Present Simple and Present Continuous
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Minsk State Linguistic University
GRAMMAR WORKBOOK FOR BEGINNERS
Minsk 2010
Contents
Unit 1 Present Simple and Present Continuous 5
Unit 2 Past Simple, Past Continuous and used to. 16
Unit 3 Some, any, no, every and their compounds.
Much, many, a lot (of), little, a little, few, a few.. 26
Unit 4 The Article. 36
Unit 5 Verb patterns. 49
Unit 6 The Future. 61
Unit 7 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs. 70
Unit 8 Present Perfect Simple. 78
Unit 9 Present Perfect Continuous. 89
Unit 10 Modal verbs. 97
Unit 11 Time and Conditional Clauses. 106
Unit 12 The Passive. 114
Unit 1
Present Simple and Present Continuous
Part I
Present Simple
Exercise 1.1
Write the third person singular of these verbs.
| 1. read reads 2. agree 3. catch 4. dance | 5. enjoy 6. fail 7. fly 8. go | 9. have 10. kiss 11. plan 12. study | 13. tie 14. travel 15. try 16. visit |
Exercise 1.2
Complete the sentences. Use these verbs:
| be (2) | cost | change | eat | | lead | like |
| make | open | speak | teach | tell (2) | wear | write |
1. My parents go to the cinema every week.
2. Ann … three languages.
3. Margaret … a teacher. She … English to young children.
4. My brother … poetry.
5. The national Library … at 9 o’clock in the morning.
6. Houses … very expensive. They … a lot of money.
7. My sister … a healthy lifestyle. She … a lot of fruit and vegetables.
8. Jenny … to look beautiful. She always … nice clothes.
9. Jim’s Granny … strawberry jam every summer.
10. Modern media … our life every day.
11. Mark always … the truth and never … lies.
Exercise 1.3
Make sentences from these words. Put the verb in the right form.
1. hard / work / Tim / usually Tim usually works hard.
2. television / Ella / watch / often
3. like / sweets / children / usually
4. lunch / we / have / always / at 2 o’clock
5. Dave / abroad / go / never
6. noisy parties / my neighbours / have / sometimes
7. never / Kate / coffee / drink
8. listen to / we / English music / often
9. eat / Ray / chocolate / seldom
10. always / Jane / parties / enjoy
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11. in her room / Ann / clear up / sometimes / the mess
12. seldom / the water in the lake / in winter/ freeze
13. come / to my birthday party / many friends / every year
14. enjoy / I / my summer holidays / always
Exercise 1.4
Make the sentences negative.
1. I play the guitar very well. I don’t play the guitar very well.
2. Susan plays the piano very well.
3. Tony and Stephen know each other.
4. Mike has a shower every day.
5. Nick’s parents have a car.
6. My farther buys a newspaper every day.
7. Rose prefers to go camping in summer.
8. David and Paul do the same work in the office.
9. China exports wine and wool.
10. It snows in summer.
11. Giraffes come from Russia.
12. The Moon goes round the sun.
Exercise 1.5
Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1. Toby … his job. It’s very boring.( like) Toby doesn’t like his job.
2. Brian … a car but he … it very often. (have, drive)
3. We … drama but we … to the theatre very often. (like, go)
4. Liz goes to Britain every summer. She … English very well. (speak)
5. My grandparents … meat. They’re vegetarians. (eat)
6. Jeff is Sylvia’s third husband. – It’s not true. I … it. (believe)
7. Paula is a very talkative girl. She … on the phone three hours a day. (talk)
8. Joe plays cricket badly. He … all the rules. (know)
9. My brother … free time at all. He works all day and studies at night. (have)
10. His French isn’t very good. We … him very well. (understand)
11. Violet looks very tired. She … a holiday. (need)
12. I … homework in the evening. I do it in the afternoon. (do)
13. Diana says that she never … her husband. He’s too busy. (see)
Exercise 1.6
Write the questions.
1. I go to bed at … . What time do you go to bed?
2. Little Toby likes playing with … .
3. We travel to … every summer.
4. … gives us a lot of homework.
5. My father drives a … .
6. Bianca’s children go to … school.
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7. … comes from Argentina.
8. Our local shop opens at … .
9. We usually … at the weekend.
10. Robert does business with … .
11. The soup tastes … .
12. I usually spend … on my homework.
Exercise 1.7
Complete the sentences with am, is, are or do, does in the positive or negative form.
1. My teacher is very nice.
2. … you from Japan? – No, I … from China.
3. … you have a flat? – No, I live with my parents.
