PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

1. Pamela (catch)…………………………………. the bus at eight o’clock everyday.

2. Where (your father/ work)………………………….……………………..? He (work)

……………….. in Carrefour but he (not/work)………………………… now because
he is on holiday.

3. She (usually/not/go)……………………………………….….. to the disco on

Saturday. She usually (go) ………………………on Friday.

4. Paul and James hardly ever (play)……………..cards but they (play)

……………………….at the moment.

5. Henry (usually/miss) …………………………………the bus in the morning

because he (get)…………………. up late.
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1. While I (work) ……………………………….….my house was burgled.

2. Yesterday I (walk)……………..………into town and I (buy)………………..………a

book.

3. While we (have) …………………..……..dinner, the phone (ring)

…………………………..

4. The sales manager was angry and (tell)……………………….. his staff to arrive
early

5. Jane (not/have)………………enough time to cook so she (buy)………..….. a

take-away meal.

6. When I (arrive) …………………..………at the party, everybody (dance)

………………….……

7. While Simon (live)…………….………in New York, he (see) …………….all the

latest films.

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE:

1. I …………………………………………………….(see) a great film yesterday

2. …………………………………………..………………….(you/ever/buy) a new car?
3. Sue…………………………………………….……..(catch)the flu last winter
4. A few days ago, we………………………………..………..(drive) to his uncle
5. They …………………………………………..….(play) bingo Wednesday afternoon.
6. Last week my rabbit……………………….………………….(run) away.
7. She ……………………………………………..(not/wake) up yet.
8. I …………………………….(not/meet) her since last Thursday.
9. Bob ………………………….…..(sleep) well last night.
10. I………………………..…….(get) a letter from her two days ago.
11. They …………………..…………..(already/arrive) in Germany.
FOR OR SINCE>?
Nobody has seen him ……………….last Friday
It has been foggy …………………….some days
He has been fishing…………… ………six o’clock
They´ve been living in France ……………………..……..eight years.
The pilots have been on strike……………………..…two months
I´ve known Tom………………………..1990
THE PASSIVE

1. They grow coffee in Kenya.

 2. They publish The Times newspaper in London.

3. The shark ate the man.

4. The young boy started the fire.

5. You can improve your health with more exercise

REPORTED SPEECH

SAY OR TELL:

“I don’t know him well” she …………………………….

“She must be over thirteen” They …………………………..….

They…………………………………..……….they couldn’t help us.

Jane ………………………………………her brother that she could not help him with his
homework

“They’re coming with us” My brother ……………………………..me

1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1 ‘She goes out with her friends every night.’
Sue’s father said that ………………………………………………………………………
2 ‘I bought the tickets yesterday.’
She said that ………………………………………………………………………………
3 ‘They’re going to Florida next week.’
Tim told me that ……………………………………………………………………………
4 ‘He won’t be in the office tomorrow.’
The secretary said that ………………………………………………………………………
5 ‘Jenny has passed her driving test.’
Jenny’s brother told me that ………………………………………………………………

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FILL IN:

1. I have got the ......................................... (heavy) book.
2. This pen writes ........................................ than that one (good)
3. I run very quickly but my brother runs ………………………...... (quick) than me.
The ............................ (fast) of the two is my brother
4. My brother is ................................................ me (intelligent)
5. This exercise is ................................................................ (easy) in the book.
6. Silvia is…………………………………………………….……. Girl in the school (popular)
7. Girls grow…………………………………………..……boys when they are 11 years old
(fast)
8. I´m ……………………………………………………………..………person in the world
(happy)
PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
1. She (read)……………………………………………. at the moment.

2. (you go) ………………………………………………….to work by car?

3. I (not watch)………………………………………………………television every night.

4. I (not watch) …………………………………………………………………television at the

moment.
5. We (see)………………………………………………………… our parents every week.

6. (You listen) …………………………………………………….to the radio now?

7. I (not get up) ………………………..…………….at seven o´clock in the morning.

8. Peter (talk)……………………………………………………………….. to Susan now.

9. (They work)……………………………………………………………… in the restaurant?

