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