Assignment

English Language - Grade 5

Students are advised to read the chapters carefully and

then answer the questions.

Write the answers an in your notebook with the heading

for every excercise.

Revise and look back to the chapter notes if you are

stuck in any question.
You must finish this assignment within three weeks
from the start date.
 Table of Contents
Present Simple: To Be

There is / There are

Possessives

Articles: A, An, The

This, That, These, Those

Present Simple

Can / Can't / Have to / Don't Have to

Prepositions: In, At, On

Past Simple: To Be

Past Simple: Regular Verbs

Past Simple: Irregular Verbs

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 Present Simple: Be
Positive:

I am I’m from Japan.

you / we / they are you’re / we’re / they’re from Brazil.

he / she / it is he’s / she’s / it’s from India.

Negative:

I am not I’m not married.

you / we / they You’re not / You aren’t happy.

are not We’re not / We aren’t
They’re not / They aren’t

he / she / it He isn’t / He’s not a student.

is not She isn’t / She’s not
It isn’t / It’s not

Question:

Am I beautiful?

Are you / we / they a teacher?

Is he / she / it tall?

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 Present Simple: Be
Name:

• I’m Joanna.
• He’s Paulo.
• They’re Aki and Yuta.

Country / Nationality:

• I’m from the U.S. I’m American.

• My husband is from Italy. He’s Italian.
• She’s not Korean, she’s Vietnamese.
• Are they from Australia?

Age:

• I’m 27 years old.

• How old are you?
• She’s 15.
• My mother is 65 years old.

Emotions:

• I’m sad.
• She’s excited.
• You’re angry.
• We’re happy.

Jobs:

• I’m not a student. I’m a teacher.

• Are you a doctor?
• He’s a journalist.
• They’re artists.

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 Quiz: Present Simple: Be
1) We _________ from Canada.

A. am

B. isn’t

C. aren’t

2) My parents _____ divorced.

A. am

B. are

C. is

3) I___ tired.

A. 'm

B. 're

C. 's

4) Where _____ you from?

A. is

B. am

C. are

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 5) ____ your brother tall?

A. Am

B. Are

C. Is

6) Sarah _____ married.

A. 'm not

B. 're not

C. 's not

7) Bob and Tony _____ my cousins.

A. am

B. are

C. is

8) _____ the food at this restaurant good?

A. Am

B. Is

C. Are

9) My apartment _____ very small.

A. is

B. am

C. are

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 10) Kate: "Are you thirsty?"

Joe: "No, ________."

A. I aren’t

B. I’m not

C. you’re not

11) He's _______ a good student.

A. aren’t

B. isn’t

C. not

12) You ______ beautiful.

A. is

B. not

C. ‘re

13) How old _____ you?

A. are

B. is

C. am

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 14) She ____ 29 years old.

A. ‘m

B. ‘re

C. ‘s

15) Jennifer and I __________ students.

A. am not

B. aren’t

C. isn’t

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 There is / There are
Singular Plural

(+) There’s a bed in the room. There are two pillows on the
bed.

(-) There isn’t a mirror in the There aren’t any windows in the
bathroom. bedroom.

(?) Is there a table? Are there any chairs?

Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

There’s a bed in the room. Is there a table?

There are two pillows on the bed. Yes, there is.

Is there a window? Are there any chairs?

No, there isn’t. Yes, there are.

Are there any plates?

No, there aren’t.

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 Possessives
NOUN POSSESSIVE EXAMPLE
I my My name is Sandra.
you your What’s your name?
he his His name is John.
she her Her computer is fast.
it its My car is old, so its engine isn’t powerful.
we our Our apartment is in the city center.
they their My parents sold their house.
Mary Mary’s Mary’s phone number is 555-4321.
Joe Joe’s Joe’s favorite color is green.
the boy the boy’s The boy’s clothes are dirty.
friends friends’ My friends’ names are Patrick and Gloria.
cat cat’s My cat’s name is Ginger.
country country’s My country’s flag is red, white, and blue.

Don’t confuse its (possessive) with it’s (contraction for “it is”)!

• The cat ate it’s food

• The cat ate its food.
• Its illegal for a 17-year-old to buy alcohol.
• It’s illegal for a 17-year-old to buy alcohol.

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 Quiz – Possessives
1) Dan and Benny were late to _______ first high school class.

A. his
B. its
C. their

2) “Do you know what ___________ favorite band is?”

"I'm not sure, but I think she likes rock music."

A. its
B. Maria’s
C. John’s

3) Good news! Brian passed __________ driving test!

