~ 1 ~ Free Grammar E-ook Level 1 www.espressoenglish.net
~ 2 ~ Present Simple: e Positive: I am I m from Japan. you / we / they are you re / we re / they re from razil. he / she / it is he s / she s / it s from India. Negative: I am not I m not married. you / we / they are not he / she / it is not You re not / You aren t We re not / We aren t They re not / They aren t He isn t / He s not She isn t / She s not It isn t / It s not happy. a student. Question: m I beautiful? re you / we / they a teacher? Is he / she / it tall? www.espressoenglish.net
~ 3 ~ Present Simple: e Name: I m Joanna. He s Paulo. They re ki and Yuta. ountry / Nationality: ge: I m from the U.S. I m merican. My husband is from Italy. He s Italian. She s not Korean, she s Vietnamese. re they from ustralia? I m 27 years old. How old are you? She s 15. My mother is 65 years old. Emotions: Jobs: I m sad. She s excited. You re angry. We re happy. I m not a student. I m a teacher. re you a doctor? He s a journalist. They re artists. Grammar Exercise: Present Simple: e www.espressoenglish.net
~ 4 ~ rticles:, n, The I m going to eat an apple. I m going to eat the red apple. a / an the general (one of many) specific (one specific) I want to buy a car. He s eating an apple. Do you have a bike? She is an old woman. I m reading a book. Tokyo is the capital of Japan. The new hinese restaurant is very good. We like the blue car. The girl in the red dress is beautiful. I m reading the new book by J.K. Rowling. www.espressoenglish.net
~ 5 ~ rticles:, n, The Use an if the word starts with the sound of a, e, i, o, u: an apple an egg an ice cream shop an open door an umbrella an hour Use a if the word starts with the sound of any other letter. Do not use the with countries or cities: I live in the hina. I live in hina. Do not use the with things in general: She likes the pizza. She likes pizza. She likes the pizza from Tony s Restaurant. (specific) Grammar Exercise:, n, The www.espressoenglish.net
~ 6 ~ This, That, These, Those This That These Those 1 thing near 1 thing far 2+ things near 2+ things far This apple is green. That apple is red. These books are new. Those books are old. www.espressoenglish.net
~ 7 ~ Present Simple: Positive Use the present simple for things that happen regularly or things that are generally true. I / you / we / they he / she / it work works Examples: I work in a bank. He works at the university. We work every day. My sister works at the hospital. Special ase #1 For verbs that end in consonant + y, we remove the y and add ies: I study English at school. Dana studies English at school. ill studys English at school Other verbs like this include: cry, try, fly, carry Special ase #2 For verbs that end in -o, -sh, -s, -ss, -ch, -x, we add -es. They go to English class on Wednesday. She goes to cooking class on Saturday. She gos to cooking class on Saturday. Other verbs like this include: watch, kiss, teach, fix www.espressoenglish.net
~ 8 ~ Present Simple: Negative Use the present simple negative for things that are not generally true. I / you / we / they don t like he / she / it doesn't like Examples: I don't like coffee. John doesn't like pizza. John and David don't like milk. My mother doesn't like to travel. ommon Errors 1) In the present simple negative, do not add -s: Martha doesn't likes to dance. Martha doesn't like to dance. 2) Other common errors: Pete no like bananas. Pete not like bananas. Pete doesn t like bananas. www.espressoenglish.net
~ 9 ~ Present Simple: Questions Use present simple questions to ask about things that happen regularly or things that are generally true. Do I / you / we / they live in a city? Does he / she / it live in a city? Examples: Do you live in razil? Does dam live in England? Do they live in a big house? Does she live near the beach? ommon Errors 1) In questions, don't use -s: Does she lives close to the beach? Does she live close to the beach? 2) Don t forget DO or DOES: lara live in a big city? Does lara live in a big city? www.espressoenglish.net
~ 10 ~ Present Simple: nswering Yes/No Questions Do you have a dog? Yes, I do. / No, I don't Do I look fat in these jeans? No, you don t! Does John speak Italian? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't. Does she like rock music? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn t. Do we watch too much TV? Yes, we do. / No, we don t. Do they understand English? Yes, they do. / No, they don't. Grammar Exercises: Present Simple Positive Present Simple Negative Present Simple Questions www.espressoenglish.net
~ 11 ~ Past Simple: To e Positive: I / he / she / it was born in 1982. you / we / they were born in 1982. Negative: I / he / she / it was not (wasn t) born in Europe. you / we / they were not (weren t) born in Europe. Questions: Was I / he / she / it a famous artist? Were you / we / they a famous artist? ommon words used to talk about the past: Yesterday Last Sunday / last week / last month / last November / last year 1 hour ago / 5 days ago / 3 months ago / 10 years ago When I was a child / When we were in college Grammar Exercise: Past Simple: To e www.espressoenglish.net
~ 12 ~ Past Simple: Regular Verbs Positive: I / you / he / she / it / we / they worked yesterday Negative: I / you / he / she / it / we / they didn t work yesterday Question: Did I / you / he / she / it / we / they work yesterday? How to form the past simple for regular verbs: Verb Past Spelling listen play like decide listened played liked decided dd -ed dd -d stop stopped One vowel + one consonant = double the final consonant and add -ed study try studied tried One consonant + y -ied www.espressoenglish.net
