Name: ___________________ Class: _________ ( ) Simple present tense Exercise 1 Complete the sentences below with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets. 1 My grandmother _____________ (watch) sad films on TV every weekend. 2 Every Sunday morning, Annie _____________ (go) for a long walk in Sai Kung. 3 My mother _____________ (jog) in the park every day. 4 Simon _____________ (get up) at seven o’clock every morning. 5 May does not _____________ (speak) Chinese. She only speaks English. 6 You _____________ (hate) mango ice cream, don’t you, Margaret? 7 Ken does not _____________ (play) basketball at school. 8 Mary _____________ (play) basketball every Saturday. 9 I don’t _____________ (like) cats because I think they are unfriendly. 10 Most plants _____________ (need) water and light to grow. 11 My grandfather _____________ (collect) stamps. He has over a thousand. 12 John _____________ (eat) ice cream everyday. 13 Bobby usually _____________ (swim) at Kowloon Park swimming pool. 14 Carol and I go to the same school. We _____________ (be) classmates. 15 Beijing _____________ (be) a busy city in China. 16 Tom and Peter _____________ (be) good students. 17 These _____________ (be) Sally’s new CDs. 18 We usually _____________ (go) to a Chinese restaurant every Sunday. 19 Mark _____________ (meet) his friends to play football every Thursday. 20 Annie doesn’t _____________ (live) in Kwun Tong. She lives in Lam Tin. 1
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Name: ___________________
Class: _________ ( )
Simple present tense
Exercise 1
Complete the sentences below with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets.
1 My grandmother _____________ (watch) sad films on TV every weekend.
2 Every Sunday morning, Annie _____________ (go) for a long walk in Sai Kung.
3 My mother _____________ (jog) in the park every day.
4 Simon _____________ (get up) at seven o’clock every morning.
5 May does not _____________ (speak) Chinese. She only speaks English.
6 You _____________ (hate) mango ice cream, don’t you, Margaret?
7 Ken does not _____________ (play) basketball at school.
8 Mary _____________ (play) basketball every Saturday.
9 I don’t _____________ (like) cats because I think they are unfriendly.
10 Most plants _____________ (need) water and light to grow.
11 My grandfather _____________ (collect) stamps. He has over a thousand.
12 John _____________ (eat) ice cream everyday.
13 Bobby usually _____________ (swim) at Kowloon Park swimming pool.
14 Carol and I go to the same school. We _____________ (be) classmates.
15 Beijing _____________ (be) a busy city in China.
16 Tom and Peter _____________ (be) good students.
17 These _____________ (be) Sally’s new CDs.
18 We usually _____________ (go) to a Chinese restaurant every Sunday.
19 Mark _____________ (meet) his friends to play football every Thursday.
20 Annie doesn’t _____________ (live) in Kwun Tong. She lives in Lam Tin.
Exercise 2
Complete the passage below with the simple present tense of the verbs in the word box.
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My friend Wendy (1) __________ in Kowloon Tong with her family and four pets. Wendy (2) __________ a cat, a dog, a turtle and a fish. She (3) __________ all her pets very much and (4) __________
good care of them.
Wendy often (5) __________ her cat and her dog sleep on her bed at night. She said that they (6) __________ her feet warm, especially in winter.
I (7) __________ Wendy every day after school. We (8) __________ to the park to (9) __________ the dog together. Wendy’s mother (10) __________ that the flat is too small
for four animals.
Exercise 3
Complete the passage below with the correct form of the verbs in the word box.
Molly is the family dog. She (1) _____________ with us in Kwun Tong. She is four years old. She (2)
_____________ during the day and (3) _____________ with me at night. Molly (4) _____________ a lot. She and I both (5) _____________ dim sum.
Every Sunday, I (6) _____________ Molly a bath. My brother (7) _____________ me to do this.
I don’t think Molly (8) _____________ it very much. She (9) _____________ away every time she (10)
_____________ the water.
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go have keep let live love take think visit walk
enjoy see help live giveplay run eat love sleep
Name: ___________________
Class: _________ ( )
Exercise 4
Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple present tense. Use the correct forms of the verbs.
