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TALLER DE INGLES GRADO DECIMO

PRIMER PERIODO

The forms of be (am, are, is) - Exercise 2

Explanation: The forms of be


Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps. Do not use
short/contracted forms.

Example: He __ a boy.

Answer: He is a boy.

1) My mother in the kitchen.


2) The pupils not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother from Brazil.
4) I a football fan.
5) It Sunday today.
6) They in the car.
7) His pencil case at home.
8) you from Sheffield?
9) I not your friend.
10) Hey John! We here.
Part 5. EXERCISES

En esta parte podrás aplicar lo aprendido, practicar y comprobar que recuerdas


tanto el vocabulario como la gramática de la lección. Si cometes errores, se
recomienda repasar los temas y volver a realizar los ejercicios.

Exercise 2

Completa los recuadros con las conjugaciones correctas del verbo TO BE.

1. My name James.
2. Mary the secretary.

3. John and Lucy at school.

4. I a student.

5. The boys in the garden.

6. He a lawyer.

7. Susie a housewife.

8. She a student.

9. They my friends.

10. You a student.

Part 5. EXERCISES

En esta parte podrás aplicar lo aprendido, practicar y comprobar que recuerdas


tanto el vocabulario como la gramática de la lección. Si cometes errores, se
recomienda repasar los temas y volver a realizar los ejercicios.

Exercise 2

Completa colocando el verbo entre paréntesis en Simple Present o Simple Past.

1. Everyday I (go) to school.

2. Last year we (visit) our grandchildren.

3. Jane often (cook) a meal for her husband.

4. Yesterday, she (have) lunch with her sister.

5. Last week, Rob (buy) a new car.


6. I (send) three letters yesterday.

7. We (invite) our family for dinner last night.

8. We always (invite) our family for dinner on Sundays.

9. Jane usually (take) the bus.

10. Yesterday, Jane (take) the train.

GRAMMAR: VERB TENSES


Simple Present - Simple Past

En este ejercicio podrás practicar el uso correcto de los verbos. Lee atentamente
las oraciones y completa los recuadros con las formas correctas de los verbos que
se encuentran entre paréntesis. Imprimir

I work in a big office with twenty other people. We (spend) all the day
together. I (like) most of them except for Neil.

Every day he (spend) one hour talking about his holidays. Last year, he
(go) to Germany.

He (spend) a month there, and he (visit) many places. He


(rent) a car and he (drive) across the country. Now he
(want) to go to some other country.

At 12.30 I usually (go) out for lunch with Helen, the secretary. She
(work) from 8am to 8pm. Last week, she (stay) until 9pm to
finish her work. Today, she (have) a lot of things to do at home but she
(want) to stay late again.

Present Simple Verbs

Choose the correct answer.


1. She ___ four languages.
a. speak
b. speaks

2. Jane is a teacher. She ___ French.


a. teach
b. teaches

3. When the kettle ___, will you make some tea?


a. boil
b. boils

4. I always ___ the window at night because it is cold.


a. close
b. closes

5. Those shoes ___ too much.


a. cost
b. costs

6. The food in Japan is expensive. It ___ a lot to live there.


a. cost
b. costs

7. His job is great because he ___ a lot of people.


a. meet
b. meets

8. He always ___ his car on Sundays.


a. wash
b. washes

9. My watch is broken and it ___ to be fixed again.


a. need
b. needs

10. I ___ to watch movies.


a. love
b. loves

11. I ___ to the cinema at least once a week.


a. go
b. goes

12. They never ___ tea in the morning.


a. drink
b. drinks

13. We both ___ to the radio in the morning.


a. listen
b. listens

14. He ___ a big wedding.


a. want
b. wants

15. George ___ too much so he's getting fat.


a. eat
b. eats

16. The earth ___ round the sun, doesn't it?


a. go
b. goes

17. The shops in England ___ at 9:00 in the morning.


a. open
b. opens

18. The post office ___ at 5:30 pm.


a. close
b. closes

19. Jackie ___ two children now.


a. has
b. have

20. Mr. Smith ___ too much. He always has a cigarette in his mouth.
a. smoke
b. smokes

21. When the phone ___, please answer it.


a. ring
b. rings

22.
SEGUNDO PERIODO

Prepositions of Place Exercises With Pictures


23.
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Fill in at, on or in

1. The headquarters of the United Nations is New


York.

2. In the most countries people drive the right.

3. I usually buy a newspaper my way to work.

4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday the


Swiss Alps.

5. San Francisco is the west coast of the United


States.
6. She spends most of the day sitting the window.

7. The report about the accident was the front page


of the newspaper.

8. In the theatre we had seats the front row.

9. Write the name and address the front page of


the envelope.

10. It's dangerous to play football the streets.

11. I'll meet you the corner of the street at 10.

12. We got stuck in a traffic jam the way to the


airport.

13. Look at the horses that field.

14. the end of the street is a path to our house.

15. Do you want sugar your coffee?

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Fill in at, on or in

1. Her brother lives a small town the south


coast of Spain.

