Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE or the SIMPLE PAST TENSE.

1. _____ Lina __________ (give) you a letter from me yesterday?

2. We __________ (have) a picnic last week. It _____ (be) so fun!

3. Miss Gray is a nurse. She __________ (work) at my uncle’s clinic.

4. Matt _______________ (not eat up) his meal again this morning.

5. _____ the students __________ (attend) the class on time every day?

6. Mrs. Smithsonia __________ (take) her children to see the dentist monthly.

7. Penguins _____ (be) birds but they _______________ (not fly).

8. _____ you ________ (think) the new teacher is as kind as Mr. Ruby?

9. The shops __________ (open) at 9.30 daily.

10. My father and I always __________ (jog) around the neighbourhood.

11. Last year, Uncle Mark _______________ (promise) to come home for Christmas.

12. I __________ (see) Noah at the laboratory just now.

13. _____ the old woman __________ (drink) tea or chocolate milk every evening?

14. She _______________ (borrow) my notebook three days ago.

15. Mr. Zack is a pilot. He _________ (fly) to many different countries around the world.

Add suffixes –less, -ous, -ful or –ness to the following words!

danger - _____________________ (full of danger) speech - ___________________ (without

dark - ____________________ (full of dark) words/unable to speak)

care - ____________________ (without care) end - ___________________ (without end)

courage - ____________________ (filled with poison - ___________________ (filled with poison)

courage) fame - ___________________ (filled with fame)

bright - ____________________ (filled with bright) happy - ___________________ (full of happy

colour - ____________________ (filled with colour) feeling)

colour - ____________________ (without colour) job - ___________________ (without job)

kind - ____________________ (filled with kind) shame - ___________________ (filled with shame)

care - ____________________ (full of care) courage - ___________________ (filled with

joy - ____________________ (full of joy) courage)

sleep - ____________________ (without sleep) shame - ___________________ (without shame)

pain - __________________ (filled with pain) hope - ___________________ (filled with hope)

wonder - ___________________ (full of wonder) use - ___________________ (full of use)

fury - ___________________ (filled with fury) hope - ___________________ (without hope)

home - ___________________ (without home) fear - ___________________ (without fear)

beauty - ___________________ (filled with beauty) power - ___________________ (full of power)

Fill in the gaps with somebody, anybody, nobody, something, anything, nothing, somewhere,
anywhere or nowhere.

1. I know __________ about this issue that you may find interesting, but if I tell you, you must promise
to keep it (a) secret.

2. __________ lives here. There is no water.

3. I spent the night __________ near the beach.

4. __________ could have jumped over this wall, and stole your rake. It's very low.

5. __________ scares him. He's very brave.

6. There is __________ to park here. Let's go __________ else to park.

7. Would you like __________ to wash your hands?.

8. May I have __________ for dessert, please?

9. They took him __________ in London, and he never returned.

10. Please don't leave __________ behind at home. We'll be away for a fortnight.

11. She needs __________ to love. She's very lonely.

12. They will not sing __________ in this city. They said that they would never come back.

13. There isn't __________ you can do to help them. __________ can help them.

14. We do not need __________ else to run this department. We can do it ourselves.

15. __________ is ringing the bell. Go and see who it is.

16. __________ phoned while we were out, but they did not leave a message.

17. __________ tells me that there is __________ fishy going on .

18. They are looking for __________ to settle down and have children. They want to find a quiet place to
lead a quiet life.

19. "Where would you like to stay?"

"__________ will do provided it is a clean place."

20. "Is there __________ at home?"

"I don't think there is __________. Mum and dad must have gone out."

