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EXERCISES

PART 1

2024 - 2025

LESSON 1: PRESENT SIMPLE TENSES

EX 1 Present Simple 'Be' Positive Put in am / is / are

1) She (be) a teacher 2) We (be) hungry

3) Luke (be) late 4) They (be) Spanish

5) You (be) happy 6) I (be) thirsty

7) It (be) cold 8) She (be) German

9) He (be) early 10) We (be) tired

11) You (be) beautiful 12) I (be) hot

13) I (be) from London 14) You (be) a doctor 15) Emily (be) my sister 16) He (be) in the garden 17) They (be) on the bus 18) We (be) friends

19) I (be) 25 years old 20) She (be) sick

EX 2 Present Simple 'Be' Negative Make the negative with 'be'

1) I (not/be) cold 2) She (not/be) French 3) You (not/be) an accountant

4) John (not/be) my brother

5) They (not/be) from Berlin

6) We (not/be) late 7) It (not/be) warm outside 8) I (not/be) hungry 9) Ian and Jill _ (not/be) on the bus 10) She (not/be) Spanish 11) He (not/be) in the bathroom 12) We (not/be) thirsty 13) It (not/be) sunny

14) You (not/be) a teacher 15) They (not/be) at school 16) Lucy (not/be) from Australia

17) I (not/be) a nurse 18) He (not/be) sleepy 19) We (not/be) at home 20) You (not/be) from China

EX 3 Present Simple 'Be' Yes / No Questions Make a question with 'be'

1) John / in the garden? - _ 2) They / hungry? - _ 3) We / late? - _ 4) You / tired? - _ 5) He / French?? - _ 6) She / a teacher? - _

7) Harry and Lucy / from London? - _ 8) I / early? - _ 9) You / thirsty? - _ 10) She / on the bus? - _ 11) We / on time? - _ 12) Pedro / from Spain? - _ 13) They / in Tokyo? - _ 14) Julie / at home? - _ 15) The children / at school? - _ 16) You / in a cafe? - _ 17) I / right? - _ 18) We / in the right place? - _ 19) She / German? - _ 20) He / a doctor? - _

EX 4 Present Simple 'Be' Wh Questions Make a question with 'be'

1) Where / John? - _ 2) Why / they / hungry? - _ 3) Where / we? - _ 4) Who / you? - _ 5) Why / he / late? - _ 6) What / this? - _ 7) Where / Jimmy? - _ 8) How old / she? - _ 9) How / you? - _ 10) Where / the station? - _ 11) What time / it now? - _ 12) Where / Pedro / from? - _ 13) Why / they / in the kitchen? - _ 14) How / the food? - _ 15) How long / the journey? - _ 16) How old / you? - _ 17) Why / I / last? - _

18) What time / the concert? - _ 19) Where / she? - _ 20) Who / Julie / with? - _

EX 7 Present Simple 'Be' Mixed Exercise 1 Make the present simple (it could be positive, negative or question form)

1) (he / French) - _ 2) (we / not / cold) - _ 3) (he / a footballer)? - _ 4) (where / John)? - _ 5) (we / German) - _ 6) (he / not / a journalist) - _ 7) (we / not / singers) - _ 8) (you / a nurse)? - _ 9) (they / from Libya) - _ 10) (where / David)? - _ 11) (how / your mother)? - _ 12) (we / thirsty) - _ 13) (how long / the film)? - _ 14) (how often / you in London)? - _ 15) (he / handsome) - _ 16) (I / not / English) - _ 17) (you / not / a doctor) - _ 18) (she / not / Italian) - _ 19) (he / my brother) - _ 20) (you / not / Egyptian) - _

EX 8 Present Simple 'Be' Mixed Exercise 2 Make present simple sentences with 'be'

1) (you / hungry) - _ 2) (they / not / at home) - _ 3) (when / the party)? - _ 4) (Julie and Ann / on the bus)? - _ 5) (she / kind)? - _ 6) (they / German)? - _

7) (you / late)? - _ 8) (I / early)? - _ 9) (you / from London)? - _ 10) (they / sad) - _ 11) (she / beautiful) - _ 12) (we / in love) - _ 13) (where / you)? - _ 14) (I / happy) - _ 15) (what / this)? - _ 16) (I / not / too hot) - _ 17) (she / not / called Julia) - _ 18) (how old / she)? - _ 19) (what time / the train)? - _ 20) (he / not / an accountant) - _

Ex 9 Change the verb into the correct form:

1 London _ (be) in England

2 The summer _ (be) hot

3 She _ (drive) very well

4 They _ (open) the store at 8:00

5 Linda _ (be) a very pretty girl

6 I _ (have) several jobs

7 Water _ (boil) at 100 degrees

8 Water _ (freeze) at 0 degrees

9 My sister _ (speak) English

10 He _ (have) a big apartment

11 A triangle _ (have) three corners

12 My birthday _ (be) in June

13 Books _ (have) pages

14 Dogs _ (be) good friends

15 I _ (work) hard

LESSON 2: PRESENT SIMPLE – ACTION VERBS

EX 1 Make positive present simple sentences

1) (he / go to school every day)

- 2) (I / like swimming)

- 3) (you / play badminton on Saturdays)

