Level One Smash Grammar Contents

be: present simple           page 2 a/an; some page 5

Plurals; this/that/these/those page 7 there is / there are page 10

Countable/uncountable; some / any / a lot of / a few / much / many    page 12 can (ability and permission)  page 16 Present continuous     page 18 be: past simple  page 21

Present simple; adverbs of frequency          page 23 Present simple / present continuous     page 27 have got / haven’t got           page 29

Past simple; regular / irregular verbs      page 31

Personal/object/possessive pronouns; possessive adjectives; ’s; whose   page 36 must / mustn’t / have to   page 39 going to    page 41

Question words (who, what, where, which) page 43 will / won’t           page 45 will / going to      page 47

Comparatives/superlatives     page 48

The imperative      page 51

Prepositions of place     page 53

Dates; ordinal numbers     page 55

Smash Grammar 1 be: present simple

Affirmative	Short form*	Negative	Short form*	Question	Answer
I am	I’m	I am not	I’m not	Am I … ?	Yes, I am. No. I’m not.
You are	You’re	You are not	You aren’t You’re not	Are you … ?	Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. No, you’re not.
He is	He’s	He is not	He isn’t He’s not	Is he … ?	Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. No, he’s not.
She is	She’s	She is not	She isn’t She’s not	Is she … ?	Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
It is	It’s	It is not	It isn’t It’s not	Is it … ?	Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. No, she’s not.
We are	We’re	We are not	We aren’t We’re not	Are we … ?	Yes, we are. No, we aren’t. No, we’re not.
They are	They’re	They are not	They aren’t They’re not	Are they … ?	Yes, they are. No, they aren’t. No, they aren’t.

Examples:

I’m hungry!	I’m not hungry!	Am I hungry?
We’re at school.	We’re not at school.	Are we at school?

* We use short forms for speaking, but not for short ‘Yes’ answers, eg

‘Are you hungry?’ ‘Yes, I am / No, I’m not.’ (not Yes, I’m.)

We can use names or things in place of He, She, It, We and They, eg

Paul is happy. (He is happy.)

This is fun! (It is fun.)

Mary and Joanne are 12. (They are 12.)

1 Write am, is or are.

1  Julia …….. my friend.

2  You …….. a teacher.

3  They …….. twins.

4  I …….. hungry!

5  This …….. nice!

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6  He …….. a good boy.

7  We …….. friends.

2 Write the short forms.

1  ……………… hungry. (He)

2  ……………… boring. (It / not)

3  ……………… my friend. (You)

4  ……………… a pupil. (I / not)

5  ……………… at school. (We)

6  ……………… children. (They)

7  ……………… 11. (She / not)

3  Complete the text with these words.

My name (1) …..…….. Tony. I am from Greece and (2) …..……..  Turkey

12.  Sue and Victoria (3) …..…….. my friends. (4) …..…….. English – they (5) …..…….. from Greece. Victoria (6) …..…….. very happy  Turkey today because she has a test at school.

4  Write Am, Is or Are.

1  …….. he English?

2  …….. you from Greece? Poland

3  …….. we happy?

4  …….. I hungry?

5  …….. it a machine?

6  …….. she your friend?

7  …….. they on a school trip?

5 Make questions.

1  He is from England.     ………………………………… ?

2  He is my friend.            ………………………………… ?

3  You are from Russia.Greece.  ………………………………… ?

4  I am 12.                        ………………………………… ?

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6  Put the words in the correct order.

1 a book / is / it	……………………………………
2 not / I / hungry / am	……………………………………
3 10 / am / I	……………………………………
4 Sue / my / name’s	……………………………………
5 twins / they / aren’t	……………………………………
6 a girl / she / is	…………………………………… ?
7 we / not / teachers / are	……………………………………
8 isn’t / happy / she	……………………………………

7  Correct the mistakes.

1 They not at school.            …………………………………

2 She isn’t not my friend.	……………………………………
3  Your G Frenchek. 4  Its a dog! 5  We isn’t hungry. 6  He a teacher 7  They’re are boys.	…………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… ? ……………………………………

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Smash Grammar 1 a/an; some

Examples: a teacher an umbrella some books

Remember that an goes before words beginning with a, e, i, o and u, eg

an idea, an orange, an actor, an old man

We use some when we have more than one of something, eg

some pens, some desks

1  Put the words in the correct places.

a	an
…………………………………………... …………………………………………... …………………………………………... …………………………………………... …………………………………………...	…………………………………………... …………………………………………... …………………………………………... …………………………………………... …………………………………………...

2  Write a, an or some.

1  …….. boys

2  …….. colour

3  …….. apple

4  …….. door

5  …….. teachers

6  …….. friend

7  …….. e-mail

8  …….. flowers

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3 Circle the correct answer.

1  I am a / an boy.

2  He is a / an actor.

3  Look! A / Some trees!

4  She is some / an old woman.

5  It is a / an big elephant.

6  I’ve got some / an idea.

7  You are a / some good girl.

8  He is a / an good actor.

4  Complete with a, an or some.

In my room there is (1) ……….. television and (2) ……….. DVD player. I’ve also got (3) ……….. electronic games and (4) ……….. new stereo.

My sister has got (5) ……….. old video player.  She’s also got (6) ……….. CDs, but not many. So she goes in my room to play CDs sometimes.

5  Correct the mistakes.

1 She’s an girl.	……………………………………
2 It’s a orange.	……………………………………
3 I’ve got a flowers.	……………………………………
4 It’s a old desk.	……………………………………
5 She’s an nice person.	……………………………………
6 They are some twins.	……………………………………

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Smash Grammar 1

Plurals; this/that/these/those

We make most plurals by putting -s at the end, eg ideas, oranges, books But remember:

For words ending in -s, -ss and -ch, we put -es at the end, eg buses, classes, sandwiches	For some words ending in -y, we put ies at the end, eg babies, parties
For words ending in -f or -fe, we put -ves at the end, eg knives, loaves	Some words are different in the plural, eg children, teeth, people, feet

We use this and that (+ is) for one thing, eg

This book is good. / That boy is nice.

And we use these and those (+ are) for more than one thing, eg

These books are good. / Those boys are nice.

We use this and these for things that are near and we use that and those for things that are far away.

1  Write the plurals.

1	door
2	bus
3	church
4	party
5	shoe
6	life
7	man
8	toy

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2  Complete with these words in the plural.

1  Look at the big ……….. on that tree!

2  Her ……….. are white!

3  I love cheese ……….. .

4  His  ……….. are very big! Look at his shoes!

5  Athens and London are ……….. .

6  There are two ……….. in our school.

3  Find the plurals and write them under the words.

A	S	D	T	C	N		Y	U	L
P	I	Y	R	H	F		S	C	S
Y	B	A	B	I	E		S	T	Y
E	F	H	J	L	E		R	Y	N
X	W	I	N	D	O		W	S	K
Y	O	L	U	R	D		S	K	B
B	M	H	P	E	O		P	L	E
H	E	Z	X	N	N		P	E	P
K	N	I	V	E	S		I	M	J
K	H	G	R	E	B		L	O	D
U	E	L	R	P	L		N	N	B
V	B	O	Y	S	D		S	S	A
Y	T	O	T	T	Y		K	U	F
B	U	S	E	S	D		F	A	S
1 woman ..………						4 igloo ..………				7 person ..………	10 bus ..………
2 child ..………						5 window ..………				8 baby  ..………
3 knife ..………						6 lemon ..………				9 boy ..………

4  Circle the correct answer.

1  I love apple’s / apples.

2  These houses / housses are big.

3  Look! Two monkies / monkeys!

4  These is / are my glasses.

5  That / Those are pencils.

6  These trees / tree are very tall.

5  Rewrite as plurals. Make all changes necessary.

1 This is a book.	…………………………………….
2 That is my friend.	…………………………………….
3 This is a child.	…………………………………….
4 That’s an apple.	…………………………………….
5 This is a bus.	…………………………………….
6 That’s a good idea!	…………………………………….

6  Put the words in the correct order.

1  a / cupboard / is / that     ……………………………………. ?