A. his
B. her
C. your

4) “Have you been to any of the restaurants on Main Street?”

"No. __________ prices are too high."

A. my
B. its
C. their

5) I can't eat Thai food. _________ too spicy for me.

A. Is
B. It’s
C. Its

6) I don't feel well. __________ stomach hurts.

A. I’m
B. my
C. your

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 7) My friend and I drive to work together because _________
offices are in the same neighborhood.

A. its
B. our
C. their

8) I think you'll love the new television - _____ screen is huge!

A. its
B. his
C. your

9) Mary was ____________ mother.

A. Jesu’s
B. Jesus’
C. Jesus’s

10) My ____________ toys are quite expensive.

A. children’s
B. childrens’
C. childrens’s

11) We had a lot of cold days in January, but _____________

weather should be warmer.

A. Februarys
B. Februaries
C. February’s

12) My sister lost _________ glasses. Now she can't see

anything!

A. his
B. her
C. your

13) These ______________ keyboards are broken.

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 A. computer’s
B. computers’
C. computers’s

14) Where did you go on __________ last vacation?

A. you
B. your
C. you’re

15) My brothers and __________ wives live in Portland.

A. his
B. our
C. their

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 Articles: A, An, The

I’m going to eat an apple. I’m going to eat the green apple.

a / an general I want to buy a car.

(one of
He’s eating an apple.
many)
Do you have a bike?

She is an old woman.

I’m reading a book.

the specific Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

(one
The new Chinese restaurant is very good.
specific)
We like the blue car.

The girl in the red dress is beautiful.

I’m reading the new book by J.K. Rowling.

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 Articles: A, An, The
Use “an” if the word starts with the sound of a, e, i, o, u:

• an apple
• an egg
• an ice cream shop
• an open door
• an umbrella
• an hour (the “h” is silent)

Use “a” if the word starts with the sound of any other sound:

• a ball
• a jacket
• a hat
• a tree
• a uniform (the “u” is pronounced like “yu”)
• a water bottle
• a yellow shirt

Do not use “the” with countries or cities:

• I live in the China.

I live in China.

Do not use “the” with things in general:

• She likes the pizza.

She likes pizza.
She likes the pizza from Tony’s Restaurant. (specific)

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 Quiz: A, An, The
Complete the sentences with A, AN, THE, or --- if no article is needed.

1) Leonardo is ______ actor.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ----

2) Jim plays _____ basketball after school.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

3) My new office has ______ window.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

4) There's ______ problem with the equipment.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

5) ______ only light in the classroom isn't working.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

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 6) He has _____ interesting job.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

7) We've been to _____ France three times.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

8) _____ light blue jeans I bought yesterday are too small.

A. A
B. An
C. The
D. ---

9) Martha hates _____ vegetables.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

10) My friend said it was _____ best movie of the year.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

11) I have _____ idea!

A. a
B. an

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 C. the
D. ---

12) Bob has _____ great idea for a new product.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

13) I have _____ uncle who lives in Florida.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

14) Sally is _____ tallest girl in the class.

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. ---

15) They're going to see ______ show at _____ theater on

Main Street.

A. a / ---
B. the / a
C. a / the
D. the / ---

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 This, That, These, Those
This 1 thing – near

That 1 thing – far

These 2+ things – near

Those 2+ things – far

This apple is green. That apple is red.

These books are new. Those books are old.

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 Present Simple: Positive
Use the present simple for things that happen regularly or things
that are generally true.

I / you / we / they work

he / she / it works

Examples:
• I work in a bank.

• He works at the university.

• We work every day.

• My sister works at the hospital.

Special Case #1

For verbs that end in consonant + –y, we remove the –y and

add –ies:

• I study English at school.

• Dana studies English at school.
• Bill studys English at school

Other verbs like this include: cry, try, fly, carry

Special Case #2

For verbs that end in -o, -sh, -s, -ss, -ch, -x, we add -es.

• They go to English class on Wednesday.

• She goes to cooking class on Saturday.
• She gos to cooking class on Saturday.

Other verbs like this include: watch, kiss, teach, fix

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 Quiz: Present Simple Positive
1) My brother _______ to college in New York.

A. go
B. goes
C. gos

2) I ___________ to play tennis.

A. like
B. likes
C. like’s

3) My friends ____________ to school every day.

A. walk
B. walks
C. walkes

4) Peter _________ to the news on the radio.

A. listen
B. listens
C. listen’s

5) Clara and Robert _____________ English at night.

A. studies
B. study
C. studys

6) The baby __________ when he is hungry.

