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Name:_____________________________Date:_________________________

A. Write the corresponding personal pronouns.

1. Miley Cyrus _______ 6. You and Robbie _______

2. Her parents _______ 7. Lilly _______

3. Jackson _______ 8. The guitar _______

4. Lilly and Oliver _______ 9. Oliver and I _______

5. The CDs _______ 10 The dogs _______

B. Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronoun.

1. Miley attends Seaview High School. _______ is a Public School.

2. Where is Miley. Is _______ at school?

3. Emily and I are her fans. _______ love her songs.

4. Lilly and Miley are friends. _______ share secrets.

5. Robbie likes music. _______ plays the guitar.

Fill in the gaps with subject or object personal pronouns.

1. Wouldnt _______________ like to have a cup of tea?

2. My mother is waiting for David to take _______________ to the doctor.

3. _______________ live far from my parents, so _______________ miss _______________.

4. Somebody stole our car. _______________ want it to be returned to _______________.

5. The bus is late and the kids are waiting. Somebody should warn _______________.

6. _______________ was here to tell _______________ he can drive you to school.

B. Fill in the gaps with possessive determiners or possessive pronouns.

1. Peter and Brian like to hang out with _______________ friends.

2. Anna took _______________ new coat to school.

3. I enjoy reading books but _______________ brother prefers to watch football on TV.

4. You gave me back the wrong book. That book isnt _______________, its _______________.

5. We live in that house. Thats _______________ home.

6. Peter has great sweaters. _______________ grandmother loves knitting.

C. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right pronoun or determiner.
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Susan loves to hang out with (1) ___________ friends. (2) ______________ are a curious bunch of people with
all sorts of different interests. Peter has (3) ______________ own T-shirt label and loves rap music. Cathy is an
accomplished guitar player and carries (4) ______________ with (5) ______________ all the time. (6)
______________ sister, Sally, is into singing and has (7) ______________ own music band. (8)
______________ all have time for (9) _______________ activities after school and you can see (10)
_______________ leave school in a hurry to get to (11) ______________ commitments as quickly as possible.

Write a, an, the or X (nothing).

1. Amy lives in ______ big house.

2. ______ Charles is from ______ USA.

3. Listen! Margaret is playing ______ guitar.

4. ______ football is my favourite sport. a

b
5. My father is ______ architect.

6.______ Douglas has got two children, ______ boy and

______ girl; ______ girls eight and ______ boys ten.

7. Kims favourite subject is ______ Science. c

8. ______ Thames runs through ______ London.

9. ______ Russia is ______ beautiful country.

d
10. Henry lives in ______ flat on ______ 3rd floor.

11. They speak ______ English fluently. f

12. The bus will arrive in half ______ hour.

e
13. Is there ______ orange in ______ basket?

Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the prepositions of place
(on, in, in front of, between, on the right and on the left).

1. The bed is _________________ the two bedside tables.

2. There are some rugs _________________ the floor.

3. The TV set is _________________ the bed.

4. Theres a lamp _________________ the bedside table.

5. The clothes are _________________ the wardrobe.

6. Theres a picture _________________ the wall.

7. The window is _________________ and the armchair is _________________ of the bed.

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A. Brenda is from England. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb
to be.

1. I _________ from England. I _________ eighteen years old.

2. My parents _________ (not) British. They _________ Spanish.
3. My father _________ a Maths teacher.
4. My mother _________ very patient.
5. My brother and I _________ very close.
6. We _________ a happy family.
7. Robert and Emily _________ my best friends.
8. It _________ often rainy in London.

Read and match.

1. I am Amy. a) Your birthday is on 23rd July.

2. You are twelve. b) Her name is Jane.

3. He is Scottish. c) My favourite singer is Beyonc.

4. She is my classmate. d) Their parents are vets.

5. This is my new dress. e) His favourite hobby is fishing.

6. They are from Italy. f) Its colour is beautiful.

Fill in the gaps with has got or have got.

