TOP NOTCH BOOK FUNDAMENTALS

Student ____________________________ Date ________________________

Write Exam

1​ - Complete with the simple present:

a) Hi! My name is Lucy. This is my daily routine on weekdays. I ____________

(get up) at half past seven and I ____________ (have) breakfast with my
parents and my younger sister Paula. I ____________ (like) cereals but my
sister ____________ (like) bacon and eggs. My parents ____________ (eat)
coffee and toast. We ____________ (go) to school by bus, but my father
____________ (go) by train. My mother ____________ (work) at home, she
____________ (be) a journalist. We ____________ (have) lunch at school,
because in the afternoons we ____________ (do) activities: I ____________
(sing) in the choir and ____________ (play) basketball, my sister
____________ (go) to art class and (play) badminton. After school we (go)
home and my mother ____________ (help) us with the homework. We also
(help) at home, I ____________ (clean) the rooms and my sister
____________ (wash) the dishes. In the evenings we ____________ (watch)
TV, (play) games and ____________ (talk) about our day. My sister and I
____________ (go) to bed at nine o'clock. On weekends we ____________
(get up) later, around nine o'clock. We ____________ (play) outdoors games,
in the park or our garden. Then we ____________ (visit) our grandmother, I
____________ (like) her very much! She ____________ (make) us cakes and
we ____________ (play) all afternoon with our cousins. It's great fun!​

b) Choose the correct answer.

On weekdays, Lucy gets up at...​1

seven o'clock.
eight o'clock.
half past seven.

She likes to eat...

bacon and eggs.
cereals.
coffee and toast.

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English Course Teacher Ingrid Ribeiro
She goes to school...
by car
by train.
by bus.

She has lunch...

at school.
at home.
at a restaurant.

In the afternoons, Lucy...

has lessons.
plays football and reads.
plays basketball and sings in the choir.

Her sister...
has music lessons.
plays tennis.
plays badmington.

Lucy and her sister do the homework...

alone.
with their father.
with their mother.

In the evenings they...

watch TV.
go out.
listen to music.

In the weekens, Lucy and her family...

go out for dinner.
visit friends.
visit the grandmother.

Grandmother likes to...

play with them.
make them cakes.
watch TV.​2

2​ - Tell me what are your favorite household chores and leisure activities. Explain
why:

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3​ - Use the adverb and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use contractions where possible.

1. Our teacher, Mrs Jones,(never / be) late for lessons.

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2. I(often / clean) my bedroom at the weekend.

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3. My brother(hardly ever / help) me with my homework.

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4. I(sometimes / be) bored in the maths lessons.

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5. We(rarely / watch) football on TV.
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6. You and Tony(never / play) computer games with me.
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7. You(usually / be) at the sports centre on Sunday.
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8. The school bus(always / arrive) at half past eight.
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4​ - Answer the questions below using frequency adverbs:

a) How often do you go to school or work?

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b) When do you eat lunch or
dinner?____________________________________________________
c) Do you take a nap in the afternoon?
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5​ - Make the present continuous, positive or negative

1) (I / study at the moment)

2) (I / not / sleep)

3) (you / play badminton tonight)

4) (we / watch TV)

5) (she / not / work in Spain)

6) (he / not / wait for the bus)

7) (they / read)

8) (we / not / go to the cinema tonight)

9) (you / not / read the newspaper)

10) (she / eat chocolate)

 11) (I / not / live in Paris)

12) (we / study French)

13) (they / not / leave now)

14) (they / live in London)

15) (he / work in a restaurant now)

16) (I / not / meet my father at four)

17) (she / not / drink tea now)

18) (she / play the guitar)

19) (we / cook)

20) (he / walk to school now)

6​ - Write the present participle of these verbs below:

Wash _______________________
Get _________________________
Read _______________________
Go _________________________
Put _________________________
Shop _________________________
Write _________________________
Study _________________________
Clean _________________________
Buy _________________________

7​ - Complete the questions with how much or how many.

1. __________________ lemonade have we got? We've got only one bottle.
2. __________________ bottles of juice are in the fridge? Three.
3. __________________ meat do we have? We have got two steaks.
4. __________________ bananas have we got? We haven't got any.
5. __________________ sugar have we got? Enough.
6. __________________ bread do we need? Two loafs of bread.
7. __________________ pens are in your bag? Six.
8. __________________ money have we got? We haven't got a lot.
9. __________________ bikes are there in the garden? Two.
10. __________________ children have they got? Two girls and a boy.
11. __________________ milk have we got? About one and a half litres.
12. __________________ steaks have we got? We've got eight steaks.
13. __________________ time do you need to finish your homework? An hour.
14. __________________ friends does she invite to her party? More than 30.
15. __________________ people work in your father's company? Seven, I think.

8​ - 1- Choose the correct verb and form the sentence in the Simple Present or the
Present Continuous.

