INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR N° 8.

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“ANDRÉS BELLO”

INGLÉS II
CARRERA: TÉCNICO SUPERIOR EN BIBLIOTECOLOGÍA Y
CIENCIAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN.

By G. Daniela Córdova Gutierrez

2019
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 CONTENTS

UNIT 1

Talking about the present

 Present simple: positive & negative forms

 Love/ like/ hate + gerund
 Auxiliares: DO- DOES
 Yes/ No questions & Wh- questions.
 Short & long adjectives
 Comparatives and superlatives
 Present continuous: positive & negative forms
 Present continuous: questions
 Time expressions

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  VOCABULARY: Verb phrases

 Match the verbs and pictures

Drink- Do exercises - Cook - Go to school – Play the guitar- Listen to music - Read –

Speak - Study - Watch TV - Work - Play tennis – Wake up - Live in a flat - Eat

_______ _________ __________ __________ _____________

__________ __________ __________ ____________ ___________

________ ___________ __________ ___________ __________

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  GRAMMAR: Present Simple ( I, You, We, They)

Use the Present Simple for:

. Habits -> I play basketball but I don’t play the piano.
. Facts -> My brother and I live in France but we don’t speak French.
. Repeated actions -> They (don’t) often go to school by bus.

 Positive: Subject + Verb + Complement.

 Negative: Subj. + DON’T + Verb + Complement.
Positive (+) Negative (-)
I _________ basketball I ______ _______ the piano
You ________ hot-dogs. You _______ _______ pizzas.
We ____________ in France We ______ _______ French
They _________to school by bus. They _______ _______ to school by bus.

Activities
A). Change the sentences from affirmative to negatives.
1. I live in Spain. I DON’T live in Spain.
2. They play football. __________________________
3. My brother and I play the piano. _____________________
4. Kate and Rosa like water. ____________________________
5. My friends work in a garage. _________________________
6. You listen to pop music. _____________________________

B). Rearrange the words to make sentences.

1. in America./ live/ I/ don’t I don’t live in America.
2. speak/ They/ Japanese. _____________________
3. don’t/ We/ do exercises. ____________________
4. I/ TV/ watch/ don’t ________________________
5. wear/ They/ jeans. _________________________
6. to the school./ We/ go ______________________

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  Grammar: Present Simple: 3rd person singular (HE, SHE, IT)
Read the text and complete the chart

Suzy is a secretary and she lives in a

flat. Suzy wakes up at 7 o’clock and she
has a shower. Then, she gets dressed
and drinks a cup of coffee.
She always goes to work by bus and
starts to work at 8:30. Then, Suzy has
lunch at work and studies her speech.
She finishes work at 6:30. She
sometimes goes shopping and she gets
home late.
After that, she does the housework
and she has pizza for dinner. Before
sleep, she watches TV and checks
Facebook’s page and then she goes to
bed at 11:30.

 In affirmative sentences, - S, -ES or –IES is added to verbs in the 3rd person singular when
it has …

Consonant/ e + S -ch, -ss, -sh, -x, -o + -ES Consonant + y -> -IES

A. Add to the verbs S- ES- IES

1. Go ___________ 6. Drink ________ 11. Read ____________
2. Take _________ 7. Eat _________ 12. Have ____________
3. Fix ___________ 8. Play _________ 13. Check ___________
4. Do ___________ 9. Watch ________ 14. Get ____________
5. Wear _________ 10. Sleep _________ 15. Write __________

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  Positive: SHE
HE + Verb (-S/-ES/- IES) + Complement.

IT

 Negative: SHE
HE. + DOESN’T + Verb Infinitive + Complement.
IT

Positive (+) Negative (-)

She ______ up at 7. She _______ the piano.
He ____________ in a flat. He __________ _______ pizzas.
It _________to school by bus. It _______ French.

Exercises
1). Put the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present.
1. I sing → Matias _________ 6. They play → He ________
2. I read → Sofia ________ 7. We go → He _________
3. You ask → she ________ 8. I carry → Rosa _______
4. We enjoy → Luis _______ 9. I wash → she ________
5. They call → Sara _______ 10. You cry → He _________

2). Turn the positive sentences into negative ones.

