Question Formation

EXERCISE 1: Ask for the underlined part.
EXERCISE 2: Ask for the underlined part.
EXERCISE 3: Ask for the bold part of the sentence.
EXERCISE 4:   Make questions  based on the following sentences using appropriate WH-Questions !


Webpage 1 with lots of exercises on question formation

Webpage 2 with lots of exercises on question formation

Webpage 3 with lots of exercises on question formation

ALTHOUGH versus HOWEVER

EXPLANATION : In Spanish

EXERCISE 1 Choose ALTHOUGH or HOWEVER

EXERCISE 2: Choose ALTHOUGH or HOWEVER

EXERCISE 3: Choose BUT, ALTHOUGH, HOWEVER

Feelings and emotions

EXERCISES AGENDAWEB.ORG

QUIZ 1

QUIZ 2

SONGS ABOUT EMOTIONS: I'M HAPPY, SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD

Places in town

EXERCISE 1: match the picture with the word

EXERCISE 2: click the letters

EXERCISE 3: match the words and the pictures

EXERCISE 4: hangman with definitions

LOTS OF EXERCISES

Jobs and professions

VIDEO LESSON

PRESENTATION

EXERCISE 1: match the two columns

EXERCISE 2: the hangman

EXERCISE 3: Look at the picture and choose the job

EXERCISE 4: match the word and the picture

LOTS OF OTHER EXERCISES

WHY versus BECAUSE

WHY is used in questions.

• Why do you like that stupid guy?
• Why didn't you me to the party?

See more examples here.

WHY  is also used to affirmative sentences to mean "this is the reason why"

BECAUSE is used to answer, never to ask.

Question:    Why are you late?  

Answer:       I am late because I went to bed late.

Question:    Why is the window open?

Answer:        The window is open because it's very hot here.

The Present and Past Passive

THE PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE

EXPLANATION + EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)


EXERCISE: Active or Passive? Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

EXERCISE: put the verb in the correct form

EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)

THE PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

EXPLANATION + EXERCISE: Past simple Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: choose Active or Passive

EXERCISE: Active or Passive? Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

EXERCISE: put the verb in the correct form

EXERCISE:  Past Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: Past Passive (write the sentences)

MIXED,  PRESENT AND PAST PASSIVE

EXAMPLES + EXERCISES: choose

EXERCISE: Active or Passive? Choose

EXERCISE: Ac tive or Passive? Choose

EXERCISE: complet the sentences with the correct verbs.

LOTS OF EXERCISES:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-present-past-exercises.html

HAPPEN versus SUCCESS

Catalan: La vida és: El que em passa / El que jo faig que passi

Catalan: Pot passar qualsevol cosa

Catalan: Estigues tranquil, i passarà (Spanish : ocurrirá)

Catalan: Fes que les coses passin

SUCCESS: to achieve your goals

"Success" is Catalan  "Èxit"

SAY versus TELL

EXERCISE 1:  write
EXERCISE 2: choose
EXERCISE 3: choose
EXERCISE 4: choose (+ difficult)
EXERCISE 5: choose (+ difficult)
EXERCISE 6: webpage with lots of exercises

ACTUALLY versus NOWADAYS

ACTUALLY is not used to refer to time. It means IN FACT:

‘Hi, Mary. What a pleasant surprise!’ ‘Actually my name is Alice.’
I hear that you're a doctor. ~ Well, actually, I'm a dentist.
You are a doctor, right?’ ‘Well, actually, I’m a teacher.’
‘I don’t think you have sent the money, have you?’ ‘I have, actually.’
I have got a promotion. Actually, they have made me the manager.
‘Did you enjoy the movie?’ ‘Very much, actually.’

NOWADAYS, THESE DAYS or TODAY refer to the PRESENT TIME.

I don’t watch TV very much nowadays. There’s so much rubbish on. It’s not like it used to be.
These days you never see a young person give up their seat for an older person on the bus.
Today’s family structures are quite different from those of 100 years ago.
People don't wear hats much nowadays.

VERY versus MORE and A LOT

VERY means  "to a great degree" . We use very before adverbs and adjectives to add emphasis.

IT'S VERY COLD

MORE is a comparative word. We also use it to talk about additional quantities. 

A LOT OF means  "MANY" or "VERY MUCH" and is used before NOUNS.

A LOT means VERY MUCH and is used at the end of the sentence.

A LOT OF FRIENDS

A LOT OF WATER

A LOT OF STUDENTS

A LOT OF BREAD

A LOT OF RAIN

A LOT OF PEOPLE

A LOT OF FOOD

A LOT OF FILMS

A LOT OF COFFEE

A LOT OF SALT

A LOT OF SNOW

A LOT OF CARS

A LOT OF HOUSES

A LOT OF NOISE

A LOT OF BLOOD

A LOT OF COMPUTERS

A LOT OF MONEY

FOR versus TO

EXPLANATION 1
EXPLANATION 2

EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2 (.pdf)

HIM versus HER

EXPLANATION 1
EXPLANATION 2: in Spanish
EXPLANATION 3

EXERCISE 1: three-option multiple choice
EXERCISE 2: two-option multiple choice
EXERCISE 3: HE'S or HIS
EXERCISE 4: three-option multiple choice
EXERCISE 5: three-option multiple choice

HEAR versus LISTEN

EXPLANATION 1

EXPLANATION 2: in Spanish

EXPLANATION 3

11 EXAMPLES HEAR vs LISTEN

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

Modal verbs

EXPLANATION: MODAL VERBS OF OBLIGATION (have to + infinitive, must + infinitive and should + infinitive)

EXPLANATION (includes ought to)

Exercise 1: choose MUST - DON'T HAVE TO
Exercise 2: choose MUSTN'T or NEEDN'T
Exercise 3: choose MUST - DON'T HAVE TO  - DOESN'T HAVE TO
Exercise 4: choose MUST - DON'T HAVE TO  - DOESN'T HAVE TO
Exercise 5: choose MUST - DON'T HAVE TO  - DOESN'T HAVE TO
Exercise 6: write MUST - DON'T HAVE TO  - DOESN'T HAVE TO
Exercise 7: write MUST - DON'T HAVE TO  - DOESN'T HAVE TO
Exercise 8: choose MUST - MUSTN'T - DON'T HAVE TO  - HAVE TO

Exercise 1: choose SHOULD or MUST
Exercise 2:  choose SHOULD or SHOULDN'T
Exercise 3: choose SHOULD or SHOULDN'T
Exercise 4: write SHOULD or SHOULDN'T
Exercise 5: write SHOULD or SHOULDN'T
Exercise 6: write SHOULD or SHOULDN'T
Exercise 7: SHOULD - SHOULDN'T. Match the statement to the advice



MIXED MODAL VERBS

Exercise 1 Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T
Exercise 2: Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T
Exercise 3: Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T