English II Handout 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I.

COMPLETE THESE EXERCISES, USING THE WORDS IN PARENTHESIS.

Example: She is eating a sandwich. (eat)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

I __________________________ English now. (learn)

You ________________________ French this year. (study)
He__________________________ computer games. (play)
She_________________________ lasagna now. (cook)
It___________________________ on the sofa. (sleep)
We__________________________ internet. (use)
You_________________________ fun this afternoon. (have)
They ________________________today.(work)

II. CHANGE THE PREVIOUS EXERCISES INTO NEGATIVE SENTENCES.

III. CHANGE THE EXERCISES FROM THE FIRST ITEM INTO INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES.
VI. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. SAY WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU
KNOW.
1. What are you doing now?_____________________________________________
2. What is your best friend doing now?_____________________________________

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

What is your teacher doing?___________________________________________

What are your classmates doing?_______________________________________
Who are you speaking with?___________________________________________
Are you eating anything right now?______________________________________
Are you learning English in your classes?_________________________________
Is your teacher using the computer now?_________________________________
Is your teacher giving you lots of homework?______________________________
10. Are your friends studying a language?____________________________________
V. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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7.
8.
9.
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Yo estoy haciendo una tarea_____________________________________

Yo no estoy viendo television_____________________________________
Yo estoy sentado (a)____________________________________________
Yo no estoy escuchando musica__________________________________
Yo estoy leyendo mi libro________________________________________
Yo estoy estudiando el Presente Continuo___________________________
Yo estoy practicando mi ingles____________________________________
Yo no estoy aprendiendo Chino__________________________________
Estas terminando el ejercicio?___________________________________
Yo no estoy descansando________________________________________

English II Handout 2

LIKE TO /
EXERCISE 1

WANT TO /

NEED TO / HAVE TO

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. What do you like to do with friends?_____________________________________

2.

What do you want to do today?_________________________________________

3.

What do you have to do today?_________________________________________

4.

What do you want to do tomorrow?______________________________________

5. What do you need to do this evening?___________________________________

6.

Where do you have to go today? Why?__________________________________

7.

Where do you want to go tomorrow? Why?_______________________________

8.

What do you have to do next week? Why?________________________________

9. If youre driving a car and the traffic light turns red, what do you have to do?
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10. Do you have to learn English? Why?____________________________________

OBLIGATIONS: HAVE TO / HAS TO

EXERCISE 2
Example:
STUDENT:

USE HAVE TO / HAS TO. USE BECAUSE.

go downtown / buy some new shoes
I have to go downtown because I have to buy some new shoes.

1. go to the drugstore / buy some toothpaste.

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2. go to the grocery store / get some milk.
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3. go to the post office / mail a package.
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4. go to the hospital / visit a friend.
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5. go to the bank / cash a check.
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6. go to the bookstore / buy a notebook.
EXERCISE 3

SAY WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AND GIVE REASONS.

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English II Handout 3

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Singular

Plural

Near

THIS

THESE

Far

THAT

THOSE

EXERCISE 1: COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES.

Near:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

____________are my friends from Japan.

____________is my sister Jane.
____________are my favourite colors.
____________is my hobby.
____________are my new jeans.
____________is my computer.
____________are my children.

Far:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

___________is my house over there.

___________are my neighbors.
___________is my car, the white one.
___________is my land.
___________are my in-laws.
___________is my favourite restaurant.
__________ are our friends.

EXERCISE 2: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES.

1.

(This, These)
(That, Those)

__These____ books belong to me.

___That____ book belongs to Kate.

2.

(This, These)

___________ coat is black.

(That, Those)

___________ coats are tan.

(This, These)

___________ earrings are gold.

(That, Those)

___________ earrings are silver.

(This, These)

___________ pencil belongs to Alex.

(That, Those)

___________ pencil belongs to Alice.

(This, These)

___________ sunglasses belong to me.

(That, Those)

___________ sunglasses belong to you.

(This, These)

___________ exercise is easy.

(That, Those)

___________ exercises are hard.

3.
4.
5.
6.

