English for beginers

The use of: to be , to have, present simple and continuous, past simple and
subject pronouns

1. Complete with the right form of the verb „to be”:

We are very good friends.

a) You…….. my friend.
b) He …….with you.
c) ……. she at home?
d) They…….not bad students.
e) How….. your mother today?
f) I …… at school.
2. Write the correct form of the verb “to be”:
• …………. your mother home?
• …………...Sam and Lucy in the 5th form?
• Madrid ……….not the capital of the U.S.A. It ……the capital of Spain.
• What nationality ……..you? I ………American.

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs 'to be' and 'to have'.

1. ………. we on the right way?

2. I ……… a big living-room.
3. It…………. a white rose.
4. You …………. something on your hair.
5. She ……………. two apples.
6. …………. they friends?
7. Jack and Jill…………… very good friends.
8. Doris …………… a beautiful dress.
9. …………. he a student?
10. This animal……….. black eyes.
11. They …….. a lovely garden.
12. …….. I your best friend?
13. ……….you at home?
14. We ………. good students. We learn hard.
15. Your father …………a doctor.

The verb TO BE
Learn the Present Tense:
I am We are
You are You are
He/She/ It is They are

Complete the sentences:

1. The window …………… open.
2. Cats ………… small animals.
3. I …….. in the classroom.
4. We ………. pupils.
5. The baby ……… in bed.
6. You …….. a teacher.
7. The books ……….. on the table.
8. I ……. a pupil.
9. My father ……. a good man.
10. We ……in the classroom.
11. The door ……. Shut.
12. The camel ……..a big animal.
13. The children ………in the garden.
14. I ……..in school now.
15. The chair …….behind the table.
16. Camels …….big animals.
17. My mother …….at home.
18. The windows …….shut.

Complete with the Present Tense Negative:

1. A thief……………….. a good man.
2. Camels………………..small animals.
3. I …………………..an old man (woman).
4. My hands ………………….dirty.
5. The poor man ………………….happy.
6. We …………………….in the cinema now.
7. The mouse ……………………a big animal.
8. I ………………a teacher.
9. We ……………….at home now.
10. It ………………….cold in summer.
11. My face ………………….dirty.
12. The shops …………………open every day.

Make the sentences plural:

1. A pupil is not a teacher.
2. A hen is a bird.
3. He is a doctor.
4. She is a pretty girl.
5. Here is a pen and a pencil.
6. A camel is a big animal.
7. An egg is white.
8. There is a car behind you.
9. A donkey is bigger than a cat.
10. A lazy boy is not a good pupil.
Make questions from these mixed words.(do not forget the capital letter and the question
mark).
1. near the school/ your home/ is
2. shut/ the windows/ are
3. your books/are / in your desk
4. is /in bed / the baby
5. or brown / your shoes /are /black
6. every day /is /this shop /open
7. camels /or small animals /are /big
 8. in your bag /your ruler /is
9. open /this school /is /at night
10. all the pupils /here today /are
11. at home /your mother /is
12. good /are /or bad /those eggs
The Subject Pronouns
I we
You you
He/she/ it They

Put the right subject pronoun:

1. The window is open. ……….is not shut.
2. The policeman is standing in the street. ……….is tall man.
3. The pencils are in the box. …………..are red pencils.
4. the girl is at home. ………..is cooking.
5. The plane is in the air. ……….is flying to London.
6. The birds are on the tree. ……….are singing.
7. The doctor is a rich man. …….is driving a big car.
8. The children are in the garden. ………..are playing.
9. The woman is poor. ……..is living in a little house.
10. The horse is in the field. ………….is eating the grass.
11. The shops are shut today. ……..are not open.
12. The fisherman is catching fish. …….is in a boat.
13. The girl is in bed. ……….is sleeping.
14. The key is not in the desk. ……is in the box.
15. I am sitting beside Jack………are friends.
The verb TO HAVE I have we have
You have you have
He/she/it has they have
1. A camel ……….four legs.
2. I …….ten fingers.
3. The baby ………two teeth.
4. The old man …….white hair.
5. Donkeys ………big ears.
6. The poor woman ………..five children.
7. Some dogs………….long tails.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Brown ……one son.

Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present.

Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (to phone)

Answer: Do they phone their friends?

1) ………………….. you…………………… mineral water? (to drink)

2) ……………….. Sarah and Linda………………. their pets? (to feed)
3) …………… your teacher ………………… your homework? (to check)
4) …………………. they ………………. in the old house? (to live)
5) ………………….. the cat …………………… on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)
6) ………………….. Nina ………………… computer games? (to play)
7) ………………..your parents ………………….TV in the afternoon? (to watch)
8) ………………your grandmother………………. the phone? (to answer)
9) …………………. Andy …………… the shopping? (to do)
10)……………….. Garry and Ken ………… a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

The Present Continuous Tense

Complete these sentences:
1. She …………………….a book.(read)
2. They …………………….football. (play)
3. He ……………………….the blackboard.(clean)
4. They ……………………….the tree.(climb)
5. He ………………………..an apple.(eat)
6. They……………………across the road.(walk)
7. The horse …………………..over the wall.(jump)
8. I…………………………English now.(learn)
9. The woman………………………….her baby.(carry)
10. The boys …………………………..to school.(go)
11. The old man ……………………….a cup of tea.(drink)
12. Two policemen ……………………outside the bank.(stand)
13. The servant ………………………..the floor.(wash)
14. The men ………………………..a house. (build)
15. The plane ………………………to London.(fly)
16. The children ……………………….in the garden.(play)
17. The thief …………………………the window.(open)
18. The teacher ………………………English.(teach)

If the verb ends with the letter e , the Present Continuous is made like this:
Come-coming; drive-driving;give-giving;live-living;make-making;ride-riding;write-writing

1. The boy …………………….a bicycle.(ride)

2. The soldiers…………………….in tents.(live)
3. I…………………………..a letter.(write)
4. The doctor ……………………..a car.(drive)
5. The children…………………….home from school.(come)
6. The teacher………………………an English lesson.(give)
7. The carpenter………………………a table.(make)

If a short verb ends with the letter g, m, n, or t( with a short vowel sound before it), the
Present Continuous is made like this:
Dig-digging; swim-swimming; run-running; cut-cutting; get-getting; put-putting; shut-
shutting;
sit-sitting
1. We……………………….in the classroom.(sit)
2. I………………………..the books into the cupboard.(put)
3. The woman……………………………the bread with a knife.(cut)
4. The boys………………………………in the river.(swim)
5. The old man…………………………….out of the bus.(get)
6. The little girl……………………………..to school.(run)
7. The servants ……………………………the windows.(shut)
Complete the sentences by using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. I _____ (go) to school every Monday. Leonardo _____ (go) to school twice a week.
2. My friend _____ (work) in a chocolate factory. She _____ (work) hard at this very moment.
3. My father _____ (drink) a cup of tea every morning. He _____ (drink) tea right now. Don`t disturb
him!
4. (to be) _____ you home now? I _____ (want) to see you today.
5. My sister ______ (to be) in her room. She ____ (read) a very interesting book.
6. Everybody ______ (know) she ____ (like) reading. She ____ (like, not) music.
What ____ you ____ (talk) about? I ______ (believe, not) you.

Put the verbs into present progressive.

1. My sister (to clean) the bathroom.

2. Look! They (to go) inside.
3. I (to wait) in the car now.
4. Mrs Miller (to listen) to CDs.
5. We (to speak) English at the moment.

Put the verbs into present progressive.

1. The dog (to attack) the cat.

2. I (to draw) a picture.
3. My mother (to wave) at me.
4. They (to choose) a cheap airline.
5. Listen! Tom (to make) a phone call.

1. Complete with the past simple of the verbs in brackets:

Cinderella (be)……..a beautiful girl who (live)…….together with her step-

mother and her two step-sisters. The three women (make)……….her work all
day long. She (be)…………very unhappy.
Her fairy godmother (appear) ……….. and (wave)……….her magic stick.
“Don’t forget you must be back home when the clock strikes twelve”, she (say)
…….
All night the Prince (dance)…….only with Cinderella. Everyone (want)……..to
know who the lovely girl (be)……….
 At midnight, Cinderella (leave)…….. the Prince and she (run)……down
the palace steps. She (lose)……..a glass slipper as she (run)………
The glass slipper (be)…….. very small and it only (fit)………
Cinderella’s little foot. That’s how the Prince (find)…………her and, very
happy, (marry)……. Cinderella quite soon.

