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A. Underline the correct answer.

0. I usually drive / am usually driving to work but this week I take / am taking the bus because

my car is at the garage.

1. Make sure you lock / are locking the doors and windows before you leave the house.

2. She plays / is playing tennis once or twice a week but she doesn’t play / isn’t playing this

week because she has hurt her wrist.

3. A: Where does Evan come / is Evan coming from?

B: I’m not sure but his parents live / are living in New Zealand.

4. The film begins / is beginning with a death and ends / is ending with a dramatic car chase

through the streets of New York.

5. And the Ferrari takes / is taking the last corner at high speed, races / is racing towards the

finish line and crosses / is crossing it! What a race!

6. A: What do you do / are you doing?

B: I wait / am waiting for the bus. It runs / is running late.

7. You always leave / are always leaving the lights on! It doesn’t matter how many times I

remind / am reminding you.

8. There is so much fast food available that people forget / are forgetting how to cook.

9. If you don’t watch / aren’t watching the television, would you turn it off?

10. According to recent research, too little sleep causes / is causing young people to gain

weight.

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B. Complete the information from a website. Use the present simple or

progressive of the verbs in the box.

gain go on learn offer organize perform remain study take

This year the International School for Languages has about 100 part-time students who

(0)……are taking……. Evening classes and a further 300 who (1) …………………………………….full-

time. Many of them (2) …………………………………….. a new language to improve their job prospects

or to prepare for university. The European languages (3) …………………………………… very popular

but Chinese and Japanese (4) ……………………………………… in popularity.

The school (5) …………..…..………………………… an excellent range of learning facilities and (6)

……………………………………… social activities like excursions to local areas of interest.

Every year our students (7) ………………………………….. extremely well in their examinations and

many (8) …………………………………… to study at top universities in the country.

C. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or progressive of the verbs

in the box.

appear (x2) be belong to come have (x2) taste

0. Who ……does…… that beautiful house on the hill ……belong to…….?

1. That soup ……………………………… delicious! What have you put in it?

2. My sister doesn’t resemble me. For a start, she ……………………………… blond hair.

3. It …………………………… that she’s changed her mind about taking the job.

4. I can’t believe you ………………………………… so unreasonable! What’s wrong?

5. We ……………………………… lunch. Can I call you back in half an hour?

6. Now all new cars ……………………………….. with one year’s free insurance.

7. Alex is working. He ……………………………………. On stage in a play by Agatha Christie.

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D. Complete the article. Use the present simple or progressive of the verbs in

brackets.

Singer and songwriter James Sharp (0) …………has……………. (have) a new hobby – golf. He (1)

………………………………. (have) lessons every day and spends so much time on the course that his

girlfriend, actress and model Sophie Clarke, (2) ……………………………….. (think) of taking up the

sport as well so she can spend more time with him.

What (3) …………………….. he ……………………………… (think) of the rumors that he and Sophie are

planning to get married? “Every day I (4) …………………………………. (see) things written about me

that aren’t true. One day they say we’re getting married and the next that I (5)

…………………………. (see) another woman. I just try to ignore all of it.”

James’s new album came out last month and so far the critics have been positive. The album (6)

………………………………….(include) a mixture of familiar and new musical styles and (7)

……………………………………… (contain) remixes of some old favorites. James is pleased with the

reviews but it’s his fans that (8) ……………………………… (matter) most to him. However, if they (9)

……………………………………….. (hope) for something that (10) ……………………………….. (sound) like his

last album, they may be disappointed.

So is James worried? Not at all. “I need to grow as an artist and that (11) ………………………………..

(mean) taking risks. I hope that never changes.”

Somehow, we (12) ……………………………………………(not think) his fans will be disappointed.

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E. Underline the correct answer.

It (0) happened / was happening in June 1985. It was summer and we (1) relaxed / were

relaxing in the garden. My mother (2) read / was reading a book and my uncle (3) dozed / was

dozing peacefully in the sun. We children (4) looked / were looking for worms and insects. And

the he (5) arrived / was arriving. He was a handsome man with piercing eyes and he (6) looked /

was looking straight at my mother. Her face (7) went / was going pale.

