A2+ Grammar Exercise

Most people in Brazil love watching football. It's the national sport and it's popular with all ages. But in most schools girls ​ (a)   football.​ Many people ​ (b)   it's a sport for boys, not for girls. But now, in one school, things ​ (c)   The girls in this school ​ (d)   to play football and right now they ​ (e)   everything they can to make this happen.

• are not playing
• think
• are changing.
• want
• are doing
• do not play

Every time the boys ​ (a)   football, the girls ​ (b)   onto the pitch and start playing with them. Now the boys ​ (c)   to accept that football is a game for girls too, and they ​ (d)   with the girls that everyone should have the right to play. A teacher ​ (e)   the girls start their own team. Their training is starting next week !

• play
• run
• are starting
• agree
• helps
• plays
• runs
• is running
• are playing
• is agreeing

Match the following

• comes before main verbs

• present continuous

• something that is happening now

• adverbs of frequency

• a habit / routine or is always true

• Present Simple

• comes after the verb BE

• adverbs of frequency

• verb we don't use in continuous forms

• Stative verbs

They...........the sports centre in Matcham's Road.

• rebuild

• are rebuilding

I .....that starting a new sport is a good idea.

• think

• am thinking

The school ......for a new sports teacher

• looks

• is looking

Where.........football on Fridays?

• do you play

• are you playing

My friend.........tennis.

• doesn't often play

• isn't often playing

When............?

• does the match usually finish?

• is the match usually finishing?

We ........a project on famous sports people in class.

• do

• are doing