WORKSHEET: 1
Present Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form
1.
You can’t see Tom now. He _________________ a bath. (have)
2.
He usually _________________ coffee, but today he _________________ tea.(drink,
drink)
3.
In Spain women usually _________________ hats.(not wear)
4.
My dentist always keeps _________________ me to clean my teeth. I hate that. (tell)
5.
He never _ ________________ to the theatre. (go)
6.
I _________________ this weekend in Eastbourne. I _________________ there nearly
every week. (spend, go)
7.
Who _________________ to on the phone? (you speak)
8.
What’s that smell? Something _________________ in the kitchen. (burn)
9.
I _________________ overtime this month because I _________________ up to buy a new
car. (work, save)
10.
He _________________ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he _________________
very hard to stop. (smoke, try)
11.
The sun _________________ in the east and _________________ in the west. (rise, set)
12.
She usually _________________ languages very fast but she _________________
problems with Chinese at the moment. (learn, have)
13.
He always _________________ his bills on time. (pay)
14.
My father usually _________________ his breakfast at eight. (eat)
15.
The boat _________________ Victoria Station at 9. (leave)
16.
_________________ how old I am? (you know)
17.
Jane’s husband _________________ . (not smoke)
18.
It _________________ in Egypt. (not often rain)
19.
Florence _________________ on the river Arno. (lie)
20.
I always _________________ lottery tickets but I never _________________ .(buy, win)
WORKSHEET: 2
Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.
1.
George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall,
paint)
2.
Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream.
(read, hear)
3.
________________ TV when I ________________ you? (you watch, phone)
4.
Ann ________________ for me when I ________________ . (wait, arrive)
5.
The fire _______________________ at six in the morning. (still burn)
6.
My brother ________________ a new job a week ago (get).
7.
Columbus ________________ America over 500 years ago (discover)
8.
________________ at school yesterday? (you be)
9.
We ________________ in a house near the sea last summer (live)
10.
She ________________ the piano very well when she ________________ young
(can play, be)
11.
She ________________ the office very early last night (leave).
12.
She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last
(wear, see)
13.
We ________________ to have a cup of tea. (decide)
14.
While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his
finger (pick, cut)
15.
Then we ________________ the cafe and ________________ good bye (leave, say)
WORKSHEET: 3
Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect tense!
1.
The earth __________________ here for billions of years (be).
2.
We ________________________ cards for the last few hours (play).
3.
We ________________________ problems with our new car recently (have)
4.
____________________________ on anything interesting lately ?(you work)
5.
Cuba ________________________ a socialist country since 1959 (be)
6.
I ________________________ care of my neighbour’s cats while they are away (take)
7.
I ________________________ my car for three years (have).
8.
________________________________ an important fight? (the boxer , ever, win)
9.
It ________________________ hard since last night (rain).
10.
I’m tired because I ________________________ well lately. (not feel)
11.
The patient ________________________ penicillin for several days now (take)
12.
A big earthquake ________________________ San Francisco since 1906. (not hit)
13.
He got ill five weeks ago and ________________________ yet. (not recover)
14.
We ________________________ very cold weather this year (have)
15.
Where ________________________ the money? (you, hide)
16.
At last ,my favourite team ________________________ against its most important
rival (win)
17.
I ________________________ for 6 years. (marry)
18.
Dad ________________________ a number of jobs in the last few years (have).
19.
The bank is still closed. It ________________________ yet. (not open)
20.
Our daughter ___________________________ lipstick since she was 16 (wear).
WORKSHEET: 4
Past or Present Perfect Tense – Simple form
1.
The weather _________________ (be) awful in the past few days.
2.
We _________________ (wash) the dishes. They’re clean now.
3.
_____________________________ (your course start) yet?
4.
Emma _________________ (pack) her suitcase last night.
5.
Shall we play tennis? We _________________ (not play) since we were children.
6.
The airplane _________________ (land) . The pilot is just getting out.
7.
Prices _________________ (go) up. Everything is more expensive this year.
8.
I’m tired. We _________________ (walk) 10 miles.
9.
The Queen _________________ (arrive) in an RAF helicopter last night.
10.
How long ______________________ (Vicky have) that camera? – For about a month.
11.
We ______________________ (just come) back from our holidays.
12.
He _________________ (be) at his computer for two hours.
13.
We _________________ (not have) a party for ages.
14.
My sister’s car is only a year old but she ___________________________
(already crash) it.
15.
Dinosaurs _________________ (roam) the earth millions of years ago.
WORKSHEET: 5
Fill in the correct for – Adjective or adverb
1.
My cousin helped me paint the walls. He’s done it very ________________ . (nice)
2.
Mum always dresses ________________. (beautiful)
3.
He felt ________________ so he stayed at home. (sick)
4.
The doctor said that that the wound looked very ________________. (bad)
5.
