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Grammar English

The document contains examples of different English grammar structures including comparatives, demonstratives, adjectives, imperatives, jobs, possessives, times, adverbs of frequency, object pronouns, verbs 'be' and 'do', past simple forms, there is/are, quantities, articles, present perfect, and present perfect or past simple comparisons. The examples are grouped by grammar topic to illustrate usage.

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Grammar English

The document contains examples of different English grammar structures including comparatives, demonstratives, adjectives, imperatives, jobs, possessives, times, adverbs of frequency, object pronouns, verbs 'be' and 'do', past simple forms, there is/are, quantities, articles, present perfect, and present perfect or past simple comparisons. The examples are grouped by grammar topic to illustrate usage.

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A) I heard a weird noise in the middle of the night.

B) Did you? What kind of noise?


A) You don´t believe in ghosts, does you?
B) No, I don´t.
A) I´ve never been to a fortune-teller.
B) Neither, have I
C) I was. It was really interesting.
A) I don´t believe you really saw a UFO.
B) I could see one! It couldn´t have been anything else.
Comparatives:
Bigger, colder, more difficult, farther, better, higher, more interesting, later, likelier,
longer, more qualified
Demonstratives and a/an
1. Open the classroom door.
2. These are my English books.
3. What are those?
4. They´re from different countries.
5. This is an international school.
6. That is your lighter
7. Look at the board.
8. These are my friends.
9. Can you close the door?
10. This is an identify card.
11. I don´t understand this text.
12. Are these your keys?
Adjectives
1. They have a beautiful house.
2. They´re good actors.
3. Do you like a Chinese food?
4. We´re professional footballers.
5. I´ve got a new litter.
6. That´s a fantastic car
7. This is typical French food.
8. They have a pretty garden.
9. I work with nice people.
10. He´s a Brazilian footballer.
11. Is that a good pizza?
12. Do you have a big flat?
Imperatives and let´s
1. Don´t worry. It´s ok.
2. It´s time for bed. Turn off the TV.
3. The sign says ´No parking´ so don´t park here.
4. This city is dangerous. Be careful.
5. I´m tired and hungry. Let´s stop and have a sandwich.
6. Please be quiet. This is the library.
7. Let´s cross the road here.
8. Please turn the air conditioning on.
9. Turn this terrible music off.
10. Let´s stop at the next service station.
11. Don´t worry about it.
12. Let´s have another cup of tea.
A/an + jobs
1. My friend is a musician.
2. Are they nurses?
3. What do you do?
4. Do you work in an office?
5. She lives in Hollywood. She´s an actress.
6. Do you wear a uniform?
7. Is she an engineer?
8. I work for an international company.
9. Are you at school?
10. Do you work in an office?
11. We´re at university.
12. She´s a shop assistant.
Possessive’s
1. This is my brother´s wife.
2. These are our parents ‘books.
3. Sam is Jane´s friend.
4. That’s my mother´s shop.
5. She´s James´s sister.
6. John´s friends are from Brazil.
7. He´s my teacher´s husband.
8. David´s sister works in Japan.
9. Our parents´ house is very nice.
10. Those are my father´s glasses.
11. My friend´s sister it at university.
12. Kate´s children are at a school in London.
The time
It´s three fifteen.
It´s quarter to twelve. Doce menos cuarto
It´s twenty-five to six.
Adverbs of frequency
1. I sometimes drink coffee.
2. He hardly ever smokes
3. I am sometimes late for work.
4. I never eat fish. I don´t like it.
5. What time do you usually get up?
6. I don´t often study at work.

Object Pronouns
1. We can´t do this. Can you help us?
2. That film´s great! I love it.
3. She´s a new student. I don´t know her.
4. This is his number. Phone him.
5. I love you. Do you love me?
6. Look! They´re in Class 3. Go with them.

