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Present simple vs present continuous - Form

Present simple - short forms

We normally use short forms in spoken English.

Present continuous - short forms

We normally use short forms in spoken English.

Present simple vs present continuous - Use

Present simple use

Habits or situations that happen regularly

We use the present simple to talk about actions that we do (o we don't do) regularly:

Permanent situations or things that are usually or often true

Adverbs of frequency

We often use the present simple with adverbs of frequency ( always, sometimes, etc.) and expressions of frequency ( once every three months, twice a week, every other day, etc.).

Adverbs of frequency go in mid position (before the main verb or after be).

Expressions of frequency go at the end of the sentence

Future events that are timetabled

We use the present simple to talk about future events that are scheduled or timetabled.

Present continuous use

Actions in progress

We use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now or 'around now' (a time around this moment, such as these days, weeks or months)

I finished the Lord of the Rings and now I'm reading a new book.

Temporary actions

The present continuous is used to talk about temporary actions:

With expressions meaning 'now' or 'around now'.

The present continuous often appears next to expressions such as now, these days, this week/month, or at the moment.

Situations that are changing or developing

Future arrangements

We use the present continuous to talk or ask about future actions that are already planned or decided.

Stative verbs

Non-action verbs (or stative verbs) cannot be used in present continuous. They must be used in present simple. The most frequent are the verbs of the senses (hear, see, smell, look, seem, sound), verbs of opinion (believe, consider, like, love, hate, prefer, think, etc.) verbs of possession (have, own, belong, etc.). Other common non-action verbs are: agree, be, depend, need, mean, remember, realise, recognise, seem, want, etc.

Some verbs have an action and a non-action meaning; for example, have or think:

The verb see also has a dynamic and a stative meaning.

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Present simple or present continuous - Test-English

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Present simple or present continuous English grammar exercises. Intermediate grammar exercises. Present simple and progressive. Dynamic and static verbs.

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English Grammar Worksheet - State vs. Action Vebrs - Exercise 1|Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous tense. Some of the verbs might be state verbs.

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Engels - past simple - present perfect - EngelsAcademie.nl

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Gebruik: verleden tijd

Iets is in het verleden gebeurd en is nu afgelopen

Iets een gewoonte was in het verleden

Vorm:

regular: ww + ED

I worked

irregular: 2e rijtje

I wrote

Ontkennend:

Onderwerp + did not + hele ww

I did not/ didn't  work

Vragend:

Did + onderwerp + hele ww

Did I work?

Signaalwoorden:

Yesterday, last week, when I was younger,

a few months ago

Voorbeeldzinnen:

I walked home from work yesterday.

We saw a scary movie last week.

The accident happened right before my eyes

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1.............................. (you / have) a good time in Hull? I 2.............................. (call) from my grandparents' house in Cornwall. My sister and I 3.............................. (stay) here for a couple of weeks, and we 4.............................. (enjoy) it a lot. I 5.............................. (plan) to study for my exams later, but now I 6.............................. (relax). I'm not totally lazy, though - I 7.............................. (run) every morning. Jake and I 8.............................. (think) about spending a month in Spain. Would you like to go with us? Let me know! Well, the sun 9.............................. (shine) so I think I'll go for a walk. Bye!

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English Grammar Exercises for A2 - Contrast: present simple and present continuous

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much, many en a lot | uitleg en oefeningen | Engels Klaslokaal

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Gebruik:

Iets is in het verleden gebeurd en is nu nog bezig of heeft nu nog invloed
(for a week, since yesterday ..)

Nadruk ligt op het resultaat van iets wat in het verleden is gebeurd (enkelvoudige gebeurtenissen)

Voor dingen die in het verleden zijn gebeurd, maar het is niet duidelijk of belangrijk wanneer precies.

Voor dingen zojuist of kortgeleden zijn gebeurd
(just, this week ...)

Vorm: Onderwerp + have / has + volt.deelw

Regular verb: verb + ED

I have worked

He/She/It has worked

Irregular verb: 3e rijtje

I have written

He/She/It has written

Ontkennend:

Have not / has not + volt.deelw

I have not worked

She has not worked

Vragend:

Have / has + onderwerp + volt.deelw

Have I worked?

Has she worked?

Signaalwoorden: FYNE JASSS

For, Yet, Never, Ever, Just, Already, Since, So, Still

Voorbeeldzinnen:

He has broken his leg so he can't go on holiday.

Seriously, Ron has watched Avatar five times already.

I have lived in Londen since 2019.

The accident has just happened.

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Engels - Past simple - EngelsAcademie.nl

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Oefenen met de hulpwerkwoorden can, could en to be able to. Oefen Engelse grammatica in het Engels Klaslokaal.

