CHAPTER 1: PRESENT SIMPLE
1 He............. (arrive)
at work at 9 every morning.
2 I
really like watching TV but I.... (not watch) it very much.
3
Henry........... (not
live) in Hannover, he..... (live)
in Berlin.
4
She is a teacher. I am a language coach. What............... you (do)?
5
Sam............ (not
go) out a lot in the evening. He. (prefer) to stay at home instead.
6
When........... your
cousin........ (start)
university?
7
Mark really.......... (love) eating
sushi, but he.. (not eat) it very often.
8
My parents.......... (visit) me
every month. How often.. your
parents (visit) you?
9 ........... you............. (like) doing
English grammar exercises? I (do)!
10 I............. (hope) you did very well!
CHAPTER 2: PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1
Where is your sister? She is out ............... (walk) our dog.
2
He ............... (take) an exam now. He ............... (think) really
hard!
3
............... you ............... (have) a meeting at the moment?
4
No, I ............... (have) lunch now.
5
I ............... (not read) a murder mystery now.
6
The sun ............... (shine) today, it’s a lovely day!
7
Carine is in her offce but she ............... (talk) to a client now.
8
I ............... always ............... (lose) my keys, it’s so
frustrating!
9
The Strokes ............... (not play) in Rotterdam tonight, they
............... (play) in Brussels!
10 He ............... always
............... (smoke). It’s so unhealthy and stinky! I wish he would stop!
THE REMIX: PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS MIXED!!
1
How often ............... you ............... (go) on holiday?
2
We normally ............... (buy) tickets for Lowlands every year, but
this year we ...............(not go) because we ............... (visit) friends
in France that weekend.
3
How much ............... a new WII game ............... (cost)?
4
Mindy is a writer. She ............... (write) books for children. At
the moment she............... (work) on a new book about learning the alphabet.
5
Michael ............... (talk) on the phone, now, but I ...............
(think) he will be fnished soon.
6
I ............... (not drink) beer, I ............... (prefer) wine
instead.
7
Adele ............... (have) a beautiful voice.
8
We ............... (see) a concert next week! I ............... (go)
with my sister and her boyfriend.
9
Lewis ............... (is not) at home now, he ............... (play)
tennis with his friends.
10 Justin normally ...............
(take) the car to work, but today he ............... (ride) his bike because the weather ............... (be) so nice!
CHAPTER 3: PAST SIMPLE
1
............... you ............... (go) to the doctor yesterday?
2
Yes, I ............... (see) her and she ............... (give) me a
prescription for some medicine.
3
They ............... (not know) that their boss was on vacation. When
they ............... (find)out, they all ............... (start) drinking beer
at lunch!
4
............... Michael ............... (buy) tickets for Pinkpop last
week? I ............... (hear) it isalmost sold out!
5
I ............... (run) 5
miles yesterday. I ............... (be) the only jogger
in the park. It............... (be) very peaceful.
6 Where ............... you
............... (go) on vacation last year? We ............... (visit) some friends in Paris
and then ............... (drive) to Disneyland. It ............... (be) fun!
7
............... you ............... (have) lots of friends when you
............... (are) younger? I............... (not have) many friends, so I
............... (spend) a lot of time with animals.
8
When ............... you ............... (move) to New York? I
............... (visit) Brooklyn last year.It ............... (be) fantastic!
9
We weren’t hungry, so we ............... (not eat) anything at the
movies.
10 I wasn’t tired so I ...............
(not go) to bed until 1 in
the morning!
CHAPTER 4: PAST CONTINUOUS
1
What ............... you ............... (do) at 9 last night?
2
She ............... (work out) in the gym yesterday morning when you
called.
3
While he ............... (drive) to work this morning, he saw an
accident. A man ...............(go) too fast and crashed into a truck.
4
She had a magazine in her hand but she ............... (not read) it.
5
Robert ............... (look) out
of the window when the helicopter ............... (fly) overhead.
6
I saw Katie this morning when she ............... (walk) outside. She
............... (wait) for the
bus.
7
When Peter got to work this morning, Anna and Sander ...............
(work) very hard!
8
We had to cancel our picnic yesterday because it ............... (rain)
when we wanted to go.
9
He ............... (not listen) to me when I asked him the question.
10 The TV was on but nobody ...............
(watch) it.
THE REMIX: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS MIXED!!
1
I ............... (hear) a noise outside so I ............... (go) to
look. Someone ............... (try) to start
their car, and it ............... (make)
a lot of noise!
2
While he ............... (walk) outside last night, he ...............
