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A.

Form adjectives adding the correct suffixes

1) Create
2) Impress
3) Construct
4) Mass
5) Graph
6) Defect
7) Atom
8) Enthusiast
9) Hero
10) Move
11) Remark
12) Service
13) Consider
14) Accident
15) Interest
16) Misery

B. Form nouns adding the correct suffixes

1. Sick
2. Conscious
3. Govern
4. Evaporate
5. Act
6. Audit
7. Embarrass
8. Govern
9. Apart
10. Measure
11. Dark

C. Form adjectives adding the correct suffixes

1) Certain
2) Bad
3) Excellent
4) Smart
5) Defensive
6) Professional
7) Careful
D. Complete the table

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB


Portugal ---------------- 1. ------------
Awe1 Awe 2. ------------
3. Move 4. ------------
End 5. 6. ------------
7. create Creative ------------
Communist ---------------- 8. ----------------
Religion ---------------- 9. 10.
11. Impress Impressive ----------------
12. 13. Constructive ----------------
Fame ---------------- 14. 15.
Industry ---------------- 16. 17.
18. ---------------- Enthusiast 19.
20. Narrate ---------------- ----------------
21. Explode ---------------- 22.
Material ---------------- 23. 24.

E. Complete using the Simple Past Tense (regular and irregular verbs)

1. I _________________ (work) in a bank for ten years.


2. Where _________________ (you / live) when you were young?
3. She _________________ (not / study) French at university.
4. He _________________ (travel) through the Middle East last year.
5. _________________ (they / visit) the Louvre in Paris?
6. She _________________ (not / watch) TV yesterday.
7. We _________________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
8. Where _________________ (you / teach) before you came here?
9. He _________________ (not / think) that he was right.
10. I _________________ (cook) steak last night.
11. _________________ (Lucy / read) War and Peace at school?
12. She _________________ (not / write) to her grandmother.
13. We _________________ (have) a computer when I was a child.
14. Where _________________ (you / go) on holiday?

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15. I _________________ (love) ice cream when I was a child.
16. They _________________ (not / meet) yesterday.
17. _________________ (she / swim) in the sea in Greece?
18. We _________________ (not / play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.
19. He _________________ (try) to lift the box but he couldnt.
20. What _________________ (you / eat) for lunch?
21. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the center of the city.
22. We _________________ (wake up) very late.
23. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
24. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

25. _________________ (I / forget) something?

26. Why _________________ (you / come)?

27. You _______________________ (meet) a friend.

28. I_________ (not/do) my maths homework yesterday.

29. The boys ___________(take off) the mudguards of their bicycles.

30. Sue wasn't hungry, so she_________ (eat) anything.

F. Choose the right form of verb To Be in Simple Past

a. I was/were tired yesterday.

b. You was/were happy yesterday.

c. We wasnt/werent sad yesterday.

d. They was/were busy yesterday.

e. He wasnt/werent angry yesterday.

f. She was/were sleepy yesterday.

g. It was/were cold yesterday.

h. You was/were happy last night.

i. Richard and I was/were excited last night.


j. Javier and Roberto was/were lazy last night.

k. Julian was/were angry yesterday.

l. Rachel was/were sleepy yesterday.

m. The movie was/were scary. I don't want to watch it again.

n. Ko, Teddy, and Peter was/were tired after the long drive.

o. Johnathan was/were hungry. So, he ate a sandwich.

p. My mom was/were helping the teacher at school yesterday.

q. Was/Were Lydia here last night?

r. Was/Were you yesterday night?

G. Make the Present Perfect Tense

1. (she / pass the exam?)


2. (you / eat lunch yet?)
3. (he / read the newspaper today?)
4. (you / not / study French for ten years)
5. (they / be in London for six months)
6. (where / you / be?)
7. (we / not / go to Paris)
8. (she / not / see The Lord of the Rings)
9. (he / not / meet my mother)
10. (they / not / visit St. Pauls Cathedral yet)
11. (what / she / eat today?)
12. (why / you / do your homework already?)
13. (how / she / make this fantastic cake?)
14. (why / I / miss the plane?)
15. (they / not / go to bed)
16. (it / rain a lot this week)
17. (they / use a credit card before?)
18. (we / have enough to eat?)
19. (she / not / play basketball before)
20. (I / wear a kimono)

H. Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect Tense


I. I ________(arrange) a surprise birthday party for Kelly.
2. ____________(you/hear) about the present were giving her?
3. Tracey____________ (not/ book) a clown for her party.
4. Im sure the twins___________ (speak) to Harry about the invitations.
5. ________________ (Sue/lay) the table yet?
6. What______________ (Rose/do) with the snacks?
7._____________ (he/drive) you mad today with his questions?
8 Its seven oclock and I____________ (not set/ up) the sound system!
9. Emma______________ (go) to get the decorations, hasnt she?
10. Why___________ (she/invite) Steve to her party?