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Oefenen met few, a few, little en a little | uitleg en oefeningen

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wanneer gebruik je trappen van vergelijking?

Je gebruikt de trappen van vergelijking om twee of meer zaken met elkaar te vergelijken.

stellende trap
She is as tall as Sam. My car is not as expensive as yours.

vergrotende trap
She is taller than Beth. A car is more expensive than a bike.

overtreffende trap
She is the tallest of all the girls. His car is the most expensive ever made.

3 lettergrepen more / most

spelling

onregelmatige trappen van vergelijking

oefeningen

stellende, vergrotende en overtreffende trap (- en -)

vergrotende trap (- en more en uitzonderingen)

oefening 1: invuloefening met de vergrotende trap

oefening 2: multiple choice oefening met de vergrotende trap

oefening 3: invuloefening met de vergrotende trap

oefening 4: invuloefening met de vergrotende trap

overtreffende trap (- en most en uitzonderingen)

oefening 1: invuloefening met de overtreffende trap

oefening 2: invuloefening met de overtreffende trap

oefening 3: invuloefening met de overtreffende trap

oefening 1: multiple choice: kies de vergrotende of overtreffende trap.

oefening 2: invuloefening met de vergrotende en de overtreffende trap

oefening 3: invuloefening met de vergrotende en de overtreffende trap

oefening 4: invuloefening met de vergrotende en de overtreffende trap

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Oefenen met de trappen van vergelijking in het Engels

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Simple Past | vorm | oefeningen | Engels Klaslokaal

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Simple Past - vorm en oefeningen: ja/nee vragen, ontkenningen en bevestigende zinnen - onregelmatige en regelmatige werkwoorden)

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Should, shouldn't

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences using should, shouldn't and the words in brackets ( ).

Should, shouldn't - Form

The same form for all persons

The form of should is the same for all persons:

I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they should see a specialist.

Should(n't) + infinitive

Should is a modal verb, and all modal verbs are followed by an infinitive (without to).

You should listen to me. (NOT You should to listen.)

Should not= shouldn't

The negative form of should is should not or shouldn't.

You should not be here./You shouldn't be here.

Questions

To make questions, we use should + subject + infinitive. We don't use the verb do to make questions.

Should, shouldn't - Use

Giving advice

We use should or shouldn't to give somebody advice and to say what is or isn't the right thing to do.

I think you should ...

We often say I think ... should ... to give somebody advice.

Note that in a negative sentence, we often say I don't think ... should ... (NOT I think ... shouldn't ...)

I don't think you should call her now; she's very upset. (NOT I think you shouldn't call her)

We often say Do you think ... should ... to ask for advice.

Ought to, ought not to

We can also use ought to instead of should, and ought not to instead of shouldn't.

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English Grammar Exercises for A2 - some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little, a few

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wanneer gebruik je de Simple Past

als een handeling of gebeurtenis in het verleden afgesloten werd (I saw him yesterday.)
signaalwoorden: yesterday, …….. ago, when …., last week / month / year, in 2018 (het gaat in alle gevallen om een tijdstip in het verleden)

voor een gewoonte in het verleden (She always walked to school)

wanneer gebruik je de Present Perfect

voor een periode die in het verleden is begonnen, tot nu doorgaat en waarschijnlijk nog langer zal duren (I hav e been ill for a week.)
signaalwoorden: for, since, always, lately, recently

voor recente acties die afgelopen zijn maar niet duidelijk wanneer en die nog betrekking hebben op het heden.  (I have washed the car. (resultaat: Hij is schoon)).

voor acties die net afgelopen zijn (We have just missed the bus.)
signaalwoord: just

voor een periode waarin acties herhaaldelijk gebeurden en die nog steeds niet is afgelopen (Eilsa has already rung him four times this morning.)
signaalwoorden: this morning / afternoon / evening / week etc. / ever / never / always / occasionally / often / several times / It’s / This is the first / second time etc

Oefenen met de Simple Past en Present Perfect (I went en I have gone) (elementary)

oefening 1: multiple choice oefening

oefening 2: multiple choice oefening

oefening 3: invuloefening

oefening 4: multiple choice oefening

oefening 5: multiple choice oefening

oefening 6: twee oefeningen met de simple past en de present perfect

oefening 7: multiple choice oefening

oefening 8: multiple choice oefening

oefening 9: multiple choice oefening

oefening 10: multiple choice oefening

Oefenen met de Simple Past en Present Perfect (I went en I have gone) (intermediate)

oefening 1: invuloefening

oefening 2: invuloefening

oefening 3: invuloefening

oefening 4: invuloefening

oefening 5: invuloefening

Nuttige pagina’s

oefeningen met de Simple Past ( I went)

oefeningen met de Present Perfect (I have gone)

oefeningen met onregelmatige werkwoorden (go – went – gone)

oefeningen met for en since

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Comparative adjectives - older than, more important than, etc.