10. She (listen)……………………………………………….. to the radio in her room now.

11. They (not come) ……………………………………………………….to school everyday.

12. (You work) …………………………………………………….now?

SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS:

Mary likes John
Mary has got the rubber in her bag
John is reading the newspapers
I can see the penguins
Jane and Mary are looking at the photo

COMPLETE WITH PERSONAL/OBJECT PRONOUNS

1. A: Do you like water?
B: No, I don´t like ……… very much
2. Come with …….. in our new car. We´re going now
3. A: Do you know Rodrigo and Jim?
B: No, I don´t know ………… personally
4. Are you writing to Sally? Yes, I´m writing to …………..
2. Complete the sentences with TOO MUCH/ TOO MANY or ENOUGH.

. You're very thin. You don't eat ........................................................

. I don't like the weather here. There's ................................................. rain.
. I can't wait for them. I haven't got .................................................... time.
. "Did you have ............................................. to eat?" "Yes, thank you."
. You drink ............................................ coffee. It's not good for you.
. You don't eat ……………………………..... fruit. You should eat more.
. There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were ...................................
people.

2 Complete the sentences with a few or a little.

1 Juan can’t speak English very well. He only knows ……………… words.
2 Karen managed to save up ……………… money for her summer holidays.
3 Helen had …………… hours to wait before her flight left New York, so she went
shopping.
4 Tim moved to Scotland ……………… years ago.
5 There was only ……………… traffic on the road, so we got to the airport on time.
CORRECT THE MISTAKES IF NECESSARY ( PAST SIMPLE & CONT)
1. My brothers was playing football.
2. The players were have a shower.
3. My sister was having breakfast
4. It was rain heavily.
5. I didn’t ate anything last night.
6. The boys did break a window.
7. What you were doing at 8 last night?
8. What was they doing at 8 last night?
9. What did you saw last night?
10. My school mates were talking to her.
11. Jim brokes the window.
13. My friends didn’t be here

PUT SINCE OR FOR AND THE PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT

1. I (study) …………………….(for/since)……………………………. six years then I

stopped
2. She (work)……………………………. for me (for/since) ……………………she left
school
3. I (work)………………….. in the restaurant (for/since) …………………..six months
but it closed.
4. I (live)………………………………… here (for/since)………………………………I was a
little girl.
5. He (be)……………………………….. in prison now (for/since) …………………………
three years

CONDITIONALS TYPE I
1. If I …………(to learn), I…………………(to pass ) the exams
2. We ………………………(not/ to swim) if the weather………………(not/change)
3. If he (have)…………a temperature, he (stay)………….at home
4. I (be)……………very happy if my friends …………..(to come)
5. If I (earn)………… a lot of money, I…………….(to fly)

CORRECT THE SENTENCES

A. If you will like, we can go to the Science Museum tomorrow
B. You will turn off the computer if you will press that button
C. If you aren’t help me today, I won’t help you tomorrow.

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. I often (leave)……………………………………… town during the weekend.
2. Mrs. Peters (use)………………………………….. the telephone now.
3. The children always (go)………………………………….. to bed early.
4. Mrs. Johnson (prepare)…………………………………. the dinner now.
5. Look! That boy (run) ………………………………………..into the house.
6. Mrs. Smith (understand)……………………………………… those words.
7. The students (finish) …………………………………….those papers now.
8. I (need) ………………………………………………some money for my text books.
9. The guests (watch)……………………………………… that television program now.
10. We (review) ……………………………………the use of some tenses in English this
week.
11. Yes, Marjorie (want)…………………………………… some cakes now.

PRESENT, PAST, PRESENT PERFECT

1. She paid for the ticket and ......................... (leave)

2. I closed the door quietly because he ………………........ to sleep (try)
3. How many times ........................... since he came to New York? (He call)
4. I ........................................... about this for sometime now. (know)
5. They ..................................... television - their favourite programme is on at the
moment. (watch)
6. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news but I was too late. Someone
………………....... (already/tell) her.
7. The children are filthy. Where .............................................. (they be)?

