EXERCISES TO REVIEW ENGLISH I

A or AN

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AM - IS - ARE

1. Sara in the house.

2. The dog and the cat in the garden.

3. The woman behind a tree.

4. I Kevin.

5. Carol and I friends.

6. It black.

7. My name Bob.

8. They nice girls.

9. The children in the shop.

10. He a teacher.

11. We hungry.

12. Mrs Dixon funny and nice.

13. I twelve years old.

14. Jim and Cathy at school.

15. The elephants tired.

AM - IS - ARE

1. Mr Cooper in the house.

2. The dog cat on the sofa.

3. The women next to the shop.

4. Peter a clever boy.

5. Martha and I classmates.

6. Mr Baker and I friends.

7. It time for dinner.

8. My name Caroline.

9. My rabbit and my cat friends.

10. They very nice animals.

11. Dogs good for surveillance.

12. The child in the playground.

13. Henry an engineer.

14. Mr Nixon rude and troublesome.

15. I very hot today.

AM - IS - ARE

1. I fine, thank you.

2. Who that boy?

3. Where my shoes?

4. It a nice cat.

5. My exercise books in the schoolbag.

6. This John.

7. Bob not here today.

8. Carol, this your bike?

9. We in the classroom.

10. How you today?

11. Where my brother?

12. How old you?

13. I think you tired.

14. I think his pen black.

15. It green.

OBJECT PRONOUNS

Fill in me, you, him, her, it, us, you and them.

1. Who is that lady? Why are you looking at ?

2. Do you know that man? Yes, I work with .

3. I am talking to you. Please listen to .

4. These photos are nice. Look at !

5. I like that camera. I am going to buy .

6. I know Bob's girlfriend. Do you know ?

7. Where are the tickets? I can't find .

8. We go to the disco. Can you come with ?

9. I don't like dogs. I'm afraid of .

10. Where is she? I want to talk to .

11. Those apples are bad. Don't eat !

12. I don't know this girl. Do you know ?

13. Alan never drinks milk. He doesn't like .

14. Where are the children? Do you see ?

15. I can't find my pencil. Can you lend one?

Fill in me, you, him, her, it, us, you and them.

1. I want those books. Please give to .

2. He wants the key. Please give to .

3. Carol wants the keys. Please give to .

4. I want the letter. Please give to .

5. They want the money. Please give to .

6. We like to see the photos. Please show to .

7. Mr Hoskins wants to read the newspaper. Please give to .

8. Sam wants the rubber. Please give to .

9. Your mother needs the camera. Please give to .

10. My friends want to see your dogs. Please show to .

11. I want to see your test. Please show to .

12. We don't know your phone number. Please give to .

POSSESSIVE CASE

1. the camera / Tom

2. the eyes / the cat

3. the top / the page

4. the daughter / Mr Smith

5. the toys / the children

6. the names / your friend

7. the man / name

8. the car / Mike

9. the garden / our neighbours

10. the birthday / my father

11. the car / my friends

12. the dog / the boys

13. the dress / Jane

14. the ball / the girls

15. the price / the coat

16. the ring / Susan

17. the rackets / the players

18. the house / the Coopers

19. the uncle / Bill

20. the waiting room / the doctor

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESMY – YOUR – HIS – HER – ITS – OUR - THEIR

1. What’s the boy’s name? name is Ben Scott.

2. Debbie has a dog. dog is very lively.

3. The dog is very lively. name is Ben.

4. We are at school. school is very nice.

5. I have a new laptop. laptop is white.

6. I'm from Chester. Most of friends are from Chester, too.

7. The Gups have a restaurant. restaurant is great.

8. The rabbit is white. cage is in the garden.

9. You are not English. name is not an English name.

10. Sandra and Jenny are friends. school is in Chester.

11. The Scotts have a new car. car is blue.

12. Emma Peel has a brother. name is Paul.

13. Nick Baker has a sister. name is Debbie.

14. Yes, we have a dog. dog is very old.

15. The Snows have a tortoise. name is Trundle.

1. Ann likes teacher at school.

2. Is this Peter’s book? No, book is in the schoolbag.

3. Mary, is this your bike? No, bike is behind the house.

4. The hamster is in house.

5. We go to school. school is nice.

6. Peter helps little brother.

7. Children, where are home-exercise books?

8. The boys play with football.

9. Tommy, give me back pencil.

10. Sylvie writes homework.

11. Paul and Cathy eat sandwiches.

12. My sister and I go to grandmother.

13. The monkey eats bananas.

14. The monkeys eat bananas.

15. Tom and I like spaghetti. It is favorite food.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE1 ) AT - IN – ON

General Information:

AT ON

We use at for a point: We use on for a surface:at the window - at the entrance - at the door

on the wall - on the ceiling - on the floor - on a page

at the end of the street - at the station - at the top on a cover

Bill is waiting for you at the bus stop.

