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 Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning. Use the word given.
Contractions count as one word.

1- Doing housework isn’t a problem for me. (MIND)

I _______ _______ _______ _______ .
2- I like football more than golf. (PREFER)
I _______ _______ _______ _______.
3- I like doing karate a lot. (INTERESTED)
I _______ _______ _______ _______ .
4. My brother is a careful driver. (CAREFULLY)
My _______ _______ _______.
5. Cars are safer than motorbikes. (AS….AS)
Cars _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
6. English is easier than Chinese. (DIFFICULT)
English _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ .
7. I’ve never read an article as good as this. (EVER)
This is _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
8. That’s the girl. Her brother is the singer in a band. (WHOSE)
That’s the _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ in a band.
9. Cathy is the best singer in the class. (BETTER)
Nobody _______ _______ _______ _______ .
10. It’s months since I saw my cousins.(FOR)
I haven’t _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
11.He began working in this office two years ago. ( FOR)
He has _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
12. Are you still reading that guidebook? (YET)
Haven’t you _______ _______ _______ _______ _______?
13. This is the first time she’s been in trouble. (BEFORE)
She’s never _______ _______ _______ _______.
14. That computer is too expensive for me. (ENOUGH)
I haven’t _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
15. The end is easy to guess. (ISN’T)
It _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
16. I have an appointment to see the dentist on Monday. (AM)
I _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.
17. Tim resembles Tammy because they are twins. (LIKE)
Tim _______ _______ _______ _______ they are twins.
18. Shall I put sugar in your coffee? (SOME)
Would you _______ _______ _______ in your coffee?
19. We arrived for dinner. Sue was asleep. (SLEEPING)
Sue _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ for dinner.

KEY
1. don’t mind doing housework.
2. prefer football to golf.

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 3. am interested in Karate.
4. brother drives carefully.
5. aren’t as dangerous as motorbikes.
6. is more difficult than Chinese.
7. the best article I’ve ever read
8. whose brother is the singer

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9. sings better than Cathy.
10. seen my cousins for months.
11. worked in this office for two years.
12. finished reading that guidebook yet?
13. been in trouble before.
14. got enough money for that computer.
15. isn’t difficult to guess the end.
16. am seeing the dentist on Monday.
17. looks like Tammy because
18. like some sugar
19. was sleeping when we arrived

VERBAL TENSES
A) Complete the article with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs.
ESCAPE ARTIST

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 Erik Weisz is better known as the escape artist Harry Houdini. He was born in Budapest,
Hungary, but his family 1 ………………………..(move) to the USA when he was only a child. He was
17 when his magic career began, but he 2………………………… (not make) a lot of money first.
When he was 19, he met his wife while he 3………………………… (do) a show, and from then on
the two 4……………………………. (appear) together. The Houdinis 5…………………… ( become)
famous because of Harry’s escape acts, which he did in front of a crowd. People usually felt

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very nervous while they 6………………………. (watch) him. Houdini always said that he
7…………………………… (not feel) pain, so one day a student asked if he could test him. The man
hit him in the stomach, but Houdini 8………………………… (lie) in bed at the time, so he wasn´t in a
good position. He died a few days later at the age of 52.

KEY
1. moved 5.became
2. didn´t make 6.were watching
3. was doing 7. didn´t feel
4. appeared 8. was lying

B) Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
Today, it 1…….………………….(seem) that everyone recognises the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh.
However, few people 2…….…………………. (know) the sad details of his difficult life. Van Gogh
was born in 1853 in a small village in the Netherlands. He drew pictures when he was a boy,
but 3 …….…………………. (not consider) art as a career. When he was 16 years old, he
4…….…………………. (go) to work for a company which bought and sold art. He had periods of
deep depression, which 5…….…………………. (affect) his work, and as a result, the company 6
…….…………………. (dismiss) him 1876. Van Gogh then 7 …….…………………. (teach) in England and
later 8…….…………………. (give) Bible lessons in Belgium. He finally decided to become an artist.
Between 1880 and 1890, while he 9…….…………………. (produce) his famous paintings and
drawings, he suffered from frequent periods of depression. On 27 July 1890, when he was 37,
he 10 …….…………………. (shoot) himself. He died two days later.
KEY
1. seems 6. dismissed
2. know 7. taught
3. didn’t consider 8. gave
4. went 9. was producing
5. affected 10. shot

D) Complete the text with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple,
present continuous, past simple, past continuous or present perfect.

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 My brother, Sam, 1…….…………………. (go) to a gallery last week to see an exhibition by a new
artist. While Sam 2…….…………………. (look) at one of the paintings, a man 3…….………………….
(appear) next to him. The man asked, ‘4 …...... you ........... (enjoy) the exhibition?’ Sam said,
‘It’s very good, but I 5 …….…………………. (not understand) this painting.’ ‘Really? That’s
interesting,’ the man replied. Sam said, ‘I’ve been looking at it for a long time, but I 6
…….…………………. (not decide) if I like it yet. The subject is interesting but the style and colours
are a bit simple. What do you think? 7…….…… you ever ……........ (see) this artist before?’ ‘Yes,’
he replied, ‘I am the artist.’ Sam 8 …….…………………. (blush) but the man said, ‘Don’t worry. I
like talking about my paintings and I 9…….…………………. (prefer) people to be honest.’

KEY
1.went 6. Haven’t decided
2.was looking 7. Have you ever seen
3. appeared 8. blushed
4. are you enjoying 9. prefer
5. don’t understand

E) Complete the sentences with a future tense (going to, will or present continuous)

1. Tony …….…………………. a friend tomorrow. (meet)

2. I think it …….…………………. soon. (snow)

3. Perhaps I …….…………………. New York one day. (visit)

4. What time …….…………………. tomorrow? (leave/ you)

5. Who …….…………………. the next World Cup? (win)

6. I’m sure you …….…………………. the exam next week. (not fail)

7. I …….…………………. my parents at the weekend. (visit)

8. Don’t touch that dog! It …….…………………. you. (bite)

9. They …….…………………. for a meal tonight. (come)

10 . Look at those clouds, it …….………………….. (rain)

KEY
1. is meeting 6.won’t fail
2. will snow 7.am visiting
3. will visit 8. will bite
4. are you leaving 9. are coming
5. will win 10. Is going to rain

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