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THIRD TERM GRAMMAR EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1: Complete with the correct form of TO BE or TO HAVE.

My grandmother _____________ very well today. (Affirmative)

_____________ you a careful driver? (Interrogative)

My eyes _____________ blue. (Affirmative)

They ___________ always late. (Affirmative)

My name _______________ Brian. (Negative)

Alexander ______________ a new computer. (Negative)

I ____________ nine years old (Negative)

He ___________ a very good job. He works in the city. (Affirmative)

She __________ two children, a boy and a girl. (Negative)

_________ you tired? (Interrogative)

Our postman ______________ a big bag. (Negative)

I __________ fine, thanks. (Affirmative)

My mother _____________ from the USA. (Negative)

Betsy and Ralph ______________ in the garden. (Negative)

EXERCISE 2: Write questions for the following answers:

______________________________________?
No I havent
Have
you got a jumper

______________________________________? Yes, I am.

______________________________________? Yes, they have.

______________________________________? No, she isnt.

______________________________________? Yes, I have.

______________________________________? Yes, we are.

______________________________________? No, Im not.

EXER C ISE 3 : W r ite the SH E/ H E/ IT (3 RD s i n g u l a r p e r s o n ) f o r m o f t h e f o l l o w i n g

verbs.
a. do: _____________

e. say: _____________

b. drink: ___________

f.

c. get: ____________

g. have: ____________

d. push: ___________

h. mix: _____________

match: ___________

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EXERCISE 4: Put the words in order to make a sentence.

1. go / they / to / on / the / Sundays / always / stadium.
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2. dancing / usually / Fridays / on / go / you.
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3. sometimes / winter / in / warn / is / it.
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4. often / January / it / rains / in.
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5. never / July / travels / she / in.
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6. live / at / you / do / school / ?
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7. in / students / do / the canteen / ? / eat
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8. at / school / finish / does / three oclock / ?
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9. live / near / do / your friends / you / ?
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EXERCISE 5: Correct the mistakes In these sentences:
a. She dont want to come with us.
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b. We go often to the cinema.
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c. This car not belongs to me.
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d. Vitamins is important to your diet.
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e. My uncle dont like to listen to music.
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f.

Lucy work at the hospital. Shes a nurse.

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EXERCISE 6: Use the present simple.

I ________________ (play) tennis after school.

You ______________ (start) school at nine oclock.

We _______________ (have) lunch at school.

How _________ you __________ (spell) that in English?

Serena __________________ (not know) what to do.

Wendy ___________________ (not like) to do homework.

My grandfather _________________ (not live) in London.

My sisters _____________ (walk) to school every day.

What _________ they ___________ (do) in the evening?

When __________ Mary ___________ (start) school?

Gill _________________ (not work) in a supermarket.

EXERCISE 7: Rewrite the following sentences, putting the frequency expressions

in the right place.
1. They are happy to have guests. (always)
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2. We laugh at people in trouble. (never)
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3. Im busy on Wednesdays. (usually)
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4. Dalit is late for school. (rarely)
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5. My parents help me with my homework. (hardly ever)
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6. We are at home on Saturdays. (often)
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7. We have fish for lunch. (sometimes)
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8. Sharon has lunch before two oclock. (twice a week)
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9. They sing very loudly. (every day)
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EXERCISE 8: Write the questions for the following answers:

a. ______________________________________________________________
I study English four days a week.
b. ______________________________________________________________
We usually finish school at 13:25.
c. ______________________________________________________________
Bob is writing a letter.
d. ______________________________________________________________
My father washes the car once a week.
e. ______________________________________________________________
Rita comes late to work because she takes her son to Kindergarten.
f.

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My sister studies French because she wants to go to France.

g. ______________________________________________________________
Nobody is listening to the teacher.
h. ______________________________________________________________
I live in Haifa.
i.

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Our children visit their grandparents twice a week.

j.

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The President and his wife live in Madrid.

k. ______________________________________________________________
A ticket for Saturdays concert costs 15.
l.

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The film starts at 20:00.

EXERCISE 9: Rewrite these sentences in the negative form:

1. She is eating an egg sandwich.
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2. We are taking some photos.
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3. They are drinking a milkshake.
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4. I am getting nervous about my test.

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EXERCISE 10: Ask the questions and answer using the Present Continuous:

(the children / play?) / Yes.

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(you / write/ a letter?) / Yes.

____________________________________________

________________

(Paul / have a shower / at the moment?) / No.

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________________

(your parents / stay / hotel?) / Yes.

____________________________________________

________________

(he/ listen to / radio?) / No.

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________________

(that clock / work?) / No.

____________________________________________

________________

________________

(you / feel well?) No.

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________________

EXERCISE 11: Correct the mistakes in these sentences:

a. Shes studing hard for tomorrows exam.
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b. We are rembering him very well.
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c. We dont visiting Toledo. Its not part of our plans.
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d. They have lunch with some friends now.
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e. We dont learn Spanish at the moment.
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f.

I am teach English right now.

