REMEDIAL EXAM WORKSHOP

GRAMMAR TOPICS

Topics:

Simple Present To Be form, affirmative, negative and question forms.

Simple Present Irregular and Regular verbs, affirmative, negative and question forms.

Present Continuous, affirmative, negative and question forms.

Simple Past To Be Form, affirmative, negative and question forms.

Simple Past tense Irregular and Regular verbs, affirmative, negative and question forms.

Past Continuous, affirmative, negative and questions forms.

Question Words

Simple Future Will and Be Going To. Affirmative, negative and question forms.

Present Perfect Simple and Progressive. Affirmative, negative and question forms.

Past Perfect Simple. Affirmative, negative and questions forms.

Grammar exercises:

1) To Be Verb. Make present simple sentences with ‘be’ (positive, negative or question forms)

1.(you / be / hungry) ________________________________________________________

2.(they / not / be / at home) ________________________________________________________

3.(when / be / the party?) ________________________________________________________

4.(Julie and Ann / be / on the bus?) _________________________________________________________

5. (she / be / kind?) _________________________________________________________

6. (they / be / German?) __________________________________________________________

7. (you / be / late?) _________________________________________________________

8. (I / be / early?) __________________________________________________________

9. (you / be / from London?) ___________________________________________________________

10. (they / be / sad) __________________________________________________________

2) To Be Form. Grammar exercises. Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.

Tess and Jen ________(1) best friends.

They do everything together. They spend every day together.

One day they meet on the bus to school. They start talking.

“Hey Jen,” says Tess. “How ________(2) you?”

“Hey girl,” says Jen. “I ________(3) doing fine. What ________(4) going on?

What ________(5) you doing today?” “Oh,” says Tess, “I _____ _____ (6)doing anything special. I don’t have any plans.”

“That ________(7) cool.” “Yeah,” says Tess. “But I have something to tell you.”

“Really! Can I try to guess?” “

Umm…” says Tess.

“Well…” “Okay, I get three guesses. Ready?”

“Umm, well…okay.”

“________(8)we eating dinner together?”

“No, that _____ _____ (9) it.”

“Okay. Are we going to the soccer game together?”

“No. It ____ ____(10) that either.” Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear starts to fall down her cheek.

“Oh,” says Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. “Now I know. You ________(11) moving away.

3) To Be form. Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense

1) The old man (be) ________ wise.

2) The sun (be) ________ hot.

3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating apples.

4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.

5) The racecar (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.

6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down. It doesn't work anymore.

7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny outside. The ocean water (be) ________ warm.

8) Ko and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Ko (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob (be) ________ an engineer.

9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.

10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.

11) The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.

12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.

14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.

15) You (be) ________ finished with the quiz!

16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ school.

4) Simple Present Tense. Regular and Irregular verbs.

Make the present simple tense (choose positive, negative or question)

1. (we / not / go out much) ___________________________________________________________

2. (they / think it's a good idea) ____________________________________________________________

3. (he / know how to play the violin?) ____________________________________________________________

4. (why / I / have to clean up?) ____________________________________________________________

5. (she / not / sleep late at the weekends) _____________________________________________________________

6. (I / love studying languages?) ______________________________________________________________

7. (we / not / believe the Prime Minister) _______________________________________________________________

8. (you / understand the question?) _______________________________________________________________

9. (she / not / want to go to the cinema) _______________________________________________________________

10. (I / like trying new kinds of food) _______________________________________________________________

5. Simple Present. Multiple choice. Circle the best word to complete these sentences.

1. Jack go / goes to a film club on Wednesdays.

2. I Iove / loves reading in my free time.

3. They don’t / doesn’t usually see each other during the week.

4. The train leave / leaves at 6.30.

5. Do / Does Anne play chess?

6. Daisy like / likes most sports

7. We always get up / gets up at 7 o’clock.

8. What do / does you think of their new album?

6) Present Continuous. Affirmative, negative and question forms.

