Welcome GRAMMAR Basic

Question words Present continuous

1 Complete the sentences with the question words 5 Look at the picture and complete the sentences with
below. There is one word that you do not need to use. the phrases below.

How ​
What ​When ​Where ​Which ​Who ​Why ’s carrying some books ​isn’t speaking ​
’re speaking ​’s studying ​
1 ‘ What ’s your name?’ ‘Dani.’ ’s writing on the whiteboard
2 ‘ old are you?’ ‘Fourteen.’
3 ‘ do you live?’ ‘Not far from here.’ 1
4 ‘ is your favourite singer?’ ‘Dua Lipa.’
5 ‘ do you get up?’ ‘At 7 a.m.’
6 ‘ are you happy?’ ‘It’s my birthday!’
2
5
Present simple
2 Are the sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)? 4
1 What kind of food do you like? C  I 3
2 My sister enjoy cereal with milk. C I
3 We not eat a lot of bananas. C I 1 She ’s writing on the whiteboard .
4 Our parents never buy yoghurt. C I 2 He .
5 Does they often eat ice cream? C I 3 He .
6 I sometimes drink lemonade. C I 4 She .
5 They .
Quantifiers
3 Choose the correct quantifiers. Present continuous: future
1 Have you got … homework this evening? arrangements
a some b any 6 Complete the dialogue with the phrases below.
2 How … students are there at your school?
am ​are going ​Are you coming ​Are you playing ​
a many b much
is making ​’m not watching
3 I’ve got … milk in my coffee. I don’t need any more.
a much b enough Sam 1 Are you playing basketball later?
4 There are … people at the bus stop. Ben Yes, I 2 .
a a lot of b any
3
to watch?
5 Victoria has got … different ideas for our project. Sam No, I 4 the match today.
a enough b a lot of Me and my brother 5
swimming at the sports centre. But Mr Jones
6 There are … new teachers at our school this year. 6
a video of the match for the
a some b any
school website, so I can watch it later.

like + -ing / noun Possessive pronouns

4 Choose the correct sentence.
7 Choose the correct words.
1 a I like hockey.
1 There’s a pen under your chair. I think it’s … .
b I like the hockey.
a his b yours c hers d theirs
2 a Do you like make cakes?
2 ‘Is that your grandfather’s car?’ ‘Yes, it’s … .’
b Do you like making cakes?
a theirs b ours c his d hers
3 a We don’t like the sport.
3 Adam and I sit here. These chairs are … .
b We don’t like sport.
a ours b yours c theirs d mine
4 a Marta likes making funny videos.
4 Give that phone back to me. You know it’s … .
b Marta like making funny videos.
a his b hers c yours d mine
5 a Do Ana and Leo like to playing board games?
b Do Ana and Leo like playing board games? For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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Welcome GRAMMAR Standard

Question words like + -ing / noun

1 Correct the grammatical error in each sentence. 4 Write sentences or questions with the present simple.
1 ‘How’s your favourite actor?’ ‘It’s Will Smith.’ Who’s Use like + -ing or like + noun.
2 ‘When’s your favourite food?’ ‘Pizza.’ 1 Alvaro / like / watch / Formula One
3 ‘Who are you today?’ ‘I’m very well, thanks.’ Alvaro likes watching Formula One .
4 ‘Why do you go swimming?’ ‘On Tuesdays.’ 2 you / like / do / judo
5 ‘What do you go to school?’ ‘In Valencia.’ ?
6 ‘Where cake do you want?’ ‘The chocolate one, 3 Lucia / not like / Marvel films
please.’ .
4 I / like / draw / pictures of animals
Present simple .

