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PAST SIMPLE: Irregular

I

dinner.

I

eat

dinner.

You You

He He

She ate She didn’t

It It

We We

They

They

Yes, No,

I

eat

dinner?

I

I

you you you

he he he

Did she she did. she didn’t.

it it it

we we we

they

they they

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.

1. I (eat)___________ dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

2. A: ___________ Helen (drive)___________ to work? B: Yes, she ___________. 3. My neighbor (buy)___________ a new car last week. 4. They (go)___________ to Italy on their last summer holiday. 5. A: ___________ they (swim)___________ at the beach? B: No, they __________. 6. My family and I (see)___________ a comedy movie last night. 7. First, we (do)___________ exercise, and then we (drink)___________ some water. 8. Suddenly, the animal jumped and (bite)___________ my hand. 9. What time (do)___________ you (get up)___________ this morning? 10. The Wright brothers (fly)___________ the first airplane in 1903. 11. I think I (hear)___________ a strange sound outside the door one minute ago. 12. When I was ten years old, I (break)___________ my arm. It really (hurt) __________. 13. The police (catch)___________ all three of the bank robbers last week. 14. How many times (do)___________ you (read)___________ that book? 15. Unfortunately, I (forget)___________ to (bring)___________ my money.

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Past Simple: Irregular

Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY

My Notes 1. ate

2. Did / drive / did

3. bought

4. went

5. Did / swim / didn’t

6. saw

7. did / drank

8. bit

9. did / get up

10. flew

11. heard

12. broke / hurt

13. caught

14. did / read

15. forgot / bring

Grades as percentages

15 / 15 = 100% 14 / 15 = 93 13 / 15 = 87 12 / 15 = 80 11 / 15 = 73 10 / 15 = 67 9 / 15 = 60 8 / 15 = 53 7 / 15 = 47 6 / 15 = 40 5 / 15 = 33 4 / 15 = 27 3 / 15 = 20 2 / 15 = 13 1 / 15 = 7 0 / 15 = 0 %

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Third person singular

We add –s to the verb to form the third

person singular (he, she, it).

I drink – he drinks

I run – he runs

BUT

• We add –es to verbs that end in –ss,

-sh, -ch, -x, -o.

I watch – he watches

• With verbs ending in consonant + y,

we change the –y to –ies.

I cry – he cries

But with verbs ending in vowel + y,

we just add –s as usual.

I play – he plays

Afirmative

I walk

You walk

He walks

She walks

It walks

We walk

You walk

They walk

Negative

I don’t walk

You don’t walk

He doesn’t walk

She doesn’t walk

It doesn’t walk

We don’t walk

You don’t walk

They don’t walk

Interrogative

Do I walk?

Do you walk?

Does he walk?

Does she walk?

Does it walk?

Do we walk?

Do you walk?

Do they walk?

Short answers

Affirmative Negative

Yes, I / you / we / they do No, I / you / we / they don’t

Yes, he / she / it does No, he / she / it doesn’t

We use the Present Simple:

• for habits and actions that

we do regularly:

He visits his friends every

Sunday.

She goes to school by bus.

• for general truths:

The sun rises in the East.

• for permanent situations:

He lives in Athens.

A. Write the third person singular of the following verbs.

play ____________ go ____________

wash ____________ teach ____________

drive ____________ carry ____________

fly ____________ start ____________

help ____________ kiss ____________

watch ____________ tidy ____________

like ____________ enjoy ____________

cry ____________ mix ____________

B. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)

3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)

5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)

6. Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)

8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)

9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)

10. John __________ his room every day. (tidy)

Expressions used with the Present Simple

Frequency adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

(they are placed before the main verb)

Time expressions: every day / week / Friday…

on Mondays / Sundays…

at the weekend…

in the morning / afternoon…

in winter / spring…

once a day / week…

C. Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in the box.

Mr Letty is a postman. He doesn't work in the post

office. He always works outside in the streets.

He __________ letters to all the people in the

neighbourhood every day. He doesn't __________

but he __________ his motorbike.

At the weekend, Mr Letty doesn't work.

He __________. He __________ the countryside,

so he always __________ to his country house with

his wife. Mr and Mrs Letty __________ in the river

and they __________ in the woods every weekend.

D. Look at the pictures and write questions and answers, as in the example.

1. play / the guitar / in the afternoon

Does he play the guitar in the aftenoon?

No he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.

He plays the accordion.

