Name: ___________________

Class: _________ (

Simple present tense

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences below with the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets.
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My grandmother _____________ (watch) sad films on TV every weekend.

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

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

Simon _____________ (get up) at seven oclock every morning.

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

You _____________ (hate) mango ice cream, dont you, Margaret?

Ken does not _____________ (play) basketball at school.

Mary _____________ (play) basketball every Saturday.

I dont _____________ (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) Sallys new CDs.
18 We usually _____________ (go) to a Chinese restaurant every Sunday.
19 Mark _____________ (meet) his friends to play football every Thursday.
20 Annie doesnt _____________ (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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go
love

have
take

keep
think

let
live
visit
walk

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. Wendys 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.
enjoy
play

see
run

help
eat

live
love

give
sleep

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 dont think Molly (8) _____________ it very much. She (9) _____________ away every time she (10)
_____________ the water.

Name: ___________________
Class: _________ (

Exercise 4
Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple present tense. Use the correct forms of the verbs.
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my class / at / ten oclock / start

____________________________________________________________________

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

____________________________________________________________________

begin / in / December / Christmas holidays / the

____________________________________________________________________

Monday / birthday / be / my / next

____________________________________________________________________

class / her / a / test / tomorrow / have

____________________________________________________________________

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

____________________________________________________________________

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

____________________________________________________________________

camp / begin / Friday / the / on

____________________________________________________________________

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

____________________________________________________________________

10 Sports Day / on / be / Monday and Tuesday

____________________________________________________________________

Exercise 5
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Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verb to be.
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I ____________ thirteen years old.

Shirley and I ____________ classmates.

My brother ____________ a fireman.

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

Simon ____________ a good basketball player.

Hong Kong and Shanghai ____________ busy cities.

You ____________ a very good friend.

This football match ____________ very exciting.

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
Complete the sentences below using the words and phrases in brackets and the correct form of the verb to be.
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3
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5
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Aunt Doris ___________________________________ (sister / youngest / my mothers).

It ___________________________________________ (birthday / my / today).
There ___________________________________ (nearby / Japanese restaurant / a good).
Uncle James and Uncle Peter _____________________________________ (very good / cooks / both).
Everyone ___________________________________ (the party / tonight / excited about).
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 / Janes / 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 mothers 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) ____________

karaoke tonight.

Exercise 9
Complete the questions below with Do or Does.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

________ John like English?

________ you play football in PE lessons?
________ we have a test today?
________ I have to do the corrections?
________ the blackboard look dirty?
________ Miss Tung teach English?
________ boys and girls wear the same uniform?
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excited because I can sing

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

____________________________________________
2 she live in Tung Chung
____________________________________________
3 Tommy like Mr Lee
____________________________________________
4 your parents know Tina
____________________________________________
5 we know that man
____________________________________________
6 your sister play tennis
____________________________________________
7 John and Chris do well in English
____________________________________________
8 you have a correction pen
____________________________________________
9 your brother speak English to his teachers
____________________________________________
10 Miss Kwok teach well
____________________________________________

Yes, _________________.
No, _________________.
Yes, _________________.
Yes, _________________.
No, _________________.
No, _________________.
No, _________________.
Yes, _________________.
Yes, _________________.
No, _________________.

Exercise 11
Complete the questions below with Do or Does. Then complete the answers.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

__________ John like computer games?

__________ you play football in PE lessons, Joe?
__________ we have a test later today?
__________ I have to switch off the lights?
__________ the video recorder work?
__________ Miss Tung shout at her students?
__________ the students like their uniform?
__________ the classroom have air conditioners?

Yes,
Yes,
No,
Yes,
No,
No,
Yes,
No,
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_________________.
_________________.
_________________.
_________________.
_________________.
_________________.
_________________.
_________________.

9 __________ Jack swim every morning?

