Blue Level

Lesson One Be - Present Tense

Subject + Verb
Singular Plural

I am You are He is She is It is

We are You are They are

(Write in your notebook. Whenever you see a chart like this,

write it out in your notebook.)

Subjects: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. "You" is singular or plural. The verb "be" changes with the subject to am, is, or are.

I am a teacher

You are a student.

He is a man.

She is a woman.

It is a chair.

We are people

You are students.

They are workers.

The verb "be" is the most important verb to learn in English. It's also the most complicated. In the present tense it has three forms: am, is, are. In the past tense, it has two forms: was and were. The verb "be" is also used to make the passive voice.

Blue Level Lesson Two Be - Present Tense Negative Subject + (be) + not
Singular Plural

I am not We are not You are not You are not He is not She is not They are not It is not

I am not a student.

You are not a teacher.

He is not a woman .

She is not a man. It is not a chair.

We are not students.

You are not a family.

They are not students.

contractions:
I am not I'm not We are not We aren't We're not You are not You aren't You're not

You are not You aren't You're not He is not He isn't He's not She is not She isn't

They are not They aren't They're not

She's not It is not It isn't It's not

Bad English, but often used, is ain't

I ain't You ain't He ain't She ain't It ain't They ain't We ain't You ain't

Ain't is not recommended for spoken English; however, many Americans use it, especially young people.

Lesson Three Be - Present Tense Questions (Be) + S + ____?

Singular

Plural

Am I.... Are you...

Are we... Are you....

Is he.... Is she...
Are they....

Is it.....
Yes-No Questions: Question: Are you a student? Answer: Yes, I am.

Am I a teacher?
(Yes, you are.)

Are you a student?

(Yes, I am.)

Is he a student?
(Yes, he is.)

Is she a student?
(Yes, she is.)

Is this a chair?
(Yes, it is.)

Are we students?
(Yes, you are.)

Are you workers?

(Yes, we are.)

Are they a family?

(Yes, they are.)

Lesson Three Practice 1. _____ he a good student? 2. ______ the cars parked in the garage? 3. ______ I supposed to go to work today? 4. ______ you in this class? 5. ______ she from Mexico? Answers:
1. Is 2. Are 3. Am 4. Are 5. Is

* Be sure to capitalize the first word in a sentence.

Lesson Four
Nouns and Pronouns

Nouns represent people, places, things, activities, emotions, and ideas.

(1) a person (2) a place (3) a thing

(5) an emotion (4) an activity

(6) an idea

Examples of nouns: 1. That woman is a dancer. 2. The apartment building is old. 3. I like to listen to the radio. 4. Playing the guitar is fun. ("playing" is a gerund and acts like a noun) 5. Everyone needs love. 6. I have an idea! Nouns are also divided into two main groups: Count Nouns and Noncount Nouns
(click on the links above for examples and then come back here)

Pronouns represent nouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are....
Subject Pronouns

Singular

Plural

I You He She It

We You They

I am a teacher. Noun: teacher Pronoun: I You are a student. Noun: student Pronoun: You He is a guitar player Noun: player Pronoun: He She is a mother. Noun: mother. Pronoun: she It is a radio. Noun: radio Pronoun: It

We are people. Noun: people Pronoun: We (I + You) = We

You are students. Noun: Students Pronoun: You Note: "You" can be singular or plural They are a family. Noun: family Pronoun: They "They" is always plural. It can be used for people or things.

They are wooden chairs. Noun: chairs Pronoun: They "They" is a plural pronoun for the chairs.

There are also....

Object Pronouns

Singular
me you him her It

Plural
us You them

Lesson 5

Demonstrative Pronouns This

A thing or a person is close This = singular

That
A thing or a person is far That = singular

These
Things or people are close These = plural

Those
Things or people are far Those = plural

Close = x...y This pencil in my hand is yellow. These pencils are not very sharp.

Far = x..............................y That car across the street is red. Those cars in the parking lot are very nice.

Take these stairs to get to

those buildings.

That blue building in the middle of this picture is very tall.

That is often contracted with the singular form of the verb "be" That is a window. = That's a window. That is my friend, Tom. = That's my friend, Tom. "That's" usually sounds much better than to say, "That is." "That" can't be contracted in the plural form: That're (no!) This, these, and those can't take contractions.

Lesson Six

There
Singular

There is a black cat.

There is a boy behind the tree.

There is a student in the classroom.

Plural There are three football players.

There are two people and two dogs.

There are two little girls playing with blocks.

There is used for information and facts. Sometimes "there is singular, and sometimes "there" is plural. Examples: There is a clock on the wall. (singular) There's a clock on the wall. There is = There's. Most Americans use the contraction, there's

There are seven days in a week. (plural). There are = (no contraction)

Lesson 7

The Present Tense

Singular

Plural

I learn You learn He learns She learns It learns

We learn You learn

They learn

You learn English every day. He learns English at school. They learn English on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The Present Tense describes the things you do every day. Note the use of an "s" at the end of the verb when describing a man, a woman, or a thing. Do not confuse the present tense with the simple form. Here's the present tense for the verb "eat."

