***

They _____ (be) happy to be home.

Sally _____ (be) disappointed she _____ (miss) the party.
When I was young, we always _____ (go) to Florida for the summer.
Dan _____ (not/work) last week.
_____ you _____ (wash) the dishes?
I _____ (dream) I could fly last night.
We _____ (meet) them at the restaurant.
**
. He

(write) his homework last Sunday.

2. Mary

3.

4. I

(not go) to school last week.

you

(play) basketball two weeks ago?

(study) French last year.

5. They

(buy) a new flat last month.

6. John

(take) his driving test yesterday but he

7. Tim

8.

9. When I

10. We

(not pass) it.

(go) to Paris last summer.

your parents

(be) a child, I

(meet) at university?

(speak) German.

(see) him yesterday but he

(not see) us.

***
1. you did homework do your yesterday?
?

2. like was the what weather?

?

3. classes interesting the were?

?

4. where husband she did her meet?

?

5. time did finish what he work?

?

6. home why you at did stay?

?

7. much those were shoes how?

?

8. what buy parents did your holiday on?

?

9. born you where were?

?

10. flat they did a find?

?

***

Where did you go last summer?

When did you go?

With my husband

Who did you go with?

We loved it.

How did you get there?

Where did you stay?
Was it expensive?

In August.
In the mornings, we went to the
Beach and in the evenings we
visited the villages on the coast.

What did you do there?

By plane

Did you like it?

No, it wasn't. Cyprus is

cheaper than Spain.

To Cyprus.

Present Simple, el Present Progressive o Continuous y el Past Simple.

It's Friday evening and the Brown family are at home. Mrs Brown
on the radio and Mr Brown

(read) the newspaper. Mr Brown always

newspaper in the evenings. Today he

he

(start) reading it on the bus. Mrs Brown

(knit) in the evening but she

(not knit) tonight. She

her sister who lives in Toronto a few hours ago and they
holiday. She

(talk) to her sister once a week.

Change the verb into the correct form:

1. Dan
(leave) very early today.
2. Sam and Sue
3. I

(buy) a new house last month.

(visit) Germany the previous week.

4. You

(play) very well.

5. They

(find) this book on their trip to Italy.

6. I
7. We

(bake) this cake by myself.

(open) the store in 1987.

8. The rain finally

(stop), and we

(read) the

(buy) it in the morning on his way to work and

(keep) it in his briefcase all day. He

sometimes

(listen) to a concert

(go) home.

(call)

(talk) about the next Christmas

9. She

(plan) to come, but she

10. Kate

(have) a big house, but she

11. Rose

(be) very thin.

12. You

(have) some problems.

(sell) it.

(be) at work yesterday morning.

13. We

(think) New York was in England!

14. They

(bring) this from their trip.

15. She always

(dance) in the summer.

Change the verb into the correct form:

1. Barbara
(eat) the whole cake last night.
2. I

(save) some money last year.

3. You
5. I

(give) me all the books yesterday.

(come), I

6. They
7. We
8. The cat

(be) very happy together.

(jump) on the tree, and the bird
(cook) together.
(arrive) in 1978.

11. Emily and Edward

12. Peter

(leave).

(drink) too much.

9. We always
10. She

(see), I

(meet) in Paris.

(change) his name many years ago.

13. Julie

(move) from Canada last month.

14. They

(sing) a few songs together.

15. We

(have) a lot of friends there.

"past simple" o "past continuous"

(fly) away.

Last Saturday when my brother arrived, I

1)

TV (to watch)

The police arrested the murderer when he

an old woman (to

2)
attack)
My uncle

all his fortune playing in casinos (to lose)

3)

Yesterday it rained all day and the river almost

its banks (to

4)
burst)
Last night when I left the party two gangs of hooligans

(to

5)
fight)
Last Friday my father

to Paris to visit my brother, who works

6)
there (to go)
They

the new bridge in time for the Olympic Games (to

7)
finish)
My girlfriend didn't come with us to the cinema because she
8)
(to study)
9)

When the teacher entered the classroom the students

very

loudly (to speak)

That terrible accident

yesterday evening (to happen)

10)

Last night when the thieves

into my house I was sleeping (to

11)
break)
My parents

in the Cathedral of Seville 40 years ago (to get

12)
married)
The Socialist Party

the last elections and is now in power (to

13)
win)
The other day when I

tennis I hurt my leg (to play)

14)

Philip

at home in very strange circumstances (to die)

15)

Susan

Law in the university of Madrid (to study)

16)

Yesterday when you came home I

17)

the dog (to walk)

The plane

into the mountains due to the weather conditions

18)
(to crash)
He

late at the station and missed his train (to arrive)

19)

The mother went to calm her little baby because she

(to cry)

20)

My neighbour

a heart attack last year and still hasn't fully

21)
recovered (to have)
This morning while my friends played football I
22)
(to do)

Make the positive or negative past continuous

my homework

1) Julie

Check

(sleep) at three o'clock..

