UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA – CAMPUS OF LOS SANTOS

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
SUMMER COURSE

Course; COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE

Professor: Lourdes Del C. Díaz N., M.A.

The Verb BE (am, is, are)

The verb be is used in simple present tense (am, is, are). Look at the
examples given below.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I am a student. I am not a teacher
I´m a teacher. I´m not a student. Contractions

He is my brother. He is not Panamanian.

He´s not my friend. He´s not Panamanian. Contractions

She is my sister. She is not my mother.

She´s my sister. She´s not my mother. Contractions

It is a dog. It is not a cat.

It´s not a dog It´s not a cat. Contractions
Statements Contractions
I’m Lourdes I’m not Carmen. I’m = I am
You’re in Panama. You’re not in Los Santos.
We’re bothers and sisters. We’re not cousins. He´s= he is
She´s= she is
It´s= it is
you’re = you are
we’re = we are

Questions and short answers

Are you Jeremy? Am I in Las Tablas? Are we brothers and sisters?
Yes, I am. (affirmative) Yes, you are. Yes, we are.
No, I’m not (negative) No, you’re not. No, we’re not.
Practice
Complete the conversations. Then practice with a partner.
1. A: ________are_________ you Chris?
B: Yes, I ______am_________. _______are _________ we in the same class?
A: Yes we _____are__________. I __am_____________ Dino.
B: Hi Dino. Nice to meet you.
2. A: hey, Amy. ________are_______ you here for an English class?
B: No, I _______am_________. I _____am_________ here for a French class.
A: OK. See you later.
What’s…? It’s …
What’s your name? My name’s Lourdes.
What’s your email address? It’s [email protected]
What’s your phone number? It’s 6431-2099
What ´s your nick name?

Practice
Write a question for each answer. Compare with a partner. Then practice.
1. A: ______________________________?
B: My first name’s Lourdes L-o-u-r-d-e-s.

2. A: _________________________________?
B: My last name? Diaz. D-i-a-z.
3. A: __________________________________?
B: 6998 34 51
4. A: __________________________________?
B: It’s [email protected]
5. A: ___________________________________?
B: My teacher’s name? It’s Mrs. Diaz.
6. A: ___________________________________?
B: My ID number? Wait – it’s 7-102-159.

The Verb BE: he, she, and they

Tony’s at work. Tony’s not here. Is Tony at work? Yes, he is.
He’s at work. He’s not here. Is he here? No, he’s not.
Hellen’s sick. Hellen’s not in class. Is Hellen sick? Yes, she is.
She’s sick. She’s not in class. Is she in class? No, she’s not.
Carmen and Carmen and Elisa are Are they late? Yes, they are.
Elisa are late. not here. Are they here? No, they’re not.
They’re late They’re not here.
Tony’s = Kevin is He’s = He is They’re = They are
Hellen’s = Helen is She’s = She is

Practice

I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of BE.

1. Michael______is__________ at the gym.

He ________is not_________ in class.

He _______is not__________ sick.

2. Liz and Tom _______are________ in class.

They ______are not__________ in the cafeteria.

They ______are not__________ at the library.

Tom ______are noty_________ asleep.

3. Della ____is_________ in class.

She ______is not________ absent.

Fred _____is not__________ in class, too.

He _____is not_______ sick.

II. Complete the questions about the students above. Write true answers.

1. __________ Daniel sick? ____________________________________.

2. __________ Liz in class? ____________________________________.

3. __________ Liz and Tom at the gym? ________________________________.

4. __________ Tom asleep? _____________________________________.

5. __________ Della and Fred in class? __________________________________.

6. __________ Della sick? _______________________________________.

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb BE.
1) The old man ________ wise.
2) The sun ________ hot.
3) The children ________ eating bananas. They ____ ____ eating apples.
4) I ________ happy. I ____ ____ sad.
5) The racecar ________ fast. It ____ ____ slow.
6) My friend ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down. It doesn't work
anymore.
7) I ________ at the beach with my family. It ________ hot and sunny outside. The ocean
water ________ warm.
8) Ko and Jacob ________ very smart. ko ________ a scientist and Jacob ________ an
engineer.
9) The library ________ open until 9:00 p.m.
10) The school ________ small. It ____ ____ big.
11) The books ________ new. They ____ ____ old.
12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy________ acting in the school play.
13) Beatrice ________ at her house.
14) It ________ hot outside. It____ ____ cold outside.
15) You________ finished with the quiz!
16) Judith ____ ____ at home. She ________ at school.

