Class Activity Sheet 2– Name: _______________________________________ Sec: _____________

Q1A. At work Mark is talking to Alan in the corridor. Complete their conversation by adding present simple or
continuous.
Mark: ………………………………………… (you / look) for someone?
Alan: Yes, I ………………………………. ( need) to speak to Neil. He isn't in his office.
Mark: (1)……………………………. (he / talk) to the boss at the moment.
(2)…………………………….. (I / think)…………………………… (they / discuss) money.
Alan: Oh, right. And what about you?…………………………….. (you / look) for someone too?
Mark: Yes, Linda. ......................................... (you / know) where she is?
Alan: Oh, she isn't here today. She only ………………………………………. (work) four days a week.
……………………................ (she / not / work) on Fridays. She'll be here on Monday.
Mark: Thank you. ..........................................(you / know) a lot about Linda.
Alan: Well, most days ....................................... (I / give) her a lift, or ……………………………. (she / give) me
one. ……………………………. (she / live) quite close to me. …………………………………… (it / save) petrol.
Mark: Yes, of course. Good idea. Yes, …………………………………….. (I / agree).
Well, …………………………………… (I / waste) my time here then. I'll get back to my computer.
Q1B. Read the conversation between two students. Then look at the answers below and write the correct
answer in each space.
Lisa: Who is Michelle talking to?
Amy: I can't see Michelle.
Lisa: You(l)…………………………… looking in the right place. a) aren't b) doesn't c) don't d) isn't
She's over there. Amy: Oh, that's Adrian. He's new here.
Lisa: Really? Where (2) …………………. ........... he live? a) are b) do c) does d) is
(3)……………………………..you know? 3 a) Are b) Do c) Does d) Is
Amy: No, 1(4) ........................................... know anything else about him. 4 a) aren't b) doesn't c) don't d) 'm
not
Lisa: What (5) .................................... they talking about, I wonder? 5 a) are b) do c) does d) is
Amy: Well, he (6) ............................... look very interested. He's got a very bored expression on his face.
6 a) aren't b) doesn't c) don't d) isn't
And he (7) …………………………………..saying anything. 7 a) aren't b) doesn't c) don't d) isn't

Q2A. Put in the correct form of the verb. (past simple or past continuous?
Rita: I hear the lights went (go) out in your flats last night.
Emma: Yes, I …………………………………..(watch) a documentary on TV when suddenly
……….. ........................ (we / lose) all the power. But …………………………...(it / come) on again after about
ten minutes.
Vicky: Rachel …………………………… (come) down the stairs when the lights …………………………… (go)
out. She almost …………………………. (fall) over.
Daniel: Matthew and I ……………………...............................(play) table tennis at the time.
Andrew: ………………................. (I / work) on the computer. …………………………..(I / lose) a whole hour's
work. But this morning ……………………………………(I/get) up early and ……………………… (do)
………………………………… it again.
Q2B. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form (simple’ continuous or perfect).
This time last year I was cycling in the rain along the country road in France with a friend of mine. We (2)
………………………… (decide) to go on a cycling holiday in Normandy. Neither of us (3)
………………………….. (be) to France before, but we (4) ………………………………… (know) some French
from our time at school and we (5) ……………………………………………..(manage) to brush up on the basics.
Now we (6)……………………………….. (wonder) if we (7) ………………………(make) the right decision. We
(8)………………………………. (plan) our route carefully in advance, but we (9) …………………………………..
(forget) one important thing, the weather. It (10)…………………………………. (rain) solidly since our arrival
and that night we (11) ………………………………………….(end up) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway
station. Then the next morning as we (12)……………………………………. (ride) down a steep hill my bike (13)
…………………………………. (skid) on the wet road and I (14) ………………………………….. (fall off). I (15)
……………………………………….. (realize) immediately that I (16) ……………………………………….. (break)
my arm, and after a visit to the local hospital I (17)……………………………………. (catch) the next train to
Calais for the ferry home. Unfortunately, my parents (18) ……………………………………………. (not/expect)
me home for a fortnight, and (19) ……………………………….. (go) away on holiday. So I (20)
……………………………………………… (spend) a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading 'Teach Yourself
French'.
Q3A. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form (simple’ continuous, perfect or perfect
continuous).
1 I ……… ..............................(play) tennis, so I had a shower. I was annoyed because
I ……………….................. (not win) a single game.
2 The walkers finally arrived at their destination. They ................ (walk) all day, and they certainly needed a
rest. They .............................................. (walk) thirty miles.
3 When I saw Nick last week, he said he .............................................. (stop) smoking. But when I saw him two
days later, he……………………………….. (smoke) a cigarette. He looked rather ashamed.
4 I really must go and see the dentist. One of my teeth .........................………….. (ache) for weeks.
5 When Melanie arrived at David's place, he......................... …………… . . (lie) on the sofa reading a detective
novel. He .........……………………….. (buy) it at the second-hand bookshop, and he ..........................................
(read) it for most of the afternoon.
Q3B. Find the following: (i) three sentences that are incorrect; (ii) three sentences with the present perfect
which could also have the past simple (consider the difference in meaning); (iii) three sentences where only
the present perfect is correct.
1 Jane has agreed to lend us her car.

2 Do you know how many people have walked on the moon?

3 Phone for an ambulance. I think Keith's broken his arm.

4 In his twenties, Lawrence has spent many years travelling around Spain.

5 The Vikings have established a settlement at what is now York, in the north of England.

6 The house looks so much bigger now that we've painted the walls in brighter colours.

7 My brother has gone into town to buy some new shoes.

8 The Earth has been formed about 4,500 million years ago.
9 I've worked in Malaysia for three years.