2  trees / at / look / those    …………………………………….

3  pens / are / these / your ……………………………………. ?

4  books / my / those / are …………………………………….5 my / that / brother / is        …………………………………….

7 Correct the mistakes.

1  Those childs are my friends.     …………………………………….

2  These churchs are old.   …………………………………….

3  These boy is James.       …………………………………….

4  That women are twins.   …………………………………….

5  I love partys!         …………………………………….

6  Two persons are in the room.   …………………………………….

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Smash Grammar 1

there is / there are

Examples:

There is a boy …

There are two girls …

We say There is / There’s when there is only one thing,

eg

There is / There’s a desk in the room.

We say There are when there is more than one thing,

eg

There are two desks in the room.

Negatives:

There is not / There isn’t a desk in the room.

There are not / There aren’t two desks in the room.

Questions:

Is there a desk in the room?

Are there two desks in the room?

Short answers:

Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.

Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

1 Write is or are.

1  There ……….. a book.

2  There ……….. two chairs.

3  There ………..n’t two doors.

4  ……….. there a boy in the room?

5  ‘ ……….. there four windows?’ ‘No, there aren’t.’

6  ‘Is there a cinema in your town?’ ‘Yes, there ……….. .’

2 Make negative sentences using isn’t or aren’t.

1  There ………..  a cinema in my town.

2  There ……….. three boys. There are four.

3  There ………..  a hospital here.

4  There ……….. a TV in my room.

5  There ……….. five elephants in the zoo. There are three.3 Circle the correct answer.

1  There is / are two museums.

2  There isn’t / aren’t a park here.

3  There is / are a palace in the city.

4  ‘Is / Are there a swimming pool?’ ‘Yes, there is / are. ‘ 4 Make questions.

1 there / a zoo / in your town / is	………………………………… ?
2 two boys / there / are / in your class	………………………………… ?
3 a clock / is / in this room / there	………………………………… ?
4 monkeys / there / in the forest / are 5 Write short answers.	………………………………… ?
1 Is there a pen on your desk?	…………………………
2 Are there two books in your bag?	…………………………
3 Is there a teacher in the room?	…………………………

4 Are there two schools in your street?                …………………………

6 Write what there is/are in your room.

There is ……………………………..	There are …………………………..
……………………………………….	……………………………………….
……………………………………….	……………………………………….
………………………………………. 7 Correct the mistakes.	……………………………………….
1 There is red buses in London.	…………………………………

2  There aren’t a swimming pool in my town.     …………………………………

3  There isn’t not a test today.       …………………………………

4  There are a lion in the zoo.        …………………………………

5  Are there a television in your room?    …………………………………

6  Is there two chairs?         …………………………………

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Smash Grammar 1

Countable/uncountable; some / any / a lot of / a few / much / many

Most nouns are countable.

We put the, a, an or one before one noun. We always use is, eg

The book is good. / This is a dog. / It is an elephant. / There is one boy on the bus.

We put the or a number before more than one noun, We always use are, eg

The girls are here. / There are two people in the room.

We can also use are + a lot of / a few for countable nouns, eg

There are a lot of desks. I have a few apples.

For uncountable nouns, we do not use a/an or a number, and we do not put -s at the end. We only use is, eg

The spaghetti is nice. / Your hair is long. / I like chocolate.

These are some nouns that are uncountable:

furniture	spaghetti	oil	hair
information	weather	money	time
chocolate	sugar	water	rice
butter	food	cheese	milk
pepper	juice	salt	bread

We can use is + a lot of for uncountable nouns, eg

There is a lot of money.

We use some for countable and uncountable nouns, eg

There are some desks. (countable)

There is some bread. (uncountable)

We use any, much or many for negatives,

eg

There aren’t any boys. / There aren’t many boys. (countable) There isn’t any bread. / There isn’t much bread. (uncountable) and for questions,

eg

Are there any desks? / Are there many desks? / How many desks are there? Is there much bread? / Is there any bread? / How much bread is there?

1 Cross out the wrong word(s).

1  a / some / one boy

2  two / some / an girls

3  lot / some / a few pens

4  some / many / a few cheese

5  a / many / some spaghetti

2 Write a, an, the or – .

1  Do you like ……….. chocolate?

2  There is ……….. egg in the fridge.

3  I’ve got ……….. new hat.

4  I know ……….. answer!

5  Have you got ……….. rabbit or ……….. hamster?

3 Circle the correct answer.

1  Your hair is / are nice.

2  The furniture is / are old.

3  These photos is / are very good.

4  Is / Are there a lot of people?

5  The rice is / are tasty!

6  There is / are not much bread.

4  Tick (3) the correct sentence.

1 a) There is a lot of money.	…..
b) There are a lot of money.	…..
2 a) I’ve got any pens.	…..
b) I’ve got some pens.	…..
3 a) There isn’t any cheese.	…..
b) There isn’t some cheese.	…..
4 a) Do you want a water?	…..

   b) Do you want some water?     ….. 5 a) My hair is black.            …..

   b) My hairs are black.                  …..

5  Put the words in the correct order.

1 is / lot / of / a / food / there	…………………………………
2 some / money / I’ve / got	…………………………………
3 there / is / juice / any	………………………………… ?
4 aren’t / any / there / desks	…………………………………

5  how / is / there / money / much ………………………………… ?

6  got / much / I / milk / haven’t     ………………………………… 7 aren’t / many / there / people        ………………………………… 8 how / are / there / girls / many        ………………………………… ?

6  What’s in your house?

There is a/an ………………………..

There are two/three/four ………….. There are some …………………….

There isn’t a ……………………...

There aren’t many .……………….

7  Circle the correct answer.

1 There is ……….. elephant in the zoo.

a) a                 b) an               c) the 2 I drink ……….. water.	d) some
a) lot               b) a lot            c) a lot of 3 Is there ……….. bread?	d) a lot of the
a) the              b) any             c) a 4 I like ……….. rice.	d) an
a) the              b) a                 c) –	d) any

5 ……….. lions in your country?

a)  Are there any      c) Is there some

b)  Is there any         d) Are there some

6 There ……….. some books on the desk.

a) is                 b) –                 c) be               d) are

7 How ……….. boys are there in your class?

a) much          b) some          c) many          d) lot

8 ……….. bears in my city.

a)  There isn’t any    c) There aren’t some

b)  There isn’t some d) There aren’t any

9  Mum needs ……….. cheese for the omelette.

a) much          b) some          c) many          d) a lot

10 There  ……….. in my room.

a)  isn’t much furniture        c) isn’t many furniture

b)  aren’t many furnitures   d) aren’t much furniture

11  ……….. apples are there?

a) How                       b) How much

c) How many             d) How lot

12 There are a ……….. mistakes in my homework.

a) lot   b) many         c) some         d) few Smash Grammar 1

can (ability and permission)

Affirmative	Negative	Short form*	Question	Answer
I can	I cannot	I can’t	Can I … ?	Yes, I can. No, I can’t.
You can	You cannot	You can’t	Can you … ?	Yes, you can. No, you can’t.
He can	He cannot	He can’t	Can he … ?	Yes, he can. No, he can’t.
She can	She cannot	She can’t	Can she … ?	Yes, she can. No, she can’t.
It can	It cannot	It can’t	Can it … ?	Yes, it can. No, it can’t.
We can	We cannot	We can’t	Can we … ?	Yes, we can. No, we can’t.
They can	They cannot	They can’t	Can they … ?	Yes, they can. No, they can’t.

* We usually use short forms for speaking and for short answers.

We can use names or things in place of He, She, It, We and They, eg

Tom can run. (He can run.)

Dogs can’t speak. (They can’t speak.)

Can my sister and I go to the party? (Can we go to the party?)

We use can for:

ability – to say what we can / can’t do, eg

I can speak English.

I can’t speak French.

‘Can you understand this?’ ‘No, I can’t.’

permission – to ask for something,

eg

Can I go out tonight?

Can we have some money, please?

Remember that we do not put to after can or can’t.

