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Simple Present Story 4
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Who is he? Where does he live? What does he do?

Robert Hughes lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He lives with his wife, Patricia. They live with their two children, Sam and Lana. Robert loves his family. Robert works as a police officer in Atlanta. He likes his job. He is a good police officer. Robert is a police officer because he likes to help people. Robert protects the citizens of Atlanta. He solves crimes and catches criminals. He keeps the citizens safe. Sometimes he visits the schools. He talks to students. The students like Robert. Officer Robert Hughes is a hero in Atlanta.
A. Answer the following questions. Use the Simple Present tense.
1. Where does Robert Hughes live? Whom does he live with? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
2. Why is Robert a police officer? What does Robert do for the citizens of Atlanta? ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
3. What does Robert do when he visits the schools? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag questions.
Examples for the sentence “Jack sweeps the floor.”
Negative: Jack does not sweep the floor.
Yes/No Question: Does Jack sweep the floor?
WH-Question: Who sweeps the floor?
Tag Question: Jack sweeps the floor, doesn't he?

1. Robert loves his family.
Negative: _____________________________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: _______________________________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________________________
Tag Question: __________________________________________________________________

2. Robert works as a police officer in Atlanta
Negative: _____________________________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: _______________________________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________________________
Tag Question: __________________________________________________________________
3. The students like Robert.
Negative: _____________________________________________________________________
Yes/No Question: _______________________________________________________________
WH-Question: _________________________________________________________________
Tag Question: __________________________________________________________________

C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with the right words from the box below

Robert Hughes ___________ in Atlanta, Georgia. He lives with his wife, Patricia. They live ___________ their two children, Sam and Lana. Robert loves his family. Robert works as a police ___________ in Atlanta. He ___________ his job. He is a ___________ police officer. Robert is a police officer ___________ he likes to help people. Robert protects the ___________ of Atlanta. He solves crimes and catches criminals. He keeps ___________ citizens safe. Sometimes ___________ visits the schools. He talks to students. The students like Robert. Officer Robert Hughes is a ___________ in Atlanta.

