Taller de recuperación 6

Verb to be- there is/are

1. Write am, is or are.

 The weather _is___ nice today.
 Look! There ______ Helen.
 I ____ not rich.
 My brother and I ______ good tennis players. 3
 This bag ______heavy.
 Emily _____ at home. Her children_______ at school.
 These bags ______ heavy.
 I ______a taxi driver. My sister ______a nurse.

2. Complete the sentences.

 Steve is ill. He’s in bed.
 I’m not hungry, but _____thirsty.
 Mr Thomas is a very old man. ______98. 4
 These chairs aren’t beautiful, but _______comfortable.
 The weather is nice today. _______warm and sunny.
 Catherine isn’t at home _______at work.
 ‘ ______your coat.’ ‘Oh, thank you very much.’

3. Write sentences for the pictures.

angry -cold -hot- hungry- scared -thirsty

1. She is thirsty ________

2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________
5. ___________________
6. ___________________

4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use is/isn’t or are/aren’t.

 (it / hot today) _It is hot today or it isn’t hot today________________________
 (it / windy today) __________________________________________________
 (my hands / cold) __________________________________________________
 (Brazil / a very big country) ___________________________________________
 (diamonds / cheap) _________________________________________________
 (Toronto / in the US) ________________________________________________
Past simple – verb 'to be'
We can use the past simple of the verb to be to talk about situations and states in the past.
I was at my gran's house yesterday.
She was with her friends last Saturday.
We were happy yesterday.
How to use it
Use was for I, he, she and it. Use were for you, we and they.
I was hungry this morning.
You were in the garden yesterday.
It was sunny yesterday.
They were at the beach last weekend.
For negatives, use not. We can contract not and the verb, especially when we're speaking.
I was not late for school this morning. = I wasn't late for school this morning.
He was not at home last Saturday. = He wasn't at home last Saturday.
We were not cold yesterday. = We weren't cold yesterday.
For questions, change the order of was or were and the person.
Were you tired this morning? Yes, I was.
Was she at the park last Sunday? No, she wasn't.
Where was he yesterday?

Read the sentence. Choose the correct answer.

He _______ sick yesterday.

  were
a) was
b) is

 I _______ in the football team last year.

a) am
a. were
b. was

 _______ you at school yesterday?

b) Where
a. Were
b. Was
 She _______ late for school today.

a. wasn't
a. weren't
b. isn't

 Where _______ your brother and sister last weekend?

a. were
a) was
b) are

Taller de recuperación 7 y 8

Past simple

A – FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:

 When I ___________ (be) in Japan I ___________ (find) everything very different.

 Two years ago my parents _________ (buy) a new car.

  Last summer Peter ________ (spend) his holidays in a summer camp with his friends. They _________ (go)

swimming, they _________ (play) football and golf they _______ (visit) many interesting places.

 My sister ________ (get) a good job in a bank.

 Susan and her cousins ___________ (come) to Portugal ten years ago.

B – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) OF THE
VERBS IN BRACKETS:

 My sister and her husband _________ (come) from Greece.

 I __________ (not like) the U2 concert.

 My cousin __________ (phone) from France yesterday evening.

 On Monday Johann ___________ (go) to school on foot.

 (they / leave) ___________ the country last Saturday?

 (you / like) _____________ the film?

 They _________ (not finish) the homework yesterday.

 (she / go) _____________ to the cinema with her parents last night?

No, she didn’t. She ___________ (stay) at home. She __________ (get) a cold.

 We _________ (go) to Spain y car.

 I _____________ (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
 (you / travel) _________ to Madrid by car or by plane?
 Many years ago it __________ (be) very difficult to live without electricity.
 Last year they _______ (buy) a house at the seaside.
 I __________ (meet) him the day before yesterday.

C – CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

 Mrs. Harris __________ the last train.

a) Take b) took c) did take
 There ________ many people here last night.
a) Was b)were c) wasn’t
 He _________ at home with me yesterday evening.
a) Were b) was c) be
 She ___________with her family on holidays.
a) Go b) did go c) went
  He ___________ some books and CDs.
a) Brought b) bought c) did buy
 They __________ their passports at home.
a) Leave b) did leave c) left
 She ________some interesting photos.
a) Take b)taken c) took
 It __________ a good present.
a) Were b) was c) is
 ___________ (she /arrive) home at 5:30?
1. Did she arrived b) did she arrive c) arrived

D- WRITE THE VERB FORM IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE

 Be ______________________  Do ____________________
 Watch __________________  Drive___________________
 Begin ___________________  Run ____________________
 Play ___________________  Call ____________________
 Study ___________________  Like ____________________
 Bite ____________________  Have ___________________
 Cut ___________________

Present simple

1.Write these verbs with –s or –es.

 (read) she reads

 (fl y) it ___________
 (have) she ___________
 (think) he _____________
 (dance) he ____________
 (finish) it ______________

2. Complete the sentences. Use:

boil -close- cost- cost- like -like -meet- open -speak- teach- wash

 Maria speaks four languages.

  The shops in the city centre _______ usually at 9 o’clock in the morning.
 T e City Museum ____________ at 5 o’clock in the evening.
 Tina is a teacher. She ___________mathematics to young children.
 My job is very interesting. I ________a lot of people.
 Peter’s car is always dirty. He never _______ it.
 Food is expensive. It ________ a lot of money.
 Shoes are expensive. They _________a lot of money.
 Water _________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
 Laura and I are good friends. I ______ her and she _______ me.

3. Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives etc.).

(always / early / Sue / arrive) Sue always arrives early.

(to the cinema / never / I / go) ____________________________________________

(work / Martina / hard / always) __________________________________________

(like / chocolate / children / usually) _______________________________________

(Jackie / parties / enjoy / always) __________________________________________

(often / people’s names / I / forget) ________________________________________

(TV / Sam / watch / never) _______________________________________________

(usually / dinner / we / have / at 7.30) _____________________________________

(Kate / always / nice clothes / wear) _______________________________________

4. Choose the correct option.

 We don’t /doesn’t wake up early.

 My brother don’t /doesn’t swim in the sea.
 Mum and Dad don’t /doesn’t make breakfast.
 They don’t /doesn’t leave home late.
 I don’t /doesn’t walk to school.
 My friend don’t /doesn’t ride his bike.
 Dad don’t /doesn’t drive to work.
 Mum don’t /doesn’t drink coffee.
 Peter don’t /doesn’t eat bread.
 Children don’t /doesn’t play in the park.

5. Correct the mistakes.

 Do Mary swims in the ocean? _______________________________________________

 Do you sings a song? ______________________________________________________
 Does I ride a horse? _______________________________________________________
 Does she opens the door? __________________________________________________
 Does we jump? ___________________________________________________________
 Do the bird fly? __________________________________________________________
 Does you go fishing? ______________________________________________________
 Do she buys bread? _______________________________________________________
 Do David draw pictures? ___________________________________________________
 Does Mary dances well? ____________________________________________________