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Index of ExercisesPersonal Information Questions...........................................................................................................3Elementary vocabulary sequences........................................................................................................4Plurals - regular and irregular...............................................................................................................5Family vocabulary................................................................................................................................6Adjective opposites - 1.........................................................................................................................7Countable or uncountable?...................................................................................................................8Test your articles...................................................................................................................................9Prepositions of time............................................................................................................................10Test your prepositions.........................................................................................................................11Who does it? Noun suffixes for people..............................................................................................12Confusing words - 1...........................................................................................................................13Simple phrasal verbs...........................................................................................................................14Adjective opposites - 2.......................................................................................................................15Simple present or present continuous?...............................................................................................16Adverbs of frequency.........................................................................................................................17Simple past form of Irregular verbs - 1..............................................................................................18Simple past form of Irregular verbs - 2..............................................................................................19Simple past form of Irregular verbs - 3..............................................................................................20Simple past form of Irregular verbs - 4..............................................................................................21Present perfect words: been/gone, for/since, just/yet/already............................................................22Present perfect or simple past?...........................................................................................................23Past participle form of Irregular verbs - 1..........................................................................................24Past participle form of irregular verbs - 2..........................................................................................25Past participle form of Irregular verbs - 3..........................................................................................26Past participle form of Irregular verbs - 4..........................................................................................27Zero and first conditionals..................................................................................................................28Zero and first conditionals..................................................................................................................29

Answers.........................................................................................................................................30 ...........................................................................................................................................................30

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-Personal Information Questions

Construct personal information questions by re-writing the words in the correct order:

1 - What surname? is your

2 - Where you are from?

3 - married? you Are

4 - Have sisters? or you brothers any got

5 - you your do do time? free What in

6 - do company for? work What you

7 - you live? do Where

8 - speak? can What languages you

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-Elementary vocabulary sequences

Complete the sequences by re-writing the words in the correct order:

1- two one four ten six nine five seven eight three

2- Wednesday Sunday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Monday Friday

3- December June May October November January July March September August February April

4- sixth fourth second seventh first third fifth

5- morning afternoon evening night

6- wake up go to bed get undressed go to sleep get dressed get up

7- thirty twenty seventy ninety forty eighty sixty fifty

8- ten one thousand million billion hundred

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-Plurals - regular and irregular

Write the plural form:

1- man

2 -woman

3 -child

4 -person 5 -day 6 -country 7 -box

8 -wife

9 -life

10- sheep

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-Family vocabulary

Match the female/male family words:

1.Sister A- father

2.Aunt B- son

3.Grandmother C- nephew

4.Wife D- grandson

5.Granddaughter E- brother

6.Niece F- uncle

7.Daughter G- grandfather

8.Mother H- husband

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-Adjective opposites - 1

Match the adjective to its opposite:

1.good A- young

2.big B- cheap

3.easy C- slow

4.old D- bad

5.fat E- small

6.rich F- difficult

7.expensive G- poor

8.fast H- thin

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-Countable or uncountable?

Circle the correct answer:

1- There is are some rice.

2 -There is are some eggs.

3 -There is are some sugar.

4 -There is are some biscuits.

5 -There is are some coffee.

6 -There is are some butter.

7 -There is are some grapes.

8 -There is are some crisps.

9 -There is are some meat.

10- There is are some ice-cream

11 -There is are some spaghetti.

12 -There is are some vegetables.

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-Test your articles

GRAMMAR NOTEUse 'a' before nouns starting with a consonant sound, 'an' before nouns starting with a vowel sound. Do not use 'a/an' for uncountable nouns (i.e. information). Use 'the' when you are referring to something specific, or something you have mentioned before ('The trousers you are looking for are in the washing machine.')