English II Handout 4

CAN
Can expresses ability, possibility and permission:
Examples:
1.
2.
3.

EXERCISE 1:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Tom is strong. He can lift the heavy box.

I have some money. I can buy a book.
You can go to the concert if you go with Alex.
MAKE SENTENCES.

A bird / fly.
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A cow / fly.
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A child / drive a car. ____________________________________
An adult / drive a car. ____________________________________
A newborn baby/ walk.___________________________________
A deaf person / hear. ____________________________________
A blind person / see. ____________________________________

EXERCISE 2:

MAKE SENTENCES ABOUT YOURSELF.

Example: I cant do arithmetic

1. whistle
2. ride a bicycle
3. play the piano
4. play the guitar
5. fix a flat tire
6. swim
7. float on water
8. ski
9. make a paper airplane
10. eat with chopsticks
EXERCISE 3:

ASK YOUR CLASSMATES.

Example: Can you do arithmetic?

1. sing
2. ride a horse
3. touch the ceiling of this room
4. cook international food
5. count to five in French
6. play the violin
7. speak Portuguese
8. drive a truck
9. sew a button on a shirt
10. make a paper airplane

English II Handout 5

CAN
TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH:
1. Yo puedo estudiar con Betty el lunes
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2. Ella puede venir a mi casa el martes
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3. Esteban puede comprar el libro de matematicas
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4. Mi padre puede manejar un camion
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5. Nosotros podemos comprar el auto al contado
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6. Ustedes pueden usar su tarjeta de credito
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7. Ellos pueden terminar su proyecto el miercoles
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8. Ellas pueden salir con sus primos el viernes en la tarde
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9. Los Brown no pueden participar en el concurso (=contest)
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10. Mi hermano no puede trabajar para esa empresa
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11. Mi hermana no puede comer pan
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12. Puedes jugar tenis con Phil el jueves al mediodia?
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13. Puedes comenzar la reunion a las 10:00, por favor?
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14. Podemos tipear el informe el domingo?
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15. Puedes faltar a tus clases de golf? (=miss)
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16. Pueden ayudar a tu amiga el sabado?
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17. Yo no puedo esperar en la calle
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18. Mary no puede limpiar su pieza
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19. Nosotros no podemos cobrar el dinero maana
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20. El no puede depositar el cheque el jueves
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21. Ustedes no pueden ser alumnos flojos
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22. Peter y Maggy pueden estar juntos (=together)
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English II Handout 6

TO BE PAST
EXERCISE 1:

Example:

CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO NEGATIVE & QUESTIONS:

He was in Washington last month.

He was not in Washington last month.
Was he in Washington last month?

a) James was at school.

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b) He was at the travel agency.
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c) You were at home yesterday.
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d) They were at the shopping center on Monday.
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e) Carol was at the bank on Friday.
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f) Pat was at the office yesterday.
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g) Jenny and Susan were here.
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h) He was in Washington on Friday.
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i) She was in Boston on Monday.
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j) The children were at school yesterday.
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k) My parents were born in this city.
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l) The secretary was at the office on Monday.
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m) I was at work last night.
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n) Sofia was born in July.
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o) Mary and July were here.
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English II Handout 7

SIMPLE PAST
EXERCISE 1

PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORM.

1. My father (go) ___________to work by car yesterday.

2. I (have) ___________a shower this morning.
3. My sister (clean) ______________her room last Saturday.
4. The birds (fly) ___________over our heads.
5. My family (buy) _____________a new table for the dining room.
6. I (lose) ___________my Math book last Monday.
7. I (tell) ____________my mother a lie.
8. We (hear) _____________a terrible sound outside last night.
9. You (see) ____________________the football match on Tuesday night.
10. Paul (drink) __________a litter of Coke for lunch yesterday.
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4

CHANGE THE PREVIOUS SENTENCES INTO NEGATIVE FORM.

CHANGE THE ABOVE SENTENCES INTO QUESTIONS.
PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORM.

