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verb tenses and carefully developed exercises and quizzes that help students learn, practise
and revise. Written in a spiral approach in accordance with the English Language Curriculum
Guide (Primary 1-6), this series features accompanying proofreading exercises that test
grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation, so that students can reinforce what they have
learnt and use their language skills with confidence.

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 The Sirnple Present

a The Simple Present Tense The spelling of the verb in

a
o a. for habits:I play every day. the third person:
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a sometimes / seldom / never (e.g. He always smiles.) a

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Fill in the blanks w.ith the simple present tense of the verbs.
Aunt Sally (e.g.) lives (live) in a house in a small town. Every morning, when

she (1) (open) her eyes, she sees a lot of animals outside.

A bird (2) (tweet) in the tree. A duck (3)

(quack) in the pond. A butterfly (4) (fly) over the flowers and

a bee (5) (buzz). She (6) (greet) the

animals, then (7) (brush) her teeth and (8)

(wash) her face. After that, she (9) (have) some bread and a

cup of tea for breakfast. Every day (10) (be) a wonderful day!

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 @ ts. Check Yollr¡r Ten'ses

Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs.

1. Water (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius

2. My parents (wake) up at six o'clock

every morrung

3. A baby often (crv).

4 My brother (study) at home every weekend.

5 Ken (watch) television at night.

6 It (be) sunny and hot today,

7 Aunt Anne (have) a new mobile phone.

g C. Te,st Yr@r¡rlrri Plrø'a,f/treadiirnE;

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

e.g. My ce- every Sunday e.g ice-skates

I A rabbit have two long ears. 1

2 Sara, my sister, go to school every morning. 2

a
J Owls sleeps in the morning. 3

4 My twin brothers is always naughty. 4

5 I has a lot of toys. 5

6 The two students always studies hard. 6

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I n. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs.

Julia (e.g.) likes (like) pets and she (1) (keep)

a dog, Adam. Adam (2) (be) brown in colour. He

(3) (have) two big, round eyes and his ears

(4) (be) small. He (5)

(not be) big so Julia always (6) (car.l,) him in her arms

Julia (7) (feed) Adam dog food every

day because he (8) (not like) eating

bones. Julia (9) (scratch) Adam's

belly every morning before going to school and this

(10) (make) Adam very happy!

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Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs.

1. The children (not like) eating mangoes.

They (like) apples

2. My sister (not stay) up late.

She (go) to bed early every night.

3. These cherrres (not be) sweet.

They (be) sour.

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6¡ e . Tês,t Y/ourr P'ro,ofrread'tnE,

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Our Sports Day is on autumn. It is on the 1

thirty of October. Kitty takes part in the 100m race 2

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this year. She runs fast but she fall down during the J

race.In the end, she do not win the race. Kitty 4

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G) n. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
Dear George,

How (l) you (do)? I (2) (be)

Sally from Singapore. Let me introduce myself,to you.

r (3) (have) two sisters, Tina and Tammy. Tina

(4) (study) in Primary 1. She (5)

(have) a teddy bear that she (6) (sleep) with every night

Tammy (7) (be) a kindergarten child. She

(8) (not like) teddy bears but she (9)

(like) toy trains. I love my sisters and we (10) (not fight).

How about you? (11) you (have) any brothers or sis

(12) (Write) soon.

Yours,
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 @ B. Check Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the simnle present tense of the verbs.
1. When you (wake) up?

I (wake) up at seven o'clock in the morning.

2. What kind of fruit your mother (like) best?

She (like) apples best.

3 your sister (do) ballet?

Yes, she (do) ballet.

4 (be) you fine? Yes, I am. Thank you.

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g C. Tes:t Yo,u,r Fr,oofreadring

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Ken: Does your brother goes to school? 1

Kitty: Yes, he study in a kindergarten. Daddy takes 2

her to school. Then he goes to work. 3

Ken: V/hat do your father do? 4

Kitty: He are a waiter. 5

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careful!

€ n. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

rt (1) (be) a sunny day today. Molly

(2) (wake) up early in the morning and

(3) (have) a yummy breakfast. Her sister oversleeps and

(4) (not have) time for breakfast. At nine o'clock in the

morning, their father (5) (drive) them to the beach.

'Look! Many children (6) (play) in the sand. Some

people (7) (swim) and some (8)

(sunbathe). They (9) (be) relaxed!' Molly shouts happily.

Immediately, Molly and her sister (10) (take) out their

bucket and spade. They (1 1) (build)

a beautiful sandcastle now.

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ts. Check Youir Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. My mother always (teach) me.

2 Be careful! A rock (fall) down.

3 My brothers (write) a poem at the moment.

4 The sun (shine) in the sky every morning.

5 Listen! The principal (deliver) a speech now.

6 Two horses (gallop) on the grass now

7 Watch out! The buses (come). ¡

8 your brother (read) at present?

No, he (not read) at present.

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Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Rick study in Primary 3. His I

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Rick does not fights with his classmates. J

Everyone like him. Rick and his sister also help 4

at home. Rick is moping the floor and his sister is 5

seting the table now. Their parents are pleased 6

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Bell (1) (be) an alien. She likes

(2) (swim). Her brother, Tim, (3)

(not swim) but he eäjoys (4) (play) basketball. He

(s) (play) basketball with his friends at weekends.

Bell and Tim usually (6) (meet)

after their practice because they prefer

(7) (have) lunch together.

Today (8) (be) a f,ne day. Bell

(e) (swim) happily while Tim and his friends

(10) (play) basketball joyfully at the moment.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. My sister loves úog) and I like

(ice-skate).

2. Let's go (hike) tomorrow.

3. Look! A cat (chase) the mouse.

g C. 1iêst Y/oull¡i Fro,ofirreadliin'g1

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Leo has abig family. His father is a actor. I

He goes cycle every evening. Leo's mother stays 2

at home. She have a lot of housework to do. She 3

enjoy reading gossip magazines in her spare time. 4

Leo's elder brother, Martin, likes listening at music. 5

Pam and Ivy are six years old. They are twin sister, 6

but they have different hobbies. Pam likes make 7

models. Ivy likes playing for dolls. Laura is the 8

youngest member of the family. She is one years 9

old. Leo likes huging her 10

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Modal Verbs: tcant, 'may'r tmustt, tshouldt

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

David: Mum, may I (1) (go) to Jenny's party?

