Present simple:

affirmative, negative, questions.

Exercises.

Use the present simple affirmative.

1. I ________ (go) shopping with my brother.

2. We sometimes ________ (use) a dictionary in class.

3. My friends ________ (study) Italian at their school.

4. School ________ (finish) at three o´clock.

5.You ________ (live) near me.

6. He ________(like) rap music.

7. She ________ (do) her homework before dinner.

8. We ________ (play) tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.

9. I ________ (watch) TV in the evening.

10. My mother ________ (teach) art.

Write the sentences in negative.

1. I study French.
_____________________________________________

2. School finishes at two o´clock.

_____________________________________________

3. You copy from other students.

_____________________________________________
4. We think English is easy.

_____________________________________________

5. My friends play volleyball.

_____________________________________________

6. I watch TV on Saturday morning.

_____________________________________________

7. She speaks Chinese.

_____________________________________________

8. The dog likes cats.

_____________________________________________

9. They listen to pop music.

_____________________________________________

10. I play with my hamster every day.

_____________________________________________

Write the sentences and finish the short answers.

1. live / at / you / Do / school / ?

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

2. in / students / Do / the canteen / ? / eat

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________
3. to school / your brother / on Saturday / ? / Does / go

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

4. live / near / Do / your friends / you / ?

_____________________________________________

Yes, ___________________

5. at / school/ finish / Does / three o´clock / ?

_____________________________________________

No, ___________________

Present simple.

1. I _________ (play) tennis after school.

2. You _________ (start) school at nine o´clock.

3. We _________ (have) lunch at school.

4. They _________ (watch) TV after dinner.

5. She _________ (not get up) at seven o´clock.

6. We _________ (go) to bed at nine o´clock.

7. What time _________ I _________ (get) up?

8. What _________ she _________ (do) after school?

9. He _________ (play) football.

10. Susan _________ (go) to the cinema.

11. My mother _________ (start) work at half past seven.

12. What _________ they _________ (do) in the evening?

13. How _________ you _________ (spell) that in English?

14. Brian _________ (get) up at eight o´clock.

15. Where _________ John and Martin _________ (go ?

16. Serena _________ (not know) what to do.

17. Wendy _________ (not like) to do shopping.

18. My grandfather _________ (not live) in London.

19. My sisters _________ (walk) to school every day.

20. My best friend _________ (like) math.

21. My brother and I _________ (have) breakfast half past seven.

22. My cousin _________ (study) biology.

23. We _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.

24. When _________ Mary _________ (start) school?

25. Gill _________ (not work) in a supermarket.

Present simple.

1. Ana _________ (not watch) TV.

2. Peter _________ (not study) French.

3. Javi _________ (watch) TV.

4. Antonio _________ (play) computer games.

5. Luis Miguel _________ (not read) magazines.

6. _________ María _________ (listen) to music?

7. _________ Beatriz _________ (tidy) her room?

8. My parents _________ (read) the newspaper.

9. When _________ your brother _________ (surf) the internet?

10. Who _________ you _________ (play) football with?

11. What _________ your sister _________ (do) on Saturday?

12. Blanca _________ (go) to a sleepover.

13. Isabel _________ (not phone) a friend.

14. I _________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend.

15. My Mum _________ (like) classical music.

16. I _________ (not eat) pizza.

17. I _________ (drink) water.

18. Gonzalo _________ (help) his friends with their homework.

19. Carlos _________ (make) people laugh.

20. Alan _________ (not like) talking to new people.

21. Chris _________ (do) the housework for her parents.

22. I _________ (want) to join Daniel´s fan club.

23. Isabel and I _________ (see) each other every week.

24. Linda _________ (wear) new clothes.

25. Derek and Sam _________ (wear) striped T-shirts.

Present Simple.

1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses.

2. Ducks _________ (love) water.

3. The sun _________ (rise) in the east.

4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus.

5. Juanma _________ (enjoy) singing.

6. Jesus _________ (not lend) me his bike.

7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas.

8. Pepi _________ (not collect) stamps.

9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun.

10. It often _________ (snow) in winter.

11. We _________ (wash) our hands.

12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day.

13. _________ he _________ (type) very fast?

14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court.

15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes.

16. Winter _________ (not come) after spring.

17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike?

18. _________ she _________ (walk) to school?

19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well.

20. My dog _________ (bark) very loudly.

21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed?

22. _________ babies _________ (sleep) during the day?

Use the verbs to complete the sentences:
Adverbs of frequency
1. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its
correct position.

