PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

--> Complete the sentences using the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
1.- They _________ (write) their exams yesterday.
2.- They _________ (start) building their new house 18 months ago. 
3.- I ________ (meet) the company manager two weeks ago.
4.- I ________ (be born) in 1964.
5.- That was the best concert I _____ ever _______ (see).
6.- I __________ (not eat) anything since breakfast.
7.- I _________ (study) English for 10 years.
8.- You ___________ (change) your address recently.
9.- When I was 15 I _________ (go) to Dublin.
10.- My students _________ (raise) a lot of money for charity.
11.-  We _________ (not go) to the cinema last night.
12.-  My uncle ________ (arrive) in Lisbon last night but he _________ (not call)
13.-  We _________ (not see) Pedro Almodovar’s new film yet.
14.-  _________ (you go) abroad this year?
15.-  The shop is probably closed because they _______ (go) for lunch. 
16.-  When I ______ (be) at school I ______ (not like) Maths.
17.-  What’s the matter with your brother? He ________ (lose) his mobile. 
18.-  Mark Spitz ________(win) seven Olympic gold medals in 1972.
19.-  Why are you crying? Because I _______ (cut) my finger.
20.-  When Mary was young she _______ (love) skiing. 
--> Translate the following sentences.
1.- La profesora todavía no ha corregido todos los exámenes.
2.- Mi hermano tiene ese coche desde el mes pasado.
3.- Mis padres acaban de comprar unos libros.
4.- ¿Desde cuándo estudias Inglés? Estudio inglés desde hace unos meses.

HAVE SOMTHING DONE (CAUSATIVE HAVE)

Rewrite these sentences using "HAVE SOMETHING DONE".

1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
3. A decorator has repainted our house.
4. A friend of mine is going to repair my DVD player next week.
5. The mechanic is repairing our cars al the moment.
6. Did the optician test your brother's eyes?
7. He checks his eyes twice a year.
8. A plumber is fixing the dripping tap for Joe.

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1. A doctor took out her tonsils when she was six. 

2. A local firm will redecorate our kitchen.

3. Be careful! The painters have just painted these walls.

4. The plumber is fixing the leak in the roof.

5. The hairdresser should cut your hair. 

6. Someone has to repair the air conditioning in our house

7. When I was coming here, someone stole my purse on the bus.
8. They are going to repair my shoes.

APPS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR

I give you some interesting apps to improve your English grammar. They are good to  practice and there are different levels.

Ejercicios de inglés

Learn English grammar

Aprende gramática de inglés

English practice

FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISES

Click on this link to practice the FIRST CONDITIONAL.

https://myenglishproject.wikispaces.com/file/view/1stconditional+worksheet.pdf

REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

1. Change the following statements into the reported speech.

a. “I have something to show you”, I said to her.

b. “I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready”, she replied.

c. “I must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he said.

d. “I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the museum this afternoon”, he said.

e. “I met her about three months ago”, he said.

f. “Pete and Sue are getting married tomorrow”, she said.

2. Change the following questions into the reported speech.

a. “When does the train leave?”, I asked.

b. “Who did you see at the meeting?”, my mother asked.

c. “Are you a foreigner?”, she asked.

d. “Why wasn’t Judy at the party?”, she asked.

e. “Have you finished your exams?”, she asked.

3. Change the following commands, requests and suggestions into reported speech.

a. “Go to bed and don’t get up till you’re called.”

b. “Watch the milk and don’t let it boil over.”

c. “Let’s go to the cinema tonight, shall we?

d. "Don't smoke in my office, please", the boss said.

e. "Put these papers in order now!", the boss said to us.

f. "Why don't w go for a walk?", she said.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY -ING OR TO INFINITIVE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS VIDEO AND ACTIVITIES

Click on this link to watch a video about the Present Continuous and do some practice.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-continuous

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION

Present continuous tense from

REPORTED SPEECH

Here you have a video where you can see the use of reported speech. You also have the explanation and some exercises.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/reported-speech

REPORTED SPEECH PRESENTATION

 

RELATIVE AND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES REVISION

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Rewrite these sentences using a conditional.

