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FIRST MEETING

VERB TO BE

use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at

these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present
tense - some of them are general, some of them are now:

The verb to be is mainly used to express states or feelings,

descriptions, definitions or general truth. To make questions
using the verb "to be" you simply place it in front of the
sentence. For example the sentence:
She is a happy person. > would be > Is she a
happy person?
Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice
that there is no auxiliary:

Affirmative

Negative

subject
I
You, we,
they
He, she,
it
I
You, we,
they
He, she,
it
Am
Are

Question
Is

main verb
am
are

French.
French.

is

French.

am
are

not
not

old.
old.

is

not

old.

I
you, we,
they
he, she, it

Am I right?
Tara is not at home.
_________You are happy._________
The situation is now.

past

The situation is general. Past, present and future.

Simple Present Tense

How do we use the Simple Present Tense?
We use the simple present tense when:
1. The action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past,
present and future, the action is not only happening now
(Actions which happen regularly every day, every week, etc.)
Example:
Santos always talks about his family.
("Always" means this is a habit. )
Young-Mi goes to class every day.
("Every day" is a habit. )
Martin likes chocolate.
(When we like something, usually we will always like it.)

late?
late?
late?

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple
present tense for situations that are not general. We can

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I am not fat.
Why are you so beautiful?
Ram is tall.
present
future

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There are three important exceptions:

1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use
the auxiliary.
2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to
the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even
for questions and negatives.

2. The statement is always true. (Things which do not

often change opinions, conditions, etc.)
Example:
Anna believes in God.
(Beliefs and opinions are states. They dont often
change.)

Rules:
With most verbs, the third person singular form is created
simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need
to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the
rules:

How do we make the Simple Present Tense?

sub ject
Susan

Ma in verb

Complement

does

her homework

Verb ending
in...

How to make the 3rd

person singular

Example

SS
SH
CH

Add _ ES
Add _ ES
Add _ ES

He passes the ex am
She wishes
He watches T.V.

consonant + y
[anything else]

Change Y to I, then add -ES

Add -S

It flies
He sings

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

auxiliary verb

subjec t
I, yo u, we, they
H e, she, it
I, yo u, we, they

do

not

do es
I, you, we, they

not

H e, she, it
Do
Do es

he, she, it

Look at these examples:

I live in New York.
The Moon goes round the Earth.
John drives a taxi.
He does not drive a bus.
We do not work at night.
Do you play football?

Sub + [AM / IS / ARE] + [VERB + ing]

Verb to be
Timer expressions: Now - Right now - In this moment
- At the moment

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like
like

coffe e.
co ffee?

like

co ffee?

I am watching TV.
He is quickly learning the language.

NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than
one part such as Present Continuous (is learning), adverbs
often come between the first part and the second part
(is quickly learning).
The present continuous tense is used for two main types
of action:
A temporary action happening now
Something which is going on right now (but it will stop in
the future).
A definite plan for the future
Something we intend to do, usually in the near future.

Form:

Definite plan for the

future

coffe e.
coffe e.
coffe e.

Examples:

Present Continuous or Present Progressive

Type of action
Temporary action
happening right now

main verb
like
likes
like

Example
John is winning the game
It is raining outside.
Soraya is working at school

I'm playing soccer tomorrow.

Sara h's leaving for San Francisco
on Frida y.
The Olympics are taking place
here next year.
I'm having a pa rty next we ek.

Explanations
Right now, John is winning, but
the game isnt finished yet
It is raining right now ( but It
may stop soon )
She is working there now.
This plan is already arranged
and definite.
She has probably already
bought her ticket.
This is already certain.
All the plans have bee n made.

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How to make the -ING form

With many verbs, the you can simply add -ING to the end of the verb. However, with some verbs, you need to change
the ending a little. Here are the rules:
Verb ending in .......