“Arthur, I (8) thought / was thinking you were dead!” She said.

Jussi and I (9) met / were meeting while we (10) lived / were living in London. I (11) rented / was

renting a room in a house in North London and he (12) stayed / was staying with friends who’d

offered put him up. We both (13) had / were having temporary jobs – at one time he (14)

waited / was waiting on tables in a café and I (15) washed / was washing dishes in a small

restaurant. Anyway, we (16) got on / were getting on really well and before long we (17)

planned / were planning to go on a long holiday together. That (18) was / was being before the

accident.

I (19) sat / was sitting in my taxi reading the morning newspaper when the alarm in the bank

across the street (20) went off / was going off. I (21) looked / was looking up and (22) saw / was

seeing two masked men running towards me. There was confusion everywhere. Police cars (23)

raced / were racing towards the bank while pedestrians (24) ran / were running away from it. I

(25) turned / was turning the key in the ignition when the masked men (26) forced / were

forcing their way into my taxi and (27) told / were telling me to drive off. It was the scariest

thing that had ever happened to me.

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F. Complete the extract from a story. Use the past simple or progressive of the

verbs in brackets. Sometimes both tenses are possible.

As I (0) ………….was going……………... (go) to sleep, I (1) ………………………………….. (tell) myself that

I would avoid the man who was sharing the room. I (2) ………………………………. (sleep) deeply

when I was suddenly woken by a loud noise. To judge from the sound, my companion must

have jumped down from the upper berth to the floor in a single movement.

I (3) ……………………………… (hear) him trying to open the door; it (4) ……………………………….. (open),

and then (5) …………………………………. (hear) him running at full speed down the passage, leaving

the door open behind him. The ship (6) ……………………………. (roll) a little and I (7)

……………………………….. (expect) to hear him fall but he (8) …………………………….. (run) as though

for his life. The door (9) ……………………………… (swing) open and shut with the movement of the

ship and the sound (10) ……………………………………….. (annoy) me.

I (11) ……………………………………. (get up) and (12) ……………………………….. (close) it and (13)

……………….……………………………….. (find) my way back to my berth in the darkness. I (14)

……………………………………………. (go) to sleep again but I have no idea how long I slept.

G. Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses. Use the present

simple or present progressive.

1. Shhh. The baby (sleep) …….is sleeping……. The baby (sleep) ……..sleeps……. for ten hours

every night.

2. Right now I’m in class. I (sit) ……………………………………... at my desk. I usually (sit)

……………………………….. at the same desk in class every day.

3. Ali (speak) …………………………….. Arabic. Arabic is his native language, but right now he

(speak) ………………………………….. English.

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4. A: (it, rain) ……………………………………………… a lot in southern California?

B: No. The weather (be) ……………………….. usually warm and sunny.

5. A. Look out the window. (it, rain) ………………………………………………………..? Should I take my

umbrella?

B: It (start) ……………………………………….. to sprinkle.

6. A: Look. It’s Youssef.

B: Where?

A: Over there. He (walk) …………………………………….. out of the bakery.

7. A: Oscar usually (walk) …………………………………………………………... to work. (walk, you)

………………………………………………………………….to work every day, too?

B: Yes.

A: (Oscar, walk) ………………………………………………………………………………………………… with you?

B: Sometimes.

8. A: Flowers! Flowers for sale! Yes sir! Can I help you?

B: I’ll take those – the yellow ones.

A: Here you are, mister. Are they for a special occasion?

B: I (buy) ………………………………………………………………………….. them for my wife. I (buy)

…….……………………………………… her flowers on the first day of every month.

H. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the present

simple or present progressive.

1. Right now I (look ) …………..am looking………… at the board. I (see) ……………………………………

some words on the board.

2. A: (you, need) …………………………………………………… some help, Mrs. Brown? (you , want)

………………………………………………………….. me to carry that box for you?

B: Yes, thank you. That’s very kind of you.

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3. A: Who is that man? I (think) ………………………………... that I (know) …………………………….. him,

but I (forget) ……………………………… his name.

B: That’s Mr. Martinez.

A: That’s right! I (remember) ……………………………….. him now.