Choose the correct article for each space:

1.There's nothing in the fridge but _____ egg! a, an, the

2. Waiter, there's _____ fly in my soup! a, an, the

3. I'm going to take _____ dog for _____ walk. a/a, a/the, the/a

4. My doctor told me to go _____ bed. to, to the, to a

5. There's _____ train leaving London at 09:15. a, an, the

6. It's _____ big city with _____ university. a/an, a/a, a/the

7. I'd like you to give me _____ advice. a, an, some

8. I saw a film called '_____ life is beautiful'. __, a, the

9. My school is near _____ city centre. a, an, the

10. Would you help me prepare _____ dinner, please? a, an, the

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-Prepositions of time

Select the correct preposition:

1- In/On January.

2 - At/On Christmas day.

3- In/On April 4th.

4 - At/On the weekend.

5 -At/In Easter.

6 -At/In the evening.

7 -At/In night.

8 -At/In the morning.

9- At/In 11 O'clock.

10- In/On the summer.

11 - At/On Monday.

12 -At/On lunchtime.

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-Test your prepositions

Choose the correct preposition for each space:

1. John fell _____ his bike and broke his arm. off, of, from

2. Yesterday I went _____ Milan for an interview. in, at, to

3. Go _____ the bridge and you'll see the station on the left. up, in, under

4. The doctor told me to go _____ bed. to, in, at

5. This train will stop _____ Taunton and Reading. on, to, at

6. If you go _____ the school and turn left, it's on the right. in, out of, out

7. What sort of music do you listen _____? in, for, to

8. After school, Peter went _____ home. __, in, at

9. The school is _____ the cinema and the record shop. in, near, between

10. Put the wine _____ the table and sit down. on, of, from

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-Who does it? Noun suffixes for people

Write the form of these words which describes the person "doing it" by adding a suffix: "-er", "-or", "-r", "-ier", "-ian", or "-ist".

1- teach

2 -write

3 -electric

4 -journal

5 -travel

6 -sail

7 -economy

8 -terror

9 -swim

10- edit

11 -piano

12 -politics

13 -manage

14 -science

15 -survive

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-Confusing words - 1

Select the correct answer:

1 Now I have finished university, I need to look for a _______. work, job

2 Covent Garden is an interesting place to visit. There are always lots of _______ there. people, persons

3 My favourite subject at school is_______ because I'm very interested in the past. story, history

4 You can buy simplified books in English from the_______ in Via Zamboni. library, bookshop

5 My sister married a ________ - he's from Japan! stranger, foreigner

6 Next Saturday I can't come to my English class because I'm going to a ________ . wedding, marriage

7 Do you prefer sweet foods or ________ foods? salad, salty

8 I love going to parties! They're so much _________ . fun, funny

9 My mother wants me to have children, so that she can have ________ . nephews, grandchildren

10 My teacher said we should buy a good English _______ . dictionary, vocabulary

11 If the weather's good tomorrow, we'll go to the beach for ________ . a bath, a swim

12 Sunday lunch is often roast ________ with roast potatoes and vegetables. kitchen, chicken

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-Simple phrasal verbs

Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE?

1- You can PUT ON clothes or make-up.

2 -You TAKE OFF your clothes before you have a shower.

3 -When you are buying clothes, it's a good idea to TRY them ON first.

4 -You should TAKE UP smoking, because it's bad for you.

5 -Most people GET UP first, then WAKE UP.

6 -You can GET IN the bus to go to work.

7 -I GREW UP in the country but now I live in the city.

8 -If you don't know the meaning of a phrasal verb, you could CHECK it UP in the dictionary.

9 -The opposite of SIT DOWN is SIT UP.

10- CARRY ON means CONTINUE.

11 -The doctor told me to GIVE UP smoking for health reasons.

12 -The car stopped because it had RUN OUT OF petrol.

13 -My mother and father SPLIT UP so now they live together.

14 -I've had a serious illness and I haven't completely GOT OVER it yet.

15 -When you take off your coat, don't throw it on the floor! PUT it UP on the hook behind the door.