1 Write can or can’t.

1  Fish ……….. swim.

2  Cats ……….. climb trees.

3  My dad ……….. lift a bus.

4  Spiderman ……….. fly.

2 Circle the correct answer.

1  I can swim / swimming.

2  Harry can’t to go / go out tonight.

3  We can’t sing and / or dance.

4  Can you to help / help me?

3 Put the words in the correct order.

1  speak / German / can / I           …………………………………

2  this / Peter / understand / cannot       …………………………………

3  we / to the party / go / can       ………………………………… ?

4  you / can’t / see / I         …………………………………

4 Complete the dialogue with these phrases.

Tony: Mum, (1) ……….. go to Billy’s party tonight?

Mum: No, (2) ……….. . You have homework for school tomorrow. Tony: But Mum, (3) ……….. do it first and then (4) ……….. take me to the party.

Mum: (5) ……….. finish all your homework now?

Tony: Yes, Mum.

Mum: OK, then. Do your homework and I’ll take you to the party.

5 What do you say when you want …

1  to have a sandwich?     …………………………………

2  to go to the cinema?      …………………………………

3  to go to the park with a friend? …………………………………4 a friend to tell you the answer?        …………………………………

6 Write short answers.

1  Can you ride a horse?   …………………………

2  Can your dad jump three metres?      …………………………

3  Can your mum drive a car?     …………………………

4  Can you play the piano?          …………………………

Smash Grammar 1

Present continuous

We form the present continuous with be + verb + -ing.

Affirmative	Short form	Negative	Short form	Question	Answer
I am running	I’m running	I am not running	I’m not running	Am I running?	Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
You are running	You’re running	You are not running	You aren’t running You’re not running	Are you running?	Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
He is running	He’s running	He is not running	He isn’t running He’s not running	Is he running?	Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
She is running	She’s running	She is not running	She isn’t running She’s not running	Is she running?	Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
It is running	It’s running	It is not running	It isn’t running It’s not running	Is it running?	Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
We are running	We’re running	We are not running	We aren’t running We’re not running	Are we running?	Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
They are running	They’re running	They are not running	They aren’t running They’re not running	Are they running?	Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

We can use names or things in place of He, She, It, We and They, eg

Tom is talking. (He is talking.)

The dog is eating. (It is eating.)

Paul and Mark are having an English lesson. (They are having an English lesson.)

Remember that we use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now or these days,

eg

I am learning English. (I am having a lesson now / lessons these days.)

We also use it to talk about what is happening in pictures and photographs, eg

The two boys are playing a game.

That’s my mum. She’s sitting on the beach.

Spelling:

For most verbs, we add -ing at the end,

eg

walk Î walking         start Î starting         climb Î climbing

For some verbs, we put a double letter before the -ing, eg

sit Î sitting          run Î running

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For verbs ending in -e, we remove the e and put -ing at the end, eg

ride Î riding          hide Î hiding          make Î making 1 Write the continuous form.

1 write	Î ……………..
2 say	Î ……………..
3 sit	Î ……………..
4 look	Î ……………..
5 rehearse	Î ……………..
6 hold	Î ……………..
7 do	Î ……………..
8 win	Î ……………..

2 Write am, is or are.

1  Your friends ……….. waiting.

2  Fantastic! We ……….. winning!

3  I ……….. watching TV.

4  David ……….. playing chess.

5  The boys ……….. wearing jeans.

6  The teacher ……….. talking.

7  My brother ……….. playing football but I ……….. reading.

3  Complete with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

We (1) ……........ (have) an English lesson. In today’s lesson, the students (2) ……...….. (learn) the present continuous. Mr Smith, our teacher, (3) ……...….. (look) at our homework. I (4) ……....…..

(do) a grammar exercise but I can’t do it because my friends, Marianna and Christine, (5) ……….….. (talk)!

4  Make negative sentences using isn’t or aren’t.

1  My friends ………..  listening.

2  He ……….. having a nice time.

3  We ……….. making a cake.

4  My sister ……….. eating.

5  Write questions and short answers.

1  the students / play           ……………………………………..…. ?

Yes, ……………...

2  you and your friends / run          ……………………………..…………. ?  No, ………

3  you / sleep ……………………………..…………. ?

No, …………………………

4  the dog / swim      …………………………..……………. ? Yes, …………………………

6 What are these people doing now?

1  I ………………………………………………………..……….…

2  My mum ……………………………………………..….……….3 My dad …………………………………………………..….…… 4 My teacher …………………………………………..…….…….

5  My brother/sister …………………………………..….………...

6  The children in my class …………………………………….….

Smash Grammar 1

be: past simple

Affirmative	Negative	Short form	Question	Answer
I was	I was not	I wasn’t	Was I … ?	Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
You were	You were not	You weren’t	Were you … ?	Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
He was	He was not	He wasn’t	Was he … ?	Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.
She was	She was not	She wasn’t	Was she … ?	Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.
It was	It was not	It wasn’t	Was it … ?	Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t.
We were	We were not	We weren’t	Were we … ?	Yes, we were. No, we weren’t.
They were	They were not	They weren’t	Were they … ?	Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.

Examples:

He wasn’t happy.

When I was 4, I wasn’t tall.

Were your friends here yesterday? No, they weren’t.

We can use names or things in place of He, She, It, We and They, eg

Billy was happy. (He was happy.)

The lesson was easy. (It was easy.)

John and I were at home yesterday. (We were at home yesterday.)

Remember that we use the past simple to talk about things in the past that are finished, eg

It was a good lesson.

My hair was long but now it’s short.

1 Complete with was or were.

1  My dad ……….. good at football.

2  The girls ……….. happy.

3  Our test ……….. very difficult.

4  He ……….. strong and clever.

5  How many people ……….. there?

6  Her hair ……….. not long.

2  Complete the text with these words.

I had a fantastic time yesterday. It (1) ……........ a really good day. We (2) ……........ at school because it (3) ……........ Sunday. My mum and dad (4) ……........ out, and my sister (5) ……........ in the house. My best friend and I (6) ……........ at home alone and we played all day. It (7) ……........ great!

3  Put the words in the correct order.

1 test / that / easy / was	……………………………………..….
2 Rob / at home / today / wasn’t	……………………………………..….
3 you / at school / were / today	……………………………………..….?
4 here / wasn’t / Ann / on Monday	……………………………………..….
5 weren’t / we / at sport / good	……………………………………..….
6 tall / wasn’t / when I was young / I	……………………………………..….

4  Correct the sentences.eg James Bond was ugly. James Bond wasn’t ugly. He was handsome.

1 The test was difficult.	…………….…....………   …….………………
2 The boys were stupid.	…………….……………   …….………………
3 The man was tall.	………….………………   …….………………
4 Alexander was English.	…………….……………   …….………………
5 The exercises were easy.	…………….……………   …….………………

5  Write questions and short answers.

1 the weather / nice / yesterday

……………………..………………….. ? 2 Alexander / strong and clever	…………………
……………………..…………….……. ? 3 Zorro and Popeye / heroes	…………………
…………………..……………….……. ? 4 you / at school / last Wednesday	…………………
………………………..………….……. ?	…………………

Smash Grammar 1

Present simple; adverbs of frequency We form the present simple like this:

Affirmative	Negative	Short form	Question	Answer
I like	I do not like	I don’t like	Do I like … ?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
You like	You do not like	You don’t like	Do you like … ?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
He likes	He does not like	He doesn’t like	Does he like … ?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
She likes	She does not like	She doesn’t like	Does she like … ?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
It likes	It does not like	It doesn’t like	Does it like … ?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
We like	We do not like	We don’t like	Do we like … ?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
They like	They do not like	They don’t like	Do they like … ?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

We can use names or things in place of He, She, It, We and They, eg

Mary walks to school. (She walks to school.)

Joanne and Susan go to school on the bus. (They go to school on the bus.)

Remember that we use the present simple to talk about things that are always true, or that happen often, eg

I go to school.

We live in a big house.

