EXERCISES

• Rendere negative, interrogative e interrogative-negative le seguenti frasi:

1. Michael and I are on holiday

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2. Meg has got a blue coat
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3. The children often watch a movie
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4. You like lasagne
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5. My colleagues have new computers
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6. You work overtime
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7. She drives a Ferrari
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8. Your friend Mary has a run every morning at 7
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9. Tom phones Meg twice a day
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10. Mrs Bygate and her husband often have a chat with your parents
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• Formulare risposte brevi per le seguenti domande:

1. Is Sheila a hostess?
Yes, …………………..
2. Have you got a driving licence?
No, ...............................
 3. Do your friends speak Chinese?
Yes, ...................................
4. Does Dracula like blood?
Yes, ..................................
5. Has Mrs Peel got flowers in her garden?
No, ...................................
6. Does Mr Ross always have lunch at the restaurant when he works?
Yes, ..................................
7. Are you going out with Tom tomorrow?
No, ...................................
8. Is your mother doing the gardening at the moment?
No, ...................................
9. Is Mary having a holiday next summer?
Yes, .................................
10. Do your friends like skiing?
No, ..................................

• Riordinare le seguenti frasi:

1. they/ come/ often/ here?/ do

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2. phones/ day/ girlfriend/ every/ me/ my
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3. tonight/ Paul/ home/ not/ is/ at
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4. Paris/ beautiful/ they/ a/ have/ villa / in
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5. she/ now/ studying/is
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6. Spain/ your/ are/ friends/ going/ week?/ next/ to
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7. train/ is/ the / leaving?
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• Sostituire alle parti sottolineate il pronome personale soggetto o complemento

corrispondente:

1. Mary wants to talk to Mr. Simpson

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2. Tom and Ronald don’t like that film
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3. Why don’t you ask Sheila?
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4. Meg and Margaret are inviting Jim and Lena to my party
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5. Tom, are you coming with Dave and me tomorrow?
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6. I am writing a letter to my friend Gina
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7. My friend Tom wants to buy these shoes
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 8. Are Tom and Sue having a coffee at the moment?
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9. My mother teaches Italian
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10. Your grandparents love you and Jim
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• Completare le seguenti frasi con il verbo tra parentesi al present progressive:

1. He …………………………............(have) an argument with his boss

2. I .......................................................(work) hard these days
3. Traffic .............................................(get) worse and worse in our city
4. Aunt Louise .....................................(come) at the week-end
5. What ................................................(you/ eat)?
6. Why .................................................(he/ learn) English?
7. When ................................................(they/ go) on holiday?
8. What time .........................................(you/ have) dinner tonight?
9. I .........................................................(not/ go) to school tomorrow
10. We .....................................................(not/ cook) tonight

• In base all’avverbio dato, riscrivere le seguenti frasi usando il simple present o il present
progressive del verbo tra parentesi e collocando l’avverbio al posto giusto:

1. twice a week Mary (visit ) her grandparents.

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2. every week She (do) the gardening ?
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3. at the moment They (talk) to him.
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4. never Tom (go out) with us.
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5. now My sister (study) for the maths test.
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6. tonight Molly (phone) Anne?
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7. today Juliet (do) a cake for us.
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8. on Friday We (not/ leave) for Paris.
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9. on Mondays Jane (have) cooking lessons .
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10. always You (be) there whenever he needs.
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11. this winter Jack (not/come back).
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12. next summer Where (they/ go) ?
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• Inserire i verbi tra parentesi al simple present o al present progressive:

1. I …………................................. (drink) milk every morning.

2. She never ................................... (write) a letter to me.
3. Molly ......................................... (phone) her boyfriend now.
4. They ........................................... (not/ go) to Spain every year.
5. When we are in town we often................................... (meet) him.
6. Tom ............................................ (go) to India next June.
7. She .............................................. (do) her homework at the moment.
8. John and Mary often ................................... (study) together.
9. James .......................................................... (lie) in the sun now.
10. Those children ............................................ (run) in the garden at the moment.
11. She .............................................. (teach) English at the university.
12. Mary ........................................... (not/ wash) her hair every other day.
13. “Where is John now?” “He ....................................... (pay) the bill”.
14. Do you ever ................................ (watch) TV?
15. Sometimes I................................. (feel) so nervous!