4. A: (you, believe) ……………………………………………….. in flying saucers?

B: What (you, talk) ……………………………………………………….. about?

A: You know, spaceships from outer space with alien creatures aboard.

B: In my opinion, flying saucers (exist) ………………………………………….. only in people’s

imaginations.

5. Right now the children (be) …………………………………….. at the beach. The (have)

……………………………………………… a good time. They (have) ………………………………………… a beach

ball, and they (play) …………………………………………….. catch with it. They (like)

………………………………….. to play catch. Their parents (sunbathe)

……………………………………………. They (try) ………………………………………… to get a tan. They

(listen) ………………………………………….. to music on the radio. They also (hear)

……………………………………… the sound of seagulls and the sound of the waves.

6. A: What (you, think) ………………………………………………….. about right now?

B: I (think) …………………………………………………………… about seagulls and waves.

A: (you, like) …………………………………………………………… seagulls?

B: Yes. I (think) ………………………………………… seagulls are interesting birds.

7. A: Which color (you, prefer) …………………………………………………………………., red or blue?

B: I (like) …………………………………………… blue better than red. Why?

A: I (read) …………………………………………………… a magazine article right now. According to the

article, people who (prefer) ………………………………….. blue to red (be) ………………………….. calm

and (value) ………………………………………….. honesty and loyalty in their friends. A preference

for red (mean) ………………………………………… that a person (be) ………………………………

aggressive and (love) ………………………………… excitement.

B: Oh? That (sound) …………………………………………… like a bunch of nonsense to me.

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8. A: Does the earth turn around and around?

B: Yes, Jimmy. The earth (spin) ………………………………………….. around and around on its axis

as it circles the sun. the earth (spin) …………………………………………… rapidly at this very

moment.

A: Really? I can’t feel it moving. (you, try) ……………………………………………………… to fool me?

B: Of course not! (you, think, really) …………………………………………………………………………………

that the earth isn’t moving?

A: I guess so. Yes. I can’t see it move. Yes. It isn’t moving.

B: (you, believe) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… only those

things you can see? Look at the trees out the window. All of them (grow)

…………………………………………………… at this very moment, but you can’t see their growth. They

(get) …………………………… bigger and bigger with every second that passes. You can’t see the

trees grow, and you can’t feel the earth spin, but both events (take) ……………………………………

place at this moment while you and I (speak) ……………………………………………………

A: Really? How do you know?

I. Correct the errors in verb tense usage.

owns

(1) My friend Omar is owning his own car now. It’s brand new. Today he driving to a small town

north of the city to visit his aunt. He love to listen to music, so the CD player is play one of

his favorite CDs – loudly. Omar is very happy: he is drive his own car and listen to loud

music. He’s look forward to his visit with his aunt.

(2) Omar is visiting his aunt once a week. She’s elderly and live alone. She is thinking Omar a

wonderful nephew. She loves his visits. He try to be helpful and considerate in every way.

His aunt don’t hearing well, so Omar is speaks loudly and clearly when he’s with her.

(3) When he’s there, he fix things for her around the apartment and help her with her

shopping. He isn’t staying with her overnight. He usually is staying for a few hours and then

is heading back to the city. He kiss his aunt good-bye and give her a hug before he is leaving.

Omar is a very good nephew.

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J. Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses. Use the present

simple or present progressive. Supply short answer to a question if

necessary.

1. A: My sister (have) ……has…….. a new car. She bought it last month.

B: (you, have) …….Do you have……… a car?

A: No, I …don’t…. Do you?

B: No, but I have a ten-speed bike.

2. A: Where are the children?

B: In the living room.

A: What are they doing? (they, watch) ………………………………………………………….. TV?

B: No, they ………………………………. They (play) ………………………………………….. a game.

3. A: Shhh. I (hear) ………………………….. a noise. (you, hear) ……………………………………….. it, too?

B: Yes, I ……………………….. I wonder what it is.

4. A: Johnny, (you, listen) …………………………………………………….. to me?

B: Of course I am, Mom. You (want) …………………………….. me to take out the garbage. Right?

A: Right! And right now!

