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+ -s/-es (3. Ps. Sg.)
? do/does (no –s!)
- don’t/doesn’t (no –s!)
Choose the correct form
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We sometimes _________ books.
Emily ________ to the disco.
It often ________ on Sundays.
Pete and his sister ______ the family car.
I always ________ to the bus stop.
Put the verbs into the correct form.
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I (to like)_______lemonade very much.
The girls always (to listen)_______ to pop music.
Janet never (to wear)________jeans.
Mr Smith (to teach) ________Spanish and French.
You (to do)_______ your homework after school.
Fill in the correct form of the verbs
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We ________(to have) a nice garden.
She ________(to be) six years old.
Simon________ (to have) two rabbits and five goldfish.
I ________(to be) from Vienna, Austria.
They ________(to be) Sandy's parents.
Make negative sentences.
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My father makes breakfast. →
They are eleven. →
She writes a letter. →
I speak Italian. →
Danny phones his father on Sundays. →
Make questions.
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you / to speak / English →
when / he / to go / home →
they / to clean / the bathroom →
where / she / to ride / her bike →
Billy / to work / in the supermarket →
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+ am/is/are + -ing
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- NOT
(inversion)
Choose the correct present progressive form.
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Look! Andy ________ in the garden.
I _______ TV at the moment.
We _______ a book.
She _______ the piano.
Listen! Sue and John __________ .
Put the verbs into present progressive.
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My sister ________(to clean) the bathroom.
Look! They ________(to go) inside.
I ________(to wait) in the car now.
Mrs Miller ________(to listen) to CDs.
We ________(to speak) English at the moment.
Long and Short Forms
Rewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms
are given) or the long forms (where short forms are given).
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We are reading a letter.
He is opening the window.
I am playing computer games.
She's dancing at the party.
They're drinking a cup of tea.
Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms.
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We are playing a game.
I'm drawing a picture.
He is making pizza right now.
Susan and her brother are taking photos.
Dad is working in the kitchen.
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+ -d/-ed or 2. column irr. Verbs
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? did + inf
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- did not (didn’t) + inf
Put the verbs into the simple past:
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Last year I ________(go) to England on holiday.
It ________(be) fantastic.
I (visit) lots of interesting places. I ________(be) with two
friends of mine .
In the mornings we________ (walk) in the streets of London.
In the evenings we ________(go) to pubs.
The weather ________(be) strangely fine.
It ________(not / rain) a lot.
But we ________(see) some beautiful rainbows.
Where ________(spend / you) your last holiday
Put the sentences into simple past.
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We move to a new house. →
They bring a sandwich. →
He doesn't do the homework. →
They sell cars. →
Does he visit his friends? →
Write sentences in simple past.
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Janet / miss / the bus? →
she / tidy / her room ;→
Nancy / watch / not / television→
she / read / a book →
Make the past simple - positive, negative or question
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I ________(work) in a bank for ten years.
Where ________(you/live) when you were young?
She ________(not/study) French at university
He ________(travel) through the middle east last year
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________(they/visit) the Louvre in Paris?
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She ________(not/watch) TV yesterday. .
She ________(not/watch) TV yesterday.
We ________(buy) a new car last weekend. .
We ________(buy) a new car last weekend.
Where ________(you/teach) before you came here?
He ________(not/think) that he was right.
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+ was/were + -ing
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- NOT
Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous, past
progressive).
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When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.
Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.
The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
I (practice) the guitar when he came home.
We (not / cycle) all day.
While Alan (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the
pool.
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I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) .
What (you / do) yesterday?
Most of the time we (sit) in the park.
I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch) TV.
When I arrived, They (play) cards.
We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
Write correct sentences:
Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things.
Write positive sentences in past progressive.
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My mother / read / a novel
My father / watch / a movie
My elder sister / writing / in her diary
My two brothers / listen / to the radio
My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie
We / talk / about school
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
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When I phoned my friends, they (play)
__________monopoly.
Yesterday at six I ________(prepare) dinner.
The kids ________(play) in the garden when it suddenly
began to rain.
I ________(practise) the guitar when he came home.
We ________(not / cycle) all day.
While Aaron _________(work) in his room, his
friends________ (swim) in the pool.
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I tried to tell them the truth but they ________(listen / not) .
What ________(you / do) yesterday?
Most of the time we ________(sit) in the park.
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+ have/has + -ed/-d or 3. col. irr.
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Write positive sentences in present perfect simple
The following people have just completed an action.
