ENNG8 Period 1 Revision Exercise

If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you could/need/needn’t/mustn’t to work hard.. Take an umbrella.[r]

Ex 1 : (Present Simple Tense)

1 My sister (read) a book

2 Frank (like) dogs

3 My parents (do) the shopping

4 We sometimes (meet) in front of the cinema

5 Uncle George (go) to the doctor's

6 Our friends (play) football in the park

7 She (go) to the park every Friday

8 He (ride) his bike every day

9 We (have) the best ideas

10.Carol (say) good bye

11 She (be) the best singer in our class

12.My sister (live) in a big house

13.The children (eat) hamburgers

14.Bill (have) got two notebooks

15 I (be) at home

Ex 2 : Present Progressive Tense

1 Look! Andy (work) in the garden

2 I (watch) TV at the moment

3 We (read) a book

4 She (play) the piano

5 Listen! Sue and John (sing)

6 My sister (clean) the bathroom

7 Look! They (go) inside

8 I (wait) in the car now

9 Mrs Miller (listen) to CDs

10.We (speak) English at the moment

11 His brother (write) a test at the moment 12.They (swim) in the pool

13.Look! David and Max (come) home.

14.My dog Charlie (run) to the park

15.I (make) breakfast now

Ex3 : Present Simple vs Present Progressive Tense

1 Look! He (leave) the house

2 Quiet please! I (write) a test

3 She usually (walk) to school

4 But look! Today she (go) by bike

5 Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents

6 He often (go) to the cinema

7 We (play) Monopoly at the moment

8 The child seldom (cry)

9 I (not / do) anything at the moment

10.(watch / he) the news regularly?

Ex 4 : Simple Future or Near Future ?

1 I feel really tired I think I go to bed

2 Where are you going?

I visit a customer

3 Do you want me to help you?

No thanks John help me

4 Would you prefer tea or coffee?

I have some coffee, please

5 Would you like to come to my house for dinner and talk about this? Good idea I bring some wine

6 I've already decided I buy a new car

7 What are your plans for next week?

I to fly to New York on business Probably on Tuesday but I haven't bought my ticket yet

8 What are your plans for the holidays?

I visit my parents for a few days and then go walking in Scotland

9 Why are you wearing your best suit?

I have lunch with my biggest customer

10 Do you want to have the chicken or the beef?

I think have the beef

11 My head hurts

Sit down and I get you an aspirin

12 We need some more ink for the printer

I go to the shop and get some

13 Look! There's smoke coming out of the photocopier

You turn it off and I phone the safety officer

14 I cannot see how to use this spreadsheet

Don't worry I help you

15 I need to speak to you today

I'm going out now but I be back later

16 Did you phone Michael?

I'm sorry I completely forgot I do it now

17 Can you help me with this? I don't understand

I give you a hand as soon as I've finished this

18 That's much too heavy for one person I give you a hand

19 Could somebody answer the phone?

I get it

20 It's really hot in here

I put on the air-conditioning

Ex 5 : Simple Past

Write positive sentences in simple past.

1 he / the question / answer

2 you / a question / ask

3 the dog / bark

4 they / us / call

5 we / a mountain / climb

6 John / stamps / collect

7 we / in London / live

8 I / hungry / be

9 they / a hamster / have

10.he / to school / go

Ex 6 : Choose the right modal verb

1 There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge You (mustn’t/needn’t/may not/ should not) buy any

2 It's a hospital You (mustn’t/needn’t/may not/don’t have to) smoke

3 He had been working for more than 11 hours He (must/need/had better/mustn’t) be tired after such hard work He

(may/should/must/had better) prefer to get some rest

4 I (could/might/can/must) speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and

we lived in Morocco But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child Now, I (may/can/must/need) just say a few things in the

language

5 The teacher said we (can/needn’t/must/should) read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional But we (could/need/needn’t/mustn’t) read it if we don't want to

6 (may/need/must/can) you stand on your head for more than a minute?

No, I (may not/needn’t/can’t)

7 If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you

(could/need/needn’t/mustn’t) to work hard

8 Take an umbrella It (need/should/mustn’t/might) rain later

9 You (shouldn’t/need/needn’t/may not) leave small objects lying

around Such objects (must/need/may/mustn’t) be swallowed by

children

10.People (couldn’t/needn’t/mustn’t/ may not) walk on grass.

11.Drivers (could/must/may) stop when the traffic lights are red

12 (may/must/should/will) I ask a question? Yes, of course

13.You (couldn’t/mustn’t/needn’t/may not) take your umbrella It is not raining

14.(can/need/should/may) you speak Italian? No, I (shouldn’t/mustn’t/may not/can’t)

Ex 7 : Questions & question words

Put in What, Where, Why, When, How into the gaps and form

meaningful questions.

1 ………is the weather like today?

2 ………don't you like apple juice?

3 ………… about a walk through the forest?

4 ………do you play volleyball?

5 ………is my red sweat shirt, Mum?

6 ………do Anne and Betty get to school every day?

7 ………does your father go to work?

8 ………is the dog's bone?

9 ………are we going for a holiday by the sea again?

10.………do you like your coffee?

Ex 8 : Adjectives – Comparatives and superlatives

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or

superlative).

1 My house is (big) than yours.

2 This flower is (beautiful) than that one.

3 This is the (interesting) book I have ever read.

4 Non-smokers usually live (long) than smokers.

5 Which is the (dangerous) animal in the world?

6 A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the mountains.

7 It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer.

8 Who is the (rich) woman on earth?

9 The weather this summer is even (bad) than last summer 10.He was the (clever) thief of all.