CONNECTORS OF SEQUENCE

 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 

CLASS GAME IN TEAMS

Affirmative form

Exercise 1: AM, ARE, IS quiz
Exercise 2: write the verbs into the Present Contiunous.(with pictures)
Exercise 3: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.  Use LONG forms only ("is", not "´s")
Exercise 4: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use LONG forms only  ("is", not "´s").
Exercise 5: write the verbs in the Present Contiunous.
Exercise 6: write sentences in the Present Contiunous (with pictures)

Negative form

Exercise 1: Transform the affirmative sentences into negative sentences.

Exercise 2: Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and use LONG forms only.

Interrogative form

Exercise 1: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
Exercise 2: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
Exercise 3:  Write questions with the prompts.
Exercise 4: Write questions with the prompts.

Mixed forms

Exercise 1: Three-option quiz
Exercise 2: write the verb in the affirmative, negative or interrogative form.
Exercise 3: complete the table with the correct form.
Exercise 4: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

Time expressions  / Signal words with the Present Continuous

Exercise 1: Find the correct signal word for the sentences in the Present Progressive.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct signal word.

Now go to the next post, Present Simple versus Present Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE

 

AFFIRMATIVE

Exercise 1: choose "-s" or nothing.

Exercise 2: choose "-s" or nothing.

Exercise 3: choose "-s" or nothing.

Exercise 4: write affirmative sentences.


NEGATIVE SENTENCES

Exercise 1: choose DON'T or DOESN'T.

Exercise 2: write negative sentences.

Exercise 3: write negative sentences.

Exercise 4: change from affirmative to negative sentences.

Exercise 5: change from affirmative to negative.

Exercise 6: change from affirmative to negative sentences.(with TO BE and HAVE)

Exercise 7: change from affirmative to negative sentences (with TO BE and HAVE)


QUESTIONS

Exercise 1: choose DO or DOES in the questions.

Exercise 2: choose DO or DOES in the questions.

Exercise 3: write questions.

Exercise 4: write questions with question words. (more difficult)

Exercise 5: choose the correct short answer (verb TO BE or DO / DOES)

REVISION

Exercise 1: affirmative, negative, questions.

Exercise 2: complete the table (affirmative, negative, questions)

Exercise 3: choose the correct form

CLASS GAME IN TEAMS

Past Simple

 

Pronunciation of regular verbs

Full list of irregular verbs with the pronunciation

Exercise 1: Write the correct verb in the affirmative form (regular and irregular verbs)

Exercise 2: write the verb in the negative form

Exercise 3: write questions in the Past Simple

Exercise 4: complete the sentences (affirmative, negative, questions)

SONGS TO PRACTISE THE SIMPLE PAST

https://www.eslsongs.com/practice/tenses/past-tenses/return-to-sender-elvis-presley/

Relative clauses (defining and non defining)

 

Explanation + exercises 1

Explanation with exercises 2

Other videos: What's up living English            The Grammar Game Show

EXERCISES

Write relative sentences using THAT or WHO

Choose one of the following relative pronouns who, which or whose 

Write sentences using WHO, WHOSE and WHICH

Choose the correct answer (two choices)

Choose the correct relative pronoun or adverb (defining and non defining) 3 choices

Quizz with explanantion

ADVANCED RELATIVE CLAUSES

maryenglishblog: Advanced non-defining Relative Clauses

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BuildingblocksEnglish

EXERCISE: multiple-choice exercise

EXERCISE    : multiple-choice

EXERCISE: 25 multiple-choice questions

GAME-LIKE EXERCISE: complete the sentence

Connectors SO, BECAUSE, BUT, SO

 

EXPLANATION

EXERCISE (QUIZ)

EXERCISE (QUIZ)

EXERCISE: SO versus BECAUSE

EXERCISE: SO versus BECAUSE

Dashes (-), ellipses (...) , brackets () and exclamation marks (!)

