A.

Presente simple presente continuo

1. Elizabeth is late. Yes, she . (wait) for her sister. 2. What . (you, do)? Im sending an email. 3. Sarah . (not go, often) to the Cyber caf. 4. Hello! Where . (you, go) ? 5. I . (like) black coffee in the morning because it . (wake) me up. 6. Its very noisy! . (you have) a party? 7. Michael! Dinner! OK I . (come). 9. Who . (you, usually, give) presents at Christmas? 10. Restaurants . (stay) open late in Spain. 11. Johns in the kitchen. He . (cook) breakfast. 12. What . (you, think) about? 13. . (you / have got) any brothers and sister? 14. I (listen) to rap music when I . (want) to dance. 15. This place . (never, open) on Wednesdays. 16. How many people . (visit) this place every summer? 17. Patricia . (make) all of her own clothes. At the moment she . (make) a dress for herself. 18. What is that smell? Something . (burn) in the kitchen. 19. You can borrow my dictionary. I . (not / need) it at the moment. 20. Where . (you / go) now? I . (go) to the shops. 21. Why . (you laugh)? Because I . (like) this programme. 22. I . (study) now because Ive got a test in half an hour. 23. How often . (your friend, email) you?

24. Why . (be, your father) angry with you? 25. It . (rain). Lets go inside.

B. Presente simple presente continuo

1. What . (you, think) about violence in sport? 2. I usually . enjoy Mexican food but I . (not enjoy) this meal at all. 3. Excuse me, . (you, know) how to get to Calle San Miguel? 4. He . (work) overtime this month because he . (save up) to buy a computer. 5. What . (you, listen) to? It sounds awful. 6. This cake . (to be) delicious. 7. He usually . (smoke) thirty cigarettes a day, but at the moment he . (try) very hard to cut down. 8. Hurry! The bus . (come). I . (not want) to miss it. 9. What time . (the next train, leave)? 10. Milena is excited. She . (think) about tonights party. 11. Christina . (work) for the Iberia airline. She is a pilot. 12. The art exhibition . (open) on the 4th of November and . (finish) the 15th of February. 13. The river Amazon . (flow) into the Pacific Ocean. 14. He normally . (learn) languages very fast, but he .(have) problems with Chinese. 15. I . (not like) my gym. I . (not, get) fit fast enough! 16. What . (Trina, do) at the moment? 17. Johann and I . (go) to the beach every weekend. 18. Have you finished your homework? No Ive got a problem. I . (not understand) this question. Can you help me?

19. . (you, fly) to Dublin this weekend? 20. They always . (take) the bus to work. 21. . (you, remember) where I put my car keys? I . (think) they are on the table in the kitchen. 22. Nowadays there . (be) more cars on the roads than ever before. 23. The managers of the company . (meet) regularly. 24. Malvina . (rest) on the sofa. Shes tired. 25. Why . (those people, wait) outside the shop? Because its the first day of the sales.

C. Presente simple presente continuo.

1. . (the Johnsons ,go) to Italy this year? 2. Every winter, my family . (go) to Portugal for two weeks. 3. . (you, do) anything at the moment? 4. The show . (start) at 8:30 pm. 5. Every year the weather . (change) in November. 6. Antonio . (write) another report this week. 7. . (you, watch) the horror film tonight on channel five? No, because I . have a judo class on Tuesdays. 8. The moon . (revolves) around the earth. 9. Silvia . (practice) the piano twice a day. 10. The school year usually . (begin) in September. 11. I . (have) a shower now. Please answer the phone. 12. She . (prefer) her coffee without sugar. 13. The plane . (not leave) until midnight. 14. Hurry up! We are late. Wait a minute. I . (look for)my umbrella. Why? It . (not rain).

15. What . (this word, mean)? 16. How many rooms . (this house, have)? 17. They . (think) of selling their house. 18. Elephants . (live) to be about as old as humans. 19. Our technology teacher . (not believe) in giving tests, only projects. 20. Jenny and her grandmother are very close. They . (phone) one another once a day. 21. Hold on a second, Mary. I want to turn off the gas, the water . (boil) over. 22. He is still ill but he . (get) better slowly. 23. My boss . (always complain) about the amount of talking in the office. 24. Gonzalo wont be in the office next Tuesday; he . (take) the day off. 25. Aurelio . (look) for work as a translator. He . (speak) three languages fluently.

