5th Primary

Grammar revision (1)

Present Simple
Use:
We use the present simple for: A- Things that are true in general:
Ex: Mr. Adams has three children. A doctor works at a hospital.
B- Scientific facts:
Ex: There are eight planets in the solar system. Water evaporates when you boil it.
C- Daily routines and habits: Ex: Alain wakes up late on holiday. Sara practises tennis twice a week.
I like reading books in my free time.
Form:
Affirmative: (I - you - we - they) like. (he - she - it) like + s.
Negative: (I - you - we - they) don't like. (he - she - it) doesn't like.
Interrogative: Do (I - you - we - they) like? Does (he - she - it) like?
Key words:
always - usually - often - sometimes - never - every .... (day - Monday ......) - on .... (Mondays ...)
Spelling rules:
With (he - she - it)
1- Verbs ending in (s - ss - sh - ch - x - o) take es
2- Verbs ending in a consonant + y, remove the y then add ies

Exercise 1.
1. I _________ (play) tennis after school.
2. You _________ (start) school at nine o´clock.
3. We _________ (have) lunch at school.
4. They _________ (watch) TV after dinner.
5. She _________ (not get up) at seven o´clock.
6. We _________ (go) to bed at nine o´clock.
7. What time _________ I _________ (get) up?
8. What _________ she _________ (do) after school?
9. He _________ (play) football.
10. Susan _________ (go) to the cinema.
11. My mother _________ (start) work at half past seven.

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12. What _________ they _________ (do) in the evening?

13. How _________ you _________ (spell) that in English?
14. Brian _________ (get) up at eight o´clock.
15. Where _________ John and Martin _________ (go)?
16. Serena _________ (not know) what to do.
17. Wendy _________ (not like) to do shopping.
18. My grandfather _________ (not live) in London.
19. My sisters _________ (walk) to school every day.
20. My best friend _________ (like) math.
21. My brother and I _________ (have) breakfast half past seven.
22. My cousin _________ (study) biology.
23. We _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.
24. When _________ Mary _________ (start) school?
25. Gill _________ (not work) in a supermarket.
Exercise 2.
1. Ana _________ (not watch) TV.
2. Peter _________ (not study) French.
3. Javi _________ (watch) TV.
4. Antonio _________ (play) computer games.
5. Luis Miguel _________ (not read) magazines.
6. _________ Maria _________ (listen) to music?
7. _________ Beatriz _________ (tidy) her room?
8. My parents _________ (read) the newspaper.
9. When _________ your brother _________ (surf) the internet?
10. Who _________ you _________ (play) football with?
11. What _________ your sister _________ (do) on Saturday?
12. Blanca _________ (go) to a sleepover.
13. Isabel _________ (not phone) a friend.
14. I _________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend.
15. My Mum _________ (like) classical music.
16. I _________ (not eat) pizza.
17. I _________ (drink) water.

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18. Gonzalo _________ (help) his friends with their homework.

19. Carlos _________ (make) people laugh.
20. Alan _________ (not like) talking to new people.
21. Chris _________ (do) the housework for her parents.
22. I _________ (want) to join Daniel´s fan club.
23. Isabel and I _________ (see) each other every week.
24. Linda _________ (wear) new clothes.
25. Derek and Sam _________ (wear) striped T-shirts.
Exercise 3.
1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses.
2. Ducks _________ (love) water.
3. The sun _________ (rise) in the east.
4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus.
5. Juanma _________ (enjoy) singing.
6. Joshua _________ (not lend) me his bike.
7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas.
8. Pepi _________ (not collect) stamps.
9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun.
10. It often _________ (snow) in winter.
11. We _________ (wash) our hands.
12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day.
13. _________ he _________ (type) very fast?
14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court.
15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes.
16. Winter _________ (not come) after spring.
17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike?
18. _________ she _________ (walk) to school?
19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well.
20. My dog _________ (bark) very loudly.
21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed?
22. _________ babies _________ (sleep) during the day?
23. Eva _________ (try) not to disturb.

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24. Eagles _________ (fly) high in the sky.