IV. WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF "TO BE" IN PRESENT TENSE.

Teresa and Juan ________ (1) best friends. They do everything together. They spend every

day together. One day they meet on the bus to school. They start talking. “Hey Juan,” says

Teresa. “How ________ (2) you?” “Hey girl,” says Juan. “I ________ (3) doing fine. What

________ (4) going on? What ________ (5) you doing today?” “Oh,” says Teresa, “I _____

_____ (6) doing anything special. I don’t have any plans.” “That ________ (7) cool.”

“Yeah,” says Teresa. “But I have something to tell you.” “Really! Can I try to guess?”

“Umm…” says Teresa. “Well…” “Okay, I get three guesses. Ready?” “Umm, well…okay.”

“________ (8) we eating dinner together?” “No, that _____ _____ (9) it.” “Okay. Are we

going to the soccer game together?” “No. It ____ ____ (10) that either.” Teresa looks

nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear starts to fall down her cheek. “Oh,” says Juan, wiping a

tear from her own eye. “Now I know. You ________ (11) moving away.”

V. WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF "TO BE" IN PRESENT TENSE.

My name________ (1) John. I________ (2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It________

(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It____ ____ (4) loud in the country. I wake up

early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it________ (5) still dark

when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I like the way the country

looks in the morning. The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I________

(6) finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make

breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom________ (7) a really good cook.

Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesn’t feed

them. She said it is because my sister____ ____ (8) strong enough. But I still don’t

understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesn’t want my sister to get

hurt. After all, the pigs ________ (9) pretty rough, especially when they ________ (10)
hungry. The last thing I do________ (11) feed the chickens. That________ (12) easy. I just

throw some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the

chickens________ (13) eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs. Chicken

eggs ________ (14) really good to eat. They________ (15) easy to cook too. That is what I

do in the mornings. I ________ (16) pretty busy.

VI. WRITE YOUR OWN SENTENCES USING THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF BE

AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE, QUESTIONS – SHORT ANSWERS)

1. _______________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________________
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DEMOSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
THIS AND THESE; NOUN PLURALS
This is a cell phone. These are headphones. Regular Plurals
What’s this? What are these? bag - bags
It’s a cell phone. They’re headphones. watch - watches
Is this your cell phone? Are these your headphones? dictionary - dictionaries
Yes, it is. Yes, they are key - keys
No, it’s not. No, they’re not. Irregular Plurals
man - men
woman - women
child - children
Some nouns are only plural:
glasses, sunglasses, scissors,
jeans

Practice
I. Complete the questions and answers. Use this or these. Then practice with a
partner.
1. A: ________ _______ your umbrella?
B: Yes, ____________. Thank you.
2. A: What’s __________?
B: ____________ a computer bag.
3. A: __________ ___________ your headphones?
B: Yes, _______________. Thanks.
4. A: ___________ ___________ your sunglasses?
B: No, _____________.
5. A: ________ ________ an eraser?
B: Yes, ____________.
6. A: What __________ ____________?
B: I think _______________ pens.

That and Those

That is a cell phone. Those are headphones.
What’s that? What are those?
It’s a cell phone. They’re headphones.
Is that your cell phone? Are those your headphones?
Yes, it is. Yes, they are
No, it’s not. No, they’re not.

Practice
I. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. USE THAT OR THOSE. THEN PRACTICE WITH A PARTNER.
1. A: ________ _______ your umbrella?
B: Yes, ____________. Thank you.
2. A: What’s __________?
B: ____________ a computer bag.
3. A: __________ ___________ your headphones?
B: Yes, _______________. Thanks.
4. A: ___________ ___________ your sunglasses?
B: No, _____________.
5. A: ________ ________ an eraser?
B: Yes, ____________.
6. A: What __________ ____________?
B: I think _______________ pens.

II. DEMONSTRATIVES - EXERCISES

This / that / these / those

NEAR FAR
shirts
houses
can
books

box peas

man flowers
garden car
1. - Put the pencil in___________ box. ​
2. - I do not want to eat___________ peas. ​
3. - Look at_____________ car on the road! ​
4.-____________ garden is very nice. ​
5. - Who lives in______________ houses? ​
6.-____________ flowers are beautiful. ​
7.-____________ man was my father. ​
8.- I bought_____________ books yesterday. ​
9.- The fish is in____________ can. ​
10.- Are___________ the shirts you want?