1. She watches Dvds. She doesn’t watch Dvds.
2. He plays football. ________________________
3. Sarah eats pizza. ________________________
4. Lorena drinks coffee at 8 o’clock. ________________________________
5. He reads magazines. _________________________________
6. The dog wears clothes. _______________________________
7. Rodrigo buys videos. _______________________________
8. She works in the office. ________________________________
9. Helen hates dogs. __________________________________
10. Joel eats lunch at home. _________________________________

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  GRAMMAR: Yes/ No questions

Auxiliar Subject Verb… ? Answer

I / You Yes, …….. do.

DO We/You/ They watch tv? No, …….. don’t.

DOES He /She/ It Yes, …….. does.

No, ……… doesn’t.

Ex. Do they like hot-dogs? Yes, they do.

Does she listen to pop music? No, she doesn’t.
Activities
1). Complete the questions and answers with these words: DO – DOES – DON’T- DOESN’T.
1. _______ she go to the cinema? Yes, she ___________
2. _______ your teacher drink coffee? No, she __________
3. _______ they eat hamburgers? No, they _________
4. _______ you listen to rock music? Yes, you _________
5. _______ Maria wear jeans? Yes, she _________
6. _______ we have classes at 6 o’clock? No, we __________
7. _______ they travel often? No, they ________
8. ________ Anthony go to sleep too late? Yes, he _______
9. ________ you bake cakes? No, I ________

2). Order the words to make questions.

1. they/ eat/ Do/ pizzas? ___________________________
2. Tv?/ Does/ watch/ she ___________________________
3. Do/ football?/ Angela and I/ play ________________________
4. in the café?/ Joseph/ work/ Does ________________________
5. you/ in a library?/ Do/ work ____________________________
6. Lucas/ work on Tursday?/ Does _______________________

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  GRAMMAR: Wh- questions

Wh- word Auxiliar Subject Verb…? Answers

Where DO I/ You/ We/ They go on Sunday? I go to the beach.

What DOES She/ He/ It do on Monday? She goes to classes.

1). Complete the questions with the correct Wh- word. Use WHEN- WHERE- WHAT
ex. ________ do they go the supermarket? On Friday-
When do they go to the supermarket?
1. _______ does Alan wash his car? On Saturday.
2. _______ do they play football? On Wednesday.
3. _______ do you work on Saturday? In the garden.
4. _______ does he do on Monday? He plays football.
5. _______ does she go on Fridays? To the supermarket.

2). Order the words to make questions.

Ex. does/ go to the supermarket?/ When/ she
When does she go to the supermarket?
1. Where/ go on Wednesday?/ you/ do ________________________________
2. does/ What/ he/ do at 12? _______________________________________
3. play tennis?/ do/ When/ you ______________________________________
4. they/ go in Summer?/ do/ Where ___________________________________
5. What/ do in the morning?/ do/ you __________________________________
6. does/ When/ he/ study? _______________________________________

Extra practice
1). Change the verb into the correct form

1. I usually ____________ (go) to school.

2. They _________ (visit) us often.
3. You __________ (play) basketball once a week.
4. Tom _________ (work) every day.

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 5. He always _________ (tell) us funny stories.
6. She never _________ (help) me with that!
7. Martha and Kevin ________ (swim) twice a week.
8. In this club people usually __________ (dance) a lot.
9. We _________ (live) in the city most of the year.
10. Lorie ________ (travel) to Paris every Sunday.
11. You always ________ (teach) me new things.
12. She ________ (help) the kids of the neighborhood.

2). Circle the correct form of the verb. Pay attention to the subject.
1. Children don’t drink / doesn’t drink water. 7. She never visits/ visit me.
2. You lives / live in a beautiful house. 8. Cars have/ has wheels.
3. My father don’t / doesn’t cook. 9. My mother have/ has a big house.
4. They needs / need a new computer. 10. We doesn’t/ don’t play a lot.
5. I go/ goes to the city once a week. 11. They eat/ eats fruit and eggs.
6. You don’t / doesn’t play the guitar very well. 12. I doesn’t / don’t help my cousin.

