Possessive case - ExercíciosFollow the example:

1. This dress belongs to Mary...... It's Mary's dress

2. This skirt belongs to Betty. ___________________________

3. This hat belongs to John. ____________________________

4. This shirt belongs to Davis. __________________________

Rewrite the sentences.

1. Those are the toys of the children. Those are ____________________________

2. This is the address of Carla. This is ____________________________________

3. Where are the shoes of the pilots? Where are ___________________________?

4. Is that the wife of Mr. Spencer? Is that _________________________________?

5. The pencils of the reporters are on the table. ______________________ are onthe table.

Use de possessive case:

Examples: This is my parents' house.

This is John's car.

1. Mary ___ house is white.

2. My sisters ___ names are Mary and Joanne.

3. Peter and Mark ___ French teacher is very young.

4. Charles ___ brother is very old.

5. The children ___ poems are very beautiful.

6. My father ___ car is blue.

7. My parents ___ garden is wonderful.

8. The babies ___ toys are in their bedroom.

9. That girl ___ brother is in jail.

10. The thieves ___ car was black.PREFIXES OR SUFFIXES

Fill in the blank with the prefixes or suffixes which correspond to the words given in brackets.

a. This room is so ......................! Put all your toys away! (tidy)

b. He doesn't have a job. He's .......................... (employed)

c. I work hard but they pay me little money. That's.......................... (fair)

d. Be ...........................when you open the door.(care)

e. Could your repeat that ......................., please? I don't reallyunderstand it.(explain)

f. The receptionist was very ......................... and explained useverything very carefully.(help)

Fill in the blank with the negative prefixes (im-, in-, il-, un-, dis-) which correspond to the words given in brackets.

a. The children’s room is usually very...................... .( tidy)

b. I don’t think so: I.................... with you.(agree)

c. I usually ..................the suitcases as soon as we arrive home from theairport.( pack)

d. We couldn’t go on holidays last year because I was ..................... forten months.( employed)

e. He never says anything when he comes into the room. He is very....................(polite)

f. I never watch plays because I.......................... going to thetheatre.(like)

g. Their dog ...................... while they were walking in thepark.(appeared)

h. Making several copies of a CD and selling them is..................................( legal)

i. He said it is...................... to solve the problem and I agree withhim: I can’t find a solution.(possible)

QUESTION TAGS

1. The girls have brought sandwiches,....................?

2. The nurse didn't give you any drug, ........................... ?

3. I am doing an easy exercise, ................................. ?

4. You will travel next month,.....................................?

5. Those men raise pigs,...........................................?

6. Your boyfriend couldn't come today, ........................ ?

7. Mother bought fresh eggs,.....................................?

8. Carolyn can sleep here tonight, ................................. ?

Choose the adequate tag ending

1. She isn't your mother,......................?(is she/isn't she)

2. They are going to work tomorrow,.....................?(are they/aren't they)

3.Bob arrived late,......................?( did he/didn't he)

4. They have seen her,.................? (have they/haven't they)

5. We will go to Miami,....................?(will we/won't we)

6. She didn't cut her finger yesterday,............................?(did she/didn't she)

7. The boys had gone there by bus,.........................?(had they/hadn't they)

8. Bettty loves coffee,................................?(does she/doesn't she)

9. They weren't hungry,..........................?(were they/weren't they)

10. The girls can talk to you now,.........................?(can they/can't they)

11. You wouldn't do that,..........................?(would you/wouldn't you)

GERUND

1. ...................is an excellent sport. (swim)

2. We are tired of...................pizza. (eat)

3. We enjoy ....................in the park. (walk)

4. After................., they started................. .(study/play)

5. That is my favorite ....................... (paint).

Fill in the blanks with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses:

1. I am considering.................. a trip to Canada next summer. (take)

2. I enjoy...........................with Miss Smith. (study)

3. Do you mind........................a few minutes in the hall? (wait)

4. Mr. Brown stopped................... to his English class. (go)

5. We are considering................... an automobile. (buy)

6. Did you enjoy ......................... through Canada last summer? (travel)

INFINITIVE

1. They want................the new show. (see)

2. That song is not difficult................. . (sing)

3. Samira had a great hope.................... to the game. (go)

4. They helped us ..........................the house. (build)

5. We prefer ............................ home tonight. (stay)

If Clauses - Exercícios

1. She......................(tell) you the story if you ask her.

2. I'll explain the lesson again if she............(not/understand) it.

3. If they.........................(call) me, I will tell the truth.

4. The gypsies.....................(abandon) their place if the police comes.

5. If he ..............................(formulate) the theory, he will help us.

Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. If I knew you were coming, I ............... (call) Bob too.