8. I’m going to bed - I .............................................. (work) for hours and I’m tired.

9. I think she’s the nicest person I ............................................... (meet)

10. Mary was cleaning the windscreen when she ................................. (notice) a crack
in the glass.

11. I couldn’t open the office door because someone ......................................... (lock) it

FUTURE PERFECT AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS

1. My English class ends at 3 pm. So at 4 o’clock it ……………………. (end)

2. John swims from 9 to 10 every morning. So at 9:30 tomorrow morning he
………………………………………………….…..(swim)
3. I will graduate in December. So, in January I ………………………………….………..
(graduate)
4. The film starts at 5:30. It’s 5:30. It will take us 30 minutes to get to the theatre.
When we get there, the film ………………………………………….(start)
5. Mary always watches the news on TV from 8:00 to 8:30 pm. It’s 8:15 now. If we
call her now, she …………………………………..………(watch) the news.
6. I will go to Europe on February 10th. Please call me before that day. If you call me
after February 10th, I already ……………………………………………(go) to Europe.
7. My father uses the computer everyday until 6 pm. It’s 5 o’clock now. Let’s wait
until 6. If we go home now, he …………………………(use) the computer.
8. Susan is on vacation in Florida. She doesn’t have much money and she’s
spending it too quickly. Before her vacations finish, she ………………. (spend) all her
money. She’ll be broke.

FUTURE TENSES

1. Where are you off with that ladder? I (have)……………………………… a look at

the roof.

2. We bought our new garage in sections and we (assemble) ………………………it.-

That’s interesting. I…………………………….. (come) and help you if you like.

3. Shop assistant: We have some very nice strawberries.

Customer: All right. I ……………………………………….(have) a kilo.

4. Don’t ring her now she (watch)………………………………. her favourite tv

programme. -
All right, I (ring) …………………………..her after the programme.

5. This time next month the snow (melt) and skiing will be over.

6. I hope they (repair) this road by the time we come back next summer.

7. In two months’ time, he (finish) his exams and he will be able to go abroad.
8. By the end of next year, I (work) for him for 45 years.
 MODALS

1. I had my umbrella when I came out, but I haven’t got it now. You ....................
(leave) it on the bus.
2. He ....................................................... (escape) by this window because it is
barred.
3. I ........................................................... (give) £ 10 ,£ 5 would have been enough.
4. I saw a rattlesnake near the river yesterday. You ......................... (see) a
rattlesnake. There aren’t any rattlesnakes in this country.
5. I phoned you at nine this morning but I got no answer.
I’m sorry. I ........................ (be) in the garden.
6. When she woke up, her watch had vanished. Somebody .............................
(steal) it while she slept.
7. I have just watered the roses.
You .............................................. (water) them. Look, it is raining now!
8. We ...................................................... (reheat) the pie. We can eat it cold.
9. Mother to child: You ................................................. (tell) lies.
10. Whenever the dog wants to go out, I ................... (get) up and open the door

REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING “MODALS”

1. She looked like you, so I was sure she was your daughter

2. Peter would have been able to go if he hadn´been ill

3. In Spain it´s compulsory to do military service

4. Look, the light is on. They have definitely arrived.

5. I´m sure he doesn´t play the guitar

6. It´s possible that David wrote the note. It looks like his handwriting
MODAL VERBS:

Father is already here. He ..................... (Finish) work early today

The streets are all white. Snow ........................ (fall) during the night
Mr Brown ....................... (arrive) in Cairo yet. He left only an hour ago
You ....................... (visit) the doctor if that backache continues
You can never tell! I ........ (become) president one day
Mary isn’t sure but she ...................... ( come) to the dance next Saturday
These boys want to know if they ................ (play) in our garden
Check your exercise. You ............................. (make )a mistake while you were
writing it

FUTURE PERFECT AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS

1. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three

months ago. When I return to Australia I (study)…………….for nine months and
I (be)……………in England for exactly one year

2. This time tomorrow I ………………………..……..(drink) cocktails and (relax)

……………………………… on a beach in California.