• Completare le seguenti frasi con l’aggettivo o pronome possessivo adatto:

1. Mary, are these ………... shoes? Yes, they are ………...

2. Tom likes ........................ new car.
3. The children are playing with .................... toys.
4. Does this pen belong to Anne? No, it isn’t .......................
5. That is Tom’s exercise-book. It is ...................
6. James and ..................... sister are both singers.
7. Margaret and ................. husband are very happy.
8. Jack is doing ................. exercises.
9. He hasn’t got ................. suitcases with him.
10. “Are you Tom’s sister?” “No, I’m not. I am ................ wife!”
11. Luise and Bob live with .................. grandparents.
12. This is Barbara’s umbrella. It is .....................
13. Those are my parents’ books. They are ........................
14. Isn’t that Mary’s car? Yes, it is ....................
15. Amy lives in the country. ................. house is near a lake.

• Completare le seguenti frasi con il genitivo sassone usando le parole tra parentesi:

ES: She is............................................................ (the wife/ the President )

She is the President’s wife

1. The teacher is speaking to ........................................ (the parents/ Charles)

2. Have you got ...........................................................? (the phone number/ Tom)

3. ................................................................................... (the coat/ Simon) is in the wardrobe.

4. This is ........................................................................ (the camera/ my friend Anne)

 5. Where is ...................................................................? (the gym/ Bob)

6. It is ............................................................................. (the birthday/ your brother) tomorrow.

7. These are .................................................................... (the shoes/Jess)

8. Where is ....................................................................? (the office/ your bosses)

9. ..................................................................................... (the son/ my sister) is a lawyer.

10. ..................................................................................... (the bike/the children) is new.

• Volgere al plurale le seguenti frasi:

ES: This sandwich is good.

These sandwiches are good

1. That child is terribile!

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2. This is my dog.
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3. That book is very interesting.
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4. They want this.
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5. We prefer that.
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6. That house is too big for us.
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7. This is my friend.
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8. Tom and Anne like that cake.
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9. That flower is yellow.
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10. This is my favourite TV programme.
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• Completare le frasi scegliendo la forma appropriata tra il present simple e il present

progressive:

1. Mummy …………......….... me every morning. is kissing kisses

2. She ………………............. Italian now. is speaking speaks
3. He never ............................. to me. is writing writes
4. They ....................................to England every year. are going go
5. When we are in town we often .......................... him. are seeing see
6. Tom and Meg ................................... the door now. are opening open
7. When Sue is in Rome she usually .................... as a waitress. is working works
8. I often .................................... tea with my friends. am having have
9. We ........................................ an English course twice a week. are attending
attend
10. Tom ....................................... to Africa next summer. is going goes
11. She ........................................ a shower at the moment. is having has
12. John and I .............................. to a concert tonight. are going go
13. I usually ................................. just a coffee for breakfast. am having have
14. My parents ............................. the gardening on Sundays. are doing do
15. We .......................................... the gardening on Sunday. are doing do
16. Mary ...................................... to London next month. is moving moves

• Completare le seguenti frasi con il simple past dei verbi tra parentesi:

1. I …………………………...... in London last week. (arrive)

2. They ........................................ on holiday with their parents last summer. ( go)
3. Tom ........................................ tennis with Sue yesterday. (not play)
4. We .......................................... many letters last week. (not write)
5. He ........................................... with Jane last month. (study)
6. She ......................................... how to do it. (know)
7. I .............................................. a new dress when I went shopping. (buy)
8. Tom ....................................... an interesting book when he was in China. (read)
9. She .......................................... home late yesterday. (come)
10. He ........................................... and ........................ his leg yesterday. (fall/ break)
11. They ....................................... a word. (not undersand)
12. ................. you ....................... Tom last week? (see)
13. ................. your grandparents .................... your boyfriend? (know)
14. Tom ....................................... in the First World War. (not die)
15. I often .................................... Tom when I ................ in London. (meet/ be)
16. Sue ......................................... John when she ............ a child. (like/ be)
17. We ......................................... many friends when we ............... young. (not have/ be)
18. .................. he ........................ ice cream when he was a child? (like)

• Completare le seguenti frasi con il past progressive dei verbi tra parentesi:

1. It ………………………..................... when I went out. (rain)

2. He ...................................................... in a corner. (sit)
3. The poor man ..................................... (die)
4. ...................... Jane ............................. when I phoned her? (study)
5. The policeman .................................... after the thief. (run)
6. The babies ........................................... (cry)
7. The children ........................................ football. (not/play)
8. When we arrived she ........................... the piano. (play)
9. What ....................... you ..................... when they came in? (do)
10. I .............................. a shower, I .............................. a bath. (not have/ have)
• Completare le seguenti frasi con il verbo al present perfect:

1. Paula …………………………………… a proposal. (receive)

2. …………………………………………. To Hawai? (you/ ever/ be)
3. I ............................................................... for ages. (not see)
4. How many exercises .............................................? (you/ do)
5. She ......................................................... to him yet. (not/ speak)
6. They ........................................................ all over the world. (travel)
7. There ...................................................... any snow this year. (not be)
8. The postman .......................................................... (already/ come)
9. This is the second time I ....................................... Rome. (visit)
10. Your friends ........................................................... (just/ go away)

