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A – FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:
✔ When I WAS (be) in Japan I FOUND (find) everything very different.
✔ Two years ago my parents BOUGHT (buy) a new car.
✔ Last summer Peter SPENT (spend) his holidays in a summer camp with his friends. They
WENT (go) swimming, they PLAYED (play) football and golf they VISITED (visit) many
interesting places.
✔ My sister GOT(get) a good job in a bank.
✔ Susan and her cousins CAME (come) to Portugal ten years ago.
B – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE /
INTERROGATIVE) OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:
✔ My sister and her husband CAME (come) from Greece.
✔ I DID NOT LIKE (not like) the U2 concert.
✔ My cousin PHONED (phone) from France yesterday evening.
✔ On Monday Johann WENT (go) to school on foot.
✔ (they / leave) DID THEY LEAVE the country last Saturday?
✔ (you / like) DID YOU LIKE the film?
✔ They DID NOT FINISH (not finish) the homework yesterday.
✔ (she / go) DID SHE GO to the cinema with her parents last night?
No, she didn’t. She STAYED (stay) at home. She GOT (get) a cold.
✔ We WENT (go) to Spain y car.
✔ I HAD (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
✔ (you / travel) DID YOU TRAVEL to Madrid by car or by plane?
✔ Many years ago it WAS (be) very difficult to live without electricity.
✔ Last year they BOUGHT (buy) a house at the seaside.
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✔ I MET (meet) him the day before yesterday.
C – CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
✔ Mrs. Harris __________ the last train.
a) Take b) took c) did take
✔ There ________ many people here last night.
a) Was b)were c) wasn’t
✔ He _________ at home with me yesterday evening.
a) Were b) was c) be
✔ She ___________with her family on holidays.
a) Go b) did go c) went
✔ He ___________ some books and CDs.
a) Brought b) bought c) did buy
✔ They __________ their passports at home.
a) Leave b) did leave c) left
✔ She ________some interesting photos.
a) Take b)taken c) took
✔ It __________ a good present.
a) Were b) was c) is
✔ ___________ (she /arrive) home at 5:30?
a) Did she arrived b) did she arrive c) arrived
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1. Present Simple
1. My name IS Nick.
2. We ARE best friends.
3. I (visit) VISIT my grandma at weekends.
4. She always (help) HELPS her mum and dad.
5. You never (watch) WATCH TV after school.
Present Continuous
1. I (do) AM DOING my homework now.
2. Lisa (read) IS READING a book about farm animals.
3. We (write) ARE WRITING an e-mail to our friends at the moment.
4. I (listen) AM LISTENING to music right now.
5. I can’t speak with you now. I (have) AM HAVING a music lesson.
2.
1. I (go) AM GOING swimming every Saturday.
2. He (go) IS GOING to school with his brother.
3. She (play) IS PLAYING with her friends now.
4. He (eat) IS EATING a chocolate cake right now.
5. We usually (eat) ARE EATING porridge for breakfast.
3.
1. Kate and Nick (write) ARE WRITING at the moment.
2. I always (make) AM MAKING a snowman in winter.
3. She never (go) IS GOING ice skating because she can’t.
4. What are you (wear) WEARING right now?
5. I (wear) AM WEARING a white shirt and a skirt.