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INDEX
3 Unit 1
Prepositions IN | ON | AT
10 Unit 2
Adjectives & Adverbs
17 Unit 3
Comparatives & Superlatives
23 Unit 4
Simple Present
29 Unit 5
Simple Past
38 Unit 6
Future: Going To
43 Unit 7
Active voice & Passive voice
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Unit. 1 | Prepositions IN | ON | AT
Let’s learn when

to use each
PREPOSITION:
Prepositions of TIME: IN
Years
Examples:
Months
I was born
Examples:
in 1993. Seasons
My birthday
is in May. Examples:
I like to go
on holiday
in summer.
Parts of the day
Examples:
I wake up in the morning
I work in the afternoon
I have dinner in the evening.
I watch
movies and
Learn with relax at
night.
Patrick:
We don’t use IN with Night…
we say: At night
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Prepositions of time: ON
Dates
Days of the week
Examples:
Examples:
My birthday is
I relax on Sundays
on May 14th
I went to cinema
Christmas day is
on Tuesday.
on December 25th
Prepositions of time: AT
Specific Time
Examples:
I wake up at 7:00
I go to bed at 11:00
Holiday seasons
Examples:
I visit my family at
Christmas
We eat chocolate
at Easter
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Prepositions of places: IN
Countries | Cities | Neighborhoods | States

Examples:
I live in Ireland
She lives in Colorado
Buildings Rooms
Examples: Examples:
I’m in the school My father is in the kitchen
I’m in the pub I’m in my bedroom
Prepositions of places: ON
Street | Avenue Physically on the surface

of something
Examples:
She lives on King Examples:
street. The book is on the table.
I’m sitting on the sofa
I’m in my bedroom
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Prepositions of places: AT
Addresses
Examples:
I live at 8, Colorado street, Cork, Ireland.
Buildings
very common with school, restaurant, gym, cinema
Examples: We use AT for a general idea: You are in
I’m at the gym
a place but you mean the general area of
that place you are not being not specific.
I’m at the school
You are not inside that place you can be
I’m at the pub around, in front of, behind or outside it.
Events / Parties Where are you Patrick?

Examples:
Were you at a party?
I am in I am at
or
I wasn’t at the funeral. my house. home.
Learn with
Patrick:
We use: IN MY HOUSE X AT HOME
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Exercises
1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH IN, ON OR AT.
1. _____ the morning _____ Friday, I’m going to plant the flowers.
2. He was born _____ 1984, and his sister was born _____ 1986.
3. _____ April 16th, we celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.
4. _____ six years I plan to have paid off my car.
5. It is really difficult for me to get up _____ Monday mornings because I am very lazy.
6._____ the moment I don’t have any nice sunglasses, but _____ Christmas my boyfriend
will get me some.
7. The show starts _____ ten o’clock.
8. I met my girlfriend _____ June, _____ a warm, sunny day.
9. Katy studies, and ____ the same time works part time.
10. There will be many new inventions ______ the next century.
11. I expect to graduate ______ the year 2005.
12. _____ a beautiful day _____ December, _____9:00 _____ the morning, Laura was born.
2. COMPLETE THE COLUMNS WITH THE WORDS AND EXPRESSION IN THE BOX.
- every day - Friday - the morning - twelve o’clock - 2007 - May -

- Christmas day - the afternoon - the weekend weekdays - Spring -
- Sundays - next year - 2nd June - the end of the week - 10:30 - Easter -
- last summer - this evening - Monday afternoon -
IN ON AT (-)
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3. CORRECT THE MISTAKES.
1. Her birthday is at July 15th.___________________________________________________

2. He was born on 1985.________________________________________________________
3. We have lunch together at Fridays.___________________________________________
4. My class starts on 9 o’clock.___________________________________________________
5. We always decorate the house on Christmas.___________________________________
6. Halloween is in October 31st._________________________________________________
7. I always do my homework at the evening._____________________________________
8. I meet my friends in Saturday.________________________________________________
4. CREATE A QUESTION FOR EACH SENTENCE FROM EXERCISE 3. IT CAN BE A YES/NO QUESTION,
OR YOU CAN USE A QUESTION WORD.
1. _____________________________________?
2. _____________________________________?
3. _____________________________________?
4. _____________________________________?
5. _____________________________________?
6. _____________________________________?
7. _____________________________________?
8. _____________________________________?
5. NOW ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU:
What is your favourite holiday? Why?

___________________________________________
What is your favourite season? Why?

___________________________________________
What is your favourite month? Why?

___________________________________________
What is your favourite day of the week? Why?

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What is your favourite time of the day? Why?

