grammar

Put the verbs in the following sentences into the Simple Present Perfect:.. 1..[r]

Present Simple

Present

1 Cuckoos (not build) nests They (use) the nests of other birds You can’t see Tom now: he (have) a bath

3 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea

4 What she (do) in the evenings? – She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV

5 I won’t go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella The last train (leave) the station at 11:30

7 He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him

8 Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment She (make) all her own clothes

9 Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays

11 I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong 12 Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it 13 I’m busy at the moment I (redecorate) the sitting room

14 The kettle (boil) now Shall I make the tea?

15 You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? 16 I (enjoy) myself very much I (want) to stay to the end

17 Why you (put) on your coat? – I (go) for a walk You (come) with me? 18 Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly, but she (not seem) able to learn modern Greek

19 You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow

1 Are you American? Have you got a car? Do you feel OK?

4 Is it snowing? Are you hungry?

11 Did you enjoy the film? 12 Are you leaving now? 13 Have you seen my keys?

14 Will you be still be here tomorrow? 15 Am I making myself clear?

16 Is this exercise too difficult? 17 Do you have a pet?

18 Is it nice to gossip about people? 19 Does it hurt when you hit your toe?

Accountabl

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Unaccount

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a little / a few

1 Have you got any money? Yes, I have got

2 Have you got many envelopes? No, I’ve got just Does your friend speak English? Yes, he speaks Do you want sugar in your coffee? Yes, I would like We are going away for days

very little / very few

1 Your English is very good You make I drink I don’t like it

3 Hurry up We’ve got _

4 I am sad and lonely I’ve got _

much / many

1 Do you drink _ coffee?

2 I stay at home most of the time I don’t go out I’ve seen _ films with Brad Pitt

4 How _ photos did you take? Do you eat chocolate?

Say it in a different way! Please, pass me some water! I would love some coffee

3 They’ve got some nice furniture in that house Do take some bread!

Past Simple

Put the verbs in the following sentences into the Simple Past:

1 I go to work by bus

2 I meet her on Tuesdays He always wears black I make cakes every week She gets up at 6:30

6 He understands me

7 He shuts the shop at 7:00 p.m She speaks slowly

11 You eat too much 12 I see him every day 13 Tom sings in the choir 14 He cries when he is hurt 15 Who knows the answer? 16 I think I know it

17 He often feels ill

18 I usually pay him 5£

Choose between the Simple Past and Past Continuous:

1 He (sit) on the bank fishing when he (see) a man’s hat floating down the river It (seem) strangely familiar

2 When I (reach) the street, I (realize) that I (not know) the number of Tom’s house I (wonder) what to when Tom himself (tap) me on the shoulder

3 I (look) through the classroom window The geometry class (go) on The teacher (draw) diagrams on the blackboard

4 Most of the boys (listen) to the teacher, but a few (whisper) to each other and Tom (read) a history book Tom (hate) mathematics; he always

(read) history during his mathematics lessons

6 I (pick) up the receiver and (dial) a number To my surprise I (find)

myself listening to an extraordinary conversation Two man (plan) to kidnap the Prime Minister

7 A traffic warden just (stick) a parking ticket to my windscreen when I (come) back to the car I (try) to persuade him to tear it up, but he (refuse)

8 I (go) to Jack’s house, but (not find) him in His mother (say) that she

(not know) what he (do), but (think) that he probably (play) football My dog (attack) the postman as he (put) the letters into the letter box

and (tore) a large envelop Unfortunately, it (contain) my diploma 10 As it (rain), the children (play) in the sitting room Tom (try) to write

“lay” by itself:

1 My friend claims that his ambition is to in bed as much of each day as possible.

2 Yesterday, he in bed for nearly 20 hours.

3 By Wednesday, he had in bed for more than 60 hours this week.

4 He was in bed when I called this afternoon.

5 Do you think he is lying about how much time he in bed? 6 I wonder if he is in bed as long as he claims.

7 How could someone in bed that long and not grow weak? 8 He told me his cat on the foot of his bed.

9 He tries to remain in bed as long as the cat is there.

The difference between “lay” and “lie” (Present Tense)

1 Before going to bed each night, he his shoes beside the bed. 2 The dog likes to lie on the rug The cat likes to on the couch. 3 I like to on the couch, except for the cat hairs.

4 Please the book on the table.

5 Each night I my book on the bed. 6 Then I down on the bed.

7 Every afternoon, he down for a nap. 8 here while I get a blanket to cover you. 9 Please the cat on the couch.

10 Look how sweetly the cat on the couch.

On the Beach (lie and lay)

Every day, I on the beach

I my homework on the sand next to me I let the books there

I my head on the biggest book

I there and try not to think of school I seashells on my textbooks

Sometimes I on my stomach

Put the verbs in the following sentences into the Simple Present Perfect:

1 Where you (be)? I (be) to the dentist.

2 (Have) you any breakfast? Yes, I . 3 The post (come)? Yes, it .