1. John ________ football at the moment.

a)play
b)plays
c)am playing
d)is playing
e)are playing

2. We often ___________ tests at our school.

a)write
b)writes
c)am writing
d)is writing
e)are writing
3. I ____________ to my teacher now.
a)talk
b)talks
c)am talking
d)is talking
e)are talking
4. Look! Mandy and Susan __________ a film on TV.
a)watch
b)watches
c)am watching
d)is watching
e)are watching

5. Olivia _____________ her uncle every weekend.

a)visit
b)visits
c)am visiting
d)is visiting
e)are visiting

6. Now the sun ___________.

a)shine
b)shines
c)am shining
d)is shining
e)are shining

7. First I ___________, then I dress.

a)wash
b)washes
c)am washing
d)is washing
e)are washing

9​ - Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

1. She_________________(run) because she's late for her lesson.

2. Our teacher always _________________(give) us lots of homework.
3. We_________________(not want) to go to the concert.
4. What time_________________(you / meet) Pete tomorrow?
 5. I _________________(not work) today. I'm on holiday.
6. People_________________(speak) English in Jamaica.
7. Archie_________________(not use) his computer at the moment.
8. _________________(Tony / live) near the park?

10​ -Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I _____________ ​(spend)​ my holiday in Ireland.

2. It _____________ ​(be)​ great.
3. I _____________​(travel)​ around by car with two friends and we
_____________ ​(visit)​ lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually _____________ ​(go)​ to a pub.
5. One night we even _____________ ​(learn)​ some Irish dances.
6. We _____________​(be)​ very lucky with the weather.
7. It _____________​(not / rain)​ a lot.
8. But we _____________​(see)​ some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where _____________ ​(spend / you)​ your last holiday?

11​ - ​Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use ​Simple Past​. Watch the
punctuation and form sentences or questions.

I _____________ my maths homework yesterday. ​(to do)

_____________ Susan _____________ to England by plane? ​(to go)

They _____________ a farm two weeks ago. ​(to visit)

Jenny and Peggy _____________ their brother. ​(not/to help)

The children _____________ at home last weekend. ​(not/to be)

When _____________ you _____________ this wonderful skirt? ​(to

design)

My mother _____________ into the van. ​(not/to crash)

 The boys _____________ the mudguards of their bicycles. ​(to take off)

_____________ you _____________ your aunt last week? ​(to phone)

He _____________ milk at school. ​(not/to drink)

12 ​- Put in the correct verb form into the gap. Use ​Simple Past​.

________________ you ________________ the door? ​(to close)

________________ Claire ________________ the housework? ​(to

finish)

________________ he ________________ a bath yesterday? ​(to have)

________________ the boy ________________ into the lake? ​(to

jump)

________________ Ronald ________________ the Tower of London?

(to visit)

________________ Peggy and Olivia ________________ after the

baby? ​(to look)

________________ she ________________ the invitation cards

herself? ​(to make)

________________ the girl ________________ the ketchup bottle? ​(to

drop)
 ________________ Tim________________ the green T-shirt last
Monday? ​(to buy)

________________ they ________________ karate this morning? ​(to

practise)

13​ - Here's another exercise about the past simple of irregular verbs.

Make the past simple

1) I ____________(come) to England in 1993.

2) She ____________(stand) under a tree to shelter from the

rain.

3) They ____________(do) their homework yesterday.

4) We ____________(sing) too much last night - I have a sore

throat!

5) He already ____________(eat) all the cake.

6) The child ____________(fall) off his bicycle.

7) It ____________(take) three hours to drive to Paris.

8) I ____________(find) your keys under the table.

9) She ____________(get) a new bike for her birthday.

10) She ____________(sell) her house last year.

11) We ____________(go) to New York in January.

12) Finally my mother ____________(let) me go to a party.

13) It ____________(be) cold last night.

14) I ____________(meet) John at the weekend.

15) Lucy ____________(pay) the bill before leaving the

restaurant.

16) We ____________(see) the new film yesterday.

17) She ____________(wear) her new coat to the party.

18) I ____________(think) my football team would win.

19) They ____________(put) their bags in the bedroom.

20) Billy ____________(run) after the bus.

21) She ____________(say) that she would come later.

22) I ____________(buy) some books this morning.

 23) We ____________ (make) a cake - it was delicious.

24) He ____________(sit) on the old chair and it broke.

25) They___________ (write) a letter to their parents.

14​ - Let’s go!

15​ - What are your abilities or skills?

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16​ - Talk about your family:

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17​ - ​Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Look! They (leave)______________________ the house.

2. Brian (cycle) ______________________ 30 km every day.
3. Samantha (do) ______________________ her homework at the moment.
4. My parents (shop) ______________________ right now.
5. He usually (get up) ______________________ early in the morning.

18 -Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. You (see / not) ______________________ her every day.

2. The baby (sleep / not) ______________________ at the moment.
3. I (read / not) ______________________ a book now.
4. We (go / not) ______________________ to school on Sundays.
5. He (watch / not)______________________ the news every day.

19 -Question

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (you / go) ______________________ on holiday by plane sometimes?

2. (they / play) ______________________ computer games every day?
3. (she / eat) ______________________ dinner at the moment?
4. What (they / do)______________________ right now?
5. (she / visit) ______________________ her grandma very often?

20​ - Tell me what are you thinking of your English course:

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Success!!!!