Choose the present simple or present continuous:
1. (You / come) c ome) ______________________________ _________________________________ ___ tonight? 2. (He / eat) _______________________________ _________________________________ __ rice every ev ery day? 3. I (work) __________________________ _________________________________ _______ at the moment. 4. (He / come) ______________________ _________________________________ ___________ to London often? 5. He (play) _______________________________ _________________________________ __ tennis now. 6. (You / come) ____________________________ _________________________________ _____ to the cinema ci nema later? 7. They (not / come) ____________________________ _________________________________ _____ to the party tomorrow. 8. He (not / play) ____________________________ _________________________________ _____ golf now. 9. (You / play) _____________________________ _________________________________ ____ tennis this Sunday? 10. They (go) _______________________ _________________________________ __________ to a restaurant every ever y Saturday. 11. She (not / go) ______________________________ _________________________________ ___ to the cinema very often. 12. You usually usuall y (arrive) ______________________ _________________________________ ___________ late. 13. He normally (eat) ______________________ _________________________________ ___________ dinner at home. 14. (You / study) __________________________ _________________________________ _______ every night? 15. (They / work) ___________________________ _________________________________ ______ late usually? usuall y? 16. You (not / go) ______________________ _________________________________ ___________ out later. 17. I (not / work) ____________________________ _________________________________ _____ tonight. 18. (She / work) _________________________ _________________________________ ________ at the moment? 19. I (not / drink) ________________________________ _________________________________ _ coffee very often. 20. Julie (sleep) ________________________________ _________________________________ _ now. Complete this text with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Jack’s father …………………… (read) a book last night when he …………………… (hear) a noise out in the garden. He …………………… (open) the window and looked out. It …………………… (be) a dark night and at first he could see nothing. But as he …………………… (shut) his window, he …………………… (see) a man. The man ………….………… (try) to climb over the garden wall. He was a thief. When he saw Jack’s father at the window, he ………………… (jump) off the wall and ran away. Jack’s father ………………… (run) after him. There was a car at the end of the street, and someone else …………..………… (wait) for him inside. The thief reached the car, but just as he ……………… (get) into it, Jack’s father ……………… (catch) him.
Complete these sentences with the Past Simple and Past Continuous. The boy was knocked down by a bus as he ……………………………… (cross) the road. A lot of people ……………………………. (see) the accident while they ………………………….. (wait) for the train.
Just as the doctor ………………………… (go) to bed there …………………………… (be) a knock at the door. Silvia ……………………… (go) to the British Museum when she ……………………… (study) at London University. He …………………… (fall) down and ……………………… (br eak) his leg while he………………… (play) football. The travellers ………………………… (reach) the town as the sun …………………………… (set). The foolish boy ……………………………… (jump) off the bus while it ……………………………… (go). The hunter ………………… (shoot) and …………………… (kill) the lion just as it ……...…….... (jump) towards him.
18. Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets.
a) b) c) d) e) f)
My parents (buy) ....................................................... a new flat. The boy (write) ....................................................... a letter to her girlfriend. We (eat) ....................................................... all the sandwiches. Susie and Jenny (bring) ....................................................... some music for t he party. The new pupil (not do) ....................................................... all the activities. ............................................................. (the children / put) the books on the table? Yes, ................... g) ................................................................. (Peter / kiss) his mother? No, ......................... h) My sister (forget) ....................................................... her umbrella in the cinema.
19. Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect of the following verbs:
not take - finish - lock - make - find - tidy - not spend - steal - decide - not watch a) b) c) d) e)
Robert ....................................................... the watch he lost yesterday. Tom and his brother ....................................................... to start karate lessons. The tourists....................................................... any photograph of the cathedral. The thief ....................................................... the woman’s bag, and he’s running away. John .................................................... the door of the car, and he’s putting the key in his pocket. f) The travel was very cheap, so we ....................................................... a lot of money on it. g) ....................................... the pupils ....................................... all the activities? h) .................................... your mother ..................................... a cake for your birthday?
i) j)
............................................ you .................................... your room today?
