SECRETARIA DO ESTADO DE EDUCAÇÃO

COORDENADORIA REGIONAL METROPOLITANA VI

CAIC EUCLYDES DA CUNHA - 1º ano - 3º bimestre/24

Nome: Número Turma: Professor: Matéria: Data:

Carlos Eduardo Inglês

Word order in present simple questions

A ordem das palavras em uma pergunta em inglês Usamos does com he/she/it e do com I / you /
no presente simples é QWASI: (Palavra da we / they. Lembre-se de que o verbo principal
pergunta) + Auxiliar + Sujeito + Infinitivo. após o sujeito está na forma infinitiva (NÃO -s ou -
 What do you do? es).
 Where do they live?  What does she do?
Nas perguntas YES-NO (perguntas que
 What does she does?
respondemos dizendo sim ou não) NÃO há
 Where does he work?
Palavra Interrogativa.
 Where does he works?
 Do you speak English?
 Does she live here?
O verbo auxiliar no presente simples TO BE ou
DO/ DOES. Abaixo, você pode ver um gráfico
gramatical na ordem das palavras em perguntas
simples atuais com be ou do/does.

What + substantivo
Costumamos usar a palavra interrogativa what +
substantivo como uma palavra
interrogativa: what time, what colour, what
size, etc.
 What colour is your jacket?
Perguntas com am/is/are quando o verbo na  What size do you want?
frase é to be, usamos am / is / are como o verbo  What car does he have?
auxiliar antes do sujeito. Então a ordem das
palavras é QWAS: (WH Word + Auxiliary How + adjetivo/advérbio
(am/is/are) + Subject Podemos também usar how +
Questions with do/does) adjective/adverb como uma palavra
Quando temos um verbo que não é be, usamos interrogativa em frases tipo how often, how old,
do/does como verbo auxiliar. how tall, etc.
 How fast is your car?
  How big is her house?  How often do you play sports?
Exercise 1 5' ________ do they have their breakfast?' 'At 7.'

Escolhas as perguntas corretas.

6' ________ do you call when you need help?' 'Peter.'
1
7' ________ does John call you?' 'Every day.'
_____ to the gym?
a.How often you go 8' ________ do you go to work?' 'By bus.'
b.How often you do go
c.How often do you go 9' ________ tall is Ronny?' 'He's six feet tall.'
d.How often go you
1' ________ do you spend your holidays?' 'We always
2 go to a little village near the sea.'
_____ ?
a.What time does she get up
Exercise 3
b.What time she does get up
c.What time she gets up
d.What time gets up she Faça perguntas sobre as palavras
3 sublinhadas. Use a palavras interrogativa
_____ ? dada.
a.Who is the man over there

EXAMPLE: We are in Scotland. ⇒ Where are you ?

b.Who the man over there is
c.Who the man is over there
d.Who over there is the man
1She reads magazines. ⇒ What
2My birthday is on 10th April. ⇒ When
4_____?

3She lives in a big house. ⇒ Where

a.Where your sister is from
b.Where is your sister from

4I study because I want to learn. ⇒ Why

c.Where from is your sister
d.Where does your sister be from
5She is sometimes wrong. ⇒ How often

6I love Christina. ⇒ Who

5_____?
a.He does exercise

7I keep the money in a safe.. ⇒ Where

b.He does do exercise
c.Do he does exercise
d.Does he do exercise 8I'm tired because it's very late. ⇒ Why

9My doctor is Dr Stevens. ⇒ Who

1I clean the windows with water and vinegar. ⇒

Exercise 2
How
Complete as frases, com as palavras
interrogativas mais apropriadas. Exercise 4

Faça perguntas sobre as palavras

what what time where (x2) when
sublinhadas.
why who how (x2) how old how
often

where (x2) when (x2) what colour why

EXAMPLE: ‘ What do you have for breakfast?’ ‘A who how how old how often (x2)
sandwich.’
EXAMPLE: We are in Scotland. ⇒ Where are you ?
1'________ do you buy your vegetables?' 'In the

1He is sometimes late for class. ⇒ ?

market.'