- 4) (the class / begin at 9 am)

- 5) (they / sometimes go to the cinema)

- 6) (she / love chocolate)

- 7) (we / study French)

- 8) (they / live in London)

- 9) (he / work in a restaurant)

- 10) (Lucy / play the guitar)

- 11) (we / cook every day)

- 12) (he / clean the house at the weekends)

- 13) (I / like reading detective stories)

- 14) (you / come from France)

- 15) (John and David / often go to restaurants)

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16) (Susie / study English every night)

- 17) (the train / leave at 6 pm)

- 18) (we / go to the park on Sundays)

- 19) (he / like taking photographs)

- 20) (the moon / go round the earth)

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EX 2 Make positive present simple sentences

1) (we / often watch TV)

- 2) (I / hate mushrooms)

- 3) (she / visit her grandmother every Christmas)

- 4) (they / use the Internet every evening)

- 5) (you / often go swimming)

- 6) (John / hate waiting for the bus)

- 7) (Lucy and Jill / want to go out tonight)

- 8) (I / usually stay at home on Fridays)

- 9) (he / love driving fast cars)

- 10) (they / often have parties)

- 11) (she / take a piano lesson every Monday)

- 12) (we / like watching French films)

- 13) (you / go to bed very early)

- 14) (I / always eat breakfast)

- 15) (they / often arrive late)

- 16) (he / live in Beijing)

- 17) (David / work in a school)

- 18) (she / read a lot of novels)

- 19) (the Queen / like her dogs)

- 20) (I / cook almost every night)

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EX 3 Make negative present simple sentences

1) (I / not / like coffee)

- 2) (I / not / live in Paris)

- 3) (she / not / come from Spain)

- 4) (John / not / work in a bank)

- 5) (they / not / get up at eight o'clock)

- 6) (we / not / go to the cinema every Friday)

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7) (you / not / read the newspaper every day)

- 8) (he / not / go to school in France)

- 9) (we / not / watch TV in the evening)

- 10) (I / not / have a shower in the morning)

- 11) (she / not / drink tea every afternoon)

- 12) (they / not / visit their parents at the weekend)

- 13) (you / not / study English very often)

- 14) (it / not / rain here in the summer)

- 15) (we / not / go out on Tuesday nights)

- 16) (he / not / like cabbage)

- 17) (the sun / not / go round the earth)

- 18) (she / not / play the piano)

- 19) (I / not / smoke)

- 20) (Julie and Lucy / not / play football)

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EX 4 Make the negative present simple

1) (he / not / enjoy jazz)

- 2) (we / not / buy many clothes)

- 3) (she / not / like studying)

- 4) (you / not / love me)

- 5) (they / not / work at home)

- 6) (Lucy / not / have a computer)

- 7) (I / not / take the bus at night)

- 8) (David / not / travel much)

- 9) (we / not / have any children)

- 10) (you / not / study Biology)

- 11) (Julie / not / listen to much music)

- 12) (they / not / live close to our house)

- 13) (she / not / work abroad)

- 14) (you / not / own a bicycle)

- 15) (I / not / get up early)

- 16) (they / not / have a car)

- 17) (he / not / come home late)

- 18) (I / not / like travelling by plane)

- 19) (you / not / come from Africa)

- 20) (She / not / have any brothers or sisters)

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EX 5 Make present simple questions

1) (you / like cake)?

- 2) (she / live in London)?

- 3) (they / hate studying)?

- 4) (you / drink tea every morning)?

- 5) (you / smoke)?

- 6) (he / play tennis on Saturdays)?

- 7) (you / go shopping at the weekend)?

- 8) (you / drink alcohol)?

- 9) (she / work in an office)?

- 10) (they / study French)?

- 11) (you / meet your friends on Fridays)?

- 12) (you / read a lot?)?

- 13) (John / come from New Zealand)?

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14) (they / like pizza)?

- 15) (we / arrive at 9 pm)?

- 16) (it / snow here in winter)?

- 17) (Lucy / study History)?

- 18) (I / work as a teacher)?

- 19) (he / eat rice often)?

- 20) (you / like coffee)?

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EX 6 Make present simple 'wh' questions

1) (where / you / go to school)?

- 2) (what / you / do)?

- 3) (where / John / come from)?

- 4) (how long / it / take from London to Paris)?

- 5) (how often / she / go to the cinema)?

- 6) (how many children / you / have)?

- 7) (when / you / get up)?

- 8) (how often / you / study English)?

- 9) (what time / the film / start)?

- 10) (where / you / play tennis)?

- 11) (what sports / Lucy / like)?

- 12) (how / they / get to work)?

- 13) (how often / I / come here)?

- 14) (where / she / live)?

- 15) (why / you / eat so much chocolate)?

- 16) (what / this machine / do)?

- 17) (who / she / meet on Saturdays)?

- 18) (how many brothers / she / have)?

- 19) (how much / this / cost)?

- 20) (where / you / eat lunch)?

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EX 7 Make the present simple Choose positive, negative or question

1) (he / drive to work every day)

- 2) (I / not / think you're right)

- 3) (we / have enough time)?

- 4) (I / eat cereal in the morning)

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5) (they / write e-mails every day)?

