- Put the adverbs in the correct place in the sentence. Follow the example.

Example: My computer has never made that noise before. (never)

1- Its not easy to get tickets. (always)

2- Why are you here when I need you? (never)

3- My girlfriend cooks a hot meal for lunch. (usually)

4- Theyll expect us to take a bottle of wine. (probably)

5- McVities Plain Chocolate Digestive biscuits are the best. (definitely)

6- I have been so happy in my life.(never)

7- Do you clean your nose with your T-shirt? (usually)

8- I remember buying more beer.(definitely)

9- August is the hottest month in Spain. (usually)

10- I can manage to be there around three oclock.(probably)

11- Im terribly sorry, our dogs done that before. (never)

12- Yes, youre right. (probably)

13- Is the heating on? I feel cold in your house. (always)

14- You should say thank you when someone gives you something. (always)

15- Valencia are going to win on Sunday. (definitely)

1. _____ egg 21. _______ New York 41. ______Rocky Mountains

2. _____ Hilton Hotel 22. _______ mechanic 42. _______milk

3. _____ lawyer 23. _______ strawberries 43. _______Netherlands

4. _____ mommy 24. _______ strawberry 44. _______ my cousin

5. _____ my dog 25._______ best movie 45. _______ New York

6. _____ Bella 26. _______ tallest man Times

7. _____ USA 27. _______work 46. _______ moon

8. _____school 28. _______ Sicily 47. _______ piano

9. _____ Pacific Ocean 29. _______ France 48. _______ basketball

10. _______ dinosaurs 30. _______China 49. _______ home

11. _______ Alps 31. _______ prison 50. ________Indonesia

12. _______ morning 32. _______Angelina 51. ________ Greeks

13. _______ vet 33. _______Brad 52. ________ our family

14. _______ Fifth Avenue 34. _______water 53. ________ 1st of June

15. _______ Greece 35. _______salt 54. ________ Africa

16. _______ Panayiotis 36. _______ Mrs. Smith 55. ________ Egypt

17. _______ UK 37. _______ university 56. ________ Virginia

18. _______ sun 38. _______ New York 57. ________ telephones

19. _______ guitar 39. _______ Red Cross 58. ________ hundred

20. _______ bed 40. _______ Gobi Desert 59. ________ million

60. ________ teddy bear

 Write the indefinite article
Fill in with - / the

.. eagle
.. apples are good.
policeman
. bird is singing.
pear
I love .. cats.
.. tree
cow is very big.
.. uniform
All .bears are nice.
.. hotel
Sonia hates .spiders.
.. apricot
None of flowers are
.. bear
yellow.
. blue pencil
Sarah had . best
. angry dog
computer in the shop.
.. elegant man
letter is in the
.. intelligent boy
envelope.
.. monkey
I like .
.. happy dog
Summertime
. baby frog
Today its .. Monday.
. angel.
My birthday is on
10th of September.

Fill in the gaps with the correct article: the/a/an/--

Barbara spent her holidays at . seaside.
My cousin never drinks tea with milk.
Johnny went to .. zoo with his parents. He saw many
animals there. There were ..giraffes and dolphins too.
My mum lit . candles at night.
Once upon time there was .. little girl who found .
huge mushroom in the country.
Rose feeds chickens and .rabbits in . farm.
 Fill in: x / A / AN / THE

1. My father took the car so I had to go by ________ bike.

2. The house was on ________ fire and there were two people stuck inside.
3. The article we talked about is on ________ third page.
4. Something woke me up in ________ night and I decided to check it out.
5. He dropped another glass. I'm sure he did it on ________ purpose.
6. Have ________ merry Christmas!
7. I have to be back before ________ dark. My parents would be mad!
8. Why is Monica mad at you? We had ________ argument.
9. Turn down the music or I'll call ________ police!
10. I'm not very good at ________ physics.
11. What time do you have ________ breakfast?
12. Where are you going on ________ holiday this year?
13. I learned to play ________ piano when I was 10.
14. It's so hot. Let's go for ________ swim.
15. Because he had ________ flu, he had to stay home.
16. I saw a wonderful film on ________ TV last night.
17. Would you like some cake? No, actually, I'm on ________ diet.
18. We have to hand in the essays by ________ midday.
19. Mike and Angela were walking together, holding ________ hands.
20. I love just sitting in ________ sun and reading.
21. What's the rush? I get paid by ________ hour.
22. Have ________ nice weekend and I'll see you on Monday.
23. Oh, you stink! You should take ________ shower.
24. Oscar has been seeing this girl for 4 months now but they haven't had ________
sex yet.
25. He has been in ________ prison now for 4 years.
26. The answers are on ________ page 22.
27. It must be true. I heard it on ________ radio this morning.
28. The song has been number 1 on the charts for three weeks in ________ row.
29. We had ________ delicious dinner at the new Thai restaurant.
30. Cats are excellent hunters. They can see in ________ dark and are able to hear
sounds inaudible to humans.
31. Most people prefer to pay by ________ credit card.
32. I earn up to $50 ________ hour.
33. Steven, your son is on ________ phone. He says he has some exciting news.
34. I'm rather busy at ________ moment. Can you call back later?
35. What are you going to have for ________ lunch today?
36. We woke up at ________ sunrise and had a light breakfast.
37. The problem is that I have just moved into ________ town and don't have any
friends here.
38. What ________ hell are you doing here? I told you to stay at home!
39. The man was killed by ________ accident by Russian soldiers.
40. Do you think that dogs go to ________ heaven when they die?
41. I have ________ dreadful cold and feel utterly sick.
42. If you travel by ________ road you can get to Venice in about two hours.
43. What's ________ matter with you? You look terrible!
44. Listen to me! You are in ________ danger, you can't stay here!
45. The On/Off button gets hit by ________ mistake sometimes, it is right next to the
identical Delete button.
46. I was on ________ way to my office when I saw her. She was so beautiful!
47. Just look me in ________ eye and tell me that you didn't do it.
48. The two of them met in ________ secret for months, and eventually it became
impossible for them to hide their relationship any more.
49. Let's go to ________ cinema tonight, shall we? Sure, what's on?
50. I am one of those people who are always in ________ hurry.
51. Can you hold? We'll put you through in ________ moment.
 52. I don't download TV shows from the internet. I like to wait for them to come out
on ________ Blu-ray.
53. Your boyfriend called again, by ________ way. Why don't you give him your cell
number?
54. This looks like a quiet place. Let's have ________ snack here and then go on.
55. In 2009, according to statistics, someone died in ________ fire every 172 minutes.
56. What the programme suggests is that maybe we are not alone in ________
universe.
57. Jackie and Rick go to church, too, but they go to ________ different church.
58. I shouldn't have believed him. It was ________ mistake.
59. If you're afraid of vampires, I wouldn't recommend leaving the house after
________ dusk.
60. Let's hit ________ road if we want to be there in time for the concert.

