Simple Present Tense (F1)

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Name: ___________________ Class: _________ ( ) Simple present tense Exercise 1 Complete the sentences below with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets. 1 My grandmother _____________ (watch) sad films on TV every weekend. 2 Every Sunday morning, Annie _____________ (go) for a long walk in Sai Kung. 3 My mother _____________ (jog) in the park every day. 4 Simon _____________ (get up) at seven o’clock every morning. 5 May does not _____________ (speak) Chinese. She only speaks English. 6 You _____________ (hate) mango ice cream, don’t you, Margaret? 7 Ken does not _____________ (play) basketball at school. 8 Mary _____________ (play) basketball every Saturday. 9 I don’t _____________ (like) cats because I think they are unfriendly. 10 Most plants _____________ (need) water and light to grow. 11 My grandfather _____________ (collect) stamps. He has over a thousand. 12 John _____________ (eat) ice cream everyday. 13 Bobby usually _____________ (swim) at Kowloon Park swimming pool. 14 Carol and I go to the same school. We _____________ (be) classmates. 15 Beijing _____________ (be) a busy city in China. 16 Tom and Peter _____________ (be) good students. 17 These _____________ (be) Sally’s new CDs. 18 We usually _____________ (go) to a Chinese restaurant every Sunday. 19 Mark _____________ (meet) his friends to play football every Thursday. 20 Annie doesn’t _____________ (live) in Kwun Tong. She lives in Lam Tin. 1

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Name: ___________________

Class: _________ ( )

Simple present tense

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences below with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 My grandmother _____________ (watch) sad films on TV every weekend.

2 Every Sunday morning, Annie _____________ (go) for a long walk in Sai Kung.

3 My mother _____________ (jog) in the park every day.

4 Simon _____________ (get up) at seven o’clock every morning.

5 May does not _____________ (speak) Chinese. She only speaks English.

6 You _____________ (hate) mango ice cream, don’t you, Margaret?

7 Ken does not _____________ (play) basketball at school.

8 Mary _____________ (play) basketball every Saturday.

9 I don’t _____________ (like) cats because I think they are unfriendly.

10 Most plants _____________ (need) water and light to grow.

11 My grandfather _____________ (collect) stamps. He has over a thousand.

12 John _____________ (eat) ice cream everyday.

13 Bobby usually _____________ (swim) at Kowloon Park swimming pool.

14 Carol and I go to the same school. We _____________ (be) classmates.

15 Beijing _____________ (be) a busy city in China.

16 Tom and Peter _____________ (be) good students.

17 These _____________ (be) Sally’s new CDs.

18 We usually _____________ (go) to a Chinese restaurant every Sunday.

19 Mark _____________ (meet) his friends to play football every Thursday.

20 Annie doesn’t _____________ (live) in Kwun Tong. She lives in Lam Tin.

Exercise 2

Complete the passage below with the simple present tense of the verbs in the word box.

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My friend Wendy (1) __________ in Kowloon Tong with her family and four pets. Wendy (2) __________ a cat, a dog, a turtle and a fish. She (3) __________ all her pets very much and (4) __________

good care of them.

Wendy often (5) __________ her cat and her dog sleep on her bed at night. She said that they (6) __________ her feet warm, especially in winter.

I (7) __________ Wendy every day after school. We (8) __________ to the park to (9) __________ the dog together. Wendy’s mother (10) __________ that the flat is too small

for four animals.

Exercise 3

Complete the passage below with the correct form of the verbs in the word box.

Molly is the family dog. She (1) _____________ with us in Kwun Tong. She is four years old. She (2)

_____________ during the day and (3) _____________ with me at night. Molly (4) _____________ a lot. She and I both (5) _____________ dim sum.

Every Sunday, I (6) _____________ Molly a bath. My brother (7) _____________ me to do this.

I don’t think Molly (8) _____________ it very much. She (9) _____________ away every time she (10)

_____________ the water.

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Name: ___________________

Class: _________ ( )

Exercise 4

Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple present tense. Use the correct forms of the verbs.

1 my class / at / ten o’clock / start

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2 end / party / at 11 p.m. / the

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3 begin / in / December / Christmas holidays / the

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4 Monday / birthday / be / my / next

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5 class / her / a / test / tomorrow / have

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6 concert / 8 p.m. / at / start / the

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7 I / volleyball training / go / morning / Monday / every / to

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8 camp / begin / Friday / the / on

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9 our / end / at / play / 10.30 p.m.

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10 Sports Day / on / be / Monday and Tuesday

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Exercise 5

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Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verb ‘to be’.

