Extra grammar practice: Unit 1

Present simple and present continuous; 4 Circle the correct alternative.

Adverbs of frequency; State and Sylvia (1) has/is having many qualities, but she’s a bit
action verbs too shy. She’s more intelligent than she (2) thinks/
is thinking. She’s quite a good student and she
1 Complete with the present simple or the present (3) knows/is knowing French and Spanish well, but she’s
continuous form of the verbs given. poor at maths. In fact, she (4) gets/is ge ing very low
1 She normally (wear) her hair short, marks in algebra at the moment. Sylvia badly
she says it looks tidier! (5) needs/is needing extra lessons and (6) looks/is looking
2 Hurry up – it (get) late. for a private teacher. She’s my best friend and we (7) have/
are having a great time when we hang out together.
3 At the moment my team and I
And we (8) love/are loving going window-shopping – we
(train) for four hours a day to prepare for the school
(9) look/are looking at clothes, or (10) smell/are smelling
football finals.
the new perfumes, but we rarely buy anything.
4 I’m very pleased today because my teacher says
I (make) great progress with my
English. 5 Choose the best answers to complete the text.
5 My li le sister is really clever but she
(not work) very hard. Maya Polar Bear is one of the internet’s favourite
6 You (always/complain) about dogs and she (1) more followers all the time.
everything – it’s so annoying! Maya is a beautiful white Samoyed dog who (2)
friendly and easy-going. She’s very cute and funny in
2 Put these words in the correct order. the photos and videos which her owner Karen (3) .
Karen (4) words to show what Maya is thinking.
1 out/We/occasionally/eat/on/Sundays/.
In one of her most popular videos, Karen (5)
Maya, and Maya (6) funny faces. (7) in the
2 blue/wearing/T-shirt/at/my/the moment/I’m/.
video? Maybe she is!
(8) a dog like Maya? If so, you should think about
3 the weekend/give/don’t usually/over/homework/us/ whether a Samoyed is right for you. Samoyed dogs
teachers/Our/. (9) affectionate and energetic, and they (10)
playing. However, they (11) noise, which can
4 Granny/she sees/looks/her grandchildren/when/ be annoying!
cheerful/always/.
1 A get B gets C is ge ing
5 asking/friend/my/clothes/to borrow/My/is always/me/. 2 A always is B is always C is always
being
6 finishing/but today/Dad/ the evening,/usually/in/ 3 A posts once B once a C is posting
some/relaxes/he’s/work/. a week week posts once a week
4 A adds B usually C is usually
usually adds adding
3 Unscramble these words to find 12 state verbs. 5 A hugs B hug C is hugging
1 dnsou 6 A make B is making C are making
2 ebmremer 7 A Does Maya B Maya is C Is Maya
smile smiling smiling
3 esem
8 A Do you B You want C Are you
4 etah
want wanting
5 lebevie 9 A is B are C are being
6 mesll 10 A like B likes C are liking
7 name 1 1 A make B always C are always
8 now always make making
9 obglne
10 pparea
11 rpefer
12 surneddant

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Extra grammar practice: Unit 1
Present simple and present continuous; 4 We (think) of going to the cinema
Adverbs of frequency; State and this weekend.
action verbs 5 He can’t come to the phone he
(have) a shower at the moment.
1 Complete with the present simple or the present 6 She’s young but she (have) a very
continuous form of the verbs given. strong personality.
1 I (do) a lot of physical exercise at 7 Who’s the first person you (see)
the moment because they say it when you wake up in the morning?
(help) reduce stress, but it (not work)
with me! 4 Find and correct the five mistakes.
2 She normally (wear) her hair
Sylvia is having many qualities, but she’s a bit too shy.
short – she says it (look) tidier.
She’s more intelligent than she thinks. She’s quite a
3 These days my team and I (train) for good student and she knows French and Spanish well,
four hours a day to prepare for the school football but she’s poor at maths. In fact, she gets very low marks
finals which (take place) every year in algebra at the moment. Sylvia badly needs extra
in June. lessons and looks for a private teacher. She’s my best
4 I (feel) really pleased today because friend and we are having a great time when we hang
my teacher says I (make) great out together. And we love going window-shopping, we
progress with my English. are looking at clothes, or smell perfumes, but we never
5 My li le sister (need) buy anything.
encouragement – she’s very clever but she
(not show) it.
5 Complete with the present simple or the present
6 She (always/complain) about continuous form of the verbs given.
everything, and I (become) more
and more annoyed with it. Maya Polar Bear is one of the internet’s favourite
dogs and she (1) (get) more followers
2 Complete these sentences with an adverb of all the time. Maya is a beautiful white Samoyed dog
frequency. who (2) (always/be) friendly and
easy-going. She’s very cute and funny in the photos
always (×2) • occasionally • rarely • and videos which her owner Karen (3) (post/
sometimes • usually once a week). Karen (4) (add/usually)
writing to show what Maya is thinking. In one of her
1 We eat out on Sundays, but not most popular videos, Karen (5) (hug)
more than once a month. Maya and Maya (6) (make) funny
2 He’s definitely very clever, but he can be a bit faces. (7) (Maya/smile) in the
arrogant . video? Maybe she is!
3 Our teachers don’t give us (8) (you/want) a dog
homework over the weekend, only when we have a like Maya? If so, you should think about whether
test on a Monday. a Samoyed is right for you. Samoyed dogs
4 My grandmother looks happy to (9) (be) affectionate and energetic,
see my cousins and me. and they (10) (like) playing. However,
5 My friend asks me if she looks they (11) (always/make) noise, which
trendy because she reads that fashion blog every day. can be annoying!
6 Dad has time to relax in the
evening – he usually has work to finish.

3 Complete these sentences with the correct form

of the verbs given.
1 I (think) long hair looks terrible on me.
2 She (not work) at the moment,
she’s on holiday.
3 What’s in this milkshake? It (taste)
delicious.

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