Fill in: x / THE

1. I went skiing in ________ Alps.
2. There is a tunnel under ________ English Channel.
3. ________ Buckingham Palace is one of the Queen's many residences.
4. He went to study at ________ Harvard University.
5. The ship disappeared somewhere in ________ Pacific.
6. They had a small cabin near ________ Lake Winnipeg.
7. The American president lives in ________ White House.
8. There was a rock concert in ________ Hyde Park.
9. I'd like to go on holiday to ________ Australia.
10. The highest mountain in New Zealand is ________ Mount Cook.
11. I'd like to go on holiday to ________ Australia.
12. The river flows into ________ Mediterranean.
13. ________ Hawaii is an American state.
14. The tallest building in New York is ________ Empire State Building.
15. There are many theaters in ________ Broadway.
 16. The story took place in ________ Southern France.
17. The capital of ________ United Kingdom is London.
18. Mark Twain wrote about ________ Mississippi River.
19. The lowest place in the USA is ________ Death Valley.
20. The plane crashed somewhere in ________ Sahara.
21. They went on honeymoon to ________ Niagara Falls.

Fill in: x / A / AN / THE

1. Oh yes, he's ________ O'Brian, no doubt about that. He's just like his father and his
father's father.
2. There was an interview with ________ famous Bono Vox.
3. I first met ________ Steven Ford when I was living in Paris.
4. His name's Dan Brown, but not ________ Dan Brown who wrote The Da Vinci
Code.
5. Oh, look at the painting! It's ________ Picasso.
6. ________ Smiths are a nice and friendly family.
7. I'm trying to learn to sing but I think I'll never be ________ Michael Stipe.
8. There's ________ Mrs. Plath on the phone and she wants to talk to you.
9. A friend of mine was at a party where he met ________ writer Kurt Vonnegut.
10. I read an interesting book about ________ President Bush.