25. My sister _________ (cook) all our meals.

Present Continuous

Form: Subject + v. to be + verb + ing

Affirmative:
I'm talking he's \ she's\ it's talking we're \ you're \ they’re talking
Negative:
I'm not talking he \ she \ it isn't talking we \ you \ they aren't talking
Interrogative:
Am I talking? Is he \ she \ it talking? Are we \ you \ they talking?
Spelling rules:
Most verbs add -ing -
ex: eat - eating work - working sleep - sleeping
- Verbs ending in -e drop the -e and take -ing.
ex: take - taking drive - driving
- Verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant and add -ing.
ex: plan - planning shop - shopping
- Verbs ending in - ie change the -ie to -y and add -ing
ex: die - dying
Uses: We use the Present Continuous:
1. For actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking.
ex: Now, she is sending an email to her pen friend.
2. For actions that are happening around now, but not at the actual moment of speaking.
ex: Jane is studying for her exams these days.
Time expressions:
Look! Listen! Now, at the moment, at present, these days.
Stative verbs:
Stative verbs are usually put in the Pr. Simple form. (want, remember, forget, understand, refuse,
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1- Underline the correct word in brackets:

1.We (go-are going-going) swimming on Saturday mornings.
2.The boys (playing-play-are playing) in the park on Fridays.
3.Amr (walk-walks-is walking) to school every day.
4.My parents (works-work-are working) every day.
5.We (are-were-will be) always busy.
6.Nour’s sister often (is doing-doing-does) the washing up.
7.She (isn't-doesn't-don't) cook lunch on Sundays.
8.(Do-Are-Does) they usually have dinner?
9.What (is-does-do) he have for breakfast every day?
10.Ali doesn't (studies-study-studying) maths on Mondays.
11.I (ride-'m riding- riding) a bike now.
12.My sister (watching- is watching-watches) TV at the moment.
13.Where (do they -are they- they are) going at present?
14.(Is-Does-Am) he still doing the homework.
15.She (isn't-doesn't- don’t) eating dinner now.
16.We (don't have-aren't having-didn't have) dinner now.
17.Salwa (isn't- don't-aren't) watching TV now.
18.look out! the machine (runs - isn't running - running) at present.
19. What (do - are - can) you doing now?
20. Why (she is collecting - she collects - is she collecting) stamps at present?
2-Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets
1. Ali is watching TV now. (every day)
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2. Sarah doesn't walk home on Sundays. (now)
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3. Are they studying their lessons at present? (usually)
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4. My friends always go to school by bus. (at present)
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5. They often have dinner. (at the moment)
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6. What do you do every Friday? (now)
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7. Is she cooking lunch now? (often)

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8. Do they usually play in the park? (at the moment)
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9. My mother isn't cleaning up now. (on Saturdays)
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10. No, he doesn't usually play basketball. (they)
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11. Does Heba sometimes write good English? (yes....)
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12. Yes, I'm in class 3\A. (they)
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13. I watch an action film on TV. (now)
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14. He is writing a paragraph now. (not)
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15. Yes, she is cooking dinner. (Is)
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16. She understands the lesson. (at present)
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17. We often do our homework in the evening. (Ali)
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18. Do they often go to the zoo? (no)
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19. My sister plays the piano. (playing)
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20. Sara is tidying her room at the moment. (always)
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The Past Simple

V. to be + regular verbs
The Past Simple is used for :
1- For an action which started and finished at a specific time in the past.
The time is mentioned or can be easily understood.
ex: I played football yesterday .
2- For repeated or habitual actions in the past .
ex: He travelled a lot when he was younger .
3- For actions which happened one after the other in the past .
ex: George got up very early yesterday . He had breakfast , got dressed and left for work .
4- For states that relate to the past .
ex: we lived in that house five years ago .
Form :
The affirmative form:
I, he, she, it was.

you, we, they were.

Examples:
 I was in London in 1999.
 Pam was in London in 1999, too.
 We were together.
 She was my girlfriend.
The interrogative form:
Was I, he, she, it?

Were you, we, they?

Examples:
 Were you in London last year?
 Was Pam with you?
 Were you together?

The negative form:
was not.
I, you, he, she
wasn't.

were not.
You, we, they
weren't.
Examples:
 I wasn't in Paris in 1999.

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 Pam wasn't in Paris in 1999.

 We weren't in Paris.
Remember:
1. wasn't is the short form of was not. You can say either:
 I was not in Paris, or
 I wasn't in Paris.
2. weren't is the short form of were not. You can say either:
 we were not in Paris, or
 we weren't in Paris.
Regular verbs form :
- Add ( ed ) to the infinitive
ex : work - worked watch - watched paint - painted
- Verbs ending in ( e ) take only ( d )
ex : like - liked move - moved decide - decided
- Verbs ending in a consonant + y : change the " y " to " i "
then add " ed "
ex : cry - cried try - tried study - studied
- Verbs ending in a vowel + y : only take " ed "
ex : play - played stay - stayed enjoy - enjoyed destroy - destroyed
- verbs which end in one vowel before the last letter : double the last letter , then add " ed "
ex: stop - stopped hop - hopped drop - dropped

- Note :
There are some tricky verbs that end with one vowel + a consonant yet we don't double the last
letter and( verbs having more than one syllable )
ex: visit - visited ( listen - open - order - happen - answer - visit - water )

Affirmative :
I , you , he , she , it , we , they : wanted
Negative :
I , you , he , she , it , we , they : didn't want
Interrogative :
did you want .......?
Time expressions used with Past Simple ( Key words ) :
(two days / weeks / months / years ) ago
yesterday
yesterday morning / afternoon / evening
last ( night / Monday / week / month / year ......)
in ( 2006 / January ......................)