- 6) (you / watch a lot of TV)

- 7) (he / not / read the newspaper)

- 8) (she / dance often)?

- 9) (where / I / come on Mondays)?

- 10) (what / you / do at the weekend)?

- 11) (you / not / drink much tea)

- 12) (how / he / travel to work)?

- 13) (they / not / like vegetables)

- 14) (she / catch a cold every winter)

- 15) (I / go out often)?

- 16) (you / speak English)?

- 17) (we / take the bus often)

- 18) (she / not / walk to school)

- 19) (what / you / buy in the supermarket)?

- 20) (how / he / carry such a heavy bag)?

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EX 8 Make the present simple (choose positive, negative or question)

1) (they / wear suits to work)?

- 2) (he / not / say much)

- 3) (when / she / study)?

- 4) (she / know a lot about cooking)

- 5) (we / make dinner at the weekends)

- 6) (I / not / leave work on time very often)

- 7) (she / meet her brother every week)?

- 8) (they / find London's weather cold)

- 9) (we / use the computer every day)?

- 10) (you / not / smoke)

- 11) (why / we / always get into trouble)?

- 12) (what/ they / usually cook)?

- 13) (what / we / need)?

- 14) (they / not / win at tennis)

- 15) (what / they / like to watch on TV)?

- 16) (I / do my homework every night)

- 17) (why / she / swim every morning)?

- 18) (you / walk to the station every day)

- 19) (he / teach in a school)?

- 20) (he / study English at a night class)

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EX 9 Make the present simple tense (choose positive, negative or question)

1) (we / not / go out much)

- 2) (they / think it's a good idea)

- 3) (he / know how to play the violin)?

- 4) (why / I / have to clean up)?

- 5) (she / not / sleep late at the weekends)

- 6) (I / love studying languages)?

- 7) (we / not / believe the Prime Minister)

- 8) (you / understand the question)?

- 9) (she / not / want to go to the cinema)

- 10) (I / like trying new kinds of food)

- 11) (David / want some coffee)?

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12) (what / Lucy / do at the weekends)?

- 13) (they / not / work late on Fridays)

- 14) (she / have three daughters)

- 15) (you / own a car)?

- 16) (where / Alicia / work)?

- 17) (when / she / go to her Chinese class)?

- 18) (I / not / believe you)

- 19) (she / think about her holidays often)

- 20) (you / like going to restaurants)?

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EX 10 Present Simple Mixed Exercise 'Be' and Action Verbs

1) I _(be) in a cafe now

2) _(she/play) tennis every week?

3) They _ (go) to the cinema every Wednesday

4) _ (she/be) a singer?

5) You _ (find) the weather here cold

6) _ (they/be) on the bus?

7) Lucy _ (ride) her bicycle to work

8) Why _ (he/be) in France?

9) I _ (not/play) the piano very often

10) It _ (not/be) cold today

11) We _ (be) from Portugal

12) _ (we/make) too much noise at night?

13) Where _ (Harry/study)?

14) _ (it/be) foggy today?

15) We _ (not/be) late

16) They _ (not/like) animals

17) Where _ (you/be)?

18) He _ (not/be) an accountant

19) _ (the dog/eat) chicken?

20) She _ (be) my sister

EX 11 Put the verb into the present simple Be careful about the spelling!

1) She _(play) tennis every Sunday

2) He _(buy) a cup of coffee every morning

3) Julie _(study) French at school

4) Luke _ (try) hard to be polite

5) She _(enjoy) going swimming

6) Lucy _(wash) her hair every day

7) John never _(cry)

8) My mother always _(say) that love is more important than money 9) I hope Julie _(pass) the exam

10) The plane _(fly) low over the airport

Ex 12 Change the verb into the correct form of present simple:

1 I _ (love) you 2 This (weigh) 20 kilograms

3 Ron _ (seem) serious 4 We _ (like) tomatoes

5 The boy (want) to play 6 You _ (need) to sleep

7 They (agree) with me 8 She (hear) something strange

9 The box _ (contain) food 10 Emma _ (appear) sad

11 David _ (know) how to fix a car

12 Daniel and Liz _ (seem) happy

13 This _ (smell) bad 14 I _ (believe) you

15 We _ (be) number one! 16 She never (visit) me

17 Ann _ (want) to speak 18 Toronto _ (be) in Canada

19 Cars (have) wheels 20 We (play) a lot

21 They _ (sell) fruit and eggs 22 The building (be) on fire

LESSON 3: PRESENT CONTINUOUS

EX 1 Make the present continuous, positive or negative

1) (I / study at the moment) - _ 2) (I / not / sleep) - _ 3) (you / play badminton tonight) - _ 4) (we / watch TV) - _ 5) (she / not / work in Spain) - _ 6) (he / not / wait for the bus) - _ 7) (they / read) - _ 8) (we / not / go to the cinema tonight) - _ 9) (you / not / read the newspaper) - _ 10) (she / eat chocolate) - _ 11) (I / not / live in Paris) - _ 12) (we / study French) - _ 13) (they / not / leave now) - _ 14) (they / live in London) - _ 15) (he / work in a restaurant now) - _ 16) (I / not / meet my father at four) - _ 17) (she / not / drink tea now) - _ 18) (she / play the guitar) - _ 19) (we / cook) - _ 20) (he / walk to school now) - _

