WORKSHEET 1 SUBJECT : Subject Pronouns and Verb “ To Be “ A) Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY,YOU”: cat and horse they Mary she Tom he Jack and I we books they sister she You and Dave you plane it sunshine it cheese is cactus it parents they Pamela she news it scissors it geese they flowers they piano is school is daughter she milk is children they sugar it feet bicycle it Ann and Kate they tennis it son he mice they sky it shop it buses they papers they Mr. Green he brother-in-law he picture it friendship it dolphin they The Riggs family they B) Fill in the blanks using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”:
It is an onion. (+) 11. İzmir is a city. (+)
Jasmine isn’t a student. (-) 12. He is a postman. (+)
We are friends. (+) 13. It is nine o’clock. (+)
I am not hungry. (-) 14. Manhattan isn’t an island. (-)
Mark is 20 years old. (+) 15. Mr. Richards is a lawyer. (+)
A bee isn’t a big insect. (-) 16. I am not ill. I am happy. (+ / -)
Newsweek is a magazine. (+) 17. London is a big city. (+)
I am not a professional football player. (-)
Dave and Adrian are sisters. They aren’t brothers. (- / +)
I know you. You are in my class. (+) 19. New York is near to New Jersey. (+) 10.Cows aren’t insects. They are mammals. (- / +)
Susan and I aren’t teachers. We are students. (- / +) C) Fill in the blanks using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”:
Germany, England, and Spain aren’t cities.
A lemon isn’t sweet. It is sour.
Copper is cheap. Diamonds are expensive.
Airplanes aren’t slow. They are fast.
Ice cream and candy are sweet.
Today isn’t cloudy. It is bright.
My brother isn’t married. He is single.
I isn’t from Turkey. I am from Canada.
Moths isn’t hard. It is easy.
Mariah is a beautiful girl. She isn’t ugly. D) Rewrite the sentences by using “ IS, ISN’T, AM, AM NOT”:
London aren’t a country. .London isn’t a country.
The United States aren’t a city. The United States isn’t a city.
An elephant am not a small animal. An elephant isn’t a small animal.
English and Turkish isn’t sister languages. English and Turkish aren’t sister languages.
Mercedes aren’t a bike. Mercedes isn’t a bike.
Is I a student ? Am I a student.
Mrs. Stuart aren’t a poor woman. Mrs. Stuart isn’t a poor woman.
Cigarettes isn’t good for people. Cigarettes aren’t good for people.
The North Pole am not hot. The North Pole is not hot.
Simon are from United Kingdom. Simon is from United Kingdom E) Complete this postcard by using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT , ISN’T,AREN’T”: Hello! My name is Jack, and this is Sue. She is my sister. Sue is twelve years old and I am sixteen. We are adults. We aren’t students. We are Canadians. We aren’t Americans. We are from Chicago. Chicago isn’t in the United States. Best regards, Jack
F) Write short sentences: Example: (Chris, 9, student, short, not Chinese) …..Chris is nine years old. He is a student. He is short. He isn’t Chinese…….. .
(Leonard and Mike, 25, firemen, tall, American) Leonard and Mike are 25. They are tall. They are firemans. They aren’t Americans.
(Patty and Brian, 12, not electrician, short, not Turkish children)
Patty and Brian 12. They are not electrician. They are short. They are not Turkish children.
Example: Are you a scientist? Yes, I am a scientist.
Are you a student? Yes, I am a student.
Is Tom in the park? No, he isn’t in the park.
Is it a poetry book? Yes, it is a poetry book.
Are Mary and John friends? Yes, Mary and John are friends.
Am I an executive ? No, I am not an executive.
Is Thomas fifteen years old? Yes, Thomas is fifteen years old.
Are your earrings expensive? No, my earrings are not expensive.
Is ice cream hot ? No, ice cream isn’t hot.
Are lemons yellow and sour? Yes, lemons are yellow and sour.
Are Andy and Jack girls? No, Andy and Jack are not girls.
L) Build up questions and give answers: Example: engineer / William Is William an engineer? Yes, he is an engineer. (+)
good rider / Steve/ Is Steve a good rider ? Yes, Steve is a good rider․(+)
lazy students / Mark and Lucy/ Are Mark and Lucy lazy students ? No, Mark and Lucy are not lazy students. (- )
soup / hot / Is the soup hot ? Yes, the soup is hot. (+)
the baby / asleep/ Is the baby asleep? No, the baby is not asleep․ (- )
basketball team / L.A. Lakers/ Is L.A.Lakers a basketball team? Yes, the L.A.Lakers are a basketball team. (+) M) Answer these questions:
Are trees green or gray? The trees are green.
Are clouds brown or white? The clouds are white.
Is it an English or French dictionary? (French) It is a French dictionary.
Is it a sports car or a classic car? (classic) It is a classic car.
Is Egypt in Europe or in Africa? Egypt is located in Africa.
Is it a butterfly or a bee? (butterfly) It is a butterfly ․
Are they skirts or pullovers? (pullovers) They are pullovers․
Is he an outlaw or a guardian? (outlaw) He is outlaw.
Is your father young or old? (old) My father is old.
