Extra Practice

Present Simple

Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple forms of ‘to be’.

Sofie: Hello. 1 you from here?

Dino: No, we 2 . And you? 3 you from here?
Sofie: No, I 4 from France. My name 5 Sofie.
Dino: Nice to meet you. I 6 Dino. And this 7
Francesca.
Sofie: Where 8 you from?
Dino: We 9 from Italy.
Sofie: 10 you from Rome?
Dino: No, we 11 . We 12 from the north of Italy.
I 13 from Torino, and Francesca 14 from Milano.
Sofie: 15 you here on holiday?
Dino: No, we 16 . It 17 a study trip. This 18
a beautiful place.
Sofie: Yes, it 19 . 20 the trip nice?
Dino: Very nice.

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in present simple affirmative or
negative.

Sara is my daughter. She has (have) two daughters; they are my

granddaughters. Sara 1 (not have) much free time because
she 2 (work) in a shop. In the week, she 3 (get up)
very early and she 4 (go) to bed quite late every day.
She 5 (love) Sundays because she 6 (not work)
and she 7 (spend) the day with her family. On Sundays,
they 8 (not get up) very late because they always 9

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(go out). My granddaughters 10 (be) always sad on Sunday
evenings because it's the end of the weekend.

Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency or the expressions

of frequency in the correct position

1. She has a shower in the morning. (always) ⇒

2. Where do you go running? (usually) ⇒

She_____________________________

3. She is full of energy. (always) ⇒

Where___________________________________

4. My parents approve of my friends. (hardly ever) ⇒

She__________________________________

5. I listen to the radio. (every night) ⇒

My parents______________________________

6. He is strict with his students. (sometimes) ⇒

I__________________________

7. I don't ask for help when I need it. (usually) ⇒

He___________________________

8. He is late for school. (never) ⇒

I_____________________ when I need it.

9. You make mistakes. (often) ⇒

He___________________________

10. I meditate. (usually/twice a day) ⇒

You___________________________

I___________________________

Complete the sentences using these words.

much - how much - many - how many - a lot of - a lot - a

little - a few - any - no - none

EXAMPLE: How many hours did you work yesterday?

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He has paintings. It's a really big collection.

2 salt do you put in your food?

I normally use makeup, but not much, only some lipstick.

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It rained last week; it rained every day.

They only scored one goal. They didn't have opportunities

to score; maybe two or three.
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Please, I just need 5 minutes of your time. I only have
questions.
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We had problems. It was 100% perfect.

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We need to be fast; we haven't got time, only 20 minutes.

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I didn't see people in the room. It was completely empty.

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'How many cups of coffee did you have?' ' . I don't drink
coffee.'

Present Continuous

Write positive or negative sentences in present continuous using the

verbs in brackets.

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He (save) money because he wants to buy a car.

You (not listen) to me.

My parents (look) for a new apartment.

The victim (not cooperate) with the police.

We (plan) a trip to Japan.

I (cook) fish for dinner.

The water (boil). You can put the pasta now.

He (not train) because he has health problems.

I (not work) at present. I'm unemployed.

It (not rain) now. We can go to the park.

Write questions and short answers in present continuous with the words
in brackets.

A: (you/cry)? B: No, I .

A: (your father/recover) well after the operation? B: Yes,

he .

A: (they/try) to find a solution? B: Yes, they .

A: (the baby/sleep)? B: No, she .

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A: (we/do) the right thing? B: Yes, we .

A: (he/study) for his exams? B: No, he .

A: (you eat) my pizza? B: Yes, I .

A: (you/pay) by credit card? B: No, I .

A: (they/win) the match? B: Yes, they .

A: (Tom/run) in the race? B: No, he . He's here with

me.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Complete the following postcard with the verbs in brackets in present

simple or present continuous.

