Easy sentences of English langage

1. Positive Sentences - Part 1
Choose the correct present progressive form.
1. Look! Andy in the garden.
2. I TV at the moment.
3. We a book.
4. She the piano.
5. Listen! Sue and John .
Positive Sentences - Part 2
Put the verbs into present progressive.
1. My sister (to clean) the bathroom.
2. Look! They (to go) inside.
3. I (to wait) in the car now.
4. Mrs Miller (to listen) to CDs.
5. We (to speak) English at the moment.
Exceptions
Choose the correct form. Note that there are exceptions in spelling when adding 'ing.'
1. His brother a test at the moment.
2. They (to swim) in the pool.
3. Look! David and Max (to come) home.
4. My dog Charlie to the park.
5. I (to make) breakfast now.
Long and Short Forms
Rewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms are given) or the long forms (where short
forms are given).
1. We are reading a letter.
2. He is opening the window.
3. I am playing computer games.

2. 4. She's dancing at the party.
5. They're drinking a cup of tea.
Negative Sentences
Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms.
1. We are playing a game
2. I'm drawing a picture.
3. He is making pizza right now.
4. Susan and her brother are taking photos.
5. Dad is working in the kitchen.
Questions and Signal Words
Write questions in present progressive.
1. Robin / to ride / his bike -
2. where / she / to go -
3. what / your mother / to do / now -
4. Which is a signal word for the present progressive?
often now sometimes
5. Which is not a signal word for the present progressive?
always Look! at the moment
Positive Sentences
Put the verbs into present progressive.
1. The dog (to attack) the cat.
2. I (to draw) a picture.
3. My mother (to wave) at me.
4. They (to choose) a cheap airline.
5. Listen! Tom (to make) a phone call.
Long and Short Forms
Rewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms are given) or the long forms (where short
forms are given).

3. 1. He is eating. -
2. I am driving. -
3. We are not riding. -
4. You're telling great jokes. -
5. She's not hurrying. -
Negative Sentences
Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms.
1. She's selling fruit. -
2. We are travelling in an old van. -
3. I'm getting ready for school. -
4. The thieves are robbing the bank. -
5. My father is smoking a cigarette. -
Questions with Question Words
Ask for the information given in bold print.
1. Matthew is making a mistake. -
2. Linda is knocking at the door. -
3. They are flying to Rome. -
4. I'm making the new tree house at the moment. -
5. She is driving the Porsche carefully. -
Signal Words
1. Which of the following words can be a signal word for an arranged action taking place in the near
future.
every Monday next Monday last Monday
2. Which of the following words is a signal word for an action taking place in the moment of
speaking?
now next week often
3. Which of the following words is not a signal word for an action taking place in the moment of
speaking?
at the moment Listen! never

4. 4. Which of the following words cannot be a signal word for an arranged action taking place in the
near future?
tomorrow last night this evening
5. Which of the following words is a signal word for an action taking place in the moment of
speaking?
Look! two days ago every Friday
Form
Use the words in the first column to form sentences in the present progressive. Write the correct form
(positive, negative, question) in the appropriate column.
positive negative question
I / walk
you / read
he / speak
she / eat
it / rain
we / jump
they / play
Exceptions
Write the ing form of the verbs. Mind the spelling when adding ing.
1. bake -
2. swim -
3. say -

5. 4. travel -
5. lie -
Short Forms
Rewrite the sentences using the short form when the long form is given and vice versa.
1. He is brushing his teeth. -
2. I'm doing a test. -
3. We are not joking. -
4. I am not reading. -
5. They aren't working. -
Use
Choose the correct answer.
1. I am living in London now. - What does this sentence mean?
I have moved to London to stay there for ever.
I am in London only for a limited period of time.
I am going to move to London soon.
2. We are meeting Tom tonight. - What does this sentence mean?
The action is arranged for the near future.
The action is taking place now.
The action might take place.
3. I'm working hard at the moment. - Is the sentence correct even if I am not working at the moment
of speaking?
yes
no
4. He is playing football. - Which situation cannot be expressed by present progressive?
To express that the match is going on right now.
To express that he does not play football regularly, but only for a limited period of time.
To express that he plays football regularly.
5. Look! The Millers are moving house. - Which of the following situations is expressed by the
present progressive?
They are in the middle of the action.
The action is going to take place next week.
They will come back to this place one day.

6. Signal Words
Choose the correct signal word.
1. The girl is watering the plants .
2. We are going to the theatre .
3. My brother is moving to Australia .
4. they are playing our song on the radio.
5. Greg is walking to work .
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. The London Dungeon (lie) in the oldest part of London - in an old subterranean
prison (that's what the word Dungeon (stand) for).
2. The museum (take) its visitors on a journey through England's bloody history.
3. It (demonstrate) the brutal killings and tortures of the past.
4. You (experience / can) for example how people (die) on the Gallow or
during the Plague of 1665.
5. The Dungeon also (show) scenes of Jack the Ripper or the beheading of Anne
Boleyn, who (be) one of Henry VIII’s six wives.
6. The atmosphere at the Dungeon (be) really scary - nothing for the faint-hearted.
7. While you (walk) around the Dungeon, watch out for creepy creatures - the
Dungeon (employ) actors to give its visitors the fright of their lives.
8. The actors, dressed as monsters, ghosts or executers, (hide) in the dark corners of
the Dungeon and then suddenly (jump) out and (grab) one of the visitors.
9. And the horror (end / not) at the exit of the exhibition.
10. (you / eat / ever) a pizza with fingers and eyeballs on it?
11. Well, if you (fancy) that kind of food, you (love) the meals at the
Dungeon restaurant.
12. The museum (want) to provoke, shock, educate and delight.
13. And this it (do) extremely well.
14. Since its opening in 1975, the Dungeon (attract) many visitors from all over the
world.
15. Besides the regular opening hours, the Dungeon sometimes also (open) at night.

