ACTIVITIES

1) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:

a) ____ you _______ your classmates? (to like)

b) Alan and Lucy ________ Tom Cruise. (to like)
c) _____ you _____ to school by car or by bus? (to go)
d) _____ he ______ near the school? (to live)
e) Kate _____ a dog. (to have)
f) My house _____ a garage. (to have)
g) They ______________ TV in the evenings. (to watch – negative)
h) Susan ________ volleyball on Wednesdays. (to play)
i) John _________ French with his friends (to study)
j) Tom’s father ________ in a bank. (to work)
k) I ____________ French. (to speak – neg.)
l) ________ she _________ him? (to know)
m) How often _____ you ______ out? (to eat)
n) That’s a very beautiful T-shirt! How much ______ it ________? (to cost)
o) _____ you _______ studying? (to like)

2) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PRESENT or the SIMPLE PAST of the
verbs in parentheses:

Peter _____ (to be) a nurse. He ________ (to work) in the Emergency
Room of a big city. He usually _________ (to leave) home at 6 and ________
(to start) work at 7. He _______ (to go) to work by bus.
Yesterday he ___________ (to wake up) late and _________ (to miss) the
bus. So, he ____________ (to decide) to take a taxi. The problem is that he
__________________ (to remember – neg.) the taxi driver’s number and
_________ (to spend) much time looking for his phone book.
At 7:00 Peter ________ (to be) still on the way to work. So, he ________
(to call) his boss and ________ (to tell) him he would be some minutes late.
All of a sudden, he _________ (to hear) a huge noise and ___________ (to
see) two cars crashing just on the corner. Peter _________ (to go) there to
see if there was somebody hurt, but thank God the drivers ________ (to be)
safe and sound. Peter ______ (to get) to work at 8 and ______ (to have) a
very busy day.

3) Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense:

a) I usually _______ (to go) to school by bus, but today my father
_______________ (drive) me to school.
b) Tom often _______ (to have) lunch at midday. It’s 11:30 and he ____
already ___________ lunch! (to have)
c) “What ______ you _________?” (to do), Paul asked me.
 d) I ___________________ (to go) to The USA with my parents next
month.
e) I _________ (to read) and ___________ (to watch) TV every night.

4) Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense: SIMPLE PAST or PAST
CONTINUOUS:
a) I ______________________ (wash) my hands when the telephone
____________ (ring)
b) He ____________________ (watch) TV when his friends
____________________ (arrive)
c) She __________________ (wait) for her brother when she
_____________ (meet) Dennis.
d) They __________________ (have) breakfast when I _______________
(wake up)
e) The bus ____________ (crash) while the driver __________________
(look) the other way.
f) She _________________ (play) tennis when she ______________ (break)
her leg.
g) Her grandfather ___________ (die) while she ___________________
(travel) to Italy.
h) She ___________________ (cook) dinner when the doorbell __________
(ring).
i) John ___________________ (talk) on the phone when his boss
_____________ (come in).
j) They ___________________ (swim) when it ___________ (begin) to rain.

5) This is part of Monica’s diary. Complete it with the past form of the verbs in
parentheses.

Yesterday I ___________ (have) a very busy day. In the morning, I ________

(go) shopping with Kazue and ____________ (buy) some books. When I
___________ (arrive) home, I _________ (find) a telegram from my parents.
It was something like “JORGE MOVING TO SAO PAULO, ARRIVE 6:45 p.m.”
Can you imagine my surprise? Well, Kazue and I __________ (go) to the
airport to meet him. Then, we ________ (come) back home and Jorge
____________ (cook) dinner! I ____________ (think) he _______________
(not know) how to cook, but his summer salad was really delicious.
6) Can you correct the following sentences? Can you say why you decided to
use will or going to?

GOING TO WILL
EVIDENT PREDICTION NON-EVIDENT PREDICTION
DECISION TAKEN AT THE MOMENT
PRE-DECIDED PLAN OR IDEA
OF SPEAKING

A) A) My car has broken down!

B) Oh! I’m going to give you a lift.

B) A) Look at those black clouds!!

B) It will rain!

C) A) I can’t use a computer!

B) Can’t you? I’m going to teach you if you want me to!

D) A) Did you buy any bread?

B) Oh, gosh! I´m going to buy some now!

E) A) Are you going shopping?

B) Yes, I´ll buy some coke.

F) A) Can I speak to Jane, please?

B) Sure, I’m going to get her for you!

G) I bought a typewriter because I´ll learn how to type.

H) A) Why are you getting the hose?

B) I´ll water the plants!

I) A) I’ve got a headache!

B) Oh! I’m going to get you an aspirin!

J) A) Have you decided to go for the job?

B) Yes, I´ll apply for it.

K) It’s such a nice day! It won’t rain!!

L) A) I need to go the shops!

B) I’m going to give you a ride!

M) A) I've bought some paint to paint my house.

B) What color will you paint it?