Complete the dialogue below using the correct form of the simple past tense of the verb ‘to be’.
Cathy: Where (1) _______________ you this morning? I waited half an hour for you at the train station.
Peter: I’m sorry but I (2) _______________ very busy. I had a lot of work to do.
Cathy: We (3) _______________ supposed to go to the Hong Kong Collectors Show together. Anyway, I
went on my own. I enjoyed it very much. I saw a lot of things. There (4) _______________ a man there with over 1,000 key rings. His key rings (5) _______________ very interesting. One (6) _______________ over fifty years old. I also went to
the matchbox stall and the magnet stall but they (7) _______________ very busy. Not many
people visited them.
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Were these comics very expensive?
Peter: (8) _______________ the yo-yo man there?
Cathy: No, he (9) _______________. I heard that his yo-yos (10) _______________ lost at the airport last
night!
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Exercise 8Read the passage below about a collector. Complete the questions with ‘Was’ or ‘Were’. Then write short
My Uncle Jack was a coin collector. He started collecting coins when he was a child. He was a coin collector for nearly sixty years and sold his collection last year. He had 415 coins. Some of the coins he collected were very old. My friend Debbie and I visited him many times but we were not allowed to touch his coins. His favourite coin was gold and from Japan. He was happy when he sold his coins for a lot of money. He used his money to travel around the world. There were many places he wanted to visit. He was also able to start a new hobby — collecting bank notes.
Complete the passage below using the correct form of ‘be going to’.
We (1) ___________________ have a party for my grandfather this weekend. He (2) ___________________ be eighty years old. The banquet (3) ___________________ be held at a Chinese
restaurant. There (4) ___________________ be a lot of good food at the banquet. I (5) ___________________
eat a lot of seafood and dumplings.
My aunt and uncle (6) ___________________ fly back from Canada to attend the banquet. We (7)
___________________ meet them at the airport tomorrow. My uncle (8)________________
give my grandfather a gold watch for his birthday. My older sister and I (9) _______________
give him a beautiful jade pendant. We (10) ___________________ have a lot of fun.
Exercise 3
Complete the questions below using the correct form of ‘be going to’.
1 ____________ it _______________ (rain)?
2 ____________ you _______________ (cook) your dinner?
3 ____________ your grandfather _______________ (exercise) in the afternoon?
4 ____________ your class _______________ (have) a test tomorrow?
5 ____________ they _______________ to invite Mr Chan to the party?
6 ____________ Kitty _______________ (take) some cakes to the party?
7 ____________ you _______________ (borrow) this book again?
8 ____________ Eddie and Joe _______________ (walk) to school today?
9 ____________ I _______________ (pass) the test Miss Lee?
10 ____________ I _______________ (be) in the football team this year?
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Exercise 4
Complete the questions and answers below. Use the correct form of ‘be going to’ in each question.
1 ____________ you ____________ have steamed fish for dinner tonight?
Yes, ____________.
2 ____________ he ____________ play basketball with us tomorrow?
No, ____________.
3 ____________ we ____________ have a birthday celebration for her?
Yes, ____________.
4 ____________ your mum ____________ cook a western meal?
No, ____________.
5 ____________ they ____________ meet you after the game?
Yes, ____________.
6 ____________ Mr Chan ____________ give you a test tomorrow?
No, ____________.
7 ____________ you ____________ get a job as a waiter?
No, ____________.
8 ____________ we ____________ look at the menu first?
Yes, ____________.
9 ____________ John ____________ have chicken curry?
Yes, ____________.
10 ____________ I ____________ choose the food for the banquet?
No, ____________.
Present continuous tense to talk about the futureExercise 1
Complete the sentences below using the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.