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Unit. 2 | Adjectives & Adverbs
ADJECTIVES
1. In English the adjectives describe nouns. The nouns are: place, person, thing
The adjectives usually come before a noun
EXAMPLES:
A tall man X A short man
adjective noun adjective noun
A hot day X A cold day
A handsome man or A beautiful woman
2. In English the adjectives come in the structure:

noun + be + adjective. The adjective comes after the verb BE.
EXAMPLES:
The man is tall X The woman is short
noun be adjective noun be adjective
The man is handsome X The woman is beautiful
The day is hot X The day is cold
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Learn with Patrick:

IMPORTANT: Adjectives don’t have a plural form!
We don’t say:
I see two handsomes men. (incorrect)
I see two handsome men. (correct)
Exercises
1. GIVE THE CORRECT PLURAL
a) Comfortable room = ____________________ f) Handsome man = ________________________
b) Excellent magazine = ____________________ g) Interesting site = ________________________
c) Long road = _____________________________ h) Large food = ____________________________
d) Fast runner = ___________________________ i) Light box = ______________________________
e) Beautiful woman = ______________________ j) Small hospital = __________________________
2. MATCH THE ADJECTIVES ACCORDING TO THE PICTURES
a) Metallica Band b) Kirk Douglas Make sentences with the information:
a) _________________________________
_________________________________
b) _________________________________
_________________________________
c) Best seller d) Bangkok
c) _________________________________
_________________________________
d) _________________________________
_________________________________
( ) Old ( ) High ( ) Famous ( ) Busy SEDA

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3. MATCH THE ADJECTIVES ACCORDING TO PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OR PERSONALITY
Serious - Pretty - Good-looking - Tall - Thin - Shy - Funny - Talkative

Short - Heavy - Friendly - Handsome - Quiet
PEOPLE´S APPEARANCE PEOPLE’S PERSONALITY
4. MAKE SENTENCES USING THE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE:
a) Your City:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Your House/Apartment:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
c) Your Father/Mother:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
d) Your Best Friend:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
e) Your Job/School
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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ADVERBS
1. MODIFYING ADVERBS
We use the Modifying adverbs to ….
+++++++ = Extremely / Incredibly +++ = Quite
+++++ = Very / Really + = Not very
2,10 CM 1,90 CM 1,80 CM 1,50 CM
He’s an extremely He’s a very

tall man. tall man.
He’s a quite He’s not very
tall man. tall man.
He’s an incredibly He’s a really
tall man. tall man.
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2. ADVERBS OF MANNER
We use Adverbs of Manner to:
- describe how people do things or the way

people perform actions;
- to modify the verb in a sentence.
EXAMPLES:
ADVERBS OF MANNER
She drives very slowly. He plays badly.
He eats very healthily. I speak quietly.
Let’s study the basic Adverbs of Manner:
ADJECTIVE ADVERB MANNER ADJECTIVE ADVERB MANNER
Slow Slowly Healthy Healthily
Quick Quickly Easy Easily
Bad Badly Happy Happily
Careful Carefully Angry Angrily
Sudden Suddenly Beautiful Beautifully
Frequent Frequently Smart Smartly
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Learn with Patrick:

Attention to this Rule:
The answers
angrily to
The boy is his mother.
angry with
his mother.
One more HINT

Special Forms for some adverbs. Some adjectives have equal forms as adverbs:
We say: I have a fast car.

Adjective
She is a good swimmer. And
And
I drive fast.
She swims well. Adjective
Exercises
1. OBSERVE THE PICTURES AND a) This guy is ______________ strong.
COMPLETE WITH THE BETTER
ADVERB, USE:
b) This movie is _________ known
between children because is new.
Not very
Extremely / Incredibly c) The weather is sunny but it is

________ warm,about 15ºC.
Quite
Very / Really
d) Einstein was ____________
intelligent with numbers.
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2.CHOOSE THE CORRECT ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES CORRECTLY:
a) David is holding the glass, ____________, so he doesn’t fall it. (careful / carefully)
b) My friend Lucy is a ____________ person, she cares on everything.(careful / carefully)
c) The cars run _________ in a car race. (fast / fastly)
d) This race is _________ fast, it is difficult to see the cars.(fast / fastly)
e) Eric speaks Spanish very __________. (well / good)
f) They are really ___________ in Math. (well / good)
g) The new model looks _____________. (beautiful / beautifully)
h) Clara plays the piano _____________. (beautiful / beautifully)
i) Gleice is very __________ she has excellent grades. (cleverly / clever)
j) The new boss answers the questions __________. (cleverly / clever)
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Unit. 3 | Comparatives & Superlatives
COMPARATIVES
1. ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Pay attention to the form:
a) Adjective + ER + than
John is taller than Adam.
EXAMPLES:
Tall = Taller
Old = Older
Long = longer
Smart = smarter
b) Adjectives end in E just add R
The blue t-shirt is larger

