THERE IS/ARE

A. Fill in the blanks with there is or there are.

1.

four weeks in a month.

2.

a mailbox downstairs.

3.

an English book in my backpack.

4.

teachers in the classroom.

5.

one bedroom upstairs.

6.

clouds in the sky.

7.

some mistakes in your calculations.

8.

two lectures before the final.

B. Convert from one form to another as in the following

examples.
a. There is milk in the bottle. (-)
There isn't milk in the bottle.
b. There are dishes in the kitchen. (?)
Are there dishes in the kitchen?
c. Is there a pool in the garden'? (+)
There is a pool in the garden.
9. Isn't there a couch near the outlet? (-)
.
There isn't a couch near the outlet

10. There aren't knives on the table. (+)

.
11. There is a tray on the floor. (?)
?
12. There is a kite in the sky. (-)
.
13. Are there workers in the office? (+)
.

14. There isn't a sink near the tub. (-?)

?

15. There are eggs in the basket. (-?)

?

Type There is or There are in the boxes below.

1.

five pens in the box.

2.

a car in the garage.

3.

some books on the

table.

4.

a telephone in the
bedroom.

5.

two tables in the

kitchen.

6.

many birds in that tree.

7.

a magazine on the
floor.

8.

four chairs in the room.

9.

seven days in a week.

10
.

a drink in the fridge.

Articles - 1
Type a or an in the boxes below.
1.

good day

2.

excellent result

3.

big desk

4.

happy boy

5.

job

6.

egg

7.

computer

8.

easy question

9.

house

10.

flat

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

1.

milk No answer

CLUE

milk has no plural form in English.

Itcannot be used with the article a, so it isuncountable

Correct is: uncountable

2.

room No answer

CLUE

room is a countable noun. The pural form

is rooms.

Correct is: countable

3.

butter No answer

CLUE

butter has no plural form in English.

Itcannot be used with the article a, so it isuncountable

Correct is: uncountable

4.

song No answer

CLUE

song is a countable noun. The pural form

is songs.

Correct is: countable

5.

music No answer

CLUE

music has no plural form in English.

Itcannot be used with the article a, so it isuncountable

Correct is: uncountable

6.

minute No answer
form is minutes.

Correct is: countable

CLUE

minute is a countable noun. The pural

7.

tea No answer

CLUE

tea has no plural form in English. Itcannot be

used with the article a, so it isuncountable

Correct is: uncountable

8.

child No answer

CLUE

child is a countable noun. The pural form

is children.

Correct is: countable

9.

homework No answer

CLUE

homework has no plural form in

English. It cannot be used with the article a, so it is uncountable

Correct is: uncountable

10. key No answer

CLUE

key is a countable noun. The pural form

is keys.

Correct is: countable

HOW MANY E HOW MUCH

1.

How many stars are there in the sky?

2.

How many people live on islands?

3.

How many birds are there?

4.

How much water is in the ocean?

5.

How much money is in a bank?

6.

How many countries are there in the world?

7.

How much bread is eaten per day?

8.

How many bones are there in the human body?

9.

How much sand is in the deserts?

10. How much information is on the internet?

1.

many pupils

2.

much time

3.

much money

4.

many dollars

5.

much milk

6.

many children

7.

much water

8.

much fun

9.

many dogs

10. many people

Plurals (Irregular) - 3
Type the plurals in the boxes for the words below.
1. man
2. child
3. tooth
4. woman
5. fish
6. foot
7. person
8. sheep
9. mouse

Plurals - 1
Type the plurals in the boxes for the words below.
1. wife
2. door
3. watch
4. window
5. teacher
6. box
7. pen
8. city
9. dress
10
pencil
.

Plurals - 2
Type the plurals in the boxes for the words below.
1. key
2. potato
3. hat
4. class
5. student
6. book
7. bus

8. boy
9. lady
10
cat
.

SIMPLE PAST

Past Tense - Irregular Verbs - 1

What is the past form of the following irregular verbs?
1.

find

2.

stand

3.

catch

4.

write

5.

bring

6.

do

7.

tell

8.

leave

9.

see

10. speak

11. fall

12. sell

13. lose

14. hear

15. meet

16. build

17. go

18. win

19. sleep

20. say

Past Tense - Regular Verbs

Type the correct answer in the boxes below.
d

ed

ied

(walk) to work last

1. I
week.
(study) computers for
2. He
five years.
(arrive) late for the
3. They
party.
(marry) in a church.

4. We

(end) at 6 pm.

5. It

(wait) for an hour.

6. Ellen

(like) the movie. I

7. You
didn't.
(need) that book
8. Bob
yesterday.
9. They

10 The
. teacher

(use) my new pen.

(help) the students

after class.

Past Simple Tense - Negative

Type the negative in the boxes below.
eg. I spoke to Alice but I didn't speak to Robert.
They swam on Saturday but they
1.
Sunday.

on

I went to work on Monday but I

to work on

2.
Tuesday.
He bought a new car. He

a second-hand

3.
car.
She learnt French in high school. She
4.
French in primary school.
We got up early this morning. We

early

5.
yesterday.
They did Science at school but they

Science

6.
at University.
He slept well last night but he

well the

7.
night before.
I ate spaghetti for dinner but I

anything for

8.
lunch.
9.

You saw Helen but you

Celia.

10 They lived in Fairfield. They

.

in Cabramatta.

Past Simple Tense - Questions

Change the sentences below into questions.
eg. He went to the market yesterday.
Did he go to the market yesterday?
the movie last week?

1.

They saw the movie

last week.

Did they see

2.

Anna wrote him a

letter.

Did Anna w rite

him a letter?

3. George and Ilsa had

dinner at the Maya
Restaurant on Friday.
4. They got up at 7
o'clock to go to work
early.

5.

He bought a new car

last year.

dinner at the
Did George and Ilsa have

Maya Restaurant on Friday?

at 7 o'clock to go to
Did they get up

work early?
a new car last year?
Did he buy

late for class?

6. I arrived late for class.

Did I arrive

7. It rained all night?

Did it rain

8. We sat near the front.

Did w e sit

9.

He walked to work
yesterday.

10 She spoke to him

. about that.

all night?

near the front?

to work yesterday?
Did he w alk

to him about that?

Did she speak

Past Tense - Irregular Verbs - 1

What is the past form of the following irregular verbs?
1.

find

2.

stand

3.

catch

4.

write

5.

bring

6.

do

7.

tell

8.

leave

9.

see

10. speak

11. fall

12. sell

13. lose

14. hear

15. meet

16. build

17. go

18. win

19. sleep

20. say

RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1.

I talked to the girl whose car had broken down in front of the
shop.

2.

Mr Richards, who is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.

3.

We often visit our aunt in Norwich which is in East Anglia.

4.

This is the girl who comes from Spain.

5.

That's Peter, the boy who has just arrived at the airport.

6.

7.

Thank you very much for your e-mail which was very
interesting.
The man, whose father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.

8.

The children, who shouted in the street, are not from our
school.

9.

The car, whose driver is a young man, is from Ireland.

1.

This is the boy who had an accident.

2.

Yesterday I saw a car which was really old.

3.

Mandy is the girl x I met on Friday.

4.

I haven't seen Frank, whose brother is five, for a long time now.

5.

6.

The robber stole the car x the lady parked in front of the
supermarket.
This is the man whose house is on fire.

7.

Can I talk to the girl who is sitting on the bench?

8.

The book x you gave me is great.

9.

She likes hamburgers which are hot.

10. Bill Clinton, who was President of the USA, has only one
daughter.