grammar review indefinite pronouns -adjectives

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AlAzhar high school :

Grammar review :Somebody (someone ) - something - somewhere :

People : Things : Place :

Affirmative: Somebody - someone. Something. Somewhere.

Negative: Not +anybody –anyone

Nobody -- no one

Not+ anything

Nothing - none

Not …anywhere

Nowhere.

interrogative Anybody- anyone anything anywhere

Fill in the gaps with correct words from the chart :

1. My car doesn’t start. I ‘m sure there is……………………. wrong with it.

2. My key is………………………in this room but I don’t know where it is.

3. My father always gives me…………………..good for my birthday.4. The Smiths are inviting………………………..from London next week.

5. The company wants …………………………..who speaks good English..

6. I’m going to help my Dad repair his car……………………is with him in the garage.

7. She prefers to marry …………………..who is modest and patient.

8. There is …………………………interesting in that newspaper. You’d better throw it away.

9. I didn’t hear ……………………because I was sleeping.10. Did you travel …………………..last holidays?11. I feel so hungry because I haven’t eaten ……………………….since breakfast.

12. Is there ………………I can do for you?13. There was …………………….in the house. They have all left to work.

Fill in the gaps with correct words from the chart :

1. Open the door please. …………………………..is knocking.

2. I can’t do …………………………..when I am tired.3. We are travelling …………………….next holidays but our neighbours aren’t going ………….………

because…………………is coming to repair their car.4. Do you invite …………………….for your birthday-party?

5. I didn’t eat…………………….this morning because I was ill.6. The children are playing…………………………in the park.

7. Did …………………….help you to do this exercise?

8. No, I didn’t ask…………………………for help.9. I’d like to eat…………………..delicious so let’s have dinner ……………………..in town.

10. I don’t understand………………………..in this passage. It’s very difficult.

Everybody - everyone ( each one) Everything. everywhere

Examples :

Everybody in my class is Moroccan.

We must help everybody who is poor.

Examples :

Everything in this shop is expensive.

I like everything you cook.

Examples :

It rains everywhere in Europe.

There are cafes everywhere inthis town.

Fill in the blanks appropriately :

1. Babies like to eat………………………that is sweet.2. I don’t understand…………………….in this paragraph.

3. Let’s invite ………………………in our class.4. You can find pollution…………………….you go in Casablanca.

5. ………………………..at the theatre enjoyed the play because ………………….in it was good.

Adjectives and adverbs

Regular : Irregular :

Adjectives : Adverbs : Adjectives : Adverbs :

SlowHappy

Careful

Terrible

SlowlyHappily

Carefully

Terribly

GoodHardFast

Late

early

WellHardFast

Late

early



Give the correct adjective or adverb forms of the words between brackets :

Examples : She writes English ( correct)…………………. She writes English correctly.

1. My father drives ( careful )……………………………

2. He is ( good )……………………… at playing basketball.

3. My marks were bad because I answered the questions ( stupid )………………………………4. Younes ElInaoui plays tennis ( good)……………………….

5. Finish your homework ( quick )……………………..we are ( late )……………………..for school.

6. Donkeys walk ( slow)…………………………. But horses gallop ( fast)………………………….7. My marks were ( bad)……………………..because I answered the questions ( stupid)………………………

Transform the sentences in the chart using adjective or adverb phrases :

Example :

Amine is terrible at drawing.Example :

Amine draws terribly

1. They are fluent at speaking English .

2. John is ………………….at driving.

3. She is polite when she speaks to people

4. The children were…………………………………………

5. His painting is beautiful.6. Arazi plays good tennis.

a) They speak English………………………………..

b) John drives carelessly.

c) She …………………………………………………

d) The children played noisily.

e) He paints……………………………………………..

f) Arazi plays tennis………………..

Direct and indirect commands :

Direct commands : Indirect commands :

Examples :

Affirmative statements :

« Do your homework ! » the teacher says to his students.

« Will you help me with the housework please ? »

Negative statements :

« Don’t come late. » the boss says to workers.

Examples :

Affirmative statements :

The teacher wants/ asks students to do their homework.

The mother wants/ asks her daughter to help her with the housework.

Negative statements :

The boss wants / asks workers not to come late.The boss doesn’t want workers to come late.

Change the following statements fom direct to indirect forms:

1. « Can you open the window please ? » The teacher asks Ahmed …………………………………………….

