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a) There is / there are / Are there four cars in the car park.
b) There isn’t / there aren’t / there are any apples in the fridge.
c) How much / any / How many books do we need for the history lesson?
d) There were some / any / much new students at school today.
e) Doughnuts are fried and they have got a lot of / some / much calories.
f) there are any / some / much vitamins in my doughnut.
4.
BE: HAVE DO
PRESENTE SIMPLE
6. Present Simple (affirmative). Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs.
be - listen to - read - speak - work get up - walk - learn - play - study
My sister _____________ a book every month. James _____________ to the gym every day.
He _____________ Italian and French. The boys _____________ football on Saturdays.
These men _____________ in the factory. My brother _____________ at University.
Lucy _____________ music in her room. Peter _____________ at seven o’clock every day.
They _____________ the new players. We _____________ English at school.
7. Present Simple (negative). Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs in brackets.
not be not go not play not study not watch
a) I ………………………………………………… volleyball on Sundays.
b) The children ……………………………………… to bed late.
c) Martina ……………………………….............. TV every evening.
d) John ……………………………………………. very much.
e) His girlfriend ……………………………………… from England.
8. Present Simple (interrogative). Order the words to make questions and answer them.
a) brother / tennis / play / your?
……………………………………………………………………….. No, he ……………
b) going to / like / you / the cinema?
……………………………………………………………………….. Yes, I ……………
c) Lucy and Jim / school at / eat?
……………………………………………………………………….. No, they …………
d) give / the / a / homework / of / teacher / lot?
……………………………………………………………………….. Yes, she …………
9 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple:
10 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple:
PRESENTE CONTINUO
11 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the Present Continuous.
not go not shop make put read
1 She ………is reading…………………………… a magazine.
2 I ……………am not going………………………… to the library.
3 We ……………are making……………………… some coffee.
4 They ……are………reading/putting………….…… the books on the table.
5 David ………isn’t shopping………………………… in the supermarket.
13 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Continuous:
14 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Continuous:
15 Use the correct tense. (Simple Present / Present Continuous). MEZCLA DE LOS DOS.
1. Normally I _____start_____ (start) work at eight o'clock but I ____am starting______ (start) at 7 this
2. We ____go______ (go) camping every year. It's a good cheap holiday. Hotels
3. What's that smell? Something __is burning________ (burn) in the kitchen now.
4. I ___am working__________ (work) overtime this month because I ____am saving up______ (save up)
to buy a car.
5. He __smokes________ (smoke) thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he ___is trying_______ (try)
PAST SIMPLE
16. Complete these sentences with these REGULAR verbs in PAST SIMPLE.
17. Complete and translate all these sentences with these IRREGULAR verbs.
1) The girl _____sold_______________ her school books to a friend. (SELL)
2) The new group _______sang___________ all their great hits. (SING)
3) Jenny ______lent_____________ me her bicycle for the summer holidays. (LEND)
4) I was in a hurry, but finally I ________caught___________ the train on time. (CATCH)
5) Last autumn John _____took____________ a lot of photos in Greece. (TAKE)
6) Those gold earrings _______cost_______________ me fifty pounds. (COST)
7) The wind ______blew____________ powerfully and the dead leaves fluttered in the air. (BLOW)
8) The Watson family _______ate_____________ some tasteful seafruit in the restaurant. (EAT)
9) Johnny was studying in his room when the phone ______rang_____________. (RING)
10)My mother _______sent________________ a letter to a TV contest yesterday. (SEND)
18 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple:
a) Yesterday, I ………waited………………… (wait) in a queue for two hours for concert tickets.
b) We …………stayed……………… (stay) at home last night because it was snowy.
c) The fight began because Tom ………pushed………………… (push) Fred.
d) ………did…………… you …………buy………… (buy) those jeans at the department store?
e) Marco Polo …didn’t discover……………………… (not discover) America. Columbus did!
f) I’m sad. Alex ………didn’t call………………… (not call) me last night.
