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1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Sally _________________ (not wear) her school uniform at the weekend.
2 What time _________________ (you / get) up on Sundays?
3 I _________________ (walk) into the city centre with Josh right now. Come with
us.
4 I _________________ (not have) much money to spend.
5 Tim _________________ (like) his new school now.
6 I _________________ (get) older and there’s nothing I can do about it!
7 When _________________ (the train / get) here usually?
8 Robert _________________ (sit) outside. He doesn’t want to come in because
his shoes are muddy.
9 How much _________________ (they / earn) each month?
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2 Write sentences using the prompts.
1 We / not play football / at the moment.
___________________________________________________________
2 Nathan / always / go to bed / very early.
___________________________________________________________
3 I / often / meet my friends / in the city centre.
___________________________________________________________
4 Sue / sit / over there / right now.
___________________________________________________________
5 She / never / be / on time for appointments.
___________________________________________________________
6 They / not talk / at the moment.
___________________________________________________________
7 you / do the washing up / right now?
___________________________________________________________
8 What time / school / usually / start?
___________________________________________________________
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My sister is a clothes designer. She (1) _________________ (design) really
exciting clothes. In fact, I (2) _________________ (wear) one of her skirts right
now. She (3) _________________ (stay) with us this month but most of the time
she (4) _________________ (not live) in Spain. She (5) _________________
(have) an apartment in Milan. Every May, she (6) _________________ (go) to a
fashion show in New York. She (7) v(meet) lots of interesting people there but she
(8) _________________ (not spend) much time socializing. That’s because
she’s so busy!

1 Yesterday, Joe _________________ (bring) a spider into school and
_________________ (show) it to everybody.
2 Where Andrew and Steven _________________ (go) on their holidays last
summer? Oh, and _________________ (be) the weather nice?
3 Raymond _________________ (walk) back home from choir practice yesterday
afternoon when it suddenly _________________ (start) to rain.
4 Paul _________________ (stand) up then _________________ (hit) Adam in
the face. We were shocked.
5 What _________________ (Ivan / wear) when you _________________ (see)
him last Friday?
6 _________________ (you / meet) Ruth when she _________________ (arrive)
at the bus station yesterday?
7 The sun _________________ (shine) and the birds _________________ (sing)
as I walked into the village.
8 Jim _________________ (drink) coffee with friends when someone
_________________ (steal) his school bag.

5 Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. Do
not use the past simple or past continuous.
1 Claire _________________ (play) the violin when she was young, but she
doesn’t play it anymore.
2 Jeff had to go back home because he _________________ (forget) his school
books.
3 When we were small children, we _________________ (try) to stay awake at
night but it was impossible!
4 We didn’t want any of Jo’s sandwiches because we _________________
(already / eat).
5 The post _________________ (not arrive) when I left home this morning.
6 In the 19th century, very young children _________________ (work) in coal
mines.
6 Write sentences using the prompts and the words in brackets.
1 Olivia / buy / a new coat. (just)
___________________________________________________________
2 Ray / have a job / before? (ever)
___________________________________________________________
3 Louise / find / a Roman coin. (a week ago)
___________________________________________________________
4 Gary / not see / the horror film. (yet)
___________________________________________________________
5 Patrick / write / ten emails? (last night)
___________________________________________________________

7 Complete the table with comparatives and superlatives.
adjective comparative superlative
narrow
bad
tidy
comfortable
far
wet
8 Complete the sentences with comparatives or superlatives from 7.
1 It rained all day, every day. We were soaked to the skin. It was
_________________ holiday we’ve ever had.
2 Amy is much _________________ than her brother. She always puts her
clothes carefully in cupboards.
3 The second tunnel was _________________ than the first one. We had to
breathe in to squeeze through it.
4 My grade this year was _________________ than last year’s grade. I got 70%.
Last year I got 80%.
5 Scotland is _________________ away from Spain than England is.
6 This is _________________ bed I’ve ever slept in. It’s so soft and it makes you
feel relaxed.
7 Generally speaking, it rains more in the north of England. Manchester is
_________________ than London.
8 My new coat is _________________ than my old coat. It has a fur lining and
feels really nice to wear.

9 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 I haven’t got _________________ money! I’m broke!
2 We only invited _________________ friends for dinner. Just a handful. We
didn’t want lots of people there.
3 I really enjoy listening to _________________ radio.
4 I don’t have _________________ free time at all this weekend so I can’t
help.
5 Simon often plays rugby at _________________ weekend.
6 How _________________ people were there at the meeting?
7 Paula works as _________________ personal assistant for a multinational
company.
8 I speak _________________ German, but not much!
9 Could you get me _________________ cola? I’m thirsty.
10 It only took _________________ moment to fill in the form.
11 Jim has never had _________________ luck with the lottery. He’s only won a
few euros from time to time.
12 I always go to the gym on _________________ Thursday.
13 There are _________________ really nice people in my class at school.
14 I’m doing my homework at _________________ moment.

