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TENSES. PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS, PRESENT PERFECT Profesora: Rosario Verdú. EXERCISES. A.Complete the sentences using the words in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous. 1 My teacher ____________ (not work) at the moment.

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  1. TENSES PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS, PRESENT PERFECT Profesora: Rosario Verdú.

  2. EXERCISES A.Complete the sentences using the words in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous. • 1 My teacher ____________ (not work) at the moment. • 2 On Saturdays the bus usually ____________ (come) at ten-thirty. • 3 She ____________ (not do) her homework in the evenings. • 4 I ____________ (not chat) to my friend at the moment. • 5 ____________ (they wait) for their friends at the moment?

  3. ANSWERS • My teacher isn’t working at the moment. • 2 On Saturdays the bus usually comes at ten-thirty. • 3 She doesn’t do her homework in the evenings. • 4 I’m not chatting to my friend at the moment. • 5 Are they waiting for their friends at the moment?

  4. EXERCISES B. Read the story and circle the correct option. • Last night I (1) was going / went to a pop concert with my friends. The concert (2) started / was starting at seven-thirty so we(3) weremeeting / met at the bus stop at six-thirty. The bus (4) arrived / was arriving at quarter to seven. We (5) sat / were sitting on the bus and we were (6) chatting / chatted when suddenly my friend was (7) seeing / saw the band in the street. They (8)werelooking / looked at their car. The car was broken. So, they (9) caught / were catching the bus and they (10) sat / were sitting next to us!

  5. ANSWERS • 1 went • 2 started • 3 met • 4 arrived • 5 sat • 6 were chatting • 7 saw • 8 were looking • 9 caught • 10 sat

  6. EXERCISES ABOUT TENSES A. Complete the dialogues using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. • A What (1) ____________ Hannah ____________ (do) when you (2) ____________ (see) her at the café? • B She was having coffee. • A (3) ____________ you ____________ (repair) my car yet? • B No, I’m sorry. I (4) ____________ (be) busy. • A (5) ____________ you ____________ (go) to the concert last week? • B Yes. We (6) ____________ raise £500 for charity. • A (7) ____________ you always ____________ (like) U2? • B No. I (8) ____________ (not like) them when I was younger. • A (9) ____________ your brother ever ____________ (win) a karate competition? • B Yes. He (10) ____________ (win) one last summer.

  7. ANSWERS • 1 Was / going • 2 saw • 3 Have / repaired • 4 ’ve been • 5 Did / go • 6 raised • 7 Have / liked • 8 didn’t like • 9 Has / won • 10 won

  8. EXERCISES ABOUT TENSES B. Complete the texts with the words in brackets in the past simple or the present perfect. • A • Mr Thomas is a successful businessman. First he managed a design company and then he (1) ________(set up) his own business in Madrid in 1998. He (2) ________(move) here last year. He (3) ________(be) married for ten years and has got two daughters. He (4) ________(campaign) a lot for poor people in Africa and (5) ________ (raise) thousands of pounds at an event last year. • B • Mrs Davis is a teacher. She (6) ________ (teach) at my school since 2002 but she (7) ________ always __________ (not be) a teacher. She (8) __________(leave) university in 1999 and (9) __________(work) in a library but she (10) ________(not like) it. She (11) ________(start) teaching at our school and now she is happy. She teaches History and she (12) _________ (write) a book about Henry VIII two years ago. She’s very clever!

  9. ANSWERS A • 1 set up • 2 moved • 3 has been • 4 campaigned • 5 raised B • 6 has taught • 7 hasn’t always been • 8 left • 9 worked • 10 didn’t like • 11 started • 12 wrote

  10. Exercises about conditional C. Complete the first,second and third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. (14 marks) • 1 If I lived in Spain, I _____________(speak)Spanish. • 2 If I steal, I _____________(go) to prison. • 3 If you were a judge, you _____________(give) the prize. • 4 If I don’t pass the audition, I _____________(not appear) on TV. • 5You _____________ (pass) the exam, if you had studied hard. • 6 If she studied hard, she _____________(not fail) her exams. • 7 If it snowed, we_______ (go) skiing. • 8 If she _____________(do) more exercise, her fitness will improve. • 9 Your parents ____________________ (not find out) your secret if you had been more careful.

  11. ANSWERS • 1 ’d speak ----- I would speak • 2 ’ll go ------ you will go • 3 ’d give ------- you would give • 4 won’t appear---- I won´t appear • 5 had passed • 6 wouldn’t fail • 7 ´d go ----- we would go • 8 did • 9 would not have found out ----- wouldn´t have found.

  12. SENTENCES TO TRANSLATE • 1 Disculpe, señor. ¿Venden ustedes periódicos? • 2 Me gustaría ser un presentador de televisión famoso. • 3 ¿Te casarás alguna vez? • 4 El uso de energías alternativas crecerá en el futuro. • 5 Su baile ha mejorado mucho recientemente. • 6 Mi padre trabajaba de profesor cuando era joven. • 7 ¿ Vas a venir con nosotros? • 8 María duerme desde hace doce horas. Estaba realmente cansada. .

  13. TRADUCCIÓN • 1. Excuse me, do you sell newspapers? • 2. I´d like to be/become a famous TV presenter. • 3. Will you ever marry? • 4. The use of alternative energies will increase in the future. • 5. Her dancing has improved a lot/ very much lately. • 6. My father worked as a teacher when he was young. • 7. Are you coming with us?/ Are you going to come with us? • 8. Marías has been sleeping / has slept for twelve hours . She was really tired.

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