GRAMMAR 0 Presentsimple

® There is 1 are, There was 1 were,
Articles and quantifiers
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4 Match A to B toform sentences.Then complete the
sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple.
R A M ,'.1 ^ R A N i .t.l AT 1 r.i N
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1 MatchAto Btoformcorrectsentences. 1 Myparentssometimes ... (meet)

-....®.--.. 2 ... she usually ... (take)

3 The musician ... (play)

1 There weren't a manyexams lastmonth?
4 MrJoe Burns ... (notwork)
2 Thereare b much fog right now.
5 When ... they ... (feed)
3 Werethere c any homeworkyesterday?
6 1... (not know)
4 Arethere d any good programmes on TV now?
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5 Therewas e any students in the classroom at
a five different instruments.
6 There aren't the moment.
b theelephants?
7 There isn't f anyguestsatthe hotel last month.
c theanswertothisquestion.
s Wasthere g some books on the table now.
d their friends at this café.
h a lot of cake an hour ago.
e forourcompany.
f thebustoschool?
2 Copy and complete the sentences with the words
below.
5 Complete the blog entrywith the verbs in brackets.
was any : are \: isn't \ some ' a } the t` is
Use the Present Simple.
weren't

1...thereanypensonthedeskatthemoment?
2 There are . . . chairs in the room. Here -take one!

3 There aren't ... bananas in ... shake.Taste it! This Ís my fourth month in France, so l'm a real expert on all Freíic+

4 . . . there any water in these bottles right now?
5 There . . . any students at the party last night.
6 There . . . some coffee and . . . cake on the table
a minute ago.
things. ln most countries people ' .... (eat) bread, but the Frercr
really 2 .... (love) baguettcs! A French adult often 3 ... (buy) t-,«
or three baguettes after work, and 4 .... (have) one on the ',.,2 .
home. The French 5 .... (not cut) their baguettes. They : ... (:e:.
a líttle piece from the end with their hands. At home, a F'€r:-

7 There ... anyjuice in the fridge. person 7 .... (not serve) bread on a plate. The bread 8 ... (go,i -;-:
on the dinner table. Before they 9 .... (finish) a meal, the Fre-c-
1° .... (use) this bread to cl€an their platcs!
3 Correcttheerrors in bold.
1 Therewasn't any shows last winter. X
2 leatmanyfruit.X
6 Write questions with the words below. Usethe presem
3 There aren't some bananas on the table. X
Simple. Then a.nswer the questions. Make the ans\^/\ers
4 The zoo has got a orangutan. /
true for you.
5 Thei.e are any books on the table. J
1 where/yourfriends/ meet/at the weekend
6 There are many questions in the exam? X
2 what / sport / your best friend / do
7 Look at the sky! A sun is so beautiful right now! X
3 what / you / usually / have / for breakfast
S We have got any time. X
4 how / your best friend / get / to school / in the momirT
5 your English teacher / give / homework / every lesson
0 Present (ontinuous 0 Use ofadjectives

7 Copyand complete the sentences according to the 10 Copyand complete the sentences with the
picture. Use the verbs in brackets and the affirmative adjectives in brackets. Use the affirmative or
or negative form of the Present Continuous. negative comparative, superlative or (nor) as . .. as.
1 Rachel is 13, and 1 am 14, so she's ... (young) me.

2 The brown table is . . . (expensive) the black one.

They both cost £840.
3 What is ... (slow) animal in the world?
4 You should buy the black dress. lt's . . . (fashionable)
the blue one.
5 Don't buy this game. lt's . . . (exciting) game of all!
6 1 didn't enjoy the second book in the series. lt was
. . . (interesting) the first book.
7 1 can't solve this maths problem. lt's . . . (difficult)

problem on the page.

11 Copyand complete the sentences with the

1 A monkey ... (eat) a banana. adjectives below. Use roo . . . or (nof) . . . enough.

2 The children ... (watch) the elephants. noisy ;} narrow \: warm : simple t strong

3 Theelephants ... (sleep). 1 Let's find a quiet place. lt's ... here.

4 Jimmy ... (drink) somejuice. 2 l'm . . . to carry this box. Can you help me?

5 Allen ... (feed) the monkeys. 3 lt's only 18°C, so it's . . . to go swimming today.

6 Two birds ... (stand) on an elephant's head. 4 These streets are . . . for big lorries.
5 ls this text ... for children to understand?
8 Write questions about the picture in Exercise 7 with
the words below. Use the Present Continuous. Then 12 Copy and completethe sentences with thewords
answer the questions. below.
1 thebirds/fly enough lj least ;t the J less i: too ,] as :: than
worst i: most ;,: more
2 Allen/wear/acap
3 theelephants/eat 1 1 am ... tallest student in my class. Everyone's

4 Jimmy / sit / on the ground shorter than me.

2 English is as difficult ... maths. Both subjects are
5 what/thechildren/do
difficult.

9 Copyand complete the sentences with the verbs 3 Butterflies are ... beautiful than flies.They're so

below. Use the Present Continuous. Which sentence colourful!

refers to the future? 4 Football is the ... popular sport in my country.

lt's popular with everyone.
pian Í fly ;+ walk 7: notlisten ,` notplay `; laugh
5 Today was the . . . rainy day this week. lt only rained
1 We ... to London tomorrow.
a little.
2 Why . . . you . . . ? What's so funny?
6 Crisps are better . . . chips. They're so good.
3 ... Paul ... his summertripto lndia now? 7 1 am old .,. to drive a car. l'm 18.
4 The students . . . to the teacher at the moment. 8 lt's . . . cold to have a picnic today. lt's only 5°C.
5 Paul ... the dog now. 9 1 am the ... singer in my family. l'm terrible!

6 I ... football this week because my leg hurts. 10 Sweets are . . . healthy than fruit.

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