Exercise 1

Write the opposite of these adjectives. Use the comparative form of adjectives in the box below.

bad - big - difficult - expensive - far - fat - happy - hot - old - short

Comparative adjectives

We use more + adjective + than or adjective + -er + than to compare things or people.

In this chart you can see when we need to use more ... than or -er than and the changes in spelling.

Two things

We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two things.

Less ... than

When we compare two things, we can also use the form less + adjective + than (less ≠ more).

Than me

If we use a personal pronoun after than we need an object pronoun ( me, you, him, etc.).

My sister is taller than me.

His sister is more intelligent than him.

Much/a bit + more

Before the comparative ( more or -er) we can use much (=big difference) or a bit (=small difference).

Common mistakes!

More or -er

We use more or - er, but we cannot use more + -er.

My brother is taller than me. (NOT My brother is more taller that me.)

More than (NOT that)

After a comparative adjective, we use than and NOT that.

My brother is taller than me. (NOT My brother is taller that me.)

Than + second element of the comparison

We use than + the second thing that we are comparing. When we don't mention the second element of the comparison, we do NOT use than.

My brother is taller than me .

I am tall, but my brother is taller. (NOT my brother is taller than.)

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Past simple regular

We often add -ed to verbs (regular verbs) to make the past simple.

Spelling of regular verbs

When do we double the consonant?

We double the consonant when the verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant. This is always true when the verb is one syllable.

When the verb is two syllables, we only double the consonant when the STRESS is in the last syllable.

reFER ⇒ referred, preFER ⇒ preferred, reGRET ⇒ regretted

But we do NOT double the consonant when the STRESS is NOT in the last syllable.

VIsit ⇒ visited, ANswer ⇒ answered.

Past simple irregular

Some verb are irregular and they don't add -ed to make the past simple. Some very common irregular verbs are:

Past simple - use

Past finished actions or states

We can use the past simple to talk about past finished actions or states. We know and we often mention when these actions happened with a past time expression: yesterday, yesterday morning, last night, last week, two days ago, five years ago, etc.

Past repeated actions

We can use the past simple to talk about habits or repeated actions that happened in the past but don't happen in the present. We often use adverbs or expressions of frequency ( often, always, every day, etc.).

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Past simple regular/irregular. We add ‘-ed’ to verbs to make the past simple, but some verbs are irregular. A1 – Elementary English grammar and exercises.

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Gebruik:

1. Om aan te geven dat iets vaak, normaal gesproken, altijd of nooit gebeurt

2. Feiten, gewoonten en regelmatigheden

3. Blijvende situaties

4. Bij werkwoorden die een (gemoeds)toestand (state of mind) aangeven.

Appear, be, believe, belong, (dis)like, hate, have, know, love, mean, prefer, remember, understand, wish, think (to have an opinion), etc...

5. Bij zintuigelijke werkwoorden (senses) see, hear, taste, smell, feel

Vorm:

ww / ww +S (shit-rule)

I work

He/She/It  workS

Ontkennend:

onderwerp + do not / does not + ww

I don’t work

He/She/It doesn’t work

Vragend:

Do / Does + onderwerp + ww

Do I work?

Does he/she/it work?

Signaalwoorden:

Always, Often, Sometimes, Never, Every day/week

Voorbeeldzinnen:

Water boil s at 100 degrees.

My grandmother visit s us every week.

They watch a movie every Friday night.

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Gebruik:

1. Iets is op dit moment bezig, het gebeurt  NU

2. Tijdelijke situaties

3. om irritatie/ergernis te tonen  (vaak in combinatie met  always, forever, constantly)

4. Voor acties en voor acties die NU of tijdelijk plaatsvinden

Vorm:

am/ is/ are + ww-ing

I am working

He/She/It  is working

We are working

Ontkennend:

onderwerp + am/is/are + not +ww-ing

Am I working

Is she working

Are we working

Vragend:

Am/Is/Are + onderwerp
+ww-ing

Am I working?

Is she working?

Are we working?

Signaalwoorden:

At the moment, (right) now, today, Look!, Listen!, Currently

Voorbeeldzinnen:

I am walking to work at this moment.

She is currently cycling to school.

Jack is always shouting at me.

We are watching a scary movie right now.

