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5º English Extended activities for Christmas 1. Write the HE/SHE/IT forms: catch read come run cook cooks smoke drink stand start touch live watch miss write buy carry 2. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present simple tense 1. Children __________________(ask) a lot of questions. 2. She ______________________ (not go) to college on her bike. 3. A lot of birds _______________ (fly) south in the winter. 4. She ______________________ (not study) very hard at the weekends. 5. My father _________________ (watch) television most evenings. 6. He _______________________ (understand) Arabic. 3.Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the present continuous tense 1. John and I________________________ (stay) in a beautiful hotel. 2. Kevin________________________ (work) at home today. 3. I ________________________ (wait) for a very important letter. 4. You ________________________ (walk) too fast. 5. The girls ________________________ (not visit) their grandmother today. 6. They ________________________ (not buy) a new car. 1. He ________________________ (not learn) to read. 2. I________________________ (not look) for your keys. 4.Choose between present simple and present continuous. 1) Andy /sometimes /comics. (read)_________________________________________ 2) We/ never /TV in the morning. (watch)____________________________________ 3) Listen! /Sandy /in the bathroom/ now. (sing)________________________________ 4) My sister /usually/ in the kitchen. (help)___________________________________ 5) My mother /breakfast/ now. (make)______________________________________ 6) They /often/ the bathroom. (clean)_______________________________________ 5. Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the past simple tense 1. We ________________________ (sell) the house. 2. They ________________________ (not drink) tea. 3. You________________________ (not work) very hard. 4. I ________________ (find) the bag under the desk. 5. He ________________ (go) there on holiday. 6. We ________________ (visit) the museum. 7. She ________________ (not have) pizza for dinner. 6. Complete the sentences with past participles. Do
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I’ve never ______________ in the Pacific Ocean. Ben’s ______________ all of his homework. I’ve never ______________ a sports car. Suzy’s ______________ off her bike! They’ve never ______________ octopus. We’ve ______________ my bedroom blue. She’s never ______________ a famous person. I’ve never ______________ anything on the internet. I prefer shops. 7. Write affirmative and negative present perfect sentences. 1 they / swim in the River Nile _________________________________________________________________ 2 you / not meet my sister _________________________________________________________________ 3 He / ride on an elephant _________________________________________________________________ 4 I / never / break a leg _________________________________________________________________ 5 she / not be to the USA _________________________________________________________________ 8. Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect form of the verbs in the box and for or since. Not see
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The singers_______________________ on TV ______________ 2008. You _________________________ in that restaurant __________ five months. He __________________ for the same team _____________ she was twelve. I _____________________ my cousins ________ October. We ______________________ any homework ____________ two weeks. 9. Fill in the blanks with already / yet / just / before. •
We can't have chips again. We've ___________ had them three times this week. •
I haven't phoned Begonia _______________. I'll do it when I get back from work. •
Betty: Have you cleaned the bathroom? Billy: I've __________ done it. I did it an hour ago. •
I’ve never seen him ________________. Is he new here? •
We're going to a concert on Friday, but we haven't bought the tickets _________ . •
Have you seen this film ______________? •
Sorry. I haven't finished using the computer___________. •
I’ve ____________________ been to Malaga. We went there last year for vacation. •
I have ______________ finished talking with Harry. He’s very sad about his dog’s illness. •
I haven’t got my new bike __________. I´m still waiting for it to arrive! •
I’ve never noticed this building ______________. Is it new? •
She’s _______________ left for the weekend. •
He hasn’t finished growing ______________. He is only eleven. • Have you ever been to the States ____________________? Have you ____________________done your homework? 10. Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1. I ________________ in that hotel when I was a child. (stay) 2. He’s very intelligent. He ________________ all his exams last year. (pass) 3. We _____________________ at this school since we were little. (be) 4. I ______________________ in this house for ten years. (live) 5. ________________________ Japanese food? (you/ever/try) 6. ________________________ Portugal last July? (they/visit) 11. Write the comparative and superlative of each adjective: COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE Funny Good Cheap Interesting Old Tall Fast Fun 12. Look at the skateboard, bike, and car. Complete the comparative and superlative sentences: Skateboard – 120 Euros Bike – 550 Euros Car – 13,000 Euros • The bike is (cheap) ______________________________ the car but (expensive) ___________________________________ the skateboard. •
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The car is (expensive) ___________________________________________. The skateboard is (cheap) _________________________________________. The car is (fast) __________________________________ the bike. The skateboard is (slow) ____________________________ the bike and the car. It is the _____________________________ of them all. •
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The bike is (big) ____________________________________ the skateboard. The bike is (small) ________________________________________ the car. The bike is (slow) ______________________ the car but (fast) ___________________ the skateboard. 13. Write too or enough. I’m ________________ old to play with toys! I’m not old _______________________ to vote. It’s ____________cold to play outside. It’s not hot _____________________ to go to the beach. It’s _________ early to have Math class! I’m not tall ____________________ to reach the jar. I’m ______________ hungry to think. The costume isn’t big _______. The washing line is _________ long. The light isn’t bright _____________. The music is________ loud. The film isn’t exciting ____________. The cloth is __________ clean. 14. Complete with past simple and past continuous. 1) What (do) _______________when I (call) _______________you last night? 2) I (sit)________________ in a cafe when you (call)___________________. 3) When you (arrive)_______________ at the party, who (be)___________ there? 4) Susie (watch) ______________a film when she (hear) _____________the noise. 5) Yesterday I (go)__________ to the library, next I (have) _________ a swim, later I (meet) _____________________________Julie for coffee. 6) We (play)________________ tennis when John (hurt) __________his ankle. 7) What (they/do) _______________________at 10pm last night -­‐ it was really noisy? 8) He (take)________________ a shower when the telephone (ring)_________. 9) It (be)_________ a day last September. The sun (shine)______ and the birds (sing)_____________ . I (walk) ________along the street when I (see)__________ an old friend. 10) He (live) _______________in Russia when the Revolution (start)_________. 11) On holiday we (visit)____________ Rome, (see)___________ the Vatican, and (spend)_______________________ a few days at the beach. 12) Why (stand) __________________on a chair when I (come)___________ into room? 15. Write 5 sentences about things you USED TO do when you were younger. I used to have long hair but now I always have it short. 1)__________________________________________________________ 2)__________________________________________________________ 3)__________________________________________________________ 4)__________________________________________________________ 5)__________________________________________________________