D. Make the translation of the text.

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G) Fill in the blanks with suitable MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS: 1. At the end of the month the Post Office will send him an enormous bill which he ………………………………….. pay. 2. When I was a child, I …………………………… understand adults, and now that I am an adult I ……………………… understand children. 3. When I first went to England I ………………… read English but I ……………………… understand it. 4. …………………….. I see your passport, please? 5. He sees very badly, he …………………. wear glasses all the time. 6. Pedestrians …………………. either use the crosswalk or cross the street at the traffic lights. 7. The buses were all full; I ……………………… take a taxi. 8. You ……………………. drive fast; there is a speed limit here. 9. …………………. we all go to the football match tonight? 10. You …………………. argue with your father, you ……………….. obey him. 11. I know she was in because I heard her radio, but she didn’t open the door. She …………. ……………………….. (hear) the bell. 12. A: I bought two bottles of milk. B: You ………………………………………….. (buy) milk; we have heaps in the house. 13. I …………………… carry this heavy pack myself. I think I will ask for help. 14. When I woke up this morning, the light was on. I ………………………………… (forget) to turn it off. 15. I saw her at the office half an hour ago. She …………………………(be) at home now. It is almost impossible. 16. I can’t find my keys. I ……………………………………. (put) them somewhere in my room. 17. I don’t know what all this noise about. It …………………………………… (be) my father breaking wood in the backyard. 18. I can’t find my mother. She …………………………………… (go) shopping. 19. The weather is overcast. It ……………………………….. (rain) in the afternoon. 20. If you have finished your work, you ……………………….. (leave). 21. ……………………. you like to come to the cinema with us? 22. ……………………. I come in? 23. Emily ……………………………… (wear) glasses since she was eight. 24. Deniz had no money, so she sold her car. A few days later she won a lot of money in a competition. She ……………………………………….. (sell) her car. 25. The accident happened because he was driving on the wrong side of the road. He ……………………………………………. (drive)on the right.
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F) Use a suitable present or past MODAL AUXILIARY: 1. He ……………………….. play chess when he was young. 2. You …………………….. drive a car when you are 18. 3. ……………………… I ask you a question? 4. She ……………………. be 25. She looks older than that. 5. His telephone doesn’t answer. He ……………………………………….. (go) to the club. 6. She entered the room carrying a wet umbrella. She …………………………………(walk) in the rain. 7. My car didn’t work this morning. So I ……………………………. walk to the office. 8. He ………………………………………… (be) home, but we didn’t telephone him. 9. She ………………………………………... (help) me a lot by giving me a little of his time, but she preferred to go out. 10. He doesn’t know the answer. He …………………………………………….. (study). 11. I can’t find the house. I ………………………………………….. (write) down the address. 12. She is very sleepy. She ……………………………………. (stay) up very late last night. 13. I ………………… go for a walk later. It depends on the weather. 14. The ground is covered with snow. It ………………………………………… (snow) last night. 15. She …………………………………… (be) in a great hurry to leave for the theater because she left all the dinner dishes on the table. 16. That store has just gone bankrupt. I believe they ………………………………… (have) a stricter policy about giving people credit. 17. I’m afraid Mr. Smith is deaf. He ……………………………………… (not / hear) what you say. G) Fill in the blanks with suitable MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS: 1. At the end of the month the Post Office will send him an enormous bill which he ………………………………….. pay. 2. When I was a child, I …………………………… understand adults, and now that I am an adult I ……………………… understand children. 3. When I first went to England I ………………… read English but I ……………………… understand it. 4. …………………….. I see your passport, please? 5. He sees very badly, he …………………. wear glasses all the time. 6. Pedestrians …………………. either use the crosswalk or cross the street at the traffic lights. 7. The buses were all full; I ……………………… take a taxi. 8. You ……………………. drive fast; there is a speed limit here. 9. …………………. we all go to the football match tonight? 10. You …………………. argue with your father, you ……………….. obey him. 11. I know she was in because I heard her radio, but she didn’t open the door. She …………. ……………………….. (hear) the bell. 12. A: I bought two bottles of milk. B: You ………………………………………….. (buy) milk; we have heaps in the house. 13. I …………………… carry this heavy pack myself. I think I will ask for help. 14. When I woke up this morning, the light was on. I ………………………………… (forget) to turn it off. 15. I saw her at the office half an hour ago. She …………………………(be) at home now. It is almost impossible. 16. I can’t find my keys. I ……………………………………. (put) them somewhere in my room. 17. I don’t know what all this noise about. It …………………………………… (be) my father breaking wood in the backyard. 18. I can’t find my mother. She …………………………………… (go) shopping. 19. The weather is overcast. It ……………………………….. (rain) in the afternoon. 20. If you have finished your work, you ……………………….. (leave). 21. ……………………. you like to come to the cinema with us? 22. ……………………. I come in? 23. Emily ……………………………… (wear) glasses since she was eight. 