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SIMPLE PRESENT
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Present Simple.
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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Verb to be
SIMPLE PAST
Regular verbs
Stop- walk-
Arrive- help-
Talk- chat-
Cook- travel-
Fix- study-
Water- call-
Cry- play-
2. Write affirmative sentences using the verbs from the previous exercise
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5. Put the verb in the past simple tense to fill the gaps.
Write 5 sentences affirmative, negative and interrogative .Use simple past tense-
Use verbs from the exercise above
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Change the verbs in brackets into the past tense. Some are regular and some are
irregular.
Yesterday (to be) _______________ a busy day. I (wake) _______________ up at 6am,
(have) _______________ breakfast quickly and then I (go) _______________ to work. I
(finish) _______________ at noon and then (eat) _______________ some lunch.
Afterwards I (drive) _______________ to the shops, (buy) _______________ some paint
and then (paint) _______________ my bedroom. My housemate (come) _______________
home from work so I (help) _______________ him paint his room, then we (repair)
_______________ his chair as it (wobble) _______________ a lot. I (wish)
_______________ I hadn’t, as I hurt my hand! After that I (clean) _______________ my
house. I (vacuum) _______________ all the downstairs and then (tidy) _______________
up the living room and the kitchen. I was pretty tired by then so I (eat) ate some dinner,
(yawn) _______________, and (go) _______________ to bed!
PAST CONTINUOUS
Jane’s diary
Monday 4.30 - 5.30 p.m have an appointment at the dentist's
Tuesday 7 - 8 p.m play tennis with Mimi
Wednesday 8 - 10 p.m. watch the Black Widows
Thursday 8.30 - 9.30 p.m. revise for an English test
Friday 5 - 7 p.m. do the shopping with Carrol
Saturday 11.30 - 12.30 a.m. cook lunch
Sunday 9 - 10 a.m. tidy the house with mum
Sue: ................................................................. when you saw them? (what | Tim and Matt |
do)
Julie: Tim was swimming in the pool, but I didn't see Matt first.
Sue: ................................................... in the pool, too? (you | swim)
Julie: No, I wasn't. I was just looking. But then I saw Matt, too.
Sue: .......................................... ? (what | he | do)
Julie: He was diving in the pool.
Sue: Diving, you say. ........................................... to dive? (he | not | just | try) He can't dive.
Julie: You're right. He was just trying to do it. And all his friends were watching it.
Sue: ............................................ ? (they | laugh)
Julie: Of course, they were. Matt was pretty funny. He splashed the water all over the
place.
Sue: ....................................... faces when he came up to the surface of the pool? (Matt |
make)
Julie: Yes, he was. He was grinning and making faces at me.
Sue: At you? Vow! And what about Tim? ............................................. Matt, too? (he |
watch)
Julie: Not really. He was looking at me instead.
Sue: Oh, no! You're kidding. ......................................... your new swimsuit? (you | wear)
Julie: Yes, I was. Why?
Sue: Now I know why Tim and Matt were watching you, Julie
PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS
1 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
6 You can turn off the TV, I not was watching it.
8 I went to the cinema last night but I wasn’t liking the film.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
3. (They / go / to Scotland)
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6. (You / go / to Australia?)
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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
What have Tim and his school friends been doing since they got up?
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2.They (wait)…………………………...at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
3. We (look)…………………………….. for her ring for two hours and then we found it in the
bathroom.
4. I (not / walk)………………………….for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing)……………………. the rain too long.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help)…………………………………on the farm all day.
9. I (not / work)………………………….all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
10. They (cycle)…………………………. all day so their legs were sore in the evening.
The plane landed at the airport. What had these passengers been doing before it landed?
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Peter .............................................................................................................................................
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FUTURE
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
GOING TO
WILL/WON’T
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Complete the conversation with the verbs in the box in the present simple or present
continuous. Some verbs are used twice.
Write questions and short answers about the weekend plans of Jose, Eli and Rafa.
1. Eli and Rafa / get up early on Saturday? _______________________________ No,
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2. Jose / play tennis in the morning? _______________________________ Yes,
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3. Jose / watch a DVD on Saturday? _______________________________ No,
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4. Rafa / get up early on Saturday? _______________________________ No,
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5. Rafa and Eli / do any homework on Sunday? _______________________________ Yes,
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Be going to.
WILL/WON’T
WILL/WON’T or GOING TO ¿
It's Sunday, 10 o'clock in the morning and the Scott family are enjoying their free time.
Use the verbs in brackets to write what they will be doing this time on Monday.
Example: Peter is playing games on his new laptop.
Complete the sentences with the future continuous (will be doing) and the verbs in the box.
Lie see use sleep watch take work wait decorate listen
Write ‘can’ / ‘can’t’ / ‘could’ / ‘couldn’t’. If none is possible, use ‘be able to’ in the correct
tense:
10. James _________________ speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he’s forgotten most of
it now.
Rain(v) :...........
1. She is ill , so she .................. see the doctor.
2. It is raining. You .................. take your umbrella. Throw (v) :............
3. You ................... throw litter on the stairs.
4. This is a secret. You ................... tell anybody. Litter(n) : ..............
5. You ................. make noise in the library.
6. We ...................... hurry or we will miss the bus. Stairs(n):................
7. You ..................... eat fruit and vegetables.
8. The baby is sleeping. You ................... shout. Secret (n):............
9. You ........................ be friendly to everybody.
Tell(v):..............
10. You ....................... walk on the grass.
Anybody: .............
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ONE
Everybody:...............
Miss(v):...............