5. A: Knock, knock! Anybody home? Hey, Bill! Hi! I’m here with Tom. Where are you?

B: I (be) ……………………… in the bedroom.

A: What (you, do) ………………………………………………………?

B: I (try) ……………………………………………… to sleep!

A: Oh. Sorry. I won’t bother you. Tom, shhh. Bill (rest) ……………………………………………

6. A: What (you, think) ………………………………………………………….. about at night before you go to

sleep?

B: I (think) ………………………………………… about all of the pleasant things that happened during

the day. I (think, not) ………………………………………………… about my problems.

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7. A: A penny for your thoughts.

B: Huh?

A: What (you, think) ………………………………………………………………….. about right now?

B: I (think) ………………………………………………………… about English grammar. I (think, not)

……………………………………………………………… about anything else right now.

8. A: (you, see) ………………………………………………………… that man over there?

B: Which man? The man in the brown jacket?

A: No, I (talk) ……………………………………….. about the man who (wear) ……………………………………

the blue shirt.

B: Oh, that man.

A: (you, know) …………………………………………………… him?

B: No, I (think, not) ……………………………………….so.

9. A: (you, know) ……………………………………………………… any tongue-twisters?

B: Yes, I ……………………………. Here’s one: She sells seashells down by the seashore.

A: That (be) ………………….. hard to say! Can you say this: Sharon wears Sue’s shoes to zoos to

look at cheap sheep?

B: That (make, not) …………………………………………………………… any sense.

A: I (know) ………………………………………………..

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K. Complete each sentence with the simple past of any irregular verb that

makes sense. There may be more than one possible answer.

1. Maria walked to school today. Rebecca ….drove….. her car. Olga ………………………………… her

bicycle. Yoko ……………………………… the bus.

2. Last night I had a good night’s sleep. I ……………………………… nine hours.

3. Ann ……………………………… a beautiful dress to the wedding reception.

4. It got so cold last night that the water in the pond ………………………………

5. Frank was really thirsty. He ……………………………… four glasses of water.

6. Karen had to choose between a blue raincoat and a tan one. She finally ……………………… the

blue one.

7. My husband gave me a painting for my birthday. I ……………………………… it on a wall in my

office.

8. Last night around midnight, when I was sound asleep, the telephone …………………………………

It …………………………….. me up.

9. The sun …………………………… at 6:04 this morning and will set at 6:59.

10. I …………………………… an e-mail to my cousin after I finished studying yesterday.

11. Mrs. Manning …………………………………… chemistry at the local high school last year.

12. The police ……………………………… the bank robbers. They are in jail now.

13. Oh my gosh! Call the police! Someone ………………………….. my car!

14. Today Victor has on slacks and a sports jacket, but yesterday he ……………………………………..

jeans and a sweatshirt to work.

15. My friend told me that he had a singing dog. When the dog ………………………………, I

………………………………….. my hands over my ears.

16. When I introduced Pedro to Ming, they ……………………………… hands and greeted each other.

17. I ………………………………… the kitchen floor with a broom.

18. A bird ………………………………….. into our apartment through an open window.

19. I caught the bird and ………………………………… it gently in my hands until I could put it back

outside.

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20. The children had a good time at the park yesterday. The ……………………….. the ducks small

pieces of bread.

21. My dog ………………………….. a hole in the yard and buried his bone.

22. Ahmed ……………………………… his apartment in a hurry this morning because he was late for

school. That’s why he ………………………………….. to bring his books to class.

L. Complete each sentence with the simple past of any irregular verb that

makes sense. There may be more than one possible answer.

1. Alex hurt his finger when he was fixing his dinner last night. He accidentally

…………………………………………….. it with a sharp knife.

2. I don’t have any money in my pockets. I …………………………………. It all yesterday. I’m flat

broke.

3. Ann didn’t throw her old shoes away. She ……………………………… them because they were

comfortable.

4. I …………………………………… an interesting article in the newspaper yesterday.

5. Jack …………………………….. his pocketknife at the park yesterday. This morning he

……………………….. back to the park to look for it. Finally, he ……………………………… it in the

grass. He was glad to have it back.

6. Mr. Litovchenko was happy but a little nervous when he ………………………………… his baby in

his arms for the first time.

