1. Complete with the correct form of the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)

her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work)

as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)

French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)

4. Dont forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)

6. Im sorry I cant hear what you (say)

because everybody (talk)

so loudly.
7. Justin (write)

a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a

good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, Im sorry, I cant. I (go)

to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be)

printed by a company in New York. Their

prices (be)

inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be)

made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,

Switzerland.
11. Once a week, I (go)

to an art class at the college.

12. It (snow)

quite hard - perhaps we shouldnt go out tonight.

13. You wont find Jerry at home right now. He (study)

in the library.

14. Dont give Jan any cheese. She (hate)

15. Salman is rich - he (drive)

it!
a Mercedes.

16. Marie-Claude isnt a Canadian. I (believe)

she comes from France.

2. Complete with the correct form of the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. What
2. I
3. When you
4. Susie

(do) when I

(call) you last night?

(sit) in a cafe when you

(arrive) at the party, who
(watch) a film when she

(call).
(be) there?
(hear) the noise.

5. Yesterday I

(go) to the library, next I

later I
6. John

(have) a swim,

(meet) Julie for coffee.

(hurt) his ankle while we

7. What

(play) tennis.

(they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

8. When the phone

(ring), he

9. My uncle

(be) in the shower.

(lose) all his fortune playing in casinos.

10. My boyfriend didnt come with us to the cinema because she

11. This morning while my friends played football I
12. I dropped a cup while I

(do) my homework.

(wash) the dishes.

13. Tony came to see me while I

(watch) TV.

14. When Inga was driving, she

(not notice) an animal in the road.

15. While the movie was playing, Tomoko

16. Annie

(to study).

(eat) popcorn.

(call) when Kerry was studying.

3. Complete with the correct form of the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. I
2. My great grandfather

(never/go) to Vienna.
(have) five sisters.

3. He

(live) in Manila for a year when he was a student.

4. Oh no! I

(lose) my wallet!

5.

(you/see) Julie today?

6. At the weekend, they

(play) football, then they

to a restaurant.
7. I

(read) six books this week.

8. Amy

(live) in Portugal when she was young.

9. She

(visit) her grandmother last month.

10. The Vandals

11. She

(invade) Rome in the year 455.

(live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about

different cultures.
12. I

(go) to the cinema last night.

(go)

13. Ow! I

(cut) my finger!.

14.

(you/see) The Kings Speech?

15. John
16. She

(never/understand) the present perfect.

(break) her leg the day before her exam.

4. Put yet, already, just in te correct place.

1. Don't come in here with those muddy shoes!! I have

cleaned this floor!!!

2. Have you finished that composition for History class

? You only

started an hour ago!!

3. I don't want to see "Alien 9" at the cinema again. I've
4. I'm sorry. You have

seen it twice.

missed Katie. She left the office about three minutes

ago!
5. Haven't you finished that composition for history class

? You started

over four hours ago!!

6. Oh, nothing for me, thank you. I've

eaten. I had dinner less than an hour ago.

7. You've finished your dinner

! You must have been starving!

8. "Have you called Yasmin to wish her luck for the exam today?" "No, not

I'll do it now!
9. Kathy knows all about pizza and pasta, don't you Kathy? Youve

returned

from a month in Umbria.

10. Yes, I know David. We have

been introduced. It was at a party last week.

5. Complete with for, since or ago.

1. I have waited for the bus

ages.

2. The phone hasnt stopped ringing

3. They got married two years

I arrived here this morning.

, so they have been married

years.
4. How long have you had your car
5. I havent seen Michael
6. The children have played in the garden

?
Monday.
a while.

two

7. He lost his job three months

. So, he has been unemployed

August.
8. When did you last speak to Jane? Two days
9. Paul has made lots of friends
10. It hasnt stopped raining

, at the gym.
he moved to Madrid.

last night!

6. Choose the correct answer.

1. She looks pretty sick. I think she ________ go to a doctor.
1. can
2. should
2. You've been driving all day. You ________ be exhausted!
1. must
2. should
3. You ________ smoke so much. It's bad for your health.
1. can't
2. shouldn't
4. Hey I'm lost. ________ you help me?
1. Should
2. Can
5. You have such a beautiful voice. You ________ sing for us!
1. should
2. can
6. I know he speaks five languages, but ________ he speak Arabic?
1. should
2. can
7. That looks very expensive. It ________ have cost a fortune!
1. must
2. should
8. I ________ believe that you failed your test!

1. can't
2. shouldn't
9. I'm on my way. I ________ be there in about 10 minutes.
1. can
2. should
10. I ________ afford that.
1. shouldn't
2. can't
7. Complete with can / could / must / might / may / should.
1. Andy

know how to make a barbecue.

2. If she studies a lot she

improve her pronunciation.

3. The football practice

be quite hard.

4. James
5. You
6. The activities
7. Mike
8. My mother

clean his bedroom sometime.

visit the new restaurant in town.
be more interesting.
buy the tickets before the concert.
make a delicious food for Christmas.

9. You

understand the rules before playing poker.

10. Tom

play if he finishes the work.

11. If she needs something she

12. My father

call her home.

consider the idea of buying a new house.

13. Sonia

knit beautiful and colourful sweaters.

14. She

explain the exercises many times.

15. Peter

read the book for the test.