GRAMMAR SUMMER EXERCISES

1 GRAMMAR . SUMMER EXERCISES . PRESENT SIMPLE. 1. USE. 1. To express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. I get up at half past seven every morning They play tennis She never eats fish You always forget your homework 2. It can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things. Cats like milk. Birds do not like milk. California is in America. Windows are made of glass. New York is a big city. 3. We also use it to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well. The train leaves tonight at 6 PM. The bus does not arrive at 11 AM. When do we board the plane?

2 The party starts at 8 o'clock. When does class begin tomorrow? PRESENT CONTINUOUS. 1. USE. 1. To express the idea that something is happening now, at the same time we speak. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now. You are learning English now. Are you sleeping? I am sitting. They are reading their books. What are you doing? Why aren't you doing your homework? 2. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a long action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second. I am studying to become a doctor. I am reading the book Tom Sawyer. Are you working on any special projects? Aren't you teaching at the university now? 3. To speak about plans and arrangements that will or will not happen in the near future. I am meeting some friends after work . I am not going to the party tomorrow Is he visiting his parents next weekend? I am flying to Tokyo next Saturday PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS.

3 EXERCISES . 1. Complete the sentences with the right form of the present simple or present continuous 1. Every Monday, Sally _____(drive) her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I _____ ( work ) as a secretary at ABT, but this SUMMER I _____. _____ (study) French at a language school in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John _____ (sleep). 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It _____ (rain). 5. I hate living in Seattle because it _____ (rain, always) . 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you _____ (say) because everybody _____. _____ (talk) so loudly. 7. Justin _____ (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I _____ (go) to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards _____ (be, normally) printed by a company in New York. Their prices _____ (not be) expensive and the quality is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate _____ (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich 2.

4 Now complete the text with the present simple/continuous Today _____ (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs _____ (shake); I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet _____(kill, really) me and my toes _____ (bleed) , but I. _____ (want, still) to continue. Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything _____. (be) so different, I _____ (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I _____. _____ (learn) a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I _____ (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I _____. ____ (understand, not) much yet, I believe that I _____ (improve, gradually) . I _____ (travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He _____ (be) a nice guy, but impatient. He _____ (walk, always) ahead of me and _____ (complain) that I am too slow. I _____. _____ (do) my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am.

5 Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old. Right now, Liam _____ (sit) with the owner of the inn. They _____. (discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I _____. (know, not) the real name of the owner, but everybody _____ (call, just) him Tam. Tam _____ (speak) English very well and he _____ (try). to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam _____ (say) a new word, Liam _____ (try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam _____. (seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions. PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINOUS. EXERCISES with ANSWERS. 1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I ( work ) work as a secretary at ABT, but this SUMMER I (study) am studying French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) is sleeping. 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella.

6 It (rain) is raining. 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) always rains. 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) are saying because everybody (talk) is talking so loudly. 7. Justin (write, currently) is currently writing a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) am going to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards (be, normally ) are normally printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) are inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate (be) is made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland. ===================. Today (be) is the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (shake) are shaking ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) are really killing me and my toes (bleed) are bleeding, but I (want, still) still want to continue.

7 Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) is so different, and I (try) am trying to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) am learning a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) do not learn foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) do not understand much yet, I believe that I. (improve, gradually) am gradually improving. I (travel, currently) am currently travelling with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He (be) is a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) always walks ahead of me and (complain) complains that I am too slow. I (do) am doing my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old. Right now, Liam (sit) is sitting with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) are discussing the differences between life in England and life in Nepal.

8 I (know, not) do not know the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) just calls him Tam. Tam (speak) speaks English very well and he (try) is trying to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) says a new word, Liam (try) tries to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) also seems to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions. PAST SIMPLE. 1. USE. 1. To speak about an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but s/he knows that the action took place in a past time and it already finished. I saw a movie yesterday. Last year, I travelled to Japan. Did she pass the exam? He didn't wash his car. You didn't do your homework It does not matter how far the past we speak of is, the important thing is that the period we consider is over It is 1 in the afternoon and I say: I'm very hungry because this morning I didn't have breakfast I use the past simple because we are now in the afternoon, so the morning has finished 2.

9 Sometimes instead of a single action we speak of several actions in the past I finished work , walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs? PAST CONTINUOUS. 1. USE. 1. To speak about the development of an action in the past. We don't usually use the past continuous in isolation but together with the past simple. The past continuous indicates the longer action interrupted by another action expressed with the past simple. I was watching TV when she called. When the phone rang, she was writing a letter. While we were having a picnic, it started to rain. What were you doing when the earthquake started? I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm. 2. In some cases, we can also use a specific time instead of past simple as an interruption. Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.

10 At midnight, we were still driving through the desert. Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work . 3. It also can be used to speak about two actions that were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel. I was studying while he was making dinner. While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television. Were you listening while he was talking? I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes. 4. To speak about repeated actions in the past that annoyed us She was always coming to class late. He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone. I didn't like them because they were always complaining. * Review of irregular verbs: past and participles PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS. EXERCISES . 1. Complete the sentences with the right form of past simple or the past continuous 1. A: What _____ (you, do) when the accident occurred? B: I _____ (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out. 2. After I _____ (find) the wallet full of money, I _____ (go, immediately) to the police and _____ (turn) it in.