7. I …………………………………………. Jennifer’s parents when they visited her. She introduced me to

them.

8. A: Is Natasha still angry with you?

B: No, she …………………………….. me for what I did, and she’s speaking to me again.

9. I dropped my favorite vase. It fell on the floor and ………………………………. Into a hundred

pieces.

10. When I went shopping yesterday, I …………………………….. some light bulbs and a cooking pot.

11. The soldiers ……………………………….. the battle through the night and into the morning.

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12. I used to have a camera, but I ………………………………….. it because I needed the money.

13. Jane didn’t want anyone to find her diary, so she ………………………………….. it in a shoe box in

her closet.

14. I didn’t want anyone else to see the note, so I …………………………….. it into tiny pieces and

………………………………… them in the wastebasket.

15. The children …………………………….. pictures of themselves in art class yesterday.

16. I have a cold. Yesterday I ………………………… terrible, but I’m feeling better today.

17. Last night I …………………………….. a strange noise in the house around 2:00 A.M., so I

………………………………….. up to investigate.

18. Sam ran the fastest, so he ……………………….. the race.

19. My dog isn’t very friendly. Yesterday she ……………………………….. my neighbor’s leg. Luckily,

my dog is very old and doesn’t have sharp teeth,

so she didn’t hurt my neighbor.

20. Steve ………………………….. on the campfire to make

it burn.

21. When I went fishing yesterday, I …………………….…..

a fish right away. But the fish was too small to

keep. I carefully returned it to the water. It quickly …………………………… away.

22. Amanda …………………………… a lie. I didn’t believe her because I ……………………………….. the

truth.

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M. Complete the sentences with present simple, present progressive, past

simple, or past progressive.

Right now Toshi (sit) …………………………….. at his desk. He (study) ……………………………….. his

grammar book. His roommate, Oscar, (sit) ………………………………….. at his desk, but he (study,

not) ……………………………………………. He (stare) ……………………………………………… out the window.

Toshi (want) …………………………………………………………… to know what Oscar (look)

………………………………………… at.

Toshi: Oscar, what (you, look) ………………………………………………….. at?

Oscar: I (watch) ………………………………………… the bicyclists. They are very skillful. I (know,

not) …………………………………… how to ride a bike, so I (admire) …………………………………

anyone who can. Come over to the window. Look at the guy in the blue shirt. He

(steer) …………………………………….. his bike with one hand while he (drink)

……………………………………….. a soda with the other. At the same time, he (weave)

………………………………………………… in and out of the heavy street traffic. He (seem)

…………………………………… fearless.

Toshi: Riding a bike (be, not) ………………………………….. as hard as it (look) …………………………….

I’ll teach you to ride a bicycle if you’d like.

Oscar: Really? Great!

Toshi: How come you don’t know how to ride a bike?

Oscar: I (have, not) ………………………………………….. a bike when I (be) ……………………………… a

kid. My family (be) …………………………… too poor. Once I (try) …………………………………

to learn on the bike of one of my friends, but the other kids all (laugh)

……………………………… at me. I never (try) …………………………………… again because I (be)

……………………………… too embarrassed. But I’d really like to learn now! When can we

start?

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Yesterday, Toshi (sit) …………………………………….. at his desk and (study) ……………………………………

his grammar book. His roommate, Oscar, (sit) …………………………………………….. at his desk, but he

(study, not) ……………………………………………….. He (stare) …………………………………………………… out

the window. He (watch) …………………………………………………….. bicyclists on the street below.

Toshi (walk) ………………………………………………….. over to the window. Oscar (point)

……………………………………… out one bicyclist in particular. This bicyclist (steer)

……………………………………….. with one hand while he (drink) ………………………………………….. a soda

with the other. At the same time, he (weave) …………………………………………… in and out of the

heavy traffic. To Oscar, the bicyclist (seem) …………………………………………… fearless.

Oscar (learn, never) …………………………………………….. how to ride a bike when he (be)

……………………………… a child, so Toshi (offer) ……………………………………….. to teach him. Oscar

(accept) …………………………………… gladly.

N. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the past simple,

present simple, or past progressive.