I eat

You eat

He eats

She eats

It eats

We eat

You eat

They eat

Present Tense - Negative do + not + verb

Singular Plural

I do not eat You do not eat He does not eat She does not eat It does not eat

We do not eat You do not eat They do not eat

Contractions: do + not = don't does + not = doesn't Singular I don't eat You don't eat He doesn't eat She doesn't eat It doesn't eat Practice:
1. I ___ to school every day. (go) 2. She _____ to school every day. (go - negative) 3. Juan and Martha _____ a large family. (have) 4. He ______ a car. (have - negative) 5. You _____ from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day (work) 6. I ______ on the weekends. (work - negative) 7. It _____ a lot in the winter in Minnesota. (snow) 8. It _____ in the summer. (snow - negative) 9. We _____ how to speak English. 10. We _____ how to speak Italian. (know - negative) answers below

Plural We don't eat You don't eat They don't eat

click here for a quiz on the present tense

Lesson 8
The Present Continuous Tense S + (be) + _____ing
Singular Plural

I am learning We are learning You are learning You are learning He is learning She is learning It is learning You are learning English right now. He is learning English at school. They are learning English. They are learning

The Present Continuous Tense usually describes things that are happening now, but it can also be used to describe important things in your life, and future activity. Do not confuse the present continuous tense with the "going to" future or with gerunds. Contraction: Subject + (be). Example: He + is = He's

I am eating.
I'm eating

You are eating.

You're eating.

He is eating.
He's eating.

She is eating.
She's eating.

It is eating.
It's eating.

We are eating.
We're eating. (You + I = We)

You are eating.

You're eating.

They are eating.

They're eating.

This man is eating soup.

She is winking at you.

Here's a quiz for you. Click here.

Lesson 9
Have S + has/have
Singular Plural

I have You have He has She has It has

We have You have

They have

Have is usually used for ownership and description, but it's also very
popular a substitute for

eat and drink. I have a new car.

I have time to go to the movies. She has cereal and coffee for breakfast every morning. Have is also an important helping verb: I have lived in Minnesota for
three years. In this example, (have) + (past participle) makes the present perfect tense.

I have glasses.

You have a pencil.

He has some strawberries.

She has a popsicle.

The cat has some water .

We have time to learn English.

They have a hamburger and french fries.

All three children have popsicles.

Note: To make "have" negative in the present tense, use don't or doesn't + have.

Correct: He doesn't have any money. I don't have any money.

Incorrect: He hasn't any money. (but okay in British English)

Lesson 10 Articles

A / An / The
Singular Plural

a / an the

the ---

Articles are used in front of Nouns.

"A" or "An" are always singular. "The" is singular or plural. Some plural nouns don't use an article.
When using articles, it's important to also know the difference between count and noncount nouns.

I have glasses.
(plural - a /an )
pair of glasses Or....I have a

You have a hat. (singular count noun)

But....the second time you describe the hat, you say:

The hat is blue.

He has some strawberries (plural count noun)

The strawberries are
in his mouth (second mention).

She has a popsicle.

(singular count noun)

The popsicle tastes good!

or.... Popsicles taste good.

The cat has some water. (Water is a non-count

noun) a / an )
The water is in a bowl. The bowl is purple.

We have time to learn English.

time and English are

( noncount nouns. Sometimes the is used; sometimes it isn't.)

I + you = we

They have a good relationship.

(

relationship
is a singular count noun)

All three children have popsicles. The popsicles taste good.

(

Popsicle is a
plural count noun)

There are a lot of rules for articles: 1. Don't put an article in front of the name of a place. Correct: Minneapolis is a great city. Not correct: The Minneapolis is a great city. But it's correct to use the name of a place as an adjective:
The Minneapolis skyline is beautiful at night.

2. Indefinite amounts or general qualities don't take an article.

Pennies are made of copper.

The copper in this penny is turning brown. (this is a specific amount)

Water is good for you.

The water in this glass tastes bad. (this is a specific amount) 3. Don't use an article with possessive nouns or pronouns.
This is the Paul's website.

Lesson 11
Prepositions

Prepositions show location, proximity, and relationships

He is standing on a pencil.

She is at the beach.

The flower is in the glass.

Prepositions are necessary yet somewhat arbitrary. The most important to learn now are in, at, and on. Most prepositions have very specific applications as shown below:

He's putting strawberries into his mouth.

The cat is drinking from a bowl.

There is food on the table.

