1) Complete the following sentences with the Present Simple or the Present

Progressive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She ………………… (walk) to school every day.
2. The sun …………………. (rise) in the east.
3. Mark ………………… (sleep) now.
4. Susan ……………… (live) in London.
5. Lucy ………………. (take) piano lessons this month.
6. Our flight …………..… (leave) at 10 o’clock.
7. We …………………... (visit) our grandmother tomorrow.
2) Match each of the sentences below with a suitable example from exercise 1.

We use Present Simple to talk about… We use Present Continuous to talk about…
 General truths. ____
 Permanent states. ____  Actions at the moment of speaking. ____
 Habits that happen regularly. ____  Temporary states. ____
 Actions that takes place according to a  Future arrangements. ____
schedule. ____
3) Choose the correct option.
1. The Earth has / is having a population of 6.7 billion people.
2. The climate of the Earth becomes / is becoming warmer at the moment.
3. As you move towards the equator, the temperature becomes / is becoming warmer.
4. You live in France now but where do you come / are you coming from originally?
5. My family lives / is living in Nigeria for two years. After that we’ll move to Alaska.
6. Sorry, I can’t hear you because I stand / I’m standing on the platform at the train station.
7. The train comes / is coming into the station now. I’ll be home in ten minutes.
8. This car never starts / is never starting in the winter.
9. How often do you take / are you taking a holiday?
10. Do you understand / Are you understanding what I’m saying?
4) Complete the following sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive form
of the verbs in brackets.
1. While Paul ………………… (drive), I ………….... (see) a dog in the street.
2. Susan …………………. (take) a shower when the telephone …………... (ring).
3. I ………………... (call) for an ambulance as soon as I ……………. (see) the car accident.
4. My brother ………………….… (buy) me a T-shirt for my birthday.

5. He ……………………. (play) football, when he ……………………….. (break) his leg.

6. John and Mary …………………….. (have) a picnic when a snake ……………………

(appear)
 5) Put the verb into the correct form, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
a. I ….............. (see) Sue in town yesterday, but she ………………… (not/see) me. She
………….. (look) the other way.
b. I …………… (cycle) home yesterday when a man ……………. (step) out into the road in
front of me. I ……………. (go) quite fast, but luckily I ……………….. (manage) to stop in
time, and I …………. (not/hit) him.
6) Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in the box.
get - lose - be - not try - miss

1. James ………………………….. his keys, so he can’t get into the building.

2. My cousins ………………………….. never ………………….. to the new theme park, but
they really want to go.
3. …………………….. Rita …………………… her exam results yet?
4. My friend Daisy …………………………………. Tortillas before.
5. I ………………………………. three days of school so far this year. I was ill with the flu.
7) Complete the statements with the Present Perfect Simple.
1. Our team ______________ (score) only two goals in the last three games.
2. My friend Len _____________ (play) the piano in a few school concerts.
3. My sister _________ (write) several text messages to Laura, but Laura _________ (not get)
any of them.
4. I _______________ (not see) any of my friends this week.
5. Claire _______________ (shop) at the downtown mall a few times this month.
6. My dad ________________ (burn) his hands in the kitchen two or three times.
8) Write statements in the Present Perfect Simple with “for” or “since”.
I / not go hiking / last July.
It / not rain / in the Atacama Desert / hundreds of years.
Hawaii / be / a U.S. state / 1959
Native Americans / live / near the Grand Canyon / thousands of years.
People / know / about the river below the Amazon / a few years.
We / not see / our cousins / 2012
9) Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech. Use the chart for help.
1. “I hate watching the news”, my brother said.
My brother said that he ……………………….……………
2. “I can’t make a campfire”, Tina said.
Tina told us that she ………………………………………….
3. “Ken won’t come to school tomorrow”, Mrs Adams said.
Mrs Adams told me that Ken ……………………………..
4. “You must evacuate the building now!” the firefighter
said.
The firefighter said that we ……………………………….
5. “Where is my phone?” my sister asked.
My sister asked me where …………………………………
10)Complete the sentences with the correct question tags.
1. Mum goes shopping every Friday, …doesn’t she…..?
2. Let’s stay in and watch a DVD tonight, …………………….?
3. Ron didn’t graduate last year, ………………………..?
4. She hasn’t won a game since 2015, ………………………………………?
5. There isn’t a post office around here, …………………………..?
6. The film was interesting, …………………………….?
7. Jake won’t get annoyed with me, …………………………..?
11)Circle the correct options
1. My mum was surprised / surprising when we got her flowers on Mother’s Day.
2. We were all exhausted / exhausting when we reached the top of the mountain. Hiking on a
hot day can be exhausted / exhausting.
3. Jane was frightened / frightening when she got stuck in the lift.
4. Yesterday’s match was disappointed / disappointing. Our team lost.
5. The city’s architecture is amazed / amazing!
6. Anne was shocked / shocking when she heard the news.