ejercicios de inglés

EXERCISE A
Put the verb into the correct form.

ANSWER



Examples:
Please don't make so much noise. I am studying (study)
Let's go out now. It isn't raining (not rain) anymore.
Listen to those people. What language are they speaking (they/speak)?




1.
Please be quiet. I (try) to concentrate.

2.
Look! It (snow).

3.
Why (you / look) at me like that? Did I say something wrong?

4.
You (make) a lot of noise. Can you be a little bit quieter?

5.
Excuse me, I (look) for a phone booth. Is there one near here?

6.
(at the movies) It's a good movie, isn't it? (you / enjoy) it?

7.
Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They (yell) at each other again.

8.
Why (you / wear) your coat today? It's very warm.

9.
I (not / work) this week. I'm on vacation.

10.
I want to lose weight. I (not / eat) anything today.






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EXERCISE B
Complete these sentences using one of these verbs: GET - BECOME - CHANGE - RISE - IMPROVE - FALL - INCREASE. You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use some of them more than once.

ANSWER



Example: The population of the world is rising very fast.




1.
The number of people without jobs at the moment.

2.
He is still sick, but he better slowly.

3.
These days food more and more expensive.

4.
The world . Things never stay the same.

5.
The cost of living . Every year things are more expensive.

6.
George has gone to work in Spain. At first, his Spanish wasn't very good, but now it .

7.
The economic situation is already very bad, and it worse.






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EXERCISE C
Read this conversation between Brian and Steve. Put each verb in the correct form.

ANSWER





Brian and Steve meet in a restaurant.


Brian:
Hello, Steve. I haven't seen you for ages. What are you doing (you / do) these days?

Steve:
I (work) in a department store.

Brian:
Really? (you / enjoy) it?

Steve:
Yeah, it's OK. How about you?

Brian:
Well, I (not / work) at the moment, but I'm very busy. I (build) a house.

Steve:
Really? (you / do) it alone?

Brian:
No, some friends of mine (help) me.


EXERCISE A
Put the verb into the correct form.

ANSWER



Examples:
Water boils (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
George doesn't go (not/go) to the movies very often.
How many languages do you speak (you/speak)?




1.
The swimming pool (open) at 9:00 and (close) at 6:30 every day.

2.
What time (the banks/close) here?

3.
I have a car, but I (not/use) it very often.

4.
How many cigarettes (you/smoke) a day?

5.
"What (you/do)?" "I'm an electrical engineer".

6.
"Where (your father/come) from?" "He (come) from Mexico".

7.
It (take) me an hour to get to work, How long (it/take) you?

8.
I (play) the piano, but I (not/play) very well.

9.
I don't understand the word "deceive". What ("deceive"/mean)?






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EXERCISE B
Read these sentences and correct them. The English is correct but the information is WRONG. Write two correct sentences each time.

ANSWER



Example:
The sun goes around the earth. The sun doesn't go around the earth. The earth goes around the sun.




1.
The sun rises in the west.
.

2.
Mice catch cats. .

3.
Carpenters make things from metal. .

4.
The Amazon River flows into the Pacific Ocean.
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EXERCISE C
Use these sentences to make questions. Begin your questions with the word(s) in parentheses.

ANSWER



Examples:
Tom plays tennis. (How often?) How often does Tom play tennis?
I jog in the morning. (What time/usually?) What time do you usually jog?




1.
Ann watches television. (How often?) How often ?

2.
I write to my parents. (How often?) ?

3.
I have dinner in the evening. (What time/usually?) ?

4.
Tom works. (Where?) ?

5.
I go to the movies. (How often?) ?

6.
People do stupid things. (Why?) ?

7.
The car breaks down. (How often?) ?