Spelling:

For he, she and it, we put an s at the end,

eg walk Î He walks       start Î She starts         snow Î It snows

But remember:

For words ending in -y, we remove the y and put -ies at the end, eg He tries She cries

For words ending in -sh or -ch, we put -es at the end, eg He washes She watches

For words ending in -o, we put -es at the end, eg He goes She does

Adverbs of frequency:

We use always, usually, often, sometimes and never to say how often something happens, eg

I always do my homework.

My brother sometimes watches television. My parents often visit my grandmother.

We can make negatives with always, usually and often, eg

I don’t always do my homework.

My brother doesn’t usually listen to me. We don’t often eat fish.

Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb,

eg

I always try …

You never say …

Do you often play football?

But after be, eg

I am always hungry!

You are never here!

He is sometimes bad.

We can also use phrases like:

in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening at night on Sundays / on Mondays

every day / every evening / every Sunday, etc, eg

I (always) do my homework every evening.

I don’t go to school on Saturdays. / I never go to school on Saturdays.

1 Circle the correct answer.

1  I like / likes English!

2  Dan play / plays football.

3  The boys live / lives in Athens.

4  The dog eat / eats a lot.

5  Tom trys / tries hard.

6  Jen washes / washs her hair.

7  Sam dos / does English with me.

8  Mum go / goes to work by bus.

2 Find the adverbs of frequency and use them in the sentences about you.

Across	Down
eg 2 You do this a lot.	1 You don’t do this all the time.
3 You don’t do this – ever!	5 You do this all the time.

2  I ……........ go swimming.

3  I ……........ write letters.

4  I ……........ eat fish.

5  I ……........ go to school on Saturdays.

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3 Make negative sentences using don’t or doesn’t.

1  The boys ……........ like French.

2  I ……........ walk to school.

3  My cat ……........ eat fish!

4  Jim ……........ live here.

5  The television ……........ work.

6  My friend ……........ eat pizza and I ……........ eat hamburgers.

4 Put the words in the correct order.

1  usually / do / I / in the mornings / my homework

   ………………………………………………………………………………..

2  never / we / on holiday / go / in the winter

   ………………………………………………………………………………..

3  win / doesn’t / that football team / often

   ………………………………………………………………………………..

4  sometimes / my parents / me / money / give

   ………………………………………………………………………………..

5  always / play football / you / at weekends / do

   ……………………………………………………………………………….. ?

5 Write questions and short answers.

1 she / live / with her sister

……………………..………………….. ? 2 you / enjoy / English lessons	No, …………………
……………………..………………….. ? 3 they / usually  / eat meat	Yes, …………………
……………………..………………….. ? 4 you / know  / the answer	No, …………………
……………………..………………….. ?	Yes, …………………

Smash Grammar 1

Present simple / present continuous

Examples:

I go to school every day. (present simple)

I am going to school now. (present continuous)

Remember that we use the present simple for things that are always true, or that we do often, eg

I like sport.

We go on holiday every year.

We use the present continuous for things that are happening now, or around this time,

eg

I’m doing my homework. Why are you shouting?

1 Underline the correct tense.

1  I buy / am buying a magazine every month.

2  I can’t talk now because I do / am doing my homework.

3  Where do you go / are you going to school?

4  Most days, my dad reads / is reading the newspaper.

5  What’s funny? Why do you laugh / are you laughing?

6  I usually sleep / am sleeping at home but today I sleep / am sleeping at my friend’s house.

2 Complete with the present continuous or present simple form of the    words in brackets.

Hi John,

How are you? I’m in my room and I (1) …………………. (write) this on my new computer. It’s great! I (2) …………………. (use) it every day. All this week, we (3) …………………. (have) tests at school and  these days, I (4) …………………. (use) the computer to learn more things about my lessons. The best thing is that it plays DVDs and I sometimes (5) …………………. (watch) films on it. Of course, it also (6) …………………. (play) CDs. At the moment, I (7)

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…………………. (listen) to a CD by a group called My Chemical Romance. (8) …………………. (you / know) them?

Write soon,

Bill

3 Write about something that you …

1 do every day.	……………………………………
2 do on Sundays.	……………………………………
3 are doing now.	……………………………………
4 never do.	……………………………………
5 are studying at school.	……………………………………

6 sometimes do in the mornings. ……………………………………

4 Correct the mistakes.

1 I’m not liking tests.	……………………………………
2 Bill is playing music every day.	……………………………………
3 Are you playing football often?	……………………………………
4 We aren’t often going on holiday.	……………………………………
5 Are you look at the board?	……………………………………

Smash Grammar 1

have got / haven’t got

Affirmative	Short form	Negative	Short form	Question	Short answers
I have got	I’ve got	I have not got	I haven’t got	Have I got … ?	Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.
You have got	You’ve got	You have not got	You haven’t got	Have you got … ?	Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.
He has got	He’s got	He has not got	He hasn’t got	Has he got … ?	Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t.
She has got	She’s got	She has not got	She hasn’t got	Has she got … ?	Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.
It has got	It’s got	It has not got	It hasn’t got	Has it got … ?	Yes, it has. No, it hasn’t.
We have got	We’ve got	We have not got	We haven’t got	Have we got … ?	Yes, we have. No, we haven’t.
They have got	They’ve got	They have not got	They haven’t got	Have they got … ?	Yes, they have. No, they haven’t.

We can use names or things in place of He, She, It, We and They, eg

Debbie has got a new bike. (She has got / She’s got a new bike.) My computer has got a DVD player. (It has got / It’s got a DVD player.)

1 Circle the correct answer.

1  I has / have got blue eyes.

2  What have / has you got there?

3  Have / Has John got my CD?

4  They has / have got long hair.

5  The robot has / have got wheels.

6  Ben hasn’t / haven’t got any money.

2 Write questions and short answers.

1 the twins / brown hair	……………………………………..…. ? Yes, ……………...
2 we / any cheese	……………………………………..…. ? No, ……………...
3 Peter / a pen	……………………………………..…. ?

No, ……………...

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4 your computer / a DVD player    ……………………………………..…. ?

Yes, ……………...

3 What have you got? What haven’t you got?

I’ve got ………………………………	I haven’t got ………………………...
………………………………………..	………………………………………..
………………………………………..	………………………………………..
……………………………………….. 4 Circle the correct answer. 1 ……….. Mary got my bike?	………………………………………..
a) Has            b) Have          c) Does	d) Can

2 A cat……….. a tail.

a)  have got   c) hasn’t got

b)  haven’t got           d) has got

3 ‘Have we got all the books?’ ‘Yes, ……….. .’

a) we do         b) we have     c) we’ve         d) have we

4  Steve and Jane are happy because ……….. lots of money.

a) they are got	c) have they got
b) they have got	d) have got they

5  ……….. got brothers or sisters.

a) I don’t	c) I’ve haven’t
b) I don’t have	d) I haven’t

6  ‘Have I got a red nose ?’ ‘No, ……….. .’

a)  haven’t got           c) you haven’t

b)  haven’t you          d) you haven’t got

Smash Grammar 1

Past simple; regular / irregular verbs

Remember that we use the past simple to talk about things that happened at a certain time in the past or regularly in the past, eg

I walked to school this morning.

Negatives:

We form the negative with did not / didn’t + verb, eg

I did not walk to school this morning. / I didn’t walk to school this morning. (not I didn’t walked.)

Questions:

We form the questions with Did + you/he/she/etc + verb, eg

Did you go? (not Did you went.)

Did he finish his homework? (not Did he finished.)

Short answers:

Yes, I/she/he/etc did.

No, I/she/he/etc did not / didn’t.

Spelling:

For most verbs, we add -ed at the end,

eg walk Î walked         start Î started         climb Î climbed

For some verbs, we put a double letter before the -ed, eg stop Î stopped          clap Î clapped

For verbs ending in -e, we put -d at the end,

eg

love Î loved          change Î changed          like Î liked

For verbs ending in -y, we remove the y and put -ied at the end, eg

try Î tried          cry Î cried          carry Î carried

Irregular verbs:

There are very many irregular verbs,

eg eat Î ate (not eated) think Î thought (not thinked) go Î went (not goed)

Learn as many as you can!

