Can/Can’t, Do/Does, and Simple Past Grammar Exercises
Can/Can’t Grammar
Pronouns
I Take a Ferry
You See a Show
He Can Go to a museum
She Can’t See a different movie
We Take a Shower every day
They Spend a day at the beach.
Exercises
a) What can you do in New York City?
R: You can do a million things
b) Can we buy an umbrella?
R: Yes, we can / No, we can’t
Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
– Argentina Argentine Spanish
– Australia Australian English
– Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
– Canada Canadian English – French
– Chile Chilean Spanish
– China Chinese Chinese
– Colombia Colombian Spanish
– Costa Rica Costa Rican Spanish
– Egypt Egyptian Arabic
– France French French
– Germany German German
– Great Britain British English
– Greece Greek Greek
– Italy Italian Italian
– Mexico Mexican Spanish
– United States American English
– Japan Japanese Japanese
– Thailand Thai Thai
Exercises
Can: I can speak a little Italian, but I can’t speak Thai, so I want to go to Spain.
Can: I can speak Korean, so I want to go to Japan.
Can’t: I can’t speak Italian, so I want to go to the USA.
Can’t: I can’t speak Turkish, so I want to go to Egypt.
Do/Does
– Do you like Mexican food? Pos: Yes, I do. Neg: No, I don’t like Mexican food.
– Do you like Brazilian food? So-so, I don’t know.
– Can you make Korean food? Yes, I can make Korean food. / No, I can’t make Korean food.
– Does Andrea like French food? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. / Yes, she likes French food every day.
– What kind of food do you like? I like Chinese food.
– Can you speak Portuguese? No, I can’t, but I can speak Spanish.
– What languages can you speak? I can speak a little English, but I can speak Spanish.
– Can you make Japanese food? Yes, I can, but I can’t make Thai food.
Survey
:
– Can make Indian food = Can you make Indian food? Yes I can.
– Has an American frien = Do you have an American frien? No I don`t / Yes I do.
– Can speak three languajes = Can you speak three languajes? No, I can`t speak three languajes.
– Likes brasilian music = Do you like brasilian music? No I don`t like B. M./ yes I do/ No I don`t.
– Knows the name of a british band = Do you knows the name of a B.B? Yes I do/ The beatles.
UNIT 10:
Grammar simple past statement regular verbs.
Affirmative = ED Negation = Didn`t QUESTIONS
I Played a video game I Didn`t play chess Did you play a video game?
You studied Math You Didn`t study Math Did you study math?
He watched a movie He Didn`t watch TV program Did he watch a movie?
She wanted to stay home She Didn`t want to go out Did she want to stay home?
We cooked Italian food We Didn`t cook Italian food Did we cook ……..?
They chatted on line They didn`t chat very long
EXERCISES ED DIDN`T
– I didn`t watch (watch) TV every day.
– She didn`t cook (cook) Japanese food.
– He didn`t clean (Clean) the house.
– My friend and I Chatted (chat) on line
– I Studied (study) English now.
– I Played (play) a computer game.
– My best friend Invited (invite) me over for dinner.
– My neighboor called (call) me.
– My family didn`t stay (stay) Home.
SHORT ANSWER : Yes – No
– DID you GO OUT a lot last week? Yes I DID, I went to a movie and a party
No I didn`t I didn`t go out a lot.
DID you Play tennis last weeckend ? Yes I did, played tennis last Sunday
No I didn`t . I didn`t play tennis.
Past Verbs: Irregular verbs
Stay = Stayed = quedandose Buy = bougth = comprar
Listen = listened = Escuchando Have = have = tener
Play = Played = Jugando Make = Made = confeccionar
Try = tried = Tratando See = Saw = ver
Practice = Practiced = Practicando Read = Read = leer
Rent = Rented = Rentado Go = Went = Ir
Watch = watched = viendo Take = took = tomar
Invite = Invited = Invitando Meet = met = Conocer gustarse
Cook = cooked = Cocinando Do = Did = hacer
Work = Worked = Trabajando Write = Wrote = escribir
Clean = Cleaned = Limpiando Drink = Drank = beber
Study = Studied = Estudiando. Eat = Ate = comer
Get = Got = conseguir/ obtener
Come = Came = venir
Sleep = Slep = levantarse
Excersises
– I went to the stadium I didn`t go Did you go…..?
– I met a new person at work I didn`t meet Did you meet…..?
– I wrote my home work I didn´t write Did you write…..?
Excersises
Class/ did/ your/ start/ on time – Did your class start on time?
a) did your start class on time Yes it did / No it Didn`t
b) DID YOUR CLASS START ON TIME – Did your parents go to bed late last night?
c) did start on time your class Yes they did / No they didn´t.
– Did you go out a lot last week?
Yes I did / No I didn`t