STUDY GUIDE

LEVEL FIVE
VOCABULARY
Study these words
Deportes (sports)
• climbing
• jogging
• swimming
• taking a break
• playing soccer
• lifting weights
• newspaper ad
• email
• text message
• TV
• letter
• fax
• smartphone
Los sentidos ( senses)
• taste
• hearing
• touch
• taste
• touch
• sight
• sight
• hearing
• We're going to clean the house
• We're going to travel next summer.
• We're going to buy our own house
• I'm going to study for the next test
• I'm going to get a new job
• We're going to buy a new car
• I'm going to do the laundry
• I'm going to speak English fluently.
 GRAMMAR

Present progressive tense

The Present Progressive Tense

Spelling Tip
Verbing (Present Participle)
 Add ing to most verbs. Ex. play > playing, cry > crying, bark > barking
 For verbs that end in e, remove the e and add ing. Ex: slide > sliding, ride > riding
 For verbs that end in ie, change the ie to y and add ing. Ex: die > dying, tie > tying
 For a verb whose last syllable is written with a consonant-vowel-consonant and is stressed, double the last letter
before adding ing. Ex: beg > begging, begin > beginning. However: enter > entering(last syllable is not
stressed)

Exercises for Present Progressive

Fill in the correct form of the Present Progressive as in the examples.
1. The runners are approaching the finish line. (approach)
2. Are you preparing the contract for the client? (prepare)
3. Joyce isn’t playing in today’s tournament. (not play)
1. The team members ______________ late to finish the bid. (stay)
2. What _______Arnie ____________ over there? (do)
3. _______ you __________ a big wedding? (plan)
4. Tim is helping you put the lights up, ___________?
5. The computers _____ finally ____________ like they’re supposed to. (run)
6. _________ Ann _________ in from New York tonight? (fly)
7. The customers aren’t getting the price quote this week, ____________?
8. I________________ Peter for a drink later. (meet)
9. How much money ________ they _________ in the company?(invest)
10. He ___________ to you. (not lie) He ____________ the truth. (tell)
Answers:
1. are staying
2. is/doing
3. Are/planning
4. isn’t he
5. are/running
6. Is/flying
7. are they
8. am meeting
9. are/investing
10. isn’t lying/is telling
Examples – Present Progressive (Continuous)
Positive
1. We are discussing the project at the moment.
2. Jim’s leaving for Brussels this evening.
3. Her husband is always complaining about his health.
Contractions
1. I’m going to the store in about ten minutes.
2. It’s raining cats and dogs.
3. We’re catching the 9:00 flight.
Negatives
1. I’m not listening to you.
2. Roger isn’t eating with us tonight.
3. The Smiths aren’t going to France this year. They’re going to Thailand.
4. He is not coming with me dressed like that!
Yes/No Questions
1. Am I talking too much?
2. Is that your dog barking?
3. Are you participating in the competition next week?
Wh-Questions
1. Which route are you taking to the conference this week?
2. Why is she bleeding?
3. Who am I sending to the meeting?
Tag Questions
1. Terry is driving to the post office, isn’t she?
2. All the kids in the class are going on the field trip, aren’t they?
3. I’m buying tickets for everyone, aren’t I?
4. Latika’s not working at IBM anymore, is she?
5. Tomer and Guy aren’t going on the trek to South America, are they?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Change the verb into the correct form:
1. Barbara _____________(eat) the whole cake last night.
2. I ____________(save) some money last year.
3. You ______________give) me all the books yesterday.
5. I ___________(come), I _________(see), I __________(leave).
6. They _____________(drink) too much.
7. We __________(be) very happy together.
8. The cat __________(jump) on the tree, and the bird ________(fly) away.
9. We always ________(cook) together.
10. She _________(arrive) in 1978.
11. Emily and Edward ____________(meet) in Paris.
12. Peter ___________(change) his name many years ago.
13. Julie _________(move) from Canada last month.
14. They ___________(sing) a few songs together.
15. We ___________(have) a lot of friends there.

Make the past simple, positive, negative or question

1. 1._______________________________ (she/make) good coffee?
2. They _______________ (live) in Paris.
3. She ____________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.
4. I _________________ (not/watch) TV.
5. He _____________ (not/study) for the exam.
6. ________________ (he/call) you?
7. __________________(I/forget) something?
8. What time _____________(the film/start)?
9. He _________________ (have) a shower.
10. Why ________________ (you/come)?
11. ___________ (he/go) to the party?
12. I _______________ (not/change) trains at Victoria.

PAST TENSE OF THE VERB TO BE (WAS- WERE) (WAS NOT /WERE NOT)

A. Complete the sentences with WAS-WASN`T-WERE-WEREN`T.

Example: My dog (be) was sick last night.
Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday.

1) The book (be) on the table yesterday. I don't know where it is now.

2) Mack, Jenny, and Javier (be) at my house last Saturday.

3) Who (be) sleeping in my bed? It (be, not) James. It (be,

not) Julio. Oh, I know! It (be) Roger!

4) I (be) going to the grocery store when you called.

5) At 7:00 we (be) eating dinner and watching T.V.

6) When he was a kid, Ivan (be, not) very social. He did not spend time with
his friends. He spent a lot of time alone. He (be) always reading a book or
listening to music in his room.

7) When I (be) in the sixth grade, I (be) five feet tall.

8) Lola (be) a very nice girl. She helped her parents, did her homework, and
even took care of her little brother. Her family (be) also nice. It is a shame they
had to move away.

9) The cat (be) faster than the mouse. So, the cat caught the mouse. Unlucky
mouse!

10) The weather (be) too hot. So, we decided not to go to the beach after all.

