WORKSHEET 7

SUBJECT : Present Simple and Present Continuous Tense

A) Make questions and answers. Use THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Example: (she / work / in Peru / this year?) (No, she / study / in Mexico)

Is she working in Peru this year? No. She’s studying in Mexico.

1. (you / study / English / at the moment?) (Yes, I / work / hard.)

………………………………………….. ………………………………….

2. (they / listen / to the radio?) (No, they / play / CDs.)

………………………………………….. ………………………………….

3. (Peter / wash / now?) (Yes, he / have / a bath.)

………………………………………….. …………………………………

4. (they / live / in Madrid / at the moment?) (Yes, they / learn / Spanish.)

………………………………………….. …………………………………

5. (David / sing / in a group / this year?) (No, he / work / in a restaurant.)

………………………………………….. …………………………………

B) Write TRUE next to a correct sentence, and FALSE next to a wrong sentence:

Example: She’s liking pop music. FALSE

He’s learning German. TRUE

1. They’re enjoying the film. …………… 6. She’s eating a banana. ………..

2. We’re loving ice-cream. …………… 7. I’m feeling sick. ………..

3. She’s believing he’s right. …………… 8. “Huge” is meaning “very big”. ……….

4. John’s thinking about my idea. ……….. 9. Mick is knowing Jane.

5. He’s having lunch at the moment. ……. 10. She’s hating classical music.

C) Complete this conversation. Use the verbs in brackets ( ) in the PRESENT

CONTINUOUS:

Paul : Hi Steve! What are you doing?

Steve : …………………………………. (I / go) to the bank. What are you doing?

Paul : …………………………………. (I / shop). …………………………. (I / look) for a

new tennis racquet. ………………………………. (I / play) a lot of tennis at the

moment, and I need a new racquet.

Steve : Where is Jackie? Do you know?

Paul : Yes. She isn’t in England at the moment. ……………………………….. She / work)

in Germany for a month.

Steve : What ……………………………………….. (she / do) in Germany?

Paul : …………………………………………..(She / sing) in a night-club.

Steve : Really? What about Fred and Sue? What ………………………………….(they / do)?

Paul : ……………………………………. (They / study) for an exam. They’re always in the

library at the moment.

Steve : How is your sister? Is she all right?

Paul : Yes, she’s fine, but she’s tired. …………………………………… (We / paint) the

living-room. It’s hard work.

Steve : Can I help you?

Paul : No, it’s OK. My father …………………………………. (help).

Steve : Well, I hope you find a good racquet.

C) This is Anna’s first letter in English to David. There are some mistakes. Rewrite wrong

verb forms .Underline if the verb form is correct:

Dear David,

I live ……………. in a large flat in Rome. I’m having….. have ….. two sisters. They are called Rosa and Maria. We are getting up ………………………………………at seven o’clock

every morning, and we have ………………………….. coffee and a small breakfast. I leave ……………………… the flat at eight and walk to the university. I am finishing …………….…

classes at five every day, and I arrive …………………….. home at six. This month I work

………………………… very hard for my exams.

At the moment, I eat …………………………… breakfast in the kitchen of our flat, my mother drinks ………………………… coffee, and my sisters are reading ……………………

magazines.

On Saturday afternoons I am playing ……………………………. tennis with my friends, or

I go ……………………….. to the cinema. Today, I’m going to see a new English film. Sometimes I am watching ……………………………. American films on TV, but I’m not understanding ……………………………… the words! Are you liking …………………….

films?

Please write to me soon.

With best wishes,

Anna

D) Write sentences. Use the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Example: (Usually she / work / at the office, but this week she / work / at home.)

Usually she works at the office, but this week she’s working at home.

1. (You / not / eat / very much at the moment. Are you ill?)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. (She / know / three words in Italian!)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. (I / take / the bus to work this week, but usually I / walk)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. (I / study / Japanese this year. It’s very difficult.)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. (you / watch / the television at the moment?)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. (I / not / remember / the name of the hotel.)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. (She / speak / three languages.)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. (The sun / shine /. It’s a beautiful day!)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

WORKSHEET 7

SUBJECT : Simple Past Tense

A) Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:

break swim have make sit write

spend buy drink lose wash

1. She ………………….. a cake an hour ago.

2. She ………………….. a hat last week.

3. The boy ………………….. a letter yesterday.

4. They ……………………. in the sea for an hour.

5. They ………………….. a lot of Coke last night.

6. She ………………… her arm last week.

7. He ……………………. all his money last week.

8. She …………………… a bath two minutes ago.

9. He ……………………. his wallet last night.

10. She ………………….. on the old chair a minute ago.

11. She ………………….. the clothes yesterday.

B) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:

Last Saturday my father …. took…. (take) my friends and me to the circus. We ………(see)

lots of things. My father …………………. (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We

……………………. (eat) the popcorn and ………………………… (drink) the orange juice.