Are we army officers or police officers? (army) We are army officers. N) Read the passage and answer the questions: Sophia: I am Sophia Berger. Are you Jordan Turner? Jordan: Yes, I am. Are you English? Sophia: Hector is. I am French. Are you from the United States? Jordan: Yes, I am. Hector, are you from London? Hector: Yes, I am. Are you from California? Jordan: No, I am from New York City. Is London a big city? Hector: Yes, it is a big city. Sophia, are you from Lyon? Sophia: Yes, I am from Lyon. Hector: Is Lyon near Florence? Sophia: No, it isn’t. Florence is in Italy. Hector: Oh, isn’t it in France? I am a real fool. Jordan: No, Hector. Of course you are not a fool! Are you and Sophia students? Hector: I am a student. She is an actress in France. We are tourists in the United States. Sophia: Are you a student, Jordan? Jordan: No, I am not a student. I’m a lawyer. I am on a holiday.
Give long answers. If the answer is negative, then give the right answer: Example: Is Sophia from Paris? No, she isn’t. She is from Lyon.
Is Jordan from California? No, he isn’t. He is from New York City.
Is Florence in Italy? Yes, it is.
Are Sophia and Hector students? No, they aren’t. Hector is a student and Sophia is an actress in France.
Is Hector from Manchester? No, he isn’t. Hector is from London.
Is Sophia a dancer? No, she isn’t. Sophia is an actress in France. Write True or False:
T Hector is English. 6. F Sophia is from the United States.
T Hector isn’t from Manchester. 7. T Jordan is from New York City.
F London is not a big city. 8. T Florence is in Italy.
T Hector is a student. 9. F Jordan is a teacher.
F Sophia is an actress in London. 10. T Sophia and Hector are tourists.
Level 2
WORKSHEET 7 SUBJECT : Simple Past Tense A) Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:
She made a cake an hour ago.
She lost a hat last week.
The boy found a letter yesterday.
They sang in the sea for an hour.
They drank a lot of Coke last night.
She broke her arm last week.
He lost all his money last week.
She took a bath two minutes ago.
He stole his wallet last night.
She sat on the old chair a minute ago.
She sold the clothes yesterday. B) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets: Last Saturday my father took (take) my friends and me to the circus. We saw (see) lots of things. My father bought (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We ate(eat) the popcorn and drank (drink) the orange juice. We laugh (laugh) at the funny clowns. There was (be) a lion-tamer. The lions did (do) tricks; they jump (jump) through hoops. A girl rode (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all had (have) a wonderful time. C) Write what Jean DID or DIDN’T do yesterday: go shopping ( – ) Jean didn’t go shopping yesterday. clean the house ( + ) Jean did clean the house yesterday.
feed the cat ( + ) Jean did feed the cat yesterday. telephone Mary ( – ) Jean didn’t telephone Mary yesterday.
watch a film on TV ( – ) Jean didn’t watch a film on TV yesterday. visit her grandparents ( + ) Jean did visit her grandparents yesterday. take them a cake ( + ) Jean did take them a cake yesterday. D) Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs: Benjamin Franklin was born (be born) in Boston in 1706. He was (be) break swim have make sit write spend buy drink lose wash the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candlemaker. He went (go ) to school only one year. He began (begin) to work when he was twelve. At the age of fourteen he decided (decide) to be a writer. He copied (copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he became (become) the best known writer in his time. When he was (be) seventeen, he left (leave) Boston and arrived (arrive) in Philadelphia with only a few pennies in his pocket. He got (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and retired (retire) from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he spent (spend) the next forty years for his government. He played (play) an important role in the founding of the USA. Franklin was (be) also an important scientist and inventor. He drown (draw) electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He wrote (write) one of the first text books on electricity. He invented (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other practical tools. He made (make) a study of water and discovered (discover) many principles of hydrodynamics. He even invented (invent) bifocal glasses when he was seventy-eight and needed (need) them himself. Franklin did (do) all these things and many more because he believed (believe) he could (can). E) Read the following story: Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship. One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port. Bob’s first port is Cape town in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.” a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST: Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship. One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbors near his mother’s house. They had a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loved her and he wanted to married her when he came back. Bob promised the girl to send a present from every port. Bob’s first port is Cape Town in Africa, and he sent the girl a parrot from there. The parrot spoke three languages. When Bob’s ship reached Australia, a letter came from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.” b) Answer the questions about the story:
What was Bob? He was a young sailor.
What change did he find when he was back home? Each time he returned, he found new neighbors.
How was their daughter? Their daughter was very beautiful.
How did Bob feel about the girl? Bob treated her very well. And then Bob fells in love with the girl.
What did Bob tell the girl? Bob said I’ll send you a present from every port.
What did Bob send the girl from Cape town? Bob sent the girl a parrot.
Where is Cape Town? Cape Town was in Africa.
How many languages did the parrot speak? The parrot spoke three languages.
What did the girl do with the parrot? The girl killed the parrot and ate it.
