ENGLISH PRACTICE

A. Complete with the correct form of the present continuous.

They_______________________________ (study) at the moment.

When_______________________________ (the plane/arrive)?

We _______________________________ (not/work)in the office this week.

She_______________________________(watch) tv.

Tom ____________________ (play) Tennis on Friday. He ______________ (go) to Boston.

What ______________________________ (you/read) at the moment?

I _________________________(cook) dinner tonight. Would you like to come?

It ______________________________ (work). I think it's broken.

When______________________________ (you/meet) Jane?

He ______________________________ (learn) German for his job.

B. Choose the correct form. Circle the correct answer.

1. I go/am going to work now. Good bye

2. She comes/is coming for dinner tonight.

3. Nurses look/are looking after people in the hospital.

4. I read/am reading a book about Computers.

5. I speak/ am speaking four languages.

C. Complete the letter below with the Past progressive or the past simple of the
verbs in parentheses.

When I ____________________ (be) a student at the university, I __________________ (get) a

job as a waiter at a coffee shop. On my second day on the job, one of my teachers, Mr. Pantoja,
__________________ (come) to have a cup of coffee. He _______________________ (sit)
alone, so I _______________ (go) to talk to him. He ___________________________
(remember) my name and we __________________________ for some time. Then he
_____________________ (order) a cup of coffee and I _________________ go to the kitchen
to get it. I ____________________________( try) to make a really good impression on my
teacher but in the end I __________________________ (make ) a fool of myself: I
_____________________________ ( stand) nest to Mr. Pantoja with his cup of coffee in my
hand ready to give it to him when something terrible _______________________ ( happen). A
little girl _________________________( run) around the coffee shop and she
_________________ ( run ) into me and I _______________( fall ) on Mr. Pantoja. There was
coffee everywhere, especially on Mr. Pantojas suit.

D. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE PAST

SIMPLE.

Almendra : _____________________________________ ( you /finish) the article on Cuzco for the magazine
yet?
Anthony : Well, I__________________________________ ( start) but I need some more information about
the ruins.
Almendra : Well, let`s go to the National Library in Lima.
Anthony : I _________________________________ (already /be) there. I___________________ (go) two
days ago but I ___________________________________( not/find) much.
Almendra : ___________________________________(you/ check ) the internet?
Anthony : No, because my laptop ____________________( break) and I cant use it.
Almendra : When ___________________________(break/ it) down? You only _____________(buy) it last
week.
Anthony : It ________________________( break) down this morning. Can you believe it?
Almendra : Anyway. Lets go to my house and use my new computer I _____________ (buy) 3 days ago.
Anthony : Thanks: I hope we find something.
Almandra : Well. You know what. I ___________ (go) to Cuzco and ___________ (visit) the archeological
ruins. We can go again.
Anthony :Ha, ha, ha Great idea. I _________________________________ (never/be) there but I
________________________________________ (always / want) to go, you know.