REVISION 1

GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
1 Sarah .............................. (play) tennis on Thursdays.
2 What .............................. you .............................. (do) at the moment?
3 I .............................. (not know) Ian well. What’s he like?
4 My friends .............................. (have) a party tonight.
5 What .............................. this word .............................. (mean)?
6 You .............................. (carry) too many books in your bag. Take some out.
7 My phone .............................. (not work) today.
8 He never .............................. (remember) my birthday!

2 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1 Something is wrong with Paul. He .............................. upset at the moment.
2 Take an umbrella. It .............................. today.
3 I .............................. him. He’s wearing a red hat.
4 Please be quiet. I .............................. for an exam.
5 Why .............................. you .............................. so quietly? I can’t hear you.
6 .............................. they .............................. in the city or the countryside?
7 The cake .............................. amazing. I can’t wait to eat it.
8 The doctor is busy. He .............................. a patient at the moment.

3 Rewrite the sentences using the time expression or the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
1 Mark hasn’t got a bike. (own)
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2 Why do you think it’s so funny? (laugh)
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3 Are you interested in science? (like)
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4 The children aren’t awake at the moment. (sleep)
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5 He’s a regular visitor to our city. (often)
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6 I think he’s lying. (believe)
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4 Answer the questions with a suitable response.

1 What are you thinking about?

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2 What do you think of this?

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3 What are you tasting?

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4 What does she do?

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5 What are you doing now?

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6 What are you looking at?

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7 How does she look?

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5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or

Present Continuous.

I 1. .............................. (watch) a documentary at the moment on YouTube. It says that scientists

2.
.............................. (learn) more and more about animal emotions these days. Many people
3.
.............................. (think) that animals 4. .............................. (not have) feelings the way humans do,
but according to experts, this isn’t true. One good example is elephants. They 5. .............................. (feel)
sad when another elephant 6. .............................. (die), and they often 7. .............................. (rescue) each
other even if it means endangering themselves. According to the experts, this 8. ..............................
(mean) that they care about each other.

Look at this! It’s an elephant mother in Africa. She 9. .............................. (try) to save her baby from lions,
but she can’t. Wait - now the lions 10. .............................. (run) away because a family of elephants
11.
.............................. (come) to help her. This is really amazing!

6 Complete the sentences in a logical way.

1 At the weekends, my friends and I ...................................................................................................... .

2 My parents usually .............................................................................................................................. .

3 It’s Saturday, so I ................................................................................................................................ .

4 I’m looking out of the window. The children ......................................................................................... .

5 When it’s my birthday, my friends ........................................................................................................ .

GRAMMAR
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 I … too much pizza for lunch.

a ate b was eating

2 Dad didn’t answer the phone because he … .

a drove b was driving

3 I … it was such a good idea.

a didn’t think b wasn’t thinking

4 We … in the ocean when the storm started.

a swam b were swimming

5 I … well last night.

a didn’t sleep b wasn’t sleeping

6 … what she was wearing?

a Were you seeing b Did you see

7 While I was cleaning the house, I … to my favourite singer.

a listened b was listening

8 We … to London last year.

a flew b were flying

2 Write a suitable question for each answer below. Pay attention to the words in bold.

1 I was studying for an exam last night.

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2 No, I was talking to Chloe, not Victoria.

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3 Kate made a delicious cheesecake.

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4 No, I didn’t come home late last night.

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5 We arrived late because of traffic.

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6 Our neighbours were making a lot of noise last night.

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3 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb. Use the Past Simple and Past Continuous.

1 While we ......................................... a film, we ......................................... popcorn.

2 Someone ......................................... my bag while I ......................................... on the Underground.

3 Elisa ......................................... her finger while she ......................................... a salad.

4 The police stopped him because he ......................................... on his phone while he

......................................... on the motorway.

5 I ......................................... the door and ......................................... into the room.

6 What ............................. she ............................. to you when you ......................................... her the bad news?

4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the original

sentence.

1 I forgot to tell her. (remember)

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2 I stayed at home all day because of the rain. (was)

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3 I slept during the entire flight to Paris. (while)

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4 We watched TV for many hours last night. (at 8 pm)

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5 He broke his leg during football practice. (playing)

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or

Past Continuous.

As soon as we 1. ............................. (arrive) at the wedding, I realised that I 2. ............................. (not wear)
3.
the right shoes. The wedding took place in a forest and people ............................. (walk) around in
4.
comfortable shoes, but I was in high heels! I tried to walk carefully, but I ............................. (fall) while
5. 6.
I ............................. (carry) a plate of food. As I ............................. (try) to get up with the empty plate
7. 8.
still in my hand, I ............................. (hear) people laughing. I ............................. (think) that all the
9. 10.
guests ............................. (look) at me. But then I ............................. (see) where the noise
11. 12.
............................. (come) from. Some people at another table ............................. (laugh) because
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someone ............................. (tell) a joke.
GRAMMAR
PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in bold, affirmative or negative. Use

the Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.

