1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. 1 . 1 1 « W V H L MK^r^LispVnot understand) that sign oyer there. What 2 c W . s . H w ^ t s (it/mean)? 2. Paula and Jack are in the sitting-room. They 3A re li&.\e.^ts.a (listen) to the news, and Paula 4 t3, LankSLikfl (look) at a magazine as well. 3. The studenls 5 ¿M> Lp<o»KV^t\ (count) the books in the library today, because we 6<Lo(vV (not knowVnow manv we have. 4. Tim 7 V í K o s , (like) his new shoes; they 8 i>V~ (fit) him perfectly. 5. June: Look! That woman 9 ¿\\\t\ (sit) in y6ur chair. Barry: It 10¿t>rs,j\ hvxftec (not rnatter). I can sit over there. 6. This computer is very expensive. It 11 tv^V^ (cosí) more than $3000, but the price 12\ts,cV* ,fe< . (include) tax. 7.1 don't like Adam because he 13aL*a\iS. -Vclls. (always/tell) stupid stories. 8. "Why are you annoyed with Marv? -"Because she 14 aWa^lS ág>V^s (always /ask) me for money.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Present or the Present Continuous tense. 1. Cuckoos 15.jetaba: (not build) nests. They 16...S&&. (use) the nests of other birds. 2. You can't see Tom now; he 1 7 . . . f e . . . M » y * o (have) a bath v . v

3. He 18..v^^\\si. ...tottaCvVís (usually arink) coffee but today he 19...VS. , . ^ . h V A t \(drink) tea. v

4. What 20.A*e&.. s\\e. . . . A » (she / do) in the evenings? - She 21 ..)o&.^\V^... .. >\éU.S (usually play) cards or 22...\SS.Ws, (listen) to the radio. 5.1 won't go out now as it 23 ... t s » . fc*vt\u\cj (rain) and I 24... .A<Rts. :.. .S^vs^ (not have) an umbrella. 6. The last train 25... (leave) the station at 11.30 every day. . . 7. He 26..v>£ft¿A\ . . . & h £ & ) & . . (usually speak) so quickly that 127.. As ...va.^A^.^tafc.^.. (not understand) him. ' i 8. Ann 2 8 \ . . t ^ V ^ í s ^ (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She 2 9 . . . . c « s k i ^ « . J S (make)all herown clothes. 9. In Spain women 30 A*tt:V...N^^ljU. .HÜRAV?. (usually not wear) hats. 10.131 A T A ..\»ae.¿tf*\*ss \ a hat today because the sun is very hot. 11.1 can't answer the phone now because I 32.. V*v.. .!^sA¿A.tiQ (make) an omelette. 12.33 . ^ s _ . . U * v » „ . .CJNI«\(\u enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? - I 34. . .A^. . -*JM»!JXI>.CJ (enjoy) myself very much. I 35.VÍ»AWAT (want) to stay to the end. *° v \ 13. H o w 3 6 . . ^ s . v ^ . . ^ £ U (youget)toworkasarule?-l37.i^^^)A^..rto (usually go) by bus but tomorrow I 38..¿^-•^OVAN?^. (go) in Tom's caí!

B. PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS ?

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous 1. The pólice arrived while 164 WX-UNQ (have) breakfast. 2. The storm started while they 65 v ^ y » ^t-\vT\r\c» (drive) home. 3.1 s á w an accident while 166 L ^ N O H w a i ü f o r the bus. 4. While I was taking a summer course in Italy, f-67 w\¿TT (meet) many people. 5. Yesterday evening, my sister 68 *.gc«°\vJcA (receive) a letter while we 69 \>icXt A tvq (do) the washino UP. . . 6. Last Monday he"70 U X A ^ ^t>\csyt\ (r ) the lawn when the dog 71 ^Aa-f-UcA (start) to bark. -—' 7. My father 72 v.vst Cj.t>V¿\Ko (cook) the dinner when he 73 AaAtvT (burn) his finger. 8. She 74 v ^ i n ( r e a a j ü e newspaper while her husband 75 V ^ S R u > « y \ c \ v f y o (watch) TV. 9. We 76 \ocv^ V v N q (have) a loud party when the neighbours 77 t n K y K ^ u p ^ (complain) 10. As w e 7 8 ^ V y x f v t v o (drive) down the hill, a strange object 79 *vfreAteck (appear) in the sky. J » '

11. While Laura 80ui&s. s i t i<KQ (sit) in the garden, it suddenly 81 kec>¿k.v\ (begin) to rain. 12. You 82, .:. ' _ (drive) past me when I 83 t ^ \ - ^ h g (wait) for the bus. 13.1 84 v.v\ \U\Q (lie) in the bath when the phone 85 f At.ap (ring). It 86 £-WKHT>.A 1 —j (stop) after a few rings. 14. When 187 S A ^ ~ (see) the man, he 88 VcnS>s. s.4&t\d\ho (stand) outside the bank. He 89 W.<A (have) a black baseball cap on. 15. We 90 \tfe.rc at.thQ (go) to London yesterday, but on the way we 91 W ^ t c L _ tfiear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we 92 Artsvre. (drive) back home straightaway.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or the Past Continuous Tense. I. 1 lit the fire at 6.00 and it 93..\*>^..ko^\vv\ (burn) brightly when Torp carne in at 7.00.

