Present simple di be, there is e there are.
1 What is the weather like? There is the sun, but I'm cold.
2 Excuse-me. Are you sir Weinberg?
3 I'm very hungry. Is there bread?
4 There aren't kids in the park.
5 What we have today?
6 There is a lot of people at the beach.
7 How tall are you?
8 This church is ancient. How old?
Present simple e present continuous.
1 I can't hear you, there is a lot of noise.
2 Have you been lunching?
3 What are you doing? I'm preparing dinner. Why do you ask me this?
4 I don't fell well. I go home.
5 I'm going to the cinema with Roy tonight.
6 Do you go at the party tomorrow? I do, but Bea doesn't.
7 What do you do? I'm a journalist.
8 Jim does nothing to interrupt me. It is very annoying.
L’imperativo, present simple e continuous, verbi di stato e verbi dinamici.
1 Shut up and careful!
2 Be careful when you cross the road!
3 This shirt
4 Kate, I'm talking you. Come here and answer me!
5 Do you believe ghosts?
6 Don't talk you of party-it's a surprise.
7 What do you think about my idea?
Past simple
1 Jim was very kind.
2 Who you went to the cinema with?
3 You were very lucky
4 I saw Jim and Tina.They didn't seem happy.
5 When the baby is born?
6 When was the last time you bought a CD?
7 There were many people at the party?
8 Do you saw th match on TV yesterday evening? No.
Past continuous e past simple, when e while, used to e would
1 Do you often go to the cinema? no, but a time.
2 What were you doing when I saw you?
3 Once this river was not so polluted.
4 I was accross the street when a rider crashed me.
5 The mobile phone rang while I was driving and I did not answer.
6 At the time I was studying English at university.
7 My brother and I fought a lot when we were small.
8 We were talking about him when he stopped there
Present perfect (e past simple).
1 We have gone to Oxford at least twenty times-we know it well.
2 Emily broke a glass.
3 I have played basket for ten years.
4 Where's Gianni? He's out.
5 This isn't the first time that I see Psyco. Have you never seen before? It's a classic!
6 Have you ever been in California?
7 Jim went to London and come back tomorrow.
Present perfect e present perfect continuos.
1 Have you read these books? I’ve been trying, but I never have time.
2 The children are very sweaty because they’ve been playing football in the park.
3 You are so dirty! What have you been doing?
4 I have never liked Rhianna
5 I haven’t seen Anna for ages- what has she doing nowadays
6 You studied all day for the exam
7 Listen, I was thinking- why don’t we go to have a pizza?
8 Look what you have done! What a mess!
Present simple, present continuos, be going to e will per il future.
1 Sales star on Tuesday
2 Isaac is coming to dinner tomorrow
3 Jenny is sad, in my opinion is going to cry.
4 We’re going to Greece next week
5 In your opinion what Paul will say?
6 We’re going to visit Sam in Galles, tomorrow
7 Lucy and me are going to the cinema tonight
8 I think I will take a coffee
Strutture passive, have/got something done. Quando due costruzioni sono possibili, usale entrambe.
1 The flight was deleted/ they deleted the flight.
2 They gave him a new computer./ A new computer was given to him.
3 The book hasn’t been published yet. / They haven’t published the book yet.
4 By now they should arrested the thieves
5 They are making a lot of progress in cancer research.
6 They were filming a film in center yesterday.
7 The president Obama was elected in 2008.
8 The exams results have to be announced already.
9 Many records have been broken in these Olympics.
10 The documentary will be transmitted this evening./ This evening will be transmitted the documentary.
11 They said that the director is very angry.
12 They said us not to be late.
13 They ransacked Harry’s house.
14 They asked him why he didn’t said the truth.
15 How do you switch on this tablet?
16 She has made revise her car last week.
Verbi modali.
