PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT SIMPLE (elementary level)

PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT SIMPLE

1.       I usually________( have) breakfast  at 7 a.m. every morning, but yesterday I ________(have) it at 6a.m.

2.     On  Sunday evenings I________(watch) TV, but last Sunday evening I __________(not/watch) it.

3.     They sometimes________( go) out with their friends, but two weeks ago they________                 ( not/want) to.

4.     Susan ________(be) usually very hard working. However, I must admit that last time she ________(not/seem) to be working at all!

5.     The baby________(drink) some apple juice every afternoon, but yesterday he ______(drink) pear juice.

6.     During my English lessons I ________(speak) English. Sometimes I forget and ________(speak)  Serbian.

7.     They________(drive) to Chicago every weekend, but last weekend they________ to Oak Park.

8.     My parents usually ________(pay) for my books and they ________(pay) them last time.

9.     We ________(meet) our friends in front of the cinema last night, but usually we________(meet) them in front of the theatre.

10.  A long time ago people________(think) that the sun ________(go) round the earth.

The Present Simple/Continuous Tense

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Present Simple Tense (Prosto sadašnje vreme) se gradi od osnovnog oblika glagola (infinitiv bez to). Na primer, infinitiv sa «to» glagola raditi glasi to work a infinitiv bez «to» glasi work.

Za sva lica osim za treće lice jednine potvrdni oblik prostog sadašnjeg vremena glasi work. Za treće lice se dodaje –s 

I work – Ja radim                             We work – Mi radimo
You work – Ti radiš
He works – On radi                         You work – Vi radite
She works – Ona radi
It works – Ono radi                       They work – Oni rade
 
Nastavak –s u trećem licu jednine može imati različite oblike. Ukoliko se glagol završava na vokal o nastavak će glasiti –es, kao u primeru glagola go koji u 3. l. jed. glasi goes ili glagol do koji u 3. l. jed. glasi does. Ukoliko se glagol završava na –ch, -sh, -x, -ss, nastavak takođe glasi –es.  Na primer:He teaches (teach – predavati).  She washes (wash – prati). He kisses (kiss – ljubiti). She fixes (fix – popravljati).Ako se glagol završava na –y i ukoliko je ispred njega suglasnik –y prelazi u –ie. Na primer:He cries (cry -plakati).It flies (fly – leteti).Ako je ispred –y samoglasnik, nema promene.She plays (play – igrati).He stays (stay – ostati). 

Izuzetak je glagol have (imati) koji u trećem licu glasi has.

 

Upitni oblik glagola u Present Simple Tense-u se gradi od pomoćnog glagola Do, odnosno Does (za treće lice jednine) i osnovnog oblika glavnog glagola. Sva pitanja se u engleskom jeziku dele na Yes/No pitanja i Wh- pitanja. Yes/No nemaju upitnu reč i na njih se može odgovoriti sa Da ili Ne. Wh- pitanja počinju upitnom rečju a one su: when, what, why, where, how, how much, how many...   

Do I work? – Da li ja radim?                   Do we work? – Da li mi radimo?

Do you work? – Da li ti radiš?

Does he work? – Da li on radi?              Do you work? – Da li vi radite?
Does she work? – Da li ona radi?         Do they work? – Da li oni rade?

Does it work? – Da li ono radi?

Fill in the empty places and then put the sentences into interrogative and question form: ( Popunite prazna polja i potom stavite rečenice u odričan i upitan oblik):

1. I usually _____ to school by bus. (go)
2. Peter _______ a student. (be)
3. My mother _______ TV often. (watch)
4. Maria rarely ______ sports clothes. (wear)
5. I _____ these shoes. (like)
6. The earth _____ round the sun. (go)
7. I _____ from Serbia. (come)
8. Steve _____ tea often. (drink)
9. My sister ______ to eat chocolate very much.(like)
10. The café ______ at 7.30 in the morning. (open)

Spelling:

Look at the verbs ending in:

Obratiti pažnju na glagole koji se završavaju na:

1. CH,SH,S,SS,X,O – kod kojih se dodaje nastavak ES za treće lice jednine a ne S!!

watch- watches ( She watches TV every night)

wash-washes    (Susan usually washes her clothes.)

dress-dresses    (Peter always dresses smartly.)

do-does             (My sister does her homework after school.)

2. Glagoli koji se završavaju na sugladnik +Y menjaju Y u I i dodaje se nastavak ES!

      cry-cries ( She often cries when she hears bad news.)

      try-tries   ( He tries to save his marriage.)