Have you been to the cinema ________________? (late)
6.
The boys always greet ________________. (friendly)
7.
I’ve ________________ finished writing the book. (near)
8.
He is a ________________ intelligent boy, probably the best in the class. (high)
9.
The girls wore ________________ coloured skirts. (bright)
10.
The headmaster has a very ________________ voice. (loud)
11.
That hamburger tastes ________________. (awful)
12.
When we got home from the airport we were all very ________________. (sleepy)
13.
We ran as ________________ as we could. (fast)
14.
The game had ________________ begun when it started to rain. (hard)
15.
The exercise wasn’t very difficult. We did it ________________. (easy)
16.
She jumped around ________________ when she heard the news. (happy)
17.
Mr Smith looked ________________ when he came into the room. (angry)
18.
The soup tastes ________________. (wonderful)
19.
He became world champion because he races very ________________. (good)
20.
She told me that I shouldn’t work so ________________. (hard)
WORKSHEET: 6
Fill in: The, a, an or --- (leave blank)
1.
I have just had __________ great idea.
2.
Columbus was one of __________ first people to cross __________ Atlantic.
3.
__________ British drink too much tea.
4.
__________ Thames flows into __________ North Sea.
5.
Judith earns € 2000 __________ month.
6.
Dancing is __________ more interesting activity than reading.
7.
As captain of __________ ship I have complete authority.
8.
He was doing eighty miles __________ hour on __________ motorway.
9.
How many hours do you work on __________ average?
10.
You are __________ first to reach the top.
11.
The people who live in __________ Netherlands are called __________ Dutch.
12.
The burglar hit me on __________ back of my neck.
13.
I try to go for __________ run four times __________ week.
14.
Did you read __________ book I gave you?
15.
Sally went to __________ prison to visit her husband.
16.
This is __________ only cinema in the area.
17.
Do you go to __________ church on Sundays?
18.
This is __________ man I told you about.
19.
This is exactly __________ job I was looking for.
20.
Trafalgar Square is near __________ Charing Cross Station.
WORKSHEET: 7
GENERAL VOCABULARY
Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks!
1.
Come and is down ____________________ me. (BESIDE/BESIDES)
2.
____________________ managing the shop, he teaches in the evening.
(BESIDE/BESIDES)
3.
Can you switch to ____________________ 4 for the news? (CHANNEL/CANAL)
4.
You should travel early to ____________________ traffic jams. (AVOID/PREVENT)
5.
I am getting fed up with her ____________________
complaints.(CONTINUAL/CONTINUOUS)
6.
It took two policemen to ____________________ the traffic. (DIRECT/CONDUCT)
7.
I didn’t have much ____________________ on my birthday (FUN/FUNNY).
8.
Don’t ____________________ my sunglasses if you borrow them. (DAMAGE/HARM)
9.
The English ____________________ is beautiful in spring. (NATURE/COUNTRYSIDE)
10.
He didn’t mean to ____________________ the girl. (DAMAGE/HARM)
11.
Did Alexander Fleming ____________________ penicillin? (INVENT/DISCOVER)
12.
You should always be ____________________ to children. (SYMPATHETIC/KIND)
13.
He made ____________________ faces and made the children laugh. FUN/FUNNY).
14.
My grandfather gave me a very useful piece of ____________________ .
(ADVISE/ADVICE)
15.
The strike will ____________________ all trains in the London area.
(EFFECT/AFFECT)
16.
The police will ____________________ anyone from leaving the
building.(AVOID/PREVENT)
WORKSHEET: 8
WORD FORMATION WF 1
Put the correct form of the word in brackets into the blank.
1.
Looking after the health of 700 children is heavy ______________________ .
(RESPONSIBLE)
2.
The town spent more money on __________________ and health than ever before
(HOUSE)
3.
Do you have any particular __________________ where we sit? (PREFER)
4.
There’s a __________________ contrast between what he does and what he says.
(STRIKE)
5.
The party turned out to be a huge ______________________ (DISAPPOINT)
6.
He was fined and __________________ for reckless driving (QUALIFY).
7.
I hadn’t made a __________________ , so I just got on the first flight available.
(RESERVE)
8.
The country is facing a population __________________ . (EXPLODE)
9.
It is __________________ to fasten your seat-belts before take-off (ADVISE)
10.
She claimed __________________ benefit for over six months. (EMPLOY)
11.
The __________________ course is being paid for by the company. (MANAGE)
12.
It’s a __________________ shame that she didn’t have a better chance in life. (CRY)
13.
The police searched the house _______________________ . (SYSTEM)
14.
He is a __________________ -paid senior executive. (HIGH)
15.
A full-scale ____________________ of our company is urgently needed (ORGANIZE)
16.
Are we going to be saved __________________ by our oil supplies? (ECONOMY)
17.
She’s a specialist in psychology and human __________________ . (BEHAVE)