3). Change the verb into the correct form. Pay attention to the subjects.
1. I ________ (not ride) horses. 9. Michael _______ (not dance).
2. You ________ (not sell) cars. 10. Michel ________ (not run) fast.
3. He ________ (not bring) gifts. 11. I __________ (not swim) much.
4. She _______ (not take) pictures. 12. It ___________ (not hurt).
5. It ________ (not cost) so much. 13. We ___________ (not give up).
6. We _______ (not seem) so happy. 14. They _______ (not buy) new car.
7. Tim and Kate ____________ (not work) every day.
8. Lucas and Clara ___________ (not eat) meat.

4). Complete the questions and answers with: DO- DOES- DON’T – DOESN’T
1. _______ I wake up at five in the morning? Yes, you ________
2. _______ you go to work by train? No, I ________
3. _______ she drink coffee every morning? No, she ________
4. _______ he smoke? Yes, he _______
5. _______ it hurt? No, it ________
6. _______ we dance? Yes, we ________
7. _______ they travel? No, they ________
8. _______ Emma cook well? Yes, she ________
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 9. _______ Alexander exercise regularly? No, he _________
10. _______ I look well? Yes, I _________
11. _______ you rest enough? No, you ________
12. _______ William work too hard? Yes, he ________

 Grammar: Like/ Love/ Hate/ Don’t like + -ing

Talking about likes and dislikes

 We use love, like, hate and don’t like to talk about our likes and dislikes.
 We add –ing to the verb after these words.

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Exercises

1). Look at the faces and write sentences.

2). Write sentences using the prompts.

e.g. He / love / fish He loves fishing.

1. Steve / love / play / volleyball _______________________________

2. Sara / love / ride __________________________________________

3. She / hate/ swim ___________________________________________

4. Carl / don’t like / play / chess _________________________________

5. you / like / dance / ? _________________________________________

6. They / hate / sail _____________________________________________

7. Barbara / like / cook /? _________________________________________

3). Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in brackets.

SARA: Hi you two! What are you doing?

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STEVE We’re playing basketball. Do you want to play?

SARA No thanks. I (1) ________________________ (not like / play) basketball.

CARL Wow! I (2) ________________________ (love / play) basketball, it’s great!

STEVE What do you (3) ________________________ (like / do)?

SARA Well, I (4) ________________________ (like / ride).

CARL Yeah! That can be fun.

SARA And I (5) ________________________ (like / dance).

STEVE Dancing! Oh, I (6) ________________________ (hate / dance). I can’t dance. SARA
That’s not true. Everyone can dance.

STEVE Not me!

SARA So I know you (7) ________________________ (like / play) basketball, but what else
do you (8) ________________________ (like / do)?

STEVE I (9) ________________________ (love / play) chess.

CARL Chess! That’s boring.

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 Vocabulary: Adjectives

Rich – fat- happy- short- young- cold- beautiful- tall- poor- slow

Old- expensive- hot- cheap- ugly- bad- thin- good- fast- angry.

________ _________ __________ ____________

_______ ___________ _________ _________

__________ ________ ________ ________

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 ____________ ______________ _____________ _________________

___________ __________ ___________ _________

Activities

1). Find the adjectives in the word soup.

EXPENSIVE - RICH – FAT- UGLY- SHORT – YOUNG – BEAUTIFUL – FAST – CHEAP- BAD

N C W Y F A S T U

I H C O A R H N G

B E A U T I F U L

A A Z N L C D R Y

D P T G S H O R T

E X P E N S I V E

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  Grammar: Comparative and superlative adjectives

The dog is faster than the elephant.

The horse is the fastest.

The dog is more energetic than the elephant.

The elephant is the most intelligent.

We use comparative form to compare two nouns and we use superlative form to compare three
or more nouns.

