REVISION- MID – YEAR EXAM: GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Adverbs of frequency: Expressions of frequency: Now:
Always: Every At the moment:
Usually: day/Monday/week/month…: Today:
Often: Every morning/ afternoon/ Right now:
Sometimes: evening/ night:
Hardly ever: On Fridays (days)/ weekdays:
Rarely: At the weekend/ night:
Never: Once/Twice a
week/month/year:
Two/ Three/Four times a day/
week:
AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+)
I - We - You - They…. I….
He - She - It…. He - She - It….
We - You - They….
NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-)
I - We - You - They …. I….
He - She - It …. He - She - It ….
We - You - They ….
INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?)
He – She - It ? I ?
Yes, he ….. No, Yes, I …..
she….. No, you…..
I - We - You - They ? He – She - It ?
Yes, I ….. Yes, he …..
No, they ….. No, she…..
We - You - They ?
Yes, we …..
No, they …..
WH-QUESTION + AUX + SUBJECT + VERB? WH-QUESTION + AUX + SUBJECT + VERB?
STATIVE VERBS:
We normally use the Present Simple with these verbs:
believe, like, love, hate, know, need, understand, want…
I want a sandwich NOT I’m wanting a sandwich
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COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT VERBS IN BRACKETS – Present tense:
Dear Laura,
I1 (write) this letter from Cadiz in the south of Spain.
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I (sit) at a terrace by the sea and I'm having a great time!
What 3 (I/ do) here? Well, I needed a change and I wanted
to see the world. I got a job with an English travel company. They 4 (need)
native English people for their English customers. Every day I 5 (help)
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travellers with any problems and I (tell) them about the town. I only
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arrived two weeks ago so I (learn) about the job. I 8 (love)
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this job, but I never (get) any free weekends.
Oh dear. I must go now. Someone 10 (come) to ask me a
question.
I'll write again soon.
Love,
Jess.
PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
Time expressions: Time expressions:
Last… week/month/year: Last… week/month/year:
Yesterday: Yesterday at five o’clock:
Yesterday morning/ afternoon/ evening: Yesterday morning/ afternoon/ evening:
The day before yesterday: While:
A minute/ an hour/ two days … ago:
When:
AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+)
I -You - He - She – It - We - You – They… I - He - She - It….
We - You - They….
NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-)
I -You - He - She – It - We - You – They… I - He - She - It ….
We - You - They ….
INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?)
I -You - He - She – It - We - You – They ? I - He – She - It ?
Yes, I ….. Yes, he …..
No, she….. No, she…..
We - You - They ?
Yes, we …..
No, they …..
WH-QUESTION + AUX + SUBJECT + VERB? WH-QUESTION + AUX + SUBJECT + VERB?
• USED TO:
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COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT VERBS IN BRACKETS – Past tense
When I 1 (arrive) at the station, Raymond 2 (wait) for
me. He 3 (wear) a nice black suit and he 4 (hold) a red rose in
his right hand. When I 5 (get) off the train, he 6 (run) up to me and
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(give) me a hug.
It 8 (rain) heavily so he 9 (take) off his jacket and 10 (put)
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it over my head. I (tell) Raymond to go to a café so that we could talk,
but he 12 (insist) on going to another place.
While he 13 (drive), I 14 (look) at him. He 15 (smile),
but he also 16 (look) nervous.
He finally 17 (stop) his car on the top of a hill with fantastic views. It
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was so wonderful. We (get) out of the car, and he 20 (take)
a ring out of his pocket. “Kathy, will you...” he said. “Listen, Raymond, I want to break
up with you,” I interrupted.
PRESENT PERFECT
(+) Just: Ever: For:
(+) Already: Never: Since:
(-/?) Yet: Gone/ Been:
AFFIRMATIVE (+)
I - He - She - It….
We - You - They….
NEGATIVE (-)
I - He - She - It ….
We - You - They ….
INTERROGATIVE (?)
I - He – She - It ?
Yes, he ….. No, she…..
We - You - They ?
Yes, we ….. No, they …..
WH-QUESTION + AUX + SUBJECT + VERB?
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FUTURE:
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Usage: Time expressions:
Tomorrow:
On.. Saturday:
Next.. Friday:
In a few weeks:
AFFIRMATIVE (+)
NEGATIVE (-)
INTERROGATIVE (?)
MODAL VERBS:
MUST HAVE TO CAN
AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+)
NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-)
INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?)
SHOULD HAD TO COULD
AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+)
NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-)
INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?)
• MIGHT/MAY:
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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS:
COUNTABLES UNCOUNTABLES
AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+)
-A/An: -Some:
-Some: -A lot of/ Lots of:
-A lot of/ Lots of:
NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-)
-Any: -Any:
-Many: -Much:
INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?)
-Any: -Any:
-How many: -How much:
ARTICLES:
A/AN THE ZERO ARTICLE
With singular forms: Continents:
With jobs: Cities:
Countries:
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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES:
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
SHORT ADJECTIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES
Small: Small:
Big: Big:
Nice: Nice:
Busy: Busy:
Pretty: Pretty:
LONG ADJECTIVES LONG ADJECTIVES
Boring: Boring:
Expensive: Expensive:
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Good: Good:
Bad: Bad:
Far: Far:
The lion is more dangerous THAN a dog Jess is THE tallest girl in the class.
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(NOT) AS… AS:
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS:
I MYSELF I hurt…
YOU YOURSELF You celebrate…
HE HIMSELF He cut…
SHE HERSELF She hit…
IT ITSELF The dog hurt…
WE OURSELVES We are helping…
YOU YOURSELVES You enjoy…
THEY THEMSELVES They are teaching…
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PAST PAST PAST PAST
MEANING INFINITIVE MEANING INFINITIVE
SIMPLE PARTICIPLE SIMPLE PARTICIPLE
Be Leave
Become Lend
Break Lie
Bring Lose
Build Make
Buy Mean
Catch Meet
Choose Pay
Come Put
Cost Read
Cut Ride
Do Run
Draw Say
Dream See
Drink Sell
Drive Send
Eat Set
Fall Sing
Feed Sit
Feel Sleep
Fight Speak
Find Spend
Fly Spell
Forget Stand
Forgive Steal
Get Swim
Give Take
Go Teach
Grow Tell
Hang Think
Have Throw
Hear Understand
Hurt Wake
Keep Wear
Know Win
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