Make the present perfect continuous positive or negative: 1. (she / work here for five years) ___________________________________________________ 2. (I / study all day) ___________________________________________________

3. (you / eat a lot recently) ___________________________________________________

4. (we / live in London for six months) ___________________________________________________ 5. (he / play football so he’s tired) ___________________________________________________

6. (they / learn English for two years) ___________________________________________________

7) Make the present continuous: Affirmative, negative and question forms

1.(she / go home now) __________________________________________________________________

2.(I / read a great book) __________________________________________________________________

3. (she / not / wash her hair) __________________________________________________________________

4. (the cat / chase mice?) __________________________________________________________________

5. (she / cry?) __________________________________________________________________

6. (he / not / study Latin) __________________________________________________________________

7. (we / drive to London?) __________________________________________________________________

8. (they / watch TV? ) __________________________________________________________________

9. (where / she / go now? ) __________________________________________________________________

10. (I / not / leave now) _______________________________________________________________

8) Simple Present and Present Continuous. Exercises

Explanation: Ex: 'I surf / I am surfing.'

What's the difference between the Present Simple / Present Continuous and how to use them. We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that don’t change.

We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment, but will soon finish.

Compare these two statements:

(present simple) I play tennis. (present continuous/ progressive) I am playing tennis.

(present simple) ‘I play tennis’ tells us that playing tennis is something the speaker always does. It is part of a routine or habit. We can call this a permanent situation.

(present continuous/ progressive) ‘I am playing tennis’ tells us that the speaker is playing tennis right now. Soon the game will be over. We call this a temporary situation.

9) Complete these sentences below using either the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

(Play) I ……………………………………..golf every weekend. (Play) The children ………………………… outside at the moment. (Work) Helen ………………………………...today. (Work) You can’t borrow my laptop because it doesn’t ………….. (Make) Smells good! What are you …………………? (Make) My husband never …………………………..me breakfast. (Live) Pauline is ……………………………….. in Hong Kong. (Live)Do you still ………………………………with your parents?

10) Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (Present Simple or Present Continuous)

Next week, my friends and I_________(go) camping in the woods.

I____________ (organize) the food, because I _____________(like)cooking.

Dave_______________(have) a big car with a trailer, so

he_____________(plan) the transportation. Sam______________(bring) the

tent - he ___________(go) camping every year, so he __________(have) a

great tent and lots of other equipment.

My wife _______(think) we're crazy. She (like) _______________holidays in

comfortable hotels, so she______________(take) a trip to Paris instead.

11) To Be form. Simple Past.

Verb “To Be” Past Tense – Affirmative and NegativeA. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” (was/were) in the past tense in the following sentences.

1. Judy __________________ sick yesterday.

2. We __________________ in the same class last year.

3. I __________________ tired after a long day at work.

4. The weather __________________ beautiful yesterday.

5. Last semester my teachers __________________ very good.

6. The children __________________ hungry after so much exercise.

7. The wind __________________ very strong last night.

8. She __________________ very happy last week.

9. They __________________ nervous on the first day of school.

10. Luckily, the windows __________________ closed during the rain storm.

11. We __________________ very happy to get your letter last week.

12. The boys __________________ tired after the ball game.

12) Put the correct negative form of the verb “to be” (wasn’t/ weren’t) in the following sentences.

1. They __________________ at school yesterday because it was Saturday.

2. He __________________ hungry at supper time because he ate a big lunch.

3. Carol __________________ happy to see her boyfriend with another girl.

4. Bonnie __________________ at home last night when I called her.

5. The teacher __________________ satisfied with the student’s work.

13) Simple Past tense. Irregular and Regular verbs. 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

14) Write sentences in Past Simple: Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative forms (Yes / No)

A) My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday morning.

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B) We / live / in New York / in 1997.

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C) Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.

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D) I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.

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E) John / stay / at Mary’s house / last summer.

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F) You / start / school / ten years ago.