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1  Write the past simple of these regular verbs.laugh ……......   finish ……......   want ……......   like ……......   walk ……...... wave ……......   clap ……......   play ……......   talk ……......   change ……......

2  Circle the correct answer.

1  He pointted / pointed at me.

2  We stopped / stoped for lunch.

3  Bill looked / lookked at the book.

4  They visitted / visited their aunt.

5  Mary cried / cryed at the film.

6  I studied / studyed for the test.

7  Mum shouted / shoutted at him.

8  We all loved / lovved the story.

3  Write the negatives.

1 I looked at my homework.	……………………………………………….
2 I phoned you last night.	……………………………………………….
3 They wanted to eat.	……………………………………………….
4 The boys liked the film.	……………………………………………….
5 You worked hard.	……………………………………………….
6 It rained on Monday.	……………………………………………….
7 I believed the story.	……………………………………………….

4  Write questions and short answers.

1 he / take / the money?                  .

……………………………………… 2  you / cycle / to school?	Yes, …………………
……………………………………… 3 he / finish / his homework?	No, …………………
……………………………………… 4 Mark / believe / you?	Yes, …………………
……………………………………… 5 you / stop and look?         .	No, …………………
………………………………………	Yes, …………………

5  How many irregular verbs can you fill in?

A B C	become Î ……………..  bring Î ………………..       choose Î …………….. begin Î ……………..      buy Î ………………..         come Î …………….. break Î ……………..      can Î ……………..             cut Î ……………..
D E F	do Î ……………..           drive Î ……………..           find Î …………….. draw Î ……………..       eat Î ……………..              fly Î …………….. drink Î ……………..       fall Î ……………..               forget Î ……………..
G H I J K L	get Î ……………..          have Î ……………..            learn Î …………….. give Î ……………..        hold Î ……………..              leave Î …………….. go Î ……………..           know Î ……………..            lose Î ……………..
M N O P Q R	make Î ……………..     put Î ……………..                ride Î …………….. mean Î ……………..      read Î ……………..             ring Î …………….. meet Î ……………..       rewrite Î ……………..         run Î ……………..
S	say Î ……………..          sit Î ……………..             speak Î …………….. see Î ……………..          shake Î ……………..          stand Î …………….. sing Î ……………..         sleep Î ……………..           swim Î ……………..
T U V W X Y Z	take Î ……………..         think Î ……………..            wear Î …………….. teach Î ……………..       understand Î ……………..  win Î …………….. tell Î ……………..           wake Î ……………..            write Î ……………..

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6  Match the present to the past.

1 wear	a taught	…….
2 tell	b woke	…….
3 say	c ran	…….
4 wake	d saw	…….
5 see	e went	…….
6 ring	f told	…….
7 teach	g wore	…….
8 get	h rang	…….
9 run	i said	…….
10 go	j got	…….

7  Find the past verbs and use them in the sentences.

L	O	S	T	A	L	I	O	P
B	F	R	W	A	D	O	P	Q
E	D	G	V	S	O	P	K	U
J	N	B	E	G	A	N	S	N
T	U	Y	G	C	F	U	X	D
A	T	P	E	F	G	T	N	E
B	U	L	M	O	H	E	M	R
O	J	O	I	R	J	R	I	S
U	S	P	N	G	K	W	Y	T
G	X	Y	X	O	E	O	R	O
H	K	E	R	T	E	P	C	O
T	R	S	T	G	S	F	S	D
I	Q	D	Y	D	D	C	N	S
D	P	E	F	E	L	L	G	S

1  We won. You ……….!

2  They ………. a new car.

3  You ………. my birthday!

4  Penny ………. in the river!

5  The lesson ………. at 9 am.

6  Pete ………. the question but I didn’t.

8 Tick the correct sentences. Rewrite the incorrect ones.

1     I didn’t knew the answer.         …..

   ……………………………………………….

2     She learned to drive a car.      …..

   ……………………………………………….

3     Did you drank all the milk?      …..

   ……………………………………………….

4     We flew to London.       …..

   ……………………………………………….

5     What time did they left?           …..

   ……………………………………………….

6     After the lesson, we sang a song. …..

   ……………………………………………….

7     The girls didn’t understood me. …..

   ……………………………………………….

8     I through the ball to him.          …..

   ……………………………………………….

9     I sayed ‘Happy Birthday’ to my friend this morning.           …..

   ……………………………………………….

10  We were late and we ran into the classroom.          …..

   ……………………………………………….

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Smash Grammar 1

Personal/object/possessive pronouns; possessive adjectives; ’s; whose

	Examples
The personal pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we and they. We use them so that we don’t say the same thing twice.	Angela and Jennifer are my friends. They are sisters. (not Angela and Jennifer are sisters. / My friends are sisters.)
The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our and their. We use them when we want to say something belongs to someone. We can also use the possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs.	It’s my bike. Is this your homework? Our mum and their mum are friends. It’s not your bike – it’s mine. This is my homework – yours is over there.
The object pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us and them. We use them for the object of a sentence (not the subject).	They all looked at me. I don’t know her – who is she? These exercises are hard – I can’t do them.
We use ’s with people and animals but not with things. If there is an s at the end of the word, we do not add an s.	This is Harry’s book. It is our teacher’s pen. That’s the dog’s bed Our parents’ bedroom. The twins’ computer.
We use whose for questions.	Whose is this book? Whose friend is he?

1  Complete the table.

I	me	my	……….
you	……….	……….	yours
he	him	……….	his
she	……….	her	……….
it	it	……….	–
we	us	our	……….
they	……….	……….	theirs

2  Circle the correct word.

1  Please help I / me / mine with the exercise.

2  Whose / Who’s bag is this?

3  This is Bill’s / Bills’ / Bills’s bag.

4  Can you come with we / our / us?

5  It’s my parent’s / parents’ room.

6  Where are my CDs? I can’t find they / them / theirs!

3 Write the personal pronouns.

1  Jeff is my brother.           ……….

2  Mary is very tall.   ……….

3  My brother and I like it! ………. 4 The test is difficult.       ……….

5 The boys play football. ……….

4 Complete with a possessive adjective.

1  Maria’s clothes are nice. I like ………… clothes.

2  The dog isn’t eating. ………… food is here.

3  The boys want to play. They’ve got ………… football with them.

4  We need to correct all ………… mistakes.

5  Good children are always nice to ………… parents.

6  No, that’s my bag, not yours! ………… bag is over there.

5 Put the words in the correct order.

1  is / my / bag / this             ……………………………………

2  their / she / mum / is        ……………………………………

3  books / are / those / mine          ……………………………………

4  them / like / don’t / I         ……………………………………

5  to be quiet / us / tells / our teacher       ……………………………………

6  Write the apostrophes (’).

1  She is my mothers sister.

2  That is Gregorys book.

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3  Here is the childrens room.

4  I know all my teachers names.

5  That boys name is Ryan.

7 Write answers to the questions. Use the words in brackets to help you. eg Whose bag is this? (me)      It’s mine.

1  Whose sister is she? (my mum)           ……………………………………

2  Whose books are they? (you)   ……………………………………

3  Whose car is it? (Tommy)        ……………………………………4 Whose toy is this? (Maria)        ……………………………………

8 Fill in the gaps with one word.

1  That CD is not …………… . It’s mine. I want …………… , please!

2  You have a classroom and …………… have a classroom. Ours is here.

   …………… is over there.

3  Those books are Simon’s. Give …………… to the teacher, please.

4  I’ve got a good computer game. Come and play with …………… .

5  Sally says the computer is …………… but her brother says it is …………… .

Their mum says it is …………… and they must share it.

6  Can you come with …………… to the cinema? Trish and I have got tickets.

7  We can put ……………  bags under the desks.

must / mustn’t / have to

Examples:

You must listen to your teacher.

We mustn’t (must not) talk in the lesson.

We often use must or mustn’t to talk about rules, eg

You mustn’t (must not) touch the ball with your hands.

Remember that we do not put to after must or mustn’t, eg

You must do your homework. (not You must to do your homework.)

