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topic: REFLEXIVE pronoun or OBJECT pronoun? 1

Choose the correct pronoun:

1. He is so vain. He likes to talk about ________ all the time.

a) himself b) him

2. Jane? Yes, I spoke to ________ last week.

a) herself b) her

3. Her brother? Yes, she told me all about ________.

a) him b) himself

4. You really have to respect ________.

a) you b) yourself

5. They talk about us, but they don't really know ________.
a) us b) ourselves

6. Some actors love ________ too much.

a) them b) themselves

7. Are you going to invite ________ to the concert?

a) herself b) her

8. Goodbye! Take care of ________!

a) you b) yourself

9. You have to tell ________ what happened.

a) them b) themselves

10. I was at home by ________. (No one else was with me.)
a) me b) myself

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topic: POSSESSIVE PRONOUN or POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE? 2

Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive

pronoun:
EX: That car is not his. It's mine. (possessive pronoun)
OR That's my car. (possessive adjective)

1. Is that your notebook or _____________________ (my/mine)?

2. I don't like _____________________ (their/theirs) apartment.

3. That's not my problem. It's _____________________ (yours/your).

4. Your car is green, while _____________________ (my/mine) is black.

5. Isn't _____________________ (their/theirs) son older than you?

6. A friend of _____________________ (our/ours) called.

7. A friend of _____________________ (her/hers) brother's called.

8. He's _____________________ (our/ours) doctor.

9. That's _____________________ (our/ours) house, not theirs.

10. Is he a friend of _____________________ (your/yours)?

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topic: POSSESSIVE PRONOUN or POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE? 1

Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive

pronoun:
EX: That car is not his. It's mine. (possessive pronoun)
OR That's my car. (possessive adjective)

1. She's not his friend, she's _______________________ (my/mine).

2. Robert didn't drink his own coffee. He drank _______________________ (her/hers).

3. That is one of _______________________ (hers/her) friends.

4. His neighborhood is safe, while _______________________ (my/mine) neighborhood

isn't.

5. His neighborhood is safe, while _______________________ (my/mine) isn't.

6. Did _______________________ (your/yours) mother call?

7. I don't know _______________________ (them/their) very well.

8. I don't know _______________________ (them/their) daughter very well.

9. I talked to _______________________ (my/me) grandmother for three hours last night.

10. I think I got my notes mixed up with _______________________ (your/yours).

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Present Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.

1. It often __________________ in Ireland (rain).

2. __________________ there now (rain)?
3. Susan __________________ to her parents every Sunday night (write).
4. Stop at once! You __________________ the flowers every time the ball __________________ in
the garden (break, land)
5. Where is Kevin? He __________________ tennis with Sue. (play)
6. She normally __________________ in Northbridge but she __________________ with friends at
the moment. (live, stay)
7. Hurry up, the teacher __________________ to begin (wait).
8. I __________________ a word Tim says (not believe).
9. The new lawnmower __________________ well at the moment (work)
10. What __________________ do for a living? (you, do)
11. As a secretary I __________________ hundreds of letters every week (write).
12. My boss __________________ to change jobs soon (want)
13. Look! She __________________ in the non- smoking area (smoke)
14. We __________________ our break now, Mr. Smith (take)
15. The well-known actor __________________ a lot of fan mail (get)
16. Dorothy __________________ to read a good novel in her holidays (love)
17. My brother __________________ Italy the very moment I speak (tour)
18. Such bad behaviour __________________ me mad (make).
19. He usually __________________ out on Saturday night. (go)
20. She __________________ by train to Liverpool today. (depart)
21. They __________________ a game of cards right now. (have)
22. What __________________ , Mom? (you bake)
23. Songs that are not popular __________________ very well (not sell)
24. I __________________ a hat today because it is a special day (wear)
25. __________________ to the bridge club? (you belong)
26. The car __________________ oil. Can you fix it? (lose)
27. Our children __________________ playing in the hut (enjoy)
28. The headmaster rarely __________________ a class (teach)
29. __________________ if I ask a question? (you mind)
30. I __________________ some money because we __________________ to Vienna for the
weekend. (save, travel)
31. What __________________ ? – It __________________ forty euros (this one – cost, cost)
32. He never __________________ to what you say. – He always keeps __________________ about
someone else (listen, think)
33. The boy and his father __________________ a long conversation. – I wonder what they
__________________ about (have, talk)
34. Robert __________________ the same bus every morning (catch)
35. At the moment they __________________ in a small flat but they are looking for something else.
(live, look)
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Present Tense – Simple or progressive