EXAMPLES: than the red one.
Large = larger
Wise = wiser
c) Adjectives follow by the sequence: consonant +vowel +

consonant (double the second consonant) + ER
EXAMPLES:
Big = bigger
Fat = fatter Brazil is bigger
than Ireland.
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Unit. 3 | Comparatives & Superlativ
2. TWO SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES
a) More + Adjective + than Monica is more tired than Samela.
EXAMPLES:
Careful = more careful

Boring = more boring
Tired = more tired
Stupid = more stupid
b) Adjective ending in Y: drop the Y add IER Alfred is busier than Fred.
EXAMPLES:
Happy = Happier
Angry = Angrier
Busy = Busier
Pretty = Prettier
3. THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES
Use: more + adjective + than Math is more important than Arts.
EXAMPLES:
Difficult = more difficult

Important = more important
Interesting = more interesting
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Learn
with Patrick:
4) IRREGULAR FORMS PATRICK HAS ONE
COMMENT FOR US.
Good = better
Bad = worse
Far = further
Jiu-jitsu is
better than
soccer.
5. WE CAN ALSO USE LESS FOR COMPARISONS

WITH ALL THE ADJECTIVES
Study these Examples with Patrick:
The black car is less fast than the white one. >>> This chair is less comfortable than the sofa.
Exercises
1. LOOK AT THE PICTURE OS THE FAMOUS CARTOON THE SIMPSONS AND USE THE ADJECTIVES TO
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
The baby is ______________ (young) than Bart, the boy next

to Homer, the father of the family. Lisa is ________________
(intelligent) than Bart her brother.She is an excellent student.
Margie, the mother, is __________ (thin) than Homer her
husband. Homer Simpson is ___________ (fun) than the other
Simpsons. Bart creates ___________ (incredible) confusions
than his father Homer. They are an unusual family.
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2. GIVE THE CORRECT COMPARATIVE (USE MORE+ADJECTIVE OR ADJECTIVE+ER)
a) Fiat is ____________ (modern) than Cherry.
b) The table is __________ (big) than the chair.
c) The armchair is _________ (small) than the sofa.
d) The 1st floor is __________ (low) than the 10th floor.
e) My bike is __________ (expensive) than your skate.
3. USE THE COMPARATIVE LESS+ADJECTIVE ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION OF THE CHARTS:
a) (heavy)………………………………........................................………………………………………………...
Monica is 45 pounds Keila is 65 pounds
b) (far)……………………………………………………………………..................................……………………
Russia is 3.000km from here Ireland is 2.000km from here
c) (cheap).......................................................................................................................................................
The Desktop computer: $650 The Laptop computer: $950
d) (high)………………………………………………………………………...................................……………...
Mount Everest: 8.848m Nanga Parbat: 8.126m
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4. WRITE THE COMPARATIVE FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVES:
a) old _________________________ h) serious ___________________
b) strong ______________________ i) pretty ____________________
c) happy _______________________ j ) bad _____________________
d) modern _____________________ k) expensive ________________
e) important ___________________ l) hot ______________________
f) good ________________________ m) intelligent _______________
g) big _________________________ n) easy _____________________
5. CHOOSE THE RIGHT ADJECTIVE AND MAKE COMPARISONS.
a) A cow is _______________ than a cat. (light / heavy)
b) Mount Everest is _______________ the Himalayas. (high / low)
c) A Fiat is _______________ than a Ferrari. (fast / slow)
d) My grandmother is _______________ than my mother. (young / old)
e) The Nile is _______________ than the Thames. (short / long)
f) Elephants are _______________ than horses. (big / small)
g) Dolphins are _______________ than sharks. (fool / intelligent)
h) Maths is _______________ than History. (difficult / easy)

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6. LOOK AT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOUR HOTELS BELOW AND WRITE
SENTENCES USING THE NOTES GIVEN.
BEACH HOTEL SUNRISE HOTEL AURORA HOTEL RELAX HOTE
Prices: Prices: Prices: Prices:

Double rom Double rom Double rom Double rom
€ 89 per night € 99 per night € 119 per night € 99 per night
Number of rooms: Number of rooms: Number of rooms: Number of rooms:

25 Built in 1990 48 Built in 1964 114 Built in 2002 65 Built in 1975
900 meters from 500 meters from 200 meters from 900 meters from
the sea the sea the sea the sea
Relax Hotel / expensive / Sunrise Hotel. Relax Hotel / near the beach / Beach Hotel.
________________________________________ ________________________________________
Beach Hotel / luxurious / Sunrise Hotel. Sunrise Hotel / small / Aurora Hotel.
________________________________________ ________________________________________
Sunrise Hotel / old / Relax Hotel. Aurora Hotel / new / of the four hotels.
________________________________________ ________________________________________
Relax Hotel / big / Sunrise Hotel. Sunrise Hotel / far from the beach / Aurora Hotel.
________________________________________ ______________________________________________
Beach Hotel / cheap/ of the four hotels. Beach hotel / simple / Relax Hotel.
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Unit. 4 | Simple Present
SIMPLE PRESENT
We use the verbs in the Simple Present Tense to
communicate activities or actions people perform in
their routines. Common things of everyday life.
1) TO BE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I Am I Am not Am I..?
You Are You Are not Are you…?
He Is Hei Is not Is he…?
She Is She Is not Is she…?
It Is It Is not Is it…?
We Are We Are not Are we…?
You Are You Are not Are you…?
They Are They Are not Are they…?
Pay attention the TO BE has two meanings/significances!!!

Study the CHART:
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a I am a good student. I am in Dublin.
b You are a nice person You are at home
c He is Joshua He is in Moscow
d She is a great doctor She is in London now
e It is fast. (it=computer) It is on the table. (it=computer)
f We are SEDA College Online students We are on the platform
g You are lawyers You are in your offices
h They are nurses They are in the hospital.
Exercises
LET’S PRACTICE THE TO BE:
1. MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES OF THE CHART :
a) I am not a good student. I am not in Dublin. e) ____________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________ f) ____________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________ g) ___________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________ h) ___________________________________________
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2. NOW, MAKE QUESTIONS WITH BE. USE THE EXAMPLE:
a) Am I a good student? Am I in Dublin? e) _________________________________________
b) _________________________________________ f) _________________________________________
c) _________________________________________ g) ________________________________________
d) _________________________________________ h) ________________________________________
3. WRITE TRUE SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR REALITY WITH THE VERB BE. USE AFFIRMATIVE OR
NEGATIVE FORMA LIKE THE ONES IN THE EXAMPLES. USE THE DICTIONARY IF IT IS NECESSARY.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Now, follow the use of the SIMPLE PRESENT with other verbs:
Subject 1. Help 2. Go 3. Study 4. Have
I Help Go Study Have
You Help Go Study Have
He Helps Goes Studies Has
She Helps Goes Studies Has
It Helps Goes Studies Has
We Help Go Study Have
You Help Go Study Have
They Help Go Study Have
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1. General Rule: when we use he/she/it add S in the verb

2. Rule I: verbs ending in: O, X, H, S, SS, SH or CH when we use he/she/it add ES
3. Rule II: Verbs ending in Y, when the Y is followed by a consonant when we use he/she/it drop the
Y and add IES
4. Special Form with the verb HAVE for he/she/it we use HAS
NEGATIVE
Subject Complete form Contracted form
I do not help don’t help
You do not help don’t help
He does not help doesn’t help
She does not help doesn’t help
It does not help doesn’t help
We do not help don’t help
You do not help don’t help
They do not help don’t help
Use the auxiliar verbs DO + NOT / DOES + NOT or DON’T / DOESN’T
INTERROGATIVE
Auxiliar verb Subject Verb
Do I Help
Do You Help
Does He Help
Does She Help
Does It Help
Do We Help
Do You Help
Do They Help
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USE THE AUXILIAR VERBS DO / DOES
One hint with

Patrick:
ATTENTION:
In negative questions it is ok to use:
DON’T / DOESN’T
Don’t you study
(in this case you are almost sure English with SEDA
the answer is Yes, so you make the College Online
question in the negative to confirm) platform ?
Exercises
1. GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS THAT FOLLOWS:
Help. Helen ________ with the homework.
b) Have.We _________ English classes on Modays.
c) Go. They _______ to school in the morning
d) Finish. The class __________ at 16:00pm.
e) Play. The boys __________ rockey after the classes.
f) Be. Jessy ________ thenew P.E. teacher.
g) Enjoy. Many teenagers _________ The Now United Band.
h) Live. Michael __________ in Canada now.
i) Start. The game ________ at 7:00pm
j) Do . I ______ many homeworks at home.
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2. CIRCLE DO / DOES ACCORDING TO THE QUESTIONS, AFTER ANSWER POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY:
a) Do / Does the students go to school by car?Yes, _________.
b) Do / Does your mother live with you? Yes, ____________.
c) Do / Does the train leave at 6:00am? No, _____________.
d) Do / Does you understand Arabic? No, __________.
e) Do / Does your cell phone have many apps? Yes, ________.
3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO YOU:
a) Who is your best friend?______________________________________.
b) What do you do in the morning?______________________________________.
c) Where does your teacher work?______________________________________.
d) When are you at home?______________________________________.
e) What kind of movies do you like?_____________________________________.
f) How often do you go to the cinema?___________________________________.
g) What time is your favourite tv show?__________________________________.
h) Do you live in England?______________________________________.
i) Does your laptop have a large memory?________________________________.
j) Are you a good student? Why?______________________________________.
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Unit. 5 | Simple Past
SIMPLE PAST
We use the Simple Past tense to talk about actions
that happen in a certain period of the Past.
Important:
In the Simple Past the verbs are divided and follow
certain rules to form the Past Tense. They are divided
into: Regular Verbs and Irregular verbs.
REGULAR VERBS
SUBJECT AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I helped Did not help / didn’t help Did I help…?
You helped Did not help / didn’t help Did you help…?
He helped Did not help / didn’t help Did he help…?
She helped Did not help / didn’t help Did she help…?
It helped Did not help / didn’t help Did it help…?
We helped Did not help / didn’t help Did we help…?
You helped Did not help / didn’t help Did you help…?
They helped Did not help / didn’t help Did they help…?
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AFFIRMATIVE
1. Most verbs we only Add ED in the end of the verbs:

Help = helped finish = finished play = played
2. When the infinite verb ends in E Add only D

Live = lived dance = danced erase = erased
3. When the infinitive verb ends in Consonant + Vowel + Consonant, double the final consonant
in the simple past form:
Stop = stopped drop = dropped grab = grabbed
4. When the infinitive verb ends in Y followed by a consonant, drop the Y and add IED
Study = studied try = tried worry = worried
Exercises
1. WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT LIST.
Plan Arrive Live Visit Study Paint Receive Drop Carry

Walk Stay Work Enjoy Try Stop Cry Taste Watch
+d + ed = y +ied double conson +ed
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2. THERE ARE 30 VERBS IN THE PAST IN THE WORDSEACH. FIND THEM AND GIVE THE INFINITIVE
FORM. (ALL VERBS ARE IRREGULAR).
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
3. ASK QUESTIONS BASED ON THE UNDERLINED INFORMATION.
a. ____________________________________________________________?
• Charlotte caught the bus at 7:00 am.
b. ____________________________________________________________?
• She bought a new dress.
c. ____________________________________________________________?
• Peter went to the swimming pool yesterday.
d. ____________________________________________________________?
• The children came back home by train.
e. ____________________________________________________________?
• We watched a reality show last week.
f. ____________________________________________________________?
• He talked to his sister on skype.
g. ____________________________________________________________?
• They moved to Cork last year.
h. ____________________________________________________________?
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IRREGULAR VERBS
Some verbs have a special form in the Simple Past, they are the Irregular Verbs.
Attention: This special form is only used in the Affirmative
Here are some examples:
INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST
Go Went
Have Had
Make Made
Eat Ate
Drink Drank
Get Got
See Saw
Give Gave
Think Thought
Wake up Woke up
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Study these two actions that happened in the Past:

Example:
I went to the mall yesterday.
He ate pizza last night.
Let’s learn the Negative and Interrogative forms:
did not go /
I went Did I go…?
didn’t go
did not go /
You went Did you go…?
didn’t go
did not go /
He went Did he go…?
didn’t go
did not go /
She went Did she go…?
didn’t go
did not go /
It went Did it go…?
didn’t go
did not go /
We went Did we go…?
didn’t go
did not go /
You went Did you go…?
didn’t go
did not go /
They went Did they go…?
didn’t go
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NEGATIVE FORM
Use the auxiliar DID + NOT or DIDN’T

John went to Miami yesterday. X John didn’t go to Miami yesterday
INTERROGATIVE FORM
Use the auxiliar DID + Subject + Verb…

John went to Miami yesterday. X Did John go to Miami?
TO BE
I Was Was not / wan’t Was I…?
You Were Were not / weren’t Were you…?
He Was Was not / wasn't Was he…?
She Was Was not / wasn't Was she…?
It Was Was not / wasn't Was it…?
We Were Were not / weren’t Were we…?
You Were Were not / weren’t Were you…?
They Were Were not / weren’t Were they…?
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Study some useful expressions to use you talk about the Past:
PAST SIMPLE
YESTERDAY YESTERDAY MORNING
LAST WEEK 1990
LAST MONTH THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
ONE WEEK AGO IN MARCH
TWO MONTHS AGO ON SUNDAY
THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS BORN
YESTERDAY
Exercises
1. COMPLETE THE SPACES WITH WAS, WASN’T, WERE OR WEREN’T.
Last weekend we __________ in Paris with Paula and Joseph. It __________ their wedding anniver-
sary and there __________ a party to celebrate it on Friday. Tony and Suzy __________ at the party
because Suzy’s mother __________ in hospital. The party__________ great. Many friends __________
there and the food __________ delicious. However, Paula and Joseph __________ a bit sad because
their daughter__________ at the party. She __________ in London on a school trip. Anyway, it
__________ a wonderful party and we __________ really happy there.
We went back to London and a detective knocked at my door on Monday morning…
Detective: Where __________ you last Friday evening?

