De Present Simple - Present Continuous - Stole Verbs - Linking Words Phrases Present Simple - Present Continuous 1. Put the verbs below into the correct box in the 3rd person singular, as in the examples. forget, express, say, study, take, buy, tidy, eat, drive, crash, play, do, cry, fly, lay, boil, pass, stay, teach, fry forgets, vowel +y +s] says, ‘consonant + 36] ies Add -ing to the verbs in the list below and put them into the correct box, as in the examples. '88, Sh, ch, x, o,+es draw, lie, dive, put, drink, run, sit, tie, give, apply, live, grow, begin, type, die, repair [awe as [avg double ‘consonant 3 a) Putthe verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present simple or present continuous, as in the example. 1 |...am flying... (ly) to Moscow tomorrow. 2 The McCarthys (live) in Perth. 3 John +» (Paint) the garage at the moment. 4 The earth (move) around the sun. 5 Anna .. . (like) her new school. 6 The fight to New York (leave) at 7:00 am. 7 We (look) {for new furniture for the living room at present 8 {you/go) to Spain this summer? 9 Rachel ..... (work) as a waitress at Sunrise Diner: 10 " 12 13 4 The train from Brussels . (arrive) at 5:10 pm. a at a beautiful hotel by the sea Ellen She ... a week. Ls — Michael right now. Water (stay) (hate) dogs. (exercise) three times (write) a letter to (freeze) at 0°C. b) Which sentences describe: permanent state a temporary action a scheduled action an action arranged for the near future a general truth an action happening now likes/dislikes, a routine Underline the correct form of the verb. Stacey goes/is.going“shopping for |fruit-and vegetables every Saturday morning. He doesn't speak/isn't speaking five languages. Bob drives/is driving the children to the match tonight. dle enjoya/ia enjoying listenfg to classical music. Do they play/Are they playing inthe garden at he moment? John and Mary hate/are hating adventure holidays. They.logk/are looking for a house to rent. The flight to.London departs/is departing at 10:08 afn. Mrs Parker teaches/is teaching History at Lawton High School. Melissa doesn't like/isn’t liking mini-skirts. Water boils/is boiling at 100°C. What dé you/do/are you doing this Saturday night? >Preset Sinn Presen Continuous ~ Ste Vhs inking Words/Phases ite 5 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present simple or present continuous, as in 4 how/Lesley/go to school? the example. Dear Philip, 14) ...am writing... (write) to tell you about my Hobday. 12) or rn (stay) with my friend in Spain for two weeks. It3) . (be) usually sunny at this time of year, but at the moment it 4) (fain). Tomorrow morning we 5) (Ge) sightseeing and in the evening we 6) ovens (plan) 10 0 out for a nice meal. We both 7) . (enjoy) Spanish food very much. | 8) (arrive) home next Saturday. ‘Soe you then, 5 Paul and Sue/drink coffee now? Love, Carol Og SPN ra sae 6 Look at the pictures and use the prompts to write questions and answers in the present simple or the present continuous. Put the verb'In brackets into the correct form of the present simple or present continuous. 1A: What 4) .- (you/eook)? 1. whalhe/do/every Saturday? 7 woes ‘esagna, itr) senuitvetemmomnaeatiesey ag” (youreat) ca vegetables every day? B: No, | usually 4) sos (have) meat at the weekend. 2A: What 1) {you/do) tonight? B: Nothing special. Why? ‘A: Would you like to go to the cinema? Be That 2) sono (sound) like a good idea. What 8) 2. shelplay tennis/at the moment? “(youywant) to seo? A; Id really lke to see Titanic, B14) (hate) watching sad firms. A: How about a comedy then? B: OK f BAA) sepsnmnnnnnnn .. (you/spend) the summer in Sicily? B: No, this year we 2) snes (G0) to the nprth of Scotland. A friend of ours 3. Lee/have/a singing lesson? 5 (have) ercotage near Irlverness. ‘A: Oh, how wonderfull 4) .. . (you/take) the children with you? B: No, they 5) wn a= (Stay) with my mother because they 6) .. (notfike) being away from their friends.dite Pres Simpl -Pesel Caninuus- Sia Yrs Linking Worts|Phisses Link 10 Underline the correct word(s). 8 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Bridget 1) se (0) to school every morning at 8 o'clock. Right now, she 2) nn. (Sit) Next to her friend, Sue. Their teacher 3)... svn (talk) t0 them about Argentina and they 4) s.r (try) to find iton the globe. Bridget §) «.... sree: (OVE) Geography but she 6) " (hate) Maths. Every month, the teacher 7) (show) the class a film about another country. Bridget really 8). i (enjoy) these films. In fact, she 9) . (want) to be a Geography teacher one day. TU ER, BOS 9 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. 