G) Rewrite the sentences using the word and signs in parenthesis:
We ate lunch at the cafeteria last night. (he) (-) 2. He didn’t eat lunch at the cafeteria last night. (yesterday) (?) 3. Did he study in the library yesterday? (study in the library) (-?) 4. Didn’t he study in the library? (we) (-) 5. We didn’t play tennis. (play tennis) (+) 6. We played tennis. (I) (-) 7. I didn’t get a present. (get a present) (+) 8. I did get a present. (you) (-?) 9. Didn’t you go shopping? (go shopping) (?) 10. I did go shopping. (last week) (-) 11. Didn’t she last week? (she) (+) 12 She did last week. (stay home) (?) 13. Did he stay home? (last night) (-?) 14. Didn’t he stay home last night. (they) (-) 15. They didn’t get into trouble. (get into trouble) (+) 16. They did get into trouble. (you) (?) 17. Did you see him? (see him) (-?) 18. Didn’t you see him? (yesterday afternoon) (?) 19. Did I see him yesterday afternoon? (I) (+) 20. I did see him yesterday afternoon. WORKSHEET 8 SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:
Alice hurt herself while she was skating (skate).
I met my neighbor while I was walking (walk) home from work.
Sally saw a friend while she was riding. (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
Peter fell asleep while he was studying (study).
Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they were dancing (dance) together.
I cut myself while I was shaving (shave).
Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they were baking (bake) cookies.
Tommy had a nightmare while he was sleeping (sleep) at a friend’s house.
B) How did it happen?
How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer) She hurt herself while she was playing soccer.
How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes) He burned himself while ironing his clothes.
How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions) Helen injured herself while slicing onions.
How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire) Jennifer met her husband while he was fixing a flat tire.
How did Marvin break his arm? (skate) Marvin broke his arm while he was skating.
How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle) I lost my wallet while riding a bicycle.
How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach) Jeff met his wife while swimming at the beach.
How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother) Bob’s eyes widened as he was fighting with his brother.
How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast) The children were burned while making breakfast.
How did Martha fall? (dance)
Martha fell while dancing. C) What’s the matter? What was he / she doing? What happened? What’s the result? Tina ice-skate fall on the ice break foot Jack play football kick the goalpost break leg Bob cycle fall off the bike injure hand Ann skate fall over break arm Alice dance trip over the carpet sprain ankle Make dialogues as in the example: Example: You : Hi, Tina! What’s the matter with your foot? Tina : I broke it. You : How did it happen? Tina : I fell on the ice while I was ice-skating.
You : Hi, Jack! What’s the matter? Jack : I broke it. You : How did it happen? Jack : I was playing football, I hit the broken goal post.
You : Hi, Bob! What’s the matter? Bob : I broke it. You : How did it happen? Bob : My bull fell of he bike and injured his hand.
You : Hi, Ann! What’s the matter? Ann : I broke it. You : How did it happen? Ann : I skated over my broken arm.
You : Hi, Alice! What’s the matter? Alice : I broke it. You : How did it happen? Alice : I broke the rug at the carpet during a dance trip. D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:
He was talking (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.
They studied (study) two hours last night.
Jane was sleeping (sleep) when the telephone rang.
As I was walking (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
We watched (watch) TV last night.
The customer paid (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
The barber cut (cut) my hair yesterday.
She was dancing (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
It was raining (rain) hard when I got up.
It rained (rain) hard last night. E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
Sally was eating (eat) dinner last night when someone knocked (knock) on the door.
I began to study at seven last night. Fred came (come) at seven thirty. I was studying (study) when Fred came (come).
While I was studying (study) last night, Fred dropped by (drop by) to visit me.
My roommate’s parents called (call) him last night while we was watching (watch) TV.
My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he was coming(come) home, I was talking (talk) to my mother on the phone.
Yesterday Tom and Janice was going (go) to the zoo around one. They saw (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they was walking (walk) home, it began (begin) to rain, so they was stopping (stop) at a small café and was having (have) a cup of coffee.
Yesterday afternoon I was going (go) to visit the Parker family. When I got (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker was being(be) in the yard. She was planting(plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker was being(be) in the garage. He was working(work) on their car. He was changing (change) the oil. E) What’s the question?
Who did you visit ?
I visited my cousin.
What did you say?
We talked about my job.
Where did she go?
She went to the beach.
Who did she meet?
She met her friend.
What language did he speak?
They spoke Russian.
Where did they swim?
They swam in the ocean.
What time did he have dinner?
He had dinner at 8:00.
What did I bake?
I baked an apple pie.
Why did she cry?
She cried because her dog ran away.
How long did I stay?
I stayed for a week.
How did he get home?
I came home by train.
How many hamburgers did he eat?
He ate three hamburgers.
When did he leave the restaurant?
He left the restaurant at 9:00.
What did she write to his mother?
She wrote a letter to her mother.
What did they do alld morning?
They studied all morning.
What did we do?
We took a lot of photographs.
Who did we send the card to?
We sent a postcard to our teacher.
What did he do during the lecture?
He fell asleep during the lecture.
When did I lose my wallet?
I lost my wallet while I was skating.
Why did they close their eyes?
They covered their eyes because they were scared. how what where how long what kind of who how many when why
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