1 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Continous.

1. Barry and Serge / ride / their bikes / in the mountains / right now /.
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2. The cat / sleep / on my bed / .
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3. I / not do / my homework / at the moment / .
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4. Edna and Pat / help / Mum / in the kitchen right now / ?
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5. The teacher / not check / our homework / at the moment / .
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2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. …………………… you …………………… (walk) the dog every day?
2. …………………… your mum …………………… (sleep) at the moment?
3. Fred …………………… often …………………… (not go) to school by
bus.
4. The students …………………… (not do) a test at the moment.
5. Dave …………………… (write) an e-mail now.
6. …………………… the boys …………………… (work) in the restaurant right
now?
7. The baby usually …………………… (cry) at night.
8. Betty and Paul …………………… (not eat) lunch at school on Fridays.

3. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. goes / john / every day / to / market / the / .
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2. not / are / history / studying / now / we / .
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3. in / valley / houses / there / the / 15 / are / .
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4. a / guitar / has / Vic / new / got / ?
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5. isn’t / coat / in / the / my / cupboard / blue / .
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4 Choose the correct answer.

1.Dave usually studies / is studying in the evening, but tonight he meets / is meeting
friends at the cinema.
2.Mum and Dad often buy / are buying food at the supermarket, but today they shop /
are shopping at the market.
3.Louise practises / is practising the piano every day. At the moment, she plays /
is playing a Mozart sonata.
 4.Jo answers / is answering the questions now. She knows / is knowing all the
answers

5 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1.Mark / never / take / photos / at night / .
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2.Lisa / put / water / in the paint / now / ?
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3.I / not use / my laptop / at school / today / .
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4.where / your teacher / live / ?
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6 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
My friend Wugang is a new student from China. Wugang’s parents 1. …………………… (not
know) any English, so he always 2. …………………… (speak) Chinese with them. I3.
……………………(love) listening to Chinese and Wugang 4. …………………… (teach) me a
new word in Chinese every day. Today, Wugang and his parents 5. …………………… (prepare)
for the Chinese New Year – a very important festival. Chinese people often 6.
…………………… (wear) red clothes for the festival and they 7. …………………… (put)
beautiful decorations in their windows. At the moment, Wugang’s dad 8.
……………………(wash) the floors in their flat because Chinese people always 9.
…………………… (clean) their homes for the festival. Wugang 10. …………………… (not
help) his father. He and his mother 11. …………………… (make) special cakes for the festival.

7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple affirmative.
1. Yesterday, our teacher …………………… (teach) us a beautiful song.
2. I …………………… (travel) to India last month.
3. We …………………… (see) a good film last week.
4. The shop …………………… (close) at 1.00.
5. We …………………… (hear) the news yesterday.
6. The exam …………………… (begin) an hour ago.
8 Write sentences with the words below. Use the affirmative or
negative form of the Past Simple to make them true for you.
1. my family / eat / chicken / yesterday
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2. I / volunteer / last summer
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3. my friends and I / do / sport / last weekend
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4. my class / have / a test / last week
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5. there / be / a great film / on TV / last night
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5 Complete the questions with the Past Simple form of the verbs in
brackets. Then match the questions to the answers below.
1.What painting …………………… Vincenzo Peruggia …………………… (steal)
 in 1911? 2.When …………………… Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
…………………… (reach) the top of Mt Everest?
3.What …………………… Microsoft …………………… (develop)?
4.When …………………… the Wright brothers …………………… (invent) the
aeroplane?
5.Where …………………… divers …………………… (find) the Titanic?
...... a. In 1903.
...... b. Windows.
...... c. The Mona Lisa.
...... d. At the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
...... e. In May, 1953.

9 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of
used to.