We .................................................... any television this weekend.
24. Choose the Present Perfect or the Past Simple in the following. 1. We learnt / have learnt a lot of English last year. 2. Can I have another book? I ’ve read / read this one. 3. I can’t find my wallet. I think I lost / ‘ve lost it. 4. Where did you go / have you been last Saturday? 5. I’m not ready. I didn’t finish / haven’t finished . 6. My dad didn’t do / hasn’t done the cooking yesterday.
25. Present Perfect – Past Simple. Write the correct form in the blanks.
1 I …………………………….….. to my brother yesterday. (write) 2 I …………………..…………….. to my sister. (write) 3 The lessons …………………..….…….. last week. (begin) 4 You …………………….……….. three cups today. (break) 5 Why ………..…………...……… so late tonight? (you, be) 6 I don’t know who …………………….……….. my ring. (steal) 7 We …………………….……….. too much l ast night. (eat) 8 John …………………………….. off his bike yesterday. (fall) 9 I’m sorry, I…….…………………....…. your name! (forget) 10 I …………………………….… her my photo, now she knows me. (send) 11 We …………………………….. what they wanted. (know) 12 Oh, dear!! Someone ……….…………….…… my umbrella! (steal) 1. Complete the sentences with the Comparative and Superlative of the adjectives given in brackets:
-Your father is _______________________ mine, but ________________________ one is Peter’s father. (young) -Horses are ______________________ cats, but dogs are ______________________ animals I know. (intelligent) -Scream is ______________________ The Haunting, but Blade is ________________________ film for me. (bad) -Paris is _____________________ London, but Venice is ______________________ city in the world. (romantic) - Estopa are __________________ UPAdance, but Amaral are ____________________ Spanish pop group. (good) -The car is ____________________ the motorbike, but the bus is ___________________ transport in town. (safe) - Teide is ___________________ Mulhacén, but Mount Blanc ___________________ mountain in Europe. (high) -April and May are __________________ December, but June and July are ____________________months. (hot)
Conditionals 1. If I __________________ (be) you, I wouldn’t risk. 2. If they had waited another month, they could probably ________________ (get)a better price for
their house. 3.
It's quite simple really. When it's cold, water __________________ (freeze).
4.
If he decides to accept that job, he __________________ (regret) it for the rest o f his life.
5.
If he hadn't been driving so fast, he ___________________ (hit) the motorcyclist.
6.
If he __________________ (be) more careful, he would have spotted the mistake.
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If she goes on passing her exams, ___________________ (be) qualified to pr actise as a lawyer. I
8.
f I pay you twice as much, will you _____________________ (able) to finish by Tuesday?
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If only I'd invested in that company, I _____________________ (become)a millionaire by now.
Reported Speech 1.- “I’m very tired,” Carmen said. 2.- “My husband hasn’t cleaned the room,” Mrs Smith said. 3.- “You don’t look well,” my friend told me. 4.- “I’ll see you tomorrow,” said Graham. 5.- “I’m leaving this afternoon, Ron,” said Ti m. 6.- I lost my lighter last night, Michael,” said Chris. 7.- “The Times is not a Government newspaper, “ the writer said. 8.- My husband said, “John was appointed chairman at Christmas.” 9.- “The doctor will prescribe tablets if your head aches,” she said 10.- John said to me, “These flowers are beautiful.” 11.- Helen to Jane, “I bought you this car today.” 12.- “It will probably snow later in the day,” the forecast said. 13.- “I didn’t see the car in front,” the man said. 14.- “We’re hungry,” they said. 15.- “I don’t really want to play tennis,” Danny told me. 16.- "Michelle is working in her room," Mrs Black said. 17.- "Brenda has gone to the theatre," Mick told Bill 18.- "I'll see you later," Larry told Mary. 19.- "I can't take a message right now," the secretary said. 20.- I took three hours to get here because the roads are flooded," he told me