Indefinite articles:
A = used before consonants or a vowel
sounded like a consonant.
He has a cat a useful tool
An =used with vowels a,e,i,o,u and words
beginning with a mute H.
Example : an English car but an hour
Fill in the gaps with a/an
1.-That man is vegetarian.
2.-Yesterday he didnt sleep .. wink.
3.- Sheila has . few friends in Canada.
4.- We are having lunch in half an hour.
5.- I have headache.
6.- Its 3 kilo of strawberries.
7.- .. elephant never forgets.
8.- Thats . enormous price.
9.- My uncle has . business of his own.
10. Hes reading .. interesting novel.
11.-She offered me .. cup of tea.
12.-Hes ill in bed. Hes got cold.
13.- What lovely day!
14.- Miriam broke arm yesterday.
15.-We visited .. wax Museum in London.
16.- The pupils have to wear blue
uniform.
17.- The woman bought .. French
magazine.
18.- I need somebody with .. good
knowledge of German and English.
19.- He got a job as .. architect.
20.- Theodor is ..very good friend of
mine.
21.- They had big bowl of cereals.
22.- Our teacher gave me lift last week.
23.- It was dark night so he lit ...
match.
24.- This singer has got .. beautiful
voice.
25.- Sarah had .. amazing memory.
26.- They enjoyed .. day on the beach.
27.- Look! There is .. hole in your jumper.
28.- Can I have half .. kilo of carrots?
29.- It was .. incredible story.
30.- Bob always reads . Italian books.
31.- Daniel is .. very naughty child.
Definite article:
The is the same for singular and plural
and for all genders.
The First time you speak of something
use a/an, but the next time you repeat
that object , we use the . Example: I
have a garden. The garden is very nice.
Fill in the gaps with the or no article
1.- It was a sunny day, ..sky was blue.
2.- She works in . Sales Department.
3.- I heard a knock on .. front door.
4.- My mother washed . dishes.
5.- I think thats cheapest restaurant.
6.- .lions are very dangerous.
7.- When I woke up, day was awful.
8.- Would you like some . tea?
9.- Julie and Christine are . cousins.
10.-Dont tell me any more lies. I want ..truth.
11.-Mrs Lynx returned to . Scotland.
12.- Patrick played electric guitar.
13.- I usually eat . fish and chips for lunch.
14.- Excuse me, Whats . time?
15.- Olivia spent her summer in .....Canary
Islands.
16.-Children! Its time to go to .bed!
17.-The English family served . 5 oclock
tea.
18.-It was quite late so we hurried .. home.
19.- My mother went to . school to see my
tutor.
20.-We had breakfast in the garden.
21.-It was cold outside so I took . coat.
22.- He flew his plane under the bridges of .
Thames.
23.-The boy rode his bike at .. weekend.
24.-Wheres Steve? I think he is in .. garden.
25.-I didnt catch .. school bus.
26.- The girls were at ..seaside last Sunday.
27.-Shes skilful. She plays all instruments.
28.-David went to .. Trinity College in
Dublin.
29.-I would like to study Medicine.
30.- My mother was .youngest in her
family.
 Fill in gaps with the/a/an/ or no article
1.- Did you come by .air? No, I came .. sea.
2.- My brother goes to . Church in .. morning. In .. afternoon he
meets . friends.
3.- My neighbour got .. bronchitis and was taken to . hospital.
4.- Its . pleasure to do business with such efficient
organization.
5.- Linda lived on ground floor of . old house.
6.-This is a story about ..Englishman, . Irishman and
Scotsman.
7.-My aunt very often has cold meat and .. salad for supper in
Summer.
8.-She hates living on .. top floor of that block of flats.

WRITE
A before consonant or consonant sound
AN before vowel or vowel sound

PRONOUNCE the AS
// before consonant or consonant sound
/ i/ before vowel or vowel sound

In the following phrases, supply either a or an:

1. ____ bingo game 13. ____ fine opera 25. ____ usual feeling

2. ____ idiot 14. ____ television 26. ____ interest

3. ____ good job 15. ____ earthquake 27. ____ alibi

4. ____ rotten plum 16. ____ icicle 28. ____ early bird

5. ____ used fork 17. ____ plant 29. ____ couch

6. ____ uncle 18. ____ eggplant 30. ____ airplane

7. ____ historian 19. ____ honourable 31. ____ grade

man
8. ____ apple 32. ____ pair
20. ____ intelligent
9. ____ hair boy 33. ____ idea
 10. ____ artichoke 21. ____ table 34. ____ energy level

11. ____ horrible 22. ____ up stairway

movie
23. ____ paper clip
12. ____ opera
24. ____ animal

THE DO YOU PRONOUNCE / / OR / i / ?

1 The United States ___ 8 The Mediterranean ___ 15 The yellow lines ___
2 The MTV ___ 9 The air we breathe ___ 16 The water we drink ___
3 The correct answer ___ 10 The heir to the throne___ 17 The United Kingdom___
4 The end ___ 11 The hours we waste ___ 18 The Golden Gate ___
5 The Universe ___ 12 The BBC ___ 19 The Europeans ___
6 The Earth ___ 13 The human race ___ 20 The Old Soviet Union__
7 The Atlantic Ocean ___ 14 The animals ___
1. What do you like to eat for ____ breakfast? I like ___ 8. We often go to ___country on ___Sunday in ___ winter.
toasts. We play _____snowballs and have _____very good time.
o no article; no article o no article; the; no article; no article; the
o the; a o the; no article; no article; no article; a
o an; the o a; no article; no article; the; a
2. I bought ____ book for him. ____ book is about space. 9. Sam is at__ hospital. He has __pneumonia.
o no article; the o no article; the
o the; a o the; no article
o a; the o no article; no article
3. We played ___ volleyball at ___ lesson of ___physical 10. Jane speaks __German very well. She is___interpreter.
training yesterday. She went to ____Germany by ___ train.
o no article; the; no article o no article; no article; the; a
o the; the; no article o the; no article; no article; the
o a; the; the o no article; an; no article; no article
4. ___ John played ___ piano in ___ evening. 11. Tim goes to __ school. His favourite subject is__Math.
o the; no article; an o no article; no article
o no article; the; the o the; no article
o no article; a; the o a; no article
5. ___ Sun is ___ daily national newspaper published in 12. We like to go to ___ cinema and to___ theatre. We saw
___ United Kingdom. __ very interesting film yesterday.
o the; no article; the o no article; the; a
o the; a; the o the; the a
o a; the; no article o no article; no article; a
6. ___ River Severn is ___ longest river in ___ Great 13. I want to by ___ vase. I like ___ blue vase more than
Britain. ____ yellow one.
o no article; the; no article o the; the; the
o the; the; no article o no article; the; the
o no article; the; a o a; the; the
7. ___ Washington is ___ capital of ___ United States of 14. Last ___ evening, when ___ family was at ___home,
___ America. ____ burglar came into _____ house and stole our money.
o no article; the; the; no article o no article; the; no article; a; the
o the; the; no article; the o the; no article; the; no article; a
o no article; no article; the; the o no article; no article; the; no article; the
 Future simple: exercise 3 - questions
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Exercise 3

Jumbled sentences - make future simple questions.