He listens to the radio. (often)

___________________________________________________________
They read a book. (sometimes)
___________________________________________________________
Pete gets angry. (never)
___________________________________________________________
Tom is very friendly. (usually)
___________________________________________________________
I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
___________________________________________________________
Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)
___________________________________________________________
My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
___________________________________________________________
Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
___________________________________________________________
They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
___________________________________________________________
Christine smokes. (never)
___________________________________________________________

2. Rewrite the sentences in the correct order

usually - in the morning - reads the newspaper - Tom

___________________________________________________________
He -frequently - is - for class - late
___________________________________________________________
always –they - happy - are
___________________________________________________________
help – she - often - does - her mother?
___________________________________________________________
by 11:30 - is - Ann -generally -in bed.
___________________________________________________________
occasionally -Molly - the museum - visits.
___________________________________________________________
study - you – rarely - for the exam.
 Present Simple
Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. When you have lunch at school?

___________________________
2. I dont play tennis at weekends.
___________________________
3. You’re brush your teeth everyday.
_____________________________
4. He sometimes forget his notebooks.
_____________________________
5. I’m go to the school every day.
__________________________

6. She never exercise.

___________________

7. He is surf the net never.

______________________________

8. She attendes a special course for cooking every week.

_____________________________________________

9. My sister spend hours on the phone!

____________________________________

10. What are you usually have for breakfast?

_______________________________________

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was / were
1 Choose the correct words.
1 My Granny was / were born in 1951, in Warsaw.
2 Yesterday, I wasn’t / weren’t well. Today. I’m feeling better.
3 There was / were a scary horror film on TV last night.
4 Molly and Claire wasn’t / weren’t at school last week.
5 It was / were very cold in my city last winter.
6 There wasn’t / weren’t any children at the party.

2 Write questions. Use was or were.

1 you / at home / yesterday morning Were you at home yesterday morning?
2 it / sunny in Krakow last week ....................................................................................
3 your friends / at Keira’s party last Saturday ....................................................................................
4 we / in town / three hours ago ....................................................................................
5 Cristiano Ronaldo / born in Portugal ....................................................................................
6 your mum / at the football match last Saturday ..................................................................................

3 Write answers to the questions in Exercise 2.

1 Yes, I was.
2 ...............................................................................
3 ...............................................................................
4 ...............................................................................
5 ...............................................................................
6 ...............................................................................

past simple: regular

4 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Last Saturday, my family and I went to Sopot. We (1) travelled (travel) by train and it was a long journey –
the train (2) ...................... (stop) at a lot of stations on the way. The weather wasn’t sunny, but it (3)
...................... (not rain). We (4) ...................... (walk) on the beach and (5) ...................... (look) at the boats.
In the afternoon we (6) ...................... (visit) Malbork castle. It was a good day out.
5. Complete the table with past simple irregular forms
go
take
drink
hear
eat
study
find
have
sleep
get

6 Make the sentences negative.

1 I heard a scary noise last night. I didn’t hear a scary noise last night.
2 He drank orange juice for breakfast. ..............................................................................
3 They were at the swimming pool. ..............................................................................
4 We took a picnic basket to the park. ..............................................................................
5 Mum ate lunch at Granny’s house. ..............................................................................
6 I found my keys under the sofa. ..............................................................................

Past simple questions

7 Look at the pictures and write questions.
1 Granny / last night
Did Granny read a book last night?
2 your brother / yesterday
..............................................................................
3 they / yesterday evening
..............................................................................
4 you / last night
..............................................................................
5 Dad / yesterday
..............................................................................
6 Alexander / yesterday evening
...............................................................................

8 Write answers to the questions in Exercise 7. 4 ......................................................

1 Yes, she did. 5 ......................................................
2 ...................................................... 6 ......................................................
3 ......................................................
 9 Look at the answers and complete the dialogue. Use words in the box.
Who How Where What When
Dad: (1) Who did you meet in town, Jane?
Jane: My friend Anna.
Dad: (2) ............. did you meet her?
Jane: I met her at two o’clock.
Dad: (3) ..................... did you meet her?
Jane: At the shopping centre, Dad.
Dad: (4) ..................... did you get there?
Jane: By bus.

10 Correct the mistakes.

1 There wasn’t any ghosts in the forest. weren’t
2 We studyed French yesterday. ..................
3 I didn’t waited for a long time. ..................
4 Did you found your keys? ..................
5 Did you enjoy your holiday? Yes, I enjoyed. ..................
6 When did you do yesterday? We stayed at home and played board games. .................

Comparatives and superlatives

1 Complete the table.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

new 1) newer the newest
small smaller 2)
............................
cold 3) the coldest
............................
wet 4) the wettest
............................
clean cleaner 5)
............................
cheap cheaper 6)
............................

