Present simple or present continuous

1. Who is that man? What _____________ he _____________ (want)?2. Who is that man? Why _____________ he _____________ (look) at us.3. María _____ (work) for a TV station. She ______(travel) in the Sahara Desert at the moment.4. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa. Currently, she ____________ (stay) in Africa.6. Peter _________ (not like) rap music. He _________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.7. Water ________(boil) at 100 degrees. Sarah! the water ________ (boil). Can you turn it off?8. Don´t forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ (rain).9. Right now I _____________ (spend) time with my father.10. Keep silent, Mary __________ (read) a book.

Put in ‘will’ or ‘be going to’:

1. A: We don’t have any bread. B: I know. I __________________ get some from the shop. 2. A: We don’t have any bread. B: Really? I __________________ get some from the shop then.

3. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase? B: I __________________ visit my mother in Scotland next month.

4. A: I’m really cold. B: I __________________ turn the heating on.

5. A: Are you going to John’s party tonight? B: Yes. Are you going too? I __________________ give you a lift.

6. A: What are your plans after you leave university? B: I ______________ work in a hospital in Africa. I leave on the 28th.

7. (The phone rings) A: I __________________ get it!

8. A: Are you ready to order? B: I can’t decide … Okay, I __________________ have the steak, please.

9. A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have coffee? B: Sorry. I ______________ go to the library. I’ve been planning to study all day.

10. A: Why are you carrying a hammer? B: I __________________ put up some pictures.

Complete the mini-dialogues with present perfect or simple past.

Sarah: I __________________________ (never - be) to Paris. Jack: Oh, I ________________ (go) there last summer. I __________ (do) a language course there. I _______________ (make) a lot of new friends too. Sarah: And your French is fantastic. _____________________(you – ever - think) about studying there? Jack: No, I’m quite happy with our British university system. I ________________ (apply) to London, Reading, Bristol and a couple more. Sarah: __________________________ (you hear) anything yet? Jack: No, it’s too early. I only _________(send off) the application forms last week.

Mary: David and I ____________ (go) to that new Indian restaurant last night.

Peter: You mean the one on Pine Street? Mary: That’s right. _________________ (have – you - ever) there? Peter: Not yet. But Catherine________________ (already -be) there twice. It_____________(open) two weeks ago. She ____________ (love) the meal. She says she _____________ (never - eat) such great Indian food.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. It _____________ (snow) when I ______ (leave) home this morning.2. It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit)on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it _______(start) to rain.3. A: I tried to explain my problem to her.

B: ____________________ (she/listen)?4. My brother __________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he __________(see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I ___________(listen) to his conversation.5. I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards me, but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing_________ (happen).6. A: Which hotel __________(you/stay) in when you lost your passport?B: I don’t remember. I _______ (visit) many places during my European tour and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels.7. ______________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night?8. I ___________(dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our favourite song.9. I ___________(study) grammar when I_________(fall) asleep.10. The scientists _________(work) in their laboratory when they___________ (discover) the new drug.Fill in the blank with the appropriate article, a, an, or the, or no article.

1. I want to buy ......... laptop computer next week.

2. Can you please go to ......... grocery store on Fifth Street and buy two cartons of

milk?

3. Please meet me at the train station in ......... hour from now.

4. I like to watch tennis on television. It is ......... very good game.

5. My brother won an award for being ......... best speller in our school.

6. If you're not busy, would you like to watch ......... movie with me?

7. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw ......... elephant crossing the road in front of

my school yesterday.

8. How much will it cost to go on ......... holiday to Bali?

9. Can you please help me pick out ......... birthday present for my father?

10. ......... President of the United States will be visiting Australia next week.

Put in the correct preposition (at, in, on, or no preposition):

1. There was a loud noise which woke us up ____ midnight.

2. Do you usually eat chocolate eggs ____ Easter?

3. What are you doing ____ the weekend?

4. ____ last week, I worked until 9pm ____ every night.

5. My father always reads the paper ____ breakfast time.

6. She plays tennis ____ Fridays.

7. The trees here are really beautiful ____ the spring.

8. I’ll see you ____ Tuesday afternoon, then.

9. Shakespeare died ____ 1616.

10. She studies ____ every day

Prepositions of Place (at, in, on)

1. The wine is ______ the bottle.

2. Pass me the dictionary, it's ______ the bookshelf.

3. Jennifer is ______ work.

4. Berlin is ______ Germany.

5. You have something ______ your face.

6. She was listening to classical music ______ the radio.

7. He has a house ______ the river.

8. The answer is ______ the bottom of the page.

9. Julie is ______ the plane now.