RELATIVES

1. Billie Holiday is a show business figure_____ will never be forgotten.

2. he was one of the greatest singers _____ the world has ever know.
3. The man ____ she really loved was her first husband
4. We heard our first jazz concert in a club _______ we used to go.
5. The cyclist, ____ bike is there, won the race.

ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
1. Someone stole twenty bottles of whisky from this one last week.
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2. Normally men sweep this street every day, but nobody swept it last week.
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3. An ambulance took the sick man to hospital.
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4. You can’t wash this dress; you must dry-clean it.
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5. They are demolishing the entire block.
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6. You have to see it to believe it.
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PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. She always _______________ (remember) my birthday.
2. Mr Brown _______________ (work) in a supermarket.
3. Look! It _______________ (snow).
4. Can you hear those girls? What _______________ (they/ta1k) about?
5. _______________ (you/know) Helen?
6. When I'm in Paris I _______________ (usually/stay) in the Hotel du Pont, but
this time I _______________ (stay) in the more expensive Hotel Notre Dame.
7. My father _______________ (be) an engineer, but he _______________
(not/work) right now.
8. _______________ (you/believe) in ghosts?
9. My parents _______________ (live) in Sydney. Where _______________ (your
parents/1ive)?
10. I _______________ (get) thirsty. Let's get something to drink.

PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE

1. My father always …………….………... (go) to football match but today he …………………… (go)
fishing with his friends.
2. Where …………..… she …………………………….…………. (buy) the present? She ……………………..…………
(buy) the present in Paris last month.
3. Come on! Hurry up!The bus …………………….. (leave) from the garage. I don’t want to miss
it.
4. Where is Jenny? She …………………….(be) in the bedroom. She ……………………..……….. (talk)
on the phone.
5. How often ………………. you ……………….…. (go) to the cinema? I ………………… (go) to the
cinema twice a week.
6. When …………… she ………………….. (graduate) from high school? She ……………………(graduate)
from high school in 1998.
7. She ………………………….(hate) Opera but her mother …………….......... (watch) it every
Sunday.
8. ………… you ………………………………..… (take) a shower last night? No, I …………………… (not,
take) a shower.
9. Jennifer Lopez ……………………………..……... (give) a fantastic concert last Thursday evening

RELATIVES

6. John has two cats. He is the manger of Microsoft

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7. I got this book in the library. It cost 100 Euros
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8. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out
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9. This is the story of a group of boys. Their plane crashed on a inhabited island
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SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST SIMPLE OR FUTURE SIMPLE

1. In twenty years´time I ...........................................(be) 45 years old.

2. I usually ................................(get) up at 7 o´clock, but tomorrow I..................(get) up at 9.
3. Christmas ......................................( be) on a Thrusday next year.

4. Jack ............................(like) going dancing. Last week he ...........................(go) to a disco

and .............................. (spend) four hours there.
5. Andrew ..............................(fly) to Europe next month. He ...............................................
(stay) there three months. After that, he ...............................(come) back to our
country.
6. Charles ....................................(look) just like his father. When he was a child,
he ................................. (have) brown hair too. That means that when he is 59,
he .......................................(be) bald too!
7. Bye for now. I .....................................(see) you in two weeks´time

PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS.

1.I ________ (not/ belong) to a political party.

2.Hurry up! The bus ________ (come). I ________ (not /want) to miss it.
3. The river Nile _______ (flow) into the Mediterranean
4. The river _________ (flow) very fast today- much faster than usual.
5. __________________ (it/ ever/ snow) in India?
6. We _____________ (grow/ usually) vegetables into our garden but this year we
_________________ (grow) any.
7. David: Can you drive? //// Peter: No but I _________ (learn)
8. (at a party) I usually _________ (enjoy) parties but I ___________(not/ enjoy)
this one very much.
9. You can borrow my umbrella. I ________ (not /need) it at the moment.
10. George ______ (say) he is 80 years old, but I _________ (not/ believe) him.
11. I am sorry. I ___________ (not/ speak) Chinese.
12. What ____________ (look at)?
13. What time __________ (your parent/ go) to bed?
14. Your English ________ (get) better.
15. Pubs ________ (close) at 11 pm in Britain.
16. I___________ (save) very hard to buy a motorbike.
17. Look! It _________ (raining). Nick, I don't have an umbrella!
18. They ________ (usually/travel) to the Tatra mountains, but this summer
they ____________ (travel) to the west of England.

PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

I ______ (dream) I _________ (walk) along a street in a strange city. It was evening
and it ________ (get) dark. I ___________ (try) to find my way home but I did not
know which way to go. An old man ________ (sit) on the pavement. I _________
(think) he ________ (be) asleep. I ________ (try) to walk past

him quietly because I _________ (not/want) to wake him up. But he

___________(open) his eyes and ______ (ask) , "Where are you going?" "Home" I
said. "Do you know the way?". He ______ (point) towards an old house on the other
side of the street. When I _____ (cross) the street, I ________ (heard) the old
man laughing behind me. He then ________(shout) across the street, "But have you
got the key?"" I _____ (shake) my head. The old man _______ (get up) and ______
(walk) away laughing.

PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT PERFECT

1.I______________(speak) to him last week

2.When ________________(you/join) the company?
3. ___________________(you/ever/ work) in Pakistan?
4.The park warden ___________ (work) calmly when he _______ (see) the monster.
5.That's the best presentation ______________ (I/ever/ hear).
6.He ___________ (explore) this area when he _______ (see) strange lights in the
sky.
7.Lucy ______ (read) a book when she (hear) a noise.
8. The reason I look so brown is that _______________ (just/ come back)from a
business trip to Barbados .
9.Sales ________(rise) in 1995 but then _____(fall) in 1996.
10.It's obvious that you________________(not/read) this report
11.He ____(see) strange objects when he __________ (climb) the mountain.
12. __________ (you/ever/be). to New York?
13.In fact I ________(just/ come back)from there.
14. I ________(spend) at least six weeks there in the last year.