24. Deniz had no money, so she sold her car. A few days later she won a lot of money in a competition. She ……………………………………….. (sell) her car. 25. The accident happened because he was driving on the wrong side of the road. He ……………………………………………. (drive)on the right. H) A mysterious letter has arrived for Tom by special delivery. He is nervous about opening it. Add suitable MODAL VERBS to complete the dialogue. He is with Jill, his wife. Jill : ………………………. I have a look at it? (permission) Tom : I ……………………… think who it’s from. (negative ability) Jill : It ……………………… be important. (assumption) Tom : …………………… you read the postmark? (ability) Jill : It ……………………….. be from the taxman. (possibility) Tom : No, it …………………….. be from him. He always uses a special envelope. (negative (assumption) Jill : It ……………………….. be from your bank manager (possibility), so you …………. open it immediately. (advice) Tom : Yes, I ………………………… stop putting it off (obligation). Now, let’s see. Is it
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4. Cross out a/an if it is wrong and substitute it with some. If it is correct, put a tick (̀v) 1. Can you give me an ____________ information, please? 2. I bought a ____________ suitcase yesterday. 3. We need a ____________money for the cinema. 4. He’s eating a ____________ bread. 5. I’d like a _____________ advice about my future. 6. We stopped at the filling station to get a ___________ petrol. 7. I really need a _____________ holiday. 8. Can you give me a ___________water, please? I’m thirsty. 9. Can you pass me a ____________ newspaper? 10. Do you want an ___________ apple? 5. Make these sentences negative. Use not…any 1. We’ve got some books about cinema. 2. Mary gave me some money yesterday. 3. Susan needs some help with her homework. 4. I bought some apples in the supermarket. 5. She’s got some sausages in the fridge. 6. There’s some milk in the cupboard. 7. He wrote some letters to his friends. 8. There are some apples left. 6. Rewrite the sentences in exercise 5 using no: 1. We’ve got no books about cinema. 7. Fill in the gaps with some, any or no. 1. I’m really thirsty. I need ____________ water, please. 2. I went to the library, but I couldn’t find __________ books about art. 3. Can you give me ___________ coffee, please? 4. She sent _____________ postcards to her friends, but she didn’t make _____________ phone calls when she was in Britain. 5. It’s very cold, so there are ____________ children playing in the street. 6. I bought __________ coffee, but I didn’t buy ____________ tea. 7. Have you got ______________ chocolate biscuits? I’m sorry, there are ____________ biscuits left. 8. “Mary, I’m afraid there’s __________ juice in the fridge. 9. They ate ____________apples, but they didn’t eat ___________ oranges. 10. A. “Do you want _____________ cheese? It’s delicious”. B. “Ok, give me ____________.” 11. I’m sorry, but I’ve got __________ time to help you. 12. He prepared ____________fruit for dessert. 13. I wanted to invite you, but I’ve got __________ money. 14. Is there _____________ oil in the kitchen? 15. We need _____________ coins for the car park. Have you got ___________, Peter? 8. Complete the sentences with how many, how much, a lot of, enough, too many, too much, not much, not many. 1. A. _______________ sugar is there? B. There is ____________ to make the cake, Mary. 2. I have got _____________money to buy a ticket for the concert. 3. I’ve got some rice, but _______________. 4. A. Have they got ____________ time to practise sport? B. Yes, but ______________. 5. A. _______________ exercises do you have to do, Charles? B. I ______________, I think. 6. Don’t buy any potatoes, we’ve got ________________ potatoes left. 7. Peter has got some friends, but ________________. 8. _______________ people are there in the classroom? 9. Are there ________________ people to play a football match? 10. ________________ eggs do you need to make the omelette? 11. There were __________________people at the party, it was fantastic. 12. A. ________________ chocolate do you eat? B. I think I eat _____________, but I’m afraid I’m a chocoholic. 13. She ate _________________ chocolates, so she’s got a stomach ache.
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4. Cross out a/an if it is wrong and substitute it with some. If it is correct, put a tick (̀v) 1. Can you give me an ____________ information, please? 2. I bought a ____________ suitcase yesterday. 3. We need a ____________money for the cinema. 4. He’s eating a ____________ bread. 5. I’d like a _____________ advice about my future. 6. We stopped at the filling station to get a ___________ petrol. 7. I really need a _____________ holiday. 8. Can you give me a ___________water, please? I’m thirsty. 9. Can you pass me a ____________ newspaper? 10. Do you want an ___________ apple? 5. Make these sentences negative. Use not…any 1. We’ve got some books about cinema. 2. Mary gave me some money yesterday. 3. Susan needs some help with her homework. 4. I bought some apples in the supermarket. 5. She’s got some sausages in the fridge. 6. There’s some milk in the cupboard. 7. He wrote some letters to his friends. 8. There are some apples left. 6. Rewrite the sentences in exercise 5 using no: 1. We’ve got no books about cinema. 7. Fill in the gaps with some, any or no. 1. I’m really thirsty. I need ____________ water, please. 