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

Yes, _________________.
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

_______________________________________________________________
2 by MTR / she / travel to school
_______________________________________________________________
3 teach music / every day / Mr Lee
_______________________________________________________________
4 speak English / your parents
_______________________________________________________________
5 have a test / today / we
_______________________________________________________________
6 do jigsaw puzzles / your sister
_______________________________________________________________
7 together / John and Chris / play football
_______________________________________________________________
8 have any new CDs / you
_______________________________________________________________
9 attend drama lessons / your cousin
_______________________________________________________________
10 Mrs Kwok / every day / swim
_______________________________________________________________

Present continuous tense

Exercise 1
Complete the sentences below with the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

He _________________________ (play) computer games with his brother.

Mr and Mrs Lee _________________________ (visit) Ocean Park.
Sarah _________________________ (write) a postcard to her friend.
Mr Cheung _________________________ (sit) next to me on the plane.
You _________________________ (talk) on the telephone.
Billy _________________________ (not do) his homework.
Paul and Patrick _________________________ (surf) on the waves in the sea.
I _________________________ (hike) on Lantau Island.
We _________________________ (pull) down the blinds to make the room dark.
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12
13
14
15
16
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Grandma _________________________ (begin) to cook our dinner.

____________ you ____________ (play) computer games?
I _________________________ (take photographs) on top of the Eiffel Tower.
Kevin and I _________________________ (shop) in Festival Walk.
They _________________________ (lie) on the beach.
Chris and Francis _________________________ (ride) horses.
____________ you ____________ (book) tickets for our holiday?
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 tense

Exercise 1
Complete the sentences below using the simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

The classroom was very dark after we ___________________ (lower) the blinds.
Patrick ___________________ (run) down the stairs and into the playground.
I ___________________ (bring) my coin collection to school yesterday.
My sisters school team ___________________ (win) the volleyball match.
Susan said that she ___________________ (enjoy) her holiday very much.
Aunt Sally ___________________ (sing) my favourite song last night.
Tom ___________________ (spend) all his money on a new computer game.
Yesterday, we ___________________ (take) a bus to Lantau Island and stayed the day.
My little brother ___________________ (try) very hard to finish the jigsaw puzzle.
The magic show was fantastic and we ___________________ (clap) loudly.
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13
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15
16
17
18
19
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Yesterday the school bus ___________________ (break down).

Last summer, you ___________________ (go) to mainland China, didnt you?
Joe ___________________ (lose) his stamp album at school.
Last night, they ___________________ (watch) the World Cup on TV.
She ___________________ (buy) ten new CDs last week.
Two days ago, we ___________________ (travel) to Lantau to see The Big Buddha.
Last night, my mother ___________________ (fry) some noodles for dinner.
We ___________________ (dance) to pop music at last terms class party.
I ___________________ (rub) out my mistake with an eraser.
Mary ___________________ (ask) me to explain the homework.

Exercise 2
Complete the questions and answers below using did, didnt or the simple past tense of the verbs in
brackets.
1

_________________ John leave an hour ago?

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

_________________ they buy these comics?

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

_________________ you see Kate yesterday?

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

_________________ Tina join the Stamp Club last week?

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

_________________ 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
2
3

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

_________________________________________________________________
When did Julie move to Canada? (last year)
_________________________________________________________________
When did you visit your grandmother? (Saturday)
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_________________________________________________________________
4 When did you first perform on stage? (at primary school)
_________________________________________________________________
5 When did you make your first million dollars? (when I was thirty years old)
_________________________________________________________________
6 When did you first meet your wife? (ten years ago)
_________________________________________________________________
7 When did you move the furniture? (last night)
_________________________________________________________________
8 When did you finish reading the book? (last week)
_________________________________________________________________
9 When did you plant that tree? (when I was six years old)
_________________________________________________________________
10 When did you go to the zoo? (during the summer holidays)
_________________________________________________________________

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
2
3
4

These comics _________________ very expensive.

The stamps he collected _________________ very rare.
I _________________ very happy to see you last weekend.
The man _________________ very rich.
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6
7
8
9
10

Yesterday _________________ your birthday.

