Past simple and past continuous

1. What ______________________ (you / do) when I_____________________ (call) you last night?
2. I ________________________ (sit) in a caf when you________________________ (call).
3. When you ____________________ (arrive) at the party, who________________________ (be) there?
4. Susie ____________________ (watch) a film when she________________________ (hear) the noise.
5. Yesterday I ________________________ (go) to the library, next I________________________
(have) a swim, later I________________________ (meet) Julie for a coffee.
6. We ______________________ (play) tennis when John________________________ (hurt) his ankle.
7. What _____________________ (they / do) at 10pm last night? It________________ (be) really noisy.
8.He ____________________ (take) a shower when the telephone________________________ (ring).
9.He ___________________ (be) in the shower when the telephone ________________________ (ring).
10. When I ____________________ (walk) into the room, everyone________________________
(work).

Present simple and present continuous

Next week, my friends and I ________ (go) camping in the woods. I ________ (organize) the food,
because I ________ (like) cooking. Dave ________ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he ________ (plan)
the transportation. Sam ________ (bring) the tent he ________ (go) camping every year, so
he ________ (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife ________ (think) we're crazy.
She ________ (like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ________ (take) a trip to Paris instead.

Look! It ________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.

They ________ ________ (usually/travel) to the mountains, but this summer they ________ (travel) to
the beach.
Bob ________ (watch) the news on TV every morning.
I have to go now. It __________ _ (get) dark.
Online courses __________ _ (require) self-discipline.
They ________ (have) a great time at today's party.
Who ___________ __ (he/wait for?) I guess for his mother.
How often __________ ___ (you/eat out)? Not very often. Once a month.
You __________ _ (look) sad. What's the matter?
Would you like some chocolate? No, thanks. I ___________ (hate) chocolate.
Don't go. Bob still _________ __ (need) to talk to you.
Who ___________ (do) the dishes every day in your house? My sister.
Why __________________ _ (you/believe/neg) him? He __________ _ (tell) you the truth.
Becky __________ _ (live) with some friends until she __________ _ (find) her own apartment.

1. Where's John? He_______________ (listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always _______________
(rain) in England.
3. Jean _______________ (work) hard all day but she_______________ (not work) at the moment.
4. Look! That boy _______________ (run) after the bus. He_______________ (want) to catch it.
5. He _______________ (speak) German so well because he _______________ (come) from
Germany.
6. Shh! The boss _______________ (come). We _______________ (meet) him in an hour and
nothing is ready!
 7. ____________ you usually _____________ (go) away for Christmas or you _______________
(stay) at home?
8. She (hold) some roses. They _______________ (smell) lovely.
9. Oh no! Look! It _______________ (snow) again. It always _______________ (snow) in this
country.
10. Mary _______________ (swim) very well, but she_______________ (not run) very fast.
11. _______________ you _______________ (enjoy) this party? Yes, I _______________ (have) a
great time!
12. Sorry I can't help you. I _______________ (not know) where she keeps her files.
13. What ___________ you____________ (do) next Saturday? Nothing special. I _____________
(stay) at home.
14. I _______________ (think) your new hat _______________ (look) nice on you.
15. I____________ (live) with my parents but right now I _____________ (stay) with some friends
for a few days.
16. I can't talk on the phone now. I _______________ (drive) home.
17. Where are the children? They _______________ (lie) on the beach over there.
18. You never _____________ (listen) to a word I say! You always _______________ (listen) to that
mp3 player!
19. He_______________ (not understand) what you _______________ (talk) about. He's foreign.

1. John lives and works in Florida but he_____________ (have) a holiday in England at the moment.
2. I wonder why the neighbor's dog _____________ (bark) again. Maybe there is a burglar!
3. Alan _____________ (get up) at seven o'clock every morning.
4. Then he _____________ (go) to have a shower before breakfast.
5. Then he _____________ (drive) to the beach and stays all day.
6. He _____________ (not/work) because he won the lottery last year.
7. Why _____________ (you/learn) English this year?
8. I _____________ (live) with my sister for a month because she is pregnant and I can help her.
9. Tell me - what _____________ (you/wear). That way, I will recognise you at the station.
10. Jane is in the kitchen and very stressed! She _____________ (cook) dinner for 20 people.

Past simple

Make the sentences negative.

Example: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack ______________ a text message.

Answer: Jack wrote a text message. - Jack did not write a text message. or Jack didn't write a text
message.

1) Andy bought a new shirt. - Andy _____________ a new shirt.

2) They went shopping last Friday. - They _____________ shopping last Friday.
3) She had a bath in the morning. - She _____________ a bath in the morning.
4) We felt like a big ice-cream. - We _____________ like a big ice-cream.
5) The students sat down. - The students _____________ down.
6) Marie ran home. - Marie _____________ home.
7) The managers shook hands on the deal. - The managers hands on the deal.
8) William rode a horse. - William _____________ a horse.
9) The nurse took Peter's temperature. The nurse_____________ Peter's temperature.
10) I understood what the teacher said. - I _____________what the teacher said.

Present or past?

1. I was writing letter all day yesterday.

2. She is playing football now
3. Ann usually makes breakfast at 8 o'clock.
4. She always goes to school by bus.
5. She had dinner with Tom last Friday.
6. Did she go on a holiday last week?
7. Does she always go on a holiday in September?

Much, many, a lot of

a) My sister Anne has got ______________ friends. I can't count them!

b) There isn't ______________ wine left, only a couple of cups. We should buy some more.
c) There were so ______________ ties in the shop that Kevin didn't know which one to choose.
d) Don't worry about the bread. We have ______________ flour in the cupboard, three kilos, I think.
e) How______________ bread is he baking?
f) There aren't ______________ Christmas decorations this year. Last year, there were more!