Mum: Yes, you may

David: Canl (2) (buy) a present for her?

'What
Mum: Yes, you can. would you like to buy for her?

David: Jenny likes (3) (draw). She can (4)

(draw) well. May I (5) (buy) her a box of crayons?

Mum: Sure.

David: Thank you. Can I (6) (take) my robot along with me?

Mum: No, you can't. You maY (7) (lose) it. Remember!

You should (8) (behave) yourself at the party. You

mustn't (9) (rutt) around or (10) 0ump)

up and down.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. My brother likes (watch) football matches

He can (play) football well too.

2. You should (be) quiet in the library

3. Look! The children (run) on the

platform of the train station. It is dangerous. They must not

(do) it.

4. I enjoy (cook) but I cannot

(cook) well

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\Mrite the correct word or punctuation in the blank.

David: Can you pla]¡ing football? 1

May: No, I cann't. 2

David: Can you playn gtÅtar? 3

May: No, I can not. 4

David: Then what can you do. 5

May: I can plgy ballet. Can you? 6

David: No, I can't and 7

I enjoy watch ballet. 8

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Mum: Sam, (1) you (have) any good friends at

school? ¡¡

Sam: Yes, I have many good friends. Jenny likes ¡

(2) (dance)

She can (3) (sing) well too

May (a) (enjoy)

(s) úoe) and (6) (skip),

but she (7) (not jog) on rainy days. John

(8) (be) naughty, but he's friendly

and he (9) (have) a lot of friends.

Mum: Wow! I'm happy thatyou have made so many friends at school

Oh! The phone (10) (ring). Can you

(11) (pick) it up? I (12)

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¡rl B. Test \Yiourr FrooÍieadlfrrng

Read the poem. Underline the mistake and write the correct word in the

blank. The mistakes in the first verse are underlined for you. (4@)
My father p to the gym. 1

With his music player he listens at every song. 2

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He don't eat chips or sweets, J

And that's why he are so strong. 4

My mother look after us. 5

We seldom catches the flu. It's true! 6

You can making a mess. 7

She will not shout on you. 8

My brother always plays tricks at me. 9

Look! He is pull a face again! 10.

V/hen Dad says, 'You mustn't doing it!', 11.

He run away with his toy train t2

My sister likes play with our cat 13

And she also likes talk to her friends. 14.

I like siting on a mat 15

And drawwing with my ballpoint pens t6.

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I like . r/ (gerund) e.g. I am happy (see) you. y'

I n.TestYourTenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Today is a fine day. Mum (1) (take) Steven and Candy

to the zoo.It (2) (be) the first time the children

(3) (go) to azoo. They (a) (be) curious.

'Look! The nìonkeys (5) (swing) in the trees!' shouts

Candy. 'Wait! A hippo (6) (open) its mouth. What

( 7) ir (eat)?'asks Steven. 'Mum, some birds

(8) þeck) at the food. V/e (9) (have)

some breadcrumbs here. I want (10)

(feed) them,'Candy says. 'No, you mustn't

(1 1) (feed) the birds in the zoo.

Can you (12) (see) the "No Feeding" sign?'Mum says.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Deqr Foiry,

How are you? My birthdoy is coming. I wish (1) (have) o

porty with oll my friends ond fomily. f olso wont Mum (2)
(buy) me s doll. I hope (3) (9o) on rides ot Oceqn Pork too.

Foiry, please help to (4) (moke) my wishes come true!

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I C. Trers,t Y/orr¡l ri Flioro,firie,adl ii nrEl

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Jenny have a baby brother, John. He likes I

drink milk. Their mother feeds him six times a day. 2

a
John likes to smiling, but when he is hungry J

he crys. 4

Jenny and her family are ata beach now. Jenny's dad is fly 5

a kite while Jenny is looking on the shells with her mum. 6

John is too small to playing with them. He is 7

sleep soundly in the pram. 8

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Ø n.Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Let me (1) (describe) my favourite animal

ItQ) (be) very large and slow. It (3)

(have) big ears and grey skin. Its long trunk (4) (swing) from

side to side. It (5) (reach) into tall trees for food.

rr (6) (not eat) meat. (7) you (know)

that it can (8) GprÐ water with its trunk?

At the zoo, when people watch it, it (9) (plÐ tricks.

It enjoys (10) (plÐ water games and

(1 1) (baÐ aball around with its trunk. Sometimes, the

zookeepers let the people (12) (feed) itbananas. You can

(1 3) (guess) that I want

(14) (see) an elephant agatnsoon!

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Filt in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. (be) you hungry? Let's (eat) some snacks.

2. Let's (eo) úoe).

3 you (know) how to do the puzzles?

Let me (show) you.

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Read the phone conversation below. \Mrite the correct word in the blank.

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Steven: I ,. watching TV. I'm bored. 2

Ken: Let's going out to play. a

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Steven: No. It's too hot today. I want stay at home. 4

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Ken: Would you mind coming over and playing chinese 5

chess for me? 6

Steven: That's a good idea. See you on 3 pm. 7

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C, A. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

l{ow to make sweet and sour sauce

a. (e.g.) Mix (mix) I cup pineapple juice, 1/3 cup water, 3 tablespoons

vinegar and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a saucepan

b. (1) (add) Il2 cup brown sugar and 3 tablespoons

cornstarch

c (2) (turn) on the stove but it must

(3) (not be) too hot.

d. (4) (stir) the mixture while cooking.