Tom: I __________ in Paris.
Detective: What __________ you doing in Paris?
Tom: I __________ there for my friend’s wedding
anniversary. Detective: What __________ you doing at 1am?
Tom: I __________ sleeping at 1am.
Detective: Where?
Tom: At the hotel.
Detective: What __________ the name of the hotel?
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Tom: The Holiday Inn.
Detective: Who __________ you with?
Tom: I __________ with my wife, Sarah.
Detective: What __________ your room number?
Tom: It __________ room 63.
Detective: What time __________ you in bed at?
Tom: Me and my wife __________ in bed at midnight.
Detective: __________ you seen by anybody?
Tom: Yes, the barman and the waitress who __________
working that evening. Detective: What __________ their names?
Tom: Their names __________ Kevin and Bella
2. FIND AND CORRECT THE MISTAKE
a) Where was you born? They aren’t happy yesterday.

b) She was a nurse? After work, he were tired.
c) I not right. Where was they last Tuesday?
d) How was she old? We wasn’t hungry.
e) I’m not late last night. it is very cold last night
a) _____________________________________________________________________
b) _____________________________________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________________________________
d) _____________________________________________________________________
e) _____________________________________________________________________
3. PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER.
at / yesterday / Ms / was / Simpson / work .

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dog / last / was / your / week / sick ?
______________________________________________
Wednesday / at / weren’t / you / school / last .
______________________________________________
happy / your / your / very / results / were / parents .
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you / was / your / the / with / party / at / sister ?
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meeting / wasn’t / the / Mr / for / Thompson / late .
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4. COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE VERBS IN THE BOX. REMEMBER TO USE THE PAST SIMPLE.
Make Have 2X Stop Eat Take 2x Enjoy Call

Rest Go 6x Be 2x Vist See Drink
Erika __________ to London, in England. She __________ a flight very early on Saturday morning. She
__________ in London at 7:30am and it __________ very cold and windy there. She __________ a taxi
to the hotel and __________ her friend John on the way.
John __________ to the hotel where Erika __________ and they __________ breakfast together. After
breakfast, they __________ to the city centre.
They _________ the London Eye and _________ some museums. Erika _________ very tired so they
_________ and _________ down for a few minutes. They _________ water and _________ some snacks.
Erika _______ back to the hotel at 5pm. She _______ a shower and _______ for 2 hours.At 8 o’clock
John _______ to the hotel and _______ Erika. They _______ to a night club. They _______ all night
long and Erika _______ many friends. She _______ her holidays and she _______ London.
5. ASK QUESTIONS BASED ON THE UNDERLINED INFORMATION.

a. ____________________________________________________________?
• Charlotte caught the bus at 7:00 am.
b. ____________________________________________________________?
• She bought a new dress.
c. ____________________________________________________________?
• Peter went to the swimming pool yesterday.
d. ____________________________________________________________?
• The children came back home by train.
e. ____________________________________________________________?
• We watched a reality show last week.
f. ____________________________________________________________?
• He talked to his sister on skype.
g. ____________________________________________________________?
• They moved to Cork last year.
h. ____________________________________________________________?
• They did a gastronomy course last summer.
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Unit. 6 | Future: Going To
FUTURE: GOING TO
We use GOING TO to talk about Future Plans or Predictions:
Examples: I am going to play soccer at College.
(in the future… it is a plan)
TO BE + GOING TO + VERB….
The weather is getting colder. It is going to snow
tomorrow. (future prediction of the climate)
TO BE + GOING TO + VERB….
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I am going to play I am not going to play Am I going to play..?
You are going to play You are not going to play Are you going to play…?
He is going to play Hei is not going to play Is he going to play…?
She is going to play She is not going to play Is she going to play…?
It is going to play It is not going to play Is it going to play…?
We are going to play We are not going too play Are we going to play…?
You are going to play You are not going to play Are you going to play…?
They are going to play We are not going to play Are they going to play…?
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NEGATIVE FORM:
She is not going to work next Sunday, it is her recess.