PRESENT SIMPLE VS CONTINUOUS

1. Complete with the correct form of the verb. Look at the blue words to help you.
2. Look! It _______________ (rain). Bugger, I don't have an umbrella!
3. They usually___________________ (travel) to the Tatra mountains, but this
summer they _____________ (travel) to the west of England.
4. Simon __________________ (listen) to the radio every day.
5. I have to go now. It _________________ (get) dark.
6. They ________________(have) a great time in England today.
7. I __________________ (wait) for my boyfreind at the moment.

8. How often _____________________ (you/eat)in a restaurant? Not very often.

Once a month.
9. Would you like some range juice? No, thanks. I _______________ (hate) range
juice.
10. Don't go. Magda always __________________ (need) to talk to you.
11. My wife __________ (do) the washing-up every day in my house.
12. Look! The cat__________________ (walk) on two legs!
13. Bill ___________________ (speak) English, Portuguese and Chinese!
14. He usually __________________ (go) to bed at eleven o’clock.
15. Shhh! I __________________ (watch) a film.
16. She_________________ (play) with her dog every morning.
17. He _______________ (ride) his horse every weekend.
18. Where are Tom and Martin? They _______________ (have) dinner now.
19. In the evening, they usually ____________________(listen) to music.
20.She ______________ (do) her homework at 7 o’clock every day

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

1. She ______ TV when he_______. (WATCH, COME)
2. Luke _____ a book when mum _______ him.
3. Steve _______ his leg when he ______ football. (BREAK, PLAY)
4. Roy and Peggy _______ History when they _____ a noise. (STUDY, HEAR)
5. They ________an accident when they ___________ home. (HAVE, DRIVE)
6. Sam _________ to music when the phone_________. (LISTEN, RING)
7. Rick ________ when Will ____________ his homework. (SLEEP, DO)
8. Mrs Pamela Wilson _____ her car when it ____ to dance. (DRIVE, START)
9. Ivy _____ in the garden when the earthquake _________. (PLAY, HAPPEN)
10. Mr Raymond _________ in the hall when the ceiling ________ down on him. (WORK,
CRASH)
11. What ______ you _____ when the accident happened? I was sleeping. (DO)
12. What ______ you _____ when it happened? I called for an ambulance. (DO)
13. I ________ my homework when I _________ home from school. (DO, GET)
14. When she ____ home, she was cold and she ___ a hot bath. (COME, HAVE)
15. Mum ______ while the rest of the family ____ the house. (COOK, CLEAN)
16. How ____ you ____ your finger? I _____ it when I ______ meat. (CUT)
17. We ____ breakfast when the postman ______ some letters. (HAVE, BRING)
18. When we _____ breakfast, Annie _________ the dishes. (FINISH, WASH)
19. Joan _______ an old painting when she ______ the attic. (FIND, CLEAN)
20.Harry _____ his key when he _________ in the playground. (LOSE, PLAY)

PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

1.I ________ (SEE) JANE LAST NIGHT.
2. (IT'S 11 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING) SHE _________ (PHONE) ME TWICE
MORNING.
3. HOW MANY TIMES _______________ (YOU/ GO OUT) THIS WEEK?
4. WHERE ________________ (YOU/ BUY) THIS TROUSERS.
5. ________________ (YOU/SEE/ ALREADY) THE FILM?
6. JENNY …………. HER HOMEWORK. (FINISH, JUST)
7. SHE …………………. IT 10 MINUTES AGO. (FINISH)
8. MARY …………………….. TO MEET ROBBIE WILLIAMS. (WANT, ALWAYS)
9. SHE ………………….. HIM LAST WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. (MEET)
10. I ………………… MUM, YET. (NOT PHONE)
11. JOHN ……………………HIS MOTHER YESTERDAY EVENING. (PHONE)
12. ANNE……………………………… THE SHOPPING. (DO, ALREADY)
13. SHE……………………. IT THIS MORNING. (DO)
14. PETER……………………… THE DOG OUT FOR A WALK. (TAKE, NEVER)
15. SAM …………………….. THE DOG OUT FOR A WALK LAST WEEK. (TAKE)
16. I ……………………… TO SCOTLAND. (BE, NEVER)

ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
1. They make shoes in that factory.
2. People must not leave bicycles in the driveway.
3. They built that skyscraper in 1934.
4. The students will finish the course by July.
5. They are repairing the streets this month.
6. They make these tools of plastic.
7. They have finished the new product design.
8. They were cooking dinner when I arrived.
9. Smithers painted 'Red Sunset' in 1986.
10. They had finished the preparations by the time the guests arrived.
11. You should take care when working on electrical equipment.
12. They are going to perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony next weekend.
13. Someone will speak Japanese at the meeting.
14. Karen is going to prepare the refreshments.

RELATIVES
1. They are the people. They won the lottery last year.
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2. She’s the woman. Her father works at the bank.
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3. Fnac is a bookshop. It sells cds, books and films.
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4. This is the TV set. We bought it on sale.
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5. These are the students. I invited them for the party.
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6. He’s the man. He works ate Witter’s.
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7. It’s the shop. It sells flowers.
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8. It was Peter Hagan. His car was stolen from his garage.
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