• Inserire il present perfect con for o since (duration forms) e tradurre le frasi dopo averle
completate:

1. They .............................................. here ...................... ten years. (live)

2. I ..................................................... Frank ................... a long time. (know)
3. Bob ............................................... this car ................. 1970. (have)
4. Jill ................................................. for IBM ................ 1991. (work)
5. They .............................................. married ................. 30 years. (be)
6. Pat ................................................. tennis .................... many weeks. (not play)
7. I ..................................................... them ..................... Christmas. (not see)
8. Sam ............................................... Chinese ................. last week. (study)

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• Completare le frasi scegliendo la forma appropriata tra il present perfect e il simple past:

1. My son ……………………........ home late last night. (come)

2. I ................................................... breakfast. (already/ have)
3. ...................................................... any good book recently? (you/ read)
4. They ............................................. the latest car by Honda yet. (not buy)
5. Tom .............................................. yesterday. (move)
6. I .................................................... him before, inspector. (never/ meet)
7. Daisy, ........................................... your homework? (already/ do)
8. He ................................................ Sicily many times when he was a child. (visit)
9. It’s 3 o’clock. What .................................................. this morning? (you/ do)
10. Mr Dean ....................................... in this house for two weeks. (live)
11. ...................................................... the match last night? (you/ see)
12. We ................................................ to leave Italy many years ago. (decide)
13. I .................................................... to read my new book. (just/ finish)
14. My parents .................................... Tom since 1980. (not see)
15. I ..................................................... my bag when I was in London. (lose)
16. It is the first time Tom ............................................... to the discoteque. (go)

• Riscrivere le seguenti frasi inserendo gli avverbi di frequenza:

1. Tom wears gym shoes. (often)

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2. What do you do when you are at home? (usually)
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3. My sister cleans her room. (rarely)
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4. Do they go to the cinema? (ever)
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5. Tony and Anne are angry. (always)
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6. I understand what he says. (never)
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7. Don’t you visit your grandparents? (ever)
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8. My brother is late. (sometimes)
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9. We go out at night. (hardly ever)
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10. They don’t listen to me. (always)
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11. Susan has many problems. (always)
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12. Children are afraid of darkness. (usually)
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13. I don’t believe you . (sometimes)
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14. My brother gets home before 4 o’clock. (never)
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• Riordinare le seguenti frasi:

1. you/ like/ do/ coffee/ with/ sugar?

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2. never/ goes/ friend/ my/ Sara/the/ to/ mountains.
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3. they/ football/ do/ usually/ play?
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4. are/ late/ always/they?
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5. does/ Jane/ her/ homework/ day/ every/ do?
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6. don’t/ to /seaside/ go/ I/ the/ Sundays/on.
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• Completare le seguenti frasi con il simple present del verbo tra parentesi:

1. The office …………………… at 8 o’clock. (open)

2. They ........................................ their holidays in Tunisia. (spend)
3. Pamela ..................................... four languages. (speak)
4. I ............................................... .to the swimming-pool twice a week. (go)
5. They ........................................ their children to the nursery school every day. (take)
6. Susan ....................................... French in a school in Rome. (teach)
7. My daughter ............................ her homework every afternoon. (do)
8. He ............................................ under my window three times a day. (pass)

• Rendere negative e interrogative le seguenti frasi:

1. Taylor is my sister.
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2. They live in Paris.
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3. Anne does the gardening on Mondays.
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4. You do your exercises every day.
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5. She is often nervous.
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6. Oscar passes his exams every time.
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• Formulate risposte brevi per le seguenti domande:

1. Are you Sara’s sister?

Yes, ………………………………….
2. Is your boyfriend a student?
No, ......................................................
3. Have your parents got a car?
Yes, .....................................................
4. Do Tom and Meg often have a chat?
No, .......................................................
5. Does Charles like the discoteque?
Yes, ......................................................
6. Are your friends going to the mountains next week?
No, .......................................................
7. Is Margaret studying?
No, ........................................................
8. Did you see Anne yesterday?
Yes, .......................................................
9. Did Sally work in a bank two years ago?
No, .........................................................
10. Were they swimming yesterday at 6?
Yes, ........................................................
11. Was my brother playing tennis with you?
No, ..........................................................
12. Have you ever seen my cousin Tom?
Yes, .........................................................
13. Have you read a good book recently?
No, ..........................................................
14. Has Robert lived in Paris for many years?
Yes, .........................................................