EXPLANATION

Connectors - linkers

 

CONNECTORS OF ADDITION: also, too, either, as well, what's more, furthermore, not only that, moreover, as well as that, in addition to, besides
CONNECTORS OF CAUSE AND EFFECT: because, because of, due to, owing to, for, as, since, so, therefore, consequently, as a result, that's why, for this reason,
CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST: However, despite, although, on the one hand, whereas...
CONNECTORS OF PURPOSE: so as to, in order to, so that ...
CONNECTORS OF TIME CLAUSES : as long as, as soon as, after, while, when...
CONNECTORS USED IN CONDITIONAL CLAUSES: if, unless, as long as, provided that, providing that,
CONNECTORS OF SEQUENCE
CONNECTORS IN GENERAL

Expressing conclusions

 

Expressing opinions

 

HOW MUCH - HOW MANY // TOO MUCH - TOO MANY // ENOUGH

 

EXERCISE 1choose HOW MUCH or HOW MANY
EXERCISE 2: write HOW MUCH or HOW MANY

EXPLANATION TOO MUCH / TOO MANY /ENOUGH (SPANISH)

Exercise 3: Choose too, too much, too many, enough to complete the sentences.

Exercise 4: write too much, too many, enough

There is - There are // some - any- a / an - much / many

 

EXERCISE 1: choose There is - There are

EXERCISE 2: write THERE IS/ THERE ARE

EXERCISE  3: choose SOME or ANY
EXERCISE 4: write A, AN, SOME

EXERCISE 5: choose MUCH or MANY


CAR RACE GAME: countable or uncountable

VERY versus MORE and A LOT

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

IT'S VERY COLD

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

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

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

A LOT OF FRIENDS

A LOT OF WATER

A LOT OF STUDENTS

A LOT OF BREAD

A LOT OF RAIN

A LOT OF PEOPLE

A LOT OF FOOD

A LOT OF FILMS

A LOT OF COFFEE

A LOT OF SALT

A LOT OF SNOW

A LOT OF CARS

A LOT OF HOUSES

A LOT OF NOISE

A LOT OF BLOOD

A LOT OF COMPUTERS

A LOT OF MONEY

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST: however, despite, although, on the one hand, whereas...

 

Explanation  (very complete)
Explanation: on the other hand, while, whereas
Explanation: while, whereas
Explanation: difference EVEN THOUGH / HOWEVER

Exercise 1: choose DESPITE or ALTHOUGH
Exercise 2: choose IN SPITE OF or ALTHOUGH

Exercise 3: write HOWEVER, DESPITE or ALTHOUGH
Exercise 4: CONTRAST. Two-answer choice (nevertheless, in contrast, on the contrary, on the one hand, while, although, despite, however, whereas, in spite of, but)

-ED versus -ING

 

 

EXPLANATION + EXERCISES (IN SPANISH)

EXERCISE: choose

EXERCISE: choose

EXERCISE: choose

Connectors of cause and effect

 

Explanation (English): result

Explanation (Spanish): result. Per aprendre les paraules.

Explanation: (slideshare), cause and effect, Spanish

Explanation and quiz: reason and result 

Exercise 1: choose BECAUSE / BECAUSE OF

Exercise 2: two-option choice of connectors of reason (or cause)

Exercise 3: three-option multiple choice connectors of consequence (or result)

Exercise 4: three-option connectors of cause (or reason)

Exercise 5: cause and result. Three-option choice

ALL TENSES

 

PRESENT SIMPLE versus PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FUTURE PERFECT versus FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Future: WILL + BE GOING TO+ Present Continuous

PAST TENSES: Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous or Progressive

PAST TENSES II: Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous

ALL TENSES

Dual State and Action Verbs (stative or dynamic verbs)

 

Explanation 1 + exercise

Explanation 2

Explanation 3 + exercises

Exercise 1: choose "stative" or "dynamic"
Exercise 3: choose (two options)
Exercise 4: choose (two options)
Exercise 5:  choose (two options)

Questions in the Simple Present and Present Continuous

 

PRESENT SIMPLE

Exercise 1: choose DO or DOES in the questions.

Exercise 2: choose DO or DOES in the questions.

Exercise 3: write questions.

Exercise 4: write questions with question words. (more difficult)

Exercise 5: choose the correct short answer (verb TO BE or DO / DOES)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
Exercise 2: Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.
Exercise 3:  Write questions with the prompts.
Exercise 4: Write questions with the prompts.