Example:
you | tidy | room | your
Will you tidy your room?

Bill | arrive | when

.......................................................................................... ?
not | work | mum | late | your | tonight

.......................................................................................... ?
at | be | Marion | tomorrow | school

.......................................................................................... ?
you | what | leave | time

.......................................................................................... ?
classmates | in | be | classroom | their | your

.......................................................................................... ?
hairstyle | think | what | Matt | my | of | new

.......................................................................................... ?
concert | enjoy | the | Mr. and Mrs. Gregson

.......................................................................................... ?
you | till | stay | there | not | Sunday

.......................................................................................... ?
you | address | your | tell | me | email

.......................................................................................... ?
the | how | Joe | find | hotel

.......................................................................................... ?

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 Step 1 : Complete the questions with the correct question words.
Step 2 : Interview a friend using your questions. Record the answers.
Step 3 : Tell the class some things about the person you interviewed.
Step 4 : Write a paragraph about one of the topics you asked about.

1. How often do you 2. How often do you 3. How often do you 4. How often do you
to the shopping? eggs for your teeth?
cinema? breakfast?
a. go a. buy a. cooks a. cleaned
b. see b. do b. eaten b. brush
c. visit c. go c. have c. polish
d. watch d. go to d. swallow d. whitening

5. How often do you 6. How often do you 7. How often do you 8. How often do you
aerobics?
a. the Internet?
bored your bicycle? volleyball?
b. boring
a. do a. connect a. cycle a. do
b. go b. play b. play b. go
c. play c. surf c. practise c. play
d. dance d. watch d. ride d. practise

9. How often do you 10. How often do you 11. How often do you 12. How often do you
by train? your email? to Facebook? for viruses?

a. drive a. check a. check a. delete

b. go b. log on b. log on b. detect
c. move c. reply c. play c. scan
d. travel d. send d. sign up d. watch

13. How often do 14 How often do you 15. How often do you 16. How often do
you online a computer? fast food? you your
games? grandparents?
a. log on a. check a. go a. meeting
b. play b. play b. order b. saw
c. surf c. surf c. pay c. visit
d. sign up d. use d. eating d. wrote a letter

17. How often do 18. How often do 19. How often do 20. How often do
you a horse? you your you before 6 you your
shoes? AM? parents?
a. drive a. brush a. get up a. argue with
b. eat b. polish b. stay up b. disagree for
c. ride c. sweep c. stand up c. fight on
d. sail d. wash d. woke up d. go under
d. hasnt it?
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Step 1 : Complete the questions with the correct question words.
Step 2 : Interview a friend using your questions. Record the answers.
Step 3 : Tell the class some things about the person you interviewed.
Step 4 : Write a paragraph about one of the topics you asked about.

1. How often do you 2. How often do you 3. How often do you 4. How often do you
to the shopping? eggs for your teeth?
cinema? breakfast?
a. go a. buy a. cooks a. cleaned
b. see b. do b. eaten b. brush
c. visit c. go c. have c. polish
d. watch d. go to d. swallow d. whitening

5. How often do you 6. How often do you 7. How often do you 8. How often do you
aerobics?
a. the Internet?
bored your bicycle? volleyball?
b. boring
a. do a. connect a. cycle a. do
b. go b. play b. play b. go
c. play c. surf c. practise c. play
d. dance d. watch d. ride d. practise

9. How often do you 10. How often do you 11. How often do you 12. How often do you
by train? your email? to Facebook? for viruses?

a. drive a. check a. check a. delete

b. go b. log on b. log on b. detect
c. move c. reply c. play c. scan
d. travel d. send d. sign up d. watch

13. How often do 14 How often do you 15. How often do you 16. How often do
you online a computer? fast food? you to your
games? grandparents?
a. log on a. check a. go a. meeting
b. play b. play b. order b. saw
c. surf c. surf c. pay c. visit
d. sign up d. use d. eating d. wrote a letter

17. How often do 18. How often do 19. How often do 20. How often do
you a horse? you your you before 6 you your
shoes? AM? parents?
a. drive a. brush a. get up a. argue with
b. eat b. polish b. stay up b. disagree for
c. ride c. sweep c. stand up c. fight on
d. sail d. wash d. woke up d. go under
d. hasnt it?
 Answer Key
1. a

2. c

3. c

4. b

5. a

6. c

7. d

8. c

9. d

10. a

11. b

12. c

13. b

14. d

15. b

16. c

17. c

18. b

19. a

20. a

Pre-teach or rehearse answers to

the interview questions:

always usually, normally often sometimes not often rarely hardly ever never
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 10% 5% 0%

Once day / week

Twice a week / month
Three times year
QUASI helps us create the How often questions

QU A S I
(Question) (Auxiliary Verb) (Subject) (Infinitive)

How often do you play basketball?

How often did you go to the gym?

How often will you go to Spanish lessons?

How often does he see his family?

How often did they go to the beach?

How often will we see each other?

How often do you go to the cinema?

How often do you go to the park?