Show Answ er

2) You

Check

(study) at three o'clock..

Show Answ er

3) Luke

Check

(read) at three oclock..

Show Answ er

4) I

Check

(work) at three oclock..

Show Answ er

5) They

(eat) chocolate at three oclock..

Check

Show Answ er

6) John

Check

(play) tennis at three oclock..

Show Answ er

7) We

Check

(watch) TV at three oclock..

Show Answ er

8) He

(use) the internet at three oclock..

Check

Show Answ er

9) You

(cook) lunch at three oclock..

10) We

(travel) to London at three

oclock..

Check

Show Answ er

11) Mrs Brown

(not/walk) in the

garden when the murder happened..

Check

Show Answ er

The Past Continuous Exercise

I

letters all day yesterday. (write)

2 You

very slow about it. (be)

3 You

on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)

4 They

much business before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)

5 She

to me all week. Silly cow. (speak NEGATIVE)

6 It

for long. (rain NEGATIVE)

7 What

you

you

when I phoned yesterday? (do)

TV when it happened? (watch)

9 What

you

10 He

at the party? (wear)

horrible to everyone, the nasty pig! (be)

Simple present
_______ you _______ (like) fish?
She _______ (not/teach) English.
Matthew never _______ (watch) television.
_______ she _______ (play) football?
They always _______ (eat) dinner at 7 o'clock.
We _______ (not/live) in a big house.
Valerie _______ (study) English at university.
_______ he _______ (want) to eat?

***
A:

you

(live) in Barcelona?

B: No, I

there.
A: And

B: Yes, she

(not live) in Barcelona. I

she

(live) in Cerdanyola.But my sister

(live)

(like) it?

(love) Barcelona. She

afternoons, she

evenings, she usually

(work) in a bank in the mornings. In the

(play) tennis with her boyfriend or she

(go) for a walk on the beach or she

(watch) TV at home. In the

(do) her English

homework. She

A:

B: She

she

(study) English on Saturdays.

(visit) you in Cerdanyola?

(not come) to Cerdanyola very often. I usually

***

I (travel) . to London every week.

They (run) . in the park every Saturdays.
My mother (clean) . the house.
You (be) . a good student.
Mary (work) . in a bank.
John (walk). to his office.
You (study) . English at school.
The dog (break) . the fence..
The car (be) . in the garage.
My father (have) . a nice coat..
We (live) . in Paris.
George (sell) . peaches and apples..
I always (visit) . my grandmother..
Alice (go) . to the church..
They (be) . my best friends..
You always (pay) . the tickets..
London (be) . a big and nice city..
change the verb into the correct form:
1. Christopher
(drive) a bus.

2. We

(have) some money.

(visit) her in Barcelona.

3.

4. They

5. I

6. She

(you watch) movies?

(not work) for us.

(love) to dance.

(have) many friends.

7. Alexis and her husband always

8.

(he draw) well?

9. James

10. Laura

(come) for the summer.

(not remember) me.

(be) a beautiful girl.

11. I don't eat (not eat) cheese.

12. Cats
(like) to sleep.

13. You

(be) a smart boy.

14. She

(wash) the dishes every evening.

15.

(you be) ready?

16. I

(be) ready.

Change the verb into the correct form:

1.

2.

3.

(I wake up) at five in the morning?

(you go) to work by train?

(she drink) coffee every morning?

4.

5.

6.

(he smoke)?

(it hurt)?

(we dance)?

7.

(they travel)?

8.

(Emma cook) well?

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

(Alexander exercise) regularly?

(I look) well?

(you rest) enough?

(William work) too hard?

(they travel) often?

Present Continuous
They _______ (go) to the cinema.
_______ you _______ (call) your mother?
John _______ (read) the newspaper.
_______ Valerie _______ (study) English?
We _______ (not/play) videogames.
I _______ (not/drink) water.
We _______ (know) her.
Ordena las siguientes palabras para formar oraciones.

1 not playing he volleyball is today

2 you driving fast too are

3 the guitar is moment Mary at the playing

4 raining it now is right

5 watching my am with TV I boyfriend

6 lunch we having all together are

7 is wine drinking much too he

8 are going work you home after

9 studying class he in is Frech

choice
Mary never ____ TV at weekends.
*watches
*is watching
2 The drugstore ____ until nine oclock on workdays.
*doesn't close
*isn't closing
3 Kate ____ the guitar at nights.
*is often playing

*often plays
4 ____ in London this month?
*Is he living
*Does he live
5 ____ that woman over there your mum? She ___ at you.
*Is / is looking
*Is being / looks
6 They ____ because they are busy.
*aren't coming
*don't come
7 John ____ in the hospital saving lives.
*works
*is working
8 My father and I ____ sunbathing on the beach.
*love

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1.