19 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple:
a) Pam …………………… (dance) with Ashton at the party.
b) I …………………… (study) for the test at the weekend.
c) Last night, we …………………… (have) beef for dinner.
d) Yesterday, Mum …………………… (buy) flowers and she …………………… (plant) them in the
garden this morning.
e) Janis …………………… (put) the bottles in a carton and her dad …………………… (carry) them to
the recycling bin.
20. Use the correct tense. (Simple Past / Past Continuous) MEZCLA
1. The dentist's waiting room was full of people. Some __________ (read) magazines,
others __________ (just / turn) over the pages. A woman __________ (knit), a child
__________ (play) with a toy car. Suddenly the door __________ (open) and the nurse
3. Yesterday Luis __________ (cross) a street when a truck __________ (turn) the corner very fast and
almost __________ (hit) him.
4. Last Saturday while Sally __________ (clean) out the attic, she __________ (find) her grandmother's
wedding dress.
PASIVA DE PRESENTE
22 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple Passive, affirmative or
negative:
23 A friend from another city wants to hear about your school. Write his / her questions
with the words below. Use the Present Simple Passive.
PASIVA DE PASADO
25. Complete the sentences with: was / were.
Most of the matches ……were…………… won by Spanish teams.
These keys ………were…………… found in the changing room – are they yours?
I ……was……………… stopped by a policeman in the city centre last night.
We couldn’t find the station, but we …………were………… helped by a very kind woman.
Yesterday a man ……was……………… caught trying to steal a parked car.
The lost soldiers ……were……………… found in a ruined house.
26 Put the verbs in the simple past passive.
Our passports ………were taken…………………………………. by a tall man in a uniform. (take)
These books ……were left………………………………………. in the classroom yesterday. (leave)
My money …wasn’t accepted……………………. because they wanted to invite me. (not accept)
I don’t think this room ……was cleaned…………………………... yesterday. (clean)
My father ……wasn’t waken…………………………………………. by the noise in the outside. (not wake)
27 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple Passive:
a) The light bulb …was invented…………………………… (invent) by Thomas Edison.
b) The Twilight books …………were written…………………… (write) by Stephenie Meyer.
c) Penicillin ………was discovered……………………… (discover) by Sir Alexander Fleming.
d) The first Levi jeans …were made…………………………… (make) by Levi Strauss.
e) The Mona Lisa …was painted…………………………… (paint) by Leonardo da Vinci.
MEZCLA DE PASIVAS
28 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple Passive or
Past Simple Passive:
b) Work on the Tower of Pisa ………was begun……………………… (begin) in 1173. The Tower
………is visited……………………… (visit) by many tourists every year.
c) Jeans ……are worn………………………… (wear) all over the world. They ………were
created……………………… (create) by Levi Strauss in 1873.
d) Tea ……was discovered………………………… (discover) in China in 2737 BC. It
……is drunk………………………… (drink) in many countries around the world.
29 How much do you know about the USA? Complete the questions with the Present Simple
Passive or Past Simple Passive:
PRESENT PERFECT
a) The nurse ………has worked…………… (work) in that hospital for two years.
b) The cleaners …haven’t washed………………… (not wash) the windows yet.
c) You ……haven’t played……………… (not pay) the cashier for those shoes.
d) She …has played………………… (play) football for years but she ………hasn’t scored……………
(not score) any goals.
e) I ……have visited……………… (visit) Paris four times but I ………haven’t been…………… (not be)
to London.
31 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Perfect:
33 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past
Simple affirmative, negative or interrogative:
a) I ……have seen……………………… (see) Tony for a month.
b) ……have…………… you ever ……been…………… (be) to a hairdresser?
c) I was at the shopping centre yesterday, but I ……didn’t buy……………………… (not buy)
anything.
d) We ……have …… already ……heard…………… (hear) this story.
e) What ……did…………… he ……say…………… (say) to you last night?
34 Complete the interview with a film producer. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past
Simple:
Q: When 1…………………… you …………………… (become) a film producer?
A: Well, I 5……………………………… (always love) films. I’m good with money and schedules. So
one day, I 6……………………………… (decide) to try producing.
Q: 9
…………………… you …………………… (meet) a lot of famous film stars?
