Grammar & Writing 3
Review Weeks 1-2
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Simple present with BE. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of BE. Use negatives
when necessary.
1.
Listening to music __________ relaxing.
2. I __________ happy to be in class with you.
3. __________ everyone here yet?
4. My friends at home _______________ curious about my life in Seattle.
5. Seattle ____________ in Washington. It ________________ in Oregon.
Simple present with other verbs. Complete the following sentences with the correct simple present
form of the verb in parentheses. Use negatives when necessary.
1.
Most students ___________________ (not, like) to get too much homework.
2. It often ___________________ (rain) in Seattle.
3. _________ you _____________ (take) the bus to school?
4. Who _______________ (study) in the library?
5. Our teacher _______________ (try) to make grammar easy to understand.
Present progressive. Complete the following sentences with the correct present progressive form of
the verb in parentheses. Use negatives when necessary. Be careful with spelling!
1.
We _________________________ (take) three classes this quarter.
2. The sun __________________________ (shine) today.
3. It ___________________________ (not, rain) today. Hooray!
4. The weather ________________________ (get) cooler these days.
5. Who ________________________ (call) me? I don’t recognize this number.
Present simple vs present progressive. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete the following
sentences.
1.
I (wish/am wishing) that I had more free time. I (am/am being) always so busy!
2. Please be quiet. We (try/are trying) to concentrate.
3. How many people (do you know/are you knowing) in Seattle?
4. I (miss/am missing) my family and (think/am thinking) about them often.
5. My roommates and I (think/are thinking) about going to LA over winter break.
Adverbs of frequency. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in
parentheses and the given adverb of frequency. Be careful with word order!
1.
Mindy is a very sweet person. She ________________________ (be, always) kind to people.
2. Lauren is a very selfish person. She ________________________ (think, never) about other
people.
3. Rico lives far from school. He tries to come to class on time, but he
____________________________ (be, sometimes) late.
4. Nancy is a lazy student. She _____________________________ (do, rarely) her homework.
5. Justin cares about staying in shape. He _______________________________ (works out,
frequently) after class.
Articles and determiners. Choose between a/an, the, some, or Ø to complete the following sentences.
1.
Do you have ________ extra pen? Mine just broke.
2. _________ music has a special ability to change our moods.
3. I love to gaze at __________ stars.
4. My parents gave me _____________ good advice.
5. I really enjoy having ____________ pet.
Gerunds vs infinitives. Choose between the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in parentheses to
correctly complete the following sentences.
1.
We are excited about ___________________________ (experience) Halloween in the U.S.
2. It is easy ________________________ (make) new friends in IEP.
3. As students, we need ________________________ (review) our notes every day in order to
keep up with our classes.
4. _______________________ (Take) notes in class is an important habit that can help us
succeed in school.
5. Many students enjoy _________________________ (chat) online with their friends.