My house is (big)

than yours.

2.

This flower is (beautiful)

3.

This is the (interesting)

4.

Non-smokers usually live (long)

5.

Which is the (dangerous)

6.

A holiday by the sea is (good)

than that one.

book I have ever read.
than smokers.
animal in the world?
than a holiday in the mountains.

7.

It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)

8.

Who is the (rich)

9.

The weather this summer is even (bad)

10.

He was the (clever)

than a beer.

woman on earth?
than last summer.

thief of all.

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the short

adjectives.
1. Tokyo is
2. Europe is

than Shanghai. (large)

than South America. (small)

3. The Amazon river is

4. Antarctica is

than Africa. (cold)

5. The Caspian sea is

6. Brazil is

than the Mississipi river. (long)

than lake Michigan. (deep)

than Norway. (hot)

7. Andagoya, Colombia, is

than Santiago, Chile. (wet)

8. The Atlantic ocean is

than the Mediterranean. (wide)

9. The Aconcagua, in South America, is

North America. (tall)
10.The Niger river is

***

than Mt. McKinley, in

than the Congo river. (short)

1. Joe is

than Ed. (short)

2. Al is the

. (short)

3. Ed is the

. (thin)

4. Joe is

5. Al has the

6. Al is

7. Ed is the

8. Joe is

9. Ed is the

10. Joe is

than Al. (thin)

clothes. (colourful)

than Joe. (heavy)

. (light)

than Ed. (happy)

. (mysterious)

than Ed. (energetic)

a. Complete each of the sentences below with the correct form of the adjective.
b. Jeremy is 10 years old. Jenny is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old) ____________ ______
Jenny.
c. The Alps are very high. They are (high) _____ _______________ mountains in
Europe.
d. An ocean is (large) ____________ _______ a sea.

e. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less.

A Rolls Royce is (expensive) _______ ________________ _____ a Twingo.
f.

John's results were bad. Fred's were very poor. Fred's results were (bad)
__________ _____ John's.

g. This exercise is not very difficult. It's ____________ ______ I expected.

h. The weather is not good today. It's raining. I hope the weather will be (good)
_____________ next week.
i.

People are not very friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)
________________ in small towns.

2.
3. Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below
4. he blue car is

the red car. (fast)

5. Peter is

Fred. (not/tall)

6. The violin is

the cello. (not/low)

7. This copy is

the other one. (bad)

8. Oliver is

Peter. (optimistic)

9. Today it's

yesterday. (not/windy)

10. The tomato soup was

11. Grapefruit juice is
12. Nick is

the mushroom soup. (delicious)

lemonade. (not/sweet)

Kevin. (brave)

Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives (as ... as)

Fill in the comparison with as ... as.
1.

John is (tall)

Glen.
as tall as

2.

Janet is (beautiful)

Jeniffer.

3.

You are (crazy)

4.

We can run (fast)

5.

My mom is (not / strict)

6.

Your mobile phone is (not / trendy)

7.

Matrix II was (not / interesting)

8.

This yoghurt (not / taste / good)

9.

I can do (many / press-ups)

10.

I (not / earn / much / money)

my sister.
they can.
your mum.
mine.
Matrix I.
the one I bought yesterday.
you.
you do.

as...as.../ not as...as... / almost as...as

1. John is
(tall) his brother Tom.
2. Tom is

(handsome) his brother John.

3. John is

(not / heavy) his brother Tom.

4. Tom has

(almost/money) John.

5. Tom

(not/have/children) John.

6. Tom
7. John
8. Tom

(not/drive/dangerously) John.
(not/drive/safely) Tom.
(funny) John.

Letter to a friend
(Sent by Roser Lpez, a student from Barcelona, Spain)
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your last letter. I'm sorry I haven't written you for ages but I've been really busy. I hope
your family and you are well.
I'm really very glad you'll be visiting me next month, although you only spend one week at my
country, for this reason there's no time to lose.
The two first days we should go to visit Barcelona. I'm sure you will enjoy it a lot, because for me
it's one of the most beautiful places around the world and I want to share it with you.
After that, we should go to Tarragona which is an old Roman city. I don't remember if you know
my little cousin Anna, but despite that she suggested me we could sleep in her flat near the
beach, in Cambrils, and I accepted her offer. For this reason I think we might go to Port Aventura,
an amusement park where we can do all we want. If definitely we go there, you will have to wear
comfortable clothes as trainers and tracksuit.
I looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best wishes.
P.S.:Give my regards to your family.