VERB ‘’BE” - PRESENT SIMPLE

Make the present simple with ‘be’. This time it can be positive, negative or a question.

1. Why ________________________ (she / be) late?

2. I ________________________ (not / be) on the train.

3. They ________________________ (be) British.
4. We ________________________ (not / be) students.
5. Who ________________________ (they /be)?
6. He ________________________ (be) a lawyer.
7. ________________________ (he / be) asleep?
8. ________________________ (it / be) dark outside?
9. I ________________________ (be) here.
10. She ________________________ (not / be) in the café.
11. ________________________ (she / be) at home?
12. ________________________ (they / be) in Berlin?
13. We ________________________ (be) on our way.
14. How much ________________________ (it / be)?
15. You ________________________ (not / be) in the right place.
16. Where ________________________ (he / be)?
17. You ________________________ (be) late.
18. ________________________ (you / be) tired?
19. How ________________________ (you / be)?
20. They ________________________ (not / be) French
PRESENT SIMPLE ( other verbs)

PRESENT SIMPLE EXERCISES

1. Fill in the gaps. Use the present simple.
I...................................... TV. (watch)
They .............................. eggs. (not like)
Matt ............................... books and comics. (read)
He ................................. to school on Sunday. (go)
We sometimes .............................. badminton. (play)
Jane ................................... stickers. (collect)
My sister .................................... football. (like)
He .......................................... a magazine every week.

2. Fill in the gaps to make questions and give short answers.

......................... you ........................... (like) English? Yes, ...................................
......................... he ......................... (watch) cartoons? No, ....................................
......................... they ....................... (speak) French? No, ....................................
......................... we ......................... (wash) our teeth after lunch? Yes, ..................................
......................... she ......................... (read) mistery books? No, ..................................
3. Answer these questions:

Example : How often do you wash your teeth?

I wash my teeth three times a week.

What time do you get up?

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Do you have a shower or a bath?
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How do you go to school?
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Where do you have dinner?
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When do you leave school?
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What do you usually have for breakfast?
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When do you do your homework?
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Do you watch TV in the evening?
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What´s your favourite TV programme?
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What time do you go to bed?
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4. Put in Do or Does.

.......................................... your mum like sports?

......................................... they work a lot every day?
......................................... she like aerobics?
......................................... you watch football on TV?
......................................... mammals drink milk from their mums?
......................................... fish live in water?
......................................... reptiles creep?
......................................... birds lay eggs?
......................................... an anteater eat mice?
5. Put the sentences in order.

do / you / live / Where?

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he / Does / TV / watch / on?
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German / Mary / speak / can´t
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suit / a / wears / He / work / everyday / to.
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they / up / do / time / What / get?
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 PAST SIMPLE
The form of the past simple is the same for all persons (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they).

Complete the following affirmative sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses:

a) They ____________________ (watch) TV last night.

b) Priscila ____________________ (talk) to her friends all day.
c) I ___________________ (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
d) Bob _____________________ (come) home from school late.
e) They ____________________ (arrive) late and ___________________ (miss) the bus.
f) She ____________________ (study) hard and ___________________(pass) the exam.
g) He ____________________ (call) the office to tell them he was sick.
h) I ___________________ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.
i) Dr. Johnson ______________________ (get up) early this morning.
j) Mary _____________________ (do) her homework and ________________ (go) to
school.
k) Chris ____________________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.
l) The dog ______________________ (follow) us down the road.
m) Those students _____________________ (work) hard last semester.
n) Lúcio ___________________ (stop) at the corner and __________________ (call) us.
o) I ___________________ (try) to talk to Helen last night.
p) I ___________________ (pay) the phone bill yesterday.
q) My dad ____________________ (catch) a cold when he ________________ (be) in
Canada.
r) She _____________________ (leave) home early yesterday.
s) They ____________________ (know) each other very well when they
________________ (be) kids.
t) The teacher _____________________ (bring) the exams corrected.
u) She was cleaning the vase when she ____________________ (drop) it.
v) We ___________________ (jog) in the park yesterday.
w) The fire ____________________ (occur) while we ___________________ (be) out.
x) I __________________ (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.
y) Carol _____________________ (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she
_______________ (go) out to lunch.
z) We ______________________ (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.

Make the past simple, positive, negative or question.