Once upon a time, a king and his three daughters (live) ………………………..………… in a castle in a

faraway land. One day while the king (think) ………………………………………… about his daughters, he

(have) ……………………………………. an idea. He (form) ……………………………………….a plan for finding

husbands for them.

When it (come) ……………………………………... time for the three daughters to marry, the king

(announce) …………………………………………….. his plans. He said, "I'm going to take three jewels to

the fountain in the center of the village. The young men (meet) …………………………………………… at

the fountain there every day. The three young men who find the jewels will become my

daughters' husbands."

The next day, the king (choose) ………………………………………….. three jewels - an emerald, a ruby,

a diamond – and (take) ………………………………………….. them into the village. He (hold)

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………………………………….. them in his hand and (walk) ………………………………………………… among the

young men. First he (drop) …………………………………………….. the emerald, then the ruby, and then

the diamond. A handsome man (pick) …………………………………………….. up the emerald. Then a

wealthy prince (spot) …………………………………………… the ruby and (bend) ……………………………………

down to pick it up. The king (be) …………………………………….. very pleased.

But then a frog (hop) ……………………………….. toward the diamond and (pick) ………………………………

it up. The frog (bring) ……………………………………… the diamond to the king and said, “I (be)

…………………………………… the Frog Prince. I (claim) ………………………………. your third daughter as

my wife."

When the king (tell) …………………………………….. Tina, his third daughter, about the Frog Prince,

she (refuse) …………………………………….. to marry him. When the people of the land (hear)

…………………………………………. the news about the frog and the princess, they (laugh)

…………………………………… and (laugh) ………………………………………. "Have you heard the news?" the

people (say) …………………………………………to each other. "Princess Tina is going to marry a frog!"

Tina (feel) ………………………………………… terrible. She said, “I (be) ……………………………..the

unluckiest person in the world." She (fall) ………………………………….. to the floor and (sob)

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…………………………………….. She (believe) ………………………………………. no one (love)

……………………………………. her. Her father (understand, not) ………………………………………….. her. She

(hide) ……………………………………… from her friends and (keep) ………………………………………. her pain

in her heart. Every day, she (grow) ………………………………………………. sadder and sadder. Her two

sisters (have) ……………………………………….. grand weddings. Their wedding bells (ring)

……………………………………………. with joy across the land.

Eventually, Tina (leave) ………………………………………….. the castle. She (run) ………………………………….

away from her family and (go) ……………………………………………………. to live by herself in a small

cottage in the woods. She (eat) ………………………………………….. simple food, (drink)

………………………………………. water from the lake, (cut) …………………………………….. her own

firewood, (wash) ………………………………………… her own clothes, (sweep) ……………………………………

the floor, (make) ……………………………………. her own bed, and (take) ……………………………………….

care of all her own needs. But she (be) ………………………………………. very lonely and unhappy.

One day Tina (go) ……………………………………….. swimming. The water (be) …………………………….

deep and cold. Tina (swim) …………………………………….. for a long time and (become)

……………………………….. very tired. While she (swim) ………………………………………. back toward the

shore, she (lose) ………………………………………….. the desire to live. She (quit) ………………………………..

trying to swim to safety. She (drown) ………………………………… when the frog suddenly (appear)

………………………………………. and, with all his strength, (push) ………………………………….. Tina to the

shore. He (save)…………………………………………. her life.

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"Why (save, you) …………………………………………………. my life, Frog?"

"Because you (be) …………………………. very young and you (have) ……………………………… a lot to live

for."

"No, I (do, not) ………………………………………," said the princess. "I (be) ……………………………….. the

most miserable person in the whole universe."

"Let's talk about it," (say) …………………………….. the frog, and they (begin) …………………………………

to talk. Tina and the Frog Prince (sit) …………………………………………. together for hours and hours.

Frog (listen) …………………………………… and (understand) ……………………………………….. He (tell)

…………………………………………. her about himself and his own unhappiness and loneliness. They

(share) ………………………………….. their minds and hearts. Day after day, they (spend)

………………………………………………….. hours with each other. They (talk) ………………………………..,

(laugh) ……………………………………….., (play) ……………………………………………, and (work)

……………………………………………… together.

