1 Complete the sentences with the correct present simple form of the verbs in the box. Then categorise the sentences.
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be (x2) go (x2) have got play |
1 I ……go…… to school every day.
2 He ……………. an only child.
3 She ……………. straight blonde hair.
4 They often ……………. to the cinema at weekends.
5 We ……………. in our late twenties.
6 Sam always ……………. tennis on Wednesdays.
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Fact |
Something that happens regularly |
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1
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Answer
1 go 2 ’s / is 3 ’s / has got 4 go 5 ’re / are
6 plays
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Fact |
Something that happens regularly |
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2 3 5 |
1 4 6
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct present continuous form of the verbs in the box. Then categorise the sentences.
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come do go live start study |
1 I …’m studying…… Spanish for a few months.
2 We …………… to the USA on holiday this year.
3 She …………… to the concert with us tonight.
4 He …………… his homework at the moment.
5 They …………… with their grandparents until the house renovations are finished.
6 Be quiet please! The film …………… .
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Something that’s happening now |
Temporary situation |
Future plans |
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1 |
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Answer
1 ’m / am studying 2 ’re / are going
3 ’s / is coming 4 ’s / is doing
5 ’re / are living 6 ’s / is starting
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Something that’s happening now |
Temporary situation |
Future plans |
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4 6 |
1 5 |
2 3 |
3 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
1 Carla comes shopping with me on Saturday.
……Carla is coming shopping with me on Saturday. ……
2 When we’re together, we always are having fun.
…………………………………………………..
3 I want to go to a shop which is having really lovely clothes.
…………………………………………………..
4 Carla meets me there tomorrow at 6 pm.
…………………………………………………..
5 After shopping, we join our friends at the café.
…………………………………………………..
Answer
1 Carla’s / is coming shopping with me on Saturday.
2 When we’re together, we always have fun.
3 I want to go a shop which has / has got really lovely clothes.
4 Carla’s / is meeting me there tomorrow at 6pm.
5 After shopping, we’re / are joining our friends at the café.
4 Write sentences using the present simple or continuous form of the verbs.
1 Tim / code / computer programs / free time
……Tim codes computer programs in his free time. ……
2 I / take part / swimming competition / tomorrow
…………………………………………………..
3 Stella / have got / dark / curly / hair
…………………………………………………..
4 My sister / be / usually / cheerful / but today / feel / a bit miserable
…………………………………………………..
5 John / practise / guitar / bedroom / moment
…………………………………………………..
6 Alicia / be / really into / tennis / but / not play / very well
…………………………………………………..
Answer
1 Tim codes computer programs in his free time.
2 I’m taking part in a swimming competition tomorrow.
3 Stella has got dark curly hair.
4 My sister is usually cheerful, but today she’s feeling a bit miserable.
5 John is practising the guitar in his bedroom at the moment.
6 Alicia is really into tennis, but she doesn’t play very well.
5 Choose the correct verbs. Then tick (✓) the sentences that use a state verb which describe what we think or feel.
1 What does ‘careless’ meaning / mean? ✓
2 Say the truth! I don’t believe / ’m not believing you.
3 We have / has got PE on Mondays.
4 She isn’t knowing / doesn’t know the answer.
5 Do you own / Are you owning a mobile phone?
6 My dad works / working at the city bank.
Answer
1 mean ✓ 2 don’t believe ✓
3 have – 4 doesn’t know ✓
5 Do you own 6 works
6 Decide if the adjectives need a weaker or a stronger adverb. Then complete the sentences with a suitable adverb from the box.
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a bit fairly quite really very |
1 My friend Adam is ↑ ……really…… sporty. He’s great at all ball sports, and swims ↑ ……………… well, too.
2 Sonia is ↓ ……………… friendly with me, but I notice that she’s often ↑ ……………… unkind to others.
3 My friends say I can sometimes be ↓ ……………… impatient, but luckily it isn’t ↑ ……………… often.
4 We went to a ↑ ……………… interesting concert at the weekend. It was ↑ ……………… amazing!
5 Our teacher was ↓ ……………… impolite about our test results. She said we could do ↑ ……………… well if we made more effort.
6 Poor Tessa is ↑ ……………… miserable since her best friend moved to a town ↓ ……………… far away.
Answer
1 really / very
2 quite / fairly; really / very
3 a bit / fairly / quite; very
4 very / really; really
5 fairly / a bit / quite; really / very
6 really / very; quite
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