Grammar and vocabulary Starter unit
Present simple and present
continuous
1 Choose the correct words.
We dont usually have / arent usually having
barbecues.
1 Sam plays / is playing tennis at the moment.
2 I prefer / am preferring the cinema to the theatre.
3 Amir doesnt wait / isnt waiting for the bus now.
4 Does / Is your sister like / liking reggae music?
Question words
2 Complete the questions with the correct
question word and an auxiliary verb.
What are you listening to? (what / when)
1 __________ __________ your grandparents
live? (when / where)
2 __________ __________ your sister go out?
(how often / what)
3 __________ __________ your brother talking to?
(how often / who)
4 __________ __________ they running? (why /
who)
Verbs + -ing
3 Complete the sentences with the -ing form of the
verbs.
Jack doesnt mind travelling (travel).
1 I dont enjoy ________________ (swim).
2 We love ________________ (eat) pizza.
3 The boys cant stand ________________ (dance).
4 We enjoy ________________ (do) PE.
Past simple
4 Complete the text with the past simple form of
the verbs.
It was (be) my birthday last Saturday. My friends
(1) ____________ (not phone) me in the morning to
say happy birthday. I (2) ____________ (decide) that
I (3) ____________ (need) some new friends!
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My cousin and I (4) ____________ (catch) a bus into
town and we (5) ____________ (go) to a caf for
lunch. When we (6) ____________ (arrive), all my
friends (7) ____________ (be) there for a surprise
party. I (8) ____________ (not know) what to say!
Object and subject questions
5 Tick (9) the correct questions.
Who invited you?
1 Who did write a letter to you?
2 What your parents did yesterday?
3 Why did they go to the library?
4 How many people came to the barbecue?
5 What they bought for her birthday?
Expressions with be and have
6 Complete the text with the correct form of have
or be.
Im having a break from exams at my cousins
house in the country. All of his friends are here and
we (1) __________________ a good time. He
(2) __________________ sixteen years old today and
hes going to (3) __________________ a party
tonight. Weve bought a lot of food, so we can
(4) __________________ something to eat if we
(5) __________________ hungry. There are drinks
too, if anyone (6) __________________ thirsty.
I (7) __________________ lucky to have such a
popular cousin!
Irregular verbs
7 Put the letters in order to make the past simple
forms.
eat ate (tea)
1 speak _______________ (kseop)
2 buy _______________ (ubohtg)
3 go _______________ (etnw)
4 ride _______________ (dore)
5 teach _______________ (gtahut)
6 hear _______________ (ehrad)