GRAMMAR REVIEW

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I/ you/ they/ we drink milk everyday/ week/ Friday………..

I always/sometimes/usually/often/rarely/seldom/ never drink tea.

I eat fish twice/once a week.

She/he/ it drinks milk every day/week/ Friday………..

She/he/it always eats fish.

YES/NO QUESTIONS -INTERROGATIVE /NEGATIVE FORMS

Do you get up at 7.00 every day?

Yes, I do/ No, I don’t.

Does she always eat meat? Yes, she does/ no, she does not. She eats meat twice a week.

WH QUESTIONS

-What do you do every Friday afternoon? I practise sport.

-Where does Lamia go on Saturday? She goes to the swimming pool.

-What time does he get up every morning? He gets up at 7.00.

-When do you play handball? I play handball every Tuesday afternoon.

-A-Who sometimes visits his grandparents ? Yacine does/ Yacine sometimes visits his

grandparents.

-B- Who does she meet every Friday? She meets all her friends.

-Why do they always play tennis? Because they love it.

- How do you come to school? I come to school on foot.

-How often does Amin swim? He swims twice a week.

THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

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AFFIRMATIVE FORM Examples with regular and irregular verbs

-I practised football yesterday/ last Friday- last week……./two days ago.

-Tom went to London last holidays.

YES/NO QUESTIONS -INTERROGATIVE /NEGATIVE FORMS

Did Leila play tennis yesterday? Yes, she did/ No, she did not. She watched T.V

Did Yacine write a letter last Sunday? Yes, he did/ No, he did not. He sent an e-mail.

WH QUESTIONS

- What did the children do yesterday? They visited the farm.

- Where did she spend her summer holidays? She spent them at home.
- What time did your brother get up last Friday? He got up at 9.00.
- When did your mother go to Mecca? She went to Mecca two years ago.
- A-Who cooked lunch yesterday? Grandmother did.
- B-Who did you meet three days ago? I met my dear teacher of English.
- Why did you stay at home yesterday? Because I wanted to study.
- How did the pupils come to school? They came to school by bus.
- How often did they visit the zoo? They visited the zoo twice a year.

THE FUTURE TENSE

The future ‘going to’ Immediate future

The acrobat is losing his balance, he is going to fall.

I am going to write a letter.

What is she going to do? She is going to open the door.

When are they going to start work? They are going to do it just after lunch.

The future ‘WILL’

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I will travel Next Holiday/week/ month/ Monday……../ Tomorrow.

YES/NO QUESTIONS -INTERROGATIVE /NEGATIVE FORMS

Will they sit for an exam next June? Yes, they will/ No, they won’t.

WH QUESTIONS

What will you do tomorrow? I will start my project.

When will she buy a new computer? She will buy it next month.

What will the children offer their mother for her birthday? They will offer her flowers.

What time will you study tomorrow? I will study at 8.00.

Who will feed the cows? The farmer will. ……………

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM.

Sarah is reading a story now.

They are listening to the teacher now.

YES/NO QUESTIONS -INTERROGATIVE /NEGATIVE FORMS

-Is the teacher talking? Yes, he is/ No, he is not, but he is listening to the pupils.

-Are you sleeping? No, I am lying on my bed.

WH QUESTIONS

-What is she doing now? She is working on her computer.

- Where are the pupils running? They are running on the school yard.

-Who is knocking? Amin is.

- Why are you crying? I am crying because my cat is ill.

THE PAST Continuous TENSE

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AFFIRMATIVE FORM.

I-he-she-it- WAS cooking

You-they-we- WERE reading

-I was watching T.V yesterday evening.

- They were working all day yesterday .

-While my sister was reading a book, I was playing video games.

- As he was swimming, he saw a dolphin.

- I was driving along the street when a rabbit jumped.

YES/NO QUESTIONS -INTERROGATIVE /NEGATIVE FORMS

Were you listening to music all day yesterday? Yes, I was/No, I wasn’t. I was revising my
lessons.

WH QUESTIONS

-What were you doing all day yesterday? I was helping dad in the farm.

-Who was singing all the evening yesterday? Leila was .

- Why were you laughing? I was laughing because grandpa told me funny stories.

THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Affirmative form

-I have already washed my hands.

-She has already been to London.

- My father has worked in this firm for 20 years.

- Sheila and her husband have lived in Paris since 1999.

- I have never seen such a big creature!

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YES/NO QUESTIONS -INTERROGATIVE /NEGATIVE FORMS

- Have you started your project yet? Yes, I have./ No, I haven’t. No, not yet.
- Has he ever gone to the USA? Yes, he has/ no, he hasn’t.

WH QUESTIONS

- How long have you lived in Oran? I have lived in Oran for 30 years.

N.B.: The present perfect continuous can be used.

How long has he been studying here? He has been studying here for 3 years.

THE Past PERFECT TENSE

- After he had finished his speech, the audience clapped their hands.
- Before I had eaten, I washed my hands.

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Exercises

Activity1. Correct the verbs :

-Tom (surf) in the Internet now.

- I (write ) a letter tomorrow.

-You (practise) sport every day?

- They (watching ) a tennis match now.

- Jim (leave) the country 3 years ago.

- My father (watch) TV all day yesterday.

- She sometimes(buy) fish.

- Mark (see) the documentary last night?

- “You must (work) hard !”

- If she travels to London, she (see) Big Ben.

- As they (listen) to the news, someone knocked at the door.

-David is going to (drive) his new car.

- Stephy always (buy) candies.

-She couldn’t (speak).

-The children (not drink) their milk yet.

- He already (eaten).

- She doesn’t (like) chocolate.

- I enjoy (play) football.

- After they (listen) to the teacher, they started writing.

- She can’t (walk) because she (break) her leg yesterday as she (run).

Activity 3 : On your answer sheet, copy the odd one out :

English- Spanish- Irish- foolish.

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Cook- drive- laugh- finish

travelled- produced- kissed- hoped

speak- phone-can- write

Activity 4 : Add 2 more words to the list :

Running- swimming-……………. ……………..

AIDS- pneumonia - …………….. ……………

Happy-sad- ………… ……………

Activity 5 : give the past tenses of the following verbs:

Infinitives Past simple Past participle

Travel
Cook

See

Make

See

Eat

Meet

Take

Visit

Wash

Watch

Study

Hear

Play

Love

Kiss

Give

describe

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Activity 6 a-Classify the verbs according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’

loved- enjoyed- managed- arrived- wondered- asked- demanded- selected-borrowed

/t/ /d/ /ed/

b- Classify the words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘s’catches- realizes-
books- bags- doors- classes- hats- loves- laughs-

/s/ /z/ /iz/