C. Presente simple presente continuo.

1. . (the Johnsons ,go) to Italy this year? 2. Every winter, my family . (go) to Portugal for two weeks. 3. . (you, do) anything at the moment? 4. The show . (start) at 8:30 pm. 5. Every year the weather . (change) in November. 6. Antonio . (write) another report this week. 7. . (you, watch) the horror film tonight on channel five? No, because I . have a judo class on Tuesdays. 8. The moon . (revolves) around the earth. 9. Silvia . (practice) the piano twice a day. 10. The school year usually . (begin) in September.

11. I . (have) a shower now. Please answer the phone. 12. She . (prefer) her coffee without sugar. 13. The plane . (not leave) until midnight. 14. Hurry up! We are late. Wait a minute. I . (look for)my umbrella. Why? It . (not rain). 15. What . (this word, mean)? 16. How many rooms . (this house, have)? 17. They . (think) of selling their house. 18. Elephants . (live) to be about as old as humans. 19. Our technology teacher . (not believe) in giving tests, only projects. 20. Jenny and her grandmother are very close. They . (phone) one another once a day. 21. Hold on a second, Mary. I want to turn off the gas, the water . (boil) over. 22. He is still ill but he . (get) better slowly. 23. My boss . (always complain) about the amount of talking in the office. 24. Gonzalo wont be in the office next Tuesday; he . (take) the day off. 25. Aurelio . (look) for work as a translator. He . (speak) three languages fluently.

A. Pasado simple pasado continuo

1. We were in a very difficult position. We (not, know) what to do. 2. It was warm, so I (take) off my coat. 3. I (know) Kate was very busy, so I (not, disturb) her. 4. Elena (wait) for me when I (arrive). 5. The film (not, be) very good. I (not, enjoy) it very much.

6. I havent seen Peter for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job in London. 7. I (walk) along the street when suddenly I (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) me. I was frightened and I (start) to run. 8. Johann (take) a photograph of me while I (not, look). 9. I was very tired, so I (go) to bed early. 10. (you, go) out last night? No I (be) too tired. 11. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (not, sleep) very well. 12. Fabiola wasnt hungry, so she (not, eat) anything. 13. How fast (you, drive) when the accident (happen)? 14. The window was open and a bird (fly) into the room. 15. It was very hard work carrying the bags. They (be) very heavy. 16. We (walk) in the mountains when we (see) a strange animal. 17. I was in a hurry, so I (not, have) time to phone you. 18. What (you, do) this time yesterday? I was asleep. 19. The hotel wasnt very expensive. It (not, cost) very much. 20. We went to Lailys house but she (be, not) home. 21. Was Elizabeth at the party last night? Yes, she (wear) a really nice dress. 22. John (have) an accident while he (play) football. 23. (do, you) your homework when I arrived? 24. (rain,it) while you were cycling home? 25. Kat (phone) while I was waiting for her.

B. Pasado simple pasado continuo

1. I (go) to Portugal on holiday last year. It was fantastic! 2. Petes friends (not, wait) when he arrived. He was very late. 3. Henry (not finish) the exam. It was very difficult. 4. (you, watch) that new comedy last night? It was really funny. 5. (you, drive) home when I sent you a text message? 6. John (crash) the car while he (drive) to Manchester. 7. The teacher (show) us a video when the TV (break). 8. She (sit) in a caf when I (see) her. 9. When I (go out) the sun (shine). 10. What (you, do) an hour ago? 11. The light (go out) while we (have) tea. 12. As I (shave) the postman (knock) at the door. 13. We (walk) home when it (start) to rain. 14. When my aunt (go) for a walk, she always (wear) gloves. 15. (the sun, shine) yesterday? 16. Who (you, talk) to before the lesson started? 17. She (look) for a chemists when I (meet her. 18. How (you, feel) while (you, travel) to school this morning? 19. While I (wait) for the bus, the rain (stop). 20. What (happen) in the class five minutes ago? 21. We (sleep) upstairs when the house (catch) fire.

22. I (read) a book when she (come in). 23. The sun (shine) when we (go out). 24. He (sit) in the garden when the house (fall down). 25. When you (come in) I (write).