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Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.

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Laura ................................ (love) cooking.

My friends and I ................................ (learn) how to drive this year.
What temperature ................................ water ................................ (boil) at?
They always ................................ (wait) for the bus on that corner.
Be quiet! I ................................ (try) to concentrate.
I used to go out with Tim, but I ................................ (not date) anybody right now.

3Complete the passage with the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home last night. But it wasnt as quiet as I had hoped.
I 1. .................................. (watch) television when the first call 2. .................................. (come). It was
my old girlfriend.
I didnt want to talk to her, so I 3. .................................. (tell) her that I 4. ..................................
(study). Then Lisa rang, but she 5. .................................. (laugh) so much that I couldnt understand
what she 6. .................................. (say).
After that, my new girlfriend, Mary, 7. .................................. (arrive) at the door. While she 8.
.................................. (stand) in the hall, the phone 9. .................................. (ring) again. Luckily, it
was Bob. He 10. ..................................
(do) his homework when he realised that he 11. .................................. (need) the maths assignment.
Finally, Mary
12. .................................. (leave), the phone stopped ringing, and I watched another programme on
TV.
Complete the sentences with the time expressions below .
since ever never for yet when last night just
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My grandparents have owned their farm .................................. 1970.

Sherry has been our neighbour .................................. six years.
The dog ran outside .................................. I opened the door.
Their plane has .................................. landed, so it will be a while until we see them.
Linda and I went to a great club .................................. .
Have you .................................. heard of a band called Portishead?
Ive .................................. ridden a moped before, but Keith is taking me for a ride later.
Joe hasnt told his family .................................. , but he wants to ask Meg to marry him.

Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Perfect Simple .
tell take not buy think not sleep

1. .................................. you already .................................. Susan that you cant come to her
party?
2. They .................................. the books for the new school year yet.
3. My sister .................................. never .................................. advice from anyone.
4. .................................. you ever .................................. about living somewhere else?
5. Lucy .................................. this late for months! I wonder what time she arrived home.
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Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to or
the Present Continuous. Some sentences may have more than one correct answer.

1. That crazy driver ................................ (cause) an accident one of these days!

2. According to the weather forecast, it ................................ (not rain) today.
3. ................................ you ................................ (finish) everything by 8 oclock
tonight?
4. I ................................ (study) at Lindsays house tonight.
5. I see youre interested in piano lessons, so I ................................ (give) you my
teachers phone number.