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EXERCISESExercise 1.Supply the verbs into the present simple.

1.They (go)...... on Holiday every winter.2.The days (be)........ longer in suer.!.She o"ten (tal#).......... to hersel".$.%a# trees (grow)......... very slowly.&.'y dog (not eat) .............vegetables..'y brother (not li#e)........... anials..'ost *eo*le (not li#e)............ to visit a do+tor.,. you (live)......... in the +ountry or in the +ity-./hat you o"ten (do)........... in the evenings -10.'y sister never (go)........... out in the evening.11.He usually (wor#) ..........with *aints and brushes.12.o you #now anyone who (s*ea#) ...........Chinese -1!.I (not be ) ........a student. I (be ).......... a tea+her.1$.She (be) ..........a nurse -1&.To (not be ) ...............well today.

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Exercise 2.Supply the verbs into the present continuous ( progressive).

1./hats that noise - Soebody (*ra+tise) ........the *iano.2.She (have) .........a shower at the oent.!.Right now she (run) .......down a hill.$.I loo#ing at the woan3 she (wear)........ a ni+e dress.&.4/heres 5ate -4 6 She (wat+h) ........T7 in the living8roo..ont bother e now.I (wor#).............Ta#e an ubrella. It (rain)...........

,.Ta (not study) now. He (*lay)................ volleyball..'r.Sith always (iss).......... the train.10.I (have) ..........a *arty tonight.11./hat you (do) now-9 I (go).......... swiing.12.:ane ( not write) a letter at *resent. She (read) a +oi+.1!./hy the baby (+ry) -9;e+ause she (be) hungry.1$.Tourists (lie) on the bea+h to en

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1!. we (learn) ath on Tuesday and we (learn) ath now.1$. @oo#A It ( rain).1&. @istenA The birds (sing).

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Exercise 4.Supply the verbs into the p&st simple.

1.'inh (be).... tired when I (see) hi yesterday.2.Besterday3 I (get u* ) at .00.Then I (have) an enorousbrea#"ast at .!0. I (go) to wor# at .00 and (+oe ba+#)hoe at &*..!.It (rain) alittle last suer.$.'y baby ( be) ha**y yesterday.&.The train (sto*) a "ew inutes ago..I (not eat) anything this orning. ow I a hungry..To visit his "riends last Sunday -,./here you ( s*end) your holiday last suer -.There (be) a lot o" snow last winter.

10.How any boo#s you (read) last onth -11./e (not be) in Ha @ong ;ay last holiday.12.To ( not *lay) "ootball yesterday orning. He (have) togo to s+hool.1!./hen you Dnish your hoewor# -9@ast night.1$./hen I (be) a +hild3 I o"ten ( go) to the "ar with y*arents.1&.I (be) very good at ath and English when I (be ) ats+hool.

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Exercise : Supply the verbs into the p&st progressive1 eorge ("all) oF the ladder while he (*aint) the +eiling.2 @ast night I (read) in bed when suddenly I (hear) a

s+rea.! (BouGwat+h) television when i *honed you-$ >nn (wait) "or e when I (arrive).& I (notGdrive) very "ast when the a++ident (ha**en). I (brea#) a *late last night. I (do) the washing8u* when it

(sli*) out o" y hand. To (ta#e) a *hotogra*h o" e while I (notGloo#)., /e (notGgo) out be+ause it (rain). /hat (youGdo) at this tie yesterday-

10 I (see) Carol at the *arty. She (wear) a really beauti"uldress.

11./hen I arrived his house3 he (slee*).12.He usually wears sandals but when I last saw hi he(wear) boots.1!./ho you (tal#) to on the *hone when I +ae in -9I(tal#) to 'R.itt.1$.She (stand) at the bus sto*. I as#ed her what bus she(wait) "or.1&.He had a bad "all when he (re*air) his roo".

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Exercise !: Supply the verbs into the p&st simple or p&st progressive.

1.The light (go) out while we (have) dinner. 1

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2.The last tie I (see) hi3 he (wear) a grey suit.!.:ust as I (leave)3 a student (sto*) e in the hall.$.a (*lay) so++er when he (brea#) his leg.&./e (drin#) a lot o" beer the day be"ore yesterday..They (build) a new bridge when I was there & yearsago..He (sit) in a +a"e when I (see) hi.,.'y +o*any (a#e) a lot o" *roDts & years ago../hat you (do) when I *honed you yesterday-10./hile two thieves (argue)3 soeone (steal) their+ar.11. He (sit) in a bar when I (see) hi.12. /hen I (go) out3 the sun (shine)1!. The light (go) out while I (have) tea.1$. /hen it (rain) 3 she(+arry) an ubrella.1&. /e (wal#) to the station when it (begin) to rain.

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Exercise ". Supply the verbs into the future simple:

1. nless he runs3 he ( not +at+h) a train.2. He (lend) it to you i" you as# hi.!. I ho*e I ( Dnd) it .$. He ( believe) whatever you tell.&.erha*s he ( arrive) in tie "or lun+h.. I" he wor#s well3 I ( *ay) hi 10 *ounds.. I wonder how any o" us still ( be) here ne?t year.,. I" you learn another language you (get) a better 

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1. he (#now) her "or a long tie be"ore they (get)arried-

2. He (drive) down the hotel where they (s*end) theirhoneyoon years ago.

!. /hen we (get) to the station the train (already Gleave).

$. He (sit) at a table by the window where he (have)a eal with :ane.

&. /hy he (not G as#) her to wait and thin# againbe"ore she (leave) aris.

. He was wondering why he (let) her leave so easily.. He #new he (earn) that oney with a great

diK+ulty.,. >"ter they (go)3 he (sit) down and (light) a

+igarette.. He (have to) go to wor# by bus be+ause his +ar

(brea#) down.

10. He (angry) be"ore he (hear) y oFer.

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