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1) Andy sometimes .. comics. (to read)

2) We never .TV in the morning. (to watch)

3) Listen! Sandy. in the bathroom. (to sing)4) My sister usually in the kitchen. (to help)

5) My mother breakfast now. (to make)

6) They often .. the bathroom. (to clean)7) Look! The boys .. home. (to come)

8) Every day his grandfather for a walk. (to go)

9) I with my friend at the moment. (to chat)10) Cats . mice. (to eat)

A) Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) Angela sometimes a museum. (to visit)

2) The cat seldom on the sofa. (to sleep)

B) Which answers are correct?

1) Which verb forms are used with the Present Continuous?

am + infinitive + -ing

are + infinitive + -ing

infinitive

infinitive + -ing

is + infinitive + -ing

to be + infinitive + -ing

2) Which are typical signal word/ words for the Simple Present?

at the moment

every day

now

often

sometimes

yesterday

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A) Fill in the verbs in the Simple Present or the Present Progressive.

1) Right now Christine .. on the computer. (to work)

2) My history teacher .too much. (to talk)

B) Negate the sentences.

1) They are using a dictionary.

2) The diary is lying on the floor.

C) Which answers are correct?

1) What are typical signal words for the Present Progressive?

Listen!Look!

ago

at the moment

justnever

nowyet

2) Which sentences/questions are in the Simple Present?Anne is always coming late.

First I get up then I have breakfast.

He's just finished the letter.

I was having breakfast.I'm here.

She lives in Sofia.

D) Fill in the correct verb forms.1) I agree /I am agreeing with you.

2) He is living/lives with his grandmother until his mother comes back from China.

E) Which sentences are correct?

1) Which sentence is correct?

I love holidays.

I'm loving every minute of my holiday.

2) Which sentence is correct?

You are being very silly about this.You are silly.

1) John play/ plays /am playing/ is playing /are playing football at the moment.2) We often write/ writes /am writing/ is writing/ are writing tests at our school.

3) I talk/ talks/ am talking/ is talking/ are talking to my teacher now.

4) Look! Mandy and Susan watch/ watches /am watching/ is watching /are watching a

film on TV.

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5) Olivia visit/ visits/ am visiting/ is visiting/ are visiting her uncle every weekend.

6) Now the sun shine /shines/ am shining /is shining /are shining .

7) They sometimes read/ reads/ am reading/ is reading/ are reading poems in the lessons.8) Listen! The band test /tests/ am testing/ is testing/ are testing the new guitar.

9) First I wash/ washes/ am washing/ is washing/ are washing , then I dress.

10) Every morning my mother get/ gets/ am getting/ is getting /are getting up at 6o'clock.

) Look! This lady a hamburger. (not/to eat)

2) Our cat seldom on the sofa. (to lie)

3) they text messages at the moment? (to send)

4) I supermarkets, but my father doesn't. (to like)

5) What the man in our garden? (to do)

6) We the bus to school. (not/to take)

7) Where you from? (to come)

8) your girlfriend always green T-shirts? (to wear)

9) I a cup of tea now. (to have)

10) the boy in the pool right now? (to swim)

1) We sat /was sitting /were sitting at the breakfast table when the doorbell rang/ was

ringing/ were ringing .2) He met /was meeting/ were meeting a lot of friendly people while he worked/ was

working/ were working in California.

3) When they left /was leaving/ were leaving the museum, the sun shone/ was shining/were shining .

4) The students played/ was playing /were playing cards when the teacher came/ was

coming/ were coming in.5) While the children slept/ was sleeping/ were sleeping , their parents watched/ was

watching/ were watching TV.

6) It started/ was starting /were starting to rain while she watered/ was watering/ were

watering the flowers in her garden.

7) When I opened /was opening/ were opening the door, it rained/ was raining/ wereraining .

8) While Henry had/ was having/ were having/ a drink at the bar, his wife swam/ wasswimming/ were swimming in the sea.

9) He heard/ was hearing/ were hearing a loud bang while he talked /was talking /were

talking to his friend.10) While he took /was taking/ were taking a shower, his dogs ate /was eating/ were

eating his steaks.

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1) While I , the school bus . (to text) (to arrive)

2) Cindy her leg while she . (to break) (to snowboard)

3) He to the radio while he breakfast. (to listen) (to

prepare)

4) My father at 70 km/h when a policeman him. (to drive)(to stop)

5) The girl that the boy her. (to notice) (to watch)

6) My dad the ladder while he the carport. (to fall off) (topaint)

7) While we , we crossword puzzles. (to wait) (to do)

8) Nick sick while he in Texas. (to become) (to travel)

9) What when you about 9/11? (to do) (to hear)

10) She said that she happy, so I to her. (not/to feel) (totalk)

1) Julia rescued three cats.