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-Adjective opposites - 2

Match the adjective to its opposite:

1.interesting A- dead

2.attractive B- dishonest

3.confusing C- boring

4.dark D- simple

5.depressing E- calm

6.angry F- light

7.alive G- cheerful

8.honest H- ugly

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-Simple present or present continuous?


1- We can't go to the beach because _____ . it rains, it's raining

2- Every weekday I _____ at seven-thirty. get up, am getting up

3- My father usually _____ to work by bus. goes, is going

4- I can't help you with your English homework just now because _____ the football on TV. I watch, I'm watching

5- Every Tuesday and Thursday _____ English at Madrelingua School of English. I study, I'm studying

6- The teacher _____ us homework once or twice a week. gives, is giving

7- At the moment we _____ present tenses. study, are studying

8- In the evenings I _____ TV or do my homework. watch, am watching

9- _____ the new Harry Potter book. It's very exciting! I read, I'm reading

10- Normally though, I _____ non-fiction. prefer, am preferring

11- I'm sorry, she can't come to the telephone just now. She _____ a bath. has, is having

12- He's a doctor in a big hospital in the city but now _____ English. he studies, he's studying

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-Adverbs of frequency

Put the words in the correct order:

1 always Sofia on Fridays swimming goes

2 homework usually The their do students

3 hardly TV watches father ever My

4 win Olympic athletes British rarely medals

5 ill mother often is My

6 John class never for is late

7 John usually early school gets to

8 out don't We go often very

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Simple past form of Irregular verbs - 1

Write the simple past form:

1 do

2 go

3 have

4 make

5 say

6 wake

7 come

8 eat

9 drink

10 buy

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1 begin

2 break

3 build

4 cost

5 drive

6 fall

7 feel

8 forget

9 get

10 give

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1 know

2 leave

3 lose

4 meet

5 pay

6 put

7 ring

8 run

9 see

10 send

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1 sit

2 sleep

3 speak

4 spend

5 swim

6 take

7 tell

8 think

9 win

10 write

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Present perfect words: been/gone, for/since, just/yet/already


1 Tom's not here now. He's _____ home. been, gone

2 Sofia has _____ to Britain many times. been, gone

3 I have lived here _____ 1998. for, since

4 He's worked in the same hospital _____ 25 years. for, since

5 We haven't seen each other _____ a long time. for, since

6 My mother's been ill _____ Tuesday evening. for, since

7 You won't believe this but I've _____ seen a ghost. just, yet

8 You phoned at the right time. I've _____ finished my homework! just, yet

9 Sorry you can't speak to Stefi. She's _____ left. yet, already

10 I've _____ told you three times, don't do that! just, already

11 I haven't told my mother _____ about us getting married... yet, already

12 My wife has _____ back to live with her mother. been, gone

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Present perfect or simple past?

The present perfect (has/have+past participle) is used when there is a connection with the present. It is NOT used to refer to a specific past time.

Put the verbs in the boxes [ ] into the Present Perfect or Simple Past:

1 What [you do] at the weekend? [you have] a good time?

2 What's the matter? [You see] a ghost or something?

3 Can I stay with you tonight? I [lose] the keys to my flat!

4 What [you study] at school today, son?

5 The boss [be] angry because I [be] late this morning. I [missed] the bus.

6 Why [you not finish] that report yet? I [need] it yesterday!

7 I'm sorry, Daniel's not here. He [just go] to work.

8 [you ever visit] China? It's a fascinating country. I [just come] back from there.

9 We [have] a terrible weekend. It [rain] all day Saturday and Sunday!

10 [you hear]? England [win] the world cup at last!