Glagol TO BE je nepravilan u prezentu i upitan i odričan oblik gradi drugačije od drugh glagola.

1. I am  ( I am a student.)
2. We/You/ They are
3. He/She/It is

Upitan oblik se gradi inverzijom subjekta i glagola:

1. Am I?
2. Are you? ( Are you a student?)

Odričan oblik se gradi uz pomoć rečice NOT koja se dodaje na glagol.

1. I am not (I'm not) ( I'm not a student.)
2. You are not (You aren't ili You're not..)
3. He is not (He isn't ili He's not)

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)  TENSE

FORM (GRAĐENJE)

It is formed with the verb to be and ing suffix to the main verb. ( Gradi se od pomoćnog glagola  to be i ing nastavka na glavni glagol -glagol koji nosi značenje.)

I.        affirmative form ( potvrdan oblik) 

1.                                2.                       3.

[S( I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT..] + [TO BE (AM/IS/ARE) ] + [V+ING] 

 You                                         are                               reading  a book at the moment.

II.        question form ( upitan oblik) 

inversion (inverzija)

2.                                     1.                                   3.

[TO BE (AM/IS/ARE) ]       [S( I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT..]            [V+ING] 

Are                        you                                  reading a book?

III.    negative form ( odričan oblik)

[S( I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT..] + [TO BE (AM/IS/ARE) ] + [NOT] [V+ING] 

1.                               2.                        4.     3.

You                                         are                                 not      reading  a book.

 

USE: UPOTREBA

Present:

1. For the things happening at the moment of speaking. ( Za radnje koje se dešavaju u trenutku govora.)

  I'm sitting on the chair and writing this now.

2. For the things happening around the present moment. That are not currently happening, but started in the past and will continue some time in the future.  ( Za radnje koje se dešavaju oko sadašnjeg trenutka. Koje se ne dešavaju trenutno, ali su započete u prošlosti i nastaviće se verovatno neko vreme u budućnosti).

 I'm reading a good book these days.

3. To desctibe actions which are repeated or regular, but are either temporary or may be judged to be temporary:

She is  studying English at the University of Belgrade.

 ( She won't study English all her life, it's considered as something that is temporal.) 

 

 Is he still visiting his mother in hospital?

 ( His mother is currently there and he is visiting her for some period of time while she's there)

4. To refer to gradual processes of change: ( Da ukažu na postepen proces menjanja):

    Computers are improving faster than ever! 

Future:

1. For the things we arranged with somebody to do : ( Za stvari koje smo dogovorili sa drugima da uradimo:)

I'm meeting Tim tomorrow.

Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Continuous, Past Continuous or Future Tense

Fill in the following blanks using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.Use simple present, simple past, present continuous, past continuous or future tense.

1.   He usually (wake)  up at 6 o'clock.

2.   They (have)  breakfast at the moment.

3.   He (buy)  a new car yesterday.

4.   When I (see)  him, he (study)  English.

5.   We (live)  in Novi Sad.

6.   I (do)  my English homework tonight.

7.   Be careful! Somebody (drive) a car  towards us.

8.   My father never (eat) before he (go)  to bed.

9.   Where  you (go)  last Sunday?

10. I hate him. I (not talk)  to him again.

11. Don't worry. I (phone) you when he (come) .

12. I (not see)  them last night.

13. While the man (cook) dinner, his son (read) the book.

14. He (go) to the church every Friday.

15. I (have)dinner with my mother tomorrow.

16. As I (swim) , it (start)  to rain.

17. Please (call)  me when the news (start) .

18.  he (pack)  his suitcases yesterday?

19.  he always (start)  work so late?

20.  they still (wait)  for me?

21. He (sell)  his car last Sunday.

22. He never (have)  breakfast at home.

23. I (visit) my grandparents next week.

24. She (not drink) tea in the evening.

Future Continuous/Future Perfect

Future Continuous/Future Perfect

1. This time tomorrow, Peter on a beach in Majorca. (sunbathe)
2. Wake me up by 7 o'clock - I long enough by then. (sleep)
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I that way anyway. (drive)
4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we half way round the world. (fly)
5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We breakfast then. (have)
6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We dinner by then. (finish)
7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play football from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we football. (play)
8. Do you think Sarah the same job in ten years' time? (still/do)
9. By the time you get home I the house from top to bottom. (clean)
10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he all his money before the end of his holiday. (spend)

CAN/COULD/CAN`T/COULDN`T

CAN/COULD/CAN`T/COULDN`T

1. I_________play the guitar.
2. I_________play the guitar when I was 5.
3. We________buy food because all shops were closed.
4. We________buy food because we have enough money.
5. Susan______speak four languages.
6. Susan _____speak four languages when she was younger.
7. Children_______play outside yesterday.Their mothers allowed them to.
8. Children_______play outside if they want.
9. You _______go there!It is dangerous!
10. You _______go there because it was dangerous.
11. We ________watch tv yesterday because my mother did not allowed us to.
12. We________watch tv now because it is broken.

