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WRITE THE CORRECT TENSE
(1) I ……………. see my first baseball game when I ………………. live in New York.
(2) How many pints of beer ………………. he/drink before he ………………. leave the pub?
(3) It ………. rain so we
…………………….decide to stay at home all afternoon.
(4) By the time I …………………… leave university I ……………… be to France fifteen times.
(5) What ……………………. you/do at the time the murder was committed?
(6) When we ……………..get home we saw that someone ………………… break in to steal the DVD recorder.
(7) He ……….. send/passive to prison four times before he …………. decide that it would be better to go straight.
(8) I didn't realise I ……………. lose my credit cards until I …………… try to pay for dinner at the restaurant.
(9) I …………….. write an email to my sister when she ……………….. ring me.
(10) She was so upset by the news that she …………….. drop her tea and …………….. start crying.
CHOOSE
1. I checked the boxes on the form before I
_______ it in.
mail mailing
mailed
2. I checked the boxes on the form before
________ it in.
mail mailing
mailed
3. You must check the boxes on the form
before you _______ it in.
mail mailing
mailed
4. ______ the paper into two pieces.
cut cutting
cuts
5. Yesterday, he ______ the paper into two
pieces.
cut cutting
cuts
6. We are ________ the paper into pieces.
cut
cutting
cuts
7. That tree is _______ very fast.
grow
growing
grew
8. That tree _______ very fast.
grow growing
grew
9. That tree will _______ very fast.
grow
growing
grew
Simple present – present progressive – simple past ?
Fill in the correct tense.
Every summer our class
(go) on a short trip. Last year we
(go) to a zoo. Our teacher
(be) very
nervous. Teachers
(be) often nervous on a school trip. But why? We
(not understand) that. I
(take) lots of photos of a baby elephant. "Why
you
(not take) photos of other animals, too?" my friend
(ask) me. But I
(not want) to take photos of other animals. I
(want) to take photos of all my friends. They
(have) some bananas and
show) them to the gorillas. "What
you
(do) there? Come here.", our
teacher
(shout). We
(find) a nice place for a picnic. But nobody
(eat) a banana.
Can it be that the gorillas
(have) a nice lunch that day? I
still
(try) to find out..
CHOOSE
1. I'm tired, I * …………… since 10 o'clock
2. Sshh ! They * ………………………………..
3. Tomorrow between 2 and 4 I……………….. at school.
4. Even if you pay me, I …………………..
!
5. They * ……… when I arrived, and they didn't stop.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
worked
have worked
is working
was working
will work
has worked
were working
Work
would work
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6. The children * ……… , that's why they got a bad mark.
7. He *…….. when he was young.
8. He * ……….. for an hour and now he is going to sleep
9. If you had paid me more, I * ……………….. .
j.
have been working
k. didn't work
l.
will be working
m. are working
n. Works
o. . haven't worked
p. won't work
q. would have worked
10. They never * ……………….. on Sundays
Use relative pronouns.Remember using ( - ) or ( 0 ) for omission
1. Aesop was a Greek writer ……………
wrote fables.
2. The fable ……….
I liked the most is the one about the monkey and the fly.
3. The Crown Hotel is a hotel ………….
is famous for its ghosts.
4. Soho is an area in London a lot …………
of people went to live in the 19th century.
5. Cuba is an island ………….
population has its roots in many places.
6. Neil Armstrong is the man ……………
first stood on the moon.
7. Yes, she is the woman………….
I talked to about you the other day.
8. Everyone notices the man ……….
wears elegant clothes.
9. She is Samantha, ……………
I am always thinking about ..
10. I live in an old house near the lake …………
birds fly down when the spring comes.
11. Is there anybody there ………..
name is Smith ?
12. It's the shop …………..
I went in i yesterday.
13. Is he the man …………
sister was on a TV quiz show ?
14. They met these people …………….
I was listening to in my office yesterday.
15. Why don't you tell me the day ………….
you want to arrive.
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A Scot is a person (live in Scotland) ........................................
Nessie is a monster (live in Loch Ness) ...........................................
A fridge is a thing (keep food cool) ........................................
A DJ is someone (play music in a disco) ..............................
A bee is an insect (make honey) ...............................
A lemon is a fruit (be yellow and sour) ...............................
A watch is a thing (tell the time) ................................
A ferry is a ship (carry people across the water) ..................................
A shop assistant is someone (work in a shop) .....................
A key is a thing (can open and lock doors) .....................................
Make suitable questions. If there is a part of the sentence in bold, ask the question
referring to it:
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5.
6.
Are you Monica? Yes, I am. I´m Monica.
Nice to meet you.
. …….. ?Yes, I do. I like sleeping very much.
. …………….? My father is a doctor.
. ……………….? I don´t. I play football, I don´t
like basketball at all.
…………….? Bananas are 2.25 a kilo.
…………..? G-O-N-Z-A-L-E-Z
7. I go skiing twice a year.
8. In a bottle of wine there is not a lot of wine
9. Yes, there are. There are some sheep on the
mountain.
10. There´re 424 calories in 100g of cheese.
11. I go to the theatre on Monday afternoon.
12. Paul usually buys his clothes in that shop.
13. It´s two pounds forty
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I work with Paul every day.
I see him at Christmas every year.
15 Flight Avenue. This is my address.
Just two nights, I´ll stay here two days.
My mother reads El País.
Sheila walked home from school with
someone.
She studies two languages: German and
English
It´s nine minutes past five.
It´s double oh five nine four double seven oh
My birthday is on May the fourth.
They´ve got three: Mary, Paul and Susan.
She can play the flute very well.
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It´s five pounds.
They´re 13.99 euros.
Yes, she has. She´s got an expensive car.
I go to my aunt´s house twice a month.
I´m a lawyer and I work in this office every
day.
It´s half past four.
We go to work by bus on Thursdays because
it´s cheaper.
The Opera opens at half past seven.
My cousin goes to work by bus.
Those men are teachers.
This car is John´s.
I go to the dentist once or twice a year.
OBSERVE:
The water was 3 feet deep.
How deep was the water ?
The road's about 10 miles long.
How long is the road ?
The man was 6 feet tall.
How tall was the man ?
The small ones are hers.
Which ones are hers ?
The picture is 5' by 10'.
What size is the picture ?
They've been there 3 times.
How many times have they been there ?
He'll come with his daughter.
Who will he come with ?
He used the fork to open the box.
What did he use the fork for ?
She's tall and thin.
What is she like ? / What does she look like ?
She has bought a new typewriter.
What has she bought ?
Is the Sentence Correct?
1.What do you do when you are to school ?
9.I haven't done my homework because I didn't have
enough time.
2.He was working but he stopped phoning me.
10. He asks her what time is it.
3.He said me that he was rich.
4.When have you lost your new watch ?
11.The girls are going nowhere this afternoon, aren't
they ?
5.There's some interesting news in the newspaper
today.
12. I don't want you come This is the best film I've
never seen !
6.She's been learning English since last year
13.How long have you been knowing him ?
14.I do like this exercise !
7. The young couple kissed themselves.
15.I wouldn't mind to leave early.
8.The childrens' parents gave them their pocket
money.
16.Have you ever gone to Australia ?