4. Where … Marsha from? – She … from Britain.
5. He … come from Australia. He comes from New Zealand.
6. … Fiona and Michael students? … they study history?
7. I … play hockey, I play basketball.
8. My mum … a shop assistant, she … a dentist.
9. Where … Pete? – I … know. Ask Kate.
10. What languages … they speak?
11. Can I see you in the office now? – No, I … in the office. I … at home.
12. My brother and sister … go to school because they … seven years old.
13. … Helen married? … she have children?
14. My husband … a good swimmer, but he … swim very often.
15. What … your sister do? – She … a cook.
16. Where … she live? – She … live in Minsk, she lives in Vitebsk.
17. … it your wife in the photo? Who … there with her?
18. How … you make that cake?
Exercise 1.8
Give short answers.
1. Do you live in a big city? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
2. Do your parents often listen to the radio?
3. Does your father drive to work?
4. Do you and your family often go to the country?
5. Are your grandparents still alive?
6. Does your university have a cafй?
7. Is your best friend a football fan?
8. Does it rain a lot in your country?
9. Are you at university now?
Part II
Present Continuous
Exercise 2.1
Write the –ing form of these verbs.
| 1. swim swimming 2. agree 3. begin 4. blow 5. control 6. come | 7. do 8. get 9. happen 10. offer 11. occupy 12. run | 13. shine 14. spoil 15. stop 16. tie 17. visit 18. wait |
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Exercise 2.2
Complete the sentences with one of these verbs in the Present Continuous form.
| build | cook | do | happen | have | help |
| make | spend | | swim | wear | write |
1. Beryl and Ian are on holiday. They are staying at a hotel.
2. Where’s Pete? – He … a shower.
3. They … a new hospital in the city centre now.
4. Look! A dog … in the lake!
5. Kyle is in the kitchen. He … dinner.
6. Please be quiet. We … a test.
7. I’m hungry. – Wait a bit. Vera and Tracy … sandwiches.
8. I have exams soon, so I … a lot of work in the library.
9. You are so noisy. What … ?
10. Look! You … your T-shirt inside out. – Oops!
11. It’s summer now, so we … a lot of time outdoors.
12. I … my brother about the house this week because his wife is in hospital.
Exercise 2.3
Use these verbs to write what the people are doing.
| do | play | ride | serve | sing | | watch | work |
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
1. He is visiting a friend in hospital.
Exercise 2.4
Look at the picture and write positive and negative sentences about Mark.
1. sit at the table Mark is sitting at the table.
2. play the piano
3. laugh
4. wear glasses
5. wear a hat
6. write a letter
7. talk to his girlfriend
8. show her his holiday photos
9. wear a watch
10. eat a sandwich
Exercise 2.5
Write short answers.
1. Is it snowing? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
2. Are you sitting in an armchair?
3. Is your teacher explaining something to you?
4. Are you studying?
5. Are your parents having a meal?
6. Is your best friend doing homework?
7. Are you feeling well?
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Exercise 2.6
Write true sentences about what is happening at the moment.
1. It / rain It’s raining. / It isn’t raining.
2. I / sit at a desk
3. I / have a bath
4. I / do gymnastics
5. It / get dark
6. I / do an English exercise
7. I / write down the answers
8. Strong wind / blow
9. I / wear jeans
10. I / translate an article
Exercise 2.7
Put the words in order and write questions. Add am /is / are.
1. working / Carl / today? Is Carl working today?
2. where / going / your cousins?
3. what / studying / Kit?
4. coming / the train?
5. the children / the film / enjoying?
6. where / sitting / Sue?
7. what / doing / the students?
8. who / you / writing to?
9. why / laughing / the students?
10. Ted / the course / enjoying?
11. what / thinking about / you?
12. what / all the people / looking at?
Part III
Present Simple and Present Continuous
Exercise 3.1
Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. My brother doesn’t watch / isn’t watching television very often.
2. He speaks / is speaking three languages.
3. Can you hear those people? What do they speak / are they speaking about?
4. I go / am going to my friend’s house.
5. He usually enjoys / is enjoying all trips, but he doesn’t enjoy / isn’t enjoying this one very much.
6. How does Nick get on / is Nick getting on at school?
7. Who sings / is singing? – It’s my neighbour. He always sings / is singing in the bathroom.
8. Stop disturbing me! Can’t you see I work / am working?
9. I’m sorry it’s so noisy, but we move / are moving the furniture.
10. I send / am sending E-mails to my friend in Africa every week.
11. I read / am reading a good book about the history of Britain.
12. We read / are reading a lot of French books every year.
13. We are at a party. We have / are having a great time!
14. How often do you read / are you reading newspapers?
15. Look! Someone sits / is sitting in your place.
Exercise 3.2
Look at the pictures and answer the questions about what the people do and what they’re doing now.
