Exercise 1

Past simple or past continuous

1- The library (be) almost empty. While a librarian (clean) the shelves, some students (come) in.
2- While I (watch) television, I (hear) an explosion outside, so I (run) to the window but it was dark and I
(not/see) anything.
3- Pete (break) his ankle yesterday. He (practise) for the London Marathon when he (fall) on an icy road.
4- "(You/see) the film last night?" "I (want) to see it, but just while I (sit) down on my comfortable sofa, my
Grandma (ring) me up and I (miss) most of it." " That's a pity! I really (like) it."
5- "What (they/do) when you ( walk) into the office at 4 o'clock yesterday?" " They (not/work): they (drink)
coffee".
6- Yesterday I (stand) in a queue at the bus stop when suddenly a man (steal) my bag.

Exercise 2 Rewrite the sentences with used to.

1 Bob was a heavy smoker at college.
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2 We lived in Canada when we were teenagers.
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3 I didn’t like jazz when I was younger.
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4 Julie loved skiing in the past. Now she hates it.
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5 The traffic here wasn’t as bad before as it is now.

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Exercise 3 IF CLAUSES Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
1 If you _________________________________ (can play) any musical instrument, which would it be?
2 Suppose a visitor to your town asked you the name of the best tourist attraction, what
________________________________________________(you/answer)?
3 What _______________________________________ (do) if your best friend had asked you for €400?
4 You_______________________________ (go) out with your friends provided you do your homework.
5 If the head teacher _________________________________________(give) us permission yesterday,
we would have been able to have our lessons in the park.
6 I ___________________________________(always/enjoy) myself if I watch a wildlife documentary.
7 If she ___________________________________________________ (call) you, please let me know.
8 Frank would have killed that man if we ______________________________________(not/stop) him.
9 They say they will prosecute me unless I _____________________________(pay) them immediately.
10 I _____________________________________(understand) what he said if he hadn’t spoken so fast.

Exercise 4 Write sentences with wish.

1 My dad thinks it’s too late to learn how to cook.
He wishes he____________________________________________________ when he was a teenager.
2 Ray would really like a new mobile. His mobile is very old.
Ray wishes his mobile_________________________________________________________________
3 I can’t carry this heavy box.
I wish I ___________________________________________________________________________
4 We work too many hours, and we’re feeling stressed.
We wish we _______________________________________________________
5 They wanted to leave the city last year but they didn’t.
They wish they _______________________________________________________ last year
6 They didn’t win the match because the striker missed an easy goal.
They wish the striker__________________________________________________________
7 You are always complaining about the food I prepare! Stop complaining!
I wish you _________________________________________________________________
8 Kate doesn’t know what her son is doing now.
She wishes she ____________________________________________ what her son is doing now.

Exercise 5 Complete the following sentences

1- If I were good at sports,……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2- If he hadn’t driven so fast,…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3- If I had had the camera with me,…………………………………………………………………………………..
4- If I get to the theatre first,…………………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 6 Complete the sentences with may/might or will, where appropriate.

1 I think Molly ___ be very beautiful when she grows up.
2 Donna and Jake ________ go to Rome next weekend, they aren’t sure.
3 I expect this winter ________ be very cold.
4 Jodie ________ join us later at the pub, if the traffic isn’t too bad.
5 I’m sure I ________ finish my homework on time.
6 She doesn’t want to come to the cinema but I hope she ________ change her mind.

Exercise 7 Le seguenti frasi contengono un errore. Individualo e riscrivile in modo corretto.

1 If the lab will be closed, we’ll do the experiment tomorrow.
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2 He wishes he would be on holiday.
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3 Scientists might discovered new forms of energy.
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4 Our parents used to taking us to the park on Saturday afternoons.
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5 You should stay away for that nasty dog. It’s dangerous.
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6 Unless you don’t hurry up, you’ll be late for school.
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7 Tigers are one of the more endangered species in the world.
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8 Don’t leaving your TV on stand-by at night.
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