Question 1
Question
Which of the following sentences are in present progressive and which in simple present?
a) I´m playing the guitar
b) My brother writes a letter
c) I´m doing my homework
d) Lisa wears a coat
e) John runs a marathon
Answer
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Present progressive: a,c. Simple present: b,d,e
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Present progressive: a, b, c. Simple past: d,e
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Present progressive: a, b, e. Simple past: c, d
Question 2
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Choose the correct verb conjugation for the sentence in past continuos:
We _________________ the homework
Answer
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are doing
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were doing
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was doing
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do
Question 3
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Choose the right answers to relate the tenses.
1. Past tense
2. Present continuos (present progressive)
a) We are baking a cake
b) My sister cooked a delicious dish
c) My teacher looked at the window
d) Arthur is walking on the street
Answer
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1 (b,c), 2 (a, d)
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1 (a,b), 2 (c,d)
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1 (c,d), 2 (a,b)
Question 4
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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
Nicole ____________ music yesterday.
Answer
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listen
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listened
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listening
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listens
Question 5
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Choose the right answer for the required tense.
1. Maria is working - María works - María worked
Answer
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present progressive - present - past
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past continuos - present - past
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present progressive - present - past continuos
Question 6
Question
Order the following numbers to make a coherent sentence.
1. Potato chips
2. The saltiest
3. Why
4. Are
5. Snack
6. Does
7. Is
8: ?
Answer
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3-4-1-2-5-8
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3-6-2-1-7-5
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2-4-5-3-1-2
Question 7
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Order the following words to make a coherent sentence:
1. Be
2. Will
3. Christmas
4. Where
5. Eve
6. You
7. On
8. ?
Answer
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4-2-6-1-7-3-5-8
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4-6-2-1-7-3-5-8
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7-3-5-4-1-2-4-6
Question 8
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Choose the correct question for the next answer:
"The concert began at seven o´clock"
Answer
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When did the concert began?
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When did the concert begin?
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At what time did the concert begin?
Question 9
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Change the next sentence to present progressive in the next forms:
"John works"
1. Affirmative
2. Negative
3. Interrogative
Answer
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John is working - John is not working - Is John working?
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John were working - John is not working - John is working?
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John is working - John wasn´t working - Does John is working?
Question 10
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Order the following words to make a sentence:
1. Every day
2. Your brain
3. Read
4. Work
5. Better
6. If you
7. Will
Answer
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6-3-1-2-7-4-5
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6-3-1-2-5-4-7
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6-5-4-1-2-3-7
Question 11
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Order the following words to make a meaningul sentence:
1. Going
2. I
3. The
4. Am
5. To
6. A movie
7. Watch
Answer
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2-4-1-5-7-6
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2-4-7-6-1-5
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4-5-6-7-1-2-3
Question 12
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Rewrite the following sentence using simple future:
"Susan is singing a song"
Answer
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Susan will sing a song
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Susan sang a song
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Susan sings a song
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Susan did sing a song
Question 13
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What does this sentence express? "I´ll take a seat. Look over there, there´s an empty chair"
Question 14
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Relate the sentences to the right tenses.
1. Simple present
2. Present continuos
a. What are you doing?
b. What do you do?
c. Where is Mexico playing?
d. Is your sister at school?
e. Is susan working at the office now?
Answer
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1 (b,d) 2 (a,c,e)
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1 (a,b) 2 (c,d,e)
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1 (a, d) 2 (b,c,e)
Question 15
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Decide which sentences are true:
1. We use the present continuos to talk about what´s happening now.
2. "Now", "in the moment" are simple present tense
3. In the simple present, we add "ing" to all verbs.
4. We use the auxiliary verb "to be" with the present progressive tense.
Question 16
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Choose one of these prepositions for the sentence: after, at, in, on
The telephone rang _____________ the doorbell
Question 17
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Change the statement below to the negative form in past tense:
"She mixes the ingredients for the Thanksgiving stuffing"
She ___________ the ingredients fot the Thanksgiving stuffing
Answer
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Didn´t mix
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Don´t mix
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Doesn´t mix
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Didn´t mixed
Question 18
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Choose a connector for the sentence
"________ I play soccer, everybody shouts"
Question 19
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Choose the correct answer:
It __________last winter
Answer
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was snowing
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was snow
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is snowing
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Is snows
Question 20
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You are invited to a wedding and the invitation says:
"After the ceremony, there´s a reception with family and friends". You understand that:
Answer
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There will be a reception after the end of the ceremony
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Before the ceremony, there´s a reception
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There will be a ceremony after the reception
Question 21
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Choose the correct answer to the following question:
"What were you doing yesterday at night?"
Answer
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I was working with my PC
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I didn´t work with my PC
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I were worked with my PC
Question 22
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Choose the correct preposition:
"The telephone and the doorbell rang ________ the same time"