- •Grammar workbook for beginners
- •Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •Present Simple
- •Part II Present Continuous
- •Part III Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Open the brackets using the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Past Simple, Past Continuous and used to
- •Past Simple
- •Part II Past Continuous
- •Part III Past Simple and Past Continuous
- •Part IV used to
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Part II Much, many, a lot (of), few, a few, little, a little
- •Part III Practice test
- •3.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •3.2 Fill in the gap with one suitable word.
- •3.3 Correct these sentences.
- •3.4 Translate into English.
- •The Article
- •The indefinite article
- •Part II The definite article
- •Part III Special cases
- •Part IV The definite and the indefinite article
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Use the correct article if necessary.
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Verb patterns Part I
- •Part II The Gerund
- •Part III Gerund or Infinitive
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •The Future
- •Present Continuous and be going to
- •Part II Future Simple and shall
- •Part III Future forms in contrast
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Use the correct future form of the verb in brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- •The comparative degree of adjectives
- •Part II The superlative degree of adjectives
- •Part III The comparative and superlative degree of adjectives
- •Part IV Degrees of comparison of adverbs
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Complete the text with the correct form of the word in brackets.
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Present Perfect Simple
- •Forming the Present Perfect Simple
- •Part II Present Perfect Simple for life experience
- •Part III Present Perfect Simple for actions with results in the present
- •Part IV Present Perfect Simple for actions that continue to the present
- •Part V Present Perfect Simple, Present Simple and Past Simple
- •Part VI Practice Test
- •6.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •6.2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.
- •6.3 Correct these sentences.
- •6.4 Translate into English.
- •Present Perfect Continuous
- •Forming the Present Perfect Continuous
- •Part II Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
- •Part III Present Perfect Continuous and various tenses
- •Part IV Practice Test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Unit 10
- •Modal verbs
- •Have to
- •Part II Must
- •Part III Should
- •Part IV Have to, must and should
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Use the correct form of must, have to or should (positive or negative form, present or past).
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Unit 11
- •Time and Conditional Clauses
- •Time clauses
- •Part II Conditional clauses
- •Part III Time and conditional clauses
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Open the brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Unit 12
- •The Passive
- •The Present Simple and Past Simple Passive
- •Part II The Passive with various tenses and structures
- •Part III Active and Passive
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Open the brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Minsk State Linguistic University
Grammar workbook for beginners
Minsk 2010
Content
Unit 1 4
Present Simple and Present Continuous 4
Unit 2 15
Past Simple, Past Continuous and used to 15
Unit 3 25
Some, any, no, every and their compounds 25
Much, many, a lot (of), little, a little, few, a few 25
Unit 4 35
The Article 35
Unit 5 48
Verb patterns 48
Unit 6 60
The Future 60
Unit 7 69
Comparison of adjectives and adverbs 69
Unit 8 78
Present Perfect Simple 78
Unit 9 89
Present Perfect Continuous 89
Unit 10 97
Modal verbs 97
Unit 11 106
Time and Conditional Clauses 106
Unit 12 114
The Passive 114
Key 121
Unit 1 Present Simple and Present Continuous 5
Unit 2 Past Simple, Past Continuous and used to 16
Unit 3 Some, any, no, every and their compounds
Much, many, a lot (of), little, a little, few, a few 26
Unit 4 The Article 36
Unit 5 Verb patterns 49
Unit 6 The Future 61
Unit 7 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs 70
Unit 8 Present Perfect Simple 78
Unit 9 Present Perfect Continuous 89
Unit 10 Modal verbs 97
Unit 11 Time and Conditional Clauses 106
Unit 12 The Passive 114
Unit 1
Present Simple and Present Continuous
Part I
Present Simple
Exercise 1.1
Write the third person singular of these verbs.
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Exercise 1.2
Complete the sentences. Use these verbs:
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be (2) |
cost |
change |
eat |
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lead |
like |
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make |
open |
speak |
teach |
tell (2) |
wear |
write |
My parents go to the cinema every week.