There are hundreds of different prepositions and prepositional phrases. To learn them all will take years of practice. The best way to learn them well is by reading books, magazines, and newspapers. Listening to the radio helps as well. You can also learn about prepositions in class from a teacher, but it's important to realize that it requires a lot of practice and memorization. Some common prepostions are listed below in alphabetical order. I'll add more as I think of them.

about: They read about the car accident in the newspaper. above: Planes fly above the ground across: We walked across the street to get a slice of pizza. across from: Across the street from the park is a hospital. after: Tom and Sue had some ice cream after dinner. against: She was so tired that she had to lean against the wall. along: I noticed a lot of garbage along the side of the highway. at: He needs to be at work in the afternoon. before: Before Tom and Sue went out for dinner, they saw a movie. behind: What's behind the door? below: It was 41 degrees below zero yesterday. (- 41 degrees!) beneath: Get beneath the covers and keep warm tonight. beside: I put the shovel beside the fence. between: B comes between A and C.

by: You should try to be here by 10:00. down: Let's walk down the street and get some gyros. for: They work for a big company. from: Ali moved to Minnesota from Somalia. in: Now he lives in Minnesota. in back of: John parked his car in back of the store. in front of: The sign in front of the store told him to park in back. into: When we walked into the classroom, we met the teacher. inside: Is there any food inside the refrigerator? near: Jorge lives near the place where he works, so he walks to work. of: There are plenty of apples for everybody to have one. off: She got off the bus at the corner. on: Look on the table and you'll see the books. onto: They walked onto the airplane and sat down. out: A cat fell out the window, but he survived the fall. outside: The teachers are talking together outside the classroom. through: Running through a waterfall is refreshing. to: Did you go to the store yet? with: Who did you go to movies with? or....With whom did you go to the movies?

Try this exercise and see how well you do (click on the link, but try to do it in your mind and that will save on paper!)

Lesson 12
The Past Tense
There are two types of past tense verbs: Regular Verbs work live move walk open worked lived moved walked opened Irregular Verbs be get go put eat was/were got went put ate

wait

waited

have

had

As you can see, regular verbs add ed to make the past tense (work / worked) and irregular verbs change their form entirely (go / went). The most important verb to learn first in the past tense is "be."

Be - Past Tense

Singular I was You were He was She was It was

Plural We were You were They were

I was at school yesterday. We were in New York last week. It was cold this morning.

Only the verb "be" changes its form for singular or plural. All the other verbs, regular and irregular use one form in the past tense, which makes this tense easy to use for making statements. More practice with this important verbs comes in Lesson 16.

Regular Verb: Learn

Subject + _____ed

Singular I learned You learned He learned She learned It learned

Plural We learned You learned They learned

Irregular Verb: Have

Subject + ________

Singular I had You had He had She had It had

Plural We had You had They had

Irregular verbs must be memorized because they change their form completely. Click here for a list of commonly used irregular verbs, print it out, and commit them to memory.

Review: The Past Tense describes the things you did yesterday, last year, back in February, in 1973, or an hour ago. Regular verbs, such as learn, take an "ed" ending after the subject. work---worked, learn---learned, visit---visited Irregular verbs change their form entirely or not at all. eat---ate, go---went, be---was/were, hit---hit, cut---cut The form of the past tense is not dependent on the subject. See the example below:

Regular Verb -

work:

I worked yesterday. Irregular Verb - eat: I ate breakfast earlier. Regular Verb - work: You worked yesterday. Irregular Verb - eat: You ate breakfast earlier. Regular Verb He worked yesterday. Irregular Verb:

He ate breakfast earlier. Regular Verb She worked yesterday. Irregular Verb:

She ate lunch an hour ago. Regular Verb - like: The cat liked her food. Irregular Verb - eat: She ate her food. Regular Verb - arrive: We arrived on time. Irregular Verb - be:

We were on time.

Regular Verb - share: You shared a milkshake. Irregular Verb - have: You had a nice lunch.

Regular Verb - visit: They visited the beach. Irregular Verb - go / eat: They went to the beach and ate popsicles.

Try this dictation exercise:

Lesson 13
Information Questions Question Words... ...used for this information.
a person a thing / fact a location / place time / day / year / month reason method

Who What Where When Why How

Questions using question words follow two basic patterns: Question Word + Verb + Subject QW + V + S Who is he? ...or Question Word + Verb + Subject + Verb QW + V + S + V Where do they live?

Who am I?
You're a teacher.

Where are you?

I'm in the classroom.

What does he have?

He has some strawberries.

Where is she?
She's at the beach.

Why is the cat drinking water?

It's thirsty.

When do we have class?

We have class in the morning.

How are they drinking their milkshake?

They're drinking it with a straw.

What do they have?

They have popsicles.

Lesson 14
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives show ownership or belonging. They must go somewhere before a noun.

I am a teacher. You are my student.

You are a student. I am your teacher.

He is playing a guitar. It is his guitar.

This is a woman. Her hair is red.

This is a cat. It is eating its food.

We are eating our lunch.

You are students. You are in your classroom.

They are children. They are eating their popsicles.

Practice: 1. I am practicing ___ English. 2. You are working with _____ teacher 3. We are doing ______ work. 4. They are in _______ house. 5. Open _____ books and turn to the first lesson. 6. She wants to see ______ father. 7. It has ______ own food. 8. ______ name is (your name here). 9. ______ name is John. 10. _____ name is Julia. Answers below

Nouns are also used as possessive adjectives: Examples: This is her book. / This is the girl's book. That is his car. / That is John's car. Where are their coats? / Where are the children's coats?

