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Summer Grammar 3º Eso PDF
Summer Grammar 3º Eso PDF
SUMMER EXERCISES
PRESENT SIMPLE
1. USE
1. To express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a
hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be
something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
I get up at half past seven every morning
They play tennis
She never eats fish
You always forget your homework
2. It can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and
will be true in the future. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.
Cats like milk.
Birds do not like milk.
California is in America.
Windows are made of glass.
New York is a big city.
3. We also use it to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly
when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as
well.
The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.
The bus does not arrive at 11 AM
When do we board the plane?
The party starts at 8 o'clock.
When does class begin tomorrow?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. USE
1. To express the idea that something is happening now, at the same time we speak. It
can also be used to show that something is not happening now.
You are learning English now.
Are you sleeping?
I am sitting.
They are reading their books.
What are you doing?
Why aren't you doing your homework?
2. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a
long action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.
I am studying to become a doctor.
I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
Are you working on any special projects?
Aren't you teaching at the university now?
3. To speak about plans and arrangements that will or will not happen in the near future.
I am meeting some friends after work.
I am not going to the party tomorrow
Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
I am flying to Tokyo next Saturday
PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS
EXERCISES
1. Complete the sentences with the right form of the present simple or present
continuous
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you _____________________ (say) because everybody _______
_____________ (talk) so loudly.
9. The business cards _________________ (be, normally) printed by a company in New York.
Their prices ____________________ (not be) expensive and the quality is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate ____________ (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich
Today _________________ (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am
exhausted and my legs _________________ (shake); I just hope I am able to complete the
trek. My feet _______________(kill, really) me and my toes _______________ (bleed) , but I
________________ (want, still) to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything _________________
(be) so different, I __________________ (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I _________
____________ (learn) a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately,
I ___________________ (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I ________________
____ (understand, not) much yet, I believe that I _________________ (improve, gradually) .
Right now, Liam __________________ (sit) with the owner of the inn. They ________________
(discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I ______________________
(know, not) the real name of the owner, but everybody ____________________ (call, just) him
Tam. Tam _____________________ (speak) English very well and he _______________ (try)
to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam _________________ (say) a new word,
Liam ___________________ (try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam ______________________
(seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have
to ask for directions.
PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS
EXERCISES with ANSWERS
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work) work as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) am studying French
at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) are saying because everybody (talk) is talking so
loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently) is currently writing a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he
can find a good publisher when he is finished.
9. The business cards (be, normally ) are normally printed by a company in New York. Their
prices (be) are inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) is made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Today (be) is the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs
(shake) are shaking ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) are really
killing me and my toes (bleed) are bleeding, but I (want, still) still want to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) is so different,
and I (try) am trying to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) am learning a little bit of the
language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) do not learn foreign
languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) do not understand much yet, I believe that I
(improve, gradually) am gradually improving.
I (travel, currently) am currently travelling with Liam, a student from Leeds University in
England. He (be) is a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) always walks ahead of me
and (complain) complains that I am too slow. I (do) am doing my best to keep up with him, but
he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am
getting old.
Right now, Liam (sit) is sitting with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) are discussing the
differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) do not know the real name
of the owner, but everybody (call, just) just calls him Tam. Tam (speak) speaks English very
well and he (try) is trying to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) says a
new word, Liam (try) tries to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) also seems to have
difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.
PAST SIMPLE
1. USE
1. To speak about an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past.
Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but s/he knows that
the action took place in a past time and it already finished.
I saw a movie yesterday.
Last year, I travelled to Japan.
Did she pass the exam?
He didn't wash his car.
You didn’t do your homework
It does not matter how far the past we speak of is, the important thing is that the period
we consider is over
It is 1 in the afternoon and I say: I’m very hungry because this morning I didn’t
have breakfast
I use the past simple because we are now in the afternoon, so the morning has
finished
PAST CONTINUOUS
1. USE
1. To speak about the development of an action in the past. We don’t usually use the
past continuous in isolation but together with the past simple. The past continuous
indicates the longer action interrupted by another action expressed with the past simple.
I was watching TV when she called.