(s) (not let) it stick to the bottom of the saucepan.

e When it (6) (be) thick, you can (7)

(take) it offthe stove. This (8) (make) It/z cups

You should (9) (keep) it in the refrigerator.

f. Enjoy (10) (eat) it with chicken or fish.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Making a banana boat

I (peel) the banana skin offand cut the bananalengthwise.

2 (be) careful.

a
J (not cut) all the way through.

4 (open) the slit and fil1 it with chocolate chips and nuts.

C. Test Y¡o,trr ri F'roo,f rrea d in,g

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Here is an idea for christmas. I

a. First, select a piece of paper or card and cut them 2

a
to the size you want. It should fit in a envelope. J

b. Them, fold the paper in half 4

c. Atfer that, draw some picfures on coloured paper 5

and cut it out. 6

d. Nxet, glue the pictures onto the card. 7

e. Open the card. Then writing a Christmas greeting 8

such as 'Mery Christmas'. 9

f. Finaly, write down your friend's name and your name. 10.

g. You can send your card for your friend now! 11

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I A. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Toby's room (1) (be) very tidy. His mother

(2) (tidy) it every day. His trousers (3)

(hang) on a coat hanger. Each shirt (a) (have) its own hanger.

His jeans (5) (be) in a drawer. His shoes

(6) (sit) neatly on a shoe rack.

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the bed. Toby (8) (like) his new

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umbrella, which (9) (be) placed near

the door. My room (10) (not look)

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. How much (be) the pyjamas?

2 This raincoat (belong) to me.

a
J These sandals (not fit) me.

4 How much (be) a slice of pizza?

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twenty fifty eighty one hundred and twelve
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Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Ken: How much is a apple pie? 1

Cashier: It's thrity dollars. 2

Ken: Here's fivety dollars 3

Kitty: May I have a packet of french fries and 4

three box of chicken wings? 5

Cashier: That's ninty dollars, please. 6

Kitty: Here's one hundreds dollars l

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Filt in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Spotty (l) (be) Tina's pet puppy. Tina

(2) (enjoy) playing'with him but she

(3) (not like) feeding him. Tina's mother

oo
(4) (give) Spotty food and water every day.

Tim is interested in (5) (give) him treats. Tina's mother tells

her to (6) (take) Spotty for a walk every day but Tina

prefers (7) (nurse) him in front of the TV. Tina

(8) (bathe) Spotty every evening. Spotty is very fond of

(e) (shake) water all over everyone. Look! Spotty

(10) (have) a lot of fun now after taking a waÍn bath!

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 r6,¿jå B. Check Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1 My cousin (have) a shower now.

2 I am good at (use) a computer.

3 Are you keen on (watch) birds?

4 My grandpa loves (sit) under a ftee to read.

5 My sister, Katie, is good at (canoe).

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Bill is my best friend. He sits at the middle of I

the class. He is strong. He is good at runing. 2

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He is kind too. He look after us and does not J

fight at us. He is good at English and interested in 4

writting stories. He always gets high marks in tests. 5

I hope I can be as smart as his. 6

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. t)

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Kitty and her mother (1) (be) in

the market now. Kitty's mother needs to (2) (buy) some fruit

and vegetables. There (3) (be) some nice ones to

(4) (choose) from. There (5) (be) a bunch of

bananas but some of the bananas (6) (not be) ripe

There (7) (be) some lettuce for sale. Kitty's mother wants

(8) (buy) an onion and there (9) (be) some

onions at a stall. She would like some tomatoes but there (10)

(not be) any tomatoes. After shopping, Kitty's mother (11) (b.ty)

Kitty an ice cream and Kitty (12) (enjoy) it now!

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Read the phone conversation. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Mum: Molly, (be) there any meat at home?

2. Molly: No, there (not be) any beef at home,

but there (be) a lot of sausages.

3. Mum: That's good. (be) there any spaghetti at home?

I can make spaghetti with sausages for dinner tonight.

g C. Tês,t Yo'tilrti Fro,o,f,rea,diiing

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

David: I'm hungry. Canyou making me a sandwich? 1

Dad: Are there any bread? 2

David: No, there isn't but there is some buns. J-

Dad: Are there any sausage? 4

David: Yes, there are much sausages in the fridge. 5

Dad: Good. Let's making hot dogs. 6

Where are the ketchup? 7

David: It's in the table. 8

Dad: Are there any tomatos? 9

David: No, there are. Can we use potatoes instead? 10.

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I n. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. (4@)
Steven likes (1) (go) to country parks. In autumn, he

(2) (go) to the country park near his home with his family

every Sunday afternoon. Steven usually (3) (fly) a kite with

his father. He can (4) (fly) his kite very well. His sister,

Candy, usually (5) (ride) her tricycle while their dog

(6) (ru.r) after her. What (7) Mummy

(like) doing? She enjoys (8) (read) under

a ftee.

It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon. There (9) (be)

some beautiful white clouds floating in the sky. Steven's family are in the country

park now. Look! The happy dog (10) (rutr) after Candy.

What a relaxing dayl -r-----.j:,-: l_>

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\, .i ts. Test YAur Fro.o,fr:eading;

Put the correct word in the box. (4@)

Hi, everyone. Let me (1) talking about myself. I'm Miss Panda. I'm

your (2) english teacher this year. My birthday is (3) in

the (a) twevle of (5) Octomber.

I eat (6) a apple a day because it is good for health. I like (7) dance.

I can play the (8) vilin too. However, I (9) am not be a sporfy person and

I cannot play (10) badmintan. I don't like (11) playing puzzles either.

(12) In sunny days, I like sunbathing but I (13) am not like swimming

because I am afraid (1a) with water. I'm happy to (15) being your teacher.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Anna (1) (finish) shopping with Mrs Wong.

They stand in front of the restaurant.

'Look at the menu. It (2) (not be) expensive,' Mrs

'Wong
says. ''We can (3) (order) the set lunch.'

