INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA LA BUITRERA SEDE LAS LAJAS

ÁREA: English GRADE: Eighth

TOPIC: Recovery Worksheet

TEACHER: _______________________________________________________

TIME: FROM: November 9th TO: November 26th

SIMPLE PRESENT

I. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its

correct position.
Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often) I often play tennis on
Sundays.

1. Christine smokes. (never)

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2. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
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3. Pete gets angry. (never)
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4. He listens to the radio. (often)
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5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
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6. They read a book. (sometimes)
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7. Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)
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8. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
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9. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
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10. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

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II. FREQUENCY ADVERBS Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer for
the following sentences

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

always usually sometimes

12. I hate vegetables. I _________ eat carrots.

 II. always usually
sometimes
13. Robert goes to the gym only two or three times a year. He
________ goes to the gym.

always never usually

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

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

always usually
never

16. My sister usually drives to work with a friend. She _________ drives alone.
never always
usually

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

sometimes always
never

usually

18. Susan goes to the beach whenever she can. She _______ misses a chance to
go to the ocean.
never always
usually

19. It almost always rains in Seattle. The sun ________ shines there.
always usually
seldom

SIMPLE PRESENT / PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses.

20. Every Monday, Sally (drive)______ her kids to football practice.

21. Usually, I (work)_________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I

(study)______ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
 22. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)_________ .

23. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)____________ .

24.I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)_________ .

25 . I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)______________ because everybody

(talk) so loudly.

12. 7. Justin (write, currently)____________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I

hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

13. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

14. Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)___________ to a movie tonight with some
friends.

15. 9. The business cards (be, normally ) ____________ printed by a company in New
York. Their prices (be)____________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is
quite good.

16. This delicious chocolate (be)___________ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,

Switzerland.

PRESENT SIMPLE SENTENCES – AFFIRMATIVE

Organize the following sentences into the correct order, (pay close attention if
you have to modify any words, specially verbs)

31.I / drink / sometimes / coffee

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33. my sister / parties / enjoy

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35David / hate / alcohol

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37Pili and Sofia / like / ice cream

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