A. GRAMMAR REVIEW
I. Complete the sentences bellow using the right tense: simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous or present perfect.
1. He …………(SIT) on the bank fishing when he ………… (SEE) a man’s hat floating down the river.
2. I ………… (BUY) a house last year, but I ………… (NOT SELL) my old house yet, so at the moment I ………… (HAVE) two houses.
3. What ………… (HE / DO) to his car now?
- I ………… (THINK) he ………… (POLISH) it.
4. My sister always ………… (EAT) eggs and toast for breakfast.
5. Sarah ………… (GO) to the jazz festival last night.
6. We ………… (MEET) only yesterday and we (ALREADY DECIDE) to get married.
7. Nan ………… (HAVE) a bath at the moment.
8. Yesterday I ………… (BUY) a new watch as my old one (BE) stolen.
9. The birds ………… (START) singing at about 6 am every day.
10. Violets ………… (BLOOM) in the spring.
II. Complete the sentences bellow using the right present tenses.
11. Water ………… (boil) at 100C.
12. Stop playing, boys! You ………… (make) too much noises.
13. My mother is not here. She………… (cook) in the kitchen.
14. The children ………… (take) to the cinema twice a month.
15. I ………… (see) that girl somewhere before.
16. A football match between the two famous teams ………… (play) at present.
17. There ………… (not be) an earthquake for more than ten years.
18. This film ………… (show) in this city before.
19. A liar is a person who ………… (lie).
20. The boats are hurrying into the sheltered bay. A typhoon ………… (come).
21. Why ………… (bring) your dog to school again? You shouldn’t do it. You are not allowed to bring pets to school.
22. John often ………… (forget) to bring his umbrella home.
23. She ………… (sleep). Don't speak so loud!
24. I (…………look) at this picture for ten minutes but I still do not understand what it is about.
25. No one ………… (know) where he has hidden the treasure.
B. PRONUNCIATION: ED
Rules:
/id/: words ending in /t/ or /d/ /t/: words ending in /s/, /f/, /p/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /k/
/d/: the others
Exercise 1: Put the following verbs into the correct column.
amazed | danced | listened | packed | pointed | stopped | ||
asked | delighted | looked | placed | reiterated | tripped | ||
answered | drained | naked | played | screamed | wanted | ||
expected | laughed | opened | pleased | shouted | wasted | ||
boasted | liked | multiplied | permitted | landed | wished | ||
covered | listed | explored | regarded | requested | travelled | ||
/t/ | /d/ | /id/ |
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Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line.
1. A. arrived | B. believed | C. received | D. hoped |
2. A. opened | B. knocked | C. played | D. occurred |
3. A. rubbed | B. tugged | C. stopped | D. filled |
4. A. dimmed | B. travelled | C. passed | D. stirred |
5. A. tipped | B. begged | C. quarreled | D. carried |
ét o éttt
1. He ……was siting……(SIT) on the bank fishing when he ……saw…… (SEE) a man’s hat floating down the river.
2. I ……bought…… (BUY) a house last year, but I ……haven't sold…… (NOT SELL) my old house yet, so at the moment I ……have…… (HAVE) two houses.
3. What ……is he doing…… (HE / DO) to his car now?
- I ……think…… (THINK) he ……is polishing…… (POLISH) it.
4. My sister always ……eats…… (EAT) eggs and toast for breakfast.
5. Sarah ……went…… (GO) to the jazz festival last night.
6. We ……met…… (MEET) only yesterday and we ..........have already decided..........(ALREADY DECIDE) to get married.
7. Nan ……is having…… (HAVE) a bath at the moment.
8. Yesterday I ……bought…… (BUY) a new watch as my old one ........has been.............(BE) stolen.
9. The birds ……start…… (START) singing at about 6 am every day.
10. Violets ……bloom…… (BLOOM) in the spring.