A. cries
B. cry
C. cryes

7) Their apartment __________ very nice!

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 A. look
B. look’s
C. looks

8) We _________ our house every Sunday.

A. clean
B. cleans
C. cleanes

9) Joe ________ two big black dogs.

A. has
B. have
C. haves

10) Susan ___________ lots of TV.

A. watch
B. watchs
C. watches

11) I always _________ tired when I first wake up.

A. feel
B. feels
C. feeles

12) Both Clara and Marina ________ long hair.

A. has
B. have
C. haves

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 Present Simple: Negative
Use the present simple negative for things that are not generally
true.

I / you / we / they don’t like

he / she / it doesn't like

Examples:

• I don't like coffee.

• John doesn't like pizza.
• John and David don't like milk.
• My mother doesn't like to travel.

Common Errors

1) In the present simple negative, do not add -s:

• Martha doesn't likes to dance.

• Martha doesn't like to dance.

2) Other common errors:

• Pete no like bananas.

• Pete not like bananas.
• Pete doesn’t like bananas.

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 Quiz: Present Simple: Negative
1) I ____________ this movie.

A. doesn’t understand
B. don’t understand
C. no understand

2) Jackson ______________ how to cook.

A. doesn’t know
B. don’t know
C. not know

3) My aunt and uncle _____________ any children.

A. don’t has
B. don’t have
C. doesn’t have

4) Martin _____________ Chinese.

A. doesn’t speak
B. don’t speak
C. no speaks

5) We _______________ in Europe.

A. doesn’t lives
B. doesn’t live
C. don’t live

6) My sister _________ happy.

A. doesn’t be
B. isn’t
C. not

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 7) Carla ___________ early.
A. doesn’t wake up
B. don’t wake up
C. doesn’t wakes up

8) Bill and Diane ___________ to the dentist often.

A. isn’t go
B. not go
C. don’t go

9) You _________ every day.

A. does studies
B. don’t studies
C. don’t study

10) My son ____________ TV.

A. doesn’t watches
B. doesn’t watch
C. isn’t watch

11) They ___________ that's a good idea.

A. not think
B. doesn’t thinks
C. don’t think

12) My boyfriend and I _________; we take the bus.

A. doesn’t drive
B. don’t drives
C. don’t drive

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 Present Simple: Questions
Use present simple questions to ask about things that happen
regularly or things that are generally true.

Do I / you / we / they live in a city?

Does he / she / it live in a city?

Examples:

▪ Do you live in Brazil?

▪ Does Adam live in England?

▪ Do they live in a big house?

▪ Does she live near the beach?

Common Errors

1) In questions, don't use -s:

• Does she lives close to the beach?

• Does she live close to the beach?

2) Don’t forget DO or DOES:

• Clara live in a big city?

• Does Clara live in a big city?

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 Quiz: Present Simple Questions
Complete each sentence with Do or Does.

1) _________ you have any brothers and sisters?

2) _________ we watch too much TV?

3) _________ they do any exercise?

4) _________ Larissa play a musical instrument?

5) _________ he work in an office?

6) _________ your children talk on the phone a lot?

7) _________ your mother know how to use a computer?

8) _________ she have a car?

9) _________ Tom and Larry play baseball?

10) _________ she listen to classical music?

11) _________ I need to pay for the extra class?

12) _________ your friends like to swim?

13) _________ Joan watch TV at night?

14) _________ your father work on weekends?

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 Present Simple: Answering
Yes/No Questions
• Do you have a dog?
Yes, I do. / No, I don't

• Do I look fat in these jeans?

No, you don’t!

• Does John speak Italian?

Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't.

• Does she like rock music?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

• Do we watch too much TV?

Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

• Do they understand English?

Yes, they do. / No, they don't.

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 Can / Can’t / Must / Mustn’t
Have to / Don’t have to
Can = It’s OK

Can’t / Mustn’t = It’s not OK

Have to / Must = It’s necessary / obligatory

Don’t have to = It’s not necessary / obligatory

Doesn’t have to (it’s optional)

(must / mustn’t are more formal)

You can ride your bike here. You can’t smoke here.
You mustn’t smoke here.

FREE
FOOD!
You have to stop here. You don’t have to pay

You must stop here. for the food.

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 Prepositions: In, At, On

The cat is in the box. The cat is on the table.