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G) The film / end / very late / last weekend.

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H) Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone / yesterday.

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15) Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.

Yesterday ...

I drank coffee but I................................. tea.

-She found her purse but she .................................. her keys.

-The children broke the window but they .................................... the door.

-He had a shower but he .................................breakfast.

-My father made a cake but he ................................. any pastries.

-We spoke English and French but we .................................. German

16) Past Continuous. Affirmative, negative and question forms.

Complete the sentences with the past continuous form.

1. I___________________(run) when you saw me because I was late.

2. They____________________(wait) for a bus when the car crashed.

3. Gabi and Laura _____________________(dance) at 8pm.

4. Tomas _____________________(not / eat) a sandwich when Ben fell into the river.

5. What _____________________Carol and Jack _____________________(do) when Pedro phoned?

6. ____________________Sally _____________________(take) a photo when I phoned?

7. Pedro and Tom _____________________ (not / laugh) when Ben fell in the river

17) Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the Past Progressive tense of the verbs provided.

1. The sun ________________ (shine) when I woke up this morning.

2. It ________________(rain) when I left the office.

3. I ________________ (eat) dinner when you called me.

4. She got very sick while she ______________ (travel) overseas.

5. Martin _______________ (work) in the garden when it started to rain.

6. I ________________(cook) dinner when the phone rang.

7. Mr. Johnson cut himself while he _______________(shave).

8. She fell asleep while she _________________ (watch) the movie.

9. Andrea broke her ankle when she _____________(skate).

10. I saw a bad accident while I ______________(drive) home.

11. She found a ten dollar bill while she _____________ (walk) home.

12. They _____________ (speed) when the accident happened.

13. The baby ____________(sleep) when we got home from the party.

14. She broke a plate while she _______________(do) the dishes.

15. When you called, I _______________(take) a shower.

16. David met his neighbors while he ________________(move) into his new apartment.

18) Past Continuous and Past Simple. Choose which verb tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous ) fits better.

1. I ________ -I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept

2.I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came

3. What ________? I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

4.Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor. a) stole b) was stealing

5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her a) was talking b) talked

6. I ________ home very late last night. a) came b) was coming

19) Complete the following sentences with the correct form (Past Simple or PastContinuous).

1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when you heard that noise?B: I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)___________________to the police and (turn)___________________ it in.

3. The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) _________________tooweak to go to work and that he (need) ___________________ to stay at home for acouple of days.

4. My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00 pm, but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I (study)___________________ at the library for my final examination in Italian.

5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work, also) ___________________ on his computer. That's all he ever does!

6. I (call) ___________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)___________________ there. Where were you?B: I (work) ___________________ out at the gym.

7. When I (walk) ___________________ into the busy office, the secretaries (talk)___________________ on the phone with customers, a clerk (work, busily)___________________ at his desk, and two managers (discuss, quietly)___________________ methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) ___________________ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity wentout. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.

9.Samantha (be) ___________________ in the room when Bob (tell) ___________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (be, listen) ___________________to music.

10. It's strange that you (call) ___________________ because I (think, just)___________________ about you.

20) Find the Past Simple of the following verbs:

Work __________________

come __________________

Walk __________________

speak __________________

Talk ___________________

see ____________________

Clean ________________ _

do ____________________

Live ___________________

Go ____________________

Wash ___________________

sing ____________________

21) Question Words. Write the correct question word for each sentence.

who what where when how why 1. ____________ is your name? My name is Adam. 2. ____________ are you from? I am from Kenya. 3. ____________ is your teacher? Jessica is my teacher. 4. ____________ does your English class start? My class starts at 9:00. 5. ____________ do you come to school ? I ride my bicycle. 6. ____________ do you come to school ? I want to learn English for my

job.

22) Complete the questions with these words (When, Where, Who, What)

1. ________ is your favourite singer?

2. ________ is your house?

3. ________ is your favourite day of the week?

4. ________ is your favourite colour?

5. ________ are your English lessons?