2I go to the mountains in summer. ⇒ ?

2' ________ is your father?' 'He's 57.'

3I go to the mountains in summer. ⇒ ?

3' ________ are you in the library?' 'Because I have
an exam and I need to study.'

4' ________ do you have your exam?' 'Next Monday.' 4His car is red. ⇒ ?

5I am very tired after work. ⇒ ?

6I am very tired after work. ⇒ ?

7Jerry is 20 years old. ?

8He sees Sarah every weekend. ⇒

Present continuous – Actions happening now (ações acontecendo

Form agora)

Usamos o presente contínuo para coisas que

acontecem agora, no momento de falar.

 ‘What are you doing?’ ‘I‘m

watching TV.’

Actions happening around now (Ações

acontecendo agora)

Usamos o presente contínuo para coisas

temporárias que estão acontecendo agora (=
não no momento de falar, mas nos dias de
hoje, ou semanas, etc.)

 I‘m reading a very good book at the

moment. (=I’m not reading it at the
moment I’m speaking, but I’m reading it
these days.)

Now, these days, at the moment, etc.

Usamos o presente contínuo com expressões

Formamos o presente contínuo com de tempo que significam ‘now’ or ‘around
am/is/are + a forma -ing do verbo. now’: now, at the moment, at present,
today, these days, this week, etc.
 I am writing a book.
 She is listening to the radio. Exercise 1
 They are doing their homework.
Escreva frases positivas ou negativas no
As formas curtas de am/is/are são: ‘m/’s/’re. presente contínuo usando os verbos entre
parênteses. Use FORMAS CURTAS quando
 I‘m writing a book. possível.
 She‘s listening to the radio.
 They‘re doing their homework. 1. He _______________ (save) money because he
wants to buy a car.
As formas curtas negativas de am not/is
not/are not are: ‘m not/isn’t/aren’t. 2. You _______________ (not listen) to me.

 I‘m not writing a book. 3. My parents _______________ (look) for a new

 She isn’t listening to the radio. apartment.
 They aren’t doing their homework.
4. The victim _______________ (not cooperate)
with the police.
Note: que podemos usar formas curtas
apenas em respostas curtas negativas, 5. We _______________ (plan) a trip to Japan.
mas não em respostas curtas positivas.
6. I _______________ (cook) fish for dinner.
 ‘Are you writing a book?’ ‘No, I’m not/I
am not.’ 7. The water _______________ (boil). You can put
 ‘Are you writing a book?’ ‘Yes, I am.’ the pasta now.
 ‘Are you writing a book?’ ‘Yes, I’m.’
8. He _______________ (not train) because he
has health problems.
9. I _______________ (not work) at present. I'm (play) against Manchester United.
unemployed.

10. It _______________ (not rain) now. We can go 5. Suzan: ______________________ (you/enjoy) it?
to the park.

Exercise 2 6. Mark: Yes, I _________________. It's a great

match.
Escreva perguntas e respostas curtas no
presente contínuo com as palavras entre
parênteses. Use FORMAS CURTAS quando 7. Suzan: _____________________ (your
possível.
team/win)?
1. A: ____________ (you/cry)? B: No, I _______.
.
2. A: ____________ (your father/recover) well 8. Mark: Yes! But what about you? What
after the operation? ___________________________ (you/do)?
B: Yes, he _______
. 9. Suzan: I'm with Alice. We
3. A: ____________ (they/try) to find a solution? _____________________ (study) for our maths
B: Yes, they _______
exam.
.
4. A: ____________ (the baby/sleep)?
B: No, she _______ 10. Mark: Well, I'm sure you
. _____________________
5. A: ____________ (we/do) the right thing? (not enjoy) maths. Do you want to take a
B: Yes, we _______ break and come to my house?
.
6. A: ____________ (he/study) for his exams?
B: No, he _______ Exercise 4
.
7. A: ____________ (you eat) my pizza?
B: Yes, I _______
.
8. A: ____________ (you/pay) by credit card?
B: No, I _______
.
9. A: ____________ (they/win) the match?
B: Yes, they _______
.
10. A: ____________ (Tom/run) in the race?
B: No, he _______. He's here with me.