2. Helen ..................(come) to the party if we asked her.

3. If he ...............(compare) the facts, he would conclude that I wasright.

4. I would study today if I ..................... (have) a test tomorrow.

5. The President ...................(approve) the project if he accepted theidea.

6. What................you.................. (do) if I gave you 1,000 dollars?

7. If she ...................(ask) me, I would tell her the truth.

Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. The company wouldn't have cut the trees if we ......................(protest).

2. If they had paid attention, they.....................(learn) the lesson.

3. We....................(go) to the movies, if we had had money.

4. If we had stored the information, we ...................(save) time.

5. You would have found your book if you .................... (look) for it.

6. If she had helped me, I .....................(finish) my homework.

7. If it ...................(be) sunny, we would have gone to the beach.

8. They.........................(see) the film if they had come earlier.

Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Mother would punish Tommy if he ................ (break) the Chinese vase.

2. The girls................... (call) us if they reach London before Friday.

3. They would have called you if they................... (have) your telephone number.

4. I'll pay you if I .....................(have) money.

5. You................. (hit) the wall if you hadn't stopped the car.

6. I would invite all my friends for a big dinner if I ..................(own) a restaurant.

7. They .......................(raise) their hands if they want to say something.

8. The boys ...........................(not /go) to the club if they hadn't studied their lesson.

9. They would settle in the mountains if they ..................(adapt) to the climate.

10. You wouldn't have seen the film if you....................(come) late.

Complete the sentences using would.

1. If she married him, he ......................happy. (to be)

2. If I had enough money, I ...............a new car. (to buy)

3. If they lived here, we..................them. (to visit)

4. If she could, she ................us. (to help)

5. I .............. if I could, but unfortunately I can't. (to stay)

MANY OR MUCH

1. There aren't ................. devices available at the hospital.

2. How ............. money do you have to pay the doctor?

3. I can't donate too ............... blood because I'm not feeling well.

4. Have they studied .............. parts of the body?

5. After the accident, he had............. broken teeth.

6. Will he have ................work when he arrives in London?

FEW OR LITTLE

1. We have......... time to study.

2. ...........people agree with him.

3. The baby drank ...........milk yesterday.

4. There are .............. eggs in the basket.

5. I answered.............. questions.

6. She is sick. She can do ............... exercise.

LESS OR FEWER

1. I have........... time to study than you.

2. We invited ............ friends than Joyce.

3. There were ............letters for me than for Ann.

4. Charles had ............. money than John, so he bought ............ oranges.

5. There were .............. cows than bulls on his farm.

6. Today there is ............ water than yesterday.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

1. Tomorrow at this time I .....................(fly) to Italy.

2. When you arrive, she......................(cook) lunch.

3. When we get there, they ................(prepare) our sandwiches.

4. We.................... (come) back from school by 5 o'clock.

5. If you come late, I ........................(sleep).

6. He ....................(paint) the back door tomorrow.

7. I ........................(build) the doghouse this weekend.

FUTURE PERFECT

1. Two years from now John.............his course and will already be workingas a doctor. (to finish)

2. If you don't hurry, the bank .............by the time we arrive. (to close)

3. By the end of the month we ........................all our money. (to spend)

4. An hour from now I hope I .......................all these exercises. Wewill all go to the beach then. (to do)

5. By the time I finish reading this 2,000-page book I .............its beginning. (to forget)

SOME, ANY OR NO1. Do you have .......... questions?

2. They want to sell......... sheep at the market.

3. I'm not going to buy ............. fruit today.

4. ............. women are cooking lunch now.

