Exercises :I. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either Past Perfect, Past Simple or Past Continuous: 1. When we (get) to the theatre, the show . (start) so we missed the first five minutes.

2. When I (ring) the bell there (be) no answer. My brother (have) a shower, and he (not/hear). 3. I saw Casablanca for the first time last night. I (never, see) it before.

4. After I (have) a huge lunch, I .. (feel) ill.5. I spent a week in Miami recently. I (never, be) there before.

6. There was so much to see in Rome. I (want) to see everything but I (not, have) enough time.

7. She (tell) me she (buy) a new car.

8. When he (arrive), Eve wasn't there. She (leave) about five minutes before.

9. While we (travel) in Spain, we (lose) our luggage.

10. When I (get back) nobody (be) there. I (feel) lonely. II. Underline the correct past verb forms.

It rained / was raining when I arrived in Paris. I didnt bring / hadnt brought an umbrella so I got very wet while I was waiting / had waited for a taxi to take me to my hotel. The taxi driver was very friendly and was driving / drove me round the centre of the city to see the famous sights. I never went / had never been to Paris before and I thought it was beautiful in spite of the rain.III. Put the verb into the more suitable form, the Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous or Past Simple: 1. Where have you been? (you, play) .. tennis?

2. Look! .. (somebody, break) that window.

3. You look tired. (you, work) .hard?

4. (you, ever, worked) .. in a factory? No, never.

5. Liz is away on holiday. Is she? Yes, she .. (go) on holiday last Sunday, but she .. (not/return) yet. 6. Sorry, Im late. Thats all right. (I, not wait) long.

7. Is it still raining? No, .. (it, stop)

8. (I, lose) .. my address book yesterday, while I was walking in the park with my friend Steve. 9. (I, read) .. the book you lent me, but (I, not finish)

.. it yet. Its very interesting.

10. (I, read) .. the book you lent me, so you can have it

back now.IV. Fill the gaps with the correct past form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I . (meet) my fianc while I . (live) in Italy last year.

2. Dawn . (not speak) to her new boss before. She . (be) very nervous.

3. I . (wait) to see the doctor, when Mark and Julie . (come) in.

4. Ken . (have) an interview at 10 oclock this morning, and this afternoon they . (offer) him the job.

5. What . (you do) at the office so late last night? I . (see) your car in the car park.

6. I (not want) to disturb my grandmother because she . (sleep).

7. The waiter . (take) my plate before I . (finish).

8. The last time Jan . (see) Ray he . (work) for a car company.

9. Carrie . (see) the film before, but she . (go) with Phil to see it again last weekend.

10. Peter . (drive) to the airport when he . (hear) a strange noise at the back of the car.

V. Complete the sentences with these words. descendants average person couch potato mankind height staple diet ancestors hunter-gatherers1. My . came from Africa.

2. Rice is an important part of the . In Asia.

3. I hope our . will live in a more peaceful world.

4. There is a minimum . for some jobs; police officers, for example.

5. The survival of . may depend on how well we protect our planet.

6. The . sleeps for about eight hours a night.

7. If you stay in and do no exercise, youll become a .8. Before agriculture was invented, . ate a lot of meat and different wild plants.VI. Write the correct word:

American English British English

Bill

Bureau

Can

Candy

Cookie

Drugstore

French Fries

Garbage/ trash

Gas

Mail

Movie

Period

Rest room

Second Floor

Sidewalk

Trunk

VII. Complete the sentences with these words.

dress rehearsal frown hand movements body language eye-contact posture clutched facial expression first impression handshake1. If you dont want to speak to someone, dont make .. .

2. Practise what you are going to say before an important event by having a .. .

3. Remember, your .. shows people how you are feeling before you open your mouth to say anything.

4. Dont .. . It makes you look angry.

5. You could tell Emma Sharpe was nervous. She .. her handbag on her knee throughout the interview.6. Jackie has very good .. and always holds her head high.

7. When we first met, Mike made a good .. . He seemed intelligent and confident.

8. The interviewee tried to appear calm but his .. said something different. He kept playing with his tie.9. You can learn a lot from a persons .. . How they sit and move can tell you many things.

10. The interviewer had a very strong .. . I couldnt stop tears coming to my eyes.