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Must/mustn't, have to/don't have to - Form

Must/mustn't

Use must + infinitive without to

Must is a modal verb, and modal verbs are followed by an infinitive without to.

No -s

Modal verbs don't add -s after he/she/it.

Use must/mustn't in negatives and questions

Must is an auxiliary verb. This means that it has a negative and an interrogative form. Do not use do/did in negatives and questions.

Have to/don't have to

Use do and did in negatives and questions

The verb have in have to is not an auxiliary verb. Use do/don't, does/doesn't, did/didn't in questions and negative sentences in present and past.

No contraction

The verb have in have to cannot be contracted to 've.

Past and future forms

Only have to has a past and a future form. Must does not have a past or a future form.

Have to

Rules and obligations

We use have to to talk about rules and obligations, something that is necessary.

Must

Rules and obligations

Must is very similar to have to. We use must + infinitive (without to) to talk about rules and obligations.

Don't have to

Don't need to - not necessary

If you don't have to do something, it means that you 'don't need to' do something (there is no obligation). You can do it but you don't need to do it if you don't want to do it.

Mustn't

Prohibition

Use mustn't to talk about something that you can't do. It's necessary that you don't do it.

Must

Obligation from the speaker

We normally use must when to talk about obligations that come from the opinion of the speaker. The speaker thinks it's necessary or important to do something.

Have to

External obligation

We normally use have to when there's an external obligation. The obligation doesn't come from the speaker's opinion; another person thinks it's necessary.

Mustn't vs don't have to

Don't have to

You don't need to do it; not necessary; no obligation

Don't have to and mustn't have opposite meanings. We say that we don't have to do something when we don't need to do something; we can do it, but it's not necessary.

Mustn't

Prohibition; it's necessary that you don't do it

We say that we mustn't do something when we cannot do something; it is necessary that we don't do something.

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Much, many, little, few, some, any - quantifiers

Exercise 1

Choose much, many, little, few, some, any to complete each sentence.

Much, many, little, few, some, any - Grammar chart

Many/much

Many for countable, much for uncountable in (?) (-)

We use many before plural (countable) nouns and much before uncountable nouns. We use them in negative sentences and questions. We don't normally use them in affirmative sentences.

Too much/too many

Note that we don't normally use much/ many in affirmative sentences, but we can use too much and too many in affirmative sentences.

How much/how many

We use how many and how much to ask about quantity.

A lot of/lots of

Before both countable and uncountable

We use a lot of or lots of (more informal) before both plural (countable) and uncountable nouns. We normally use them in positive sentences.

Of before noun; no of at the end of sentence

We must always use a lot of or lots of including of before a noun. However, we can use the expressions a lot or lots (without of) at the end of a sentence.

(A) few/(a) little/a bit of

Few for countable; little for uncountable

We use (a) few before plural (countable) nouns and (a) little or a bit of (more informal) before uncountable nouns.

Few or a few? little or a little?

A few means 'some but not many; enough', and a little means 'some but not much; enough' .

Few/little mean 'almost none; not enough'.

Normally, the difference between a few/little (WITH a) and few/little (WITHOUT a) is that a few/little is positive in meaning, and few/little is negative. Compare:

'Do you speak English?' 'No, I speak very little English.' (=Negative)

'Do you speak English?' 'Yes, I speak a little English.' (=Positive)

Some/any

Some in (+); any in (?) (-)

We use some in affirmative sentences and any in negative sentences and questions.

With both countable (plural) and uncountable

Both some and any can be used before countable and uncountable nouns. But if we use them before a countable noun, the noun must be in the plural form.

Are there any students in the classroom? (NOT Is there any student in the classroom?)

Some for offers and requests

We use some (NOT any) in interrogative sentences when we are offering or requesting (=asking for) something.

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Superlative adjectives - the oldest, the most important, etc.

Exercise 1

Write the superlative forms of these adjectives.

EXAMPLE: poor ⇒ the poorest

Superlative adjectives

Three or more things

We use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to compare three or more things.

The best in

After the superlative we use in before names of places or before singular words referring to groups of people ( class, school, team, family, etc.)

The Everest is the highest mountain in the world. (NOT of the world)

The / my / John's

Before the superlative we always use the or a possessive adjective ( my, your, his, etc.) or noun + possessive 's ( Paul's, Elisabeth's, etc.)

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Defining relative clauses - who, which, that, where

Exercise 1

Choose the correct relative pronouns to complete the following defining relative clauses.

Defining relative clauses

We use defining relative clauses to specify which person, thing or place we are talking about.

Who, which, where

We use who for people.

He met the police officer who saved his life.

