PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the sentences using the present simple or continuous:

play – understand – not like – not do – buy – watch – not go
a. My brother always …………………….. computer games.
b. They ……………………………. TV in this moment.
c. I think that we ……………………………. to the concert today.
d. I ……………………………. my homework now.
e. My mother never …………………………. English.
f. My parents …………………………… food at the supermarket right now.
g. My friends …………………………… going to the cinema.

COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

2. Complete the sentences using the comparatives or superlatives:
a. A Ferrari is ……………………………………………… (fast) a Seat 600.
b. My new house is ……………………………………………. (big) my old house.
c. I’m …………………………………………… (tall) person in my family.
d. In my class, David is ……………………………………… (intelligent).
e. This dress is ……………………………………. (long) this skirt.
f. ………………………………………. (high) building in London is a hotel.
g. I think that this soup is ………………………………… (hot) the coffee.

PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS

3. Complete the sentences with when or while:
a. The teacher was watching ………………………….. we were doing the test.
b. The bus arrived ……………………………. I was talking on the phone.
c. We were having lunch …………………………… we heard the news.
d. I was swimming ………………………….. the dog jumped into the water.
e. Mark cried ……………………………. he was listening to the song.

4. Complete the sentences using the past simple or continuous:

a. Sue ………………………. (watch) TV while her parents ………………………….. (read) the newspaper.
b. Sandra ………………………………. (walk) home when she ……………………………….. (see) the dog.
c. The boys ……………………………. (play) football when it ……………………………… (start) to rain.
d. Tim ………………………………. (run) when he …………………………………………. (fall) down.
e. The teacher …………………… (talk) while the students ……………………….. (write) in their notebooks.
MODAL VERBS
5. Complete the sentences with can, can’t, could or couldn’t:
a. My little sister ………………….. play the piano. She is a good musician.
b. When I was very little, I ……………………… read. It was difficult for me.
c. I …………………….. speak French but I ……………………. speak Chinese.
d. My mother ……………………………. ride her bike when she was at school.
e. Robert ………………………….. swim but he is learning.
f. ………………. you drive a car? No, I ……………………..
g. The students ……………………….. enter in class yesterday. It was closed.

6. Complete the sentences with must or mustn’t:

a. At school, students ………………………… smoke in class.
b. I …………………… be 18 years old to drive.
c. In a hospital, patients ……………………… be quiet.
d. You …………………… stop in a red traffic light.
e. In a park, children ……………………… pick up flowers.
f. You ………………………. use the book to make the project.

7. Choose the correct answer:

a. You (don’t have to / mustn’t) do the homework now. You can do it this afternoon.
b. You (must / can) go to school now. It’s late!
c. (Can / Do I have to) use your pen, please?
d. Sally (doesn’t have to / can’t) come to the concert. She hasn’t got a ticket.
e. (Should / Can) we go by car or by bus? What do you think?
f. She (couldn’t / can’t) play the guitar when she was three years old.
g. You (don’t have to / shouldn’t) wear red clothes. They aren’t good on you.
h. You (can’t / mustn’t) run in the road. It’s very dangerous.

THE FUTURE
8. Complete the sentences with the correct form of will:
a. In the future, I ………………………. (get) married.
b. We …………………………. (not go) to school in the year 2080.
c. I think that tomorrow it ………………………. (not rain) and it …………………….. (be) cold.
d. Animals ……………………… (speak) in the future.
e. In the future, my brother …………………………. (not be) rich but he ……………………… (be) happy.
f. I ……………………….. (not accept) a job in the hospital.
 9. Complete the sentences using be going to:

live – visit – travel – not go – watch – not buy – not accept – not be – have

a. At the cinema, we ………………………………. a horror film.

b. I ……………………………….. your money to buy that ring.
c. Next weekend, my friends ………………………………. a party in the swimming pool.
d. She …………………………… in Madrid next year.
e. On Sunday, my sister …………………………….. my granny.
f. We ……………………………………. in class in the morning.
g. In August, my parents …………………………….. a new car.
h. I ………………………………. to London in the summer.
i. …………….. you …………………….. by plane?

10. Complete the sentences with the present continuous with future meaning:
a. We ……………………………. (have) a party tomorrow.
b. I …………………………….. (not go) camping this summer.
c. ………….. you ……………………. (come) to the disco on Friday night?
d. The bus ………………………… (leave) in five minutes.
e. …………….. Tracy …………………… (sing) in the concert tonight?

PRESENT PERFECT & PAST SIMPLE

11. Complete the sentences with for or since:
a. He hasn’t been ill ………………….. five years.
b. I haven’t seen him …………………... 2000.
c. She’s had a cold ………………….. last week.
d. They’ve been in hospital …………………. two weeks.
e. I haven’t read a book …………………… a long time.
f. Melanie hasn’t been here ……………………. she was a baby.

12. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the past simple or present perfect:

buy – put – watch – not fry – sing – not make – not study – clean – wash – not do – not cook – not phone

a. Last Sunday, we ……………………………….. the car in the garage. It was very dirty.
b. She ………………… already …………………….. this film. But she likes it.
c. I’m sorry, but I …………………………….. Sophie yet.
d. We ……………………………….. a very good CD yesterday morning.
e. My best friend …………………………….. for the final exams.
f. She ……………………………….. dinner yesterday. He was tired.
g. Last week, I ……………………………….. my bed.
h. …………………. he ever ………………………. a song in the concert?
i. My mother ……………………………… some vegetables in the soup yesterday.
j. I ……………………………….. my homework yet.
k. The chef ……………………………….. the meat correctly last night.
l. She …………… just ……………………….. her room.