11 My grandmother [never go] abroad in her life, and she's nearly eighty!

12 Napoleon [invade] and [conquer] may European countries but [be] finally [defeat] by Wellington's army at Waterloo.

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Past participle form of Irregular verbs - 1

Write the past participle form:

1 do

2 go

3 have

4 make

5 say

6 wake

7 come

8 eat

9 drink

10 buy

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Past participle form of irregular verbs - 2


1 begin

2 break

3 build

4 cost

5 drive

6 fall

7 feel

8 forget

9 get

10 give

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1 know

2 leave

3 lose

4 meet

5 pay

6 put

7 ring

8 run

9 see

10 send

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1 sit

2 sleep

3 speak

4 spend

5 swim

6 take

7 tell

8 think

9 win

10 write

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Zero and first conditionals

Construct zero or first conditional sentences by re-writing the words in the correct order:

1 it's outside. if your hat cold Put on

2 school don't job. If study at you you won't a get good

3 you like. the I can if window, open

4 English. If have I study time usually I

5 you look If don't know pronunciation, dictionary. the in a

6 to my time. homework I if finish party the I'll come in

7 a book grammar look have I any you suggest problems. in if you

8 my What English I do if do improve? doesn't

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Fill in the gaps in these conditional sentences from the previous exercise:

1 _____ on your hat if it's cold outside

2 If you don't study at school, you _____ get a good job.

3 I _____ open the window, if you like.

4 If I have time I usually _____ English.

5 If you _____ know the pronunciation, look in a dictionary.

6 I'll come to the party if I _____ my homework in time.

7 I suggest you look in a grammar book if you _____ any problems.

8 What do I do if my English _____ improve?

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Answers

Personal Information Questions1 What is your surname? 2 Where are you from? 3 Are you married? 4 Have you got any brothers or sisters? 5 What do you do in your free time? 6 What company do you work for? 7 Where do you live? 8 What languages can you speak?

Elementary vocabulary sequences

1 one, two three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday3 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December4 first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh 5 morning, afternoon, evening, night6 wake up, get up, get dressed, get undressed, go to bed7 twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety8 one, ten, hundred, thousand, million, billion,

Plurals - regular and irregular

1 man/men 2 woman/women 3 child/children 4 person/people 5 day/days 6 country/countries 7 box/boxes 8 wife/wives 9 life/lives 10 sheep/sheep

Family vocabulary

1.Sister /brother 2.Aunt /Uncle 3.Grandmother/grandfather 4.Wife/husband 5.Granddaughter/grandson 6.Niece/nephew 7.Daughter/son 8.Mother/father

Adjective opposites - 1

1.good/bad 2.big/small 3.easy/difficult 4.old/young 5.fat/thin 6.rich/poor 7.expensive/cheap 8.fast/slow

Countable or uncountable?

1 There is some rice. 2 There are some eggs. 3 There is some sugar. 4 There are some biscuits. 5 There is some coffee.6 There is some butter. 7 There are some grapes. 8 There are some crisps. 9 There is some meat. 10 There is some ice-cream11 There is some spaghetti. 12 There are some vegetables.

Test your articles

1.There's nothing in the fridge but an egg! 2. Waiter, there's a fly in my soup! 3. I'm going to take the dog for a walk.4. My doctor told me to go to bed. 5. There's a train leaving London at 09:15. 6. It's a big city with a university. 7. I'd like you to give me some advice. 8. I saw a film called 'Life is beautiful'. 9. My school is near the city centre.10. Would you help me prepare the dinner, please?

Prepositions of time

1 In January. 2 On Christmas day. 3 On April 4th. 4 At the weekend. 5 At Easter. 6 In the evening. 7 At night. 8 In the morning. 9 At 11 O'clock. 10 In the summer. 11 On Monday. 12 At lunchtime.

Test your prepositions

1. John fell off his bike and broke his arm. 2. Yesterday I went to Milan for an interview. 3. Go under the bridge and you'll see the station on the left. 4. The doctor told me to go to bed. 5. This train will stop at Taunton and Reading. 6. If you go out of the school and turn left, it's on the right. 7. What sort of music do you listen to? 8. After school, Peter went home. 9. The school is between the cinema and the record shop. 10. Put the wine on the table and sit down.

