Use the words in brackets to make sentences saying what each person was doing at the time?. Ex : ( Don / have / a bath) : Don was having a bath4[r]
(1)TENSE
1/ Now you have to put the verb into the correct form : Present continuous or Present simple
1 I……….( not / belong ) to a political party
2 Hurry! The bus……… (come) I……… ( not / want) to miss it The river Nile………( flow ) into the Mediterranean
4 The river……… ( flow ) very fast today- much fast than usual ………( it / ever/ snow ) in India?
6 We usually……….( grow vegetables in our garden but this year we……… ( not / grow ) any
7 A: Can you drive?
B: No, but I ……… ( learn ) My father ……….( teach ) me You can borrow my umbrella I……… ( not/ need ) ay the moment
9 ( at the party) I usually………( enjoy) parties but I………( not / enjoy) this one very much
10.George says he’s 80 years old but I………(not / believe) him
11 Ron is in London at the moment He………(stay) at the Hilton Hotel He usually……….( stay ) at the Hilton Hotel when he in London
2/ Present tense with a future meaning
Ann is going on holiday You have to write sentences a go / scotland
b leave/ next Friday
c stay/ in Scotland for two weeks d Go / with a friend of hers
e Stay/ in a hotel f Go / by train
3 Put the verb into the most suitable form, present continous or present simple. We……… ( have ) a party next Sunday Would you like to come?
2 I……….( not/ go ) away for my holidays next month because I haven’t got enough money………… ( you / go ) away?
3 The concert this evening………( start ) at 7:30
4 Tom , is it true that you………( get ) married next week? What time………( the next train/ leave) ?
6 Ann, we………(go) to town………( you / come ) with us? B/ Simple past and past continuous
1/ In this exercise you have to read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.
1 Tom usually wakes up early Yesterday
morning……… Tom usually wakls to school Yesterday………
3 Tom is usually late for work Yesterday………
4 Tom usually has a sandwich for lunch Yesterday……… Tom usually goes out in the evening Yesterday evening……… Tom usually sleeps very well Last night……… 2 This time you have to put one of these verbs in each sentence:
Hurt , teach , spent , sell , throw , fall , catch , buy , cost ,
1 I was hungry , so I………something to eat in the shop Tom’s father……….him how to drive when he was 17
3 Don……… down the stairs this morning and ……… his leg
4 we need some money so we………our car
5 Ann……… a lot of money yesterday She………a dress which ………250 VND
6 Jim……… the ball to Sue who……….it
3 In this exercise you have to write questions A friend has just come back from holiday and you are asking him about it
(2)a how long / stay there? b Stay in a hotel?
c How / travel? d Go a lone?
e The weather / fine?
f What / in the evening? g Meet any interesting people?
4 this time you have to put the verb into the correct form All the sentences are past.
1 Tom……….( not / shave) this morning because he……… (not / have ) time
2 We………( not / eat ) anything because we……….(not / be ) hungry
3 I ……… ( not / rush ) because I……….( not / be ) in a hurry She………( not/ be ) interested in the book because
she………( not / understand ) it PAST CONTINUOUS
1. A group of people were staying in a hotel One evening the fire alarm rang Use the words in brackets to make sentences saying what each person was doing at the time.
Ex : ( Don / have / a bath) : Don was having a bath a Ann / write / a letter in her room:
b George / get / ready to go out: c Carol and Dennis / have / dinner: d Tom / make a phone call:
2.Make the sentences from the words in brackets Put the verbs into the correct form, past simple or past continuous.
a.I / fall / asleep / when I / watch / television
I……… b the phone/ ring / when I / have / a shower The
phone……… c it / begin / to rain when I / walk / home
It……… d we / see / an accident when we / wait / for the bus
We……… 3 Put the vers into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. George………(fall) off the ladder while
he………( paint) the ceiling
2 Last night I……… ( read) in bed when suddenly I……… ( hear) a scream
3 ………( you / watch ) T.V when I phone you?
4 Ann………( wait ) for me when I……… ( arrive)
5 I………( not / drive) very fast when the accident………( happen)
6 I……… ( break) a plate last night.I……….( ) the washing –up.when it………( slip) out of my hand
7 Tom………( take) a photograph of me while I……….( not / look )
8 We……….( not / go ) out because it……… ( rain ) What……… ( you/ ) at this time yesterday?
10 I……….( see) Carol at the party She……… ( wear)a really beautiful dress
* IRREGULAR VERBS
(3)sit-Begin- fall-
sleep-Break- feel-
smeel-Bring- find-
speak-Build- fly-
spend-Buy- run-
rise-Catch-
say-Choose
see-Come-
sell-Cost-
send-Do-