Basic English in 30 Days: Free time

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does "free time" mean?

   • ATime when you are sick
   • BTime when you go to work
   • CTime when you sleep in your bed at night
   • DTime when you don't work or study
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   Answer: D. Time when you don't work or study

   Free time is the time you have for hobbies, when you don't work or study.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Choose the correct word: I like ___ in the lake.

   • Aswim
   • Bswimed
   • Cswims
   • Dswimming
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   Answer: D. swimming

   After like, use a verb with -ing. Swim doubles the m: swimming.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Choose the correct word: We often ___ hiking in the mountains.

   • Ago
   • Bplay
   • Cmake
   • Ddo
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   Answer: A. go

   Use go with activities that end in -ing: go hiking, go swimming, go skating.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Choose the correct word: He ___ the guitar every evening.

   • Adoes
   • Bgoes
   • Cplays
   • Dplay
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   Answer: C. plays

   Use play with musical instruments, and add -s with he: he plays the guitar.

5. Question 5 of 10

   Choose the right reply. A: "Do you like hockey?" B: "___"

   • AYes, I am like it.
   • BYes, I likes it.
   • CYes, I love it!
   • DYes, I like.
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   Answer: C. Yes, I love it!

   Do not stop after like or love. Say "Yes, I love it!" or "Yes, I do."

6. Question 6 of 10

   Choose the correct word: She doesn't like ___.

   • Acook
   • Bcooks
   • Cto cooking
   • Dcooking
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   Answer: D. cooking

   After like (and don't like), use a noun or a verb with -ing: she doesn't like cooking.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Listen. What does Leo do on weekends?

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   Leo: I love reading, but I don't like watching TV. On weekends I go skating with my kids.

   • AHe watches TV.
   • BHe goes skating.
   • CHe goes swimming.
   • DHe plays hockey.
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   Answer: B. He goes skating.

   Leo says, "On weekends I go skating with my kids." He does not like watching TV.

   Transcript

   Leo: I love reading, but I don't like watching TV. On weekends I go skating with my kids.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. What does Ben do in his free time?

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   Ana: What do you do in your free time?
   Ben: I play video games and I listen to music.

   • AHe plays the guitar at home.
   • BHe goes swimming.
   • CHe cooks.
   • DHe plays video games.
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   Answer: D. He plays video games.

   Ben says, "I play video games and I listen to music." Use play with games.

   Transcript

   Ana: What do you do in your free time?
   Ben: I play video games and I listen to music.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Read the poster. When can you play chess?

   Northside Community Centre
   Free activities this month:
   Yoga — Tuesday, 6 p.m.
   Chess club — Thursday, 7 p.m.
   Family skating — Saturday, 2 p.m.
   Everyone is welcome!

   • ATuesday at 6 p.m.
   • BThursday at 7 p.m.
   • CSaturday at 2 p.m.
   • DThursday at 6 p.m.
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   Answer: B. Thursday at 7 p.m.

   The poster says: Chess club — Thursday, 7 p.m.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Put the words in order: music / to / listening / I / love

    • AI love listening to music.
    • BLove I listening to music.
    • CI listening love to music.
    • DI love listening music to.
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    Answer: A. I love listening to music.

    The order is I + love + listening to + music. We always say listen to.

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