Complete thes sentences using the Past Simple (ex.

ate, swam, played,

watched) ou Past Continuous (ex. was eating, were playing):

• (talk, type)
While Peter 1 on the phone, Mary 2 a letter.

• (have, ring)
We 3 dinner when the phone 4 .

• (do, go)
The students 5 the test when the fire alarm 6 off.

• (finish, go)
As soon as Mark 7 his breakfast, he 8 out to play.

• (wear, see)
She 9 a red dress when I last 10 her.

• (play, cook)
While the children 11 , their mother 12 .

• (phone, hear)
She 13 her mother as soon as she 14 the news.

• (leave, start)
As soon as he 15 the house, it 16 to rain.

• (fall, walk)
The old woman 17 while she 18 .

• (take, be)
I 19 a lot of photographs when I 20 in Scotland.

Complete these sentences using the Present Simple (ex. study, eat, play) ou Present
Continuous (ex. am studying, is eating, are playing):
1.
She her husband is lying. (think)

2.
I about changing my job. (think)

3.
to the city every week? (he, go)

4.
Mr. Smith usually at eight o'clock. (arrive)
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What this year? (you, study)

6.
Please don't go. I you right now. (need)

7.
Can you hear? The baby . (cry)

8.
Why so much today? (he, eat)

9.
at weekends? (you, study)

10.
The train at seven o'clock. (leave)

11.
He doesn't like talking when he . (eat)

12.
The building a hundred and twenty meters. (stand)

Fill in with the correct preposition : on, in , at or no preposition.

1.Paul could read music …………………the age of six.

2. Jane has piano lessons ……………….the afternoon.

3. I am seeing the doctor ……………….Wednesday morning.

4. Does John work …………………….weekends?

5. Jennifer went back to England ……………..February.

6. David was born ……………2nd October.

7. What did you do …………………..Easter

1. Bye. See you...................Monday.

2. My birthday is...................15th March.
3. She was …………… London.........................1997.
4. We have a lot of exams..................June.
5. The bank is...................the supermarket.
6. What’s..................television tonight?
7. The lesson starts..................ten o’clock.
8. I am going …………… holiday next month. I am going.........................the Algarve.
9. There is some wine..................the bottle.
 10. Where were you …………… 25th December? I was........................Brazil.
11. We have a test.................Friday.
12. He is not …………… the house.
Look! The man is going the cinema. He is going to see a film
11.....................church 33. ….............Easter

12.....................the wall 34. ….............three weeks

13.....................(the) summer 35. ….............the bus-stop

14.....................Monday afternoon 36. ….............Christmas Day

15.....................a farm 37. …………… 1978

16.....................midday 38. ….............the ceiling

17.....................the bedroom 39. ….............the plane

18.....................England 40. ….............the 21st century

19.....................eight o'clock 41. ….............Sundays

20.....................the supermarket 42. ….............the moon

21.....................Christmas 43. ….............every day

22.....................lunch time 44. ….............Saturday

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Complete the sentences using these linking words: although, because, but, so.

Pay attention to the punctuation !

Example: I like dancing ,but I don't like singing.

1. I bought a car.................................I need it for my job.

2. They offered him the job.................................he turned it down.

3....................................Norway is a beautiful country, it is very cold in winter.

4. It is warm and sunny today.................................we are going to the beach.

5. The car is very old..................................it is reliable.

6. We decided to go on holiday.................................we didn't have a lot of money.

7. Today is my daughter's birthday,.................................I need to buy her a present.

 8. You'd better take an umbrella................................it is going to rain.

9. The camera is expensive.................................it is very good.

10. I didn't like the concert................................the band didn't play well.

11. I love fish and chips..................................it is not healthy.

12. His mother is not feeling well,.................................he needs to take care of her.

13. Your marks in English are low...................................you don't study hard enough.

14..................................he is a good ski instructor, I don't like him very much.

15. I'd like to go with you.................................I'm too busy right now.

16. There are no buses this hour.................................we need to catch a taxi.

17. They didn't offer him the job.................................he didn't have any experience.

18. We invited them to the party................................they don't want to come.

19. He didn't pass his driving test..................................he needs to do it again.

20 it rains a lot in winter………………………………………………… I like walking the dog in the park

Decide which of the verbs are regular and which ones are irregular. Put them into the
correct columns and write their corresponding Past Simple forms.

play visit ride start tell say

bring watch ring forget sit type

put go take see meet rent

rest hear know want enjoy send

lose love carry need dress write

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

Infinitive Past Simple Infinitive Past Simple

open opened break broke

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