Exercise 3

Complete os diálogos com os verbos entre

parênteses no presente contínuo. Use
FORMAS CURTAS quando possível.
Use essas palavras:

1. Suzan: Hi Mark. What _______________ shave clean his teeth comb her hair drive a
car go upstairs drink a cup of tea phone
(you/do)? play the piano

2. Mark: I _____________________ (watch) TV.

1.

3. Suzan: What _________________ (you/watch)? ……………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………..

4. Mark: A football match. Liverpool

______________
2. Usamos o presente simples para hábitos ou
situações permanentes. Você pode revisar a
……………………………………………………………
forma do presente simples aqui.
……………………………………………………………..
Hábitos ou ações que acontecem regularmente
3.
Usamos o presente simples para hábitos ou
…………………………………………………………… ações que repetimos regularmente:
……………………………………………………………..
 I wash my hair every day.
 I never go to the library.
4.  I go to the library on Saturdays.
……………………………………………………………
Situações permanentes ou coisas que são
…………………………………………………………….. sempre ou muitas vezes verdadeiras

5.  I don’t drink coffee.

 She’s very tall.
……………………………………………………………  I have two brothers.
……………………………………………………………..  Water boils at 100 degrees.
 I like soup.

6. Advérbios e expressões de frequência

……………………………………………………………
Usamos advérbios e expressões de
…………………………………………………………….. frequência com o presente simples para falar
sobre a frequência com que algo acontece.
7.
 We usually order a pizza on Fridays.
……………………………………………………………  I go running twice a week.
……………………………………………………………..
Verbos estativos ou não de ação (Stative or
non-action verbs)
8.
…………………………………………………………… Alguns verbos não descrevem ações. Esses
verbos são chamados de verbos estativos ou
…………………………………………………………….. de não ação, e podemos usar esses verbos
no presente simples, mas NÃO no presente
contínuo.

Alguns desses verbos são: be, have (=

possess /own) like, love, hate, prefer,
need, want, know, etc.

 They have a new car.

 They are having a new car.
 I like chocolate.
 I‘m liking chocolate.

Present continuous
Usamos o presente contínuo para coisas que
estão acontecendo agora (no momento em
que falamos) ou para coisas temporárias que
estão acontecendo por agora (esses dias ou
semanas, etc.). Você pode revisar a forma do
presente contínuo aqui.

Actions happening now

Present simple
We use the present continuous for things  What does Erik do? (=What is his job?)
happening now, at the moment of  What is Erik doing? (=What is he doing
speaking. now, at the moment of speaking?)

 ‘What are you doing?’ ‘I‘m Exercise 2

watching TV.’

Actions happening around now  Complete the following sentences

choosing the correct present
We use the present continuous for temporary simple or present continuous
things that are happening around now (=not forms.
at the moment of speaking but these days,
weeks, etc.)
1. You can take the newspaper. I _____
 I‘m reading a very good book at the it.
moment. (=I’m not reading it at the
moment I’m speaking, but I’m reading it
a. 'm not reading
these days.) b. don't read
 What TV
series are you watching these c. 'm not read
days? (=You are not watching it at the
moment of speaking, but these days.)
2. I _____ to work by car, but today I'm
Now, these days, at the moment, etc. going by bus.

We use the present continuous with time

a. usually go
expressions that mean now or around now. b. 'm usually going
Some of these expressions are: now, at the
moment, at present, today, these days, c. usually going
this week, etc.
3. 'Where is John?' 'He _____ a shower.'
Present simple or continuous?
a. has
Usually or now? b. having
We use the present simple for things that c. 's having
we usually do, and we use the present
continuous for things that we are doing now. 4. I _____ exercise very often.
 I listen to the radio. (=I usually listen to a. 'm not doing
the radio; it’s a habit.)
 I‘m listening to the radio. (=I’m doing b. don't do
it now.) c. 'm not do
 I don’t usually watch documentaries,
but I’m watching a documentary now.