1 I ____________ thirteen years old.

2 Shirley and I ____________ classmates.

3 My brother ____________ a fireman.

4 Jenny and I study in the same school. We ____________ very good friends.

5 Simon ____________ a good basketball player.

6 Hong Kong and Shanghai ____________ busy cities.

7 You ____________ a very good friend.

8 This football match ____________ very exciting.

9 My grandmother and grandfather ____________ both eighty years old.

10 We won the basketball match today. We ____________ very happy now.

Exercise 6

Complete the passage below using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’.

Hi, my name is John and I (1) __________ thirteen years old. I go to school in Tsuen Wan. Paul Lai and I (2)

__________ best friends. We play basketball at school together every day. We (3) __________ in the school

basketball team and we play matches against other schools. Paul (4) __________ the best player in the team.

He (5) __________ very tall and is a good shooter.

Basketball (6) __________ an interesting game to watch. It (7) __________ fast and exciting. I practise nearly

every day but I (8) __________ not as good as Paul.

Our school team (9) __________ quite good. We (10) __________ called The Blue Nets. We are playing a

match after school today — come and watch if you have time!

Exercise 7

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Complete the sentences below using the words and phrases in brackets and the correct form of the verb ‘to

be’.

1 Aunt Doris ___________________________________ (sister / youngest / my mother’s).

2 It ___________________________________________ (birthday / my / today).

3 There ___________________________________ (nearby / Japanese restaurant / a good).

4 Uncle James and Uncle Peter _____________________________________ (very good / cooks / both).

5 Everyone ___________________________________ (the party / tonight / excited about).

6 My grandmother ____________________________________ (at Chung Yeung Centre / a tai chi

teacher / in Jordan).

7 I ____________________________________________ (basketball player / a very good).

8 Paul Tse ___________________________________ (father-in-law / Jane’s / new).

9 We ___________________________________ (about our results / very happy).

10 You ___________________________________ (Maths student / a good), Amy.

Exercise 8

Complete the passage below using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’.

Mandy (1) ____________ my sister. She (2) ____________ sixteen years old today. We

(3) ____________ going to have a party for her. My mother said that we will have dinner

at the Snow Garden Restaurant because the food (4) ____________ very good there. It

(5) ____________ a Chinese restaurant in Tai Po. Uncle Peter and Uncle James

(6) ____________ the owners. They (7) ____________ my mother’s brothers and they

(8) ____________ very good cooks. The whole family will be at the party tonight. My grandparents (9)

____________ happy because they will see everybody. I (10) ____________ excited because I can sing

karaoke tonight.

Exercise 9

Complete the questions below with ‘Do’ or ‘Does’.

1 ________ John like English?

2 ________ you play football in PE lessons?

3 ________ we have a test today?

4 ________ I have to do the corrections?

5 ________ the blackboard look dirty?

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6 ________ Miss Tung teach English?

7 ________ boys and girls wear the same uniform?

8 ________ the classroom have air conditioners?

9 ________ Jack and Rose study Maths?

10 ________ the school close in a typhoon?

Exercise 10

Form questions using ‘Do’ or ‘Does’ and the phrases provided. Then complete the answers.

1 you use the stairs

____________________________________________ Yes, _________________.

2 she live in Tung Chung

____________________________________________ No, _________________.

3 Tommy like Mr Lee

____________________________________________ Yes, _________________.

4 your parents know Tina

____________________________________________ Yes, _________________.

5 we know that man

____________________________________________ No, _________________.

6 your sister play tennis

____________________________________________ No, _________________.

7 John and Chris do well in English

____________________________________________ No, _________________.

8 you have a correction pen

____________________________________________ Yes, _________________.

9 your brother speak English to his teachers

____________________________________________ Yes, _________________.

10 Miss Kwok teach well

____________________________________________ No, _________________.

Exercise 11

Complete the questions below with ‘Do’ or ‘Does’. Then complete the answers.

1 __________ John like computer games? Yes,_________________.

2 __________ you play football in PE lessons, Joe? Yes,_________________.

3 __________ we have a test later today? No, _________________.

4 __________ I have to switch off the lights? Yes,_________________.

5 __________ the video recorder work? No, _________________.

6 __________ Miss Tung shout at her students? No, _________________.

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7 __________ the students like their uniform? Yes,_________________.

8 __________ the classroom have air conditioners? No, _________________.

9 __________ Jack swim every morning? Yes,_________________.

10 __________ the school library open at 8 a.m.? Yes,_________________.