1. They normally _____________________ lunch at two. (have)

2. Are _____________________ in Paris this week? (you work)

3. You _____________________ new clothes every Saturday! (buy)

4. I played football at school but now I _____________________ swimming (prefer)

5. I _____________________ no idea what the book is about. Can you tell me what it’s about? (have)

6. John _____________________ a difficult time at the university this year (have)

7. My father _____________________ everything about cars, but nothing about bicycles. (know)

8. The moon _____________________ round the earth. (go)

9. Do _____________________ those men at the door? – They _____________________ at us very

strangely (you see, look)

10. We _____________________ that the contents of this letter should be changed.(feel)

11. They _____________________ lunch at the moment. – You shouldn’t disturb them. (have)

12. The watch _____________________ to my grandmother. (belong)

13. I _____________________ what you _____________________ me but I don’t agree with you (hear,
tell)

14. This medicine _____________________ a new substance (contain)

15. These days we _____________________ tests at school. (always have)

16. Why _____________________ my coat? – Oh, I’m sorry. It _____________________ like mine!
(you wear, look)

17. This cake _____________________ strange. What’s in it? (smell)

18. Hi Jake. – What _____________________ at the moment? – I _____________________ the

sunshine at the beach. (you do, enjoy)

19. Where __________________________ from? (new neighbours, come)

20. What _____________________ for a living? - He is a government official but he quit his job a few
weeks ago. – And what _____________________ now? – At the moment he
_____________________ for a new job. (your Dad do, he do, look)

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Present Progressive - Test 1

A - Put in the correct verb forms.

1) We _______ making sandwiches. 6) My friends _______ watching a new DVD.

a) am a) am
b) are b) are
c) is c) is

2) I _______ sending a text message. 7) George _______ wearing a pullover today.

a) am a) am
b) are b) are
c) is c) is

3) Tom _______ cleaning the shop. 8) Ronny and David _______ running out of the
a) am house.
b) are a) am
c) is b) are
c) is
4) They _______ doing an exercise.
a) am 9) My baby brother _______ playing with his
b) are toys.
c) is a) am
b) are
5) The teacher _______ checking the c) is
homework.
a) am 10) Our class _______ visiting a museum.
b) are a) am
c) is b) are
c) is

B - Which answers are correct?

1) Which verbs forms are in the Present Progressive?

a) infinitive + -ed
b) infinitive + -ing
c) infinitive + -s
d) am + infinitive + -ing
e) are + infinitive + -ing
f) is + infinitive + -ing
g) to be + infinitive + -ing

2) Which verbs forms are correct?

a) she is puting
b) she is putting
c) she is runing
d) she is running
e) she is siting
f) she is sitting

3) Which short/contracted forms are correct?

a) I'm singing
b) he's singing
c) she´s singing
d) we're singing
e) your singing
f) you're singing
g) their're singing

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4) Which verbs forms are correct?

a) we are makeing
b) we are making
c) we are writeing
d) we are writing

5) What are typical signal words for the Present Progressive?

a) Listen!
b) always
c) Look!
d) at the moment
e) now
f) often
g) yesterday

6) Which sentences/questions are in the Present Progressive?

a) She drives a taxi.
b) He is 13.
c) I am watering the flowers.
d) She isn't helping her mother.
e) Are you listening to the radio?
f) We are painting the walls.

C - Form short/contracted forms.

1) we are playing - ______________________________________

2) he is repairing -
3) I am dancing -
4) it is raining -
5) they are asking -
6) you are sleeping -
7) she is wearing -
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________

D - Negate the sentences.

1) The girls are riding their bikes. _______________________________________________________

2) He is taking out a book.
3) I am washing my hair.
4) The baby is crying.
5) You are listening to music.
6) The dog is running after the cat.
7) She is sitting on the chair.
8) My mum is preparing lunch now.
9) We are carrying buckets.
10) The teacher is opening the window.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

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E - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) Dennis ____________________ comics with Peter at the moment. (to swap)

2) Listen! Pete and Joe ____________________. (to scream)
3) Timmy ____________________ the picnic basket. (to pack)
4) Look! They ____________________ hands. (to shake)
5) I ____________________ a bath right now. (to have)
6) We ____________________ Stan from school. (to collect)
7) Listen! Angela ____________________ home. (to come)
8) The cat ____________________ through the window. (to climb)
9) Look! The robber ____________________ a bag. (to steal)
10) I ____________________ to the pet shop. (to go)

F - Which sentences/questions are correct?

1) Which sentence is in the Present Progressive?

a) I am reading a comic now.
b) I reading a comic now.
c) I ´ m reading a comic now.
d) I'am reading a comic now.