7. 16. If you (have) enough money and nerves of steel, you (book / can) the
Dungeon for parties, conferences or charity events at night.
17. And on 31 October, a frightfully good Halloween Party (take place) at the Dungeon
every year.
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. I (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks(not /
be) really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study)
harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to
London.
5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people
from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages
nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the
course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.
11. And I (begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not / be) any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in
September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.
16. As you (see / can) , I (become) a real London fan already.
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice).
1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit) his provinces in Britain.
2. On his visit, the Roman soldiers (tell) him that Pictish tribes from Britain's
north (attack) them.

8. 3. So Hadrian (give) the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest
parts of the country.
4. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall (finish) in 128.
5. It (be) 117 kilometres long and about 4 metres high.
6. The Wall (guard) by 15,000 Roman soldiers.
7. Every 8 kilometres there (be) a large fort in which up to 1,000
soldiers (find) shelter.
8. The soldiers (watch) over the frontier to the north and (check) the
people who(want) to enter or leave Roman Britain.
9. In order to pass through the Wall, people (must go) to one of the small forts
that (serve) as gateways.
10. Those forts (call) milecastles because the distance from one fort to
another (be) one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres).
11. Between the milecastles there (be) two turrets from which the
soldiers (guard) the Wall.
12. If the Wall (attack) by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets (run) to the
nearest milecastle for help or (light) a fire that (can / see) by the soldiers in
the milecastle.
13. In 383 Hadrian's Wall (abandon) .
14. Today Hadrian's Wall (be) the most popular tourist attraction in northern England.
15. In 1987, it (become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. The British explorer James Cook was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire, on 27 October,
1728. But his family soon (move) to another village, called Great Ayton, where
Cook (spend) most of his childhood.
2. As a teenager James Cook (develop) a fascination for the sea
and (travel) to Whitby where he (find) employment on a coal ship.
3. While he (serve) in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763),
Cook (have) the command of a ship.
4. After the war (end) , Cook (take) command of the vessel Grenville
and (go) to Newfoundland to survey the coasts there.

9. 5. While he (map) the coasts of Newfoundland, he (observe) a solar
eclipse off the North American coast.
6. Cook (send) the details to the Royal Society, England's leading scientific
organisation, and (win) their attention.
7. After Cook (publish) his observations of the solar eclipse, the Royal
Society (ask) him to lead a scientific expedition to Tahiti and (put) him in
command of of the HMS Endeavour.
8. From Tahiti Cook then (go on) to explore the South Pacific.
9. He also (reach) New Zealand, which only the Dutchman Abel
Tasman (visit) before Cook.
10. After Cook (map) New Zealand's complete coastline, he (sail) to
Australia's east coast.
11. Cook (name) the area New South Wales as it (remind) him of the
south coast of Wales in Great Britain.
12. In 1772, one year after Cook (return) from his first voyage to the Pacific, the Royal
Society (hire) him for another expedition to find the mythical Terra Australis.
13. On his journey, Cook (discover) several islands and almost (go) as far
as the continent of Antarctica.
14. He (make) maps of the South Pacific and (prove) that Terra
Australis (exist / not) .
15. His third and last voyage for the Royal Society (take) him to the west coast of North
America where he (try) to find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.
16. He (not / can / pass) the Bering Strait, however; the ice (force) him to
return to Hawaii, which he (discover) earlier.
17. While he and his crew (rest) in Hawaii, some Hawaiians (steal) one of
his boats.
18. When cook and his men (try) to get the boat back from the natives, a violent
fight (break out) in which the natives (stab) James Cook to death.
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. Bewley's (be) an old Irish tea house chain.
2. The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafés (begin) in 1835 when Charles
Bewley (import) over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to
Dublin.

10. 3. It (not / look) like a great deal today, but back then it (be) a coup: no
man before (dare) to import tea directly into Ireland.
4. Bewley's initiative (put) an end to the East India Trading Company's tea monopoly
which before 1835 (force) the Irish to import their tea from London.
5. Samuel Bewley's son Joshua also (become) a tea merchant.
6. Like his father, he (import) tea into Ireland.
7. The Irish (like) the idea of not having to import old tea from London.
8. A tea expert (notice) that even the poorest Irish people (buy) only the
finest tea.
9. By the end of the 19th century a tea culture (develop) in Ireland.
10. In 1894, Joshua's son Ernest Bewley (want) to stimulate the market for a product
that (be) rather unknown that far: coffee.
11. In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he (begin) to run coffee making
demonstrations.
12. His wife (bake) scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon (find
out) that their idea (be) extremely popular among customers.
13. That (mark) the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Café.
14. In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley (open) another Bewley's Oriental Café in
1927, on which he (spend) nearly 60,000 Pound.
15. Still now the interior furnishings and wonderful stain glass (provide) a very special
oriental flair.
16. During World War II, Bewley's (must restrict) the supply of tea to an ounce per head,
and many customers (switch) to coffee.
17. Today, Bewley's (be) Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas.
18. It (create) a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and
it (open) cafés in book stores and Dublin Airport.
19. Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima (win) Gold Awards in the London
Great Taste Awards.