English for beginers

The use of: to be , to have, present simple and continuous, past simple and subject pronouns
1. Complete with the right form of the verb to be: We are very good friends. a) You.. my friend. b) He .with you. c) . she at home? d) They.not bad students. e) How.. your mother today? f) I at school. 2. Write the correct form of the verb to be: . your mother home? ...Sam and Lucy in the 5th form? Madrid .not the capital of the U.S.A. It the capital of Spain. What nationality ..you? I American.

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs 'to be' and 'to have'. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. . we on the right way? I a big living-room. It. a white rose. You . something on your hair. She . two apples. . they friends? Jack and Jill very good friends. Doris a beautiful dress. . he a student? This animal.. black eyes. They .. a lovely garden. .. I your best friend? .you at home? We . good students. We learn hard. Your father a doctor.

The verb TO BE
Learn the Present Tense: I am We are You are You are He/She/ It is They are Complete the sentences: 1. The window open. 2. Cats small animals. 3. I .. in the classroom. 4. We . pupils. 5. The baby in bed. 6. You .. a teacher. 7. The books .. on the table. 8. I . a pupil. 9. My father . a good man. 10. We in the classroom.

11. The door . Shut. 12. The camel ..a big animal. 13. The children in the garden. 14. I ..in school now. 15. The chair .behind the table. 16. Camels .big animals. 17. My mother .at home. 18. The windows .shut. Complete with the Present Tense Negative: 1. A thief.. a good man. 2. Camels..small animals. 3. I ..an old man (woman). 4. My hands .dirty. 5. The poor man .happy. 6. We .in the cinema now. 7. The mouse a big animal. 8. I a teacher. 9. We .at home now. 10. It .cold in summer. 11. My face .dirty. 12. The shops open every day. Make the sentences plural: 1. A pupil is not a teacher. 2. A hen is a bird. 3. He is a doctor. 4. She is a pretty girl. 5. Here is a pen and a pencil. 6. A camel is a big animal. 7. An egg is white. 8. There is a car behind you. 9. A donkey is bigger than a cat. 10. A lazy boy is not a good pupil. Make questions from these mixed words.(do not forget the capital letter and the question mark). 1. near the school/ your home/ is 2. shut/ the windows/ are 3. your books/are / in your desk 4. is /in bed / the baby 5. or brown / your shoes /are /black 6. every day /is /this shop /open 7. camels /or small animals /are /big 8. in your bag /your ruler /is 9. open /this school /is /at night 10. all the pupils /here today /are 11. at home /your mother /is 12. good /are /or bad /those eggs

The Subject Pronouns

I You He/she/ it we you They

Put the right subject pronoun: 1. The window is open. .is not shut. 2. The policeman is standing in the street. .is tall man. 3. The pencils are in the box. ..are red pencils. 4. the girl is at home. ..is cooking.

5. The plane is in the air. .is flying to London. 6. The birds are on the tree. .are singing. 7. The doctor is a rich man. .is driving a big car. 8. The children are in the garden. ..are playing. 9. The woman is poor. ..is living in a little house. 10. The horse is in the field. .is eating the grass. 11. The shops are shut today. ..are not open. 12. The fisherman is catching fish. .is in a boat. 13. The girl is in bed. .is sleeping. 14. The key is not in the desk. is in the box. 15. I am sitting beside Jackare friends. The verb TO HAVE I have we have You have you have He/she/it has they have 1. A camel .four legs. 2. I .ten fingers. 3. The baby two teeth. 4. The old man .white hair. 5. Donkeys big ears. 6. The poor woman ..five children. 7. Some dogs.long tails. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Brown one son. Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present. Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (to phone) Answer: Do they phone their friends? 1) .. you mineral water? (to drink) 2) .. Sarah and Linda. their pets? (to feed) 3) your teacher your homework? (to check) 4) . they . in the old house? (to live) 5) .. the cat on the wall in the mornings? (to sit) 6) .. Nina computer games? (to play) 7) ..your parents .TV in the afternoon? (to watch) 8) your grandmother. the phone? (to answer) 9) . Andy the shopping? (to do) 10).. Garry and Ken a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