When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
While we were having a picnic, it started to rain.
What were you doing when the earthquake started?
I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
2. In some cases, we can also use a specific time instead of past simple as an
interruption.
Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.
Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.
3. It also can be used to speak about two actions that were happening at the same time.
The actions are parallel.
I was studying while he was making dinner.
While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.
Were you listening while he was talking?
I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes.
4. Sebastian ____________________ (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she
__________________ (be, not) there. She _______________________ (study, at the library)
for her final exam.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she _______________
___________(watch, also) television. That's all she ever does!
6. A: I _____________________ (call) you last night after dinner, but you _________________
(be, not) there. Where were you?
B: I________________________(work) out at the fitness centre.
7. When I ______________________ (walk) into the busy office, the secretary _____________
____________ (talk) on the phone with a customer, several clerks _______________________
(work, busily) at their desks, and two managers ________________________ (discuss,
quietly) methods to improve customer service.
9. Sharon ____________________ (be) in the room when John told me what happened, but
she didn't hear anything because she _____________________ (listen, not) .
10. It's strange that you _________________ (call) because I _____________________ (think,
just) about you.
13. The firemen __________________________ (rescue) the old woman who _____________
______________ (be) trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
14. She was so annoying! She _______________________ (leave, always) her dirty dishes in
the sink. I think she ______________________ (expect, actually) me to do them for her.
15. Samantha _______________________ (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she
(live) ___________________ there when the Berlin Wall came down.
2. Now complete the text with the past simple/continuous
Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela __________________ (call). She said she
___________________(call) me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked
her if she _________________ (wait) for the class, but she said that the professor was in front
of her speaking while she ___________________ (talk) to me. I couldn't believe she ________
____________ (make) a phone call during the class. I asked what was going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students _________________
_________ (sleep, actually) in class. Some of the students ________________________ (talk)
about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her ______________________(draw)
a picture of a horse. When Angela _____________________ (tell) me she was not satisfied
with the class, I _____________________(mention) that my biology professor was quite good
and ___________________________ (suggest) that she switch to my class.
While we were talking, I _______________________(hear) her professor yell, "Miss, are you
making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I ________________________(hang) up
the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I ____________________________ (cut)
vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It _________________________ (be)
Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.
2. After I (find) found the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) immediately went to the
police and (turn) turned it in.
3. The doctor (say) said that Tom (be) was too sick to go to work and that he (need) needed to
stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive) arrived at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) was not
there. She (study, at the library) was studying at the library for her final examination in
French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) was
also watching television. That's all she ever does!
6. A: I (call) called you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) were not there. Where were
you?
B: I (work) was working out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk) walked into the busy office, the secretary (talk) was talking on the phone with
a customer, several clerks (work, busily) were busily working at their desks, and two
managers (discuss, quietly) were quietly discussing methods to improve customer service.
8. I (watch) was watching a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am
never going to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be) was in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything
because she (listen, not) was not listening.
10. It's strange that you (call) called because I (think, just) was just thinking about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) was crossing the Atlantic when it (strike) struck an iceberg.
12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) were busily bargaining
and (try) trying to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) were hunting for souvenirs.
Some young boys (lead) were leading their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way
home. A couple of men (argue) were arguing over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) walked
over to a man who (sell) was selling fruit and (buy) bought a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) rescued the old woman who (be) was trapped on the third floor of the
burning building.
14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) was always leaving her dirty dishes in the sink.
I think she (expect, actually) actually expected me to do them for her.
15. Samantha (live) lived in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) was living there
when the Berlin Wall came down.
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Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) called. She said she (call) was
calling me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait) was
waiting for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she
(talk) was talking to me. I couldn't believe she (make) was making a phone call during the
lecture. I asked what was going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually) were
actually sleeping in class. Some of the students (talk) were talking about their plans for the
weekend and the student next to her (draw) was drawing a picture of a horse. When Angela
(tell) told me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) mentioned that my biology
professor was quite good and (suggest) suggested that she switch to my class.
While we were talking, I (hear) heard her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?"
Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to make
dinner. As I (cut) was cutting vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) was
Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.
