Unit 1: Present Tenses
A: Put in the present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. Please be quiet. I trying (try) to read my book.
2. I’m not using (not/use) the computer at the moment so you can use it.
3. Mary is ill so Sue teaching (teach) her 1essons today.
4. Excuse me, I looking (look) for a hotel. Is there one near here?
5. Are you waiting (you/wait) for someone?
6. Jack, you are very careless. You are always forgetting (always/forget) to do
your homework!
7. The cost of living is rising (rise) very fast. Every year things are more
expensive.
8. What are you doing (you/do)? I’m cleaning (clean) my shoes.
9. Why aren’t you wearing (not/wear) shorts? It's so hot today.
10. The neighbours are so noisy! They are always arguing (always/argue) 1oudly.
B: Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. I do not belong (not/belong) to this particu1ar government committee.
2. Hurry! The bus is coming (come). I do not want (not/want) to miss it.
3. Gregory is a vegetarian. He doesn’t eat (not/eat) meat.
4. I am looking (1ook) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere.
5. We are successful because we take (take) the time to ta1k to our customers.
6. John deals (deal) with all the enquiries about sales.
7. At the moment we are making (make) a training video for Siemens.
8. Do you know (you/know) what Mr Briceson is doing (do)? He is not in his office.
9. I am applying (apply) for a job in the sales department, but I don't know if I will be
successful.
It depends (depend) on whether or not they have any vacancies.
10. Unemployment is falling (fa1l) and is now down to 5.6%.
11. Jane is doing some research in the library. She needs it for a book she writing (write).
12. While Anna is away on holidays, Matt working (work) in her office.
13. He teaches (teach) French and German at University and learning (learn) Greek.
14. There are (be) two flights to Honduras this afternoon. The British Airways flight leaves
(1eave) at 13:00 and arrives (arrive) at 22:00.
15. Inflation is rising (rise) at a rate of 2% per annum.
C: Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
1. She a1ways remembers (remember) my birthday.
2. Mr Brown works (work) in a supermarket.
3. I work (work) in this factory until I find a better job.
4. Look! It is snowing (snow).
5. Can you hear those girls? What are they talking (they/ta1k) about?
6. Do you know (you/know) Helen?
7. We never go (never/go) to work by tube. It is too busy.
8. When I'm in Paris I usually stay (usually/stay) in the Hotel du Pont, but this
time I’m staying (stay) in the more expensive Hotel Notre Dame.
9. Ruth is (be) a vegetarian. She doesn’t eat (not/eat) meat or fish.
10. My father is (be) an engineer, but he is not working (not/work) right now.
11. Do you believe (you/believe) in ghosts?
12. My parents live (live) in Sydney. Where do your parents live (your
parents/1ive)?
13. We own (own) two cars, an estate car and a sports car.
14. Can you drive? No, but I’m learning (learn) at the moment.
15. Look! That woman trying (try) to steal that man's wallet.
16. The River Nile flows (f1ow) into the Mediterranean.
17. Do you like (you/like) Bon Jovi?
18. I’m getting (get) thirsty. Let's get something to drink.
19. Those f1owers smell (smell) lovely. What are they?
20. Jane’s repairing (repair) her bike. She knows (know) exactly what to do.
Unit 2 : Past Simple and Past Continuous
A: Put one of these verbs in each sentence. Use the past simple:
eat bring write buy see meet
1. The party was fantastic. Every guest brought something to eat and a bottle of wine.
2. I had an extravagant weekend. I bought some clothes and a plant.
3. Three weeks ago Tracy met her ex-husband in Mallorca. What a coincidence!
4. When I lived in Italy, we always ate lamb at Easter.
5. Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.
B: A friend has just returned from his holiday. Ask him questions about it using the
past simple.
Example: where/go? Where did you go?
sun/shine Did the sun shine?
1. how /get there? How did you get there?
2. who/go with? Who did you go with?
3. where/stay? Where did you stay?
4. the weather /good? Was the weather good?
5. what/you think of the food? What did you think of the food?
6. what/do during the day? What did you do during the day?
7. go out in the evenings? Did you go out in the evenings?
8. buy any souvenirs? Did you buy any souvenirs?
9. make any new friends? Did you make any friends?
10. how long/the journey home/take? How long did the journey home take?
