PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. We use the present continuous to talk about things happening at the

moment of speaking

The girls are doing their homework now

Alex is in the bathroom. Hes taking a shower
Dont make a noise. Im listening to the radio

2. We form the present continuous with the present simple of be + ing of

the verb

Im having lunch Youre shouting!

Hes playing volleyball Were sitting in the garden
Its raining Theyre studying in the library

3. We make questions and short answers with the question form of be +

ing form of the verb

Am/ Is/ Are + subject + verb with ing + ?

Example: Are you reading now?

In short answers, we only repeat am/is/are. We dont repeat the verb with
ing

Example:

Is he working right now?

Yes, he is
No, he isnt

4. We make negatives with the negative form of be + ing form of the verb

Am/ is/ are + not + verb with ing

I am not working
Im not
 He / She is not working
(isnt)

We/ You / They are not working

(arent)
Examples:

Im not watching TV
You arent listening to me!
She isnt playing well today

TIPS
Time expressions used with the present continuous:

Now, at the moment, at present, these days, today, tomorrow, etc

EXERCISES

Put the verbs into the present continuous to complete the

sentences. Look at the example

1. Im happy Im flying home tomorrow (fly)

2. Sam.Jane this evening (visit)

3. Mums in the kitchen. She.dinner(cook)

4. They.golf at the moment (play)

5. John.to the cinema with his friends on

Saturday evening (go)
 Make present continuous questions
Then write the short answers

1. Mum and Dad/sit in the garden?

Q..

A..
(in affirmative way)

2. You/watch the news?

Q..

A..
(in negative way)

3. Helen/do her homework?

Q..

A..
(in affirmative way)

4. Ken and Neill/play tennis?

Q..

A..
(in negative way)

5. Joe/use the computer?

Q..

A..
(in negative way)
 Write true answers. Use the present continuous

1. Where are you sitting at the moment?

2. What are you doing?

3. What are you using?

4. Are you sitting alone in the room?

5. Are you wearing glasses?

6. What are other people doing?

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences

1. is/Mr Jones/ lunch/ at the moment/ having

..................................................................................................................

2. tonight/you/ going/ are/ cinema/ the/ to?

..................................................................................................................
 3. Kate/ is/seeing/not/ dentist/ the/today

..................................................................................................................

4. children/ playing/ are/ computer/ games/ the/ now?

..................................................................................................................

5. My/not/ mum/ working/ is / at the moment

..................................................................................................................

REVIEW PRESENT SIMPLE

Look at this table

Affirmative I sing, He/She/It sings, We/You/They sing

Negative I dont sing, He/She/It doesnt sing, We/You/They dont sing
Interrogative Do I sing?, Does he/she/it sing?, Do we/you/They sing?

Short Yes, I do Yes, he/she/it does Yes, we/you/they do

Answers No, I dont No, he/she/it doesnt No, we/you/they dont

S p e l l i n g: 3rd p e r s o n singular

Most verbs take s in the third person singular

I forget He forgets, I climb she climbs

Verbs ending in ss, sh, - x or o, take es

I miss he misses, I push he pushes,

I catch he catches, I fix he fixes, I do he does

Verbs ending in a consonant + y, drop the y and take ies

I cry he cries
 Verbs ending in a vowel + y take s only

I buy he buys

USE

We use the present simple for:

Daily routines

He catches the school bus at 7:30 every morning

Habits

She surfs the Net in the evening

Permanent states

Matt lives in London. He sell cars

General truths or laws of nature

The sun sets in the west

TIPS
Time expressions used with the present simple: always, usually, etc, on
Mondays/ Tuesdays, etc., in the morning/afternoon/evening, every
day/week, etc., at night/the weekend, etc.

EXERCISES

Write the third person singular of the verbs below in Present Simple

1. play
2. mix
3. match
4. drink
5. go
6. try
 Fill in do, does, dont or doesnt

1. A: Do you like learning foreign languages?

B: Yes, I.

2. A: ..you go on holiday to Spain every year?

B: Yes, we

3. A: Why.Chloe look sad?

B: Iknow

4. A: .your father drive to work every day?

B: No, he.

Complete the question using the verbs in brackets. In Present Simple

1. ..Mary ..the guitar? (play)

2. ..you ..TV everyday (watch)
3. ..John ..a fast car? (have)
4. ..your brother .. tennis well? (play)
5. ..your grandfather .. in Pudahuel? (live)

Put the words in the correct order to form questions. Then, answer them.
Use short answers

1. do/watch/you/TV/ in the evenings?

..

2. your/mother/drive/does/car/ a?

..
 3. your/father/surf/does/the Internet?

..

4. your/ grandparents/do/with/your family/live?

..

Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple

Joe Cianni .(be) a famous chef. He..(own) a trendy

restaurant in London where he (cook) food for the rich and
famous. He.(serve) only organic food and he.(buy)
fresh food from British farmers every day. Joe(go) to his restaurant
at 3 oclock every day. He(have) 15 employees and they
..(arrive) at half past three. The
restaurant(open) at 6 oclock. Joe.(work) seven
days a week and he(finish) late every day.

Adverbs of frecuency

Show us how often something happens

These are:

Always 100% Sometimes 20%

Usually 75% Never 0%

We use adverbs of frecuency before the main verb but after the verb to be

Example: Sally usually surfs the Net in the evenings

Ben is sometimes late for school
 Adverbs of frequency . Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences

1. play/ usually / afternoon/ the / in / they / computer games

..

2. never/ at/ they / the / to / go / library / weekend / the

..

3. She/ sometimes / rides / school / to / her/ bike

..

4. hot/ is / summer / always / it / in / the

..

5. he / the / beach / to / always / goes / in / the / summer

..

6. late / Michael / is / usually / work / for

..

Use the phrases and the adverbs of frequency to write sentences about
yourself

Always usually sometimes never

1. get up at 7 oclock

..
 2. have breakfast in the morning

..

3. be late for class

..

4. do my homework in the afternoon

..

5. cook dinner

..

6. watch TV in the evenings

..

7. read a book before I go to bed

..

8. go to bed early

..

Write sentences about your hobbies. Use the phrases from the box and
your own ideas.

Go shopping go to the movies listen to music watch TV chat with my

friends watch a DVD play computer games

..

..

..

..

Vocabulary Unit 5

Avatar:
Keyboard:
Mouse:
Online game:
Password:
Printer:
Screen:
Web address:
Web cam:

Complete these sentences, use the words above

1. Its necessary to have a to click

2. My doesnt have ink
3. ReyBaron is my ..to enter my e-mail
4. Camila loves playing Starcraft. Its a
5. www.apple.com/itunes is a popular ..............................................for
young in Britain
6. Carlos has an when he plays online game.
7. That computers . is dirty
8. We dont have a ..so when we chat we cant
see our friends
9. My .is black

Label the picture with these words.

Screen printer mouse keyboard web cam
VOCABULARY Unit 6

Personality adjectives

Cheerful: ..

Hardworking: ..

Lazy: ..

Outgoing: ..

Shy: ..

Unhappy: ..

Possesive Case

To show possession:

a. we add s ton ames and singular nouns

Example: This is Nancys bike (Its her bike)

b. we add to plural nouns ending in s

Example: This is the boys house (Its their house)

c. we add s to the last noun of a phrase to show that something belongs to

two o more people

Example: This is Robert and Annas car (Its their car)

Note: We add s to plural irregular nouns. Example: The mens hats

 Look at these sentences and say what belongs to each person using the
possessive case

Bob guitar

The girl sweaters

The boys pencils

Adam and Julie house

Frank ties

The tennis players racquets

Claire and Emma

The girls notebooks

 Underline the correct word

1. My friends/friends name is John

2. Helens/Helens eyes are blue
3. Our dogs/dogs names are Rey and Baron
4. These are Steves/Steves shoes
5. This is the ladys/ladies skirt
6. Marys/Marys computer is new
7. That is Johns and Mary/John and Marys televisin
8. Her sisters/sisters names are Ellen and Tina
9. My fathers/fathers car is new
10. His cats/cats name is Fluffy

Vocabulary Unit 4

bad:
difficult:
easy:
good :
incredible:
new:
old:
terrible:

ankle:
chest:
ear:
finger:
knee:
mouth:
nose:
stomach:
Vocabulary Unit 3

Clean the bathroom

Make the bed
Mop the floor
Pick up the room
Vacuum the floor
Wash the dishes
Water the plants

Vocabulary Unit 2

Sports equipment

Ball
Bat
Boots
Cap
Gloves
Jersey
Racket
Shorts

Sports

Baseball
Basketball
Field hockey
Table tennis
Soccer
Squash
Tennis
Volleyball
Vocabulary Unit 1

Sports words

Captain
Competition
Game
Goal
Race
Sports
Team
Winner

Ordinal numbers

First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Conditional
Complete this dialog using would/ Id like

Felipe: What.you .to drink, Anita?

Anita: I.apple juice, please.
Felipe: They dont have apple juice. ..you.some
orange juice?
Anita: No, thanks. Can I have a lemonade?
Felipe: Okay. And what.you .to eat?
Anita: I..some ice-cream
Felipe: Chocolate, coffe or vanilla?
Anita: Isome chocolate ice-cream,
please, Felipe.
 Jane is in a restaurant. Put the waiters words in the correct order, and
then write Janes answers.

Waiter: to ready you Are order?

..

Jane: (yes/roast chicken)

..

Waiter: vegetables like or you salad Would?

..
Jane: (vegetables)
..
Waiter: drink like would to What you?
..
Jane: (orange juice)
..
Waiter: like you else Would anything?
..
Jane: (no)
..