2 Write the questions and short answers. Use the words Present continuous
in brackets to help you.
Lola I’m Lola. I’m new at the swimming club. 5 Complete the email with the present continuous form
Robin Hi! I’m Robin. 1 Do you know (you / know) of the verbs below.
any of the swimmers here? have ​not do ​play ​read ​sit
enjoy ​
Lola No, I 2 .I3
(not / come) from around here. I’m from Rushton Hi Noah, I 1 ’m having a fantastic time here at
and there isn’t a swimming club there. school camp. But there are a lot of activities and
Robin I know Rushton! It’s a cool place. My mum often I’m tired! That’s why I 2 anything
4
(go) there for work. now. I 3 on my bed listening to
music and Abi 4 her book.
Lola Great! Is that the swimming teacher over there? 5
you your visit to
5
(he / help) you a lot?
Edinburgh?
Robin Yes, he 6 . And he Clara
7
(not help) just the good
swimmers every week; he 8
(teach) everyone how to swim well. Present continuous: future
Lola That’s good to hear. Thanks. arrangements
Quantifiers 6 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences
and questions.
3 Look at the picture. Complete the sentences with the 1 this / What / weekend / you / are / doing
words below. What are you doing this weekend ?
any ​enough ​many ​much ​some 2 the / going / Friday / park / We’re / to / on
.
3 friends / school / I’m / my / not / meeting
.
4 drama / Manuel / to / going / club / the / Is
?

Possessive pronouns
7 Complete the sentences with the words below.
hers ​
mine ​
theirs ​
yours

1 There aren’t many grapes. 1 ‘Don’t touch that bike. It isn’t yours .’
2 There isn’t cereal for breakfast. 2 ‘That’s Ava’s hat.’ ‘No, this one is .’
3 There aren’t eggs. 3 ‘Are these your keys?’ ‘Yes, they’re .’
4 There are oranges. 4 ‘That car belongs to our friends. It’s .’
5 There isn’t butter.
For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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Welcome GRAMMAR Challenge

Question words like + -ing / noun

1 Complete the factfile with question words. 4 Read the email and write a reply.
This week’s factfile: Dakota Fanning Hey there,
1
Why is she famous? She’s a Hollywood actor and I’m really happy to be your new penfriend! I like
she’s in a lot of different films. listening to music and my favourite singers are
2
films is she in? She’s in Ocean’s 8, The Last Billie Eilish and Drake. I’m also into sport and I
like basketball. What do you like doing?
of Robin Hood and movies in The Twilight Saga series.
3
is she from? She’s from Georgia in the Andi
United States.
Hey Andi, good to hear from you! I like playing video games.
4
many brothers and sisters has she got?
She’s got one sister.
5
’s her sister’s name? Elle Fanning. She’s a
famous actor, too.
6
are her favourite actors? Morgan Freeman,
Meryl Streep and Cameron Diaz.

Present continuous
Present simple
5 What are your friends and family doing today? Write
2 Rewrite the sentences using the present simple four sentences using the affirmative or negative
positive (), negative () or question (?) form. Use present continuous form.
contractions where necessary.
My younger brother is at nursery school playing with his
1 Do you take a lot of photos on your phone? 
friends. My dad isn’t working today. He’s relaxing at home.
You take a lot of photos on your phone.

2 Olivia and Abi play hockey after school. ?

3 I read a book before bed. 

4 Does Josh go surfing on holiday? 

5 They buy their food at the supermarket. ?
Present continuous: future
6 We meet friends before school.  arrangements

6 Complete the future arrangements with your own
Quantifiers ideas.
1 After school, I’m going to art club .
3 Complete the text with suitable quantifiers. 2 Tonight, I .
3 Tomorrow, we .
I get up early so I can have 1 enough
breakfast – it’s my favourite meal of the day! 4 This weekend, my family .
I eat 2 cereal in a big bowl because
I don’t want to be hungry at school. We don’t Possessive pronouns
have very 3 time between lessons or
7 Rewrite the sentences using possessive pronouns.
at lunch.
1 Is that Alicia’s picture? Is that hers?
If there’s time, I have 4 yoghurt. But 2 It’s Mark and Finn’s camera.
sometimes there isn’t 5
in the fridge 3 Do you want my chips?
because my brother eats it all! I always have 4 That’s my dad’s book.
fruit – usually some grapes – but I don’t have 5 Is this your computer?
6
because my dad wants them for
6 Are these drinks for Cara and me?
his lunch.

For me, these exercises were … easy OK difficult

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