Past Simple BE

1. My cousins are American. Really? _______they born in New York? No, they
_________. They ________ born in San Diego.
2. The restaurant _______ quite nice, but the food ___________ very
interesting.
3. The snakes ________ big, but they __________ dangerous.
4. I __________ hungry, but I __________ very thirsty.
5. It _________ a windy morning, but it ____________ cold.
6. The concert _______ great Joe. You __________ fantastic.
7. Galileo ____________ a footballer. He __________ a scientist.
8. Where _______ he yesterday morning? He _______ in front of the TV. His
favourite quiz ______ on!
9. _______ they at your place last night? No, they ________. They ________
too busy with work.

What are their occupations:

straces _____________ lipto ________________ crathee_________________

trewir _____________ ifml rats______________ rexpolre_________________

olosgozit _______________ antripe_____________ grenis _________________

tenistics ______________ rebka_____________ ocdort_____________urnse_______________

Give definitions for the following occupations:

1. A pilot _______________________________________________________.
2. A baker ______________________________________________________.
3. A waiter ______________________________________________________.
4. A fire fighter _____________________________________________________.
5. A teacher _______________________________________________________.
6. A singer __________________________________________________________.
7. A musician ________________________________________________________.
8. A postman _________________________________________________________.
9. A nurse _____________________________________________________________.
Put the verbs in brackets into Present simple or Present continuous tense:

1. Hippos ________ (live) in the river Nile.

2. They haven’t got anywhere to live at the moment. They _______________ (stay) with
some friends until they find somewhere to live.
3. He _______ (go) to Italy every month.
4. She ___________ (read) a good book at the moment.
5. He often _____________ (travel) for business around the world.
6. The weather ______________ (become) hotter and hotter.
7. It always _______________ (rain) here in summer.
8. I ___________ (go) to work now. Bye!
9. The solar system ___________ (have) eight planets.
10. Sally _____________ (drive) her kids to football practice every morning.

I haven't been able to sleep in three days. I think I might have ________.
   insomnia
   a cold
   the hiccups

2. Drinking water is one way to get rid of ________.

   the hiccups
   illness
   fever

3. He smokes too much. Just look at the way he ________.

   spits
   sleeps
   coughs

4. The baby was ________ a fever, so they took him to see the doctor.
   causing
   running
   having

5. The doctor prescribed ________ for my rash.

   water
   lots of rest
   an ointment
6. It's possible to become addicted to ________.
   pain killers
   water
   a fever

7. After Will fell off his bike, his mother dressed his ________.
   wound
   blood
   damage

8. I ________ my ankle when I was playing basketball.

   ran
   fell
   twisted

9. Drinking tea with honey can help soothe ________.

   a hurting throat
   a hurt throat
   a sore throat

10. It's Spring, and my ________ are acting up again.

   allergies
   allergic
   allergic reaction

Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. She______________ (like) Art.
2. _______ you_______ (walk) to school now? No, I _________.
3. We usually _______________ (have) lunch in the afternoon.
4. They always_________________ (watch) TV in the evening.
5. I _______________ (not listen) to music now.
6. Roger ________ (take) the dog for a walk every day.
7. _______ she _______ (like) pizza? Yes, she _______.
8. She always _________ (wear) jeans to work, but today she _______________(wear) her
favorite skirt.
9. Look! It ________________ (rain) outside.