Sometimes we use have to in place of must, but not in place of mustn’t, eg

You have to do your homework.

1 Circle the correct phrase.

1  They must to go / must go now.

2  You must not / have not shout.

3  Jo mustn’t / must to not do that.

4  We have to / must to get a goal.

2  Complete the school rules.  Use must or mustn’t.

SCHOOL RULES x You ……….……. listen to music. x You ……….……. talk in the lesson. x You ………….…. eat in the classroom. x You ………….…. use your mobile phone. x You …………….. do all your homework. x You ……….……. remember your books. x You ……….……. ride your bike in the school. x You ………….…. have long hair (boys). x You ………….…. wear make-up (girls). x You ………….…. listen to the teacher. x You ………….…. run in the school.

3  What do you say if you see someone …

1 writing on the desk?	‘You mustn’t …………………………..…….. ’
2 walking in the road?	‘You mustn’t …………………………..…….. ’
3 eating with dirty hands?	‘You must ……………………………..…….. ’
4 throwing a mobile phone?	‘You mustn’t ………………………….……... ’

5  playing tennis with a broken arm? ‘You must …………………………….…… ’

6  swimming in a dirty river?          ‘You mustn’t …………………………….…... ’

4 What do you have to do …

1  today?        …………………………….…...

2  tonight?     …………………………….…...

3  tomorrow? …………………………….…...

4  at the weekend? …………………………….…...

5  Complete the dialogue using must / mustn’t and a verb in the box.

Freddy: Harry, can you teach me how to play tennis?

Harry: It’s easy, but if you want to play tennis, you (1) ……………………… fit!

And you (2) ……………………… two or four players.

Freddy: How do you start?

Harry: First, you (3) ……………………… the ball over the net to the other side, but the ball (4) ……………………… outside the white lines.

Freddy: Can the ball hit the ground?

Harry: Yes, but you (5) ……………………… it before it hits the ground a second time.

Freddy: How do you win?

Harry: Well, you (6) ……………………… to hit the ball where the other player can’t hit it back.

Freddy: Sounds fun. Do you want a game?

going to

Affirmative	Short form*	Negative	Short form*	Question	Answer
I am going to	I’m going to	I am not going to	I’m not going to	Am I going to … ?	Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
You are going to	You’re going to	You are not going to	You aren’t going to You’re not going to	Are you going to … ?	Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. No, you’re not.
He is going to	He’s going to	He is not going to	He isn’t going to He’s not going to	Is he going to … ?	Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. No, he’s not.
She is going to	She’s going to	She is not going to	She isn’t going to She’s not going to	Is she going to … ?	Yes, she is. No, she isn’t. No, she’s not.
It is going to	It’s going to	It is not going to	It isn’t going to It’s not going to	Is it going to … ?	Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. No, it’s not.
We are going to	We’re going to	We are not going to	We aren’t going to We’re not going to	Are we going to … ?	Yes, we are. No, we aren’t. No, we’re not.
They are going to	They’re going to	They are not going to	They aren’t going to They’re not going to	Are they going to … ?	Yes, they are. No, they aren’t. No, they’re not.

Examples:

I’m going to win!                 I’m not going to win!                 Am I going to win? It’s going to rain.           It isn’t going to rain.                 Is it going to rain?

* We use short forms for speaking, but not for short ‘Yes’ answers, eg

‘Are you going to eat?’ ‘Yes, I am / No, I’m not.’ (not Yes, I’m.)

We can use names or things in place of He, She, It, We and They, eg

Donna is going to cry! (She is going to cry!.)

Some people are going to talk to you. (They are going to talk to you.) Remember that we use be + going to for things that we plan to do or for things that are certain,

eg

I am going to see Pauline tomorrow.

1 Write am, is or are.

1  Nigel …….. going to win.

2  You …….. going to lose.

3  They …….. going to eat.

4  It …….. not going to rain.

5  The dog …….. going to bite you!

6  …….. we going to play football?

7  Where …….. she going to go?

8  I …….. going to learn the guitar.

2  Write the short forms.

1 I am going to buy a car.	……………………………………
2 It is not going to snow.	……………………………………
3 We are not going to have a test.	……………………………………
4 You are going to fall!	……………………………………
5 She is not going to have a party.	……………………………………
6 ‘We are going to fail the test!’	……………………………………
‘No, we are not!’	……………………………………

3  Complete the text with these words and the correct form of going to.

Tom and Crissy (1) ………………… a party. They (2) ………………… all their friends. Tom (3) ………………… balloons. Crissy

(4) ………………… hamburgers, she (5) ………………… lots of salads.

Tom and Crissy’s parents (6) ………………… to the music! They

(7) ………………… a DVD.

Question words (who, what, where, which)

Examples:

Who is that man?

What is his name?

Where is the party? Which car is his?

Remember that we use:

Who for people,

What for things,

Where for places,

Which when we are choosing between people or things.

1 Write who, what, where or which.

1  …….. is your car – the blue one?

2  …….. do you go to school?

3  …….. is your teacher’s name?

4  …….. bought you that present?

5  …….. did you get your dog?

6  …….. do you want for dinner?

2 Match the questions to the answers.

1  Who is that?                            …..

2  What is that?                           …..

3  Where is your mum’s car?      …..4 Which car is your mum’s?       …..

a It’s at home. b It’s my mum. c It’s this one. d It’s my mum’s car.

3 Put the words in the correct order.

1  CD / which / you / buy / did        …………………………………… ?

2  my / mobile / broke / who …………………………………… ? 3 go / where / on holiday / you / did …………………………………… ? 4 song / like / you / do / which          …………………………………… ?

4  Correct the mistakes.

1 Which time is it?	……………………………………
2 What did you put my keys?	……………………………………
3 Where is your favourite singer?	……………………………………
4 Who boy found all the answers?	……………………………………
5 Where house do you live in?	……………………………………
6 Who is that man’s name?	……………………………………
7 What is your teacher this year?	……………………………………
8 Who are you going?	……………………………………

5  Write the question words who, what, where or which.

Tina: (1) …………. buys your clothes? Do you buy them or does your mum buy them for you?

Sarah: Sometimes my mum buys me things, but I usually buy my own clothes.

Tina: (2) …………. do you usually go shopping?

Sarah: In town. There are lots of good clothes shops there.

Tina: (3) …………. shop is your favourite?

Sarah: There’s a shop called Top Girl. I love their clothes, but they are a bit expensive.

Tina: (4) …………. was the last thing you bought there?

Sarah: This jacket. Do you like it?

Tina: I love it! Will you take me with you next time you go to Top Girl? Sarah: OK. I’m going to go on Saturday. You can come with me then.

Smash Grammar 1

will / won’t

Affirmative	Short form*	Negative	Short form*	Question	Answer
I will	I’ll	I will not	I won’t	Will I … ?	Yes, I will. No, I won’t.
You will	You’ll	You will not	You won’t	Will you … ?	Yes, you will. No, you won’t.
He will	He’ll	He will not	He won’t	Will he … ?	Yes, he will. No, he won’t.
She will	She’ll	She will not	She won’t	Will she … ?	Yes, she will. No, she won’t.
It will	It’ll	It will not	It won’t	Will it … ?	Yes, it will. No, it won’t.
We will	We’ll	We will not	We won’t	Will we … ?	Yes, we will. No, we won’t.
They will	They’ll	They will not	They won’t	Will they … ?	Yes, they will. No, they won’t.

Examples:

I’ll see you next week.

‘Will Liverpool win the football match again?’ ‘Yes, they will. / No, they won’t.’

* We use short forms for speaking, but not for short ‘Yes’ answers, eg

‘Will you be at the party?’ ‘Yes, I will / No, I won’t.’ (not Yes, I’ll.)

We use will or won’t to talk about things we expect to happen, or not happen, in the future,

eg

People will have more free time in the future.

We also use will or won’t to offer or refuse to do something, eg

I’ll help you with your homework.

No, I won’t help you cheat in the test!

Remember that we do not put to after will or won’t, eg

You will find the answers at the back of the book. (not You will to find ...)