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1- Complete the sentences with was / were.

1. How many people __________ at your house last weekend?
2. The book wasn´t difficult It __________ easy.
3. Those __________ my best jeans.
4. Dinosaurs __________ prehistoric animals.
5. __________ your friends at school yesterday?
6. Sandra __________ not at school yesterday.
7. You __________ nasty to me!
8. __________ your grandparents designers.
9. John and I __________ in the garden.
10. __________ your parents in the restaurant? Yes, they __________ .
11. My grandmother __________ a nurse. She wasn´t a doctor.
12. I __________ thin when I was 6 years old.
13. When I __________ younger, I played with teddy bears.
14. We __________ away on vacation last month.
15. __________ you at the cinema last night?
16. Ten years ago, I __________ a baby.
17. __________ the exam difficult?
18. The film __________ (not) exciting. It was boring.
19. __________ there many people at the party?
20. __________ the girls in the park? No, they __________ .
21. Her name wasn´t Kate. It __________ Isabel.
22. Paco wasn´t happy. He __________ sad.
23. __________ the boys at the football game? Yes, they __________ .
24. The books __________ (not) on the shelf. They were in the bookcase.
25. __________ Tom at a concert? Yes, he __________ .
2- Complete the sentences with was / were.
1. It wasn´t my dad´s birthday on Sunday, it __________ on Saturday.
2. The exercises weren´t easy, they __________ difficult.
3. My grandfather wasn´t a writer, he __________ a composer.
4. My cousins weren´t at the park, they __________ at the cinema.
5. Last night I wasn´t at home, I __________ at a party.
6. __________ the weather good yesterday?
7. What __________ your first class this morning?
8. __________ her sister at the party.

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9. Who __________ his favourite film star?

10. Where __________ you last night?
11. __________ they interested in rap music?
12. Where __________ you yesterday?
13. I __________ (not) at home last night.
14. __________ your teacher at school? No, she __________ .
15. Why __________ (not) Marta at school?
16. We __________ (not) at a party last week.
17. __________ you at a concert last night?
18. The students __________ in London last summer.
19. __________ it sunny yesterday?
20. __________ Meg at the library? No, she __________ .
21. The Beatles__________ a pop group.
22. __________ your teacher ill yesterday?
23. We __________ at a party last week.
24. My mum __________ (not) at work yesterday.
25. __________ you cold last night?
3- Complete the sentences with was / were.
1. It __________ six o´clock when we got home.
2. __________ you still in bed when I phoned?
3. Edison __________ a famous inventor.
4. The weather __________ fine this morning.
5. He __________ sick yesterday.
6. Beethoven __________ a German composer.
7. There __________ a lot of people at our party yesterday.
8. Don´t blame him. It __________ my mistake.
9. He __________ not well yesterday.
10. __________ you at the party yesterday?
11. Sam __________ second in the race, __________ she?
12. Jack __________ (not) in London.
13. We __________ on the same school team.
14. Betty __________ (not) at the cinema.
15. We __________ the champions last year.
16. Victoria __________ (not) in the UK.
17. Mom and Dad __________ on vacation last week.

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18. Sally and Mark __________ (not) at home.

