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EXERCISES
 

SIMPLE PRESENT - PRESENT CONTINUOUS - SIMPLE PRESENT/PRESENT CONTINUOUS- SIMPLE PAST - PAST CONTINUOUS - SIMPLE PAST/PAST CONTINUOUS - COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE -
 

SIMPLE PRESENT- AZIONE DI ROUTINE

 

Scrivi la terza persona singolare dei seguenti verbi.

RULES (regole)

Regola generale      +S

- se una parola termina in -S -SH -CH -X -Z -O  =   + ES

- se una parola termina in consonante + y = si cambia la Y con la I, quindì + iES (no Y)

1 carry ____________

2 change ____________

3 do ____________

4 wash ____________

5 take ____________

6 go ____________

7 study ____________

8 have ____________

9 wake ____________

10 live ____________

11 play ____________

12 relax ____________

13 say ____________

14 try ____________

15 watch ____________ 

 

Sottolinea l’alternativa corretta

Useful rules (regole)

Alan (1 persona) = leaves

My sister and I (2 persone) = watch (no S)

Quindì ---->     1= -S

                       2= no -S

1 Alan leave / leaves for work at eight.

2 Francesca cookes / cooks dinner for her family.

3 I go / goes to school with my friends.

4 My dad get / gets home at half past seven.

5 Rob wake / wakes up at seven o’clock.

6 Tom have / has breakfast in the kitchen.

7 We play / plays on our computer after dinner.

8 My sister and I watch / watches TV in the evening.

9 My parents go / goes to the cinema on Friday evening.

10 You wear / wears a uniform at school.  

 

Completa usando la forma corretta dei verbi tra parentesi

1 Jenny and Paul ____________ (eat) lunch at school.

2 Sarah ____________ (live) in a big house on London Road.

3 Mark ____________ (study) in the afternoon.

4 We ____________ (study) hard for our exam.

5 My mother ____________ (relax) after dinner.

6 Patrick and Mary ____________ (work) in a restaurant. 7 The programme ____________ (finish) at quarter past ten.

8 My sister ____________ (go ) to a nice school.

9 Jason ____________ (watch) TV in the evening.

10 You ____________ (speak) English and French.

 

 Trasforma le frasi alla forma negativa.

Esempio:  live   =   don't live

                walks= doesn't walk

1 My grandparents live in Manchester.

2 Rob walks to work.

3 We have breakfast at seven o’clock.

4 You wear a smart suit.

5 Jason and I go to the same school.

6 My sister wears a uniform at school.

7 We work in an office.

8 My friend lives in a big house.

9 John and Caroline play the piano in a band.

10 My brother works hard.

 

 Riordina le parole per formulare delle domande.

1 house / live / do / big / in / you / a / ?

2 in / does / your / work / an / father / office / ?

3 up / do / the / seven / in / you / o’clock / morning / get / at / ?

4 wear / does / suit / to / Rob / a / work / ?

5 your / school / to / friends / do / walk / ?

6 his / does / with / have / Michael / breakfast / family / ?

7 like / jobs / do / parents / their / your / ?

8 the / homework / do / you / your / in / do / afternoon / ?

9 a / Peter / in / work / bank / does / ?

10 England / does / come / teacher / from / your / ?

Scegli: do? o does?

1  Do  - Does My grandparents live in Manchester?

2  Do  - Does she walk to work?

3  Do  - Does we have breakfast at seven o’clock?

4  Do  - Does you wear a smart suit?

5  Do  - DoesJason and I go to the same school?

6  Do  - Doesmy sister wear a uniform at school?

7  Do  - Doeswe work in an office?

8  Do  - DoesMy friend live in a big house?

9  Do  - Does John and Caroline play the piano ?

10  Do  - Does my brother work hard?

Formula domande che corrispondono alle parti sottolineate delle seguenti frasi

1 My grandparents live in Manchester.

2 Rob walks to work.

3 We have breakfast at seven o’clock.

4 I usually wear a smart suit.

5 Jason and I go to the same local language school.

6 My sister wears a uniform at school.

7 We work in an office.

8 My friend lives in a very big house.

9 John and Caroline play the piano in a band.

10 My brother works everyday.

Riferimenti: © 2012, Pearson Italia, Milano-Torino – photocopiable (dal web)

