UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO

UNIDAD ACADÉMICA PROFESIONAL CHIMALHUACÁN

ENGLISH ACTIVITIES

“ENGLISH 5”

DOCENTE: JOVANNA GPE. AGUILAR FLORES.

TO BE IN PRESENT AND IN PAST.

PRESENT

AM IS ARE
I He / she / it You / we / they

PAST

WAS WERE
I / he / she / it You / we / they

*Write the correct form of the verb “to be” in present tense.

1 The old man ________ wise.

2 The racecar ________ fast. It _____ ______ slow.

3 I _________ at the beach with my family. It ______ hot and sunny outside. The ocean water ______ warm.

4 The library ______ open until 9:00 pm.

5 The books ______ new. They _____ _____ old.

6 Tom and Sara _____ very smart. Tom ______ a scientist and Sara ______ an engineer.

7 Judith _____ ____ at school. She _______ at home.

*Write the correct form of the verb “to be” in past tense.

1 Who _____ sleeping in my bed? It _____ ______ James. It _____ _____ Julio. Oh, I know! It _______
Roger!

2 The cat ______ faster than the mouse.

3 When he was a kid, Ivan ______ ______ very social. He did not spend time with his friends. He spent a lot
of time alone. He ______ always reading a book or listening to music in his room.

4 The weather _____ heat. We _____ sweating. I asked my mom to roll the window down.

5 Mari, Jenny and Sara _______ walking their dog when I talked to them last Sunday.
*Choose the correct form of “to be” in present or past tense.

1 The clouds moved away, and the sun shone through. The sky was full of pretty colors. It ______ beautiful.

2 Arturo and Juan ______ at the party last night.

3 The old house ______ built in 1967.

4 I _____ very tired. I _____ tired yesterday too. I think I _____ getting sick.

5 Melisa and I _____ at Jenny’s house yesterday. Now, we _____ at Melisa’s house.

6 When she _____ young Nisha _____ interested in science. However, she ________ _________
interested in science anymore; now, she ________ interested in math.

7 It rained all day yesterday. I ______ sad because I could not go outside. However, today it _______
sunny. And I _______ happy because I can go outside!

8 Before, Mario and Juan _________ enemies. Now, they _______ best friends.

9 Mari _______ at the party last night. Sara and Karla _______ too.

10 Lenny _________ at the football game last night. He _______ cheering for his favorite team. After the
game, he came back home and went to sleep. I think he __________ still sleeping now.
SIMPLE PRESENT.

To make questions and in negative sentences:

DO / DON’T DOES / DOESN’T

I / you/ we / they He / she / it

*Complete the sentences, Use:

Boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash

1 Maria ____________ four languages.

2 The shops in the city centre usually ___________ at 9 o’clock in the morning.

3 The city museum ___________ at 5 o’clock in the evening.

4 Tina is a teacher. She ______________ mathematics to young children.

5 My job is very interesting. I _____________ a lot of people.

6 Peter’s car is always dirty. He never ___________ it.

7 Food is expensive. It _____________ a lot of money.

8 Shoes are expensive. They _________ a lot of money.

9 Water _____________ at 100 degrees.

10 Julia and I are good friends. I ___________ her and she ____________ me.

*Fill the gaps with the verbs.

1 Sara _______________________ (not drink) enough water.

2 Mari always _____________ (arrive) early.

3 I have a computer, but I _____________________ (not use) it very much.

4 The earth ________________ (go) round the sun.

5 Omar ______________ (study) at university.

6 I ___________________ (not remember) people’s names.

*Make questions from these words + do / does. Put the words in the right order.

1 (where / live / your parents) _________________________________________________

2 (you / early / always / get up) ________________________________________________

3 (how often / TV / you / watch) _______________________________________________

4 (you / want / what / for dinner) _______________________________________________

5 (like / you / football) _______________________________________________________

6 (your brother / like / basketball) ______________________________________________

7 (what / you / do / in your free time) ____________________________________________

8 (your sister / work / where) _________________________________________________

9 (what / mean / this word) ___________________________________________________

10 (snow / it / here / how often) ________________________________________________

11 (go / usually / to bed / what time / you)

________________________________________________________________________

12 (how much / to phone New York / it / cost)

________________________________________________________________________

13 (you / for breakfast / have / usually / what)

________________________________________________________________________
PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Auxiliary TO BE:

AM IS ARE
I He / she / it You / we / they

*Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Use am, is, are + ing verb.
1 I __________________ (watch) a show on TV.
2 My favorite team ____________________ (win)!
3 Someone __________________ (swim) in the sea.
4 We __________________ (not watch) a soap opera.
5 I __________________ (not do) my h.w.
6 My brother __________________ (not listen) the radio.
7 We __________________ (sit) in the classroom.
8 I __________________ (not write) an email.
9 My parents __________________ (drive) to work now.
10 Sara __________________ (talk) by phone.
11 My team __________________ (not win) the match.

