ESO 2 REVIEW PRESENT AND PAST SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous or Simple.
1. …………………… Tom and Eve …………………… (have) dinner at the moment?
2. …………………… you …………………… (play) football on Tuesdays?
3. I …………………… (try) to find Jimmy. Where is he?
4. The turtles …………………… (not swim) in the sea right now.
5. Mia always …………………… (tidy) her room on Friday.
6. Simon …………………… usually …………………… (not score) many points.
7. Look at Paul and Jeff. Why …………………… they …………………… (run) in the street?
8. Molly usually …………………… (wash) the car on Mondays.
9. Julie …………………… (not like) doing the dishes.
10. Mrs Perkins …………………… (not drive) the school bus at the moment.
11. …………………… you always …………………… (ride) your bike to school?

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be, have got or the correct Present Simple or Present
Continuous form of these verbs: chat • play • teach • live
1. I can’t hear you. My sister ……………………………… her electric guitar loudly.
2. ……………………………… giraffes ……………………………… brown eyes?
3. Tigers ……………………………… in Australia. They’re from Asia.
4. Laura ……………………………… any pets.
5. Mr Bell ……………………………… English in my school.
6. I ……………………………… online with my friends at the moment.
7. What ……………………………… your uncle’s name?

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of the Present Simple or
Present Continuous or the Past Simple affirmative.
1. …………………… Leo …………………… (work) at Koko’s Bakery at the moment?
2. Where …………………… you usually …………………… (buy) meat?
3. I …………………… (not chat) with Linda right now.
4. We …………………… (study) biology a year ago.
5. George never …………………… (wash) his hair at night.
6. Olivia and Max …………………… (ride) scooters in Italy last summer

4 Choose the correct answers in the dialogue.

Ben: What 1. do you look / are you looking / you are looking at, Dad?
Dad: It’s a tourist guide of London. It’s got information about the museums here.
Ben: Which museum 2. do you want / you want / were you wanting to see?
Dad: There’s 3. an / a / some famous museum called the Victoria and Albert. Let’s go there.
Ben: Are there 4. some / much / any dinosaurs at that museum?
Dad: No, there aren’t. But right now, they 5. show / are showing / showed some famous
Hollywood costumes at a new exhibition.
Ben: Oh, that’s right! My friend Joe 6. sees / see / saw that exhibition last week. He 7. is talking / talks / was talking
about it during the lunch break. They’ve got the clothes of characters like Indiana Jones and Jack Sparrow. I 8. love / was
loving / loves those characters!
Dad: There are 9. some / much / a Spider-Man clothes, too.
Ben: That’s cool! Can we go there now?
Dad: We haven’t got 10. many / a little / much time today. Let’s go to the museum tomorrow.
5 Complete the mini-dialogues with How much, How many, How often, How long or How far.

1. A: …………………… is the film? B: Two hours.

2. A: …………………… do you go shopping? B: Twice a week.
3. A: …………………… do they cost? B: They’re €5.
4. A: …………………… is the cinema? B: It’s three kilometres from here.
5. A: …………………… hoodies is Ryan buying? B: Two.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. While we ……………………………… in the garden, a burglar ………………………………
in through the front door. (come / work)
2. While the expert ……………………………… the fingerprints, the police officer ………………………………
his report. (examine / prepare)
3. The witness ……………………………… to cry while the detective …………………………… her.
(start / interrogate)
4. It ……………………………… when the man ……………………………… the gun into the sea.
(throw / not rain)
5. We ……………………………… when the police ……………………………… a thief on our street.
(not sleep / arrest)
6. While I ……………………………… about forensic science, my friends ………………………………
information about famous crimes. (search for / read)

7 Complete the text with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
say walk take work give enter see arrest not know
It was an ordinary day at the Northwest Side Bank in Chicago. At 5.00, the workers 1. …………………… as usual when
Olga Perdomo 2. …………………… the bank. She went up to one of the workers and 3. …………………… her a note.
The note said, “All of your money, no cops.” The worker read the note and 4. …………………… , “The bank is closed.
Come back tomorrow.” Perdomo walked out. But there was something she 5. …………………… . While she was in the
bank, a video camera 6. …………………… photos of her. A few days later, one of the bank workers 7. …………………
Perdomo while she 8. …………………… outside the bank. The worker called the police and they 9. ……………………
Perdomo immediately.

8 Correct the mistakes in the sentences below.

1. Does Jack and Lily live on Honey Street? .............................................................................................