2. The sports results are the back page of the


paper.

3. They got married Birmingham.


4. Vienna is the river Danube.

5. His office is the third floor.

6. Tom is sitting an armchair.

7. The picture is the wall.

8. We meet the station at 7.

9. She was ill and stayed bed.

10. Are there any good films the cinema this week?

11. We went to see a play the National Theatre.

12. She is still hospital and recovers from her


holiday.

13. We were sea for ten weeks.

14. Because of delay we had to wait for three hours


the airport.

15. I didn't see her the party.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Fill in at, on, in, to or by

1. We decided not to go car.

2. She studied Paris for two weeks.


3. The exhibition the art gallery finished last
Sunday.

4. I saw Ken Dave's wedding.

5. Linda is a student Cambridge University.

6. After some years he arrived back Scotland.

7. The train arrives platform 3.

8. What time did you arrive the hotel?

9. Turn left the traffic lights.

10. When are you going Greece?

11. He was tired and went bed

12. The train stopped every station.

13. I saw Bill this morning. He was a bus which


passed me.

14. I missed the bus and had to go foot.

15. The easiest way to go there is underground.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Fill in at, on, in, to, into or by

1. I must go the bank today to change money.

2. He has just returned France.


3. She arrived the airport at 6.

4. Have you ever been Ireland?

5. They got the car and drove off.

6. We drove the party Tom's car.

7. Get the train. It's going to leave.

8. The man chased by the police ran the shop.

9. The bird flew the room through the window.

10. He has never been a football match.

11. We usually go to work car.

12. We drove the cinema a taxi.

13. They like to travel plane.

14. Does the train stop York?

15. What time did you arrive school?

TERCER PRIODO

TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING DIALOGUE

Read the following interview using the simple present tense


Mark: Hello, Can I ask you some questions for an interview?
Jennifer: Yes, I can answer some questions.
Mark: Thank you for taking the time. Now, first question: What do you do?
Jennifer: I work in a library. I'm a librarian.
Mark: Are you married?
Jennifer: Yes, I am.
Mark: What does your husband do?
Jennifer: He works as a policeman.
Mark: Do you usually have dinner together?
Jennifer: Yes, we do.
Mark: How often does your husband exercise?
Jennifer: He sometimes exercises four times a week. But, he usually exercises
only twice a week.
Mark: Where do you like going on holiday?
Jennifer: We rarely go on holiday. However, we like going to the mountains if we
can.
Mark: What type of books do you read?
Jennifer: I often read horror stories.
Mark: Thank you very much for answering my questions.
Jennifer: You're welcome!

Verb Tense Exercise 2

Simple Present / Present Continuous


Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

A Trekking Journal

November 12, 1997

Today (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am

exhausted and my legs (shake) ; I just hope I am able to complete the

trek. My feet (kill, really) me and my toes (bleed) , but I

(want, still) to continue.


Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything

(be) so different, and I (try) to adapt to the new way of life

here. I (learn) a little bit of the language to make communication easier;

unfortunately, I (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I

(understand, not) much yet, I believe that I (improve,

gradually) .

I (travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in

England. He (be) a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk,

always) ahead of me and (complain) that I am too slow. I

(do) my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I

am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam (sit) with the owner of the inn. They

(discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I

(know, not) the real name of the owner, but everybody (call,

just) him Tam. Tam (speak) English very well and he

(try) to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam

(say) a new word, Liam (try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam


(seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we

don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

Verb Tense Exercise 16

Present and Past Tenses


and Non-Continuous Verbs
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

1.

a. Look, I (have) two tickets for the circus.

b. Look, I (hold) two tickets for the circus.

2.

a. We (be) there for more than half an hour by the time the show

began.

b. We (wait) there for more than half an hour by the time the show

began.

3.

a. Sam (sit) in the seat next to me when the clown threw a bucket of

water at me.

b. Sam (be) in the seat next to me when the clown threw a bucket of

water at me.
4.

a. One clown was juggling while he (balance) a glass of wine on his

head.

b. One clown was juggling while he (have) a glass of wine on his

head.

5.

a. I (love) the circus ever since I was a child.

b. I (go) to the circus ever since I was a child.

6.

a. Right now, I (see) two elephants doing tricks in the ring.

b. Right now, I (look) at two elephants doing tricks in the ring.

Verb Tense Exercise 17

Present and Past Tense Review


Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?

Tony: We (wait) for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we

(wait) here for more than five hours.


Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?

Tony: We (get) here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty

people (stand, already) here waiting for tickets when we arrived.

Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?

Tony: Yeah, people (take) Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this

particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just)

in line to get a good seat in the theater.

Lars: When did you buy your tickets?

Tony: I (buy) them last week by phone. I (know) tickets

would be hard to get because I (see) a news interview with a group of

people standing in line to get tickets. They (wait) in line for almost a

month to buy tickets for the first showing.

Lars: I don't believe that!

