Date: 29/11/2021
Name: Jose de Jesus Bustillos Perez
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Unit 3, Lesson 1
The present continuous for events happening now: Review
Circle the seven present continuous verbs in the paragraph.
It’s Saturday morning. The Johnson family is busy. They’re doing chores. They always do chores on
Saturdays.. They have a lot to do this morning. Richard is doing the laundry. His wife, Jeanne, is cleaning
Saturdays
the kitchen. Two
Two of their children are helping, too. They don’t like chores, so they aren’t happy about it, but
they are cleaning their rooms. The third Johnson child isn’t helping. He’s just a baby. He’s sleeping.
Complete the conversations. Circle the correct response.
1. Ann:
Bill:
2. Paul:
Jack:
3. Ellen:
What are you working on?
I’m writing a report. / I write a lot of reports.
Do you like basketball?
Oh yeah, I play / I am playing every Saturday with my friends.
Is Jan in her office?
Dan:
Yes, she is.
Ellen:
What’s she doing?
Dan:
She’s talking on the phone. / She talks on the phone.
4. Sophie:
Marco:
5. Robert:
Hey Marco,
Marco, are you busy or can you talk?
talk?
Oh, sorry, I’m a student / I’m studying right now. Can we talk later?
What are you doing?
Marta:
I’m making dinner. Are you hungry?
Robert:
Yes. What are you cooking? / What do you cook?
Marta:
Pasta. It’s almost ready.
Is that your brother in the photo?
6 Mark:
Nancy:
Yes, that’s my brother Tom.
Mark:
What does he do?
Nancy:
He’s making dinner. / He’s a chef.
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Unit 3, Lesson 3
Verbs + gerund/infinitive, infinitive, or gerund
Circle the correct answers to complete the sentence or question.
1.
I want to hang out / hanging out with my friends today.
2.
Do you enjoy to ride / riding your bike?
3.
We plan to go / going hiking on
o n Saturday.
4.
Marta dislikes to watch / watching scary movies.
5.
Some people avoid to do / doing chores.
6.
I hope to see / seeing you later!
Choose the correct answers.
1.
I like
with friends on weekends.
a.
to hang out
b.
hanging out
to hang out OR hanging out
2. I hate
my free time on chores.
c.
3.
4.
5.
6.
a.
to spend
b.
spending
c.
to spend OR spending
On weekends, I love
a.
to stay
b.
staying
c.
to stay OR staying
I don’t want
in bed in the morning.
my apartment.
a.
to clean
b.
cleaning
c.
to clean OR cleaning
I never enjoy
the trash.
a.
to take out
b.
taking out
c.
to take out OR taking out
I dislike
most of all.
a.
to vacuum
b.
vacuuming
c.
to vacuum OR vacuuming
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