Федяева О.В.

Grammar Supplement

To

Cutting Edge 1

Contents

Module 1 4

To Be in the Present Simple 4

Question words What, Where, Who, How 6

Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives 7

Indefinite article 8

Module 2 9

This / That / These / Those 9

Nouns: Singular and Plural 9

Have got 10

Possessive ’s and of 11

Module 3 13

Present Simple (I, you, we, they forms) 13

Types of questions 14

Have got / Have 15

Module 4 16

Present Simple – spelling 16

Present Simple (He, She, It forms) 16

Adverbs of frequency 21

Types of questions 24

Like, Love, Hate + ing 27

Module 5 28

Indefinite, definite or zero article (a/an, the, −) 28

Can or can’t 29

Module 6 31

Countable and uncountable nouns. There is / There are 31

Some or Any 32

How much or How many 32

Module 7 33

To be in the Past Simple 33

To be in the Present Simple and Past Simple 35

Past Simple of Regular Verbs 36

Note the spelling of the regular verbs in the Past Simple 37

Past Time Phrases 39

Module 8 41

Past Simpe (Negative form, Questions) 41

Types of questions 44

Module 9 45

Comparative and superlative adjectives 45

One and Ones 49

Module 10 51

Note the spelling of -ing – form of the verbs 51

Types of questions 54

Compare: Present Simple or Present Continuous 55

Module 11 57

Can and Can’t 57

Question words 57

Module 12 58

Going to 58

Module 13 60

Present Perfect 60

Compare: Present Perfect or Past Simple 62

Types of questions 63

Definite, indefinite or zero article 63

Module 14 64

Have to (has to) / don’t have to (doesn’t have to) 64

Module 15 66

Infinitive of purpose 66

Will (won’t) / might (might not) 66

Module 1 To Be in the Present Simple

1. Choose the correct form of the verb to be

1. Mary _______ my sister.

a. am

b. is

c. are

2. Sam and Bob _______ boys.

a. am

b. is

c. are

3. This _______ a pencil.

a. am

b. is

c. are

4. St. Petersburg _______ a beautiful city.

a. am

b. is

c. are

5. Mary's granny _______ old.

a. am

b. is

c. are

6. We _______ the pupils of the fourth form.

a. am

b. is

c. are

7. I _______ all right.

a. am

b. is

c. are

8. My parents _______ engineers.

a. am

b. is

c. are

9. Polly's brother _______ a student.

a. am

b. is

c. are

10. Mary's cousins _______ students.

a. am

b. is

c. are

11. The sky _______ blue.

a. am

b. is

c. are

12. His dog _______ very big.

a. am

b. is

c. are

13. I _______ tall.

a. am

b. is

c. are

14. Mrs. Green _______ a teacher of English.

a. am

b. is

c. are

15. The girls _______ in the garden.

a. am

b. is

c. are

1. Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be

1. I _______ from Brazil.

2. She _______ Italian.

3. We _______ students.

4. Their names _______ Tom and Angela.

5. My name _______ Carmen.

6. His teachers _______ very good.

7. Our children _______ six and eight years old.

8. This book _______ very interesting.

9. The dog _______ in the garden.

10. I _______ glad to see you.

11. Your money _______ in your handbag.

12. _____ he American?

13. How old _______ she?

14. How old _______ you?

15. How old _______ your brother?

16. What _______ your name?

17. What _______ your aunt's name?

18. Where _______ they from?

19. How _______ you? I _______ fine, thank you.

20. What _______ your parents' address?