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Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. She ____________________ (play) golf with her husband.
2. I ____________________ (not eat) lunch today.
3. Some birds ____________________ (fly) to warm countries in the winter.
4. We never____________________ (go) on holiday at Christmas.
5. Why ____________________ she____________________ (do) the washing-up?
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Present passiveComplete the passive sentences.
1. A lot of people in Canada play ice hockey.A lot of ice hockey ____________________in Canada.
2. They keep the results on a computer. The results ____________________ on a computer.
3. Her mother is helping her to do her homework. She ____________________by her mother.
4. The invitation says `arrive at 12.30'. Guests ____________________to arrive at 12.30.
5. They pay me on the first day of the month.I ____________________ on the first day of the month.
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Past Simple or Past Continuous?Complete the conversations with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1. A Sorry I ____________________ (not meet) you at the railway station - I was ____________________ (wait) at the bus station.B That's OK. I ____________________ (wait) for fifteen minutes then I____________________ (take) a taxi.
2. A She____________________ (not look) very happy this morning.B She ____________________ (not be)! Someone ____________________ (phone) while she____________________(sleep).
3. A ____________________ you ____________________ (watch) the football last night?B Yes, I ____________________ (see) it while I ____________________(do) the ironing.
4. A ____________________ you____________________ (look) for me earlier?B Yes, I ____________________ (want) to ask you something.
5. A I ____________________ (start) skiing while I_____________________ (live) in Austria last year.B I____________________ (not know) you'd lived there.
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Past Simple or Past Perfect?
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. He ____________________ (buy) her a ring after he ____________________ (know) her for a week.
2. I ____________________ (not ring) him because I ____________________ (forgot) to take his number with me.
3. He ____________________ (not pass) his driving test when he ____________________ (drive) from San Francisco to LA!
4. When I ____________________ (get) home, I ____________________ (remember) that I ____________________ (leave) the baby in the shop.
5. He ____________________ (not know) how the cat____________________(walk) 100 kilometres to its old home.
6. She only ____________________ (hear) about the interview three months after she ____________________ (apply) for the job.
7. When he first ____________________ (go) to Moscow he ____________________ (never travel) abroad before.
8. They ____________________ (not enjoy) the film because they ____________________ (see) it before.
9. That's a surprise! I ____________________ (not know) you two ____________________ (already / meet).
10.They ____________________ (be) married for five years when they ___________________ (have) their first child.
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First conditional
There is one mistake in each sentence. Find it and correct it.
1. Where do you live if you can’t find a flat? _________________________________________________________
2. If you will run, you'll catch the train._________________________________________________________
3. I won't ring you, unless I'll be late._________________________________________________________
4. If it be sunny, we’ll go to the beach. _________________________________________________________
5. I won't go to the football match if Beckham can't playing._________________________________________________________
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Second conditionalComplete the second conditional sentences so they are true for you.
1. If a friend gave me a horrible present, I __________________________ _________________________________________________________
2. I'd be very surprised if_______________________________________ _________________________________________________________
3. My best friend would be very angry if____________________________ _________________________________________________________
4. If I saw a bank robbery, I_____________________________________ _________________________________________________________
5. If I found an expensive watch, I________________________________ _________________________________________________________
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Zero, first or second conditional?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. If you cook, I ___________________ (wash up).
2. If you go to the cinema before 6 p.m., the seats___________________ (be) cheaper.
3. I'd be very angry if you ___________________ (forget) my birthday.
4. If I see her, I ___________________ (tell) her.
5. If I saw a ghost, I ___________________ (take) a photograph of it.
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Present and Past tenses
Look at the SHORT letter from Claudia, a student in England, to her friend Julie. There are 20 gaps. After some gaps there is a verb in brackets. Put the verb in the correct tense.
Example: Last week I visited (visit) Liverpool.
When there is no verb in brackets, write one suitable word — a preposition, an adverb, an article, etc.
Example: I came to York to learn English.
Dear Julie,I (1)____________________ (arrive) in England three days (2)____________________. I (3)____________________ (stay) with a family in a suburb of York. They're really nice. Mr Jones (4)____________________ (work) in York. Mrs Jones has just had a baby, so she (5)____________________ (not work) at the moment. I haven’t asked her what she does yet, but I (6)____________________ (think) she's (7)____________________ accountant.
I (8)____________________ (have) a good time here, (9)____________________ everything is very expensive. Yesterday I (10)____________________ (take) thetrain (11)____________________York to do some sightseeing.
York Cathedral is wonderful. I have never seen such a beautiful cathedral! it (20)____________________(be) built between 1200 and 1470.
That’s about all the news for now. Write soon and tell me about your holiday in Portugal.
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Present Perfect or Past Simple?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Ana ___________________ (not be) on holiday yet this summer.
2. Daisy and Jane ___________________ (not receive) their exam results last week.
3. I ___________________ (learn) to swim when I was a child.
4. I ___________________ (work) in Tokyo in 2001.
5. Leon___________________ (go) to school in Dublin until he was twelve.
6. Ute___________________ (live) in this house since she was a baby.
7. We___________________ (be) married since last autumn.
8. ___________________you ever___________________(win) anything in a competition?
9. She ___________________ (not speak) to him since their divorce.
10.Jan ___________________ (not go) abroad since a business trip in 1998.
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Conversation
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Well done, you’ve done it.