'Fifty dollars per set. (4) (choose) from these 3

options. Mum, what (5) prawns with chilli (taste) like?'

asks Anna. 'They (6) (taste) spicy. Pork in black pepper

sauce (7) (be) spicy too. I think you'd better order

chicken in soy sauce which (8) (taste) salty but not spicy,'

suggests Mum. 'But I (9) (not feel) like eating chicken,'

Anna says, frowning. 'Let's (10) (eat) in the fast food shop

opposite,' says Mum. 'That's greatt 'Anna agrees in delight

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Beef in soy sauce (be) yummy.

2. The girls at the door (be) my friends.

a (look) special
J The car with three wheels

4 Mashed potatoes with butter (taste) sweet.

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I C. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Alien: What do vegetable with garlic taste like? 1

Kitty: They taste salt. 2

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Alien: What do fish in lemon sauce taste like? J

Kitty: It taste sour 4

Alien: This one look nice. What's this? 5

Kitty: It's a eggârt. Do you like sweet food? 6

Alien: Yes, Ilike. 7

Kitty: I like sweet food either. 8

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1Oth ApriI,2)(XX

Today (1) (be) my birthday. I (2) (be) happy.

r (3) (be) tall and healtþ this year. Last year I

(4) (be) short and weak. My classmates (5)

(be) all taller than me. My parents (6) (be) worried about me.

They started swimming with me. Now I can (7) (swim) fast.

r (8) (be) strong too. Dad and Mum

(e) (be) pleased because I

(10) (not see) the doctor so often.

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 CÐ B. CheckYourTenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Last year I (be) I 15 cm tall.

This year I (be) 120 cm tall.

2. Two years ago my sister (be) weak in English

This year she (be) good at English

3. My brothers (be) healthy now.

They (be) ill yesterday.

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Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Tom: I was naugty last year. 1

May: I am heatþ now. 2

John: My sister is careless yesterday. 3

David: I do not like Joe. He is not friendy. 4

Ann: My sisters was weak. Now they are strong. 5

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G) A. Test YourTenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Betty is a robot that (1) (be) afraid of cockroaches.

This morning, she (2) (skip) in the playground and her

friend Adrian (3) (play) hopscotch. Suddenly, Betty saw a

tiny thing moving on'the ground. She (a) (rub) her eyes and

(s) (look) at it again. 'Oh no! It (6)

(be) a cockroach!' (7) (cry) out Betty. Adrian came over

quickly. He (8) (step) on it and (9)

(kill) it. Betty (10) (thank) Adrian.

'It's my pleasure to (11) (help)

Let me (12) (clean) it up now,'

Adrian (13) (reply).

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 Ct B. Check Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. My sister (enjoy) the elephant show two days ago.

She (clap) her hands loudly.

2. 'We
(enjoy) the party now.

3 My brother (study) every day.

4 June (study) for her English test last night

5 Dad (drop) his suitcase on the sofa this morning.

6 I (stay) at home yesterday because I was sick.

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I C. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Yesterday was my brother birthday. In the I

morning, we play at the beach. After lunch, we 2

shop in the supermarket for the party food. In the 3

evening, we had aparty at home. A lot of friend 4

join our par|y. V/e had a wonderful time. 5

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G) n.TestYourTenses

FilI in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

My cousin Sara (1) (play) with me at weekends. It

was Sunday yesterday. I (2) (go) with Sara to a holiday

programme. We (3) (do) lots of fun things. First,

r (4) (make) some origami flowers and Sara

(s) (build) a house with cards.

Then we both (6) (blow) bubbles.

'Look! Your bubbles (7) (be)

much bigger than mine!' Sara shouted happily.

During lunch, we (8) (eat) sandwiches. The teacher

(e) (give) us some lollies and we ( 10)

(have) a bottle of juice each. We (11) (feel) great!

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 &t B. Check Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Pam and Sam (go) to the beach yesterday. They

(build) a sandcastle with their buckets and spades.

2 The children (have) their lunch in a cafe now.

3 The wind (blow) and it was too cold to (swim).

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f, C. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Last school holiday I went to visited my brother in I

'We
Canada.I was glad to see her. had a good time. 2

'We a
swim in a river. We also rode J

biclyes in a park and built model cars. When the 4

end of the holiday drew near, my brother gave my 5

a handbag. I put my walet and my jacket inside. 6

I carryed it and I was very happy! 7

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G) A. Tegt Y¡our Te,n,ses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Molly likes (1) (learn) about nature. She

(2) (catch) the bus to the bird museum yesterday. Once she

(3) (arrive), she (4) (pay) at the counter

and (5) (go) in. First, Molly (6) (see) the

display about birds. It (7) (teach) her about birds that

(8) (fly) to Asia last summer. Then, she

(e) (take) photos of different bird models and

(10) (send) them to her mum on her phone. After that,

she (11) (read) a book about birds in the gift shop

It was very interesting.At last, MolIy (12) (buy) it.

rt (13) (cost) her forty dollars. She (1a)

(have) a great day at the museum.

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 C, B. Check Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

'We
1 (ride) the bus to Stanley yesterday.

We (pay) the bus fares.

2. Some seagulls (fly) near the sea this morning.

3. My sister, May, (fly) a kite every weekend

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I C. Tes,t Y,oar P rooÍreading,

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Miss Murray is sick yesterday. Mr Chan 1

letted us watch a film called 'The Cowboy'. It was 2

-l
funny but a bit scared. J

At recess, I readed a book in the 4

library. It was about three foxs. It was 5

interested. During the PE lesson, 6

our teacher tought us to play basketball. 7

I was tiring but happy. 8

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Dear Bobby,

I am writing this e-mail tonight because I want to (1) (tell)

you how unlucky I (2) (be) the whole day. In the morning,

we (3) (have) a basketball competition. I

(4) (try) five times but I (5) (not get) one

basket. What *as woise, our best shooter, Alex, (6) (break)

his leg. In the end, we (7) (not win). After lunch, my sister

and I (8) (catch) the MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui.

we (e) (pay) a visit to the Museum of

History but (10) (not spend) much time there because my

sister (1 1) (not feel) well. We (12)

(take) ataxi home. I must (13) (go) now because dinner

(14) (be) ready. Talk later.

