PRESENT SIMPLE

● Read the summary on present simple and do the activities below. You can check the picture
when you need to.

● DON’T FORGET THAT SOME VERBS CHANGE WHEN YOU USE HE/SHE/IT:

1) Write the present simple of the following verbs in brackets.

a. (he / drive to work every day)

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b. (I / not / think you're right)
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 c. (we / have enough time?)
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d. (I / eat cereal in the morning)
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e. (they / write e-mails every day?)
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f. (you / watch a lot of TV)
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g. (he / not / read the newspaper)
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h. (she / dance often?)
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2) Choose the correct present simple forms to complete the following sentences.

a. I ______ tea.
- drink not - not drink - don’t drink
b. She _______ two brothers.
- haves - have - has
c. Tom _______ work until 10 today.
- doesn’t start - doesn’t starts - not start
d. ________ an instrument?
- You do play - Do you play - You play
e. The museum _________ at 10 o'clock.
- open - opens - does open
f. Peter and Megan ___________ often to the cinema.
- do go - go - goes
g. John ____________ very late.
- doesn’t gets up - do not get up - doesn’t get up
h. What time _________ home in the morning?
- do they leave - do they leave - they do leave

3) Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in present simple affirmative or negative.

Sara is my daughter. She _______ (have) two daughters; they are my granddaughters. Sara ______ (not
have) much free time because she ________ (work) in a shop. In the week, she ________ (get up) very early
and she ________ (go) to bed quite late every day. She ________ (love) Sundays because she ________ (not
work) and she ________ (spend) the day with her family. On Sundays, they _________ (not get up) very late
because they always _________ (go out). My granddaughters ___________ (be) always sad on Sunday
evenings because it's the end of the weekend.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

1) Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency or the expressions of frequency in the correct
position.

a. She has a shower in the morning. (always) ⇒ She __________________________________

b. Where do you go running? (usually) ⇒ Where _____________________________________
 c. She is full of energy. (always) ⇒ She ____________________________________________
d. My parents approve of my friends. (hardly ever) ⇒ My parents ________________________
e. I listen to the radio. (every night) ⇒ I ____________________________________________
f. He is strict with his students. (sometimes) ⇒ He ___________________________________
g. I don't ask for help when I need it. (usually) ⇒ I ____________________________________
h. He is late for school. (never) ⇒ He ______________________________________________

2) Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. Tom _____ to the radio. 4. He _____ to class.

a. doesn't always go a.ever listens
b. always doesn't go b. doesn't never listen
c. doesn't go always c. never doesn't listen

2. _____ in class on time? 5. Alice and Tom _____.

a. Is always your teacher a. cook every day dinner
b. Is your teacher always b. every day cook diner
c. Always is your teacher c. cook dinner every day

3. He _____ his homework.

a. hardly ever doesn't do
b. doesn't hardly ever do
c. hardly ever does
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1) Complete the dialogue with the verbs in brackets in the present continuous.

Suzan: Hi Mark. What _________ (you/do)?

Mark: I _____________(watch) TV.
Suzan: What _______________ (you/watch)?
Mark: A football match. Liverpool ______________(play) against Manchester United.
Suzan: _____________________ (you/enjoy) it?
Mark: Yes, I ________ (be). It's a great match.
Suzan: ___________________ (your team/win)?
Mark: Yes! But what about you? What _________________ (you/do)?
Suzan: I'm with Alice. We _______________ (study) for our math exam.
Mark: Well, I'm sure you ________________(not enjoy) math. Do you want to take a break and come to my
house?

2) Write positive or negative sentences in present continuous using the verbs in brackets. Use SHORT
FORMS when possible.

a. He ______________ (save) money because he wants to buy a car.

b. You ________________ (not listen) to me.
c. My parents _________________ (look) for a new apartment.
d. The victim __________________ (not cooperate) with the police.
e. We ____________________ (plan) a trip to Japan.
f. I ___________________ (cook) fish for dinner.
g. The water _____________________ (boil). You can put the pasta now.
h. He ________________ (not train) because he has health problems.

PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1) Complete the following letter with the verbs in brackets in present simple or present continuous.
Dear Kate,
I ________ (write) from New York. This is my second year here. Can you believe it? Right now I
_________(sit) in a coffee shop in Manhattan. Lots of business people __________ (walk) fast in the street,
and lots of tourists ___________ (look) at the amazing buildings around them. This is a great city. Every
morning, I ___________ (get up) early and I __________ (go) for a run in Central Park. Then I ____________
(have) some coffee and bagels before going to work. Now I ______________ (have) a cappuccino and a
bagel in a Starbucks near my office. I ____________ (love) my job, and I'm happy because my business
____________ (grow) very quickly.
I hope to see you soon.