1 The minibus ________________________ (leave) soon. Let’s go!
2 I ________________________ (go) to a French restaurant for dinner tonight.
3 He ________________________ (meet) us at the train station tomorrow.
4 We ________________________ (take) the bus to Kennedy Town.
5 She ________________________ (start) school in the autumn.
6 They ________________________ (visit) the centre next Tuesday.
7 The new restaurant ________________________ (open) on 3rd May.
8 My uncle ________________________ (move) to a new flat next week.
9 I ________________________ (have) red bean soup for dessert.
10 Mrs Kwok ________________________ (arrive) at four o’clock.
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Exercise 2
Complete the sentences below with the present continuous tense of the verbs in the word box.
1 I _________________________ Susan outside the restaurant.
2 The film ________________________ in ten minutes.
3 I can’t go to the party. I ________________________ for a test tomorrow.
4 The desserts are very good at this restaurant. We ________________________ some after we’ve
finished the main courses.
5 Jane ________________________ me an e-mail message this afternoon.
6 My mum ________________________ barbecued ribs tonight.
7 They ________________________ ten people to the party.
8 You ________________________ the meeting place and time for Jack’s birthday party this weekend
9 My classmates ________________________ at a camp this summer.
10 Thomas ________________________ $500 for Grandma’s birthday present.
Exercise 3
Put a tick () in the box beside the sentences which refer to the future and a cross () beside the sentences
which refer to the present.
1 My father is coming tomorrow. 2 I am playing volleyball tonight. 3 The film is starting later this afternoon. 4 Your brother is playing well. 5 They are eating pizza at the moment. 6 David is meeting me next Monday. 7 I am writing a book. 8 His mother is working next Monday 9 Some students are not listening to me. 10 I am waiting for the rain to stop.
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences below using the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.
1 Tim ______________________ (leave) tonight.
2 Be quiet! The film ______________________ (starts) soon.
3 I ______________________ (go) to Central.
4 They ______________________ (play) basketball in the park this afternoon.
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contribute order cook invite meetorganise stay send study start
5 We ______________________ (eat) dinner at my aunt’s house.
6 Jill ______________________ (study) this weekend. She has a test on Monday.
7 My father ______________________ (cooks) dinner for us tonight.
8 I ______________________ (help) her clean the kitchen on Saturday.
9 We ______________________ (dance) at Shirley’s party.
10 Eva and Kelly ______________________ (make) breakfast tomorrow morning.
Simple present tense to talk about the futureExercise 1Complete the passage below with the simple present tense of the verbs in the word box.
I have a very busy day tomorrow. I (1) ____________ at 7 a.m. Then I (2) ____________ my school uniform
and (3) ____________ my breakfast. The school bus (4) ____________ me ____________ at 8 a.m. School (5)
____________ at 9 a.m. and (6) ____________ at 3 p.m. After school, I (7) ____________ a minibus to Wan
Chai for my piano lesson. After my
piano lesson, I (8) ____________ my homework at home. At 6.30 p.m., my family and I
(9) ____________ our flat to attend a banquet. We (10) ____________ home at 9.30 p.m. I’ll be very tired by
then!
Exercise 2
Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple present tense. Use the correct form of the verbs.
Complete the sentences below with the correct prepositions of time (‘at’, ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘during’).
1 We’re going on vacation ________ March.
2 I usually do my homework ________ the afternoon.
3 ________ Monday, our class is having a picnic at the beach.
4 I was born ________ 1982.
5 The students are having a swimming lesson ________ 2 p.m.
6 ________ the week, I usually stay home in the evening.
7 ________ my birthday, I’m going to have a party.
8 They always eat chicken and rice ________ dinner.
9 We should not talk ________ lessons.
10 ________ Christmas Day, I’m going to eat turkey.
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11 My plane leaves tonight ________ eleven o’clock ________ the evening.
12 Mrs Li often goes swimming ________ the morning.
13 ________ the summer holidays, Lily has a part-time job.
14 I arranged to meet Mark ________ a few days.
15 There was a strong wind ________ the rainstorm.
16 Fiona’s driving test was ________ a quarter to three ________ Monday afternoon.
17 ________ the weekend I think I’ll go shopping in Sha Tin.