Temporary or permanent? 5. Can you hear that? Our neighbours

_____.
We use present simple when a situation
is permanent or present continuous when a. argue
a situation is temporary.
b. arguing
 I work in an office. (=Permanent c. are arguing
situation.)
 I‘m working in an office. (=Temporary  Exercise 3
situation.)
 I live in Edinburgh. (=Permanent
Complete the following postcard with
situation.)
the verbs in brackets in present simple
 I‘m living in Edinburgh. (=Temporary
or present continuous.
situation.)

What do you do?/What are you doing? Dear Kate,

I ____________ (write) from New York.
This is my second year here. Can you
believe it? Right now I ____________ (sit)
in a coffee shop in Manhattan. Lots of
business people ____________ (walk) fast
in the street, and lots of
tourists ____________(look) at the
amazing buildings around them.
This is a great city. Every morning,
I ____________ (get up) early and I
____________ (go) for a run in Central
Park. Then I ____________ (have) some
coffee and bagels before going to work.
At
Now I ____________ (have) a cappuccino Use at with times of day, including mealtimes,
bedtime, etc.
and a bagel in a Starbucks near my
 at 3 o’clock, at 10.30
office. I ____________ (love) my job, and am, at noon, at dinnertime, at bedtim
e, at sunrise, at sunset, at the
I'm happy because my
moment
business ___________(expand) very Use at in the following common expressions:
 at the weekend: I don’t usually
quickly. work at the weekend.
I hope to see you soon.  at Christmas/Easter: I stay with my
family at Christmas.
Take care,  at the same time: We finished the
Sally. test at the same time.
 at present/at the moment: He’s not
home at present. Try later.
In
Use in with months, seasons, years, decades,
centuries and long periods of time in general.
 in May, in the summer, in 1990, in the
1990s, in the 20th century, in the Ice
Age, in the past/future
On
At, in, on – prepositions of time Use on followed by days and dates.
 on Sunday, on Tuesday
mornings, on 6 March, on 25
December 2010, on Christmas
Day, on Independence Day, on my
birthday, on New Year’s Eve
Parts of the day:
 in the morning
 in the afternoon
 in the evening
 at night
Last, next, every and this
When we say last, next, every, this, we do b.in
not use at, in, on. c.on
 I went to London last June.
 I went to London in last June. We usually stay home _____ Easter.
 He’s coming back next Tuesday.
a.at
b.in
 He’s coming back on next Tuesday.
c.on
 I go home every Easter.
 I go home at every Easter. Exercise 3
 We’ll call you this evening.
Complete the sentences using the correct
 We’ll call you in this evening.
prepositions of time: at, in, on.
Exercise 2
1
Choose the correct prepositions of time
Fish is a healthy option dinnertime.
(at, in, on) to complete the sentences.
2The interview is 8 o'clock Monday morning.
Page 1 of 2 3The snow melts the spring.
1I have to meet the clients _____ lunchtime. 4Every year, I visit my parents Thanksgiving
a.at Day.
b.in 5 summer, we go fishing weekends.
c.on 6I'm unemployed the moment.
2This happened _____ the 80s. 7Classes end the 4th of July.
a.at 8We don't know what will happen the future.
b.in 9You can visit us June.
c.on 10You need to raise your hand the same time.
3We want to go for a drink after the concert
_____ Friday evening At, in, on – prepositions of place
a.at
b.in
c.on
4You can plant these flowers _____ the autumn.
a.at
b.in
c.on
5Is your neighbourhood quiet _____ night?
a.at
b.in
c.on

I will retire _____ 2030.

a.at
b.in
c.on

My birthday is _____ the 10th of January.

