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Present Continuous/ Present Simple

Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple

1.     Let`s go out. It isn`t raining (not/rain) now.

2.     Juliia is very good at languages. She speaks (speak) four languages very well.

3.     Hurry up! Everybody _____ (wait) for you.

4.     “___ (you/ listen) to the radio?” “No, you can turn it off”

5.     ___ (you/listen) to the radio every day?” “No, just  occasionally”

6.     The river Nile ___ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

7.     Look at the river. It ___ (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.

8.     We usually ___ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we (not/ grow) any.

9.     “How is your English?”  “Not bad.  It ____ (improve) slowly”

10.Ron is in London at the moment. He ___ (stay) at the Park Hotel. He ___ (always/stay) there when he`s in London.

11.Can we stop walking soon? I ___ (start) to feel tired.

12.“Can you drive?” “I ___ (learn).  My father  ___ (teach) me”

13.Normally I ___ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I ___ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.

14.My parents   ___ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where ___ (your parents/live)?

15.Sonia ___ (look) for a place to live. She ___ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

16.“What ___ (your father/do)? ” “He`s an architect but he ___ (not/work) at the moment”

17.(at a party) Usually I ___ (enjoy) parties but I ___   (not/ enjoy) this one very much.

18.The train is never late. It ___ (always/leave) on time.

19.Jim is very untidy. He ___ (always/leave) his things all over the place.

Present Perfect/ Past Simple

Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

1.     Do you know about Sue? _ She`s given up – her job. RIGHT

2.     The Chinese_ have invented _ printing. WRONG: The Chinese invented

3.     How many plays_ has Shakespeare written? RIGHT

4.     Have you read _ any of Shakespeare`s plays? RIGHT

5.     Aristotle_ has been _ a Greek philosopher. WRONG

6.     Ow! _ I`ve cut my finger. It`s bleeding. RIGHT

7.     My grandparents _ have got _ married in London. WRONG

8.     Where _ have you been born? WRONG

9.     Mary isn`t at home. She`s gone shopping. WRONG

10.Albert Einstein has been the scientist who _ has developed_ the theory of relativity. WRONG

Present Perfect Continuous/ Present Perfect

Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.)

1.     Where have you been? Have you been playing (you/ play) tennis?

2.     Look! Somebody ___ (break) that window.

3.     You look tired. ___ (you/work) hard?

4.     “___ (you/ever/work) in a factory?” “No, never”

5.     “Jane is away on holiday”.  “Oh, is she?  Where ___ (she/go)?”

6.     My brother is an actor. He___ (appear) in several films.

7.     “Sorry I`m late.”  “That`s all right. I ___ (not/wait) long”

8.     “Is it still raining?” “No, it ___ (stop)”

9.     I ___ (lose) my address book. ___ (you/see) it anywhere?

10. I ___ (read) the book you lent me but I ___ (not/finish) it yet.

11. I ___   (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

Past Continuous/ Past Simple

Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple

1.     Jane was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive)

2.     “What ___ (you/ do) this time yesterday?” “I was asleep”

3.     “___ (you/go) out last night?” “No, I was too tired”

4.     “Was Carol at the party last night?” “Yes, she ___ (wear) a really nice dress.”

5.     How fast ___ (you/drive) when the accident ___ (happen)?

6.     John ___ (take) a photograph of me while I (not/look)

7.     We were in a very difficult position. We ___ (not/know) what to do.

8.     I haven`t seen Alan for ages. When I last ___ (see) him, he ___ (try) to find a job in London.

9.     I ___ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ___ (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ___ (follow) me. I was frightened and I ___ (start) to run.

10.When I was young, I ___ (want) to be a bus driver.

Past Perfect/ Past Simple

Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done etc.) or past simple (I did etc.)

1.     “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” “No, he had gone (go) home”.

2.     I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___ (go) straight to bed.

3.     The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody __ (go) to bed.

4.     Sorry I`m late. The car ___ (break) down on my way here.

5.     We were driving along the road when we ___ (see) a car which. ___ (break) down, so we ___ (stop) to see if we could help.

Past Continuous/Past Perfect/Past Perfect Continuous

Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing)

1.     It was very noise next door. Our neighbors were having (have) a party.

2.     We were good friends. We had known (know) each other for a long time.

3.     John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he ___ (walk) so fast.

4.     Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She ___ (run).

5.     When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They __ (eat).

6.     When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They __ (eat).

7.     Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ___ (look) for his contact lens.

8.     When I arrived, Kate ___ (wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she ___ (wait) for a very long time.

9.     I was sad when I sold my car. I ___ (have) it for a very long time.

10.We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ___ (travel) for more

In Paxham yesterday a shop assistant (1) ___ (force) to hand over 500 Pounds after (2)___ (threaten) by a man with a knife. The man escaped in a car which (3)___ (steal) earlier in the day. The car (4) ___ (later/find) in a car park where it (5) ___ (abandon) by the thief. A man (6) ___ (arrest) in connection with the robbery and (7) ___ (still/question) by the police.

3. ROAD DELAYS

Repair work started yesterday on the Paxham – Longworth road. The road (1) ___ (resurface) and there will be long delays. Drivers (2 ___ (ask) to use an alternative route if possible. The work (3) ___ (expect) to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road (4) ___ (close) and traffic (5) ___ (divert).

4. ACCIDENT

A woman (1) ___ (take) to hospital after her car collided with a lorry near Norstock yesterday. She (2) ___ (allow) home later after treatment. The road (3) ___ (block) for an hour after the accident and traffic had to (4) ___ (divert). A police inspector said afterwards: “The woman was lucky. She could (5) ___ (kill)”