Task 5

I- Exercise #1
Fill in the blanks with the verb in the present
simple.
1. We always walk (walk) home from school.
2. She dont drink (not/drink) diet sodas.
3. do you like (like/you) to watch T.V.?
4. I dont play (not/play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He is (be) a very well educated person.
6. My neighbor dont work (not/work) at the hospital.
7. When do you eat (eat) dinner?
8. The students arent (not/be) always good in their
tests.
9. does he live (live/he) in California?
10. The store usually closes (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She doesnt know (not/know) the story by heart.
12. He doesnt call (not/call) his mother every Sunday.
13. do you talk (talk/you) to your brother every day?
14. When does she leaves (leave/she) for work?
15. My friend dont speak (not/speak) five languages.
16. I m not (not/be) a good cooker.
17. He takes (take) vitamins every day.
18. are they travel (travel/they) together?
19. They dont go (not/go) to the park often.
20. What does this word mean (mean)?
II- Simple Present or Present Continuous

Exercise # 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense.
1. Every Saturday, John (drive) is driving his son to soccer
practice.

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2. Usually, I (work) am working as a professor at the
National University in Tokyo, but this summer I (study) am
studying English in the United States.
Thats why I am here in the U.S.
3. Shhhh! Be quiet! The baby (sleep) is sleeping
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) raining.
5. Its (always, snow) always snowing a lot during the
winter.
6. I'm sorry, but I can't hear what you (say) saying
everybody (talk)
Talking so loudly.
7. Maria (currently, write) currently, writing a book about
her experiences in the U.S.
8. A: Do you want to go for a walk around the lake? I
(need) needing some exercise.
B: No, I can't. I (watch) am watching my little sister.
9. The business cards (normally, be) are normally printed
by a company in San Francisco. Their prices (be) are
inexpensive and the quality of their work
is good.
10. The children (eat) are eating too much candy. They
are going to be sick!

III- Can or cant

Exercise # 3

Fill in each blank space with can or cant according to the context.
Today, I can really have a bad day because I can't
wake up healthy and happy. So, I can forget to set my
alarm clock every night before I sleep. I cant get up as fast as I
cant and I can't put on some clothes. I can ran into the kitchen because
its closer and I can make myself a cup of coffee. Then I can't drink it
alone. However, I can't drink the cold water after that because its not
healthy. Finally, I can't run to faster to my car. It can be a terrible
morning!

IV- Present continuous tense.

Exercise # 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb in the
present continuous.

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1. I speak to my teacher. I am speaking (Speak) to my teacher.
2. She listens to the song. She is listening (listen) to the song.
3. My friend laughs at my joke. My friend is laughing (Laugh) at my joke.
4. She is silly. She is being (Be) silly.
5. I sing. I am singing (Sing) today.
6. They do their homework. They are doing (Do) their homework.
7. My boss plans a meeting. My boss is planning (Plan) a meeting.
8. We have a party. We are having (Have) a party.
9. The band plays a beautiful song. The band is playing (Play) a beautiful
song.
10. I try to explain. I am trying Try) to explain.

V- How many / how much

Exercise # 5
Use How much or How many according to the situation.
1. How much lemonade have we got? Not much.
2. how many bottles are there? Three.
3. How much meat is there? We have got two steaks.
4. How many bananas have we got? We havent got any.
5. How much sugar have we got? Enough.
6. How many bread have we got? Some.
7. How many pens are in your bag? Six.
8. How much money have we got? We havent got a lot.
9. How many. Bikes are there in the garden? Two.
10. How many. Children have they got? Two girls and a boy.

VI- Imperatives.

Exercise # 6
Put the verbs in the imperative form. Mind the positive or the negative
form
1. (wait) wait a minute.
2. (not/come) dont come over here, please.
3. (not/close) dont close the door when you go outside.
4. (listen) listen to your teacher.
5. (give) give me your phone number so that I can call you.

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6. (work) work so hard.
7. (not/go) dont go there.
8. (not/be) dont be so rude.
9. (not/forget) dont forget to tidy up your room.
10. (stay) stay inside the building.

VII- Jobs and occupations.

Exercise # 7
Complete by the appropriate word of the main job.
She hosts a TV show. She rides the rodeo. She plays the bass in a band

Shes an (1) astronaut

, a valet at the parking lot, a (2) farmer

working the land She is a (3) skate

- she gets the

gold, shes a (4) dancer

- the star of the show. Shes not just
a pretty face
Shes got everything it takes. She has a fashion line

She has a fashion line, a (5)

team

Shes a (6) geologist

for Time, coaches a football

, a romance (7) secretary

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She is a (8) mother

is a wife

of three , she is a (9) police

, she

She is a (10) doctor

- shell save your life. Shes - not - just a
pretty face. Oh,oh,yeah Oh,na,na,na,na... Shes - got - everything it
takes. Shes - mother - of the human race. Shes - not - just a pretty
face.

She is your (11) waitress

, she is your (12) judge

She is your (13) teacher

She is every woman in the world. Oh, la, la, la . She flies an airplane.
She drives a subway train. At night she pumps gasoline
Shes on the council - shes on the board

Shes a (14) candidate

(14). She praises the lord

The End