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2) The students handed in the reports.

.3) Maria crashed into the blue car.

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4) Alex learned the poem..

5) Steven has forgotten the book.

.6) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.

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7) They play handball..

8) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor.

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9) The girls had lost the match..

10) The teacher is not going to open the window.

.1) She bought four apples.

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2) We won the match..

3) The man stole the blue car.

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4) The police arrested the thieves.

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5) Jack swam the 200 metres..

6) The dog bit the old lady.

.7) Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.

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8) Oliver taught the children..

9) Victoria rode the brown horse.

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10) Grandmother told good stories..

1) Mr Jones watches the film.

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2) The people speak English..

3) He reads comics..

4) We play volleyball.

.5) They sing the song.

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6) I take photos.

.7) She does the housework.

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8) The policemen help the children..

9) He writes text messages.

.10) Mother waters the flowers.

1.They don't speak English in this shop.

.2) Kevin asked Dennis a question.

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3) Somebody built the house last year..

4) She gives him a box.

.5) Max will look after him.

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6) The waiter brought Fred a big steak.

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7) Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.

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8) The teacher told us a joke..

9) They will meet Doris at the station.

.10) Michael has not sent me a text message.

A) Rewrite the sentences in Passive voice.1) Our dog did not bite the cat.

2) They understand Spanish.

3) My friend bought a new car.

B) Make correct passive forms. Mind the tenses in brackets.

Example: the car - to produce (Simple Present) The car is produced

1) skateboards - to ride (Simple Past)

2) volleyball - to play (Simple Past)

3) books - to write (Simple Past)

C) Rewrite the sentences in Active voice.

Example: Letters were written by the students.

The students wrote letters.

1) Coffee is sold by Marie.

2) The computer is used by Patrick.3) This book was written by an Irishman.

D) Are the sentences written in Active or Passive voice?1) He lost his keys yesterday.

Active voice

Passive voice

2) A letter was written.Active voice

Passive voice

3) French is spoken in Niger.Active voice

Passive voice

1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and

(check) his emails.

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3. The thief(sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and

(leave) without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.

5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on thebeach.

6. He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.

7. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in

the form.

8. The car(break) down and we (have) to walk home.

9. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe) .

10. My father(come) in, (look) around and (tell)me to tidy up my room.

11. As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect)

wood for their campfire.

12. While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run) about.

13. Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed.

14. We (wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) around the

corner.

15. I (cycle) through the park, when I (hear) a strange noise.

16. He (pass) her a message when the teacher(look / not) .

17. I (fall) asleep while I (watch) TV last night.

18. When Mike and Jane (paint) the walls, their dog (knock) over

the paint pot.

19. Tom (break) his leg when he (play) frisbee.

20. The phone (ring) when I (sit) on the toilet.

21. I (jog) in the park, when two squirrels (cross) my way.

22. Robert (fall) off the ladder when he (pick) cherries.

23. Archimedes (discover) the theory of buoyancy while he (take)

a bath.

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24. When we (travel) around Ireland, we (meet) some very nice

people.

25. While she (speak) on the phone, the milk(boil) over.

26. When I (leave) the house this morning, the sun (shine) .

27. Caroline (burn) her hand when she (iron) her clothes.

28. Two days ago, a murder(happen) in Market Street at about seven pm.

29. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) at the crime scene to investigate.

30. He (ask) one of the tenants in the house.

31. What (do / you) yesterday at seven?

32. I (watch) a football match on TV.

33. (be) you alone?

34. Yes, I (be) .

35. (hear / you) anything suspicious?

36. Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue) in the hallway. But the football

match (be) so interesting. So I just (turn) up the telly and then

(hear / not) anything anymore.

37. When I (do)w as doing

the washing-up, I (break)broke

a plate.

38. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother(do) the washing-up.

39. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.

40. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.

41. When my father(work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by

to see him.

42. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin)

to learn.

43. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.

44. When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit)

Blarney Castle.

45. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.

46. I (not / understand) what they (talk) about.

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47. When I (get) up yesterday, the sun (shine) .

48. It (is) a beautiful morning.

49. So I (decide) to cycle around a little.

50. I (go) to the shed and (take) out my bike.

51. While I (cycle) past some villages, I (see) some people in their

gardens.

52. One man (mow) the grass while his wife (pick) strawberries.

53. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear) and

it (start) to rain.

54. Luckily, a farmer(notice) me and (tell) me to come in.

55. While it (rain) outside, I (sit) in the farmer's house.

56. After a while, the sun (come) out again.

57. I (thank) the farmer for his hospitality and (move) on.

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