*Write a question in present continuous.

1 they / read / magazines?

___________________________________________________________________
2 you / learn / English?
______________________________________________________________________
3 Helena / write / a letter?
____________________________________________________________________
4 Tom / play / the guitar?
____________________________________________________________________
5 What / the boys / do / now?
_________________________________________________________________
6 What / your teacher / say?
__________________________________________________________________
7 Where / Eva and Mario / sit?
________________________________________________________________
8 it / rain?
________________________________________________________________________________
9 What / you / do / today?
____________________________________________________________________

SIMPLE PAST.

*Complete the sentences using these verbs in simple past:

Clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want

1 I _________________ my teeth three times yesterday.

2 It was hot in the room, so I _________________ the window.
3 The film was very long. It _________________ at 7.15 and _________________ at 10 o’clock.
4 When I was a child, I _________________ to be a doctor.
5 The accident _________________ last Sunday afternoon.
6 It’s a nice day today, but yesterday it _________________ all day.
7 We _________________ our holiday last year. We _________________ at a very nice place.
8 Anna’s grandfather _________________ when he was 90 years old.

*Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week, etc).

1 James always goes to work by car. Yesterday
__________________________________________________
2 Rachel often loses her keys. She ____________________________________________________ last
week.
3 Kate meets her friends every evening. She _____________________________________ yesterday
evening.
4 I usually buy two newspapers every day. Yesterday I
_____________________________________________
5 We often go to the cinema at weekends. Last Sunday we
__________________________________________
6 I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I
________________________________________________________
7 Tom always has a shower in the morning. This morning he
_________________________________________
8 Our friends often come to see us. They
________________________________________________________

*Write sentences about what you did yesterday.

1 ______________________________________________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________________________________________
3 ______________________________________________________________________________
4 ______________________________________________________________________________
5 ______________________________________________________________________________
6 ______________________________________________________________________________

*Write these sentences with the verb in negative.

1 I saw Barbara but I _____________________________ Jane.
2 They worked on Monday, but they _____________________________ on Tuesday.
3 We went to the post office, but we _____________________________ to the bank.
4 She had pen, but she _____________________________ any paper.
5 Jack did French at school, but he _____________________________ German.

*Write B’b questions. Use:

arrive - cost - go - go to bed late - happen - have a nice time - stay - win

A: We went to New York last month. A: We came home by taxi.

B: Where _________________________________? B: How much ______________________________?
A: With some friends.__ A:Ten pounds.

A: I was late for the meeting. A: I´m tired this morning.

B: What time ______________________________? B: _______________________________________?
A:Half past nine. A:No, but I didn´t sleep well.

A: I played tennis this afternoon. A: We went to the beach yesterday.

B: _______________________________________? B: _______________________________________?
A:No, I lost. A:Yes, it was great.

A: I had a nice holiday. A: The window is broken.

B: Good. Where B: How __________________________________?
____________________________? A:I don´t know.
A:To the mountains.

*Put the verb in the correct form – positive, negative or question.

1 We went to the cinema, but the film wasn´t very good. We ____________________________ it. (enjoy)
2 Tim _________________________ some new clothes yesterday – two shirts, a jacket and a pullover. (buy)
3 _____________________ yesterday? – No, it was a nice day. (rain)
4 We were tired, so we _______________________________long at the party. (stay)
5 It was very warm in the room, so I ____________________________ a window. (open)
6 Did you phone Chris this morning? – No, I _________________________ time. (have)
7 I cut my hand this morning! – How _____________________ that? (do)
8 Why weren’t you at the meeting yesterday? – I _________________________________about it. (know)
PAST CONTINUOUS.

*Where were these people yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences.

1 Rachel / at home / watch TV.

________________________________________________________________
2 Jack and Kate / at the cinema / watch a film
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
3 Tim / in his car / drive
______________________________________________________________________
4 Tracey / at the station / wait for a train
_________________________________________________________
5 Mr and Mrs Hall / in the park / walk
___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

*Complete these questions. Use was / were + ing verb. Use what, where, why if necessary.