TIME PLACE
Cities and countries
Months
IN • In January • In Tokyo
• In October • In Japan

Seasons Rooms and buildings

• In the summer • In the kitchen
• In the spring • In the supermarket

Years Closed spaces

• In 2004 • In the car
• In 1986 • In a park

Periods of the day

• In the morning
• In the evening

(exception: at night)

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 TIME PLACE
Dates and days Transportation
ON • On Monday • On the bus
• On February 14th • On a bike
• On the train

(exception: in a car)

Surfaces
• On the table
• On the wall

TIME PLACE
Times Contexts / Events
AT • At 6:00 • At school
• At half past three • At work
• At noon • At a party

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 Quiz: IN, ON, AT
Complete each sentence with in, on, or at.

1. "Are you working right now?"

"No, I'm ______ home."
2. "Where's my hairbrush?"
"It's ______ the bathroom."
3. I like to go skiing ______ the winter.
4. My cousin lives ______ Australia.
5. I'll start my new job ______ March 1st.
6. My sister's arriving ______ the earliest train tomorrow morning.
7. My son is waiting for me to pick him up ______ the bus stop.
8. We're going to a baseball game ______ Saturday.
9. Why are your clothes ______ the floor? Please pick them up and
put them away!
10. My mother's birthday is ______ May.
11. I got lost because I got ______ the wrong bus.
12. It's a dangerous area; you shouldn't go there ______ night.
13. Living ______ New York City is very expensive.
14. My boyfriend and I met ______ the gym.
15. Our company was founded ______ 1972.
16. I have two classes ______ the afternoon.
17. The meeting ended ______ 4:45.
18. There's a bowl of fruit ______ the table.
19. We have a big family dinner ______ Christmas Eve.
20. The books are ______ my backpack.

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 Past Simple: To Be
Positive:

I / he / she / it was born in 1982.

you / we / they were born in 1982.

Negative:

I / he / she / it was not (wasn’t) born in Europe.

you / we / they were not (weren’t) born in Europe.

Questions:

Was I / he / she / it a famous artist?

Were you / we / they a famous artist?

Common words used to talk about the past:

• Yesterday
• Last Sunday / last week / last month /
last November / last year
• 1 hour ago / 5 days ago / 3 months ago / 10 years ago
• When I was a child… / When we were in college…

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 Quiz: Past Simple: Be
1) Where ________ you yesterday afternoon?

A. was
B. wasn't
C. were
D. weren't

2) Where _______ your grandfather born?

A. was
B. wasn't
C. were
D. weren't

3) Pablo Picasso ___________ a writer. He was a painter.

A. was
B. wasn't
C. were
D. weren't

4) My friends ____ at school yesterday because they were sick.

A. was
B. wasn't
C. were
D. weren't

5) "Where were you this morning? You _____ at the meeting."

"I _____ at the dentist's."

A. weren't / was
B. wasn't / was
C. weren't / were
D. were / was

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 6) Darlene is 27 years old. Ten years ago, she ________ in high
school.

A. was
B. were
C. wasn't
D. weren't

7) "Did you like the movie?"

"The special effects ____ great, but the story ____ very good."

A. wasn't / was
B. weren't / were
C. was / weren't
D. were / wasn't

8) Barcelona is a beautiful city! We ______ there for a

conference last month.

A. was
B. wasn't
C. were
D. weren't

9) "Were your colleagues happy about the surprise party?"

"David _____, but Janet and Tim _____ - they hate surprises."

A. were / wasn't
B. was / weren't
C. wasn't / were
D. weren't / was

10) "Were you shy when you were a child?"

"No, I ________. I talked to everyone!"

A. was
B. wasn't
C. were
D. weren't

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 Past Simple: Regular Verbs
Positive:

I / you / he / she / it / we / they worked yesterday

Negative:

I / you / he / she / it / we / they didn’t work yesterday

Question:

Did I / you / he / she / it / work yesterday?

we / they

How to form the past simple for regular verbs:

Verb Past Spelling

listen listened Add -ed

play played

like liked Add -d

decide decided

stop stopped One vowel + one consonant =

double the final consonant and
add -ed

study studied One consonant + y 

try tried -ied

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 Past Simple: Regular Verbs
In past simple negative and questions, do not add -ed:

• Mary didn’t liked the movie.

• Mary didn’t like the movie.

• Did you studied for the test?

• Did you study for the test?

Examples:

• I talked with my mother last night.

• We enjoyed the party on Saturday.
• She finished the test early.

• He didn’t listen to the teacher’s instructions.

• They didn’t want to join us for coffee.
• Jill didn’t stay in a hotel last summer.

• Did you watch the news yesterday?

• Did they remember to turn off the lights?
• What time did your father arrive?

