Check Point

Simple Present Tense

Rewrite the sentences in the: negative and Interrogative

1. I get up at 8.00 everyday.

a) _______________________________________________________________.
b)_______________________________________________________________?
2. Grace has breakfast in the kitchen.
a) ______________________________________________________________.
b) ______________________________________________________________?
3. Mr. Robson drives to work every morning.
a) _______________________________________________________________.
b) ______________________________________________________________?
4. We usually do our homework after school.
a) ______________________________________________________________.
b) ______________________________________________________________?
5. Mrs. Davies works in an office.
a) ______________________________________________________________.
b) ______________________________________________________________?
6. Paul and Mark come back home together.
a) ______________________________________________________________.
b) ______________________________________________________________?
7. You go for a walk at night.
a) _______________________________________________________________.
b) ______________________________________________________________?

Present Continuous Tense

1. (she / go home now)

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2. (I / read a great book)
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3. (she / not / wash her hair)
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4. (the cat / chase mice?)
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5. (she / cry?)
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6. (he / not / study Latin)
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7. (we / drive to London?)
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8. (they / watch TV?)
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9. (where / she / go now?)
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10. (I / not / leave now)
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Simple Present Vs Present Continuous

Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children ..............................(play) outside now.

2. She usually ..............................(read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea now.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

Simple Past Tense

Write questions or negatives sentences:

1) She visited her parents last weekend. (?)

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2) He cleaned his room before school.

(?)__________________________________________________________?

3) The teacher found the missing exams.

(-) ____________________________________________________________
4) Tom wanted to go to the movies alone. (?)
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Helena offered Henrique a piece of cake. (-)
___________________________________________________________ 6) I
knew what to do. (-)
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7) Alexandre helped Anita with her homework. (?)
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You ate cookies after dinner. (-)
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You talked to her earlier.
(?)_________________________________________________________
10) We turned off the TV after the news. (-
)____________________________________________________________

Simple Past Tense vs Present Continuous tense

Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.

Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone ………………….. (knock) on the
door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seventhirty. I
……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).
3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred …………………………… (drop by) to visit
me.
4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we
…………………………………….. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to my mother on the
phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They
………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While
they …………………………… (walk) home, it …………….…….. (begin) to rain, so they
…………………………….. (stop) at a small café and …………………… (have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………….. (be) in the yard.
She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker ……………………….. (be) in
the garage. He ……………………………….. (work) on their car. He …………………………….. (change)
the oil.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or

superlative) of the adverb provided.
1. I drive ____________________________________ (carefully) than my husband.
2. Angela works ______________________________ (hard) than I do, but our
secretary works ________________________________ (hard) of all of us.
3. Anita sings _______________________________ (beautifully) of all the people in
the choir. 4.
Our teacher explains the lessons ____________________________ (clearly) than
your teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting ______________________________ (early) than
Francis.
6. Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive ______________________________ (fast) than their
parents.
8. My daughter cooks ______________________________(well) than I do, but my
husband cooks ________________________________ (well) of all of us.
9. Rene speaks ______________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL
students in the class.
10. The teacher arrived ____________________________(late) than the students.