1A 1) - (the baby/steep)? B: NO, Sh€ 2) occonnnennn (not/be). SMO 3) renner (play). 2 A: Where 1) (you/go) on holiday this year? B12) .. - (want) to go to Spain By i 3) anemone (fe) Tike. 3A: Hi, Mum. We 1) .. (have) a great time here in Venice. B: Oh, lovely. When 2) . (you/come) home? On Friday? A: No, we 3) . (not/be). We 4) ... (come) back on Saturday, 4A What 1) errs (you/usually/have) for breakfast? B: Tusually 2) . (have) tea and toast but sometimes | 3) i (eat) cereal for a change. 5 A: What 1) new dress? 2) .. (yourthink) of my (youslike) it? (do) . “(you/wear) it tonight? (not/be). | (Gave) it for John's party. ene Dear John, ove coffee butias well | hate tea. Sally is a co-operative and/also energetic person Mike is friendly. However/As well, he tends to be arrogant at times. 4 Peter's short, well-built and/but middle-aged. He's got curly grey hair and brown eyes as well also, He's however/also got a rather big nose. 5 Pam loves wearing V-neck jumpers but/anc leggings. 6 Jessica is caring, generous and patient but/as well 7 Ellen likes sharing her toys with other childrer And/On the other hand, she can be rude at times 8 Laurais a very hard worker, She’s however/als an imaginative person. 11. Read the letter below and underline the correc word(s). e ‘Thanks for your letter. It sounds like you're enjoyir ‘yourself at university. Anyway, here's the recipe for tt ’ apple pie that you asked for. I's cheap 1) alsofar also easy to make. First, you need about ten large cooking apples ar some sugar 2) as well/also. Peel the apples 3) an but cut them into pieces. Then, boil them with the sug until they are soft. You could make some pastry but/also ready-made pastry is just as nice. Roll tl pastry until i's thin and put it into a greased dish. F the apples into the dish, too. Sprinkle some cinnarm on top 5) and/also cover it with more pastry. Put it in t oven at 180°C 6) but/also don't leave it for too lone always serve it with fresh cream. 7) On the ott hand/But, it tastes great with ice-cream. Well, let me know how your exams go 8) and/t enjoy the apple pie. Love fro Se. Aunt Jai et 42. Use the words in brackets to write the questic to these statements, as in the example, 11! Every morning | get up at 7 o'clock. (What tin 2 They have toast and eggs for breakfast. (Wha 3. We like going to the seaside at weekends. (Where)10 " 2 Present ingle - resent Coniuous se ets tnie evs Pses i lig John's brother is 15 years old. (How old) My father plays golf three times a week. (How often) usually shop for groceries on Tuesdays. (When) Choose the correct item. This roast chicken Ataste Bis tasting delicious! Ctastes They go to the cinema... Acvery week Bat the moment C usually . you seeing Peter tomorrow night? ADo BAre Cis 2 - for a birthday present for ‘A: Can I help you, mi B: Yes, | my daughter. Alook B'mlooking —C looks she wear a uniform at work? Aare Bis C Does A: These shits... me any more. B: Why don’t you buy some new ones? C isn't fitting Adoesn’t fit — B don't fit | enjoy travelling by train but | travelling by plane. Alike Bhate C likes Annette two sisters and a brother. Anas Bis havir C have A: You very pretty today. B: Thanks Aare looking B look C looks A When no . she leaving for Boston? B: On the 15th of July. A does B has Cis My brother is a very easy-going person. .. he can be a bit rude at times. Atiowever BAswellas GC And A: Are you anything at the woekend? B: No, I'm not. Ado B does © doing Error Correction 14. Cross out the unnecessary word, as in the example. She ix often goes to the park on Sundays. ‘They are been going on holiday on Monday. Jam enjoy going to parties. Tho plane from Paris does arrives at 7.30. They are looking for a house at the present. Does he do listen to music in his free time? Like swimming but | don’t like fishing too She is at home at now. Word Formation We can form adjectives from nouns by adding the| following suffixes. ero9asone -ous 6g. fame - famous sive e.g. aggression - aggressive ‘ful e.g. beauty - beautiful ¥y eg. boss - bossy ly eg. friend - friendly 16 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold. Julia Roberts is a 1) . . FAME actress. She has starred in many 2) .. films and her latest fim, Notting Hill is no exception. She plays a 3) film star who becomes romantically ‘involved with an ordinary bookshop owner, played by Hugh Grant. Sho is trying’to take a 4) .. break from her 5) fans and ends up staying in Grant's flat along with his 6) .. flatmate. The script is very'7) and the film has become very popular. tis a 8). film not to be missed. SUCCESS GLAMOUR PEACE NUMBER MESS FUN WONDER