Universidade Católica de Moçambique

Public administration course

Subject: English

Exercises correcting

Student: Telma Noé Lino Tutor: Timóteo Francisco Jorge

Maputo, september 2023

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Table of contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Exercises correcting......................................................................................................................... 4

Greetings and verb to be .................................................................................................................. 4

Numbers and dates: ......................................................................................................................... 4

Verb to have and family ................................................................................................................... 4

Verb to do ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Present simple .................................................................................................................................. 6

Telling the time ................................................................................................................................ 6

Present continuous ........................................................................................................................... 6

Plurals .............................................................................................................................................. 7

Prepositions in/on/at ........................................................................................................................ 8

Comparatives and superlative .......................................................................................................... 8

Past simple ....................................................................................................................................... 9

Past continuous ................................................................................................................................ 9

Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 11
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Introduction
The present work is concerning the basic grammar points in English when we will try to correct
some exercises about the topics that we have in this module. These exercises will help us because
we are going to practice the grammar points that are very important to communicate and improve
our skills in English language.
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Exercises correcting

Greetings and verb to be

1. My name is (1) John. I am (2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It is (3) in the country. It is quiet
in the country. It is no (4) loud in the country. I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the
sun rises. Sometimes, it is (5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that
early. I like the way the country looks in the morning. The first thing I do after I wake up is milk
the cow. After I am (6) finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to
make breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom is (7) a really good cook. Next, I feed
the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesn’t feed them. She said it is
because my sister isn’t (8) strong enough. But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as
me! I guess my mom doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can be (9) pretty rough,
especially when they are (10) hungry.

Numbers and dates:

1. 12/02/2007, Twelfth February two-thousand seven

2. 02/22/1896, February twenty-two eighteen ninety-six

3. 02/13/2004, February thirteen two-thousand four

4. 05/01/1098, fifth January ten ninety-eight

5. 12/02/2010, twelfth February twenty ten

6. 15/01/1576, fifth January fifteen seventy-six

7. 12/03/2023, twelfth March twenty twenty-three

8. 30/05/1992, thirtieth may nineteen ninety - Two

9. 12/12/2022, twelfth December twenty twenty-two

10. 10/12/1989, tenth December nineteen eighty-nine

Verb to have and family

1. Your mum and dad are also called your parents

2. Your mum or dad's father is your grand father

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3. Your mum or dad’s sister is your aunt

4. Your brother or sister’s son is your nephew

5. Your mum or dad’s mother is your grand mother

6. Your mum or dad’s brother is your uncle

7. Your brother or sister’s daughter is your

8. Your aunt and uncle’s children are your cousin

Verb to do
1. what every sensible man does?

2. But where do you think I saw her?

3. Does it ever come to your lips?

4. She does exactly what she likes with us.

5. What does your sister say about it?

6. does it apply to action or condition?

7. What does it mean, good Greek?

8. What do you want I should do?

9. Does he ever play to the gallery?

10. But what does he care for my distress?

11. But what does he care for my distress?

12. does she know that I am here?

13. do you want me to tell you?

14. How does he indicate this division?

15. Do you know what they'll think?

16. If he does this, he can do something else.

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17. I want to think as you do.

18. Yes, I'm sure he does a good job.

19. Let me see, how does it begin?

20. Does it open its eyes to the sun?

Present simple
1. I am sixteen years old. 2. Tommy lives at 107 Pine Lane. 3. Juana cooks dinner for her family.

4. They eat lunch at 12:00. 5. Nina takes medicine when she is sick. 6. I like chocolate so much.

7. He dries a really nice car. 8. We want to see a movie tonight. 9. Mr. Anderson teaches chemistry.

10. They study English at school. 11. I want to go home now. 12. Bill and Calicia drive planes.

13. We eat pasta once a week. 14. It snows here in December.

Telling the time

1. 10:45 a.m. It´s quarter to eleven

2. 1:52 a.m. It´s eight to two

3. 11:05 p.m. It´s fie past eleven

4. 12:00 p.m. It´s midnight o´clock

5. 12:00 a.m. It´s mid-day o´clock or twelve o´clock

6. It’s quarter to eight. 7:45 a.m

7. It’s twenty past seven. 7:20 a.m

8. It’s five to eight. 7:55 a.m

9. It’s quarter past seven. 7:15 a.m

Present continuous
1. I’m really busy. I am studying for the exam. 2. Right now, we are riding camels!