2. When I arrivedthelecture hadalready s t a r t é d a n d t h e p r o f e s s o r 9 4 , s » s a & . . u a . r j d h i \ a . (write) on the blackbpard. ^ 3. I 95..v¿&S...ta&V¿\M3 (make) coffee when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark. 4.1 didn't want to meet'Paul so when he entered the room I 96...\«I?feL (leave). 5. My dog 97..VftíiS...w>a\VlA.r\Q J (walk) along quietly when Mr Pitt's Pekinese attacked him. 6. He suddenly 98...**2vVi&e.<£*. (realise) that he 99.\>a^/^&VjeUi.fc.a (travel) in the wrong direction. —* 7. He 100..\>¿*S.. .^Vvv^uvg (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and 101..4Vsto¿.. . (throw) out a bucket of water. 8 . 1 1 0 2 . \ ^ S . V . s , ^ . . o í > e v \^o (just open) the letter when the wind 103 ..Uev4. (blow) it out of my nana. 9. When 1104...ws&s...W?.K?.t%g. (lookfor) my passport 1105..,£>v».<\ (find) this oíd photograph. 10. You looked very busy when I saw you last night. What 106..V>«LWL .ttwa.. .sW\»N.a (you do)? II. The boysl07 (play) cards when they 108... JveA.r.«ár: (hear) their father"s stCpSThey immediately 109....lwA (hide) the cards and 110 .W»i;^> »». ,* (take) out their lesson books. 12. He 111 .¿¡ÍATV!?... . JWMSU (not allow) us to go out in the boat yesterday as a strong wind 1 1 2 . . v A ^ . . . k \ » . v ¿ x r * g . (blow). . 13. As 1113.\tó¿kS.... .$jkss.v.tsg (cross) the road 1114...sW>S>e.c^ (step) on a banana skin and 115....XícH < (fall) heavily. . 14. While he 116..VA¿»S....wv ,c.K?^\i\a (mend) thefuse he 117.....os3Z (get)a verybadsock. ^ ( . t - 1

15. When I carne in they 118..V3M*...SA.TT».evn (sit) round the fire. Mr Pitt . 119.v«.AS....ci.t>ix^ (do) a crosswofci puzzle, Mrs Pitt 120..w.*St...l^:H>.fcfl (knit), the others 121.VMete...tt.ís^5\í^ (read). Mrs Pitt 122.._st*A.\£ck (smile) at me and 123..^éí.A (say), 'Come and sit down'.

C. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR PAST SIMPLE?

10. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Simple Past tense. 1. Where is Tom? - 1162.Vvk\j«\:Y.. (not see) him today, but he 1 6 3 . . r k l ¡ d (tell) Mary that he'd be in fpr dinner. v

2 . 1 1 6 4 . . ^ ^ . . W ¿ « * V » f c . . . (buy) this in Bond Street. - How much 165..<A\^.ü»V3...fe&M (you pay) forit. ° 1 » 1 3. - Where 166..sA\.UT>>£.. JLTC«¿L (you find) this knife? s , - 1167.. .£c*Mi¿t. . : v }.... (find) it in the garden. - Why 1 6 8 . . . 4 > . ^ n . . . U . w > . . . k ó S t _ (you not leave) it there? . 4. - 1169..V^VC....\jQ¿L. (lose) my gloves. 170..^&\re...Utf>>... S » ^ C ( X (you see) them anywhere? t . . • - No, I am afraid 1171 .Vy&iett .V When 172.A\* \%¿T.VWE&,C (you last wear) them? -1173. .s*5¡otC ^ (wear) them at the theatre last night. - Perhaps you 174, . .\«^.C (leave) them at the theatre. 5. - He 175...se.r.vJcA ... (serve) in the First World War. - When 1 76.<ÍA A.^.V^.. >»2&r.W¡\tv (that war begin)? . - It 177.... law^r\) in 1914 and 177...V«SJeci (last) forfouryears.

6. - Who 178.Já\A.viP\i...s>.<?. k. .. (you vote) for at the last electipn? -1 179 y>*AcA (vote) for Mr Pitt. - He 180. \>¿*M\:\ .ewdfco (not elected), 181 (be) he? - No, he 182..IRS£~ (lose) his deposit. 7. - 183.i>vA- A|&V5>. ...VvtóJT (you hear) his speech on the radio last night? - Yes, 1184..á\«=W . What 185..AA uwa..4.WVl. (you think) of it? 8. -186 .:n^**..U».\¿. ...^eec\.(you see) today's newspaper? - No, 187 h f c S . ^ t v U t W ^ . » ^ s K ^ t ^ k ^ . ^ o « c i ( a n y t h i n g interesting happen)? 9. - How long T 8 8 . . V ^ y * . ^ * v » * W e t \u be) unemployed? - l'm not out of work now. I 189... WJ*. . »SJT... sAsrtAe. t i (just start) a newjob. i 10.1190..^>W>voeA. (phone) you twice yesterday and 191 . c x o X l (get) no answer.