2. walk / after lunch

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

3. ride / their / bicycles / to work / every day

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

go work ride deliver love jog rest fish walk

4. listen / to the radio / every Sunday

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

5. clean / the house / on Mondays

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

6. watch / TV / after school

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

E. Complete the blanks with the negative or the interrogative form of the

Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Mark: Hi, Tess! What are you doing?

Tess: I'm watching the football team.

Mark: Do you watch (watch) them every day?

Tess: No, I don't. They __________ (not play)

every day. They play four times a week.

Mark: __________ you __________ (have)

a favourite player?

Tess: No, I __________ (not have) a favourite player. Everyone on the team is

good.

Mark: __________ the attacker __________ (move) fast?

Tess: No, he __________ (not move) fast, but he's very clever. __________

you __________ (like) football, Mark?

Mark: No, I __________ (not like) it. I like basketball. It's a great sport.

Worksheet # 2

Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1) Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. James (live) ________________ in a little village.

2. He (be) ________________ in his last year at school.

3. After school, James (want) ________________ to become a banker.

4. So this week, he (take) ________________ a practical course in a bank.

5. There (be) ________________ a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) ________________

to take the bus to get there.

2) Complete the following stories. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

Story 1:

Today (be) ________________ Betty's birthday. Betty (love) ________________ birthdays.

She (be) ________________ always very excited and (wake up) ________________ very early.

At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) ________________ a loud noise.

She (get up) ________________ and (go) ________________ into the sitting room.

- What (go on) ________________ ?

- Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) ________________ on the table and he (play)

________________ with Betty's present.

Story 2:

It's my sister's birthday today and she (have) ___________________ a party. We (go)

______________________ to her house at eight o'clock this evening.

She (usually/ not/ celebrate) ________________________________ her birthday, but this

one is special because she's thirty!

I (think) ________________ I’ll get her some CDs. Two years ago, she didn’t used to

like music, but now she really (like) ________________ it.

3) Circle the correct answer:

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.

2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.

3. We are writing / write an exercise now.

4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.

5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.

6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.

7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.

8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.

9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.

10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.

4) Fill in the blanks below with the suitable tense, taking into consideration action or

nonaction verbs:

1.Ralph (finally/take) ________________ the test. He (think) _______________ it isn't easy.

On the other hand, Billy ________________ (enjoy) the test.

Ralph ________________ (hope) he (understand) ________________ the superlative a little

better at the end of the exercise.

He ________________ (like) English a lot and ________________ (think) that it is a useful

language. He (want) ________________ to take an English test.

2. I (need) _______________ a new car now, because my car isn’t working and we must go to

the funeral.

3. Sarah (look) ________________ beautiful.

4. The detective (look) ________________ for clues to solve the case..

Insert the frequency adverb where necessary:

1) I drink two cups of coffee in the morning. (Often)

______________________________________________________________________________

2) I put sugar in my coffee (always)

______________________________________________________________________________

3) She wears jeans on Sundays (usually/not)

______________________________________________________________________________

4) He doesn’t ride his bike to work (seldom)

______________________________________________________________________________

5) Susan is late for school (ever)

______________________________________________________________________________

5) Write the following sentences in the Negative and Interrogative forms:

Peter always finishes work at 6 o'clock

Neg:__________________________________________________________________________

Int: __________________________________________________________________________

They carry their books to school every day.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________________

Int: __________________________________________________________________________

John usually does his work well.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________________

Int: __________________________________________________________________________

The teacher is explaining the meanings and origins of unusual names.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________________

Int: __________________________________________________________________________

My parents are blaming me for my sister’s misbehavior.

Neg:__________________________________________________________________________

Int: __________________________________________________________________________

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Read the clues and then complete the puzzle.

Across:

3 the past tense of break _________

4 the past tense of have _________

5 the past tense of jump _________

8 the past tense of run _________

9 yesterday I __________ to music

11 the past tense of dream _________

14 the past tense of sleep _________

15 this morning many birds __________ in the

sky

19 the past tense of drive _________

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Read the clues and then complete the puzzle.

3 the past tense of break _________

4 the past tense of have _________

5 the past tense of jump _________

8 the past tense of run _________

yesterday I __________ to music

11 the past tense of dream _________

14 the past tense of sleep _________

15 this morning many birds __________ in the

19 the past tense of drive _________

Down:

1 the past tense of write _________

2 the past tense of begin _________

6 last year he _________ football

7 the past tense of watch _________

10 the past tense of rain _________

12 the past tense of eat _________

13 the past tense of stand _________

14 the past tense of swim _________

16 He used to love his girlfriend ___

17 the past tense of go _________

18 the team __________ a lot of trophies

_____ Date: _______________________

Read the clues and then complete the puzzle.

