1.

Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. Tim usually _______________ (get up) late on Saturdays.
2. Look! The baby __________________ (sleep).
3. Where ___________________ (you/live)? I __________________ (live) in Boston.
4. Billy often ________________ (dream) that he _____________________ (fly).
5. Peter ___________________(not like) going to the cinema. He ________________
(prefer) staying at home and watch TV.
2. Past Simple or Past Continuous
1. They ________________________ (watch) a video when we __________________
(arrive) at their home.
2. The doorbell ______________________ (ring) while I _____________________
(have) a shower.
3.
What
_____________________
(you/do)
when
the
teacher
____________________ (see) you? I _______________________ (talking) with my
partner.
4. Alexander Fleming ___________________ (discover) penicillin by accident while he
________________(work) at St Mary hospital in London.
5. Tom ___________________ (break) his arm while he _______________________
(snowboard).
3. Past Simple or Past Perfect
1. When I ____________ (arrive) to school, I ______________ (notice) that I
_______________ (leave) my books at home.
2. The teacher ___________ angry because we ________________ (not do) our
homework.
3. I had to explain the ticket inspector that I __________________ (lose) my ticket.
4. We ______________ (go) to the cinema yesterday. When we _______________
(arrive) at the cinema, the film _________________ (already/begin).
5. She couldnt sleep because she _______________ (drunk) a lot of coffee.
4. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple,
Past Continuous or used to:
1. Peter _________________ (go) to the cinema last night.
2. We didnt want to leave the party because we _____________ (have) so much fun.
3. I _________________ (have) a dog when I was a child.
4. My father ________________ (read) the newspaper every day.
5. Be quiet! I __________________ (watch) a film.
6. _____________________ (your friends/wait) for you when you arrived?
7. Sally ____________________ (meet) Tom while they were studying at university.
8. Complete the sentences with to be used to, to get used to or used to:
1. I _________________ (not get up) early in the mornings.
2. She has moved to Sweden. Now she has to ________________ bad weather.
3. My father __________________ (have) long hair when he was young.

4. This is the first time he works as a babysitter. He (not) _________________

(look)after children.
5. Helen moved from Argentina to Galicia. She had problems of adaptation at the beginning
because she (not) _______________ rainy weather.
6. Women __________________ (not wear) trousers in the past.
7. My parents prefer staying at home. They (not) _________________ (go out).
8. My mother is on holiday and now we have to __________________ (do) all the
housework.
10. Gerund or infinitive:
1. _________________ (travel) alone can be dangerous.
2. She apologised for _____________ (be) late.
3. I hate _______________ (wait).
4. Do you remember _______________ (read) that book before.
5. Lisa forgot ________________ (phone) me on my birthday.
6. Stop _____________ (make) noise. Im trying _________________ (do) my
homework.
7. If you feel lonely, try ______________ (phone) your friends.
8. They stopped at the petrol station ________________ (buy) an ice cream.
11. Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition:
1. My mother is afraid _________ spiders.
2. I am very proud __________ my sister.
3. We are very excited __________ the trip.
4. Dan loves languages. Hes very good ________ English and French.
5. I felt insulted __________ what you told me last night.
6. Stop talking! Im tired _________ listening to you.
7. Im very different ___________ my brother.
8. Our teacher is very pleased _________ the results of the exam.
12. Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb:
look for _____________
look back on ________________
look into _____________
look up ____________________
look out _____________
look after __________________
look forward to _____________
look on ____________________
1. They looked ____________ their missing dog but they couldnt find it.
2. Many people were looking ___________ the match.
3. Please look _________ when you are in London.
4. Elizabeth is looking __________ her little brother tonight.
5. Look _______! This street is very dangerous.
6. I feel very happy when I ___________ my childhood.
13. Complete the sentences with but, because, and or so:
1. She enjoys her work _________ is successful.
2. Susan wanted to be a singer ___________ she didnt have a good voice.
3. John is ill. ________, he isnt at school today.
4. The other students used to tease her ____________ she was different from them.