I.

Past Simple or Present Perfect

1. The town is very different now. It ___________________ (change) a lot.

2. Are you still reading the paper? ~ No, I ________________________ (finish) with it.
You can have it.
3. _____________________________ (you/go) to the cinema last night? Yes, but it
_____________________________ (be) a mistake. The film ____________________ (be)
awful.
4. Where do you live? ~ In Boston.
How long ______________________________ (you/live) there? ~ Five years.
Where _________________________________ (you/live) before that? ~ In Chicago.
And how long ____________________________ (you/live) in Chicago? ~ Two years.
5. The police ______________________________ (arrest) three people, but later they let
them go.
6. I ______________________________ (apply) for the job as a tourist guide, but I
wasn't very successful.

II.

Present Simple or Present Continuous

a) Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them if necessary.

1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius._________________________________________
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off?________________________________________
3. Look! The man tries to open the door of your car._____________________________
4. I usually go to work by car. _______________________________________________
5. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?
__________________________
b)
1. Let's go out. It ___________________________________ (not rain) now.
2. Normally I __________________________________ (finish) work at five, but this week
I _____________________________ (work) until six to earn a little more money.

3. What ____________________________ (your brother/do)? He's an architect, but he

______________________________ (not work) at the moment.
4. Rachel i sin London at the moment. She ___________________________ (stay) at the
Park Hotel. She always ___________________________ (stay) there when she's in
London.
5. Hurry up! Everybody ___________________________ (wait) for you.

III.

Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.

1. If you took more exercise, __________________________________________.

2. If you go to the party, _____________________________________________.
3. I would be very angry if ___________________________________________.
4. If you bought that car, _____________________________________________.
5. If she comes back tomorrow, _______________________________________.

IV.

Complete the sentences, using the comparative or superlative form.

Your apartment is ________________________ (big) than mine.

This is _______________________________ (fascinating) show I have ever seen.
He is ________________________________ (bad) student in his class.
I'd like to buy a __________________________ (reliable) car. This one keeps breaking
down.
I like living in the countryside. It's __________________________ (peaceful) than living in
a town.

V.

Choose the correct form

They were excited/exciting when they heard the news.

It was an astonished/astonishing event.

She is frightened/frightening of spiders.

I am boring/bored every time I have to wait at the doctor's.

VI.

Complete the sentences using your own ideas

1. Last week I had to __________________________________.

2. I didn't have to _____________________________________.
3. In the future life will _________________________________.
4. I think children shouldn't ______________________________.
5. I would like to ______________________________________.

VII.

Complete the gaps with one of the following words: should, shouldnt,
must, mustnt, have to

1. You look really tired. I think you _____________ take a rest.

2. You ___________________ attend the press conference. It is obligatory.
3. I _________________ wash my car.
4. You ___________________ smoke in here. It is prohibited.
5. We _______________________ finish the report today. The boss called me.
6. She ___________________________ come to the meeting. It is not necessary, she
can stay at home today.

VIII. Underline the correct future tense

1. Will/should you pass me the sugar, please?
2. The school term will finish/finishes next Friday.
3. Dont forget! Im taking you/going to take you out for dinner tomorrow at 8.
4. Ill help you/am going to help you fix the car, if you like.
5. Don could/was going to drive to the shops but then he decided to walk.
6. Did you see the weather forecast? Its going to/it will rain all weekend.
7. I think I will/am going to Paris.

8. Look! That thing is going to fall/will fall from the roof.

9. They are meeting/will meet the team tomorrow at 5.
10.

The plane leaves/is leaving on Tuesday at three oclock.

7. Change the verbs in brackets to make first or second conditional sentences.

1. Peter asks you a question, but you dont know the answer.
If I _____________________________ (know) the answer, I
_____________________________________ (tell) you.
2. Ann never plays the lottery. If she ___________________ (play), she
_________________ maybe ______________(win) some money.
3. If people ______________________________ (can) fly, life
______________________________ (be) easier.
4. If he really _________________________ (be) a professional tennis player as he
says, he _____________________________ (probably play) well, but he's bad at it.
5. Unfortunately I cannot afford to buy a car but I am sure I
____________________________ (buy) it if I
__________________________________ (have) more money.
6. If we ___________________________ (leave) early tomorrow morning, we
_______________________ (arrive) before 12.00.
7. She is so mean that I ________________________ (not be) her friend, even if she
_________________________ (be) the last person on this planet.
8. Im really busy but I ________________________ (call) you if I
________________________________ (have) time.
9. If you __________________________ (want) to pass the exam,
_______________________________ (have to) study harder.
10. If I ____________________________ (be) sleepy I usually
____________________________ (drink) a cup of coffee.