My name is Ralph and Im 12 years old. I (1) _________________ a big family. My
mothers name is Kim. She is tall and slim. She (2) _________________ long curly blonde
hair and big blue eyes. My father is tall, but a little bit fat. He (3) _________________
short dark hair and brown eyes.
I (4) _________________ two sisters, Kate (10) and Sarah (20). Sarah is at university,
studying medicine. She (5) _________________ lots of friends. My father (6)
_________________ two brothers and my mother (7) _________________ a sister. I really like
my aunt Maggie. She is very friendly.
At the weekend we usually visit my grandparents. They (8) _________________ a small
farm. Theyre nice and understanding.
We (9) _________________ two dogs, Romeo and Juliet. They are adorable!

Clare is Kates new penfriend. Read her letter and complete the gaps with the verb to be or have got.

Edinburgh, 16th September

Hi Kate!
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How (1) _________________ you?

I (2) _________________ Clare Smith and this (3) _________________ my family.
I (4) _________________ eleven years old. I (5) _________________ a brother. His name (6)
_________________ Andrew and he (7) _________________ fifteen years old. We (8)
_________________ from Scotland, so we (9) _________________ Scottish.
My parents (10) ________________ Fred and Sally. My father (11) ________________ a
photographer and he (12) _______________ forty. He (13) _________________ tall and slim.
He (14) _______________ short black hair and brown eyes. He
(15) _________________ a big nose and a big mouth. He (16) _______________ hard-working
and very honest. My mother (17) _________________ thirty-five years old and she (18)
_________________ a dentist. She (19) _________________ medium height and elegant. She
(20) _________________ long curly black hair and big green eyes. Mum (21)
_______________ very pretty and intelligent. Andrew (22) _________________ tall and thin.
He (23) _________________ short straight red hair and big brown eyes. He (24)
_________________ freckles. Sometimes he (25) _________________ stubborn and bossy.
Mozart is our dog. He is also part of the family. He (26) _________________ white and he
(27) _________________ big ears. He (28) _________________ quite smart and full of life.

I (29) _________________ a bit fat and short. I (30) _________________ long brown hair and
brown eyes. My favourite hobbies (31) _________________ swimming and riding my bike.
I (32) _________________ curious, talkative and optimistic.
We (33) _________________ a happy family.
Write to me soon!
Clare

Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Match the questions and the
answers.

1. ______________ are you Adeles fan?

2. ______________ is she from?
3. ______________ is her birthday?
How How old

4. ______________ is she? What time

When
5. ______________ is her idol?
Where Which
6. ______________ does the concert start?
Who Why
7. ______________ is her favourite colour, purple or green?
8. ______________ do you feel when you listen to her songs?

a)Green.
b) At 10 p.m.
c) Its on 5th May.
d) Because she has a great voice.
e)Etta James. She is a blues diva.
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f) She is from Tottenham, London, England, UK.

g) I feel good and all my stress seems to
go away.
h) She was born in1988, so she is use
your brain!

A. Rewrite the sentences by using (s).

1. The bike of my sister. My sisters bike. .

2. The garden of Mrs Parker. _________________________________

3. The CD of Mark. _________________________________________

4. The house of David and Ann. ______________________________

5. The books of my children. _________________________________

6. The classroom of my friends. ______________________________

B. Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case. Follow the example.

1. My brother has a mobile phone. It's my brothers mobile phone.

2. Jane has a horse. Its ______________________________________

3. My grandparents live in this house. Its _______________________

4. James has a dog, Star. Star is ______________________________

PRESENT SIMPLE

1. Write the HE/SHE/IT forms

catch read come run

cook smoke drink stand

fetch start fix touch

live watch miss wish

rush write buy carry

copy enjoy fry marry

play study try

2. Write the verb in the right form

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1. Children ................................ (ask) a lot of questions.

2. She .................................. (go) to college on her bike.

3. A lot of birds .............................. (fly) south in the winter.

4. She ..................................... (study) very hard at the weekends.

5. My father .............................. (watch) television most evenings.

6. He ................................... (understand) Arabic.

7. He ........................................ (fight) with his brother.

8. Big dogs............................ (like) a lot of exercise.

9. Hes very naughty he ............................ (push) other children.

10. Lessons ................................. (start) at 8.35 every morning.

3. Choose one verb to make each sentence negative

e.g. It doesnt snow very often in San Francisco (snow, sing, play)

1. I like football, but I ............................................ cricket at all. (think, like, remember)

2. She lives in Japan, but she ...................................... a word of Japanese (sing, work, speak)

3. Im sorry I ................................. your name. (eat, remember, work)

4. He works in New York, but I .................................... what he does. (know, use, come)

5. Marys really tired, but she ...................................... to go to bed. (help, want, walk)

6. We .......................................... a big flat just one bedroom. (work, play, want)

7. Phil ..................................... very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)

8. Anns parents ................................... Im the right man for their daughter. (write, read, think)

4. a) Make questions

1. How / you pronounce / this word?

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2. How / you spell / that?

