REVISION FOR THE TEST

A) SIMPLE PRESENT
1 Jennifer usually Takes_(take) his children to the park when the weather
__is___(be) fine.
2. How often _Mark sees__(Mark/see) his girlfriend?
3. Pedro and his son Mike never __Work__(work) on the farm at the weekend. They
_____have_(have) employees who __milk__(milk) the cows and _____feed___(feed)
the animals.
4. When _Do they meet_(they/meet) their friends?
5. It _is__(be) a difficult test, so we must study hard.
6. __Does Frank likes__(Frank/ like) big parties? DOES FRANK LIKE
7. Richard _doesn´t_do _(not do) much exercise during the week.
8. Helen and her brother sometimes ____watch__(watch) a TV series but they
_____prefer__(prefer) two-hour films.
9. He __loves__(love) Italian food.
10. What time _does_ the plane leave ___(the plane/leave)?
11. The boss never ___checks__(check) his emails before 12 pm. That’s why he
______ doesn´t answer_(not answer) his text messages. He _ doesn´t know__(not
know) what people __write_(write) to him about.
12. Sandra Parks ____has__(have) a new job. She _works__(work) as a part time
assistant to her father in his law firm.

b) COMPLETE THE TEXTS WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1.Karen loves taking pictures. Here are her five favourite ones-
“This is a picture of my family last week. My father _is _stading____(stand) next to
my grandmother , who ____is holding___(hold) my baby in her arms. My sister Lucy
__is sitting___(sit) opposite Brenda, my best friend. Brenda _is eating_(eat) an
icecream. We __are celebrating__(celebrate) my birthday. There is a cake on the
table. My husband Tony is cutting__(cut) it and my father__is helping___(help) him.

2. Jim Harrison is on holiday. He _is driving__(drive) in the mountains with his

girlfriend Jennifer. They ___are talking____(talk) about their plans for the two weeks
in the Valley of Hope. Jim’s brother, Mark __is__joining__(join) them in 3 days’ time.

3. Mother: Children! It’s lunchtime. What are you doing__(you/do)?

H: I am doing ___(do) my Maths homework.
Mother? Jenny, __is having____(have) a bath? Jenny, Jenny Can you hear me?
Jenny: Yes, mum . I _am taking_(take) a shower.
Mother: Where is Paul?
H: He is in the garage. He __is cleaning__(clean) Dad’s car.

4. K: __Are you coming_(you/come) to the party?

J: Yes, why?
K: Because it __is raining__(rain) a lot.
 J: Don’t worry. I can pick you up at 9.
K: Ok . Thanks.
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It’s 9 20. J isn’t here. K phones him.
K: Where are you?
J: Just two minutes away. Are you ready?
K: Yes, I _am waiting_(wait) for you at the hall.

5. Kim Harris is flight attendant but today she _is not working__(not work). She is a
passenger on a British Airways flight . Where __is she going___(she/go)? She __is
flying_(fly) to London. It is 2 am. Most passengers _are sleeping__(sleep) but Kim
____is watching__(watch) a film.

6. Martha ___is not going_(not go) to work these days because she is on maternity
leave. She is resting__(rest) at home. Right now, she __is sitting__(sit) on a couch. She
_is reading_(read) her messages on her mobile. She is at home alone. Her husband
Bill__is working_(work) and her two children are sleeping__(sleep) in their bedroom.

C)SIMPLE PAST OF BE (affirmative, negative and interrrogative)

1. Jake ___was___in prison from 2000 to 2009.
2. _ Were_they on holiday last month?
3. It __was___a beautiful party and the guests _Were__very happy.
4. Tony and Gerry ___were__friends for a long time.
5. Where __were__you when I called you?
6. Patrick ____was__very tired last night.
7. We ___Were___ invited to the party but we didn’t go.
8. Why ___was__the boss so angry?
9. The woman __was _tall and thin with black hair and eyes.
10. The hotel _wasn´t__ very comfortable, so we went to another one.
11. Thelma___was__at Sam’s party last night but I didn’t see her.
12. What ___was___the meeting about?
13. Grace ___was___very angry with her boss yesterday.

d) COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS
(paréntesis).

SUE GLASS, RACING DRIVER

Sue Glass___had________(have) a car accident when she ____was__(be) eight so she _DID
NOT like__(not like) driving. When she__growed up__(grow up) this__was_(be) a problem,
because she __got_____(get) a job with a car company. Then six years ago she
_____met_____(meet) Julian Swayland, a racing driver, and she ____told____(tell) him she
__was__(be)afraid of cars.
He _____wanted____(want) to help, so he_____took__(take) her to Brands Hatch, a Grand
Prix racing circuit. He__drove__(drive) her round corners at 100 mph and she__loved_( love)
it. Then she __heared__(hear) about a special motor racing course. She _did__(do) the course
with five men and __was_(be) amazed when she _____got__________(get) top marks. She
says:
“I think I_did__(do) well because I _listened_(listen) to everything the teacher
_said__(say). I _______needed____(need) to because I was so afraid. The men often ___DID
NOT listen__(not listen). The best moment ___was___(be) my first championship race. I _DID
NOT WIN___(not win) but I ___came___(come) fourth. I beat 20 men. I love the excitement of
motor racing but it’s a dangerous sport and I´m always very
frightened.

e) THE FUTURE GOING TO

Complete the sentences using going to and the verb in

brackets.
1 Look at those clouds! It __is going to rain__________________ . (rain)
2 This film is boring. I _am not going to watch_______ (not
watch)
3 Hurry up! We _ are_goinG to be____ late. (be)
4 I’m very tired. I _am going to stay_________ at home this evening. (stay)
5 It’s very cold. They are not going to _work___ in the garden this afternoon. (not work)
6 Careful! That book _is going to fall___ . (fall)
7 It’s my birthday next Saturday.My friend _is going to cook______ dinner for me. (cook)
8 We haven’t got much money.We _are not going to buy_______ a new car. (not buy)
9 Alan’s going to university next year.He _is going to study_____ journalism. (study)
10 We didn’t study much this term.We are not_going to pass_ the exam. (not pass)
11 They don’t like living in the city. They __are going to move to the country. (move)
12 He isn’t interested in chemistry.He ___is not going to be__ a doctor. (not be)