Exercises on verb tenses

Hi everybody!

Today I'm posting two exercises I created for some students about verb tenses. In these two exercises you have to fill in the gaps using the following verb tenses: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Be Going To, Will, First and Second Conditional.

Hope it's easy for you to do it. You can post the answers in the comments part if you want me to correct it for you. 

Enjoy!

- Exercise 1:

1 - A: "If it __________ (be) sunny tomorrow, I __________ (go) to the beach"

     B: "OK, but, what ______ you _______ (do) if it ___________ (rain)?"

     A: "I could go to eat to a restaurant"

     B: "OK, but I ______________ (not go) if I __________ (be) you, because it     is very expensive".

     A: "Don't worry. If I finally ____________ (decide) to go to a restaurant, I ___________ (go) to the cheapest one".

2 - Oh no! I ______________ (lose) my keys and now I can't go into my house!

3 - Look out! You _____________________ (fall)!

4 - Luis _________________ (help) his mother when he ___________ (trip) and _____________ (fall).

5 - If she ____________ (be) rich, she ______________ (buy) a new house, but she isn't.

6 - I think I ______________ (work) as a teacher in the future, but I'm not sure.

7 - She always ______________ (do) her homework at home but today she ________________ (do) them in the library.

8 - _________ you ever __________ (be) to Italy? No, I __________.

9 - "Why are you turning on the TV?"

     " I ______________________ (watch) the news"

10 - "This bag is too heavy for me"

       "Don't worry. I _____________ (carry) it for you"

11 - Yesterday at six I ______________ (watch) TV when I suddenly __________ (hear) a loud noise. I _________ (go) to the kitchen to see what _____________ (happen) and I __________ (see) my dog eating my sweets.

12 - If I ____________ (travel) to another country I ______________ (go) to Scotland because it __________ (be) a very nice place.

13 - David _____________ (be) 45 next month.

14 - Maria _____________ (travel) to a lot of countries and she has decided that she ______________ (visit) Australia next summer.

15 - They hardly ever ____________ (attend) concerts but tonight they _______________ (see) their daughter's one.

16 - She ___________ (feed) the baby now, because he ____________ (be) very hungry.

17 - ______ she ___________ (train) every day after school? Yes, she _____.

18 - We ______ never _________ (have) an argument.

 - Exercise 2:

 1 - I'm sure she _____________ (pass) Maths because she has studied hard.

2 - Where _____ you __________ (be) all day? I _______________ (study) for my exams.

3 - If I _________ (be) you, I ____________ (not spend) so much money on clothes.

4 - They ____________ (open) a new restaurant if they ____________ (save) enough money (2nd cond).

5 - Look at that tree! It ___________________ (fall)!

6 - They usually _____________ (have) dinner together but tonight they _____________ (have) dinner on their own.

7 - She _______________ (meet) a lot of people since she moved to her new neighbourhood.

8 - Anna ___________________ (like / play) computer games every day but today she _____________ (not play) because she has to study.

9 - She _______________ (cross) the street when she _______________ (see) her boyfriend with another girl.

10 - Peter thinks he ____________ (earn) a lot of money in the future.

11 - I ______________ (go) to the new shopping centre yet.

12 - The girl _______________ (visit) her relatives last week.

13 - She ________________ (not speak) to her friends since last Monday.

14 - If the baby _________ (be) hungry, he _____________ (cry), but he isn't.

15 - While Sarah ____________ (cook), her mother ______________ (knit) a beautiful sweater.

16 - How much ________ this magazine __________ (cost)? It _________ (cost) $1.

17 - Robots _____________ (replace) humans in the year 2400.

Information Cards Game

A good way for elementary students to start speaking English language is by asking and answering common questions. I made this worksheet for elementary students, and kids really loved playing this game.

Instructions: Cut the cards and give one to each student. They can go around the classroom asking and answering the following things:

1 - What's your name? My name is...
2 - How old are you? I am ....
3 - Where are you from? I'm from....
4 - What do you do? I'm a / an...
5 - What's your favourite colour? My favourite colour is...

NAME: Luigi AGE: 40 years old COUNTRY: Italy JOB: Hairdresser FAVOURITE COLOUR: Pink

NAME: Peter AGE: 54 years old COUNTRY: Japan JOB: Lawyer FAVOURITE COLOUR: White

NAME: Luis AGE: 20 years old COUNTRY: Spain JOB: Baker FAVOURITE COLOUR: Red

NAME: Michael AGE: 44 years old COUNTRY: Germany JOB: Shop assistant FAVOURITE COLOUR: Black

NAME: Pierre AGE: 18 years old COUNTRY: France JOB: Student FAVOURITE COLOUR: Purple

NAME: Anthony AGE: 36 years old COUNTRY: Holland JOB: Carpenter FAVOURITE COLOUR: Green

NAME: Mario AGE: 25 years old COUNTRY: Portugal JOB: Singer FAVOURITE COLOUR: Grey

NAME: Paul AGE: 32 years old COUNTRY: England JOB: Teacher FAVOURITE COLOUR: Blue

It's a very easy and simple game, so you can add lots more.

Listening practice: The Kinks - Dedicated follower of fashion

In this new section of the blog I will add some resources I have created for my own lessons.

The first one is a listening comprehension. The song is Dedicated follower of fashion, by The Kinks, a very famous 60s band.

There are two exercises: one of them is a fill in the gaps and the second one is vocabulary related, you have to match some words with their definitions.

Hope you enjoy it and it's useful for you!!

1 - Listen to the song and fill in the gaps the missing words:

The Kinks – Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

They seek him here, they _____ him there,
His __________ are loud, but never square.
It will make or break him so he's got to _____ the best,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

And when he does his ______ rounds,
'Round the _________ of London Town,
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and _________,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He thinks he is a _________ to be looked at,
And when he pulls his frilly nylon _________ right up tight,
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
There's one thing that he loves and that is ________
One week he's in ___________, the next week he is in __________
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

They seek him ______, they seek him  ______,
In Regent Street and Leicester Square.
Everywhere the Carnabetian army __________  on,
Each _____ an dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
His world is built 'round ___________ and ___________.
This pleasure-seeking ___________ always looks his best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He flits from shop to _____ just like a ____________.
In matters of the ______he is as fickle as can be,
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.
He's a dedicated follower of fashion.

2 - Match the words with their definitions:

1 - seek	a.a dot repeated to form a pattern on      a fabric
2 - loud	b. capricious
3 - eagerly	c. to go in search of
4 - nylon	d. to fly, move, or pass swiftly and lightly from one place or condition to another
5 - polka-dots	e. a narrow band differing in color, material, or texture from the background part
6 - stripes	f. too brightly colored, ostentatious
7 - fickle	g. a substance like thin plastic, made into fibers and sheets, usually tough, strong, and easily stretched, used esp. for fabrics
8 - to flit	h.having strong desire or interest