Articles Merged
Articles Merged
1. _______ couple was sitting on ______ bench. _________ man was reading ______ book
while _______ woman was knitting.
2. ________ cheetah is ________ fastest land animal.
3. What ______ nice view!
4. We went to ________ cinema and saw _______ very funny movie. We really had _______
good time !
5. You should take _______ umbrella, it’s going to rain.
6. My father is ______ vet and my mum is ______ teacher.
7. I need ______ new pair of _______ shoes.
8. What _________ lovely shoes you have!
9. I am against ___________ vivisection.
10. She dislikes __________ bananas.
11. _________ banana I ate this morning was ripe.
12. _________ dog is ________ pet she prefers; she thinks it is _____ faithful animal.
Personally, I prefer _______ cats.
13. How much ________ luggage do they have?
14. He went to ______ school by _______ bike.
15. Put ________ oil in the pan.
16. Go past ________ school and then it’s on your right. You can’t miss it!
17. ______ prices have gone up lately.
18. Would you like ________ cup of _______ tea?
19. They play ______tennis twice ______ week.
20. She has _______ shower every morning.
21. Ann and Rob met by ________ chance on ______ train.
22. ________ boy who is sitting in _______ last row is my brother.
23. Will you pass me _________ salt, please?
24. _______ French are said to be presumptuous _______ people.
25. They live in _______ Belgium but they were born in ______ USA.
26. _______ mount Everest is ________ highest mountain in ______world.
27. We had _______ romantic dinner cruise on ________ Seine.
28. _______ Himalayas form _____ border between ______ India and _____ rest of ________
Indian continent.
29. He is afraid of ________ death.
30. I want to know ________ truth.
31. Paul plays _________ soccer better than he plays ________ guitar.
32. _______ most boys are interested in ________ cars.
33. I heard on _______ radio that there had been ________ terrible earthquake in _____
California _______ last night.
34. Make _______ love, not ______ war!
35. Lynn goes to ________ university by ________ car; it takes her ______ hour to get there.
Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect
3. Write the correct tag: 4. Be careful with the tags in these sentences:
1. You must come to the party, _________? 1. I’m a student, __________?
2. Sam doesn’t like cooking, ________? 2. Let’s go to the stadium, _________?
3. You are on duty, _________? 3. I’m not very happy, __________?
4. Jim hasn’t got a dog, ________? 4. Let’s play football, _________?
5. Tom is only twelve, _______? 5. Open the door, ________?
6. They speak French, ________? 6. Don’t take this bag, ________?
7. Lucy can’t play table tennis, _________? 7. I’m very talkative, _________?
8. We could help them, __________? 8. Let’s sing together, __________?
9. Tom doesn’t like classical music, ________? 9. Don’t talk, ________?
10. They don’t live in Paris, ________? 10. I’m too high, __________?
11. Your car isn’t expensive, _________? 11. Let’s have lunch, ________?
12. His brother is noisy, ________? 12. Clean the room, ________?
13. They work at the plant, _________? 13. I’m only ten, __________?
14. Nick speaks German well, ___________? 14. Help me, __________?
15. Jane mustn’t wash the dishes, __________? 15. Let’s go to New York, _________?
16. You ate a cake yesterday, ________? 16. Don’t ask me, _________?
17. Peter has got a parrot, _________? 17. I’m too tired, _________?
18. Tim doesn’t smoke ________? 18. Let’s go to the cinema today, ________?
19. You don’t watch TV, __________? 19. Cut the vegetables, ________?
20. He is a doctor, ___________? 20. Don’t tell lies, _________?
21. They didn’t bring books, _________? 21. I’m thirsty, _________?
22. He will arrive at five o’clock, _________? 22. Let’s play chess a little, _________?
KEYS:
3. Write the correct tag: 4. Be careful with the tags in these sentenc-
es:
1. You must come to the party, mustn’t you? 1. I’m a student, aren’t I?
2. Sam doesn’t like cooking, does he? 2. Let’s go to the stadium, shall we?
3. You are on duty, aren’t you? 3. I’m not very happy, am I?
4. Jim hasn’t got a dog, has he? 4. Let’s play football, shall we?
5. Tom is only twelve, isn’t he? 5. Open the door, will you?
6. They speak French, don’t they? 6. Don’t take this bag, will you?
7. Lucy can’t play table tennis, can she? 7. I’m very talkative, aren’t I?
8. We could help them, couldn’t we? 8. Let’s sing together, shall we?
9. Tom doesn’t like classical music, does he? 9. Don’t talk, will you?
10. They don’t live in Paris, do they? 10. I’m too high, aren’t I?
11. Your car isn’t expensive, is it? 11. Let’s have lunch, shall we?
12. His brother is noisy, isn’t he? 12. Clean the room, will you?
13. They work at the plant, don’t they? 13. I’m only ten, aren’t I?
14. Nick speaks German well, doesn’t he? 14. Help me, will you?
15. Jane mustn’t wash the dishes, must she? 15. Let’s go to New York, shall we?
16. You ate a cake yesterday, didn’t you? 16. Don’t ask me, will you?
17. Peter has got a parrot, hasn’t he? 17. I’m too tired, aren’t I?
18. Tim doesn’t smoke, does he? 18. Let’s go to the cinema today, shall we?
19. You don’t watch TV, do you? 19. Cut the vegetables, will you?
20. He is a doctor, isn’t he? 20. Don’t tell lies, will you?
21. They didn’t bring books, did they? 21. I’m thirsty, aren’t I?
22. He will arrive at five o’clock, won’t he? 22. Let’s play chess a little, shall we?
PRESENT PERFECT VS. PAST SIMPLE
In 2005, three young men, Chad Hurley, Steve Chan and Jawed Karim (establish) the website
'YouTube.' The men (meet) while they (work) at another Internet company. They (share)
ideas about the Internet when they (realise) that it was not easy to post and share video clips on the Internet. So,
the men (decide) to create a website to do exactly that. In February 2005, they (register)
youtube.com and (go) online. YouTube (become) an instant success as it was user-friendly with a
modern design.
Everyday, while more and more people (upload) videos to the site, even more people (watch)
the videos. After only a few months online, YouTube videos (attract) more than 130 million viewers. In 2006, the
three founders of YouTube (sell) their company to Google for 1.65 billion US dollars! YouTube is the third most
visited website on the Internet after Google and Facebook!
1. When it (stop) raining, we (go out) 1. Jack fell asleep he was watching a film.
and (put) the kayak in the water. 2. We went out the rain stopped.
2. While I (wait) at the bus stop, I (see) 3. Ann was driving the accident happened.
an accident. 4. I was walking, I remembered it was mum's
3. Suddenly, the man (take) the purse from the birthday!
woman’s handbag and (run off). 5. They were listening to the radio they were
4. At 5 p.m. yesterday, I (read) a book about making breakfast.
Captain Cook and my sister (watch) a film about 6. Paul bought a ticket he got to the station.
the explorer Robert Falcon Scott. 7. I heard the doorbell, I went to the door.
5. I (relax) in the sun when a cloud (appear) 8. we were standing outside the cinema,
in the sky. someone picked my pocket.
6. When the sailor (open) the box, he (find) 9. They lived in Germany they were young.
an old map inside. 10. we were walking home, we saw а signpost
7. While everyone (argue), I (realise) it for а town called Неll.
was a good time to go.
8. As I (leave) the party, I finally My cousin Jake went to Australia last year. He was staying
(remember) the man’s name. in Melbourne when / while he decided to go to Lake
9. The man (wear) a raincoat and (carry) Eyre in the Australian Outback. He was driving through
a big suitcase. the outback when / as he saw a sign for William Creek,
10. The girl (run) through the forest when the smallest town in Australia.
she (slip) over.
11. The boy (sit) on a bench in the park When / While he got to the town, he saw a petrol
while he (read) a book. station, a car park and a hotel. There was even a small
12. The policeman (notice) the blood on the floor museum. The hotel was open, so he had something to
when he first (enter) the room. eat.