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| 1. Does he teach? Is he teaching? What is he doing? 2. Is he driving? Does he drive? What does he do? | 3. Is he cooking? Does he cook? What is he doing? 4. Does he study? Is he studying? What does he do? |
Exercise 3.3
Put the verbs in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous form.
1. Listen! Somebody (cry). is crying
2. Sandra (not like) black tea. She (prefer) green tea.
3. What time your husband (leave) work in the evening?
4. How much it (cost) to phone the USA?
5. What Meryl (do)? – She’s an artist.
6. Why is Meryl under the table? What she (do)?
7. What time the banks (close) here?
8. I (like) to listen to music. It (help) me to relax after a busy day.
9. Why you (run)? – I (hurry) to university.
10. Jerry is a famous actor. He (act) in comedies mostly.
11. Excuse me, do you know who (act) Hamlet today?
12. Steve (play) for Manchester United. This week he (play) in Barcelona.
Exercise 3.4
Put the verbs in the correct form. Pay special attention to State verbs.
1. You (want) to go our tonight? Do you want
2. I’m afraid nobody (believe) you.
3. This dress (not fit) you. You (not look) very beautiful in it.
4. The house (be) in very good condition. It (not need) repairing.
5. You (see) my bag anywhere? – Just a moment, I (look) for it.
6. She (be) still ill, but she (get) better.
7. Why are you so sad? – I (think) about my parents. They (live) far away and we (not see) each other very often.
8. What your dad (think) of camping? – He (think) it’s great.
9. I (hear) some noise downstairs. What is it? – The neighbours (redecorate) their flat.
10. I’m sorry. I (not understand). Can you speak louder, please?
11. You (know) that woman? – I (think) yes, but I (not remember) her name.
12. What all those people (wait) for? – They (want) to see a famous singer. He (come) to give a concert.
13. I can’t buy any new clothes now. We (save) money to buy a car.
14. Peter (seem) to be happy at school. – Oh, yes. He (enjoy) playing with the children.
15. What the word “annually” (mean)? – It (mean) every year.
16. You (prefer) to go by car or by train? – It (depend) on the weather.
17. The child (keep) crying. – Maybe he (be) hungry.
18. We (have) a very nice holiday. We (have) a comfortable room in a hotel. And now we (have) breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant.
Exercise 3.5
Use the correct form of the verb, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Dear Aunt Emily,
I (1) … just … (write) to tell you how much I (2) … (be) grateful for the money you sent me, and to tell you how I (3) … (get on) in my first term at university. I (4) … (study) very hard, but at the moment I (5) … (spend) a lot of time just making friends. I (6) … still … (stay) with my friend Jane, and I (7) … (look) for my own place to live. I (8) … (go) to lectures every morning and most afternoons I (9) … (study) in the library. In fact I (10) … (write) this letter instead of going to my phonetics class. I (11) … (think) I can spend the money you sent on some new clothes. Winter things (12) … (cost) a lot here, and I (13) … (save) to buy a warm coat. It (14) … (get) really cold here in the evenings. In general we (15) … (have) quite a good time here! I (16) … also … (learn) to drive.
See you soon. Love
Ann
Exercise 3.6
Read the dialogue and fill in the gaps with the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
A: Hi, Nick. What (1) … (you/do)?
B: I (2) … (look) through some old photos. Look, here’s an old picture of Brian and Jessica when they (3) … (get) married.
A: Oh, I (4) … (think) they (5) … (look) smart! Jessica (6) … (carry) such delicate flowers. And Brian’s suit (7) … (fit) him so well.
B: Yes, I (8) … (agree). Jessica (9) … (seem) really happy and Brian a bit serious. I wonder what he (10) … (think) about.
A: They (11) … (be) at that restaurant near the Opera House, (12) … (not be) they?
B: Yes, I (13) … (think) so. By the way, (14) … (Brian/have) the same job as before?
A: Not really. He (15) … (not work) for that company any more, now he (16) … (sell) designer clothes. And this month he (17) … (work) in Paris.
B: (18) … (Jessica/have) an opportunity to travel with her husband?
A: Not now. She (19) … (expect) a baby at the moment, so she (20) … (prefer) to stay at home.
B: I (21) … (see). And where (22) … (Brian/stay) in Paris?
A: I (23) … (not know) exactly. At a hotel probably.
Part IV
Practice test
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