EX 2 Make the present continuous

1) (he / meet his friend tonight) - _ 2) (he / not / walk to school now) - _ 3) (we / not / watch TV at the moment) - _ 4) (you / not / read a book) - _ 5) (I / visit Linda tonight) - _ 6) (she / not / eat dinner now) - _ 7) (Lucy / not / work in a bookshop this summer)

- 8) (they / watch a film) - _

9) (we / buy a new car) - _ 10) (David / have a party tomorrow) - _ 11) (I / get a bike) - _ 12) (you / take a long time) - _ 13) (I / not / come until later) - _ 14) (Jill and Susan / walk) - _ 15) (we / not / listen to the radio) - _ 16) (they / not / speak to each other) - _ 17) (he / take a shower) - _ 18) (you / get fat) - _ 19) (I / not / use the computer) - _ 20) (they / not / visit their parents) - _

EX 3 Make the present continuous - 'yes / no' or 'wh' questions

1) (what time / you / go to the cinema)? - _ 2) (why / you / study)? - _ 3) (when / you / leave)? - _ 4) (you / smoke)? - _ 5) (he / play / tennis later)? - _ 6) (you / go / shopping at the weekend)? - _ 7) (you / drink / wine)? - _ 8) (what / you / drink now)? - _ 9) (what / you / think)? - _ 10) (she / work / in an office at the moment?)

- _ 11) (they / study / Portuguese)? - _ 12) (what time / she/ come)? - _ 13) (where / you / play tennis tonight)? - _ 14) (you / meet / your friends on Friday)? - 15) (you / read / now)? - _ 16) (where / you / go now)? - _ 17) (what / you / do)? - _ 18) (she / live / in London)? - _

19) (they / study now)? - _ 20) (you / eat / cake)? - _

EX 4 Make the present continuous - 'yes / no' or 'wh' questions

1) (you / drink / tea)? - _ 2) (where / you / stay)? - _ 3) (she / work in a bar)? - _ 4) (what / he / do)? - _ 5) (why / she / call her friend now)? - _ 6) (I / lose weight)? - _ 7) (we / work tomorrow)? - _ 8) (when / you / arrive)? - _ 9) (he / take dance classes)? - _ 10) (she / stay in a hotel)? - _ 11) (how much / he / eat)? - _ 12) (how long / you / stay in China)? - _ 13) (she / study in the library now)? - _ 14) (you / come)? - _ 15) (they / rent a car)? - _ 16) (when / they / have a barbeque)? - _ 17) (what / Julie / do tonight)? - _ 18) (you / feel sleepy)? - _ 19) (how long / you / stay in Paris)? - _ 20) (why / you / watch TV now)? - _

EX 5 Make the present continuous - positive, negative or question

1) (she / go home now) - _ 2) (I / read a great book) - _ 3) (she / not / wash her hair) - _ 4) (the cat / chase mice)? - _ 5) (she / cry)? - _ 6) (he / not / study Latin) - _ 7) (we / drive to London)? - _ 8) (they / watch TV)? - _

9) (where / she / go now)? - _ 10) (I / not / leave now) - _ 11) (you / not / run) - _ 12) (why / he / leave)? - _ 13) (how / I / travel)? - _ 14) (it / not / rain) - _ 15) (when / we / arrive)? - _ 16) (where / they / stay)? - _ 17) (it / rain) - _ 18) (she / come at six) - _ 19) (he / watch a film at the moment) - _ 20) (we / not / sleep) - _

EX 6 Make the present continuous - positive, negative or question

1) (we / go to the cinema later) - _ 2) (they / work now) - _ 3) (you / not / walk) - _ 4) (they / learn new things)? - _ 5) (when / he / start work)? - _ 6) (why / I / stay at home)? - _ 7) (it / get dark)? - _ 8) (we / not / win) - _ 9) (they / not / bring a cake) - _ 10) (the dog / not / play with a ball) - _ 11) (why / it / rain now)? - _ 12) (how / she / travel)? - _ 13) (where / you / work)? - _ 14) (what / we / watch)? - _ 15) (you / meet your friend at four) - _ 16) (I / take too much cake)? - _ 17) (you / think)? - _ 18) (we / study this evening) - _ 19) (Lucy and Steve / play the piano) - _

20) (Sarah / not / tell a story) - _

EX 7 Make the present continuous - positive, negative or question

1) (they / not / read) - _ 2) (I / cook tonight) - _ 3) (he / see the doctor tomorrow)? - _ 4) (you / eat chocolate)? - _ 5) (what / you / do)? - _ 6) (we / make a mistake)? - _ 7) (you / come tomorrow) - _ 8) (it / snow) - _ 9) (John / sleep at the moment) - _ 10) (he / not / dance) - _ 11) (how / they / get here)? - _ 12) (when / it / start)? - _ 13) (I / not / speak Chinese at the moment)

- 14) (Jill / drink tea now)? - _ 15) (he / pay the bill at the moment)? - _ 16) (I / stay with a friend for the weekend)

- _ 17) (when / John / arrive)? - _ 18) (they / come to the party)? - _ 19) (we / not / study) - _ 20) (I / be silly)? - _

Ex 8 Change the verb into the correct form of simple present

1 Daniel _ (fly) to Paris once a year

2 She never _ (do) her homework

3 Lisa _ (try) to help her sister

4 Mark _ (go) home at seven

5 The baby _ (cry) every night

6 He _ (miss) her a lot

LESSON 4: PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

EX 1 Choose the present simple or the present continuous - it could be positive, negative or question

1) (you/come) tonight?