6. ________ is your favourite movie?

7. ________ are you from?

8. ________ is near you house?

9. ________ do you live?

10. ________ is your favourite type of music?

11. ________ are your English lessons at school?

12. ________ is your favourite sportsperson?

13. ________ is your English teacher?

14. ________ is your favourite animal?

15. ________ do you like to do Saturdays?

16. ________ time do you got to school?

17. ________ is his name?

18. ________ is the museum?

19. ________ do you go to school?

20. ________ is he talking to?

21. ________is your dog ́s name?

22. ________ is the time?

23. ________ are those people?

24. ________ are you talking about?

25. ________ are you going to leave?

23) Simple Future Will and Be Going to. Put in ‘will’ or ‘be going to’

1)A: We don’t have any bread. B: I know. I __________________ get some from the shop.

2)A: We don’t have any bread. B: Really? I __________________ get some from the shop then.

3)A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase?

B: I __________________ visit my mother in Scotland next month.

4)A: I’m really cold. B: I __________________ turn the heating on.

5)A: Are you going to John’s party tonight? B: Yes. Are you going too? I __________________ give you a lift.

6)A: What are your plans after you leave university? B: I __________________ work in a hospital in Africa. I leave on the 28th

7) (The phone rings) A: I __________________ get it!

8) A: Are you ready to order? B: I can’t decide ... Okay, I __________________ have the steak, please.

9) A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have coffee? B: Sorry. I __________________ go to the library. I’ve been planning to study all day.

10) A: Why are you carrying a hammer? B: I __________________ put up some pictures.

24) Simple Future Will and Be Going To. Complete the sentences using the Simple Future Tense will or going to.

Sam: Have you arranged the accommodation for our guest?Chris: I am terribly sorry. i completely forgot about it. I ……………………do it now.

2. Guest: I think I forgot my luggage in the lobby.Receptionist: Please wait here. I …………………………..ask someone to carry it to your room.

3. Our housekeeper has worked all day long. She must be very tired. In fact, she looks as if she ……………..pass out.

4. Martin: This is the second time i have called you about the TV which doesn't work properly.Receptionist: Sorry Sir! We've already informed the technicians of the problem. They ……………………….come upstairs to fix it soon.

5. Travel Agent: Could you tell me the flight number and the arrival time of Mr. Duncan?Secretary: Hold on a second, please! I ………………………..give you this information after checking his flight ticket.

6. The weatherman says it ……………………………………….rain after Sunday.

7. I hope we ………………………………….have any more trouble with the neighbor's dog.

25) Present Perfect Simple and Progressive. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

A: (you / take) _______________________________________the dog for a walk yet?

B: I (work) __________________________________________ all day. I (come / just) home from work and I (have / not) the time yet to walk the dog.

A: How long (the dog / be) _____________________________home alone?

B: For about 6 hours. You (walk / not) ____________________ the dog for a long time. Don't you want to go?

A: Well, I (laze / not) _______________________________ about all day either, you know. I have a very important meeting tomorrow and I still (finish / not) _________________my presentation.

B: Okay, I will go then. Where (you / put) ________________________collar and leash?

A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, (you / eat) __________________anything yet? If not, could you get us something from the supermarket?

26) Present Perfect Simple and Progressive. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous of the verb in brackets.

1.“Oh! This room looks beautiful!” “It does, doesn’t it? I (redecorate) ..................................it.

2. “Why are you sweating?” “Because I (clean) ..............................................the floor”

3. “Is the floor clean?” “Yes, I (clean) ..........................................it now.”

4. “You look so angry! What’s the matter with you?” “I (quarrel) ..................................with Tom”

5.There’s a lot of snow. It (snow) ...........................................................all morning.

6. The children are soaked to the skin. They (play) .........................................in the snow till now.

7. “Look at you! You’re so dirty! What (you do)...........................................................?”

