PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Put the words in the correct order.

Example: is Lily now what doing ?
What is Lily doing now?
1 read every do a day newspaper you ?
Do you read a newspaper every day?
2 wearing are they why tracksuits ?
Why are they wearing tracksuits?
3 cups many drink how of do tea you ?
Hoy many cups of tea do you drink?
4 musical can any instruments Tony play ?
Can Tony play any musical instruments?
5 to Sasha which does school go ?
Wich does Sacha go to school?
6 are what studying you university at ?
What are you studying at university?

Complete the email. Use the present simple or present continuous form.

Hi Gilly

How’s your new job? My university course is great, but it’s Friday evening and I’m
home for the weekend. I ’m sitting (sit) on my bed and I 1 __play________ (play) a
computer game on my laptop. I usually 2 ____study______ (study) in the evenings or
I 3 _______go___ (go) out with my friends. My family are downstairs. Mum 4
____makes______ (make) dinner and I 5 ____think______ (think) Dad 6 ___is
helping_______ (help) Julie with her homework. I can’t write any more now – Mum 7
_____wants_____ (want) me to help her in the kitchen.

See you soon

Kate

Complete Paloma’s email in the present simple or present continuous.

Hi Mandy
My name’s Paloma and I live (live) in Madrid. I go to the cinema sometimes, but I
1 ___________love____ (love) the theatre. What about you? 2 ___ Do________ you

____prefer__________ (prefer) the cinema or the theatre?

I’m a student, but it’s the winter holidays, so now I 3 ___not studying______ (not
study)
I 4 ___________work____ (work) in a shop. I 5 ______want_____ (want) some extra
money because I’m going to visit Russia next year! I 6 ____don’t speak____ (not
speak) Russian very well, so I 7 ______have___ (have) some lessons.
8 ___Did___________ you ______learn________ (learn) any languages at the

moment?

Write soon

Paloma
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Underline the correct word or phrase.

Example: Martin goes / go / is go to the cinema every week.
1 All of my friends has / have / are have good jobs.
2 We don’t know / doesn’t know / not know Kerry very well.
3 What time finishes Dave / Dave finishes / does Dave finish work?
4 Listen! Someone playing / is playing / he’s playing the violin.
5 Tom and Kate not working / aren’t working / no are working today.
6 Why you’re using / you using / are you using my computer?
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PAST SIMPLE

Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.

Example: We went to Rome last week.
were went go
1 ‘Did they enjoy the party?’ ‘Yes, they _____.’
enjoyed did enjoy did
2 Yesterday _____ Saturday. Today is Sunday.
didn’t didn’t was was
3 I _____ a great film at the cinema last night.
saw ’m seeing see
4 _____ the football match yesterday?
You watched Did you watch Watched you
5 Sally _____ a book on the train.
readed read red
6 Where _____ Jimmy this morning?
was were did
7 I _____ my iPod last week.
lose lost losed
8 What time _____ Mr Carter leave?
was is did
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Underline the correct word or phrase.

Example: We was / were at school yesterday.
1 Was / Were Jack and Elaine on holiday last week?
2 The shops wasn’t / weren’t open today.
3 Yesterday was / were Thursday.
4 We were / was at work today.
5 When was / were Julie born?
6 Where were you / you were yesterday?
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Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
Example: My grandparents lived (live) in Greece. Now they live in the UK.
1 What time __________ Sheila __________ (arrive)?
2 __________ you __________ (watch) the match?
3 The nightclub __________ (not close) until 3 a.m.
4 We __________ (not visit) the museum.
5 Mary and Sue __________ (chat) for hours.
6 I __________ (study) for the English test last night.
7 Henry __________ (not like) the food in the café.
8 When __________ the party __________ (finish)?
9 Ferdinand ______________(take) his kids to school yesterday
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Complete the dialogue in the past tense. Use the correct form of the verb in
brackets.
Lucy Did you enjoy (you enjoy) your trip to Italy?
Jean I had a great time!
Lucy That’s good. Where 1 ______did you stay_________ (you stay)?
Jean In a really nice hotel in Sorrento.
Lucy Who 2 _______you went _____ (you go) with?
Jean Sandy and Mel. We had a few problems while we were there.
Lucy What 3 _________happened______ (happen)?
Jean Mel lost her passport and her purse.
Lucy Really? What 4 _____she did__________ (she do)?
Jean We went to the police station.
Lucy What 5 _______did they say________ (they say)?
Jean Well – Mel’s things were there!
Lucy That was lucky! Who 6 ___found____________ (find) them?
Jean Two children – at the beach.
Lucy That was very lucky!

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the past simple or the past
continuous.
Example: We drove (drive) to Manchester last week.
1 It ________did not snow_______ (not snow) when I went to bed.
2 When _________did______ she _____pass__________ (pass) her driving test?
3 Donna __________didn’t go_____ (not come) to the theatre with us last night.
4 What ___did____________ you _______do________ (do) at six o’clock last night?
5 I ____didn’t study___________ (not study) when you rang.
6 Last year they _______bought________ (buy) a new house.
7 We _________saw______ (see) Rachel at the restaurant yesterday.
8 __________Was_____ Dan _____wearing___________ (wear) his suit when you saw
him?
9 While we______were working_______(work) yesterday morning, the manager
_______arrived_____(arrive)
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