present simple ỏ present continuous

TENSE 1/ Now you have to put the verb into the correct form : Present continuous or Present simple 1.. flow very fast today- much fast than usual.. Put the verb into the most suitable f

TENSE 1/ Now you have to put the verb into the correct form : Present continuous or Present simple

1 I……….( not / belong ) to a political party.

2 Hurry! The bus……… (come) I……… ( not / want) to miss it.

3 The river Nile………( flow ) into the Mediterranean.

4 The river……… ( flow ) very fast today- much fast than usual.

5 ………( it / ever/ snow ) in India?

6 We usually……….( grow vegetables in our garden but this year we……… ( not / grow ) any.

7 A: Can you drive?

B: No, but I ……… ( learn ) My father ……….( teach ) me.

8 You can borrow my umbrella I……… ( not/ need ) ay the moment.

9 ( at the party) I usually………( enjoy) parties but I………( not / enjoy) this one very much.

10.George says he’s 80 years old but I………(not / believe) him.

11 Ron is in London at the moment He………(stay) at the Hilton Hotel He

usually……….( stay ) at the Hilton Hotel when he in London.

2/ Present tense with a future meaning

Ann is going on holiday You have to write sentences.

a go / scotland

b leave/ next Friday

c stay/ in Scotland for two weeks.

d Go / with a friend of hers

e Stay/ in a hotel

f Go / by train

3 Put the verb into the most suitable form, present continous or present simple.

1 We……… ( have ) a party next Sunday Would you like to come?

2 I……….( not/ go ) away for my holidays next month because I haven’t got enough money………… ( you / go ) away?

3 The concert this evening………( start ) at 7:30.

4 Tom , is it true that you………( get ) married next week?

5 What time………( the next train/ leave) ?

6 Ann, we………(go) to town………( you / come ) with us?

B/ Simple past and past continuous

1/ In this exercise you have to read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.

1 Tom usually wakes up early Yesterday

morning………

2 Tom usually wakls to school Yesterday………

3 Tom is usually late for work Yesterday………

4 Tom usually has a sandwich for lunch Yesterday………

5 Tom usually goes out in the evening Yesterday evening………

6 Tom usually sleeps very well Last night………

2 This time you have to put one of these verbs in each sentence: Hurt , teach , spent , sell , throw , fall , catch , buy , cost , 1 I was hungry , so I………something to eat in the shop 2 Tom’s father……….him how to drive when he was 17 3 Don……… down the stairs this morning and ……… his leg

4 we need some money so we………our car

5 Ann……… a lot of money yesterday She………a dress which ………250 VND

6 Jim……… the ball to Sue who……….it

3 In this exercise you have to write questions A friend has just come back from holiday and you are asking him about it.

Ex: Where / go ? : where did you go?

Food / good? Was the food good?

a how long / stay there?

b Stay in a hotel?

c How / travel?

d Go a lone?

e The weather / fine?

f What / do in the evening?

g Meet any interesting people?

4 this time you have to put the verb into the correct form All the sentences are past.

1 Tom……….( not / shave) this morning because he……… (not / have ) time

2 We………( not / eat ) anything because we……….(not / be ) hungry

3 I ……… ( not / rush ) because I……….( not / be ) in a hurry

4 She………( not/ be ) interested in the book because

she………( not / understand ) it

PAST CONTINUOUS

1 A group of people were staying in a hotel One evening the fire alarm rang Use the words in brackets to make sentences saying what each person was doing at the time.

Ex : ( Don / have / a bath) : Don was having a bath

a Ann / write / a letter in her room:

b George / get / ready to go out:

c Carol and Dennis / have / dinner:

d Tom / make a phone call:

2.Make the sentences from the words in brackets Put the verbs into the correct form, past simple or past continuous.

a.I / fall / asleep / when I / watch / television

I………

b the phone/ ring / when I / have / a shower The

phone………

c it / begin / to rain when I / walk / home

It………

d we / see / an accident when we / wait / for the bus

We………

3 Put the vers into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

1 George………(fall) off the ladder while

he………( paint) the ceiling

2 Last night I……… ( read) in bed when suddenly

I……… ( hear) a scream

3 ………( you / watch ) T.V when I phone you?

4 Ann………( wait ) for me when I……… ( arrive)

5 I………( not / drive) very fast when the

accident………( happen)

6 I……… ( break) a plate last night.I……….( do ) the washing –up.when it………( slip) out of my hand

7 Tom………( take) a photograph of me while

I……….( not / look )

8 We……….( not / go ) out because it……… ( rain )

9 What……… ( you/ do ) at this time yesterday?

10 I……….( see) Carol at the party She………

( wear)a really beautiful dress

* IRREGULAR VERBS

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