A.

Present simple, past simple, present continuous or present

perfect?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

(you / go ) to school on Sunday?

My aunt . (not work) at a shop.
I .. (not play ) tomorrow.
I .. (read) books in the morning.
I (not write ) a letter now.
.. (your sister / go) to school last week?
He ... (spend) last summer in the country.
What ( your brother / do) every day?
Why (she / cry) now?
Look! My cat (play) with a ball.
I .. (not see) him for ages.
I .(just / get) a letter from Tom.
This man is a writer .He
(already / write ) 8 books.

B. Choose the best modal verb.

1.

Already as a child Mozart ..... play the piano beautifully.

could
should
Would

2.

Which sign are you more likely to see at an airport: Bags ..... not be left unattended.
can
must
May
3.

I really ..... try to get fit.

may
must
Would

4.

I go to the bathroom, please?

May
Must
Would

5.

His excuse ..... be true, but I dont believe.

can
May
6.

..... you help me move this table? (Both answers are possible. Choose the more
polite request.)
Can
Could

7.

.... you speak French? - Only a few words, but my Russian is pretty good.
Can
Could

8.

I ..... talk already before I was two years old.

could
should
Would

9.

You ..... eat so much chocolate. Its not good for you.
mustnt
shouldnt

C. Conditional sentences
Choose the best answer.

1. If we don't protect the elephant, it ________ extinct.

1.

becomes

2.

will become

2. If I ________ some eggs, how many ________?

1.

cook / will you eat

2.

will cook / do you eat

3. You won't pass the course if you ________.

1.

won't study

2.

don't study

4. You ________ heart disease if you eat too much meat.

1.

will get

2.

get

5. If you don't put so much sugar in your coffee, you ________ so much weight!
1.

don't put on

2.

won't put on

6. You'll pay higher insurance if you ________ a sports car.

1.

buy

2.

will buy

7. She ________ completely different if she cuts her hair.

1.

will look

2.

looks

8. If a deer ________ into your garden, it ________ all your plants.

1.

will get / eats

2.

gets / will eat

9. If you ________ an apple every day, you'll be very healthy.

1.

eat

2.

will eat

10. You ________ better if you turn on the lamp.

1.

will be able to see

2.

are able to see

11. If he were a young man, he ________ able to walk faster.

1.

is

2.

will be

3.

would be

4.

was

12. He's so stupid! If he ________ an animal, he would be a sheep.

1.

are

2.

is

3.

would be

4.

were

5.

was

13. If the weather ________ better, we ________ to the park.

1.

is... would go

2.

were... would go

3.

were... will go

4.

was... go

14. If smoking were allowed, I ________ a cigarette.

1.

would have

2.

will have

3.

had

4.

have

15. We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ________.

1.

could talk

2.

talk

3.

will talk

4.

can talk

16. We don't mind camping, but if we ________ enough money, we ________ in a hotel.
1.

had... stayed

2.

had... would stay

3.

have... stayed

4.

would have...stayed

17. If there ________ no mosquitos, there would be no malaria.

1.

was

2.

are

3.

were

4.

would be

5.

is

18. If her hair were black, she ________ completely different.

1.

look

2.

would look

3.

looks

4.

will look

19. If I ________ a penny for every can of soda I've drunk in my life, I would be rich!
1.

would have

2.

had

3.

will have

4.

have

20. We'd be on the beach if we ________ in Mexico!

1.

would be

2.

will be

3.

are

4.

were

D. Ask questions for the underlined parts of the

sentences.
1. She likes going to the restaurant.
2. David is a handsome man.
3. She speaks English fluently.
4. She bought a marvellous dress.
5. They talked to Jim yesterday.
6. They must do their homework.

7. She ate a big hamburger.

8. He will go to England.
10. Peter wrote a letter.