This document contains an English grammar exercise for a group studying instrumental English. It includes exercises on the present simple and continuous tenses, with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate verb form. There are multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions testing various uses of the present tenses. It also includes a translation exercise, providing sentences in Spanish to be translated to English. The document is for an English class and focuses on verb tenses and translations.

1. Week 2 Inglés Instrumental I – Grupo B
Session 1 – exercises Profesora: Cristina Castillo Rodríguez
1. Present simple or continuous:
1. I (not work) ______________ tonight.
2. Daniel! You (not pay) ____________ attention.
3. Lisa (go) _________ to school at the same time every day.
4. His marks are good because he (study) _____________ every evening.
5. (You/come) ____________ to the party this afternoon?
6. According to Brian, exams (not prove) _____________ anything.
7. (Alison/take) _______________ good notes?
8. My brother (not do) ____________ well at school this year.
2. Present simple and present continuous:
1. I (not remember) ____________ her name now.
2. (you/walk) ________________ to school every day?
3. Alison (watch) __________ TV every evening.
4. Mr. Jones (own) ___________ two cars.
5. (Your friends/come) ____________________ tonight?
6. He always (try) ______________ to help his friends.
7. (You/like) ______________ swimming in the sea?
8. (You/travel) ______________ to Paris this summer?
9. Tom (not run) ______________ in today’s race.
10. How much (this disc/cost) _____________?
11. My brother (plan) _____________ for his trip next month.
12. Boys (not take) ______________ better notes than girls.
13. They usually (spend) _____________ time together.
14. (teacher/look) _______________ at us now?
15. I (not buy) ________________ more clothes this month.
3. Present simple or continuous:
1. Karen (always/take) _______________ the best notes in class.
2. Take an umbrella! It (not rain) ______________, but it’s very cloudy.
3. Simon (get) _______________ extra help with his homework this year.
4. (The students/use) _____________ computers in class today?
5. Our employer (organise) ______________ a company party once a year.
6. (You/associate) ___________________ certain school subjects with girls?

2. Week 2 Inglés Instrumental I – Grupo B
Session 1 – exercises Profesora: Cristina Castillo Rodríguez
4. Present simple or continuous:
1. We sometimes (read) ______________ books in English.
2. Kevin (study) _____________ Spanish this year.
3. (Mark/go) ___________________ to his lesson soon?
4. I (watch) _______________ TV every evening.
5. I (think) _______________ that this lesson is boring!
6. In England, people (drive) ______________ on the left.
7. Irene (not understand) _________________ the homework – let’s help her.
8. Listen, the music (start) _________________ again.
9. My cousins (speak) ______________ English quite well.
10. (You/want) ________________ to come to the pub with us?
11. Janet (eat) _____________ at a restaurant every evening.
12. We (study) ______________ English in London this year.
13. Alfonso usually (go) ______________ to a pub to listen to music.
14. They (not seem) happy living in Paris.
15. Who (give) ______________ directions to Laura right now?
16. Janet’s flatmates (enjoy) _____________ going out with her.
5. Translate into English:
1. ¿Con qué frecuencia vas al extranjero para aprender idiomas? Voy dos veces al
año. Me encanta hablar con los extranjeros y así mejoro mi nivel.
2. En general, y en mi opinión, es muy fácil acostumbrarse a levantarse temprano. Yo
suelo acostarme antes de media noche.
3. Lo que más me gusta de esta ciudad es la playa pero detesto el tráfico.
4. A menudo nos quedamos en casa los fines de semana, aunque a veces nos gusta
salir a cenar o al cine.
5. ¿A qué se dedica tu hermano en verano? ¿Trabaja o descansa en la playa? Pues a
veces ayuda a mi padre en su empresa pero nunca viaja ya que no le gusta volar.
6. Normalmente vamos en coche al colegio, pero esta semana vamos andando porque
están reparando el coche de mi padre.
7. Vamos a quedar con varios amigos esta noche porque Mary, que viene de
Alemania, quiere conocer a gente española y así poder mejorar su español.