1 the past tense of write _________

2 the past tense of begin _________

last year he _________ football

7 the past tense of watch _________

10 the past tense of rain _________

12 the past tense of eat _________

13 the past tense of stand _________

14 the past tense of swim _________

16 He used to love his girlfriend _________

17 the past tense of go _________

the team __________ a lot of trophies

____________

____________

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NEW INSPIRATION 31 Grammar EXTRA! Worksheet 2

Past simple and past continuous

1 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 She (surf) when the shark (attack) her.

2 He (dance) at a party when he (meet) his girlfriend.

3 I (have) a picnic when I (see) my sister.

4 When they (see) the shark they (swim) in the sea.

5 Susan (arrive) while I (have) dinner.

6 He (play) football, when he (break) his leg.

7 I (wait) for my friend when the bus (arrive).

8 When I (get back) my mum (cook) dinner.

2 Choose the correct word.

dave Hi, Jenny, what (1) did you do / are you doing

last weekend?

jenny I (2) was going / went to a party.

dave (3) Did / Do you have a good time?

jenny Yes, I really (4) am enjoying / enjoyed it.

I (5) met / was meeting this really nice guy.

His name’s Danny.

dave Oh, yes?

jenny I (6) was talking / talked to my friend Paula, when

Danny (7) asked / was asking me to dance.

dave Where’s he from?

jenny Liverpool, but he (8) lives / lived in London at

the moment.

dave How (9) does he know / is he knowing Paula?

jenny They (10) are going / go to swimming club

together.

dave So, (11) are / were you seeing him again?

jenny Yes, we (12) go / are going to the cinema

tonight.

dave Great. Have a good time.

3 Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

1 She was seeing the shark while she was surfing.

2 What was you doing last night at 8.00pm?

3 I was reading a book when my brother was getting back.

4 He didn’t liked the film very much.

5 What did he see while he swam?

6 You can turn off the TV, I not was watching it.

7 I was talking to Stephen while the phone rang.

8 I went to the cinema last night but I wasn’t liking the film.

Fill in with for, since, just, already, yet

1.- My son went to the supermarket but he hasn’t come back …….

2.- Leonard has ……….. made his bed but he hasn’t called his girlfriend …….

3.- Miriam has lived in Morocco ……………… she was ten years old.

4.- We have ………….. met the new teacher at the high school.

5.- The waiter has ………. brought me some coffee and biscuits.

6.-Have they visited London ………? No, they haven’t …………. gone there.

7.-That man has ............ come late again. His boss is very angry with him.

8.-Has the girl lived in France ……….. five years? Yes, she arrived five years ago.

9.-The plane has flown ………. twelve hours.

10.-The businessman has worked in the same office ……… he was twenty-five years

old.

11.-There has been many accidents on this road ………… last year.

12.-John has performed the same play ……….. a long time.

13.- The woman hasn’t sold her car ………., but she wants to sell it.

14.- I have known my boyfriend ……………….. we were at primary school.

WRITE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN PRESENT PERFECT

USING THESE WORDS

1.- How long/you/be/ in Africa? …………………………………………………………………………………………

2.- I /be/ there/three years. …………………………………………………………………………………………….

3.- How long/ he/ live/ in Berlin? …………………………………………………………………………………….

4.- He / live/there/ 2002 ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5.- How long /she/ wear/ that coat? ……………………………………………………………………………..

6.-She/ wear/it/ last winter. …………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.-Where/ you/be/ today? ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

8.- I /be/ at the hospital ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9.- How long/ the detective/ look/ for the man? …………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10.- He/ look/ for him two months. …………………………………………………………………………………

11.-Why /she/take/my money? ………………………………………………………………………………………..

12.- She / travel/ round the world /for four years …………………………………………………….

13.- Where /you/ put/ my keys? ……………………………………………………………………………………

14.- She /move/to a new house /in the country ………………………………………………………….

15.- How long/your friend/study/ German? …………………………………………………………………

16.- She/study/German /1999 ………………………………………………………………………………………..

17.- you/play/golf/ ever? …………………………………………………………………………..

18.- The documentary /already/ finish ………………………………………………………………………….

19.-My teacher/not/explain/ that lesson/yet ……………………………………………………………..

20.- Kevin /give/ his mother/ a nice present ……………………………………………………………….