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A. Complete with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Martha,
Hi! Im Mario. My English teacher gave me your e-mail address. She (1)

(believe)

that having an e-pal helps us practise English. So, I (2)

few things about me. I (3)

(write) to you to tell you a

(live) in Madrid, the capital city of Spain. At the moment,

I (4)

(stay) at my aunts house because my parents are in Italy on holiday. Im 16

years old and Ive got many interests. I (5)

(love) sports,

especially football. I (6)

(7)

(play) in goal for the school football team. Also, I

(think) of taking up guitar lessons because I love music very much. What about

you? (8)

you

(play) a musical instrument? Well,

I have to go now. My cousin and I (9)

(go) to the cinema tonight.

Write back soon,

Mario

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B. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Going to the theatre is more expensive than going to the cinema.

(isnt)

Going to the cinema

2. Lindas classmates arent as tall as she is.

(tallest)

Linda
3. Edmund isnt as outgoing as Louise.

(less)

Edmund is
4. Both Robert and Jonathan are confident.

(as)

Robert
5. None of Harrys friends live so far from school.

(furthest)

Harry
(as)
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6. Marvin speaks Italian more fluently than he speaks German.

Marvin doesnt speak German

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C. Choose a, b or c.
1. There arent

students in the classroom.

a. some

b. no

c. any

likes Peter. They think hes very bossy and selfish.

2.
a. Anybody

b. Nobody

c. Everybody

3. Your room is so messy!

a. Everything

s on the floor.

b. Something

4. Lets go

c. Everywhere

nice for dinner tonight.

a. somewhere

b. everywhere

5. Theres

c. anywhere

under the sofa. What is it?

a. everything

b. something

c. anything

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D. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in the box.
remember

wear

spend

1. Judith

not look

not come

visit

all her pocket money on CDs yesterday.

2. I

Brazil last March but my friend, Mark,

3. A:

you

with me.

to call Dad yesterday? It was his birthday.

B: Oh, no! I forgot.

4. Alice

a black dress to the party last night, but it

good on her.
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E. Look at the table and write sentences about what these people did or didnt do in the past. Use used to.
Bill

verb +
climb / trees
/ -ion
be / young

Annabel

eat / sweets / be / little girl

Harry and
Rita

not live / city / 10 years ago

3.

Beth

study / hard / be / university

4.

John

not play / football / be / at school

5.

1.

Bill used to climb trees when he was young.

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