FOCUS 3

Present Simple or Continuous

1 Today she ________________ time with her grandmother. (not /spend)

2 They ________________ to the gym on Sundays. (not / go)

3 We ______________ a barbecue later today. Do you want to come? (have)

4 No, she can’t answer the phone right now, she ________________ a shower. (have)

5 he always _____ a coffee before he _______ for work in the morning. (drink / leave)

6 They sometimes _______ to Sweden, but usually they _________ by boat. (fly / go)

7 Where are you Jack? I ________________ outside in the sunshine! (sit)

8 He always ________________ a dictionary to his English class. (bring)

Complete the sentences with these verbs in the past tense.

- buy – die – learn – sleep – – win - write

1. I ....................…. very well last night. (not)

2 My sister …...................... English in Scotland.

3. I …...................... some new CDs yesterday.

4. Shakespeare …..................... 38 plays.

5. Meryl Streep ……..................... an Oscar in 1979 and another one in 1982.

6. Agatha Christie was born in 1891 and …...................... in 1976.

Choose the correct option

1. She (slept / was sleeping ) when her sister (came – was coming) home.

2. I (was watching / watched) TV when I (fell / was falling) asleep.

3. When the monster (was appearing/appeared) they(fished / were fishing) in the lake.

4. When he (finished / was finishing) his homework, he (was going / went) out.

5. When I (saw / was seeing) him, he (was reading / read) a newspaper.

6. He (broke / was breaking) his leg while he (was playing / played) basketball.

7. They (lied / was lying) on the beach when they (heard / was hearing) a bang.

8. Someone (knocked / was knocking) on the door while I (had / was having) a bath.

9. We (had / was having) breakfast when the postman (came / was coming).

10. I (was screaming / screamed) when I (saw / was seeing) the monster.

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Simple past – past perfect

1. When he (wake up) __________, his mother (already / prepare) ____________ breakfast.

2. We (go) ___________ to London because the Queen (invite)____________ us for tea.

3. He (hear) _________ the news, (go) _____ to the telephone and (call) ________a friend.

4. When she (start)_________ to learn English, she (already / learn) ____________ French.

5. Jane (already / type) ___________ ten pages when her computer (crash) ____________.

FOCUS 3
1. Complete with present simple or present continuous
Dear Martha,
I really (not like) _______ that Smart Alec. He (be) _______ so perfect! He (run) _____ the
London Marathon every year. He (cycle) ___________ to work every day. I can see him out of
the window now – he (arrive) ______________ on his bike again!. He (be) ________ clever too.
He (learn) _________ a new language every year. At the moment he (learn)
________________ Chinese. He (get) _________ new customers every day. Three people (sit)
_____________ outside his office at the moment. And his telephone (ring) _________ now. It
(ring) ____________ all the time! My phone (not ring) ______________ very often!. Well, he
isn’t going to take all my customers! I’m going to fight back. . .
2. Complete with the past simple of these verbs.
(not) answer – get ? – (not) run – play – go – wear – listen – find – come - be
1 Paul was tired, so Paul ________________ home.
2 I ________________ to York with my class. It was great!
3 Karl ________________ the teacher’s question.
4 Anna and Tim ________________ very happy when they saw the baby.
5 (Susan/_______________ a lot of friends?
6 Steve ________________ to his new CDs.
7 I ________________ computer games all day yesterday.
8 Julia ________________ a long blue dress at the party.
9 Angela ________________ some jeans in the shopping.
10 We ________________ home late yesterday.

3.Match the sentences in A with the responses in B

A B

1. Are you coming to the cinema with us? A. What’s the matter?

2. Someone stole my dad’s car B. It was brilliant

3. I need someone to go to the shops for me C. Yes, I’m really looking forward to it

4. Are you having a good time? D. I’ll go

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5. I can’t do this homework E. Do you fancy going swimming, then?

6. I’ve nothing to do tonight F. That’s terrible

7. Did you enjoy the film? G. Yes, it’s a great party

4. Correct the mistakes:

1. My friend sitting on the sofa
2. Where does you live?
3. Does he finishes school at 4 pm?
4. Today we is visiting the zoo.
5. Where are they go on Monday?

8. Vocabulary: Match the sentences with the words in the box.

cheerful – shy – mean – watch sport – listen to music – meet friends
1. Steve goes to the café every day. He likes to _______________ there.
2. Dan never gives me any of his sweets. He’s ___________.
3. Bob wants to _________________ his favorite football team are playing today.
4. I’ve got some fantastic new CDs. Let’s _______________
5. Karen is quiet with new people. She’s ____________