8. He is late home because he (miss) ................................. the bus.

9. “Why are you covered in paint? (you paint) ................................. the room?” “Yes, I .......... I (only just finish) ...................................

10. They (know) ........................................ for a long time that he (take) .............................

money from the cash box but nobody (actually see) .......................................... him doing it.

11. I’m very interested in the film which is showing on TV tonight because I (already read)

.................................................... the novel.

12. It (not rain).......................................... for so long that there is a drought.

13. I (work) ................................................ all afternoon and I’m fed up: I (write) ........................ six letters and a report and I (not finish yet).................................

14. She (teach) ................................................. all over the world for the last fifteen years and now she (decide) ............................................... to come home.

15. Who (use) ................................. the telephone ? I (try) ........................................ to phone home for the last thirty minutes but the line was engaged.

16.“I can’t find my pullover. (you see) ...............................................it?”

17. I must see a doctor, I don’t know what’s wrong but I (not feel) ..........................well lately.

18.“How many times (you visit) ......................................................that museum?” “Three times so far.”

19. “(they already decide) ........................................................where to go on holiday?” “No, they (talk) ...................................about it for weeks but they (not make) ..............a decision yet.”

20.I’m hungry. I (not eat) .................................................all day.

21. What (you buy) .........................................your sister for her birthday? Nothing yet. I (look) ...................................for a nice top everywhere but I (not find) .....................one I like.

22.“Look, my chocolate box is almost empty! Who (eat) ..........................................my chocolates?”

23. Hurry up! Everyone (wait) ...........................................................for you!

24. I (not wait) ......................................................long, only about five minutes.

25. “Where (you be) ....................................... all morning?” “I (read) .................................. in the study. I (read) ..................................... 80 pages of my new history book.”

27) Past Perfect Simple. Choose the past perfect, or the past simple:

1. We had already eaten when John _______________________________ (come) home.

2. Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams.

3. When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.

4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went home.

5. I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________(forgot) my credit card.

6. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.

7.We got home to find that someone ________________________________ (break) into the house.

8.I opened the fridge to find someone ________________________________ (eat) all my chocolate.

9.I had known my husband for three years when we ______________________________ (get) married.

10. Julie was very pleased to see that John _______________________________ (clean) the kitchen.

28) Past Perfect Simple. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets.

1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She __________ (never / go) on a plane before that.

2.- We didn’t need to queue because my wife __________ (already / buy) the tickets

3.- The thieves had already spent the money when the police _________ (catch) them.

4.- Helen ________ (split up) with John before she met Paul.

5.- We ________ (know) her address because she _______ (tell) us.

6.- The children _________ (not eat) for days so they ___________ (be) extremely hungry.

7.- Everyone ___________ (hug) each other after they _________ (finish) their exams.

8.- She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ___________ (already / see) the film.

9.- I ________ (just / buy) a dress when a thief _______ (steal) my bag.

10.- My niece _________ (go) to London three times by the time she _________ (be) sixteen.

11.- My students ________ (raise) some money after they ________ (see) a documentary on TV about Africa.

12.- It was half past three and we still _________ (not / eat) lunch.

13.- Our teacher ________ (give) us extra homework because we ___________ (not finish) our essays.

14.- My father _________ (lose) his glasses and he couldn’t read the newspaper.

15.- The car stopped because we __________ (run) out of petrol.

16.- He __________ (feel) very ill because he __________ (not sleep) well.

17.- By the time I met John, he ___________ (leave) college.

18.- When I _________ (ask) her to help me, she ________ (agree).

19.- I thought I _________ (read) that book before, but I hadn’t.

20.- I knew I __________ (see) her somewhere before. 21.- I was sure I __________ (not lock) the door.

22.- When we ___________ (get) home my wife realized she __________ (lose) her purse.

23.- When we arrived at my parent’s house, they ________ (leave)

24.- After I _________ (buy) my new computer, I discovered that I ___________ (not have) enough money.

25.- The Vikings ________ (sail) to North America a thousand years ago.