Choose Present Simple or Past Simple.

1. James _________ (be) a surgeon. He __________ (be) a volunteer many years ago.
2. Jill ___________ (like) vegetables. When she was a child, she _____________ (not/like)
any vegetables.
3. They ____________ (live) in a big house. But they ______________ (live) in a flat a year
ago.
4. Peter _____________ (want) to be a businessman when he was a child. Today he
_____________ (be) a professional tennis player.
5. ___________ (you/like) porridge? Which one __________ (you/prefer)? Actually, I
_____________ (not/like) porridge in my childhood. But I _____________ (love) it now.
6. Susan _____________ (normally/eat) three times a day. That’s why she _____________
(look) fit. Last year she _____________ (eat) a lot and she _____________ (be) really fat.
7. When _____________ (usually/you/go) to bed?
8. I _____________ (have) a meeting an hour ago.
9. We _____________ (often/meet) for lunch.
10. He _____________ (not/have) many friends. What’s more, he _____________ (not/have)
many friends as a child.
11. _____________ (you/enjoy) parties? I _____________ (not/enjoy) the last one. It
_____________ (be) boring.
12. How many times a day _____________ (you/smoke)?
13. _____________ (he/ride) a bike?
14. They _____________ (meet) every day. They _____________ (meet) last year and they
_____________ (be) really happy now.
15. _____________ (she/walk) her dog early in the morning?
16. When _____________ (you/read) books? _____________ (you/read) books as a child?
17. It _____________ (rain) a lot yesterday. It _____________ (be) sunny today.
18. We _____________ (not/watch) this film yesterday.
19. He _____________ (not/speak) Spanish. But he _____________ (speak) French fluently.
20. _____________ (normally/they/arrive) in time? It _____________ (be) 12 o’clock now. I
_____________ (not/see) any calls from them.
21. The weather _____________ (not/be) nice last week. This week it _____________ (be)
amazing!
What’s there to eat?

1. There is/ there are an orange in the fridge.

2. There is/ there are some bananas in the kitchen.

3. There is/ there are a tomato in the kitchen.

4. There is / there are some chicken in the soup.

5. There is / there are some fish in the fridge.

6. There is / there are some apples on the plate.

7. There is / there are some carrots in the kitchen.

8. There is / there are some lemons in the fridge.

9. There is / there are some milk in the glass.

10. There is / there are some yogurt

Some or any?

1) Ann has .......sweets.

2) Bill hasn’t got .......money.
3) Sue will give us........ information.
4) Are there .......potatoes in the basket?
5) There is .......milk in the fridge.
6) There isn't....... beer.
7) Is there .......yoghurt in the shopping bag?
8) There aren't .......boys in my family.
9) I need.......paper.
10) Ann shouldn't smoke .......cigarettes.
11) Sue must do .......homework tonight.
12) Would you like ....... soup?
13) My brother can't speak .......Chinese.
14) My sister can speak .......Spanish.
15) I can't speak ..... Chinese or Spanish.
16) I must study ........second languages.
17) Can I have .......milk please?
18) Where can I buy .......postcards?
19) Bill isn't .......better than Jane.
20) Ann should eat ......fresh fruit.
 ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTIONS

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 YOU ARE HERE

I) True or false
1) The school is next to the pharmacy T F
2) The bar is on the corner of Main St and Pine St. T F
3) The police station is next to the Fire Department T F
4) The toy store is across from the Chinese Restaurant T F
5) The pharmacy is between the trains station and the hospital T F
6) The hospital is across from the parking lot T F
7) The neswsstand is between the library and the clothing store T F
8) Cal’s Cafe is on the corner of Hill Ave. and Main St. T F
9) The movie theater is next to the dry cleaners T F
10) The gas station is across from Cal’s café.

Have you ever …..?

1. (ride) a camel ……Have you ever ridden a camel ………………………………………?
2. (eat) snails ……………………………………………………………………………………………?
3. (see) a UFO……………………………………………………………………………………………?
4. (go) to Japan……………………………………………………………………………………………?
5. (drink) snake blood……………………………………………………………………………………………?
6. (have) rice porridge for breakfast ……………………………………………………………………………………………?
7. (dream) you were chased by a monster …………………………………………………………………………………?
8. (visit) a factory……………………………………………………………………………………………?
9. (play) ice hockey……………………………………………………………………………………………?
10. (climb) Big Ben……………………………………………………………………………………………?
11. (do) something dangerous ……………………………………………………………………………………………?
12. (make) a snowman……………………………………………………………………………………………?

EXTRA EXERCISES

1-Complete the sentences with superlatives of the words in brackets.

1 David is _______________ (nice) of the three brothers.

2 Why do you always buy _____________ (expensive) dress in the shop?

3 What's _____________ (quick) way to get to the town centre?

4 I think Venice is ______________ (beautiful) city in the world.

5 Sarah is _____________ (friendly) girl in my office.

6 Chemistry is my ______________ (bad) subject.

7 I think Imagine is _____________ (good) song John Lennon wrote.

2-Complete the sentences with comparatives.

1 Scotland is ______ (cold) than the South of England.

2 I like cats - they're ________________ (interesting) than dogs.

3 Charity shops are ________________ (cheap) than other shops.

4 Buy that MP3 player. It's _____________ (good) than the other one.

5 I spend a lot of time with Petra - she's _________ (friendly) than the other students.

6 In winter, Venice is _____________ (quiet) than in summer.

7 The maths exam was bad, but physics was even ________ (bad)!

3-Complete the sentences with the correct form of Past simple.

1- Kate _______ (buy) a fantastic new computer game yesterday.

2- How old were you when you ____________ (finish) school?

3- Bob ________ (come) to football practice on Tuesday - he was ill.

4- The journey was very long, so we __________ (stop) for dinner.

5- I _________ (know) all the answers in the history exam!

4-Complete the sentences with the Present simple or Present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.

1 Alan ___________ (have) a fantastic time in Warsaw.

2 _______________ (rain) in Manchester?

3 I hear you _____________ (stay) at Carol's house this week.

4 Helen and Rolf _________ (study) at Cambridge University.

5 My aunt often ____________ (phone) me at the weekend.

6- We ____________ (work) in Madrid this month.

7- I always ______________ (drink) coffee in the morning.

8- I don't know why he __________ (talk) to you at the moment.