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Look at the pictures and put the verbs in brackets in present simple:

Bart______________ Lisa___________(ride) He____________(play) They______________

(go) skateboarding her bike twice golf on Sundays. (go)to school every
every day. a week. day.

He ______________ He __________ (wear) He__________________ He________________

(not /do) judo on a t-shirt and a skirt _____________(not (not/do) exercise
Mondays. for going to school. /have) lunch at work. every day.

He__________________ Lisa _______________ They _____________ She ____________

(brush) his teeth every (not /like) eating (watch) T.V at night. (play) with the cubes
morning. meat. every morning.

He___________(be) She______________ They _____________ She________________

clumsy. (play) the saxophone (have) dinner (cook) every midday.
in the evening. together every day.
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 Present Gontinuous

write- writing BUT: see- seeing

dance- dancing

mO -rngto the verbs.

!
1 come , ...a?rnna.
... i s take
I
5 have
2 make i 4 close 6 agree

play- playing ffy - flying

I naa -ingrotheverbs.

1 study ...qhMyina...3dry 5 say

2 pay 4cry 6 tr y

I aoo-rngto theverbs.

1 swim .. e.wimmipL
.. 8 kick 15 talk
2 sit 9 play 16 watch
3 read 10 sleep 17 cook
4 drink 11 fight 18 eat
5 do 12 clean 19 cut
6 sing 13 run 20 dance
7 make 14 jump 21 have

ShortAnswers
Am
ls he/she/it
sleeping? No,he/she/it
isn't.
Arelwe/you/italking? Yes,lwe/you/| are. No,lwe/you/iaren't.
they they they

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wtite shortanswers.
@
ahet v . t . v . ia
Yes,
1 lsshesleeping? ut Yes,.
7 Arethebirdssinging?
Yes,
2 ls hereading? I Arethemonkeys eating?No,.. . ,
No,. . .
3 ls itflying? 9 lsthemansitting?
Yes,
4 Aretheboysplaying Yes,. ,
football? 10 Aretheydancing?Yes,..
5 lssheswimming? No, 11 lsshewatchingTV?No,.
a car?No, ,
6 ls hedriving 12 ls heskateboarding?
No,

loof at the picturesand write as in the example:

@
1 play
Longform: .Th e.qirl.io"plavin
A,tonniq..,
o,p,layrn0 Lennte,
Shortform: t he,'

2 kicktheball

&
3 dance
q.

4 talkonthephone

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5 jumpoverthefence

6 workinthegarden

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 Present Gontinuous

wtite questionsas in theexample:

I
theboy ridingbicycles
thewomen watching TV
Am
Maria talkinginthekitchen
ls
I sleeping
Are
Jeff eatinganorange
thegirls doingmyhomework

1 Ie.lhe.hey.watohi
rra.W7.
2
3
4
5
6

e"f questions
as in theexample:
I

onthephone.
Yes,Tomistalking Yes,theyaredoingtheirhomework.

Yes,I ameatinganorange. Yes,Father

is reading
a book.
3 6
Yes,theyaredancing. W.
Yes,heiswatching

write negativesentencesas in the example:

I

Bobis reading a comic.(book). He.iqnlt.rQadinqa.hoo.k,.

Theboysareplaying withthedog.(cat)
Patiswearing jeans.(haQ.
Theteacher istalkingto MrsHuston.(MrsMorton)...
Themenareridinghorses. (bicycles)
Thegirlis eatinganapple.(banana)

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loof at the pictureandwritesentencesas in the example.Usethe verbsin

ffi
the list.
o climba tree o cleanthewindowso swim o sleep o listento theradio
. f€a+a+ew€pep€# r watertheflowers o playwithtoys o drinktea

issleeping. Mr Greentsn't oleepinq,

MrGreen He ie readtnqa newzpaper.

MrsGreen
isswimming.

issinging,
Grandmother

iseating.
Grandfather

5 James thedishes.
iswashing

..
arerunninq.
Theducks

Thecatisdrinking
milk.

