GRAMMAR PLUS I

​English Evaluation Practice

Grammar Plus I

​Simple Present vs Present Continuos

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Simple Present: The simple present tense is used to express general facts, habits, repeated actions, or routines. It describes actions or situations that are true at all times, not just at the moment of speaking.

Example: "I study English every day."

​Part II

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Present Continuous (also known as Present Progressive): The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening at the moment of speaking or temporary actions and situations. It emphasizes that the action is in progress and may not be a permanent state.

Example: "She is eating lunch right now."

​Present Perfect

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The present perfect tense is used to describe actions or events that started in the past and continue up to the present moment. It also includes actions or events that happened at an indefinite time in the past but have a connection to the present. This tense is formed using the auxiliary verb "have" (in its appropriate form) and the past participle of the main verb.

The basic structure of the present perfect tense is:

Subject + have/has + past participle of the verb

Multiple Choice

Completa la pregunta y convierte el verbo en pasado participio.

____ you ____ (be) To Asia?

• Has/be

• Have/been

• Has/been

• Have/be

Multiple Choice

It (rain) ______________________ for a very long time.

• It have rained for a very long time

• It has rained for a very long time

• It have rain for a very long time

• It have raining for a very long time

Multiple Choice

Jason and Clara _________________ (be) friends for more than 10 years.

• Jason and Clara has been friends for more than 10 years.

• Jason and Clara have been friends for more than 10 years.

• Jason and Clara have be friends for more than 10 years.

• Jason and Clara have being friends for more than 10 years.

Multiple Choice

Steven _________________ (study) Math since last week.

• Steven have studied Math since last week.

• Steven have study Math since last week.

• Steven has studied Math since last week.

• Steven have studying Math since last week.

Multiple Choice

I ..... very tired

• is

• are

• be

• am

Multiple Choice

The dogs ________ in the garden.

• do sleep

• sleeps

• sleep

• are sleep

Multiple Choice

WHEN DO WE USE PAST SIMPLE?

• AN ACTION WHICH IS ENDED

• A FUTURE ACTION THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO

• A PRESENT ACTION

The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened.

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​remember that...

We​ have to write the verb in a different way.

• To be --> was / were

• To​ buy--> bought

• To get --> got ​​

​IRREGULAR VERBS

We​ usually add -ed to the end of the verb.

• To stay --> stayed

• To​ jump --> jumped

• To live --> lived ​

​REGUlAR VERBS

​TWO KINDS OF VERBS

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past form of:

TO HAVE

• HAS

• HAD

• HAVED

• HAY

Multiple Choice

TO VISIT

• VISITING

• VISIT

• VISITAN

• VISITED

​INTERROGATIVE FORM

​TO make a question we use...

(Question word)+DID+ pronoun + infinitive form ?

• ​I stayed at home. --> Where did I stay?

• You bought a football ball. --> What did you buy?

Fill in the Blanks

We learned english yesterday.

What

we learn?

Fill in the Blanks

Did you buy this car last week?

Yes, I

Past Continuous

Drag and Drop

A: I ​

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never ​

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to Paris. What is it like?

B: Well, the only time my family and I ​

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there, it ​

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raining really hard! We ​

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really leave the hotel.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

have

been

were

was

didn't

Drag and Drop

A: ​

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you ever ​

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really scared?

B: Yes. One day I ​

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​

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to Mexico City from Cancún when we all ​

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to feel severe turbulence and the oxygen masks came down.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Have

been

was

flying

started

Multiple Choice

It (rain)...........all the day.

• was raining

• were raining

• was rain

• were rain

Fill in the Blanks

Mary and Thomas

drinking coffee near to the Hospital

Multiple Choice

cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

• Was She cooking when I arrived.

• She was cooking when I arrived.

• She cooking was when I arrived.

Multiple Choice

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

• was not doing

• were not doing

• was not do

Multiple Choice

We were ................ around the park

• climb

• doesn`t run

• running

• is eating

Multiple Choice

You ....... visiting your friends

• was

• were

• are

• is

past perfect

simple

Este tiempo verbal se emplea para indicar el momento pasado en que algo ocurrió con anterioridad a otro hecho también ocurrido en tiempo pasado. Puesto que el pasado perfecto simple indica que la situación o hecho ya ha finalizado, siempre hace énfasis en el resultado.

¿Cómo se forma?

A partir de la conjugación del verbo auxiliar have  en tiempo pasado perfecto, had, con el verbo principal en su participio pasado, así:

subject + aux verb (past perfect) + main verb (past participle) + complement

I had saved the file before the computer turned off

Fill in the Blanks

the fire

(already/reach) the roof before firemen arrived

Fill in the Blanks

joe Smith went to prision because he

(steal) a lot of money

Fill in the Blanks

by the time Sonia got to the party, everyone

(begin) dancing.

​Part II

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Examples:

1. "I have studied for the exam." (The studying started in the past and continues up to the present.)

2. "She has lived in this city for five years." (She started living in the city five years ago, and she still lives there now.)

3. "They have already finished their work." (The action of finishing the work happened in the past, but it is relevant to the present.)

The present perfect is often used when the exact time of the action is not important, when the action has relevance to the present, or when the action is related to a period that hasn't finished yet.

Multiple Choice

________ you go to school every day?

• Are

• Does

• Do

• when

Multiple Choice

......................he.................in the park?

• Do..........walk

• Does...........walk

• Does........... walks

• Do..................walks

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence:

They ___________ to France. (travel)

• is traveling

• are travelling

• travelling

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence:

Tina ___________ water. (drink)

• is drinking

• are drinking

• drinks

Multiple Choice

She _____________ four languages

• speak

• speaks

• is speaking

• are speaking

Multiple Choice

I'm walking into the classroom _________________. I´ll phone you later.

• always

• often

• at the moment

• every year

Multiple Choice

Lucy.......... a boat

• don´t sail

• doesn´t sail

• not sail

• not sailing