5. Are there ..........knives in the kitchen?6. There are ............. classes today. It's Sunday.

7. I'm going to buy ........... oranges for breakfast.

8. Is there ........ coffee in the cup?

9. We haven't .......... friends in London.

10. Susan is very lonely. She has ............... friends.

PAST PERFECT

Ex.: After you had gone, I went to sleep. (to go)

1. When I arrived, Ann.........already............... . (to leave)

2. He was tired because he..............since dawn. (to work)

3. He.................... when she called. (just - to arrive)

4. Did you post the letter after you ...............it? (to write)

5. I read the book after I ................my work. (to finish)

6. Fred .......... nothing before he saw me. (to do)

7. My friends enjoyed his food as soon as they .............it. (to taste)

8. Before the maid fell down she ............all the dishes. (to break)

9. He ...............all the day reading when it began to rain. (already - to spend)

10. The phone ..................twice during the past half hour when Sam came home. (to ring)

ADJECTIVESFill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives.

1. When winter comes, the days get................(cold).

2. I have three dogs. Toby is the ..................(big).The other two are...........(small).3. December, January, February, and March are the .................(hot) months of the year in our country.

4. Is the Bible the ................(thick) book in the world?

5. Is the red shirt..................(cheap) than the blue shirt?

6. Nick is very handsome, but his brother is the ................(ugly) boy I know.

7. Carol is ...............(happy) today because she is going out with Nick.

8. We are very late! Let's take the .................(short) way to school.

9. Is your hair .....................(long) than Mary's?

10. Gordon is the ............(strong) person on earth.

SINCE OR FOR

The policeman has run after the burglar ........ 2 hours.

2. She has worked as a nurse .............. last year.

3. Judy and Tom have lived in Miami............ 1978.

4. I have looked for the owner of the restaurant...............15 minutes.

5. He has attracted me ................ I was a young girl.

PRESENT PERFECT

1) I ............................here for many years. (work)

2) She........................... in São Paulo for ten years. (live)

3) I ..................................English classes three times a week. (have)

4) Bob............................ many books. (read)

5) The secretary .................several letters. (write)

6) I ..................... my relatives now and then. (visit)

7) I .................... the teachers' explanations. (understand)

8) They ........................ many mistakes. (make)

9) I .......................many presents. (buy)

10) She .....................just................. . (arrive)

11) I ................ very slowly. (drive)

12) I ......................John. (see)

JUST OR YET

1. Have you danced.................?

2. Mother has...................driven to the supermarket.

3. We haven't talked to the scientist ..................... .

4. The children have ................. solved the problem.

5. Has the detective discovered the murderer.................?

YET OR ALREADY

1. I've ..............done my exercises.

2. She hasn't answered the question................

3. They've ...................talked to me.

4. Have you..................invited her?

5. Has she left ............?

QUESTIONSSupply the correct interrogative:

1. ......is your sister? She's fine, thanks.

2. .......did you see? I saw Mary.

3. ....... is she tired? Because she has worked a lot.

4. ...... are they leaving? Tomorrow morning.

5. ..... coat is this? It's mine.

6. ..... did you go? To the movies.

7. ....... is wrong with the clock? The small hand is broken.

8. ...... color do you prefer: red or green? Green.

9. ......... wants to go with him? I do.

10. ....... is her name? It's Glenda.

11. ....... is he like? He is tall and thin.

12. ........do we go to work? By car.

13. ...... does she study? In the morning.

14. ....... are they doing? They're sleeping.

15. ........ are you? Fine, thanks.

Supply the correct interrogatives:

1. ......... brothers do you have? I have two brothers.

2. ........... does it take you to go to school? It takes me 5 minutes.

3. ...........is the river? It is 10 meters deep.

4. .........did the book cost? It cost two dollars.

5. .............is a whale? Oh, it's very big. It's the biggest animal in our planet.

6. .............is Ted? He is 11 years old.

7. .............is Tom? He is 1.70 meter tall.

8. ..........do you see Jane? I see her only once a week.

9. ............. is your house? It is 3 kilometers far from here.