1 Write the short forms.

1 I will	………………..
2 She will	………………..
3 They will	………………..

4  We will       ………………..

5  I will not     ………………..

6  We will not ………………..

2 Put will in the correct place.

1  In 50 years, people travel to work by helicopter.

2  You help me with this exercise?

3  Children not go to school in the future.

4  One day, I be rich.

5  We ever live on the Moon?

6  I send you a postcard!

3  Put the words in the correct order.

1 carry / I’ll / books / your	……………………………………
2 won’t / Margaret / this test / pass	……………………………………
3 we / new computers / have / will	…………………………………… ?
4 you / will / me / help / please	…………………………………… ?
5 ‘the boys / win / will’	…………………………………… ?
‘won’t / they / no’	……………………………………

4  Write short answers.

1  Will your favourite team win its next match? ……………………………

2  Will we have robots to do our homework?     ……………………………

3  Will you leave school at 16?      ……………………………

4  Will you pass your next test?     ……………………………

5  Will the weather be nice tomorrow?     …………………………… 6 Will someone give you lots of money soon?        ……………………………

5 Write about you. What will/won’t you do …

1  later today?           ……………………………………

2  when you get some money?     ……………………………………

3  when you leave school? ……………………………………

4  when you see your best friend? ……………………………………

5  when you’re 30?  ……………………………………

Smash Grammar 1

will / going to

Examples:

I will be rich one day. (I hope it will happen)

I am going to get some money soon. (I know it will happen)

Remember that we usually use will for things that we expect to happen, but we are not sure, eg

We will all have computers one day.

We can also use will to offer or refuse to do something, eg

I’ll buy the coffee.

What’s wrong? Why won’t she speak to me?

We sometimes use will for things that we decide now, eg

There’s someone at the door – I’ll go.

We only use going to for things that we are sure about or that we plan to do, eg

We’re going to buy a new car next month.

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of going to or will and the verb in brackets.

1

–Sara is sleeping at her grandparents’ house this evening.

–Yes, her parents ……………………… (paint) her bedroom at the weekend.

2

–It’s Saturday, tomorrow! Great!

–Yes, I think I ………………………  (get up) late tomorrow.

3

–You can read my comic if you like.

–Thanks very much! I ……………………… (give) it to you on Monday.

4

–Why are all those people buying tickets?

–They  ……………………… (watch) a football match.

5

–What’s wrong with Jamie?

–He ……………………… (tidy) his room because he’s very tired!

Smash Grammar 1

Comparatives/superlatives

For short adjectives, we make comparatives and superlatives by putting -er or

-est at the end, eg

high Î higher	low Î lower	old Î older
high Î the highest	low Î the lowest	old Î the oldest

But remember:

comparatives	superlatives
For adjectives ending in -e, we just put -r at the end, eg nice Î nicer safe Î safer	For adjectives ending in -e, we just put -st at the end, eg nice Î the nicest safe Î the safest
For adjectives ending in -y, we remove the y and put -ier at the end, eg lazy Î lazier tasty Î tastier	For adjectives ending in -y, we remove the y and put -iest at the end, eg lazy Î the laziest tasty Î the tastiest
For some adjectives, we put a double letter before the -er, eg hot Î hotter          big Î bigger	For some adjectives, we put a double letter before the -est, eg hot Î the hottest    big Î the biggest
For long adjectives, we do not change the word, but we put more before it, eg interesting Î more interesting difficult Î more difficult	For long adjectives, we do not change the word, but we put most before it, eg interesting Î the most interesting difficult Î the most difficult
Some adjectives are irregular, eg good Î better          bad Î worse	Some adjectives are irregular, eg good Î the best       bad Î the worst
After comparatives, we always use the word than,	Before superlatives, we always use the word the, and we don’t use than,

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eg He is taller than me.

eg He is the tallest boy in our class.

1  Write the comparatives and superlatives.

cold	…………………… ……………………
hot	……………………	……………………
small	……………………	……………………
big	……………………	……………………
interesting	……………………	……………………
good	……………………	……………………
hungry	……………………	……………………
bad	……………………	……………………
nice	……………………	……………………

2  Make comparative sentences.

1 Geography / hard / English	…………………………………………..
2 MP3s / new / CDs	…………………………………………..
3 My sister / intelligent / her friends	…………………………………………..
4 This bag / expensive / that bag	…………………………………………..
5 Her test results / bad / mine	…………………………………………..
6 John’s homework / good / yours	…………………………………………..

3  Complete with the comparative or superlative of the words in brackets.1 Greece is ………………………… England. (warm)

2  English lessons are …………….………………… Italian lessons. (interesting)

3  Which was ………………………… dinosaur of all? (big)

4  Your cat is ………………………… my cat. (fat)

5  The food at Jim’s Restaurant is ………………………… the food here. (tasty) 6 I think History is ………………………………… subject at our school.

(difficult)

7  Life is ………………………………… for us now than it was. (easy)

8  These shoes are ………………………………… than my old shoes.

(comfortable)

9  What do you think is ………………………………… subject at school?

(useful)

10          I’m good at English but I’m not ………………………………… (good) in my class –  Stefanos is ………………………………… than me. (good) 4 Complete the text with these words.

My sister and I work very hard and we both get (1) …………….. marks at school. But she says that she is (2) …………….. than me at English because she studies more. I asked my teacher to give us a test so we could find out who is the (3) …………….. ! Well, we did the test yesterday but we were both ill – and guess what? Our marks were very (4) …………….. ! She got 10 out of 20 and I only got 8 – my marks were (5) …………….. than hers! Now she’s telling people at school that I’m the (6) …………….. student in the world!!!

5 Correct the mistakes.

1  That animal is the more dangerous in the world. ..……………………………..

2  Who is the better student in the class? …………………………………………..

3 My dad is older that your dad.	…………………………………………..
4 She’s beautifuller than her sister.	…………………………………………..
5 She’s oldest girl in the class.	…………………………………………..
6 TV is more good than radio.	…………………………………………..

The imperative

Examples:

Open your books.

Be quiet!

Don’t talk in the lesson.

Don’t shout – I can hear you!

Remember that imperatives begin with the verb without the personal pronoun, eg

Give me the money.

Stand up!

Say something!

Negatives begin with Don’t, followed by the verb, eg

Don’t move!

Don’t write on the desk.

You can add please when you want to make an imperative sound more polite. Help me with these boxes, please.

1 Circle the correct answer.

1  Open / Don’t open the window – it’s very cold outside!

2  That’s mine! Give / Don’t give it to me!

3  Shout / Don’t shout in the lesson!

4  Open / Don’t open your books and look at page 57.

5  Be / Don’t be quiet – I’m trying to work.

6  If there’s a fire, use / don’t use the lift.

7  Put / Don’t put your hand up if you know the answer.

8  Look / Don’t look at the answers yet.

9  Sit / Don’t sit down – and talk / don’t talk!

2 Complete the dialogue with these words.

Teacher: Billy, (1) ……….. your book and (2) ……….. us the answer to question one.

Billy: Question one, sir?

Teacher: Yes, Billy. (3) ……….. it quickly, please. We’re waiting.

Billy: Um … question one … question one ...

Teacher: OK, (4) ……….. down, Billy. George – do you know the answer?

George: Um, I think it was …

Teacher: What are you saying, George? (5) ……….. more clearly, please!

George: The name of the goddess was Athena.

Teacher: Excellent, George. Now Billy, (6) ……….. question two, please.

Billy: Question two, sir? Um …

Teacher: (7) ……….. and see me at the end of the lesson, Billy.

3 What do you say when …

1  it’s noisy and you can’t sleep?

‘ ………… quiet, please.’

2  someone is standing up and you can’t see?

‘ ………… down, please.’

3  someone takes your pen?

‘ ………… me my pen, please.’

4  you don’t want your friend to call you after 11?

‘ …………  ……… me after 11.’

5  you don’t want to know the answer?

‘ …………  ………… me the answer.’

6  you don’t want someone to eat your pizza?

