NAME: Manilla Saucedo Alexis Javier

Group: 6IV09
Date: April 29,2015

GUIDE TO TEST 1
TOPIE 1
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
I.

DEFINITION/
DESCRIPTION

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I.

DEFINTION/
DESCRIPTION

The simple present in the English

Language is the present tense that
expresses a habitual action, ie,
habits, routines in daily life.

The "present continuous" of any verb is

composed of two parts: the present of the
verb to be + the "present participle" the
main verb.

II.

II.

USES/ FUNCTIONS
This tense is used to express
facts or general truths.
We also use the present simple
to talk about habits; in this
case, prayer frequency
expressions usually appears as
usually we or always.
We also use it to express
schedule or programs (such as a
theatrical program).

III.

SPECIAL FEATURES
AFFIRMATIVE

To do this simply should add an

"s" at the end of the verb in the
third person singular. The rest
of the people, does not add
anything.
NEGATIVE

USES/ FUNCTIONS

The present continuous is used to

talk about something that is
happening at the moment in which
we speak. Time expressions such as
"now", "right now" and "at the
moment" indicate the present
continuous.

We also use it to talk about

something that is happening today
but not necessarily when we speak.
In this case, time expressions as
"currently", "lately" or "these days"
are used.

We use the present continuous to

talk about something that is already
decided to be made in the near
future. Their use indicates that it is
fairly certain that will happen as
planned.

The negative conjugation is

done with the verb "to do"
III. ESPECIAL FEATURES
negative over the verb in
AFFIRMATIVE
question, which does not suffer
Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") +
any ending. Do not (do not)
gerund ("-ing").
after the subject is placed
NEGATIVE
before the verb conjugations in
Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") +
all except that of the third
auxiliary negative ("not") + gerund
person singular, whose assistant
("-ing").
is does not (does not).

INTERROGATIVE
In interrogative sentences using
the auxiliary verb to do is also
made. Prepending the subject.
IV.
The structure of closed
questions or yes / no (ie those

without interrogative particle)

is:

do (es) + [SUBJECT] + [VERB]?

IV. EXAMPLES

V.

The Sun heats the

atmosphere = El sol calienta
la atmsfera.
We usually watch T.V. at night
= Nosotros usualmente
vemos televisin en la noche.
I work in a factory = Trabajo
en una fbrica.
He always cooks the dinner =
l siempre cocina la cena.
The bus comes at around
9:30 a.m. everyday = El bus
pasa como a las 9:30 a.m.
todos los das.
The movie starts at 7:00 p.m
= La pelcula empieza a las
7:00 p.m.

EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE

INTERROGATIVE
Auxiliary verb ("to be") + subject +
gerund ("-ing")?

EXAMPLES
I'm studying now. (Estoy estudiando
ahora.)
He's eating at the moment. (Est
comiendo en este momento.)
Is it raining? (Est lloviendo?)
They're learning English. (Estn
aprendiendo ingls.)
She's currently looking for a job.
(Actualmente est buscando un
trabajo.)
Are you working much lately?
(Ests trabajando mucho
ltimamente?)
I'm going to the party tonight. (Voy
a la fiesta esta noche.)
He's not [He isn't] coming to class
tomorrow. (No viene a la clase
manaa.)
Are you working next week?
(Trabajas la semana que viene?)

 Complete the following sentences:

Q1 of 10: I sometimes ___GO__ (go) to work by car.
Q2 of 10: Ben _WORKS__ (work) in a hospital.
Q3 of 10: __DO___ you _ LIKE__ (like) fish?
Q4 of 10: She _DOESNT TEACH__ (not/teach) English.
Q5 of 10: Matthew never _WHATCHES _ (watch) television.
Q6 of 10: _ DOES__ she _PLAY__ (play) football?
Q7 of 10: They always __EAT_ (eat) dinner at 7 o'clock.
Q8 of 10: We _DONT LIVE_ (not/live) in a big house.
Q9 of 10: Valerie _STUDIES_ (study) English at university.
Q10 of 10: _DOES_ he _WANT_ (want) to eat?

Choose the correct option

1.- He __B__ at the disco on Friday.
A) dance
B) dances
2.- My sister __A__ Italian.
A) speaks
B) speak
3.- She __A__ a new car.
A) drives
B) drive
4.- I __B__ to school by bus.
A) goes
B) go
5.- My brother __A__ German.
A) speaks
B) speak

6.- She __B__ for Mora.

A) work
B) works
7.- We __B__ a tractor at work.
A) drives
B) drive
8.- My sister __A__ apples at school.
A) eats
B) eat
9.- We __A__ tomato sauce in summer.
A) cook
B) cooks

Write questions in the simple present tense using the prompts:

1. how many children / Jack and Jill / have
HOW MANY CHILDREN DO JACK AND JILL HAVE?
2. how / you / do that
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
3. where / Max / work
WHERE DOES MAX WORK?
4. how often / you / brush your teeth
HOW OFTEN DO YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH?
5. where / he / go to get his hair cut
WHERE DOES HE GO TO GET HIS HAIR CUT?
6. what / they / watch on TV
WHAT DO THEY WATCH ON TV?

PRESENT CONINUOUS
Complete the sentences
1) I (run) am running now.

2) I (talk) am talking now.

3) You (get) are getting hungry now.
4) You (eat) are eating now.
5) We (plan) are planning the vacation now.
6) They (play) are playing the game now.
7) They (stop) are stopping the game now.
8) He (swim) is swimming in the pool now.
9) He (sleep) is sleeping in the bed now.
10) She (shop) is shopping at the mall now.

Using the prompts, create a sentence in the present continuous tense.

1. They / wait / for the train
They are waiting for the train.
2. It / rain / today
It is raining today.
3. The train / come
The train is coming.
4. We / walk / to school
We are walking to school.
5. We / plan / our work
We are planning our work.
6. I / study
I am studying.
Complete the table with the correct forms.

affirmative

negative

question

I am working.

I am not working.

Am I working?

you

You are jumping.

You are not jumping.

Are you jumping?

he

He is dreaming.

He is not dreaming.

Is he dreaming?

she

She is sleeping.

She is not sleeping.

Is she sleeping?

it

It is snowing.

It is not snowing.

Is it snowing?

we

We are singing.

We are not singing.

Are we singing?

you

You are fighting.

You are not fighting.

Are you fighting?

TOPIE 1
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
COUNTABLE
UNCOUNTABLE

TOPIE 3
QUANTIFIERS
WHIT COUNTABLE
NOUNS

WHIT BOTH

WHIT UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS

Many

All

Much

a few/few/very few **

Enough

a little/little/very little *

a number (of)

more/most

a bit (of)

several

less/least

a great deal of

a large number of

no/none

a large amount of

a great number of

not any

a large quantity of

a majority of

some
any
a lot of
lots of
plenty of

Bibliographies
http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/psimple.php
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html
http://www.edufind.com/es/english-grammar/present-continuous-tense/
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-continuous

http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/nombres2.php
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/countable-uncountable-nouns-1
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