1.- Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or continuous.

1. .................... you ....................... (know) the answer to this question?

2. Yuk! These bananas .................................... (not taste) very nice.
3. Hurry up, Steve! We ..................................... (wait) for you.
4. Ralph always ....................................(go) to his aunts house on a Thursday after
school.
5. ................... Sue ......................... (look for) me? No, I dont think so.
6. I ...................................(not listen) to the radio. You can switch it off.
2.- Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous affirmative or negative.
drive

not have

talk

not sit

wait

not study

1. John ........................................ to Sam when I saw him.

2. I ................................... a shower when you rang me.
3. We .................................... for the bus when your dad drove past.
4. They ..................................... on their chairs when the teacher arrived.
5. Alice ..................................... to the airport when the car broke down.
6. You .................................... in the library when I was there yesterday.

3.- Past simple or past continuous.

1. I didnt surf / wasnt surfing the internet at 10.30 pm last night.
2. My mother studied / was studying English when she was at school.
3. Did we chat/ were we chatting on our mobiles when the teacher came in?
4. The car hit / was hitting the post box and then it stopped suddenly.
5. They didnt send / werent sending any text messages yesterday.
6. My brother argued/ was arguing with me when you knocked at the door.

4.- Complete the sentences with will or going to. (6)

1. Oh, no. Ive left my wallet at home. Dont worry, I ............................. pay.
2. He cant come to the cinema tonight. He ...................................... visit his aunt.

3. I think we ....................................... win the cup next season.

4. Yuck! Whats that awful smell? I think I ................................... be sick.
5. They ......................................... buy Sarah a birthday present on Saturday.
6. Which shoes do you want? I .................................... take these ones.

5.- Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect affirmative, negative or interrogative.
1. I .................................... (see) the new Johnny Depp film. Its fantastic.
2. .............................. (you/hear) the new single from The Rasmus? Its awful.
3. Janes not here. She ..................................... (go) to Paris for the weekend.
4. My boyfriend ...................................... (not ring) me this week.
5. We ....................................... (not visit) our family in London for ages.
6. ......................... (Sue/ change) the colour of her hair? It looks different.

6.-Present Perfect or Past Simple?

1. I .(lose) my pen. I cant find it anywhere.
2. (he visit) his granddad at the weekend?.
3. They (study) studied French last year.
4. (you be).. to the new caf yet?
5. She .(not do) her homework yet.
6. We (see) you at school yesterday.
7.- Use the Present Perfect with just, already, yet and still.
1. Mary/ win the lottery. (just)
2. My parents/ not travel/ to India. (yet)
3. I/ study/ the Biology test. (already)
4. We/ not see/ my family. (yet).
5. Children/ not buy / some new boots. (still)

6. My neighbours/ meet/ my new boyfriend. (just)

8.- Choose for or since. (6)

1. Youve known them for / since you were at primary school.
2. My parents have been married for / since 26 years.
3. Her brother has been in London for / since three months.
4. Weve lived in this house for / since 20005.
5. Ive been here for / since six oclock.
6. Shes been his friend for / since ages.

9.- Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in
brackets.
1. London is ...................................... (busy) city in Great Britain.
2. David Beckham is .................................... (tall) Roberto Carlos.
3. I think English grammar is .......................................... (difficult) Spanish grammar.
4. I think Crdoba is ..................................... (interesting) city in Spain.
5. The Vatican is .......................................... (small) country in the world.
6. The Vicente Caldern stadium is not ..................................... (good) stadium in the
world.
7. Doctors are .................................. (rich) teachers.
10.- Complete the sentences. Use who, when, which or where.
1. This is the bike ................................... I got for my birthday last week.
2. Mr. Jones is the teacher ........................................ never gives us any homework.
3. I recognised you the moment ................................ I saw you.
4. Thats the disco .................................... we went for Ellens party.
5. Look! This is the website ........................................ I told you about.

6. He left the country the year..................................the war began.

7. Thats the shop ........................................ I saw some really cheap mobile phones.
8. Rosalind Franklin is the woman ......................................... discovered DNA.

11.- Join the sentences. Use who, whose, when, which or where. Check if the sentences are
defining or non-defining.
1. She was dancing with a student. He had a slight limp.
2. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.
3. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.
4. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite expensive.
5. Paul wanted to go to the mountains. He loves nature.
6. I went to Munich. I spent five days there.
7. This month is a difficult month if you dont have much money. People usually buy a lot
of presents.

12.- Complete the first sentence. Use used to and didnt use to.
1. Joe .................................. smoke fifteen cigarettes a day. He doesnt smoke any now.
2. My sister ...................................... have long hair. They have short hair now.
3. My friend ...................................... speak any foreign languages. Now he speaks two.
4. My parents .................................... do any recycling. Now they recycle everything.

5. I .................................... swim every morning. Now I only swim on Saturdays.

13.- Some, any, no and compounds.

1. They haven't got ......................................idea where to go for their holidays.
2. He has...................................... time to watch TV tonight; he's got too much work to do.
3. Question : - Did you speak to ..................................? =>
4. Answer : - No, I spoke to .......................................
5. I'm thirsty, I'd ........................................like tea, please.
6. There's ...................................I don't understand, could you explain it to me, please ?
7. This homeless man is very poor, he's got .......................................money.
8. ' Did you hear that noise ?' 'No, I didn't hear............................................... .'
9. 'Did you buy .........................................fruit, this morning ?' =>
10. 'Yes, I bought .......................................oranges. Do you want one ?'
11. 'Did you go to the cinema last night ?' 'No, I went..................................... , I stayed at
home and studied with Mary.'
12. There's ...........................................at the door who says he wants to speak to you.

14.- Complete with simple past or past perfect.

1. By the time we got to the cinema the film ......................................(start), so we missed

the first five minutes.
2. When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbour...................................... (go
out) before.
3. I saw The Godfather for the first time last night. I........................................... ( see) it
before.
4. I feel fat. I ....................................(have) a huge lunch.
5. When we arrived in Spain, they ..........................................(lose) our luggage

6. There was so much to see here. I................................. (plan) to see everything but
there wasn't enough time.
7. She told me she ...................................(buy) a new car
8. When he arrived, Eve wasn't there. She ...........................................(leave) about five
minutes before.