LOW-BEGINNER-1; TEACHER’S SHEET #1
EAT/DRINK – GO/COME – PUT/LEAVE – BUY/SELL – DRIVE/FLY
1. (Eat) Roland __ate__ all the doughnuts! (simple past)
2. (Drink) I never __drank__ beer before I met you. (simple past)
3. (Go) Enrique and Stéphane __went__ to France last year. (simple past)
4. (Sell) I __sold__ three complete product lines to our client in Singapore. (simple past)
5. (Put) He __put__ the remote control near the TV. (simple past)
6. (Leave) He __left__ for work ten minutes ago. (simple past)
7. (Drink) Olivier __drinks__ red wine only. (present habitual)
8. (Fly) We __fly__ on Canadian Airlines. (present habitual)
9. (Come) __Does_ he usually __come__ back before lunch? (present habitual)
10. (Buy) I __buy__ supplies and parts on Monday mornings. (present habitual)
11. (Drive) Maria __will drive__ us to work in her new minivan. (future)
12. (Eat) I __will eat__ breakfast at the hotel tomorrow. (future)
LOW-BEGINNER-1; TEACHER’S SHEET #2
BE/BECOME – HEAR/SEE – TAKE/LET – SAY/SPEAK –SIT/STAND
1. (Be) I __was__ at the client’s office. (simple past)
2. (Take) You __took__ the wrong package! (simple past)
3. (Become) The employees __became__ aware of the difficulties. (simple past)
4. (Heard) The boss __heard__ good news on the radio this morning. (simple past)
5. (See) They __saw__ their rate go up ten percent. (simple past)
6. (Speak) He __spoke__ to the audience for three hours at the conference. (simple past)
7. (Take) The courier only __takes__ packages under five pounds. (present habitual)
8. (Let) __Let__ me see what is wrong... (present – imperative)
9. (Sit) Please, __sit__ down. (present – imperative)
10. (Stand) You have to __stand__ up for your rights. (present)
11. (Be) __will __ you __be__ home tonight? (future - interrogative)
12. (See) You __will see__ better if you clean your safety glasses. (future)
LOW-BEGINNER-1; TEACHER’S SHEET #3
READ/WRITE – KEEP/GIVE – SEND/GET – MAKE/DO – BUILD/BREAK
1. I __read__ the newspaper everyday when I was in NY. (simple past)
2. You __wrote__ the phone number instead of the fax number. (simple past)
3. (Keep) The delivery man __kept__ the packing slip! (simple past)
4. (Give) The mailman __gave__ the package to the secretary and not to the foreman.
(simple past)
5. (Send) Did you __send__ the letter by mail or by courrier? (simple past – interrogative)
6. (Get) He __got__ my email but it was too late. (simple past)
7. (Make) I __make__ my bed every morning. (present habitual)
8. (Do) __Do__ you know what is his name? (present – interrogative)
9. (Make) __Make__ up your mind! (present – imperative)
10. (Do) You can __do__ the presentation now, they are waiting for you in the conference
room. (present)
11. (Build) __Will __ you __build__ your house yourself? (future - interrogative)
12. (Break) You __will break__ the fragile wine glasses if you are not careful. (future)
LOW-BEGINNER-2; TEACHER’S SHEET #4
BEGIN/FINISH/START – SMELL/TOUCH– WALK/RUN –ASK/ORDER/REQUEST
1. (Begin) I __began__ the report yesterday. (simple past)
2. (Finish) He __finished__ the race in 7th place. (simple past)
3. (Start) Julie __started__ working on the web site last year. (simple past)
4. (Ask) I __asked__ the taxi driver to take me to the hotel. (simple past)
5. (Order) __Did__ you __order__ toner and paper? (simple past – interrogative)
6. (Request) He __requested__ a product catalogue. (simple past)
7. (Smell) I always __smell__ my coffee before drinking it. (present habitual)
8. (Touch) Don’t __touch__ that! (present – imperative)
9. (Walk) André __walks__ to go to work ! (present)
10. (Run) __Run__ up to second floor and get the memo please. (present – imperative)
11. (Start) When __will __ the company __start__ production? (future - interrogative)
12. (Finish) You __will finish__ the report this afternoon. (future)
LOW-BEGINNER-2; TEACHER’S SHEET #5
CUT/ BLEED / FEEL – CALL/FAX –PAY/BORROW – DRAW – HAVE – WEAR
1. (Cut) I __cut__ the part in two and placed it inside. (simple past)
2. (Bleed) He __bled__ a lot after cutting himself with the circular saw. (simple past)
3. (Feel) Éric__felt__ bad about the lost contract. (simple past)
4. (Have) I __had__ a red tricycle when I was 5 years old. (simple past)
5. (Pay) Did he __pay__ full price or half price? (simple past – interrogative)
6. (Borrow) He __borrowed__ my pencil but did not return it. (simple past)
7. (Draw) I cannot __draw__ good pictures, just cartoons. (present habitual)
8. (Wear) Welding is dangerous so __wear__ your protection glasses. (present – imperative)
9. (Call) The computer technician __calls__ another technician for help. (present)
10. (Fax) The multifunction machine __faxes__ three pages per minute. (present)
11. (Have) Nancy __will __ __have__ her baby in June. (future)
12. (Call) Charles and Guillaume __will__ __call__ me when they arrive at the airport. (future)
LOW-BEGINNER-2; TEACHER’S SHEET #6
ARRIVE/ENTER – LOOK/LISTEN – DISCUSS/TALK/ANSWER –
COUNT – APOLOGIZE – CATCH
1. (Arrive) I __arrived__ late at the meeting. (simple past)
2. (Enter) He __entered__ the shop through the backdoor. (simple past)
3. (Look) Julie __looked__ very tired after the inventory. (simple past)
4. (Listen) He __listened__ very carefully when the boss spoke. (simple past)
5. (Discuss) Did you __discuss__ the new layout with the engineer? (simple past –
interrogative)
6. (Talk) He __talked__ a lot during the presentation. (simple past)
7. (Talk) I always __talk__ with the candidate before hiring them. (present habitual)
8. (Answer) __Answer__ me now! (present – imperative)
9. (Arrive) Look, Olivier __arrives__ in his new car! (present)
10. (Count) You can __count__ on me. (present)
11. (Catch) __will __ you __catch__ the next flight on time? (future - interrogative)
12. (Apologize) He __will apologize__ to you, don’t worry. (future)