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Simple Present and Present ProgressiveFormPresent ProgressiveWrite the ing-form of the following verbs.1 fly -

2 book -3 hit -

4 take -

5 lie -

Simple PresentWrite the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).1 do - he2 worry - she3 play - she

4 watch - he5 must - she

Positive sentencesComplete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.1 We (help)____________in the canteen this week.2 Martin usually (drive)__________to work.

3 But today, he (take)__________ the bus.4 Listen! She (practise)__________the piano.5 My friend (play)__________the guitar every evening.Negative sentencesComplete the sentences. Use Simple Present (DONT / DOESNT) or PresentProgressive (AM NOT/IS NOT/ARE NOT + ING).1 He (not / spend)__________ his holidays in Spain each year.2 I (not / meet)__________ Francis tonight.3 They (not / fly)__________to London tomorrow.4 We (not / work)__________this week.5 The film (not / begin)__________at 7 o'clock.QuestionsComplete the sentences. Use Simple Present (WH + DO/DOES + S+INFINITIVE) or Present Progressive (WH + AM/IS/ARE + S + ING).1 (leave / you)__________the party now?2 (have / you)__________any brothers or sisters?3 (love / she)__________ him?4 Who (cook)__________dinner tonight?5 (send / he)__________you an e-mail every day?TextComplete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1 Maria (want)__________ to improve her English.2 Therefore, she (do)__________ a language course in London at themoment.

3 She (stay)__________ with a host family and (must)__________take thetube to get to her language school.

4 It (be)__________only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.5 The tube (leave)__________ at half past eight.6 The first lesson (begin)__________ at 9 o'clock.7 In the afternoons, the school (offer)__________ sightseeing tours in and

around London.8 Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go)__________ to

Windsor.


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Simple Past (+ed/irregular / DIDNT + INFINITIVE / WH + DID + S + INFINITIVE)or Past Progressive (WAS/WERE + ING / WASNT/WERENT +ING / WH +WAS/WERE + ING)

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

6 When I (do)__________was doingthe washing-up, I (break)

__________brokea plate.7 While Tom (play)__________the piano, his mother (do)__________

the washing-up.

8 He (drink)__________some juice and then he (eat)__________a fewchips.

9 I (have)__________dinner when I suddenly (hear)__________a loudbang.

10 When my father (work)__________in the garden, an old friend(pass)__________by to see him.

11 She (go)__________to school, (take)__________out hertextbook and (begin)__________to learn.

12 When it (start)__________to rain, our dog (want)__________tocome inside.

13 When Jane (do)__________a language course in Ireland, she (visit)__________Blarney Castle.

14 When I (be)__________on my way home, I (see)__________anaccident.

15 I (not / understand)__________what they (talk)__________about.

Simple Past or Past ProgressivePut the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

16 When I (get)__________up yesterday, the sun (shine)__________.

17 It (is)__________a beautiful morning.18 So I (decide)__________to cycle around a little.19 I (go)__________to the shed and (take)__________out my bike.20 While I (cycle)__________past some villages, I (see)

__________some people in their gardens.21 One man (mow)__________the grass while his wife (pick)

__________strawberries.22 After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly

(appear)__________and it (start)__________to rain.23 Luckily, a farmer (notice)__________me and (tell)__________me

to come in.

24 While it (rain)__________outside, I (sit)__________in thefarmer's house.

25 After a while, the sun (come)__________out again.

26 I (thank)__________the farmer for his hospitality and (move)__________on.


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Exercises on English Word OrderWord Order in affirmative Sentences 2Arrange the words to make affirmative sentences. Place time expressions at

the end of the sentences.27 go / now / home / will / I I will go home now.

_______________________________________________28 give / the present / tomorrow / we / him / will

_______________________________________________29 her / met / last night / at / we / the station

_______________________________________________30 was / last week / he / in hospital

_______________________________________________31 in Greece / spend / I / will / next year / my holiday

_______________________________________________

32 must / at five o'clock / leave / we / the house _______________________________________________

33 the library / take / I / the book / will / today / to _______________________________________________

34 my mum / breakfast / in the morning / made _______________________________________________

35 tonight / want / to the cinema / to go / we _______________________________________________

36 wrote / last week / they / at school / a test _______________________________________________

Exercises on English Word OrderPosition of Time Expressions

We went to the cinema yesterday.We went yesterday to the cinema.Both sentences are correct.

We often go to the cinema.We go often to the cinema.

Both sentences are correct.

Next Tuesday I will go to the cinema.I will go to the cinema next Tuesday.Both sentences are correct.

They never go to the cinema.They go to the cinema never.Both sentences are correct.

She goes every Sunday to the cinema.

She goes to the cinema every Sunday.Both sentences are correct.


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I seldom am at the cinema.I am seldom at the cinema.Both sentences are correct.

I don't go to the cinema every week.

I don't go every week to the cinema.Both sentences are correct.

Francis does not always go to the cinema.Francis does not go to the cinema always.Both sentences are correct.

Do frequently you go to the cinema?Do you frequently go to the cinema?Both sentences are correct.

My friends didn't go to the cinema on Friday.On Friday my friends didn't go to the cinema.Both sentences are correct.

Exercises on English Word OrderQuestions 1Arrange the words to make questions.37 do / a dog / you / have Do you have a dog?

_______________________________________________38 you / coffee / do / like

_______________________________________________39 speak/ she / English / does

_______________________________________________40 he / can / dance

_______________________________________________41 play / at / you / the weekends / do / tennis

_______________________________________________42 go / last night / out / you / did _______________________________________________43 the train / when / leave / does

_______________________________________________44 him / she / did / the truth / tell / why _______________________________________________45 on / they / holiday / are

_______________________________________________


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Exercises on English Word OrderQuestions 2Ask for the subject (in bold print). Use 'who' (for people) or 'what' (foreverything else).

46 Garethspeaks English. Who speaks English?47 Mandyplays the guitar. 48 Johnis from Australia. 49 Our roomis on the second floor. 50 Youwill meet them next week. 51 My bikeis blue. 52 The showstarted early. 53 My computerdoesn't work. 54 Her brotherwent to Canada last year. 55 Your friendsdon't like pizza.

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