Ken
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1 I (have) a test yesterday but

I (not finish) the test.

2. My friend (hold) a party last Sunday

but I (not go) to it.

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g C. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

I am feeling bad. I am still on the airport in Singapore. I

We missed our flight so our taxi broke down. 2

a
Our holiday did not went well because J

the weather were bad. V/e stayed in a nice hotel 4

but it costed too much. My sister spent 5

too much time on meals because 6

Mum did not has time to go shopping. 7

I hope to got seats on the next flight. 8

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. (3@)
Long ago, Snow White (1) (live) happily with the seven

dwarfs. one day, as usual, the dwarß reminded Snow white before they

(2) (set) offfor work, 'Don't let strangers come in and

(3) (not eat) any food from strangers.'Then they

(4) (go) to the woods. Snow White (5)

(sweep) and (6) (mop) the floor. She

(7) (feel) tired and (8) (sit) on a bench.

Suddenly, someone (9) (knock) on the door. Snow

White opened the door and (10) (see) an old lady. 'Would

you like to (11) (try) my apple? It (12)

(be) delicious,'said the old lady, who (13) (be) the evil witch.

Clever Snow White rejected the witch kindly and (14) (not eat)

the apple. The witch (15) (leave) sadly,

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dS B. Test Your Proofreading

Read Steven's diary entries. Circle the mistake and write the correct word

in the blank. (5@)

2nd July

It was Parents Day. 1

Miss Buck gave him my Report Card. 2

Ft
She were aîgry with me. I need to work harder! J

3td July

It was Sport Day. 4

I was excited because I win a gold medal. 5

4th July

I do not win any prizes at the funfair, 6

but I have a lot of fun! 7

5th July

'We
It was the school picnic. are tired but happy. 8

6th July

I am read a book. It's 'The Ugly Duckling'. 9

I want to present it in Reading'Weak. 10

It is from the nineth to the thirteenth of July. 11.

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What you yesterday?

I swam yesterday.
Did you swim (swim)?
you yesterday? Yes, I swam (swim).
No, I did not swim (not swim).
Yes, I swam yesterday.

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(9 n. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Ken: Where (1) you (go) yesterday?

(2) you (go) to the swimming pool?

Alex:No, I (3) (not go) to the pool.

r (4) (take) part in a kids' race.

Ken: (5) you (win) the race?

Alex:No, I (6) (not win) the race

r (7) (not run) fast enough

Ken: How long (8) ir (take)?

Alex: It was an 800-metre run and it (9) (take) me

around 4 minutes. But it (10) (be) difficult for me

and I (1 1) (feel) tired. I (12)

(sweat) a lot too

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 üø B. CheckYourTenses Simple present:
Do / Does ... ?
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Simple past:
1. you (sleep) every night? Did... ?

Yes, I (sleep) every night.

2 your father ûog) every morning?

No, he (not jog) every morning.

3 you (eat) turkey last Christmas?

No, I (not eat) turkey last Christmas.

4. What you (do) last Sunday?

I (drive) my new car.

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és C. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Kitty: What did you do on Chinese New Year Eve? I

Ken: I go to the flower market. 2

a
Kitty: Did you get red packets on Chinese New Year? J

Ken: Yes, I got red packet. 4

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G) A. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Kitty: Hello!

Molly: Hi, Kitty. What (1) you (do) this morning?

We (2) (have) a swimming lesson but I

(3) (not see) you there. 'Where

(4) (be) you this morning?

Kitty: I (5) (not be) there this morning because

r (6) (go) ice-skating.

Molly: (7) (be) that tun? I (8) (not

like) ice-skating very much. I (9) (fall) over last

time and it (10) (be) too cold and wet.

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Kitty: r (11) (not fall) over

t (12) (skate) well today.

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Verb 'to bet:

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
Simple present:
I (be) you happy now? Is /Am I Are ...?
Simple past:
2 (be) your sister hungry now?
Was / Were ... ?

a
J (be) you sad yesterday?

4 (be) your brothers short last year?

5 My cat (be) fat last year

6 I (not be) thirsty now.

7 The children (not be) naughty now.

8 My father (not be) busy last week

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Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Ken: You go for a picnic yesterday. 1

Are you happy? 2

Amy: No, I don't. 3

I have abad day. 4

First, I fall into a river and got wet. 5

Then, a monkey steal my lunch box 6

I am hungry and angry. 7

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Modal Verb: 'Could' a
a
'Could' can be used as the simple past tense of 'can'. a
a
a
a
a
I now. a
a
a
a
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I n"rest Yourr Ternses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

When I (1) (be) little,I (2) (have)

many playmates. On Sundays, we (3) (can play)

board games like Chinese checkers. When our parents (4)

(be) free, they (5) (take) us to a country

park. There we (6) (can run) up the slopes.

we (7) also (can roll) over on the

grass. It (8) (be) tun.

Now that I (9) (be) older, I can (10)

(go) to places like the library and the playground without my parents, but my

playmates (11) (be) all busy with their homework and

cannot always ( 12) (play) with me.

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 @, B. Chee k YourTenses
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
1. My sister can (sing) like a bird now.

Last year she (cannot sing) well.

2. My grandparents (cannot go) to school

when they (be) young.

3. My father (buy) me a new model yesterday,

but I (cannot make) the model by myself

because it was too difficult.

4. My mother (can walk) to school by herself

when she (be) eight years old

5 you (can run) fast when

you (be) a little boy?

o €. Test Y-our Proof-reôding

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

Last year I am plump, 1

so I cannot swim fast. 2

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I can only walk slowly J
a

This yeffi I are slim and fit. 4

I can swimming like a fish. Yippee! 5

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6There was / weret a
o
a
a
There a a
a

a
noun a
a
a
a

There two
a
a
a
noun a
a
a
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I A.TestYourTenses

Fill in the blanks with the simple nast tense of the verbs.
rt (1) (be) hot and sunny yesterday. There

(2) (be) a lot of holidaymakers at the beach.