Exercise 12

Form questions in the simple present tense with the words given and the verb ‘to do’.

1 feel tired / after you exercise / you

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2 by MTR / she / travel to school

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3 teach music / every day / Mr Lee

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4 speak English / your parents

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5 have a test / today / we

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6 do jigsaw puzzles / your sister

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7 together / John and Chris / play football

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8 have any new CDs / you

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9 attend drama lessons / your cousin

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10 Mrs Kwok / every day / swim

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Present continuous tenseExercise 1

Complete the sentences below with the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 He _________________________ (play) computer games with his brother.

2 Mr and Mrs Lee _________________________ (visit) Ocean Park.

3 Sarah _________________________ (write) a postcard to her friend.

4 Mr Cheung _________________________ (sit) next to me on the plane.

5 You _________________________ (talk) on the telephone.

6 Billy _________________________ (not do) his homework.

7 Paul and Patrick _________________________ (surf) on the waves in the sea.

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8 I _________________________ (hike) on Lantau Island.

9 We _________________________ (pull) down the blinds to make the room dark.

10 Grandma _________________________ (begin) to cook our dinner.

11 ____________ you ____________ (play) computer games?

12 I _________________________ (take photographs) on top of the Eiffel Tower.

13 Kevin and I _________________________ (shop) in Festival Walk.

14 They _________________________ (lie) on the beach.

15 Chris and Francis _________________________ (ride) horses.

16 ____________ you ____________ (book) tickets for our holiday?

17 They _________________________ (not listen) to our advice.

Exercise 2

Complete the passage below using the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

The Cheung family (1) __________________ (go) to the airport to meet their grandmother. She (2)

_____________________ (arrive) from Singapore at 6 p.m. They (3) _______________ (travel) to the airport

on the MTR. Mr and Mrs Cheung (4) ___________________ (sit) and their son, Jason, and daughter, Mary, (5)

__________________ (stand). Jason (6) ___________

__________ (look) out of the train window at the green hills. The sun (7) _________________

(set) in the sky. Mary (8) ________________ (smile) because she likes the view very much. Many planes (9)

__________________ (fly) overhead. ‘Look,’ says Jason, pointing at the sky, ‘that plane (10)

___________________ (land). Maybe Grandma is on it.’

Simple past tenseExercise 1

Complete the sentences below using the simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 The classroom was very dark after we ___________________ (lower) the blinds.

2 Patrick ___________________ (run) down the stairs and into the playground.

3 I ___________________ (bring) my coin collection to school yesterday.

4 My sister’s school team ___________________ (win) the volleyball match.

5 Susan said that she ___________________ (enjoy) her holiday very much.

6 Aunt Sally ___________________ (sing) my favourite song last night.

7 Tom ___________________ (spend) all his money on a new computer game.

8 Yesterday, we ___________________ (take) a bus to Lantau Island and stayed the day.

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9 My little brother ___________________ (try) very hard to finish the jigsaw puzzle.

10 The magic show was fantastic and we ___________________ (clap) loudly.

11 Yesterday the school bus ___________________ (break down).

12 Last summer, you ___________________ (go) to mainland China, didn’t you?

13 Joe ___________________ (lose) his stamp album at school.

14 Last night, they ___________________ (watch) the World Cup on TV.

15 She ___________________ (buy) ten new CDs last week.

16 Two days ago, we ___________________ (travel) to Lantau to see The Big Buddha.

17 Last night, my mother ___________________ (fry) some noodles for dinner.

18 We ___________________ (dance) to pop music at last term’s class party.

19 I ___________________ (rub) out my mistake with an eraser.

20 Mary ___________________ (ask) me to explain the homework.

Exercise 2

Complete the questions and answers below using ‘did’, ‘didn’t’ or the simple past tense of the verbs in

brackets.

1 _________________ John leave an hour ago?

No, he _________________. He _________________ (leave) five minutes ago.

2 _________________ they buy these comics?

Yes, they _________________. They _________________ (buy) them when they were on holiday.

3 _________________ you see Kate yesterday?

Yes, I _________________. I _________________ (see) her at about 6 p.m.

4 _________________ Tina join the Stamp Club last week?

No, she _________________. She _________________ (join) a long time ago.

5 _________________ the cat eat my sandwich?

No, it _________________. The dog _________________ (eat) your sandwich.

Exercise 3

Answer the following questions in complete sentences using the time expressions in brackets. Add any other

necessary words to help the sentence make sense.

