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The document provides examples and exercises on using different tenses in English grammar, including: 1) Completing sentences using the simple present and present continuous tenses. 2) Completing sentences using the simple present tense or present continuous tense. 3) Understanding when to use gerunds versus infinitives, and completing sentences using gerunds or infinitives. 4) Completing sentences using gerund constructions. The document provides guidance and practice on important English grammar concepts like verb tenses, gerunds, and infinitives.

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Revision On Grammar 2

The document provides examples and exercises on using different tenses in English grammar, including: 1) Completing sentences using the simple present and present continuous tenses. 2) Completing sentences using the simple present tense or present continuous tense. 3) Understanding when to use gerunds versus infinitives, and completing sentences using gerunds or infinitives. 4) Completing sentences using gerund constructions. The document provides guidance and practice on important English grammar concepts like verb tenses, gerunds, and infinitives.

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GRAMMAR 1

The Present Tense

A. Complete the following sentences by using the Simple Present or the Present Continuous
tenses for the verbs in brackets. Study the example before you start the exercise.
Example
Whenever my dog sees the cat, he _____ it. He is ____ it now. (chase)
Whenever my dog sees the cat he chases it. He is chasing it now.

1. She ____ to school by bus. She is ____ to town by bus now. (go)
2. They ____ everywhere. They are _____ to the supermarket now. (walk)
3. My mother seldom ____ harsh words when she talks to us. She is not _____ any harsh
words now even though she is angry. (use)
4. Everyone ____ the work in this school. They are all ____ their work now. (do)
5. Nobody _____ to school late. There is no one ____ in now. (come0
6. My school _____ a very good computer room. But most schools do not _____ one.
(have)
7. I ____ to look after children and I am _____ every minute of what I do. (love)
8. Do not ____ any noise when I go out. If you _____ noise you will be punished.
(make)
B. Complete the following sentences by using either the simple present tense or the present
continuous tense.
1. My mother ___________________________
2. All the children ___________________________
1. One of the boys _______________________________
4. Not one of them _____________________________
5. They are the ones who ________________________
6. Everyday we ________________________________
7. During the monsoon most of us ___________________

GRAMMAR 1
Gerunds and Infinitives
When do you use a gerund and when do you use an infinitive?
Are they interchangeable and do they change the meaning of a sentence?
Study the examples given and then do the exercises that follow. Pay attention to the structure
of the sentences.

Example
I would like you to open the cupboard in the morning.
Opening the cupboard in the morning is a good idea.

I will always remember hearing her sing during school assembly.


I am going to hear what she had to say.

Complete the following sentences by using either the gerund or the infinitive of the verb in
brackets.

1. I heard her ____ for help from the postman. (ask)


2. My mother would you to ____ over for dinner tomorrow. (come)
3. I remember ____ along that road with you when we were young. (walk)
4. I will always remember her ____ me with my homework and teaching me how
to answer questions. (help)
5. I must try ____ to England this year to visit my sister. (go)
1. Do you remember ____ custard apple in Sabah? (eat)
2. He always _____ to open the windows as soon as he arrives. (remember)
3. Sometimes we forget _____ the office when we come in late. (inform)
4. Your classroom needs ____ every day. (clean)
5. Your hair needs ____, so please go and do it now. (comb)
6. My shirt needs ____ and I would like you to do it for me. (iron)
7. I am sure she will not forget ____ me up before she leaves for home. (pick)

Complete the following sentences using gerund constructions.

Example:
She made me angry by …
She made me angry by yelling at the boy on the road.

1. Do you mind …
2. She has decided to give up …
3. Do you think she will mind …
4. John has annoyed them by …
5. The students can choose between … or …
6. I can’t help …
7. At last she succeeded in
8. I strongly object to …

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