2) (he/eat) rice every day?

3) I (work) at the moment

4) (he/come) to London often?

5) He (play) tennis now

6) (you/come) to the cinema later?

7) They (not/come) to the party tomorrow

8) He (not/play) golf now

9) (you/play) tennis this Sunday?

10) They (go) to a restaurant every Saturday

11) She (not/go) to the cinema very often

12) You usually (arrive) late

13) He normally (eat) dinner at home

14) (you/study) every night?

15) (they/work) late usually?

16) You (not/go) out later

17) I (not/work) tonight

18) (she/work) at the moment?

19) I (not/drink) coffee very often

20) Julie (sleep) now

EX 2 Choose the present simple or present continuous - it could be positive, negative

or question

1) You (not/like) chocolate

2) She (not/study) at the moment

3) We often (go) to the cinema

4) He usually (not/do) his homework

5) They (not/eat) rice every day

6) We (not/study) every night

7) (you/like) spicy food?

8) (she/go) to Scotland often?

9) (he/eat) now?

10) We (go) to the cinema this weekend

11) They (study) now

12) I (clean) the kitchen every day

13) She (work) every Sunday

14) We (not/sleep) now

15) I (go) on holiday tomorrow

16) How long (she/stay) in London?

17) I often (read) at night

18) We (not/drink) much wine

EX 3 Choose the present simple or the present continuous Watch out for stative verbs

1) Julie (read) in the garden

2) What (we/have) for dinner tonight?

3) She (have) two daughters

4) I (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer

5) He often (come) over for dinner

6) The class (begin) at nine every day

7) What (you/eat) at the moment?

8) What (Susie/do) tomorrow?

9) I (not/work) on Sundays

10) She _ (not/study) now, she _ (watch) TV 11) How often (you/go) to restaurants?

12) I (not/go) on holiday this summer

13) I'm sorry, I (not/understand)

14) She (work) as a waitress for a month

15) She (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday 16) It (be) cold here in winter

17) Take your umbrella, it (rain)

18) This cake (taste) delicious

19) The bag (belong) to Jack

20) When (you/arrive) tonight?

Ex 4 Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers

1 Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice

2 Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris That is why I am in Paris

3 Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)

4 Don't forget to take your umbrella It (rain)

5 I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)

6 I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly

7 Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in

Tibet I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished

8 Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends

9 The business cards (be, normally) printed by a company in New York Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good

10 This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier

in Zurich, Switzerland

Ex 5 Put in the verbs in brackets in Simple Present or Present Progressive

1 Andy sometimes comics (to read)

2 We never TV in the morning (to watch)

3 Listen! Sandy in the bathroom (to sing)

4 My sister usually in the kitchen (to help)

5 My mother breakfast now (to make)

6 They often the bathroom (to clean)

7 Look! The boys home (to come)

8 Every day his grandfather for a walk (to go)

9 I with my friend at the moment (to chat)

10 Cats mice (to eat)

Exercise 6 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or progressive)

1 Look! He (leave) the house

2 Quiet please! I (write) a test

3 She usually (walk) to school

4 But look! Today she (go) by bike

5 Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents

6 He often (go) to the cinema

7 We (play) Monopoly at the moment

8 The child seldom (cry)

9 I (not / do) anything at the moment

10 (watch / he) the news regularly?

Exercise 7 Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the present simple or present continuous

Rainforests (disappear), and we all (know) that humans are the main cause of this destruction Every year we _ (cut down) an area of rainforest the size of New Jersey Every hour we (destroy)

6000 acres of rainforest (that’s 4000 football fields) What we (not realise) is that we (destroy) the planet where our children and grandchildren have to live We (need) the rainforests; they (produce) oxygen and (eliminate) carbon dioxide (C02), cleaning the atmosphere

But why _ (the forests/disappear) so quickly? Well, experts (agree) that there are two main reasons The most important is human activity Big companies _ (cut down) more and more trees every day and this _ (cause) damage to the land The way of life in the rainforests (also/change) because of climate change Now there is less rain and this (cause) more and more trees to die As a consequence

of the droughts, the risk of fires (increase) dramatically

Fortunately, it (seem) that now some governments (begin) to understand the problem, and they (try) to control these activities Some of them really (want) to put an end to this problem, although a few big companies with a lot of power are in their way

LESSON 5: PAST SIMPLE – TO BE

EX 1 Past Simple 'Be' Positive and Negative Make the past simple with 'be'

1) It _ (be) cold yesterday

2) She _ (be) hungry

3) We _ (be) late for the meeting

4) I _ (be) tired last night

5) The exam _ (be) difficult

6) They _ (be) in Berlin

7) You _ (be) in the library when I called you

8) The holiday _ (be) fun

9) He _ (be) early for the interview

10) The people we met last night _ (be) French

11) That woman _ (not/be) Spanish

12) Julie _ (not/be) late for the class

13) The food _ (not/be) very good

14) They _ (not/be) my uncle and aunt

15) I _ (not/be) rude to the waitress

16) The test _ (not/be) easy

17) We _ (not/be) tired when we arrived

18) They _ (not/be) on the bus when I called

19) You _ (not/be) here when she came

20) He _ (not/be) my boyfriend

EX 2 Past Simple 'Be' Questions

1) (you / be / tired yesterday)? - _ 2) (the weather / be / good)? - _ 3) (we / be / too noisy)? - _ 4) (he / be / a doctor when he was young)?