TO BE + NOT + GOING TO + VERB
INTERROGATIVE FORM:
Are they going to help their parents move to a new house next holiday?
TO BE + subjet + GOING TO + VERB
Learn with Patrick some

Future Expressions!
TIME EXPRESSIONS USED WITH FUTURE TENSES
• Tomorrow / the day after tomorrow

• Tomorrow morning / tomorrow afternoon...
• In 5 years time / in a hour / in a week
• Later
• Soon
• In short
• Next year / next week / next Tuesday
• In the future
• On Monday / on Tuesday...
• On Monday morning / on Monday afternoon...
PAY ATTENTION:
Most of the time these
expressions are used at the
end of the sentences.
You are going to finish

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Exercises
1. CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO FUTURE FORM: GOING TO.
a) The students study hard for the tests.

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b) I have a dentist appointment on Thursday.

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c) It snows when it is very cold.

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d) We sell clothes from that site.

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e) Nick and Dany travel behind their dreams.

________________________________________________________________
2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS FROM THE BOX

USING FUTURE WITH GOING TO:
Take Not get Learn Have Paint Not fly Not see
Travel Not go Study Dance Climb
a) He _______________ for his exam. g) My friends _______________ next year.
b) They _______________ married. h) John _______________ photos with his new camera.
c) We _______________ to Barcelona. i) I _______________ to drive.
d) The builders _______________the house. j) We _______________ a mountain.
e) Sheila _______________a baby. k) He _______________ the pyramids.
f) She _______________ tango. l) I _______________ to the party.
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3. NICOLE IS GOING TO GO TO SPAIN NEXT WEEKEND. WRITE A LIST OF THINGS SHE IS

GOING TO DO. USE THE PICTURES TO HELP YOU.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4. LOOK AT THE PICTURES, THESE PEOPLE ARE MAKING PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, MAKE SENTENCES
USING GOING TO:
a) _____________________ b) _____________________ c) _____________________

_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
d) _____________________ e) _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
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5. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT SUNDAY? ARE YOU GOING TO DO THESE THINGS?
MAKE TRUE SENTENCES ABOUT YOURSELF.
Get up late Study English

_______________________________________ _______________________________________
Eat barbecue See my friends

_______________________________________ _______________________________________
Clean my room Talk to my family on skype

_______________________________________ _______________________________________
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Unit. 7 | Active voice & Passive voic
ACTIVE VOICE:
The emphasis is in the subject because the subject
comes first and performs the action of the verb.
I love you He likes music

Subject Verb Object Subject Verb Object
Subject is the noun (person, place, or thing) that does the action of the verb:
The subject is active
Verb is the action

Object is the noun (person, place or thing) that receives the action of the verb:
The Object is passive
IMPORTANT:
The subject acts and the object receives the action
PASSIVE VOICE: The emphasis is in the object because the object

comes first and receives the action of the verb.
Active Voice: Million of people know him (simple present)

Passive Voice: He is >> known by millions of people.
Object + To Be + Past Participle + complement
Active Voice: I finished the project (simple past)

Passive Voice: The project was >> finished (by me)
Object + To Be + Past Participle + complement
Object: The object is the noun (person, place or thing) that receives the action of the verb
The objective is PASSIVE
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Three important Hints to form the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. Verb TO BE follows the tense of the passive sentence:
ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
Mike fixes the bike.(simple present) The bike is fixed by him. (to be present)
Mike broke the door. (simple past) The door was broken by him. (to be past)
2. The Principal verb has to be in the Past Participle see some example to use:
Example 1
Mike fixes the bike = The bike is fixed by him
REGULAR VERBS
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
fix fixed worked like liked liked
help helped helped study studied studied
The Past Participle of the Regular verbs add ED equal to the Simple Past.
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Example 2
Mike broke the door. = The door was broken by him.
IRREGULAR VERBS
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
break broke broke write wrote written
drive drove driven eat ate eaten
The Past Participle of the Irregular verbs have a Special Form.
Important: when you don’t know if a verb is Regular or not checka

Chart for the Past Participle.
3. If you want to show who performs the action you use the name or an Objective Pronoun:
Jane helps the children. = Children are helped by her. = Children are helped by Jane
The students answered the tests. = The tests were answered by them. =
The tests were answered by the students
Active Voice Passive Voice
I me
you you
he him
she her
it it
we us
you you
they them
Important: if you don’t know the sex in the case of a profession

repeat the name of the profession:
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Exercises
1. CHANGE THE ACTIVE VOICE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE SENTENCES:
a) Zenaide writes beautiful posts. f) We play FIFA games.

____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
b) The Police watched the prisoner. g) You opened the restaurant.