PRESENT CONTIUOUS- AZIONE IN FASE DI SVOLGIMENTO

 

Scegli il present continuous, cerchia l'alternativa corretta

  1. Her friend is reading /are reading a newspaper.

  2.  John and Caroline play/are playing the piano in a band.

  3.  My brother is working/works now.

  4. Elisabeth is going/goes to the supermarket now.

  5. Joe goes/is going to London 

  6. Mike and I am listenting/are listening to the radio

  7. We are eating /eat an ice-cream

  8. Daddy is coming/is comeing for lunch

  9. Susan and her mum are planning/are planing a trip.

  10. I am  singing/ am singging

 Trasforma le frasi alla forma negativa.

Esempio:  are reading   =   aren't reading

              

1 My grandparents are reading  a  newspaper. 

2 Rob is walking to work.

3 We are having breakfast at seven o’clock.

4 You are wearing a smart suit.

5 Jason and I are going to the same school.

6 My sister is wearing a uniform at school this morning.

7 We are working in an office.

8 My friend is living in a big house.

9 John and Caroline are playing the piano in a band.

10 My brother is working hard.

Metti le parole nell'ordine corretto per scrivere delle domande al present continuous poi rispondi con risposte brevi .

Attenzione: La forma interrogativa vuole am/is /are + subject+ verb in ing...+? La risposta breve: Yes,subject+ auxiliar/No, subj+ aux+not

Esempio Is Marion reading a book? Yes, she is / No, she isn't

  1. Mike - making- is - pasta ? Yes,

  2. Are - doing - Helen and Mary - homework- their?No,

  3. Is - sitting- Susan - the- sofa - on -?Yes,

  4. Luke - wearing - a - is- t-shirt - grey ?No,

  5.  eating- an - in - restaurant - you - are - ice-cream - a - nice?Yes, 

  6. Sally - is - picture - a - drawing?No,

  7. your aunt- is - now - singing - in - choir - a?Yes,

  8. the - swimming- pool - they - going- are - to?No,

  9. the film - is - at - 8 o'clock - starting?Yes,

  10. she - washing - car- her - is - dad's?No,

Formula domande che corrispondono alle parti sottolineate delle seguenti frasi

1 My grandparents are reading  a  newspaper

2 Rob is walking to work with his friend.

3 We are having breakfast at seven o’clock today.

4 You are wearing a smart suit.

5 Jason and I are going to the same school.

6 My sister is wearing a uniform at school this morning.

7 We are working in an office.

8 My friend is living in a big house.

9 John and Caroline are playing the piano in a band.

10 My brother is buying 2 tickets for the concert right now.

Scegli l'opzione giusta

  1. ON SUNDAY SHE USUALLY ________ AT HOME.

            a. STAYS           b. STAIES

2. HE IS BUSY SO HE ____________ TO THE CINEMA.

            a . ISN'T COMING     b. ISN'T  COMEING

3. I ALWAYS ___________THE BEDS .

            a. MAKE         b. MAKING

4. TONIGHT HE ____________ TO MY PARTY.

             a. IS COMING     b. COMING

5. HI MARY! WHERE ____ YOU________ ? TO THE LIBRARY.

            a. DO YOU GO       b. ARE YOU GOING

 

 

simple present - present continuous

 

Sostituisci i verbi tra parentesi con il simple present o il present continuous

  1. WHEN ( MAX - USUALLY GET UP) ______________________? AT 6.

  2. NO, ( I - GET MARRIED) _________________________NEXT JULY.

  3. WHAT (JAMES/DO)________________________?HE IS A DOCTOR.

  4. HOW MUCH ( IT/ COST)______________TO GO FROM ROME TO ASCOLI BY CAR? SHE (NOT KNOW)__________________SHE (THINK) ______________________ABOUT 30 EUROS.

  5. (HE/WORK) ___________________FROM 8AM  TO 5 PM BUTTODAY (HE/WORK)_______________FROM 8 TO 2 PM.

  6. ROB, WHERE ARE YOU? I (TO BE) ____ AT THE SUPERMARKET.  WHAT (YOU/BUY)__________?

Formula la domanda

  1. JIMMY IS GOING HOME ON FOOT TODAY.

a.___________________________________________________?

b.___________________________________________________?