35. Present Perfect – Past Simple. Write the correct form in the blanks.
1 I …………………………….….. to my brother yesterday. (write)
2 I …………………..…………….. to my sister. (write)
3 The lessons …………………..….…….. last week. (begin)
4 You …………………….……….. three cups today. (break)
5 Why ………..…………...……… so late tonight? (you, be)
6 I don’t know who …………………….……….. my ring. (steal)
7 We …………………….……….. too much last night. (eat)
8 John …………………………….. off his bike yesterday. (fall)
9 I’m sorry, I…….…………………....…. your name! (forget)
10 I …………………………….… her my photo, now she knows me. (send)
11 We …………………………….. what they wanted. (know)
12 Oh, dear!! Someone ……….…………….…… my umbrella! (steal)
CONDITIONALS
FIRST CONDITIONAL
3. If we _____don’t see_____________ (not / see) each other tomorrow, we_______will see___________ (see)
each other next week.
8. If I ____don’t go______________ (not / go) to bed early, I _____will be_____________ (be)tired tomorrow.
10. If you ____dont want______________ (not / want) to go out, I ____will cook______________(cook) dinner
at home.
14. He __________________ (not / get) a better job if he __________________(not / pass) that exam.
16. She __________________ (cook) dinner if you __________________ (go) to the supermarket.
SECOND CONDITIONAL
5. If she _________________ (not / be) always so late, she _________________ (be) promoted.
7. If you _________________ (have) a better job, we _________________ (be) able to buy a new car
10. If she _________________ (pass) the exam, she _________________ (be) able to enter university.
13. They _________________ (have) more money if they _________________(not / buy) so many clothes
16. They _________________ (go) to Spain on holiday if they _______________(like) hot weather.
THIRD CONDITIONAL
4. If they ______________ (go) to bed early, they ______________ (not / wake)up late.
5. If he ______________ (become) a musician, he ______________ (record) aCD.
12. She ______________ (pass) the exam if she ______________ (study) harder.
13. We ______________ (not / get) married if we ______________ (not / go) tothe same university.
14. They ______________ (be) late if they ______________ (not / take) a taxi.
15. She ______________ (not / meet) him if she ______________ (not / come) toLondon.
19. She ______________ (not / do) it if she ______________ (know) you were ill.
FUTURO WILL
40 Write the words in the correct order to make predictions for the year 2500. Use the
Simple Future (will or won’t):
BE GOING TO
42 Put the verbs into the correct form (future I). Use going to.
1. It (rain) .
2. They (eat) stew.
8. I (study) tonight.
MEZCLA DE FUTUROS
44 Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present continuous).
3. My ski instructor believes it in the mountains tomorrow evening. (to snow)
10. Listen! There's someone at the door. I the door for you. (to open)
45Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present continuous).
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) something nice in my mum's
wardrobe.
dear! I (slip) !
46 Fill in the correct future tense - will future, going to or present continuous.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
1. They (dance/not) all night.
2. We are late, he (wait/not) for us anymore.
3. She (study/not) until midnight.
4. I (prepare/not) everything for you any longer.
5. With your bad work ethic, you (work/not/probably) for this company anymore next year.
1. (What/you/do) tomorrow evening?
2. (How many people/drink) beer at the party?
3. (Jane/play) the piano at the performance?
4. (Who/deal) with the press release?
5. (Where/you/stay) when you’re in Dublin?
PAST PERFECT
He couldn't go skiing, because he ........had fallen............................. ill the night before. (fall)
.....had you switched........................................... off the lights before you left home? (you - switch)
The plane crashed because the engines .......had caught.................................. fire. (catch)
After Sam ....had left....................... the bank, he got into his car. (leave)
By the time Joseph returned home Sarah ......had tried.................... to get in touch with him several
times. (try)
Why .........had you called................................. me before you refused their offer? (you - call)
What ......had you done............................................. with the computer before you called the technician?
(you - do)
4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went home.
6. When we __________arrived______________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone ________had broken________________________ (break) into the house.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we_______got_________________________ (get) married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John______________had cleaned__________________ (clean) the
kitchen.