COMPARATIVE - __A_is _______+ ER THAN / MORE _______ THAN __B__

SUPERLATIVE --- ___C___ is THE _______+ EST / THE MOST __________

Rules

RULES Adjective Comparative Superlative

Add er/ est for Short Shorter Shortest
short adjectives. Tall Taller Tallest
Use more/ most Expensive More expensive Most expensive
before long Intelligent More intelligent Most intelligent
adjectives.

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Comparative adjectives

1). Write the comparative forms of the adjectives:

Ex. tall taller

1. fast ____________ 2. heavy ____________ 3. dangerous ____________

4. small ____________ 5. large ____________ 6. light ____________

7. old ____________ 8. poor____________ 9. intelligent ______________

10. bad ____________ 11. good ____________ 12. expensive ______________

2). Write the correct form of the adjective.

1. A Mercedes is _________________ (expensive) a Fiat.

2. Maradona is ______________ (good) football player ever.

3. A swordfish is _____________ (fast) a jellyfish.

4. Julio is ______________ (friendly) Carlos.

5. Irene is ______________ (clever) Silvia.

6. Comedies are ________________ (funny) police dramas.

7. Pablo is _______________ (big) Juanma.

8. Max is ________________ (old) John.

9. Adriano is _______________ (fast) Ronaldo.

10. My hair is ________________ (long) yours.

11. A dolphin is _________________ (intelligent) a shark.

12. Elaine is __________________ (tall) her sister.

13. Tony is __________________ (happy) Max.

14. Sandra is _______________ (busy) Sam.

15. Skiing is __________________ (dangerous) football.

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Superlative adjectives

1). Write the superlative form.

1. good ........................... 6. pretty .................................

2. far ............................. 7. small ....................................

3. expensive .......................... 8. nice .......................................

4. old ................................... 9. comfortable...............................

5. young .................................. 10. bad ...................................

2). Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.

1. London is ...................................................... (large) city in England.

2. Cheetahs are ............................................... (fast) animals in the world.

3. Whales are ............................................... (big) animals.

4. San Francisco is ................................................. (beautiful) city in the United States.

5. Summer is ................................................ (good) season of the year

3). Complete the sentences with a superlative:

a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.

b. It was a very happy day. It was ……………………………………………. of my life.

c. It’s a very good film. It’s ………………………………………………………… I’ve seen.

d. It was a very bad mistake. It was …………………………………………. in my life.

e. It was a very cold day. It was …………………………………………………. of the year.

f. She’s a popular singer. She’s ……………………………………………………. in the country.

g. He’s a very boring person. He’s ………………………………………………… I know.

h. This house is very big. It is ……………………………………………………….. I’ve lived in.

i. My cousin is very tall. He is …………………………………………………………. I have.

j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is ……………………………………………… I know.

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  Vocabulary: Action verbs

Write the missing letters in the boxes to complete the action verbs vocabulary.

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  Grammar: Present Continuous: (Positive and negative sentences.)

Look at the picture and read the description.

Hello! This is a picture of my family in this moment.

Cindy and Evan aren’t at school today. They are at home. She is writing a letter and he is doing
his homework.
My grandma Sue is nice. She is drinking a cup of tea.
Baby Ben and Dad are sitting on the sofa. The baby is playing with a ball.
My mother isn’t here because she is working at the moment.
It’s unbelievable. Usel isn’t eating. He is sleeping now!

Write the proper names.

Cindy ___________________________________________
Evan ____________________________________________
Grandma Sue ______________________________________
Baby Ben _________________________________________
Dad _____________________________________________
Mom _____________________________________________
Usel _____________________________________________

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 Present Continuous
 Uses:
The present continuous is used to refer to actions that are happening at the moment of
speaking. It can be used with expressions such as right now, at this moment, now.
To form this tense, we need 2 verbs:

 Spelling rules

Write the –ING form of the verbs below and complete the table.