3. Frank has just changed jobs again. If he keeps this up, he (change)
………………………….. jobs at least four or five times by the end of the year.

4. Jerry: By the time you get back, I (tidy) ………………..the house. Everything will
be perfect when your parents arrive.
PRESENT SIMPLE, PAST SIMPLE , PAST CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT
1. My little brother………………….(learn) how to read when he was three
2. When I …………………(get) home, my sister……….already……..(leave), so I didn
´t see her
3. Peter…………….(dye) his hair after he………(ask) his parents for permission
4. We …………………..(know) each other since last year
5. Last week I ……………….(go) cycling three times; this week I ………(only/go)
once so far
6. When Carol (call) ………………………………..last night, I (watch)
…………………………………my favourite show on TV
7. Sharon (love) ___________________ to travel. She (go) _______________ abroad almost
every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru
.GERUND Vs INFINITIVE: Choose the correct forms.
1 Tony wants to go / going travelling before he goes to university.
2 He promised to buy / buying her a diamond ring for their anniversary.
3 Have you ever considered studying / to study abroad?
4 He agreed to buy / buying the motorbike for £2,000.
5 John has been a farmer for twenty years. He’s used to getting up / get up
early.
6 It’s cold today. You shouldn’t go out without wearing / to wear your coat.

REMEMBER, FORGET, REGRET, STOP

REMEMBER
1. I remember (crying/to cry) when I first went to school

2. Please remember (watering/to water) the flowers while I am away

3. Did you remember (locKing/to lock) the door?

FORGET
1. Don´t forget (locking/to lock) the door before going to bed

2. I´ll never forget (finding/ to find) that rare old coin in my garden

3. I will never forget (hearing/ to hear) the bombs

REGRET
1. I regret (telling/ to tell) you that she has died

2. I regret (telling / to tell) her that he had died. She was crying for over an hour

3. We have always regretted (selling/ to sell) the farm

STOP
1. Stop (arguing/ to argue) and start working
3. He was driving and he stopped (talking/ to talk) on his mobile phone
4. Bill should stop (thinking/ to think) before he insults people

GERUND AND INFINITIVE

1. I can´t stand ………………………………….in queues. (to wait)
2. I wouldn´t like………………………….in his shoes. (to be)
3. Jim loves…………………………..in Thailand. (to work)
 4. I hate………………………….the shopping on Saturday (to do)
5. Blast! I forgot …………………………..the milk (to buy)
6. I need………………………….some information about Portugal. (to find)
7. I wanted………………………and see Troy but no one else was interested (to
go)
CONNECTORS: OF ADDITION AND CONTRAST

1. Helen wasn't hungry. Nevertheless,.............................................................................

2. The TV campaign against smoking is excellent. However, .................................

3. It was terribly hot at the beach, yet .............................................................

4. On the one hand, we love travelling abroad. On the other hand, .......................

INDIRECT SPEECH
FILL IN THE BLANKS USING "SAY" OR "TELL".

1. Mr. Brown ...... that he had been too busy to leave the office.

2. Mr. Brown ........................ to his wife "I have to go to that meeting."

3. Mr. Brown ........................... his wife that he had to go to the meeting.

4. "I will return in an hour or two." ………………………...... Mr. Brown.

5. Mr. Brown ………………………..... that he would describe his trip to us.

6. Mr. Brown is ................................................... the boys about his trip now .

REPORTED SPEECH

1. "My brother is studying in the library this week", Tanya said.

2. "I love going walking in the rain" Rachel said.

3. "I need to hear both sides of the story before I decide who is to blame" Joe said.

4. "I may start studying French next year" Joanna said.

5. "I've been cleaning up the garden since yesterday" said the gardener.

6. "I have spent a lot of money on fruit and vegetables this month" Mrs. Jones said.

PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT:

1. George ……………….. (go) to the doctor´s yesterday. His brother Peter

………………. (go) two days before.