You _________________ very tired last night.
My lunch _________________ really delicious.
The old book _________________ extremely valuable.
We _________________ (not) free last weekend.
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.
Were these comics very expensive?
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:

Im 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.
Peter:

(8)

_______________ the yo-yo man there?

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

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

1 No,
______
he Uncle Jack a postcard collector?
____________________________________________________________________.
2

______ he a collector for a long time?

____________________________________________________________________

______ there 500 coins in his collection?

____________________________________________________________________

______ some of his coins very old?

____________________________________________________________________

______ Debbie allowed to touch the coins?

____________________________________________________________________

______ his favourite coin from Germany?

____________________________________________________________________

______ Uncle Jack sad when he sold his coins?

____________________________________________________________________

______ he able to travel to a lot of places?

____________________________________________________________________

______ there many countries that he wanted to visit?

____________________________________________________________________
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10 ______ his new hobby travelling?

____________________________________________________________________

Simple future tense with will

Exercise 1
Rearrange the words below to form sentences in the simple future tense.
1
2
3
4

ice cream / they / dessert / order / for

____________________________________________________________________
reply / she / to / as / your / possible / soon / e-mail message / as
____________________________________________________________________
at / have / the / we / lobster / banquet
____________________________________________________________________
we / twenty / invite / to / people / the / party
____________________________________________________________________

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

____________________________________________________________________
6 eat / the / a lot of / at / we / seafood / restaurant
____________________________________________________________________
7 mum / birthday / fifty years old / her / on / my / next / be
____________________________________________________________________
8 in / for / they / not arrive / the / time / party
____________________________________________________________________
9 I / money / contribute / the / for / present / remind / to / her
____________________________________________________________________
10 our / we / at / friends / meet / airport / the
____________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2
Complete the sentences below using will and the verbs in brackets.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Tom __________________ (have) a birthday party on Sunday.

It __________________ (be) hot tomorrow.
We __________________ (go) to the cinema tonight.
I __________________ (write) an e-mail message to my friend in America.
Alison and May __________________ (do) their homework later.
My friends __________________ (learn) how to swim in the summer holidays.
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

____________________________________________________________________
2 wedding gift / you / money / the / for / collect
____________________________________________________________________
3 to / on / Friday / Hong Kong / fly / he
____________________________________________________________________
4 invite / they / Wong family / the
____________________________________________________________________
5 very / be / she / surprised
____________________________________________________________________
6 at / Grandma / I / airport / the / see
____________________________________________________________________
7 banquet / in time / the / for / arrive / they
____________________________________________________________________
8 be / the / at / your / party / teacher
____________________________________________________________________
9 this / it / evening / cold / be
____________________________________________________________________
10 roast chicken / you / dinner / for / cook
____________________________________________________________________

Be going to
Exercise 1
Rearrange 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
2
3
4
5

we / have lunch / McDonalds

We are going to have lunch at McDonalds.
____________________________________________________________________
I / see / a / film / tonight
____________________________________________________________________
Peter / me / drive / to / the party
____________________________________________________________________
Rachel / pizza / buy / a
____________________________________________________________________
Happy Birthday / sing / we
____________________________________________________________________
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Thursday / have / test / a / next / you

____________________________________________________________________
7 buy / computer / I / a
____________________________________________________________________
8 Nick / TV / and I / watch / tonight
____________________________________________________________________
9 family / my / fast food / for dinner / eat
____________________________________________________________________
10 Maths / you / study / next week
____________________________________________________________________
11 sleeping bag / buy / new / I / a
____________________________________________________________________

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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

____________ it _______________ (rain)?

____________ you _______________ (cook) your dinner?
____________ your grandfather _______________ (exercise) in the afternoon?
____________ your class _______________ (have) a test tomorrow?
____________ they _______________ to invite Mr Chan to the party?
____________ Kitty _______________ (take) some cakes to the party?
____________ you _______________ (borrow) this book again?
____________ Eddie and Joe _______________ (walk) to school today?
____________ I _______________ (pass) the test Miss Lee?
____________ 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 future

Exercise 1
Complete the sentences below using the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

The minibus ________________________ (leave) soon. Lets go!