18 One day ________ April, a man with a gun walked into the bank.
19 The sun started to shine ________ six o’clock.
20 We are going to a party ________ Saturday evening.
Exercise 2Complete the passage below with the correct prepositions of time (‘at’, ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘during’).
(1) ________ Sunday, 10th July, my class and I went on a school outing to the Action Camp. We arrived (2)
________ 1.30 p.m. The camp was crowded. (3) ________ July, it is a very popular place for people to spend
a holiday. Many schools have outings there (4) ________ summer. (5) ________ the afternoon, we played a lot
of games and sports. (6) ________ 6 p.m., we went to the canteen. We ate a lot of food (7) _______ dinner
because we were all really hungry.
(8) ________ Monday, we went hiking and learnt rock climbing. Then we had a barbecue (9) ________ night. Some of my classmates were so tired, they fell asleep (10) ________ the barbecue!
Exercise 3
Complete the passage below using the correct prepositions of time (‘at’, ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘during’).
(1) __________ last year’s Christmas holidays my family and I went to Thailand for one week. (2) __________ the first day, we arrived in Bangkok (3) __________ the morning and got a taxi to our hotel.
We went shopping (4) __________ the afternoon, then we had a Thai meal (5) __________ the evening. We went for a walk (6) __________ night and finally went to bed (7) __________
midnight. The next day we got up very early (8) __________ the morning. We left Bangkok and flew to
Phuket in the south of Thailand. We stayed there for six days. (9) __________ Christmas Day, we went to a dance at our hotel. We returned to Hong Kong (10) __________ the 29th December.
ArticlesExercise 1Complete the sentences below using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
1 We practise football for ____________ hour every day.
2 My brother wants to buy ____________ new dictionary.
3 Is your friend ____________ good squash player?
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4 Wind-surfing is not ____________ easy sport to learn.
5 ____________ hobby is something you like to do in your spare time.
6 Are you ____________ member of the Tennis Club?
7 Our school has____________very good basketball team.
8 This magazine has ____________ interesting article on my favourite athlete.
9 Lucy always eats ____________ apple at lunchtime.
10 Henry won ____________ gold medal in the swimming competition.
11 You need ____________ uniform for school.
12 Lee Lai Shan won ____________ gold medal in ____________ exciting sport.
13 I want to buy ____________ hat and ____________ umbrella.
14 I have ____________ aunt in Australia.
15 ____________ tennis racket costs about $500.
16 She is ____________ honest woman.
17 I need ____________ new shirt for school.
Exercise 2
Complete the passage below using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
Donald is (1) ____________ eighteen-year-old student. He is the captain of (2) ____________ famous Hong
Kong basketball team. He practises every day and he has (3) ____________ basketball court close to where
he lives. He is (4) ____________ very good player. He thinks that it is (5) ____________ healthy sport. Every
day, Donald practises for (6) ____________ hour in the morning and (7) ____________ hour in the evening. ‘I
think that Dennis Rodman is (8) ____________ interesting basketball player,’ says Donald. ‘He is (9)
____________ popular NBA player. I want to be (10) ____________ famous basketball player too.’
Exercise 3
Complete the passage below using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
Ronald is (1) ____________ seventeen-year-old boy. He works in (2) ____________ sports shop. It is (3)
____________ good job. He works for eight hours every day and has (4) ____________ hour for lunch. Today he sold (5) ____________ volleyball and
(6) ____________ ‘Air Jordan’ T-shirt. It was (7) ____________ expensive T-shirt, it cost $250 dollars. Ronald
is (8) ____________ happy worker today because the manager gave him (9) ____________ one hundred dollar bonus. He will buy (10) ____________ Manchester United football shirt
with the money.
Exercise 4
Rewrite the sentences below by adding ‘the’ in the correct place. You may need to add more than one ‘the’ in
When I am older, I want to travel around (1) __________ world. I want to travel in (2) __________ large boat and by train. I want to visit (3) __________ Himalayas and (4) __________ Rockies. I want to see (5) __________ red bus in London and ride (6) __________ camel in Africa. I want to go canoeing on (7) __________ Amazon and
sleep in (8) __________ small wooden house in the jungle. I want to swim with (9) __________ shark in Australia and walk along (10) __________ Great Wall of China.