3. What / this word / mean?

4. How much / they cost?

5. Where / you live?

6. What / you do?

7. How / you do?

8. What time / the plane / leave?

9. What time/ the class / start?

10. What time / the train / arrive?

b) Make questions. Write the short answer ( + and -)

1. She / live / with her parents?

2. You / like / your new job?

3. I /speak / good Italian?

4. They /work / hard / at university?

5. We /usually give/ her a birthday present?

6. Your sister / help / you / very much?

7. Alan /smoke?

WORD ORDER.

a) Rewrite these sentences including the word in brackets

1. My brother speaks to me (never)

2. Susan is polite. (always)

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3. Do you finish work at 5 oclock? (usually)

4. I go to bed before midnight. (rarely)

5. The bus isnt late. (usually)

6. I dont eat fish. (often)

7. What do you have for breakfast? (usually)

8. Is Tina here? (already)

9. They stay in the same hotel. (always)

10. Does Janet work in the same place? (still)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Write the ING FORM of these verbs.

Break clean wash live

Come die enjoy go

Make play sing jump

Write start get feel

Begin put hit rain

Rob shop dream sleep

Shout sit stand talk

Turn open visit forget

2. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present continuous tense

1. John and I ...................................... (stay) in a beautiful hotel.

2. Kevin .......................................... (work) at home today.

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3. I ...................................... (wait) for a very important letter.

4. You ...................................... (walk) too fast.

5. We ........................................... (plan) our next holiday.

6. The girls ............................................ (visit) their grandmother today.

7. She ....................................... (read) in her bedroom at the moment.

8. The baby ...................................... (learn) how to walk.

3. Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Use the present continuous

1. They .......................................... (buy) a new car.

2. He ............................................... (learn) to read.

3. I .................................................. ( look) for your keys.

4. We ............................................... (sell) the house.

5. They ........................................ (drink) tea.

6. You ....................................... (work) very hard.

7. Jack and Jill ....................................... (run) downhill.

8. I ....................................... (go) home now.

4. A) Write the questions. Use the present continuous

1. What /Jessica / do?

2. Why / John and Patrick / laugh?

3. What book / you / read?

4. What / we / watch?

5. Where / they / stay?

6. Why / we / sit in the dark?

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7. Where / they / wait?

8. What / you / sell?

b) Make questions. Write the short answer ( + and -)

1. It / rain?

2. You / learn / French / at school?

3. I /speak / clearly?

4. Angela and Fred / dance / together?

5. The plane / land/ now?

6. The Smiths / plan / a party?

7. The children / study / in their bedroon?

8. Chris / wave/ at us?

PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS

1. Put the time expressions under the right heading. Translate them

Every day/ just now / nearly always / on Fridays / these days / this afternoon /

hardly ever / today / very often / when Im tired / in the evening / at present /

at the moment / rarely / usually / never

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Write the verbs in the present simple or present continuous.

1. Now Kate _________________ (read) a book.

2. I always _________________ (play) chess in the evening.

3. I sometimes _________________ (cook) dinner.

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4. Listen! The baby _________________ (cry).

5. Look! They _________________ (take) a photo.

6. The children never _________________ (go) to bed late.

7. At the moment they _________________ (walk) in the park.

8.Mark usually _________________ (watch) TV before going to
bed, but today he _________________ (play) computer games.

Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous.

Josh Hartnett, the famous film star who played a soldier in Pearl Harbour,
(1)
____________ (spend) a few days in Spain. He (2) ____________ (get) ready for a new film.

Josh (3) ____________ (love) acting but he (4) ____________ (not enjoy) being famous. He (5) ____________
(live) in a small town in the US State of Minnesota because he (6)
____________ (not like) the showbiz way
of life in LA. When he

(7)
____________ (go out), he always (8) ____________ (take) a hat with him, because he (9) ____________
(not want) to be recognised. Now he (10)_______________ ____________ (play) golf with his friends.

