ACTIVITY ABOUT PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR 8°

ACTIVITY

A. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

 

1. Mary and Joe (be)  in a clothes shop at the moment.

2. They (look)  at some jeans.

3. Joe  (have)  one very old pair of jeans.

4. We (want)  to buy a new pair of jeans now.

5. he (try on)  a pair of blue jeans.

 B. Write the sentences in present progressive

1. I / sit / on a chair

2. He / smoke / a cigar

3. They / play / football

4. It / rain

5. Anne / write / a letter

6. Bob / read / a book

7. We / walk / to work

8. You / eat / an apple

9. They / run / around the park

10. I / wait / for the bus

C. Fill in the words from the box. Use the present progressive.

play - work - sit - read - play - listen - clean - read

Debbie and her friends  __________ in Debbie’s garden. They   ______________  football. Mrs Baker  ___________ a book. Mr Baker __________    in the garden. Nick   __________  to his favourite CD. The cats _____________ on Mrs Baker's chair. Bill   ___________  his bike. 

Bill:  "Debbie, help me, please." But Debbie has got no time: "I   ____________  a book for school. Ask your friend."

ACTIVITY ABOUT PAST FOR 9º

ACTIVITY

Fill in past simple or past progressive

1. When Mrs. Golan  (open) the door, her children  (do) their homework and her husband  (read) the newspaper.

2. What  you  (do) yesterday morning? I  (study) for an exam.

3.  he  (arrive) to the meeting last Friday?

4.  they  (paint) the walls when your mother  (come) home?

5. While Dan  (repair) the car, his sister  (work) in the garden.

6. They  (watch) television when the lights  (go) out.

7. While mother  (hang) up the clothes, her two daughters  (wash) the dishes.

8. Tom  (water) the flowers when it  (start) to rain.

9. She  (talk) on the phone when I  (arrive).

10. I  (read) a book when you  (call) me.

11. The children  (play) tennis when their grandmother  (come) to visit them.

12. When Mrs Smith  (enter) the room, her children  (listen) to the radio very loudly.

13. Ann  (sweep) the floor while John  (make) the beds.

14. The parents  (sleep) while the baby  (play) quietly in her bed.

15. When the teacher  (walk) into the room, the pupils  (make) a lot of noise.

B. Solve the exercises

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm   

ACTIVITY ABOUT PRESENT FOR 8º

ACTIVITY

A. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Mary and Joe (be)  in a clothes shop at the moment.

2. They (look)  at some jeans.

3. Joe only (have)  one very old pair of jeans.

4. So he (want)  to buy a new pair of jeans now.

5. Right now, he (try on)  a pair of blue jeans.

B. Solve the exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/tests?test1

ACTIVITY ABOUT COMPARATIVES FOR 8°

ACTIVITY

Select the correct comparative:

1. Peter is __________ than Paul.

•taller
•more tall
•more taller

2. That shirt is __________ than this one.

•expensiver
•more expensive
•expensive more

3 .Her car is much __________ than my car.

•faster
•more fast
•fastter

4..Tina's dress is __________ than Lucy's dress.

•beautifuller
•more beautiful
•most beautiful

5. I am __________ than you.

•more fat
•fatter
•fater

6. I think Pete is __________ than Paul!

•happier
•more happy
•happyer

7. France is __________ than Belgium.

•bigger
•more big
•biger

8. My pizza looks __________ than your pizza.

•deliciouser
•more delicious
•delicious more

9. Michael is a __________ driver than Toby.

•gooder
•more good
•better

10. Today it is __________ than it was yesterday.

•coldder
•more cold
•colder

B. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1.My house is (big)_____  than yours.

2.This flower is (beautiful) ______  than that one.

3.This is the (interesting) _______  book I have ever read.

4.Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than smokers.

5.Which is the (dangerous)______  animal in the world?

6.A holiday by the sea is (good)________  than a holiday in the mountains.

7.It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) _____ than a beer.

8.Who is the (rich) ______ woman on earth?

9.The weather this summer is even (bad)_______  than last summer.

10.He was the (clever)_________  thief of all.

11. My sister is much (tall)  than me.

12. She is the (tall)  person in our family.

13. My mother is 45, and my father is two years (old)  than her.

14. English is (easy)  than German.

15. China is the country with the (large)  population.

16. I think my English is getting (good) .

17. But I am afraid my pronunciation is getting (bad) .

18. Anne is the (intelligent)  person I know - and the (nice) .

19.My brother has a (tidy) ______  room than me.

20.Australia is (big)_______  than England.

21. I'm (good)______  now than yesterday.

22. She's got (little)______  friends than you, but she doesn't care.

23.He thinks Chinese is (difficult) _______ language in the world

24Valencia played (bad) ________ than Real Madrid yesterday.

25.Cats are not (intelligent) ________ as dogs.

ACTIVITY ABOUT PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PROGRESSIVE FOR 9°

ACTIVITY

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. When I (do)  the washing-up, I (break)  a plate.

2.While Tom (play)  the piano, his mother (do)  the washing-up.

3.He (drink)  some juice and then he (eat)  a few chips.

4.I (have)  dinner when I suddenly (hear)  a loud bang.

5.When my father (work)  in the garden, an old friend (pass)  by to see him.

6.She (go)  to school, (take)  out her textbook and (begin)  to learn.

7.When it (start)  to rain, our dog (want)  to come inside.

8.When Jane (do)  a language course in Ireland, she (visit)  Blarney Castle.

9.When I (be)  on my way home, I (see)  an accident.

10.I (not / understand)  what they (talk)  about.

11.The receptionist (welcome)  the guests and (ask)  them to fill in the form.

12.The car (break)  down and we (have)  to walk home.

13.The boys (swim)  while the girls (sunbathe) .

14.My father (come)  in, (look)  around and (tell)  me to tidy up my room.

15.As long as one group (prepare)  dinner, the others (collect)  wood for their campfire.

16.While the parents (have)  breakfast, their children (run)  about.

17.Martha (turn)  off the lights and (go)  to bed.