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Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present or Present Continuous.

Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. 1) They hockey at school. (to play) 2) She e-mails. (not/to write) 3) you English? (to speak) 4) My parents fish. (not/to like) 5) Anne any hobbies? (to have) 6) Andy's brother in an office. (to work) 7) Leroy very fast. (can/not/to read) 8) Jim and Joe the flowers every week? (to water) 9) Yvonne's mother a motorbike. (not/to ride) 10) Elisabeth cola? (to drink) 11) The teacher the door. (not/to close) 12) you the washing-up? (to do) 13) They the printers. (to check) 14) your grandmother at birds? (to look) 15) We the checkpoint. (not/to pass) 16) they to help? (to try) 17) She to the centre of the town. (not/to walk) 18) the policemen into the bank? (to run) 19) Look! Steve's mother a cup of coffee. (to make) 20) You the words correctly. (not/to link) 21) Anne my questions. (not/to answer 22) they tomatoes in this shop? (to sell) 23) This girl trousers at school. (not/to wear) 24) Mr Barker Physics? (to teach) 25) The guinea pigs under the desk. (not/to hide) 26) Ken often the school bus? (to miss) 27) The poster on the wall anymore. (not/to hang) 28) for the tickets? (you/to pay) 29) The boys stones. (not/to throw) 30) the bells of your church still ? (to ring) 41) He her name. (not/to shout) 42) We nice photos. (to take)

43) Phil the exercise? (to explain) 44) What you here? (to do) 45) I on the sofa. (not/to sit) 46) The cat on the carpet. (not/to lie) 47) they to radio now? (to listen) 48) The eagle the mouse. (to catch) 49) Why Ruth for money? (to ask) 50) The boys into the pool. (not/to dive)

1 He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he to work by bus. 2 They always get up early. This morning they up late. 3 Bill often loses his key. He one last Saturday. 4 I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I two letters. 5 She meets her friends every evening. She them yesterday evening, too. 6 I usually read two newspapers every day. I only a newspaper yesterday. 7 They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday they , too. 8 We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. We to the cinema last Sunday, too. 9 Tom always has a shower in the morning. Tom a shower this morning, too. 10 They buy a new car every year. Last year they a new car, too. 11 I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I two oranges. 12 We usually do our shopping on Monday. We our shopping last Monday, too. 13 Ann often takes photos. Last weekend she some photos. 14 We leave at 8.30 every morning. But yesterday we at 8.00.

PAST TENSE Complete the questions.


1 I met somebody. Who ? 2 Harry arrived. What time ? 3 I saw Bob yesterday. Who ? 4 They wanted something. What ? 5 The meeting ended. What time ? 6 Pat went home early. Why home early?

7 We had fish for dinner. What for dinner? 8 It cost a lot of money. How much ? 9 He bought a T - shirt. What ? 10 We ate ham and eggs. What ?

Fill in the correct prepositions


1 Im angry him for telling lies about me. 2 Are you afraid him? 3 Its very nice you to lend me your car. 4 He is married his sister. 5 Its very nice you to lend me your car. 6 Why are you always so rude your parents? 7 It wasnt very polite him to leave without saying thank you. 8 I cant understand people who are cruel animals. 9 I have to stop to talk to you. Im a bit short time. 10 Are you interested football? 11 You shoes are similar mine but they are not exactly the same. 12 Weve got enough to eat. The fridge is full food. 13 I felt sorry the children because it rained every day. 14 He said he was sorry the situation but there was nothing he could do. 15 He is good playing chess.

PAST SIMPLE 1. He (be) a very popular singer in the 1980s. 2. He (buy) and sold cars. 3. He (come) at quarter to twelve. 4. He (sell) books in a bookshop. 5. I (break) my leg in December. 6. I (can) not work on Monday. 7. I (drive) a car in the morning. 8. I (feel) very tired on Christmas day.

9. I (get) up at six o'clock. 10. I (go) swimming in the evenings. 11. I (see) you on Thursday. 12. I (sing) and danced on my birthday. 13. I (sleep) a lot on Saturdays. 14. I (wake) up at midnight exactly. 15. It (rain) a lot in the spring. 16. She (be) born in 1968. 17. They (be) both born on 9th May. 18. We (send) them a lot of postcards. 19. We always (visit) our parents at Christmas. 20. World War I and World War II (be) in the 20th century.

1. He (cut) his finger with a knife. 2. He was a fast runner. He (can) run 100 meters in 11 seconds. 3. I (do) things differently in the New Year. 4. I (have) breakfast at seven o'clock. 5. I (hope) the weather would be nice at the weekend. 6. I (know) what I would do on Monday. 7. I (learn) to drive in two weeks. 8. I (make) a very good plan at once. 9. I (meet) her in the afternoon. 10. I (pay) for the phone bill in March. 11. I (ring) him up on Friday.

12. I (spend) a lot of money on my holiday. 13. I (write) again in six weeks time. 14. Many of Europe's great cathedrals (be) built in the Middle Ages. 15. My dog (use) to be afraid at night. 16. Nobody (want) to work on New Year's Day. 17. Peter and I (arrive) at the same time. 18. They all (be) 15 minutes late for the meeting. 19. We (get) married in 1990. 20. You (can) not go shopping in working hours.

ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
1 He is a boy. (clever) 2 He is tired because he has worked . (hard) 3 He isnt tired because he has worked. (hard) 4 She is a girl. (quiet) 5 She went to bed . (quiet) 6 He is not a good student but he writes . (good) 7 You should speak more . (soft) 8 The children behaved . (bad) 9 The brave men fought . (brave) 10 They lived together . (happy) 11 She looks . (pretty) 12 That milk tastes . (sour) 13 I dont know where they live. (exact) 14 She turned . (pale) 15 This brown fur feels . (soft) Fill in the present simple tense. 1. My parents often westerns. (watch) 2. They hungry. (be) 3. Mum all the dirty clothes. (wash) 4. Peter got a brother. (have) 5. Dad a new car. (buy)

6. The boys football. (play) 7. In summer it hot. (be) 8. I good at school. (be) 9. On Friday we always our piano lesson. (have) 10. Mary her homework. (do) 11. Richard TV. (watch) 12. I big cities. (like) 13. He in the library. (study) 14. She always to work at 7. (go) 15. Bill and Tom sometimes to London. (drive)

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