A) Complete the following sentences with a suitable future form: going to, will,

shall, present continuous, present simple.

1. I think Barça …………………… the league this year. (win)
2. Our plane …………………… at four o’clock. (leave)
3. A: What are your plans for the evening?
B: I …………………… Helen for a drink. (meet)
4. A: What would you like to eat, sir?
B: Hmm, I think I …………………… (have) the steak, please.
5. When ………………………………………? (our exams/start)
6. I can’t wait for Christmas! My parents …………………… on the 22nd December,
then we …………………… to England on the 27th. (come/fly)
7. A: It’s very hot in here!
B: …………………… (I/open) the window?
8. I’ve decided that I …………………… (stop) smoking next year.
9. A: The phone’s ringing! I’m in the shower!
B: Don’t worry – I …………………… (get) it.

B) Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple OR Present Perfect
Continuous.
1) This month I …………………………………. (buy) some new clothes every weekend.
2) Sorry I’m late! How long …………………………………. (you/wait) here?
3) I’m very tired because I …………………………………. (do) homework for hours. Look at
all the exercises that I …………………………………. (do)!
4) I …………………………………. (never/read) such a long book.
5) Paul …………………………………. (hurt) his hand, so he can’t play the piano today.
6) I …………………………………. (phone) Julia a few times, but there’s no answer.
7) I …………………………………. (read) this novel since September but there are still fifty
pages left!
8) How many years …………………………………. (they/have) that old car?
C) Complete the text with the correct form of the verb: past simple or past
continuous.
When the bus 1 left (leave) our school, it 2…………………………………. (rain) very hard.
When we 3…………………………………. (get) home, my Aunt Carol and Uncle Arthur
4…………………………………. (wait) for us outside, with very serious expressions on their
faces. They 5…………………………………. (tell) us to run into their basement* because a
tornado 6…………………………………. (come) towards our house. We all
7…………………………………. (run) towards the basement, but it was too late: the tornado
8…………………………………. (catch) us while we 9…………………………………. (try) to get down
the stairs. Everybody 10…………………………………. (scream) for help when the tornado
11…………………………………. (start) to ‘throw’ things at us. It was the most frightening
experience of my life! Suddenly the wind 12…………………………………. (stop) and
everything 13…………………………………. (become) very quiet. My uncle and sister were
hurt, but we all survived!

D) Put the verb into the correct PASSIVE form of the verb in brackets.
1. We didn’t play football yesterday because the match was cancelled (cancel).
2. Hey, I’ve got some good news! Our television ___________________ (just /
repair)! It’s working perfectly now.
3. In the middle of the village, there is a church which ___________________
(restore) at the moment. It ___________________ (not/finish) yet, but I think
it’s going to look beautiful.
4. I learnt to swim when I was 4. I ___________________ (teach) by my mother,
who is a great swimmer.
5. Next year, it is predicted that more than 25 million iPhones ________________
(sell) around the world.

E) Read the following dialogue and put the verbs into the correct form. Tenses to
use: Present Simple & Continuous/Past Simple & Continuous/Present Perfect
Simple.
JOE: Hey. What 1......................................... (you/watch)?

ALICE: A programme about the First World War, which I 2.........................................

(record) last night while you 3......................................... (have) dinner.
JOE: I see. But it’s 18.00 - why 4......................................... (you/not/do) your homework?

ALICE: This 5......................................... (be) my homework! I 6.........................................

(study) the First World War this term.

JOE: How depressing! The only thing I 7......................................... (know) about it is

that millions of people 8......................................... (die).

ALICE: Yes, it was much worse than anyone 9......................................... (think) it was
going to be. Anyway, 10......................................... (you/want) to watch the
programme with me?

JOE: No, thanks. I’ve got to do some violin practice. I 11.........................................

(just / remember) that my lesson’s tomorrow, and I 12.........................................
(not have) time to practise this week!

ALICE: OK. I 13......................................... (already/do) my piano practice, so I’ve got

time to watch TV. See you later.