1 (you / live) ______________________________________________ in 1999? -------- In London.

2 (you / do) _______________________________________ at 2 o´clock? -------- I was asleep.
3 (it / rain) ___________________________________ when you got up? -------- No, it was sunny.
4 (Susan / drive) ___________________________________so fast? --------- Because she was late.
5 (Tim / wear) __________________________________ a suit yesterday? -------- No, a t-shirt and jeans.

*Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets.

1 The kids were noisy when we ____________________________________ (try) to watch a film.

2 We __________________________ (think) about moving out.
3 He ____________________________ (not do) his homework.
4 I ______________________________ (live) in France.
5 They ____________________________ (organize) the party.
6 I _______________________________ (not smoke) in the meeting.
SIMPLE PAST VS PAST CONTINUOUS.

*Complete the sentences with the verbs provided; use the simple past and past continuous.
1 They ______________________ golf, when it ___________________ to rain. (play, start).
2 His mobile ________________________ when he __________________. (ring, drive).
3 We _________________ the news when we ________________________ in Cancun (hear, sunbathe)
4 He ____________________ at the tower when someone _____________________ his bag. (look, take)
5 I ______________________ a coffee when I ____________________ her. (have, see)
6 She _______________________ an accident when she ______________________ to the shops. (see,
walk)
7 When I ______________________ at the office, Martin _________________ a call (arrive, answer)
8 They ________________________ TV when the light __________________ out. (watch, go)
9 It _________________________ when I ______________________ out of the window. (rain, look)
10 What ________________________ when I _____________________ you? (you do, ring)
11 Where ____________________________ when we _____________________? (he live, study)
FUTURE TENSES

WILL GOING TO
Promises, offers, predictions Future facts
When we decide something at the time of speaking Preconceived plans
Offers, requests Arrangements
Spontaneous actions Actions when there is evidence that indicates what is
going to happen in the future

*Complete the following sentences with “will” and choose the correct verb.
call have water walk mail go
1 Would you like tea or coffee? --------- _________________ please.
2 Would you like a ride home? --------- No thanks. It’s a beautiful day, so I ____________________ home.
3 We’re out of milk and I need some for the children. ---------- Ok, ____________________ to the store.
4 I just finished writing my brother a letter. Are you going to the post office now? ----------- No, I’m not.
_________________ it for you in the morning.
5 These flowers look very dry. -------- Ok, __________________ them in a few minutes.
6 Ken phoned while you were out. ------------- Ok, I ______________ him back after I finish my lunch.

*Write a prediction using “will” for each situation below.

1 Bob is going to take his driver’s test tomorrow.

__________________________________________________
2 It’s raining and George doesn’t have an umbrella.
________________________________________________
3 Andy has a very bad cold.
__________________________________________________________________
4 Nora didn’t sleep well last night.
_____________________________________________________________
5 Phil loves movies. There is a new movie at the theater tonight.
______________________________________
6 Jan ate too much dessert last night and now she has a stomachache.
________________________________
__________________________________________________
*Choose the correct word for the following sentences and use the tense “going to”.

Hang - wear - practice - get - ask - visit - write - clean - study - exchange - quit - take
give - fix

1 My house is very dirty. I ____________________________ it tomorrow.

2 Miriam is going to a party next weekend. She _______________________ her new red dress.
3 Robert bought a new painting at the art show. He ______________________ it over the sofa in the living
room.
4 The hockey championship is next month. The boys ________________________ every night next week.
5 Jack hates his job. He __________________________ next week.
6 We have a math exam in three days. We _______________________________ very hard.
7 It’s very cold and rainy outside now. I___________________________________ a nice, hot bath as soon as
I get home from this soccer game.
8 Mary has a hair appointment for this afternoon. She _________________________ her hair cut and colored.
9 I had a flat tire on my car yesterday. My husband _________________________ it later today.
10 I’s our parent’s anniversary tomorrow. We _________________________them a gift certificate to a
beautiful new restaurant.
11 Susan got a sweater from her mother-in-law for her birthday. It didn’t fit, so she
_______________________it for a larger size.
12 Sam just got his driver’s license. He _________________________ his father to let him borrow the car next
weekend.
13 Their grandmother is in the hospital. They ____________________________ her next weekend.

*Complete with a future form “will and going to”.