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 Form

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Activities
1). Complete the sentences with verb TO BE (am – is- are)
1. He _______ reading.
2. I _______ learning English.
3. We ______ sitting in the bedroom.
4. She ______ talking to her sister.
5. They ______ dancing tango.
6. You _____ working at home.
7. My mother ______ cutting my hair.
8. Juan _______ driving his car.
9. The dog ______ sleeping.
10. We _______ running.
11. Susan _______ playing football.
12. The children _______ watching TV.
13. Robert _____ swimming now.
14. Carol and I ______ doing the homework.
15. Mirta and Ian ______ studying Italian.
16. I ______ making a cake.
17. It ______ raining at this moment.
18. My brother _____ lying by the pool.
19. Mr. Brown ______ cooking empanadas.
20. Your father ______ smoking a cigarette.

2). What are they doing? Look at the picture and write. Use the present continuous.

Sleep – work – run – swim – cook – read – play – watch tv – laugh

__________________ ________________ _________________

___________________ _______________ __________________

______________ _______________ ________________

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3). Read the sentences and complete with the negative form of present continuous.

1. He is at the bank. He ______________________ at home. (sleep)

2. I am in the library. He ____________________ now. (eat)

3. She is in the kitchen. She ____________________ (work)

4. We are in the Institute. We __________________ the World Cup. (watch)

5. They are in bed. They ____________________ (cook)

6. He is in the garden. He __________________ his car. (drive)

7. You are at school. You ___________________ at the moment. (swim)

8. I am in the supermarket. I am __________________ (study)

9. He is in his car. He ____________________ football. (play)

10. She is in the swimming pool. She ________________ (work)

4). Answer the questions. Use short affirmative (+) and negative (-) answers.

1. (-) Is she reading a comic? No, she isn’t.

2. (+) Are they sleeping? ______________

3. (-) Are you driving your car? ______________

4. (+) Is Patry playing the piano? _____________

5. (-) Are they doing the homework? ____________

6. (+) Is he cooking pizzas? ______________

5). Write questions with the following words . Then answer.

1. Beto and Milly / watch TV? (+)

ARE Beto and Milly watchING TV?___ YES, THEY ARE

2. She / read? (-) __________________________________________

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3. they/ sing? (+) __________________________________________

4. You/ drive? (-) ___________________________________________

5. Hector/ play tennis? (+) _____________________________________

6. We/ listen to music? (-) _____________________________________

7. You/ cook? (+) _________________________________________

8. She/ run? (+) __________________________________________

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 CONTENTS

UNIT 2

Talking about the past

 Past form of verb ‘to be’: WAS/ WERE

 Past simple: regular – irregular verbs
 Time expressions of the past
 Past simple: positive and negative sentences and question form.
 Past simple: Wh- questions

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  Grammar: Past form of verb Be: WAS – WERE

Exercises

1). Read the sentences. Circle the correct option.

1. I was/ were sick yesterday.

2. They was/ were in the school ten minutes ago.

4. Sandra wasn’t/ weren’t happy with the score.

5. They wasn’t/ weren’t late for school today,

6. He was/ were tired yesterday.

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 7. My mother and I wasn’t/ weren’t in the hospital last night.

8. I was/ were early for work last week.

9. Charly wasn’t/ weren’t asleep at 12 last night.

10. Students was/ were happy with the test results.

2). Complete the sentences with the correct verb: WAS/ WASN’T – WERE/ WEREN’T

1. She _________ busy. (-) 6. They ________ at the school. (+)

2. I _________ ill yesterday. (+) 7. You ________ very tired last night. (-)

3. Carol and I ________ late. (+) 8. Last year John _______ 22 (+)

4. Last week It _______ very cold. (+) 9. I _________ at work yesterday. (-)

5. Sofia _______ in the garden. (-) 10. My cousins ________ at home. (+)

1). Complete the questions and answers with WAS/ WERE – WASN’T/ WEREN’T

1. _______ she sick yesterday? No, she __________

2. _______ you late today? Yes, I ________

3. _______ he in his house? No, he _________

4. _______ they at Susy’s party? Yes, they ________

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 5. _______ we at home last Friday? No, we _______

6. _______ you at the football match? Yes, you _______

7. _______ your parent at the restaurant? No, they ______

8. _______ Laura in Salta last year? Yes, she _______

2). Write the questions. Use the words in brackets in the correct order.

