Summer's over – Homework 1

Present simple vs past simple · back-to-school words

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School routine

timetablebreaksubjecthomeworkget upget dressedhave breakfastcatch the busbe latehave a testhand in (homework)stay after schoolchat with friendsgo to bed

Summer

go campingstay at homesleep inhang out with friendstravel abroadscroll (on my phone)binge-watchget boredmake new friendsspend time (with / on)

Irregular verbs

be → was / werebuy → boughtdo → dideat → ateforget → forgotget → gotgo → wenthave → hadmake → mademeet → metread → readsee → sawsleep → sleptspend → spentswim → swamtake → tookwake → woke
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What is it?

Type the phrase from the word bank.

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Complete the sentences

Use words from the word bank. Change the verb if you need to.

  1. I usually at 7:00, but on Sundays I until 11!
  2. Our is bad this year – maths on Monday morning.
  3. In summer we in the mountains and slept in a tent.
  4. I on my phone for hours and my mum says it's too much.
  5. My brother , but I walk to school.
  6. We have a at 10:30 – we eat sandwiches and chat.
  7. I a whole series in three days last week.
  8. Sometimes I after school because I have basketball.
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Emma's message – past simple

Write the verbs in the past simple. Careful – most of them are irregular!

Emma → Mia Sunday, 21:40
Hi Mia! Sorry, I (forget) to answer yesterday My weekend (be) crazy. On Saturday I (get) up at 6:00 (!!) because we (go) to my grandma's village. We (eat) a huge lunch and I (meet) my cousin's new dog. Then I (swim) in the river – the water (not / be) warm! Today I (sleep) in and I (not / do) my homework… you (do) yours? See you tomorrow at the bus stop!
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Mia's brother – present simple

Write the verbs in the present simple. Remember -s for he / she!

Mia's brother Tom is 15. He (get) up late, so he (not / have) breakfast. He (not / catch) the bus – he (walk) to school with his friends. His favourite subject (be) PE and he (hate) history. After school he (hang out) at the skate park and he (go) to bed at eleven. he (do) his homework? Mia says no!

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Make questions

Tap the words in the correct order. Use undo if you make a mistake.

Tap the words in the right order
Tap the words in the right order
Tap the words in the right order
Tap the words in the right order
Tap the words in the right order
Tap the words in the right order
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Change it

Make the sentence negative, or change the time as shown.

  1. I went camping in July. → I in July.
  2. She catches the bus every day. → She every day.
  3. We spent a lot of time on our phones. → We on our phones.
  4. Every day I get up at 7. (yesterday) → Yesterday I at 7.
  5. Last summer we stayed at home. (every summer) → Every summer we .
  6. Does she read a lot? (in summer) → a lot in summer?
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Write your blog post

Write 6–8 sentences: My summer and my new school week. Press Check and the page ticks what it can find.

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