How to make the ING form

1 vowel + 1 consonant

Double the consonant, then

add -ING

1 vowel + 1 consonant + E

If the verb ends in IE

Anything else

Remove E, then add -ING

Change the IE into Y

Add ING

swimming

Hit

hitting

Get

getting

Come

coming

Lose

losing

Live

living

Lie

lying

Die

dying

Say

saying

Cry

crying

REMEMBER

SUGGESTIONS
El

presente simple es usado para describir acciones

o caracteristicas habituales.

Adv.

(frecuency) + verb

Always work

Para

ordenes usa el Simple presente, la estructura es

la misma en singular y en plural.

Actions

Example
Swim

doesnt + verb(base form)

didnt + verb (base form)

beginning in the past and still continuing.

Signal

words: just, yet, never, already, ever,

recently, since, for, How long?

We often use the present perfect in this way for things

that happened in the past, and that have a result now.

Form:

have/has + past participle verb

The present progressive puts emphasis on

the course or duration of an action.

Simple present: Facts or Generalizations

We always use auxiliaries when we work Tag Questions.

Affirmative To Be: Mary is so pretty, isnt she?
Affirmative Simple Present: John works at the
bank,doesnt he?
Affirmative Present Continuous: Cesar is playing
soccer, isnt he?

Negative To Be: That monkey isnt beautiful, is it?

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Negative Simple Present: Michael doesnt study

medicine, does he?
Negative Present Continuous: Cecilia isnt running
in the race now, is she?

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1. _________a client at 2 this afternoon.

A . I meet
B. I am meeting

7.

X: Youre not Australian, ____ you?

Y: No, I ____ American
A . is am

2. ____________ to the US?

A . Do you export
B. Are you exporting

B. are

am

8. X: What color _____ your umbrellas?

3. My computer _____________ properly today, so Ill
have to call an engineer.
A . isnt working
B. doesnt work

Y: Green ones.
A . is

B. are

9. X: How ____ your grandpa?

4. Where _________ your raw materials?

A . are you usually buying
B. do you usually buy

Y: Fine, thanks.
A . is

5. Im afraid we ___________ a branch in your city.

A . dont have
B. arent having

B. does

10. You wont find Jerry at home_______. He is studying

in the library.
A . always

6. What ___________ on at the moment?

A . do you work
B. are you working

C. every day

B. rigth now

LESSON 01
I.

7. John ________ very hard in class, but I dont think

hell pass the course.
A . try
C. tries
B. trys
D. trying

Choose the correct alternative

1. I ________ in a bank.
A . work
C. workes
B. works
D. working

8. Jo is so smart that she ________ every exam

without even trying.
A . pass
C. passies
B. passing
D. passes

2. She ________ in Florida.

A . live
C. livees
B. lives
D. living

9. My life is so boring I just ________ TV every

night. (watch)
A . watch
C. watchies
B. watching
D. watches

3. It ________ almost every day in Manchester.

A . rain
C. raines
B. rains
D. are raining

10.My best friend ________ to me every week.

(write)
A . write
C. is writing
B. writies
D. writes

4. We ________ to Spain every summer.

A . fly
C. are flying
B. flys
D. flies
5. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every
morning.
A . fry
C. frys
B. is frying
D. fries

II. Choose the correct forms of to be and the verb.

11.The children ( am / are / is ) (playing / plaiing)
in the house.
12.The cat ( am / are / is ) ( hiding / hideing) in
the tree house.
13.Andy and Joe ( am / are / is ) ( coming /
comeing) home.
14.I ( am / are / is ) ( siting / sitting ) on the sofa.

6. The bank ________ at four oclock.

A . close
C. closing
B. closies
D. closes

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15. The cat ( am / are / is ) ( lieing / lying ) on the floor.

16.Robert and Mark (am / are / is ) (writing /
writeing) e-mails.
17. They (am / are / is ) ( listening / lissening) to
the radio.
18.He ( am / are / is ) ( cuting / cutting ) two
slices from the loaf of bread.
19.The sun ( am / are / is ) ( shining / shineing ).
20.My mother ( am / are / is ) ( making / makeing)
breakfast now.