1 arrive

a Mum and Dad ............................. yet.

b The guests ............................. a few hours ago.

2 live

a I ............................. in this flat all my life.

b We ............................. here many years ago.

3 meet

a I ............................. anybody new at the party on Friday.

b I still ............................. your brother. What’s he like?

4 know

a I ............................. Zack since primary school.

b I ............................. all the answers in yesterday’s test. I’m sure I didn’t make any mistakes.

5 speak

a ............................. Marina ............................. to you about the trip yet?

b ............................. Marina ............................. to you last night?

2 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

1 I / feel / terrible / after / I / shout / at my sister

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2 we / suggest / several ideas / before / they / finally accept / one

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3 after / Jane / not be / at school / for two days, / we / go / to visit her

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4 the bus / already / leave / by the time / we arrive / at the station

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5 Ben’s arm / hurt / because / he / injure / it

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6 Yvonne / not tell / me / that / she / lost / the book

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect

Simple or Past Perfect Simple.

1 I can’t open the door because I ............................. (lose) my keys.

2 Beth went to sleep as soon as she ............................. (finish) her homework.

3 Sam arrived after the film ............................. (begin).

4 Don’t buy me a ticket. I ............................. (already / see) that film twice.

5 The children are very hungry because they ............................. (not eat) yet.

6 Pam didn’t get her driving licence until she ............................. (pass) her driving test.

4 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple or

Past Simple

When we 1. .............................. (visit) Seattle, Washington, last year, we 2. .............................. (go) to

an amazing place that we 3. .............................. (see) on Instagram – the Gum Wall. This 15-metre-long
wall is famous because people 4. .............................. (stick) thousands of colourful pieces of chewing gum
on it. According to some, the city 5. .............................. (try) to clean this wall several times, but it
6.
.............................. (never / stay) clean for long. Each time, people started sticking more gum on
it as soon as the city 7. .............................. (finish) cleaning. Of course, we 8. .............................. (not leave)
until we 9. .............................. (put) pictures of ourselves on Instagram, sticking our own pieces of gum on
the wall!

5 Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Do not change the meaning of

the original sentence.

1 Our team hasn’t won a game for six months! (ago)

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2 This will be my first time in Paris. (never)

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3 I will finish the project tomorrow. (yet)

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4 Brian sent us an e-mail a moment ago. (just)

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5 The last time I spoke to Lee was last week. (for)

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6 There was no one at the party when I arrived. (left)

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FUTURE TENSES

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 Have you read this book? I … it to you.

a will lend b am going to lend

2 Do you think we … a good time at the party?

a will have b are going to have

3 I’ve made a decision. I … medicine next year.

a am studying b am going to study

4 They … next spring.

a will get married b are going to get married

5 Careful! You … .

a will fall b are going to fall

6 Don’t tell Mum. She … very happy.

a won’t be b isn’t going to be

7 I’m busy this evening. I … Tom for coffee.

a will meet b am meeting

8 … at the office tomorrow?

a Will you work b Are you working

2 Complete the mini-dialogues using the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to or the

Present Continuous. There may be more than one correct answer.

1 A: Should I order this dress?

B: Yes, it ............................. (look) great on you.

2 A: The kitchen’s a mess!

B: Don’t worry! I ............................. (clean) it soon.

3 A: Let’s meet tonight.

B: I’m sorry, but I ............................. (go out) with some friends.

4 A: Look at those clouds.

B: It ............................. (rain) this afternoon.

5 A: Please don’t say anything about this.

B: I promise I ............................. (not tell) anyone.

6 A: What are your plans for the weekend?

B: I ............................. (study) all weekend.

3 Complete the sentences in a logical way. Use the Future Simple or be going to.

1 Someone’s at the door. I ..................................................................................................................... .

2 Don’t touch the dog. It ......................................................................................................................... .

3 My brother loves to act. One day, he ................................................................................................... .

4 My mother loves jewellery. For her birthday, we .................................................................................. .

5 Don’t worry so much. Everything ........................................................................................................ .

6 I’ve got plans for the future. I ............................................................................................................... .

4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the original

sentence.

1 Our school plans to use only solar energy next year. (going)

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2 Our plan is to leave tomorrow morning. (leaving)

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3 There’s not much chance of rain tomorrow. (probably)

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4 Watch out! You’re about to hit the dog. (going)

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5 I promise to arrive on time. (that)

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6 We’ve decided to stay at home tonight. (staying)

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