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 Quiz: Past Simple
Regular Verbs
Mark each past simple sentence as correct or incorrect

1. Did the teacher ask you any questions in class this morning?
2. We tryed to talk to the manager, but he was busy.
3. Did you remembered to pay the electric bill?
4. Gabi and Sandy didn't walk to the beach because it was too far.
5. How long you waited for the bus last night?
6. I did start piano lessons last week.
7. What time did the plane land?
8. My brother didn't helped me carry my books.
9. She no called me yesterday.
10. We rented an apartment on our vacation last year.
11. I didn't need to use a calculator for my math homework.
12. Were you want to be a dancer when you were a child?
13. When they arrived at the airport, they checked their bags.
14. Where did you lived when you were a child?
15. “Did you pass the test?”
“No, I didn't.”

Answers on the next page

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 Past Simple: Irregular Verbs
Infinitive Positive Negative

be was / were wasn’t / weren’t

buy bought didn’t buy

can could couldn’t

eat ate didn’t eat

get got didn’t get

go went didn’t go

have had didn’t have

leave left didn’t leave

make made didn’t make

meet met didn’t meet

say said didn’t say

see saw didn’t see

take took didn’t take

think thought didn’t think

understand understood didn’t understand

wear wore didn’t wear

write wrote didn’t write

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 Past Simple: Irregular Verbs
Examples:

• Where were you last month?

I was in France.
• What did your sister buy at the mall?
She bought new shoes.
• What time did he eat breakfast today?
He ate breakfast at 6:00 AM.
• When did you get married?
We got married in July.
• Why did she go to London?
She went to London to study English.
• Did you have any pets when you were a child?
Yes, I had a dog.
• When did he leave the meeting?
He left the meeting an hour before it finished
• What did you make for dinner?
I made some vegetable soup.
• When did you meet your best friend?
I met my best friend 20 years ago.
• What did the teacher say?
The teacher said that she loved our class.
• Did you see Brad at the football game?
No, but we saw Peter and Henry.
• What did he wear to the wedding?
He wore a suit.
• Did he write a new book last year?
No, he only wrote a few magazine articles.

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 Quiz: Past Simple Irregular
Verbs
1) Jimmy and Sean _________ a window while playing
baseball inside the house.

A. bought
B. broke
C. built

2) We _________ really late yesterday.

A. sleeped
B. slept
C. slipt

3) Mrs. Johnson ______ us about World War II in history class.

A. learned
B. taught
C. thought

4) My boss ________ me an important e-mail this morning.

A. said
B. sent
C. spent

5) My favorite team _______ the championship last year.

A. wan
B. wore
C. won

6) Everyone _____ cake at Harold's birthday party on Saturday.

A. ate
B. eat
C. eated

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 7) I _____ the eggs and milk in the refrigerator.

A. did
B. put
C. went

8) We _________ tickets to the show.

A. didn't get
B. didn't got
C. weren't get

9) I ______ understand the movie we watched in English class.

A. wasn't
B. didn't can
C. couldn't

10) Aaron and Barbara ___________ out after work yesterday.

A. didn't go
B. didn't gone
C. didn't went

11) I ___________ enough time to finish the project.

A. didn't had
B. didn't have
C. hadn't

12) The students ____________ their homework.

A. didn't
B. didn't did
C. didn't do

13) When I was young, my parents _______ me drive their car.

A. didn't let
B. didn't letted
C. weren't let

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 14. What ___________ at the store?

A. did you buy

B. you bought
C. you did buy

15) When ____________ their house?

A. was they sell

B. did they sell
C. did they sold

16) _______ your father happy when he _________ the news?

A. Wasn't / did hear

B. Were / hear
C. Was / heard

17) How long ____________ you to read the book?

A. did it take
B. did it told
C. did it took

18) What _________ your girlfriend for her birthday last year?

A. gave you
B. did you give
C. you gave

19) Where _________ last Saturday night at 10 PM?

A. was you
B. were you
C. did you

20) I _______ the president at a conference in 2007.

A. did meet
B. met
C. was met

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 Present Continuous: Positive
Present continuous is for things happening now, at the moment.

I am watching

you / we / they are watching

he / she / it is watching

Examples:

• I am watching TV right now.

• He is studying at the moment.
• It is raining today.
• We are thinking about you.
• They are playing baseball.

It’s very common to use contractions:

• I'm watching TV right now.

• He's studying at the moment.
• It's raining today.
• We're thinking about you.
• They're playing baseball.

Some verbs are never used in the present continuous:

like, want, need, believe.

• I’m believing in God.

I believe in God.
• She’s wanting a soda.
She wants a soda.

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