Present Simple or Present Continuous?

My mother rarely ……………………….. (cook) the meal. 

I ……………………………..……. (go) to school by bus.

We …………………..…………… (watch) TV now. 

What ………. Mick …………………(do) now? 

When ………….. you  ………………… (leave) the office? 

Mrs Board ……………………………… (teach) the students now. 

Mrs Board …………….…………… (teach) English. 

When ……….. you …….………… (get up)? 

He never ………….…………….. (do) his homework. 

They …………………………… (go) to France now.

At the restaurantRobin: I think the waiter __________ (forget)  us. We  __________ (wait)  here for over half an hour and nobody __________ (take)  our order yet. 

Michele: I think you're right. He  __________ (walk)  by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we  __________ (order, already). 

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they  __________ (be, only)  here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food. 

Michele: He must realize we  __________ (order, not)  yet! We  __________ (sit)  here for over half an hour staring at him. 

Robin: I don't know if he  __________ (notice, even)  us. He  __________ (run)  from table to table taking orders and serving food. 

Michele: That's true, and he  __________ (look, not)  in our direction once. 

Robin: Look, he is coming! 

Waiter: Good evening Sir, Madam. __________ you __________ (order) yet?

Complete the story with simple past or past perfect.

ou’ll never guess what happened to me last night! After finishing work, I …………. (go) to the gym, as usual. Then I …………….. (go) out to a restaurant with some clients. When it was time to go I …………….. (realize) I …………… (leave) my bag at the gym – with my keys in it.Unfortunately, my wife, Kerry ……………. (not be) at home because she …………….. (travel) to Scotland for a meeting. Anyway, I …………. (rush) back to the gym but it ……………. (already close). So I ………… (drive) home. All the lights at home ………… (be) off, so I …………… (decide) to try and climb through the downstairs bathroom window, which …………….. (be left) partly open.Just as I was trying to open the window, I ………….(see) a light. It …………. (be) two police officers. I explained that I ………….. (lose) my keys but they wouldn’t listen. They were just going to put me in the police car when Kerry ………….. (open) the door. She ……….. (arrive) back early from her meeting and ………….. (be) inside the house the whole time – watching a thriller on TV! 

Past Perfect or Past Simple? Write the appropriate form.

1. When the film ....... ....... (start) Beth realised she ............ (see) it before.

 

2. I .................................. (be) surprised to find that Mr Cole .................................. (leave) the city the day before. 

3. Helen .................................. (feel) much better after she ..................................(have) a good sleep. 

4. The rain .................................. (stop) by the time we .................................. (get) to the beach. 

5. Melissa .................................. (be) angry because her brother .................................. (eat) all the chocolates.

6. When Julia .................................. (meet) Scott she .................................. (not realise) he .................................. (be married) before. 

7. Geoff .................................. (not see) his parents for fifteen years so he .................................. (feel) rather nervous at the airport.

8. The jazz singer .................................. (sing) an old blues song that I ................................. (never hear) before.

9. When I .................................. (write) the letter I .................................. (post) it straightaway.

10. Before Marti .................................. (become) Mrs Stephens’ personal assistant she ................................ (work) as a receptionist. 

11. After Sarah .................................. (know) Alan for a few months he .................................. (ask) her to have dinner with him.