How often do you eat Indian food

100% Always

80% Usually

70% Often

50% Sometimes

25% Rarely

10% Hardly ever

0% Never
 SAVAN helps students to answer how often questions with ease.

S A V A N
(Subject) (Adverb of (Verb Action) (Adverb) (Noun)
Frequency)

I never play tennis

You hardly ever go to the gym once a day
He rarely goes to the office twice a week
She often runs three time a month
We usually go out for dinner four times a year
They always watch TV once a day

Task 1 Using the table below answer the questions on how often you do each activity.
Task2 Write down another 8 How often questions and ask your partner. Remember to use all
three tenses.

Question Always Usually Often Sometimes Rarely Hardly Never

ever

How often do you have a shower?

How often do you watch TV?
How often do you read books?
How often do you play tennis?
How often do you drink water?
How often do you see your friends?
How often do you go on holiday?

1)How often
2)How often
3)How often
4)How often
5)How often
6)How often
7)How often
8)How often
 Plural nouns

A noun that names only one thing is a singular noun. e.g. one book

A noun that names more than one thing is a plural noun. e.g. two books

Singular: One book Plural: three books

1. Colour in the nouns in the box that end in x,z,s,sh,ch red. Colour all other nouns
green.

horse paper quiz cat dress dish church apple

bus bird box wish mother dog chair fox

2. Copy the nouns into the correct column of the chart.

Nouns ending in x, z, x, sh, ch other nouns

add -es add -s

one - many one horse - many

one - many one - many

one - many one - many

one - many one - many

one - many one - many

one - many one - many

one - many one - many

one - many one - many

3. Lets form them into plural nouns. Here are the rules!

Nouns ending in x,z,s,sh and ch add an -es to the end: one witch three witches

Most nouns just add a s to the end: one sister - two sisters
 List of Irregular Verbs
Base form - past simple - past participle

abide abode abode draw drew drawn

arise arose arisen dream dreamt dreamt

awake awoke awoken drink drank drunk

be was/were been drive drove driven

bear bore born dwell dwelt dwelt

beat beat beaten eat ate eaten

beget begot begotten fall fell fallen

begin began begun feed fed fed

bend bent bent feel felt felt

bereave bereft bereft fight fought fought

beseech besought besought find found found

bespeak bespoke bespoken flee fled fled

bestride bestrode bestrided fly flew flown

bet bet bet forbid forbad(e) forbidden

bid bade/bid bidden/bid forecast forecast forecast

bind bound bound forget forgot forgotten

bite bit bitten forsake forsook forsaken

bleed bled bled freeze froze frozen

blow blew blown get got got

break broke broken give gave given

breed bred bred go went gone

bring brought brought grind ground ground

broadcast broadcast broadcast grow grew grown

build built built hang hung hung

burn burnt burnt have had had

burst burst burst hear heard heard

buy bought bought hide hid hidden

can could hit hit hit

cast cast cast hold held held

catch caught caught hurt hurt hurt

choose chose chosen keep kept kept

cling clung clung kneel knelt knelt

come came come know knew known

cost cost cost lay laid laid

creep crept crept lead led led

cut cut cut lean leant leant

deal dealt dealt leap leapt leapt

dig dug dug learn learnt learnt

do did done leave left left

 List of Irregular Verbs
Base form - past simple - past participle

lend lent lent smell smelt smelt

let let let smite smote smitten
lie lay lain speak spoke spoken
lose lost lost speed sped sped
make made made spend spent spent
mean meant meant spin spun spun
meet met met spit spat spat
pay paid paid split split split
put put put spoil spoilt spoit
read read read spread spread spread
rend rent rent spring sprang sprung
rid rid rid stand stood stood
ride rode ridden steal stole stolen
ring rang rung stick stuck stuck
rise rose risen sting stung stung
run ran run stink stank stunk
say said said strike struck struck
see saw seen string strung strung
seek sought sought strive strove striven
sell sold sold swear swore sworn
send sent sent sweep swept swept
set set set swim swam swum
shake shook shaken swing swung swung
shed shed shed take took taken
shine shone shone teach taught taught
shoot shot shot tear tore torn
show showed shown tell told told
shrink shrank shrunk think thought thought
shrive shrove shriven throw threw thrown
shut shut shut thrust thrust thrust
sing sang sung tread trod trodden
sink sank sunk wake woke woken
sit sat sat wear wore worn
slay slew slain weave wove woven
sleep slept slept weep wept wept
slide slid slid win won won
sling slung slung wind wound wound
slink slunk slunk wring wrung wrung
slit slit slit write wrote written
PRE - EXAM 1

1. Vocabulary Definitions

A piece of furniture to sit down Glass

A room of the house where you sleep Tights
Bottles are made of this Turtle
A slow animal Boat
A person who helps sick people Minute
A house in the middle of the city Chair
A thing you put in your legs Strawberries
An acuatic mean of transport Nurse
A red type of fruit Bedroom
It has 60 seconds Flat

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2. Verb to be and verb to have

I ............. Cristina and I ................. 30 years old. I ........... a happy family. They
............ my parents, my 3 siblings and my boyfriend. I live with this last one, his
name .................. Mario. He ................. 3 siblings, too. He ......... 33 years old and
he ............... a director. He .................... brown hair and he ............ brown eyes.

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3. Present simple

The children .................................. (not like) fish.

