GRAMMAR PRACTICE GRAMMAR PRACTICE

3C
1A Past
Present
continuous
simple
WeWeuse
usethe
thepast
present
continuous
simple to
to describe
talk aboutactions
thingsinthat
progress
are always
at a particular
true. time 1 1 Complete
Completethe theconversations
sentences withwith
the the
correct
pastform
continuous
of the
inMy
thebest
past.friend is from Argentina. He doesn’t like tomatoes. form
verbs
ofinthe
brackets.
verbs in brackets.
I was sleeping
We also at 7.00
use the thissimple
present morning.
to talk about regular routines and habits. 1 1A I coffee. (not
(youlike)
/ watch) TV just now?
I was working at my desk when the telephone rang. 2B No, I wasn’t. they
It was the radio.computer games with
I speak to my best friend every day. We go for a coffee once a week.
We form the past continuous with the past simple of the verb be + the -ing form of Why(play)
2 A you? didn’t you see Paula and Mark?
We form negatives and questions with don’t/doesn’t and do/does + the infinitive 3B Luca
They work at 6.00(walk)
p.m.the
(finish)
dog.
the main verb.
of the verb. 3 4A WeWhy was the boss fun together.
angry with(have)
Nigel?
3.10 I / he / she / it you / we / they 5B You
He my best friend.
(not work)
(not fast
know)
enough.
1.4 I / you / we / they he / she / it
4 6A Why didn’tRohanyou play tennis yesterday?
with you? (work)
I was watching TV at 6.00 last night. We were walking home when it
++ We live in Istanbul. Carlostolives 7B Constanza
It is really shy. She
(rain) all day. in class. (not
started rain.in Santiago.
They don’t
– It wasn’t live in Quebec. Megan doesn’t liveplaying
in Sydney. Did you ask Thomas to come to the party?
5 A speak)
– raining when I got to work. The players weren’t very
? Do you live in Shanghai? Does she live in Cairo? 8B MyYes,
mum
I spoke to him while
a lot about
we her children. (worry)
well.
Y/N WasYes, I do. / No, I don’t. Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. 9 (have) lunch. you me with this? (can / help)
she working at this office Were you living here at the
? 10 Ravi very patient. (not be)
when you met her? beginning of the year? 2 Change one verb in each sentence to the past continuous.
We usually add s to the infinitive to make the third person singular (he/she/it) form.
Y/N Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t. Yes, we were. / No, we weren’t. 2 1 Rewrite
We had the sentences
dinner and questions
outside while we stayedwith the adverbs
in Rome.
Spelling rules for third person singular (he / she / it) of frequency in the correct place.
2 1When
We have
Lisa crossed
a coffee the
afterroad,
our class.
she dropped
(sometimes)
her phone
Past continuous
We usually add -s to theand past
infinitive. ⇨ lives
livesimple
and it broke.
We When
use thethepast
infinitive
simpleends in consonant
to describe + y, weactions
completed theypast,
changeinthe to i and then we add -es.
for example 2 Do you speak to your best friend every day? (usually)
study ⇨ studies
a series of actions. 3 We had dinner outside when it started to rain.
When the infinitive ends in -sh, -ch, -x, -s we add -es.
Yesterday, I woke up, I had breakfast and then I had a shower. 3 My best friend is there for me, day or night. (always)
finish ⇨ finishes watch ⇨ watches 4 I didn’t listen when the teacher told us about the exam
Some verbs are irregular. go ⇨ goes do ⇨ does have ⇨ has 4next
How week.
do you talk to your best friend? (often)
I woke up. I had breakfast. I had a shower.

We Look! Thecontinuous
use the past verbs be and canthe
with arepast
irregular
simpleintothe presentansimple.
describe action that was 5 5While we sat in are
My flatmates theintaxi,
ourwe checked
flat. (hardly the address of the
ever)
I’m a generous person. David
in progress when a completed action happened.can swim well. hotel.
You aren’t late today. You can’t use this computer. 6 Luca works hard. (never)
The action in progress can continue.
Are they good friends? Can you help us?
I was having breakfast when I heard the new song on the radio. = I continued 3 Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the text
Yes, they are. No, we can’t.
having breakfast. 3 about a film
Put the of Alastair
words Humphreys’
in the correct ordernew adventure.
to make sentences
I was having breakfast. and questions.
Adverbs and expressions of frequency
Into The
1 your Empty
/ often / friends Quarter
/ do / see / how / you ?
We use adverbs of frequency
I heard withon
the new song thethe
present
radio.simple to talk about habits
and routines. In September 2012, Alastair Humphreys 1trained / was training
Or the action in progress may stop. 2 usually / drink / doesn’t / Luis / coffee
for an expedition to the South Pole. Unfortunately, he 2found
I was sleeping when the telephone rang. = I stopped sleeping.
100% 0% out / was finding out that the trip couldn’t happen because there
3 evening / Sandra / every / studies
I was sleeping. wasn’t enough money. So he 3had to / was having to find a new
always usually often sometimes hardly ever never adventure quickly. One day, he 4was looking / looked through
4 me / friends / to / always / my / listen
his adventure books when he 5found / was finding the answer
The telephone rang.
We put adverbs of frequency before the main verb. – a book called ‘Arabian Sands’ about
5 day / we / home / every / at / cook
I always see mytwo
friends after college. NOTtogether
Always Itosee my that
friends Wilfred Thesiger’s journey across the
We can also use past continuous verbs show twoafter college.
actions
Arabian desert in the 1940s.
were happening at the same time.
But we put them after the verb be. 6 you / dentist /6to / often //the / how / go / do ?
Alastair immediately contacted
I was cooking
They’re neverwhile
late.Steve was doing
NOT They never his
arehomework.
late. was contacting another explorer,
I was
We use How often …? to askcooking.
questions about how frequently actions happen. week / bedroom
Leon7 McCarron, and they/ started
a / tidy / times / I / my / three

How often do you see your friends? planning how to walk more than
1,600 often / on across
8 kilometres / you /the
how / holiday / go / do ?
desert.
We can also use expressions of frequency such as every day/week/month or once a
Steve was doing hisabout
homework. They 7began / were beginning the
week/month/year to talk regular routines.
journey in November 2012 and were
We usuallyWe
Look! use expressions
often use whenofand
frequency atsentences
while in the end of with
sentences.
the past continuous. home before the end of the year. But
brokeJulia
I meet my leg while
once I wasNOT
a week. playing football.
I meet once a week Julia. this time they 8filmed / were filming
all their adventures, too. Into The
II was playing
speak to herfootball when
every day. NOTI broke
I speakmy leg. day to her.
every
While I was playing football, I broke my leg. Empty Quarter is their story.

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