Tony: It's true. They (camp) out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in
Los Angeles for about a month because they (want) to be the first

people to see the movie.

Verb Tense Exercise 21

Simple Present / Simple Future


Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

1. Today after I (get) out of class, I (go) to a movie with

some friends.

2. When you (arrive) in Stockholm, call my friend Gustav. He

(show) you around the city and help you get situated.

3. A: Do you know what you want to do after you (graduate) ?

B: After I (receive) my Master's from Georgetown University, I

(go) to graduate school at UCSD in San Diego. I (plan)

to complete a Ph.D. in cognitive science.

4. If it (snow) this weekend, we (go) skiing near Lake

Tahoe.

5. Your father (plan) to pick you up after school today at 3:00 o'clock.

He (meet) you across the street near the ice cream shop. If
something happens and he cannot be there, I (pick) you up instead.

6. If the people of the world (stop, not) cutting down huge stretches of

rain forest, we (experience) huge changes in the environment

during the twenty-first century.

7. If Vera (keep) drinking, she (lose, eventually)

her job.

8. I promise you that I (tell, not) your secret to anybody. Even if

somebody (ask) me about what happened that day, I (reveal,

not) the truth to a single person.

9. She (make) some major changes in her life. She

(quit) her job and go back to school. After she (finish)

studying, she (get) a better-paying job and buy a house. She is going

to improve her life!

10. Tom (call) when he (arrive) in Madrid. He


(stay) with you for two or three days until his new apartment

(be) available.

Verb Tense Exercise 22

Simple Present / Simple Future


Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

1.

Michael: After you (leave) work, will you please drop by the grocery

store and pick up some milk and bread?

Marie: No problem, I (pick) up the groceries and be home by 6

o'clock.

Michael: Great. You will probably get home before I (do) .

2.

Ari: By the time we (get) to the movie theater, the tickets are going to

be sold out.

Sarah: Don't worry. I told Jane we might be arriving just before the movie

(start) . She (buy) our tickets and meet us in the lobby.

Ari: That place is huge! We (find, never) her in that crowded lobby.

Sarah: Calm down, we (meet) each other near the entrance.

3.
Terry: If the weather (be) good tomorrow, maybe we should go to the

beach.

Jennifer: I have a better idea. If it (be) nice out, we'll go to the beach;

and if it (rain) , we'll see a movie.

Terry: I guess we will have to wait until we (get) up in the morning to

find out what we are going to do.

4.

Max: What are you going to do tomorrow after work?

Sean: I (meet) some friends at the cafe across the street. Would you

like to come along?

Max: No thanks! My brother is coming to town and I (pick) him up

from the airport at 7 o'clock.

Sean: We (be, probably) at the cafe until 9 o'clock. Why don't you

join us after you (pick) him up.

Max: Sounds good. We (see) you around 8 o'clock.

5.

Lucy: I (call) you as soon as I arrive in Dublin.

Dwain: If I am not there when you (call) , make sure to leave a

message.
Lucy: I will. And please don't forget to water my plants and feed the cat.

Dwain: I promise I (take) care of everything while you are in Ireland.

CUARTO PERIODO

Part 5. EXERCISES

En esta parte podrás aplicar lo aprendido, practicar y comprobar que recuerdas


tanto el vocabulario como la gramática de la lección. Si cometes errores, se
recomienda repasar los temas y volver a realizar los ejercicios.

Exercise 6

Encuentra 8 adverbios de frecuencia. Haz click sobre la primera letra y luego haz
click sobre la última letra de dicha palabra.

always - usually - often - frequently - sometimes - seldom - never - everyday

Frequency Adverbs Multiple Choice

Created with JBC


1 Carlos is an excellent student. He _________ goes to class.

always

usually

sometimes

seldom

never

2 I hate vegetables. I _________ eat carrots.

always

usually

sometimes

seldom

never

3 Robert goes to the gym only two or three times a year. He ________ goes to
the gym.

always

never

usually

seldom
4 Harold never leaves the college on Friday. He ________ eats at the cafeteria
on Fridays.

always

never

seldom

5 Ms. Biethan is always in a good mood. She is _________ sad.

always

usually

never

6 Teresa is not a pleasant person. She is ___________ in a bad mood.

never

seldom

always

7 My sister usually drives to work with a friend. She _________ drives alone.

never

always

usually

seldom
8 I never lend money to Curtis. He ______ pays me back.

sometimes

always

never

usually

9 Susan goes to the beach whenever she can. She _______ misses a chance to
go to the ocean.

never

always

usually

1 It almost always rains in Seattle. The sun ________ shines there.


0

always

usually

seldom

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position.

Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)

Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.

1) He listens to the radio. (often)

2) They read a book. (sometimes)


3) Pete gets angry. (never)

4) Tom is very friendly. (usually)

5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

6) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)

7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

10) Christine smokes. (never)

Exercise on Past Progressive


Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

w ere playin
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.
3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practise) the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) all day.
6. While Aaron (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the
pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) .
8. What (you / do) yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit) in the park.

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