Table of Contents
Week 1 | English Grammar
Day 4 |I am doing (present continuous)
Day 5 |Are you doing? (present continuous questions)
Day 6 |I do/work/like (present simple)(present continuous questions)
Week 2 | English Grammar
Day 1 |I don't... (present simple negative)
Day 2 |Do you...? (present simple questions)
Day 3 |I am doing (present continuous) I do (present simple)
Day 4 |I have... and I've got...
Day 6 |Worked/got/went etc (past simple)
Week 3 | English Grammar
Day 1 |I didn't... did you...? (past simple negative and questions)
Day 2 |I was doing (past continuous)
Day 3 |I was doing (past continuous) and I did (past simple)
Day 4 |I have done (present perfect 1)
Day 5 |I've just... I've already... I haven't...yet (present perfect 2)
Day 6 |Have you ever...? (present perfect 3)
Week 4| English Grammar
Day 1 |How long have you...? (present perfect 4)
Day 3 |I have done (present perfect) and I did (past)
Day 4 |Is done, was done (passive 1)
Day 5 |Is being done, has been done (passive 2)
Day 6 |Be/have/do in present and past tenses
Week 5| English Grammar
Day 1 |Regular and irregular verbs
Day 2 |What are you doing tomorrow?
Week 6| English Grammar
Day 2 |Must, mustn't, don't, need to
Day 6 |Do this! Don't do that! Let's do that
Week 7| English Grammar
Day 2 |There is... There are...
Day 3 |There was/were... There has/have been... There will be...
Day 6 |Have you? Are you? Don't you? etc
Week 8| English Grammar
Day 1 |Too/either/so am I/neither do I etc
Day 2 |Isn't/haven't/don't etc (negatives)
Day 3 |Do they? Is it? Have you?
Day 4 |Forming questions (who/what/why/where/when/which)
Day 5 |What...? Which...? How...?
Day 6 |How long does it take...?
Week 9| English Grammar
Day 1 |Do you know where...? I don't know what... etc
Day 2 |He/she said that... He/she told me that...
Day 3 |Work/working Go/going Do/doing
Day 4 |I want you to... I told you to...
Day 5 |I went to the shop to...
Day 6 |Go to... Go on... Go for... Go -ing... Get…
Week 10| English Grammar
Day 4 |I/me He/him They/them etc
Day 6 |Whose is this? It's mine/yours/hers etc
Week 11| English Grammar
Day 1 |Myself/yourself/themselves etc
Week 12| English Grammar
Day 2 |All/most/some/any/no/none etc
Week 13| English Grammar
Day 2 |If we go... if you see... etc
Day 3 |If I had... If we went... etc
Day 4 |A person who... A thing that/which (relative clauses 1)
Reminder of active and passive:
- Somebody is cleaning the car. (=ACTIVE)
- The car is being cleaned. (=PASSIVE)
Is/are being…. = present continuous passive
E.g The car is being cleaned = present continuous passive
Examples of present continuous passive:
New cars are being manufactured.
My laptop is being fixed.
They are being told what to do.
The book is being read by my sister.
| Present continuous | Present simple |
|---|---|
| Food is being made in the kitchen. | Food is made in the kitchen. |
| Vegetables are being grown in the back garden. | Vegetables are grown in the back garden. |
| My sister is being hugged by my dad. | My dad hugged my sister. |
| They are being held hostage. | They are held hostage. |
has/have been… = present perfect passive
E.g The car has been cleaned.
Examples of present perfect passive:
- Susan’s sunglasses have been stolen.
- I haven’t been injured.
- Your bedroom hasn’t been cleaned.
- The pizza has been eaten.
- Has your room been cleaned?
| Present perfect | Past simple |
|---|---|
| The laundry has been done. | The laundry was done in the morning. |
| My phone has been repaired. | My phone was repaired yesterday. |
| Many cars have been stolen. | Many cars were stolen last Saturday. |
| The dishes have been washed. | The dishes were washed last night. |
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1. Write whether the following sentences are active or passive.| Amy was eating fish and chips. |
| The baby was watching television. |
| Mum’s birthday card was being made by my sister. |
| The key was used to open the door. |
| The laptop was being used by Emily. |
| The painting was painted by Picasso. |
2. The following sentences are written in active voice. Change each sentence into passive voice.
| The chef had cooked the food. |
| My mum baked a cake. |
| James played with his toys. |
| A brick smashed the window. |
| Louisa ran a marathon. |
3. Use is/are being and the verb given to form present continuous passive sentences.
| finished |
| repaired |
| built |
| damaged |
| paid |
| found |
4. Use has/have been and the verb given to form present perfect passive sentences.
| stolen |
| invited |
| washed |
| cleaned |
| made |
| caught |
5. Challenge: create 3 of your own present continuous passive sentences and 3 of your own present perfect passive sentences.