3. They said that they are having a great time. 4. Daisy is downloading an album.

5. What are you doing at the moment? 6. They are waiting for me in the café.
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7. Is Oliver working hard? 8. I am watching a reality show on TV.

9. My favourite team is swimming. 10. Someone is swimming in the sea.

11. Two people are cooking dinner on the beach.

12. I am not doing my homework. 13. Mum is reading a magazine.

14. My brother is not listening to the radio. 15. Dad is not cooking dinner.

16. Tara is talking by phone. 17. Joe is playing on the computer.

18. Who is watching TV? 19. Tina is doing grammar exercises. 20. I am eating a pizza.

21. We are sitting in the classroom. 22. I am not writing an email.

Plurals
1. I can clearly see two fishes in the fish tank.

2. How many children are there in the school yard at the moment?

3. We still need three more forks and knives for our dinner guests.

4. Many trees lose their leaves in the fall. I’ve seen that for long time.

5. Many deer live in that forest because they are wild animals.

6. Sharks can grow thousands of teeth in a lifetime.

7. What is the population of Mexico? How many people live there?

8. Cats like to catch mice They are enemies for long time.

9. I really want to sit down. My feet are killing me!

10. Octopuses have eight arms and live in the sea.

11. There are lots of ducks and geese in this park.

12. The policeman followed the three men out of the bank.

13. Many husbands and wives eat at restaurants on Valentine’s Day.

14. Wolves look very much like large dogs.

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15. Farmer Brown has lots of sheep in his farm yard.

16. How many women work in your office?

17. How many teaspoons do you need in a coffee?

Prepositions in/on/at
1. Farmers pick cherries in summer. a)

2. Mollie's birthday is on Tuesday.

3. On Father's Day I will give a nice present.

4. The football match is at 8 o'clock.

5. I get up early in the morning every day.

6. The bell rings on noon for the break.

7. Sarah wants a nice pink dress in Monday.

8. My father sometimes comes at night.

9. I will graduate from high school in 2023.

10. They celebrate Children's Day in the April.

Comparatives and superlative

1. You look smallest than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?

2. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was expensive than usual.

3. As I’m concerned, the USA are more powerful than the Republic of China.

4. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was easiest than he had expected.

5. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is lower than it was a few days ago.

6. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are bigger than the small town where I live.

7. I don’t understand this lesson. It is more difficult than the last one we did.

8. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a place.
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9. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a near location.

10. Orange juice is healthful than Coke. It tastes more natural.

11. The store had a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% cheaper than they were yesterday.

12. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel better tomorrow.

Past simple
1. cried 2. travelled 3. Sent 4. Enjoyed 5. Stopped 6. Brought 7. fell 8. Chatted

9. happened 10. Said 11. Knew 12. Tried 13. Cut 14. Turned

15. How much did your new computer cost? 16. What did you do yesterday after school?

17. Why did not you call me last night? 18. Where did Dad save the photos on the computer?
19. Which files did you delete? 20. How many copies did Gary print yesterday?

21. Which company did Steve Jobs help to star?

Past continuous
1. A: were they watching TV at midnight? B: No, they weren’t.

2. We were eating lunch in the cafeteria at noon whenever possible.

3. A: were you talking on the phone a few minutes ago? B: No, I wasn’t.

4. I was walking home when I saw the car accident.

5. My classmate and I were studying together at the library.

6. While he was cleaning the house, we were cooking.

7. A: What were you doing at one o’clock? B: I was sleeping.

8. The car engine was working, so I had to fix it in order to work.

9. A: are you listening to the teacher? B: Yes, I was.

10. At seven o’clock, Mr. Smith was robbing the bank and he was caught.

11. Steven was doing his homework, he was playing with his friends in the yard.
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12. It was raining last night, so I took my umbrella to avoid being wet.
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Conclusion
As conclusion, it’s very important say that these exercises were a big challenge because it give a
tools to practice the English grammar, and the exercises helped me also in theorical skills to
improve the communication in English.