We …………………….. (laugh) at the funny clowns. There …………………. (be) a lion-tamer.

The lions …………………… (do) tricks; they ………………………… (jump) through hoops. A girl ………………………. (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all ………………… (have)

a wonderful time.

C) Write what Jean DID or DIDN’T do yesterday:

go shopping ( - ) ………… Jean didn’t go shopping yesterday. …………….

clean the house ( + ) ………………………………………………………………

feed the cat ( + ) .………………………………………………………………

telephone Mary ( - ) ………………………………………………………………

watch a film on TV ( - ) ………………………………………………………………

visit her grandparents ( + ) ………………………………………………………………

take them a cake ( + ) ………………………………………………………………

D) Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs:

Benjamin Franklin …… was born ….. (be born) in Boston in 1706. He ………………… (be)

the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candlemaker. He …………………(go ) to school only one year. He …………………………… (begin) to work when he was twelve. At the age of fourteen he …………………………… (decide) to be a writer. He ………………….

(copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he …………………………… (become) the best known writer in his time.

When he ………………….. (be) seventeen, he ………………………… (leave) Boston and

…………………………… (arrive) in Philadelphia with only a few pennies in his pocket. He

……………………… (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and ……………………. (retire)

from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he ………………………. (spend) the next forty years for his government. He ………………………. (play) an important role in the founding of the USA.

Franklin ……………… (be) also an important scientist and inventor. He ……………. (draw)

electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He ……………………… (write) one of the first text books on electricity. He ……………………… (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other practical tools. He ……………………… (make) a study of water and ……………………….

(discover) many principles of hydrodynamics. He even ………………………… (invent) bifocal glasses when he was seventy-eight and ……………………… (need) them himself.

Franklin ……………… (do) all these things and many more because he …………….………

(believe) he ………………………… (can).

E) Read the following story:

Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.

One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.

Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Answer the questions about the story:

1. What was Bob?

He was a young sailor.

2. What change did he find when he was back home?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. How was their daughter?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. How did Bob feel about the girl?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. What did Bob tell the girl?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown?

……………………………………………………………………………………….

7. Where is Capetown?

……………………………………………………………………………………….

8. How many languages did the parrot speak?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

9. What did the girl do with the parrot?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

A) Rewrite the sentences using the word and signs in parenthesis:

1. We ate lunch at the cafeteria last night.

(he) (-) 2. He didn’t eat lunch at the cafeteria last night.

(yesterday) (?) 3. …………………………………………………

(study in the library) (-?) 4. …………………………………………………

(we) (-) 5. …………………………………………………

(play tennis) (+) 6. ………………………………………………….

(I) (-) 7. …………………………………………………

(get a present) (+) 8. …………………………………………………

(you) (-?) 9. …………………………………………………

(go shopping) (?) 10. ………………………………………………..

(last week) (-) 11. ………………………………………………..

(she) (+) 12. ………………………………………………..

(stay home) (?) 13. ………………………………………………….

(last night) (-?) 14. …………………………………………………

(they) (-) 15. …………………………………………………

(get into trouble) (+) 16. …………………………………………………

(you) (?) 17. …………………………………………………

(see him) (-?) 18. …………………………………………………

(yesterday afternoon) (?) 19. …………………………………………………

(I) (+) 20. …………………………………………………

WORKSHEET 8

SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate).

2. I met my neighbor while I ………………………………………. (walk) home from work.

3. Sally saw a friend while she …………………………….. (ride) her bicycle along Park St.

4. Peter fell asleep while he …………………………………… (study).

5. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ………………………………….. (dance) together.

6. I cut myself while I ……………………………………. (shave).

7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they …………………………... (bake) cookies.

8. Tommy had a nightmare while he …………………………….. (sleep) at a friend’s house.

B) How did it happen?

1. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)

………………. She hurt herself while she was playing soccer. ………………………….

2. How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. How did Marvin break his arm? (skate)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. How did Martha fall? (dance)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

C) What’s the matter?

	What was he / she doing?	What happened?	What’s the result?
Tina	ice-skate	fall on the ice	break foot
Jack	play football	kick the goalpost	break leg
Bob	cycle	fall off the bike	injure hand
Ann	skate	fall over	break arm
Alice	dance	trip over the carpet	sprain ankle

Make dialogues as in the example:

Example: You : Hi, Tina! What’s the matter with your foot?

Tina : I broke it.

You : How did it happen?

Tina : I fell on the ice while I was ice-skating.

1. You : ………………………………………………………………………………?

Jack : ……………………………………………………………………………….

You : ………………………………………………………………………………?

Jack : ………………………………………………………………………………

2. You : ……………………………………………………………………………...?

Bob : ………………………………………………………………………………

You : ……………………………………………………………………………...?

