Grammar

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Present Perfect:

a) The nurse …………………… (work) in that hospital for two years.
b) The cleaners …………………… (not wash) the windows yet.
c) You …………………… (not pay) the cashier for those shoes.
d) She …………………… (play) football for years but she …………………… (not
score) any goals.
e) I …………………… (visit) Paris four times but I …………………… (not be) to
London.

Soluciones
1. has worked
2. haven’t washed
3. haven’t paid
4. has played, hasn’t scored 5. have visited, haven’t been

f)

5 Write what the teenagers have and haven’t done in the last week:
Harry Kate Charles Beth
prepare a meal
meet a pilot
ride on a bus
go to school

a) Harry and Kate haven’t prepared a meal.

b) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
f) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Soluciones
Possible Answers 1. Harry and Kate haven’t prepared a meal. 2. Charles and Beth have prepared a meal. 3.
Kate has met a pilot. 4. Kate has ridden on a bus. 5. Harry, Charles and Beth haven’t met a pilot. 6. Harry,
Kate, Charles and Beth have gone to school
6 Choose the correct answers:
a) Has the childminder fed the baby yet / already / ever?
b) We have ever / just / never swum in the sea because I hate salty water.
c) The cleaner has already / yet / ever washed all the windows.
d) Daniel Radcliffe has been an actor for / since / already he was five
years old.
e) My hairdresser has ever / just / yet opened a new salon.
f) Have you ever / yet / since eaten spicy ice cream?
1. yet 2. never 3. already 4. since 5. just 6. ever
7 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Perfect:
a) I / never / eat / raw / fish / .
 …………I have never
eaten……………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) we / not see / this film / for many years / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Jill / be / a pilot / for three years / ?
………………Has Jill been
………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) the cook / not leave / the kitchen / yet / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) the judge / already / make / a decision / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
f) they / throw out / the rubbish / yet / ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2 Choose the correct answers:

a) Dr Griffin was / has been a surgeon since 1997.
b) I went / have gone to the hairdresser’s last week.
c) The bus driver didn’t take / hasn’t taken the children to school in the
morning.
d) Did you see / Have you seen Cowboys and Aliens yet?
e) We didn’t have / haven’t had crisps for two months.

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Perfect Simple or Past Simple affirmative, negative or
interrogative:
a) I ………have seen…………………… (see) Tony for a month.
b) ……have…………… you ever ………………been… (be) to a hairdresser?
c) I was at the shopping centre yesterday, but I ……didn’t
buy……………………… (not buy) anything.
d) We ……have…………… already ………heard………… (hear) this story.
e) What ……………did…… he …say……………… (say) to you last night?

4 Complete the interview with a film producer. Use the Present

Perfect Simple or Past Simple:
Q: When 1…………………… you …………………… (become) a film producer?
A: I 2……………………………… (get) my first job in 1996. I
3……………………………… (be) a film producer for more than 15 years.

Q: Why 4…………………… you …………………… (decide) to become a film

producer?
A: Well, I 5……………………………… (always love) films. I’m good with money
and schedules. So one day, I 6……………………………… (decide) to try
producing.
Q: How many films 7…………………… you …………………… (produce)?
A: I 8……………………………… (just complete) my eighth film.
Q: 9…………………… you …………………… (meet) a lot of famous film stars?
A: Yes, I 10……………………………… . I 11……………………………… (work) with
some very famous people.

Grammar
5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past
Simple:
a) Pam …………………… (dance) with Ashton at the party.
b) I …………………… (study) for the test at the weekend.
c) Last night, we …………………… (have) beef for dinner.
d) Yesterday, Mum …………………… (buy) flowers and she ……………………
(plant) them in the garden this morning.
e) Janis …………………… (put) the bottles in a carton and her dad
…………………… (carry) them to the recycling bin.
1. danced 2. studied 3. had 4. bought, planted 5. put, carried

6 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verb:

a) Jay …………………………………… (not stop) at the bakery before school.
b) ………… you ………………………… (get) peppers for the salad?
c) I …………………………………… ( prepare) breakfast an hour ago.
d) Andrea ………………………………… (not wash) the jars.
e) why …………… the students …………………………… (bring) wood to school?
f) what …………… your brother ……………………… (do) last Wednesday?

1. Jay didn’t stop at the bakery before school. 2. Did you get peppers for the
salad? 3. I prepared breakfast an hour ago. 4. Andrea didn’t wash the jars. 5.
Why did the students bring wood to school?ç 6. What did your brother do last
Wednesday?

7 What were John and his family doing at 7.00 yesterday? Complete
the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Continuous:
a) John ……………………………………… (not watch) television.
He ……………………………………… (study) for an exam.
b) John’s dad ……………………………………… (carry) old bottles and his sisters
……………………………………… (hold) a big bag with cans. They
……………………………………… (walk) to the recycling bin.
c) John’s mum ……………………………………… (not take) the rubbish to the
rubbish bin.
She ……………………………………… (put) a chicken in the oven.
d) John’s brother ……………………………………… (not ride) his bike.
He ……………………………………… (play) with the dog.
e) John’s grandparents ……………………………………… (not help) John.
They ……………………………………… (sit) in the garden and they
……………………………………… (read) the newspaper.
1. wasn’t watching, was studying 4. wasn’t riding, was playing 2. was carrying,
were holding, were walking 5. weren’t helping, were sitting, were reading 3.
wasn’t taking, was putting

8 Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Continuous:
 a) what / the boys / collect / at the beach
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
b) the girls / plant / flowers / in the forest
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
c) who / the people / talk to / outside the building
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
d) what / Dylan / do / last night / at 7 o’clock
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………?