Choose the correct alternative:

01. “___________ car is this?” “it belongs to Evans.”

a) whob) whichc) whatd) whosee) whom

02. ___________ of them gave up studying?

a) Whob) Whomc) Whichd) Whosee) What

03. “________ is your brother like?” “He is tall and slim.”

a) Howb) Whoc) Whomd) Whate) Why

04. I just want to know this : how ______ do you go to the bank?

a) muchb) manyc) longd) far

e) often

05. “__________ such a silly remark?" – “I did.”

a) Who did you makeb) Who makesc) Who didd) Who madee) Who did made

06. Someone knocks at the door. On the inside you say:

a) Who is it?b) Who is he?c) Who is?d) Who is she?

09. ______ do you treat your younger brother like that?

a) Whyb) Whoc) Whatd) Whose

10. _______ pencil is this, Mario's or Pedro's?

a) Whob) Whenc) Whosed) Howe) Where

PRONOMES POSSESSIVOS

Complete com os pronomes possessivos adequados.

1. I have two sons.______ages are 18 and 19.

2. That woman is looking for______husband.______name is Tom.

3. He knows________lesson well.

4. I love_______country and Alice loves_______country.

5. _____mother is fixing_____sandwiches.

6. Jack and I met_________friends yesterday.

7. The parrot ate all _________ seeds.

THIS, THAT, THESE OR THOSE

1. Look! ..................is my girlfriend inside the restaurant.

2. Let's help ............. little boys near that tree.

3. .......isn't my book. My book is over there on the table.

4. Oh, ........... pictures are beautiful, Tom. Bring them here, please.

5. What are ...........black spots on my fingers, doctor?

6. ..........is my new English teacher across the street.

7.Guess, what is .......... in my hands?

8. Mom, .............. are my new friends from school.

9. What is ........on the top of the building?

Supply the verb TO BE in the Past tense:1. They …………… late for school.

2.She …………… very happy at her birthday party.

3. The dog …………… in the kitchen.

4. Robert …………… nervous after the accident.

5. The girls …………… at the club last Sunday.

6. I …………… tired last night.

7. You …………… late for the English Lesson.

8. Karen …………… very beautiful yesterday.

9. I …………… hungry and he …………… thirsty.

10. The children …………… very tired after the party.

SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS

1. When she called us we ...........…………………. (correct) our exercises.

2. The cat ...........…………………. (sleep) in the yard when it started to rain.

3. They were watching TV when the light ...........…………………. (go) out.

4. A dog ...........…………………. (run) after us while we were walking to school.

5. The bird ...........…………………. (try) to fly when the cat caught it.

6. We ...........……………… (live) in France when the war ...........…………… (begin).

7. While you ...........……………… (talk) to Jane I ...........……………... (wait) for you.

8. I was looking at the building when the bomb ...........…………………. (explode).

9. She ...........…………… (walk) to the airport when someone ...........…………… (call) her name.

10. I ...........………… (eat) a piece of cake when mother ...........…………… (not look).

11. She ...........…………………. (enter) the room when I ...........…………………. (call) her.

12. The war ...........……………… (break) out when they ...........……………… (travel) through Italy.

13. I ...........………………… (read) your letter when you ...........………………… (telephone).

14. When he ...........…………………. (get) up, we ...........………………… (have) lunch.

15. I ...........…………………. (walk) home when I ...........…………………. (meet) him.

16. Sally ...........……………… (eat) her dinner when the kids ...........…………… (arrive).

PREPOSITIONS

Insert the correct preposition: in, on, at.

1. He was born ........... the 2nd May 1972

2. Christmas is celebrated ............ December.

3. Christmas is celebrated.............the 15th of December.

4. His birthday is .............. January.

5. We generally go to the movies ................ Sundays.

6. The class begins .............. 7:30 a.m..

7. He arrived............... São Paulo ................ the 24th.

8. Brazilians celebrate Independence ............... the 7th of September.

PLURAL

Give the plural form

1. child........................

2. potato ...........................

3. table............................

4. woman............................

5. city .............................

6. peach .............................

7. orange ....................

8. lemon.............................

9. grape........................

10. church..........................

11. box....................................

Put the sentences into the plural form.

1. This peach is delicious.

2. The banana is fresh.

3. That pineapple is expensive.

4. The boy is on the bed.

5. That girl isn't okay, she's tired.