(Why/ you/ late/ were/ this morning?)

__Why was you late this morning? --- Because the traffic was bad.

( your exam/ difficult?/ Was )

____________________________ --- No, it wasn’t.

(were / Where/ Ann and Chris/ last week?)

_____________________________ --- They were on holiday.

( Why / angry/ yesterday?/ was/ she )

________________________________ --- Because she were late.

(were/ Who/ they?)

________________________________ --- They were my grandparents.

( last week?/ Was/ nice/ the weather)

________________________________ --- Yes, It was.

(were / When/ you/ in Cachi?)

________________________________ --- I was in Cachi last year.

( your new camera?/ How much/ was)

_________________________________ --- 10 thousands pesos.

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  GRAMMAR: Past simple – Regular and Irregular verbs

Jorge Luis Borges was an argentine poet,

essayist and short- story writer. He lived
from 1899 to 1986. He published his first
poems “Fervor de Buenos Aires, poemas” in
1923. He wrote for 50 years. He was 86
years old when he died in Geneva,
Switzerland.

The verbs "was, lived, published,

wrote, died" are in the simple past tense.

Notice that:

 ______ , ________ , __________ are regular past forms.

 _________, __________ are irregular past forms.

 REGULAR VERBS:

The verbs "lived, published, died" are regular past forms. The rule is the following:

Verb + ED

Examples:

The infinitive The simple past

Live Lived
Start Started
Die Died
The spelling of the simple past form (-ed forms)

Verbs ending in a...

1. silent e 2. vowel + y 3. consonant + y 4. other forms

close = closed play = played marry = married visit = visited

die = died destroy = destroyed carry = carried miss = missed
phone = phoned show = showed study = studied watch = watched

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  IRREGULAR VERBS

There are a lot of irregular past tenses in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in
English, with their past tenses:

Exercises:

1). Complete the table with the missing forms of the verbs.
1. Be _________ 7. Go _________ 13. Start _________
2. Work _________ 8. Find _______ 14. Finish _________
3. Have __________ 9. Play _______ 15. Visit __________
4. Run ___________ 10. Eat _______ 16. Love __________
5. Study __________ 11. Do ________ 17. Buy ___________
6. Cook __________ 12. Speak _______ 18. Read __________

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  GRAMMAR: Past simple

The simple past is used principally to describe events in the past, but it also has some other
uses. Here are the main uses of the simple past.

 Finished events in the past

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
He kissed her and left.
 Past habitual action
I visited them every day for a year.
I drove to work every day when I worked with that company.

 AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

Subject Verb
I played
He – she – It wrote
We – You- They did.

A). Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative of these verbs.
Walk – give – pay – listen – do – make

She walked to school yesterday.

1. We ______________ to the new CD.
2. I _________________ my homework yesterday evening.
3. My sister ________________ the sandwiches for the party.
4. Suzy ________________ $ 500 for a new jacket.
5. My parents _______________ me a camera for my birthday.

 NEGATIVE FORM:

Subject Neg. auxiliary: DIDN’T Verb

I play.
She- He- It Didn’t write.
We – You- They do.
I didn't like the food in the wedding last Saturday.

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B). Complete the sentences with the past simple negative of the verbs in brackets.

They didn’t see (see) the film.

1. She ___________ (want) to go to the party.

2. We ____________ (have) any homework today.
3. The teacher _____________- (visit) his parents last week.
4. They ____________ (arrive) at the hotel yesterday.
5. I _______________ (like) that film.

 INTERROGATIVE FORM:

DID Subject Infinitive verb ….?

I play football yesterday?
Did He- She- It write a letter?
We- You- They do the test?
Examples:

Did you play basketball yesterday? Yes, I did.

Did you watch television? No, I didn’t.

c). Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Did you buy any CDs? ( buy) Yes, I did.

1. _______ she ______ to the cinema? ( go) No, ____ ________
2. _______ you _______ television? (watch) Yes, ____ _______
3. ______ they _______ to school? ( cycle) No, ____ _______
4. ______ he _______ in the park? (walk) Yes, ____ ______
5. _______ you _______ football? (play) No, _____ ______

Practice

1). Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive Simple past Infinitive Simple past

1 Meet 11 Meet
2 Drive 12 Drive
3 Speak 13 Speak
4 Put 14 Put
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 5 Write 15 Write
6 Sing 16 Sing
7 Do 17 Do
8 Sit 18 Sit
9 Stand 19 Stand
10 Run 20 Run

2). Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) ____________________ to England on holiday.
2. It (be) ________________ fantastic.
3. I (visit)____________ lots of interesting places.
4. In the mornings we (walk) ________________ in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) ________________ to pubs.
6. The weather (be) ___________________ strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) _______________ a lot.
8. But we (see) ___________________ some beautiful rainbows.
3). Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book
He did not sing
Did you play football yesterday?
She traveled to Italy
I didn’t drink milk.
Did they go to the cinema?
We ate hamburgers.

4). Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. ____________________

2. They bring a sandwich. ____________________
3. He doesn't do the homework. ___________________
4. They sell cars. ___________________
5. Does he visit his friends? _____________________
5). Order the words to make sentences in simple past.
1. missed / the bus/ Jannet/ yesterday. ________________________
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 2. she / her room?/ Did/ tidy ________________________________
3. Nancy / watch / didn’t / television. ____________________________
4. last night. / She / read / a book ______________________________
5. Did/ his grandmother?/ he/ visit _____________________________

Practical work N°
1). Fill in the blanks with the suitable word.

Anna _________ (go) to library for her Physics homework

assignment last Saturday. She ___________ (study) Physics all

day. She __________ (go) out of library at 5 o’clock. Then, she

_________ (catch) the bus to go home. She ___________

(meet) one of her old friend on the bus. She

_________________ (not/ have) to go home directly. They _____________ (go) to a café

together. She ___________ (have) really great time with her. She _________(get) home at 7.

The dinner ________( be) ready so she ____________ (watch) TV. For dinner, she

_________ (eat) spaghetti and salad, but she ______________ (not/ eat) the delicious

dessert. She __________ (go) on diet. She went to her bedroom and _________ (listen) to

some music. However, she _______________ (not/ like) reading it. She _____________

(finish) her book three days ago and she ____________ (buy) a new book. She ____________

(be) really tired and ________ (decide) to go bed early.

2). Now, write what you did last Saturday. Use the past tense.

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 CONTENTS

UNIT 3
Talking about the future

 Future simple: WILL

 Positive and negative forms: WILL- WON’T
 Future time expressions
 The near future: GOING TO

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  GRAMMAR: Future Simple

Simple future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to." Although the two
forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings.
Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.

 WILL

Form:

Positive Negative Questions

Subj. + WILL + verb Subj. + WON’T + Verb WILL + Subj. + Verb?
She will travel to Russia She won’t live in Russia Will she travel to China?

Uses:

1. For things that we decide to do now. (Rapid Decisions)

I'll buy one for you too.

I think I'll try one of those. (I just decided this right now)

2. When we think or believe something about the future. (Prediction)

My team will not win the league this season.

I think it will rain later so take an umbrella with you.

Note: You can use both Will and Going to for making future predictions.

3. To make an offer, a promise or a threat.

I'll give you a discount if you buy it right now.

I promise I will behave next time.

4. You use WON'T when someone refuses to do something.

My kids won't listen to anything I say.

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Exercises

1). Write positive sentences in will Future.

1. We (help)__________ you.
2. I (get) ____________ you a drink.
3. I think our team (win) ___________the match.
4. Maybe she (do) ____________ a language course in Malta.
5. I (buy) ____________ the tickets.
6. Perhaps she (do) ____________ this for you.
7. Maybe we (stay) _______________ at home.
8. She hopes that he (cook) ______________ dinner tonight.
9. I’m sure they (understand) ___________________ your problem.
10. They (go / probably) _______________ to the party.

2). Write negative sentences in will future.