Dear Kate,

I1 (write) from New York. This is my second year here. Can

you believe it? Right now I 2 (sit) in a coffee shop in
Manhatan. Lots of business people 3 (walk) fast in the
street, and lots of tourists 4 (look) at the amazing buildings
around them.
This is a great city. Every morning, I 5 (get up) early and
I6 (go) for a run in Central Park. Then I 7 (have)
some coffee and bagels before going to work. Now I 8
(have) a capuccino and a bagel in a Starbucks near my office.
I9 (love) my job, and I'm happy because my
business 10 (expand) very quickly.

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I hope to see you soon.

Take care,
Sally.

Past Simple

Complete the following sentences with was/were or wasn’t/weren’t.

Where you last night? I called you, but you at

home.

' Sandra happy after the exam?' 'No, she .'

I remember I very worried, but you calm.

Betty and Paul at home; they at the cinema

' you tired after the concert?' 'Yes, I .'

I'm very sorry. You right, and I wrong.

'Were your parents at the meeting?' 'My dad there, but my

mum .'

We late! We early. The concert was at 8 and we

arrived at 7.

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Vivian at the meeting, but I there. I always go to the
meetings.

' Tim with you?' 'No, only Sally and Peter there with
me.'

Write questions using was/were and the words below. Put the words in
the correct order.

EXAMPLE: you / what time / at the station ⇒ What time were you

1. the keys / where ⇒____________________________________?

at the station ?

⇒____________________________?
2. Robin / why / at the meeting

3. born / she / when ⇒_______________________________?

4. how expensive / the hotel ⇒_____________________________?
5. why / you / angry ⇒____________________________________?

⇒________________________________?
6. unconscious / I / after the accident

⇒_________________________________?
7. the questions / difficult

⇒__________________________________?
8. the accident / what time

⇒_______________________________?
9. you / how often / in contact with them

⇒_________________________________?
10. where / you and Tom / last night

Write the past simple forms of the regular verbs in brackets to complete
these sentences.

I (study) all night yesterday.

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We (play) poker after dinner.

After escaping from prison, he (rob) a bank.

He (start) playing chess at the age of 7.

We (arrive) home very late.

We (visit) the Louvre while we were in Paris.

He (try) to escape.

I (stop) smoking when I was 30.

When I was a child, I (hate) fish.

We really (enjoy) the concert.

Write the past simple forms of the irregular verbs in brackets to complete
these sentences.

I (find) my true love when I was 50.

We (buy) this sofa in the shop at the end of the street.

We never (wear) uniforms in school.

I (forget) to tell you something important.

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I (see) Peter at the theater last week.

After the meeting, I (speak) with my boss.

Yesterday I (drive) to work.

She (run) her first marathon when she was 18.

I (make) a lot of mistakes during the match.

Somebody (eat) my biscuits without telling me.

Complete the text with these verbs in past simple.

ask arrive fly go pay say stop take tell think want

Two summers ago we 1 on a trip to New York.

We 2 from Manchester to John F. Kennedy International
Airport. The journey was long but we were very excited; we are from
a little village and we really 3 to visit a megacity like New
York. When we 4 at our destination, we 5 a taxi to
our hotel in Manhattan. The taxi driver was very nice and 6
us lots of things about New York and Manhattan.
"How much is it?" I asked the taxi driver when he 7 his car
in front of the hotel. When he 8 that it was 52 dollars,
I9 that it wasn't possible, but it was! For the first –and I
hope the last– time in my life, I 10 52 dollars for a taxi. I
guess that's one of the problems of big cities, they are really
expensive.

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Complete the conversation using the words in brackets to make past
simple positive, negative, and questions.

Emma: Where (you/travel) this summer?

Phil: We (go) to Playa del Carmen, in Mexico.

Emma: Where (you/stay)?

Phil: We (stay) in a nice beach resort.

Emma: (your children/like) it?

Phil: Of course! They (spend) all week on the beach.

Emma: (be/you) there for one week?

Phil: Yes. We (come) back last Sunday.

Emma: (your wife/enjoy) the trip too?

Phil: Yes, she , although she (not like) the food too
much.

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