- 5) (they / be / in the class last week)? - _ 6) (she / be / a good student)? - _ 7) (I / be / on time)? - _ 8) (Julie and Lucy / be / at the meeting)?

- _ 9) (we / be / in Paris)? - _ 10) (where / you / be)? - _ 11) (what / that noise / be)? - _ 12) (who / that man / be)? - _ 13) (how / the weekend / be)? - _ 14) (where / the money / be)? - _ 15) (why / the door open / be)? - _ 16) (who / the teacher / be)? - _ 17) (how / your holiday / be)? - _ 18) (what / the weather like / be)? - _ 19) (why / the children awake / be)? - _ 20) (John / be / at the party)? - _

EX 3 Make the past simple with 'be' - it could be positive, negative or question

1) (I / be / at the cinema last night) - _ 2) (the children / be / naughty)? - _ 3) (we / be / in a cafe when you called)? - _ 4) (I / be / late)? - _ 5) (she / be / a teacher when she was young)

- 6) (where / we / be)? - _ 7) (you / be / okay)? - _ 8) (we / be / too tired) - _ 9) (how / the party / be)? - _ 10) (they / be / late for the interview) - _ 11) (you / be / in the garden) - _ 12) (what / his name / be)? - _ 13) (it / not / be / cold) - _ 14) (she / be / beautiful)? - _ 15) (she / not / be my wife at the time) - _ 16) (he / be / hungry) - _ 17) (why / you / be / late)? - _

18) (you / not / be / early) - _ 19) (they not / be / in love) - _ 20) (we / not / be / in China) - _