1. (I / answer / the question) _______________________________

2. (she / read / the book) __________________________________
3. (they / drink / beer) ____________________________________
4. (we / send / the postcard) _______________________________
5. (Vanessa / catch / the ball) ______________________________
6. (James / open / the door) ________________________________
7. (we / listen / to the radio) ________________________________
8. (they / eat / fish) _______________________________________
9. (she / give / him / the apple) _______________________________
10. (the computer / crash) ___________________________________

3). Write questions in will future.

1. you / ask / him?/ Will ________________________________

2. Jenny / Will /lock / the door? ______________________________
3. tomorrow? / Will/ it / rain _________________________________
4. the teacher / test /Will/ our English?___________________________

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 5. will/ What/ eat? / they _____________________________________
6. back?/When / she / be / will _____________________________
7. Who / into town? /will/ drive / us________________________________
8. will / Where / we / meet/ next month? _______________________________
9. famous? /When / I / be / will______________________________________
10. What / tomorrow?/ you / will/ do ___________________________________

 GRAMMAR: Going to

FORM

POSITIVE Negative

SUBJECT BE + GOING TO + VERB Subject Negative Going to + verb

Be
I Am
I Am not
You Are going to play
He/ She/ It Is You Are not going to play
We/ you/ Are He/ She/ It Is not
They We/ You/ They Are not

Yes/ No questions

Auxiliary
Be Subj going to Verb Rest Yes/No Subject
(+ n't)

Yes, I am.
Are You going to watch TV tonight?
No, I am not.

Yes, she is.

a book over
Is Sara going to read No, she is not.
the weekend?
No, she isn't.

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Wh-questions

Question
Auxiliary Subject going to Verb Rest Answer
word

your I am going to spend my

Where Are you going to Spend
holidays? holidays in Italy.

What Is Frank going to have for dinner? He is going to have a pizza.

USES

1. When we have already decided or we INTEND to do something in the future. (Prior

Plan)
 They're going to retire to the beach - in fact they have already bought a little beach
house.
 I'm going to accept the job offer.

2. When there are definite signs that something is going to happen. (Evidence)
 I think it is going to rain - I just felt a drop.
 I don't feel well. I think I'm going to throw up. (throw up = vomit)

3. When something is about to happen:

 Get back! The bomb is going to explode.

Exercises
1). Complete the sentences looking at the pictures. Remember to use: verb to be + going to +
verb.

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 Mary _____________________ to the supermarket.
Morty _____________________ computer games.
Sarah _____________________ her novels.
Bob_______________________ his bike.
Pete and Janet_______________________ at a restaurant.
Jack _______________________ a race.
Carol and John ___________________ married.

2). Complete the following sentences using the negative of going to. Don't forget to use the
short form.

Example: I ______________ see him tomorrow.

I ‘mnot going to see him tomorrow.

1. Dina ___________________ write a letter at the weekend.

2. They __________________ walk the dog later.
3. We ___________________ be at the party on Saturday night.
4. Tamara __________________ live in my house.
5. I _______________________ have a holiday this year.
6. You _______________________ see the new movie I saw last night.
7. Ian _______________________ go to class tomorrow.
8. Khalida _______________________ buy a new car next week.
9. They ________________________visit George in hospital.
10. I __________________________ drive to work anymore.

3). Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the going to-future. Then, answer questions.

1. _______ she ______________ photos? (to take) No, _____ ________

2. _______ they ________________ a DVD? (to watch) Yes, _____ _______

3. ______ Patrick ______________ the phone? (to answer) Yes, _____ _______

4. ______ you _________________ this tub of ice cream? (to eat) No, ___ _____

5. ______ Rebecca _________________ comics? (to read) Yes, ____ ________

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6. ______ he _________________ a cake? (to make) No, ____ ________

7. _____ Laura and Tony _______________to music? (to listen) Yes, ____ _____

8. ______ we _____________________ to school? (to walk) No, _____ _______

9. _____ Yvonne __________________Spanish words? (to learn) Yes, ___ _____

10. _____ his father ________________ the jeans? (to wash) No, ____ _______

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