19. There __________ a small lake here many years ago.
20. There __________ any clouds in the sky.
21. My friend __________ ill yesterday.
22. They __________ third in the race.
23. Mom __________ angry when she saw the broken vase.
24. The Romans __________ brave soldiers.
25. It __________ very wet on Monday.
4- Complete the sentences with was / were.
1. Picasso __________ a great artist.
2. She __________ (not) at home, she was at school.
3. __________ you at the park? Yes, I __________ .
4. Bill Gates __________ a student at Harvard University.
5. I __________ in bed at 9 o´clock this morning.
6. The math questions __________ (not) easy, they were difficult.
7. She __________ reading in bed at 11 o´clock last night.
8. The room __________ (not) big, it was small.
9. __________ it sunny yesterday?
10. Einstein __________ a great mathematician.
11. __________ English your favourite subject last year?
12. It __________ (not) cold, it was hot.
13. I __________ with my friends in the park.
14. The English exam __________ (not) difficult, it was OK.
15. Alexander __________ in a cinema in Oxford.
16. __________ it a good film?
17. Lamberto __________ with his family in Norway.
18. __________ they at home? No they __________ .
19. __________ your friends in Málaga? Yes, they __________ .
20. __________ you a good student last year? Yes, I __________ .
21. Silvia and her sister __________ at the zoo.
22. John and Teresa __________ on holiday in France.
23. __________ your sister at home? Yes, she __________ .
24. __________ famous people always good at school? No, they __________ .
25. __________ Antonio Banderas in Málaga last summer?

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5- Complete the story with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
A young man aged 13 ..............................( rob ) the Simpson Bank in Motown yesterday night. He
...........................( use ) his toy gun and ............................. ( travel ) by his father's red BMW. He
...........................( carry ) the money in his sister's school bag. The young man ..................... ( hurry )to
his grandma's garden to hide the money there. When he .......................... ( enter )the garden, he could
see a policeman. The policeman ..................... ( start ) to chase him. The young man .......................
(drop) the bag with the money. Suddenly, he could hear his telephone. "Bob, are you still asleep?"
"Oh, mum. I had a terrible dream!"
6- Put the verb in the past simple tense to fill the gaps.
1. The cat _______________ (escape) from the garden.
2. They _______________ (agree) with me about the album.
3. He _______________ (try) to start the car.
4. We _______________ (enjoy) the funfair a lot.
5. Tell me, what _______________ (happen)?
6. She _______________ (stop) at a zebra crossing.
7. I _______________ (carry on) working until late.
8. Alfie _______________ (fail) his driving test again.
7- Correct the mistakes in these sentences .
1. Did he jumped a red light? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. They no liked the film. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. We planed to go on a trip round the US. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. You didn’t kill it, do you? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The door openned and we went in. …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Played you tennis last year? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8- Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets :
1- I am tired now . ( Yesterday ) …………………………………………………………………………………...............................
2- Rami is in a hurry now . ( yesterday ) …………………………………………………………………………………...................
3- They are in the club today . ( yesterday ) ………………………………………………………………………………….............
4- Ali is in Australia ( last year ) …………………………………………………………………………………................................
5- She is in the forest . ( yesterday ) ………………………………………………………………………………….........................
6- She is happy now . ( yesterday ) …………………………………………………………………………………...........................
7- We are interested in the film ( an hour ago ) ………………………………………………………………………………….......
8- He is angry with his friend ( ( yesterday ) ………………………………………………………………………………................
9- We are busy now ( an hour ago ) …………………………………………………………………………………..........................
10- HE is excited about the football match( yesterday ) ……………………………………………………………………………..

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" Irregular verbs list "

1-blow – blew 32- break - broke 63- learn - learnt

2- grow – grew 33- speak - spoke 64- mean - meant
3- know - knew 34- steal - stole 65- burn - burnt
4- throw - threw 35- choose - chose 66- dream - dreamt
5- draw - drew 36- freeze - froze 67- spell - spelt
6- fly - flew 37- wake - woke 68- smell - smelt
7- keep - kept 38- bring - brought 69- spend -spent
8- sleep - slept 39- buy - bought 70- send - sent
9- sweep - swept 40- fight - fought 71- build - built
10- leave - left 41- think - thought 72- lend - lent
11- feel - felt 42- catch - caught 73- bend - bent
12- let - let 43- teach - taught 74- have - had
13- put - put 44- drive - drove 75- lose - lost
14- read - read 45- ride - rode 76- win - won
15- shut - shut 46- rise - rose 77- dig - dug
16- cut - cut 47- write - wrote 78- sit - sat
17- hit - hit 48- be - was / were 79- shine - shone
18- hurt - hurt 49- do - did 80- hold - held
19- drink - drank 50- eat - ate 81- make - made
20- begin - began 51- see - saw 82- find - found
21- ring - rang 52- go - went 83- hear - heard
22- sink - sank 53- go - went 84- swear - swore
23- sing - sang 54- run - ran 85- wear - wore
24- swim - swam 55- give - gave 86- tear - tore
25- sell - sold 56- fall - fell 87- shake - shook
26- tell - told 57- get - got 88- take - took
27- pay - paid 58- forget - forgot
28- say - said 59- stand - stood
29- lay - laid 60- understand - understood
30-feed - fed 61- come - came
31- meet - met 62- become - became

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