1 When did you wake up this morning? (half past seven)

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2 When did Julie move to Canada? (last year)

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3 When did you visit your grandmother? (Saturday)

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4 When did you first perform on stage? (at primary school)

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5 When did you make your first million dollars? (when I was thirty years old)

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6 When did you first meet your wife? (ten years ago)

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7 When did you move the furniture? (last night)

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8 When did you finish reading the book? (last week)

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9 When did you plant that tree? (when I was six years old)

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10 When did you go to the zoo? (during the summer holidays)

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Exercise 4

Complete the following passage by putting the verbs in brackets into the simple past tense.

When I (1) _______________ (be) a teenager, I (2) _______________ (go) to work in a small supermarket,

stacking groceries. Later I (3) _______________ (move) up to the checkout counter. My work was so good

that the manager (4) _______________ (promote) me to Deputy Manager. I (5) _______________ (work) in

that position for two years, then the manager (6) ______________ (retire) and I (7) _______________ (take

over) his job. I

(8) ______________ (enjoy) working at the supermarket so much that I (9) _______________ (buy) it. It has

been my store for five years now, and it is very popular — it is so successful that yesterday I (10)

_______________ (open) my second store.

Exercise 5

Complete the following sentences using ‘was’ or ‘were’ for each blank.

1 These comics _________________ very expensive.

2 The stamps he collected _________________ very rare.

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3 I _________________ very happy to see you last weekend.

4 The man _________________ very rich.

5 Yesterday _________________ your birthday.

6 You _________________ very tired last night.

7 My lunch _________________ really delicious.

8 The old book _________________ extremely valuable.

9 We _________________ (not) free last weekend.

10 Sue _________________ (not) at home this morning.

Exercise 6

Write questions in the simple past tense for the ten sentences in Exercise 1. The first one

has been done for you.

1 _______________________________________________________________________

2 _______________________________________________________________________

3 _______________________________________________________________________

4 _______________________________________________________________________

5 _______________________________________________________________________

6 _______________________________________________________________________

7 _______________________________________________________________________

8 _______________________________________________________________________

9 _______________________________________________________________________

10 _______________________________________________________________________

Exercise 7

Complete the dialogue below using the correct form of the simple past tense of the verb ‘to be’.

Cathy: Where (1) _______________ you this morning? I waited half an hour for you at the train station.

Peter: I’m sorry but I (2) _______________ very busy. I had a lot of work to do.

Cathy: We (3) _______________ supposed to go to the Hong Kong Collectors Show together. Anyway, I

went on my own. I enjoyed it very much. I saw a lot of things. There (4) _______________ a man there with over 1,000 key rings. His key rings (5) _______________ very interesting. One (6) _______________ over fifty years old. I also went to

the matchbox stall and the magnet stall but they (7) _______________ very busy. Not many

people visited them.

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Peter: (8) _______________ the yo-yo man there?

Cathy: No, he (9) _______________. I heard that his yo-yos (10) _______________ lost at the airport last

night!

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Exercise 8Read the passage below about a collector. Complete the questions with ‘Was’ or ‘Were’. Then write short

answers.

1 ______ Uncle Jack a postcard collector?

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2 ______ he a collector for a long time?

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3 ______ there 500 coins in his collection?

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4 ______ some of his coins very old?

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5 ______ Debbie allowed to touch the coins?

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6 ______ his favourite coin from Germany?

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7 ______ Uncle Jack sad when he sold his coins?

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8 ______ he able to travel to a lot of places?

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9 ______ there many countries that he wanted to visit?

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My Uncle Jack was a coin collector. He started collecting coins when he was a child. He was a coin collector for nearly sixty years and sold his collection last year. He had 415 coins. Some of the coins he collected were very old. My friend Debbie and I visited him many times but we were not allowed to touch his coins. His favourite coin was gold and from Japan. He was happy when he sold his coins for a lot of money. He used his money to travel around the world. There were many places he wanted to visit. He was also able to start a new hobby — collecting bank notes.

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10 ______ his new hobby travelling?

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Simple future tense with willExercise 1

Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple future tense.

1 ice cream / they / dessert / order / for

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2 reply / she / to / as / your / possible / soon / e-mail message / as

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3 at / have / the / we / lobster / banquet

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4 we / twenty / invite / to / people / the / party

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5 come / to / the / banquet / he / not be able / to

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6 eat / the / a lot of / at / we / seafood / restaurant

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7 mum / birthday / fifty years old / her / on / my / next / be

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8 in / for / they / not arrive / the / time / party

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9 I / money / contribute / the / for / present / remind / to / her

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10 our / we / at / friends / meet / airport / the

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Exercise 2

Complete the sentences below using ‘will’ and the verbs in brackets.

