- •Present simple of be
- •The Plural of Nouns
- •1. Write the plural of the following words:
- •Countable – Uncountable Nouns
- •Write the opposites. Use a or an.
- •Correct the spelling of these plurals. Write the correct plural.
- •Numbers: cardinal, ordinal, fractions and decimals
- •Pronouns
- •I, me, mine this, that one, ones
- •Possession 1
- •Possession 2: apostrophe, of
- •Demonstratives (this – these/that – those)
- •Object pronouns
- •There is/are
- •It, there
- •There – it
- •Some – any – no – every with countable and uncountable nouns
- •Much – many – little – few
- •Would Asking for information, invitations, offers, permission.
- •Imperatives sit down! don’t talk!
- •Modals of ability and possibility
- •Could Modals – past
- •Have got
- •Present continuous
- •Present continuous: affirmative
- •Present continuous: negative and questions
- •Be going to do
- •Present simple
- •I walk, he walks always, often, usually, sometimes, never
- •I don’t walk, we don’t walk Do you walk? Does he walk?
- •Dates, years, days
- •How to show the time
- •It’s 7.30, it’s one ten, at midnight, in the afternoon
- •Articles
- •Consolidation 1
- •Consolidation 2
- •I’m reading. I read.
- •Adjectives and adverbs
- •It’s a lovely day. She’s Swiss. It’s too cold. It’s not hot enough.
- •Adverbs
- •Formation of Adverbs from Adjectives
- •Adjectives and Adverbs which have the same form
- •Hotel Miramar
- •Past simple of be
- •I was, you were
- •Past simple of be Future forms The present continuous tense as a future form
- •I’m leaving tomorrow.
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
- •2. Put the verb in the present continuous (e.G. They’re going) or the present simple (e.G. I see).
- •3. According to the diary make a sentence for each day using the verb in the present continuous and adding the necessary prepositions.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- •5. Complete each sentence or question in the present continuous. Use a verb from the box.
- •The ‘be going to’ form
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the be going to form.
- •The present continuous and the ‘be going to’ form
- •2. Use the present continuous where possible in the following sentences and put the remaining verbs into the be going to form.
- •Future simple
- •I’ll stop, I won’t stop, Will you stop?
- •I’m sure
- •1. Complete each sentence or question. Use will or won’t and the verb in brackets.
- •2. Rewrite each sentence. Use the words in brackets.
- •3. Write some predictions about the future. Use the verbs in the box.
- •4. Read what George says about his life at the moment and his future.
- •5. Complete each dialogue with a phrase form the box
- •6. Make a sentence with will or won’t.
- •7. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple.
- •Future forms. Problems.
- •1. Choose the best word or phrase.
- •2. What do you say in the following situations? Use will or the present continuous.
- •Future time words. More contrasts
- •I’ll do it, I’m going to do it, I’m doing it
- •1. Match the questions a) to f) with the replies 1) to 6).
- •2. Choose the possible answers 1), 2) or 3). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •4. Jenny and Chris are talking about their plans for next week. Read their conversation and put a form of going (to) or will into each gap.
- •5. Choose the correct verb form.
- •6. Choose the right variant to show the future.
- •Problems
- •1. Choose the correct sentence, 1) or 2), in each mini-dialogue.
- •2. Put the verb given into a form of will, going to or present continuous. More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •4. Find the mistakes and rewrite the incorrect sentences.
- •Consolidation
- •1. Choose the best phrase.
- •2. Complete each sentence with the continuous form of the verb in brackets. Then decide which sentences refer to the future.
- •3. Correct each sentence or question.
- •4. Decide which answer, a), b), c) or d), best fits the space.
- •5. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. More than one answer may be possible.
- •6. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •7. Are the underlined words right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong.
- •4 Present continuous or will?
- •Future continuous
- •I’ll be swimming
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous tense.
- •2. Make the following sentences: - negative;
- •4. Look in your diary and make some sentences about your definite future plans. Use either the future continuous or the present continuous.
- •5. Ask questions to the following sentences beginning with the words in brackets.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Future Continuous or Future Simple
- •Consolidation
- •1 Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
- •2 Complete each part sentences a) to h) with one of the part sentences 1) to 8). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3 Rewrite each sentence with will/shall or going to, using the verb underlined.
- •4 Fill in “will” or “be going to”.
- •5 Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate future forms.
- •6 What do you say to your friend in these situations? Use the words given in brackets. Use the present continuous (I am doing), going to... Or will (I’ll).
- •7 Put the verb into the most suitable form. Use a present tense (simple or continuous), will (I’ll) or shall.
- •8. Put the verbs in the most suitable form. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.
Dates, years, days
A bit of theory
We often use dates with the Simple tenses.
It’s September 25th, in 2011, on Tuesday, in January, in spring
Dates |
Writing 2/11/99 2 November November 2nd 2nd Nov
Full date: Monday 2nd November, 1999
Speaking the second of November, 1999 November the second, 1999
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Years |
Writing Speaking 1999 = nineteen ninety-nine 2012 = two thousand and twelve
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Days |
Days of the week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday I’ll see you on Monday.
Other times: Future: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week, next Monday Past: yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week, last Monday
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Months |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December Short forms Jan Feb Mar Apr Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec (May, June, July do not have short forms) I’ll be back in March.
Other times Future: next month Past: last month
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Seasons |
spring, summer, autumn, winter It’s lovely here in spring. I’m going to Spain in the summer.
Other times Future: next summer, etc. Past: last winter, etc. |
Write the words as numbers.
The twenty-second of October. …22/10…
The first of January. ………….
The nineteenth of August. ………….
The fifth of June. ………….
The thirtieth of September. ………….
The fourteenth of May. ………….
The eighth of March. ………….
The thirteenth of November. ………….
The fourth of April. ………….
The twenty-eighth of February. ………….
Write the dates as words.
21/6 The …twenty-first of June…………………………
19/3 The …………………………………………….
2/8 The …………………………………………….
31/10 The …………………………………………….
15/2 The …………………………………………….
1/5 The …………………………………………….
20/1 The …………………………………………….
16/11 The …………………………………………….
14/9 The …………………………………………….
11/12 The …………………………………………….
Choose the correct word or phrase.
a) Today is Monday. So Wednesday is ..2..
1) the day before yesterday 2) the day after tomorrow
3) yesterday
b) How do you say the year 1984? …..
1) nineteen eight four 2) one thousand nine hundred and eighty-four
3) nineteen eighty-four
c) What are you going to do ……. .
1) next summer 2) last summer 3) the summer
d) I’ll talk to you again …….. .
1) yesterday 2) last month 3) tomorrow
e) Now it’s August so next month it’s ………. .
1) July 2) September 3) October
f) It’s really cold here …… .
1) the winter 2) last winter 3) in the winter
g) I haven’t seen James since …… .
1) last Monday 2) next Monday 3) tomorrow
h) Are you doing anything …….. .
1) at Tuesday 2) in Tuesday 3) on Tuesday
i) How do you say the year 2015 …….?
1) two thousand and fifteen 2) two zero one five
3) twenty one five