Fill in the blanks using THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, SIMPLE PAST TENSE or PAST
CONTINUOUS TENSE.
1. Yesterday my uncle___________________ (repair) the car, while I___________________ (do) my
homework.
2. Today________ (be) Monday and we___________________ (have) dinner in the dining-room now.
3. My elder brother___________________ (be) very intelligent. He___________________ (want) to be a
doctor.
 4. She___________________ (have) a terrible headhache an hour ago.
5. When my parents________ (be) young, they ___________________ (read) Rolling Stones.
6. My sister___________________ (believe) in magic. She always ___________________ (try) tricks on
me!
7. Every morning I ___________________ (get up) at 7 o'clock, I___________________ (have) my
breakfast. While I ___________________ (eat), my mother ___________________ (prepare) my lunch.
When I ___________________ (finish) having breakfast, I always ___________________ (take) my bike,
and I ___________________ (go)quickly to school. I always ___________________ (arrive) late!
8. - Hey! What ___________________ (you/do) at 3 yesterday?
9. - I___________________ (do) my homework.
10. Once upon a time, there___________________ (be) a horrible witch. She ___________________ (love)
scaring children and she ___________________ (live) near a school. Every day, she
___________________for children out of her house with a really scary face.

Use the present or past participial form of the word given in parentheses depending on the
meaning of the sentence.
1. The (bore) ________________ meeting lasted forever.
2. I really love working with (excite) ________________ people.
3. The (lose) ________________ team said they would win the next game.
4. When Jane couldn’t find her credit card, her (worry) ________________ mother called the credit card
company to cancel it.
5. Two days later, Jane’s supposedly (steal) ________________ card was found in her bedroom.
6. As the boys played ball outside, the sound of (break) ________________ glass announced that a ball
had hit the window.
7. Some people are totally (fascinate) ________________ by the book that describes some codes in
Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings.
8. The da Vinci Code tells a very (fascinate) ________________ story.
9. Students who are (interest) ________________ in signing up for the history class should make a line
here.
10. Professors become extremely (annoy) ________________ when cell phones go off in their classes.

Write these sentences in indirect speech, using the words given. Change the pronouns where
necessary.
1 He said, 'My name's Ian.'
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2 I said, 'I'm writing a letter.'
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3 Sarah said, 'I'm waiting for Jessie.
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4 Jason said, 'I don't like the idea.'
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5 The man said, 'The car isn't at my house.
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6 Mother told us, 'The washing machine's broken.'
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7 Peter said, 'I'm working.'
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8 They said, 'We're worried about Peter.'
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9 Megan said, 'I don't smoke.
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10 John said, 'I'm waiting for my exam results.'
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11 Mrs. Johnson said, 'I work for an American company.'
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12 You said, 'I feel ill’
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13 The children told me, 'We are watching television.'
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14. Daniel said to Jane, 'I like the new house.'
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15 I said, 'I'm washing the car."
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1. The children were (fascinate) FASCINATED by the animals in the zoo.
2. The animals were (fascinate) FASCINATING to the children.
3. The nature film was (fascinate) FASCINATING .
4. Susan was (fascinate) FASCINATED by the nature film.
5. Jennifer is (interest) INTERESTED in computers.
6. Computers are (interest) INTERESTING to Jennifer.
7. Jason is an (interest) INTERESTINGperson. I'd like to meet him.
8. Jason is (interest) INTERESTED in history.
9. Some movies are very (bore) BORING . They make me sleepy.
10. Sara was (bore) BORED at the movie.
11. The professor's lecture was a little (bore) BORING . I almost fell asleep!
12. Professor Samuel's class (bore) BORED me yesterday.
13. I am really (bore) BORED today.
14. Trying to learn another language can be (tire) TIRING sometimes.
15. Working for 12 hours with no break is (tire) TIRING for most people.
16. Johnathon is very (tire) TIRED today because he worked all day.
17. I am really (surprise) SURPRISED by the news.
18. The news is very (surprise) SURPRISING to me.
19. Jack's friends (surprise) SURPRISED him by giving him a surprise birthday party.
20. The birthday party was (surprise) SURPRISING to Jack.
21. Speaking English all day can be (frustrate) FRUSTRATING to students.
22. I get very (frustrate) FRUSTRATED by traffic.
23. Traffic is very (frustrate) FRUSTRATING to me.
24. Keiko was (frustrate) FRUSTRATED when she lost her keys.
25. I am (finish) FINISHED with this exercise!