Level 1 Grammar help Printable Oxford University Press 2011

1 Grammar help
Simple present / Present
progressive
1 Underline the time expressions. Write if the
verb is in the simple present or the present
progressive.
Joe is speaking French at the moment.
present progressive
1 They often go to the movies on the weekend.

2 We are going to a concert now.

3 She always cooks lunch on Sundays.

4 Im painting my room today.

5 You drive to the golf club twice a week.

6 I watch TV on Sunday evenings.

2 Use the words to write sentences. Use the
simple present for habits (H) and the present
progressive for actions in progress now (N).
Clare / watch / TV / in the evenings (H)
Clare watches TV in the evenings.
1 Grandad / sit / in the yard / at the moment (N)

2 they / listen / to music / at the moment (N)

3 Johns dad / go / to work / on Saturdays (H)

4 we / watch / TV / now (N)

5 Emily / not play / tennis / today (N)

6 she / usually / get up / at 7 a.m. (H)

3 Complete the sentences with the simple
present or present progressive form of the
verbs.
We go to the cinema every Sunday. (go)
1 I French on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. (study)
2 Linda at the moment. (sleep)
3 Mr. and Mrs. Jones now. (leave)
4 My mom always early. (get up)
Possessive pronouns
4 Choose the correct answers.
The rucksack is Sarahs. Its her / hers not
my / mine.
1 I cant find my key. Can I borrow your / yours?
2 Your / Yours dog is running after my / mine.
3 Our / Ours test is very difficult! How about
you / yours?
4 They think that the idea is their / theirs.
5 He / His sandwich is delicious. So is
my / mine.
5 Complete the sentences with the possessive
pronouns in the box.
Hers His mine ours Theirs Yours
This isnt my pen. Wheres mine?
1 This isnt Marks skateboard. is blue.
2 These arent Elenas shoes. are
under the bed.
3 We like Mollys house, but we prefer
.
4 This isnt your cell phone. doesnt
have a camera.
5 This isnt John and Lucys class. is
upstairs.
Adverbs of manner
6 Choose the correct answers.
My dad usually drives slow / slowly.
1 Im a very bad / badly tennis player.
2 Talk quiet / quietly in the library.
3 Sara is very happy / happily today.
4 My grandma walks very slow / slowly.
5 Hes a very good / well soccer player.
7 Rewrite the sentences with adverbs.
My sister is a good singer. She sings well.
1 Paula is a fantastic dancer. She dances
.
2 Sally draws beautiful pictures. She draws
.
3 Chris is a slow eater. He eats .
4 Mom is a bad driver. She drives .
5 My uncle is a fast runner. He runs .
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