LESSON 6: IRREGULAR PAST SIMPLE

EX 1 Irregular verbs 1-10

be _ begin _ break _ bring _ build _ buy _

come _ do _ draw _ drink _

EX 2 Irregular verbs 1-10

1 We _ (drink) some cava

2 It _ (begin) to rain heavily

3 Who _ (break) the pot?

4 They _ (build) a big house

5 My sister _ (do) the housework

6 My parents _ (come) home early

7 The waiter _ (bring) the drinks

8 The boy _ (draw) a family

9 They _ (buy) new clothes

10 I _ (be) too young then

EX 3 Irregular verbs 11-20

Drive _ Eat _ Fly _

Forget _ Get _ Give _

Go _ Have _ Know _ Leave _

EX 4 Irregular verbs 11-20

1 They _ (go) to the beach

2 He _ (give) me a kiss

3 The dove _ (fly) far away

4 My father _ (forget) the keys

5 The girl _ (drive) a sport bike

6 Einstein _ (get) the Nobel Prize

7 She just _ (have) a baby

8 I _ (know) the correct answer

9 The frog _ (eat) a mosquito

10 The train _ (leave) a two o'clock

EX 5 Irregular verbs 21-30

lose _ make _ meet _ ride _ ring _ run _ say _ see _ sell _ sing _

EX 6 Irregular verbs 21-30

1 My dad _ (make) toasts for breakfast

2 I _ (ride) my mountain bike

3 They _ (run) for two miles

4 The children _ (sing) very well

5 I _ (see) the stars

6 He _ (meet) Sam on the street

7 The alarm-clock _ (ring) at six

8 We _ (sell) our old house

9 They _ (lose) their way in the forest

10 The girl _ (say) goodbye

EX 7 Irregular verbs 31-40

Sit _ sleep _ speak _ stand _ swim _ take _ teach _ tell _ think _ write _

EX 8 Irregular verbs 31-40

1 A white swan _ (swim) in the lake

2 She _ (sit) down on the ground

3 I _ (take) many pictures

4 My cat _ (sleep) all day

5 The tour guide _ (speak) Spanish

6 Jacob _ (teach) physics to us

7 The dog _ (stand) by me

8 My dad _ (tell) me fairy tales

9 Cervantes _ (write) "Don Quixote"

10 He _ (think) about his future

EX 9 Irregular verbs 01-30: write

be _ buy _ can _

come _ do _ drink _ eat _ find _ fly _

get _ give _ go _

have _ know _ leave _ lose _ make _ meet _ put _ read _ ride _

run _ say _ see _

sing _ sit _ speak _ swim _ take _ write _

EX 10 Irregular verbs 31-60: write

Begin _ bite _ break _ Bring _ build _ catch _ choose _ cost _ cut _

draw _ drive _ fall _

feel _ forget _ hear _

hurt _ lend _ let _

pay _ ring _ sell _

send _ sleep _ spend _ stand _ teach _ tell _

think _ wear _ win _

EX 11 Past Simple Tense With Irregular Verbs Exercises - Test 1

1 I knew it would come to that (know)

2 This is how he went to work (go)

3 And to that she had no answer (have)

4 But he of the matter to his wife (speak)

5 I my best to give it (do)

6 Where I I could not say (go)

7 That's what I to tell you (come)

8 But in a moment he again (begin)

9 I my fire for a few minutes (hold)

10 He it wouldn't be long (know)

11 And with that she the room (leave)

12 I it would not be long (think)

13 But to that she no answer (make)

14 I don't know how I there (get)

15 The ship good way on her (have)

16 She him waiting for his answer (keep)

17 That evening him again at her side (find)

18 I am so glad I you (meet)

19 Then I it back with me (bring)

20 He a large room in front of him (see)

EX 1 Change the verb into the past simple

1) I (hear) a new song on the radio

2) I (read) three books last week

3) They (speak) French to the waitress

4) He (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand 5) I (forget) to buy some milk

6) She (have) a baby in June

7) You (lose) your keys last week

8) They (swim) 500m

9) I (give) my mother a CD for Christmas

10) At the age of 23, she (become) a doctor

11) I (know) the answer yesterday

12) He (tell) me that he lived in Toronto

13) We (lend) John £200

14) She (drink) too much coffee yesterday

15) The children (sleep) in the car

16) He (keep) his promise

17) I (choose) steak for dinner

18) The film (begin) late

19) We (fly) to Sydney

20) They (drive) to Beijing

21) He (teach) English at the University

22) I (send) you an email earlier

23) We (leave) the house at 7am

24) He (feel) terrible after eating the prawns

25) She (bring) some chocolates to the party

EX 2 Make the past simple

6) The child (fall) off his bicycle

7) It (take) three hours to drive to Paris

8) I (find) your keys under the table

9) She (get) a new bike for her birthday

10) She (sell) her house last year

11) We (go) to New York in January

12) Finally my mother (let) me go to a party

13) It (be) cold last night

14) I (meet) John at the weekend

15) Lucy (pay) the bill before leaving the restaurant 16) We (see) the new film yesterday

17) She (wear) her new coat to the party

18) I (think) my football team would win

19) They (put) their bags in the bedroom

20) Billy (run) after the bus

21) She (say) that she would come later

22) I (buy) some books this morning

23) We (make) a cake - it was delicious

24) He (sit) on the old chair and it broke

25) They (write) a letter to their parents

EX 3 Make the past participle

1) Julie wasn't at home She had (go) to the shops

2) We've already (have)lunch

3) This was the first time she had (do) her homework

4) They have (begin) painting the living room

5) We have (keep) this secret for three years

6) He has never (drive) a motorbike before

7) I have (be) sick all week

8) By the time we arrived, the children had (eat) all the chocolate 9) The books had (fall) off the table and were all over the floor 10) Are you okay? I've (feel) better

11) I'd (lend) my umbrella to John, so I got wet

12) I've been looking for ages but I haven't (find) my keys yet 13) The birds have (fly) south for the winter

14) She has finally (come)

15) Don't worry, we haven't (forget) about the meeting

16) It had (become) very cold, so we went inside

17) You have (buy) a lot of clothes recently

18) I'd _(get) a lovely new bike for my birthday, so I was keen to try it 19) She'd (bring) a cake to the party, but we didn't eat it

20) Have you (choose) your university yet?

21) Have you ever (drink) Turkish coffee?

22) I've (give) some money to Julia

23) Had you (hear) of this band before you came to the USA?

24) She has (know) about this problem for three months

25) Why has John (leave) already?

EX 4 Irregular Verbs - Past Participle 2

1) She has never (let) her daughter have a boyfriend

2) Have you already (read) today's newspaper?

3) The house has been (sell)

4) He has (lose) his wallet again

5) I have (write) three essays this week

6) That clock was (make) in Switzerland

7) He had (run) 6 miles when he hurt his ankle

8) I have never (see) such a beautiful view

9) He has (teach) hundreds of students during his career

10) Have you ever (meet) a famous person?

11) Because she hadn't (pay) the bill, the electricity went off

12) They have (send) Christmas cards to all their friends

13) Where have we (put) the car keys?

14) We have never (sing) in public before

15) She had (wear) her blue dress many times

16) John had never (speak) English before he came to London 17) Why have you (stand) up - are we leaving?

18) Have you ever (swim) in the Atlantic Ocean?

19) It had (take) three hours to reach the station, so they had missed the train

20) I have never (say) that I didn't love you

21) David jumped into the air He had (sit) on a drawing pin

22) The weatherman had (tell) us it would be sunny, but it rained all day 23) I'm sorry I'm so tired I haven't (sleep)

24) Have you (think) about changing jobs?