2) Which sentence is in the Present Progressive?

a) He has read a book.
b) He is going to read a book.
c) He is reading a book.
d) He read a book.
e) He reads a book.

3) In which sentence is the Present Progressive used correctly?

a) Andrew am washing the dishes.
b) Andrew are washing the dishes.
c) Andrew is washing the dishes.

4) Which negative sentence is in the Present Progressive?

a) Eric does not doing his homework.
b) Eric is not do his homework.
c) Eric is not doing his homework.

5) Which negative sentence is in the Present Progressive?

a) We aren't write a test.
b) We aren't writing a test.
c) We don't writing a test.

6) Which question is in the Present Progressive?

a) Does he sing in the bathroom?
b) Is he singing in the bathroom?
c) Singing he in the bathroom?

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 Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple B) Put the verb into the correct form - Present Simple or
Present Continuous.

1 - "Don’t talk so loudly!" — "I ................... (not / to talk)

 Things that are always true. loudly".
 Things that happen all the time, 2 - He................... (to know) all about the film.
repeatedly, often, sometimes,
never, etc. 3 - Jane ................... (to talk) to a friend at the moment.

4 - He ................... (not / to work) on Sundays.

5 - Margaret ................... (to love) music and dancing.

Examples:
6 - The dog ................... (to sleep) under the table at the
- The sun rises in the east.
moment.
- She often wears blue.
- I play football. 7 - He................... ( not / to like) his job.

8- I ................... (to think) she ................... (to be) very

pretty.

9 - I ................... (always / to go) to bed very early.

10 - How often a day ................... (you / to eat) ice-cream?

Present Continuous
11 - She ................... (often / to clean) the house on
Saturdays.

12 - ................... (they / to go) to the pub every evening?

 Things that are happening now.
 Things that are happening 13 - They ................... (now / to learn) to treat animals.
around now.
14 - He ................... (to sit) on an armchair, ................... (to

smoke) a pipe.
Examples:
15 - Good students ................... (always / to study) hard.
- The sun is not shining today. 16 - It ................... (never / to rain) in Summer but it .........
- She´s wearing blue jeans. (now
- I´m playing a lot of tennis these
days. / to rain).

17 - They ................... (generally / to arrive) early but today

they

................... (to come) late.

18 - Teachers ................... (to teach).

19 - Why ................... (you / not / to fix) it later?

20 - Why ................... (you / to fix) it this morning?

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topic: ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? (part 2)

For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with either “a”,
“an”, “the”, or “no article”.

1. ________ Seoul is the capital of South Korea.

2. Most people who live in ________ small town are happy.

3. I have been playing ________ tennis for three years.

4. We had ________ really good time at the park.

5. I am ________ only person here who speaks German.

6. Look at ________ time! We're going to be late!

7. I have borrowed ________ money from her before.

8. Most people who live in ________ Italy are Catholic.

9. I have ________ horse.

10. I've never been to ________ mountains.

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topic: ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE?

For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with either “a”,
“an”, “the”, or “no article”.

1. ________ Chinese is a difficult language to learn.

2. ________ general's army attacked the city at night.

3. I like to play ________ basketball.

4. My parents gave me ________ basketball for my birthday.

5. She is ________ prettiest girl in the school.

6. I have ________ idea! Let's go bowling.

7. I have borrowed ________ money from her before.

8. My first apartment was on ________ Orange Street.

9. ________ dress she is wearing is blue.

10. He is ________ real gentleman.

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topic: WHICH ARTICLE?

Fill in the blanks with either “a”, “an”, or “the”.

I went to 1)______ airport at 6:00 AM yesterday. I had to catch 2)______

flight to Paris. The lines at 3)______ airport were very long, so I had to wait

4)______ long time. Once 5)______ plane took off, I tried to get some sleep

but I couldn't. Then I ate 6)______ pretty good meal, 7)______ rare

occurrence on airplanes! Later, I spoke to one of 8)______ flight attendants

for 9)______ while. She was pretty. She told me that 10)______ pilot of

11)______ airplane was French. I managed to fall asleep for about 12)______

hour. After I woke up, I felt refreshed. I ordered 13)______ drink, then

another. Generally, it was 14)______ pretty smooth flight.

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topic: WHICH ARTICLE? (part 3)

Fill in the blanks with either “a”, “an”, or “the”.

