Present simple
When do you use present simple ? Name at least 3 examples.
Possible answers
1. Facts, general truths. For example I live in Pilsen.
2. Regular events, things that happen periodically - always, often, usually, sometimes, never .... ex. She never works on Sunday
3. Giving instructions, talking about schedules, describing habits, hobbies, opinions, traditions etc.
Finish the sentence with the correct form of the verb. Use present continuous.
1) (I / study at the moment)
2) (I / not / sleep)
3) (you / play badminton tonight)
4) (we / watch TV)
[ I'm studying at the moment. ]
[ I'm not sleeping. ]
[ You're playing badminton tonight. ]
[ We're watching TV. ]
1) I (not/drink) any beer last night.
2) She (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.
3) What time (he/get up) yesterday?
4) Where (you/get off) the train?
5) I (not/change) trains at Victoria.
[ I didn't drink ]
[ got on ]
[ did he get up ]
[ did you get off ]
[ didn't change ]
Explain the rules for using past simple versus past continuous. Give examples.
Possible answers
V minulosti probíhala určitá činnost nebo děj, na kterou se dotazuje daná otázka. Trvání tohto děje je zdůrazněno použitím minulého času průběhového. Tento děj byl přerušen jiným, který se odehrál okamžitě. Pro ten použijeme minulý čas prostý.
Pro porovnání:
I když jde o dva děje v minulosti, oba probíhaly ve stejnou dobu a navzájem se nepřerušily.
V následujícím případě jde taky o více činností v minulosti:
Jedná se však o sérii událostí, proto je použitý minulý čas prostý. Předtím, než si vedle ní sedl, musel nejdřív k baru přijít.
1. Doctor Moffett love / loves his job. 2. He study / studies ants. 3. A salesperson sell / sells products for a company. 4. You and Anita work / works on weekends. 5. Nurses help / helps people. 6. We write / writes science books.7. Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m. 8. She take / takes classes at the business school. 9. You walk / walks to work every day. 10. I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.
Doctor Moffett love / loves his job. 2. He study / studies ants. 3. A salesperson sell / sells products for a company. 4. You and Anita work / works on weekends. 5. Nurses help / helps people. 6. We write / writes science books. 7. Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m. 8. She take / takes classes at the business school. 9. You walk / walks to work every day. 10. I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.
1. In Johannesburg most people _________ (to speak) at least five languages.
2. Languages _________(to disappear) very fast. Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100.
3. You can't see Tim now; he _______ (to has) having a bath.
4. Please keep quiet, I ______ (to listen) to the radio. You know I ______(to listen) the news in the mornings.
5. What time _______the train ______ (to leave) ?
1. In Johannesburg most people _____speak ____(to speak) at least five languages.
2. Languages ___are disappearing______(to disappear) very fast. Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100.
3. You can't see Tim now; he __is having_____ (to has) having a bath.
4. Please keep quiet, I ___am listening___ (to listen) to the radio. You know I _listen_____(to listen) the news in the mornings.
5. What time ___does ____the train ___leave___ (to leave) ?
1. Everyone ______ (to rise) and ______ (to sing) Happy Birthday for me.
2. We _____(to drink) tea and _____(to eat) biscuits.
3. The bell ____(to ring) and we ______ (to leave) the class.
4. He _____(to teach) me everything I know.
5. I _____(to stand) there waiting for the bus to come.
1. rose. sang
2. drank, ate
3. rang, left
4. taught
5. stood
A: We ______ to the cinema tonight. B: ______ to the cinema?
a.are going / Do you often go
b.go / Do you often go
c.are going / Are you often going
B: What time ______ this afternoon? B: I don't know. We ______ tomorrow.
a.does the train leave / leave
b.does the train leave / are leaving
c.is the train leaving / leave
C: ______ ? B: Yes, but I ______ to quit.
a.Are you smoking / try
b.Do you smoke / try
c.Do you smoke / 'm trying
A. are going / Do you often go
B. does the train leave / are leaving
C. Do you smoke / 'm trying
1. every day / eats / breakfast / he
2. every / Mark / Christmas / cookies / bakes
3. o´clock / he / never / until / 9 / sleeps /
4. to / me / Danny / usually / sits/ next
5. The / come / at / often / children / home / four
He eats breakfast every day.
Mark bakes cookies every Christmas.
He never sleeps until 9 o´clock.
Danny usually sits next to me.
The children often come home at four.
Please create 2 sentences in present simple with the verbs - sleep and cry. Then create 2 sentences in present continuous with the verbs - jump, speak.
Possible answers
I usually sleep next to my cat.
I often cry after the math exam.
I am jumping on the trampoline right now.
I am speaking about her just now.
Create 5 questions in present simple, using the following verbs.
1. sleep
2. cry
3. teach
4. study
5. go
Possible answers
1. I cried last night. / I taught teenagers last year. / I studied very hard yesterday. / I went to the movie with my mom last week /
Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1 Jenny ________ (wait) for me when I ____(arrive). 2 ‘What _________(you / do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’ 3 ‘_________ (you / go) out last night?’ ‘No, I was too tired.’ 4 How fast _________(you / drive) when the accident (happen)?5 Sam _________ (take) a picture of me while I _______ (not / look).6 We were in a very difficult position. We_________ (not / know) what to do, so we________(do) nothing.7 I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last______ (see) him, he_______(try) to find a job.8 I ________(walk) along the street when suddenly I _______ (hear)something behind me. 9. Somebody ________(follow) me. I was scared and I _______(start) to run.
