Summary Grammar en Spelling - rules

Grammar and spelling placement test

1. To do + infinitive


He doesn’t likes He doesn’t like

She didn’t feels She didn’t feel

Did she wanted Did she want


2. Double consonant


admit admitted

commit committed

bar barred

transmit transmitted

cover covered

gossip gossiped

threaten threatened

tunnel / funnel tunnelled / funnelled


3. Present simple or present continuous?


Present simple Present continuous

He never smokes. My father is smoking.

You use the present simple for an action that You use the present simple for an action that is
emphasises a habit. happening right now.


Form present simple Form present continuous

I / you / we / you / they + infinitive without to I / you / we / you / they + am / are + ING - form

She / he / it + s + infinitive without to She / he / it + is + ING - form

I / you / we / you / they + don’t + infinitive without to I / you / we / you / they + am / are + not + ING - form

She / he / it + doesn’t + infinitive without to She / he / it + is + not + ING - form

Do + I / you / we / you / they + infinitive without to Am / are + I / you / we / you / they + ING - form

Does + she / he / it + infinitive without to Is + she / he / it + ING - form


4. Use of present perfect


Present perfect

I have just landed / Have you ever eaten haggis use: just - ever - period up to now