We use which for things and animals.

He put on the suit which he wore for special occasions.

We use where for places.

This is the hotel where we spent our honeymoon.

That

We can use that instead of who or which. But we often use who for people and which/ that for things.

He's the neighbour who /that helped us to move out.

Change the cable which /that connects the computer to the printer.

Be careful with these common mistakes!

We cannot use * what or an expression like * that he/she etc. in this type of relative clauses.

That's the student that /who I told you about. (NOT the student what I told you about)

That's the man that /who tried to steal my wallet. (NOT the man that he tried to steal my wallet.)

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Past simple - Form and use

Exercise 1

Choose the correct past simple forms to complete the sentences below.

Past simple - Form

Spelling of regular verbs

Past simple - Use

Completed actions in the past

We use the past simple to talk about actions or events that happened in the past. We know or we say when the events happened.

I saw Jim yesterday.

We didn't go out last Saturday. We stayed at home.

She moved to Chester three years ago.

Past habits

We use the past simple to talk about past habits (things that we did more or less often).

She washed her hair every day.

She worked as a nurse.

I often played in the park when we were children.

Situations that were true in the past

We also use the past simple to talk about things that were true in the past.

My grandfather had two brothers.

He lived with my grandparents as a child.

Events in chronological order

We use the past simple to describe the main events of a story in chronological order.

When I arrived home, I took off my shoes and then I relaxed on the sofa

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Past simple – Form and use - Test-English

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Past simple form and use. We use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past, past habits, things that were true in the past, and to narrate past events in chronological order. English grammar and exercises.

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https://youtu.be/QVVePISZg18?rel=0&h=500&w=889 Oefeningen Oefening 1 (Meerkeuze) Oefening 2 (Oefen de spellingregels) Oefening 3 (Oefen de spellingregels) Oefening 4 (Zet het werkwoord correct in de zin) Oefening 5 (Zet het werkwoord correct in de zin) Oefening 6 (Zet het werkwoord correct in de zin) Downloads PowerPoint Overzicht SHIT-poster Present & Past Simple

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Can, can't - ability, possibility, permission

Exercise 1

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

Can, can't - grammar chart

Can, can't - form

Infinitive without to

We use can + infinitive without to.

I can swim. (NOT I can to swim.)

We can't come . (NOT We can't to come.)

No -s after he/she/it

We don't add -s after he/she/it. We use can for all persons.

He can swim. (NOT He cans swim).

No do/don't

Can is an auxiliary verb and has a negative and interrogative form. We don't use do/don't to make questions and negatives.

Can you swim? (NOT Do you can swim?)

He can't swim. (NOT He don't can swim.)

Can, can't - use

Ability

We use can/can't to talk about ability in the present (=things that we know how to do).

Possibility

We use can/can't to ask for permission or to say if something is possible or not.

Ask for something

We use can/can't to ask for something and to order in bars, restaurants, shops, etc.

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Can, can't. We use 'can/can't' to talk about ability, possibility and permission. A1 - Elementary English grammar and exercises.

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Present perfect - Form

Short forms

Note that short forms are not used in positive short answers.

Present perfect - Use

Summary chart

Past events when time is not mentioned

We use the present perfect to talk about past actions or events when time is not mentioned, i.e. we don't say when these events happened.

Just already, yet

We often the present perfect with just, already and yet. We can use just after the verb have to emphasise that these events are very recent.

We use already in positive sentences to talk about actions that we have completed sooner than we expected. Already goes after the verb have.

We use yet in negative sentences and questions to talk about things that we expect to happen soon. Yet goes at the end of the sentence.

Recently

We often use the present perfect with recently to talk about past recent actions.

Today, this week, this month, this year

We can use the present perfect with time expressions when the time we mention has not finished.

Past experiences - never, ever, before

We use the present perfect to talk about past experiences when we don't say or we don't know when something happened.

Never, ever, before

We often use the words never, ever, or before to talk about experiences.

The best thing I've ever done

We can use the present perfect simple with a superlative adjective and ever.

How many times

We can also use the present perfect to say how many times something has happened until now.

Have gone to or have been to?

We say someone has gone somewhere when this person is still away, and we say someone has been somewhere when this person has already come back from that place.

Duration from the past until now - for, since

We can use the present perfect with for, since and how long to ask or talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished.

Compare:

For + period of time; since + moment in the past

We use for + period of time ( 2 hours, 3 days, 20 years, etc.) and we use since + the moment in the past when something started.

Lately, all morning/day/year/etc.

We can also use the present perfect with lately or with all + period of time ( all day, all morning, all my life, etc.) to talk about actions that started in the past and continue in the present.