1. She didn’t have an umbrella, so she got wet.
2. You are so nervous because you drink too much coffee.
3. I’ll call the teacher if you don’t leave me alone. (Unless)

4. I didn’t tell you because you didn’t ask me.

5.  As I haven’t got money, I can’t buy a new car.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Join these sentences with a relative pronoun. 

1. Rafael Nadal has played tennis since he was a boy. He is number one today. 

2. He’s a famous actor. His brother is a football player.

3. Gossip Girl is a very popular series. It takes place in Manhattan.

4. My sister Sofia likes my upstairs neighbour. He doesn’t go to our school.

5. Cudillero is beautiful. We spent our holidays there as children.

6. Don Quixote is one of the most important literary novels and it takes place in Spain

7. The European elections didn’t interest everybody. They were held in May

8. Dino’s coffee bar is a place. We first met there

9. August is the month. We usually go on holiday in August.

10. My car was very expensive. It's a Mercedes.

11. That's the house. I was born in it.  

12. That's the cruise. I've always wanted to go on it.

RELATIVE CLAUSES 2

REVISION EXERCISES FOR THE EXAM!!!!

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A ) Write these sentences in order. Put the verbs in the Present Simple form. 

Example: sometimes / she / football / Mondays / PLAY / on 

               She sometimes plays football on Mondays.

1. always/ school / at / FINISH / clock / three.

2. STUDY / you / afternoon / with / your / friends / usually/ in / the ?

3. dad / GO / cinema / my / never / weekends / to / the / at.

4. students / always / late / BE / some / school / for,

5. TV / in  / NOT WATCH / children / usually / morning / the 

B) Circle the countable nouns.

house   car   cheese   apple   money   table   sugar   coffee   cup   pencil   milk   wine   potato   bread petrol   shoe   film   tea   newspaper   book   water   watch   toast   juice   glass   salt   oil   pen   class meat   butter   sandwich   ham   egg   time   chocolate   information   pen   orange   tuna

C) Complete the sentences with A / AN / SOME / ANY.

1. There's  airport next to the city.

2. There are  beautiful gardens, but there aren't  fountains.

3. There are  postcards on this table for you.

4. Are there  parents in that party?

5. There isn't  shopping centre in this little town.

6. Is there  office near here?

7. There are  good books that you should read.

8. Is there  orange in the fridge?

9. Are there  chocolates in the kitchen?

10. There aren't  cookies left, sorry!

11. There's  house next to the river. Some friends live there.

12. Are there  armchairs in your house?

D) Write questions for the underlined answers.

Example: I study English in my bedroom. --> Where do you study English?

1. Your sister plays the piano in the afternoon. --> 

2. Yes, they usually listen to music at night. -->

3. The teacher explains the lessons carefully. --> 

4. We have got two dogs. -->

5. No, we haven't got any pets. -->

6. The students do their homework every day. --> 

7. My mother works in a high school. --> 

8. Yes, I am a good student. -->

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Watch this video to understand the formation and use of comparative and superlative adjectives.



Now, click on the following link and watch another video and do some practice on comparatives and superlatives.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/comparative-and-superlative-adjectives

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

Join these sentences using a relative pronouns or adverbs. Make any necessary changes. Decide if they are defining or non-defining.

1. Sarah has got a coin collection. It contains many rare coins.
2. Tom doesn’t like studying. His father is a teacher.
3. Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister.
4. The pen is on the desk. It is blue.
5. This is the new president. We all voted for him.
6. I met an English tourist. He lives in London.
7. Freddy Mercury died in 1992. He was a famous singer.
8. This is Tony. You’ll work with him next week.
9. John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park.
10. Tim will never forget the day. He joined the army that day.

Click on the following links for more practice.

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.relative.i.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7352

http://www.xtec.cat/~ogodoy/sac/rephrasing/relclex1.htm

PRACTICE ON FUTURE FORMS