1. I _______________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.
2. She _______________________ (get on) the bus in the center of the city.
3. What time ______________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
4. Where ______________________ (you / get off) the train?
5. I _________________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
6. We ____________________ (wake up) very late.
7. What ______________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
8. I __________________ (receive) $300 when my uncle ____________(die).
9. We ________________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
10. _______________________ (she / make) good coffee?
11. He _______________________ (not / study) for the exam.
12. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.
13. ________________________ (he / call) you? Yes, he______________.
14 _______________________ (he / go) to the party? No, he ______________
15. ___________you ____________ ( live) in Quito last year ? Yes, ________________
16. __________she ____________ ( buy ) a new cell phone last month? No, ____________

Answer the following questions in SIMPLE PAST . Short answers

1. Did you eat hamburgers yesterday ? Yes, ________________
2. Did your father work yesterday ? Yes, _______________
3. Did they study for the exam last night ? No, _______________
4. Did she get up early yesterday ? No, ________________
 PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT – IRREGULAR VERBS

have / has + Past Participle (3rd form)

EXAMPLE: He has been (be) at school. .

1. She _____________________( be) to the cinema.
2. They____________________ ( eat) at the new restaurant.
3. The children _____________________( swim) in the sea.
4. Father ______________________( sell) the washing machine.
5. The teenagers ____________________ ( write) text messages.
6. I ______________________( go ) to Puyo many times.
7. My mother ____________________ ( think) about the holiday.
8. The cows _____________________ ( give) milk
9. We ____________________( choose) the best photos.
10. You ___________________( take) the children to the zoo lately.
11. I ______________________ (forget ) the homework many times.
12. She ____________________( drink ) wine recently .

PRESENT PERFECT - REGULAR VERBS

have / has + Past Participle (3rd form)
Fill in the Present Perfect form.
1. They __________ __________________ the house. ( clean)
2. She __________ __________________ the windows. ( close)
3. The man __________ __________________ in London. ( live)
4. The policeman __________ __________________ the thief. (follow)
5. Jane and Ben __________ __________________ the suitcases. (pack)
6. The boy __________ __________________ the ball. ( kick)
7. He __________ __________________ English. ( learn)
8. They __________ __________________ many questions. ( ask)
9. She __________ __________________ the window. (open)
10. Ann __________ __________________ to her friend. ( talk)
11. They __________ __________________ basketball. ( play)
12. We __________ __________________ the new song writer. (love)
13. My father __________ __________________ a meal. ( cook)
14. They __________ __________________ at the weekends. ( work)
15. The class __________ __________________ the birds. ( watch)
TRANSFORM THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO NEGATIVE ( Present Perfect )

1.Jane has made lunch many times

2.Alice has had his car for 5 years
3.They have lived in Quito for 10 years.
4. We have done the homework recently.
5. You have repeated the homework many times.

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Select 5 affirmative sentences from the previous page and TRANSFORM THEM INTO QUESTIONS (
Present Perfect).
1.John has found money on the street .
2.They have sung in a karaoke many times.
3.You have studied English for 4 years.
4. She has washed the dishes many times.
5. Lucy has cooked chicken soup lately.

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Answer the following questions ( Full and short answer , affirmative or negative )
EXAMPLE : Have they eaten pizza lately ?
Yes, they have // No, they haven’t
Yes, they have eaten pizza lately. // No, they haven’t eaten pizza lately

1.Have you visited your family lately ?

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2. Have your friends forgotten their homework many times ?
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3. Has your mother made ceviche lately ?
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4. Have you eaten Italian food ?
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5. Has your best friend lost his cell phone recently ?
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 WILL - Future Simple ( PREDICTIONS)

!. Read and circle true or false for these sentences.

2. Read the sentence. Circle the correct option to complete the predictions.

a. I will __________around the world when I’m older. (to travel / travel / travelling )
b. My sister__________ be a singer because she loves singing. (Is / wills / will )
c. Will people ___________able to talk to animals in the future? ( are / be / being )
d. They won’t ___________any pets. (having / to have / have )
e. There__________ be enough clean water in the future. (won’t / willn’t / isn’t )
f. We will _________ on the moon. (live / to live / living)
g. My father ___________be happy when he sees this broken window! (willn’t / won’t / isn’t )
h. Where _____________live when you grow up? (you will / do you / will you)

3.What do you think? Write WILL or WON’T in the sentences to make predictions.

a. Children ____________go to school in the future.

b. I ____________go to university.
c. In the future, people _____________read books.
d. My family ______________live in a different country one day.
e. We_____________ have a robot to do all the household jobs in the future.
f. I_____________ have the same friends in ten years’ time.
g. In the future, computer games ____________be downloaded into our heads.
h. When we grow up, my best friend ____________forget me.

