Present simple v continuous Present simple Present continuous

Present simple v. continuous Present simple Present continuous Signal words: usually, often, always, every day/week/year, on Mondays, rarely, seldom, sometimes, twice, three times a day… Signal words: now, at the moment, right now, currently, these days, today… He/she/it – V+ -s/-es: works, goes, tries, thinks… to be (am/is/are) +V(ing) Auxiliary verb: do/does – negative/interrogative

Complete the sentences below with the present simple or present continuous. 1. How _______ (you/go) to work every day? 2. I can’t see you. What _______(you/do)? 3. Mike isn’t at home at the moment. He _______(play) with his kids in the park. 4. We _______(have) lunch now. 5. Why _______(you/wear) jeans? You (usually/wear) dresses. 6. Alan _______(not/like) rap music. He (listen) to rock at the moment. 7. Take your umbrella! It _______(rain) outside. 8. _______(you/live) in the city or in the countryside? 9. I’m on holiday. I _______(stay) in an expensive hotel. 10. Every day, Julia _______(work) in an office. At the moment, she (relax) at home. Practice 1

1. Where do you live ? (where/you/live) 2. . . . ? (how / you / get here / today) 3. . . . . ? (who / you / see everyday) 4. . . . ? (what / you / do / last week) 5. . . . ? (which part of the day / you /prefer) 6. . . . ? (why/ you prefer / this part of the day) 7. . . ? (when / people in your country / have lunch) Practice 2

Prepositions of place above behind in between in front of next to on under

1. The light is ____the bed. 2. The mirror is ____ the wall. 3. The plants are ____ the books. 4. The light is ____ the mirror and the window. 5. The bed is ____ the light. 6. The rug is ____ the bed. 7. The wall is ____ the bed. 8. There is a double bed ____ the room. Practice 3

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A/an, some, any �a/an – countable nouns (singular form); �some – countable/uncountable nouns; �any – countable/uncountable nouns (negative/interrogative sentences)

1. I had ____ chicken for lunch yesterday. 2. Kate is bringing ____ bottle of wine to the party. 3. Angelina has ____ meeting with her manager at 6 o’clock. 4. I’m sorry, I can’t go out tonight. I don’t have ____ money. 5. Martin can’t meet me this week. He doesn’t have ____ time. 6. I searched on Google for ____ information about Thailand. 7. I like driving on Sundays because there isn’t ____ traffic. 8. I can give you ____ money if necessary. 9. There is ____ red apple on the table. 10. I talked to ____ interesting people on the train Practice 5

Much/many/a lot/a little/few �much – uncountable nouns; �many – countable nouns; �a lot (of) – countable nouns; �little/a little – uncountable nouns; �few/a few – countable nouns

Complete the sentences with ‘any’, ‘lots of’, ‘a bit of’, ‘a little’, ‘a few’ or ‘few’. More than one answer may be possible. 1. There’s no need to hurry. We have ____ time left. 2. I’m afraid I have very ____ coins on me. I’ll have to change some more money. 3. Thanks for the invitation to your party. We had ____ fun. 4. We are still hungry. They served us very ____ food on the plane. 5. It’s going to get cold this winter, so I suggest you buy ____ sweaters. 6. After taking a shower, I got dressed and had ____ slices of toast for breakfast. 7. I like ____ milk in my coffee, but I don’t take sugar. 8. Jack was so bored at the party last night. He had ____ fun. 9. You will be in ____ trouble if you continue to turn up late for work. Practice 6

Complete the sentences with a suitable quantifier below. both (of) any (of) all (of) many (of) most (of) much (of) 1. When Uncle Joseph died, he left all/all of his fortune to us. 2. Frank doesn’t see his kids very often. He spends______ his time in the office. 3. Bruce has twin boys. ______ them live with their mother. 4. smartphones ______ have batteries in them. 5. Have you seen ______ shops since we arrived here? 6. We ate ______ our dinner on the way to the station. We finished the rest on the train. 7. ______ Russian winters are extremely cold. 8. This is the best rock song of ______ time. 9. ______ people think that Joe is a very nice guy. But not everybody likes him. Practice 7

1. ____ water do you drink every day? 2. ____ meals do you eat every day? 3. ____ time do you spend at home? 4. ____ money do you spend on clothes? 5. ____ friends do you have? 6. ____ languages do you speak? 7. ____ fun did you have on your last holiday? 8. ____ books do you read every year? 9. ____ chocolate do you eat every week? 10. ____ exercise do you do every week? Practice 9 How much/how many

Past Simple Vs. Past Continuous Past Simple Signal words: ago, last, in 2000…, yesterday, in the past Past Continuous Signal words: while, as, when, at 5 p. m. yesterday… V + -ed – regular: worked, to be (was/were) + Ving talked… Irregular Verbs (see the table V 2): go-went, be –was, speak – spoke… Auxiliary verb: did (negative/interrogative)

