5 exercises for pre-intermediate students

1.    Don’t go out. It ……………. hard now.
a. rains                          b. rain                           c. is raining

2.    I …………. a brother. I am the only child in my family.
a. have not                    b. do not have              c. does not have

3.    They ………. waiting for me outside.
a. are                             b. is                               c. am

4.    She …………… home. She is not here.
a. has gone                    b. have gone                 c. has went

5.    We …………. wait for you any longer.
a. can not                      b. can’t not                  c. cannot

6.    They …………… study French at school.
a. does not                     b. do not                      c. are not

7.    We have ………… you in the park.
a. sees                             b. see                           c. seen

8.    She did not …………… her homework properly.
a. wrote                          b. write                        c. written

9.    The girl …………answer the question last lesson.
a. cannot                        b. could not                 c. does not 

10. The children …….. home very quickly as they did not want to get wet.
a. ran                               b. run                          c. running

11.  My little sister …………….. in the next room now.
a. plays                             b. is playing                   c. play

Insert a missing word

1.    They  not like getting up early.

2.    She  been to London twice.

3.    I  waiting for you.

4.     he like ice-cream?

5.    They did  tell me anything.

6.    Yesterday I  do the exercises in 25 minutes!

7.    I  a dog and a cat.

8.    She  have a brother.

9.     do you live?

10. I  known Lisa for five years.

Insert the missing words

1.    She  sitting at the window.

2.    Why  you call me yesterday?

3.    She  not like onions.

4.    We  brought you a present.

5.    I  come again tomorrow.

6.    She  speak three languages.

7.    They  not open the door yesterday.

8.    I did  promise you to help.

9.    We have  this book.

10. The story  very interesting.

11.  My mother does  work every day.

12.  She has  brother.

13.  do you live?

                                                                                      24^th June, 2010

 

Hello Felix,

I -1- you from my grandmother’s house. I -2- here on holiday yesterday. School -3- last week. I -4- good marks in English and Latvian this year, but I -5- good marks in mathematics.

 

Now I am alone. My granny -6- to work. She is a very busy woman. She -7- five days a week. Now I am at home together with my grandfather. He is a pensioner. He -8- to work. My cousin -9- here too tomorrow. I think that then we -10- more fun.

 

Now I -11- at the table and writing you this letter. My grandfather is in his room. I think he -12- TV. He -13- different programs but his favorite is about hunting. My cat -14- in the armchair. I -15- summer but I -16- to stay alone.

 

Write to me some of your news. -17- you like summer? What marks -18- you get at school last year? What -19- you do next month?

 

Paula

Insert –have, -has, had

1.    I havehashad a brother and a sister.

2.    She havehashad already gone home.

3.    They havehashad some problems last year.

4.    We havehashad known each other for a long time.

5.    He havehashad a bad mark yesterday.

6.    They did not havehashad a cat when they lived in Riga.

7.    She havehashad a new bag. Look!

8.    They havehashad written the exercise.

9.    Does she havehashad a sister?

10. We do not havehashad any questions.

11.  They havehashad not come yet.

12.  I havehashad a birthday last week.