Exercise on Simple Present

Form positive sentences in Simple Present.

1. they / us / call
   → 
2. you / a box / carry
   → 
3. they / postcards / collect
   → 
4. we / the door / open
   → 
5. she / her bike / push
   → 
6. Betty / her best / do
   → 
7. Sally / to school / hurry
   → 
8. you / your bag / pack
   → 
9. we / on the lake / sail
   → 
10. the car / at the corner / stop
    → 

COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE?

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=593#a

English 1 - Quantifiers

HOW MUCH? HOW MANY?

	Countable Nouns	Uncountable Nouns
In questions:	We use how many with plural countable nouns:-	We use how much with uncountable nouns:-
	"How many newspapers do you read every day?"	"How much paper is in the printer?"
	"How many Euros have you got?"	"How much money have you got?"

MANY, MUCH

Countable		Uncountable
There aren'tmany	people cups books newspapers chairs shoes	There isn'tmuch	money traffic paper time coffee food

SOME, ANY

	Countable	Uncountable
There are some	people. cups. books. newspapers. chairs. shoes. Euros.		There is some	money. traffic. paper. time. coffee. food.

Countable		Uncountable
There aren't any	people. cups. books. newspapers. chairs. shoes. Euros.	There isn't any	money. traffic. paper. time. coffee. food.

FEW, LITTLE

Countable		Uncountable
There are a few	people cups books newspapers chairs shoes Euros	There is a little	money traffic paper time coffee food

Exercise

http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/lesson-share/pdf-content/grammar/grammar-countable-vs-uncountable-nouns-worksheet-1/147595.article

http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/lesson-share/pdf-content/grammar/grammar-countable-vs-uncountable-nouns-worksheet-2/147596.article

http://www.scribd.com/doc/4672500/Countable-and-Uncountable-nouns-exercises

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3246

English 1 - Present Simple

Structure (Estructura)

1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
   • Ejemplos:
   • I talk. (Yo hablo.)
   • He eats. (Él come.)
   • They learn. (Ellos aprenden.)
EstructuraSujeto + verbo principal.
2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
   EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to do") + auxiliar negativo ("not") + verbo principal.
   • Ejemplos:
   • I do not [don't] talk. (Yo no hablo.)
   • He does not [doesn't] eat. (Él no come.)
   • They do not [don't] learn. (Ellos no aprenden.)
   • Nota: En frases negativas, el verbo auxiliar ("to do") cambia y el verbo principal es en el infinitivo.
3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interagotivas)
   • Ejemplos:
   • Do you talk? (¿Hablas tú?)
   • Does he eat? (¿Come él?)
   • Do they learn? (¿Aprenden ellos?)
EstructuraVerbo auxiliar ("to do") + sujeto + verbo principal?.

Nota: Como en frases negativas, en frases interrogativas el verbo auxiliar ("to do") cambia y el verbo principal es en el infinitivo

Usos del presente simple

Este tiempo verbal se utiliza para expresar hechos o verdades generales.

The Sun warms the atmosphere. -> El Sol calienta la armósfera.

También usamos el presente simple para hablar de hábitos; en este caso, en la oración suele aparecer expresiones de frecuencia, como usually o always.

We play tennis usually. -> Nosotros jugamos al tenis ocasionalmente.
You study always. -> Vosotros estudiais siempre.

Tambien lo usamos para expresar horarior o programas (como el programa de un espectáculo teatral).

The train leaves in an hour. -> El tren llega en una hora.

EXERCISES
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/shortforms/exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?03
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs17.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs22.htm

Adjectives

1. Which is the correct order?

a small Canadian thin lady

a Canadian small thin lady

a small thin Canadian lady

a thin small Canadian lady

2. Which is the correct order?

a carving steel new knife

a new steel carving knife

a steel new carving knife

a new carving steel knife

3. Which is the correct order?

a beautiful blue sailing boat

a blue beautiful sailing boat

a sailing beautiful blue boat

a blue sailing beautiful boat

4. Which is the correct order?

an old wooden square table

a square wooden old table

an old square wooden table

a wooden old square table

5. Which is the correct order?

an new French exciting band

a French new exciting band

an exciting French new band

an exciting new French band

6. Which is the correct order?

a red big plastic hat

a big red plastic hat

a plastic big red hat

a bit plastic red hat

7. Which is the correct order?

a small Japanese serving bowl

a Japanese small serving bowl

a small serving Japanese bowl

a serving small Japanese bowl

8. Which is the correct order?

a cotton dirty old tie

a dirty cotton old tie

an old cotton dirty tie

a dirty old cotton tie

There is / There are

For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.

1. In our living room   four chairs and a table. We have breakfast there every morning.
2. In our class we have students from Italy, Spain and Saudi Arabia but   no students from France
3. In our school, every Friday   a 'Conversation Club' in the afternoon after lunch.
4. On Wednesday morning   two students absent from our class.
5. Please look in the teachers' room.   any teachers in the teachers' room right now?
6. I don't like the garden in winter time.   any flowers. The only colour is green.
7. Excuse me.   a student called Andreas in this class?
8. When I was at school   any computers. But now every school has many computers.
9. This morning there is water on the ground everywhere. I think   a lot of rain last night.
10. I can't have a cup of coffee this morning.   no black coffee in the coffee machine and I don't like coffee with milk.
11. Why   empty beer cans and wine bottles in the classroom this morning? Did somebody have a party in here yesterday?
12. Are there any students in the school from Switzerland? Yes,   one in class G and two in class A.