Ann … three languages.
Margaret … a teacher. She … English to young children.
My brother … poetry.
The national Library … at 9 o’clock in the morning.
Houses … very expensive. They … a lot of money.
My sister … a healthy lifestyle. She … a lot of fruit and vegetables.
Jenny … to look beautiful. She always … nice clothes.
Jim’s Granny … strawberry jam every summer.
Modern media … our life every day.
Mark always … the truth and never … lies.
Exercise 1.3
Make sentences from these words. Put the verb in the right form.
hard / work / Tim / usually Tim usually works hard.
television / Ella / watch / often
like / sweets / children / usually
lunch / we / have / always / at 2 o’clock
Dave / abroad / go / never
noisy parties / my neighbours / have / sometimes
never / Kate / coffee / drink
listen to / we / English music / often
eat / Ray / chocolate / seldom
always / Jane / parties / enjoy
in her room / Ann / clear up / sometimes / the mess
seldom / the water in the lake / in winter/ freeze
come / to my birthday party / many friends / every year
enjoy / I / my summer holidays / always
Exercise 1.4
Make the sentences negative.
I play the guitar very well. I don’t play the guitar very well.
Susan plays the piano very well.
Tony and Stephen know each other.
Mike has a shower every day.
Nick’s parents have a car.
My farther buys a newspaper every day.
Rose prefers to go camping in summer.
David and Paul do the same work in the office.
China exports wine and wool.
It snows in summer.
Giraffes come from Russia.
The Moon goes round the sun.
Exercise 1.5
Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
Toby … his job. It’s very boring.( like) Toby doesn’t like his job.
Brian … a car but he … it very often. (have, drive)
We … drama but we … to the theatre very often. (like, go)
Liz goes to Britain every summer. She … English very well. (speak)
My grandparents … meat. They’re vegetarians. (eat)
Jeff is Sylvia’s third husband. – It’s not true. I … it. (believe)
Paula is a very talkative girl. She … on the phone three hours a day. (talk)
Joe plays cricket badly. He … all the rules. (know)
My brother … free time at all. He works all day and studies at night. (have)
His French isn’t very good. We … him very well. (understand)
Violet looks very tired. She … a holiday. (need)
I … homework in the evening. I do it in the afternoon. (do)
Diana says that she never … her husband. He’s too busy. (see)
Exercise 1.6
Write the questions.
I go to bed at … . What time do you go to bed?
Little Toby likes playing with … .
We travel to … every summer.
… gives us a lot of homework.
My father drives a … .
Bianca’s children go to … school.
… comes from Argentina.
Our local shop opens at … .
We usually … at the weekend.
Robert does business with … .
The soup tastes … .
I usually spend … on my homework.
Exercise 1.7
Complete the sentences with am, is, are or do, does in the positive or negative form.
My teacher is very nice.
… you from Japan? – No, I … from China.
… you have a flat? – No, I live with my parents.
Where … Marsha from? – She … from Britain.
He … come from Australia. He comes from New Zealand.
… Fiona and Michael students? … they study history?
I … play hockey, I play basketball.
My mum … a shop assistant, she … a dentist.
Where … Pete? – I … know. Ask Kate.
What languages … they speak?
Can I see you in the office now? – No, I … in the office. I … at home.
My brother and sister … go to school because they … seven years old.
… Helen married? … she have children?
My husband … a good swimmer, but he … swim very often.
What … your sister do? – She … a cook.
Where … she live? – She … live in Minsk, she lives in Vitebsk.
… it your wife in the photo? Who … there with her?
How … you make that cake?
Exercise 1.8
Give short answers.
Do you live in a big city? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Do your parents often listen to the radio?
Does your father drive to work?
Do you and your family often go to the country?
Are your grandparents still alive?
Does your university have a cafй?
Is your best friend a football fan?
Does it rain a lot in your country?
Are you at university now?