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Wednesday, 13 May 2015

The Past Simple of Regular Verbs



Yesterday Tigger and Piglet danced a lot


Simple Past- AffirmativeSimple Past - Negative
regular verbs: infinitive + ed
Example:
I worked
Auxiliary verb do in the Past =
= DID + not+ verb
Example: I did not work = I didn't work
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding ed:
  • when the final letter is e, only add d
    Example:
    love - loved



  • after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
    Example:
    admit - admitted
  • final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English)
    Example:
    travel - travelled                                                                             




  • after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel)
    Example:
    worry - worried
    but: play - played                                          
USE:


We use the Past simple to talk about actions which
 happened in the Past


Key words: YESTERDAY/ THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY / LAST... / ... AGO


Links for exercises on this topic:


http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1782

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_statements.htm (aff.)


http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-6036.php(aff./ neg.)


Friday, 17 April 2015

Verb There to be and the House







Multiple Choice Exercise

There is or there are - English exercises

There is
Use "there is" (there's) for a  noun - singular.

There are
Use "there are" for a noun - plural.

Examples:
There is a mouse in the bag.

There are four girls in a team.

 a swimming pool.

 five books on the table.

 one book under the table.

 seven days in a week.

 three bad films.

 a teacher in the classroom.

 teachers in the school.
 Check answer 

Sunday, 8 February 2015

Adverbs of Frequency + Present Simple for habitual actions


We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.
These are called adverbs of frequency and include:
FrequencyAdverb of FrequencyExample Sentence
100%alwaysalways go to bed before 11pm.
90%usuallyusually walk to work.
80%normally / generallynormally go to the gym.
70%often* / frequentlyoften surf the internet.
50%sometimessometimes forget my wife's birthday.
30%occasionallyoccasionally eat junk food.
10%seldom / rarelyseldom read the newspaper.
5%hardly everhardly ever drink alcohol.
0%nevernever swim in the sea.
* Some people pronounce the 'T' in often but many others do not.

The Position of the Adverb in a Sentence

An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with To Be).
Subject + adverb + main verb
always remember to do my homework.
He normally gets good marks in exams.

An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be.
Subject + to be + adverb
They are never pleased to see me.
She isn't usually bad tempered.


Thursday, 20 March 2014

Present Simple / Present Continuous


Simple Present
Present Continuous
For regular habits / daily routine in general 
(regularly, often, never) =
 with  Adverbs of Frequency
Colin plays football every Tuesday.
present actions happening one after 
another
First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.
To talk about actions happening:
Now / right now / At the moment/ 
At this moment
Look! Colin is playing football now.
also for several actions happening
 at the same time
Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
Signal words
  • always
  • every ...
  • often
  • normally
  • usually
  • sometimes
  • seldom
  • never
  • first
  • then
  • at the moment
  • at this moment
  • today
  • now
  • right now
  • Listen!
  • Look!
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present:
be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex03

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex04

What are they doing? (The Present Continuous)

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS


Affirmative sentences:

am playing volleyball.
He/she/it is playing volleyball.
We/you/they are playing volleyball.
NOTE: Use am with I - is with hesheit - and with all other pronouns are.
We often use short forms in affirmative sentences in the Present Progressive.

Negative sentences:

am not playing volleyball.
He/she/it is not playing volleyball.
We/you/they are not playing volleyball.


Questions:

In the Present Progressive we put the auxiliary (am, are or is) before the subject
(Auxiliary - Subject - Verb - Rest).
Am I playing volleyball?
Is he/she/it playing volleyball?
Are we/you/they playing volleyball?

Links for exercises
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2332

http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/educacion/3/Usrn/AulaTIC_Activ/CheerUp2/hot_potatoes/cheerup2/Presentcontinuos1&2/presentcont1.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3438
http://www.eflworksheets.com/onlineexercises/animatedonline/prescon/prescon7.htm  
(New)

This one is a fantastic link. Try it!




What are they doing? (animated), by Elvira
Find this and other present continuous exercises in English Exercises .org