a.at
At a point
b.in
c.on
We use at to refer to a point near something.
 Can you see that car at the traffic
I usually go to bed _____ midnight.
light? (=The car is at a point near the
a.at
traffic light)
b.in
 Who is that man at the door? (=The
c.on
man is at a point near the door)
At the top of/at the bottom of/at the end of
I don't work _____ Christmas day.
We use at in the expressions at the top of, at
a.at
the bottom of and at the end of.
 We also use in when something is in the
 She is at the top of the stairs. water: in the sea, in the river, in the
 Please sign at the bottom of the page. swimming pool, etc.
 The new café is at the end of the  The kids have fun in the swimming
street. pool.
In a picture, in a book
Group activities We also use in for things that are printed
We use at to refer to group activities in books, pictures, documents, etc.
like parties, concerts, and other events.  Who’s that woman in the picture?
 We were at the cinema.  Does it say anything about the
 I didn’t see you at Jackie’s party. concert in the newspaper?
 We met at a concert. On
On a surface
At + school/university/college
We normally use at with school, We use on to refer to a position on a surface.
university and college.
 He is at school every morning until 12.  The book is on the table.
 I’m studying at Oxford University.
On the first/second/etc. floor
Be at home/work
We use on to refer to floors in a building.
We say be at home/at work (without the)
 She’s at home.  The office is on the third floor.
 She’s at the home.
 I’ll be at work all morning. On the right/left
 I’ll be at the work all morning.
We use on in the expressions on the
right and on the left.
At the shop
We use at to refer to shops, restaurants,  The office is on the third floor on the
cafés, etc. left.
 I’m at the bakery.
 If you are at the chemist’s, can you buy On the bus/train/plane
some aspirin?
We use on when we are using public
In
transport: on the bus, on a train, on a
In a 3D space plane, etc.
We use in to refer to a position inside of
a three-dimensional space.  She’s on the bus right now.

 The book is in the bag. On TV/the radio/the Internet/a website

 She is waiting in the classroom.
We use on when we read, see or learn
In a space with limits something in the media.
We also use in for areas that have limits or
 I saw it on TV last night.
boundaries, like continents, countries,
 I learned it on the internet.
cities, regions, etc.
 We are in France.
 I love the houses in the Alps. Choose the correct prepositions of place
(at, in, on) to complete the sentences.
In a car
We use in for cars and vans. The museum is _____ the end of the street.
 They are in the car. a. at
b. in
c. on
In the water

2I study _____ the university of Toronto.

a. at We use a with nouns beginning with a
b. in consonant, and we use an with nouns
beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).
c. on
 Give me an apple.
 There is an elephant in the zoo.
This is the best film you can see _____ the  It’s an amazing experience.
cinema now.
a. at We also use an with nouns beginning with h if
the h is not pronounced. But we use a if
b. in the h is pronounced.
c. on
 Give me an hour. (The h is not
pronounced in hour.)
'Where's Alice?' 'She's _____ the attic.'  I want to buy a hat. (The h is
pronounced in hat.)
a.at
b.in We use a and NOT an with nouns beginning
c.on with u when it is pronounced /ju:/,
like university.

People are usually nervous on their first day  Is there a university in this city?
_____ work.  I wear a uniform.

a.at Plurals in English

b.in
Do not use a + plural
c.on
We do NOT use a/an with plural nouns.

A/an, plurals – Grammar chart  These are tables.

 These are a tables.

Regular plurals

We add -s to make plural nouns in English.

Sometimes we need to add -es, -ies or –ves.
Check the spelling in the grammar chart
above.

Irregular plurals

Some words have irregular plurals and do NOT

add -s to make their plural form.

Exercise 2

Write the plurals of the following singular

words.

EXAMPLE: A nice sofa ⇒ nice sofas

1a university ⇒
A/an

2a sandwich ⇒
We use a/an with singular nouns.

 This is a table. 3a street ⇒

4a rich man ⇒ rich
 It’s an orange.