2.Helen …………………. (come) to see us yesterday morning. We …………..

(be)really happy to see her because we ………………………….. (not/see) each
other for five years.
 3. When we ………………………(arrive) at the airport last night, we ………. (hear) a
terrible noise. We ......................... (ask) the police what ..................... (happen)
and they ……………. (tell) us that a bomb ……………………. (explode)

4. It …………………… (be) so hot yesterday that we ……………… (decide) o go to

the beach. We …………………… (put) everything in the car and …………….. (be)
ready to go. To our surprise, we couldn´t start the car. The battery …………….
(go) flat.

PASSIVE
They built a new road through the city.

They changed the date of our meeting.

This factory exports many cars.

They painted the room last week.

The dog bit the baby.

The storm damaged the house.

We can solve this problem.

QUESTIONS FOR THE WORDS UNDERLINED

1. Mary bites her nails

2. Mary eats toast with butter and jam for breakfast

3. Sue left early

4. Sue left school with phil and Ian

5. Mary bought me a tracksuit for my birthday

PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT:

1. He ......................................... (write) a lot of letters yesterday but
he ........................................... (not/write) a book since 1968.
2. He ............................... (study) maths for three years but then he …………………........
(give) it up.
3. We .............................. (not/play) tennis since last January but
we ................................. (play) a basket ball game last Monday.
4. Barbara ……………………………………. (write) a lot of books.
She .................................. (write) her last book in 1970.
5. He .................................... live) in Oxford for two years and then in 1989
he ............................... (move) to London.
6. He ............................................. (live) there since then.
VERBS 1

1. She always .........(get) up at eight o'clock.

2. I ........ (live) here since 1983.

3. They ......... (have) lunch with Peter next weekend.

4. Last year I ......(be) in the seventh grade.

5. Yesterday I ....... (buy) a new dress.

6. Romeo and Juliet .....(live) in Verona.

7. How many hours a week................(she play) the violin?

8. I ........ (do) my homework when my friend arrived.

9. What ........(you do) when the plane landed?

10. She ..... (play) tennis now.

11. They sometimes ..... (watch) t.v.

12. She ....... (not do) her homework yet.

13. They ........ (travel) by plane this summer.

14. He .........(Watch) t.v since five o'clock.

15. If you don't eat enough, you .......... (lose) weight.

Complete these first conditional sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in brackets.

a) I ……….(not go) to the party if you ……(not come).

b) if everyone …… (help), we ………(finish) more quickly.
c) if the phone ………(ring), I ……..(not answer) it.
d) …….. you …… (pay) for the coffee if I ……. (buy) the cakes?
e) Pete ….. (come) to the cinema if he ……..( can) choose the film.
f) If we ……………(not hurry), we …………(miss) the start of the film.
g) If we ………. (tell) them the truth, they ………(not believe) us.
h) you ……. Never ……. (know) if she likes you if you……… (not ask) her
out.

QUESTION FORMATION

1. They were listening to the radio at the time

 2. They helped Mary with her homework

3. He will arrive in ten months

4. Mary is going to bring me a new note-book

5. Peter likes Mary

6. She´s wearing a lovely skirt and blouse

7. They always watch TV in the evening

8. They´ve lived here for more than thirty years

9. They must take that plane

WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES “IF…”

A. JOHN STUDY/ GET GOOD MARKS

B. JOHN NOT STUDY/ NOT PASS HIS EXAMS

C. YOU NOT TURN UP THE VOLUME/ WE NOT HEAR THE MUSIC

D. ALEX CLEAN ROOM/ HIS MOTHER BE HAPPY

E. YOU NOT EAT FRUIT AND VEGETABLES/ NOT BE HEALTHY

TRANSFORMATIONS

1. People thought the government was calling up the troops

The government

2. I failed my exam because I didn´t study

I wish……………………………

3. It´s a pity that you are going away so soon

 I wish……………………………………………

4. We didn´t buy a large house because we didn´t have enough money

(conditional)

5. Everybody know the chinese discovered gun powder (pasiva)

The Chinese

6. One of John´s sister works in his office. Her name is Helen (relative)

7. “Why didn´t you tell me before?” He said

He said I wish……………………………….