8 Karen
is reading
a book.

9 Thechildren
aredrawing.

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Look at the pictures and put the verbs in brackets in present continuous:

________he_________ She __________________ She__________________ He ________________

(drive) his car? (fall) down with the (play) the saxophone. (not dance) a
_______, he__________ shopping. ballad.

She ______________ He _________________ _____he______________? He _________________

(speak) on the phone _________________ (snowboard) (sleep) in his room.
with her sister. (not play) golf. _______, _________________

______he _______________ Bart _______________ They _______________ He _________________

(run)? (not play) baseball. He _________(dance) the (ride) his bike in the
_____ ,he ______________ ____________ (do) yoga. hula dance. garden.

She___________________ He _________________ She ________________ _____she____________

(bandage) her cat. (not cry). He _______ (bake) biscuits . (have) a shower?
. _____________ (laugh). ____, she____________
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1. Underline the correct verb:
1. They was/were in the Natural History Museum yesterday.
2. Nick was/were taken to the hospital early in the morning yesterday.
3. My parents was/were very tired after their trip to Newcastle.
4. Helen was/were on a ferry boat going to Sweden yesterday.
5. The article in the local newspaper was/were very interesting.
6. Those houses was/were built two hundred years ago.
7. Last winter was/were the coldest winter in our region.
8. Tom was/were absent-minded because he had left the keys at school.
9. I was/were on a long trip to the USA two years ago.
10. Your e-mail address was/were very difficult to remember.
11. My brother’s letters was/were rather long and interesting.
12. Pamela was/were an excellent ski jumper three years ago.

2. Fill in was or were:

1. Who _____ the best football player in Great Britain last year?
2. They _____ very happy after their trip to London last month.
3. Andrew _____ the best student in our class last year.
4. The film _____ not interesting and I switched off the TV.
5. The mathematics test _____ very difficult and we _____ disappointed.
6. The boys _____ very noisy at the lesson yesterday.
7. Who _____ the best sportsman in your class last month?
8. Martha _____ in Cambridge with her parents two years ago.
9. The girls _____ in the disco club two weeks ago.
10. I _____ responsible for the classroom flowers last year.
11. There _____ many flowers in the flowerbeds around the school.
12. Five birds _____ sitting on the branches of the tree near the house.

3. Rewrite the sentences using was or were:

1. I am happy to see you. 7. Nora is on holidays in Italy.
……………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………
2. This is my favourite book. 8. The dogs are under the table.
………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………..
3. Mary is not at school. 9. My mobile is broken.
………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………….
4. It is a very interesting film. 10. They are good students.
………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………….
5. We are good sportsmen. 11. This dog is very friendly.
…………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………
6. Tom is my best friend. 12. I am at the shopping centre.
………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………..
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There ...... ten boys What ....... there in There ........ a little Did the guests
playing football. your room? There milk in the cup. arrive? No, There
were many things. ........ only a
a) was a) was postman.
b) were a) was b) were a) were
b) were b) was

Was there any There ....... many ....... there many What ...... there on
coffee in the cup? pictures dogs in the park the radio?
No, there....... any . in that yesterday?
museum. a) were
a) wasn‘t a) were a) Were b) was
b) weren‘t b) was b) Was

......... there many In 1957 there ....... There ......... a cat .......... there many
people at the many trees in this on the roof. girls at your school?
concert? street.
a) was a) Was
a) Was a) was b) were b) Were
b) Were b) were

....... there a cat in There ....... many ........ there much ....... there a book
the room? rooms in my house. tea in the tea-pot? on the table?

a) Was a) was a) Was a) was

b) Were b) were b) Were b) were

........ there many There ....... any What was there in There ……. only
children playing butter in the fridge. the room? There .... one cookie left.
with you yesterday? many things.
a) weren't a) was
a) Was b) wasn't a) were b) were
b) Were b) was

Was there any milk ....... there many There …….. a party ......... there many
in the glass? No, people in the last night. cinemas in 1925?
there ........ any. library yesterday?
a) was a) Was
a) was no a) Were b) were b) Were
b) wasn't b) Was