2. TIM IS BUYING A SHIRT IN LONDON.

a.___________________________________________________?

b.___________________________________________________?

3. SHE LIKES MEETING PEOPLE BECAUSE SHE IS FRIENDLY.

a.___________________________________________________?

4.SIMON GENERALLY  GOES  HORSE RIDING  WITH HER FRIEND.

a.___________________________________________________?

b.___________________________________________________?

 

5.DAISY  IS EATING THREE BANANAS ON THE SOFA.

a.___________________________________________________?

b.___________________________________________________?

6.YES, SHE DOES.

a.___________________________________________________?

SIMPLE PAST - IRREGULAR VERBS

Scrivi i verbi irregolari

COMPRARE ----->    BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT

DARE

CORRERE

MANGIARE

BERE 

LEGGERE 

SCRIVERE

DISEGNARE 

SOGNARE

CANTARE

FARE

AVERE

ESSERE

DIVENTARE

INSEGNARE

INCONTRARE

TAGLIARE

VENIRE

Inserisci i verbi irregolari nella giusta colonna - segui l'esempio

A  A  A        A   B   C          A  B   B           A    B  A  

CUT  CUT CUT               GIVE - GAVE- GIVEN               BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT        COME CAME COME      __________                          _______________                         ________________                        ____________

            

Volgi le frasi alla forma interrogativa

Ricorda: she passed _= did she pass (si toglie ed)

               you went (2 colonna dei verbi irregolari) = did you go (1 colonna verbi irreg)

1 She passed her A-Levels.

2 You went to the party.

3 They had lunch together.

4 Jason bought a red rucksack.

5 Your mother drove to work.

6 You got a good mark in your Maths test.

7 Toby liked your present.

8 Jasmine did her homework after dinner.

9 Ben watched the football match on TV.

10 You had a shower this morning.

Metti i verbi tra parentesi al simple past

LAST SUMMER JIM 1.______________(GET UP) AT 7.

HE 2.______________(MAKE) HIS BED, 3.__________(PUT ON  )HIS TRACK SUIT AND 4____________(GO JOGGING )FOR HALF AN HOUR.

ONCE AT HOME, HE 5. _____________ (EAT) BREAKFAST.

HE 6.____________(COOK) BACON AND EGGS.

THEN HE 7.____________  (BRUSH) HIS TEETH, 8.______________  (LEAVE) HIS HOME AND 9. ___________(GO) TO THE BEACH.

AT 1 O' CLOCK HE 10. ____________(HAVE LUNCH) WITH HIS FRIENDS. IN THE AFTERNOON HE 11.____________( SWIM ), 12. ____________(PLAY FOOTBALL)AND 13.___________(READ).

BEFORE DINNER, HE 14.____________( WATCH TV ) AND 15.____________(SEND ) TEXT MESSAGES.

FOR DINNER HE 16. ____________(  NOT EAT) TOO MUCH BUT HE 17.____________( DRINK  ) A LOT OF WATER. 

AT 11PM HE 18._______________________(FEEL TIRED) SO, HE 19.____________________(DECIDE) TO GO TO BED AND HE 20. _____________(SLEEP) IMMEDIATELY.

 

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

Inserisci il comparativo o il superlativo

RICORDA:   

COMPARATIVO= (CORTO)______ER + THAN/MORE_______(LUNGO)+THAN

SUPERLATIVO = THE (CORTO)____EST/THE MOST________(LUNGO)

THE IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

good - better- the best

bad - worse - the worst

far- further - the furthest

  1. TRAINS ARE (FAST)_______________ THAN BIKES.

  2. YOU ARE THE (GOOD)________________STUDENT IN MY CLASS.

  3. SHE IS (PRETTY) _________________THAN HER SISTER.

  4. MY AUNT IS (TALL)_______________THAN ME.

  5. JENNY IS THE (BEAUTIFUL) ________________GIRL IN THE SCHOOL.

  6. CATS ARE THE (NICE)___________PETS.

  7. MIKE IS THE (BAD) ____________BOY IN HER CLASS.

  8. ENGLISH IS (EASY) _____________ THAN GERMAN.

  9. THAT IS THE (EXPENSIVE)______________SHOP IN MY CLASS.

  10. ALICE IS (QUIET) ________________IN THE FAMILY.

past continuous

Regola generale: WAS/WERE + VERB+ING

WHEN+ SIMPLE PAST/+PAST CONTINUOUS

WHILE + PAST CONTINUOUS/+ PAST CONTINUOUS

WHILE + PAST CONTINUOUT/+ SIMPLE PAST  

Cerchia il verbo al past continuous.