1. my; 2. your; 3. our; 4. their; 5. your; 6. her; 7. its; 8. My; 9. His; 10. Her

Lesson 15
Possessive Pronouns
Subject Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronoun

I you he she it we you they

my your his her its our your their

mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs

A possessive noun.

adjective is used before a

A possessive before a noun.

pronoun is not used

I am a teacher. This is my website. This website is mine.

You are a student. Is that your pencil? Is that pencil yours?

He is playing his guitar. The guitar is his. This is a woman. Her hair is red. My hair is brown. Hers is red. This is a cat. It is eating its food. ("Its" is difficult to use as a possessive pronoun.)

We are eating our lunch. This food is ours.

You are students. You are in your classroom. This classroom is yours.

They are children. They are eating their popsicles. The popsicles are theirs.

Click here for a quiz

Lesson 16
Be - Past Tense
The verb "be" has two forms in the past tense: was and were

Singular I was You were He was She was It was

Plural We were You were

They were

I was here yesterday.

You were also here yesterday.

He was at a movie last night.

She was at a party.

It was my grandfather's camera a long time ago .

We were at a restaurant today.

You were in a swimming pool when I took this picture.

They were outside in the snow.

Lesson 17
Telling Time
Important verbs for asking about and telling time: have, know, be, tell Questions: Answers:

Do you have the time? Do you know what time it is? What time is it? Can you tell me what time it is, please?

Sure, it's 6:00. Sorry, I'm not wearing a watch. 5:50 It's a quarter after two.

Important vocabulary
o'clock = :00 ( 7:00 = seven o'clock ) --a quarter after = 15 minutes after the hour ( 3:15 = It's a quarter after three ) --a quarter before = 15 minutes before the hour ( 3:45 = It's a quarter before four )

half past = 30 minutes after the hour ( 11:30 = It's half past eleven. ) --thirty = 30 minutes after the hour. (11:30 = It's eleven thirty.) --The easiest way to tell someone the time is to use a digital format. For example, when someone asks you what time it is, you can say, "It's 5:30." Instead of, "It's half past five."

"It's 5:13." = (five thirteen) or

"It's 5:02." (five o two)*

or "It's 5:50." (five fifty)

*Note: 0 is pronounced "O" not "zero."

Giving the Date Question: What's today? or What day is it today? What's the date? It's June 6. or It's the 6th of June. Today's Tuesday, June 6. (June sixth) Answers:

There's a difference between "day" and "date" day: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc. date: June 6

When someone asks you the date, it's not necessary to give the year: For example: What's the date? ----> It's June 6. (Not It's June 6, 2005)

When someone asks about time in the future or the past, use the year. When were you born? ----> March 25, 1965

When did you arrive in the U.S.? ----> In 2002. When is the next election? ----> In November of 2006.

Lesson 18
Months January is the first month of the year.
The first month of the year is January. January comes after December. It comes before February. This month begins the year.

February is the second month of the year.

The second month of the year is February. February comes after January. It comes before March.

March is the third month of the year.

The third month of the year is March. March comes after February. It comes before April.

April is the fourth month of the year.

The fourth month of the year is April. April comes after March. It comes before May.

May is the fifth month of the year.

The fifth month of the year is May. May comes after April. It comes before June.

June is the sixth month of the year.

The sixth month of the year is June. June comes after May. It comes before July.

July is the seventh month of the year.

The seventh month of the year is July. July comes after June. It comes before August.

August is the eighth month of the year.

The eighth month of the year is August. August comes after July. It comes before September.

September is the ninth month of the year.

The ninth month of the year is September. September comes after August. It comes before October.

October is the tenth month of the year.

The tenth month of the year is October. October comes after September. It comes before November.

November is the eleventh month of the year.

The eleventh month of the year is November. November comes after October. It comes before December.

December is the twelfth month of the year.

The twelfth month of the year is December.

The last month of the year is December. December comes after November. It comes before January. This month ends the year.

Lesson 19
Count and Noncount Nouns
Count Nouns a car cars Noncount Nouns traffic

a chair

chairs

furniture

an apple

apples

fruit

a camera

four cameras

video equipment

count nouns use

singular and plural verbs and pronouns:
There

noncount nouns use only

singular verbs and pronouns:
There

is an apple. (singular) is some fruit. (singular verb)

There are some apples. (plural) I like that chair. ("that" is singular). She likes those chairs. ("those" is plural) A car is an expensive thing to own. Cars are an expensive form of transportation. Apples taste good Digital cameras make photography easy. They are fun to use. The camera is very nice. I like that furniture. I like those furniture. (no!) Traffic verb)

was heavy today. (singular

Fruit tastes good. TV stations have a lot of video equipment. It is expensive. The equipment are nice. (no!)

Asking questions for an amount or a number:

Count Nouns Noncount Nouns How much furniture is there?

How many chairs How many chairs are

are there? There is one chair there? There are two chairs

There is a lot of furniture

How many
cameras are there? There's one camera

How many cameras

are there? There are four cameras

How much equipment is there?