Have you seen the notice on the notice board?

IN

We use in for an enclosed space:in the garden - in the house - in London - in the waterin her bag - in a row - in a town

There is nobody in the room. She lives in a small village.

Special Information:

AT1. We say that someone is at an event:

2. We say at with buildings when we say where the event (film, concert,...) takes place:

at a party - at a pop concert - at a conference - at a meeting

Where were you yesterday? At the cinema.

Tom is at a party. The meeting took place at the headquarters.

3. We say at someone's house: 4. We say at for a place which is a part of our journey:

We were at Bill's house last Thursday.

We stopped at a very nice village. Does the train stop at Nashville?

ON

1. We use on with small islands: 2. We say that a place is on the coast / on a river / on a road:

She spent her holiday on a small island. London is on the river Thames.

Portsmouth is on the south coast of England.

IN

1. We say in when we talk about a building itself.

2. We usually say in with towns and villages:

The rooms of Tom's house are small. His parents live in York.

Note these expressions:

ATat home - at work - at school - at university - at college - at the station - at an airport - at the seaside - at sea (on a voyage) - at reception - at the corner of a street - at the back / front of a building / cinema / group of people, etc. - arrive at with other places or events

IN

in the newspaper - in bed - in hospital - in prison - in the street - in the sky - in an armchair (sit) - in a photograph - in a picture - in a mirror - in the corner of a room - in the back / front of a car - arrive in a country or town

ONon a farm - on the left - on the right - on the ground floor - on the first, second,... floor - on the way - on the chair (sit) - on the radio - on television - on a horse - on the corner of a street - on the back / front of a letter / piece of paper etc.

2) TO - INTO - BY

TO INTO

We say go / come / travel / fly / walk / return / drive / have been etc. to a place or event:

We say go into / come into etc. = enter a room / building etc.:

Last year we flew to London. We went to work at seven.

He opened the door and went into the room.

BY

We say by to say how we travel:We went to Paris by plane. I usually go to work by bike / by car / by underground / by bus

BUT: we say on footwe cannot use by if you say my car / the train / a taxiThen use in for taxis and cars.Then use on for bike / public transport.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Fill in at, on or in

1. The headquarters of the United Nations is New York.

2. In the most countries people drive the right.

3. I usually buy a newspaper my way to work.

4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday the Swiss Alps.

5. San Francisco is the west coast of the United States.

6. She spends most of the day sitting the window.

7. The report about the accident was the front page of the newspaper.

8. In the theatre we had seats the front row.

9. Write the name and address the front page of the envelope.

10. It's dangerous to play football the streets.

11. I'll meet you the corner of the street at 10.

12. We got stuck in a traffic jam the way to the airport.

13. Look at the horses that field.

14. the end of the street is a path to our house.

15. Do you want sugar your coffee?

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Fill in at, on or in

1. Her brother lives a small town the south coast of Spain.

2. The sports results are the back page of the paper.

3. They got married Birmingham.

4. Vienna is the river Danube.

5. His office is the third floor.

6. Tom is sitting an armchair.

7. The picture is the wall.

8. We meet the station at 7.

9. She is ill and stays bed for today.

10. Are there any good films the cinema this week?

11. We are going to see a play the National Theatre.

12. She is still hospital and recovers from her holiday.

13. I don't see her the party.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

He goes to the park. Look, he is going to the park.

1. He goes to school. Look, he to school!

2. He drinks a coffee. Look, he a coffee!

3. I swim every day. Look, I !

4. She washes her hair. Look, she her hair!

5. The cat always drinks its milk. Look, it its milk!

6. We dance in the living room. Look, we in the living room!

7. They run to church. Look, they to church!

8. You write a letter. Now, you a letter.

9. Mother cooks in the kitchen. Right now, mother in the kitchen.

10. The monkey eats bananas. Look, the monkey a banana!

11. In the afternoon we watch TV. We at the moment.

12. They have breakfast. Look, They their breakfast!

13. Father drives a big car. At the moment father a little red car.

14. The penguin swims very well. Look, the two little penguins !

15. The children eat their breakfast. The children their breakfast now.

Fill in the words from the box. Use the present progressive.

play - work - sit - read - play - listen - clean - read

Debbie and her friends in Debbie’s garden. They football. Mrs Baker a book. Mr Baker in the garden. Nick to his favourite CD. The cats on Mrs Baker's chair. Bill his bike. Bill: "Debbie, help me, please." But Debbie has got no time: "I a book for school. Ask your friend."