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Who does it? Noun suffixes for people

1 teacher 2 writer 3 electrician 4 journalist 5 traveller 6 sailor 7 economist 8 terrorist 9 swimmer 10 editor 11 pianist 12 politician 13 manager 14 scientist 15 survivor

Confusing words - 1

1 job 2 people 3 history 4 bookshop 5 foreigner 6 wedding 7 salty 8 fun 9 grandchildren 10 dictionary 11 a swim 12 chicken

Simple phrasal verbs

1 True 2 True 3 True 4 False 5 False 6 False 7 True 8 False 9 False 10 True 11 True 12 True 13 False 14 True 15 False

Adjective opposites - 2

1.interesting/boring 2.attractive/ugly 3.confusing/simple 4.dark/light 5.depressing/cheerful 6.angry/calm 7.alive/dead 8.honest/dishonest

Simple present or present continuous?

1 it's raining 2 get up 3 goes 4 I'm watching 5 I study 6 gives 7 are studying 8 watch 9 I'm reading 10 prefer 11 is having 12 he's studying

Adverbs of frequency

1 Sofia always goes swimming on Fridays 2 The students usually do their homework 3 My father hardly ever watches TV 4 British athletes rarely win Olympic medals 5 My mother is often ill6 John is never late for class 7 John usually gets to school early 8 We don't go out very often


1 did 2 went 3 had 4 made 5 said 6 woke 7 came 8 ate 9 drank 10 bought


1 began 2 broke 3 built 4 cost 5 drove 6 fell 7 felt 8 forgot 9 got 10 gave


1 knew 2 left 3 lost 4 met 5 paid 6 put 7 rang 8 ran 9 saw 10 sent


1 sat 2 slept 3 spoke 4 spent 5 swam 6 took 7 told 8 thought 9 won 10 wrote

Present perfect words: been/gone, for/since, just/yet/already

1 gone 2 been 3 since 4 for 5 for 6 since 7 just 8 just 9 already 10 already 11 yet 12 gone

Present perfect or simple past?

1 What DID YOU DO at the weekend? DID a good time? 2 What's the matter? HAVE YOU SEEN a ghost or something?3 Can I stay with you tonight? I 'VE LOST the keys to my flat! 4 What DID YOU STUDY at school today, son? 5 The boss WAS angry because I WAS late this morning. I MISSED the bus. 6 Why HAVEN'T YOU FINISHED that report yet? I NEEDED it yesterday! 7 I'm sorry, Daniel's not here. He 'S JUST GONE to work. 8 HAVE YOU EVER VISITED China? It's a fascinating country. I 'VE JUST COME back from there. 9 We HAD a terrible weekend. It RAINED all day Saturday and Sunday! 10 HAVE YOU HEARD? England HAVE WON the world cup at last! 11 My grandmother HAS NEVER BEEN abroad in her life, and she's nearly eighty! 12 Napoleon INVADED and CONQUERED may European countries but WAS finally DEFEATED by Wellington's army at Waterloo.

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1 done 2 gone 3 had 4 made 5 said 6 woken 7 come 8 eaten 9 drunk 10 bought

Past participle form of irregular verbs - 2

1 begun 2 broken 3 built 4 cost 5 driven 6 fallen 7 felt 8 forgotten 9 got 10 given


1 known 2 left 3 lost 4 met 5 paid 6 put 7 rung 8 run 9 seen 10 sent


1 sat 2 slept 3 spoken 4 spent 5 swum 6 taken 7 told 8 thought 9 won 10 written


1 Put on your hat if it's cold outside. 2 If you don't study at school, you won't get a good job.3 I can open the window, if you like. 4 If I have time I usually study English.5 If you don't know the pronunciation, look in a dictionary. 6 I'll come to the party if I finish my homework in time. 7 I suggest you look in a grammar book if you have any problems. 8 What do I do if my English doesn't improve?

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