III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PROPER DEMONSTRATIVES. ​

This book is yours and _____ is mine. ​
​
These books are mine and ______ are yours. ​

This seat is yours and_____________ seat is mine. ​

These are Bob's glasses, not mine. ____________ glasses are mine. ​
This is a cupboard and_____________ is a sideboard. ​
These cigarettes are shorter than_______________. ​
Which road shall we take: this one or____________ one? ​
That towel is dirty. Take______________ one. These tickets are for you
and______________ are for us. ​
_____________ are our models and those are our competitors'. ​
Give me__________________ ball-pen and I'll give you this. ​
Which line is longer: _________________ one or that one? ​
These are peas and________________ are beans. ​
This cup is not yours. ________________ cup on the shelf is yours. ​
I want that book on the second shelf, not______________ one. ​
Those scissors are rather blunt. ______________ are sharp.
This is a map of France and______________ is a map of Spain. ​
Don't take_____________ pills. These are better. ​
This ruler is more accurate than_______________ one. ​
These are my new shoes and_________________ mare the old ones. ​
Which scarf is yours: this one or_______________ one? ​
This dictionary is better than________________ one.

There’s and There are; Quantifiers

Singular: There’s a park in my neighborhood. Adjectives before nouns
There’s an outdoor café. There’s a small park.
There’s no mall. There’s a beautiful pool.
Plural: There are a lot of restaurants. There’s a new restaurant.
There are some outdoor cafés. There are some expensive stores.
There are a couple of movie
theaters.
There are no clubs.

There’s = There is

Practice
I. Write There is or There are.
1.​ ________________a bag on the table.
2.​ ________________a calendar on the wall.
3.​ ________________two posters in my room.
4.​ ________________ a banana in this basket.
5.​ ________________ six chairs in the kitchen.
6.​ ________________lots of books on the shelf.
7.​ ________________a mirror in our hall.
8.​ _________________12 cushions on the sofa.
9.​ ________________a big wardrobe in my sister's bedroom.
10.​ _________________ children in the yard.

II. ADD ADJECTIVES TO THESE SENTENCES. CHANGE A OR AN, IF IT IS

NECESSARY.

1. There are no movie theaters around here. (good)

2. There are a lot of fast-food places. (cheap)

3. There are a couple of clubs. (fun)
4. There’s a museum. (interesting)
5. There’s no subway station. (convenient)
6. There’s an outdoor café. (nice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M4EDrD3aBQ

Questions with Where; Possessive ‘s and s’

Questions with Where Possessives
Where’s the key? Add ‘s to names.
I don’t know. Mrs. Moore’s desk
Where are the students’ tests? Add ‘s to singular nouns.
They’re on the desk. The teacher’s book / books
Add ‘ to plural nouns.
Where’s = Where is the students’ books

Practice
I: CIRCLE IS OR ARE AND CORRECT THE POSSESSIVES.
1. Where’s / are the teachers desk? __________________________________________
2. Where’s / are the students text books? _____________________________________
3. Where’s / are Ms. Moores key? __________________________________________
4. Where’s / are Mr. Kerns coat? ___________________________________________
5. Where’s / are the teachers computer? _____________________________________
6. Where’s / are the students workbooks? ____________________________________

II. WRITE THE CORRECT FORMS OF THE POSSESSIVES.

1.​ Sarah is _______________aunt. (Emily)
2.​ These are our________________ cats. (friends)
3.​ Let's meet at________________ for lunch. (Giovanni)
4.​ Where is the_______________ shower? (ladies)
5.​ This is our_______________ car. (boss)
6.​ My________________ dad is my uncle. (cousin)
7.​ Did you read_____________ newspaper? (yesterday)
8.​ ____________and___________ bags are black. (Jack – Joe)
9.​ Our grandparents live in an old______________ home. (people)
10.​ That sandwich would not be to______________ taste. (everyone)
11.​ This is_____________book. (Peter)
12.​ Let's go to the______________ (Smiths)
13.​ The_______________ room is upstairs. (children)
14.​ _____________sister is twelve years old. (John)
15.​ ______________and______________ school is old. (Susan – Steve)
16.​ _______________shoes are on the second floor. (men)
17.​ My_______________ car was not expensive. (parents)
18.​ __________________CD player is new. (Charles)
19.​ This is the__________________ bike. (boy)
20.​ These are the______________ pencils. (boys)