~ 13 ~ Past Simple: Regular Verbs In past simple negative and questions, do not add -ed: Mary didn t liked the movie. Mary didn t like the movie. Did you studied for the test? Did you study for the test? Examples: I talked with my mother last night. We enjoyed the party on Saturday. She finished the test early. He didn t listen to the teacher s instructions. They didn t want to join us for coffee. Jill didn t stay in a hotel last summer. Did you watch the news yesterday? Did they remember to turn off the lights? What time did your father arrive? Grammar Exercise: Past Simple Regular Verbs www.espressoenglish.net
~ 14 ~ Past Simple: Irregular Verbs Infinitive Positive Negative be was / were wasn t / weren t buy bought didn t buy can could couldn t eat ate didn t eat get got didn t get go went didn t go have had didn t have leave left didn t leave make made didn t make meet met didn t meet say said didn t say see saw didn t see take took didn t take think thought didn t think understand understood didn t understand wear wore didn t wear write wrote didn t write www.espressoenglish.net
~ 15 ~ Past Simple: Irregular Verbs Examples: Where were you last month? I was in France. What did your sister buy at the mall? She bought new shoes. What time did he eat breakfast today? He ate breakfast at 6:00 M. When did you get married? We got married in July. Why did she go to London? She went to London to study English. Did you have any pets when you were a child? Yes, I had a dog. When did he leave the meeting? He left the meeting an hour before it finished What did you make for dinner? I made some vegetable soup. When did you meet your best friend? I met my best friend 20 years ago. What did the teacher say? The teacher said that she loved our class. Did you see rad at the football game? No, but we saw Peter and Henry. What did he wear to the wedding? He wore a suit. Did he write a new book last year? No, he only wrote a few magazine articles. Grammar Exercise: Past Simple Irregular Verbs www.espressoenglish.net
~ 16 ~ Present ontinuous: Positive Present continuous is for things happening now, at the moment. I am watching you / we / they are watching he / she / it is watching Examples: I am watching TV right now. He is studying at the moment. It is raining today. We are thinking about you. They are playing baseball. It s very common to use contractions: I'm watching TV right now. He's studying at the moment. It's raining today. We're thinking about you. They're playing baseball. Some verbs are never used in the present continuous: like, want, need, believe. I m believing in God. I believe in God. She s wanting a soda. She wants a soda. www.espressoenglish.net
~ 17 ~ Present ontinuous: Negative I you / we / they he / she / it am not (I m not) are not (aren t) is not (isn t) listening listening listening Examples: I am not working at the moment. She is not wearing a hat today. You are not listening to the teacher. Pete and Jan are not watching TV. There are two ways to use contractions: She s not wearing a hat today. She isn t wearing a hat today. You re not listening to the teacher. You aren t listening to the teacher. oth forms are OK! www.espressoenglish.net
~ 18 ~ Present ontinuous: Questions m I working? re you / we / they working? Is he / she / it working? Examples: re you writing a letter? Is Pedro sleeping right now? re the children playing a game or reading a book? Is the computer working? You can put a question word at the beginning: What are you doing? I m writing an e-mail. Where is Sarah going? She s going to the store. Who are they talking to? They re talking to the teacher. Why is he running? ecause he s late for work. Grammar Exercises: Present ontinuous Positive Present ontinuous Negative Present ontinuous Questions www.espressoenglish.net
~ 19 ~ ountable and Uncountable ountable nouns are things we can count for example, cats: My brother has a cat. My sister has two cats. My friend has three cats. Other examples of countable nouns: Things - book, table, computer, banana, shirt, television, house. People - man, woman, child, friend, sister, uncle, teacher, boss. Uncountable nouns are words that we can t count, or can t divide into separate parts: Liquids and some foods - water, butter, rice, flour, milk Ideas and concepts - love, fun, work, money, peace, safety Information - advice, information, news, knowledge ategories - music, furniture, equipment, jewelry, meat ountable dollar / dollars song / songs table / tables bottle / bottles report / reports job / jobs Uncountable money music furniture wine, water information work www.espressoenglish.net
~ 20 ~ ountable and Uncountable Don t add -s to make uncountable nouns plural: I need some informations about the course. I need some information about the course. You can use other words to help quantify uncountable nouns: She bought three bottles of wine and five boxes of rice. He gave me two pieces of advice: eat less and exercise more. Grammar Exercise: ountable and Uncountable Nouns www.espressoenglish.net
~ 21 ~ omparative djectives Use comparatives to compare two things: Phil is older than en. en is younger than Phil. For One-Syllable Words dd er Tall Old Fast Long New Taller Older Faster Longer Newer My new car is faster than my old car. I'm older than my brother. Traveling by bike takes longer than traveling by motorcycle. www.espressoenglish.net