One day while they (sit) ……………………………………………………………. near the lake, Tina (bend)

……………………………… down and, with great affection, (kiss) ……………………………………. the frog on

his forehead.

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Poof! Suddenly the frog (turn) ………………………………. into a man! He (take)

…………………………………… Tina in his arms, and said, "You (save) ………………………………… me with

your kiss. Outside, I (look) ………………………………….. like a frog. But you (see) ………………………………

the real me. Now I (be) ………………………………. free. An evil wizard had turned me into a frog until

I found the love of a woman with a truly good heart." When Tina (see) …………………………….

through outside appearances, she (find) ……………………………………. true love.

Tina and the prince (return) ……………………………………………. to the castle and (get)

……………………………. married. Her two sisters, she discovered, (be) …………………………………… very

unhappy. The handsome husband (ignore) ………………………………….. his wife and (talk,

not)……………………………………….. to her. The wealthy husband (make) ………………………………………..

fun of his wife and (give) ………………………………………….. her orders all the time. But Tina and her

Frog Prince (live) ………………………………………….. happily ever after.

O. Complete the sentences using the words in parentheses. Use the simple past

or the past progressive.

1. My mother called me around 5:00. My husband came home a little after that. When he

(come) …..came…. home, I (talk) ….was talking… to my mother on the phone.

2. I (buy) ……………………………….. small gift before I (go) ……………………….. to the hospital

yesterday to visit my friend.

3. Yesterday afternoon I (go) …………………………….. to visit the Smith family. When I (get)

………………………………….. there around two o’clock, Mrs. Smith (be) ………………………………….. in

the yard. She (plant) ………………………………………… flowers in her garden. Mr. Smith (be)

……………………………………..in the garage. He (change) ……………………………………… the oil. The

children (play) …………………………………………….. in the front yard. In other words, While Mr.

Smith (change) …………………………………………… the oil in the car, the children (play)

………………………………………… with a ball in the yard.

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4. As soon as we (hear) ……………………………………….. the news of the approaching hurricane, we

(begin) ………………………………………….. our preparations for the storm.

5. It was a long walk home. Mr. Chu (walk) ……………………………………….. until he (get)

……………………………….. tired. Then he (stop) ………………………………………… and (rest)

……………………………………... until he (be) …………………………………… strong enough to continue.

6. While I (lie) …………………………………… in bed last night, I (hear) …………………………….. a strange

noise. When I (hear) ………………………………… this strange noise, I (turn) ………………………………

on the light. I (hold) ……………………………….. my breath and (listen) ………………………………

carefully. A mouse (chew) ………………………………… on something under the floor.

7. I work at a computer all day long. Yesterday while I (look) …………………………………… at my

computer screen, I (start) …………………………………….. to feel a little dizzy, so I (take)

……………………………………… a break. While I (take) ……………………………………….. a short break

outdoors and (enjoy) ………………………………………… the warmth of the sun on my face, and

elderly gentleman (come) ………………………………………… up to me and (ask)

………………………………………….. me for directions to the public library. After I (tell)

……………………………………….. him how to get there, he (thank) ……………………………….. me and

(go) ………………………………… on his way. I (stay) ………………………………… outside until a big

cloud (come) …………………………………… and (cover) ……………………………… the sun, and then I

reluctantly (go) ……………………………………… back inside to work. As soon as I (return)

…………………………………….. to my desk, I (notice) ………………………………….. that my computer

(make) ………………………………… a funny noise. It (hum) ………………………………… loudly, and my

screen was frozen. I (think) …………………………………… for a moment, then I (shut)

……………………………… my computer off, (get) ………………………….. up from my desk, and (leave)

………………………………………. I (spend) ………………………………………… the rest of the day in the

sunshine.

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P. Make questions.

1. A: Does Jean eat lunch at the cafeteria every day?

B: Yes, she does. (Jean eats lunch at the cafeteria every day.)

2. A: Where does Jean eat lunch every day?

B: At the cafeteria. (Jean eats lunch at the cafeteria every day.)

3. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: At the post office. (Peter works at the post office.)

4. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: Yes, he does. (Peter works at the post office.)

5. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: Yes, I do. (I live in an apartment.)

6. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: In an apartment. (I live in an apartment.)

7. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: At a restaurant. (Bill eats dinner at a restaurant every day.)

8. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: In the front row. (I sit in the front row during class.)

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9. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: At the University of Toronto. (Jessica goes to school at the University of Toronto.)

10. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: On my desk. (My book is on my desk.)

11. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: To class. (I go to class every morning.)

12. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: In class. (The students are in class right now.)

13. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: In Australia. (Kangaroos live in Australia.)

Q. Complete the questions and answers with the words in parentheses. Use the

present simple of the verbs.

R.

A: (you, study) ……………………………………………………………… a lot?

B: I (study) ……………………………………………………..at least three hours every night. My roommate

(study) …………………………………………….. at least five hours. She is very serious about her

education. How about you? (you, spend) ……………………………………………………………………………

a lot of time studying?

A: No, I don’t. I (spend) ……………………………………….. as little time as possible. I (like, not)

………………………………………… to study.

B: Then why (you, be) …………………………………………………………… a student?

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A: My parents (want) ……………………………………… me to go to school. I (want, not)

…………………………………………… to be here.

B: In that case, I (think) ………………………………… that you should drop out of school and find a

job until you decide what you want to do with your life.

S. Create questions with where, why, and what.

1. A: What are you reading?

B: My grammar book. (I am reading my grammar book.)

2. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: Because we’re doing an exercise. (I’m reading my grammar book because we’re doing

an exercise.)

3. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: A sentence in my grammar book. (I’m writing a sentence in my grammar book.)

4. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: In the back of the room. (Seung is sitting in the back of the room.)

5. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: In an apartment. (I’m living in an apartment.)

6. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: Jeans and a sweatshirt. (Roberto is wearing jeans and a sweatshirt today.)

7. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: Because I’m happy. (I’m smiling because I’m happy.)

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T. Make questions. Give short answers to yes/no questions.

1. A: What are you writing? .

B: A letter. (I’m writing a letter.)

2. A: Is Ali reading a book? .

B: No, he isn’t/ he’s not . (Ali isn’t reading a book.)

3. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: Yes, …………………………………………………………………………………………...(Anna is eating lunch.)

4. A: Where……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

B: At the Red Bird Café. (She is eating lunch at the Red Bird Café.)

5. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: No, ……………………………………………………………..……….(Mike isn’t drinking a cup of coffee.)

6. A: What ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

B: A cup of tea. (He’s drinking a cup of tea.)

7. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: No, …………………………………………………………….………(The girls aren’t playing in the street.)

8. A: Where ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: In the park. (They’re playing in the park.

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9. A: Why…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B: Because they don’t have school today. (They’re playing in the park because they don’t

have school today.)

U. Complete the sentences with the word in parentheses.

1. A: Tom is on the phone.

B: (he, talk)…………Is he talking………………….. to his wife?

A: Yes.

B: (he, talk) ………Does he talk……… to her often?

A: Yes, he (talk) …..talks….. to her every day during his lunch break.

2. A: I (walk) …………………… to school every day. I (take, not) ……………………………… the bus.

(you, take) ……………………………………….. the bus?

B: No, I don’t.

3. A: Anna is in the hallway.

B: (she, talk) ……………………………………………… to her friends?

A: No, she isn’t. she (run) …………………………………………… to her next class.

4. A: I (read) …………………………………… the newspaper every day.

B: How about your grammar book? (you, read) ……………………………………………….. your

grammar book every day?

A: No, I don’t. I (read, not) …………………………………………… my grammar book every day.

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5. A: What (you, read) ………………………………………………………… right now?

B: I (read) …………………………………………… my grammar book.

6. A: (you, want) ……………………………………………………… your coat?

B: Yes.

A: (be, this) ………………………………………………… your coat?

B: No, my coat (hang) ………………………………………………… in the closet.

V. Make questions from these statements.

1. She likes travelling.

Does she like travelling? .

2. They’re working.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. He was playing tennis.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. She went to school today.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. They live there.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. She’s eating at the moment.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. They drove to the station.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. She’s reading.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………