Present Perfect
FORM
The present of the verb TO HAVE
+
The past participle of the lexical verb
In informal English we use contracted forms for affirmative and negative sentences
I’ve travelled / I haven’t travelled
He’s travelled / He hasn’t travelled
USE
We can use the Present Perfect to describe and ask about experiences. We can also use
Present Perfect to say that we or another people have never had certain experiences.
With the Present Perfect we use expressions such as: once, many times, several times, ever,
never before.
EXERCISES
1. Write the participle form of the following verbs
Go ___________________
Be ___________________
Speak ________________
Have _________________
Do ___________________
Eat __________________
Write _________________
Tell __________________
See __________________
Meet _________________
EXERCISES
1. Match the questions and answers with just
5. Read the situations and complete the sentences with for or since and the words in
brackets
1. It’s raining. It ________________________________________ more than five hours (rain)
2. Sean and Megan met years ago. They ___________________________________________
years (know/each other)
3. Joe got ill on Sunday. He _______________________________________________ Sunday
(be/ill)
4. Pete got ill a few days ago. Pete _______________________________________ a few days
(be/ill)
5. You have a headache. It started when you woke up. I _______________________________
____________________ I woke up (have/ a headache)
6. Rewrite the sentences changing for by since or since by for according to the example
They have been married for two years now >> They have been married since 2007
1. It’s twelve o’clock. I’ve been waiting here since ten o’clock
____________________________________________________________________________
2. We’ve studied at this school for three years
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Ann and Sue are fifteen. They’ve known each other since they were ten
____________________________________________________________________________
4. I’ve lived in Logroño since I was born
____________________________________________________________________________
5. They haven’t seen Samuel since Christmas
____________________________________________________________________________
7. Write sentences taking into account the information given and using for/since + the
words in brackets
1. Do you often go on holiday? No, I _______________________________________________
(have/a holiday/five years)
2. Do you often see Sarah? No, I _________________________________________________
(see/her/December)
3. Do you often go to the cinema? No, I ____________________________________________
(go/ we/met/the last time)
4. Do you often eat in restaurants? No, I ____________________________________________
(eat/in a restaurant/ ages)
5. Do you often visit your parents? No, I ____________________________________________
visit/them/last Christmas)
VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
visit take wear give buy
Complete the text with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in the box.
Gill is an English teacher. She (a) ____________ from England, but at the moment she (b)
____________ in Germany because her husband (c) ____________ for Volkswagen, the
famous car company. Every day she (d) ____________ at 6:30 am and (e) ____________
for a quick run in the park. She (f) ____________ every morning because she (g)
____________ for the Berlin marathon right now. After breakfast she (h) ____________
her children to school. They (i) ________________ living in Germany because they (j)
________________ German very well. At the moment they (k) ____________ German in
special classes at school. English lessons are easy for them though!
Complete the questions with the correct present simple or present continuous form of
the verbs in the box.
a Pablo Neruda, Charles Baudelaire and William Wordsworth are all famous
____________________.
b A TV journalist is called a news ____________________.
c The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown was a ____________________. It sold millions of
copies.
d Pérez Reverte is a world-famous ____________________.
e A dictionary is a very useful ____________________ to have in the house.
Complete the sentences with an extreme adjective in the box that has the same meaning
as the words in brackets.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There are two extra
verbs.
Complete the sentences with the correct present simple passive form of the verbs in the
box.
a We’ll get wet ____________ it starts to rain; we haven’t got umbrellas or coats!
b If we don’t leave now, we ____________ be late for the film.
c If Jack ____________ arrive soon, he’ll miss the bus.
d If you don’t buy a lottery ticket, you ____________ win any money!
e If you don’t ____________ hard, you won’t pass your English exam!
Complete the questions with the correct present continuous form of the verbs in the box.
Match the questions with the answers 1–4.
Oscar always really liked Sophie. One day he (a) __________________. Sophie was really
happy and said ‘yes’ immediately. Very soon they (b) _________________ and they loved
spending time together.
They (c) __________________ each other for a year and a half, and then they
(d) _________________ in a big church. Unfortunately, six months after the wedding they
(e) ____________________ and (f) ____________________ each other.