4. Write 5 predictions for the future using WILL, WON’T, THERE WILL BE and THERE WON’T BE

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 BE GOING TO ( FUTURE PLANS)

A Complete the sentences with the correct form of be going to.

1 The dog is dirty. We are going to wash (wash) him.

2 I .................................................. (visit) my grandparents on Saturday.

3 We .................................................. (eat) at a restaurant tonight. It’s my mum’s birthday.

4 Paul .................................................. (play) basketball later.

5 When .................................................. you .................................................. (study) for the test?

6 My mum .................................................. (not work) this week. She’s on holiday.

7 What ............................................... you ..................................................(do) this afternoon?

B Write sentences with the words below. Use be going to.

Example : She / buy / flowers / tomorrow.

She is going to buy flowers tomorrow

1. I / wear / these shoes / to the party /next weekend

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2 He / make / pizza / tomorrow

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3 My brothers / not watch / TV / tonight

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4 You / study / for your test / this evening

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5. We / travel / to Puyo / next vacation.

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C. Answer the following questions

1.What are you going to do tomorrow afternoon?

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2. Are you going to swim next weekend ?

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3.Where are you going to eat tomorrow ?

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4. What time are you going to get up tomorrow ?

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5. What time are you going to sleep tomorrow ?

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6. Are you going to study tonight ?

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7. What are you going to eat for breakfast tomorrow ?

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8. Is your mother going to cook chicken tomorrow ?

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9.When are you going to visit your family ?

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10.Are you going to play soccer next weekend ?

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 FIRST CONDITIONAL

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the First Conditional.

1 If you ________________ (not/exercise) and eat healthily, you ________________(put) on weight.

2 If we _______________ (go) to the cinema, we ________________(buy) some popcorn.
3 If he ________________ (go) to the gym, he _________________ (get) quite muscular.
4 If you ________________ (not/dress) warmly, you _______________ (catch) a cold.
5 She _________________ (feel) sick if she ___________________ (eat) too much chocolate.
6 If you ________________ (stretch) your arms and legs after exercise, you________________ (feel)
much better!
7 You _________________ (get) stomachache if you _________________ (eat) too much fruit.
8 If we _________________ (walk) there, it __________________ (take) us about twenty minutes.

To be exercises
1) Circle AM – IS - ARE
1) I am – is – are sad
2) They am – is – are rulers
3) We am – is – are happy
4) You am – is – are good children
5) He am – is – are an English boy
6) It am – is – are - a cat
7) Mary am – is – are tall and thin
8) Louis am – is – are a young baby
9) She am – is – are pretty
10) I am – is – are Italian
3) Write the short form:
1) I am = __________ 4)she is = _______
2) You are = ________ 5) we are = _______
3) He is = _________ 6) they are= ______
To be exercises
1) Circle AM – IS - ARE
1) I am – is – are sad
2) They am – is – are rulers
3) We am – is – are happy
4) You am – is – are good children
5) He am – is – are an English boy
6) It am – is – are - a cat
7) Mary am – is – are tall and thin
8) Louis am – is – are a young baby
9) She am – is – are pretty
10) I am – is – are Italian
3) Write the short form:
1) I am = __________ 4)she is = _______
2) You are = ________ 5) we are = _______
3) He is = _________ 6) they are= ______
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2) Complete with AM – IS – ARE
1) He ________ English
2) They ___________ tall and thin
3) Lucy ________ Italian
4) We _________ happy
5) You _________ short
6) My dog __________ black and white
7) I _______ a good student
8) They __________ at school
9) Tom _________ strong
10) It _________ a pencil
4) Write the sentences of ex. 2 at the
negative form in your copybook
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1) Complete with AM – IS – ARE
1) He ________ English
2) They ___________ tall and thin
3) Lucy ________ Italian
4) We _________ happy
5) You _________ short
6) My dog __________ black and white
7) I _______ a good student
8) They __________ at school
9) Tom _________ strong
10) It _________ a pencil
4) Write the sentences of ex. 2 at the
negative form in your copybook