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Read the following passage and answer the questions. ERANGI’S DAILY ROUTINE Erangi lives in Horana, Sri Lanka. She is eleven and studies at Thakshila  College. She is in grade six. Every morning she gets up at 6:00 a.m., takes a shower and has breakfast. At noon, she usually has lunch with her mother. She is a housewife and a web designer too. She designs nice web sites. Her father is a mechanic. In the afternoon, she goes to tuition class and she comes back at 6:00 p.m. Then she does her homework, has dinner and helps her mother wash the dishes. She doesn’t watch TV on weekdays. She goes to bed at about 10:00 p.m. At weekends, she usually plays with her friends, listens to music and goes to the park.  1.      Where does Erangi live? _________________________________ 2.      What does she do after she gets up? _________________________________ 3.      When does she usually play with her friends? _________________________________ 4.      What doe

COMPLETE WITH A GERUND OR AN INFINITIVE 1.- She agreed ………………….. (pay) the electricity bill the following week. 2.-Hector dislikes ……………… (go) to the opera. 3.-Martin admitted ………………. (steal) the money from the safe. 4.-Elizabeth didn’t need ………….. (do) the final exams. 5.-I regretted ……………… (forget) to call my grandfather for his birthday. 6.-Your aunt wished …………. (visit) Australia in Summer. 7.-Please, avoid ………………… (touch) the wires with wet hands. 8.-Your friend seems ……………. (be) very busy today. 9.-We suggested ………………… (sell) our apartment at the seaside. 10.-She postponed ………………… (make) a decision for the new shop. 11.-Excuse me, do you mind ………… (clean) the table, please! 12.-It was difficult to climb up the mountain but we kept ……….(go) 13.-I’m amazed because you didn’t hesitate ………… (accept) that job. 14.-The policeman pretended …………. (keep) my identity card. 15.- Robert denied …………… (kidnap) the child. 16.- The car is too expensive so I can’

underline the correct answer. He has/have a ball. She has/have a lot of friends. We have/has a room. The children has/have They has/have tickets. The boy has/have a car. It has/have a window. The table has/have 4 legs. The girl have/has a friend.                              My mother have/has long hair. Her parents has/have a big house. Do they has/have a child? Does he has/have a friend?            Does she have/has a doll? Do they have/has a book? They don’t has/have any bags. He doesn’t have/has a pet. It doesn’t have/has a door. You don’t have/has any rights to blame me. We don’t have/has any money. You and your friend don’t have/ has much money. What does he have/has? He have/has a car. It has/have 4 legs.                             Does he has/have a bike? No, he doesn’t has/have.

Exercises with bare infinitive, to infinitive and gerund Pay attention to differences. She went to the post office............................(collect) her parcel. My friend invited me................................(join) them. Have you decided where................................(go) for Christmas? Do you remember what................................(buy)? I would prefer.................................(be) on holiday instead of............................(work). If anything happens, you’ll be the first..............................(know). It was a great pleasure................................(meet) you. I prefer...................................(swim) to.................................(play) footbal. I found her............................(sleep) on the sofa. They left me.............................(wait) in the rain for half an hour. I remember.................................(visit) Berlin in 198

A / AN / THE / Ø Fill in the blanks with A / AN / THE / Ø 1.       _______ couple was sitting on ______ bench. _________ man was reading ______ book while _______ woman was knitting. 2.       ________ cheetah is ________ fastest land animal. 3.       What ______ nice view! 4.       We went to ________ cinema and saw _______ very funny movie. We really had _______ good time ! 5.       You should take _______ umbrella, it’s going to rain. 6.       My father is ______ vet and my mum is ______ teacher. 7.       I need ______ new pair of _______ shoes. 8.       What _________ lovely shoes you have! 9.       I am against ___________ vivisection. 10.   She dislikes __________ bananas. 11.   _________ banana I ate this morning was ripe. 12.   _________ dog is ________ pet she prefers; she thinks it is _____ faithful animal. Personally, I prefer _______ cats. 13.   How much ________ luggage do they have? 14.   He went to ______ school by _______ bike. 15.  

                                                                 EXERCISE: QUESTION TAG   1.              John Bon Jovi is a great singer, ……………….? 2.              It isn't very warm today, …………………….? 3.              I didn't bring enough money, ……………………..? 4.              The children won't want to go to bed early, …………………..? 5.              You have already seen Lord of the Rings, ………………..? 6.              We can't keep our canary in the hotel room, …………………? 7.              England would like to win another World Cup , ………………….? 8.              German women are tall, ……………………? 9.              She doesn ’t smoke, …………………..? 10.      You haven't got a car, …………………? 11.      You don't know her, …………………..? 12.      You aren't going to New York, ………………..? 13.      You haven't been to London, ……………………? 14.      She doesn't like wine, …………………….? 15.      You aren't thirty-five, ………………….? 16.      She isn’ t still working, …………………? 17.      She hasn&

PRESENT  PERFECT AFFIRMATIVE 1. Susil ……………………. (drive) Gamage to work today. 2. They ……………………….(work) all day and night. 3. We ……………………………. (see) the new bridge. 4. He …………………………(have) breakfast this morning. 5. Ann and Don ………………………… (wash) the car. 6. Kathy ……….. (want) to go to Queenland for a long time. 7. Mel ……………………………..(give) up smoking. 8. I ………………………….(forgot) that man's name. 9. They ………………………… (lose) their keys. 10. Jack …………………………….. (be) to England . PRESENT  PERFECT NEGATIVE 1. We ………………………. (not/grow) carrots this year. 2. They …………………………. (not/cut) the flowers. 3. The children ………………………….. (not/sleep) today. 4. Jo …………………………..(not/take) the dog for a walk. 5. Ingrid