Present Simple or Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS:

1.      Why (you look) __________________________at me like that?

2.     We usually go skiing every year, but this year we ( not go) _______________ (anywhere).

3.     The earth (go) __________ round the sun.

4.     She told me her address, but I (not remember) ______________________it.

5.     She________ (prefer) tea to coffee.

6.     Paul (not like) ____________________ maths.

7.     Normally I get up at 8, but this week I (get up)_________at 7.

8.     My sister Sonia (live) __________________ in London.

9.    My brother  usually (go) __________________ to work by train.

10.                         Lucy is not in London at the moment. She (stay) _________________ in Paris.

11.  Let`s go jogging. It`s (not rain) ______________at the moment

12.                         I (learn) ___________________ Spanish. My friend is teaching me.

13.                         How is your father? Is he still ill? No, he (get better)_______________.

14.                         Do not put the scissors away I____________ (use) them.

15.                         Can you hear those girls? What (they talk) _______________about?

16.                         Can you cook? No but I (learn)____________.

17.                         Are you thirsty? (you want)___________________ something to drink?

18.                         Ann (look for) _____________________a new job.

19.                         What ( your  parents do) _______________? They are teachers.

20.                       (you need)______________ a ticket to see your mother play at the theatre?

21.                         ` Is Colin working this week?`  No, he`s on holiday.` ( Colin/work)

22.                       Jenny is a student at university. Is she? What_____________?(she/study)

23.                       _____________________ to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)

24.                       How is your English?_________________________________better? (it/get)

25.                       We can go out now. It ________________( rain) any more.

26.                       A:  How is your new job? B: Not so good at the moment. I_________________( enjoy) it very much.

27.                       Catherine is on holiday in France. She_____________________(have) a great time.

28.                       I want to lose weight , so this week week I____________________(eat) lunch.

29.                       Angela has just started evening class. She_____________________(learn) German.

30.                       I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They________________________ (speak) to each other.

31.                        Julia is very good at languages. She _________(speak) four languages.

32.                      Hurry up!Everybody ____________________(wait) for you.

33.                      A:______________________(you/listen) to the radio?B: No, you can turn it off.

34.                      A:______________________(you/listen) to the radio every day?B: No, just occasionally.

35.                       The River Nile_______________(flow) very fast today-much faster than usual.

36.                      We usually ______________( grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we __________(not grow) any.

37.                      How is your English? B: Not bad.It ____________________(improve) slowly.

38.                       Ron is in London at the moment. He ____________________(stay) at the Park Hotel. He _____________________ (always/stay) there when he is in London.

39.                      Can we stop walking soon?I______________(start) to feel tired.

40.                       A: Can you drive?B: I_____________(learn). My father ____________(teach) me.

41.                        Normally I________________(finish) work at 5.00, but this week I____________(work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.

42.                      My parents ______________(live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where ______________(your parents/ live)?

43.                       Sonia _________________(look) for a place to live. She ________________(stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

44.                      Susan ____________(love) her parents.

45.                      My mother____________(be) a nice person.

46.                      Tom and Jim___________(go/out) tonight.

47.                      A: What _______________(your father/do)? B: He is an arhitect but he_________________(not work) at the moment.

48.                      The train is never late. It ____________(always/leave) on time.

49.                       Jim is very untidy. He _________________(always/leave) his things all over the place.

50.                      Jane ________________(not/drink) tea very often.

51.                        What time__________________(the banks/close) in Britain?

52.                       A: Where__________________(Martin/come)from? B: He`s Scottish.

53.                       A: What______________________(you/do)?B: I`m an electrical engineer.

54.                       It____________________________(take) me an hour to get to work. How long_____________________________(it/take) you?

55.                       I_____________play the piano but I__________________(not/play) very well.

56.                       I don`t understand this sentence. What_________________(this word/mean)?