2. Were the woman crying when the jury came back into court? …............................................................
3. While they drove from Paris to Toulouse, they had an accident. ..........................................................
4. Tom and Nina are leaving soon. Do you want to go with they? ..........................................................
5. How much people were at the football match? ....................................................................................
6. While a burglar came in through the window, they were sleeping. ......................................................
7. My friends watch TV right now. .............................................................................................................
9 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Continuous or the Past Simple.
1. the criminal / not eat / when / the police / arrest / him / .
2. your dad / come / from Scotland / ?
3. we / not have / a test / yesterday / .
4. what / you / do / at 8 o’clock last night / ?
5. when / the accident / happen / a yacht / sail / into the port / .
ESO 2 REVIEW PRESENT AND PAST SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS QUANTIFIERS

10. Fill in the gaps with the past tense of the verbs in brackets.
1.- A thief ----------------------------- ( rob ) the bank last week.
2.- The girls --------------------------- ( be ) late for school yesterday.
3.- --------- you ----------------------- ( finish ) your homework yesterday?
4.- Bruno ------------------------------ ( throw ) the ball to his dog.
5.- Mary ------------------------------- ( wear ) a new dress to the party last night.
6.- -------------------------------------- ( be ) your parents angry?
7.- The boy --------------------------- ( not know ) the way to the city.
8.- I ------------------------------------ ( buy ) this picture last summer.
9.- ------------- Mike ----------------- ( take ) the chocolate?
10.- The baby ------------------------ ( cry ) all night.
11 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple. There are more verbs than you need

Eat, ride, watch, talk, go, read, meet, drink, answer, write, buy., bring, sing, speak

1.Gary ............................................................................................................................ on the phone for an hour last night.

2.I ................................................................................................................. to an exhibition with my classmates last week.
3.We ................................................................................................................... some ice cream after lunch yesterday.
4.Nina .......................................................................................................................... the film on tv a month ago.
5.In the 1800s, police officers .................................................................................................... horses.
6.Last week Brian .................................................... letters and he ............................................... three books!
7. Yesterday afternoon, I ......................................................... seven cups of milk, so I was ill in the evening.
8. I ......................................................................................................... my friends at the cinema last Sunday.
9.Jim was very happy. because he ........................................................................................... all the questions in the test.
10. My sister … .................................................................... a pair of blue jeans and a purple sweater in Zara.

12 Choose the correct answer.

1. There isn’t some / a / much time to clean up.
2. I’ve got a little / a few / any cool hoodies.
3. I can’t find any / some / a sunglasses.
4. Janet wears much / a / a lot of make-up.
5. I need little / some / much cheap trousers.
6. Have you got much / a / many rings?
7. There’s an / a / some old wallet on my desk.
8. I found my shoes under some / an / the bed.

13 Complete the sentences with a, an, any, a little or a few.

1. I’ve got …………………… belts.
2. Are there …………………… trendy shops in this shopping centre?
3. You haven’t got …………………… phone case for your phone. You should buy one.
4. That’s …………………… unusual necklace.
5. There is …………………… nail varnish in my purse. You can use it.
ESO 2 REVIEW PRESENT AND PAST SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS QUANTIFIERS

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1. Are .... having 2. Do .... play 3. am trying 4. aren’t swimming 5. tidies 6. doesn’t ...... score
.7 are … running 8. washes 9. doesn’t like 10. isn’t driving 5. Do … ride

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1. is playing 2. Have ...... got 3. don’t live 4. hasn’t got 5. teaches 6. am chatting 7. is

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1. Is … working 2. do … buy 3. am not chatting 4. studied 5. washes 6. rode

1. are you looking 2. do you want 3. a 4. any 5. are showing 6. saw

7. was talking 8. love 9. some 10. much
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1. How long 2. How often 3. How much 4. How far 5. How many
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1. were working, came 2. was examining, was preparing 3. started, was interrogating
4. wasn’t raining, threw 5. weren’t sleeping, arrested 6. was reading, were searching for
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1.were working 2. entered 3. gave 4. said 5. didn’t know 6. was taking 7. saw 8. was walking 9. arrested
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1. Do Jack and Lily 2. Was the woman / Were the women 3. While they were driving
4. with them? 5. How many people
6. When a burglar came / A burglar came in through the window while they were sleeping.
7. My friends are watching TV right now.
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1. The criminal wasn’t eating when the police arrested him.
2. Did your dad come from Scotland?
3. We didn’t have a test yesterday.
4. What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night?
5. When the accident happened, a yacht was sailing into the port. / A yacht was sailing into the port when the
accident happened.
10.
1.- robbed 2. were 3. did finish 4. threw 5. wore 6 were 7. didn´t know 8. bought 9. did take 10. cried
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1 talked 2 went 3. ate 4. watched 5. rode 6. wrote read 7. drank 8 met 9.answered 10. bought

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1. much 2. a few 3. any 4. a lot of 5. some 6. many 7. an 8. the

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1. a few 2. any 3. a 4. an 5. a little