Two boys (3) (play) Frisbee happily.

They (a) (can) play well.

A lot of sunbathers (5) (lie) on

beach mats. Some children (6) (build)

sandcastles with their parents. Under atree there (7) (be)

an old man selling ice cream. There (8) (be) a long queue.

Far away there (9) (be) a strong man canoeing.

r (10) (not swim) or (11) (play)

in the sand. I (12) (read) a book under a beach

umbrella. It (13) (be) relaxing.

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 @ B. CheckYourTenses

Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs.

1. r (see) a candy castle in my dream last night.

2. In front of the castle there (be) a big garden.

a
J In the garden there (be) a chocolate fountain.

4 There (be) many lollipop flowers around.

5 On the trees there (be) a lot of sweets

6 In the river there (be) running apple juice!

@ C. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

It is Christmas yesterday. 1

'We
have a Christmas party at home. 2

a
My aunt gave me a Christmas parent. J

She also baught us a cake. 4

There \Mas some strawberries on the cake. 5

There is also a candle in the middle. 6

I blow out the candle and 7

we cutted the cake together. 8

V/e always have a lot of fun on Christmas. 9

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a
a
a
a
The Simple Future Tense a
a
a
a
a The simple future tense is used to indicate a future action. a
a
a
a
a
You tomorrow. tomorrow. a
a
a They next week. next week. a
a
a He swim soon.
I a
soon. a
a We a
a She Iater. Iater. a
a
a It this coming Sunday this coming Sunday. a
a
a
a
a
a

tP n.TestYourTenses
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
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a
18th December, 2XXX a
a
a
Dear Chris, a
a
a

How (1) (be) you? We (2) (throw) a

a
a
a
a
a
Christmas party this aftemoon and we (3) (have) great fun! a
a
a
Ken and I (4) (be) in ateam. We (5) a
a
a
a
(blow) up ten balloons but half of them (6) (burst) because they a
a
a
a
(7) (be) too big! V/e (8) (not win) but Miss Ho a
a
a
still (9) (give) us a bag of sweets as a
a
a
o
a consolation prize. We (10) (be) surprised! a
a
a
a
Christmas (11) (come). I like a
a
a
a
(12) (make) models and my parents (13) (take) a
a
o
me to atoy shop tomorrow! I want to (1a) (buy) a toy submarine. a
a
a
a
What kind of Christmas present (15) you (ike)? a
a
a
a
Friend, a
a
o
a
Steven a
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@ B. CheckYourTenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. My parents (drink) coffee yesterday

and they (drink) it tomorrow too.

2. My sister (wash) the dishes every day and

she (wash) the dishes soon.

3. My father (brry) us some puddings last night and

he (buy) us some puddings later today.

@ C. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank.

My brother usually go to bed late I

because he likes watch television. 2

Last night, he sleep very early. 3

This morning, he wake up at 6 am 4

because he sell flags in the morning. 5

Tomorrow he will woke up early too because 6

our family will go to Ocean park! 7

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a

Bare Infinitives
We can use bare infinitives with verbs of perception.
see
watch
hear
I
the sausage t I
smell
notice
He hears a bird Ltug. r'
listen to Heh rs a bird )(
feel the chair

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verbs ofperception .!.........[ bar-einlnitive )...... o..... o.... oco ¡oo.
a

G) n. Test YourTenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

Ken: Grandpa, what (1) you (do) when you

(2) (be) young?

'When
Grandpa: I (3) (be) youn g,I (4)

(*orÐ on a farm. I (5) (grow) vegetables and

(6) (feed) the animals.

Ken: And the farm (7) (belong) to you now!

Grandpa: That's right. Now I (8) (be) an old man. Every

day,I watch the ducks (9) (swim) and hear the

cows (10) (moo). I watch the workers

(1 1) þick) the fruit too

rt (12) (be) a peaceful life.

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@, B. Check Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
Ir (l) (rain) now. I want to go out.

r (2) (lose) my umbrella yesterday.

(3) someone (take) it?

Suddenly, I hear my father (4) (open) the door.

I see him (5) (shake) his wet umbrella.

I ask, 'Dad, can you (6) (lend) me your umbrella, please?'

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¡ e, T, e sltYaart P,'roolre.ad.inE,

Circle the mistake in each numbered line and write the correct word in the blank.

Ben: Is your neighbours nice? 1

Peter: I don't know. I don't see them came out, 2

a
but I hear a dog barked every day. J

Oh, I can smell cakes baked in the oven 4

every afternoon too.

Ben: Yummy! You should knocked on 5

their door and introduce yourself.

You may got a slice of cake ! 6

Peter: I may try but I hope the dog will not bit me! 7

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Quiz 4

G) n. Test Your Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. (2@)
Last month, our teacher (1) (bring) a new pupil to class

'This (2) (be) Alicia, your new classmate,'the teacher

(3) (say). Then he (a) (bring) Alicia to

the empty seat next to me. 'She (5) (sit) here from now on, Kitty.

(6) (look) after her, please,'smiled the teacher. At first,

Alicia (7) (be) shy and she (8) (not talk)

much. I (9) (think) she was cold and I (10)

(not like) her much.

Last Monday, I (11) (lose) my

handbook . I (12) (c.y) in my seat since I could

not (13) (find) it. At that moment, I (14)

(feel) a hand on my shoulder. '(15) (not worry). Let's look for

it together,'Alicia encouraged me. At recess, we (16) (try) to find

my handbook. We looked in every corner of the classroom. At last, Alicia

(17) (find) it on the bookshelf of our little library! I was so

rhrilled rhat I (18) (h,rg) Alicia tightly!

NowAlicia (19) (go) to school with me daily. If you ask

me,'(20) you (like) her?'My answer will be 'yes'for sure!

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g B. Test Your Proofreading

Circle the mistake and write the correct word in the blank. (4@)
'Where
Alex: were you go yesterday? 1.

Ken: I went to Sai kung with my family 2.

