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PREPOSITIONS OF TIME - TIME EXPRESSIONS at six o'clock! till/until at noon/at night/at midnight Jusually sleep till 8 at the weekend/at the weekends o'clock in the morning. every day/Mondayfweek! | frag + during sin: in the morning/afternoon/evening month/year, ete. [2] He always goes out E4 during the week *from..to... The shops close from 3 week/day; ete. to 5o’clock every day. in my free time once/twice/three times a + on: on Friday, etc | on Friday morning/afternoon/ evening, ete ekdays, etc. on A. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets. 1, Martha (cook) every day. Her daughter do) the washing-up. 2. The children (not watch) TV after school. 3.1 (work) until late every Monday. 4. You ____ (not play) football very often. 5.We (clean) the windows every week. 6. Sam (not like) fruit for breakfast. He (prefer) cereal 7. Tina __ (hoover) every day but she ___ (mop) the floor once a week. B. Complete the sentences with prepositions of time. 1. Paul goes to work by bus the morning. % 2. My father is at the office 8:00am opm every day. 3. We don’t go out weekdays. 4, Sheila and her sister watch TV the evening. 5. They hang out with their friends Friday evenings. 6. She does the washing-up night. C. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box and choose the correct, preposition of time, work do go meet nothave eat 1, Daniel lunch in / on Sund. 2. My wife and 1 our friends on / in Friday nights. 3. In/ At the weekend we ata restaurant. 4, Liam and his brother their homework on / in the afternoon. 3, Rom is an editor, He sometimes during / until late on / at Saturdays, 6. The children to school at / from 8 o'clock. A. Use the prompts to write questions and answers. 1. the chef / cook / every day? (Yes) 4. Where / he / live? (Kent) 2. your sister / clean / house? (No) we . we / have / big breakfast / morning? (Yes) 3. What time / lunch break / start? (13:30) 2 . Your brother / read / newspapers? (No) B. Choose the correct a, bor c. 1 his homework every day? a.Barrydo —b. Does Barry doc. Does Barry 2. The boys go to bed early weekdays, a.on bein cat 3. Alex his parents after work. a. visits b. visit c. don't visit 4 the week they stay at home, a. During _b. Before c. Until 5. My cousin and I documentaries in the afternoon. a.not watch — b. don’t watch c. watch not 6. 1 watch the news b. in night. a.at con + We form the Present Progressive with subject + verb be + main verb + -ing + Most verbs take -ing + Verbs with two or more syllables, ending visit - visiting in one stressed vowel + one consonant, + Verbs ending in -e, drop the ec __double the consonant before the ing before the -ing. begin - beginning take - taking + Verbs ending in ~ie, change -ie to -y + Verbs with one syllable, ending before the -ing. in one vowel + one consonant, _die - dying double the consonant before + Verbs ending in one vowel +1, double the -1 the -ing. before the -ing sit - sitting travel - travelling ‘We use the Present Progressive: + for actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking. Tm eating a sandwich now. + for actions that are happening temporarily or at the present period of time. He's working ata hotel these days. + for future arrangements (we mention when). Bob is going to Italy ext week. Look!, Listen!, Be carefull, etc. now, right now, at the moment, at present, these days, today this week/year, etc. tonight, tomorrow, on Tuesday, etc. next week/year, ete. A. Complete the sentences with the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets. 1. Martha (not surf) the Net 4. Listen! The baby (cry) at the moment. She 5. My mother-in-law (visit) us (check) her e-mails. next week. 2.A: What your grandsons 6, A: Where _ Andrew (do) here? stay) now that he B: They (work) at our shop (visit) Spain? these days. B: He (stay) with his uncle 3. Mary and Tim {not watch) TV. Roberto. They (play) computer games. 7. Look! Someone (come). B. Complete the dialogue with the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets. Paul Hi, Tom! Long time no see. They (4) (look) for a Tom Hil Come on in! dress for the wedding. Paul What's up? You look tired. Paul Wedding? (5) your Tom Iknow!I (1) sister (get) married? (not have) a good day. You see, Tom No, sil y cousin, Sally is. (2) sturdy) for my: Paul That's great news. exams and | need some help. But everyone is Tom Yeah. We're all very excited. busy and they can’t help me. Paul (6) your brother Paul Oh! Where is everyone? (ly) in from London? Tom My father (3) (paint) Tom Of course! the house and my mother and sister went to the shopping centre. 4s C. Write questions and answers using the prompts and the Present Progressive. 1. Dennis / play / basketball / right now? (No / do homework) 4. you / clean / the windows / at the moment? (No / mop floor) 2. Mary / go to the shops / today? (No / take a wals) 5, Sandra / visit her cousins / on Tuesday? (Yes) 3. Uncle Harry and Aunt Betty / travel / Mexico / this summer? (Yes) A. Complete with the correct form of there is/are. LA: a bookshop in your neighbourhood? B: Yes, 2. a washing machine in the kitchen? B: No, but a fridge. B.A two libraries in your town? B: Yes, one museum in the city? many people in the bank? No, C. Choose a, bor c. 1, There ais a lamp on the bedside table. bare c-aren’t Victor's bedroom is next to the study. a, The b.- GA 3. There fast food restaurants in our town. ais biisn’t c.aren’t 6. Jeremy / talk / on the phone / now? (Yes) B. Complete the sentences with -, a (n)or the. 1. There’s art gallery on Pine Road. 5 Mark's coat is on bed. 3s Italian restaurant is opposite park. 4, These curtains are beautiful. 5. We hang out at nice restaurant near our house. 6. Larry is teacher. 7. Eiffel Tower is in Paris. 8. A: Helen is hard-working student. B: Yes, she is very hard-working, 4, Is Rita having lunch? athe a: 5. There a letter for you here. avare b, isn't c.aren’t 6. Kevin is at home. He is relaxing. a.- bea c. the

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