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PRESENT SIMPLE ADVERES AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES OF

FREQUENCY
1 Study the sentences and complete the rules.
1 Study the sentences and complete the rules.
/ go to college in Valencia.
They have music lessons twice a week. She usually wakes up at 6.30 every morning.
Do you lil<e Mozart? He's always late.
He doesn 't iike British cars. I've never eaten paella.
I see my grandmother once a month.
1 The present simple is used to talk about events that are:
a) always or nearly always true. 1 Adverbs Iike usually, sometimes anú never come
b) happening now. a) before
the main verb in a sentence.
2 It is aiso used to talk about: b) after
a) things that you do frequentiy. 2 If there is an auxiliary verb (e.g. has, is) as well as a
b) things that you plan to do. main verb, the adverb of frequency goes:
a) before the auxiliary.
2 Write questions and short answers based on b) in between the auxiliary and the main verb.
the pictures. c) after the main verb.
3 If the verb to be is the main verb, the adverb of
1 chips 4 dogs
frequency goes:
a) before the verb to be.
b) after the verb to be.
4 Adverbial phrases of frequency usually go:
a) at the end of a sentence.
b) in the same place as adverbs of frequency.

'Does he Iike chips?'

2 Rearrange the adverbs in order of frequency,
'Yes, he does.'
starting wlth the most frequent.
2 fish 5 studying sometimes often always never usually

3 Put the adverb or adverbial phrase in the correct

place in the sentences.

1 I go to bed before midnight. (never)

2 She's had lunch by this time, (usually)
3 Do you go to discos? (ever)
3 opera 6 Kevin Costner
4 I go to the dentist. (once a year)
,f"\¿ 5 She sees her boyfriend. (sometimes/six days a week)
6 He is very rude to people. (often)
7 I've liked him. (always)
8 We go to the cinema, (about twice a month)

4 Make a iist of as many things as possible that

you do: every day; once a week; once a month;
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of once a year.
the verbs in brackets.
EXAMPLE
1 W h a t . . . the w o r d ' d u l l ' . . . ? (mean) • • I have a bath every day. I go swimming once a week.
2 I t . . . ' n o t very interesting'. (mean)
3 How ... you ... your ñame? (spell) Read your list to your partner. What things do you
4 My grandmother very well, does she? (not look) have in common? What does your partner do that is
5 I why you're wearing your coat indoors. (not different from you? Tell the class.
understand) EXAMPLE
6 ... you ... the first time we met? (remember) 'We both get up at seven o'clock every day. Thomas runs
7 She usually ... her parents every day. (phone) round the park every morning but I don't.'
8 The banks on Saturdays here. (not open)

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sENT CONTINUOUS 3 Alisen works in the tourist business. Look at the

Information about her travel arrangements for next
Sludy the sentences and complete the rules by
week and answer the questions.
sing the correct letter(s).
ftdisturb him. He's wríting a letter.
r're living in Greece at the moment.
t leaving on Friday. Alison Hale
Trip to the Czech Republic
The present contlnuous tense can be used to talk 15th April - I7th April
atiout:
<i| things which happen every day. Wed: 15th April
tí) things taking place at the time of speaking. London H e a t h r o w BA765 D e p a r t 16-30
5 current news. A r r i v e Prague 19.45
í recent news. E v e n i n g : D i n n e r w i t h Mr H l a v k a
i oossible futuro plans. CEmbassy representative)
^ definite future arrangements. Thurs: 16th April
~"e tense is formed by using the present tense of:
Meet a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e from P r a q u e -
i to have b) to be
T r a v e l a t 10 a . m .
'jiiowed by the main verb in the -/ngform.
L u n c h w i t h Mrs H l a v k a
Look at the picture and correct the statements Afternoon: Free for s i g h t s e e i n q
I Mrs Gibson makes about her family's routine. E v e n i n g : C o n c e r t a t Smetana H a l l
Fri: 17th April
Morning: Attend c o n f e r e n c e at the
Exhibition Hall
15.30 BA 766 Prague - London Heathrow

Write full sentences to describe:

1 her travel arrangements to and from Prague
2 her arrival time in Prague
3 what her arrangements are for Thursday morning
4 what her arrangements are for Thursday lunch
5 what her arrangements are for Thursday evening
6 what her arrangements are for Friday morning
EXAMPLE
1 She's leaving for Prague on Wednesday April 15th at
16.30 and returning on Friday April 17th at 15.30.