4 He just (go) out.

5 Charles (pass) his exam? Yes, he . 6 How many bottles the milkman (leave)? 7 You (not make) a mistake? No, I . 8 I (live) here for ten years.

9 I (buy) a new carpet for my room.

Give two answers to each question: one in Simple Past and one in Present Perfect!

11 Have you ever eaten snails? 12 Has she fed the dog?

13 Have you made the coffee? 14 Have you seen him lately? 15 Has he spoken to her?

16 Has your dog ever bitten anyone? 17 Have you ever drunk tequila?

18 Have you paid him?

Choose between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect:

1 I (cut) my hand rather badly Have you got a bandage? – I’ll get you one How it (happen)? – I was chopping some wood and the axe (slip)

2 The plumber (be) here yet? – Yes, but he only (stay) for an hour – What he (do) in that time? – He (turn) off the water and (empty) the tank

3 Mary (feed) the cat? – Yes, she (feed) him before lunch – What she (give) him? – She (give) him some fish

4 He (serve) in the First World War – When that war (begin)? – It (begin) in 1914 and (last) for two years

Fill in the spaces by using FOR or SINCE:

1 We’ve been fishing _ two hours

2 I’ve been working in this office _ a month They’ve been living in France _ 1970

4 He has been in prison _ a year

5 That man has been standing there _ six o’clock Nobody has seen him _ last week

7 We’ve been waiting _ half an hour We’ve had no gas _ the strike began I’ve been awake _ three o’clock

The Ferret

1 I watched my pet ferret climb onto my bed and on the pillow. 2 She there for about five minutes, licking herself all over.

3 After she had there a while, she curled up and went to sleep. 4 While she was there asleep, I carefully picked her up.

5 I carried the sleeping ferret to the chair and her on the cushion. 6 While I was the ferret on the cushion, she gave a little sigh and

almost woke up.

7 After I had her on the cushion, she rolled over and curled up again, without waking.

8 After she had on the cushion another ten minutes, she woke up suddenly.

9 She then ran at full speed to my desk, snatched my pencil, jumped onto the bed, and it on the pillow.

10 She then on the pillow, on top of the pencil, and happily chewed the eraser off.

11 Later that night, when the ferret was asleep in her cage, I down in my bed.

Choose between Simple Past and Present Perfect:

1 you _ the party? Oh yes, it was wonderful

2 _ you _ what I was saying? No, I wasn't _ _ your dad ever a dance class?

4 Harry says these computers in Taiwan

5 It _ raining, so we can leave our umbrellas at home This stupid dog me! It really hurts!

7 I _ never _ such a strange cake! _ you? I _ last night because I had drunk too much coffee I still _ the book you gave me

A: (you / play / already) the new computer game?

B: No, not yet I only (buy) it yesterday and I (have / not) the time yet. A: (you / go) to the cinema last night?

B: Yes I (be) there with Sue and Louis (you / be) to the cinema recently? A: I last (go) to the cinema two weeks ago

B: So you (see / not) the new action film yet A: No, unfortunately not (you / enjoy) it?

B: Oh, I really (love) it But Sue (like / not) it - too much action!

A: But why (you / take) her with you? She (tell) me last week that she (hate) action films.

1 I (just / finish) my homework

2 Mary (already / write) five letters 3 Tom (move) to this town in 1994

4 My friend (be) in Canada two years ago 5 I (not / be) to Canada so far

6 But I (already / travel) to London a couple of times 7 Last week, Mary and Paul (go) to the cinema

1 When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate

2 While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up 3 He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips

4 I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang

5 When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him. 6 She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn

7 When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside

8 When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle 9 When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident

1 When I (get) up yesterday, the sun (shine). 2 It (is) a beautiful morning

3 So I (decide) to cycle around a little

4 I (go) to the shed and (take) out my bike

5 While I (cycle) past some villages, I (see) some people in their gardens 6 One man (mow) the grass while his wife (pick) strawberries

7 After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) and it (start) to rain

8 Luckily, a farmer (notice) me and (tell) me to come in 9 While it (rain) outside, I (sit) in the farmer's house 10 After a while, the sun (come) out again

MUCH / MANY

1 She has so friends!

2 Too cooks spoil the broth

3 Hurry up I don't have so time

4 We went to a dairy yesterday I had never seen so cows before 5 It's also quite amazing how milk these cows produce every day 6 You have too money Won't you share it with me?

7 There are so poor people in the world 8 There are too children in the house 9 My father doesn't drink coffee