4. You must/mustn’t drink cold water.
Shout(v):.................
Friendly (adv):.............
H. The kids should /shouldn't spend so much time in front of the TV.
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Fill in the blanks with : CAN , CAN’T , COULD , COULDN’T , MUST or MUSTN’T
1. She is a small baby. She ______________ eat meat, but she ______________ drink milk. 2.
He is so ill that he ______________ see the doctor.
3. It’s raining heavily. You ______________ take your own umbrella.
4. We ______________ pick the flowers in the park. It’s forbidden.
5. I ________________ sing now but I ______________ sing very well when I was a child. 6.
Mike is only nine months old. He ______________ eat nuts yet.
7. He is very fat. He ______________ run so fast.
8. You are speaking very quickly. I ______________ understand you.
9. I’m very tall, so I ______________ play basketball.
10. You ______________ park that car there. It’s a no-parking zone.
11. Many students in Great Britain ______________ wear a uniform when they go to school. Ç
12. George has travelled a lot . He ______________ speak 4 languages.
13. I ______________ come with you now because I’m studying for my test.
14. Footballers ______________ touch the ball with their hands.
15. ______________ I use your phone ?
16. I’m sorry I ______________ come yesterday. I had to work late.
17. You ______________ speed through the city. It’s dangerous !
18. My hands are dirty . I ______________ wash them.
19. You have been coughing a lot recently. You ______________ smoke so much.
20. I’m very tired today. I ______________ clean my room now, but I’ll do it tomorrow.
21. I ______________ eat lasagne when I was a child, but I like it today.
22. We______________ go to the bank today. We haven’t got any money left.
23. It’s late. I ______________ go now.
24. You ________________ sleep in that room. It’s full of boxes and other stuff.
25. I ________________ swim very far these days, but ten years ago, I ______________ swim
over to the other side of the lake.
26. You have a bad headache, so you ______________ go to bed earlier.
27. I am so strong I ______________ do 50 push-ups at any time.
28. I ______________ feed the baby now, so can you do it for me ?
29. Tourists ______________ take their passports when they go abroad.
30. ______________ you please pass me the salt. – Thank you.
CONDITIONALS
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a. We will pass (pass) the examination if we study hard.
b. If you _____________(go) to see this film, you will have a good time.
c. If he__________ (play) sport, he will live longer.
d. She ___________(not be) an architect if she doesn’t go to university.
e. They ______________(ring) us if we give them our phone number.
f. If we __________(not solve) the problem, we won’t get the prize.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a. If we (not go) now, we (miss) the bus. If we don’t go now, we will miss the bus.
b. You __________(be) tired if you __________(not sleep).
c. If the Spanish team ______________(get) to the final match, they _________(be) the World
Champions.
d. If you ___________(help) me, I ____________be) happy.
f. They ____________(read) the whole essay if they ___________(like) it.
Write sentences using the first conditional.
a. the weather / be good we / go /to the beach tomorrow. If the weather is good, we will go to
the beach tomorrow.
b. you / go / to school on foot you / be / late.
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SECOND CONDITIONAL
Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings, to make logical conditional
sentences.
Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Second Conditional.
Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Second Conditional.
Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Second Conditional. (could / might)
1. If you ……………………………………………(talk) to him, he
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2. If I …………………………………………… (know) her phone number, I
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3. If we ……………………………………….. (have) had some rest first, the trip
……………………………………………..(might /be) less tiring.
4. If I ……………………………………………(speak) English, I ……………………………………………… (could /
study) in England.
5. I …………………………………………(might/visit) them if I …………………………………..(have) time.
6. If he ……………………………………………….(apologize) , I
……………………………………………..(could/forgive) him
7. If we ……………………………………………. (have) eggs, we ……………………………………………….(could)
make an omelette.
8. She ……………………………………………..(might/feel)better if she
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9. If you …………………………………………..(ask) politely, I
…………………………………………………(might/give) it to you.
10. You …………………………………………..(not/be late) to work if you
………………………………………………(leave) home ten minutes earlier.
1. If you ______________ ______(not / be) late, we ______________ (not / miss) the bus.
2. If she ______________ _____(study), she ______________ ____(pass) the exam.
3. If we ______________ (arrive) earlier, we ___________________ (see) John
4. If they ______________ (go) to bed early, they ______________ ____(not / wake) up late.
5. If he ______________ ___(become) a musician, he ______________ (record) a CD.
6. If she ______________ __(go) to art school, she ______________ (become) a painter.
7. If I ______________ (be) born in a different country, I ______________ (learn) to speak a
different language.
8. If she _________________ (go) to university, she ______________ ___(study) French.
9. If we _________________ (not / go) to the party, we ______________ ___(not / meet)
PASSIVES
1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Present Simple.
a. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.
b. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. ______________________________ (the building/use) any more?
d. How often ______________________________ (the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How _______________________ (your name/spell)?
f. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.
g. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime _____________________ (not know).
i. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Past Simple.ç
a. My car ______________________ (repair) last week.
b. This song ________________________ (not write) by John Lennon.
c. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?
d. The film ________________________ (make) ten years ago.
e. When ______________________________ (tennis/invent)?
f. The car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building _________________________ (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where ______________________________ (this pot/make)?
i. When _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?
3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
FIAT Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903,
Fiat, 1 _________________ (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2
_____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and
Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 _________________ (started/was started) making cars at a new factory
at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars 4 ____________________
(tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5
____________________ (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse.
The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 _____________________ (exported/was exported) more
than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 _________________
(sold/are sold) all over the world.
4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office)
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b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas
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c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week)
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d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people)
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e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
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