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Ingls II

Tenses and sentences


Nombre del alumno/a:
Paco is relaxing in the hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. He doesn't like flying and he gets really
excited whenever he has to fly. The flight from Great Britain to the United States was really short in
comparison with the flight from the States to South Africa. So, he feels very tired. After having a cup of
soft drinks in the bar of the hotel and enjoying some music, he has gone to bed and has dreamt. Can you
imagine what he has dreamt of? That's it! He has dreamt of planes and parachuting! Now he is happy.
He has woken up. He feels relieved because his feet are on the ground. At this very moment, he is
netsurfing and he is reading a new introduction of himself he wrote some weeks ago, just before his
travel around the world started.
Read what Paco has written about himself on the web.
Hello, everybody, my name is Paco Gonzlez. Let me introduce myself a little so that you may know me and
my family a bit better. I am twenty one years old. I live in Crdoba with my parents and my sister Sonia. I am
studying World History at University. Now, I can speak English better than before thanks to my sister. She is
helping me improve my English because I am travelling around the world in a few weeks. I don't like flying,
well, in fact, I hate flying. I get really anxious and excited whenever I have to fly. First, I am going to the
United Kingdom, then to the United States and then to South Africa. I am looking forward to it!
Sonia is very kind, attentive and patient. She is completely different from my elder brother, Alex. Alex is an
engineer. He lives with Susan, his girlfriend, in Madrid. He is a very hardworking person, but very impatient
and a bit arrogant and egocentric. He is always speaking about himself. My parents, on the contrary, are very
humble and gentle and my father, specifically, is far more courageous than me. He is not afraid of anything.
About my everyday activities I must say that I get up very early in the morning to go to university. After the
lessons, I have lunch with my parents and Sonia. In the afternoon, I usually play tennis or football and go out
with my friends. I'm keen on sports. However, what I like best is fishing. I usually go fishing with my father
and practise 'catch and release fishing'. I also like the cinema. My friends and I often go to the cinema on
Saturday evenings. Next Saturday, we are meeting at the usual place. After that, we usually go to a burger bar
and have a sandwich and a coke. We don't drink any alcohol. We don't like alcohol. Now, could you tell me
things about yourself?
Paco.

1.The following sentences from the passage are either in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous
tenses. Write them in the correct place and fill in the rest of the chart. Pay attention to the third person
singular!!!!!! When you write the questions, ask about the information underlined. If there is nothing
underlined, ask a Yes/No question. (20 puntos)
E.g.:
Affirmative

Negative

My name is Paco Gonzlez

My name isn't Paco


Gonzlez

Question
(use "you" instead of
"I/we")
What's your name ?

1. I live in Crdoba with my parents 2. I am studying World History at University 3. She is helping me
improve my English 4. I am travelling around the world in a few weeks 5. I don't like flying 6. He lives with
Susan 7. He is not afraid of anything 8. We are meeting at the usual place 9. We don't drink any alcohol
10. We usually go to a burger bar

Present Simple
Affirmative

Negative

Question
(use "you" instead of "I/we")

Negative

Question
(use "you" instead of "I/we")

Present Continuous
Affirmative

2. As you can see, Paco has used two tenses mainly, the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.
Choose one of the main uses of these tenses from the box to complete the chart. An example is given. (10
puntos)

Repeated action
- Action occurring at the moment of speaking Planned future events Simple statement or fact - Action happening around now - General truth - Verb of the senses or mental
process - Repeated and irritating action
Sentences

Use (P. Simple/P. Cont.)


Simple statement or fact (P. Simple)

I live in Crdoba with my parents


I am studying World History at the University
She is helping me improve my English
I am travelling around the world in a few weeks
I hate flying
She is completely different from my elder brother
He is always speaking about himself
I get up very early in the morning
I usually play tennis or football
I also like the cinema
We are meeting at the usual place

3. Rewrite the following sentences in the forms asked. (10 puntos)

A. He thought it would be a good idea to help antiracist associations.


1. Interrogative of the Present Simple:
2. Negative:
3. Present Simple:
4. Negative-Interrogative:
5. Negative of the Present Simple:

B. At this point I had to inform my wife.


1. Interrogative of the Present Simple:

2. Negative:
3. Present Simple:
4. Negative-Interrogative:
5. Negative of the Present Simple:

4. Give a question for the underlined word.(10 puntos)


1. The balls cost one pound last year
2. We attend English classes three times a week
3.The new manager stayed three months in England.
4. The e-mail warned about terrible viruses infecting computers.
5. Ive been married for twenty years.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense.(9 puntos)
At 2 a.m. yesterday, I (1) _____________ (wake) up sweating.
Undoubtedly, I was having a nightmare which made me wake up. In
my dream, I (2) _____________ (be) on holiday. My friends and I (3)
_____________ (spend) some days on the coast. We usually go to
the beach in the South of Spain. I (4) _____________ (bathe) in the
sea when one of my friends (5) _____________ (shout) at me an
enormous shark (6) _____________ (come) to me. I tried not to
panic, but it was very difficult. I started swimming as quickly as I (6)
_____________ (can) towards the sand of the beach. My friends
shouted louder and louder because the huge grey shark (7)
_____________ (get) closer. Suddenly, I looked back and could see
its jaws next to my legs. I (8) _____________ (swim) really fast, but it
was not enough. The shark was faster than me and he was about to
bite me when I shouted and (9) _____________ (sit) up on the bed.
It had been so real! It was the worst nightmare I've ever had. I am
not sure if I will bathe in the sea again!

6. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).(1 x 8=8 puntos)
A: (1) (you / taste / ever) sushi?
B: Yes, (2) I (eat) sushi at least five times so far.

A: When (3) (you / eat) sushi for the first time?


B: I (4) (eat) sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He (5) (invite) the whole
family to a Japanese restaurant.
A: (6) (you / like) it?
B: Absolutely. In fact, it (7) (be) ... so good that we (be) to that restaurant three times . And
on my mum's birthday, we (8) (order) ... some sushi and (have) it at home.

7. Complete these sentences with FOR or SINCE and supply the correct form of the present perfect
(0.5 x 10=5 puntos)
1. Steve .(not play) the guitar ...................... he left the band.
2. He.. (be) the class representative ....................... one year.
3. Oliver..(work) here ...................... 10.30.
4. She (live) here ...................... the beginning of the year.
5. Mike .(be) ill ..................... a long time.
8. Look at these pictures (http://Pixton.com/es/:v2edewht ). They are part of a story. You have to
imagine the relation that there is between the three pictures. We can tell you that the girl in the first
picture is thinking about something that happened at an art gallery last weekend. Write the ideas that
connect the pictures to make the story. We provide you with some words in a box that may help you. You
have to use all these tenses: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple and Past Continuous.
Write the story in 80 words. (17 puntos)

brother / exciting / cinema / bored / yesterday / friend / gallery / water / shocked / interesting / email / ugly /
break / last weekend / party / answer / exhibition

9. Complete the boxes in the following table with the correct degree of the adjectives.(7 puntos)
Positive degree
interesting

Comparative
degree
more interesting
than

Superlative
degree
the most
interesting

white
reasonable
hotter than
the best
more worried than
polite
worse

10. Complete the following sentences with one of the adjectives above.(4 puntos)
1. Some parts of Africa are considered ______________ areas in the world.
2. Paco thinks Anthropology is _____________________ History.
3. People nowadays are ________________ about mistreatment.
4. Edward Scissorhands is one of ____________________ characters I've ever seen.

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