2. Write questions and answers about past activities according to the model:

Where (you/go) yesterday? (to the cinema)

Where did you go yesterday? I went to the cinema.
1. Where (she/ go) last week? (to Paris)
2. What (he/ buy) at the weekend? (new jeans)
3. What time (the bus/ leave) last night? (at eight o’clock)
4. What (the students/ do) in class? (a project about Spain)
5. When (you/see) his girlfriend? (two days ago)
Coloraţi cu culoarea potrivită!

white black blue grey green orange

red yellow pink purple brown

Completaţi cu culoarea potrivită!

The sky is …………………… The grass is ………………

Eggs are …………………….. Apples are ………………..
The blackboard is …………… Rain clouds are ……………
Bananas are………………….. Oranges are ........................

Răspundeţi la întrebări!

What is your name? What is your favourite food?

…………………………………… ………………………………………..
How old are you? How many friends do you have?
……………………………………. ………………………………………..
What is your favourite colour? What colour are your eyes?
……………………………………. ………………………………………..

Continuaţi propoziţia cu un cuvânt potrivit!

I am a ………………………. It is a …………………………
You are a ………………….. We are .....................................
He is a ……………………... You are ………………………
She is a …………………..... They are ……………………..

Răspundeţi la întrebări!

Where is the apple? Where is the book?

……………………………… …………………………….
Where are the books? Where is the pencil?
…………………………........ ……………………………
1. Put the verbs into Past Tense Simple.

The Boy Who …………. Wolf

(to cry)

A shepherd-boy, who .................. a flock of sheep near a village, …………………. out

the
(to watch) (to call)
villagers three or four times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and when his
neighbors……………… to
(to
come)
help him, he ………………………… at them for their pains.
(to laugh)
The Wolf, however, did come at last. The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed,
…………………. in
(to
shout)
an agony of terror: "Please come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no
one …………………. any attention to his cries, nor ………………… any assistance.
The Wolf, having no
(to pay) (to give)
reason of fear, …………………… and …………………… all the sheep.
(to kill) (to eat)
There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.

The Dog and the Wolf

A hungry wolf …………….. a domestic dog near a doghouse in a yard.

(to meet)
The dog ……….fat and his fur shone. The dog …………..a plate full of bones and a
fresh
(to be) (to have)
water bowl. The wolf …………… to the dog:
(to say)
"You must be very happy to have all this food and a house to protect you from the
rain."
The dog …………..: “You can have these too, if you will obey my master”.
(to say)
The wolf ……………….it was a good idea, but then he …………… the dog’s neck,
(to think) (to see)
where the fur …………… worn.
(to be)
“What ………………….. to your neck?” he …………….
(to happen) (to ask)
“Oh, it's just this chain.”
The wolf then ………………. the big chain around the dog's neck and
………………….
(to notice) (to think)
"He may have a lot of food, but he has no freedom. I prefer to be hungry, but free in
the woods."

So the wolf …………. the dog and ……………….. to his life in the forest.
(to leave) (to return)

2. Build a story: The Three Little Pigs

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!!! Helpful words: to build (a construi), hay (fân), branches (ramuri),

bricks (cărămizi), to blow (a sulfa), chimney (burlan), to enter (a intra),
fire (foc), water pot (oală cu apă)
 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

FORM

I. The SIMPLE PAST TENSE in REGULAR VERBS is formed by adding –ED to the infinitive.

1. Put the following verbs into the SIMPLE PAST. Pay attention to their pronunciation
and spelling.

1. look – looked [lukt]

2. stop – stopped [stopt]
3. carry - carried [‘kaerid]
4. wait – waited [‘weitid]
5. cry –
6. open –
7. play –
8. want –
9. admit –
10. work –
 11. stay –
12. live –
13. ask –
14. study –
15. wash –
16. finish –
17. decide –
18. listen –
19. walk –
20. count –
21. help –
22. answer –
23. watch –
24. drop –
25. end –
26. travel –
27. need –

2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate regular verbs in the simple past tense. Choose
from the list above.

