The Penguin Story

One day a husband and wife _________ (drive) to the countryside to visit their friends when they realised they

needed to stop for petrol. The man _________ (fill) the car with petrol when he _________ (see) a penguin standing

by a pump. He _________ (think) it was very strange and when he went to the cashier to pay, he asked, 'why is there

a penguin standing next to the pump?' The cashier replied, 'I don't know. It _________ (be) there all morning.' The

man replied, 'Well, we can't leave it there, it's too dangerous. He might have an accident. What should I do?' The

cashier suggested, 'you should take it to the zoo.' 'That's a good idea,' the man said. 'I _________ (take) him now.'

So the man and his wife _________ (put) the penguin in the car and _________ (drive) away. One week later, the

man and his wife _________ (return) to the same garage to fill up the car... and the penguin was still in the car.

When the man _________ (go) to pay, the cashier said to him, 'I thought you _________ (take) the penguin to the

zoo.'The man replied, 'we did. It had really good time so tonight, we _________ (take) him to a fish restaurant.'

1. What happened when they stopped for petrol?

2. Why wasn’t it a good idea to leave the penguin at the petrol station?

3. What advice did the cashier give them?

4. Why was the cashier amazed two weeks later?

Fill in the gap with the right tense of the verb in brackets
1. I (go not)……………… to school yesterday because I (feel not) ………….. well.
2. ………you ever……….. (be) to the United States? Ye, I …….(be) there in 2001.
3. What …..you…..(do) at the moment? Nothing, I ……just…….(wake up)!
4. Where ……. your mother ……..(work)? At home, she …….(be) a housewife.
5. How long ……you………(study) English? Eight years, I ……….(start) in 2000.
6. My mother ……(can‘t come) to the phone, she ………..(have) a shower.
7. ………. your sister already ……..(see) that film? No, she……….. (like not) it
8. …….your parents ………(go) on holiday last summer? Yes, they ……..to Cuba.
9. Where ............(go) tomorrow evening? Nowhere, I …….. (stay) at home.
10. He always ….(get) to school late! He should …..(leave) home earlier.

Write the correct questions for these answers

1. I usually get up at seven o’clock.
2. Yes, I have been to France. I went there two years ago.
3. No, last summer I went to Spain.
4. It was quite expensive, it cost 50 Euros.
5. No, they don’t, but my mother speaks a little French.
6. I was at home. I watched tv all evening.