UNIVERSIDAD ARCIS // ESCUELA DE INGLÉS

REVISION GUIDE Teacher: Ximena Alvarado

Write a question using the prompts

1) You/a pencil/with/write

2) often /make breakfast/your father

3) check your homework/always/your teachers

4) you and your sister/the pets/feed

5) text messages/you send

6) museums/your friend/visit

7) climb/your cats/trees

8) at school/you learn/to cook

9) badminton/play/your sister

10) go on holiday/your grandparents/in winter

Simple Present or Present Continuous?

1. Look! Junko _____________ into the water. (jump, is jumping)

2. I ____________ lunch in the cafeteria every day. (have, am having)
3. I _________to Toronto next Saturday. Do you want to come? (go, am going)
4. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ____________ it! (hates, is hating)
5. Jerry is not at home right now. He ________ in the library. (studies, is studying)
6. Every Monday, I ______to an art class at the college. (go, am going)
7. I ____________ you're crazy! (think, am thinking)
8. Simon is rich. He _______________ a Mercedes. (drives, is driving)
9. Marie-Claude isn't Canadian. I____________ she is from France. (think, am thinking)
10. Susan _____________the newspaper every day. (reads, is reading)

Simple Present or Present Continuous?

1) Andy sometimes (read)…………… comics.

2) We never (watch) …………… TV in the morning.
3) Listen! Sandy (sing) ……………………. In the bathroom.
4) My sister usually (help) ……………. in the kitchen.
5) My mother (make)……………………. breakfast now.
6) They often (clean) …………………….. the bathroom.
7) Look! The boys (come) …………………….. home.
8) Every day his grandfather (go) ………………….. for a walk.
9) I (chat) …………………….. with my friend at the moment.
10) Cats (eat) ……………… mice.
11) Look! This lady (eat) …………………………. A hamburger.
12) Our cat seldom (lie) ……………….. on the sofa.
13) (Send) ………..they …………………text messages at the moment?
14) I (like) …………. supermarkets, but my father doesn't.
15) What (do)……….. the man ………….in our garden?

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Add a Frequency Adverb to the sentence

1) Peter doesn’t get up before seven.

2) They go swimming in the lake.

3) The weather is bad in November.

4) Peggy and Frank are late.

5) John watches TV.

6) I am in contact with my sister.

7) She loves him.

Write questions for these answers

1) John is writing a letter.

2) She walks home from school.

3) The children are sitting in the garden.

4) Peter runs with his dog on Sundays.

5) My rabbit has a cage in the garden.

6) They go to work by bus.

7) David likes cats because they are nice.

8) Jenny isn't sleeping late today.

9) We are going to the cinema.

10) I'm leaving now.

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Write questions for these answers

1) She is opening a present.

2) The boys are hiding under Tom's bed.

3) My sister prefers coffee for breakfast.

4) On Thursday Jack has German, History and Maths.

5) Yesterday Carol and Jane went to the swimming pool.

6) The plane is landing at the airport.

7) The telephone is ringing.

9) Andrew's new mountain bike costs USD1000.

7. Write a question using the prompts

2) Spanish/you learn

4) play/they/in the garden

8) the drums/play/you

9) pullover/Steve/wear

10) clean/I/the bathroom

SOME AND ANY

8. Complete the sentences using a/an, some, any:

11) There are ___________ pictures on the wall.
12) Can I have ___________ apple, please?
13) How about ___________ orange juice?
14) There aren't ___________ good restaurants in our town.
15) There's ________ drug store opposite the post office.
16) Do you have ___________eggs in the fridge?
17) Are there _________ Japanese students in your class?
18) I need ___________ sugar, please.

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19) There aren't ________ photographs on the wall.

20) “How about ________ coffee?” “OK, thanks”
21) There’s usually___________ pollution in big cities.
22) Is there ________ traffic on Sundays? (You don’t know)
23) Are there ______ vegetables in Bill’s garden? (Probably)
24) There aren’t ________ restaurants near here.

9. Some and Any. Write the correct determiner in each gap.

1) Ann has ……………….candies.
2) Bill doesn't have …………………money.
3) There is ………………….milk in the fridge.
5) There isn't ………………….beer.
6) There aren't ………………….boys in my family.
7) My brother can't speak ……………………..Chinese.
8) My sister can speak ………………………Spanish.
9) I can't speak ………………………Chinese or Spanish.
10) I have to study …………………….second languages.
11) Bill isn't …………………….smarter than Jane.
12) Ann has to eat……………….fresh fruit.

Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present progressive).
25) I love London. I (probably / go)...............................................there next year.
26) Our train (leave) ….......................................at 4:47.
27) What (wear / you) ….....................................at the party tonight?
28) I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) …...................................something nice in my
mum's wardrobe.
29) This is my last day here. I (go) ….............................back to England tomorrow.
30) Hurry up! The conference (begin) …...................................in 20 minutes.
31) My horoscope says that I (meet) …...................................an old friend this week.
32) Look at these big black clouds! It (rain)..................................
33) Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be) ….............................dry and sunny.
34) What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? -
Oh dear! I (slip) ….......................................!

WILL/ BE GOING TO
1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write) …...................................a letter to my friends back home in Texas.

2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!

B: I (get) …........................................you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.

3. A: I can't hear the television!

B: I (turn) …...........................................it up so you can hear it.

4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France.

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We (visit).................................... Paris, Nice and Grenoble.

5. Sarah (come)............................... to the party. Oliver (be)..................... there as well.

6. Ted: It is so hot in here!

Sarah: I (turn)............................... the air-conditioning on.

