1.

Put the verbs in the present simple or the present continuous

Noemi (sleep)
at the moment
I usually (watch)
TV in the evening
My brother (come)
home tomorrow
Gerry (understand)
the problem?
Oh,no! We can't have a picnic. It (rain)
We (not like)
jazz
Marta always (tell)
her kids stories at bedtime
We (do)
a test at the moment
2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous
I (have)
We (haver)
I (sleep)
We (do)
He (watch)

a shower when the phone (ring)

dinner when Emma (arrive)
when the ghost (come)
our homework when we (hear)
TV when the dog (eat)

the news
his shoe

3. Complete the sentences with going to, will or the present continuous
I
probably
(buy) a CD for my boyfriend
On Saturday night Nicky (meet)
Mike
Robert thinks he (go)
to university next year
We're tired. We (watch)
TV tonight
I (have)
dinner with my family on Saturday
4. Join the two sentences to make a longer sentence. Use who, which, that
This is the man / He knows the answer
This is the film / It's very violent
This is the girl / She likes nature programmes
This is the boy / He killed the bird
This is the woman / She's my dentist
5. Put the following into reported speech.
a)"When are you planning to come to Darlington?

b)'Where will you be tomorrow?

c)"I don't think you should go to England in the winter.

d)"Did any of you see the accident happen?"

e)"It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday."
7. Write the following sentences in the passive.
a)The crowd shouted him down.
b)They will have to adopt a different attitude.
c) The burglars had cut an enormous hole in the steel door.
d)Someone switched on a light and opened the door.

e)The author has written a special edition.

f) The manufacturers are giving away an artificial rose with each packet of cereal.
g)They didn't look after the children properly.
8. Connectors. Choose the correct answer.
a)
.........................being over 70 years old, she leads a very active life.
Although
In spite of Even though
b)
This is a wonderful museum for children. .................................having wonderful
exhibits, they allow the children to touch everything.
On the contrary Whereas
Besides
c)
Spain exports olives and wine................................cars.
in addition
as well as
such as
d)
.........................Mary, no one from our class turned up at the meeting.
Moreover Whereas
Apart from
e)
We read all the reports............................we could decide what to do.
in order to
because of
so that
f) I wont forgive you ...............................your apology.
in spite of
nevertheless
however