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Name: __________________
I. Complete these sentences putting the verbs into the correct tense (Present Simple or Present
Continuous):
1. I ............................................................... (live) in Paris , but I ............................................................... (visit)
London at the moment.
2. The car isnt here today because Sheila ............................................................... (use) it. She usually
............................................................... (use) the bus, but the drivers are on strike.
3. We usually ............................................................... (stay) at home on Fridays, but we came out tonight
because we ............................................................... (celebrate) our anniversary.
4. I ............................................................... (come) from Scotland, though I ...............................................................
(live) in London just now.
5. I ............................................................... (stay) with my parents at the moment, though I
............................................................... (have) my own flat.
6. They usually ............................................................... (work) at the weekends, but they
................................... ............................ (not/work) this weekend.
7. He ............................................................... (teach) in a language school, but he
............................................................... (work) in a factory at the moment because the school
............................. .................................. (not / work) in summer.
8. The business usually ............................................................... (make) money, but it
............................... ................................ (do) rather badly now.
9. I usually ............................................................... (work) at night but I ...............................................................
(have) a holiday at the moment.
10. I ............................................................... (study) French at the moment, but I
................................. .............................. (not/speak) it very well.
II. Complete the sentences about a student Antonio Lopes: use Present Simple or Present Continuous
1. It's 8:00 a.m. Antonio Lopes (drive) to school.
2. He (drive) to school every day.
3. The trip usually (take) 25 min.
4. Today it (not)/take) 25 min.
5. It (take) much longer.
6. Workers (repair)the highway.
7. Because of the construction Antonio (use) Parson Road.
8. He usually . (not/use) Parson Road.
9. Normally he (take) Parson Road.
10. Traffic always (move) faster on Rute 93.
11. It (rain) hard and the roads are slippery.
12. Antonio (not/like) to drive in the rain.
13. Antonio (be) a careful driver and he always .
(drive) slowly when the roads are wet.
14. The radio is on, and Antonio (listen) to the traffic report.
15. He always (listen) to the radio on his way to work.
Quiet - . Shy .
Easy going . Generous .
Friendly . Affectionate .
Nervous . Sensitive .
VI. Match the word with the meaning: kidnapper, suspect, vandal, shoplifter, mugger, forger, burglar,
murder, robber, an offence, a witness.
Has killed someone on purpose
Takes someone away by force and demands money
Steals from a bank
Steals things by breaking into a house
Steals from a shop while it is open
Attacks and steals from someone in the street
Damages property on purpose
Makes a copy of something in order to deceive people
An illegal act
A person who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong
A person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people