Fill in the words from the box. Use present progressive.

play - listen - ride - read - act - work - clean

Sally and her friends in the garden. They for a video. Her mother a book. Her

father in the garden. Dave to a CD. Her brothers, Ben and Frank, their bikes. Ben‘s friend his bike.

PRESENT SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE

1. Mr Cooper always a pound of sugar. (buy)

2. The shop assistant the door now. (close)

3. Kevin and Alan never away glass bottles. (throw)

4. Look! Freddy two baskets. (carry)

5. Now Mrs Caveman out of the window. (look)

6. Mrs Bingham shopping every Saturday. (go)

7. I the money at the moment. (count)

8. Mr Root always a box of eggs before buying them. (open)

9. Mum often her change. (forget)

10. Listen! The manager to a customer. (talk)

11. My friends often shopping at the other supermarket. (go)

12. We always our things in a basket. (put)

13. The shop at the moment. (close)

14. Every Sunday they tennis. (play)

15. She a shower now. (take)

1. It's seven o'clock and they to school now. (go)

2. Mrs Cooper in the restaurant every Sunday. (eat)

3. Our cat never on the kitchen table. (jump)

4. Look! The men blue uniforms. (wear)

5. Curt always his guitar in the afternoon. (play)

6. The taxi for them at the moment. (wait)

7. He always his grandmother in the coat. (help)

8. They never very much. (eat)

9. Listen! Bill his electric guitar. (play)

10. He his car every Sunday. (wash)

11. The bell at seven o'clock every morning. (ring)

12. They always their aunt a tree for Christmas. (bring)

13. She a red pullover and black jeans today. (wear)

14. The boys snowballs at the girls now. (throw)

15. Mr Black into the classroom at the moment. (walk)

PRESENT TENSE - QUESTIONS

Form the questions.

Example: I am hungry. - Are you hungry?

1. Peter goes to the party.?

2. His schoolbag is brown.?

3. Mary can ski.?

4. I meet my friends.?

5. The teacher hands out the books.?

6. Pat is a clever boy.?

7. The monkey takes the banana.?

8. Tony is hungry.?

9. Tim goes to school.?

10. They are at Sarah's party.?

11. You like apples.?

12. Winter begins in December.?

13. They are at home.?

14. Tom can play football.?

15. His mother speaks Spanish.?

Form the questions.

1. Phil's book is boring.?

2. Peter helps in the kitchen.?

3. Laura likes popcorn.?

4. Mary plays with her friends.?

5. They work in the garden.?

6. We hate spiders.?

7. They are friendly.?

8. Tina and Paul eat spaghetti.?

9. I hate chocolate.?

10. The rubber is red.?

11. He has a blue bike.?

12. They go to Italy.?

13. His sister works hard.?

14. I understand.?

15. We are at the theatre.?

QUESTION WORDS

Fill in the correct question word.

1. sits next to Frank? Clara.

2. does the boy come from? He's from New York.

3. old are her children? They are seven and ten.

4. is Peter's birthday? In April, I think.

5. much is the shirt? It's twenty dollars.

6. is best at playing tennis? It's Bob.

7. are you going? I’m going to my friends.

8. is an orange juice? It's fifty pence.

9. does the restaurant open? It opens at six o' clock.

10. can I get some ice cream? You can get some at the snack bar.

11. are you going to order? Fish and chips.

12. are you going to do on Saturday? I don't know.

13. has my pullover? I have it.

14. is your name? Carol.

15. is Susan's party? It's on Friday.

Fill in the correct question word.

1. are the potatoes? They're one pound.

2. can I do for you? I want two white T-shirts.

3. can I get a newspaper? You can get it at Park Street.

4. is your best friend? It's Paul.

5. does Nick live? He lives in Boston.

6. color is your new bike? It's blue.

7. do you collect? I collect stamps.

8. can help me? I can.

9. about some bananas? No, thanks.

10. was your first word as a baby? I don't know.

11. were you born? On May 21st.

12. were you born? I was born in Manchester.

13. are you doing next Sunday? I am sailing.

14. can we have a picnic? I know a nice place near a pond.

15. are you going to take with you? I’m taking some sandwiches and a coke.