2 Choose the correct answers.

1 I think Shakira is d than Beyonce. a) pretty b) prettyer c) prettiest d) prettier
2 London is ............. than Warsaw. a) biggest b) biger c) bigger d) big
3 Julia is ............. girl in our class. a) old b) the older c) older d) the oldest
4 My brother is ............. person I know. a) the noisy b) noisy c) noiser d) the noisiest
5 Ben’s joke was ............. than mine. a) funnyer b) funnier c) funny d) the funniest
6 Alice thinks Sydney is ............. city in the world. a) nicer b) nice c) nicest d) the nicest
PAST SIMPLE TENSE ERROR CORRECTION
EXERCISE
Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences. ONE mistake per sentence.

1-) I am at my grandmother’s house yesterday. (✓ was)

2-) I went to the school and have my lunch there!

3-) Isn’t she with you yesterday morning? I didn’t see

her.

4-) Were they busy? They don’t even answer their

phones last week!

5-) I saw a snake in the garden! It is huge!

6-) Did she play tennis with you when you are younger?

7-) When do you arrive at the airport last night?

8-) I open my first bank account and got my first job,

too!

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PAST SIMPLE TENSE SHORT STORY EXERCISE

Fill in the blanks given in the story in the correct form of past simple
tense and answer the questions.

Felix’s Fear

Yesterday evening, I --- (be) at home. I --- (have)

dinner with my family and I --- (hear) a strange noise.
I --- (run) to the window and --- (look) outside. There
--- (be) a flying rat! I --- (think) I was dreaming, but
it --- (be) real! I was afraid and I --- (take) a baseball
bat! I --- (open) the door to hit it. Then I --- (see) it
with its family! I --- (realize) it wasn’t a rat! It ---
(be) a flying squirrel! I --- (give) it some food and ---
(go) back to the house!
Comprehension Questions
1-) What did Felix do when he saw a flying rat?
2-) What did he take to hit the flying squirrel?
3-) When did he see a flying squirrel?
Discussion Questions

1-) Are you afraid of animals? If yes, which animal

scares you the most? If no, which animal do you love the
most?
2-) Do you hear strange noises around your house? If
yes, what are those noises generally?

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 past habits: used to
 We use used to when we describe a habit in the past
 We often use used to to contrast a past habit with what we do now
 The past simple is also possible but used to is more common

Statements: I used to play tennis when I was a teenager

Negatives: I didn’t use to play basketball when i studied at school

Question: Did you use to play football when you were little?

A. Rewrite each sentence with used to

a) I was in the school swimming team

______________________________________________________________________
b) Sophie had long hair when she was 7
______________________________________________________________________
c) Mary didn’t listen when her teachers were speaking
______________________________________________________________________
d) Ricardo got up at 6:00 when he was training for the Olympics
______________________________________________________________________
e) What did you usually do on Saturday evening?
______________________________________________________________________
f) My brother wore glasses when he was small
______________________________________________________________________
g) Becky was afraid of dogs when she was a little girl
______________________________________________________________________
h) We always gave our teacher presents at the end of the term
______________________________________________________________________
i) Paul has spoken Italian well but he has forgotten it
______________________________________________________________________
j) Did you live next door to Mrs Harrison?
______________________________________________________________________
A- Complete the sentences with used to, didn't use to or
did...use to according to the context.

1. We __________(live) in London years ago.

2. __________(you/go) cycling when you were five?
3. Tourists __________(not/ come) years ago.
4. When she was younger she never __________(wear)
jeans because they didn't fit her.
5. __________(you/go) to the cinema in the afternoon.
6. We never __________(eat) chocolate after lunch.
7. Last summer I always __________(meet) her at the
seaside.
8. __________(he/buy) the newspaper before going to work?
9. They __________(not/spend) their holidays in Portugal.
10. She __________(spend) a lot of money on cosmetics years ago.
11. My sister __________(to be ) a brilliant student.
12. __________(he/ give/not) a birthday party to his friends in the past?
13. She never __________ (speak) loud because she suffered from her throat.
14. Years ago we __________(see) her a lot because she lived near us.
15. Last year we never __________(stay) at home in the evening.
16. __________(they/play) hockey at school.

B- Complete the following sentences. Use used to or the present simple, as adequate.

