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Choose Present Simple or Past Simple.

is
1. James _________ was
(be) a surgeon. He __________ (be) a volunteer many years ago.
likes
2. Jill ___________ didn´t like
(like) vegetables. When she was a child, she _____________
(not/like) any vegetables.
live
3. They ____________ lived
(live) in a big house. But they ______________ (live) in a flat a
year ago.
wanted
4. Peter _____________ (want) to be a businessman when he was a child. Today he
is
_____________ (be) a professional tennis player.
Do you like (you/like) porridge? Which one __________
5. ___________ do you prefer(you/prefer)? Actually, I
didn´t like
_____________ love
(not/like) porridge in my childhood. But I _____________ (love) it now.
normally eats
6. Susan _____________ (normally/eat) three times a day. That’s why she
looks
_____________ ate
(look) fit. Last year she _____________ (eat) a lot and she
was
_____________ (be) really fat.
do you usually go
7. When _____________ (usually/you/go) to bed?
had
8. I _____________ (have) a meeting an hour ago.
often meet
9. We _____________ (often/meet) for lunch.
didn´t have
10. He _____________ didn´t have
(not/have) many friends. What’s more, he _____________
(not/have) many friends as a child.
11. _____________ (you/enjoy) parties? I _____________ (not/enjoy) the last one. It
_____________ (be) boring.
12. How many times a day _____________ (you/smoke)?
13. _____________ (he/ride) a bike?
14. They _____________ (meet) every day. They _____________ (meet) last year and
they _____________ (be) really happy now.
15. _____________ (she/walk) her dog early in the morning?
16. When _____________ (you/read) books? _____________ (you/read) books as a
child?
17. It _____________ (rain) a lot yesterday. It _____________ (be) sunny today.
18. We _____________ (not/watch) this film yesterday.
19. He _____________ (not/speak) Spanish. But he _____________ (speak) French
fluently.
20. _____________ (normally/they/arrive) in time? It _____________ (be) 12 o’clock now.
I _____________ (not/see) any calls from them.

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21. The weather _____________ (not/be) nice last week. This week it _____________
(be) amazing!

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