1. I … my hands and face ten minutes ago.

I washed my hands and face ten minutes ago.

2. It was hot yesterday and we … all the windows.

3. The boys … football last Sunday.

4. The baby was hungry and … all night.

5. Frank … a long time for the bus this morning.

6. The lesson was easy, but some pupils … a lot of questions.

7. Dan usually goes to work by bus, but yesterday he …

8. Emily was sick yesterday and … at home.

9. We … TV last night.

10. The little girl was tired, so her father … her.

11. I … my homework late last night.

12. Paula went into the kitchen and … her mother.

13. My parents … in Ploiesti until 1990.

14. Simon opened the book and … at the pictures.

II. The INTERROGATIVE of regular and irregular verbs is formed with DID + SUBJECT +
INFINITIVE (without TO).

I
you
DID he/she/it WORK?
we
they

Did he work yesterday?

No, he didn’t.
Yes, he did.

If it is the verb "to be" we use was/were before the subject:

Was he at the office the other day?

3. Complete the questions below:

1. They finished work at 5 o’clock. What time…?

What time did they finish work?

2. They looked at the clock on the wall. Where…?

3. The clock showed five o’clock. What time…?

4. She picked a flower for her mother. What…?

5. They started on the way home. Where…?

6. He carried a lamp so that they could see their way. Why…?

7. He opened the door slowly. How…?

When WHO is the subject of the question, DO/DID is not used.

Mr. Adams bought a house near the sea.

WHO bought a house near the sea?
III. The NEGATIVE of regular and irregular verbs is formed with DID NOT (DIDN’T) and
the infinitive without TO.

4. Situation: Mrs Barton made a list of things to do.

But she lost the list, so she forgot to do them.

THINGS TO DO
- Buy an alarm clock - See the manager
- Go to the dentist - Wash the red dress
- Write to Uncle Ben - Iron Tom’s shirts

e.g. She didn’t buy an alarm clock.

1. COMPLETE WITH A / AN:

- _____ onion - _____ cat - _____ baby

- _____armchair - _____ iron - _____ lion
- _____ dog - _____ fish - _____ eye
- _____ car - _____ tree - _____ duck
- _____ lemon - _____ ear - _____ octopus

2. CHANGE INTO THE PLURAL:

- one boy: _______________ - one tooth: _______________

- one brush: _______________ - one tomato: _______________
- one man: _______________ - one baby: _______________
- one radio: _______________ - one woman: _______________
-one knife: _______________ - one box: _______________
-one child: _______________ - one hand: _______________
-one bus: _______________ -one bush: _______________
-one foot: _______________ - one dress: _______________
-one sheep: _______________ -one wife: _______________
3. COMPLETE WITH HE, SHE, IT, WE, YOU, THEY:

- Helen _____ - Tom and I _____ - school _____

- Sam _____ - car _____ -apples _____
- father _____ - dogs _____ - book _____
- mother _____ - you and Jane _____ - Nick and I _____
-dad and mum _____ - ball _____ - children _____
- Ann and Tom_____ - plane _____ - feet _____
- clowns _____ - brother _____ - Mary _____
- pen _____ - sister _____ - guitar _____

4. COMPLETE WITH AM, IS, ARE:

- It _____ a bus. -It _____ a bycicle.

- He _____ a teacher.
- I _____ a student
- They _____ doctors.
- It _____ a book.
- He _____ a postman
- Tom _____ a doctor
- She _____ English
- They _____ sharks.
- He _____ a doctor.
- We _____ friends.
- I _____ a policeman.
- She _____ a dancer.
- They ______ books.
- It _____ an orange.

5. CHANGE INTO THE PLURAL:

a) It is a mouse. ______________________________
b) She is a woman. ______________________________
c) It is a fox. ______________________________
d) You are a policeman. _____________________________
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