9 Complete the sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple
or Past Continuous and when or while:
a) It started to rain ............................................................................................
(the children / swim / in the sea)
b) We stopped talking ......................................................................................
(the teacher / come / into the room)
c) The students were cleaning up the park .....................................................
(their parents / plant / flowers)
d) I was walking to school ................................................................................
(I / fall / in the snow)

10 Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past
Simple or Past Continuous:
The Exxon Valdez was a large ship and it 1……………………………… (transport)
oil to many countries. On 24th March 1989, while the ship
2……………………………… (travel) from Alaska to Los Angeles, it
3……………………………… (hit) Bligh Reef. This damaged the ship and a lot of

the oil 4……………………………… (go) into the sea. Many birds

5……………………………… (hunt) for food in the sea when the accident
6……………………………… (happen). About 250,000 birds
7……………………………… (die) and the oil killed thousands of fish, whales and

other sea animals, too. It 8……………………………… (take) more than $4

billion, three years and thousands of workers to clean up the area.

Grammar

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the

Present Simple:
a) Betty never …………………… (wash) the dishes.
b) …………………… you …………………… (buy) bread at this bakery?
c) We often …………………… (have) beef for dinner.
d) Chris …………………………… (not drink) tea.
e) People …………………… (watch) TV at night.
f) I …………………………… (not want) to eat fish now.
1. washes 3. have 5. watch 2. Do ... buy 4. doesn’t drink 6. don’t want 5 Write sentences with the
words below. Use the Present Continuous:
a) we / put / dinner / on the table / now / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) at the moment / Dan / order / ice cream / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) she / eat / a healthy snack / ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) I / not drink / orange juice / now / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) the children / bake / biscuits / right now / ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. We are putting dinner on the table now. 2. At the moment, Dan is ordering
ice cream. / Dan is ordering ice cream at the moment. 3. Is she eating a
healthy snack? 4. I’m not drinking orange juice now. 5. Are the children
baking biscuits right now?

6 Choose the correct time expressions:

a) What is Janice eating never / at the moment / tomorrow?
b) Do you at the moment / often / every day clean your room?
c) Our grandparents today / right now / always give us gifts at
Christmas.
d) The students are making sandwiches for the trip now / every day /
often.
e) Steve doesn’t now / usually / tomorrow have breakfast before he goes
to school.
1. at the moment 2. often 3. always 4. now 5. usually
7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the
Present Simple or Present Continuous:
a) Quiet! I ……………………………… (try) to concentrate.
b) Jane ……………………………… (study) the piano on Mondays.
c) We ……………………………… (not have) lunch now.
d) The teacher ……………………………… (not give) us homework on Fridays.
e) Where …………………… you …………………… (go) every day after school?

1. am trying 2. studies 3. aren’t having 4. doesn’t give 5. do ... go

8 Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the
Present Simple or Present Continuous. Then answer the
questions so they are true for you:
a) Where …………………… your best friend …………………… (live)?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) What …………………… you …………………… (wear) at the moment?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) When …………………… you …………………… (go) to bed at night?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) What ……………… you and your friends usually ………………… (do) at
weekends?
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) What book …………………… you …………………… (read) right now?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1. does ... live 2. are ... wearing 3. do ... go 4. do ... do 5. are ... reading

9 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple or
Present Continuous:
a) Maria / not have / lunch / with her father / today / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) my cousin / often / send / photos of his family / to me / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) he / not like / driving / in rainy weather / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d) they / fly / to England / now / ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e) she / cook / breakfast / every day / ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
f) Bill and Ben / always / walk / to football practice / together / .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10 Complete the sentences with the words below:

a • an • any • how many • how much • some
a) Is there …………………… apple in the bag?
b) ……………………………… days are there in a year?
c) Darren hasn’t got …………………… friends.
d) ……………………………… sugar is there in the tea?
e) Jon wants to buy …………………… mobile phone.
f) Peter is bringing …………………… fizzy drinks.

11 Choose the correct answers:

Ellen: Hi, Sue. What 1 are you eating / do you eat / you are eating?
Sue: A doughnut. It’s delicious!
Ellen: But it’s not very healthy. Doughnuts are fried and they have got 2 a
lot of / some / much calories.
Sue: Well, I 3 don’t eat / am not eating / doesn’t eat them every day
and there are 4 any / some / much vitamins in my doughnut.
Ellen: Vitamins! Are you sure?
Sue: Yes! I 5 eat / eats / am eating a strawberry doughnut. There are
vitamins in fruit and strawberries are fruit.