(run) into an old friend. They
............... (talk) for a while about
what they ............... (do) at work. It ............... (be) a nice conversation.
3
I ............... (buy) a new book last year but I ............... (not
read) it, because I ...............(have) time.
4
When I ............... (wake) up this morning, I ............... (have)
a horrible headache!
5
Harry ............... (finish) his dinner and then ............... (pay)
the bill and ............... (go) to
the movies with his wife.
6
We ............... (fly) to America when we ............... (hear) the
pilot say that our fight would
land 15 minutes later. No problem!
7
When I ............... (get) to the party, everyone ...............
(dance). They ............... (have) wonderful time.
8
I ............... (close) the window because a party ...............
(go) on next door and I............. (not want) to hear it.
9
It ............... (not rain) when we left to go to the playground yesterday
afternoon. We............... (have) a wonderful time with the kids!
10 Someone ............... (play) the
piano next door. It ............... (sound) lovely. I have suc talented neighbours!
CHAPTER 5: PRESENT PERFECT
1
How long ............... you ............... (be) here?
2
I ............... never ............... (be) to Ireland.
3
She ............... (see) High School Musical twice.
4
He ............... often ............... (go) bungee jumping.
5
Philip ............... never ............... (see) an opera.
6
............... you ............... (meet) Margie yet? She is very nice.
7
He ............... (work) in the same job for 8 years.
8
They ............... (not live) in London for very long, only 3 months so far.
9
Kristen ............... (be) married for 5 years now.
10 Stacey ............... never
............... (fly) in a helicopter before.
CHAPTER 6: PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1
How long ............... you ............... (learn) Spanish?
2
She ............... (listen) to that lecture on British tax laws for
over an hour, and is still awake!
3
Tommy ............... (go) to bed too late; that’s why he is so tired!
4
We ............... (collect) guitar picks for over 10 years, and have
nearly 3,000 in
our collection!
5
Fred ............... (think) about moving to another city. He is tired
of living in Boston.
6
............... Barbara ............... (work) on her thesis long? I
hope she finishes it soon!
7
Donny ............... (work) on his new solo album for over 4 months now, it’s going
to be great!
8
What ............... you ............... (do) lately? I haven’t seen you
for ages!
9
My mother ............... (help) her neighbours in their garden all
week.
10 How long ............... Coldplay
............... (tour)? It seems like years!
THE REMIX!: PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS MIXED!!
1
How long ............... you ............... (have) your car?
2
I’m so sorry I am late in picking you up. . .............. you
............... (wait) long?
3
She ............... never ............... (be) to Dublin before. I
............... (be) there twice myself.
4
He ............... (study) for over 3 hours now and I think he’s
starting to fall asleep!
5
You look sad, and your eyes are wet. . .............. you
............... (cry)?
6
She ............... (paint) her house. It used to be blue, and now it’s
orange.
7
I ............... often ............... (wonder) what it’s like to
travel in hot air balloon.
8
We ............... (wait) for over an hour to see the manager! I hope
she arrives soon, we’re getting mad!
9
Lady Gaga ............... (tour) for over 2 months now, she will tour
America when she is done with Europe.
10 She ............... (learn) Japanese
for 2 years now and is pretty fluent! Good for her!
CHAPTER 7: PAST PERFECT
1
Before I got into New York University, I ............... (study) at
Brooklyn College for 2 years.
2
She ............... never ............... (see) such a handsome man
before, so she asked him out
on a date.
3
The boy sitting next to me on the plane was nervous, because he
............... never ...............
(fly) before in his life.
4
We ............... often ............... (dream) about meeting Brad
Pitt, and then last week, we finally
did!
5
Nancy ............... never ............... (think) that she would ever
learn to drive, so when she
finally passed her test, she was very proud!
6
The Rolling Stones ............... (play) three gigs in San Francisco
before they went to Los Angeles
for the next show.
7
He ............... already
............... (eat) by the time he got to my house, that’s why I didn’t offer him dinner.
8
By the time I got to the party, everyone ............... already
............... (go) home. I felt like
such a loser!
9
They ............... never ............... (be) so scared in their lives
when they got lost in the middle
of the night in the jungle!
10 When we got to the concert, it
............... already ............... (start). We missed the first half hour!
CHAPTER 8: PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1
She ............... (live) in Dallas for 3 years before she decided to
move to Austin.
2 I realized that I
............... (listen) to the wrong song when I started singing the wrong words in the studio!
3
We ............... (wait) for over half an hour before the bus finally
arrived.