Alex: Did you have a barbeque there? 3.

Ken: Yes, we was 4.

I also toke many photos 5.

At the evening, we had dinner there 6.

There is a lot of seafood on the table. 7.

The crabs are extremely yummy! 8.

Alex: Did you play kites there? 9.

Ken: Yes, we do. 10.

But it was not windy because 11

we can't fly our kites up high. t2.

Alex: Did you enjoyed your holiday? 13.

Ken: Yes, we do! t4.

a

It was a enjoyable trip. 15.

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B. l. boils 2.wake 3. cries 4. studies 5. watches 6. is 7. has
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C. 1. have+has 2. go+goes 3. sleeps+sleep 4. is+are 5. has+have 6. studies+study

ôt
A. 1. keeps 2.is 3. has 4. are 5. isnot 6. carries 7. feeds 8. doesnotlike 9. scratches 10. makes
B. l. do not like, like 2. does not stay, goes 3. are not, are
Þ
C. 1. on+in 2.thirty->¡hirtieth 3. fall+falls 4. do+does 5. are;is

A. 1.do... do 2.am 3.have 4. studies 5.has 6.sleeps 7.is S.doesnotlike 9. likes

?1
10. do not fight 11. Do ... have 12. Write

Þ B. 1. do ... wake, wake 2. does ... like, likes 3. Does ... do, does 4. Are
C. 1. goes+go 2. study+studies 3. her+him 4. do(your)-does 5. are+is

A. f.is 2.wakes 3.has 4.doesnothave 5.drives 6.areplaying T.areswimming 8.aresunbathing

!+ 9. are 10. take 11. are building
B. l.teaches 2.isfalling 3.arewriting 4.shines 5.isdelivering 6.aregallopingT.arccoming
8. Is ... reading, is not reading

C. 1. study+studies 2.in¿of 3. fights-;fight 4.like+likes 5. moping+mopping 6. seting+setting

A. f. is 2. swimming 3. does not swim 4. playing 5. plays 6. meet T.having 8. is 9. is swimming

1r)
10. are playing
B. 1. jogging, ice-skating.2. hiking 3. is chasing
Þ
C. 7. a->an 2. cycle+cycling 3. have-;has 4. enjoy+enjoys 5. at+to 6. sister-;sisters
7. make+making 8. for+with 9. years+year 10. huging+þugging

\o A. I.go 2.buy 3.drawing 4.draw 5.buy 6.take 7. lose 8.behave 9.run lO.jump
B. l. watching , play 2. be 3. are running , do 4. cooking, cook
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C. 1. play 2. can't 3. the 4. cannot 5. ? 6. do 7 . but 8. watching

A. 1.do...have 2.dancing 3.sing 4.enjoys 5.jogging 6.skipping T.doesnotjog 8.is 9.has

r- 10. is ringing 11.pick 12. am chopping

B. 1. 2.to 3. doesn't 4. is 5. look+looks 6. catches+catch 7. making+make 8. on+at

goes
Þ
9. at+on 10. pull+pulling 11. doing+do 12. run+runs 13. play+playing 14. talk-àtalking
15. siting+sitting 16. drawwing+drawing

Contractions like'don't','doesn't' and'didn't' are acceptable.

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 A. l.takes 2.is 3.go 4.are 5.areswinging 6.isopening 7.is...eating S.arepecking

æ
9. have 10. to feed 11. feed 12. see
B. 1. to have 2. to buy 3. to go 4. make
C. 1. have+has 2. drink+drinking 3. smiling+smile 4. crys+cries 5. fly+fly¡trg 6. on+at
7. playing+play 8. sleep+s1..nittt

A. l.describe 2.is 3.has 4.swings 5.reaches 6.doesnoteat 7.Do...know 8.spray

o\ 9. plays 10. playing 11. batting 12. feed 13. guess 14. to see

Þ B. 1. Are, eat 2. go jogging 3. Do ... know, show

C. I. are 2. am 3. go 4. to 5. Chinese 6. with 7. at

A. 1.Add 2.Turn 3.notbe 4.Stir 5.Donotlet 6.is 7.take S.makes 9.keep 10.eating
B. 1. Peel 2.Be 3. Do not cut 4. Open
C. 1. christmas+Christmas 2. themÐit 3. a)an 4. Them-;Then 5.Atfer+After 6. it-;them
7. Nxet-;Next 8. writing+ryrite 9. Mery+¡4"rry 10.Finaly+pinally 11. for+to

A. f.is 2.tidies 3.hanglarehanging 4.has 5.are 6.silaresitting 7.is 8. likes f.is l0.doesnotlook
B. L are 2. belongs 3. do not fit 4. is
C. 1. a+an 2.thrity+¡¡irty 3. fivety+fi¡1y 4. french+French 5. box-;boxes 6. ninty+¡1i1.¡t
7. hundreds+hundred

A. f.is 2.enjoys 3.doesnotlike 4.gives 5.giving 6.take T.nursing 8.bathes 9.shaking

N
10. is having

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B. f . is having 2. using 3. watching 4. sitting 5. canoeing
C. 1. at-;in 2. runing+running 3. look+looks 4. (fight) at+with 5. writting-;writing 6. his+him

A. I.are 2.buy 3. are 4.choose 5.is 6.arenot 7.is 8.tobuy 9.are 10.arenot 11.buys
cî 12. is enjoying
B. f . is 2. is not, are 3. Is
C. l.making+make 2.Are+Is 3.is+are 4.sausage+sausages 5.much+many 6.making+p¿¡s
7. are+is 8. in+on 9. tomatos+tomatoes 10. are+aren't

s A. l.going 2.goes 3.flies 4.fly 5.rides 6.runs 7.does... like 8.reading 9.are 10.isrunning
B. 1. talk 2. English 3.on 4. twelfth 5. October 6.an 7. dancing 8. violin 9. amnot
Þ 10. badminton 11. doing 12. On 13. do 14. of 15. be

Contractions like'don't','doesn't' and'didn't' are acceptable.

