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GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. My friends and I ................................. (learn) judo this year.
2. ................................. you ................................. (understand) what they’re talking about?
3. How often .................................. you ................................. (water) your plants?
4. Jenny is very nervous. She ................................. (wait) for her exam results.
5. Put on a different shirt. That one ................................. (not look) clean.
6. It’s so hot this morning. Why ................................. you ................................. (sit) in the sun?
7. I . ................................. (not believe) a word he’s saying.
8. What ................................. you . ................................. (want) to do now?
3 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the
original sentences.
1. The children are quiet at the moment. (make noise)
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2. Jane is a guitar player. (play)
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3. I haven’t got an appointment with him today. (see)
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4. Are these your books? (belong)
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5. What’s your opinion about this course? (think)
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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. As soon as I ................................. (see) John, I immediately ................................. (recognise) him.
2. Don’t complain! While you ................................. (play) on the computer all evening, I ................................. (clean)
the kitchen.
3. When I ................................. (ask) him what was wrong, he ................................. (not answer) me.
4. I’m sorry I ................................. (not have) time to speak to you when you ................................. (call).
I ................................. (watch) a really interesting programme.
5 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the
original sentences.
1. I walked to school and on the way I met Diane. (as)
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2. It was midnight, but we didn’t stop studying. (at)
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3. I watched TV and spoke on the phone at the same time. (while)
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4. We drove slowly because of the heavy rain. (was)
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REVIEW OF TENSES
6 Complete the conversation with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past
Simple or Past Continuous.
Doctor: What 1. ................................. (seem) to be the problem?
Miss Smith: I 2. ................................. (fall) on my arm this morning, and I 3. ................................. (think) it’s broken.
Doctor: How 4. ................................. it .................................? (happen)
Miss Smith: While I 5. ................................. (wash) the floor, I 6. ................................. (slip).
Doctor: Your arm 7. ................................. (need) to be X-rayed, but you’ll have to wait a few minutes. Someone
8. .................................. (use) the X-ray machine at the moment. 9. ................................. you
................................. (want) a glass of water while you wait?
Miss Smith: No, thank you. Your nurse 10. ................................. (give) me some water while I 11. .................................
(wait) to see you.
GRAMMAR
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
1. The moment the shop opened its doors, the people .................................. (rush) in.
2. The last time we .................................. (meet) was at Joe’s wedding.
3. Jerry has got a driving licence, but he .................................. (only have) it a week.
4. They’re a terrific band. .................................. you .................................. (ever be) to any of their concerts?
5. Pat was really angry that I .................................. (not tell) her about the test.
6. Those earrings are beautiful. How much .................................. you .................................. (pay) for them?
5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.
1. Peter suddenly .................................. (realise) that he .................................. (forget) to lock the door.
2. Before I .................................. (travel) to Japan, I .................................. never .................................. (eat) sushi.
3. .................................. you .................................. (read) a lot when you .................................. (be) a child?
4. We .................................. (join) our friends for dinner only after we .................................. (finish) all the work.
6 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Past
Simple or Past Perfect Simple. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
1. The rain stopped before we woke up. (had)
By the time ............................................................ ......................................... .
2. The film started only a few minutes ago. (just)
The film ............................................................. ......................................... .....
3. Today is the third day of the summer sales. (ago)
The summer sales ................................................ ....................................... ...
4. He’s only had the electric guitar for about a month. (last month)
He ........................................................................ ......................................... ..
5. Evelyn finished reading the book, then she gave it to me. (until)
Evelyn didn’t give me the book .............................. .........................................
GRAMMAR
FUTURE SIMPLE, BE GOING TO AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH FUTURE MEANING
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to or Present
Continuous. There may be more than one possible answer.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect Simple
or Future Continuous.
1. Don’t come before 7.00 tonight. I ........................................... (still do) my homework.
2. Do you think scientists ........................................... (find) a cure for cancer by the end of the decade?
3. What do you think you ........................................... (do) this time next year?
4. Hopefully by the end of the year, we ........................................... (save) enough money to buy a car.
5 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect Simple or
Future Continuous.
1. We won’t get to the station in time to catch the train. (leave)
By the time we get to the station, ....................................................................
2. Next week’s timetable includes lots of exams. (do)
This time next week, ........................................................................................
3. Frank’s company is sending him to Paris for a few months. (work)
For the next few months, Frank ......................................................................
4. Mrs Mackay is retiring this year after 25 years of teaching. (teach)
When she retires this year, Mrs Mackay ..........................................................
6 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a suitable future tense.
There may be more than one possible answer.
Tomorrow morning, I 1. ........................ (fly) to Australia to visit my cousins. At this time tomorrow, I 2. ........................
(sit) on a plane somewhere over Asia. I haven’t bought gifts for my cousins yet, but I 3. ........................ (buy) them at the
duty-free shop because I have to be at the airport early, and shopping helps to pass the time. By the time the flight takes
off, I 4. ........................ (be) in the airport for hours. I 5. ........................ (be) tired, so I 6. ........................ (fall asleep) on
the plane.
VOCABULARY
2 Choose the sentence that best follows the original sentence. Pay attention to the words in italics.
1. Johnny and his little brother don’t get on.
a. They argue all the time.
b. They’re good friends.
2. I look up to my older brother.
a. He’s much taller than me.
b. He’s accomplished so much in his life.
3. Jack recently took up the guitar.
a. It’s in his room.
b. He’d never played the guitar before.
4. Harry Potter books are in demand.
a. They are very popular.
b. It takes a long time to read them.
5. Sally left her bag behind.
a. She came back for it later.
b. It was easier to carry that way.
6. News reached him by word of mouth.
a. It was hard to hear what he was saying.
b. There were no newspapers in those days.
7. We took it for granted that Bill would bring presents.
a. He always brings them.
b. He doesn’t usually bring them.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use a prefix or suffix where
necessary.
1. It’s ......................... (polite) to speak with food in your mouth.
2. I’m sorry I broke the dish. I didn’t do it ......................... (intention).
3. Our ......................... (decide) to move was a mistake.
4. The dress that the film star wore was absolutely ......................... (sensation).
5. Our teacher was ......................... (please) with our high marks in the maths test.
6. The ......................... (major) of the people in our village were born here.
7. Mike dreams of being a famous ......................... (act) one day.
8. There isn’t a cloud in the sky; there’s no ......................... (likely) of rain.