Tense review 1 Present simple vs. present continuous Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous. 11 (often/play) tennis on Sundays. 2. What____(you/do) right now? 3. Be quiet! (try) to watch the match, 4, Joe (get up) at 7am every day. 5. Kate ______(not/usually/use) public transport, but today she _____(take) the bus. 6. Ben (live) in the city, but this week he (stay) in the countryside with his uncle. 7. Kyle is a chet — he (cook) exotic meals for a well-known restaurant. Right now, he (cook) a Thai soup. 8. Omeir____(not/work) on Sundays. He ______ (play) golf instead. HEE] States vs. actions Cross out the wrong answers to complete the following sentences. . I think/’m thinking the film was really good. ._ Joanne is/is being very unhelpful at the moment. She isn’t usually like this. How do you like/are you liking our new home? |. I don't see/’m not seeing how we can win this game. We're just not good enough. . Greg sees/is seeing a new girl. Have you met her? You look distracted. What do you think/are you thinking about? . Pedro and Tina are/are being very creative people, |. Jeremy doesn't realise/isn’t realising that we are already very late. PNOnkonoHEE) Past simple vs. past continuous Look at the pictures below and make sentences with the past simple/continuous like in the example. ‘start walk care crash drive fall asleep fly receive ring run study ‘work 1. They_were walking along the street when it started to rain. 2. The phone while she for her child. 3. While she _____, she___a phone call 4. Whilehe _______he_____into a tree, 5. He while he . 6. Abird_______ over her head while she _____along the beach. HERZ] Changes from past to present The sentences below describe changes from 20 years ago to today. Complete them with the verbs in the present perfect (positive or negative form). 1. The world ______ (become) safer. 2. Global temperatures (rise). 3. Technology: (make) our lives better. 4, The gap between rich and poor people _ (grow). 5. Music (improve). 6. The air__ (become) much cleaner. 7. The number of people who own a computer: (decrease). 8. Many people (stop) writing letters.HEE) Present perfect v. Past simple Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple. 4, She___ (meet) her husband in 2005. 2. The restaurant we (go) to yesterday evening was fantastic. 3. It (not/snow) so far this winter. 4, The team's performance (Improve) a lot since the beginning of the year. 5. Bill_____(not/have) a day off last week. 8. |_____(ty) sushi about a year ago, but|___(forget) what it tastes like. 7, |________(never/go) to Japan, but|_____ (go) to China last year on a business trip, 8. |_____ (prepare) a sandwich for you earlier. ______(youyeat) it yet?” 9. Susan (write) her first book 12 years ago. Since then, she (ite) five novels. HE) Present perfect simple vs. continuous Cross out the wrong answers to complete the following sentences. 1. Tariq has visited/has been visiting Japan five times. 2, Joanne looks very tired. Has she worked/Has she been working late again? 3. Xavier hasn't eaten/hasn't been eating all day. He must be hungry. 4, They speak French very well. They ‘ve lived/'ve been living in France for almost ten years. 5. Mr Sanders is a journalist. He has interviewed/has been interviewing a lot of interesting people. 6. You smell of cigarettes. Have you smoked/Have you been smoking ? 7. haven't watched/haven't been watching any interesting TV shows this year. 8. Have you seen/Have you been seeing Floyd recently? He looks completely different. Practice Answer the questions below with full sentences. . What do you do on a typical day? What are you doing right now? . What were you doing yesterday at 1pm? How did you spend last weekend? What have you done since last week? How long have you been living in your current home? ea eenaTense review 2 HEED Future decisions and intentions Complete the dialogues using ‘will’ or ‘going to’ + infinitive. 1. A: I've decided. | (improve) my English. B: Good idea! | (help) you with your grammar. A: When (you/make) your bed? B: Oh, I'm sorry. | completely forgot about that. 1 (do) it later. . A: What (you/do) tomorrow? B: | don’t know yet. Perhaps | (meet) Mike for lunch. |. A: What time ___(you/arrive) this evening? B: | think around 8pm, but] ____(call) you later to confirm. A: What (you/do) on your birthday? BI (organise) a big party. |. A: I'm feeling a bit stressed lately.|___________ (take) some time off work. B: That's a good idea. | think | (do) the same. . A: Have you decided where you___ (have) dinner? B: Well, | (not/eat) at that cheap restaurant again. | got food poisoning last time. . A: Who______ (you/Vote) for at the election? B: | don’t know. | don’t think |____ (vote) this time. | don’t like any of the candidates. HEP] Future predictions Cross out the wrong answers to complete the following sentences. OeE@nansena . In 20 years time, | will be/I'm going to be 50. . | don’t feel very well. I'm going to be/| will be sick. . I think it will snow/it’s going to snow next winter, but | can’t be sure. . Have you heard the news? Mike’s sister is going to have/will have a baby. . | think Karl is going to be/will be very successful when he becomes an adult. |. In 20 years, many people will drive/are going to drive driverless cars. . We are going to fly/will fly to Moscow in July. We have the tickets already. . I'm going to have/! will have a party next week. Would you like to come? . Dinner is almost ready! | know you're going to love/you will love it. 10. “Do you have some free time on Sunday?" "I don't know yet. I'll let you know/I'm going to let you know tomorrow."HEE) Used to + infinitive Ten years ago, James was just a busy manager. Now he is a writer. Write about how his lifestyle has changed using ‘used to/didn’t use to + infinitive’ or the present simple. Sree ena He used to be (be) very busy, but now he doesn’t work (not/work) so hard. He .. (have) a lot of paperwork. He .. (not/have) any free time, but now he ... (work) two days a week. He . . (make) a lot of phone calls, but now he . . (not/use) the phone very often. He... (earn) much more money than today. His desk . (be) almost empty. It . .. (be) full of papers and folders. vocvvtevveteereee (manage) a team of people. Now, he (work) for himself, seseess+ (QO OUt) Very offen. He ..............+++, (novhave) so much free time. HEE] Past and present Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, past perfect simple, present perfect simple or past simple. 1. When we arrived, the bus ________(already/leave). 2. |____(start) my studies in 2005. 3. While | was travelling in Argentina, | (visit) a wonderful lake, 4. Until now, it____ (hardly ever/rain). 51 (be) late for work this morning. 6. Itwas my first time in Turkey. |______ (never/be) there before. 71 (never/eat) lobster. What's it like? 8. The catis really hungry. It__________ (noteat) all day. 9. The cat was really hungry. It (not/eat) all day. 10. When you called me, | (ustffinish) making breakfast. 11. I didn’t want to visit Mexico again because |_________(be) there many times. 12, |______(not/see) the match yesterday. 13. I don’t want another sandwich. | (eat) too much. I (not/want) another sandwich because I'd eaten too much.HY Practice Answer the questions below with full sentences. 1. What are your plans for next week? 2. Make 5 predictions about the year 2050. 3. Write 5 things you used to do in your childhood, night.