Be or Do
Do you live in the city centre?
It isn´t raining today.
Do you like going to the gym?
Are you working this morning?
You aren´t listening to me.
Does your father usually wear glasses?
Are you waiting for the bus?
Is he looking for a parking space?
I don´t usually listen to pop music.
My children don´t like doing her homework.
Are you from South America?
It doesn´t usually rain in August.
Past simple of be
1. Where were you last Sunday?
2. I was at home last night.
3. Was Jack at school this morning?
4. Susan wasn´t at work last week.
5. Were your grandparents French?
6. I wasn´t in Italy. I was in Spain.
7. Were you at work this morning?
8. Where was your mother born?
9. I was born in Paris.
Past simple regular verbs
1. Did you go to work yesterday?
2. We didn´t go to the party last weekend.
3. I studied English last night.
4. The lesson finished at midday.
5. What film did you see at the cinema?
6. He didn´t smoke all evening.
7. I lived in Madrid last year.
8. We didn´t play football yesterday.
9. Did you watch that film last day?
10. Where did you study English?
11. I´m sorry. The bar closed half an hour ago.
12. They didn´t stay in a hotel last year.
Past simple Irregular verbs
1. Last night I went to the cinema.
2. He didn´t wear a jacket year.
3. Sorry. We´re late. We couldn´t find the restaurant.
4. Did she have breakfast this morning?
5. I bought a new car last week.
6. The didn´t do their homework yesterday.
Past simple regular and irregular
1. I had lunch in a restaurant.
2. She met her boyfriend at the night club.
3. He didn´t watch TV last night.
4. Did you play tennis at the weekend?
5. We didn´t leave the restaurant until midnight.
6. What time did the film finish?
There was/There were
1. There was a ghost in the house.
2. How many people were there at the party?
3. There wasn´t a swimming pool at the hotel.
4. There weren´t any children in the restaurant.
5. There were only six guests at the hotel.
6. Were there any good shops?
There is/There are
1. There is a desk in the study.
2. There aren´t any students in the classroom-
3. Is there a TV in the living room?
4. There are a lot of flowers in the garden.
5. Are there any German students at the school?
6. There isn´t a table in the kitchen.
Many/much/a lot
1. Harry drinks a lot of coffee.
2. I don´t eat many vegetables.
3. How much wine do you drink?
4. She doesn´t have much free time.
5. How many oranges are there?
6. There´s a lot of milk.
A/an Some/any
1. Would you like an apple?
2. There isn´t any cheese.
3. Have we got any coffee?
4. We can make a cake.
5. There aren´t any tomatoes.
6. We need some rice.
7. There´s some milk on the table.
8. There isn´t any pasta.
9. I had some cereal for breakfast.

