E-LEARNING GRAMMAR PRACTICE 1
IB-Present tense contrast
1. Circle the correct tense.
1) 'What are you doing tonight?' 'I 'm staying at home.'
2) Can you text me when you get home?
3) The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
4) Why are you laughing? It isn't funny!
5) My dad leaves home every day at eight o'clock.
6) My sister always borrows my clothes. It's really annoying!
7) What time does your train arrive?
2. Match sentences 1-7 in exercise 1 with the uses of tenses a-g
below.
1- e - 'What are you doing tonight?' 'I 'm staying at home.'
2- d - Can you text me when you get home?
3- b - The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
4- e - Why are you laughing? It isn't funny!
5- a - My dad leaves home every day at eight o'clock.
6- f - My sister always borrows my clothes. It's really annoying!
7- c - What time does your train arrive?
3. Complete the dialogue with the present simple or present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Martin: Hurry up! The film is starting in ten minutes.
Hannah: I am looking for my phone.
Martin: Do you always lose things? It's so annoying!
Hannah: I usually keep it on my bedside table, but it isn't there.
Martin: Do you remember when you last used it?
Hannah: No - that's the problem.
Martin: You don't need your phone at the cinema. Look for it when we get
back.
Hannah: I won't have time when we get back.
Martin: Here it is! It was in my pocket!
Hannah: It's OK. Let's go straight out again.
4. Some of the sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly. Tick
the correct sentences.
1) Mel is belonging to the drama club.
→ Mel belongs to the drama club.
2) Do you prefer beach holidays or adventure holidays?
3) Call me as soon as you're arriving.
→ Call me as soon as you're here / you arrive.
4) Jack is hating spaghetti.
→ Jack hates spaghetti.
5) Why are you always interrupting?
6) I'm not understanding this maths calculation.
→ I don't understand this maths calculation.
5. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the same verb in
each pair of sentences. Use the present simple and present
continuous.
1) a. That food tastes delicious!
b. What are you thinking about?
2) a. What do you think of the match?
b. Who is having the match?
3) a. 'Where's Tom?' 'He is having a shower.'
b. Dogs have a good sense of smell.
6. Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Usethe present
simple or present continuous. Then write true answers, in complete
sentences.
1) Where do you usually go on Saturday mornings?
→ I usually go to the gym on Saturday mornings.
2) What do you usually do on Saturday mornings?
→ I usually relax and read a book on Saturday mornings.
3) What time does school start and finish?
→ School starts at 8:30 AM and finishes at 3:00 PM.
4) What are your parents doing now?
→ My parents are cooking dinner now.
ID – Articles, will and going to
1. Read the dialogue. Tick the correct answers.
1) "What are you doing at the weekend?"
2) "There's a great place for it in the mountains near my uncle's house."
3) "It's a dangerous hobby, isn't it?"
4) "My uncle is a rock climbing instructor."
5) "He says caving is safer than climbing."
6) "But I think there's an indoor climbing wall in town."
7) "He charges £25 an hour."
So the correct answers are:
1) the
2) a
3) a
4) a
5) no article
6) the
7) an
8) an
2. Complete the text with a / an, the, or no article (-).
This man is inside a cave. He's a professional caver, but he's still feeling nervous.
Why? Because the cave is much bigger than it looks. In fact, it's the deepest cave
in the world. It's called the Krubera Cave, and it's near the Black Sea. It is the only
cave on Earth that is more than 2 km deep. Caves like this are fascinating places
for - explorers because there are always new parts to discover. In 2005, 1 a
Ukrainian caver called Alexander Klimchouk organised an expedition into the
cave. The expedition involved 56 people and went deeper than 2 km. In 2012, a
Ukrainian diver called Gennady Samokhin went even deeper by diving down
through the muddy water 2 at the bottom
3. Circle the ending that is more natural.
1) 'There's somebody at the door.' 'OK,
b. I'Il answer it.'
2) 'These boxes are too heavy. Look out-
a. I'm going to drop them!'
3) 'Would you like something to drink?' 'Yes,
b. I'Il have a glass of water, please.'
4) 'Show me your picture. I promise
b. I won't laugh.'
5) 'What are your plans for the afternoon?'
b. 'I'm going to stay in and watch TV.'
6) 'We're going to the Caribbean this year.
a. It will be my first visit.'
7) 'I've forgotten my pencil case.' 'Don't worry,
a. I'Il lend you a pen.'
8) 'That's a fantastic pass!
b. They're going to score a goal!'
9) 'I'm going to the cinema tonight.' 'Really?
b. What are you going to see?'
4. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of will or
going to and the verbs in brackets.
Jack: I am going to go ice skating on Saturday evening with Luke? Would you like
to come?
Annie: Yes, please. Where are you going to meet? At the ice rink?
Jack: No, at the bus stop near my house.
Annie: I live really near to the ice rink, so I will see you there. What time?
Jack: Six o'clock in the evening. I think it will be quite busy.
Annie: Yes, definitely. It's more expensive on Saturday evenings, isn't it?
Jack: Don't worry. I will get a ticket for you. I've got some vouchers, so it won't
cost too much.
Annie: Thanks! I will see you on Saturday, then.
Jack: At six o'clock. I promise I won't be late.