1.Anne’s parents ………………………………… (fight) a lot before they got

divorced. 2.I ………………………………… (not study) much before Year 7.
3.We ………………………………… (go) to the sea every weekend because we had a boat.
4.He ………………………………… (receive) many awards for his excellent films when he was an
actor. 5.You ………………………………… (not enjoy) doing sport, but now you play football
every day.
10 Use the superlative form to write sentences. One sentence is a negative comparison.
1. Vatican City / is / small / country / in the world
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2. mineral water / is / tasty / drink / on the menu
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3. Death Road in Bolivia / is / dangerous / road / in the world
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4. Mout Teide / is / high / mountain / in Spain
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5. football / is / popular / sport / in the world
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11 Choose the correct answer.
1. Buckingham Palace is more famous than / the most famous Kew Palace.
2. July and August are hotter than / the hottest months of the year.
3. The blue dress is nicer than / the nicest the pink one. It’s lovely!
4. The Blue Whale is bigger than / the biggest animal in the sea.
5. Tibet is one of more extraordinary than / the most extraordinary places in the world.
6. Russia is larger than / the largest Canada.
12 Complete the sentences with (not) as ... as and the adjectives in brackets.
1.Islands in Europe are ………………………………… islands in the Pacific.
(isolated) 2.A stream is ………………………………… a river. (large)
3.Don’t worry! The city at night is ………………………………… the city during the day. (safe)

4.It’s too bad the water in the lake is …………………… the water in the river near your home.
(clean)

5.This hotel is good and it’s ………………………………… the hotel we stayed at last summer.
(nice)

13 Complete the sentences with the adjectives below and too … or (not) … enough.
1. Are you ………………………………… (brave) to jump out of an aeroplane?
2. She is ………………………………… (tall) to reach the book. Can you help
her?
3. The harbour is ………………………………… (small) for that big ship.
4. I don’t want to go swimming today. I’m …………………………………
(tired).
5. I didn’t like the hotel. The rooms were …………………………………
(elegant).

14 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous affirmative or
negative.
1. Chris had no time to talk to me. He …………………… (study) for a
test.
2. I …………………… (sleep) at 1.00 because a loud noise woke me up.
3. The children …………………… (sit) on the grass because they were tired after the long
walk.
4. I didn’t take an umbrella because the sun …………………… (shine).
5. We …………………… (wait) for the bus at 7 o’clock because Dad was driving us to school.

15 Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1.Where …………………… the robber …………………… (hide) when the
police arrived?
2.Why was Ellen crying while she …………………… (talk) on the phone?
3.Why were you standing outside when I …………………… (see) you at the shopping
centre?
4.How fast was Ted driving when he …………………… (win) the race?
5.What were the children doing while Mum …………………… (cook)
dinner? 16 Complete the answers with the correct verb in brackets. Use the
Past Continuous. Then match the answers to the questions in Exercise 15
...... a. Because her boyfriend …………………… (fight / help) with her.
...... b. They …………………… (learn / make) a mess in the living room.
...... c. He …………………… (build / go) 100 kilometres an hour.
...... d. Because I …………………… (wait / perform) for my sister.
...... e. He …………………… (run / lie) under the bed.
17 Choose the correct answers.
The Bush family in Westlake, Ohio 1. went / were going to sleep at night as usual last week. While they 2.
slept / were sleeping, Sue Warren, a cleaning lady, 3. entered / was entering their house. They didn’t know
that she 4. cleaned / was cleaning the living room and kitchen while they 5. lay / were lying in their beds. In
the morning, they 6. found / were finding a note from Warren. It said, “I 7. cleaned / was cleaning your
house. Please send me $75.” Mrs Bush immediately 8. called / was calling the police. According to the
police, Warren 9. didn’t steal / wasn’t stealing anything while she 10. worked / was working in the Bush
house. In the end, she had to pay $5,000 or go to prison.

18 Write questions with the words below and will.

1. the weather / be / sunny / tomorrow / ?
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2. our basketball team / win / the championship / ?
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3. mobile phones / cost / more money / in the future / ?
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4. the teacher / give / four tests / next term / ?
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5. Jason / like / the birthday present / ?
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19 Complete the answers with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of
will. Then match the answers to the questions in Exercise 18.
...... a. No, we …………………… (pay) less. They …………………… (be) cheaper.
...... b. No, he …………………… (not like) it, but he probably…………………… (not
say) that. ...... c. No, it …………………… (rain) all day.
...... d. Yes, they …………………… (be) champions.
...... e. No, the class …………………… (not have) so many tests next term.
20 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets according to Emily’s
diary. Use the affirmative or negative form of be going to.
Sunday visit Grandmother

