1- Write the past simple of these verbs.

a) Miss e) Stop i) Take

b) Fall f) Tidy j) Arrive

c) Meet g) Watch k) Say

d) Speak h) Do l) Study

2- Complete with the past simple.

Dear diary,

I ....................... (go) to the beach with Peter and Mary yesterday morning. I ............................
(not have) a good time. I ...................... (build) some beautiful sandcastles, but Peter and Mary’s
ball .......................... (fall) on them.

Then we played volleyball, but I ............................. (not win). Mary did. I ........................... (break)
my sunglasses and I .......................... (lose) my phone.

We ............................. (come) back at three o’clock, but we couldn’t get in because we

................................ (not have) our keys. Mum and Dad ..........................., (be) at work, so we
waited in the garden for two hours.

Max

3- Complete the sentences. Use the past simple and past continuous.

We ...................................... (walk) along the pavement when we ......................................... (see)

the advertisement.

He ................................................ (break) his arm while he ............................................... (play)

rugby.

They .................................................. (not enjoy) the party when I .............................................

(arrive).

My parents ................................................. (meet) each other when they

........................................ (work) in the same factory.
She ...................................................... (not wear) a coat when she
................................................... (leave) home.

One morning, I .......................................... (go) into the classroom early. I

....................................... (get) my book out of my bag when a new student
....................................... (come) in. He .............................................. (wear) jeans and a trendy
jacket. He ................................................ (not say) anything, but he ............................................
(smile) at me. I ................................................. (know) immediately that I liked him.

4- Complete the sentences. Use the present simple of the verbs in the box.

have not like listen not speak study watch

Jane ................................................... to her iPod all day.

Andy ................................................. Spanish, only English.

Paul always ...................................... breakfast at seven o’clock.

My sister ........................................... in her bedroom every evening.

I ............................................. chess, it’s boring.

David ........................................ TV all day on Sunday.

5- Choose the correct option.

Sarah never wears/is wearing trainers to school.

We don’t understand/aren’t understanding French.

Oh, no! It rains/’s raining again!

Hi, Kelly! Where do you go/are you going? Home.

I don’t think/’m not thinking that’s a good idea.

Look! Harry chats/’s chatting to Sarah.

I’m playing tennis every day/at the moment.

He goes to the cinema today/twice a week.

They go to work by traint every morning/at the moment.

6- Circle the correct answer.

............................. going to play football with us?

a) Are you b) You are c) They are

Is she going to buy a new bag? ...............................

a) Yes, she is going b) Yes,she is c) Yes, she is going to buy

We .................................... visito our grandparents.

a) Going to b) are going to c) is going to

................................ going to fly a kite?

a) She is b) Is she c)Is

I am going to call Kate ........................

a) Tomorrow b) yesterday c) last week

7- Complete the sentences with present simple or present continuous.

We usually ................................. at home but today we ......................................... in a restaurant

(eat).

Normally I ..................................... a suit and tie but today I ............................................. jeans

(wear).

She hardly ever ....................................... TV but at the moment she ..............................................

a documentary (watch).

8- Write the past participle of these verbs.

a) Try c) Think e) Cut

b) Begin d) Do f) Fall
 9- Complete the sentences with present perfect.

Be climb play run see write

My brother is very fit. He ..................................... a marathon.

Brad Pitt ....................................... in a lot of films.

The children .................................................... too many computer games.

JK Rowling .......................................... seven Harrt Potter books.

I ................................................. all the Star Wars films.

Their parents .............................................. the Himalayas.

10- Comparatives and superlatives.

a) Old d) Good

b) Happy e) Pretty

c) Modern f) Serious

My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ..................................................

Your plan isn’t very goog. My plan is .......................................

It isn’t very warm today. It was ......................................... yesterday.