She always .................................. (get up) at 7:00.

............................ you ........................... (want) to drink a coffee?

These photographs ........................... (cost) 100 euros.

........................... your friend ................................ (speak) English?

We ................................ (not buy) in that shop.

He never .............................. (listen) to me.

....................... you usually ........................... (play) the piano?

....................... Anthony ............................ (go) to work at 8:30?

My son always ................................. (watch) TV at night.

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 4. Pronouns and adjectives

Listen to ................. when I speak.

He has got a car. The car is .................... Its .............. car.

This is my work colleague, Anna. ............ works with ...............

Carol, do ............. like music? I asked ..................

This is my house and .............. childrens house. This house is ...................

Today is Jim and Petes birthday. Its ............... birthday.

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5. There is / There are & Articles: a / an / the

This is my room. There .... .... bed. .... bed is not very comfortable, but it has ....
soft blanket. There ..... two pillows. In the room there .... ... closet with my
clothes. There .... dresses, trousers, and shoes. There .... .... pair of shoes I love.

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6. Singular / Plural

a. Turn into plural: b) Turn into singular:

Ball ................................. Knives ...................................

Man ................................ Children ...............................
Foot ................................ Watches ................................
Leaf ................................ Mice ......................................
Box ................................. Key ........................................

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7. Write the hours

11:45 .................................................... 10:00 ................................................

8:30 ...................................................... 3:15 ..................................................
7:35 ...................................................... 9:05 ..................................................
5:50 ..................................................... 6:20 ..................................................
11:00 ................................................... 2:40 ..................................................

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 8. Q-words

.......................... do you go? I go home.

.......................... are you angry? Because my team lost the match.
.......................... is this man? Hes Leonardo DiCaprio.
.......................... is your name? My names Cristina.
.......................... old are you? Im 30.
.......................... are you? Im great.
.......................... children have you got? I have 2 boys and 2 girls.
.......................... is your birthday? My birthday is in February.
.......................... is your favourite subject? My favourite subject is English.
.......................... car is this? It is my fathers car.

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9. Countable / Uncountable

Fill the blank spaces with much or many:

How ______ potatoes are there?

How ______ does the dress cost?
How ______ vinegar do you want?
How ______ cars has she got?
How ______ sugar do you need?
How ______ children do they have?
How ______ hours do you usually sleep?
How ______ people are at the concert?
How ______ cups of coffee do you drink?
How ______ cheese have you got?

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10. A lot of / some / any / much / many / a little / a few

Im friendly, so I have got ..................... friends. ................... of them are English.

I only want ............................. salt in my meal.
She doesnt have ................... time to cook, so she always orders food.
How .................. beer do you drink?
They dont buy .................... beer bottles.
Give me ................... money, please. I need to go shopping.
I dont have ................. idea.
Give her only .................... sweets. She cant eat too much sugar.
Sorry, I cant go out. I have ....................... homework.

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Present Continuous Tense Exercises

Lets trace the sentences.

1. I - read a book I am reading a book.
2. He - climb a tree He is climbing a tree.
3. You not - do puzzles You arent doing puzzles.
4. It fly ? Is it flying?

Lets make sentences

1. I play football
2. She cook ?
3. The bird not fly
4. The boy dance
5. They not study
6. He take photographs
7. My ca t drink milk
8. I not do homework
9. She go to school
10. You come ?

Lets write the words in correct order

11. is doing homework she
12. am not I having breakfast
13. you sleeping are ?
14. reading newspaper the man is
15. arent we studying
16. they swinging in the playground are
17. home I going am
18. working is now my father
19. she is car driving
20. he riding now is a bike ?

Lets fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb
1. We are _________(play) football.
2. She isnt _________(run).
3. Are they _________(go) to the cinema?
4. He is ________(take) photographs.
5. The kangaroo is ________(jump) now.
Look at the pictures and Circle the correct one
answer the questions. a. swiming b. swimming

a. reading b. readding
What is he doing?
a. skipping b. skiping
..
a. flying b. flyying

a. takeing b. taking
What is he doing?
a. playing b. playying

a. drawing b. drawwing

a. studyying b. studying
What is he doing?
a. coming b. comeing

a. runing b. running

Ask a question about the sentences

What is she doing?
1. He is playing a computer game.

2. They are doing puzzles.

What are they doing?

3. You are reading newspaper.

What is he doing? 4. Alex is playing football.

5. Sally and Frank are studying English.

What is she doing?

6. She is making a cake for you.

7. I am writing a letter .
What is she doing?

8. He is sleeping at the moment.

9. The rabbit is jumping.

What is she doing?

