________________ (do)?
Student – Rock on
Mathew – What is that?
Student – We ____________________ (take) lessons in the morning, and in the afternoon we
practice with some other students.
Mathew – OK! So what are you ____________________ (do) tomorrow?
Student – We _____________________ (do) a concert.
Mathew- And what are you _______________ (do) after this course?
Student – I ______________________ (go) back to America.
Victoria – These students ____________________________ (do) the course for Musical Theatre
Production. They ______________________ (put) it on the end of the week.
Victoria – What are you doing for the rest of the week?
Student – We ___________________ (sing) and ____________________ (act).
13. Complete the text using Simple Present or Present Continuous:
My name is Dani and this is my personal blog.
I’m thirteen years old and I live in Caracas, Venezuela.
I normally ______________ (play) music, ___________________ (dance) and swim.
I don’t usually ______________ (play) sports.
I’m with my friend, Emmy. She _________________ (live) in Vancouver, Canada. Her family is
great! They take me to a different place every day.
Right
now
Emmy
_________________
(do)
her
homework,
and
her
brother
and
sister
_____________________(watch) a DVD. Her mom and dad _____________________ (cook) dinner. And I
________________________ (write) this blog. Until later.
14. Complete the spaces using Do or Does:
a) What ________________ your sister do in the afternoon?
b) __________________ you often surf the internet?
c) Where _________________ Martha and Sue live?
d) _________________ Jim listen to rock music?
e) _________________ we need to be at school earlier tomorrow?
f) _________________ your best friend collect things?
15. Fill in the blanks using What, When, Where, Who or Why:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
__________________ do you have English classes? On Mondays and Wednesdays.
__________________ is your favorite actor? I like Brad Pitt.
__________________ do you usually do on Saturdays? I usually go to the beach.
__________________ does Chris work? She works at the mall.
__________________ do you study so much? Because I have to pass my test.
__________________ does she need to make the cake? Flour and milk.
__________________ is your best friend? Cristina.
__________________ is Terry’s party? Next Friday.
16. Read the text and answer the questions:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Where is Claire from?
What is Claire’s hobby?
Why don’t Hanna and Kate go near the hives?
How many kilos of honey do the bees produce in the summer?
13. play - dance - play - lives - is doing - are watching are cooking - am writing
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
False.
True.
False.
True.
True.
2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
It’s Orleans.
He goes to Mexico.
They usually spend a week or two.
Her name is Julia.
She always stays in and does her homework.
No, she doesn’t.
3.
a) There is
b) There are
c) There is
d) There are
e) There are
14.a) does
b) Do
c) do
d) Does
e) Do
f) Does
15.
a) When
b) Who
c) What
d) Where
e) Why
f) What
g) Who
h) When
16.
a) She’s from Wales.
b) Beekeeping.
c) Because they are a bit scared of them.
d) About 40 kilos.
ANOTAÇÕES
4. lives - gets up - goes - swims - works - likes - goes relaxes - watches - plays
5. think - do - practice - do - live - travel - do - doesn’t does - prefers
6. a) work
b) don’t go
c) drives
d) doesn’t study
e) travel
f) don’t have
g) doesn’t arrive
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7. watching - playing - wearing - holding - winning running - jumping - feeling
8. a) never
b) always
c) never
d) often
e) often
f) often
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9. usually - right now - usually - right now - right now usually - usually - right now - right now
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10. are having - is playing - is singing - are dancing are making - are sitting - isn’t raining - am not doing
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11. go - are celebrating - are having - watch - are
eating - wear - am wearing
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12. doing - are taking - doing - are doing - doing - am
going - are doing - are putting - are singing - acting
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