Verb patterns
Complete: I enjoy ___ (read) books.
I enjoy reading books.
Put in order: usually / breakfast / I / at 7 have
I usually have breakfast at 7.
Complete: She ___ (study) English every day.
She studies English every day.
Is milk countable or uncountable?
Milk = uncountable noun.
Give the plural:
watch → ?
watches
Complete: He wants ___ (become) a doctor.
He wants to become a doctor.
Replace the underlined words:
I see Tom and Anna every day. → I see ___ every day.
I see them every day.
Complete: Look! The children ___ (play) in the garden.
Look! The children are playing in the garden.
Choose: a / an / some:
___ apple, ___ bread, ___ eggs.
an apple, some bread, some eggs.
Give the plural forms:
country – knife – tomato
countries – knives – tomatoes
Choose: I stopped ___ (smoke / smoking) last year.
I stopped smoking last year.
Make a question and give a negative short answer: you / like / pizza?
– Do you like pizza?
– No, I don't.
Complete: We ___ (meet) our friends at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
We are meeting our friends at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
→ Present Continuous per un future arrangement, con indicazione temporale futura.
Choose: much / many:
How ___ students are there?
How ___ money do you need?
How many students are there?
How much money do you need?
→ many + countable plural
→ much + uncountable
Give the plural of:
child – tooth – mouse – person
children – teeth – mice – people
Complete: My parents made me ___ (clean) my room.
My parents made me clean my room.
Correct:
– How often you play tennis?
– I play usually twice a week.
– How often do you play tennis?
– I usually play twice a week.
Complete: I ___ (never / be) to Paris, but I ___ (visit) London last year.
I have never been to Paris, but I visited London last year.
→ Present Perfect + never per esperienza; Past Simple per un'azione conclusa nel passato.
Correct the mistakes:
I need an advice. Can you give me some informations about the course?
I need some advice. Can you give me some information about the course?
Give the plural: hypothesis
hypotheses
Explain the difference: I remember locking the door / I remembered to lock the door.
I remember locking the door = I have a memory of having done it.
I remembered to lock the door = I did not forget to do it.
Make a correct question and short answer:
– she / ever / see / this film?
Then use just/already/yet in three different sentences.
Has she ever seen this film? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't.
– I've just finished my homework.
– She's already seen the film.
– Have you finished yet?
– I haven't finished yet.
Complete: While I ___ (walk) home, it ___ (start) raining. I ___ (not / have) an umbrella, so I ___ (have to) run home.
While I was walking home, it started raining. I didn't have an umbrella, so I had to run home.
→ Past Continuous + Past Simple + negative Past Simple + have to.
Correct the mistakes:
How many money do you need? I don't have many, but I have a few cash.
How much money do you need? I don't have much, but I have a little cash.
Which sentence is correct?
A. The news are very interesting.
B. The news is very interesting.
C. The news are very interesting informations.
The news is very interesting.
→ “News” looks plural because it ends in -s, but it is an uncountable singular noun.