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Passive is practiced!

Check the grammar explanation here.

Here you are links with exercises to practice the passive tense:

  1. Examenglish 
  2. Agendaweb 
  3. Esl-lounge 
  4. Oxford University Press 
  5. Englisch-hilfen 
  6. Speak speak 
  7. Learnenglishfeelgood 
  8. English grammar (choose intermediate / advanced)

Exercises to practise the causative:

  1. Perfect English Grammar
  2. El aula de Isa (You’ve got the grammar explanation and the exercises at the bottom of the page)
  3. Oxford University Press 
  4. EUENGLISH 
  5. Englishvocabularyexercises 
  6. Ego4u 
  7. Usingenglish 
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Extra activities (Present tenses)

PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

1. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

2. https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_01_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

3. http://www.engelsgemist.nl/present-simple-present-continuous/

4. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

5. https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro

6. https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm

 

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

  1. https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro

2. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-present-perfect-continuous-3.html

3. https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_01_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

4. http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/ppsppc.htm

5. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_or_progressive.htm

6. https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/present-perfect-simple-present-perfect-continuous/

7. http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g9-present-perfect-simple-continuous.php

8. https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g41-present-perfect-simple-or-continuous.php

9. https://www.englishgrammar.org/present-perfect-or-present-perfect-continuous-tense-exercise/

10. https://www.e-grammar.org/present-perfect-simple-continuous/test1-exercise5/

 

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The Secret Life of Pets: Present Simple

I. Do you like animation movies? Have you heard about this new one?

II. Let’s meet the characters:

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III. Watch the movie trailer and write the names of the characters who perform the activities listed below:

___________________________  (to turn on) the radio

___________________________  (to eat) a lot

___________________________  (to have) a busy day

___________________________  (to go) to work everyday

___________________________  (to play) video games

___________________________  (to talk) to her/his friend in the morning

___________________________  (to live) in a castle

___________________________  (to wait) for someone

___________________________  (to enjoy) rock & roll

___________________________  (to hate) squirrels

___________________________  (to like) massage

___________________________  (to be) very cute

IV. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES. Split the class in four groups. Each activity lasts 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, the groups change station; they change the activity.

STATION 1. You ask the group which animal does a specific activity.
A: Who plays videogames?
B: It’s _______________

STATION 2. You ask the group Yes-No Questions related to the activities given in exercise III. If necessary, you must add a time expression.
A: Do you play video games in the morning?
B: Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.
A: Does your _________ like massage?
B: Yes, He does. / No, He doesn’t.

STATION 3. True or False? You say a true or false sentence from exercise III . The group must agree or correct the sentence.
A: Max likes massage.
B: No, It’s ________
A: Max waits for someone.
B: That’s correct.

STATION 4. 2 true facts and 1 lie about you.
A student says three sentences for the group about him/herself. He/She can use the sentences from the exercise 3 to describe about him or her. Two sentences are true and one is false. The group should guess which sentence is a lie. They have only two chances.

[Activity designed by Débora Marquat & Pedro Urbano and posted on Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals]

 

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Review: Active & Passive Voice (Present/Past/Future)

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Click on this link to start the game.

Do you need more practice? You can go to these other links to do some more online exercises:

1. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-1.html

2. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-2.html

3. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-4.html

4. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/active_or_passive.htm

5. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/active_or_passive1.htm

6. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_past.htm

7. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_present.htm

8. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/questions.htm

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