5one foot ⇒ two

6a dirty bag ⇒ dirty Two things
7an expensive watch ⇒ expensive
8a new phone ⇒ new
We use the comparative form of an adjective
to compare two things. When we compare
9a nice photograph ⇒ nice
three or more things, we use the superlative
form of the adjectives.
10One glass of wine ⇒ two of wine
 White meat is healthier than red
meat.
 Travelling by bus is more comfortable
Exercise 3 than travelling by train.

Write a/an before the singular words and Less … than

write the plural forms.
When comparing two things, we can also use

EXAMPLE: An olive ⇒ olives

the form less + adjective + than (less ≠
more).
1 bus ⇒
2 nice family ⇒ nice
 Peter is less considerate
than Marta. (= Marta is more
3 Italian child ⇒ Italian considerate)

4 strong tooth ⇒ strong Not as … as

5 nice dress ⇒ nice
6 angry wife ⇒ angry
We can also use the form (not) as + adjective
+ as.
7 uniform ⇒
8 amazing website ⇒ amazing
 Peter isn’t as considerate
as Marta. (= Marta is more considerate)
9 elephant ⇒
1 empty library ⇒ empty
Than me / than I am

After than or as … as we can use an object

pronoun (me, you, him, etc.), or we can also
use a subject pronoun (I, you, he, etc.) +
Comparative and superlative verb.
adjectives – Grammar chart
 My sister is taller than me. / My sister
is taller than I am.
 His sister is more intelligent than
him. / His sister is more
intelligent than he is.

Much/a lot/a bit more

Before the comparative (more or –er), we can

use much, a lot or a bit.

 He’s a bit taller than me.

 Florence is much more
interesting than Pisa.
 My car is a lot more expensive than
yours.

Superlative adjectives

Three or more things

We use the superlative form of an adjective or

adverb to compare three or more things.
Comparative adjectives
  Both John and his brother play football,  He cooks well but slowlier than his
but John is better. workmates.
 John and his two brothers all play  He cooks well but more slowly than
football, but John is the best. his workmates.

The best in Adverbs of one or two syllables are like

adjectives; they take -er in the comparative
After the superlative, we use in before names and -est in the superlative (early-earlier,
of places or before singular words referring to late-later, fast-faster, hard-harder, etc.)
groups of people (class, school, team,
family, etc.)  He works harder than me.
 She always arrives later than her boss.
 The Everest is the highest mountain of
the world. Exercise 2
 The Everest is the highest mountain in
the world.
 She is the best student in the class. Choose the correct comparative and
 He’s the tallest in the family. superlative adjective and adverbs to
complete each sentence.
The best I’ve ever…
The south is _____ the north.
We often use a superlative adjective with the a.hotter than
present perfect tense of a verb and the
word ever. b.more hotter than
c.more hot than
 This is the best movie I’ve ever
watched.
 She is the most beautiful woman I We work _____ now with the new manager.
have ever seen.
a.most happily
The / my / John’s b.more happily
c.happilier
Before the superlative, we always use the or a
possessive adjective (my, your, his, etc.) or
noun (Paul’s, Elisabeth’s, etc.) He is ______ England.

 He is the best. a.the most famous painter in

 This is my most expensive jacket. b.the famousest painter in
 This is Paul’s best friend.
c.the most famous painter of
Comparative and superlative adverbs
Tuesdays are _____ than Mondays.
Compare actions
a.much more busy
We can use the comparative or superlative b.much more busier
form of adverbs to compare actions
c.a lot busier
 She drives fast, but I drive faster.
 He plays well, but I play better than
him. It's the worst experience _____.
a.I've never had
More slowly
b.I ever had
The adverbs that are formed by adding -ly to c.I've ever had
the adjective (adverbs of manner)
take more to form the comparative
and the most to form the superlative.
Exercise 3

 She speaks quietlier than her boss.

