Exercise 1
Pre Intermediate lessons, examples and exercises for ESL and English learners and teachers free to use.
Lesson 1
This unit has examples of the present simple, presents continuous, the past simple, and present continuous for the future.
Example 1
Present tenses:
She lives with her parents
He speaks four languages
I am enjoying the coffee
We are studying at the college
Past tenses:
I went to Morocco last year
I came to Oman three years ago
Future tenses
I’m going to study since at the university
What are you doing tonight?
Exercise 1
Now it’s your turn:
Fill in the blank:
Went | came | is | speak | living | going |
Hi, my name___ Amy Joel, I ___ from Casablanca, a city on the west cost of Morocco.
I __________ three languages French, Arabic and English.
I’m ___________ in Sydney, Australia now and I’m ___________ to study finance at the university.
I __________ Back to morocco twice!
Example 2
Questions with questions words
What | where | which | how | who | whose | when | why |
- Questions can begin with a question word
Where is the gas station?
Whose is this phone?
Why are you in a flaming temper?
How does he go to work?
- What, which and whose can be followed by a noun.
What sort of music do you prefer?
Which phone is yours?
Whose dictionary is this?
- Which is generally used when there is a limited choice.
Which one is your brother? The blond one or the dark one?
Which one is your book? The red one or the yellow one?
- How can be followed by adjective or adverb.
How big is her new car?
How fast dose it go?
- How can be followed by much and many.
How much does it cost?
How many brothers and sisters have you got?
Exercise 1
Now it’s your turn:
Fill in the blank:
What | where | which | how | who | whose | when | why |
Mum: good morning Tim.are you today?
Tim: oh dear mum I am a bit tired but I’m fine.
Mum: I did not hear you come home last night. _______ time did you get in?
Tim: oh sorry I was late a bit. About 2am.
Mum: Oop too late. _________ Did you go?
Tim: just around Betty s house.
Mum: oh there is a letter for you!
Tim: __________ is it from?
Mum: I don’t know! Open it.
Tim: Oh it is from Rebecca! She is coming to visit us, because she is going to learn English.
Mum: _______ and __________ is she going to?
Tim: next week, I don’t know
Mum: ______ is this phone? Did you buy a new one?
Tim: Oh mum no it is Betty’s phone.