1 Bill doesn’t speak Italian.
2 Can you be here in time?
3 Can you skiing?
4 I hope that we can interview the president.
5 Would you like me to close the window?
6 Jim isn’t answer to his phone. – He might be sleeping.
7 Can you pass me the salad please?
8 San sometimes can be very unpleasant.
9 Do you mind if I sit here?
10 I had to buy a tablet because someone stole my pc.
11 Jo you have to come to the doctor and pick me up.
12 You mustn’t use the vocabulary during the exam.
13 In Italy you must bring with you your driving license when you drive.
14 For subscribe you have to hand in your written application.
15 Don’t forget that you have to buy the bread.
Verbi modali.
1 I’m not very good friends with Ben. I can’t stand him.
2 I should think before talk. Now you are in troubles.
3 You do better to check the oil, the red light is switch on.
4 Probably Emma is going to arrive late.
5 You couldn’t see Paul in center yesterday, he was at the cinema with me yesterday evening.
6 I should call Billy, but I don’t want to.
7 Perhaps Jim is right.
8 You shouldn’t eat all of this chocolate.
9 The film was beautiful – you have to see it.
10 Should we invite James? – yes.
Domande sul soggetto, domande negative, what’s … like, ecc.
1 Who gave you this book?
2 To whom you gave the book?
3 Didn’t you want a pizza? Why did you go a Indian restaurant?
4 How far is London from Leeds?
5 How is the beach? – Beautiful.
6 Have you got Jim’s number?
7 Who don’t want an ice cream?
8 How is going to win the world cup?
9 How is your new trainer? – she is very nice.
10 What does Ellie’s boyfriend look like?
Domande indirette, question tags, domande eco, risposte brevi.
1 Do you know where I pass to go to Harry’s house?
2 You are Joe’s sister, right?
3 Don’t you help me for find the smallest size.
4 Do you think that tomorrow it will sunny? Yes, I hope.
5 They are arriving late, it isn’t right?
6 Billy hasn’t call yet, right?
7 Carl fell down from a tree.
8 Did the flight land? I think yes.
Verbi + forma in ing, infinito o forma base.
1 If you don’t pay attention, you risk of falling.
2 I’m sure that he asks you to show him photos.
3 I pretended not to see him.
4 Do you remember to call Anna?
5 Harry stopped smoking.
6 Julia stopped to talk with him.
7 She needs someone to adjust your computer.
8 Did you heard someone knock on the door.
Verb da non confondere, verbi con doppio complement.
1 I did not make any mistakes.
2 He did not understand the joke.
3 What time will you arrive in the hotel?
4 There lot of patience to play chess.
5 Let's have a swim?
6 do you want lunch? no, I've already eaten.
7 You will need to make a decision sooner or later.
8 Sorry, now I have time to talk. I'll call you later.
9 We did our best to help pe.
10 You made a lot of pictures at the zoo?
11 I prefer to play basketball to watch it on TV.
12 What do you suggest we do?
13 I saved you a slice of cake
14 We have to organize the party for Dave
15 The postman delivered this parcel for Jo.
16 Amy mentioned you her new boyfriend?
Periodi ipotetici, I wish e If only.
1 Russia is the largest country in the world.
2 There is no place for these shoes in your luggage?
3 The capital of Ireland is Dublin.
4 I do not know what to do. you have tips for me?
5 Sally is one of three sisters of Paul.
6 Certe volte la gente fa cose strane.
7 La luce viaggia a circa 1,080 chilometri all’ora.
8 Questi soldi sono di James?
9 Il Torino ha perso contro i Napoli ieri.
Some, any, no, a few, little, less, both, ecc.
Want more lasagna?
A bit 'of friends have asked me how you were.
We have no milk.
No cheese or do I have to buy?
Have you read any of the books of Carl? I read them both, he has only written two.
You should eat less chocolate.
I know nothing of the party. How did it go?
It was a little bit of ice cream. Someone wants him?
Jane made fewer mistakes than me.
Everyone knows that it is in love with you.