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English grammar
Present Simple
We add s/es in the 3rd person singular (he/she/it).
She lives in the forest
Verbs ending in a consonant + y: the y turns i and we
add –es.
Study – studies
Verbs ending in ss/sh/o/ch: we add –es.
Watch – watches
Present Continuous
We use this verb tense to talk about what is happening
now.
We form it with the present Simple of be (am, is, are)
+ main verb ending in –ing.
Verbs ending in –e:
Write – writing
Verbs ending in short vowel + consonant:
Travel – travelling / swim – swimming
Exercises
1.Read
the text:
Finally, the love!
Helen is doing her Maths work. But why is she doing
it? It’s just to deliver in a month.
She is with her friend, John. He is helping her to do
her work. I think he is in love with her?
Is he in love with her? That’s incredible. Finally, she
will have a boy friend.
2.
Are these sentences true or false?
2.1 Helen isn’t doing her Maths work.
2.2 Her friend’s name is John.
True
True
False
False
2.3 John is playing with Helen.
True
False
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Past Simple
We use the Past Simple:
When we talk about something that happened in the
past.
In Past Simple:
Regular verbs always end in ed.
Irregulars verbs have different endings
Exercises
1.Read
the text.
“In July, Mariana went on holiday to England. She loves
English and so it was a great opportunity for her to
practise speaking with her British friends. They live in
Wiltshire. That’s where you will find Stonehenge. They
had a great time. She spent three weeks in Salisbury. It’s
a beautiful place!”
2. Answer the questions about the text
1.
Where did Mariana go on Holiday?
Answer
2. Who did Mariana stay with?
3. Where is Stonehenge?
Answer
Answer
She went to England
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She stays with her British friends
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It’s in Wiltshire
Future – be going to
We use be going to when:
We make a decision to do something in the future
(when we plan something).
I’m going to write new songs.
We make predictions that something will happen in the
future.
Kelly Slater is going to win the surfing championship
this year.
Exercises
1.Read
the text
“Jack Johnson is a Hawaiian singer and songwriter. He
was a professional surfer until he had an accident…While
he was recovering in bed, he spent his time writing songs
and playing the guitar…”
2.Find,
in the text, the word which
has the same meaning :
1.Someone
who writes and sings his own songs.
champion
genius
Song writer
2. Someone who does something as a job.
recovering
professional
genius
3. Getting
better from
an illness or accident
champion
singer
recovering
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3. Complete the sentences with the
verbs in the future.
1. I think we ____ ____ (go) at England next year.
2. They ____ _____ (like) that surprise.
3. We ____ _______ (cook) a chocolate cake.
Conditional (Type II)
Conditional Type II
We use the conditional type II when we talk about
something which:
Is not possible at the present
If I had more money, I would go to the gym.
Is not likely in the future
If I won I would be rich.
When you start the sentence with the main clause you
don’t put a comma to separate from the conditional
clause.
I would be rich if I had more money.
Exercises
Match the expressions to make
sentences in the conditional type II
1. If I had one euro,
2. I would be rich,
3. If you didn’t eat so much,
I would buy an ice-cream
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If I had one euro for every coke I drink.
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You wouldn’t be overweight
Present Perfect Simple
We use the Present Perfect when:
 An action or situation started in the past and continues
in the present.
I have lived in Portugal since 1998.
 An action performed during a period that has not yet
finished.
Madonna has been to the doctor twice this week.
 A repeated action between the past and now.
She has visited Portugal several times.
 When we ask how long…?
How long has Madonna lived in New York?
We answer using for or since:
• When we say a period of time, we sue for:
Madonna has lived in New York for many years.
• When we say the start of a period, we use since:
Madonna has lived in New York since 1981.
Exercises
1. Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect.
1. _____ you _______ (eat) vegetarian food?
Answer
2. _____ they _______ (do) shopping?
3. I ____ ____ (be) inAnswer
Manuel Figueiredo school.
Answer
Have….eaten…
Have…done…
…have been…
2. Fill in the blanks with Present perfect and for or
since.
1. She has had anorexia ____ two years.
for
since
2. He has lived in Portugal ____1994.
3. I’ve for
done my portfolio _____
sincemany hours.
for
since
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Adjectives ending in –ing and – ed.
The –ing adjective describes what something does to
you:
My friend is boring. She never stops talking.
The –ed adjective tells you how somebody fells:
Susan is feeling depressed. She’s always crying.
Exercises
Complete the sentences:
1. I’m so ______ (excite)
Answer
2. That’s so _______ (bore)
Answer
3. School is ______ (depress) for me.
Answer
excited
boring
depressing
Passive Voice
We use the passive voice:
When the subject isn’t the person/thing doing the action.
Pop singers are used as models by magazines.
When we’re interested in the action, not the person or
people who did it.
Fashion magazines are bought by young people.
When we don’t know did the action
The team’s uniform is changed every year.
When we want to say who or what did the action, we
use by.

Teenagers are influenced by magazines.
Fashion magazines are sold all around the world.
Exercises
1. Turn into Passive Voice
1. Top models influence girls’ eating habits.
Answer
2. I do my English work.
Answer
Girls’ eating habits are influenced by top models
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My English work is done by me.
2. Turn into Active Voice
1. Photos of fat people aren’t published by magazines.
Answer
2. Are fashion magazines
bought by teens?
Answer
Magazines don’t publish phtos of fat people
Do teens buy fashion magazines?
Order of adjectives
We order of adjectives according to their
meaning:
1. Adjectives that give us an opinion:
Beautiful/ nice/ interesting/ cool/…
2. Adjectives of size:
Long/big/small/tiny/short/…
3. When we say the colour:
I bought a beautiful long black T-shirt.
4. Adjectives of material:
Plastic/wool/cotton/silver/…
Exercises
Say whether these statements are right or wrong
1. A beautiful red big car
Right
Wrong
2. A cool long blue woollen jacket.
Rightbeautiful woollen
Wrong
3. A long
jacket blue
Right
Wrong
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