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 A. 1.finishes 2.isnot 3.order 4.Choose 5.do...taste 6.taste 7.is 8.tastes g.donotfeel
rr¡ 10. eat
B. f . is 2. are 3. looks 4. taste
Þ C. 1. vegetable+vegetables 2. salt+salty 3. do+does 4. taste+tastes 5. look+looks 6. a)an
7. like+do 8. either+too

\o A. l. is 2. am 3. am 4. was 5. were 6. were 7. swim 8. am 9. are 10. do not see

B. 1. was, am 2. was, is 3. are, were
Þ C. 1. naugty+naughty 2.heathy->healthy 3. is+was 4. friendy+friendly 5. was+were

A. f. is 2. skipped 3. played 4. rubbed 5. looked 6. is 7. cried 8. stepped 9. killed 10. thanked

Þr
11. help 72. clean 13. replied

Þ
B. 1. enjoyed, clapped 2. are enjoying 3. studies 4. studied 5. dropped 6. stayed
C. 1. brother+brother's 2.play;played 3. shop+s¡.tped 4. friend+friends 5. join+joined

A. 1. plays 2.went 3. did 4.made 5. built 6. blew 7.are 8. ate 9. gave 10. had 11. felt
æ
B. 1. went, built 2, are having 3. blew, swim

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C. 1. visited+visit 2. her+him 3. swim-;swam 4. biclyes+bicycles 5. my+ms 6. walet+wallet
7. carryed+carried

A. l.learning 2.caught 3.arrived 4.paid 5.went 6.saw T.taught 8.flew 9.took 10.sent
o\ 11. read 12. bought f3. cost l4.had

B. 1. rode, paid 2. flew 3. flies

Þ c. f. is+was 2.letted+let 3. scared+scary 4. readed+read 5. foxs;foxes
6. interested+ interesting 7 . tought-+taught 8. tiring+¡i¡s¿

A. 1. tell 2.was 3. had 4.tried 5. didnotget 6. broke 7. didnotwin 8. caught 9. paid

10. did not spend 11. did not feel 12. took 13. go 14. is
ô¡
B. 1. had, did not finish 2.held, did not go
Þ C. 1. on+at 2. so+because 3. went+go 4. were+was 5. costed+cost
6. because+so 7. has-;have 8. got+get

A. l.lived 2.set 3. donot eat 4. went 5. swept 6. mopped 7.felt 8. sat 9. knocked 10. saw
êt 11. try 12. is 13. was 14. did not eat 15. left

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B. l. Parents+Parents' 2. him+me
were+was 4. Sport+Sports 5. win+won 6. do+did
3.
7.have¿had 8. are+were 9. read+reading 10. 'Weak+Week ll. nineth+ninth
Contractions like'don't','doesn't' and'didn't' are acceptable

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 A. 1. did ...go 2. Did ... go 3. did not go 4. took 5. Did ... win 6. did not win 7. did not run
ôt
N 8. did... take 9. took 10. was 11. felt 12. sweated
B. 1. Do ... sleep, sleep 2. Does ... jog, does not jog 3. Did ... eat, did not eat 4. did ... do, drove
C. 1.Year+Year's 2. goÐwent 3. on+at 4.packet->packets

A. 1.did...do 2.had 3.didnotsee 4.were 5.wasnot 6.went 7.Was 8.donotlike 9.fell

1A
N 10. was 11. didnot fall 12. skated
B. 1. Are 2. Is 3. Were 4. Were 5. was 6. am not 7. are not 8. was not
C. 1.go+went 2.Are-+Were 3.don't+wasn't 4.have¿had 5.fall+fell 6.steal-;stole 7.am+was

A. 1.was 2.had 3.couldplay 4.were 5.took 6.couldnn7. could...roll 8.was 9.am 10.go
çN 11. are 12.play
B. 1. sing, could not sing 2. could not go, were 3. bought, could not make 4. could walk, was
5. Could... run, were
C. 1. am+was 2. cannot->couldn't 3. can+could 4. are+am 5. swimming+swim

A. l.was 2.were 3.played 4.could 5.lay 6.built 7.was 8.was 9.was l0.didnotswim
ìñ 11. play 12. read 13. was
ôt
B. 1. saw 2.was 3. was 4. were 5. were 6. was
) C. f. is+was 2.have->had 3. parenl+present 4. baught+bought 5. was+were 6. is+was
7. blow-;blew 8. cutted+cut 9. on+at

A. l. are 2. threw 3. had 4. were 5. blew 6. burst 7. were 8. did not win 9. gave 10. were
\o
(\l 11. is coming 12. making 13. will take 14. buy 15. do ... like

Þ B. l. drank, will drink 2. washes, will wash 3. bought, will buy

C. 1. go+goes 2. watch+watchittg 3.sleep+51.0¡ 4. wake+woke 5. sell+sold 6. woke+wake 7. park+Park

Ì- A. 1.did...do 2.were 3.was 4.worked 5.grew 6.fed7.belongs 8.am 9.swim 10.moo 11.pick 12.is
N
B. f . is raining 2. lost 3. Did... take 4. open 5. shake 6. lend
Þ C. 1.Is+Are 2.came+come 3.barked+bart</bar{<ing 4.bgked-rbake/b,aking 5.knocked+larock 6.got+get 7.bitÐbite

A. l.brought 2.is 3.said 4.brought 5.issitting/willsit 6.Look 7.was S.didnottalk 9.thought

l0.didnotlike 11.lost 12.cried 13.find 14.felt 15.Donotworry 16.tried 17.found
æ
õl
18. hugged 19. goes 20. Do ... like

Þ B. l.were+did 2.kung+Kung 3.barbeque+barbecue 4.was+did 5.toke+took 6.At-+In

7. is+was 8. play+fly 10. do+did
are+were 9. 11. because+so 12. can't+couldn't
13. enjoyed+enjoy 14. do+did 15. a+an
Contractions like'don't','doesn't' and'didn't' are acceptable.
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