Monday judo lesson

Tuesday repair bicycle

Wednesda practise playing the piano

y

Thursday study for maths test with

Friday Cathy bake a cake for dinner

Saturday go clothes shopping with

Mum

1. Emily ………………………………… (visit) her grandmother on Tuesday.

2. The judo teacher ………………………………… (give) Emily a lesson on Monday.
3. Cathy and Emily ………………………………… (study) maths on Wednesday.
4. Emily ………………………………… (repair) her car on Tuesday.
5. The family ………………………………… (eat) Emily’s cake on Friday.
6. Emily and her mother ………………………………… (buy) new clothes on Saturday.
21 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous with future
meaning.
1. We …………………… (leave) on the 8 o’clock train to Paris.
2. …………………… your friends …………………… (move) to their new flat next
week?
3. Brad wants a new car. He …………………… (sell) his old car soon.
4. I …………………… (not go) on a skiing holiday this winter.
22 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect.
1. Jason …………………… (leave) his coat in the restaurant by mistake.
2. The police …………………… (not arrest) a suspect yet.
3. My neighbours …………………… (decide) to sell their car.
4. You …………………… (not answer) my phone calls all week.
5. Bart …………………… (put out) the fire with some water.
6. The baby …………………… (not eat) all day.
23 Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Perfect.
1. Alex / take / the dog / for a walk
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2. Zoe / fall off / her bicycle
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3. Amber’s friends / forgot / her / birthday
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4. where / you / put / the car keys
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24 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Perfect and for or since.
1. Kevin / live / in London / 2010
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2. they / not speak / French / two years
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3. Daniel and Greg / be / best friends / primary school
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4. we / watch / this television series / the beginning
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5. she / not visit / her grandmother / a month
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6. I / drink / coffee / many years
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25 Complete the sentences with the correct modals below.

can ⬥ can’t ⬥ could ⬥ couldn’t ⬥ must ⬥ mustn’t
1. I …………………… do the maths homework last night. It was too
difficult.
2. When …………………… Matt fix the car?
3. You …………………… make so much noise here.
4. Jason …………………… come with us because he’s got football practice.
5. My grandfather …………………… run a marathon when he was young.
6. I …………………… clean the kitchen before my parents come home.
26 Write sentences with the words below and the correct form of should.
1. you / not eat / all this junk food / .
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2. he / not drive / in / this storm / .
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3. I / wear / this dress / for / the party / ?
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 4. I / think / we / buy / her / a present / .
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27 Choose the correct answer.

1. ...... about the history of fashion is interesting.
a. Learning b. To learn
2. Do you mind ...... a few questions?
a. answering b. to answer
3. I didn’t really want ...... this dress, but I needed a dress for the event.
a. buying b. to buy
4. We were lucky ...... friendly people on our trip.
a. meeting b. to meet
5. I’m thinking about ...... my electric bike.
a. selling b. to sell

28 Choose the correct answers.

Lisa: I’ve just read an article about West Edmonton Mall in Canada. I want 1. to visit /
visiting it when we go to Canada this summer. It’ll be hard 2. to decide /
deciding which shops to visit because there are over 800 shops there!
Mum: Over 800 shops? Wow! 3. Shopping / To shop at West Edmonton Mall can take several
days, I guess. I’m afraid I don’t enjoy 4. walking around / to walk around a mall for
long. Lisa: Don’t worry. You and Dad can go and watch a show at the aquarium while I
go shopping.
The article recommended 5. seeing / to see a show there and they’ve got two shows
every day.
Mum: OK. I’ll be happy 6. doing / to do that!
Lisa: Good, and you must take me to Galaxyland Amusement Park. I can’t wait 7. going / to go
there. According to the article, you can spend a day there.
Mum: I see you’ve got lots of plans, Lisa. Let’s discuss them with Dad.
29 Complete the sentences to make them true for you. Use gerunds and infinitives.
1.In the summer, I love ................................................................................................... .
2.Last week, I decided …………………………………………………………………….. .
3.It’s difficult ....................................................................................................................... .
4.I’ve learned ...................................................................................................................... .
5.At weekends, I usually feel like ............................................................................... .
6.Sometimes, I’m afraid of ............................................................................................ .