I ________________________ (go) to a French restaurant for dinner tonight.
He ________________________ (meet) us at the train station tomorrow.
We ________________________ (take) the bus to Kennedy Town.
She ________________________ (start) school in the autumn.
They ________________________ (visit) the centre next Tuesday.
The new restaurant ________________________ (open) on 3rd May.
My uncle ________________________ (move) to a new flat next week.
I ________________________ (have) red bean soup for dessert.
Mrs Kwok ________________________ (arrive) at four oclock.
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Exercise 2
Complete the sentences below with the present continuous tense of the verbs in the word box.
contribute
order
cook
invite
meet
organise
stay
send
study
start
1 I _________________________ Susan outside the restaurant.
2 The film ________________________ in ten minutes.
3 I cant go to the party. I ________________________ for a test tomorrow.
4 The desserts are very good at this restaurant. We ________________________ some after weve 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 Jacks birthday party this weekend
9 My classmates ________________________ at a camp this summer.
10 Thomas ________________________ $500 for Grandmas 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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

My father is coming tomorrow.

I am playing volleyball tonight.
The film is starting later this afternoon.
Your brother is playing well.
They are eating pizza at the moment.
David is meeting me next Monday.
I am writing a book.
His mother is working next Monday
Some students are not listening to me.
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
2
3
4

Tim ______________________ (leave) tonight.

Be quiet! The film ______________________ (starts) soon.
I ______________________ (go) to Central.
They ______________________ (play) basketball in the park this afternoon.
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6
7
8
9
10

We ______________________ (eat) dinner at my aunts house.

Jill ______________________ (study) this weekend. She has a test on Monday.
My father ______________________ (cooks) dinner for us tonight.
I ______________________ (help) her clean the kitchen on Saturday.
We ______________________ (dance) at Shirleys party.
Eva and Kelly ______________________ (make) breakfast tomorrow morning.

Simple present tense to talk about the future

Exercise 1
Complete the passage below with the simple present tense of the verbs in the word box.
leave
put on

do
take

pick up
wake up

eat
finish

return
start

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. Ill 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
2
3
4
5
6
7

travel / Japan / next / to / they / week

___________________________________________________________________
shop / at / 11 p.m. / on / the / close / Saturdays
___________________________________________________________________
begin / the / soon / concert
___________________________________________________________________
we / Hong Kong / 13th / arrive / in / April / on
___________________________________________________________________
hiking / go / I / afternoon / this
___________________________________________________________________
end / in / film / about / minutes / the / ten
___________________________________________________________________
have / volleyball / he / this / practice / morning
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8 depart / their / Tuesday / flight / on / evening
___________________________________________________________________
9 tomorrow / my / birthday / be / friends
___________________________________________________________________
10 start / holidays / the / on / Friday / New Year
___________________________________________________________________

Yan Chai Hospital Lan Chi Pat Memorial Secondary School

F.1 English
Easter Holiday Homework (II)

Name: ___________________
Prepositions of time

Class: _________ (

Exercise 1
Complete the sentences below with the correct prepositions of time (at, in, on and during).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Were going on vacation ________ March.

I usually do my homework ________ the afternoon.
________ Monday, our class is having a picnic at the beach.
I was born ________ 1982.
The students are having a swimming lesson ________ 2 p.m.
________ the week, I usually stay home in the evening.
________ my birthday, Im going to have a party.
They always eat chicken and rice ________ dinner.
We should not talk ________ lessons.
________ Christmas Day, Im going to eat turkey.
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My plane leaves tonight ________ eleven oclock ________ the evening.

Mrs Li often goes swimming ________ the morning.
________ the summer holidays, Lily has a part-time job.
I arranged to meet Mark ________ a few days.
There was a strong wind ________ the rainstorm.
Fionas driving test was ________ a quarter to three ________ Monday afternoon.
________ the weekend I think Ill go shopping in Sha Tin.
One day ________ April, a man with a gun walked into the bank.
The sun started to shine ________ six oclock.
We are going to a party ________ Saturday evening.

