1. My family often goes (go) out for dinner.
2. Jason and Lisa always like (like) to talk in class.
3. She drinks (drink) coffee all the time .
4. They never listen (listen) to the teacher.
5. A good student always perform (perform) well in class.
6. Our friends sometimes meet (meet) up in the shopping mall.
7. Her aunty likes (like) to cook dinner for people.
8. John’s dog usually obeys (0bey) him.
9. Lisa never does (do) her homework.
10. Every morning I get up (get up) at seven o’clock and take (have) a shower. 

Exercise 2  use the Negative form of Present Simple.
1. I don’t like to eat ice-cream.
2. Aunty Sharon doesn’t eat chicken every night.
3. John and Lisa don’t do their homework on weekends.
4. Tim’s baby doesn’t cry.
5. We don’t always play football on Saturday.
6. He doesn’t watch the T.V. on Saturdays
7. I don’t understand my English homework.
8. My house doesn’t have a garden.
9. The shop doesn’t open until 12 o’clock.
10. She doesn’t like to play basketball. 

Exercise 3 use the Interrogative form of Present Simple. 
 1. Does Lucy go to school at 8 o’clock in the morning?
2. Do you want a drink?
3. Does your teacher shout?
4.Do Martyn and Janice like to dance at the weekends?
5. Does your family go on holiday?
6. Does Jason have a course tomorrow?
7. Do you want to go to the cinema?
8. Does his mother go to the gym?
9. Do you like to swim?
10. Do Michael’s friends eat breakfast in the morning? 
Exercise 4 – Please correct the Present Simple sentences or questions. 
1. school/always/go to/I  
I always go to school.

2. plays/never/football/Tom
Tom never plays football.

3. sometimes/meet/up/we
Sometimes we meet up.

4. don’t/coffee/drink/like to/I
I don’t like to drink coffee.

5. sometimes/late/John/does/come/to school?
Does John sometimes come to school late?

Exercise 1
1. In Johannesburg most people are speak at least five languages.
2. Languages are disappearing very fast. Half of world’s languages will disappear by 2100.
3. You can’t see Tim now, he’s having a bath.
4. Please keep quiet, I’m listening to the radio. You know I listen to the news in the mornings.
5. What time does the first train leave?
6. I never wear a scarf, but today I’m wearing one because it’s unusually cold.
7. I finished watching the series you recommended. Now I’m watching another one.
8. What are you doing tonight? Would you like to come and watch the game?
9. Nobody thinks they will win the match.
10. You look worried. What are you thinking?

Exercise 2
1. Andy sometimes reads comics. (to read)
2. We never watch TV in the morning. (to watch)
3. Listen! Sandy is singing in the bathroom. (to sing)
4. My sister usually helps in the kitchen. (to help)
5. My mother is making breakfast now. (to make)
6. They often clean the bathroom. (to clean)
7. Look! The boys are coming home. (to come)
8. Every day his grandfather goes for a walk. (to go)
9. I am chatting with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
10. Cats eat mice. (to eat)

Exercise 3

Conversation 1
Luke: What are you doing?
Sarah: I am watching TV.
Luke: Do you often watch TV in the afternoon?
Sarah: Yes, I do.
Luke: What kind of programs you watch?
Sarah: I watch talk shows. But now I’m watching a sports show.

Conversation 2
Peter: What is Jonatan doing?
Rebecca: He is an architect but he is not working at the moment. He is looking for a job desperately, because he needs money for the house.

Conversation 3
Sandra: Can I have that magazine or are you reading it?
Tim: No, I’m not reading it. I never read that magazine. I prefer sports magazines.
Sandra: I hate sports magazines.

My hobby is drawing. I started drawing since age 6. I draw when I’m bored, when I have free time or when I just want to draw. I was going to art school but now I don’t, because in that school we were just drawing whatever we want. Now I go to another art school where we study how to draw better. Now at school we have a lesson where we choose what we will do, and I chose drawing. Now I’m drawing much better compared to last year. I really love my hobby because when i draw my mood gets better and I forget all those bad things. I dont want to become an artist, I just want to draw better when I grow up. Because its so good when you have any hobbies, in future you will be able to do multiple things. Also I study Korean, I want to become a translator. I’ve been studying Korean for almost a year. But I cant say that studying Korean is my hobby, I just like to study it knowing that in future that will help me a lot.