1. We __________(play) tennis every day, buit now we __________ (not / play) it anymore.
2. We __________(not/go) on holidays when I was young, but now i we always __________(go) to
Spain.
3. My sister __________(love) rock music now, but she __________ (hate) it when she was younger.
4. I __________(not/ read) books when I was a child, but now I __________(read) four or five a year.
5. __________you __________ (go) to bed early when you were twelve?
Yes, I did, but now I __________(stay) up as late as I want.
6. I __________(afraid) od storms , but I __________ anymorte.
7. __________you __________ (drink) milk when you were a child?
8. My father __________(take) a lot of photos, but he__________ any more.
9. I __________(not like) vegetables but I __________ now.
 USED TO / BE USED TO

Exercise 1:
Tick (P) the correct endings.

1. Are you ..................... e-mails to all your friends and family.

A used to send B used to sending

2. When I was a child I ..... .. .............. go swimming in the Lake District.

A used to B am used to

3. I ..................... in front of many people. I am a teacher.

A used to speak B am used to speaking

4. My grandmother ..................... 1 mile to go to school every day.

A used to walk B is used to walking

5. I ..................... a cup of coffee after lunch. That's one of the things I really enjoy.
A used to drink B am used to drinking

6. After a few years I have become quite ..................... Excel.

A used to operate B used to operating

Exercise 2:
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1. When I was a student, I used to (work) in a restaurant called

Marmalade and Friends. It was in Brighton near the sea front.

2. When I worked there, I used to (go) to bed very late at night

and (get up) very early.

3. It is very difficult to get used to (work) nights. It's much

better and easier to work days.

4. Are you getting used to (live) in your new flat yet?

5. She isn't used to (fly) on her own. She is always terrified .

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6. I'm not used to (sit) in an office all day. I used to

(be) a gardener.

Exercise 3:
Match the sentences and responses.

1 I used to eat a lot of chocolate A now he plays the guitar.

but
2 He used to go to work by car B I often used to go to the
but theatre.
3 Sue used to enjoy his company C now I'm on a diet.
but
4 David used to work in Bristol D now she finds him a bit
but boring.
5 We used to go to the mountains E now I eat a lot.
for our holidays
6 When I lived in London, F now he takes the tram.
7 He used to play the piano but G now he works in London.
8 When I was younger, I didn't H now we prefer going to the
use to eat fish but beach.

Exercise 4:
Make sentences with the words given. Use used to + verb. Use short forms if
possible.

1. John / not like / watching sport but he does now.

________________________________________________________________________

2. My sister / have / short hair when she was younger.

________________________________________________________________________

3. Jane / not wear / jeans but she does now.

________________________________________________________________________

4. We / go / to visit my parents at Christmas but now we don't.

________________________________________________________________________

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wh- questions
Fill in the spaces with ‘What’, ‘Who’, ‘Where’, ‘When’,
‘Why and ‘How’ to complete each question.

what? who? where? when? why? how?

friends
1. __________ is she? She is my friend.food school
2. __________ is that? That is a red ball.

3. __________ time is it? It’s 7.30pm, time to go to bed!

4. __________ are you going? I’m going to water the garden.

5. __________ are you feeling? I’m excited about my play date!

6. __________ is she doing? She’s painting a picture.

7. __________ is Dad? He’s at the park.

8. __________ are you playing with? I’m playing with my friend.

9. __________ are you making a cake? It’s Mum’s birthday.

10. _________ many people are in the photo? Three people.

11. _________ would you like to visit this weekend? Grandma and Grandpa!

12. _________ will you be finished? In 10 minutes.

13. _________ do you like to eat pasta? It’s fun and messy.

14. _________ are we leaving for our holiday? As soon as the bags are packed.

15. _________ is your favourite animal? An elephant!

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Wh-Questions: Word Ordering

Read the words, then order them to form meaningful questions:

1. your, didn’t, you, yesterday, visit, why, mother?

________________________________________________
2. do you from come where?
________________________________________________
3. tomorrow, the, will, attend, morning, who, meeting?
_________________________________________________
4. new, glasses are where reading my?
_________________________________________________
5. our, Paris, is, tonight, to, when, flight?
__________________________________________________________________
6. need, the, do, we, to, buy, supermarket, what, from?
__________________________________________________________________
7. dishes, is, wash, who, the, tonight, to, going?
__________________________________________________________________
8. delicious, did, where, this, buy, sandwich, you?
_________________________________________________________________
9. car, did, Ali, new, sell, why, his?
_________________________________________________________________
10. so, is, boss, morning, the, this, why, angry?
__________________________________________________________________
11. shops, the, all, Sunday, open, do, when, on?
__________________________________________________________________
12. hair, you, did, done, have, where, your?
__________________________________________________________________
13. graduate, you, university, did, from, when?
___________________________________________________________________
14. afternoon, delivery, time, is, the, what, man, coming, this?
___________________________________________________________________
15. chocolate, all, favourite, ate, biscuits, who, my?
___________________________________________________________________