~ 22 ~ omparative djectives For Words that end in a vowel + consonant Double the last consonant and add er ig Hot Thin igger Hotter Thinner n elephant is bigger than a cat. razil is hotter than Sweden. My sister is thinner than me. For Words that end in consonant + y Remove -y and add -ier. Easy Happy usy Easier Happier usier Reading English is easier than listening. Maria is happier than Dave. People today are busier than in the past. www.espressoenglish.net
~ 23 ~ omparative djectives For Words with 3+ syllables dd more before the adjective: Expensive Popular Interesting More expensive More popular More interesting car is more expensive than a computer. Michael Jackson's music is more popular than country music. Watching a movie is more interesting than studying grammar. djectives with Irregular omparatives Good ad Far etter Worse Farther Eating fruit is better for your health than eating hamburgers. ancer is worse than the flu. One mile is farther than one kilometer. Grammar Exercise: omparative djectives www.espressoenglish.net
24 The Sun and the Moon One day the sun said to the moon, I shine in the day so the people on Earth can see. I give energy to all the plants and animals. It takes Earth a whole year to go around me. The moon said, I am sometimes in the sky in the day time and I am sometimes in the sky at night. I have lots of mountains and I also have big craters. I make the tides in the sea. It takes me one month to go around Earth. Questions. 1. The sun gives energy to animals and... 2. What goes around the sun in one year?... 3. What is in the sky in the day or the night?... 4. The moon has craters and... 5. What makes the tides in the sea?... 6. How long does the moon take to go around Earth?... Intelligent ustralia Productions
25 Lin Lin from hina Lots and lots of people live in hina...more than one billion! People who live in hina are called hinese. In hina there is a very long wall. It is the biggest and longest wall in the whole world...more than three thousand kilometres long! It is called The Great Wall of hina. Lin Lin comes from hina. Lin Lin s mother and father took her to see The Great Wall of hina. They walked along the top of it for a little way. Questions. 1. What are people who live in hina called?... 2. In hina there is a very long... 3. The wall is the longest in the whole... 4. It is called The Great Wall of... 5. Lin Lin saw the Wall with her mother and.......... Intelligent ustralia Productions
26 nna has a new bike. It is a shiny blue colour. nna s brother Tim also has a bike. Tim s bike is silver. nna s New ike nna s bike Tim s bike When nna and Tim ride their bikes they always wear helmets. That s because they know about road safety. Questions. 1. What colour is nna s new bike? 2. What is the name of nna s brother? 3. What colour is Tim s bike? 4. nna and Tim always wear a when they ride their bikes. 5. nna and Tim know about safety.......... Intelligent ustralia Productions
27 Tom goes to eat breakfast Find the text below in the maze. nswer the questions below Tom wants to eat breakfast. He goes to the restaurant. He is hungry. He orders a slice of pizza, a cup of tea and a carton of milk. The waiter asks Tom if he wants something else. Tom says, he wants a piece of cheese and a bowl of soup. Tom eats all his food and pays the bill. He is full now. He goes to work. Questions 1. Where does Tom go? 2. What does he order? 3. What does the waiter ask him? 4. How does Tom feel after eating? 5. Where does Tom go after eating? www.esl-galaxy.com
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Present Simple Part 1 Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:48 PM Shares Question 1 My brother to college in New York. goes go gos Question 2 I to play tennis. like likes like's Question 3 My friends to school every day. walk walks walkes Question 4 Peter to the news on the radio. listens listen https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-part-1/#quiz Page 3 of 7
Present Simple Part 1 Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:48 PM listenes Question 5 lara and Robert English at night. study studies studys Question 6 The baby when he is hungry. cries cry crys Question 7 Your apartment very nice! looks look look's Question 8 We our house every Sunday. clean https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-part-1/#quiz Page 4 of 7
Present Simple Part 1 Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:48 PM cleans cleanes Question 9 Joe two big, black dogs. has have haves Question 10 Karen and Susan teachers. are is am Once you are finished, click the button below. ny items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results There are 10 questions to complete. Master The Details Of English Grammar: https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-part-1/#quiz Page 5 of 7
Present Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:45 PM re they from ustralia? ge: I m 27 years old. How old are you? She s 15. My mother is 65 years old. Emotions: Shares Jobs: I m sad. She s excited. You re angry. We re happy. I m not a student. I m a teacher. re you a doctor? He s a journalist. They re artists. Question 1 Present Simple: Verb "e" We from anada. aren't isn't am Question 2 My parents divorced. https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 3 of 9
Present Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:45 PM are is am Question 3 I tired. 'm 're 's Question 4 Where you from? are is am Question 5 your brother tall? Is m re Question 6 https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 4 of 9