At 1)______ beginning of 2)____________ twentieth century, East Los

Angeles became 3)______ popular immigrant destination. In 4)______

early 1900s, Russians, Jews, Japanese, and Mexicans all had 5)______

significant presence in 6)______ area. Living east of 7)______ river and

working in nearby factories, or traveling by electric rail into downtown

Los Angeles, immigrants and their children helped fuel 8)______

prosperity of 9)______ growing metropolis. By 10)______ onset of

World War II, East Los Angeles had almost become 11)______

exclusively Latino community, soon reinforced by 12)______ influx of

Mexican workers who arrived to man the machines in 13)______ area's

burgeoning war industries.

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GRAMMAR QUIZ
THERE IS and THERE ARE
 Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of THERE IS & THERE ARE.
1. ... many people standing outside the 9. … four chairs and one table in the
movie theater. dining room.
a) There is a) There is
b) There are b) Are there
c) There c) There are
2. … a big group of people looking 10. (A) Is there anything I can do to help?
at things in the museum. (B) Yes, ….
a) There a) there are
b) There is b) is there
c) There are c) there is
3. There … a small cat playing with 11. Why … so many cars parked near
some toys. the library?
a) are a) are there
b) have b) there
c) is c) is there
4. (A) How many cups …? 12. … a great action movie playing at
(B) There are two cups. the theater. Do you want to see it?
a) are there a) Is there
b) there are b) There is
c) there have c) There are
5. (A) Are there two birds in the tree? 13. I don’t see any buses. Why … any
(B) Yes, …. buses?
a) there is a) aren’t there
b) are there b) are there
c) there are c) there aren’t
6. … three people in the classroom: 14. (A) … a good reason why he is late?
two students and one teacher. (B) Yes, ….
a) There are a) Is there / there is
b) There is b) There are / there is
c) Are there c) Is there / there are
7. (A) … a taxi waiting for us? 15. … any English exams that we have to
(B) Yes, …. study for next week.
a) Is there / is there a) There no
b) Is there / there is b) There isn’t
c) Are there / there is c) There aren’t
8. (A) … any books on the table? 16. Please wait here for a moment. …
(B) No, …. something I have to get in my car.
a) There are / aren’t a) Are there
b) Are there / there aren’t b) There is
c) Are there / there isn’t c) There are

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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
THERE IS / THERE ARE
There is a pen on the table. There aren’t any pens on the table.

There aren’t (two) pens on the table.

There are (two) pens on the table
There are (three) pens on the table.

Is there a pen on the table? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.

Are there (two) pens on the table? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

1. _______________________ a library next to the park.

2. All the students went home. _______________________ students in the classroom.

3. _______________________ 50 states in the United States.

4. No, _______________________ polar bears at the South Pole.

5. A: _____________________ a message for me? B: No, ______________________.

6. Why _______________________ so many cars in the parking lot?

7. A: I’m hungry. B: _______________________ a restaurant across the street.

8. How many days _______________________ in March, thirty or thirty-one?

9. _______________________ a few things I have to do this afternoon.

10. A: _______________________ a post office nearby? B: I’m sorry, I don’t know.

11. _______________________ something I can help you with?

12. No, _______________________ public holidays next month.

13. How many countries _______________________ in the world?

14. _______________________ a woman in the picture. She is smiling.

15. _______________________ only three more days before the exam. Let’s study!
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 Worksheet 1. There is / There are
1. Write affirmative sentences using there is or there are.
1. ___________________ five shops.
2. ___________________ a lot of restaurants.
3. ___________________ a building.
4. ___________________ some parks.
5. ___________________a library.
6. ___________________a bus station.
7. ___________________a sports centre.

2. Write the sentences in exercise 1 into the negative form.

1. _________________________________________.
2. _________________________________________.
3. _________________________________________.
4. _________________________________________.
5. _________________________________________.
6. _________________________________________.
7. _________________________________________.

3. Write the sentences in exercise 1 into the interrogative form. Add short answers about
your city.
1. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
2. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
3. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
4. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
5. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
6. ________________________________________in your city? _________________
7. ________________________________________in your city? _________________

4. Choose the correct words.

1. There’s / There are a TV.
2. There’s / There are four chairs in the living room.
3. Is there a / Are there any windows in the kitchen?
4. Is there a / Are there any teacher in the classroom?
5. There isn’t / There aren’t any pencils on the table.
6. There isn’t a / There aren´t any milk in the fridge.
7. Is there / Are there a bookcase?

5. Complete the questions and short answers using the correct form of there is or there
are.
1. ____________________a tree in this park? No, ________________
2. ____________________an internet café in your city? Yes, _______________
3. ____________________any hospitals near hear? No, ________________
4. ____________________any buildings next to your school? Yes, _________________
5. ____________________a shop in this street? No, ___________________
6. ____________________any cinema in your town? Yes, _______________
7. ____________________any students in the school? No, _______________