40.Open the window, please.

A . it
B. them

C. us

42.The books are for Peter.

A . him
B. her

C. you

43.Can you help my sister and me, please?

A . her
B. me
C. us
VI. Choose the correct possessive determiners.
Example: I have got a sister. ___ name is Susan.
Answer: I have got a sister. Her name is Susan.

22.He ______ twenty cigarettes a day.

A . smokes
B. is smoking
C. smoke
D. smoking
E. both B and C

Hi Daniel,
( My / Your / His / ) name is John. This is (my / his
/ their) friend Jason. Hes 12.
(My / His / Her) sister is nine. (My / Our / Their)
pet is a budgie. (Its / His / Her) name is Dickens.
Jason and I go to the same school. There are 450
boys and girls in (my / your / our/ ) school. Jasons
form teacher is Mrs. Peterson. She has got a pet,
too. ( My / His / Her ) pet is a tortoise. Our teacher
is Mr. Smith. I like ( your / his / her / ) lessons. He
has two dogs. The dogs love to play in (my / your / his)
garden. Now I have a question for you. Whats (my /
your / his ) pet like?
Yours, John

23.John __________ at this moment.

A . arrive
B. arrives
C. are arriving
D. is arriving
E. arrived
IV. Use the correct personal pronouns.
Example: ___ often reads books. (Lisa)
Answer: She often reads books.
24.__________ is dreaming. (George)
25.__________ is green. (the blackboard)
26.__________ are on the wall. (the posters)
27. __________ is running. (the dog)
28.__________ are watching TV. (my mother and I)
29.__________ are in the garden. (the flowers)
30.__________ is riding his bike. (Tom)
31.__________ is from Bristol. (Victoria)
32.__________ has got a brother. (Diana)
33.Have __________ got a computer, Mandy?

LESSON 02
I.

V. Which object form of the personal pronoun can

substitute the underlined phrase in the
sentence?
34.The teacher always gives the students homework.
A . me
B. them
C. you

Find the best answer.

1. What time do you get up?
A . No way. Im not at all happy with it.
B. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
C. It depends on what Im doing that day. Usually
about 7.30.
D. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
2. Where do you work?
A . No way. Im not at all happy with it.
B. I dont stay in the same place. Im a consultant
so I move around a lot.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.

35.I am reading the book to my little sister.

A . her
B. us
C. him
36. The boys are riding their bikes.
A . it
B. them
C. her

3. What time do you finish work?

A . I usually get away about 7.00 but sometimes I
have to stay later.
B. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. Yes. Im going down the pub.

37. My father is writing a letter to John.

A . me
B. her
C. him

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C. me

41.Can you tell the people the way to the airport,

please?
A . you
B. them
C. us

III. Exercises:
21.I ________ in a bank every day .
A . work
B. works
C. workes
D. is working
E. both A and B

38.I dont know the answer.

A . she
B. her

39. Sally is going to Anne.

A . her
B. him

C. it

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4. Where do you have lunch?

A . Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
B. Im trying to lose weight so Im not having lunch
at present.
C. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
D. Yes. Im going down the pub.

5. Do you like your job?

A . I usually get away about 7.00 but sometimes I
have to stay later.
B. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
C. It depends on what Im doing that day. Usually
about 7.30.
D. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
6. Do you often read the situations vacant ads?
A . Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
B. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. Yes. Im going down the pub.

Every weekday morning I ___________as soon as my

alarm ___ ___ ___ ___ __. After 10 minu tes I
__ ____ ___ _ an d go to th e bathroom. I
________________ a shower, ____________ my
teeth and ____________ my hair. After my shower I
_________ myself with a big towel and go back to
the bedroom.
In the bedroom I ___________ my makeup and
_______________, I s ometimes ___________
trousers and a blouse or top with sandals or shoes.
Next I usually go to the kitchen and ____________
myself a cup of tea, although I sometimes drink coffee
instead of tea. For breakfast I often ____________
cornflakes, toast and marmalade and a piece of fruit.
After breakfast I _______________ my car keys and
____________ to work.