1 Tom __________________ (have) a birthday party on Sunday.

2 It __________________ (be) hot tomorrow.

3 We __________________ (go) to the cinema tonight.

4 I __________________ (write) an e-mail message to my friend in America.

5 Alison and May __________________ (do) their homework later.

6 My friends __________________ (learn) how to swim in the summer holidays.

7 I __________________ (study) Japanese next year.

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8 The school football team __________________ (play) their first game this afternoon.

9 You __________________ (not speak) during the performance.

10 You __________________ (visit) your aunt during Chinese New Year.

Exercise 3

1 abalone / have / at / we / banquet / the

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2 wedding gift / you / money / the / for / collect

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3 to / on / Friday / Hong Kong / fly / he

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4 invite / they / Wong family / the

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5 very / be / she / surprised

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6 at / Grandma / I / airport / the / see

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7 banquet / in time / the / for / arrive / they

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8 be / the / at / your / party / teacher

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9 this / it / evening / cold / be

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10 roast chicken / you / dinner / for / cook

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Be going toExercise 1Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple future tense with the correct form of ‘be going

to’. The first one has been done for you.

1 we / have lunch / McDonald’s

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2 I / see / a / film / tonight

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3 Peter / me / drive / to / the party

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4 Rachel / pizza / buy / a

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5 ‘Happy Birthday’ / sing / we

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6 Thursday / have / test / a / next / you

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7 buy / computer / I / a

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8 Nick / TV / and I / watch / tonight

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9 family / my / fast food / for dinner / eat

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10 Maths / you / study / next week

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11 sleeping bag / buy / new / I / a

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Exercise 2

Complete the passage below using the correct form of ‘be going to’.

We (1) ___________________ have a party for my grandfather this weekend. He (2) ___________________ be eighty years old. The banquet (3) ___________________ be held at a Chinese

restaurant. There (4) ___________________ be a lot of good food at the banquet. I (5) ___________________

eat a lot of seafood and dumplings.

My aunt and uncle (6) ___________________ fly back from Canada to attend the banquet. We (7)

___________________ meet them at the airport tomorrow. My uncle (8)________________

give my grandfather a gold watch for his birthday. My older sister and I (9) _______________

give him a beautiful jade pendant. We (10) ___________________ have a lot of fun.

Exercise 3

Complete the questions below using the correct form of ‘be going to’.

1 ____________ it _______________ (rain)?

2 ____________ you _______________ (cook) your dinner?

3 ____________ your grandfather _______________ (exercise) in the afternoon?

4 ____________ your class _______________ (have) a test tomorrow?

5 ____________ they _______________ to invite Mr Chan to the party?

6 ____________ Kitty _______________ (take) some cakes to the party?

7 ____________ you _______________ (borrow) this book again?

8 ____________ Eddie and Joe _______________ (walk) to school today?

9 ____________ I _______________ (pass) the test Miss Lee?

10 ____________ I _______________ (be) in the football team this year?

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Exercise 4

Complete the questions and answers below. Use the correct form of ‘be going to’ in each question.

1 ____________ you ____________ have steamed fish for dinner tonight?

Yes, ____________.

2 ____________ he ____________ play basketball with us tomorrow?

No, ____________.

3 ____________ we ____________ have a birthday celebration for her?

Yes, ____________.

4 ____________ your mum ____________ cook a western meal?

No, ____________.

5 ____________ they ____________ meet you after the game?

Yes, ____________.

6 ____________ Mr Chan ____________ give you a test tomorrow?

No, ____________.

7 ____________ you ____________ get a job as a waiter?

No, ____________.

8 ____________ we ____________ look at the menu first?

Yes, ____________.

9 ____________ John ____________ have chicken curry?

Yes, ____________.

10 ____________ I ____________ choose the food for the banquet?

No, ____________.

Present continuous tense to talk about the futureExercise 1

Complete the sentences below using the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 The minibus ________________________ (leave) soon. Let’s go!

2 I ________________________ (go) to a French restaurant for dinner tonight.

3 He ________________________ (meet) us at the train station tomorrow.

4 We ________________________ (take) the bus to Kennedy Town.

5 She ________________________ (start) school in the autumn.

6 They ________________________ (visit) the centre next Tuesday.

7 The new restaurant ________________________ (open) on 3rd May.

8 My uncle ________________________ (move) to a new flat next week.

9 I ________________________ (have) red bean soup for dessert.

10 Mrs Kwok ________________________ (arrive) at four o’clock.

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Exercise 2

Complete the sentences below with the present continuous tense of the verbs in the word box.

