A.Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. Chloe: I 7) ................ .. ........ .. .....
........ .. ........ .. ..... (want) you to pick me up from the airport.
George ~ lives (live) in Scotland but at the moment he ~ is staying
(stay) in Spain.
2 Tony usually ............ . (play) basketball with his friends at the weekend,
but this Sunday they .. .... .... .. ...... .. .. .... .. . (go) to the cinema.
3 Lesley often ............. (stay) at the office until late in the evening, but today
she ...... .. ...... .. (leave) early.
4 Martha usually .. .... ........ .. .. . (drive) to work in the morning, but today
it ...... ...... ...... (snow) so she .. ...... .... ...... ............ (take) the train.
5 Susan .. .. .... .. ...... .. ....... (clean) her house on Saturdays, but this Saturday
she .. .. .. .... .... .. .. . (visit) her grandmother.
6 Derek .... .. .......... ........ . (finish) work at 5:00 and .... .... ...... .... .. .. .. . (go)
home, but tonight he .......... .. .... .. .............. (have) dinner with his friends.
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present simple or
present continuous.
A: ~ Are you working (you/work) this afternoon?
B: No, I ...... .. ............... (go) to the cinema.
........................... (you/want) to come?
2 A: .. .... ...... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . (Tommy/sleep) ?
B: No, he ...................... (play) in his room.
3 A: ........ .. .. .... .............. .. ...... .. .. (you/do) anything tonight?
B: Yes. I ............................ .... .... . (meet) Carol for dinner at 8 o'clock.
4 A: Why .. .. .................................. .. ...... .. (Tom/look) so tired?
B: He .......................... (work) long hours.
5 A: ………………………. (Jane/talk) on the phone?
B: No, she ........ .... ...... .. ............... (help) Mum in the kitchen.
John ........ ...... .. .. .. .. .............. (come) for dinner tonight.
6 A: How long ........................ .. .... . (it/take) to get from here to Los Angeles
by plane?
B: Two hours.
7 A: ...................... .. ........ .. ......... (you/go) out tonight?
B: No. Steve ................ .. ...... .. ...... (come) around.
8 A: We .................. .. .. .. ........ .. .......... (go) on holiday next week.
B: That's nice. Where .. ............ .. ............ .. (you/go)?
C. Fill in with the present simple or present continuous.
Chloe: Hi, Emma!
Emma: Hello, Chloe. Where 1) " are you calling” (you/call) from?
Chloe: I 2) .............. (be) in Rome at the moment.
Emma: 3) .................................... (you/enjoy) yourself?
Chloe: Yes, 14) ........ .. .... .. ........... (love) it here.
Emma: When 5) ............................. (you/come) home?
Chloe: Next Monday and I 6) .. .. ...................... .. . (need) you to do me a
favour.
Emma: What is it?
Emma: Oh! You 8) ........................................ .. (always/ask) me for favours! I
9) .. .......... .. .................... .. .. . (get) tired of it.
Chloe: I know, I'm sorry! It's the last time. I promise.
Emma: All right . What time,10) ................ .. ...... . ................. (your
plane/arrive) in London?
Chloe: It 11) ................ .... ....... (leave) Rome at 11 o'clock and 12) ..................
.. .......... .. (land) in London at 2 o'clock.
Emma: OK. See you on Monday then.
Chloe: Thanks Emma! You 're the best sister in the world!
D. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or present perfect
continuous.
1 A: Are you still working on your English essay?
B: No. I ...................................... .. ........ . (just/finish) it.
2 A: Is Christina still at the gym?
B: Yes. She .. .... .. .... ................ .. ..... .. ... .. .. . (exercise) all morning.
3 A: Are Georgia and Claire still at the party?
B: No. They ............................ .. .... .. .. .... .. (already/leave).
4 A: Do you like Charlotte?
B: Yes! She's one of the most interesting people I .. .................... (ever/meet).
5 A: Your Italian is very good!
B: Thanks! I .................................. .. .. .. ... . (learn) it ever since I was ten.
6 A: Is this your first time in France?
B: Yes. We .............................. ... ........... . (never/be) here before.
7 A: How long .... .. .... .. .. .................... .. ...... . (you/live) here in Glasgow?
B: For seven months now.
8 A: You look dreadful!
B: I know. I ................ .. .................. .. .... .. (not/feel) very well recently.
E. Complete the email below by putting the verbs in brackets into the
present perfect or present perfect continuous.
Dear Holly,
I'm sorry I 1) .............. .. .. ... ......... (not/send) you an email for such a long
time. I have so much to tell you. I 2) ................ .. . ......... .. ............ (just/pass)
my driving test! My dad 3) ....... .. .. .......................... (already/buy) me a new
car, but he says that I have to pass my Maths exam next week before I can
drive it, so I 4) ....................................... (study) really hard lately .
I 5) ........................ ....... (also/make) a new friend. She lives next door. Her
name is Adriana and she 6) ............................... .. (just/move) here from Spain.
We have a lot of fun together. I can 't wait for you to meet her.
