I Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ________ her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work)__________ as a secretary at ABC, but this summer I (study)

_________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)___________ .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)__________ .

5. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)_______ because everybody (talk)_________ so

loudly.

6. He (not/play)___________ golf now.

7. They (go)___________ to a restaurant every Saturday.

8. She (not/go) ___________ to the cinema very often.

9. You usually (arrive)_________ late.

10. Where's John? He (listen)____________ to a new CD in his room.

11. Jean (work) ___________hard all day but she (not work) ___________at the

moment.

12. Look! That boy (run) ___________ after the bus. He (want)___________ to catch it.

13. He (speak) __________German so well because he (be) ___________ from

Germany.

14. I (think)_________ your new hat (look) ____________ nice on you.

II Make negative sentences.

1. My sister lives with my parents.

2. I know the answer.

3. I am going to leave soon.

4. My mother is making a cake.

5. Jane sings really well.

6. Martin is swimming in the pool.

7. The boy killed the spider with his shoe.

8. She recognized him at once.

9. He apologized for his conduct.

10. She is going to come tomorrow.

III Put the verbs into Past Simple form.

become

begin

bring

buy

come

drink

eat

forget

give

hear

know

leave

meet

pay

put

run

say

see

sleep

speak

take

teach

tell

write

IV Write sentences in simple past.

1) you / cards / play ___________________________________________

2) I / a car / want _____________________________________________

3) we / the game / lose _________________________________________

4) not / I / early / get up ________________________________________

V Make questions.

1. We are reading a letter.

2. We opened the door.

3. He is opening the window.

4. I speak Italian.

5. She's dancing at the party.

6. Your father makes breakfast.

7. They are eleven.

8. Danny phones his father on Sundays.

9. You wrote poems.

10. Richard played in the garden.

11. They're drinking a cup of tea.

12. Kerry did not speak English.

13. I am playing computer games.

14. She saw a bird.

VI Put the verbs into the correct tense.

1. We (speak) ____________ English at the moment.

2. I (not like) _________ lemonade very much.

3. The girls always (listen) ____________ to pop music.

4. ________your sister ________(clean) the bathroom yesterday?

5. Janet never (wear) _________ jeans.

6. _______ Jane _________ (wash) the dishes yesterday evening?

7. Mr Smith (teach) ____________ Spanish and French next year.

8. ______you ________(do) your homework every day?

9. __________he __________(wait) in the car now?

10. Mrs Miller (listen) __________ to CDs at the moment.

11. She often (get up) __________ at 6 AM.

12. When he was younger, he (be) _________ a good student.