1 The train ______________________________ at 11:20. (leave)
2 We____________________ dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we haven’t booked a table yet.
(have)
3 My ski instructor believes it _____________________ in the mountains tomorrow evening. (snow)
4 On Sunday at 8 o’clock I _________________________ my friend. (meet)
5 They ______________________ to London on Friday evening at 8:15. (fly)
6 Wait! I __________________ you to the station. (drive)
7 The English lesson ____________________________ at 6:45. (start)
8 I ________________________ my sister in April. (see)
9 Look at the clouds! It ___________________________ in a few minutes. (rain)
10 Listen! There is someone at the door. I _____________________ the door for you. (open)

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

*Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Long
Fast
Pretty
Beautiful
Ugly
Thin
fashionable

*Write the comparative:

old ___________________ good________________
strong_________________ large________________
happy_________________ serious______________
modern________________ pretty________________
important_______________ bad__________________

*Complete the sentences with a superlative.

1 This building is very old. It’s ______________________ building in the town.
2 It was a very happy day. It was ______________________ of my life.
3 It’s a very good film. It’s ______________________ I’ve seen.
4 It was a very bad mistake. It was ______________________in my life.
5 It was a very cold day. It was ______________________ of the year.
6 She’s a popular singer. She’s ______________________ in the country.
7 He’s a very boring person. He’s ______________________ I know.
8 This house is very big. It’s ______________________ I’ve lived in.
9 My cousin is very tall. He is ______________________ I have.
10 Laura is a very pretty girl. She is ______________________ I know.

*Choose the correct answer.

1 Tom’s car is as big as / the biggest his friend’s.
2 Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?
3 Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know?
4 My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class.
5 Is Jason’s dog older than / the oldest yours?
6 Who is the best / better than singer in the world?
7 He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world.

*Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 We like wearing the ______________________ (late) fashion.
2 These jeans are ______________________(comfortable) than those shorts.
3 She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
4 You are the ______________________ (pretty) girl in class.
5 My grandma is ______________________(old) than my grandpa.
6 The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.
7 I always tell the ______________________(fun) jokes.
8 Your hair is ______________________(curly) than my hair.
9 My hair is ______________________(short) than yours.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.

*Complete the sentences using the indefinite pronouns.

1 I looked ______________________for my dog, but I couldn’t find it.

2 James called his friends, but ______________________ answered the phone.
3 I didn’t go ______________________on the weekend, so I was really bored.
4 Let’s get ______________________ to eat after our class.
5 Did you hear that? I think______________________ rang the doorbell.
6 ______________________ was on time, no one was late.
7 I didn’t eat ______________________for lunch, so I’m really hungry now.
8 Linda understood ______________________that her teacher said.
9 I had ______________________to go because all the shops were closed.
10 ______________________came to school because it was a holiday.
11 Fernando wants to go ______________________ interesting next summer.
12 Was ______________________ at home when you knocked the door?
13 Did you go ______________________ the last weekend?
14 Did ______________________ bring the homework?
FREQUENCY ADVERBS.

*Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 Andrea lives next door, so we _________ see her.

a. never b. often c. rarely
2 Nancy and I (30 %) _________ go out.
a. never b. frequently c. occasionally
3 We meet ___________ at the Annual Meeting.
a. never b. every day c. yearly
4 My doctor _______
a. yearly checks my health b. checks yearly my health c. checks my health yearly
5 It (0%) __________ rains here in the winter.
a. never b. sometimes c. rarely
6 My husband and I take vacations together quite __________
a. never b. hardly c. frequently
7 Andy (10%) _______ gets to visit his parents.
a. very frequently b. very rarely c. very often
8 I don’t earn much because I ________
a. never went to college b. went never to college c. went to college never
9 I seldom visit my relatives. So I ________ see my uncle John.
a. almost always b. usually c. almost never d. sometimes
10 I’m never late for our English class. I’m _______ on time.
a. rarely b. always c. usually d.often
11 James goes to the beach only once a year. He ________ goes to the beach.
a. almost never b. normally c. sometimes d. never
12 I _________ eat junk food because I know it’s not very healthy.
a. always b. frequently c. seldom d. sometimes
13 _________ we go to the gym to exercise, maybe two or three days a week.
a. sometimes b. always c. rarely d. never
14 I ______________ watch cartoons because I hate them. News are much better.
a. often b. almost always c. never d. sometimes
15 I went to a restaurant last week, but I ________ eat at home.
a. seldom b. rarely c. usually d. always