REPEATING THE PAST

LESSON 8

TOPIC 1. SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Rearrange the words in correct order to make complete sentences.
e.g. my sister / a birthday cake yesterday / me / baked
My sister baked me a birthday cake yesterday.

1. the short man / has bought / some crayons from the stationery shop / his son
2. the policeman / has just shown / the driver / his driving license
3. the patient / gave / some medicine / the nurse
4. brought / me / a bouquet of flowers last week / my uncle
5. the shopkeeper / the customer / is paying / two hundred dollars
6. he / his brother / the secret / has never told
7. a postcard from Japan / sent / her / her best friend
8. did not lend / his new model car / the child / his classmate
9. her mother / cooked / her / some congee
10. has ever given / any help / the blind woman / no one in the street

TOPIC 2. PRESENT SIMPLE

Choose verbs from the box to complete the following sentences. Remember to
use the correct form of the verbs.
e.g. An honest person always tells the truth.

1. Water ___________ at 100 degrees Celsius.

2. Firefighters __________ out fires.
3. Most children ____________ to eat chocolate and ice-cream.
4. His parents seldom ___________ to movies.
5. We ____________ English lessons every day.
6. The shops in this mall __________ at eleven daily.
7. She often ___________ her temper, so she has no friends.
8. Plants usually ____________ sunlight and water.
9. ______ you _________ listening to classical music?
10. Practice __________ perfect.
TOPIC 3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
2. A: __________________________________________? (your classmate /
study?) B: Yes, he ____________.
3. __________________________________________. (Steven / make / dinner)
4. A: __________________________________________. (why / you / laugh?)
B: __________________________________________. (I / read / a funny book)
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5. __________________________________________. (the children / play / a
game)
6. __________________________________________ now. (it / rain)
7. A: __________________________________________? (they / eat / lunch?)
B: No, they ____________.
8. __________________________________________. (birds / sing);

TOPIC 4. PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

I ....................................... a letter now.

• write • am writing • am writting
Susan .............................. the garden at the moment.
• is diging • digs • is digging
Jane ............................... to bed at 10 o'clock on weekdays.
• goes • is going • go
I am in London this summer. I .................................. English.
• learn • am learning • learning
We ............................... our friends very often.
• are seeing • seeing • see
My brothers .............................. basketball every Saturday.
• plays • are playing • play
The bus sometimes .................................. in the morning.
• is arriving • arrive • arrives
James is a student. But he ................................ this week.
• works • work • is working
Lions ............................. in Africa.
• are living • live • is living
Our train ................................... the platform.
• just leaves • just leave • is just leaving
My parents ................................... TV now.
• are watching • watch • watching
TOPIC 5. TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE
1. I worked in a restaurant in Wellington.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
2. He gave the book to the teacher.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
3. They laughed at the joke.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
4. She slept for eight hours.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
5. We lived in New Zealand for two years.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
6. I like her.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
7. We clean our room every day.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
8. My brother moved to Auckland.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
9. My brother moved his car.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
10. Those people painted their house blue.
A. intransitive
B. transitive

TOPIC 6. STATIVE VERBS

Choose the present simple or present continuous (these verbs
are sometimes stative):
1. She _____________ (have) a bath every evening.
2. My husband _____________ (always / taste) the
food while I’m cooking! It’s
very annoying.
3. A: Where’s Luke?
B: He _____________ (see) the doctor now.
4. I _____________ (not / think) that’s a good idea.
5. He _____________ (have) a party at the weekend.
6. This coffee _____________ (not / taste) right.
7. We _____________ (see) John and Susie next
weekend.
8. What _____________ (you / think) about the war in
Iraq?
9. She _____________ (have) a headache.
10. It _____________ (be) cold today.
11. They _____________ (not / have) a car.
12. I _____________ (not / see) anything, I can’t work
the telescope.
13. The waiter _____________ (taste) the wine now.
14. She _____________ (not / be) a doctor.
15. A: What _____________ (that child / do)?
B: He _____________ (be) silly.
ANSWERS
1.
1. The short man has bought his son some crayons from the stationery shop.
2. The driver has just shown the policeman his driving license.
3. The nurse gave the patient some medicine.
4. My uncle brought me a bouquet of flowers last week.
5. The customer is paying the shopkeeper two hundred dollars.
6. He has never told his brother the secret.
7. Her best friend sent her a postcard from Japan.
8. The child did not lend his classmate his new model car.
9. Her mother cooked her some congee.
10. No one in the street has ever given the blind woman any help.

2.
1. boils 2. put 3. like 4. go 5. have 6. open 7. loses 8. need 9. Do you enjoy 10.
makes

3.
2. A: Is your classmate studying?
B: Yes, he is.
3. Steven is making dinner.
4. A: Why are you laughing?
B: I am reading a funny book.
5. The children are playing a game.
6. It is raining now.
7. A: Are they eating lunch?
B: No, they aren’t.
8. The birds are singing.

4.
I am writing a letter now.
Susan is digging the garden at the moment.
Jane goes to bed at 10 o'clock on weekdays.
I am in London this summer. I am learning English.
We see our friends very often.
My brothers play basketball every Saturday.
The bus sometimes arrives in the morning.
James is a student. But he is working this week.
Lions live in Africa.
Our train is just leaving the platform.
My parensts are watching TV now

TOPIC 5. TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE

1. I worked in a restaurant in Wellington.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
2. He gave the book to the teacher.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
3. They laughed at the joke.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
4. She slept for eight hours.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
5. We lived in New Zealand for two years.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
6. I like her.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
7. We clean our room every day.
A. transitive
B. intransitive
8. My brother moved to Auckland.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
9. My brother moved his car.
A. intransitive
B. transitive
10. Those people painted their house blue.
A. intransitive
B. transitive

TOPIC 6. STATIVE VERBS

1. She has a bath every evening.
2. My husband is always tasting the food while I’m
cooking! It’s very annoying.
3. A: Where’s Luke?
B: He’s seeing the doctor now.
4. I don’t think that’s a good idea.
5. He’s having a party at the weekend.
6. This coffee doesn’t taste right.
7. We’re seeing John and Susie next weekend.
8. What do you think about the war in Iraq?
9. She has a headache.
10. It’s cold today.
11. They don’t have a car.
12. I don’t see anything, I can’t work the telescope.
13. The waiter is tasting the wine now.
14. She isn’t a doctor.
15. A: What is that child doing?
B: He’s being silly.