7. I think he (be)................................ the next President of the United States.

8. After I graduate, I (attend) ….......................medical school and become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor
all my life.

9. A: Excuse me, I need to talk to someone about our hotel room. I am afraid it is simply too small for four
people.
B: That man at the service counter (help)............................. you.

10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) …...........................down to the beach and go swimming.

SIMPLE PRESENT / SIMPLE FUTURE

1. Michael: After you (leave) ….................................work, will you please drop by the grocery store and
pick up some milk and bread?
Marie: No problem, I (pick) …..................up the groceries and be home by 6 o'clock. Michael: Great.
You will probably get home before I (do)............................
2.
Ari: By the time we (get) …..............................to the movie theater, the tickets are going to be sold out.
Sarah: Don't worry. I told Jane we might be arriving just before the movie (start)......................... She
(buy)................... our tickets and meet us in the lobby. Ari: That place is huge! We (find, never)
…........................her in that crowded lobby. Sarah: Calm down, we (meet) …..............................each
other near the entrance.
3.
Terry: If the weather (be)............................. good tomorrow, maybe we should go to the beach.
Jennifer: I have a better idea. If it (be).............................. nice out, we'll go to the beach; and if it (rain) ,
we'll see a movie.
Terry: I guess we will have to wait until we (get)..................... up in the morning to find out what we are
going to do.
4.
Max: What are you going to do tomorrow after work?
Sean: I (meet)..................... some friends at the cafe across the street. Would you like to come along?
Max: No thanks! My brother is coming to town and I (pick)........................... him up from the airport at 7
o'clock.
Sean: We (be, probably) …........................................at the cafe until 9 o'clock. Why don't you join us after
you (pick) …..............................him up.
Max: Sounds good. We (see) …............................you around 8 o'clock.
5.
Lucy: I (call) …............................you as soon as I arrive in Dublin.
Dwain: If I am not there when you (call)................ , make sure to leave a message. Lucy: I will. And
please don't forget to water my plants and feed the cat.
Dwain: I promise I (take)................................. care of everything while you are in Ireland.

Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps.

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Use Simple Past.

Example: ____________ their friends? (they/to meet)

Answer: Did they meet their friends?

1) after the cat? (the dog/to run)

2) photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take)
3) to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen)
4) a cup of tea in the café? (the ladies/to have)
5) text messages during the lesson? (Nancy/to send)
6) pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to wear)
7) hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say)
8) the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to open)
9) chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your class/to play)
10) breakfast last morning? (your mother/to make)
1) you the door? (to close)
2) Claire the housework? (to finish)
3) he a bath yesterday? (to have)
4) the boy into the lake? (to jump)
5) Ronald the Tower of London? (to visit)
6) Peggy and Olivia after the baby? (to look)
7) she the invitation cards herself? (to make)
8) the girl the ketchup bottle? (to drop)
9) Tim the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy)
10) they karate this morning? (to practise)

2. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the statements.

Example: She ______ her mother in the kitchen. (to help)

Answer: She helped her mother in the kitchen.

1) They something to drink. (to order)

2) Last summer I to Stuttgart. (to go)
3) She her homework in the afternoon. (to do)
4) He to 10. (to count)
5) Our cat a big mouse. (to catch)
6) In 2001 our class a trip to Norwich. (to make)
7) The weather really nice. (to be)
8) The secretary the file yesterday. (to delete)
9) Paul nothins to me. (to say)
10) The people something to each other. (to whisper)

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3. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

Example: The children ______ their sandwiches. (to forget)

Answer: The children forgot their sandwiches on Monday.

1) When you in London? (to be)

2) We in a flat when we were in Paris. (not/to live)
3) What you yesterday? (to lose)
4) He magic tricks at the party. (not/to do)
5) Mandy her room on Thursday. (not/to tidy up)
6) Frank a room with Henry when they in Rome? (to share) (to be)
7) I Physics at school. (not/to like)
8) the shop assistant 10 percent off the price? (to take)
9) She the correct word in the exercise. (to use)
10) Why the baby this morning? (to cry)

Put the sentences into simple past.

35) We move house. →
36) They catch the ball. →
37) He crosses the street. →
38) They do not sell furniture. →
39) Does she practise her English? →

Write sentences in simple past.

11.Janet / the bus / miss
12.she / her room / tidy
13.not / Rupert / the number / dial
14.she / a friend / phone
15.not / Andy / the ball / pass

„Was“ or „Were“?
2) The book was/were on the table.
3) You was/were very clever.
4) He was/were in trouble.
5) George Washington was/were the first US president.
6) The cars was/were new.

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. My friends swam in the lake.
2. He paid the bill.
3. The teacher pointed to the board.
4. They felt good.
5. He hurt his leg because he was not careful.

Write sentences in simple past.

1. you / cards / play

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2. I / a car / want
3. we / the game / lose
4. not / I / early / get up
5. not / Jeff and Linda / home / cycle

„Was“ or „Were“?
1. I was/were hungry.
2. You was/were in Australia last year.
3. She was/were not there.
4. Charly Chaplin was/were a famous actor.
5. Lisa and James was/were at home.

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. They repeat the question. →
2. She hugs her little brother. →
3. The snowman melts in the sun. →
4. The candle does not burn. →
5. Do they chat in a forum? →

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Jim / his head / cover
2. she / the chapter / copy
3. not / the clouds / disappear
4. he / to our question / refer
5. not / we / our punishment / escape

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. He clicked the mouse button.
2. Robby Robber robbed a bank.
3. The house burnt down.
4. The children respected their teacher.
5. They welcomed the new pupil warmly.