____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
c) Bob drives a Toyota SUV. h) The rain waters the grass.

____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
d) The children eat the cake. i) Louis drank the soda.

____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
e) Richard and Holland liked the new book. j) Birds love the trees.
____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
2. CHECK THE CORRECT ANSWER:
a) Billy: I bought the new iphone. d) The salesman: I sold many tvs.
( ) The new iphone is bought by him. ( ) Tvs are sold by them
( ) The new iphone was bought by her. ( ) Tvs were solden by him
( ) The new iphone was bought by him. ( ) Tvs are sold by him
( ) The new iphone bought by him. ( ) Tvs were sold by her
( ) The new iphone bought by her ( ) Tvs were sold by him
b) Wilson and Jennifer: We got new jeans. e) The tourists: We observed a beautiful sunset.
( ) New jeans were gotten by them ( ) A Beautiful sunset was observed by him
( ) New jeans were gotten by him ( ) A Beautiful sunset are observed by them
( ) New jeans were gotten by them ( ) A Beautiful sunset is observed by them
( ) New jeans are gotten by them ( ) A Beautiful sunset was observed by them
( ) New jeans were gotten by her ( ) A Beautiful sunset is observed by him and her
c) Annie: I made a delicious pudding.

( ) A delicious pudding was made by her
( ) A delicious pudding is made by her
( ) A delicious pudding was maden by her
( ) A delicious pudding was made by him
( ) A delicious pudding is made by them
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3. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER, ACTIVE VOICE OR PASSIVE VOICE ACCORDING

TO THE SENTENCES:
a) The law was approved by the Parliament.

b) The secretary wrote the email.

c) An old woman was injured in an accident.

d) The supervisors told the workers about the salaries.

e) The task was finished before the time.

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SPEAK LISTEN READ WRITE PRACTICE

3rd Edition - 2020

Let’s learn when

Countries | Cities | Neighborhoods | States

Street | Avenue Physically on the surface

Events / Parties Where are you Patrick?

- every day - Friday - the morning - twelve o’clock - 2007 - May -

3. CORRECT THE MISTAKES.

1. Her birthday is at July 15th.___________________________________________________

5. NOW ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU:

What is your favourite holiday? Why?

What is your favourite season? Why?

What is your favourite month? Why?

What is your favourite day of the week? Why?

What is your favourite time of the day? Why?

Unit. 2 | Adjectives & Adverbs

A tall man X A short man

adjective noun adjective noun

A hot day X A cold day

adjective noun adjective noun

A handsome man or A beautiful woman

adjective noun adjective noun

2. In English the adjectives come in the structure:

The man is tall X The woman is short

noun be adjective noun be adjective

The man is handsome X The woman is beautiful

noun be adjective noun be adjective

The day is hot X The day is cold

noun be adjective noun be adjective

Learn with Patrick:

I see two handsome men. (correct)

a) Comfortable room = ____________________ f) Handsome man = ________________________

b) Excellent magazine = ____________________ g) Interesting site = ________________________

c) Long road = _____________________________ h) Large food = ____________________________

d) Fast runner = ___________________________ i) Light box = ______________________________

e) Beautiful woman = ______________________ j) Small hospital = __________________________

2. MATCH THE ADJECTIVES ACCORDING TO THE PICTURES

a) Metallica Band b) Kirk Douglas Make sentences with the information:

( ) Old ( ) High ( ) Famous ( ) Busy SEDA

Unit. 2 | Adjectives & Adverbs

3. MATCH THE ADJECTIVES ACCORDING TO PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OR PERSONALITY

Serious - Pretty - Good-looking - Tall - Thin - Shy - Funny - Talkative

PEOPLE´S APPEARANCE PEOPLE’S PERSONALITY

4. MAKE SENTENCES USING THE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE:

d) Your Best Friend:

We use the Modifying adverbs to ….

+++++++ = Extremely / Incredibly +++ = Quite

+++++ = Very / Really + = Not very

2,10 CM 1,90 CM 1,80 CM 1,50 CM

He’s an extremely He’s a very

Unit. 2 | Adjectives & Adverbs

We use Adverbs of Manner to:

- describe how people do things or the way

- to modify the verb in a sentence.

She drives very slowly. He plays badly.

He eats very healthily. I speak quietly.

Let’s study the basic Adverbs of Manner:

a) Comfortable room = f) Handsome man = ____

b) Excellent magazine = g) Interesting site = ____

c) Long road = _ h) Large food =

d) Fast runner = _ i) Light box = ____

e) Beautiful woman = j) Small hospital = ____

- describe how people do things or the way

c) Adjectives follow by the sequence: consonant +vowel +

3. THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES

a) old _______ h) serious _

b) strong __ i) pretty

c) happy ___ j ) bad _

d) modern _____ k) expensive

e) important _ l) hot ____

f) good __________ m) intelligent _

g) big _____ n) easy _