PAST SIMPLE

● Read the table below to revise the past simple form. Pay attention to how the verbs change.
What type of verbs are these? Regular verbs or Irregular verbs? How do you know?
 ● Now take a look at the table below. Was and were is the same as is or are?

1) Choose was/were or am/is/are to complete the following sentences.

a. My son _______ short in school, but now he _______tall.

b. _____ you at the stadium yesterday?

'Yes, I _______.

c. Yesterday Philip and Emma ________ in London. Today they ________ in Paris.

d. Sara and I ________ at home that night, and you ________ with us.

e. Yesterday we _______ late for the concert, and today I _______ late for class.

f. Asim ______ born in Egypt, and I ______ born in Birmingham.

g. _______ you excited about the trip?'

Yes, we _______ very excited.

h. Kate _______angry yesterday after the meeting?'

'No, but I think she ___ angry now.'

1) Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where
possible.

a. We really __________ (enjoy) the game last Sunday.

b. ______________ (Marco / win) the golf competition?
c. They ___________ (not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.
d. How many goals ____________ (your team / score) in the first half?
e. Sandra ______________ (not want) to go rowing with me.
f. ________________ (they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?
 g. I_____________ (buy) a new baseball cap last week.
h. James ______________ (stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

3) Complete the conversation using the words in brackets to make past simple positive, negative, and
questions.

Emma: Where __________ (you/travel) this summer?

Phil: We ________(go) to Playa del Carmen, in Mexico.
Emma: Where _________ (you/stay)?
Phil: We _________ (stay) in a nice beach resort.
Emma: __________ (your children/like) it?
Phil: Of course! They _________ (spend) all week on the beach.
Emma: __________ (be/you) there for one week?
Phil: Yes. We ________(come) back last Sunday.
Emma: _________(your wife/enjoy) the trip too?
Phil: Yes, she _______ , although she (not like) the food too much.

PAST CONTINUOUS

1) Put the verbs into the correct form of the past continuous.

a. When I phoned my friends, they _________________ (play) were playing monopoly.

b. Yesterday at six I _____________ (prepare) dinner.
c. The kids _________________(play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
d. I _______________(practise) the guitar when he came home.
e. We _______________ (not / cycle) all day.
f. While Aaron ____________(work) in his room, his friends ____________(swim) in the pool.
g. I tried to tell them the truth but they ______________(listen / not) .
h. What _____________ (you / do) yesterday?

2) Form sentences in the past continuous form with the words given.

a. Peter / work / on the computer

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b. The children / play / in the park
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c. I / watch / my favourite Netflix series
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d. My parents / read / the paper
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e. We / enjoy / a nice day at the beach
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f. Dana / help / her friends
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g. The girls / wait / for the bus
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h. She / clean / her room
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3) Form questions in the past continuous with the following words.

a. you / do / what / last weekend / ?

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b. stay / he / in Montreal / how long / ?
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c. dinner / they / have / together / ?
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d. the boys / where / play football / ?
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e. for the test / your sister / study / ?
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 ● Fill in the correct form of the past tense.
1. I ________________ my old friend in town the other day. He ________________ to ignore me
and ________________ somewhere else. (SEE, SEEM, LOOK)
2. The teacher ________________ a photo of us while we ________________ up the tree. (TAKE,
CLIMB)
3. We ________________ Martha at the airport last week. She ________________ for the arrival of
her sister while we ________________ to New York. (MEET, WAIT, TRAVEL)
4. "What ________________ to him? – He ________________ totally surprised when I
________________ him. " – (YOU SAY, LOOK, SEE)
5. He ________________ exam papers when I ________________ him. (CORRECT, VISIT)
6. A man ________________ on the road while I ________________ my bike. Luckily, I
________________ not to crash into him. (FALL, RIDE, MANAGE)
7. We ________________ a few miles off the coast when a horrible thunderstorm
________________ up. We ________________ to get to safety as soon as possible. (SAIL,
COME, HAVE)
8. I haven't seen him for ages. When I last ________________ him, he ________________ for a
new job. (SEE, LOOK)
9. While the two teams ________________ up everyone ________________ a flag. It
________________ a very emotional moment. (WARM, WAVE, BE)
10. "What ___________________ when I ________________ to your place yesterday evening?" – "I
________________ the baby". (YOU DO, COME, FEED)