BE IN STATEMENTS; POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

I’m a Johnny Depp fan. My favorite actor is Johnny Depp.
You’re a tennis fan. Your favorite sport is tennis.
He’s an actor. His new movie is great.
She’s a famous singer. Her voice is amazing.
We’re Giants fan. Our favorite team is the Giants.
They’re tennis players Their matches are exciting.
PRACTICE
I. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BOX.
USE CAPITAL LETTERS WHEN NECESSARY.
he’s his my she’s they’re you’re her I’m our their we’re
your
1. A: _________ favorite band is Foo Fighters. __________ a big fan of ________ music.
B: Yeah. ________ good.
2. A: In my family, ________ big soccer fans. It’s _________ favorite sport.
B: Yeah? My brother is a soccer fan. _______ a Manchester United fan.
3. A: What’s ________ favorite movie?
B: The Hunger Games.
A: Oh, yeah. Josh Hutcherson is one of my favorite actors. _________ movies are
always good.
4. A: ________ a big fan of Adele, right?
B: Yeah, ________ voice is amazing. ________ very talented.

II. WRITE: MY - YOUR - HIS - HER - ITS - OUR – THEIR

1.​ He is happy with__________ job. ​

2. The children lost__________ way in the town. ​
3. Peter is showing_________ house to Susan. ​
4. I have a pet. _________ name is Baboon. ​
5. There is a mouse in_________ (we) bedroom. ​
6. Is that_________ (you) house? ​
7. We bought________ fruit yesterday. ​
8. The cat is hungry. This is________ food. ​
9. You are a boy and_________ name is Marc. ​
10. I live in Paris with________ family. ​
11. Don't put________ (you) trainers on the bed! ​
12. My friend Lisa is drinking________ water.

III. FILL IN MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, THEIR. ​

1. I don't know the time because I can't find________ watch. ​
2. What's the boy's name? ________ name is Ben Scott. ​
3. Debbie has got a dog. ________ dog is very lively. ​
4. The dog is very lively. ________ name is Ben. ​
5. We are at school. ________ school is very nice. ​
6. I have a new laptop. ________ laptop is white. ​
7. I'm from Seattle. Most of________ friends are from Seattle, too. ​
8. The rabbit is white. _________ cage is in the garden. ​
9. Sandra and Jenny are friends. ________ school is in the city center. ​
10. The Millers have a new car. ________ car is blue. ​
11. Emma Peel has got a brother. ________ name is Paul. ​
12. Nick Baker has a sister. ________ name is Debbie. ​
13. Yes, we have a dog. ________ dog is very old. ​
14. The boys have got a tortoise. ________ name is Trundle. ​
15. Suddenly the children see an old man. It's________ grandfather. ​
16. Aunt Mary is sitting at the table. Peter fills________ glass with juice. ​
17. We take the guitars and start to play________ music is great. ​
18. Captain Clark drives a yellow sports car. It's________ car. ​
19. Tom and Robert like to eat fish and chips. It's_______ favorite food. ​
20. We cannot come on Saturday. It's________ father's birthday.

IV. REWRITE THE SENTENCES. USE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES.

1.​ I have a very old computer.

__________________________________________________________
2. I have a small screen.
__________________________________________________________
3. You have nice parents.
_________________________________________________________
4. They have red hair.
__________________________________________________________
5. He has a new T-shirt.
__________________________________________________________
6. We have difficult homework.
__________________________________________________________

FEEDBACK

Yes – no Questions and Answers; Negatives

Am I late? Yes, you are. No, you’re not. You’re not late.
Are you busy? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. I’m not busy.
Is he tired? Yes, he is. No, he’s not. He’s not tired.
Is she strict? Yes, she is. No, she’s not. She’s not strict.
Is it hard work? Yes, it is. No, it’s not. It’s not hard work.
Are we late? Yes, we are. No, we’re not. We’re not late.
Are they nice? Yes, they are. No, they’re not. They’re not nice.

PRACTICE
I. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS.
1. A: How’s the university? _________ your classes interesting?
B: Yes, ___________. My professors are very smart.
2. A: _________ your grammar class easy?
B: No, __________. The lessons __________ easy.
3. A: _________ outgoing in class?
B: Yes, __________. I __________ always outgoing.
4. A: _________ your grammar professor strict?
B: No, he __________.
5. A: What’s your job like? __________ it fun?
B: Yes, __________. My boss _________ very strict.
6. A: What are your neighbors like? _________ they nice?
B: No, __________. They _________ very friendly?

Information Questions with Be.

How are you? Who is this? How are your parents?
I’m fine. It’s my grandmother. They’re OK, Thanks.
Where are you from? Where’s she from? Where are they Today?
I’m from Florida. She’s from Texas. They’re at home.
How old are you? What’s she like? What are their names?
I’m twenty-three. She’s very smart. Their names are Linda and
Carlos.