Don't use ago

We can't use ago with the present perfect.

Past simple or present perfect?

When did it happen?

We use the present perfect (NOT past simple) to talk about past experiences and actions when we don't say or don't know when they happened.

We use the past simple (NOT present perfect) when we mention or ask about when something happened, or when the time is known by the speaker and the listener. We often use a past expression ( last week, yesterday, when I was a child, etc.)

Giving details in past simple

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Past simple or present perfect. How long, for, since, already, yet, before, ever, never, etc. B1 - English intermediate grammar exercises.

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Comparative and superlative adjectives - Grammar chart

Comparative adjectives

Two things

We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two things. When we compare three or more things, we use the superlative form of the adjectives.

Less ... than

When comparing two things, we can also use the form less + adjective + than (less ≠ more).

Not as ... as

We can also use the form ( not) as + adjective + as.

Than me / than I am

After than or as ... as we can use an object pronoun ( me, you, him, etc.), or we can also use a subject pronoun ( I, you, he, etc.) + verb.

Much/a lot/a bit more

Before the comparative ( more or -er) we can use much, a lot or a bit.

Superlative adjectives

Three or more things

We use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to compare three or more things.

The best in

After the superlative we use in before names of places or before singular words referring to groups of people ( class, school, team, family, etc.)

The best I've ever...

We often use a superlative adjective with the present perfect tense of a verb and the word ever.

The / my / John's

Before the superlative we always use the or a possessive adjective ( my, your, his, etc.) or noun ( Paul's, Elisabeth's, etc.)

Comparative and superlative adverbs

Compare actions

We can use the comparative or superlative form of adverbs to compare actions

More slowly

The adverbs that are formed by adding -ly to the adjective (adverbs of manner), take more to form the comparative, and the most to form the superlative.

Adverbs of one or two syllables are like adjectives; they take -er in the comparative and -est in the superlative ( early-earlier, late-later, fast-faster, hard-harder, etc.)

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Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Pre-intermediate English grammar and exercises. More than, the most, less than, not as ...as, etc.

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Present perfect: Form and use - Test-English

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Present perfect tense. Form and use. Pre-intermediate English grammar and exercises. Learn how to use the present perfect tense in English.

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Oefenen met betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden / relative pronouns

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Oefenen met betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden / relative pronouns in het Engels (relative pronouns (who(m)/whose/which/that, etc)). Oefen Engelse grammatica.

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Was/were - past simple of 'be'

Exercise 1

Choose was/were or am/is/are to complete the following sentences.

Was/were - Form

Was/were

We use was/ were as the past simple forms of be. We use was for I/he/she/it and were for you/we/they.

No positive short forms

The negative short forms of was not and were not are wasn't and weren't, but there are no short forms of was and were in affirmative sentences.

Tom was tired, but Susan wasn't very tired.

Paul and Tom were happy, but we weren't happy.

Was/were - Use

Was/ were are the past forms of am/ is/ are. Present: am/ is = past: was. Present: are = past: were.

I'm happy. ⇒ I was happy. (am ⇒ was)

She is at her office. ⇒ She was at her office. (is ⇒ was)

You are late. ⇒ You were late. (are ⇒ were)

We use was/ were to talk about the past. We often use past expressions of time: yesterday, last night, last week, two months ago, etc.

We use was/ were in the expression was/ were born. The expression be born is always past (NOT present): was/were born.

'Where were you born?' 'I was born in Sweden.' (NOT Where are you born? I am born...)

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Was/were – past simple of ‘be’. Affirmative, negative and questions. I was, I wasn’t, was I? A1 – Elementary English grammar and exercises.

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Simple Present | vorm | oefeningen | Engels Klaslokaal

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Simple Present oefeningen (I go, he goes). Multiple choice en invuloefeningen met de simple present tense. Oefen Engelse grammatica.

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Present Continuous | vorm | oefeningen | Engels Klaslokaal

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Present Continuous oefeningen (I am going) met bevestigende, vragende en ontkennende zinnen. Oefen Engelse grammatica in het Engels Klaslokaal.

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wanneer gebruik je de Simple Present

iets gebeurt regelmatig of is routine (I always in the weekends.)
signaalwoorden: always, every day, never, occasionally, often , on Tuesdays, seldom, sometimes , twice a week, usually

iets is altijd waar (The sun in the east. )

een situatie is min of meer altijd zo (I in a hotel.)

het beschrijven of becommentariëren van een gebeurtenis op het moment van spreken (sport, theater, concert) (Boateng to Messi... Messi to Dembélé...)

wanneer gebruik je de Present Continuous

iets gebeurt op dit moment (the sun is at the moment)

iets is een tijdelijke situatie die niet per se op dit moment aan de gang is (I am a book by Hilary Mantel)

je wilt irritatie uitdrukken over een terugkerende gewoonte (you are always the lights on!)