WAS OR WERE – EXERCISE

Fill in was or were into the gaps. If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn’t or weren’t). 1. Last year my best friend was 22 years old. 2. The weather was  cold when we were in Berlin. 3. Why were you so angry yesterday? 4. At this time last year Sandra was in Paris. 5. We were tired because it was late at night. 6. Tim wasn’t asleep at ten o’clock yesterday. (-) 7. Our hotel last year was small, but it was very clean. 8. I phoned you at the weekend, but you weren’t at home. (-) 9. My dad wasn’t at work the whole week, because he was ill. (-) 10. The shops were open yesterday, but we didn’t go there. 11. My friends were at the shopping mall two days ago. 12. Claire and I weren’t at school last Monday. (-) 13.  Liam was at home when you came back from work? 14. They didn’t tell where they were on May 2nd. 15. Autumn was  really warm and dry this year. 16. When Tom was a child, he was afraid of dogs. 17. There wasn’t a good movie on TV at prime time. (-) 18. My daughters were in the USA two years ago. 19. She wasn’t at home when they broke into her house. (-) 20. What was your biggest success as professional

PRESENT SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE

Present Progressive or Present Simple? Complete with the correct tense. 1. I never dreamed of ghosts. (dream) 2. Tom learned English at school. (learn) 3. Listen! Ann plays the piano. (play) 4. What are you doing? I made a model plane. (make) 5. Can you help me? No, sorry, I am looking after the baby. (look after) 6. Mum always drinks coffee in the afternoon. (drink) 7. Where is mum? She cooks dinner. (cook) 8. Who ? This is Mr Blackwell speak. (speak) 9. We often have eggs for breakfast. (have) 10. What are you doing? I am learning for my English test. (learn) 11. Tom is cleaning his bike at the moment. (clean) 12. He visits his uncle every Wednesday. (visit) 13. What are you doing? I watch TV. (watch) 14. Today it is not rainy (not rain), the sun shines (shine). 15. They sometimes go to the cinema on Sundays. (go)

PAST SIMPLE

Complete these sentences. Use the verbs below. clean – die – enjoy – end – happen – live – open – play – rain – repair – start – stay – want – watch 1. Yesterday evening I watched TV. 2. I only cleaned my teeth four times last week. 3. Bruce repaired his mountain bike yesterday evening. 4. The concert last night started at 7.30 and  at 10 o’clock. 5. The accident ended last Sunday afternoon. 6. When I was a child I wanted to be a lawyer. 7. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791. 8. We enjoyed our holiday last week. 9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was rainy. 10. It was hot in the room, so I opened the window. 11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we played tennis. 12. William Shakespeare died in 1616.

Greetings and introductions

A) Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then listen and check.
Fine, I’m, name’s, nice, this, you

Liz: Hi. My name’s Liz.
Monica: Hello, Liz. I’m Monica.
Liz: Nice to meet you. Excuse me a moment. Hi, Jack. How are you?
Jack: I’m fine, thanks. How about you?
Liz: I’m ok, thanks. Monica, this is my friend, Jack.
Monica: Nice to meet you, Jack.
Jack: Nice to meet you too, Monica.

The verb BE
B) Complete the dialogue with the correct form of verb be. Then listen and check.

Jack: Hi, my name‘s Jack, and this is Monica. She is from Italy.
Marek: Nice to meet you. I am Marek, and those two people are my friends, Barbara and Adam. Are you from Rome, Monica?
Monica: No, I’m from Milan. Where are you from?
Marek: We are from Poland. Adam and I are from Warsaw and Barbara is from Gdansk. Are you on holiday in Cambridge?
Monica: No, I’m not. I‘m a student at a language school here. Are you all students?
Marek: Yes, we are. We are at a language school too.

Possessive adjectives
Read Liz’s email from her new e-pal, Laura. Fill in the spaces with my, your, his, her, our or their.

Hey Liz, Thanks for your last email! And I loved the photos of my and friends and family — I looked at them yesterday. My mum and dad look really nice in the photo. So now I’ll tell you about me and my family here in Switzerland. I’ve got two brothers. Their names are Lukas and Andreas and they are 16 and 19. My mother is American and her name is Christine. Dad is Swiss German — his from Zürich, and his name is Dieter. We live in Geneva. Our house got four bedrooms and a small garden. We’ve got a dog and we think he’s lovely. His name’s Zak. Please tell me some more about your friends. I’d really like to meet more English people!
See ya

Laura