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Bob / visit / his grandma
Jimmy / play / on the computer
Sue and Walter / wash / their car
Andrew / repair / his bike
Phil / help / Anne with maths
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Brad and Louise / watch / a film
Tamara / talk to / her best friend
Bridgette / draw / a picture
Carol / read / a computer magazine
Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant
Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the
park all afternoon and have not done their household chores:
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Sarah / not / wash the dishes
Anita / not / clean the kitchen
Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants
Joey / not / make his bed
David / not / buy milk
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Lisa / not / be to the baker's
Aran and Jack / not / do their homework
Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms
Alex / not / feed the hamster
Hazel / not / empty the bin
Write questions in present perfect simple.
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you / answer / the question
Jenny / lock / the door
Walter / call / us
you / see / the picture
your parents / get / the letter
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it / rain / a lot
how often / we / sing / the song
Maureen / watch / the film
how many books / Bob / read
ever / you / be / to London
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+ have/has + been + -ing
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Write positive sentences in present perfect progressive.
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Albert / squash / play →
Hannah / the match / watch →
we / in the park / wait →
you / a song / sing →
I / a magazine / read →
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it / rain / all day →
Phil and Greg / a race / run →
she / her teeth / brush →
the Millers / in London / live / for three years →
we / on the lake / sail →
Write negative sentences in present perfect progressive.
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we / not / in the mountains / walk →
Beatrice / not / in Boston / teach →
Ricky / not / the car / wash →
she / not / a poem / write →
we / not / tea / drink →
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we / not / our rooms / clean →
the children / not / on the floor / sleep →
Jeff and Linda / not / cycle →
Christine / not / her home / decorate →
the cat / not / on the chair / lie / all day →
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Write questions in present perfect progressive.
she / on the phone / talk →
his brother / dinner / cook →
Jane and Mary / badminton / play →
Sue / in the gym / exercise →
Robert / the room / paint →
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they / trees / plant →
Henry / in the garage / work →
they / in the lake / swim →
how long / Boris / English / learn →
how long / you / for me / wait →
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+ will + inf
?
- will not (won’t) + inf
Write positive sentences in will Future.
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We________ (help) you.
I________ (get) you a drink.
I think our team ________(win) the match.
Maybe she ________(do) a language course in Malta.
I ________(buy) the tickets.
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Perhaps she ________(do) this for you.
Maybe we ________(stay) at home.
She hopes that he ________(cook) dinner tonight.
I’m sure they ________(understand) your problem.
They ________(go / probably) to the party.
Write negative sentences in will future.
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(I / answer / the question)
(she / read / the book)
(they / drink / beer)
(we / send / the postcard)
(Vanessa / catch / the ball)
(James / open / the door)
(we / listen / to the radio)
(they / eat / fish)
(she / give / him / the apple)
(the computer / crash)
Write questions in will future.
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(you / ask / him)
(Jenny / lock / the door)
(it / rain)
(the teacher / test / our English)
(what / they / eat)
(when / she / be / back)
(who / drive / us / into town)
(where / we / meet)
(when / I / be / famous)
(what / you / do)
Put the verbs into the correct form (future I simple). Use
will.
Jim asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told
him:
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You (earn) ________a lot of money.
You (travel)________ around the world.
You (meet) ________lots of interesting people.
Everybody (adore)_________ you.
You (not / have)________ any problems.
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Many people (serve)________ you.
They (anticipate) ________your wishes.
There (not / be) ________anything left to wish for.
Everything (be) ________perfect.
But all these things (happen / only)________ if you marry
me.
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+ am/is/are going to + inf
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He _____________ ( spend) his vacation in Hawaii.
She __________ ( spend) her vacation in Hawaii.
A: When _______we ____________ (meet) each other
tonight?
B: We ____________( meet) at 6 PM.
I_____________ be an actor when I grow up.
Michelle ______________(begin) medical school next year.
They ___________(drive ) all the way to Alaska.
Who _______ you ___________ ( invite) to the party?
A: Who _________( make) John's birthday cake?
B: Sue ____________( make) John's birthday cake.
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+ will be inf+ing
? will be inf +ing
- will not be inf+ing
Put the verbs into the correct form (future progressive).
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Tomorrow morning we (work)________ .
This time next week we (have)________ a party.
At midnight I (sleep)________ .
This evening we (watch)________ a talk show.
They (not/do)_______ their homework this afternoon.
He (listen)_______ to music.
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I ________(read) a book this evening.
________(walk / you) home this afternoon?
He________ (not/draw) tomorrow morning
They ________(argue) again?
I __________(watch) a football match next Sunday
afternoon.
We____________(work) on our project this morning.
When you arrive, I__________________(sleep) .
I ____________ (leave) in a few minutes.
We_______________ (work) tomorrow morning.