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    The document is an English exam testing vocabulary and grammar structures learned from the beginning of an ESL course. It contains multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions testing verb conjugations, tense changes, and descriptive writing in the simple past tense.

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    The document is an English exam testing vocabulary and grammar structures learned from the beginning of an ESL course. It contains multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions testing verb conjugations, tense changes, and descriptive writing in the simple past tense.

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    Basic Present and Past Tenses

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    Kristína Papulová
    The document is an English exam testing vocabulary and grammar structures learned from the beginning of an ESL course. It contains multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions testing verb conjugations, tense changes, and descriptive writing in the simple past tense.

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    English As a Second Language (ESL) Level One My name is: _________________________

    Inst. A. Estévez Take Home Exam # 1

    *Este examen incorpora el vocabulario y las estructuras gramaticales que hemos estudiado desde el inicio
    del curso. Su propósito es descubrir cuánto ha entendido y aprendido el estudiante.

    I.- Complete the following table using the right for of each verb in the present tense.

    We He They I It
    1. go
    2. talk
    3. like
    4. to be
    5. do

    II. Change the following sentences to the Present Progressive.

    1.- My mother prepares a fruit salad. _________________________________________________________


    2.- Martha reads a book to Diego. ___________________________________________________________
    3.- We all do the homework now. ___________________________________________________________
    4.- Soraya studies the verbs with her daughter. _________________________________________________
    5.- I tell you the truth. _____________________________________________________________________
    6.- Gregorio writes to his family in Mexico. ___________________________________________________
    7.- Susana and Araceli buy a dictionary. ______________________________________________________
    8.- You and I talk about the movie. __________________________________________________________
    9.- John works at the hospital now. __________________________________________________________
    10.- President Obama tries to fix our economy. _________________________________________________

    III.- Transform your answers from the second part above into questions.

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

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    IV. Change the following sentences to the negative.

    1.- I eat in class. _________________________________________________________________


    2.- She asks a lot of questions. ______________________________________________________
    3.- Martha brings her husband to class. _______________________________________________
    4.- We study French sometimes. _____________________________________________________
    5.- Gloria reads the newspaper at night. ________________________________________________
    6.- He goes to work by train. _________________________________________________________

    V. Change the following statements into questions using Do or Does.

    1.- I think about you. _______________________________________________________________


    2.- You work on weekends. ___________________________________________________________
    3.- She goes to church on Fridays. ______________________________________________________
    4.- Robert and Thomas cook dinner every night. ____________________________________________
    5.- He wants to take three days off this week. _______________________________________________
    6.- It has a lot of sugar. _________________________________________________________________
    7.- You want more coffee. _______________________________________________________________
    8.- Susana has many problems. ___________________________________________________________
    9.- They do all the work. ________________________________________________________________
    10.- It needs batteries. ___________________________________________________________________

    VI. Complete the following table using the simple past tense of each verb.

    1.- work 6. eat


    2.- buy 7. say
    3.- read 8. come
    4.- go 9. do
    5.- feel 10.- drink

    VII. Complete the following sentences using one of the verbs below in the simple past tense.
    [come, bring, buy, call, do, cook, wash, go, write]

    1.- They _________________ the homework together last night.


    2.- His family ____________________ to visit him last week.
    3.- Father Fernando and Father Cristobal ___________________ to the meeting last Wednesday.
    4.- Martha’s friends ________________________ flowers for her last Sunday.
    5.- The students ____________________ a letter to their teacher.
    6.- Amy ________________ a new car recently.
    7.- My neighbor ______________________ the police last week.

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    8.- She ____________________ the dishes in fifteen minutes.
    9.- Manuel _____________________ 60 hours last week.
    10.- Last year her mother _____________________ her favorite food.

    VIII.- Transform the sentences in section VII into questions. Keep the past tense.

    1._______________________________________________________________
    2. _______________________________________________________________
    3. _______________________________________________________________
    4.- _______________________________________________________________
    5.- _______________________________________________________________
    6.- ________________________________________________________________
    7.- _________________________________________________________________
    8.- _________________________________________________________________
    9.- _________________________________________________________________
    10. _________________________________________________________________

    IX. Write 5 sentences describing what you did yesterday.

    1. _______________________________________________________________
    2. _______________________________________________________________
    3. _______________________________________________________________
    4. ________________________________________________________________
    5. ________________________________________________________________

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