4 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the

present simple or present contlnuous.

Harry, a repórter, is interviewing Patsy James, a famous

singer on her arrival from Los Angeles.
HARRY: M S James - how long ... (1 you/stay) in Britain?
PATSY; I ... (2 spend) a week in London and a week in
Manchester.
HARRY: Which ... (3 you/prefer), London or Manchester?
••iVe lead a very quiet Ufe in the evenings. My husband PATSY: I ... (4 not answer) that question. I ... (5 Iike) both "
es watching the nine o'clock news on televisión. I cities.
ually knit or sew in front of the TV. My son, Luke, does HARRY: How many concerts ... (6 you/give)?
' homework and Suzy likes to read a book quietiy. The PATSY: Three in London and two in Manchester.
usually sieeps beside the sofá and the cat sits by the HARRY: . . . (7 you/make) an álbum at the moment?
1ndow.' PATSY: Yes, I ... (8 usually/try) to record one new álbum a
year. The present one ... (9 come along) very
Mr Gibson isn't watching televisión. He's sieeping.
nicely.
Mrs Gibson ... 5 The dog ... HARRY: Great. i ... (10 hope) you have a very successful
Luke ... . 6 The cat ... ; - trip.
Suzy ... - PATSY: Thankyou. ...

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GOING TO AND WILL PAST SIMPLE

1 Study the sentences. Then write the number of the 1 Study the sentences and complete the rules.
sentence which matches the correct use of going to
/ waiked all the way into town yesterday.
or shall/will below.
The film started five minutes ago.
/ l'm going to see 'Ptiiladelpliia' ttiis evening. She arrived in Britain last week.
2 l'il llave ttie chicken, piease.
1 The past simple tense is used to talk about:
3 Don't mrry. I'll send you a postcard.
a) a completed
4 Shall I glve you some help with that? event in the past.
b) a continuing
5 She 'II be twenty next week.
2 A sentence in the past is often accompanied by a past
a) making a prediction about a definite future event time adverbial, e.g. yesterday, ..., o r . . .
b) offering íielp
c) taiking about a future plan whicti you fiave already 2 Write the past simple form of these regular verbs.
thought about
walk open Iike cióse want watch hope play
d) making a spontaneous decisión
enjoy ask answer try die happen wait
e) making a promise
3 Write the past simple form of these irregular verbs.
2 Complete the sentences with 'II, willox won't.
go do take give write make ring know find
1 That shopping looks heavy. I ... carry some of it if you
leave think hear say get sit
Iike.
2 I've never liked him. I ... (not) be sorry when he's gene.
4 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the
3 I can't believe it. IVIy brother.,. be twenty-six next
past simple tense of the verbs in brackets.
week.
4 She ... phone as soon as she arrives in Sydney.
5 If I can find the book in the bookshop, I ... buy you a
copy.
6 Can you wait a moment? This ... (not) take too long.
7 If you're having steak, I think I ... have it too.
8 Don't throw that string away. My mother... use it for
something, l'm sure.

3 Complete the dialogues with going to or wlll.

1 A Why have you bought more eggs?

I ... make some mayonnaise. Oh nol
What?
I haven't got enough olive oil.
1 ... goand get you some.

2 A l'm just going out for a half an hour. .

B ... pass a newsagent?
A Maybe. l'm not sure. Why?
B It's O.K. I wanted the latest Helio magazine but I
get it tomorrow morning. .-; ,
ELAINE: You're very late! What time ... (1 you/leave) home?
3 A: You're leaving early! STEVE: Six o'clock. It... (2 take) me half an hour to get
B: I know. I ... meet Tom for an early morning swim. here.
A: That sounds fun. I think I ... come too. ELAINE: . . . (3 you/come) by car?
4 A: I can't bear it. You ... leave in half an hour. STEVE: No, I ... (4 catch) a bus. Anyway, let's go in. The
B: Don't be sad. I .,. write to you every week. I concert starts in five minutes,
promise. ELAINE: O.K. I hope you ... (5 bhng) the tickets.
STEVE: Don't worry. Oh no!
ELAINE: What?
STEVE: I ... (6 chango) jackets just before I ... (7 leave) the
house and I ... (8 not realise) the tickets were still
in my other jacket.
ELAINE: I don't believe it. You ... (9 do) the same thing last
time we ... (10 go) to a concert!