 She speaks more quietly than her Complete the sentences with the
boss. comparative or superlative forms of the
adjectives in brackets. Add any necessary
missing words, such as than, the, as.

1Cardiff is (wet) city in Britain. It rains an

average of 148 days a year.
There is, there are – Use
2The north of Italy is much (cold) the south in
winter. We use there is, there are to say that
something exists.
3The kitchen isn't as (large) the living room.
4New York is (populated) city in the US.  There is a lot of noise.
5Athens is (old) city in the world.
Where something is
6Shanghai is (busy) most other cities in Asia.
7What is (far) planet from Earth? We often use there is, there are to say
where something is.
8Men lose weight (easily) women.
9His last book is OK, but I think it is (bad) the  There is a good restaurant at the end
of the street.
previous one.  There are some keys in that box.
10Where is (near) petrol station?
When something happens

We can also use there is, there are to say

Exercise 4 when something happens.

Write sentences with the present perfect  There is a concert tonight.

+ the word ever and a superlative.  There are a lot of storms in summer.

A, some, any
EXAMPLE: This is/good film/I see → This is the
best film I’ve ever seen . We often use there is, there are + a, some,
any.
1It's/long trip/I make ➪ It's .

2This is/good food/I try ➪ This is .

3It's/bad nightmare/I have ➪ It's .

4What's/inspiring book/you read? ➪ What's ?

5It's/horrible thing/I experience. ➪ It's .

6He is/nice person/I meet ➪ He is . There is + singular / there are + plural

We use there is + singular noun, and there

7This is/easy test/I take ➪ This is . are + plural noun.

8He's/important client/we have ➪ He's .  There is a new teacher in the school.

 There are some problems that we
need to solve.
9It was/amazing view/I see ➪ It was .
We use there is + a list of things if the first
1What's/cheap country/you be to? ➪ What's ? noun after there is is singular.

 In the room, there is a bed, a wardrobe

and two chairs.
 Complete the conversation below
with there’s, there are, there isn’t, there
There is, there are, there was, there
aren’t, is there, are there. Use SHORT
were – Form
FORMS when possible.

PHILLIP: Good morning. Can you give me some

information about the house in St. Patrick's
street?

REAL ESTATE AGENT: Yes, of course. It's a very

nice, big apartment. 1 three bedrooms.

PHILLIP: 2 a bathroom in each bedroom?

REAL ESTATE AGENT: No, 3 . The main

bedroom has got a bathroom, but 4 any
bathrooms in the other two bedrooms.

PHILLIP: 5 a dining room?

REAL ESTATE AGENT: No, 6 , but there's a

large living room with a dining area.

PHILLIP: 7 any balconies?

Present and past
REAL ESTATE AGENT: No, 8 , I'm afraid.
The past form of there is, there are is there
was, there were. PHILLIP: And 9 a garage?

 There is a car in the street. ⇒ There REAL ESTATE AGENT: Yes, 10 a garage at the
There are some cars in the street. ⇒
was a car in the street. front of the house.

There were some cars in the street.
Exercise 2
Short forms
Choose the correct forms of there is,
The short form of there is is there’s, but we there are, it is, they are, to complete
don’t use a short form of there these sentences.
are. There’s is not used in short answers.
1In my street, _____ a bakery, a supermarket
 There’s a new secretary in the office.
and two restaurants.
 There are two bathrooms in this house.
a.there's
There are no short forms for there was/there b.there are
were. c.are there

In negative sentences, we often use the short

forms there isn’t/there aren’t and there 2'Is there a new printer in the office?' 'Yes,
wasn’t/weren’t. ____.'

 There isn’t any bread left. We need to a.there's

buy more. b.there are
 There aren’t any cookies in the jar.
c.there is

3When I opened the door, _____ a police officer

Exercise 1 standing in front of me.
a.there were
b.there was
c.there is

4You can go now. _____ any danger.

a.There isn't
b.There is
c.There aren't

5_____ any people in the restaurant last night?

a.Was there
b.Were there
c.Are there