RULES (regole)

1 Alan left / was leaving for work at eight.

2 Francesca cooked / was cooking dinner for her family.

3 I was going / went to Germany with my friends.

4 My dad was getting / is getting home at 3.

5 Rob woke / was waking up at seven o’clock.

6 Tom had / was having breakfast in the kitchen.

7 We played / were playing on our computer after dinner.

8 My sister and I was watching / were watching TV in the evening.

9 My parents  was going/ were going to the cinema on Friday evening.

10 You wore / was wearing a uniform at school.  

 

Completa usando la forma corretta dei verbi tra parentesi

1 Jenny and Paul ____________ (eat) lunch at school.

2 Sarah ____________ (live) in a big house on London Road.

3 Mark ____________ (study) last afternoon.

4 We ____________ (study) hard for our last exam.

5 My mother ____________ (relax) after dinner.

6 Patrick and Mary ____________ (work) in a restaurant. 7 The programme ____________ (finish) at quarter past ten.

8 My sister ____________ (go ) to a nice school.

9 Jason ____________ (watch) TV last evening.

10 You ____________ (speak) English and French.

 

 Trasforma le frasi alla forma negativa.

Esempio: was working= wasn't working

                were studying= weren't studying

1 My grandparents (work) in Manchester.

2 Rob (walk) to work.

3 We (have) breakfast at seven o’clock.

4 You (wear )a smart suit.

5 Jason and I (go) to the same school.

6 My sister (wear) a uniform at school.

7 We (work) in an office.

8 My friend (lives) in a big house.

9 John and Caroline (play) the piano in a band.

10 My brother (work) hard.

Scegli: was? o were?

1  was  - were My grandparents living in Manchester?

2  was  - were she walking to work?

3  was  - were we having breakfast at seven o’clock?

4  was  - were you wearing a smart suit?

5  was  - wereJason and I going to the same school?

6  was  - weremy sister wearing a uniform at school?

7  was  - werewe working in an office?

8  was  - were  my friend staying in a big house?

9  was  - wereJohn and Caroline playing the piano ?

10  was  - were my brother working hard?

Formula domande che corrispondono alle parti sottolineate delle seguenti frasi

1 My grandparents were going  to Manchester.

2 Marion was running in the park.

3 We were having lunch at seven o’clock.

4 I was buying a nice jacket.

5 Jason and I were going to the cinema.

6 My sisters were lying on the sofa.

7 We were working in an office.

8 My friend was selling his big house.

9 John and kate were playing the guitar.

10 My brother was watching TV.

past continuous /simple past

Scegli e cerchia il verbo corretto 

  1. Her friend was reading /were reading a newspaper when she saw/ was seeing her.

  2. Marion was sitting /were siting in a chair when you entered/were entering the room.

  3. The children was playing /were playing in the garden while  their  parents were cooking/cooked dinner.

  4. Susan and Jemma were sunbathing/sunbathe while their mum was swimming/swam in the pool.

  5. While I was talking/talked to my friend, your sister called/was calling me.

the 4 future tenses

RULES:

SIMPLE PRESENT - tabelle orari e mezzi di trasporto

PRESENT CONTINUOUS- azione programmata che sta per accadere (certa)

GOING TO FUTURE- azione con il significato di sta per / avere l'intenzione di/ fare previsioni basate su evidenza -

WILL fare una promessa / offrirsi senza programmare/ fare previsioni/ qualcosa che avverrà a prescindere dalla nostra volontà/ verbi di opinione e di sentimento

PRESENT PERFECT

RULES: HAS/HAVE + VERB (3 COLONNA VERBI IRREGOLARI O SE REGOLARE + ED)

INTERROGATIVE: INVERTI SOGGETTO E HAVE/HAS

NEGATIVE: HAVEN'T / HASN'T (MODIFICA SOLO L'AUSILIARE)

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