10. Alice is cooking in the kitchen.

1. Match the sentences with the pictures:
1. Mona is holding a present.
a Be:
2. Kate is smiling to you.
3. Helen is drawing a picture.
4. Pam and her cat are looking
at you. d
5. Liz is carrying three balls.
f
6. Tom is watering the flowers.
7. Sandra is rollerblading.
h these monuments. But
8. Betty is listening to music.
9. Bill is winking now.
j
10. Laura is reading a book.
3. Make negative sentences with the verbs in brackets:
1. Tom _____ (not rollerblade) now.
2. Tom _____ (now write) now.
3. He _____ (not stand) now.
4. He _____ (not work) now.
6. He _____ (not read) now.
7. His friends _____ (not sit) now.
8. His friends _____ (not cry) now.
9. They _____ (not read) now.
10. They _____ (not go) to school.
11. His sister _____ (not sit) at home.
12. She _____ (not play) computer games.
13. She _____ (not listen) to music now.
14. She _____ (not walk) in the street.
15. She _____ (not sing) now.
16. She _____ (not dance) at the moment.
5. Fill in the correct form of the verbs:
Look at my little brother. His name is Paul. He
is only five but he likes to sit at the computer.
He ____ (not sleep) now. He ____ (sit) at of the
computer and ___ (push) the buttons of the key-
board. Paul ____ (try) to open the game which he
likes most of all. I think that he likes the com-
puter because he sits a lot at it. Paul likes to
draw the animals. He ____ (not draw) them now.
He has twenty pictures. He shows them to all our
guests. He knows all the letters and
he tries to read. Look! He ___
(read) now.
2. Look at the picture, read the text and
b fill in the correct form of the verb To
This is my class. There are four of us:
Liz, Pam, Helen and me (Ben). We ___
c
sitting at the desks now. We ___ having
history now. Our teacher is Mr. Milton.
He ___ standing in front of the class. He
e ___ telling us about the ancient monu-
ments in Greece and the main events at
that time. We ___ listening to our teach-
er with great interest because we plan
to go to Greece in
g
summer and see
Liz ___ not listening.
She ___ dreaming about something. I
i think she ____ dreaming about her new
computer.
4. Write the answers:
1. Are you reading now?
_______________________________
2. Are you writing now?
_______________________________
3. Are you talking over your mobile now?
_______________________________
4. Is your friend smiling now?
_______________________________
5. Is he riding his bike now?
_______________________________
6. Is she watching TV now?
_______________________________
7. Are your friends playing football now?
_______________________________
8. Are they walking in the street now?
_______________________________
6. Correct the mistakes:
1. I am watch a new film now.
2. My father are working in the garden now.
3. My mum is cook in the kitchen now.
4. Tom are swimming at the moment.
5. The boys is riding their bikes now.
6. Pam is dance in the club at present.
7. Kate is translate the text at present.
8. Bob is play basketball now.
9. They are jog at the moment.
10. I is working now.
11. We are talk at present.
12. Nick is water the flowers in the garden.
KEY:

1. Match the sentences with the pictures: 2. Look at the picture, read the text and fill in
the correct form of the verb To Be:
1. -b
2. -e This is my class. There are four of us:
3. -c Liz, Pam, Helen and me (Ben). We are sitting
4. -h at the desks now. We are having history now.
5. -f Our teacher is Mr. Milton. He is standing in
6. -j front of the class. He is telling us about the
7. -g ancient monuments in Greece and the main
8. -a events at that time. We are listening to our
9. -i teacher with great interest because we plan
10. -d to go to Greece in summer and see
these monuments. But Liz is not listening.
She is dreaming about something. I think she is
dreaming about her new computer.

3. Make negative sentences with the verbs in brack-

ets:
1. Tom is not rollerblading now.
2. Tom is not writing now.
3. He is not standing now.
4. He is not working now.
6. He is not reading now.
7. His friends are not sitting now.
8. His friends are not crying now.
9. They are not reading now.
10. They are not going to school.
11. His sister is not sitting at home.
12. She is not playing computer games.
13. She is not listening to music now.
14. She is not walking in the street.
15. She is not singnig now.
16. She is not dancing at the moment.

5. Fill in the correct form of the verbs: 6. Correct the mistakes:

Look at my little brother. His name is Paul. He
is only five but he likes to sit at the computer.
He is not sleeping now. He is sitting at the com-
puter and pushing the buttons of the keyboard.
Paul is trying to open the game which he likes
most of all. I think that he likes the computer
because he sits a lot at it. Paul likes to draw the
animals. He is not drawing them now. He has
twenty pictures of them. He shows them to all
our guests. He knows all the letters and he tries
to read. Look! He is reading now.
1. I am watching a new film now.
2. My father is working in the garden now.
3. My mum is cooking in the kitchen now.
4. Tom is swimming at the moment.
5. The boys are riding their bikes now.
6. Pam is dancing in the club at present.
7. Kate is translating the text at present.
8. Bob is playing basketball now.
9. They are jogging at the moment.
10. I am working now.
11. We are talking at present.
12. Nick is watering the flowers in the garden.
 Simple present Present progressive
I / you / we / they I
sing / watch / cry am singing / writing / swimming
he / she / it
+ he / she / it is singing / writing / swimming
sings / watches / cries we / you / they
are singing / writing / swimming
I / you / we / they I
dont sing / dont watch / dont cry am not singing / writing / swimming
he / she/ it
- he / she / it isnt singing / writing / swimming
doesnt sing / doesnt watch / we / you / they
doesnt cry arent singing / writing / swimming
Do Am
I / you / we / they I
sing / watch / cry? singing / writing / swimming?
Is
? Does he/ she/ it
he / she / it singing / writing / swimming?
sing / watch / cry? Are
we / you / they
singing / writing / swimming?
I usually eat breakfast. Im writing a letter (right) now.
You sometimes drink coke. Today we are watching people.
signal words

He always bakes cakes. / Im always nervous. Listen, the bird is singing.