1. was waiting, arrived
2. were you doing
3. Did you go out last night ?
4. were driving
5. was taking, was not looking
6. did not know / said
7. saw, was trying
8. was walking, heard
9. was following, started
Manuel and Lila Vega (1) _____ (have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor at a hospital. He works at night, so he (2) _____(go) to work at 7:00 p.m. and comes home at 7:00 a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She (3)_____ (go) to work at 8:00 a.m. and comes home at 6:00 p.m. They don’t see each other a lot during the week. Manuel and Lila also (4)_____(have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all (5) _____breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla (6)____(go) to school, and Lila (7)_____(go) to work. Manuel (8) ______(do) the dishes, and then (9) _____(go) to bed. Carla usually (10) _______(do) her homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon, and Luis (11)_____ (have) soccer practice. Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m., he (12)______ (have) dinner with Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he (13)______ (go) to work. Manuel and Lila (14)______ (have) a busy schedule during the week, but on weekends they relax.
Manuel and Lila Vega have a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor at a hospital. He works at night, so he goes to work at 7:00 p.m. and comes home at 7:00 a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She goes to work at 8:00 a.m. and comes home at 6:00 p.m. They don’t see each other a lot during the week. Manuel and Lila also have two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all have breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla go to school, and Lila goes to work. Manuel does the dishes, and then goes to bed. Carla usually does her homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon, and Luis has soccer practice. Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m., he has dinner with Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he goes to work. Manuel and Lila have a busy schedule during the week, but on weekends they relax.
Rainforests 1.____(disappear), and we all 2. _____ (know) that humans are the main cause of this destruction. Every year we 3. _____ (cut down) an area of rainforest the size of New Jersey. Every hour we 4. _____ (destroy) 6000 acres of rainforest (that’s 4000 football fields). What we 5. _____ (not realise) is that we 6. _____ (destroy) the planet where our children and grandchildren have to live. We 7. _____ (need) the rainforests; they 8._______ (produce) oxygen and 9. _______ (eliminate) carbon dioxide (C02), cleaning the atmosphere. But why 10. ________ (the forests/disappear) so quickly?
1. are disappearing
2. know
3. cut down
4. destroy
5. are realising
6. we are destroying
7. need
8. eliminate
10. are disappearing
Give the correct form of these irregular verbs in the past tense-
hear / leave / ring / drinkk / go / get / take / come / lend / steal / swim
heard / left / rang / drank / went / get / got / took / came / lent / stole / swam
1. What you _____ (do) at eight o'clock last night? 2. The police _____ (stop) Willis as he (drive) to the airport. 3. When I _____(get) to work, I______ (realise) that I _______(not wear) my watch. 4. Where _____Rob and Rebecca _____ (live) when they (have) their first child? 5. Anyway, what I ______ (talk) about? I can't remember. 6. By the time we ________ (get) to the party, everybody _____ (go) home. 7. One of our teachers ______ (tell) us that we _____(not work) hard enough.8. Jules _______(always fall) in and out of love when he (be) a young man.
1. were doing
2. stopped, was driving
3. got, realised, was not wearing
4. were living
5. was talking
6. got , was going
7. told, were not working
8. was always falling, was
Create a sentence using these adverbs of frequency. You must use all of the following adverbs. Create at least 2 affirmatives, 2 negatives and 2 questions
always / usually / generally / often / sometimes / never /
Possible answers:
1. I always bake cookies on Friday.
2. He usually sits next to me.
3. I generally avoid chocolate unless it is with hazelnuts.
4. I often run on the weekends.
5. I never sleep untill 10 o´clock.
Explain the rules for using present continuous vs present simple. Give examples.
I sent you a message
1. _____________________ from, papa? (where/you/come)
2. _______________ him to the store? (you/send)
3. ____________________ me any thing about it for? (what/you/tell)
4. ________________________________ me of her death? (my own brother/not/assure)
5. __________________ you any hint at all? (she/not/give)
1. Where did you come from, papa?
2. Did you send him to the store? (you/send)
3. What did you tell me any thing about it for? (what/you/tell)
4. Didn´t my own brother assure me of her death? (my own brother/not/assure)
5. She did not give you any hint at all? (she/not/give)
Are these sentences correct ? If not, explain why.
1. He was watching TV while I did the dishes.
2. When I was running, I broke my leg.
3. Cathy was feeding her neighbours’ dog every morning while they were on holiday. Then one day, the dog was gone.
1. No - the events were happening at the same time in the past, they have to be in past continuous.
2. Yes - the event was ongoing for a certaing period of time - when I was running - for a certain amount of time, and then I broke my leg.
3. Yes - we are talking about a regular activity in the background here that is in the past continous and here it shows the temporality of the event - she was feeding the dogs temporarily, in the meantime the neighbours were on holiday.