LET OP: De continuous wordt alleen gebruikt worden bij werkwoorden die een zekere duur uitdrukken en die handelingen beschrijven waarover je zelf controle hebt . De continuous gebruik je dus niet bij

werkwoorden die een zintuiglijke waarneming uitdrukken (see, hear, feel, etc.)

werkwoorden die gevoelens en emoties uitdrukken (love, hate, fear, like, etc.)

werkwoorden die bezit uitdrukken (own, possess, etc.)

werkwoorden die begrip, herinnering, voorkeur, kennis uitdrukken (mean, know, believe, forget, understand, appreciate, etc.)

Oefeningen

Oefenen met de Simple Present (I go) en Present Continuous / Progressive (I am going) (elementary)

oefening 1: multiple choice oefening met vormen van de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 2: invuloefening over het gebruik van de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 3: invuloefening over het gebruik van de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 4: verschillende oefeningen met de vorm en het gebruik van de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 5: oefening om zinnen in de simple present en de present continuous te herkennen

oefening 6: verschillende oefeningen met de vorm en het gebruik van de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 7: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 8: verschillende oefeningen met de vorm en het gebruik de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 9: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

Oefenen met de Simple Present (I go) en Present Continuous / Progressive (I am going) (intermediate)

oefening 1: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 2: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 3: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous m.b.t. 'algemeen' en 'op dit moment'

oefening 4: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 5: multiple choice oefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 6: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 7: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 8: invuloefening met de simple present en de present continuous

oefening 9: simple present of present continuous/progressive in bevestigende zinnen

oefening 10: invuloefening met de simple present of de present continuous

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Simple Present en Present Continuous of Progressive. Uitleg en verschillende oefeningen (I go en I am going) met de vorm en het gebruik.

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Can, could, be able to – ability and possibility - Test-English

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Can, could, be able to – ability and possibility. English grammar exercises. Intermediate grammar exercises. Modal verbs.

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English Grammar Exercises for A2 - Present perfect and past simple

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English Vocabulary Exercises for A2 with Answers.

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Useful websites

https://test-english.com/listening/

https://www.esl-lab.com/

https://english-practice.net/

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

YouTube channels

BBC Radio 1

VOX / BuzzFeed / Ted-Ed / CrashCourse

Watch interviews with your favorite celebrities

Podcasts

6-minute English

Forever ago

But why

Moment of um

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Comparative and superlative adjectives

The comparative form

We use the comparative form of the adjective to compare two things.

Less ... than

We can also use the form less + adjective + than. Less is the opposite of more.

(Not) as ... as

We can also use the form (not) as + adjective + as.

Peter isn't as considerate as Marta. (=Marta is more considerate)

Than me / than I am

After than or as ... as we use an object pronoun ( me, you, him, etc.) or a subject pronoun ( I, you, he, she, etc.) + auxiliary verb.

Much/a lot/a bit more...

Before the comparative ( more or -er) we can use much, a lot or a bit.

Any/no more than

We can use any/ no + comparative ( any better, no faster, any more expensive, etc.). We use any in negative sentences and no with positive verbs.

Superlative adjectives

We use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to compare more than two things.

The most... in...

After the superlative we use in + names of places or singular words for groups of people (class, school, team, family, etc.)

We normally use of + periods of time or a number of people ( of the year, of my life, of my brothers, of the students, etc.).

The most... I have ever...

We often use the superlative with the present perfect tense and ever.

The/my/Tom's best ...

Before the superlative we always use the, or my/your/his/etc. or Tom's/Jenny's/etc.)

The least

The opposite of the most is the least

Comparing actions with adverbs

We can use the comparative or superlative form of adverbs to compare actions.

With adverbs ending in - ly, you must always use more to form the comparative, and most to form the superlative

For adverbs that that have the same form as adjectives, the comparative and superlative forms are like adjectives: add - er to form the comparative and - est to form the superlative. The most common of these adverbs are: late-later, early-earlier, fast-faster, hard-harder, long-longer.

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Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. English grammar exercises. Intermediate grammar exercises. more than, the most, not as as, etc.

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Present Perfect | uitleg en oefeningen | Engels Klaslokaal

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Present Perfect oefenen (has/have + voltooid deelwoord). Uitleg en oefeningen. Maak vragen, ontkenningen en bevestigende zinnen.