Exercise 6Complete the passage below with ‘a’ or ‘the’.
We stayed in (1) __________ hotel in London. (2) __________ hotel was called
‘(3) __________Windsor’. We went on (4) __________ sightseeing tour of (5) __________city in (6)
__________ morning. (7) __________ tour included visiting many famous buildings. We saw (8) __________
Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. Later on we had (9) __________ seafood lunch in (10) __________ seafood restaurant. (11) __________ restaurant is very famous
and (12) __________ lunch was delicious.
Subject and object pronounsExercise 1
Complete the sentences below with the correct subject pronouns.
1 My sister enjoys listening to music. __________ has a lot of CDs.
2 Paul has four brothers. __________ are all very tall.
3 Mark and I are classmates. __________ are both thirteen.
4 I have twenty-two computer games. __________ are all exciting.
5 Sally has a pet called Socks. __________ is a cat with white feet.
6 We visited Beijing and Xian last week. __________ are both very old cities.
7 Sammi is Ken’s girlfriend. __________ is very pretty.
8 Let’s go to Peking Palace. __________ is a famous Chinese Restaurant.
9 My brother Paul flies jumbo jets. __________ is a pilot.
10 Do you like my homepage? __________ is very colourful, isn’t it?
11 Paul has a big family. __________ has five brothers and two sisters.
12 I bought these CDs from HMV. __________ are new.
13 Have you read this book? __________ is very good.
14 I like karaoke. __________ is fun.
Exercise 2
Complete the passage below with the correct subject pronouns.
My grandfather’s birthday is on the same day as mine. (1) __________ is on the first of January. (2)
__________ am much younger than my grandfather but (3) __________ like the same things. (4) __________
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love playing computer games. (5) __________ is an exciting pastime. My grandfather enjoys it too, but I
usually win.
My grandmother hates computer games. (6) __________ enjoys jigsaw puzzles instead. (7) __________ says that my grandfather and I should do more exercise. My mother agrees with her. (8)
__________ go swimming together every morning at the swimming pool in Kowloon Park. After their swim, (9) __________ walk to the Jade Garden Restaurant to eat dim sum. Sometimes, my grandfather and I go too
— (10) __________ always order a lot of food.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences below with the correct object pronouns.
1 Paul collects basketball stickers. He has lots of __________.
2 Mr Lau tells very funny stories. I enjoy listening to __________ speak.
3 The members of the Drama Club want you to tell __________ how you feel
about acting.
4 My family and I are going on holiday in August. My father is taking
__________ to Canada.
5 Tom is not a good swimmer, so he asked me to teach __________ how to swim.
6 Rebecca gave Helen a storybook — Helen will like __________very much.
7 My sister is studying in England. I will visit __________ there next year.
8 Please give the ball back to the children. It belongs to __________.
9 I think that this pencil belongs to me. I left __________ here yesterday.
10 We are enjoying ourselves in Japan — why don’t you come and join __________?
11 Look at __________. I am talking to you!
12 They want you to go with __________.
13 Gigi and I always talk in class. The teacher always scolds __________.
14 Martin is very clever. You should ask __________ to help you with your homework.
15 Jenny eats a lot of chocolate. She likes __________ very much.
16 Don’t lend __________ your pen. She will lose it.
Exercise 4
Complete the letters below with the correct subject or object pronouns.
Dear Simon,
(1) __________ have just returned from my holiday in America — (2) __________ was amazing. Here are
some photographs of (3) __________ with my family at Disneyworld, Florida.
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My sister, Anna, loves Mickey Mouse and there are lots of photographs of (4) __________ standing next to (5)
__________. The man wearing glasses is my uncle. My mother is in front of (6) __________. (7) __________
are both waiting to go on a ride but my mother is afraid, so my uncle is talking to (8) __________.
I am saving money to go to Disneyworld again. I really like (9) __________ very much. Maybe (10)