EXERCISE 1 - AND/ BUT/ BECAUSE

1. Frogs can hop, ______ they can't fly.

2. You have to speak louder ______ he can't hear well.

3. They like to watch soap operas ______ films on TV.

4. Henri is worried ______ he is late for an important meeting.

5. It was expensive, ______ they gave me a discount.

6. Peter has a fever______ a terrible headache.

7.Tom studied hard, ______ he failed the test.

8.Jim is happy_______ he won the race.

9.She bought vitamins ______ forgot to buy aspirin

10.Paul can't go to work ______ he has the flu.

EXERCISE 2- SAY/ TELL

1) Can you ______ me the way to the station, please?

2) He didn't ______ a word.

3) She ______ her name was Sue.

4) Let me _______ you something about my hobbies.

5) Forget everything I just _______.

6) Why didn't you _______ him that before?

7) Why didn't you _______ that before?

8) They ________ nothing to me.

9) You don't need to_______ us that.

10) What did Eric ________ when he saw the new bike?

EXERCISE 3 - SIMPLE PAST/ PAST CONTINUOUS

1. What ________________________ (you / do) when I ________________________ (call)

you last night?

2. I ________________________ (sit) in a café 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).

EXERCISE 4

1. (I / go / to the library today)

_______________________________________________________________

2. (you / keep a pet for three years)

_______________________________________________________________

3. (you / eat Thai food before?)

_______________________________________________________________

4. (it / rain all day?)

_______________________________________________________________

5. (who / we / forget to invite?)

_______________________________________________________________
6. (we / not / hear that song already)
_______________________________________________________________

7. (he / not / forget his books)

_______________________________________________________________

8. (she / steal all the chocolate!)

_______________________________________________________________

9. (I / explain it well?)
_______________________________________________________________

10. (who / he / meet recently?)

____________________________________________________________

ANSWERS

EXERCISE 1

1. but

2. because

3. and

4. because

5. but

6. and

7. but

8. because

9. but

10. because

EXERCISE 2

1) Can you tell me the way to the station, please?

2) He didn't say a word.

3) She said her name was Sue.

4) Let me tell you something about my hobbies.

5) Forget everything I just said.

6) Why didn't you tell him that before?

7) Why didn't you say that before?

8) They said nothing to me.

9) You don't need to tell us that.

10) What did Eric say when he saw the new bike?

EXERCISE 3

1. What were you doing when I called you last night?

2. I was sitting in a café when you called.

3. When you arrived at the party, who was there?

4. Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise.

5. Yesterday I went to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Julie for a

coffee.

6. We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle.

7. What were they doing at 10pm last night? It was really noisy.

8. He was taking a shower when the telephone rang.

9. He was in the shower when the telephone rang.

10. When I walked into the room, everyone was working.

EXERCISE 4

1. I have been to the library today. 9. Have I explained it well?

2. You have kept a pet for three years. 10. Who has he met recently?

3. Have you eaten Thai food before?

4. Has it rained all day?

5. Who have we forgotten to invite?

6. We haven’t heard that song already.

7. He hasn’t forgotten his books

8. She has stolen all the chocolate!