4
When he woke up, he realized that ............... (sleep) for over half
an hour in his lesson! He
was really embarrassed… and tired!
5
She ............... (learn) how to fy a helicopter for 2 years before
she finally passed her pilot’s
test!
6
I was unable to pick you up on time because I ............... (wait) at
the wrong gate in the airport!
Sorry!
7
Marco took a hot bath when he got home because he ............... (work)
in his friends’ garden all day.
8
The police asked the suspect if he ............... (drink) all day when
they found him in the park.
9
I ............... (think) about you all evening before you finally
called and told me the good news!
I am so happy your operation went well!
10 It ............... (rain) for several
days before it finally started to clear up last Monday.
THE REMIX: PAST PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS MIXED!!
1
It ............... (rain) for over an hour before it fnally cleared up.
2
She ............... (wait) for 15 minutes in the snow for the bus before
it arrived.
3
He told me that he ............... never ............... (be) to London
before.
4
I ............... (hope) for many years that I would get the chance to
write a book!
5
When we got to the dinner party, everyone ............... already
............... (start) eating.
6
We ............... (look) for over an hour before we finally found a
parking place downtown.
7
I was so happy to see my old friend because I ............... (not see)
him for many years!
8
She ............... (learn) Polish for a year before she finally got
enough nerve to have a conversation
with a stranger.
9
The show ............... (go) on for 20 minutes by the time we got
there.
10 He said we could start the baseball
game after the rain ............... (stop).
CHAPTER 9: WILL
1
I ............... never ............... (drink) and ...............
(drive). It’s too risky and dangerous!
2
She ............... (not believe) your story because it’s a lie.
3
If I tell you a secret, ............... you ............... (promise)
not to tell anyone?
4
Which concerts ............... you ............... (see) this summer?
5
He ............... (not understand) why you made that silly decision.
6
............... you ............... (take) the children to the park
please?
7
When ............... you ............... (get) the keys to your new
apartment?
8
She ............... (not be able to) go to the party next week because
she ............... (be) out of
town.
9
............... you ............... (open) the window? It’s so hot in
here!
10 I think I ............... (not remember)
this in the morning.
CHAPTER 10: GOING TO
1
............... you ............... (go) to the concert next week?
2
He ............... (surprise) when he opens his present!
3
The stock market ............... (be) very unpredictable this week,
according to the reports I
read.
4
Justin Timberlake said he ............... (not tour) this summer because
he wants to work on other projects.
5
I ............... (try) to learn a new sport this year, because I feel
so out of shape!
6
She ............... (do) very well on her test because she has studied
so hard!
7
They ............... (start) hiring new people for their office, because
they got a huge new client and are too
busy!
8
............... he ............... (ask) her out for dinner? I know that
he has a crush on her!
9
I ............... (see) that new movie in a couple of weeks. It looks
like a winner, I can’t wait!
10 ............... you ...............
(talk) to Sue about that new project? I know that she was interested in it.
CHAPTER 11: THE PRESENT TENSES FOR THE
FUTURE
1
My train ............... (leave) at 5:34 this afternoon.
2
She ............... (visit) her cousin in Indiana next week.
3
The Lily Allen concert ............... (start) at 9 and ...............
(end) at 10.30.
4
I ............... (fy) to Miami next Monday. My fight ...............
(depart) at 1:39 and check in time
............... (start) three hours beforehand.
5
My brother is so happy because he ............... (sit) in the front row
at the Blackhawks game tonight!
6
The movie ............... (start) at 8, so I ............... (pick) up
my sister at 7 so that we can have
a drink frst.
7
Hotel check out ............... (end) at noon.
8
My children ............... (visit) their grandparents next week.
9
The bus ............... (arrive) in Cambridge at 10:45 every day.
10 The shops ............... (not open)
until 1 pm on Mondays.
CHAPTER 12: CONDITIONALS 1
1
If I tell you a secret, ............... you (promise) not to tell
anyone?
2
If she ............... (invite) him to the party, he ...............
(come)!
3
He ............... (be interested) in your plans if you tell him more
about the new people involved.
4
If I ............... (lend) you a hundred Euros, ............... you
............... (pay) me back?
5
She ............... (share) her famous apple pie recipe with you if you
............... (ask) her for
it!
6
If you work very hard, you ............... (pass) your test.
7
He ............... (lose) a lot of weight if he ...............
(continue) to work out every day.
8
If you ............... (not understand) what the teacher is saying, you
............... (ask) her for
help.
9
............... you ............... (take) him to the station later if
he ............... (need) a lift?
