NAME______________________ GROUP_____________________ DATE_____________ GRAMMAR 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite and the Present Continuous. 1. She………………… a blue dress. (wear) 2. Where ………………… these days? ‘In a garage.’ (he/work) 3. ‘………………………..here in summer?’ ‘Not very often.’ (it/rain) 4. ‘Bonjour.’ ‘Sorry, I ……………………………French.’ (not speak) 5. ‘Your English ………………………………..better.’ ‘Oh, thank you.’ (get) 6. ‘………………………….golf?’ ‘Yes, but not very well.’ (you/play) 7. ‘Where’s Susan?’ …………………………………… now.’ (she/come) 8. Well, goodnight. ………………………………to bed. (I/go) 9. ‘ ………………………………….?’ ‘Not yet.’ (that water/boil) 9 2. Put in the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous. 1. While I…………….. the newspaper, the cat …………..on to the table. (read; jump) 2. Alan …………….Helen while he ………………..in Morocco. (meet; travel) 3. Sally …………… her leg while she ……………..(break; ski) 4. While I…………….., somebody ………………..my car. (shop; steal) 5. At 6.15, when you phoned, I had/was having a shower. 6. We watched/were watching TV all evening. 7. My father worked/was working hard all his life. 8. They got married while they studied/were studying at London University 9. Yesterday we drove/were driving from Oxford to Edinburgh and back. 9 3. Complete the email. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Hi Gilly How’s your new job? My university course is great, but it’s Friday evening and I’m home for the weekend. I ’m sitting (sit) on my bed and I 1 __________ (play) a computer game on my laptop. I usually 2 __________ (study) in the evenings or I 3 __________ (go) out with my friends. My family are downstairs. Mum 4 __________ (make) dinner and I 5 __________ (think) Dad 6 __________ (help) Julie with her homework. I can’t write any more now – Mum 7 __________ (want) me to help her in the kitchen. See you soon Kate 7 4. Underline the correct word or phrase. Example: I’m sorry. You can / can’t park here. 1 Do you can / Can you come to the cinema tonight? 2 She no cannot / can’t cook very well. 3 4 5 6 ‘Can you play tennis?’ ‘Yes, I can / can play.’ They can / Can they do the exercises? He can’t speak / speaks Italian. Can you play / to play the piano? 6 5. Question formation Read the answers and make questions. Use the words in bold to help you. Example: I wash my car once a month. How often do you wash your car? 1 He bought his hat in a department store in London. ________________________________________ 2 My favourite actor is Jean Reno. ________________________________________ 3 She can speak three languages. ________________________________________ 4 We usually finish work at half past six. ________________________________________ 5 They’re studying because they have a test tomorrow. ________________________________________ 6 I like opera and jazz. ______________________________ 6 6. Order the words to make questions. Example: do / what / you / languages / speak What languages do you speak? 1 you / study / do / where ______________________________ 2 your / dictionary / you / use / do / when ______________________________ 3 films / like / your / parents / do / old ______________________________ 4 laptop / what / of / she / have / does / kind ______________________________ 5 your / play / do / tennis / friends ______________________________ 6 they / computers / do / use 6 Grammar total 27