What 7) .. . ......... ....................................... ..... (you/do) lately?
8) ............................................ (you/decide) yet if you are
coming here for the summer? I hope so!
Write back soon. I can't wait to hear all your news.
Love, Samantha
F. Underline the correct word.
1 How long/since have the children been watching TV?
2 We haven't finished already/yet.
3 Have you been doing anything interesting so far/ lately?
4 Has Charlotte recently/always been so good at Maths?
5 Mathew has already/still been to Los Angeles this year.
6 Has Jenny found her car keys since/yet?
7 I have ever/never driven such an expensive car before!
8 Have you seen any good films recently/ever?
9 They have taken over 100 photos so far/yet.
10. He hasn't lived here since/for 20 years.
G. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
A: What 1) ~ happened (happen) to you?
B: I 2) .................... (fall) off the ladder while I 3) ......................... (clean) the
windows.
2 A: Where 1).................. ........ .. ... (you/be) yesterday afternoon? I
2) ........................ . (call) you, but there 3) ........................ . (be) no answer.
B: 14) .................... .... (be) at home, but you 5) .................. ............ ..
(probably/ring) me while I 6) .. .. ............................ (cut) the grass outside in
the garden. Why?
A: I 7) ...... ................... (have) nothing to do, so I 8) ......................... (think)
we could go to the cinema.
3 A: There 1).................... .. ... (be) a power cut last night.
B: Yes, I know. I 2) ................................ .. .. (surf) the Net when the lights 3) .,
............ .. (go) out.
4 A: So what 1) ........ ................. (happen)?
B: We 2) .............. ............... (walk) through the woods when we
3) .................... .. .. . (hear) someone scream.
H. Underline the correct item.
Susan was driving/drove to work when she was getting/got a flat tyre.
2 He was leaving/left work and was going/went straight to the train station.
3 She was walking/walked in the park when a dog was attacking/attacked her.
4 I was riding/rode my bike in the park when it was starting/started to rain.
5 It was snowing/snowed aU day yesterday, so we were not playing/did not
play outside.
6 At 7 o'clock this morning, she was making/made breakfast for her family.
7 She was listening to music while she cooked/was cooking dinner.
8 Tom turned/was turning 16 last Friday.
I. Claire called the fire brigade after she saw a fire in the building next
door. After the fire, a firefighter questioned Claire about what happened.
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.
F: Where 1) ~ were you (you/be) when you first 2) .......................... . (notice)
the fire?
C: I 3) .......... ............ .... .. (be) in my kitchen and I 4) ........ ................ .. .. .... .
(cook) dinner for my husband.
F: 5) ............................... (you/see) the fire from your kitchen window?
C: Yes. I 6) ...................... ..... (take) something out of the oven when I
7) ................ ........ .. (hear) a loud explosion. I 8) ...... ...... ........ .. (run) to the
window and 9) ................ ...... .. (look) outside. I 10) ........................... (see)
flames coming from the 1 st floor of the building.
People 11)................................... (shout) and 12) ............ ........ .......... (run) out
of the building.
F: What 13) ........................... (you/do) then?
C: I 14) ...... .............. .............. (call) the fire brigade immediately.
F: Thank you.
J. Put the verbs in brackets into the p ,ent perfect or past simple.
A: Katie ~ has bought (buy) a new car, hasn't she?
B: Yes. She .. ........ .. ......... (buy) a silver BMW last week.
2 A: I ............... (not/feel) well since last week.
B: Well, ... ... .. .... .. .................... .. (you/see) a doctor yet?
3 A: .. ... .... .... .................... (you/talk) to Jim?
B: No, he ......... .... •. .. .... (go) to the bank. He ................ .. .......... (not/come)
back yet.
4 A: .. .. .. .. .... ...... .. .... ...... ...... (you/have) any news from Bob and Tina?
B: Yes. They .................................... (call) me from Spain last night.
5 A: ......................................... (you/send) that job application off yet?
B: Yes, I .................... (post) it this morning.
6 A: How long ...... .. ..... ......... .... ...... ........... . (you/be) here?
B: We .......................... ... ... .. .... . (be) here since 8 0 ' clock.
7 A: …………………….. (you/ever/been) to Italy?
B: Many times. In fact, I ....................... (be) there last week.
8 A: .. ....... .. ...................... (you/see) James?
He ................. (say) he wanted to see me.
B: Actually, he .. .. ........ .... .. .. .... ......... ..... .. (just/leave).
K. Underline the correct item.
1 Jenny has come/came back from her holiday in Tahiti yesterday.
2 The Robinsons don't live here any more. They moved/have moved to
Liverpool two years ago.
3 Mitchell left/has left for the airport three hours ago.
4 When we were on holiday, we have walked/ walked for two hours every day.
5 Anna has decided/decided that from now on she will recycle paper and
plastic.
6 Alex didn't make/hasn't made any plans for his birthday yet.
7 The children saw/have seen lots of exotic animals at the zoo last Monday.
8 When John has heard/heard the joke, he couldn 't stop laughing.