III. Put the verb in the correct form.

Mary and I ____________(work) in the same office,
but were completely different. She ___________
(like) coffee, but I _____________ (like) tea. She
______________ (wash) her car every weekend, but
I never _____________ (clean) mine. She _________
(smile) all the time at work, but I ____________ (feel)
miserable. I ______________ (complain) about the
boss all the time, but Mary _______________ (think)
the boss is a nice person. When I ________________
(finish) work, I like to drink beer with my friends, but
Mary ____________ (study) at night school. The boss
___________________ (think) Mary is perfect, but
she ___________ (drive) me nuts!

7. What do you think of your boss?

A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.
C. Usually she and I get on fine but were having a
few problems at the moment.
D. No way. Im not at all happy with it.
8. Do you earn enough?
A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. No way. Im not at all happy with it.

IV. Simple Present gap-fill exercise. Fill the gaps with

the correct form of the following verbs.

9. How long do you intend to stay in your job?

A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
C. Im only staying until I find something better.
D. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.

study | work | like | use | do | eat | walk | teach |

speak | live
1. He ______________ his job, its fun.
2. They ______________ in a small flat.

10.Do you want to stop now?

A . Yes. Im going down the pub.
B. It depends on what Im doing that day. Usually
about 7.30.
C. Sure. I never fail to. I want to stay informed.
D. Its OK. Im not enjoying my present project
very much.

3. She ____________ German on Mondays.

4. I ____________ breakfast at 8.00 am.
5. I ______________ from home.
6. We ______________ computers.
7. Theyre very good students, they ____________

II. Complete

always their homework.

8. He never ___________ to work, he always drives.

brush comb
dry
eat
get
dressed
get up
go
have
make
pick up
put on
rings
wake up
wear

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9. Mr Bean _____________ English in London.

10.His students _______________ a little English.

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III. Choose the correct words to complete the story.

assistant
go

centre
made

department
room

did
supermarket

does
window

Most Saturdays, I
, shopping, but last week I a .................. the shopping on Friday. So on Saturday, I
b
decided to do a bit of .................. -shopping. I didn't want to buy anything special but I love looking at things
even if I can't afford to buy them. I started off in the shopping c .................. on New Street then I went to the
big d .................. store in Butler Square. After that, I went into my favourite clothes shop. I tried on lots of
different clothes in the changing.
e
.................. but I didn't buy anything. I think the shop f .................. was getting a bit fed up with me! Halfway
through the day, I remembered that I needed to go to the g .................. to buy food and things for the house. My
husband usually h .................. the shopping but he's away on business at the moment. I went into a caf to sit
down and i .................. a shopping list. By the time I got home, it was almost time to pick the kids up from school.

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. Paris (be) ______________the capital of France.
2. Hamlet (be) _____________a play by Shakespeare.
3. Mount Everest (reach)

_____________a height of 8848 metres.

4. Water (boil) _____________at 100C.

5. Ice (melt) _____________ at 0C.
6. They (not / often / sing) ________________ songs.
7.

Pierre ( play) ___________________ tennis every week.

8. I (not/ usually / watch) ________________ TV in the mornings.

9. They (spend) _____________ their holidays in Canada every year
10. He (always / wear) _____________ a hat.
11. John (go) _____________ there twicw a week.
12. Helen (not/do) _____________ the work of two people.
13. I (always / try) _____________ to arrive everywhere on time.
14. Geroge (always / try) _____________ to do the same thing.
15. The teacher (wish) _____________ to speak with you.
16. Mr. Walker (teach) _____________ English and Math.
17. We (watch) _____________

television every night.

18. The nurse (not/watch) _____________ the child in the park.

19. The mother (kiss) _____________ her children.
20. He (carry) _____________ the books in a briefcase.

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