2. « Don’t play in the street! » The mother wants her son…………………………………………

3. « You mustn’t smoke. » The doctor asks his patient……………………………………………

4. « Will you lend me some money, please ? » Rachid asks his friend ……………………………………………

5. « Don’t stay out till midnight. » Nancy’s father doesn’t want her…………………………………

Nouns that are always singular : e.g. progress - furniture - information - news - luggage…

Fill in the gaps with correct words from the list above :

1. Mary is at the travel-agent’s. She wants to get …………………………..about the buses going to London.

2. My father always watches or listens to the………………………at lunchtime.

3. If you work hard, you can make alot of …………………………..

4. The Smiths are buying some new……………………………..for their new appartment .5. We usually take a lot of …………………..with us when we travel to another town.

Simple past of irregular verbs: e.g. to do - to go - to have - to write - to read….

Affirmative : Negative : Interrogative : Time indicators :

I

You didHe went

She had

It wrote

We read

I

You doHe did not go

She didn’t have

It write

We read

When

WhereWhat

Who

Why

…….

I

you do… ?he go… ?

Did she have.. ?it write… ?

we read…..?

Yesterday.

The day before yesterday.Last………..

……..ago.

when + past reference.

Before + past reference



they they they After + past reference

This + past reference.

Irregular verbs :

Infinitive : Past form : Infinitive : Past form : Infinitive : Past form :

BeDo

Catch.Come

goPut

WriteRead

HaveFeel

make

Was/ wereDid

caughtCame

WentPut

WroteRead

HadFelt

made

TakeGive

EatDrink

SeeBuy

DriveRide

Runsing

sell

Took Gave

AteDrank

SawBought

DroveRode

RanSang

sold

MeetSay

SitStand

ShakeLeave

GetWake

forgetFight.

MetSaid

SatStood

Shook Left

GotWoke

Forgotfought

Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets :

1. I ( not – do ) ……………………….my homework last night because I ( be ) ……………………….very tired.2. My sister ( buy)……………………….. an expensive dress three days ago.

3. I ( have ) …………………….a warm shower after I ( get)……………………up this morning.4. Where ( you – see) ……………………Titanic ? I ( see) …………………….on TV.

5. My brother ( not eat )………………………. anything for breakfast in the morning . He just ( drink ) some tea and (leave) …………………to school.

6. Last Sunday, my father ( drive ) ………………..us to the zoo whre we ( see) …………………different

animals.we ( not come ) ……………………..back home till the evening.

7. When the two men ( meet) ……………………., they ( shake )……………………..hands and ( say)……………….they ( be ) ……………………happy to meet each other.

8. When I ( get)………………….my friend’s letter, I ( read) …………..it first ; then I ( write) …………………..him

an answer.9. Last Saturday,10. Mom ( put) …………………on her best clothes then she ( go) …………………..her friend’s wedding last

Saturday.11. Samir ( feel)……………………very happy because he ( have)…………………good marks in all his tests.

The past continuous tense: ( past of to be + verb+ ing )

Affirmative : Negative : Interrogative :

Singular :

I

Heshe was playingit

IHe was notplaying

she wasn’t playingit

Wh-questions : Yes/no questions : Tense indicators :

When

What Who

Why …….

Ihe

was she playing?It

Yesterday.The day beforeyesterday.Last…………………….

…………………ago.when+ past reference

in / on / at..before…………….

After ……………….

Plural :

We You were playingThey

We You were not playingThey weren’tThere

we….?

Were you playing..?they…?

While / As + past continuous

Give the correct form of the verb:1. Last night , I ( watch ) …………………………………..T.V while my father ( read)…………………………… a magazine.

2. I didn’t hear your phone call because I (sleep)…………………………………………….

3. Two days ago, our French teacher got very angry because some students ( not listen ) …………………………….to him.4. What ( you do)…………………………………when the lights went out yesterday?5. The baby ( cry)………………………………………..because her mother didn’t give her any milk this morning

Use the continuous or simple past in these sentences:

1. Fred ( have ) ……………………………..a terrible accident while he ( drive ) ………………………………to Casablanca.



2. As it ( rain)……………………………….we ( not go) ……………………………out3. While the music-band ( play )………………………………….…music, some of the guests ( dance)………………………………..andothers (watch) ……………………………..them.4. To who (your father - speak)……………………………………when we (meet) …………………….him a few minutes ago?5. Driss ( find ) ………………………..a wallet while he ( walk)………………………………………….to work.6. We (have)………………………………….dinner when somebody (knock)……………………………….at the door.

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