Present Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:45 PM Sarah married. 's not 're not 'm not Question 7 ob and Tony my cousins. are is am Question 8 the food at this restaurant good? Is re m Question 9 My apartment very small. is am are https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 5 of 9
Present Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:45 PM Question 10 Kate: "re you thirsty?" Joe: "No,." I'm not you're not I aren't Question 11 He's a good student. not isn't aren't Question 12 You beautiful. 're is not Question 13 How old you? are is https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 6 of 9
Present Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:45 PM am Question 14 She 29 years old. 's 're 'm Question 15 Jennifer and I students. aren't am not isn't Once you are finished, click the button below. ny items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results There are 15 questions to complete. Master The Details Of English Grammar: https://www.espressoenglish.net/present-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 7 of 9
Past Simple Grammar Exercise Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:51 PM Shares Mary didn t liked the movie. Mary didn t like the movie. Did you studied for the test? Did you study for the test? Question 1 Past Simple Regular Verbs We rented an apartment in Florida on our vacation last year. orrect Incorrect Question 2 Gabriel and Sandy didn't walk to the beach because it was too far away. orrect Incorrect Question 3 I didn't need to use a calculator for my math homework. orrect Incorrect Question 4 Did the teacher ask you any questions in class this morning? orrect https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-grammar-exercise/#quiz Page 3 of 8
Past Simple Grammar Exercise Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:51 PM Incorrect Question 5 When they arrived at the airport, they checked their bags at security. orrect Incorrect Question 6 Did you remembered to pay the electric bill? orrect Incorrect Question 7 I did start piano lessons last week. orrect Incorrect Question 8 Where did you lived when you were a child? orrect Incorrect Question 9 She no called me yesterday. https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-grammar-exercise/#quiz Page 4 of 8
Past Simple Grammar Exercise Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:51 PM orrect Incorrect Question 10 How long you waited for the bus last night? orrect Incorrect Question 11 My brother didn't helped me carry my books. orrect Incorrect Question 12 We tryed to talk to the manager, but he was busy. orrect Incorrect Question 13 What time did the plane land? orrect Incorrect Question 14 https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-grammar-exercise/#quiz Page 5 of 8
Past Simple Grammar Exercise Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:51 PM Were you want to be a dancer when you were a child? orrect Incorrect Question 15 "Did you pass the test?" "No, I didn't." orrect Incorrect Once you are finished, click the button below. ny items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results There are 15 questions to complete. Master The Details Of English Grammar: https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-grammar-exercise/#quiz Page 6 of 8
Past Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:49 PM you / we / they were born in 1982. Negative: I / he / she / it was not (wasn t) born in Europe. you / we / they were not (weren t) born in Europe. Question: Was I / he / she / it a famous musician? Were you / we / they a famous musician? Shares ommon words used to talk about the past: Yesterday Last Sunday / last week / last month / last November / last year 2 hours ago / 5 days ago / 3 months ago / 10 years ago When I was a child Question 1 Past Simple: Verb "e" Where you yesterday afternoon? were was https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 2 of 8
Past Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:49 PM D weren't wasn't Question 2 Where your grandfather born? D Was Were Wasn't Weren't Question 3 Pablo Picasso a writer. He was a painter. D wasn't weren't was were Question 4 My friends at school yesterday because they were sick. weren't wasn't was https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 3 of 8
Past Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:49 PM D were Question 5 "Where were you this morning? You at the meeting." "I at the doctor's office." D weren't / was wasn't / was weren't / were were / was Question 6 Darlene is 27 years old. Ten years ago, she in high school. D was were wasn't weren't Question 7 "Did you like the movie?" "The special effects great, but the story very good." were / wasn't wasn't / were https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 4 of 8
Past Simple: Verb be Espresso English 10/17/16, 4:49 PM D weren't / were was / weren't Question 8 arcelona is a beautiful city! We there for a conference last month. D were was weren't wasn't Question 9 "Were your colleagues happy about the surprise party?" "David, but Janet and Tim - they hate surprises." D was / weren't were / wasn't wasn't / were weren't / was Question 10 "Were you shy when you were a child?" "No, I. I talked to everyone!" wasn't https://www.espressoenglish.net/past-simple-verb-be/#quiz Page 5 of 8
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