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Present Simple and Continuous

Complete the sentences using the verbs in thebrackets:

1. The president of the USA (live) in the White House.

2. I (not/ go) to the theatre very often.

3. Jet engines (make) a lot of noise.

4. Loud music (give) me a headache.

5. Ben and his wife (stay) at a seaside resort for their holidays.

6. If you (not/watch)television, why dont you switch it off?

7. Is George (have) a shower?

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Choose the correct option:

1. I am going/I goto bed now. Goodnight.

2. Dont forget your umbrella when you go out. Itis raining/It rainsoutside.

3. I always sleep / am sleepingeighthours

every night.

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Present perfect simple

Complete the sentences using presentperfect simple of the verbs in the brackets:

My name is Jane Carter. I work for a travel company

called Timeways Travel. I (be)a travel agent for 6years now. I am the manager of Timeways Travel

London office. I (have)this job for 3 years. I have got a

new flat in London. I (live)there for 6 months. Myhusband's name is Bruno. We (be)married for two

years. Bruno is Italian but he (live)in England for over

5 years. He works for BBC radio. He (have)had this

job for a year.

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Present Perfect Continuous

Choose the correct form:

1. They have been repairing /They have repairedtheroad all this week, but they have not finished it yet.

2. Someone has been eating/has eatenmychocolates. There arent many left.

3. I have been walking / I have walkedall morning.

4. How long hasshe been working / hasshe worked

for the company?

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Past Simple:

Complete the questions in the past simple:

1. I went to the cinema last night. Which film (see)?2. What (do) last night? I stayed at home and

watched TV.

3. The First World War (end)in 1918.4. We (not/play) tennis last Monday because it (rain)

all day.

5. He (not/write) to me because he (not/have) my

address.

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Past Simple and Continuous:

Put the verbs in the brackets into thecorrect form:

1. When she (come)into the room I was (listen)to theradio.

2. I (stand)outside the bus station. It (get)late and I

(feel)tired. I (wait)for a man called Johnny Mars.

3. When Kate (come) home, Ken (make) dinner.

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Past Perfect Simple:

Convert the verbs in brackets to past perfect simple:

1. He was very nervous when he first drove in Britain becausehe (not/drive) before.

2. When I opened the safe, the money (disappear).

3. I (not/laugh) at the joke because I (hear) it before.

4. When I found my wallet I (discover) that somebody (took) thecredit cards out of it.

5. The train (already/ leave) when we (get) to the station.

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the verbs in brackets to past perfect continuoustense:

1. I (work) hard all day, so I felt tired.

2. I (stand) there for nearly half an hour when I realized I was at

the wrong station.

3. The strange thing was that we (just/talk) about ghosts whenwe heard the noise upstairs.

4. Robert moved from Manchester to London in 1988. How long

(he/live) in Manchester? Past Perfect Continuous:

Convert

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