2nd year Unit I + unit 1

• English
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Grammar  assessment

^{Solutions unit I + 1 unit 1}  

Present simple / present continuous

We use present simple for things we do regularly, all the time or never.

We use present continuous for things that are happening now or in the near future.

Explain the difference between
I play football and I'm playing football

Present simple OR present continuous

SIMPLE

^{I work every day}

^{She never eats pizza}

^{Do you read often?}

^{They don't ever play tennis.}

CONTINUOUS

^{I am working today}

^{She is eating pizza right now}

^{Are you reading a book at the moment?}

^{They are not playing tennis now.}

Which sentence is in the present simple tense?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D none of these

In which sentence is present continuous tense used?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D none of these

A, An  indefinite (don't know which one)

A book or a chair - begin with b and c (consonants)

An egg or an elephant - begin with vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

• Exceptions - a university (you sound), an hour (our sound)
• Use a or an when we talk about something for the first time 
• Use a or an when we talk about someone's job

The - definite (know which one)

The boy sitting next to me is very tall (we know which boy)

• Use the when we talk about the same thing for the 2nd time

• Use the for names and places, where there is only one!

Tokyo is .......... capital of Japan

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. D none of these

I would like to have ....... ice-cream please

1. the
2. a
3. an
4. D none of these

My mother is ..... airline pilot for KLM

1. the
2. a
3. an
4. D none of these

Past simple affirmative (+)

• Add ed to the base word for regular verbs

Example: Yesterday I walked to school

• All the irregular verbs have to be learned

Example: Yesterday I went to the cinema

• Time -  yesterday, last week, last year etc.
  

Which of the following is past simple regular?

1. left
2. swam
3. cycled
4. D none of these

Which of the following is past simple irregular?

1. walked
2. jumped
3. ran
4. D none of these

Past simple negative (-)

• Add didn't before the base verb

Example: I didn't walk to school yesterday

• Irregular verbs also stay in the base form!

Example: Yesterday we didn't go to the cinema

• Time -  yesterday, last week, last year etc.
  

Write a short sentence of 6 to 8 words using the negative past simple of cycle

Write a short sentence of 6 to 8 words using the negative past simple of leave

Past simple interrogative (?)

• Add did and pronoun before the base verb

Example: Did she walk to school yesterday?

• Irregular verbs also stay in the base form!

Example: Did they go to the  beach yesterday?

• Time -  yesterday, last week, last year etc.
  

Write a sentence of 6 to 8 words using the interrogative past simple of talk

Write a sentence of 6 to 8 words using the interrogative past simple of swim

Question words?

• We use the words what, which, when, where, who, why and how to ask specific types of questions about situations.

Example: Where did you buy those trainers?

• In class you took notes from the board showing which words describe which situations.

Example: Where - place   (shop, restaurant, home etc.) 

Drag and drop the situation words you learned in class to match below question words. One is used twice!

 

 

 

 

 

thing

place

time

thing

person

reason

way

what

which

when

where

who

why

how

Who won?