Direct and indirect objects

JANUARY 22, 2014 -

The direct object is the receiver of the action mentioned in the sentence.

John hit the ball. (Direct object: the ball)

Be careful to distinguish between a direct object and an object complement.

They named the boy Christopher.

In this sentence ‘boy’ is the direct object and ‘Christopher’ is the object complement.

The object complement is a word that describes the object.

They elected him their mayor.

Object – him; object complement – mayor

The indirect object identifies the person/thing for whom/what the action of the verb is performed.

The indirect object is usually a person or thing.

Study the examples given below.

My mother bought me a necklace. (Indirect object – me; direct object – necklace)

John told Peter a story. (Indirect object – Peter; direct object – story)

Note that the object pronouns me, him, us, them etc., are not always indirect
objects. Sometimes, they also serve as direct objects.

Help me! (Here the object pronoun ‘me’ is the direct object.)

Kill him! (Here again the object pronoun ‘him’ is the direct object.)

In English, nouns and the articles and adjectives that accompany them do not change form when
they are used as objects, subjects or indirect objects.

He hit the ball. (Object – ball)

The ball is in the goal. (Subject – ball)

As you can see the same word is used as the subject and the object.

However, pronouns change their form. Pronouns have different forms for different functions.

He loves his mother. (Subject – he)

His mother loves him. (Object – him)

1. My parents sent a package to me for Christmas.
[What is the DIRECT object?]

A. ? a package

B. ? me

C. ? Christmas

D. ? [no direct object in this sentence]

2. Annie's boyfriend wrote her a song for her birthday.

[What is the INDIRECT object?]

A. ? birthday

B. ? song

C. ? her [after "wrote"]

D. ? [no indirect object in this sentence]

3. Santa Claus gave a present to me.

[What is the INDIRECT object?]

A. ? Santa Claus

B. ? a present

C. ? me

D. ? [no indirect object in this sentence]

4. Greg passed his sister the gravy at dinner last night.

[What is the DIRECT object?]

A. ? his sister

B. ? the gravy

C. ? dinner

D. ? last night

5. The teacher lent us dictionaries.

[What is the INDIRECT object?]
 A. ? the teacher

B. ? us

C. ? dictionaries

D. ? [no indirect object in this sentence]

6. Mr. and Mrs. Williams left us their furniture when they moved to Chicago.
[What is the DIRECT object?]

A. ? us

B. ? their furniture

C. ? they

D. ? Chicago

7. My mother is going to buy me a new coat at the mall tonight.

[What is the INDIRECT object?]

A. ? me

B. ? a new coat

C. ? the mall

D. ? [no indirect object in this sentence]

8. Little Billy handed Karen a love note in class yesterday.

[What is the DIRECT object?]

A. ? Karen

B. ? a love note

C. ? class

D. ? [no direct object in this sentence]

9. Our bank sends an email to us every month.

[What is the INDIRECT object?]

A. ? our bank

B. ? an email
 C. ? us

D. ? month

10. I paid the bill for our meal at the restaurant last night.
[What is the INDIRECT object?]

A. ? the bill

B. ? our meal

C. ? the restaurant

D. ? [no indirect object in this sentence]

GOING TO…

Put the verbs into the correct form (future I). Use going to.

is going to ra
1. It (rain) .

2. They (eat) stew.

3. I (wear) blue shoes tonight.

4. We (not / help) you.

5. Jack (not / walk) home.

6. (cook / you) dinner?

7. Sue (share / not) her biscuits.

8. (leave / they) the house?

9. (take part / she) in the contest?

10. I (not / spend) my holiday abroad this year.
FUTURE WITH WLL

FUNCIONES DEL "SIMPLE FUTURE"

El "simple future" se refiere a un tiempo posterior al actual y expresa hechos o certezas. En este caso, no
hay lugar para la actitud.

El "simple future" se emplea:

 Para predecir un evento futuro:

It will rain tomorrow.
 Con "I" o "we", para expresar una decisión espontánea:
I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.
 Para expresar voluntad o disposición de hacer algo: I'll do the washing-up.
He'll carry your bag for you.
 En forma negativa, para expresar rechazo o falta de disposición para hacer algo:
The baby won't eat his soup.
I won't leave until I've seen the manager!
 En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "I", para formular un ofrecimiento:
Shall I open the window?
 En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "we", para formular una sugerencia:
Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
 En forma interrogativa con "shall" y "I", para solicitar consejo o instrucciones:
What shall I tell the boss about this money?
 Con "you", para dar órdenes:
You will do exactly as I say.
 En forma interrogativa con "you", para formular una invitación:
Will you come to the dance with me?
Will you marry me?

 TO SEE: "SIMPLE FUTURE"

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa Interrogativa Negativa

I will see I won't see Will I see? Won't I see?

*I shall see *Shall I see?

You will see You won't see Will you see? Won't you see?

He will see He won't see Will he see? Won't he see?

We will see We won't see Will we see? Won't we see?

*We shall see *Shall we see?

They will see They won't see Will they see? Won't they see?

CONTRACCIONES
I will = I'll
We will = we'll
You will = you'll
He will = he'll
She will = she'll
 They will = they'll
Will not = won't

est your knowledge on the Future I Simple (will). After submitting your answers, you will see how
well you have done in the test.

Test
1. Harry / cause / trouble

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question:
2. you / copy / the homework

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question:
3. the clouds / disappear

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question:
4. he / marry / his girlfriend

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question:
5. the snowman / melt

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question:
6. the people / panic

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question:
7. they / react / to my question

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question:
8. she / probably / teach / in London

 Positive:

 Negative:

 Question: