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1 Complete Paloma’s email. Use the verb in brackets in the present simple or present continuous.
Hi Mandy
My name’s Paloma and I live (live) in Madrid. I go to the cinema sometimes, but I
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_______________ (love) the theatre. What about you? 2 ______________ you
______________ (prefer) the cinema or the theatre?
I’m a student, but it’s the winter holidays, so now I 3 _______________ (not study) –
I 4 _______________ (work) in a shop. I 5 _______________ (want) some extra money because
I’m going to visit Russia next year! I 6 _______________ (not speak) Russian very well, so I 7
_______________ (have) some lessons.
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______________ you ______________ (learn) any languages at the moment?
Write soon
Paloma
2 Match the words in the box with the definitions. There are five words you don’t need.
4 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.
Example: We drove (drive) to Manchester last week.
1 It _______________ (not snow) when I went to bed.
2 When _______________ she _______________ (pass) her driving test?
3 Donna _______________ (not come) to the theatre with us last night.
4 What _______________ you _______________ (do) at six o’clock last night?
5 I _______________ (not study) when you rang.
6 Last year they _______________ (buy) a new house.
7 We _______________ (see) Rachel at the restaurant yesterday.
8 _______________ Dan ________________ (wear) his suit when you saw him?
9 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of going to and a verb from the box.
do be not enjoy miss not finish pass not rain snow travel
11 Complete the email. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or past simple.
Hi Craig
I’ve just received (just / receive) your email. Sorry to hear you aren’t well. I hope you feel better
soon. You 1_______________ (be) really busy recently!
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_______________ (you / plan) your holiday yet? In June, I 3_______________ (go) to Canada
with my family again. We 4_______________ (go) there three times now! But this time, we
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_______________ (not stay) with my uncle in Toronto. Instead, we 6_______________ (hire) a
car so we could visit different places. Then in August, Tanya and I 7_______________ (travel)
around Morocco. 8_______________ (you / ever / go) there? It’s a really interesting country.
Write soon!
Tobias
13 Complete the email. Use the verb in brackets in the present perfect or past simple.
Hi Kate
I’ve just received (just / receive) your email. Sorry to hear you aren’t well. I hope you feel better
soon. You 1 _______________ (be) really busy recently!
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_______________ (you / plan) your holiday yet? In April, I 3 _______________ (go) to Norway
with my family again. We 4 _______________ (be) there four times now! But this time, we 5
_______________ (not stay) with my aunt in Oslo. Instead, we 6 _______________ (hire) a car
so we could visit different places. Then in August, Andrew and I 7 _______________ (travel)
around Turkey.
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_______________ (you / ever / be) there? It’s a really interesting country.
Write soon!
Sofie
14 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: Don’t leave your clothes on the floor. Pick them up.
leave pick find
1 Agnes never __________ her bed in the morning.
puts does makes
2 Don’t forget to __________ out the rubbish before you go to bed.
take make do
3 Mark forgot to do the __________, so there aren’t any clean plates.
washing shopping washing up
4 I think I __________ a mistake in my homework.
did made put
5 Dinner is nearly ready. Can you __________ the table, Joanne?
lay put make
6 Janine is __________ a French course at the local college.
making doing going
7 I’ve just __________ the kitchen floor. Don’t walk on it!
made cleaned ironed
19 Complete the sentences with will / ’ll, won’t, or shall and a verb.
20 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: Alan is having (have) a French lesson right now.
1 _______________ Ned ever _______________ (go) abroad?
2 Cathy’s not here today. She _______________ (not work) on Mondays.
3 I promise I _______________ (not be) late.
4 We aren’t hungry. We _______________ just _______________ (have) lunch.
5 Henry _______________ (look) for a job when he finishes university.
6 I _______________ (see) the dentist tomorrow morning – I’ve got an appointment.
7 He’s tired! He _______________ (not sleep) well last night.
8 Where _______________ you _______________ (going) when I saw you yesterday?
21 Complete the phrases with the correct preposition.
Example: My mum is frightened of spiders.
1 Too much sugar is bad __________ you.
2 Are you interested __________ art?
3 Why aren’t you nice __________ your sister?
4 What subjects were you good __________ when you were at school?
5 I get angry __________ with my brother when he uses my laptop.
6 I think Copenhagen is very different __________ Rome.