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Mastering English Grammar
| 4.1 Verb tenses active. Pretest
EXERCISE 1. Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses. 1. Right now I'm in class. I (sit) _____ at my desk. I usually (sit) _____ at the same desk in class every day. 2. Alice (take, not) _____ the bus to school every day. She usually (walk) _____ instead. 3. (Take, you) _____ the bus to get to school every day, or (walk, you). _____? 4. I began to study at seven last night. Fred (come) _____ at seven-thirty. I (study) _____ when Fred (come) _____. 5. My roommate's parents (call) _____ him last night while we (watch) _____ TV. 6. Mary (be) _____ here at six tomorrow. 7. Right now Lydia (read) _____ an article in the newspaper, but she (understand, not) _____ it. Some of the vocabulary (be )_____ too difficult for her. 8. (they, know) Bob and Jane are old friends. _____ each other for a long time. 9. (it, be) I don't like this weather. _____ cold and cloudy for the last three days. 10. A: What European countries (you, visit) _____? B: I (visit) _____ Hungary, Germany, and Switzerland. I (visit) _____ Hungary in 1988. I (be) _____ in Germany and Switzerland in 1990. 11. Carol and I are old friends. I (know)_______ her since I (be)_______a freshman in high school. 12. Mike (be) _______ in school since he (be) _______ six years old. Total score -100/ 25 tasks Your score _______ 4.2 Classroom Exercises EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the Simple Present or the Present Progressive: Shhh. The baby (sleep) is sleeping . The baby (sleep) sleeps for ten hours every night. 1. Ali (speak) _____ Arabic. Arabic is his native language, but right now he (speak) _____ English. 2. Our teacher (stand, not) _____ up right now. She (sit) _____ at her desk. 3. It's 6:00 P.M. Mary is at home. She (eat) _____ dinner. She always (eat) _____ dinner with her family around six o'clock. 4. It (rain, not) _____ right now. The sun (shine) _____, and the sky (be) _____ blue. 5. (Rain, it) _____ a lot in southern California? 6. Look out the window. (Rain, it) _____? Should I take my umbrella? 43 7. It's 7:30 A.M. and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (sit) _____ at the breakfast table. She (read) _____ the morning paper. She (read) _____ the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson (pour) _____ a cup of coffee. He (drink) _____ two cups of coffee every morning before he (go) _____ to work. EXERCISE 3. Describe your daily activities by making sentences with frequency adverbs and the Simple Present. Put the frequency adverb between the subject and the simple present verb. Chart 4. Frequency Adverbs. A Reference List (From 100% of the time to 0% of the time.) 100% - always - usually -often -sometimes -seldom -rarely -never – 0% Example: eat breakfast Response: Student A: I usually eat breakfast. Student B: I never eat breakfast. Student C: (Student A) usually eats breakfast. (Student B) never eats breakfast. 1. drink coffee in the morning 10. come to class 2. put sugar in my coffee 11. get to class on time 3. drink more than two cups of coffee 12. walk to school in the morning 13. take a bus to school 4. drink tea in the morning 14. take a taxi to school 5. drink orange juice in the morning 15. drive to school 6. drink tomato juice in the morning 16. ride a bike to school 7. drink milk two times a day 17. watch TV in the evening 8. have a sandwich for lunch 18. study in the library 9. eat dinner around six o'clock 19. do my homework EXERCISE 4. Answer the questions. Use frequency adverbs. Example: take a bus to school How often do you take a bus to school? Response: I usually take the bus. or: I never take the bus. or: I always take the bus. (etc.) жүктеу/скачать 0,98 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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