1. Yesterday I(go) ____________ to the movies.

2. My sister (make) _____________ a birthday cake for me last week.
3. Steve (ride) ____________ his bicycle to school yesterday.
4. Elizabeth (take) ____________ some flowers to her mother last Saturday.
5. Kevin (break) ____________ his leg while he was playing football.
6. Last week my aunt (have) _____________ a baby.
7. When we cleaned the yard, we (do) _____________ a lot of work.
8. The child (drink) _____________ some milk last night.
9. My teacher (buy) _____________ some new books last month.
10. He (not/come) ____________________to the meeting on Wednesday because he
was on holiday.
11. Where (you/go) ______________for your holidays?
12. (you/enjoy) _________________your holiday?
13. I (see) _______________a fantastic film at the cinema last week.
14. He (be) ____________20 years old when he started work.
EXERCISE 5

COMPLETE.

Last year I (spend) ___________my holiday in Ireland. It (be) __________great. I (travel)

__________around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________lots of interesting places.
In the evenings we usually (go) __________to a pub. One night we even (learn)___________some
Irish dances. We (be) __________very lucky with the weather. It (not / rain) _______________a lot.
But we (see) __________some beautiful rainbows. Where (you/spend)
_________________________your last holiday?

English II Handout 8

SOME AND ANY

EXERCISE 1

SOME

AFFIRMATIVE

ANY

NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE

USE SOME OR ANY TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1.

Sue has ____________ money.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

I dont have ___________ money.

Do you have __________ money?
Do you need __________ help?
No, thank you. I dont need ___________ help.
Ken needs ___________ help.
Anita usually doesnt get ____________ mail.
I dont have _________ friends in USA.
I have __________friends in Europe.
Do you have _________friends in Australia?

EXERCISE 2 USE ANY OR A. USE ANY WITH NON-COUNT NOUNS AND PLURAL COUNT
NOUNS. USE A WITH SINGULAR COUNT NOUNS.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I dont have __________ money.

I dont have ___________ pen.
I dont have __________ brothers or sisters.
We dont need to buy _________ new furniture.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly dont have ____________ children.
I cant make ____________ coffee. There isnt __________ coffee in the house.

7.

Ann doesnt want ____________ cup of coffee.

EXERCISE 3 WRITE REAL SENTENCES USING SOME AND ANY.

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English II Handout 9

WOULD YOU LIKE

EXERCISE 1 Read the following words and make sentences using Would you like?
chocolates

apples

coffee

cheese

sandwiches

cake

1.____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________
EXERCISE 2
What would you say to Sue in the following situations? Use Would you like to?
1. You want to go to the cinema tonight. Perhaps Sue will go with you. (go)
You say: Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
2. You want to play tennis tomorrow. Perhaps Sue will play too. (play)
You say:_________________________________________________
3. Youve got some holiday photographs. Sue hasnt seen them yet. (see)
You say:_________________________________________________
4. You have an extra ticket for a concert next week. Perhaps Sue will go: (go)
You say:_________________________________________________
5. Its raining and Sue is going out. She hasnt got an umbrella but you have one.
(borrow) You say:_________________________________________________
EXERCISE 3

Choose the correct beginning for the questions.

1.

Do you like / Would you like a chocolate?

2.

Do you like / Would you like bananas? Yes, I love them.

3.

Do you like / Would you like an ice-cream? No, thank you.

4.

What do you like / Would you like to drink? A glass of water, please.

5.

Do you like / Would you like to go out for a walk? Not now. Perhaps later.

6.

I like / Id like tomatoes but I dont eat them very often.

7.

What time do you like / would you like to have dinner this evening?

8.

Do you like / Would you like something to eat? No, thanks. Im not hungry.

9.

Do you like / Would you like your new job? Yes, Im enjoying it.

