Revision – unit 1-6
1. Fill in the correct form of the past tense: simple or progressive.
1. I __________________ on my report when the phone __________________. My
wife ____________ to know when I __________________ home. (WORK, RING,
WANT, COME)
2. He __________________ down the street when he __________________ his old
schoolteacher on the other side. (WALK, SEE)
3. The hairdresser __________________ up her shop, __________________ into the
car and __________________ home. (LOCK, GET, DRIVE)
4. Where __________________ when I __________________ across you yesterday?
(YOU GO, COME)
5. The old man __________________ on the pavement, so James
__________________ to help him. (FALL, STOP)
6. She __________________ in France at the time she __________________ the bad
news. (LIVE, RECEIVE)
7. The match official __________________ the game because it
__________________. (POSTPONE, RAIN)
8. I __________________ my wallet while I __________________ my bike. (LOSE,
RIDE)
9. Sally __________________ dinner last night when someone
__________________ at the door. (HAVE, KNOCK)
10. The fireman __________________ the fire on the balcony below when he
suddenly __________________ someone shouting. (FIGHT, HEAR)
2. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.
1. You can’t see Jimmy now. He ____________________ a bath. (HAVE)
2. He ____________________ to the theatre. (NEVER GO)
3. Anne ____________________ all her clothes herself. At the moment she
____________________ a dress for a fancy dress party (MAKE, MAKE).
4. He usually ________________ coffee for breakfast, but today he
____________________ tea (HAVE, HAVE).
5. I can’t go home now because it ____________________, and I
____________________ an umbrella. (RAIN, NOT HAVE).
6. In Britain women normally ____________________ hats. (NOT WEAR)
7. The sun __________________ in the east and __________________ in the west
(RISE, SET)
8. I ____________________ this weekend near the coast. I ____________________
there nearly every weekend. (SPEND, GO)
9. She ____________________ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment she
____________________ to stop. (SMOKE, TRY)
10. We ____________________ breakfast together every Sunday morning. (HAVE)
3. Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Present Perfect Simple
1. She ____________________ his phone number, so she can't call him. (FORGET)
2. I ____________________ a lot of work this morning, and it's only nine. (DO)
3. She ____________________ the tasks her teacher provided her with. (JUST
FINISH)
4. We ____________________ this film before, so there's no need to watch it again.
(SEE)
5. Mike ____________________ an airplane before, but I think he won't be able to
manage such a large one. (FLY)
6. I ____________________ up my mind not to accept the job offer. (MAKE)
7. I ____________________ to India twice and each time it was a remarkable
experience. (BE)
8. Jack ____________________ his driving test twice. He should be better prepared.
(FAIL)
9. ____________________ to a party since Christmas. I really think I should
socialize more. (NOT BE)
10.I am really excited about going to the new restaurant because I
____________________ Indian food before. (NEVER EAT)
4. Now get a pen and paper and rewrite these sentences in the correct order. For
example:
to the mountains / never / we / go We never go to the mountains.
1. often / she / write to me / doesn’t
2. play football on Sunday / they / always
3. nearly always / my children / late for school / are
4. you / on holiday / do / how often / go / ?
5. usually / arrives late / the bus
6. go to bed before 11pm / rarely / I
7. go / to the beach / normally / twice / we / year / a
8. always / going to the dentist / I / nervous / before / am
9. hardly ever / drinks coffee / she
10. we / every summer / go abroad / normally
11. goes to work by bus / occasionally / he
12. it / snows in winter / sometimes / in my home town
5. Form questions which ask for the underlined words.
1. I visited my aunt yesterday evening?
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2. When we met, we talked about our jobs.
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3. My sister started crying because her dog got lost.
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4. Harry and Jim came home by train.
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5. Jack and I studied the whole day.
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6. We went to the beach to swim.
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7. I lost my ID card while I was jogging.
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8. I wrote a letter to my representative.
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9. The teacher speaks three languages fluently.
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10.The boys almost drowned in the sea.
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11.We had dinner at 7.30.
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12.I came home because all the shops were closed.
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