8. The last time I took an exam was three years ago.

I haven't................................................................

9. People were watching the match on TV.

The match..................................................................

10. I'm annoyed that it's not going to stop raining.

If only...............................................................

11. 100 people have been killed according to reports.

It is believed.......................................................

12. Someone is preparing a meal for us now.

A meal ....................................................

13. You have lots of accidents because you drive carelessly.

If ........................................................................

TRANSFORMATIONS

14. I haven´t seen a good film for ages.

It´s ...................................................................
15. Unless it stops snowing, we won´t get home.
If ..................................................

The instructions are easy. A child can understand them.

The instructions......................................................

People thought the government was calling up the troops

The government

We slept in a big room. it was almost empty. (relative)

My advice to you is to leave earlier

If I...................................................................
. Mary started learning French five years ago
Mary has...................................................

Whose is this watch?

Who does...................................................

WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES “IF…” TYPE I

JOHN STUDY/ GET GOOD MARKS

JOHN NOT STUDY/ NOT PASS HIS EXAMS

YOU NOT TURN UP THE VOLUME/ WE NOT HEAR THE MUSIC

ALEX CLEAN ROOM/ HIS MOTHER BE HAPPY

YOU NOT EAT FRUIT AND VEGETABLES/ NOT BE HEALTHY

Complete these first conditional sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in brackets.
a) I …………………...(not go) to the party if you ………………………(not
come).
b) If everyone ………………..…… (help), we ………(finish) more quickly.
c) If the phone ……………………….…(ring), I ………………………....(not
answer) it.
d) ……………….. you …………… (pay) for the coffee if I …………….. (buy)
the cakes?
e) Pete ………………….. (come) to the cinema if he …………....( can)
choose the film.
f) If we ……………(not hurry), we ………………..…………(miss) the start of
the film.
g) If we …………….…. (tell) them the truth, they ………………….……(not
believe) us.
 h) you ……………..never ……. (know) if she likes you if you…………….…
(not ask) her out.

CONDITIONALS: MIX

1. If he ....... (pay) me tonight, I'll have enough money for the tickets.

2. Of course I'm not going to give her a diamond ring. If I .....(give) her a diamond
ring, she would sell it.

3. If I pass this exam, I...... (go) to university in October.

4. If I.................. (have) a car, I would bring to work everyday.

5. If the baby is a girl, we……….........(call) her Ann.

6. If you spend too much time on the first question you …………………………...... (not
have) enough time to finish the exam.

7. I can hear him but I can't see him. If he stands on a barrel, we ......(see) him and
that.......(be) much better.

8. If pedestrians ......(wear) bright coloured clothes, drivers would see them much
more easily.
9. If I saw a tiger walking across Hyde Park I .......(climb) a tree.
10. I have no particular desire to win the pools. If I ……......(win) the pools,
everybody would write to me asking for money.
WRITE IN THE PASSIVE FORM (TWO FORMS IF POSSIBLE)

1. They have allowed each boy a second plate of ice-cream

2. She had already offered me a job at the bank

3. He will ask the stranger to leave the meeting.

4. Someone is showing Maisie the new building

5. A friend told us the news this morning.

6. Nobody could pass the exam.

7. They were discussing about feelings.

8. This firm has given Mr Brown a gold watch

9. Someone brought the doctor hot water

10. They teach the students English literature

11. They didn’t repair those shoes very well

PASSIVES : QUESTIONS:

1. Did they buy those dresses?

2. Had the thief stolen all of Mary’s jewellery?

3. Were the waiters cleaning the tables?

4. Has Mary sent the letter to John?

5. Do you clean your windows every day?

6. Is Mary going to read those magazines today?

7. Is Peter taking the dog for a walk today?

8. Will Mary give the parcel to her mother?

9. How often does the postman bring you letters?

10. Why is Mary washing the dishes?