Exercises Unit 2

GIVING ADVICE AND INDICATIONS

should...
You (really) ought to...
must ...

You can always ...

You would do well to ...

(always) best
It’s to…
a good idea

- Shall I get you an aspirin?

- I’d rather you made me a cup of tea! (Note that the past form here is sometimes called the
"subjunctive".)

PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE

El presente simple se usa para hablar de cosas que se hacen habitualmente, situaciones
permanentes o expresar verdades universales. La mayoría de los verbos en el presente simple
se basan en el infinitivo sin la partícula "to":

Infinitivo to eat
comer
I eat
yo como
you eat
tú comes
he, she, it eats
él, ella, ello come
we eat
nosotros comemos
you eat
vosotros coméis
they eat
ellos comen
Los verbos en el presente simple solo cambian en la tercera persona del singular añadiendo,
en estos casos, una -s:

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to make he makes
hacer él hace
to read she reads
leer ella lee
to eat it eats
comer ​ello (animal o cosa) come
Los verbos acabados en -s, -x, -sh, -ch, y -o añaden -es:
to watch he watches
​mirar ​él mira
to go it go es
ir ​ello va
to mix she mixes
mezclar ​ella mezcla
to wash he washes
​lavar ​él lava
Con los verbos terminados en consonante + "-y", se quita la "-y" y se añade "-ies":
to study he studies
​estudiar ​él estudia
to reply she replies
​responder ​ella responde
Algunos verbos son irregulares:
to have she has
​tener ella tiene
to do it do es
hacer ​ello hace
to be he is
ser / estar él es / está

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PRESENT SIMPLE: INTERROGATIVE AND SHORT ANSWERS

Forma interrogativa
Para hacer preguntas en el presente simple, utilizamos "do" o "does" + sujeto + infinitivo
(sin"to"):
Do I eat? ¿como yo?
Do you eat? ¿comes tú?
Does he eat? ¿come él?
Does she eat? ¿come ella?
Does it eat? ¿come ello (animal o cosa)?
Do we eat? ¿comemos nosotros?
Do you eat? ¿coméis vosotros?
Do they eat? ¿comen ellos / ellas?
Se pueden añadir complementos:
Do you eat meat?
¿Comes carne?
Do you eat at six o'clock every day?
¿Coméis a las seis todos los días?
What do you usually eat?
¿ Qué comes normalmente?
Respuestas cortas
Para las respuestas cortas en el presente simple, utilizamos el sujeto y el auxiliar (do / does /
don't / doesn't):
Do you like cats? .
¿Te gustan los gatos?
Yes, I do.
Sí, me gustan.
No, I don’t.
No, no me gustan.
Does she speak English?
¿Habla inglés ella?
Yes, she does.
Sí lo habla.

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No, she doesn't.

No, no lo habla.

PRESENT SIMPLE: NEGATIVE

Para formar el presente simple en negativo de cualquier verbo en inglés que no sea auxiliar, se
utiliza la partícula "do" or "does" + "not" + infinitivo (sin "to")

I do not eat yo no como

you do not eat tú no comes
he does not eat él no come
she does not eat ella no come
it does not eat ello no come (animal o cosa)
we do not eat nosotros no comemos
you do not eat vosotros no coméis
they do not eat ellos no comen

Es muy común en inglés hablado y cuando escribimos en situaciones informales combinar el

auxiliar "to / does" con "not" para crear las formas cortas:
I / you / we / they don't
eat
he / she / it doesn't
Se pueden añadir complementos:
We don't eat meat on Sundays.
No comemos carne los domingos.
She doesn't usually eat a lot.
Ella no come demasiado normalmente.
I don't always eat lunch at work.
No siempre como en el trabajo.

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VOWEL SOUNDS: /ɒ/ AND /ƏƱ/

El fonema /ɒ/ se puede encontrar en las siguientes palabras:
clock (reloj), dog (perro), not (no), spot (mancha), photographer (fotógrafo)
El fonema /əʊ/ se puede encontrar en las siguientes palabras:
go (ir), no (no), slow (lento), suppose (suponer), rose (rosa)

● WORD ORDERING
Order the words to make sentences.
How / can / tonight / help / you / we ?
a / for / we / table / Can / two / have ?
waiting / Do / you / mind ?
Personally, / second / I / dish / the / recommend

● VOCABULARY PRACTICE: ADJECTIVES

Identify the images.
Tasty Sabroso
Seasonal De temporada
Gratin Gratén
Grilled A la parrilla
Steamed Al vapor

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● ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE FOOD: CONTEXT

See the words in context.
1 - Is everything alright for you?

- It's , thank you.

2
These are green beans.
3
This is ! It's even better than I expected!
4
I had a steak with some vegetables.
5
The steak is .
6 Personally, I recommend the second dish, salmon with fresh pesto, steamed broccoli and
potatoes .
7
The mussels have been for 5 minutes.
8
The steak is . I ordered rare.
9
Strawberries are a fruit in my country.
10
The steak is .

● PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE FORM: EXERCISE

Make the following sentences negative.

Example:
The father cooks dinner.
He doesn't cook dinner.
1 The father cooks dinner.

He cook dinner.
2 Emma drinks coffee.

Emma .

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3 I make cakes.

I .
4 Do you and your mother have credit cards?

You and your mother .

● PRESENT SIMPLE INTERROGATIVE FORM: EXERCISE

Make the following sentences interrogative.
Example:
We speak Greek.
Do we speak Greek?
1 We speak Greek.

Greek?
2 She doesn't wear glasses.

?
3 The waitress serves drinks too.

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● DICTATION
Write what you hear.
She drinks tea.
Do you take sugar?
He doesn't look after the children.
They have lunch in the sun.
Do you want a sandwich?
He doesn't help.

● VOWEL SOUNDS: /ɒ/ AND /ƏƱ/: MATCHING

Match the following words to their correct sound.

goat
got
not /ɒ/
note /əʊ/
want
won't

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