2. I went to the library, but I couldn’t find __________ books about art. 3. Can you give me ___________ coffee, please? 4. She sent _____________ postcards to her friends, but she didn’t make _____________ phone calls when she was in Britain. 5. It’s very cold, so there are ____________ children playing in the street. 6. I bought __________ coffee, but I didn’t buy ____________ tea. 7. Have you got ______________ chocolate biscuits? I’m sorry, there are ____________ biscuits left. 8. “Mary, I’m afraid there’s __________ juice in the fridge. 9. They ate ____________apples, but they didn’t eat ___________ oranges. 10. A. “Do you want _____________ cheese? It’s delicious”. B. “Ok, give me ____________.” 11. I’m sorry, but I’ve got __________ time to help you. 12. He prepared ____________fruit for dessert. 13. I wanted to invite you, but I’ve got __________ money. 14. Is there _____________ oil in the kitchen? 15. We need _____________ coins for the car park. Have you got ___________, Peter? 8. Complete the sentences with how many, how much, a lot of, enough, too many, too much, not much, not many. 1. A. _______________ sugar is there? B. There is ____________ to make the cake, Mary. 2. I have got _____________money to buy a ticket for the concert. 3. I’ve got some rice, but _______________. 4. A. Have they got ____________ time to practise sport? B. Yes, but ______________. 5. A. _______________ exercises do you have to do, Charles? B. I ______________, I think. 6. Don’t buy any potatoes, we’ve got ________________ potatoes left. 7. Peter has got some friends, but ________________. 8. _______________ people are there in the classroom? 9. Are there ________________ people to play a football match? 10. ________________ eggs do you need to make the omelette? 11. There were __________________people at the party, it was fantastic. 12. A. ________________ chocolate do you eat? B. I think I eat _____________, but I’m afraid I’m a chocoholic. 13. She ate _________________ chocolates, so she’s got a stomach ache.
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4. Cross out a/an if it is wrong and substitute it with some. If it is correct, put a tick (̀v) 1. Can you give me an ____________ information, please? 2. I bought a ____________ suitcase yesterday. 3. We need a ____________money for the cinema. 4. He’s eating a ____________ bread. 5. I’d like a _____________ advice about my future. 6. We stopped at the filling station to get a ___________ petrol. 7. I really need a _____________ holiday. 8. Can you give me a ___________water, please? I’m thirsty. 9. Can you pass me a ____________ newspaper? 10. Do you want an ___________ apple? 5. Make these sentences negative. Use not…any 1. We’ve got some books about cinema. 2. Mary gave me some money yesterday. 3. Susan needs some help with her homework. 4. I bought some apples in the supermarket. 5. She’s got some sausages in the fridge. 6. There’s some milk in the cupboard. 7. He wrote some letters to his friends. 8. There are some apples left. 6. Rewrite the sentences in exercise 5 using no: 1. We’ve got no books about cinema. 7. Fill in the gaps with some, any or no. 1. I’m really thirsty. I need ____________ water, please. 2. I went to the library, but I couldn’t find __________ books about art. 3. Can you give me ___________ coffee, please? 4. She sent _____________ postcards to her friends, but she didn’t make _____________ phone calls when she was in Britain. 5. It’s very cold, so there are ____________ children playing in the street. 6. I bought __________ coffee, but I didn’t buy ____________ tea. 7. Have you got ______________ chocolate biscuits? I’m sorry, there are ____________ biscuits left. 8. “Mary, I’m afraid there’s __________ juice in the fridge. 9. They ate ____________apples, but they didn’t eat ___________ oranges. 10. A. “Do you want _____________ cheese? It’s delicious”. B. “Ok, give me ____________.” 11. I’m sorry, but I’ve got __________ time to help you. 12. He prepared ____________fruit for dessert. 13. I wanted to invite you, but I’ve got __________ money. 14. Is there _____________ oil in the kitchen? 15. We need _____________ coins for the car park. Have you got ___________, Peter? 8. Complete the sentences with how many, how much, a lot of, enough, too many, too much, not much, not many. 1. A. _______________ sugar is there? B. There is ____________ to make the cake, Mary. 2. I have got _____________money to buy a ticket for the concert. 3. I’ve got some rice, but _______________. 4. A. Have they got ____________ time to practise sport? B. Yes, but ______________. 5. A. _______________ exercises do you have to do, Charles? B. I ______________, I think. 6. Don’t buy any potatoes, we’ve got ________________ potatoes left. 7. Peter has got some friends, but ________________. 8. _______________ people are there in the classroom? 9. Are there ________________ people to play a football match? 10. ________________ eggs do you need to make the omelette? 11. There were __________________people at the party, it was fantastic. 12. A. ________________ chocolate do you eat? B. I think I eat _____________, but I’m afraid I’m a chocoholic. 13. She ate _________________ chocolates, so she’s got a stomach ache.
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