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1 who / which has just turned 24, and 2 whose / who aim is to make her company, Steer, the best in the world for teaching people how to make their own websites. The courses 3 which / that she offers vary from web design to computer coding. The idea for the company came to her when she was looking for a course 4 where / which she could learn about web design. It was a plan 5 that / which grew slowly, and at first she lacked the confidence to start the company. But she found an office 6 where / that she could start the business, and the business grew quickly. She thinks that more young people should set up their own businesses and that it's often a lack of confidence 7 that / who holds them back.

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English Grammar Exercises for B1- Defining relative clauses

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https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-8.html

https://maken.wikiwijs.nl/196575/English_with_Miss_Koc_#!page-7550539

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Stative vs dynamic verbs (or non-action vs action verbs) - Test-English

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Learn which verbs are stative and cannot be used in continuous forms and which verbs are dynamic, also called action verbs, with our clear explanation and exercises.

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Must/mustn't, have to/don't have to - Form

Have to

Have to is NOT a modal verb. We need do/does/did to make negatives and questions in present and past.

We can use have to in all the verb forms (present, past and perfect tenses, gerund, to infinitive, etc.)

It is used to describe an obligation, a rule, something that is necessary.

Have got to

In spoken informal English, you can often use 've got to instead of have to.

Must

Must is a modal verb and it has a present form, which can be used to talk about the present or the future. The negative form is must not or mustn't and the question is must I, must you, etc.

It is used to describe something that the speaker thinks is necessary to do.

We can also use must to express strong advice.

Must/mustn't, have to/don't have to - Use

Must only has a present form, so for all other verb forms (past, future, perfect forms, infinitive, etc.) we need to use have to.

We normally use have to for questions. Questions with must are not common.

Regarding the meaning, sometimes there is little difference between have to and must.

But we normally use have to when there's an external obligation, and must when the obligation comes from the opinion of the speaker.

Mustn't or Don't have to?

Don't have to and mustn't have opposite meanings. We use don't have to when we don't need to do something, when there's no obligation; and we use mustn't to talk about prohibition, when there is obligation not to do something.

If you don't have to do something, it means that you can do it if you want, but you don't need to do it.

Can't/be not allowed to = mustn't

We can use can't or be not allowed to instead of mustn't.

You mustn't smoke in this area. = You are not allowed to/can't smoke in this area.

Children mustn't eat chewing gum. = Children can't/are not allowed to eat chewing gum.

Should, shouldn't

Should is used to give advice or an opinion about what we think is right or wrong.

I think schools shouldn't offer soft drinks to their students.

Should is not as strong as must or have to.

Ought to/ought not to = should/shouldn't

Ought to has the same meaning as should, although it is more formal and not as common.

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Much, many, a lot, little, few, some, any, no - quantifiers

Exercise 1

Choose the correct quantifiers for each gap below.

Much, many, little, few, some, any, no - Grammar chart

Many/much

Many for countable, much for uncountable in (?) and (-)

We use many before plural (countable) nouns and much before uncountable nouns. We use them in negative sentences and questions. We don't often use them in affirmative sentences.

Too much/too many, so much/so many

Note that we don't normally use much/ many in affirmative sentences, but we can use too much and too many or so much and so many in affirmative sentences.

How much/how many

We use how many and how much to ask about quantity.

A lot of/lots of/plenty of

Before both countable and uncountable

Of before noun; no of at the end of a sentence

We must always use a lot of or lots of including of at the end. However, we can use the expressions a lot or lots (without of) at the end of a sentence.

(A) few/(a) little/a bit of

Few for countable; little for uncountable

Few or a few? Little or a little?

A few means 'some but not many; enough', and a little means 'some but not much; enough' .

Few means 'almost none; not enough'.

Normally, the difference between a few/ little (WITH a) and few/ little (WITHOUT a) is that a few/little is positive in meaning, and few/ little is negative. Compare:

'Do you speak English?' 'No, I speak very little English.' (=Negative)

'Do you speak English?' 'Yes, I speak a little English.' (=Positive)

Some/any/no

Some in (+) and any in (?) and (-)

No in (+)

We use no in affirmative sentences.

I have no questions to ask.

With both countable (plural) and uncountable

Are there any students in the classroom? (NOT Is there any student in the classroom?)

There are no students in the classroom.

Some for offers and requests

We use some (NOT any) in interrogative sentences when we are offering or requesting (=asking for) something.

None

None is a pronoun. It means 'zero'. We use it in affirmative sentences as a pronoun to replace countable and uncountable nouns. This means that it's not followed by a noun.

None of

We can also use none of + noun (countable or uncountable).

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