1 I _________________________ Susan outside the restaurant.

2 The film ________________________ in ten minutes.

3 I can’t go to the party. I ________________________ for a test tomorrow.

4 The desserts are very good at this restaurant. We ________________________ some after we’ve

finished the main courses.

5 Jane ________________________ me an e-mail message this afternoon.

6 My mum ________________________ barbecued ribs tonight.

7 They ________________________ ten people to the party.

8 You ________________________ the meeting place and time for Jack’s birthday party this weekend

9 My classmates ________________________ at a camp this summer.

10 Thomas ________________________ $500 for Grandma’s birthday present.

Exercise 3

Put a tick () in the box beside the sentences which refer to the future and a cross () beside the sentences

which refer to the present.

1 My father is coming tomorrow. 2 I am playing volleyball tonight. 3 The film is starting later this afternoon. 4 Your brother is playing well. 5 They are eating pizza at the moment. 6 David is meeting me next Monday. 7 I am writing a book. 8 His mother is working next Monday 9 Some students are not listening to me. 10 I am waiting for the rain to stop.

Exercise 4

Complete the sentences below using the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 Tim ______________________ (leave) tonight.

2 Be quiet! The film ______________________ (starts) soon.

3 I ______________________ (go) to Central.

4 They ______________________ (play) basketball in the park this afternoon.

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5 We ______________________ (eat) dinner at my aunt’s house.

6 Jill ______________________ (study) this weekend. She has a test on Monday.

7 My father ______________________ (cooks) dinner for us tonight.

8 I ______________________ (help) her clean the kitchen on Saturday.

9 We ______________________ (dance) at Shirley’s party.

10 Eva and Kelly ______________________ (make) breakfast tomorrow morning.

Simple present tense to talk about the futureExercise 1Complete the passage below with the simple present tense of the verbs in the word box.

I have a very busy day tomorrow. I (1) ____________ at 7 a.m. Then I (2) ____________ my school uniform

and (3) ____________ my breakfast. The school bus (4) ____________ me ____________ at 8 a.m. School (5)

____________ at 9 a.m. and (6) ____________ at 3 p.m. After school, I (7) ____________ a minibus to Wan

Chai for my piano lesson. After my

piano lesson, I (8) ____________ my homework at home. At 6.30 p.m., my family and I

(9) ____________ our flat to attend a banquet. We (10) ____________ home at 9.30 p.m. I’ll be very tired by

then!

Exercise 2

Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple present tense. Use the correct form of the verbs.

1 travel / Japan / next / to / they / week

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2 shop / at / 11 p.m. / on / the / close / Saturdays

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3 begin / the / soon / concert

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4 we / Hong Kong / 13th / arrive / in / April / on

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5 hiking / go / I / afternoon / this

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6 end / in / film / about / minutes / the / ten

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7 have / volleyball / he / this / practice / morning

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8 depart / their / Tuesday / flight / on / evening

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9 tomorrow / my / birthday / be / friend’s

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10 start / holidays / the / on / Friday / New Year

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Yan Chai Hospital Lan Chi Pat Memorial Secondary SchoolF.1 English

Easter Holiday Homework (II)Name: ___________________ Class: _________ ( )

Prepositions of timeExercise 1

Complete the sentences below with the correct prepositions of time (‘at’, ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘during’).

1 We’re going on vacation ________ March.

2 I usually do my homework ________ the afternoon.

3 ________ Monday, our class is having a picnic at the beach.

4 I was born ________ 1982.

5 The students are having a swimming lesson ________ 2 p.m.

6 ________ the week, I usually stay home in the evening.

7 ________ my birthday, I’m going to have a party.

8 They always eat chicken and rice ________ dinner.

9 We should not talk ________ lessons.

10 ________ Christmas Day, I’m going to eat turkey.

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11 My plane leaves tonight ________ eleven o’clock ________ the evening.

12 Mrs Li often goes swimming ________ the morning.

13 ________ the summer holidays, Lily has a part-time job.

14 I arranged to meet Mark ________ a few days.

15 There was a strong wind ________ the rainstorm.

16 Fiona’s driving test was ________ a quarter to three ________ Monday afternoon.

17 ________ the weekend I think I’ll go shopping in Sha Tin.

18 One day ________ April, a man with a gun walked into the bank.

19 The sun started to shine ________ six o’clock.

20 We are going to a party ________ Saturday evening.

Exercise 2Complete the passage below with the correct prepositions of time (‘at’, ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘during’).