PRACTICE

I. UNSCRAMBLE THE QUESTIONS.

1. your / are / parents / how / ?
____________________________________________________
2.​ parents’ / what / names / your / are / ?
___________________________________________________
3.​ your / is / old / how / father / ?
___________________________________________________
2.​ like / what’s / mother / your / ?
______________________________________________ ____
3.​ today / your / where’s / mother / ?
___________________________________________________
4.​ are / from / grandparents / your / where / ?
___________________________________________________
5.​ your / aunt / who’s / favorite / ?
__________________________________________________
PRACTICE (REVIEW)

I. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE WORDS IN THE BOX. USE

CAPITAL LETTERS WHEN NECESSARY.

is are, am, you’re, he’s, it’s, we´re, they’re, his, her, my, your, our, their, this, these

Angel: Hi, Carla. How _________ you?

Carla: ________ fine, thanks. Is _________ your car?

Angel: No. _________ my brother’s car. __________ on vacation.

Carla: Cool. So where is __________ brother?

Angel: He and ___________ wife are in Miami with her parents. __________family
_________ from Miami, you know.

Carla: Oh. Right. So are _________ children in Miami, too?

Angel: No, __________ with my parents and me. ___________ house is crazy. _________
all so busy with the kids.

Carla: I bet ___________ tired.

Angel: Yeah, I really __________ ….Uh-oh, I’m late!

Carla: Ok. See you later.

Angel: Wait! Where are my keys? I mean, where are __________ brother’s keys?

Carla: Are _________ his keys? Under the car? Here you go.

Angel: Oh, thanks, Carla. You’re wonderful!

II. PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO MAKE QUESTIONS.

1. teacher’s / last / is / our / name / what / ?

______________________________________________________________________

2. from / grandparents / your / where / are / ?

_______________________________________________________________________

3. class / hard / our / English / is / ?

_______________________________________________________________________

4. are / in this class / students / like / what / the / ?

_______________________________________________________________________

5. today / not / who’s / in class / ?

_______________________________________________________________________

6. bags / are / where / students’ / the / ?

_______________________________________________________________________

III. COMPLETE QUESTIONS 1 TO 3 WITH ‘S OR S’ AND QUESTIONS 4 TOM 8

WITH QUESTION WORDS AND BE. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS.
QUESTIONS YOUR ANSWERS
1. What’s your best friend____ name? ______________________________________
2. What are your parent ___ names? ______________________________________
3. What’s your mother ___ first name? ______________________________________
4. ___________ your best friend? 20? ______________________________________
21? ______________________________________
5. ___________ your best friend like? ______________________________________
6. ___________ your parents now? At ______________________________________
work? ______________________________________
7. ___________ your favorite singers?
8. ___________ your favorite TV show?
_________________________________________________________________________
_____

SIMPLE PRESENT STATEMENTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDgTf0Gqn10

I eat breakfast. I don’t eat lunch. Verb endings: he, she, and
You have coffee. You don’t have tea. it
We get up late. We don’t get up early. get – gets
They read the paper. They don’t read books. visits
He listens to the radio. He doesn’t listen to CDs.
rides
She watches TV. She doesn’t watch videos.
It doesn’t work badly. writes
It works well. watch – watches
don’t = do not washes
doesn’t = does not misses
fixes
buzzes
play – plays
study – studies
have – has
do – does
go - goes

PRACTICE

I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE

VERBS.

1. I __________________ (get up) early every morning. I _______________ (not / get up)
late.

2. In my family, we __________________ (have) breakfast together, but we

_______________ (not / get up) late.
3. My mother just ________________ (have) coffee. She _________________ (not / eat)
in the morning.

4. My sister ___________________ (study) in the morning. She ______________ (do) her

homework.
5. My brother ________________ (go) on the Internet. Then he ________________
(watch) TV.
6. My parents __________________ (not / watch) TV. They ____________ (read) the
newspaper.

II. FILL IN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. ​

Examples: We are (be) never late. She likes (like) popcorn. ​
1. She ___________ (be) good at school. ​
2. Elephants _____________ (eat) grass. ​
3. I _____________ (like) fish and chips. ​
4. She always ______________ (meet) her friends after school. ​
5. Tom often ______________ (wear) a white shirt and blue jeans. ​
6. They _______________ (be) never tired in the morning. ​
7. He ______________ (like) apples and bananas. ​
8. The children sometimes ______________ (go) to the playground. ​
9. Sandra usually _______________ (take) the bus to school. ​
10. Derrick always ______________ (have) lunch at a restaurant. ​
11. The boys often ______________ (play) computer games. ​
12. Our cat hardly ever _____________ (catch) a mouse. ​
13. Paul _____________ (walk) his dog every day. ​
14. Our daughter often ____________ (get) up too late. ​
15. My mother ____________ (bake) a cake every Saturday.