Bob : ………………………………………………………………………………

3. You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?

Ann : ………………………………………………………………………………

You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?

Ann : ………………………………………………………………………………

4. You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?

Alice : ………………………………………………………………………………

You : …………………………………………………………………………….. ?

Alice : ……………………………………………………………………………….

D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.

2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.

3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.

4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.

5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.

6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.

7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.

8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.

9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.

10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.

E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or

the PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………………..

(knock) on the door.

2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seven-

thirty. I ……………………………… (study) when Fred ……………………….. (come).

3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………

(drop by) to visit me.

4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while we

…………………………………….. (watch) TV.

5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he

……………………………….. (come) home, I ………………………………….. (talk) to

my mother on the phone.

6. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They

………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they …………………………… (walk) home, it …………….…….. (begin)

to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small café and ……………………

(have) a cup of coffee.

7. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I

…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ………………….. (be)

in the yard. She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker

……………………….. (be) in the garage. He ……………………………….. (work) on

their car. He …………………………….. (change) the oil.

E) What’s the question?

how what where

how long what kind of who

how many when why

1. ……………..Who did you visit …………….? I visited my cousin.

2. ……………………………………………….? We talked about my job.

3. ……………………………………………….? She went to the beach.

4. ……………………………………………….? She met her friend.

5. ……………………………………………….? They spoke Russian.

6. ……………………………………………….? They swam in the ocean.

7. ……………………………………………….? He had dinner at 8:00.

8. ……………………………………………….? I baked an apple pie.

9. ……………………………………………….? She cried because her dog ran away.

10. ……………………………………………….? I stayed for a week.

11. ……………………………………………….? I came home by train.

12. ……………………………………………….? He ate three hamburgers.

13. ……………………………………………….? He left the restaurant at 9:00.

14. ……………………………………………….? She wrote a letter to her mother.

15. ……………………………………………….? They studied all morning.

16. ……………………………………………….? We took a lot of photographs.

17. ……………………………………………….? We sent a postcard to our teacher.

18. ……………………………………………….? He fell asleep during the lecture.

19. ……………………………………………….? I lost my wallet while I was skating.

20. ……………………………………………….? They covered their eyes because they were

scared.

WORKSHEET 9

SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. It was very cold. The sun ………. was not shining. …………………. (not / shine)

2. It wasn’t a stormy night. The wind ……………………………………. (not / blow)

3. He wasn’t sleeping. He …………………………………….. (look) at the ceiling.

4. They were having a rest. They …………………………………….. (not / work).

5. They were very happy. They …………………………………. (enjoy) the party.

6. He was at home. He ………………………………. (watch) a movie on TV.

7. He was getting worse. He …………………………………… (not / recover).

8. We …………………………………. (travel) in the north of Turkey when we were on holiday.

9. She …………………………………. (drive) so fast when the accident happened.

10. I …………………………………(not / sleep) when you came in.

B) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or

the PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1. While they ……………………………… (travel) to China, Marco ……………………. (keep) a diary.

2. Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when she ……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire.

3. While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.

4. The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he ………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.

5. She …………………… (die) while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus.

6. We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity …………………… (go) off.

7. She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you ……………….. (talk) to her.

8. I ……………………….. (see) her while I …………………………………. (look) out of the window.

9. While the teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students ………………….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.

WORKSHEET 10

SUBJECT : Present Perfect Tense

A) Write a suitable sentence using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE :

1. Ann’s hair was dirty. Now it’s clean. (wash) ……... Ann has washed her hair…………

2. Tom was 80 kg. Now he’s 70. (lose weight) ……………………………………………..

3. Bill played football yesterday. Now he can’t walk; his leg is in plaster. (break)

………………………………………………………………………

4. My sister is looking for her pen. (lose) ……………………………………………………

5. Mary is on holiday in France. (go) ………………………………………………………..

6. Mr. Hill was in Canada last week. He’s back in London now. (be) ………………………

…………………………………………….

7. Look! Mrs. Smith has got a lot of packages. (buy) ……………………………………….

8. I can’t eat anything now. (eat too much) ………………………………………………….

9. Mrs. Jenkins is very tired. (clean / house) …………………………………………………

10. Tony needs a holiday. (work / hard / this year) ……………………………………………

B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE after BECAUSE:

Example: She can’t go to the party. (catch a cold)

She can’t go to the party because she has caught a cold.

1. He can’t walk very fast. (hurt / leg)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. I can’t get in. (lose / key)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I know this story very well. (see the film)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. I can’t post the letter. (not put / stamp / on it)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. He can’t stand up. (eat too much)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. They can’t go on holiday. (not save / money)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. I know him. (meet him before)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. We don’t know how he is. (not hear from him)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. He won’t take a cigarette. (give up smoking)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. She can’t get in. (he / lock the door)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

C) Follow the example and do the same using ALREADY:

Example: Bring the milk in, please.