The Present Continuous Tense

Complete these sentences: 1. She .a book.(read) 2. They .football. (play) 3. He .the blackboard.(clean) 4. They .the tree.(climb) 5. He ..an apple.(eat) 6. Theyacross the road.(walk) 7. The horse ..over the wall.(jump) 8. IEnglish now.(learn) 9. The woman.her baby.(carry) 10. The boys ..to school.(go) 11. The old man .a cup of tea.(drink) 12. Two policemen outside the bank.(stand) 13. The servant ..the floor.(wash) 14. The men ..a house. (build)

15. The plane to London.(fly) 16. The children .in the garden.(play) 17. The thief the window.(open) 18. The teacher English.(teach) If the verb ends with the letter e , the Present Continuous is made like this: Come-coming; drive-driving;give-giving;live-living;make-making;ride-riding;write-writing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The boy .a bicycle.(ride) The soldiers.in tents.(live) I..a letter.(write) The doctor ..a car.(drive) The children.home from school.(come) The teacheran English lesson.(give) The carpentera table.(make)

If a short verb ends with the letter g, m, n, or t( with a short vowel sound before it), the Present Continuous is made like this: Dig-digging; swim-swimming; run-running; cut-cutting; get-getting; put-putting; shut-shutting; sit-sitting 1. We.in the classroom.(sit) 2. I..the books into the cupboard.(put) 3. The womanthe bread with a knife.(cut) 4. The boysin the river.(swim) 5. The old man.out of the bus.(get) 6. The little girl..to school.(run) 7. The servants the windows.(shut)
Complete the sentences by using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1. I _____ (go) to school every Monday. Leonardo _____ (go) to school twice a week. 2. My friend _____ (work) in a chocolate factory. She _____ (work) hard at this very moment. 3. My father _____ (drink) a cup of tea every morning. He _____ (drink) tea right now. Don`t disturb him! 4. (to be) _____ you home now? I _____ (want) to see you today. 5. My sister ______ (to be) in her room. She ____ (read) a very interesting book. 6. Everybody ______ (know) she ____ (like) reading. She ____ (like, not) music. What ____ you ____ (talk) about? I ______ (believe, not) you.

Put the verbs into present progressive. 1. My sister (to clean) 2. Look! They (to go) 3. I (to wait) 4. Mrs Miller (to listen) 5. We (to speak) the bathroom. inside. in the car now. to CDs. English at the moment.

Put the verbs into present progressive. 1. The dog (to attack) 2. I (to draw) the cat. a picture.

3. My mother (to wave) 4. They (to choose) 5. Listen! Tom (to make)

at me. a cheap airline. a phone call.

1. Complete with the past simple of the verbs in brackets: Cinderella (be)..a beautiful girl who (live).together with her stepmother and her two step-sisters. The three women (make).her work all day long. She (be)very unhappy. Her fairy godmother (appear) .. and (wave).her magic stick. Dont forget you must be back home when the clock strikes twelve, she (say). All night the Prince (dance).only with Cinderella. Everyone (want)..to know who the lovely girl (be). At midnight, Cinderella (leave).. the Prince and she (run)down the palace steps. She (lose)..a glass slipper as she (run) The glass slipper (be).. very small and it only (fit)Cinderellas little foot. Thats how the Prince (find)her and, very happy, (marry). Cinderella quite soon. 2. Write questions and answers about past activities according to the model: Where (you/go) yesterday? (to the cinema) Where did you go yesterday? I went to the cinema. 1. Where (she/ go) last week? (to Paris) 2. What (he/ buy) at the weekend? (new jeans) 3. What time (the bus/ leave) last night? (at eight oclock) 4. What (the students/ do) in class? (a project about Spain) 5. When (you/see) his girlfriend? (two days ago)