10 Complete the sentences with in, at or on.
1 I enjoy being _________________ my own.
2 The book is _________________ top of the TV.
3 I don’t like walking home alone _________________ night.
4 I’ll be there _________________ a moment.
5 We met up _________________ Easter.
6 Wait for me _________________ the corner of the street.
7 Roger was sitting _________________ a café when I saw him.
8 Amy is rude _________________ times.
9 She spent two weeks _________________ sea.
10 What are you doing _________________ the weekend?
11 Complete the table with the correct words.
subject
pronoun
object
pronoun
possessive
pronoun
possessive
adjective
I
you
he
her
its
we
their

12 Complete the sentences with words from 11.
1 Joe has two sisters, Anne and Rebecca. He’s always arguing with
_________________ older sister, Anne.
2 We’re the best team in the league. No other team can beat
_________________.
3 The blue purse belongs to my sister, but the red one doesn’t. It isn’t
_________________.
4 Mr Graham is friendly, but _________________ isn’t very generous.
5 Somebody gave me this, but it isn’t _________________, so can I leave it
here?
6 Could you ask the children to put _________________ coats on the hangers?
They keep throwing them on the floor.
7 Fiona and I have bought a car together. We can’t believe it’s
_________________!
8 Daniel gave _________________ aunt a bracelet for her birthday. She was
very pleased with it.
9 Our dog has _________________ own basket where it sits all day chewing
bones.
10 Is this _________________? Nobody else wants it, so if it isn’t, you can take it
anyway.

13 Read the sentences and choose the best response.
1 Look how windy it is.
a I know. The roof will blow off.
b I know. The roof is going to blow off.
2 Have you already arranged to meet Stephanie?
a Yes. We’ll have a coffee together at two.
b Yes. We’re having a coffee together at two.
3 Who do you think has the best chance of winning the song contest?
a In my opinion, I think Swing will win.
b In my opinion, I think Swing is going to win.
4 Jenny hasn’t arrived yet.
a Really? I didn’t know. OK. I’ll ring her.
b Really? I didn’t know. OK. I’m going to ring her.
5 What do you intend to do with that wood?
a I bought it specially. I’ll make a table out of it.
b I bought it specially. I’m going to make a table out of it.
6 Do you think this will be finished before lunch?
a Yes. By lunchtime, I’ll have finished it.
b Yes. By lunchtime, I’ll be finishing it.

14 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1 ‘Do you often spend your holidays here?’ she asked.
She asked _________________________________________________.
2 ‘Jo isn’t doing anything at the moment,’ she said.
She said __________________________________________________.
3 ‘We ’re going to call Ralph tomorrow,’ they told us.
They told us ________________________________________________.
4 ‘I spoke to David two days ago,’ she said.
He said ____________________________________________________.
5 ‘How much money does she have at this moment?’ he asked.
He asked me _______________________________________________.
6 ‘She hasn’t signed the document yet,’ he said.
He said ___________________________________________________ .
15 Write sentences using the prompts.
1 The novel / write / by James Smith / last year.
___________________________________________________________
2 The new road / not open / yet.
___________________________________________________________
3 The thieves / arrest / by the police / at this moment.
___________________________________________________________
4 The students / not tell / their results / until tomorrow.
___________________________________________________________
5 Sally / should / promote / last month.
___________________________________________________________

1 What _________________ she _________________ (see) if she went and
had a look?
2 If the newsagent’s _________________ (not be) closed, I’d buy a
newspaper.
3 If Darren _________________ (get) up earlier, he would have had enough
time to get to the station.
4 We’ll go for a picnic unless it _________________ (start) to rain.
5 Provided that you return the form by Monday, we _________________ (offer)
you a place on the course.
6 If Sandra played the piano, she _________________ (perform) in tonight’s
concert.
7 If you _________________ (boil) water it turns into steam.
8 We _________________ (not win) the match unless we start playing a bit
better.
9 If Louise _________________ (leave) at nine, she would have got here in
plenty of time.
10 Where _________________ you _________________ (put) the sofa if you
decide to buy it?
11 I _________________ (not eat) George’s sandwich if I’d known he wanted it.
12 If she _________________ (say) anything horrible about my coat, I’ll be really
upset.
13 _________________ you _________________ (do) it all again if you had the
chance?
14 Wendy won’t do well in her exams if she _________________ (not work) any
harder.
15 Colin _________________ (go) to the barbecue this evening if he ate meat.

17 Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1 Tom has broken his arm. It happened five minutes ago.
a just b ever c already
2 We’ll head off Sophie is ready. So, please wait.
a before b as soon as c while
3 Amanda hasn’t bought that coat .
a never b just c yet
4 Tom was working in the garden, I made lunch.
a Yet b While c On
5 We’ve been staying here four months.
a during b since c for
6 Jack moved in two years .
a before b last c ago

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