She often visits her grandma. Look, the woman is swimming,
It never rains. Why arent you listening at the moment?
We go to school every day.
On Thursdays you do some sports.
They go on holidays once a year.

I. Fill in the correct forms of the verbs.

Simple present Present progressive

1. ______ you __________ (watch) TV? Yes, of 1. ______ you __________ (watch) TV? Yes, of
course. course.
2. They ____________________ (not / come) 2. They ____________________ (not / come)
to school. to school.
3. He ________________ (fail) his exams. 3. He ________________ (fail) his exams.
4. She _______________________ (not / lie) in 4. She _______________________ (not / lie) in
the sun. the sun.
5. You ______________ (follow) me. 5. You ______________ (follow) me.
6. We ____________________ (buy) new 6. We ____________________ (buy) new
clothes. clothes.
7. Why ___________ she __________ (look) 7. Why ___________ she __________ (look)
angry? angry?
8. ___________ the plant _________ (grow)? 8. ___________ the plant _________ (grow)?
9. My brother ______________ (cry) all the 9. My brother ______________ (cry) all the
time. time.
II. Simple present or present progressive? Fill in the correct form and underline the signal word.
a. Do you always ___________________ (write) letters to your best friend? No, I

________________________ (write) a letter right now.

b. ______ you ____________ (go) to the football practice? No, I only ___________________

(go)there on Wednesdays.

c. We ___________________ (go) to the zoo once a year. What _________ you

_______________ (do) today? We ___________________ (stay) at home.

d. When _________ your brother ______________ (take) you to school every Thursday? He

___________ (take) us to school at 7:30. But at the moment he ______________________

(drive) because he is sick.

III. Whats wrong? Find the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly.
Simple present:
a) The sun shine every morning.__________________________________________________

b) Do he drinks coffee?_________________________________________________________

c) My best friend washs his clothes. ____________________________________________

d) I see you again? _________________________________________________________

e) They eat not the hamburgers. ___________________________________________

f) My teacher is not be nice. __________________________________________________

g) They drink not. __________________________________________________

h) Clean you the kitchen? __________________________________________________

i) We go on Mondays to the supermarket. ________________________________________

Present progressive:
a) The sun is shineing. ________________________________________________________

b) The leaves falling down. _________________________________________________

c) Is he siting over there? _________________________________________________

d) Im walking today to school. _________________________________________________

e) They dont singing. ________________________________________________________

f) She isnt plays the piano. _________________________________________________

g) His girlfriend is lieing on the grass. ___________________________________________

h) Buying you some milk at the moment? _________________________________________

 KEY

I. Fill in the correct forms of the verbs.

Simple present Present progressive

1. Do you watch TV? Yes, of course. 1. Are you watching TV? Yes, of course.
2. They dont come to school. 2. They arent coming to school.
3. He fails his exams. 3. He is failing his exams.
4. She doesnt lie in the sun. 4. She isnt lying in the sun.
5. You follow me. 5. You are following me.
6. We buy new clothes. 6. We are buying new clothes.
7. Why does she look angry? 7. Why is she looking angry?
8. Does the plant grow? 8. Is the plant growing?
9. My brother cries all the time. 9. My brother is crying all the time.

II. Simple present or present progressive? Fill in the correct form and underline the signal word.
a. Do you always write letters to your best friend? No, I am writing a letter right now.
b. Are you going to the football practice? No, I only go there on Wednesdays.
c. We go to the zoo once a year. What are you doing today? We are staying at home.
d. When does your brother take you to school every Thursday? He takes us to school at 7:30.
But at the moment he is driving because he is sick.

III. Whats wrong? Find the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly.
Simple present:
a) The sun shine every morning. (Every morning) The sun shines every morning.
b) Do he drinks coffee?Does he drink coffee?
c) My best friend washs his clothes. My best friend washes his clothes.
d) I see you again? Do I see you again?
e) They eat not the hamburgers. They dont eat the hamburgers.
f) My teacher is not be nice. My teacher isnt nice.
g) They drink not. They dont drink.
h) Clean you the kitchen? Do you clean the kitchen?
i) We go on Mondays to the supermarket. On Mondays we go to the supermarket (on Mondays).

Present progressive:
a) The sun is shineing. The sun is shining.
b) The leaves falling down. The leaves are falling down.
c) Is he siting over there? Is he sitting over there?
d) Im walking today to school. (Today) Im walking to school today.
e) They dont singing. They arent singing.
f) She isnt plays the piano. She isnt playing the piano.
g) His girlfriend is lieing on the grass. His girlfriend his lying on the grass.
h) Buying you some milk at the moment? Do you buying some milk at the moment?
 Singular plural nouns

Directions: Make each noun plural. Sort the nouns into the proper plural categories.
1. add s
2. add es
3. change f to v add es
4. change y to i add es
5. irregular

Singular form category Plural form

notebook
glass
car
house
mouse
day
pillow
memory
knife
mouth
potato
life
zoo
octopus
wolf
man
company
church
studio
party
photo
zero
moose
fish

dish
fly
bus
key
piano
toy
policeman
foot
child
sheep
goose
radio
story
tomato
wife
hero
ox
kangaroo
country
dress
box
class
monkey
leaf
tooth
city
roof
lady
bottle
boy
balloon