I. Present Perfect Quiz: Is each sentence grammatically correct or incorrect? Mark


the incorrect ones. Then, rewrite the grammatically incorrect.

1. They already given me the money.


2. Has he ever eaten Brazilian food?
3. She's been to Berlin twice.
4. Gary is known Darla for a long time.
5. I haven't read today's newspaper yet.
6. Help, police! That man's just stolen my wallet!
7. We've recently wrote a book.
8. Laura have sold her car.
9. I haven't take the test yet.
10. I've lived in Orlando for three years.
J. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in past simple or present perfect.

1. She loves Paris. She ..................... (be) there many times.


2. Bill ....................... (work) in that company for 3 years. (He still works there).
3. They ....................... (go) to London on holiday last summer.
4. I ....................... (read) that book. Its good.
5. His parents ....................... (be) here yesterday.
6. They ....................... (go) to Germany when he ....................... (be) only 4.
7. ........... you ......... (watch) any film last night?
8. I ....................... (have) a couple of toasts for breakfast this morning.
9. He ....................... (live) in Rome since he was a teenager.
10. The house looks different. .......... you .............. (paint) it?
11. I ....................... (not see) you in class last Friday.
12. Shakespeare ....................... (write) over one hundred sonnets.
13. I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning.
14. After he _________________ (arrive) home, he and _________________ (go) to bed.
15. My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few months before
they _________________ (get) married.

16. I _________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here.


17. We _________________ (see) Julie last night.
18. He _________________ (be) a teacher before he _________________ (become) a musician.

19.When the boss _________________ (walk) into the room, we _________________


(know) someone was going to get fired.

20. The children _________________ (break) a window in the school last week.
21. Lucy _________________ (break) her leg, so she cant come skiing.
22. Julie _________________ (arrive)! Come and say hello!
23. They _________________ (be) cold when they _________________ (arrive) home.

24. I _________________ (know) about the problem for months, but I_________________
(not / find) a solution yet.

25. She _________________ (be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.
26. How long _________________ (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often.
27. 9. I _________________ (never/see) the sea before.
28. John ........................... (not call) me recently.
29. They ........................... (buy) a new car last month.
30.The teacher ........................... (not return) the tests yet.
31. How long ........................... she ........................... (know) about this problem?
32. ........................... you ever ........................... (hear) such an unbelievable story?
33. When I was a child, I ........................... (live) in England for two years.
34. He ........................... (offer) me a beautiful gift for my birthday.
35. I am so excited to have a dog. I ......................................... (always / want) one.

K. past simple or present perfect? Correct the error in each of the sentences
1. Have you ever eat Chinese food?

2. She has moved to another city last year

3. They have sent out the invitations yet.

4. Jack hasnt seen Jill since she has graduated.

5. Mr Brown already left the office.

6. We havent been abroad since a year.

7. The lesson has started ten minutes ago.

8. Did she just leave?

L. Past Simple or Present Perfect? Using the words in parentheses, complete the text
below with the appropriate tenses.

Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology
__________(change) a great deal. The first computers____________ (be) simple machines
designed for basic tasks. They__________ (have, not) much memory and they_________
(be, not) very powerful. Early computers were often quite expensive and customers
often_________ (pay) thousands of dollars for machines which actually_________ (do)
very little. Most computers________ (be) separate, individual machines used mostly as
expensive typewriters or for playing games. Times__________ (change) Computers
____________(become) powerful machines with very practical applications. Programmers
____________(create) a large selection of useful programs which do everything from
teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's
games__________ (become) faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer
users______________ (get, also) on the Internet and____________ (begin)
communicating with other computer users around the world. We___________ (start) to
create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the
past (evolve)___________ into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.

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