Exercise 1: Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Use present simple or

1 John sometimes .................................. (go) to the disco, because he ................................. (like) it very much.

2 We ................................... (not study) English at the moment. We .......................................... (study) Maths.

3 The girls ............................... (play) basketball every Saturday. They ..................................... (not play) now.

4 I often ................................... (write) poems and songs, but now I ........................................... (write) a novel.

5 Tracy ....................................................... (listen) to her new CD on her walkman. I can hear the noise.

6 ........................................................................ (you, watch) this TV programme at the moment?

7 My father ............................... (work, usually) in the office, but today he .............................. (work) at home.

8 The boys .................................. (not train) in the stadium, they ............................... (train, always) in the park.

9 My brother never ...................... (do) his homework, he ...................... (not like) school very much.

10 They ................................. (not study) Maths now, they ......................................... (learn) Science.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences. Use can, can’t, could or couldn’t.

1 When I was three years old, I ...................... cross the road by myself.

2 I am not busy this afternoon, so I ...................... go shopping.

3 It’s too late. We ...................... go now.

4 I ...................... open the top window. I’m not tall enough.

5 ...................... you ski when you were young?

6 My father tried, but he ...................... teach us how to play tennis.

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t, have to, has to or don’t have to.

1 You ...................... go to bed early. You’ve got a test tomorrow.

2 That plate is hot. You ...................... touch it.

3 We are going to a new restaurant tonight, so I ...................... cook.

4 Ella’s car doesn’t work, so she ...................... take it to the garage.

5 You ...................... play your CDs loudly at night.

Exercise 4: Choose the correct modal.

1 My neighbour should / could not speak English, so he took lessons.

3 You shouldn’t / must study hard before exams.

4 We have to / could be at school on time.

5 I love Sundays because I mustn’t / don’t have to get up early.

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple or Present

Continuous.

not know • drive • visit • need • study

1. Bob ........................ to town now.

2. We ........................ science twice a week.

3. I ........................ to buy a train ticket.

4. Sally ........................ her aunt tomorrow.

5. Those men ........................ where the car park is.

Exercise 6: Complete with the correct article (a, an, the, -)

1. I’ve just had __________ great idea.

2. Columbus was __________ first navigator to cross __________ Atlantic Ocean.

3. __________ British drink __________ lot of tea.

4. John F. Kennedy was __________ American president who was very popular.

5. It is __________ only theatre in __________ neighbourhood.

6. __________ Netherlands are a land which is almost completely below __________ sea level.

7. He was __________ first mountaineer to reach the top.

8. I try to go for __________ run three times __________ week.

9. Sally went to __________ prison to visit her husband.

10.He was driving 80 miles __________ hour on __________ motorway.

Exercise 7: Complete with the Comparative and Superlative of the adjectives given in brackets:

1 Shorts are ______________________ skirts, but blue jeans are _________________________. (fashionable)

2 My nails are ___________________ yours, but Jenny has got __________________ ones I have seen. (long)
3 Your father is _______________________ mine, but ________________________ one is Peter’s father. (young)

4 Horses are ________________________ cats, but dogs are ____________________ animals I know. (intelligent)

5 Motorbikes are _________________ cars , but the building-works are _____________________ activity. (noisy)

6 The theatre is ____________________ the cinema, but the circus is ____________________ of them all. (funny)

7 Smoking is ____________________ drinking coke, but drugs are ______________________ thing for you. (bad)

8 Paris is ___________________ London, but Venice is ________________________ city in the world. (romantic)

9 Alien is ___________________ Stargate, but Stars War is ______________________ science fiction film . (good)

10 The car is ____________________ the motorbike, but the bus is ___________________ transport in town. (safe)

11 My cat is _________________ yours, but Susie’s cat _______________________ pet in the neighbourhood. (fat)

12 April and May are _________________ December, but June and July are ___________________months. (sunny)