10. Im tired. I like / Id like to go to sleep now.

English II Handout 10:

ADJECTIVES WITH
ONE SYLLABLE

ADJECTIVES THAT
END IN Y

ADJECTIVES WITH TWO

OR MORE SYLLABLES
IRREGULAR
COMPARATIVE
FORMS

THE COMPARATIVE: USING ER AND MORE

ADJECTIVE

COMPARATIVE

old
cheap
big

older
cheaper
bigger

pretty

prettier

funny
famous
Important
interesting
Good
Bad
Far

funnier
more famous
more important
more interesting
better
worse
farther/further

EXERCISE 1: Write the comparative forms for the following ADJECTIVES.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

old ______older than_____

small___________________
big ____________________
Important _______________
Easy __________________
Difficult ________________
Long __________________
Heavy _________________

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

Sweet __________________
Expensive _______________
Hot ____________________
Cheap __________________
Good ___________________
Bad____________________
Far ____________________
Lazy____________________

EXERCISE 2: complete the sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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18.
19.
20.
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22.
23.
24.
25.

Comfortable
This chair is more comfortable than
that chair
Large
Your car is_________________________________mine.
Warm
Its __________________________________yesterday.
Dark
Toms hair is ______________________Dons.
Important
Love is ________________________________money
Lazy
Im ___________________________________my roommate.
Tall
My brother is ___________________________I am.*
Heavy
Iron is _________________________________wood.
Difficult
My physics course is _____________________my math course.
Good
Nadias English is ____________________________her husbands.
Long
The Nile River is _____________________________the Mississippi.
Intelligent
A dog is_____________________________________a chicken.
Good
My wifes cooking ______________________________mine.
Bad
My cooking is ________________________________my wifes.
Short
My little finger is______________________________my middle finger.
Pretty
This dress is ________________________________that one.
Strong
A horse is ________________________________a person.
Beautiful
A rose is __________________________________a weed.
Good
The weather today is ____________________________it was yesterday.
Bad
The weather yesterday was ________________________it is today.
Funny
This story is __________________________________that story.
Interesting This book is _________________________________that book.
Smart
Joe is _______________________________________his brother.
Famous
A movie star is _________________________________I am.
Deep
The Pacific Ocean is ________________________ the Mediterranean Sea.

26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.

Confusing
Hot
Thin
Good
Easy
Nervous

This story is ________________________________that story.

Thailand is ____________________________________ Korea
A giraffes neck is _______________________________an elephants neck.
Reading a good book is__________________________watching television.
My English class is _________________________________my history class.
The groom was ____________________________at the wedding________the
bride.

EXERCISE 3: COMPARE. Use more or er.

Big
Bright
Cheap
Cold
Comfortable

easy
expensive
fast
high
hot

important
intelligent
large
small
sweet

1. An elephant is bigger than / larger than

a mouse.
2. A lemon is sour. An orange is________________________________ a lemon.
3. The weather today is__________________________________________it was yesterday.
4. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is ________________________________ a ruby.
5. I can afford a radio, but not a TV set. A radio is _____________________________a TV set.
6. An airplane moves quickly. An airplane is _____________________________________ an
automobile.
7. A lake is _______________________________________________________an ocean.
8. A person can think logically. A person is ________________________________an animal.
9. Hills are low. Mountains are _______________________________________________hills.
10. The sun gives off a lot of light. The sun is _________________________ _____the moon.
11. Texas is a large state, but Alaska is ______________________________________Texas.
12. Sometimes my feet hurt when I wear high heels. Bedroom slippers are _______________
_____________________________________shoes with high heels.
13. Arithmetic isnt difficult. Arithmetic is ________________________________ ____algebra.
14. Good health is ______________________________________________________money.
EXERCISE 4: Compare the following.
Example: an elephant to a mouse
Response: An elephant is bigger than a mouse / more intelligent than a mouse, etc.
1. an orange to a lemon
2. a lake to an ocean
3. good health to money
4. a CD to an MP3
5. an airplane to an automobile
6. Brazil to Uruguay
7. a person to an animal
8. the sun to the moon
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9. a mountain to a hill
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10. arithmetic to algebra
11. a diamond to a ruby

12. Sneakers to high heels

13. A child to an adult
14. A horse to a person
15. The Nile River to the Mississippi River
16. Your little finger to your ring finger
17 love to money
18 your hair to (someone) s hair
19 food in (your country) to food in (another
country)
20. The weather today to the weather yesterday