11. Put the verb in brackets ¡n its correct tense: -Nick: (you/see) 192..V*xt . * ..a¡tet\ Ben? -Tom: Yes, I (see) 1 9 3 . . . . ^ . * ^ him about ten minutes ago. -Nick: Where (you/see) ^94..Á&\\9Sk .sitíZ..... him? -Tom: In the park. He was arguing with Jason. -Nick: Jason? But he's twice as big as Ben. (you/ever/have) 195 W r « . üx*A.JeMer..VyvA.. an argument with him? -Tom: l once (have) 196... .Vt&A a fight with him and two other boys. -Nick: (you/win) 197....£\X. A>*m ? v

-Tom: No, I (lose) 198... W b . * But it (not be) 199....v^.?^fc.T: afairfight.

Later... -Nick: Ben! Are you all right? What (happen) 200..U&.. .>>* i>ew=.ci ? You (tear) 201 yourtrousers and you (lose) 202.. ...V»*»«..."WJN all your buttons. -Ben: Well, I (only/lose) 203... V*A*t. ,.Us¡fc a few buttons, but Jason (lose)

204... V\.. .UsT.... .the fight.

14. REVISION TENSES; SIMPLE PRESENT» PRESENT CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST, PAST CONTINUOUS, PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. 1. Look! The train (come) 239..». S.. .CjoWv^q 2. 'What (you/do) 240 .! s>.v>. . ¿ « v < y a . . . _ ? ' - 'I (wait) 241 .CÁ^..S^!M^*VC| for the train'. 3.1 must get backto the office. We (work) 242. AVA . v ^ s r V A f v ^ o n a new project. 4. The number of cars on the rpad (increase) 243.. i & „ \.CW.Á^A<3.. 5. The Earth (slowly/get) 2 4 4 . . \ 2 . . . ? v g . . . . warmer. ^ 6. I (play) 245. . KQ badminton with Matthew tomorrow. 7. What (you/do) 2 4 6 . ^ . . . í r l » . . A ^ . K Q next Saturday evening?' 8.1 (usually/ get) 247.s&»dA*t... .QJBX:7T the lunch ready at one o'clock. 9. We (always / do) 248.. <^SA?. \!p... 5^? our shopping at Greenway. 10. Most children (like)249 ice-cream. 11. It (get) 250 &.€\S. busy at weekends. 12. Sarah (never/catch) 2 5 1 . ! M f c v e r . . . t . ^ . t \ e £ , theearly train. 13. What (he/want) 252Á<az$.SfL ..v> V. ? - Money. 14. Mike (often / work) 253..*>J£?As^.. .%j^«>Trk£. late at the office. 15. I (hate) 254 VcA? quiz programmes. 16. We (play) 255.:$\s>\ table tennis every Thursday. 17. It's OK. I (understand) 2 5 6 , . J v A « . r S ^ * N ^ your problem. 18. He's hungry. He (want) 257..\*A*¿tS something to eat. 19. Claire is very sociable. She (know) 258...fcCh*»\<iSL lots of people. 20. We've got plenty of chairs, thanks. We (not want) 259..ck>.tvV. ...v . fcJT. any more. 21. Whafs the matter? You (not look) 260...**cAv*k. ...UnsVS.ís.0 very happy. 22. it (rain) 261... J . t M . N x t v Q atthe moment. ^ J

23. lt(always/rain)262..^\v^M^....tA\a^ at the weekend. 24. Look. That man (take) 263...1..'Xs..n^V-v.»,c* a photo of you. 25. He's a photographer. He (take) 2 6 4 . . . - | ^ ¿ ¿ ^ . lots of photos. 26. At the moment theyjiive) 265..^.ve. .txVAf^. in a very small fíat. 27.1 (work) 266..\>^*rv?~f a t a sports shop. It's a permanent job. 28.1 (always/make) 267.aNv£t4ftlS...rNiAk. silly mistakes!

29. I (surf) 268 ... .S-*T*jp the Net most eveninga 30. Hi, Matthew. What (you/look at) 269..AVS..^<on*. .W¿Xfc<3. ? 31. The children (do) 2 7 0 . . « ^ . . ^ ¡ o x . ^ their hbmework now. 32. Yesterday I saw an accident. It (happen) 271 ..V^i>*.e*vesi v e r v quickly. A van (crash) 272 . .cr¡^S.n.e<A into a car. * » 33. I (post) 273...>s>S>.\eA the letter yesterday. 34. Itwas amazing! My trainv(leaye) 274...i.cup.fc: ontime. 35. Two people (die) 275...4>&« in a fire in Ellis Street yesterday morning. The fire (start) 276 . s . W . t . ^ c l . - at 3.20 a.m.