There's a lot of video equipment

Only count nouns can take a number: There is one camera. There are four cameras. Noncount nouns don't use numbers: There is some equipment. There is a lot of equipment. Knowing the difference between count and noncount nouns will make your English sound much better. Below are words and phrases that can be used with count and noncount nouns. As you continue through the next levels, you will probably need to come back to this page.

count nouns
a (singular) the (singular and plural) some a lot of many (large numbers) a few (3 to 4) few (a very small number) not many (a small number) not any (zero) the

noncount nouns
-- (no article) some a lot of much (large numbers) a little (small number) little (a very small number) not much (a small number) not any (zero)

Lesson 20 days of the week

Sunday is the first day of the week.
The first day of the week is Sunday. Sunday comes after Saturday . Su M T W Th F Sa It comes before Monday . Su M T W Th F Sa Sunday is a weekend day.

Monday is the second day of the week on the

calendar. Monday is also known as the first day of the work week. Monday comes after Sunday. Su M T W Th F Sa It comes before Tuesday. Su M T W Th F Sa
(Everyone hates Monday because it's the first day back to work after the weekend!)

Tuesday is the third day of the week.

The third day of the week is Tuesday. It's the second day of the work week. Tuesday comes after Monday. Su M T W Th F Sa It comes before Wednesday. Su M T W Th F Sa

Wednesday is the fourth day of the week.

The fourth day of the week is Wednesday. It's the third day of the work week. Wednesday comes after Tuesday. Su M T W Th F Sa It comes before Thursday. Su M T W Th F Sa Wednesday is the middle of the week.

Thursday is the fifth day of the week.

The fifth day of the week is Thursday. It's the fourth day of the work week.

Thursday comes after Wednesday. Su M T W Th F Sa It comes before Friday. Su M T W Th F Sa

Friday is the sixth day of the week.

The sixth day of the week is Friday. It's the fifth and last day of the work week. Friday comes after Thursday. Su M T W Th F Sa It comes before Saturday. Su M T W Th F Sa
(Everyone loves Friday because it's the last day of the week. In the afternoon, the weekend begins. T.G.I.F. = Thank God it's Friday!)

Saturday is the seventh day of the week.

The seventh day of the week is Saturday. Saturday comes after Friday. Su M T W Th F Sa It comes before Sunday. Su M T W Th F Sa

Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.

Su M T W Th F Sa When talking about the weekend, you can use: - on the weekend - during the weekend - this weekend (present and future): What are you going to do this weekend? - last weekend (past) What did you do last weekend? - next weekend (future - comes after "this weekend") What are you going to do next weekend?
(Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5 are this weekend; Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12 are next weekend.)

There are seven days in a week. There are 52 weeks in a year.

QUIZZZZZZ

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Blue Level Quiz #1

Part A. Directions: Complete each sentence in the present tense. Remember how the verb "be" changes. (10 points) 1. He _____ a student. (be) 2. They ______ workers. (be) 3. There ______ a party at my house next weekend. (be) 4. John and Sue ______ married. (be - negative) 5. We ______very happy about our new apartment. (be) 6. In the morning, I ______ very tired. (be) 7. You ______ at school right now. ( be - negative) 8. ______ it cold today? (be) 9. ______ they members of the website? (be) 10. He and I ______ both cousins. (be) Part B.

Part C. Conjugate the verb "be" in the present tense. (8 points) Be

singular I _____ You _____ He _____ She _____ It _____ They _____ plural We _____ You _____

Part D. Write two sentences using the verb "be." (2 points)

Choose among this, that, these, or those to complete each 1. sentence. Remember: close = x...y; far = x..................y (10 points) 1. _______ pencil needs to be sharpened. (close) 2. Are _________ apples ready to be picked (close) 3. Is _________the building we go to? (far) 4. _________ cars were in an accident. (far) 5. ________ office has a lot of windows. (far) 6. Is _________ bottle empty? (close) 7. _________ boys broke the window. (far--in time) 8. ________ is a very good movie. (close--in time) 9. Are _______ the best tools for the job? (far) 10. _______ makes me very angry. (far) Click here for the answers. Click here to go back to the Blue Level Total: 30 points Your score: __________ 2.

Answer

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Blue Level Quiz #1 (Answers)

Part A. Directions: Complete each sentence in the present tense. Remember how the verb "be" changes. (10 points) 1. He is a student. (be) 2. They are workers. (be) 3. There is a party at my house next weekend. (be) 4. John and Sue aren't married. (be - negative) 5. We are very happy about our new apartment. (be) 6. In the morning, I am very tired. (be) 7. You aren't at school right now. ( be - negative) 8. Is it cold today? (be) 9. Are they members of the website? (be) 10. He and I are both cousins. (be) Part B.

Part C. Conjugate the verb "be" in the present tense. (8 points) Be

singular I am _ You are He is She is It is They are plural We are You are

Part D. Write two sentences using the verb "be." (2 points)

Choose among this, that, these, or those to complete each 1. sentence. Remember: close = x...y; far = x..................y (10 points) 1. This pencil needs to be sharpened. (close) 2. Are these apples ready to be picked (close) 3. Is that the building we go to? (far) 4. Those cars were in an accident. (far) 5. That office has a lot of windows. (far) 6. Is this bottle empty? (close) 7. Those boys broke the window. (far--in time) 8. This is a very good movie. (close--in time, maybe now) 9. Are those the best tools for the job? (far) 10. That makes me very angry. (far) Click here to go back to the quiz. Click here to go back to the Blue Level Total: 30 points Your score: __________ 2.

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Blue Level Quiz #2 - Pronouns

Part A. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct subject pronoun. (10 points) 1. ______ is a student. (a man) 2. ________ are students (a boy and a girl) 3. Is ______ a good car? (a thing) 4. ________ are at home. (two people) 5. ______ is from Nicaragua. (a woman) 6. ________ are not very good computers. (a group) 7. ______ am at work. (oneself) 8. Is _______ cold today? (the weather) 9. Are _______ members of the website? (people) 10. _____ and I are in the same class. (a woman)

Part C. Write the subject pronouns in the singular and plural. (5 points each)
singular plural

Write the object pronouns in the singular and plural

singular plural

Part B. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun. (10 points) 1. John teaches ______ English every day. (you and I) 2. There's some mail for _____ in the mailbox. (I) 3. I like _____ very much. (you--singular or plural) 4. She works with ______ at that company. (a man) 5. He likes ________ very much. (a woman) 6. They like to eat _______ with cream cheese. (a thing) 7. Sue usually puts _______ in the refrigerator. (things) 8. Please give it to ________. (I) 9. They want _______ to work this weekend. (you and I) 10. I want ________ to do something for me. (you) Click here for the answers Total: 30 points Your score: __________

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Part A. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct subject pronoun. (10 points) 1. He is a student. (a man) 2. They are students (a boy and a girl) 3. Is it a good car? (a thing) 4. They are at home. (two people) 5. She is from Nicaragua. (a woman) 6. They are not very good computers. (a group) 7. I am at work. (oneself) 8. Is it cold today? (the weather) 9. Are they members of the website? (people) 10. She and I are in the same class. (a woman)

Part C. Write the subject pronouns in the singular and plural. (5 points each)
singular plural

I you he she it

we you

they

Write the object pronouns in the singular and plural

singular plural

me Part B. you Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun. (10 points) 1. John teaches us English every day. (you and I) 2. There's some mail for me in the mailbox. (I) 3. I like you very much. (you--singular or plural) 4. She works with him at that company. (a man) 5. He likes her very much. (a woman) 6. They like to eat it with cream cheese. (a thing) 7. Sue usually puts them in the refrigerator. (things) 8. Please give it to me. (I) 9. They want us to work this weekend. (you and I) 10. I want you to do something for me. (you) him her it

us you

them

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Learn American English Online Blue Level Quiz #3 - Count and Noncount Nouns

Part A.

Part C.

Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct form Which nouns are count nouns and noncount nouns? List of the verb "be." (10 points) them in each category: (10 points) 1. There _______ some time before the game. 2. There _______ two people looking at the house. 3. _______ there a good movie showing at that theater? 4. _______ there any good restaurants near here? 5. Why ______ there police officers outside that house? 6. There ______ a hat on the table. 7. _______ there enough chairs for everyone? 8. _______ there a pillow on the bed? 9. There _______ seven days in a week. 10. There ______ ten students in the classroom. Part B. Directions: Complete each sentence with "much" or "many." (10 points) 1. How ______ time is there to finish our work today? 2. There aren't ______ students in class today. 3. I like her very _______. 4. How ______ money do you have? 5. Are there _______ cars in the parking lot? 6. You don't make _______ mistakes, do you? 7. There isn't very _______ tea left in the teapot. 8. She doesn't like too _______ meat in the sauce. 9. How ________ people do you know in your building? 10. There isn't very _______ oil left in the world. count nouns noncount nouns water / apple / man / oil / butter / window / cup / pencil / rice / computer / time / friend / money / snow / table

Learn American English Online Blue Level Quiz #4 - The Present Tense Part A. Part C.

Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct form Conjugate the verb "have" in the present tense (5 points) of the verb in the present tense. (10 points) 1. She _______ to school three times a week. (go) 2. My father ________ at that restaurant. (work) 3. I _______ English during the week. (study) 4. We ______ some time to go to the store. (have) 5. My car _______ a new set of tires. (have) 6. John _______ his shopping on the weekend. (do) 7. They _______ at that table everyday. (sit) 8. A plumber _______ leaky pipes and toilets. (fix) 9. You always ______ me good advice. (give) 10. They ______ very good students. (be) Part B. singular Directions: Make each of the above sentences negative. (10 points) 1. She __________ __________to school. (go) 2. My father _______ ________at that restaurant. (work) 3. I _______ _________English during the week. (study) 4. We _____ ________ any time to go to the store. (have) 5. My car _______ _________a new set of tires. (have) 6. John ______ _____his shopping on the weekend. (do) 7. They _______ ________ at that table everyday. (sit) 8. A teacher _______ ______leaky pipes and toilets. (fix) 9. You never _________ me good advice. (give) 10. They ________ very good students. (be) plural Conjugate the verb "have" in the present tense negative (5 points) singular plural

Learn American English Online.com Blue Level Quiz #5 - The Present Continuous Tense Part C. Conjugate the verb "go" in the present continuous tense (5 points) singular plural

Part A.

Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in the present continuous tense. (10 points)

1. He _____ ________ the bus to work today. (take)

2. The stores at that mall _____ ________ new employees. (hire)

3. My mother ______ _________ me next month. (visit)

4. We ______ ________lunch right now. (have)

5. My car _____ _________ strange noises. (make)

6. Martha ______ ________ her shopping for the week. (do)

7. ______ he still _____________? (sleep)

8. What ______ you __________ in your garden? (grow)

9. _______ they __________ you at the airport? (meet) Conjugate the verb "make" in the present continuous tense negative (5 points) singular plural

10. My children ______ __________very good today. (be)

Part B.

Directions: Make each sentence negative in the present continuous tense. (10 points)

1. She _______ __________ there anymore. (work)

2. I ______ ______ ___________ at what you said. (laugh)

3. They _______ __________ English anymore. (study)

4. You ______ __________ much fun, are you? (have)

5. The housekeepers ______ ________ the room right now. (clean)

6. We ______ ________ anything this weekend. (do)

7. The people from Romania _______ _________ today. (come)

8. I _____ _______ __________ a new car this year. (buy)

9. _________ you ___________ today? (work)

10. Why _______ he ___________ you? (help)

Learn American English Online.com Blue Level Quiz #6 - Articles Part A. Directions: Fill in the blank space with the correct article: "a" or "the" 1. ________ coffee I made isn't very good. 2. I need to buy ______ new car. (any car) 3. I can't see ________ sun. 4. This is _________ first time for me. 5. Do you want to see ______ movie today? (any movie) 6. Mary goes to ________ very good school. 7. They used to live in ________ United States. 7. I put gas into __________ car. (my car) 8. _______ city of Chicago is very big. 8. _______ bus that I take every day stops right here. 9. I like to study ______ English. 9. That is _______ very large truck. 10. ______ English language is very 10. Some of ________ apples I got at the store are bad. Part B. Directions: Fill in the blank with "a" or "an." 1. She saw ______ friend in class. 2. ______ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 3. My teacher has ______ big classroom. 4. Jose drives _______ hour to and from work every day. 5. Is that _______ a fresh apple, or is it _______ old apple? 6. That is _______ good way to learn English. 7. Christine is _______ honest person. 8. We once owned _______ house in Minneapolis. (*Remember that some words in some situations don't use an article) Part C. Directions: Fill in the blank with "the" or "--" (nothing). Some of these sentences don't require "the." (10 points) 1. There was a lot of _______ rain last night. 2. _______ rain came down hard last night. 3. ________ history of Mexico is very intresting. 4. I like to study ________ history. 5. _________ medicine I took is making me dizzy. 6. I got some ________ medicine at the store.

9. Do you want to take _______ English class? 10. There's ______ cracked egg in the egg carton.

Learn American English Online.com Blue Level Quiz #6 - Articles Part A. Directions: Fill in the blank space with the correct article: "a" or "the" 1. ________ coffee I made isn't very good. 2. I need to buy ______ new car. (any car) 3. I can't see ________ sun. 4. This is _________ first time for me. 5. Do you want to see ______ movie today? (any movie) 6. Mary goes to ________ very good school. 7. They used to live in ________ United States. 7. I put gas into __________ car. (my car) 8. _______ city of Chicago is very big. 8. _______ bus that I take every day stops right here. 9. I like to study ______ English. 9. That is _______ very large truck. 10. ______ English language is very 10. Some of ________ apples I got at the store are bad. Part B. Directions: Fill in the blank with "a" or "an." 1. She saw ______ friend in class. 2. ______ apple a day keeps the doctor away. 3. My teacher has ______ big classroom. 4. Jose drives _______ hour to and from work every day. 5. Is that _______ a fresh apple, or is it _______ old apple? 6. That is _______ good way to learn English. 7. Christine is _______ honest person. 8. We once owned _______ house in Minneapolis. (*Remember that some words in some situations don't use an article) Part C. Directions: Fill in the blank with "the" or "--" (nothing). Some of these sentences don't require "the." (10 points) 1. There was a lot of _______ rain last night. 2. _______ rain came down hard last night. 3. ________ history of Mexico is very intresting. 4. I like to study ________ history. 5. _________ medicine I took is making me dizzy. 6. I got some ________ medicine at the store.

9. Do you want to take _______ English class? 10. There's ______ cracked egg in the egg carton.

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Blue Level Quiz #7 - Prepositions Part B.

Part A.