- I have ALREADY brought it in.

1. You must find the tickets soon. ………………………………………………………...

2. Turn the radio down, please. …………………………………………………………

3. Tidy your room. ………………………………………………………..

4. Could you post the letters, please? …………………………………………………………

5. Why don’t you see a doctor? ………………………………………………………...

6. You have a bad cough. I think you should stop smoking.

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

7. Why don’t you clean your shoes? ………………………………………………………..

8. Brush your teeth, will you? ………………………………………………………..

9. We have guests today. Shall we make a cake?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

10. We should invite Mary to the party. ………………………………………………………

D) Follow the example and do the same using YET:

Example: She has been in the shop. (buy anything)

- She has been in the shop but she hasn’t bought anything YET.

1. I’ve written to them three times. (not reply)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

2. I’ve asked you again and again. (not do it)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

3. I lent him $10 last month. (not give it back)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

4. He lost his pen a week ago. (not find it)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

5. He borrowed my book last year. (not give it back)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

6. She went to New York six months ago. (not return it)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

7. She gave me $2 a week ago. (not return it)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

8. I finished reading my library books a long time ago. (not change them)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

9. She went to the bus-stop half an hour ago. (the bus / not come)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

10. He’s still studying that lesson. (not learn it)

……………………………………………………………………………………………...

D) Fill in the blanks with ALREADY or YET:

1. He hasn’t called us ……………………………… .

2. They have ………………………………… sent the letter.

3. John has ……………………………… bought the tickets for the football match.

4. We have ……………………………….. been to Mexico three times.

5. You haven’t visited Tokyo ………………………………… .

6. Has John bought a new car ………………………………….. ?

7. The plane has …………………………… left.

8. Has she done it …………………………….. ? No, not …………………………. .

9. A: Haven’t they arrived ………………………………. ?

B: Oh, yes. They have ………………………………… arrived.

10. Hurry up! The class has ……………………………… started.

11. Be careful! They have ………………………………… painted the door.

12. Haven’t you read the book ………………………………. ?

E) Follow the example and do the same using JUST:

Example: he / go out

- What has he JUST done?

- He has JUST gone out.

1. She / leave the room

………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. they / watch the news

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I / finish homework

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. he / put on the jacket

………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. she / catch a fish

………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. he / call a taxi

………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. you / write a letter

………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. the girl / burn the cake

………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. the teacher / walk out

………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. the dog / see the cat

………………………………………………………………………………………………

11. Jane / turn the TV off

………………………………………………………………………………………………

12. the boys / eat dinner

………………………………………………………………………………………………

F) Put the verbs in the correct tense. Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT:

1. ……………………….. Tim ………………………. (finish) his work yet?

2. ……………………….. he ………………………… (finish) it ywsterday?

3. They ……………………………………. (just / go) out.

4. They ……………………………… (go) out a minute ago.

5. …………………… Ann …………………………. (study) yesterday afternoon?

6. …………………… you …………………………. (send) the letters yet?

7. …………………… she ………………………….. (call) him a week ago?

8. They ………………………………………. (not / see) the film yet.

9. The train ……………………………………………… (just / arrive).

10. ………………………. you ……………………………. (ever / be) in a TV studio?

11. …………………… you and Tom ………………………… (enjoy) the party last night?

12. …………………… you ………………………………. (not / finish) school last year?

13. I ………………………………………. (lose) my dictionary. I can’t find it anywhere.

14. His hair looks short. He ………………………………………….. (have) a haircut.

15. When ………………………………………………. (he / give up) smoking?

16. Jane …………………………………….. (buy) her car two weeks ago.

17. My bicycle isn’t here. Somebody ……………………………………………. (take) it.

18. Why ……………………………………… (Jim / not want) to play tennis last Friday?

19. The car looks clean. ……………………….. you ……………………….. (wash) it?

20. When we were on holiday, the weather …………………………… (be) terrible.

G) Ask questions with HOW LONG:

Example: I am married.

- HOW LONG have you been married?

1. I know Bob. ………………………………………………….

2. Sue and Alan are married. ………………………………………………….

3. George is unemployed. …………………………………………………

4. Those books are here. …………………………………………………

5. Mary is at the airport. ………………………………………………….

6. My sister is ill. …………………………………………………

7. She has got a bad cold. ………………………………………………….

8. Jan has long hair. …………………………………………………

9. I have a yacht. …………………………………………………

10.They are in the restaurant. ………………………………………………….

11.My parents are in London. …………………………………………………

12.The cat is under the table. …………………………………………………

H) Rewrite the following sentences twice, using SINCE and FOR:

Example: I haven’t seen you. (Christmas / 3 days)

a) I haven’t seen you SINCE Christmas.

b) I haven’t seen you FOR 3 days.

1. We’ve been here. (an hour / 4 o’clock)