10 I ............... never
............... (talk) to him again if that is how he ............... (treat)
people!
CHAPTER 13: Conditionals 2
1
If I ............... (tell) you the truth about your husband,
............... you ............... (be) angry with me?
2
What ............... you ............... (do) if you ............... (find)
a wallet on the street?
3
He ............... (not understand) if Marco ............... (talk) to
him because he doesn’t speak
Spanish.
4
What ............... (happen) if all the children of the world
............... (have) enough to eat?
5
I ............... (love) it if he ............... (ask) my sister out on
a date!
6
If you ............... (see) someone stealing a car, what
............... you ............... (do)? ............... you ............... (call) the police?
7
If he ............... (try) harder at work, he ............... (get) a
promotion.
8
If they ............... (be interested) in hiring her, they
............... call her back immediately.
9
............... you ............... (buy) a new house if you
............... (win) the lottery?
10 I ............... (learn) how to play
the tuba if I ............... (get) the chance.
Answers:
1 Arrives 2 don’t watch 3doesn’t live, lives 4 do
you do 5
doesn’t go, prefers
1 does
your cousin start 7 loves,
doesn’t eat 8 visit,
do your parents visit
6 Do
you like, do 10 Hope
Answers:
1
walking 2 is taking, is thinking 3 Are you having 4 am
having
5
am not reading
6
is shining 7 is talking
8
am always losing
9
aren’t playing, are playing 10 is always smoking
Answers:
1
do you go 2 buy, aren’t going, are visiting 3 does a new WII game cost
4
writes, is working 5 is talking, think 6 don’t drink, prefer
7
has 8 are seeing, am going 9 isn’t, is playing 10 takes, is riding, is
Answers:
1
Did you go 2 saw, gave 3 didn’t know, found, started 4 Did Michael buy, heard
5
ran, was, was 6 did you go, visited, drove, was 7 Did you have, were, didn’t
have, spent
8
did you move, visited, was 9 didn’t eat 10 didn’t go
Answers:
1
were you doing 2 was working out 3 was driving, was going 4 wasn’t reading
5
was looking, was flying 6 was walking, was waiting 7 were working
8
was raining 9 wasn’t listening 10 was watching
Answers:
1
heard, went, was trying, was making 2 was walking, ran, talked, were
doing, was
3
bought, didn’t read, didn’t have 4 woke, had 5 finished, paid, went
6
were flying, heard 7 got, was
dancing, were having 8 closed, was going, didn’t want
9
wasn’t raining, had 10
was playing, sounded
Answers:
1
have you been 2 have never been 3 has seen 4 has often gone
5
has never seen 6 Have you met 7 has worked 8 haven’t lived
9
has been10 has never flown
Answers:
1
have you been learning 2 has been listening 3 has
been going
4
have been collecting 5 has been thinking 6 Has Barbara been working
7
has been working 8 have you been doing 9 has been helping 10 has Coldplay been touring
Answers:
1
have you had 2 Have you been waiting 3 has never been, have been 4 has been studying
5
Have you been crying 6 has painted7 have often wondered 8 have been waiting
9
has been touring10 has been learning
Answers:
1
had studied 2 had never seen
3 had never flown 4 had often dreamt
5
had never thought6 had played
7 had already eaten 8 had already gone
9
had never been 10 it had already started
Answers:
1
had been living 2 had been listening 3 had been waiting 4 had been sleeping
5
had been learning 6 had been waiting 7 had been working 8 had been drinking
9
had been thinking 10
had been raining
Answers:
1
had been raining 2 had been waiting 3 had never been 4 had been hoping
5
had already started 6 had been looking 7 hadn’t seen him 8 had been learning
9
had been going 10
had stopped
Answers:
1
will never drink and drive 2 won’t believe 3 will you promise 4 will you see
5
won’t understand 6 Will you take 7 will you get 8 won’t be able to 9 Will you open
10 won’t remember
Answers:
1
Are you going to go 2 is going to be surprised 3 is going to be 4 isn’t going to tour
5
am going to try 6 is going to do 7 are going to start 8 Is he going to ask
9
am going to see 10
Are you going to talk
Answers:
1
leaves 2 is visiting 3 starts, ends 4 am flying, departs, starts 5 is sitting
6
starts, am picking 7 ends 8 are visiting 9 arrives 10 don’t open
Answers:
1
will you promise 2 invites, will come 3 will be interested 4 lend, will you pay
5
will share, ask 6 will pass 7 will lose, continues 8 don’t understand, can ask
9
Will you take, needs 10
I will never talk, treats
