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I. Choose the correct answers: simple present or present continuous.

1. Today she is spending/ spends time with her grandmother.


2. They usually are going/ go to the gym on Sundays.
3. We are having/ have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4. No, she can't answer the phone now. She is having/ has a shower.
5. I always have/ am having a coffee before I am leaving/ leave for work in the
morning.
6. They sometimes fly/ are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/ go by
boat.
7. Where are you? I am sitting/ sit outside in the sunshine.
8. He always brings/ is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.
9. You won't find Jerry at home right now because he is studying/ studies in the
library.
10. It is snowing/ snow quite hard. Perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.
II. Underline the mistakes and correct them.
1. I often goes to the movies with my darling at weekends.
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2. Lan sometimes watchs TV in her free time.
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3. Laura don't like watching action films on TV.
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4. I and Ha don't likes reading this book.
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5. What do Mrs Jane usually do in her free time?
_________________________________________________
6. Long and Minh is good students. They are good at learning English.
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7. Our first lesson starts often at 7.00 a.m everyday.
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8. My friends usually play badminton when they has free time.
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9. Minh isn't sometimes play football with his friends on Sunday.
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10. Marry usually spendes two hours a day speaking Vietnamese with her friend
"Thao".
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III. Put the verbs in brackets: simple present or present continuous.


1. The train always (leave).................on time.
2. "What is the matter with you? Why (you/ cry) ............?
3. That's strange. They (not watch)...............TV.
4. He (not speak) ................ English very well.
5. Please be quite! I (do) ................ my homework
6. Listen! John (play) .................. music!
7. I never (go).................to the swimming pool.
8. George is not a Canadian. I (believe)...............she comes from France.
9. I usually have lunch at home. But today I (have)...............lunch in the school
cafeteria
10. Harold Black is a famous pianist. He (give) ................ two or three concerts
every week.

IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Past simple or past continuous).
1. I (call) __________ Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be) __________ at
home. He (study) __________ at the library.
2. I (not hear) __________ the thunder during the storm last night because I
(sleep) __________
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine)
__________. The birds (sing) __________.
4. My brother and sister (talk) about something when I (walk) __________into the
room.
5. Tom went to his friends 'house, but the boys (not be) __________ there. They
(play) __________ soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy (fall) asleep while his mother (read) __________ him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it (snow) __________ in Iowa,
the sun (shine) __________ in Florida.
8. While Ted (shovel) __________ snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife
(bring) __________ him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John (have) __________ a car accident last week. He (drive) __________ down
the street when suddenly a lorry (hit) __________ his car from behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government (decide) __________ to begin a food
programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas (starve) __________ due
to several years of drought.
V. Complete the sentence with available question words.
How Where How Why How How Which What What When
often much time

1. ……….. does Peter come from? - London.


2. ..............do you usually eat for breakfast? - Toast and eggs.
3. ..............do you usually have lunch with? - My friends.
4. ..............do they go to school? - In the morning.
5. ..............does Mary come to class? - By bus.
6. ..............do your sister and you usually get up? - Ten o' clock.
7. ..............ice cream does Johnny like? - Chocolate.

8. ..............does your new dress cost? - USD 30.

9. ..............does she sometimes come to work late? - Because she misses the train.

10. ..............do you go shopping? - Once a week.


VI. Match a question in column A with an answer in column B.

No A Opt. B
.
1 How long does summer vacation last? A For three months
2 What is the longest vacation? B Eight
3 Whom do you usually visit during your vacation? C 5000 dong
4 How many hours does your mother work a day? D Three times a day
5 How far is it from your house to the market? E Summer vacation
6 How long does it take to go to school by bike? F My grandparents
7 How much are these envelopes? G InHanoi
8 Whom will Liz send these letters to? H Twenty minutes
9 Where was your father last month? I Two kilometers
10 How often does Nga brush her teeth a day? J Her friends

VII. Complete the sentences with missing questions word to complete the
conversation.

A: (1)............... are you going to do this weekend?

B: I am not sure. (2) ............... is your plan?

A: I am thinking of going to My Khe Beach.

B: (3) ............... is it located?

A: It is in Da Nang City.

B: (4) ............... is it from our town to that beach?

A: Not really far, just about 30 km.

B: (5)............... are you going there?

A: I'm going by car.

B: (6) .............. are you going with?

A: Maybe. I'm going alone. Would you be interested in joining me?

B: Sure, I'd love to. (7) ............... are you going to leave?

A: I think that we can leave around 8:00 on Saturday morning.