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EXERCISE 12: Put the expressions under the right heading. Translate them.
Every day just now - always on Fridays these days this afternoon hardly ever today
very often in the evening at the moment rarely - usually - never at present

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EXERCISE 13: Circle the correct time expression:

1. Im studying for a test every day / at the moment.
2. The first lesson starts at nine oclock every day / now.
3. My parent dont work on Fridays / at the moment.
4. Where are they meeting twice a week / tonight.
5. Lets run! The bus is leaving every hour / in five minutes.
6. Do you wake up late on weekends / right now?
7. Damon and his friends go to the moves at least once a week / at the moment.
8. He studies French four times a week / now.
9. David doesnt visit his parents every day / now.
10. Is the teacher correcting the homework four times a week / at the moment?
EXERCISE 14: Fill the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

The neighbours children _______________________ (not sleep) two hours every

afternoon.

Uncle Peter _______________________ (eat) dinner with us every Friday night.

Where is Laura? She _______________________ (talk) to the teacher about her

homework.

He often _______________________ (go) for a walk at five oclock.

Be quiet! Sarah _______________________ (play) the piano.

My sister _______________________ (need) some money to buy a new notebook.

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Mr Smith _______________________ (work) 35 hours a week.

Patrick and Yuri _______________________ (not write) letters to their aunt now.

I _______________________ (not like) classical music very much.

Excuse me. ______________________ (you / speak) English?

Where is Tom? ____________________ (he / have) a shower.

____________________ (I / not / watch) television very often.

Listen! Somebody _______________________ (sing).

Sandra is tired. _________________________ (she / want) to go home now.

How often ____________________________ (you / read) a newspaper?

Im sorry, ____________________________ (I / not / understand). Can you speak

more slowly?

Its late. ______________________ (I / go) home now. ___________________

(you / come) with me?

What time ________________________ (your father / finish) work in the evenings?

Where is Paul? In the Kitchen. _________________________ (he / cook) something

EXERCISE 15: Write the past simple of these verbs:

INFINITIVE

PAST SIMPLE

INFINITIVE

Buy

Give

Go

Feel

Have

Play

Be

Dream

Come

Hear

Try

Forgive

Study

Leave

PAST SIMPLE

EXERCISE 16: Complete the sentences with the past simple:

1. I _______________________ (lose) my watch in the park.
2. David ________________________ (not hurt) his knee.
3. I kicked the ball and it _________________________ (break) a window.
4. My new shoes ________________________ (not cost) a lot of money.
5. I ____________________ (get) this book from the library.
6. We had a garage where we __________________ (keep) our car.

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7. The glass __________________ (fall) off the table.

8. We ________________ (sell) our old car.
9. We _____________________ (not buy) a new car.
10. The bell ____________________ (not ring).
11. The dog ____________________ (catch) the ball.
12. Jane _______________________ (write) a letter.
EXERCISE 17: Write questions in the correct order:

night? / meet / did / you / them / last

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film? / like / you / Did / the

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you / many / did / ask? / how / people

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a / have / time? / they / did / good

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did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at

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she / DVD? / where / that / did / buy

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party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / did / to

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did / yesterday? / who / you / see

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EXERCISE 18: Correct the sentences:

1. Who do you met on Saturday morning?
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2. Did he went to school yesterday?
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3. Why did you to go home early?
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4. Where you did learn English?
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5. Did she works last summer?

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6. What do you do yesterday?
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7. Did they last night phone you?
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EXERCISE 19: Fill in with CAN CANT MUST MUSTNT.

In Britain you _________________ get married when you are 16.

You _______________________ have a passport when you travel to the USA.

A house in Rome __________________ cost a lot of money.

Children ____________________ go to school.

Babies ___________________ read books.

We ___________________ be late for school.

_______________ you play tennis?

You ________________ eat chewing gum in class.

My teacher ______________ sing well.

I ___________________ play football like a professional player.

My sister ________________ pay the mortgage.

Your mother ________________ be older than you.

EXERCISE 20: Write the comparative forms of the adjectives:

ADJECTIVE
TALL
FAST
HEAVY
DANGEROUS
SMALL
LARGE
LIGHT
RARE
COMMON
BAD
GOOD

COMPARATIVE

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EXERCISE 21: Correct the sentences:

1. Cats are popularer than snakes.
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2. Turtles are slow than crocodiles.
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3. Pigs are more intelligent as other animals.
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4. Elephants are smaller than ants.
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5. Bears are more rare than snakes.
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6. Vegetables are gooder than pizza.
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7. The sofa is comfortabler than the chair.
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EXERCISE 22: Complete with a comparative adjective and all the necessary
words.

Snakes are ___________________________ (fast) snails.

London is ____________________________ (big) Madrid.

Snails are ____________________________ (slow) snakes.

My literature book is _____________________ (difficult) my English book.

Lord of the Ring is ______________________ (interesting) Mission Impossible.

Summer is ____________________________ (hot) spring.

Winter is _____________________________ (cold) summer.

The Eiffel Tower is ______________________ (modern) the Coliseum.

China is _____________________________ (far) Italy.

EXERCISE 23: Make sentences comparing these things.

English / maths (important).

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A tortoise / a cat (slow).

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My friend / I (handsome)
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Chocolate milkshakes / lemonade (good)

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A tiger / a rabbit (dangerous)

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Swimming / skating (easy)

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The Eiffel Tower / my house (big)

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Planes / cars (fast)

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I / my brother (intelligent)
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History / Science (boring)

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