Write questions with the words below.

Use the Present Simple or Present

Continuous.
1. what / music / listen to / right now / you

2. what / kind of / music / Sally / like

3. when / you / want / to meet

4. where / Pete / go / today

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ___________________her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) ______________as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I

_______________(study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) _________________.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)__________________ .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)_________________ .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)_____________ because everybody (talk) _______-
_________ so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) ____________________a book about his adventures in Tibet. I

hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)_________________ to a movie tonight with some
friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally )______________ printed by a company in New York.
Their prices (be)_______________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) _________made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,

Switzerland.

Fill in with a modal verb.

You ............... borrow a ladder to fix the satellite dish.

I ............... do all the homework tonight.
Sheila ............... lend me some money.
Tom ............... go to the police station to solve the problem.
Alice ............... tell me Sarahs secret.
I speak English but I ............... write it.
You ............... leave your car keys on the table.
The secretary ............... deliver the papers on time.
You ............... notice the mistakes at the end of the book.
My mother ............... send the letter yesterday.
It ............... be difficult to find the answers to the questions.
Write sentences about places you know. Use Comparative or Superlative structures.

1- (expensive).
2- (cheap).
3- (cold)
4- (hot)
5- (ancient).

Complete Jims letter with comparative structures.

Dear Anna,

Here I am in Las Vegas! Im having a wonderful time. The weather is (hot) and
.(dry) in England. The houses are ..(big) ours and the cars are
..(long) and ..(wide) those in our country. I love the food here.
Yesterday I had ..(good) hamburger Ive ever eaten! The hotel is beautiful;
I think its (beautiful) hotel Ive ever seen. At the moment I am in a casino; Its
(big) in the world and its (busy) in town. Ill phone
you when I get back.

Love, Jim

Complete the dialogue. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Reporter: Mr Smith, 1. you (watch) TV when they 2.

(announce) the winner?
Mr Smith: No, I wasnt. I 3. (sleep). My wife 4.
(listen) to the radio when she 5. (hear) the lottery results. She 6.
(scream) and 7. (wake) me.
Reporter: Well, what 8. you (do)?
Mr Smith: I 9. (get up) to see what was wrong. My wife 10.
(laugh) and 11. (cry) at the same time. She 12.
also (wave) the lottery ticket!
Reporter: What 13. (happen) then?
Mr Smith: I 14. (start) thinking about a holiday in Hawaii.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past continous).

1.When I (do)______________ the washing-up, I (break) ___________a plate.

2.While Tom (play) ____________the piano, his mother (do) ___________the washing-up.
3.He (drink) ______________some juice and then he (eat) ______________a few chips.
4.I (have) ________________dinner when I suddenly (hear) ___________a loud bang.
5.When my father (work)_____________ in the garden, an old friend (pass)__________
by to see him.
6.She (go)__________ to school, (take) _________out her textbook and (begin) _______
to learn.
7.When it (start) ________to rain, our dog (want) __________to come inside.
8.When Jane (do) _____________a language course in Ireland, she (visit) _________
Blarney Castle.
9.When I (be) ___________ on my way home, I (see)_____________ an accident.
10.I (not / understand) ________________what they (talk) ________________about.
Write questions about the words in bold type.

1. Danny was the stuntperson in the film.

2. I saw a comedy show yesterday.

3. They are meeting Sandy.

4. David lives in England.

5. The film was boring.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple

Pamela: What .(you/do) last weekend?

Tony: I .(go) to my cousins house.
Pamela: .(be) it far?
Tony: No, it only (take) us 30 minutes.
Pamela: ..(you/stay) there long?
Tony: We ..(stay) only for the weekend.
What .(you/do) last weekend?
Pamela: My family and I ..(take) the dog and we
(have) a picnic on the beach.
Tony: (be) it sunny?
Pamela: Yes, the sun ..(shine) all day.

Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the correct verbs from the list. Remember
some of them are irregular!

Put up- cook go- make- take collect- drink meet speak play feel- sing

Last week I camping with my friends. We .tents and sleeping bags.

Three of us the tents while the others .wood and ..a fire.
We potatoes and .coke. In the evening, Tom the guitar and
everybody .songs. We . Some French tourists and to
them in French. At about midnight, we all ..sleepy, so we to
bed.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past
Continuous.

1. While I (use) the computer, the electricity (go)

off.
2. Tom (run) in the race as the photographer
(take) photos.
3. The people (clap) while the singer (sing).
4. When we (leave) the party, many people
(dance).
5. We (go) to the concert when we (see) the
accident.
Present Perfect. Translate:

1. Ellos se han comprado un nuevo apartamento.

2. l me dijo su nombre pero lo he olvidado.

3. Dnde est mi llave? La he perdido.

4. Quieres comer alguna cosa? No gracias, acabo de comer.

5. No olvides enviar la carta! - La acabo de enviar.

6. No la he enviado todava.

7. Ha parado ya de llover?

8. Has estado alguna vez en China?

9. Tengo este coche desde 1991.

CHANGE INTO THE PASSIVE VOIE (Present and Past Simple)

1. My wife crashed the new car.
2. I opened the windows.
3. I drink a glass of water.
4. You did not send the parcel.
5. They did not catch the thieves.
6. The teacher made a big mistake.
7. She dropped her bag in the train.
8. My brother takes his medicine every day.
Circle the correct answer.
1. Donna has completed / have completed the project.
2. I has read / have read that book many times.
3. We hasnt seen / havent seen that film yet.
4. The baby hasnt eaten / havent eaten yet.
5. Tom hasnt been / havent been to New York.
Write sentences with the words below.

1. havent / my friends / arrived / yet

.
2. eaten / have / the children / lunch / already

3. his room / Tom / painted / hasnt / ever

4. Tammy / worked / never / in a restaurant / has

5. I / done / my / homework / just / have