(1) ________ Sunday, 10th July, my class and I went on a school outing to the Action Camp. We arrived (2)

________ 1.30 p.m. The camp was crowded. (3) ________ July, it is a very popular place for people to spend

a holiday. Many schools have outings there (4) ________ summer. (5) ________ the afternoon, we played a lot

of games and sports. (6) ________ 6 p.m., we went to the canteen. We ate a lot of food (7) _______ dinner

because we were all really hungry.

(8) ________ Monday, we went hiking and learnt rock climbing. Then we had a barbecue (9) ________ night. Some of my classmates were so tired, they fell asleep (10) ________ the barbecue!

Exercise 3

Complete the passage below using the correct prepositions of time (‘at’, ‘in’, ‘on’ and ‘during’).

(1) __________ last year’s Christmas holidays my family and I went to Thailand for one week. (2) __________ the first day, we arrived in Bangkok (3) __________ the morning and got a taxi to our hotel.

We went shopping (4) __________ the afternoon, then we had a Thai meal (5) __________ the evening. We went for a walk (6) __________ night and finally went to bed (7) __________

midnight. The next day we got up very early (8) __________ the morning. We left Bangkok and flew to

Phuket in the south of Thailand. We stayed there for six days. (9) __________ Christmas Day, we went to a dance at our hotel. We returned to Hong Kong (10) __________ the 29th December.

ArticlesExercise 1Complete the sentences below using ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1 We practise football for ____________ hour every day.

2 My brother wants to buy ____________ new dictionary.

3 Is your friend ____________ good squash player?

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4 Wind-surfing is not ____________ easy sport to learn.

5 ____________ hobby is something you like to do in your spare time.

6 Are you ____________ member of the Tennis Club?

7 Our school has____________very good basketball team.

8 This magazine has ____________ interesting article on my favourite athlete.

9 Lucy always eats ____________ apple at lunchtime.

10 Henry won ____________ gold medal in the swimming competition.

11 You need ____________ uniform for school.

12 Lee Lai Shan won ____________ gold medal in ____________ exciting sport.

13 I want to buy ____________ hat and ____________ umbrella.

14 I have ____________ aunt in Australia.

15 ____________ tennis racket costs about $500.

16 She is ____________ honest woman.

17 I need ____________ new shirt for school.

Exercise 2

Complete the passage below using ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Donald is (1) ____________ eighteen-year-old student. He is the captain of (2) ____________ famous Hong

Kong basketball team. He practises every day and he has (3) ____________ basketball court close to where

he lives. He is (4) ____________ very good player. He thinks that it is (5) ____________ healthy sport. Every

day, Donald practises for (6) ____________ hour in the morning and (7) ____________ hour in the evening. ‘I

think that Dennis Rodman is (8) ____________ interesting basketball player,’ says Donald. ‘He is (9)

____________ popular NBA player. I want to be (10) ____________ famous basketball player too.’

Exercise 3

Complete the passage below using ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Ronald is (1) ____________ seventeen-year-old boy. He works in (2) ____________ sports shop. It is (3)

____________ good job. He works for eight hours every day and has (4) ____________ hour for lunch. Today he sold (5) ____________ volleyball and

(6) ____________ ‘Air Jordan’ T-shirt. It was (7) ____________ expensive T-shirt, it cost $250 dollars. Ronald

is (8) ____________ happy worker today because the manager gave him (9) ____________ one hundred dollar bonus. He will buy (10) ____________ Manchester United football shirt

with the money.

Exercise 4

Rewrite the sentences below by adding ‘the’ in the correct place. You may need to add more than one ‘the’ in

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some sentences.

1 My aunt lives in United Kingdom.

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2 We must be at airport at 5 p.m. to catch our flight.

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3 I cannot see parade because there are so many people in front of me.

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4 He is putting his photos of Disneyland in photo album.

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5 My sister is learning to play piano.

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6 We are going to cinema to see new Jackie Chan film.

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7 I am going to book shop to buy a new history book.

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8 Great Wall of China is longest wall ever built.

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9 You must remember to wear a hat in sun.

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10 She bought little boy a baseball cap from sports shop.

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11 I forgot my watch so I don’t know time.

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12 Are you watching World Cup tonight?

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13 Jeff and Terry play drums in school band.

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14 We are going to Philippines for our next holiday.

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15 I am eating chocolates you bought me.

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16 Highest mountains in Europe are Alps.