How much, how many, a lot, not much…


1. How much coffee do you drink?
2. Mark doesn´t do much exercise.
3. I don´t eat any meat.
4. Helen eats quite a lot of fruit.
5. I don´t know many people at work.
6. How many students are there in your class?
7. How much wine do you drink?
8. There´s quite a lot of milk.
Comparative adjectives
1. My English is better than my French.
2. Is hotter in Italy than in Scotland.
3. London is noisier than Oxford.
4. Driving is more dangerous than flying.
5. My dancing is worse than my singing.
6. Your car is more expensive than mine.
7. Mike is healthier than Sam.
Superlative adjectives
1. February is the coldest month.
2. She´s the most beautiful girl in the world
3. Summer is the best time for a holiday.
4. This is the windiest place in the world.
5. This is the most dangerous place I know.
6. He´s the worst player in the team.
Be going to (Plans)
1. We´re going to visit Madrid next month.
2. I´m not going to watch the match.
3. She´s going to cook tonight.
4. He´s going to go to university next year.
5. Are you going to play tennis at the weekend?
6. They aren´t going to eat there tomorrow.
7. Are you going to be in France next year?
8. Where are you going to go next week?
Be going to (predictions)
1. She´s going to win. She´s playing well.
2. Be careful. You´re going to break it.
3. I think they´re going to go to Madrid. They like Spain.
4. It isn´t going to rain. The sky´s blue.
5. He´s very good. He´s going to pass.
6. You´re going to Paris. It´s beautiful.
7. I´m going to be late tomorrow.
8. They aren´t going to like that cheap hotel.
Adverbs
1. I did the exam easily.
2. Can you speak slowly, please?
3. Drive carefully. The roads are busy.
4. Simon works very hard.
5. She speaks Chinese very well.
6. My little sister dances beautifully.
Verbs + to + infinitive
1. I´m learning to ride a motorbike.
2. We´re planning to move to London.
3. My dream is to visit Antarctica.
4. My ambition is to work for the United Nations.
5. I don´t like getting up early.
6. He´s hoping to get an iPad for Christmas.
7. My son really likes cooking.
8. We need to buy a new computer. This one is really slow.
9. I´d like to travel around the UK by bike.
10. I want to stay at home this weekend and relax.
11. Would you like to meet for a coffee after classes?
12. I´m learning to dance salsa. It´s quite difficult.
Articles
1. We study English three times a week.
2. This is the busiest road in the city.
3. Could we have the bill, please?
4. We need an onion and some tomatoes.
5. Please, can you close the windows?
6. You need to turn left at the lights.
7. I found our hotel on the internet.
8. My ambition is to be a doctor.
Present perfect
1. Have you been to that restaurant?
2. Mi friend hasn´t been to Europe.
3. Jack´s gone to the cinema. He´s there now.
4. They haven´t been to a night club.
5. Has she been to New York?
6. He´s been to my house.
7. I haven´t been to that cinema.
8. Has she been to your house?
9. We´ve been to Moscow.
Present perfect or Past simple
1. I went to Rome last year.
2. I´ve never eaten Chinese food.
3. Have they spoken to the new student?
4. He hasn´t travelled to many countries.
5. Did you see that film last night?
6. She´s written a lot of stories.
7. I have never spoken to John.
8. We haven´t been to América.
9. She´s seen that film five times.
10. We didn´t go on holiday last year.
Word order in question
1. What are you going to do this evening?
2. How often do they go to the theatre?
3. What music are you listening to?
4. Why´s she wearing that horrible heat?

Past simple irregular verbs


1. I ate in a good restaurant two nights ago.
Past continuous
1. I saw a good film last night.
2. She was eating when I arrived.
3. Did you like the concert last week?
4. They weren´t listening because they were talking.
5. I took an umbrella because it was raining.
6. Paul wasn´t driving when the accident happened.
7. It wasn´t snowing when we left.
So, because, although, but
1. I was hungry, so I ate a sandwich.
2. He´s tired because he went to bed late.
3. We missed the bus, so we walked home.
4. Although it was cold, we went swimming.
5. It´s a sad film, but I like it.
6. I left the party because It was boring.
7. I enjoyed the book although it had a bad ending.
8. She´s got a lot of homework, so she´s staying in.
Be going to
1. What is she going to do after university?
2. I´m not going to get up early tomorrow.
3. How long are your parents going to stay?
4. I´m going to learn to drive when I´m 17.
5. My sons are going to be doctors.
6. Are we going to go out for dinner today?
7. I think our team is going to lose again.
8. Is there going to be a storm?
9. We´re going to have dinner in front of the TV.
Going to/present continuous
1. Where are you going at the weekend?
2. We´re going to travel around India next summer.
3. It isn´t going to snow tomorrow.
4. He´s meeting Helen tonight.
5. Are they going to university next year?
6. Harry isn´t coming to lunch with us today.
7. Is it going to rain this afternoon?
8. I think the party´s going to be fun.
9. She isn´t going to like that film.
Defining relative clauses
1. That´s the man who ran in the Olympics.
2. It’s a shop where you can buy bread.
3. Here´s the boy that saved my life.
4. This is the film which makes me cry.
5. London is the town where I grew up.
6. It´s the thing that controls the air conditioning.

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