Choose one of these verbs to complete each sentence.

Use the present simple or continuous. Make the necessary changes

like rain wear have swim play

1 2 3

They __________ a great time at Peter ___________ watching Look at that outfit that Mary ________.
the school party. TV. Is she going to play tennis?

4 5 6

Would you like to go for a swim? Take your umbrella with you. It Johny, Richard and Lucy arent
No, I ___________ basketball with ____________ very hard here at the moment. They
my classmates! outside. ________ in the pool.
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A. Fill in the gaps with was or were.

1. Neil Armstrong ____________ the first man on the Moon.

2. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ a great inventor.

3. Marilyn Monroe ____________ a famous actress.

Marilyn
4. Beethoven and Mozart ____________ composers. Monroe

5. Picasso and Dali ____________ Spanish painters.

Picasso

B. Rewrite the sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.

1. She was in Paris last month. 4. It was very hot

yesterday.
She wasnt in Paris last month.
___________________________________.
Was she in Paris last month?
___________________________________?

2. Jessica and Tom were at home yesterday. 5. We were on

holiday.
____________________________________.
___________________________________.
____________________________________?
___________________________________?

3. The concert was fantastic. 6. The children were

happy.

____________________________________.
___________________________________.
____________________________________?
___________________________________?

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

1. Yesterday Rachel ______________ (walk) to school.

2. She ______________ (receive) a postcard from Brazil.
3. I ______________ (phone) Ann in the evening.
4. We ______________ (study) English in the morning.
5. The pupils ______________ (paint) the classroom walls.
6. They ______________ (work) hard yesterday.

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 7. They ______________ (use) the school computers.
8. I ______________ (play) baseball in the afternoon.

PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR VERBS ADVERBS IRREGULAR
Your teacher: Marta Conde
+ + V ed / d yesterday VERBS
two days ago
+ + II column
- + didnt + V last week
in March
- + didnt + I column
? (Wh) Did + + V? in 2003
when I was younger
? (Wh) Did + + I column?

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Tense:

1. We ___________ (HAVE) a lot of fun at your

birthday party yesterday.
2. My brother and I ___________ (FINISH) our homework a few minutes ago.
3. Susan ___________ (LIKE) skating when she was a girl.
I made this sandwich
4. Joe ___________ (BREAK) his leg three weeks ago. two days ago.
5. I ___________ (MEET) my best friend George in 2005.
6. My parents ___________ (GO) to the theatre yesterday evening.
7. He ___________ (WATCH) a very scary horror film last night.
8. Emma ___________ (NOT GO) to school when she was ill.
9. Where ___________ you ___________ (LEAVE) your jacket?
10. ___________ you ___________ (HATE) broccoli when you were a child?
11. Peter ___________ (READ) a very interesting book yesterday.
12. Mum ___________ (MAKE) a big chocolate cake a few hours ago.
13. We ___________ (PLAY) beach volleyball when we were at the seaside.
14. He ___________ (NOT LISTEN) to music after school yesterday.
15. I ___________ (GET) lots of good marks last month.
16. ___________ they ___________ (VISIT) their grandparents last summer?
17. He was very thirsty. He ___________ (DRINK) two glasses of water.
18. Sarah ___________ (NOT ENJOY) her piano lessons when she was seven.
19. Where ___________ your father ___________ (WORK) in 1985?
20. They ___________ (SEE) lots of animals in the zoo yesterday.

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 We make the Past Continuous with was / were+ ing

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I / he / she / it was singing I/he/she/it wasnt singing Was I / he / she / it singing?
you / we / they were singing you / we / they werent Were you / we / they singing?
singing

We use the Past Continuous to express:

Actions in progress at a moment in the past.

E.g.: last night at 9 oclock I was reading a book.

Describing a scene.

E.g: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing.

c) Actions happening at the same time in the past.

E.g.: My mother was cooking while I was reading a book.

CONNECTORS: as, because, when, while

Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.

3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

4. I (practice) the guitar when he came home.

5. We (not / cycle) all day.

6. While Alan (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the

pool.

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) .

8. What (you / do) yesterday?

9. Most of the time we (sit) in the park.

10. I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch) TV.

11. When I arrived, They (play) cards.

12. We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm .

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