25) He'd thought he had (understand) but now he realised he'd made

a mistake

LESSON 7: PAST SIMPLE – ACTIONS VERBS

EX 1 Irregular Verbs - Change the verb into the past simple

1) I _ (hear) a new song on the radio

2) I _ (read) three books last week

3) They _ (speak) French to the waitress

4) He _ (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't understand 5) I _ (forget) to buy some milk

6) She _ (have) a baby in June

7) You _ (lose) your keys last week

8) They _ (swim) 500m

9) I _ (give) my mother a CD for Christmas

10) At the age of 23, she _ (become) a doctor

11) I _ (know) the answer yesterday

12) He _ (tell) me that he lived in Toronto

13) We _ (lend) John £200

14) She _ (drink) too much coffee yesterday

15) The children _ (sleep) in the car

16) He _ (keep) his promise

17) I _ (choose) steak for dinner

18) The film _ (begin) late

19) We _ (fly) to Sydney

20) They _ (drive) to Beijing

21) He _ (teach) English at the University

22) I _ (send) you an email earlier

23) We _ (leave) the house at 7am

24) He _ (feel) terrible after eating the prawns

25) She _ (bring) some chocolates to the party

EX 2 Irregular Verbs - Make the past simple

6) The child _ (fall) off his bicycle

7) It _ (take) three hours to drive to Paris

8) I _ (find) your keys under the table

9) She _ (get) a new bike for her birthday

10) She _ (sell) her house last year

11) We _ (go) to New York in January

12) Finally my mother _ (let) me go to a party

13) It _ (be) cold last night

14) I _ (meet) John at the weekend

15) Lucy _ (pay) the bill before leaving the restaurant 16) We _ (see) the new film yesterday

17) She _ (wear) her new coat to the party

18) I _ (think) my football team would win

19) They _ (put) their bags in the bedroom

20) Billy _ (run) after the bus

21) She _ (say) that she would come later

22) I _ (buy) some books this morning

23) We _ (make) a cake - it was delicious

24) He _ (sit) on the old chair and it broke

25) They _ (write) a letter to their parents

EX 3 Past Simple – Negative Make the past simple negative

1) I _ (not/go) out last night

2) You _ (not/come) to the party

3) She _ (not/love) chocolate as a child

4) He _ (not/like) sport

5) We _ (not/study) for the exam

6) They _ (not/cook) at the weekend

7) Lucy _ (not/meet) her friends last week

8) I _ (not/stay) at home

9) You _ (not/do) your homework

10) John _ (not/work) in the bank at the same time as me 11) They _ (not/play) tennis yesterday

12) We _ (not/go) on holiday last year

13) Julia and Anne _ (not/clean) the house at all

14) She _ (not/cry) much as a baby

15) He _ (not/drive) to work

16) I _ (not/remember) to buy milk

17) You _ (not/wash) the dishes

18) David and I _(not/dance) at the party

19) They _ (not/play) the piano

20) It _ (not/rain) yesterday

EX 4 Past Simple - 'Yes / No' Questions Make past simple questions

1) _ (I/see) you last week?

2) _ (you/meet) your father yesterday?

3) _ (we/go) to Spain in July?

4) _ (it/snow) last winter?

5) _ (they/stay in) last night?

6) _ (Julie/watch) a film on Saturday?

7) _ (Lucy/pass) the exam?

8) _ (you/have) fun at the party?

9) _ (I/lock) the door?

10) _ (Sally and Victoria/go) to a cafe at lunchtime? 11) _ (we/meet) in 1997?

12) _ (the film/start) on time?

13) _ (they/cook) dinner?

14) _ (it/rain) a lot on your holiday?

15) _ (you/feel) okay on the first day of your new job? 16) _ (I/leave) my bag in the taxi?

17) _ (he/play) sport as a child?

18) _ (you/buy) anything today?

19) _ (the meeting/go) well?

20) _ (you/like) the meal?

EX 5 Past Simple - 'Wh' Questions Make past simple questions

1) Where _ (you/go) to school?

2) When _ (she/arrive)?

3) Why _ (he/eat) so much?

4) What _ (they/do) yesterday?

5) Who _ (you/meet) at the party?

6) How _ (she/come) to work this morning?

7) Where _ (I/leave) my glasses?

8) When _ (he/get) home last night?

9) What _ (you/do) at the weekend?

10) Why _ (she/get) angry?

11) Who _ (they/talk) to earlier?

12) What _ (we/do) last Christmas?

13) Why _ (it/rain) on my birthday?

14) How _ (she/finish) so quickly?

15) Where _ (he/go) after the class last week?

16) What _ (I/do) last Tuesday?

17) When _ (you/start) your job?

18) How _ (she/get) here?

19) What _ (he/do) last summer?

EX 6 Past Simple - Make the past simple - positive, negative or question

1) I _ (work) in a bank for ten years

2) Where _ (you/live) when you were young?

3) She _ (not/study) French at university

4) He _ (travel) through the middle east last year

5) _ (they/visit) the Louvre in Paris?

6) She _ (not/watch) TV yesterday

7) We _(buy) a new car last weekend

8) Where _ (you/teach) before you came here?

9) He _ (not/think) that he was right

10) I _ (cook) steak last night

11) _ (Lucy/read) 'War and Peace' at school?

12) She _ (not/write) to her grandmother

13) We _ (have) a computer when I was a child

14) Where _ (you/go) on holiday?

15) I _ (love) ice cream when I was a child

16) They _ (not/meet) yesterday

17) _ (she/swim) in the sea in Greece?

18) We _ (not/play) tennis yesterday because it was raining 19) He _ (try) to lift the box but he couldn't