13. I (see) the money on the ground as I (walk) He was talking to some local people when / while he
to school. was having his lunch. They were telling him stories about
the outback when / while they heard a strange noise.
As a teenager James Cook (develop) a fascination for the sea and (travel) to Whitby where
he (find) employment on a coal ship.
While he (serve) in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War, Cook (have) the
command of a ship.
In 1769, while hе (sail) асrоss thе south Pacific Осеаn, thе fаmоus British ехрlогег Captain James
Cook, (open) а sесгеt letter frоm thе British gоverпmепt and (геаd) the
instructions. Thе letter told him to find thе uпехрIоrеd continent оf Теrra Аustrаlis.
Whеn Cook (reach) the islands of what is now New Zealand, he (make) the first good
maps оf the coast.
Тhеn, in Арril 1770, hе (sail) west to the sоuth-еаst coast оf Аustrаliа. As his (travel) along
the coast, Cook (give) names to the strange, nеw places.
Оnе day, whеn his mеп (get) off the shiр at а beautiful bау, they (find) a lot оf
interesting animals and plants, so Cook (call) the рlасе Botany Bay. And while (rераir)
thе ship nеаr а river, Cook (namе) the river аftеr his ship, the Епdеavour. Today, thе Епdеavour river
rеасhеs thе Australian coast at а town called Cooktown, which is named аftеr thе ехрlоrеr himsеlf.
His last voyage for the Royal Society (take) him to the west coast of North America where he (try)
to find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.
While he and his crew (rest) in Hawaii, some Hawaiians (steal) one of his boats. When cook
and his men (try) to get the boat back from the natives, a violent fight (break out) in
which the natives (stab) James Cook to death.
His crew (bury) the remains of Cook’s body in Kealakekua Bay on 22nd February 1779.
Subject and Object Questions
Ask questions about the underlined words:
1. Tom works in a bank. __________________________________________________
2. Anna lives with her parents. _____________________________________________
3. Jack has broken his leg. _________________________________________________
4. Someone is following us. _______________________________________________
5. They are going to buy a new car.__________________________________________
6. Tom bought a jumper yesterday.__________________________________________
7. Tom bought a jumper yesterday. __________________________________________
8. They got married 5 years ago. ____________________________________________
9. They have been married for 5 years. _______________________________________
10. I saw a good film at the cinema last week. __________________________________
11. Someone has eaten all the cookies. _______________________________________
12. I lost a wallet while I was running. _______________________________________
13. Something happened at school. _________________________________________
14.They are going to build a new school. ______________________________________
15. They can play the piano very well. ________________________________________
16. John gave Anna a bunch of flowers. _______________________________________
17.John gave Anna a bunch of flowers. _______________________________________
18.John gave Anna a bunch of flowers. _______________________________________
19.She is writing a history essay. ____________________________________________
20.Susan went to a party with John. _________________________________________
21.Susan went to a party with John. _________________________________________
22.Susan went to a party with John. _________________________________________
23. She cried because she hurt her leg. _______________________________________
24. He goes to the gym twice a week. ________________________________________
25. He found a dog in the park. _____________________________________________
26. Mary met her future husband at university. ________________________________
27.Mary met her future husband at university. ________________________________
28.Mary met her future husband at university. ________________________________
29. Something bit me! ___________________________________________________
30. I dropped a glass on the floor. __________________________________________
31.Tom is going to cook today. ______________________________________________
32. John is travelling to China next week. _____________________________________
33. Claire will help you do the homework. _____________________________________
34. She must do the washing now. __________________________________________
35.She was reading at 5 p.m. _______________________________________________
used to - to be / to get used to
I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of used and the verb in brackets.
2. Use the correct form of used to (didn‘t use to ; did ...use to ) / get (got) used to + -ing /
be (am, is, are) used to + -ing
4. Use the correct form of used to (didn‘t use to; did ...use to ) / get (got) used to + -ing / be
(am, is, are) used to + -ing