‘ …………  ………… my pizza!’

Prepositions of place

Examples:

The dog is in the house / in the garden.

The ball is behind the television. The car is in front of the house.

We use prepositions of place to say where something is. We can use these prepositions:

In, on, behind, next to, under, in front of, between, near.

1 Circle the correct answer.

1  My house is under / between the school and the shops.

2  The board is on / in the wall near / in the door.

3  Let’s sit between / under this tree.

4  The car is in front of / in the house.

5  Do you want to sit under / next to me?

2 Find the prepositions of place and use them in the sentences.

U	N	D	E	R	A	D	R	I
W	S	A	R	E	D	J	L	N
S	A	G	I	B	F	A	P	F
T	N	S	L	E	V	S	O	R
U	E	A	K	H	C	Q	R	O
O	X	C	H	I	R	Y	T	N
L	T	Z	G	N	U	I	F	T
H	T	B	D	D	I	G	E	O
W	O	Y	S	B	K	J	S	F
C	S	D	R	O	L	X	C	S
V	F	O	B	L	E	L	J	V
H	B	E	T	W	E	E	N	Y
T	A	Z	Y	E	R	H	K	Q
E	N	E	A	R	G	O	M	N

1  My cat sleeps u………… my bed.

2  There’s a park n………… our school.

3  The bear is b………… two igloos.

4  Your bag is b………… the door.

5  Jane sits n…………  ………… me.

6  The teacher stands …………  f…………   ………… the board.

3  Answer for you now.

1 Who/What is behind you?	…………………………………
2 Who/What is in front of you?	…………………………………
3 Who/What is next to you?	…………………………………
4 Who/What is near you?	…………………………………
5 Who/What is between you and the door?	…………………………………
6 What is in your bag?	…………………………………
7 What is on your desk?	…………………………………
8 What is under your desk?	…………………………………

4  Complete the text with these words.

My house is a small cottage (1) ……….. the town. There’s a garage (2) ……….. to the house. We keep our car and caravan (3) ……….. there. (4) ……….. the house, there is a big garden. The kitchen is (5) ……….. my bedroom, so I can hear my brother when he looks

(6) ……….. the fridge for something to eat!

5  Correct the mistakes.

1 There’s a tree in front the house.	………………………………….
2 The cat is behind from the garage.	………………………………….
3 She sits between of John and Nancy.	………………………………….
4 There’s a shop next of the school.	………………………………….
5 He lives on a nice house.	………………………………….
6 Near of my house there is a park.	………………………………….
7 Your book is on to the table.	………………………………….
8 The ball is under to the car.	………………………………….

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Dates and ordinal numbers

When we write dates, we write them like this:

17^th October, 2007

 October 17^th, 2007

17/10/07

17.10.2007

When we say the dates, we say:

The seventeenth of October, two thousand and seven. October the seventeenth, two thousand and seven.

We can also use ordinal numbers like this:

He was the first person there.

She came second and won a prize.

1 Circle the correct answer.

1     The party is on one / the first of May

2     Tomorrow is the twentyeth / twentieth of September.

3     His birthday is on the twenty-third / twenty-three of March.

4     My favourite month is Febuary / February.

5     He came two / second in the competition.

6     My friend was the one / first person to answer.

7     There were seventeen / seventeenth people in the room.

8     What’s the date today? Is it the twelveth / twelfth?

9     She came here in October / Octomber.

10  Christmas Day is on the twenty-fifth / twenty-fifth of December.

2 Fill in the gaps with one word.

1  Today is …………… fifth …………… June.

2  Bill came first, Susan came …………… , and I came third.

3  My sister is 16. Her …………… birthday was last week.

4  When you are 21, you can have a ……………-…………… birthday party.

5  The little boy was born in two thousand …………… four.

6  His birthday is …………… November the eighteenth.

7  We write 1999 like this – nineteen ……………-nine.

8  We don’t have school on January …………… first.

3  Write the ordinal numbers in words.

Number	Ordinal number	In words		Number	Ordinal number	In words
1	1st			6	6th
2	2nd			7	7th
3	3rd			8	8th
4	4th			9	9th
5	5th			10	10th

4  Write the dates in words.

		JULY								AUGUST
M	T	W	T	F	S	S		M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7					1	2	3	4
8	9	10	11	12	13	14		5	6	7	8	9	10	11
15	16	17	18	19	20	21		12	13	14	15	16	17	18
22	23	24	25	26	27	28		19	20	21	22	23	24	25
29	30	31						26	27	28	29	30	31

1  1^st July is a Monday.       …………………………………………………..

2  Mum’s birthday is on 13^th July. …………………………………………………..

3  Our holiday starts on 22^nd July. ………………………………………………….. 4 We come home on 12^th August.………………………………………………….. 5 15^th August is a holiday. …………………………………………………..

6 31^st August is a Saturday.            …………………………………………………..

5 Complete for you. Write the numbers and the words.

1             When is your birthday?      …………. 2             What year were you born? …………. 3 When is your friend’s birthday? …………. 4 What’s the date today?      …………. 5 What year is it?     …………. 6 When will you be 16?    …………. 56

………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. …………………………………..

Level One Smash Grammar Key be: present simple

1

1  is

2  are

3  are

4  am

5  is

6  is

7  are

2

1  He’s

2  It isn’t

3  You’re

4  I’m not

5  We’re

6  They’re

7  She isn’t

3

1  is

2  I’m

3  are

4  They’re

5  aren’t6 isn’t

4

1  Is

2  Are

3  Are

4  Am

5  Is

6  Is

7  Are

5 1 Is he from England?

2  Is he your friend?

3  Are you from Greece?Russia? 4 Are you 12?

6

1  It is a book.

2  I am not hungry.

3  I am 10.

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4  My name’s Sue.

5  They aren’t twins.

6  Is she a girl?

7  We are not teachers.8 She isn’t happy.

7

1  They are not at school.

2  She isn’t my friend.

3  You’re Greek.French.

4  It’s a dog!

5  We aren’t hungry.

6  Is he a teacher?7 They’re boys.

a/an; some

1

a: tower, car, mobile phone, forest, clock an: umbrella, animal, igloo, apple, electronic toy

2

1  some

2  a

3  an

4  a

5  some

6  a

7  an

8  some

3

1  a

2  an

3  Some

4  an

5  a

6  an

7  a

8  a

4

1  a

2  a

3  some

4  a

5  an

6  some

5

1  She’s a girl.

2  It’s an orange.

3  I’ve got some flowers.

4  It’s an old desk.

5  She’s a nice person. 6 They are twins.

Plurals; this/that/these/those

1

1  doors

2  buses

3  churches

4  parties

5  shoes

6  lives

7  men

8  toys

2

1  leaves

2  teeth

3  sandwiches

4  feet

5  cities

6  pianos

3

A	S	D	T	C	N	Y	U	L
P	I	Y	R	H	F	S	C	S
Y	B	A	B	I	E	S	T	Y
E	F	H	J	L	E	R	Y	N
X	W	I	N	D	O	W	S	K
Y	O	L	U	R	D	S	K	B
B	M	H	P	E	O	P	L	E
H	E	Z	X	N	N	P	E	P
K	N	I	V	E	S	I	M	J
K	H	G	R	E	B	L	O	D
U	E	L	R	P	L	N	N	B
V	B	O	Y	S	D	S	S	A
Y	T	O	T	T	Y	K	U	F
B	U	S	E	S	D	F	A	S

1  women

2  children

3  knives

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4  igloos

5  windows

6  lemons

7  people8 babies

9     boys

10  buses

4

1  apples

2  houses

3  monkeys

4  are

5  Those6 trees

5 1 These are books.

2  Those are my friends.

3  These are children.

4  Those are apples.

5  These are buses.

6  Those are good ideas!

6

1  Is that a cupboard?

2  Look at those trees.

3  Are these your pens?

4  Those are my books.5 That is my brother.

7

1  children

2  churches

3  This

4  Those

5  parties6 people

there is / there are

1

1  is

2  are

3  are

4  Is

5  Are

6  is