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17 Biggest ocean in world is Pacific Ocean.

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Exercise 5

Complete the passage below with ‘a’ or ‘the’.

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When I am older, I want to travel around (1) __________ world. I want to travel in (2) __________ large boat and by train. I want to visit (3) __________ Himalayas and (4) __________ Rockies. I want to see (5) __________ red bus in London and ride (6) __________ camel in Africa. I want to go canoeing on (7) __________ Amazon and

sleep in (8) __________ small wooden house in the jungle. I want to swim with (9) __________ shark in Australia and walk along (10) __________ Great Wall of China.

Exercise 6Complete the passage below with ‘a’ or ‘the’.

We stayed in (1) __________ hotel in London. (2) __________ hotel was called

‘(3) __________Windsor’. We went on (4) __________ sightseeing tour of (5) __________city in (6)

__________ morning. (7) __________ tour included visiting many famous buildings. We saw (8) __________

Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. Later on we had (9) __________ seafood lunch in (10) __________ seafood restaurant. (11) __________ restaurant is very famous

and (12) __________ lunch was delicious.

Subject and object pronounsExercise 1

Complete the sentences below with the correct subject pronouns.

1 My sister enjoys listening to music. __________ has a lot of CDs.

2 Paul has four brothers. __________ are all very tall.

3 Mark and I are classmates. __________ are both thirteen.

4 I have twenty-two computer games. __________ are all exciting.

5 Sally has a pet called Socks. __________ is a cat with white feet.

6 We visited Beijing and Xian last week. __________ are both very old cities.

7 Sammi is Ken’s girlfriend. __________ is very pretty.

8 Let’s go to Peking Palace. __________ is a famous Chinese Restaurant.

9 My brother Paul flies jumbo jets. __________ is a pilot.

10 Do you like my homepage? __________ is very colourful, isn’t it?

11 Paul has a big family. __________ has five brothers and two sisters.

12 I bought these CDs from HMV. __________ are new.

13 Have you read this book? __________ is very good.

14 I like karaoke. __________ is fun.

Exercise 2

Complete the passage below with the correct subject pronouns.

My grandfather’s birthday is on the same day as mine. (1) __________ is on the first of January. (2)

__________ am much younger than my grandfather but (3) __________ like the same things. (4) __________

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love playing computer games. (5) __________ is an exciting pastime. My grandfather enjoys it too, but I

usually win.

My grandmother hates computer games. (6) __________ enjoys jigsaw puzzles instead. (7) __________ says that my grandfather and I should do more exercise. My mother agrees with her. (8)

__________ go swimming together every morning at the swimming pool in Kowloon Park. After their swim, (9) __________ walk to the Jade Garden Restaurant to eat dim sum. Sometimes, my grandfather and I go too

— (10) __________ always order a lot of food.

Exercise 3

Complete the sentences below with the correct object pronouns.

1 Paul collects basketball stickers. He has lots of __________.

2 Mr Lau tells very funny stories. I enjoy listening to __________ speak.

3 The members of the Drama Club want you to tell __________ how you feel

about acting.

4 My family and I are going on holiday in August. My father is taking

__________ to Canada.

5 Tom is not a good swimmer, so he asked me to teach __________ how to swim.

6 Rebecca gave Helen a storybook — Helen will like __________very much.

7 My sister is studying in England. I will visit __________ there next year.

8 Please give the ball back to the children. It belongs to __________.

9 I think that this pencil belongs to me. I left __________ here yesterday.

10 We are enjoying ourselves in Japan — why don’t you come and join __________?

11 Look at __________. I am talking to you!

12 They want you to go with __________.

13 Gigi and I always talk in class. The teacher always scolds __________.

14 Martin is very clever. You should ask __________ to help you with your homework.

15 Jenny eats a lot of chocolate. She likes __________ very much.

16 Don’t lend __________ your pen. She will lose it.

Exercise 4

Complete the letters below with the correct subject or object pronouns.

Dear Simon,

(1) __________ have just returned from my holiday in America — (2) __________ was amazing. Here are

some photographs of (3) __________ with my family at Disneyworld, Florida.

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My sister, Anna, loves Mickey Mouse and there are lots of photographs of (4) __________ standing next to (5)

__________. The man wearing glasses is my uncle. My mother is in front of (6) __________. (7) __________

are both waiting to go on a ride but my mother is afraid, so my uncle is talking to (8) __________.

I am saving money to go to Disneyworld again. I really like (9) __________ very much. Maybe (10)

__________ can go together next year!

Best wishes

John

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