Directions: Fill in the blank space with a preposition. (20 points)

Directions: Fill in the blank with a preposition (20 points) 1. Don't bother me. I'm _______ a hurry. 2. Two cars crashed _________ each other. 3. She has been absent _________ class. 4. I'll get ______ touch ______ you later. 5. It's not good ____ me to eat food high ____ cholesterol. 6. Please turn ______ the lights _____ the living room. 7. The letter "B" comes _________ "A" and "C." 8. I fell _______ love with her. 9. What's wrong ________ my cell phone? 10. Do you want to go ______ bus or ______ car? 11. Please fill _______ each blank carefully on the quiz. 12. Mary loves to listen ______ music _____ the radio. 13. He's very sick. They're taking things day ______ day. 14. My wife doesn't agree ________ me very often. 15. The U.S. will elect a new President _____ November. 16. Would you like to sit here ________ me? 17. He's leaning __________ the wall. 18. The car _________ me is following too closely! 19. Minneapolis is northwest ________ Chicago. 20. The Twin Cities are _________ the Mississippi River.
Answers: 1. in; 2. into; 3. from; 4. in / with; 5. to / in; 6. on /in; 7. between; 8. in; 9. with; 10. by / by; 11. in; 12. to / on; 13. by; 14. with; 15. in; 16. by (or with); 17. against; 18. behind; 19. of; 20. on

1. The students walked ________ the classroom.

2. I had to make a stop ________ New York last night.

3. The class starts __________ 7:30 in the morning.

4. The cat jumped __________ the fence.

5. Sit __________.

6. I need to go ________ the store.

7. Do you want to go _______ a walk?

8. Chicago is __________ seven hours from here.

9. The plane is leaving _______ ten minutes.

10. The young man climbed __________ the window.

11. Airplanes fly __________ the ground.

12. Subway trains travel __________ the ground.

13. Earthworms live __________ the ground.

14. I am standing _______ the ground.

15. Did you finish your work ______ time?

16. Can I borrow your pencil _________ a minute?

17. I woke up ________ 5:30 this morning.

18. We haven't been there __________ last year.

19. I have lived in Minnesota ________ many years.

20. I'll be there ________ an hour.

Answers: 1. into; 2. in; 3. at; 4. on (or over); 5. down; 6. to; 7. for; 8. about (or almost); 9. in; 10. through; 11. above; 12. under; 13. in; 14. on; 15. in; 16. for; 17. at; 18. since; 19. for; 20 in

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Blue Level Quiz #8 - Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns Part B. - Possessive Pronouns Directions: Write the correct possessive pronoun in the blank space following each sentence or question. (10 points) Example: This pen is her pen. hers

Part A. - Possessive Adjectives

Directions: Use the correct possessive adjective. The ubject in each sentence will help you with your ecision. (20 points)

. I have a computer on _________ desk. 1. This classroom is my classroom. __________ 2. Are these books your books? ____________ 3. He has his own car and I have my own car. _________ 4. Her English is good, and his English is good too. ________ 5. I think this money is her money. __________ 6. Your children are smart, and so are our children. _________ 7. Our work is finished; their work isn't. ___________ 8. Those tickets are his tickets. ___________ 9. Your garden looks great, but my garden doesn't. _________ 10. Her song was good, and I liked your song, too. _________

. You have a computer on _________ desk.

. He likes to play with _________ dog.

. We don't know __________ neighbors very well.

. The cat doesn't like __________ food.

. The students left _________ classroom very quickly.

. You all have __________ own ideas about politics.

. I really want to see __________ friends this weekend.

. They spend __________ money on junk.

0. Robert is very happy with __________ new job.

1. Mary thinks __________ apartment is too small.

2. Where are you going on __________ vacation? Part C. Fill out the chart below with the correct possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. (10 points if all are correct) Subject I You He She It We You They Possessive Adjective Possessive Pronoun

3. The city has _________ own fire department.

4. You and I are having lunch with _________ teacher.

5. Did you finish __________ work on time?

6. Jim and Sal love __________ new house.

7. Can I have __________ car back, please?

8. John can't fix __________ his sink.

9. Does Martha have ___________ keys?

0. We should bring __________ coats to the game.

Let's have a conversation!

Meeting someone for the first time:

Paul: Hi. My name is Paul.

Mei Yang: Hi. I'm Mei Yang. It's nice to meet you.

Paul: Nice to meet you too. Do you live around here?

Mei Yang: No. I live in China.

Paul: Really? I hear that's a beautiful country.

Mei Yang: Yes, it is. I really love it.

Talking about the weather :

Lydumila: Is it raining outside?

Sasa: No, it's sunny.

Lydumila: Is it going to rain later today.

Sasa: Yes, I think so.

Lydumila: Then let's see a movie tonight. ("let's" = let us)

Sasa: That's a great idea.

Talking about your job:

Angelena: What do you do?

Steve: I'm a businessman. I have my own shop. How about you?

Angelena: I work in a bank.

Steve: How do you like your job?

Angelena: It's interesting because I meet a lot of different people all day.

Steve: You're so lucky!