Complete the questions with ‘last’, ‘ago’, ‘yesterday’ or ‘in’. 1. Did you go out with friends ______ week? 2. Did you have a good breakfast ______ morning? 3. Did you start learning English more than one year ______ ? 4. Did you watch television ______ evening? 5. Do you have a birthday ______ March? 6. Did you go to bed early ______ night? 7. Did you receive a text message 5 minutes ______ ? 8. Did you go to a party ______ weekend? 9. Did you live in another country ______ 2010? 10. Did you do a lot of work ______ week? Practice 10

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the past continuous or past simple tense of the verbs in brackets: 1. What film _______ (you/watch) when I _______(call) you last night? 2. While he _______(jog) in the park, a dog _______(bite) him on the leg. 3. I _______(see) Adam again in the park this morning. He _______(walk) his dog. 4. You _______(not/hear) me get home last night because you _______(sleep). 5. John _______ (not/take) his umbrella with him last night because it _______ (not/rain). 6. Mr. Lee _______(work) so hard that he _______(fall) asleep at this desk. 7. While they _______(swim), Sam _______(spot) a dangerous shark. They quickly _______ (swim) back to the shore and _______ (alert) the lifeguard. 8. _______ (you/have) lunch when I _______ (call) your office yesterday? 9. _______ (anyone/call) when I _______ (cook) dinner? Practice 11

Comparative forms - Adjectives One-syllable Adjectives Two-more syllable Adjectives Comparative: -er: small-smaller, big-bigger, thick-thicker Comparative: more expensive, more charming Superlative: the – est: the smallest, the biggest, the thickest Superlative: the most: the most expensive, the most charming good-better-the best bad-worse-the worst little-less-the least

Practice 12 Comparative forms 1. Iceland / Russia (big) …. Russia is bigger than Iceland 2. oranges / bread (sweet). . . . . 3. modern laptops / old computers (good). . . . 4. modern laptops / old computers (bad). . . . 5. fresh fruit / ice cream (healthy). . . . . 6. a car / a plane (big). . . 7. a car / a plane (small). . . . . 8. Alicia / her sister (thin). . . . . 9. lying in bed. Superlative / sitting on aforms chair (comfortable). . . 10. (dangerous). . . person. . . in. . his. family. 1. dogs Pablo/ sharks is ______ the shortest. . . . (short). . . . 2. Morning is ______ time of the day. (good) 3. The blue whale is ______ animal in the world. (big) 4. January is ______ month of the year. (cold) 5. Nick is ______ person I know. (interesting) 6. Bill Gates is ______ man in the world. (rich) 7. Travelling by bus is ______ way to travel. (slow) 8. Chinese is one of languages ______ in the world. (difficult) 9. 6 pm is ______ time of the day. (busy)

Adjectives and adverbs careful early fast good (x 2) hard late loud quiet (x 2) safe terrible 1. This city is very safe. You don’t need to worry. 2. David is ______ at chess. Nobody can beat him. 3. Kate gets up very ______ every morning – she starts work at 7 am. 4. I feel very ______ today. I don’t need to see a doctor. 5. Jake’s voice is very ______. You can hear him from 100 m away. 6. It’s Friday evening. Be ______ when you drive home. 7. Oliver always arrives ______ for work. His boss is not very happy with him. 8. I can’t hear him. He’s speaking very ______. 9. It’s very ______ here. There are no cars on the roads. 10. The sportsman can run very ______. 11. I’m never going to that restaurant again. The food was ______. 12. Doris worked very ______ yesterday. He spent the whole day at the office. Practice 13

Infinitive of purpose buy a new car check my teeth get up earlier go for a swim stay awake stay healthy buy some new jeans watch the football match 1. A: Why did you go to the clothes shop? B: To buy some new jeans. 2. A: Why did you go to bed early last night? B: _______. 3. A: Why did you turn on the television? B: _______. 4. A: Why are you saving money? B: _______. 5. A: Why do you exercise every day? B: _______. 6. A: Why did you go to the beach? B: _______. 7. A: Why are you drinking coffee? B: _______. 8. A: Why did you visit the dentist? B: _______. Practice 14

Giving advice 1. I want to have a healthier diet. Don’t eat fast food. /Eat more fruits and vegetables. 2. I get up too late. 3. My phone is completely broken. 4. It’s very cold. 5. It’s too late to take the bus. 6. This food is very spicy. 7. I feel very tired. 8. My dog is very hungry. Practice 15

Future Simple Signal words: tomorrow, the next day/week/month, in the future, soon… Auxiliary verb: will (won’t) I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they will go to the city center next week. ………………. . will not (won’t) go to the city center next week. Will I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they go to the city center next week?

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form: 1. I think the president will win (win) the next election. 2. In 20 years’ time, I think there _____ (be) fewer cars on the roads. 3. It’s very cold. I think it _____ (snow). 4. I think Dana _____ (get) married next year. 5. The traffic is really bad. We _____ (be) late. 6. Hurry up! You _____(miss) the bus. 7. I think the bus _____(arrive) late. But I could be wrong. 8. I lost the company laptop. My boss _____(be) very happy! 9. Who do you think _____(get) the job? 10. Do you think that people _____(live) on the moon in the future? Practice 16

Future predictions ‘will/won’t + infinitive’ "Cars will be able to fly. " 1. . . . . 2. . . . . 3. . . . . 4. . . . . 5. . . . . Practice 17