III. PUT THE SENTENCES INTO THE NEGATIVE FORM. USE SHORT FORMS
(DOESN'T, DON'T, ISN'T,...) ​
Example: I like reading. - I don't like reading. ​
1. They wash the car. They ______________the car. ​
2. I get up early. I _____________ early. ​
3. They walk to school. They _______________ to school. ​
4. Jim eats an orange. Jim _______________ an orange. ​
5. My sister listens to her new CD. My sister _________________ to her new CD. ​
6. Ann cleans her shoes. Ann ________________ her shoes. ​
7. Henry climbs the tree. Henry ________________ the tree. ​
8. They meet at the cinema. They __________________ at the cinema. ​
9. We like pizza. We ______________ pizza. ​
10. Gary and Peter go to the party. Gary and Peter _______________ to the party. ​
11. My parents work in a restaurant. My parents ________________ in a restaurant. ​
12. We like our uncle. We _______________ our uncle. ​
13. She sings her favorite song. She __________________ her favorite song. ​
14. Bill reads a book. Bill _________________a book. ​
15. Mary goes to the zoo. Mary _______________ to the zoo.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (YES-NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS)

Do you go to class in the evening? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Do you and your friends play sports after Yes, we do. No, we don’t.
class? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.
Do your friends make phone calls at night? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
Does your mother work on the weekends?

Time Expressions

On Mondays, On (the) weekend, in the morning(s), in the afternoon(s), in the

evening(s), at night, before breakfast, after class, every day.

Practice

I. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS.

1. ___________ you _______________ phone calls late at night?

2. ___________ your friends ______________ on the Internet in class?

3. ___________ your mother _____________ her email every day?

4. ___________ your parents ______________ the laundry on weekends?

5. ___________ your father ______________ the news online every day?

6. ___________ you and your friends _____________ online games together?

7. ___________ your best friend _______________ classes in the evenings?

8. ___________ you _______________ shopping after class?

9. ___________ your family ________________ breakfast together in the morning?

10. __________ you ________________ your room every day?

II. FORM THE QUESTIONS WITH DO OR DOES. GIVE SHORT ANSWERS. ​

Example: I often help her. - Do you often help her? ​
1. They wash the car. ​
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2. I get up early.

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3. They walk to school. ​
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4. Jim eats an orange. ​
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5. My sister listens to her new CD. ​
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6. Ann cleans her shoes. ​
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7. Henry climbs the tree. ​
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8. Tina and Paul eat spaghetti. ​
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9. We like pizza. ​
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10. Gary and Peter go to the party. ​

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11. My parents work in a restaurant. ​
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12. We like our uncle. ​
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13. She sings her favorite song. ​
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14. Bill reads a book. ​
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15. Mary goes to the zoo. ​
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SIMPLE PRESENT INFORMATION QUESTIONS

SIMPLE PRESENT INFORMATION QUESTIONS

What do you do in your free time? Meet my friends. How often

Who do you go out with? A friend. every day
When does she go out? On the weekends. on Fridays nights
How often does he eat out? Twice a month. once a week
Where do they go on Saturday To the movies. three times a week
nights? twice a month

PRACTICE
I. WRITE INFORMATION QUESTIONS TO COMPLETE THE
CONVERSATIONS.
1. A: I eat out once a week.
B: really? Where do you go?
A: I go to a restaurant near my house.
2. A: I go to the movies on Friday nights.
B: Yeah? ______________________________________?
A: I go with some friends from work.
3. A: Mt best friend texts me a lot.
B: _____________________________________________?
A: he texts me about 20 times a day!
4. A: My friend goes to the gym every day.
B: Really? ________________________________________?
A: She goes in the morning before work.
5. A: My parents go out about once a month.
B: So _____________________________________________?
A: Well, they go to a club or they eat out.
6. A: I have a lot of free time before class.
B: really? __________________________________________?
A: Oh, I go to a café and read.
7. A: My sister plays sports twice a week:
B: Really? ___________________________________________?
A: Soccer and tennis.
8. A: I go out on Thursday nights.
B: __________________________________________________?
A: My sister. We go to our favorite café.