ENGLISH EXAM IIPresent Simple/Continuous

Name: .Date:..1. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

Sue _____________(be)a student from South Korea.She ______________ (live)in Seoul and _____________(study)medicine.At the moment, however, Sue _____________ (live)in London.She ___________ (do)a six-months practical course in a London hospital.In five days, Sue _____________(go)back to South Korea because the next term at university ___________(start)in ten days.2. Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

Today ___________(be)Betty's birthday.Betty _____________(love)birthdays.She _____________(be)always very excited and ____________ (wake up)very early.At six o'clock in the morning, Betty _______________(hear)a noise.She ____________(get up)and ____________(go)into the sitting room.What ______________ (go on)?Look! Betty's cat Carlos ____________(sit)on the table and he ___________(play)with Betty's present.3. Negative sentences. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.

She __________(not / ride)her bike right now.We ____________(not / stay)at home tonight.I ____________(not / like)bananas.They __________(not / know)the answer.I ____________(not / sit)in the garden at the moment4. Question. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.

When __________________(arrive / the plane)?___________________(visit / you) Jane in hospital today?What time _________________(get up / you) in the mornings?Why ________________(cry / she)now?_________________(swim / they)in the pool at the moment?

5. Look at the chart. Write sentences about what Norman can or cant do.

NormanCANCANT

Walk to schoolX

Read English booksX

Do karateX

Drive a carX

Play footballX

Play the guitarX

1. ................................................................................................2. ................................................................................................3. ................................................................................................4. ................................................................................................5. ................................................................................................6. ................................................................................................6. Completa las siguientes frases usando THERE IS / THERE ARE y usando A / AN / SOME.1 There ___________ apple

2 There ___________ cup of coffee..

3 There ___________ sandwiches.

4 There ____________ butter. 5 There _____________ egg.

6 There ____________ sugar.

7 There _____________ orange juice

8 There ______________ chocolate cakes.

9 There ______________ tomato.

10 There ______________ glasses of water.

7. Complete the text with some or a. In the fridge weve got 1 some milk and 2 ________ bottle of water. Weve got 3 ________ apples, 4 ________ packet of biscuits and 5 ________ orange juice. In the freezer weve got 6 ________ soup and 7 ________ ice-cream. Weve got 8 ________ packet of peas and 9 ________ ice.8. Possessive adjective Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives. 1. Where are (you) __ your __ friends now? 2. Here is a postcard from (I) _____ friend Sophia. 3. She lives in Australia now with (she) _____family. 4. (She) _______husband works in Newcastle. 5. (He) ________ company builds ships. 6. (They) ______ children go to school in Newcastle. 7. (I) _______ husband and I want to go to Australia, too.8. We want to see Sophia and (she) _______ family next winter. 9. It is (we) ________ winter! 10. Because it is (they) _________ summer.9. Fill in the correct personal pronoun into the gaps. The words in brackets tell you which you should use.Example: ___ often reads books. (Peter)Answer: He often reads books.1. ____________ is reading a book. (Willy) 2. ________________ is green. (The blackboard) 3. ______________ are on the wall (The posters) 4. _________________ is running. (The dog) 5. ______________________ are watching TV. (My mother and I) 6. ______________________ are in the garden. (The flowers)7. ___________________ is riding his bike. (Tom) 8. ________________________ are dirty. (Robin's shoes) 9. _________________ has got a brother. (Diana) 10. Have ______________ got a computer, Mandy?

10. Select the correct pronoun for each sentence (this, that, those, these)1. __________ pair of shoes is similar to mine. 2. __________ mannequins over there look real. 3. __________ shoes on my feet fit well. 4. There are problems with __________ research paper. 5. __________ paintings in that room are beautiful.6. The characters in _________ haunted house were scary. 7. ___________ comedians kept us laughing all night. 8. You must have been joking about ________ new idea of yours.11. Complete with the correct preposition: IN, ON, AT.1. We spent the whole holiday ______ the beach.2. I read about this new invention a ______ magazine.3. Mel's flat is ______ the twenty-first floor.4. Julia was holding a small bird ______ her hands.5. I was standing ______ the counter in the baker's shop, waiting to be served.6. London is ______ the Thames.7. The passengers had to stand ______ a queue.8. We had to change planes ______ Amsterdam.9. When we were ______ the south, we stayed ______ a small hotel ______ the coast.10. Sign your name ______ the dotted line ______ the bottom of the page.11. Meet me ______ the entrance to the supermarket ______ High Street.12. I've left my briefcase ______ the office. I think I left it ______ the chair ______ the corner.