Exercise 2
Complete the passage below with the correct prepositions of time (at, in, on and during).
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________ 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.
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________ Monday, we went hiking and learnt rock climbing. Then we had a barbecue
________ 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).
__________ last years Christmas holidays my family and I went to Thailand for one week.
__________ 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
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__________ 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
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__________ the 29th December.
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Exercise 1
Complete the sentences below using a or an.
1 We practise football for ____________ hour every day.
2 My brother wants to buy ____________ new dictionary.
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Wind-surfing is not ____________ easy sport to learn.

____________ hobby is something you like to do in your spare time.
Are you ____________ member of the Tennis Club?
Our school has____________very good basketball team.
This magazine has ____________ interesting article on my favourite athlete.
Lucy always eats ____________ apple at lunchtime.
Henry won ____________ gold medal in the swimming competition.
You need ____________ uniform for school.
Lee Lai Shan won ____________ gold medal in ____________ exciting sport.
I want to buy ____________ hat and ____________ umbrella.
I have ____________ aunt in Australia.
____________ tennis racket costs about $500.
She is ____________ honest woman.
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
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with the money.

Exercise 4
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My aunt lives in United Kingdom.

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We must be at airport at 5 p.m. to catch our flight.
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I cannot see parade because there are so many people in front of me.
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He is putting his photos of Disneyland in photo album.
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My sister is learning to play piano.
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We are going to cinema to see new Jackie Chan film.
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I am going to book shop to buy a new history book.
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Great Wall of China is longest wall ever built.
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You must remember to wear a hat in sun.
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She bought little boy a baseball cap from sports shop.
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I forgot my watch so I dont know time.
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Are you watching World Cup tonight?
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Jeff and Terry play drums in school band.
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We are going to Philippines for our next holiday.
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I am eating chocolates you bought me.
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Highest mountains in Europe are Alps.
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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
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__________ large boat and by train. I want to visit (3) __________ Himalayas and
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__________ Rockies. I want to see (5) __________ red bus in London and ride
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__________ 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
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__________ shark in Australia and walk along (10) __________ Great Wall of China.

Exercise 6
Complete 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
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__________ seafood lunch in (10) __________ seafood restaurant. (11) __________ restaurant is very famous
and (12) __________ lunch was delicious.

Subject and object pronouns

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

Paul has four brothers. __________ are all very tall.
Mark and I are classmates. __________ are both thirteen.
I have twenty-two computer games. __________ are all exciting.
Sally has a pet called Socks. __________ is a cat with white feet.
We visited Beijing and Xian last week. __________ are both very old cities.
Sammi is Kens girlfriend. __________ is very pretty.
Lets go to Peking Palace. __________ is a famous Chinese Restaurant.
My brother Paul flies jumbo jets. __________ is a pilot.
Do you like my homepage? __________ is very colourful, isnt it?
Paul has a big family. __________ has five brothers and two sisters.
I bought these CDs from HMV. __________ are new.
Have you read this book? __________ is very good.
I like karaoke. __________ is fun.

Exercise 2
Complete the passage below with the correct subject pronouns.

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am much younger than my grandfather but (3) __________ like the same things. (4) __________ 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.
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__________ 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
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Paul collects basketball stickers. He has lots of __________.

Mr Lau tells very funny stories. I enjoy listening to __________ speak.
The members of the Drama Club want you to tell __________ how you feel
about acting.
My family and I are going on holiday in August. My father is taking
__________ to Canada.
Tom is not a good swimmer, so he asked me to teach __________ how to swim.
Rebecca gave Helen a storybook Helen will like __________very much.
My sister is studying in England. I will visit __________ there next year.
Please give the ball back to the children. It belongs to __________.
I think that this pencil belongs to me. I left __________ here yesterday.
We are enjoying ourselves in Japan why dont you come and join __________?
Look at __________. I am talking to you!
They want you to go with __________.
Gigi and I always talk in class. The teacher always scolds __________.
Martin is very clever. You should ask __________ to help you with your homework.
Jenny eats a lot of chocolate. She likes __________ very much.
Dont lend __________ your pen. She will lose it.

Exercise 4
Complete the letters below with the correct subject or object pronouns.
Dear Simon,
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__________ 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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__________. 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
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