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MILÁN 10/03/2020: 1) Present Simple or Present Progressive

Sherlock Holmes investigates a murder that occurred in Market Street the previous evening. He interviews a tenant who was watching a football match on TV at the time of the murder and heard two people arguing in the hallway around 7pm, but couldn't hear anything after turning up the TV volume. The summary provides context about the crime being investigated and a key witness statement.

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MILÁN 10/03/2020: 1) Present Simple or Present Progressive

Sherlock Holmes investigates a murder that occurred in Market Street the previous evening. He interviews a tenant who was watching a football match on TV at the time of the murder and heard two people arguing in the hallway around 7pm, but couldn't hear anything after turning up the TV volume. The summary provides context about the crime being investigated and a key witness statement.

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MILÁN 10/03/2020

1) PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

A) Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Simple or Present Progressive).

1. Look! Jenny (go) ___________________ to school. She (wear) __________________ a


raincoat and wellies and she (carry) _____________________ an umbrella. Jenny
usually (cycle) ______________________ to school, but today she (take)
_________________________ the bus because
it (rain)_____________________________.The bus (leave) _____________ at 7.35
and (arrive) ________________ at Jenny's school at 7.45. The first lesson (begin)
_________________ at 8 o'clock.
2. James (live) _____________________ in a little village. After school, James (want)
______________________ to become a banker. So this week, he (do)
_____________________ a practical course in a bank.There (be) _________________ a bank
in a nearby town, but James (have)  __________________ to take the bus to get there.
The bus (leave) ________________ at 5.30 in the morning and (return) _________________
at 8.15 in the evening. James (not / like) __________________________ to spend so much
time in town before and after work, waiting for the bus.Therefore, this week he (stay)
___________________________ with his aunt, who (live) ___________________________
in town. James usually (wear) ________________________________ jeans and t-shirts, but
while he (work) ______________________________ for the bank now, he (wear)
____________________________________ a suit and a tie.

2) WILL or GOING TO

A) Put the verbs into the correct form (WILL or GOING TO).

1. 'I haven't got my phone.' 'That's OK. I __________________________ (lend) you mine.'
2. It's Julia's birthday next week, so __________________________(buy) her some flowers.
3. Will you lend me £10? I promise ____________________(give) it back to you tomorrow.
4. We__________________________(have) a barbecue tomorrow. It's all planned, so I hope it
won't rain.
5. 'Jim's starting university tomorrow.' 'What ________________he
______________________(study)?'
6. You _________________________(like) that film. It's very frightening. Let's choose another
one.
7. Do you think they ______________________(like) the presents we got for them?
8. Look! The coach _____________________________(leave)! Run or we'll miss it.

B) Put the verbs into the correct form (WILL or GOING TO).

1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?


B: I (write)_________________________ a letter to my friends back home in Texas.

2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!


B: I (get)___________________________ you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.

3. A: I can't hear the television!


B: I (turn)___________________________ it up so you can hear it.

4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit)___________________________


Paris, Nice and Grenoble.

5. Ted: It is so hot in here!


Sarah: I (turn)_______________________________ the air-conditioning on.

6. I think he (be) ________________________ the next President of the United States.

7. After I graduate, I (attend) ____________________________ medical school and become a doctor.


I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.

8. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) _______________________ down to the beach and
go swimming.

C) Put the verbs into the correct form (WILL or GOING TO).

LAURA: What are you doing this weekend, Jan?

TANYA: I ___________________________ (see) a new play tomorrow at the Royal Court theater.

LAURA: Have you got the tickets yet?

TANYA: No, I _____________________ (get) them this afternoon, actually. Would you like to come?

LAURA: Oh, thank you, that would be nice.

TANYA: OK, I _________________________ (get) you a ticket too.

LAURA: Great ... What time does it start?

TANYA: Eight o'clock, but we ____________________________ (meet) in the Green Cafe at 7.15.


LAURA: OK, I ________________________ (meet) you in the cafe, but, er...
I __________________ (be) there around 7.30.

TANYA: That's fine.

LAURA: Oh, one other thing ... I've got no money at the moment... I ______________________ (pay)
for the ticket on Saturday. Is that OK?

TANYA: Yes, that's OK, no problem.

LAURA: Great! Why don't we go eat something in the restaurant?

TANYA: That's a good idea. I ___________________ (phone) the others and see if they want to come
too.

LAURA: Good, and I _____________________________ (book) a table for us.

TANYA: Great! I ________________________ (meet) you there in a moment.

3) PAST SIMPLE or PAST PROGRESSIVE

A) Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple or Past Progressive).

1. Two days ago, a murder (happen) ________________ in Market Street at about seven


pm.Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) _____________________ at the crime scene to
investigate.He (ask)  __________________ one of the tenants in the house.
- ’What (do / you) __________________ yesterday at seven?’
- ’I (watch)______________________ a football match on TV.’
- ’ (be) ___________________________ you alone? ’
- ’Yes, I (be)____________________. ’
- ’ (hear / you) __________________________ anything suspicious?’
- ’Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue) ________________________ in the hallway.
But the football match (be)_________________________ so interesting. So I just (turn)
__________________________ up the telly and then (hear / not) ______________________
anything anymore.’

2. A: What (do / you) __________________ yesterday at 8 pm?


B: I (sit)____________________________ in the pub with Sam.

3. When I (do) ______________________ the washing-up,


I (break) _______________________ a plate.
4. While Tom (play)_________________________ the piano, his
mother (do)_____________________________ the washing-up.
5. He (drink) _______________________________ some juice and then he (eat)
___________________________ a few chips.
6. I (have)_______________________ dinner when I suddenly (hear) ___________________ a
loud bang.
7. When my father (work) ____________________________ in the garden, an old friend (pass)
_____________________________ by to see him.
8. She (go) ________________ to school, (take)___________________ out her book
and (begin) _______________________ to learn.
9. When it (start) ________________________ to rain, our dog (want) ____________________
to come inside.
10. I (drive) ____________________________ home when I (see) _________________________
an accident.
11. I (not / understand) ____________________________ what they (talk)
______________________________ about.

4.) Complete the sentences with CAN / CAN’T / COULD / COULDN’T

1. Liam’s house is too far.We _______________walk there.


2. Dad hasn’t got a car. He  _____________drive to bus stop.
3. Lisa is very stuborn.Nobody _____________change her mind.
4. The questions were easy. Everybody ________________solve them easily.
5. I was very late.I ______________say good bye to the kids.
6. The old man was very poor.He  ________________buy anything to eat.
7. Tim is very shy.He  _____________make friends easily.
8. There isn’t any tea in the fridge. She  _____________make tea.
9. The book was long and boring.She _______________finish it.
10. My brother is very strong. He ______________lifta car.
11. Ela is very rich.She  ____________buy the car she wants.
12. The kids didn’t have a ball.They _______________play basketball.
13. The room was very dark. We  _______________see nothing.
14. The milk was very hot. The baby ___________________drink it.

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