B: Oh. (8)...............don't we leave earlier? About 7 a.m. That will give us plenty of
time to explore.
A: That sounds good! Ah, don't forget to take a camera because there is a music
festival! B: Awesome! I'll see you on Saturday. Thanks for asking me to go with
you.
VII. Write questions and answer using the correct question words. Number 1 is
example for you.
1. People/eat/ this festival - traditional food
What do people eat in this festival?
They eat traditional food.
2. Children/happy- receive/ lots of lucky money/ their relatives.
3. Diwali celebrations/often/last-about five days
4. In the USA/Thanksgiving/ celebrate -the fourth Thursday of November.
5. People/ during the Spring Festival - danced/ played/ some/ folk games
prepares lunch for you - My mum.

1. Sang has lunch in the restaurant at 11:30 a.m.


2. It's Mark's ball. He's a member of the football team.
3. His birthday is on August 20th.
4. We usually get a bus to school

VIII. Underline the mistake and rewrite the correct sentence.


1. How do you get up in the morning? - At about five.
2. Why do you spell your name? - M-O-N-A
3. How much does Tim like handball? - It's interesting.
4. Where did you have for lunch with friends? - Sandwiches.
5. What time did you and Kevin stay in New York? - About three days.
6. Whom does Ann usually go in the evening? - To her grandmother's
7. What soup do you like? - Chicken soup.
8. Why does Ann usually go in the evening? - To the cinema.

10. Who does David usually drink with his breakfast? - Coffee.

IX. Write question for the underlined part.

1. The teacher is in the classroom right now.

3. I catch the bus to my new office."

4. The construction workers eat lunch in the park.

5. She leaves for work at about 7 a.m.

I. Complete the table with possessive adjective and possessive pronoun.


No. Personal Possessive Possessive pronoun
pronoun adjective

1 I My
2 You Your
3 We Our
4 They Their
5 He His
6 She Her
7 It Its

II. Complete the sentence with possessive adjective or possessive pronoun.


1. Is this teddy (you) _________? – No, it’s (she) ____________
2. This is (he) __________ hat. That one is (she) __________
3. This is (they) __________ goat. The goat ate (it) __________ food
4. (They) __________ house is big. (We) __________ is very small.
5. This is (1) __________ seat. That one is (you) __________ racket?
6. Can I use (you) __________ racket? (I) __________ is broken
7. (He) ___his/his_________ dog is at the vet because it has hurt
(it)__its______ tail.
8. (I)________ car is very good but (you)_________ is better.
9. This is (they) __________ street. (We) __________ is over there.
10. (She) __________ dress is red. (I) __________ is blue.
III. Complete the sentences with suitable possessive pronouns, possessive
adjectives, object pronoun.
1. Shizuka has eaten her lunch already, but I'm saving ________ until later.
2. My telephone is out of order, but _______ is still working. Where did you buy
it ?
3. This bird has broken ________ wing.
4. Julie has lost __________ book.
5. Our grammar books are different. __________ has 278 pages, but mine has only
275.
6. My pencil is broken. Can I borrow ___________?
7. We gave them __________telephone number, and they gave us ________
8. John loves Julie but does Julie love ___ _________?
9. We moved into the new house three weeks ago but we still don't have ____
_______ new phone number.
10. That's my ball. Can you give it to _______, please?
IV. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.
1. I have a bike.
→It ____________________________________________
2. Mum and I have a boat.
→ It ____________________________________________.
3. I have a dog.
→ That ____________________________________________
4. The horse has an apple.
→ It ____________________________________________
5. We have a car.
→That ____________________________________________
6. John and Max have a skateboard.
→It ____________________________________________
7. You have a dog.
→ It ____________________________________________
8. Max and you have a dad.
→ It ____________________________________________
9. They have a bike.
→That ____________________________________________
10. He has a key.
→ That ____________________________________________
11. She has a cat.
→ That ____________________________________________
12. You have a hat.
→That ____________________________________________
V. Complete the sentences with suitable possessive adjective, possessive pronoun,
personal pronoun, object pronoun.
1. Is this car yours? Yes, it's ____________
2. Is that Alice's coat? No, it isn't ____________
3. Is this cake for me? Yes, it is for ____________
4. Give ____________a glass of water. I am thirsty.
5. ESL printables is a nice site. Most teachers make ____________ own
worksheets.
6. I think these bicycles are Molly's and yours. Oh yes, they are ____________
7. Is your mother at home? Yes, ____________ is sitting in the dining room.
8. Do you know John? Yes, ____________ know him.
9. Are you French? No, ____________ am not.
10. Where is Molly and Andy's house? ________ house is in West street.

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