Instituto Nacional José Miguel Carrera “Enabling opportunities is

English Department - Rubén Gaete Mella

2019
the heart of all we do”

Grade: ………… Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

It is your time to save the world. Complete this worksheet and finish the mission.

Read the text and answer the questions on page 96 and 97.

Write were/was or weren’t/wasn’t.

Last year she was 22.

Yesterday it ____ very cold. We ___________ at home.
I _______ fine yesterday morning, but I _was_ tired last night.
We ___________ happy with the hotel. The room ___________ too small.
Jorge ___________ at work because he __________ sick.
Where are my keys? They ___________ here last night!
This jacket ___________ very expensive.

Reorder the following statements

Late / you / this morning / were / ?

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was / hungry / he / last night
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Last week / Ana and Christopher / were / at the cinema
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they / at the hospital / last month / were / ?
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he / nice / with the / was / audience
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Choose if the action is in PROGRESS or STATIC.

Excuse me, do/are you speak/speaking English?

Where is Fran? I don’t know/am not knowing.
It is raining/rains. I want/am wanting to go in the rain!
Alejandro often plays/is playing tennis, but he plays/is playing excellent now.
Martin cooks/is cooking pasta right now. He sometimes cooks/is cooking rice, but not now.
Use the action in parenthesis to complete the sentence. The action can be STATIC or in PROGRESS .

Listen! She _____________________ (sing) a song now!

The class ______________________ (start) at 3:45 and we ________________________ (play) at the
moment.
Please, turn off the radio. We ______________________ (listen) to it right now.
Sorry, I ___________________ (have) breakfast now. Then I _____________________ (study) for next
week.
We ______________________ (record) a video for next class. Those guys _______________________
(read) at the moment because they ___________________ (sit) the tomorrow.

Add a feature to the actions.

She answers ____________________ (quick) the test.

He welcomes ____________________ (nice) everybody.
Alejandro and Francisca wake up ____________________ (early) in the morning.
Camila kicks ____________________ (strong) the ball to the other side of the wall.
Capitan Marvel knocks ____________________ (fast) the bad guys.
The avengers work ____________________ (professional) to save humanity.

Determine if the actions are static or in progress.

What are the problems now? Write sentences about the problem between the US and Mexico border
using the following verbs:

______________________________________________________________________ Plan
______________________________________________________________________ Train
______________________________________________________________________ Agree
______________________________________________________________________ Confer

Transform the statements from the previous activity into negative facts.

______________________________________________________________________ Plan
______________________________________________________________________ Train
______________________________________________________________________ Agree
______________________________________________________________________ Confer

Write sentences, using the verbs in parenthesis, expressing: a habit, a timetable and a like/dislike.
______________________________________________________________________ Habit-(sleep)
______________________________________________________________________ Timetable-(finish)
______________________________________________________________________ Like/dislike-(share)
Write sentences, using the verbs in parenthesis, expressing what your classmate does NOT do: a
habit, a timetable and a like/dislike.

______________________________________________________________________ Habit-(run)
______________________________________________________________________ Timetable-(arrive)
______________________________________________________________________ Like/dislike-(do)

Have a look at the following QR codes. They are taken from one of the most important sites for
learning English: the British Council. Listen to the conversation and answer the worksheet.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/be-present-past

- answers

To finish the mission, you have to go to your teacher. She/He will answer to your question if you give
the answer to this riddle,
What is so mighty that can beat anything?
Go to your teacher and give them the answer.

Hurry up, the clock is clicking!