1. Complete each paragraph with one set of verbs, using the present simple or present continuous.

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1 1. Complete each paragraph with one set of verbs, using the present simple or present continuous. know / look / not be / repair / use be / be / have / say / tell be / live / look / move / resemble A My computer (1) very irritating right now. Every time I (2) it to save something, it (3) it (4) no space in its memory, which (5) ridiculous. B Whales and dolphins (6) like fish, but they (7) mammals that (8) in the ocean and (9) through water in ways that (10) the movements of a dog rather than those of a shark. C Man: Excuse me. I (11) for Mrs Adamson, but she (12) in her usual classroom. (13) you where she is? Woman: Oh, they (14) her classroom ceiling this week so she (15) the library as her classroom. 2. Complete each paragraph with one set of verbs, using the past simple or past continuous. miss / not get / wonder come / listen / make / say break / see / steal / teach explain / talk / understand A We (1) to music when one of the neighbours (2) to the door and (3) she couldn t sleep because we (4) too much noise. B Someone (5) into Barbara s office and (6) her computer yesterday afternoon while she (7) her history class. No one (8) the thief. C Because he never (9) anything very clearly, none of us (10) what the science teacher (11) about most of the time.

2 D I m sorry. I (12) here on time and I (13) the beginning of your presentation, but I (14) if you might have an extra handout left. 3. Complete this dialogue with these verbs in the present perfect or past simple. ask be ( 2) have make not call not eat not know not seem say tell It s Monday afternoon. Ron is at home, phoning Sue at the office where they both work. Ron: Hi Sue, it s me. Sue: Well, hello! Where (1) you all day? The boss (2) me this morning where you (3) , but he (4) to be looking for you or anything. Ron: What (5) you ? Sue: I (6) him that I (7) Are you okay? Ron: I m sorry I (8) you this morning. I (9) the flu since Saturday. I (10) anything for two days and it (11) me feel really weak. But I ll probably be there tomorrow. 4. Choose an ending (a d) for each beginning (1 4) and add these verbs in the past perfect or past simple. come give need not finish say talk work 1 He the money last week, (...) a that you about that already. 2 You during the meeting (...) b so I it to him then. 3 When he back later, (...) c if she harder. 4 Ashley could have done much better (...) d they still writing their reports.

3 5. Complete this text with the most appropriate forms of the verbs, using will, be going to or the present simple. be give have make not start not stop I was standing at the bus stop reading my horoscope in the newspaper. It said, You (1) good moments and bad moments today. I looked up and saw the bus coming. Then I realized it (2) because it was already full. Oh, no, I thought. If I (3) walking fast, I (4) late for my first class! I had just started walking when a car pulled up beside me and one of my classmates leaned out. Hey Jean, get in, we (5) you a lift. It s amazing how the bad moments (6) the good moments feel so much better. 6. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1 I think Mr Wilson in this school since 1990 or maybe earlier. a teaches b is teaching c has taught d taught 2 I stopped watching the game before the end, but I thought we. a had won b have won c have been winning d will have won. 3 That s very sad news. If sooner, I would have tried to help. a I know b I ll know c I knew d I d known 4 My sister to me once or twice since she s been living in Athens. a was writing b has written c has been writing d had written 5 According to the memo, we re the meeting at noon tomorrow. a having b have c going have d will have 7. Choose an ending (a e) for each beginning (1 5) and add these forms. able to will be must be ought going to can t won t must have should be may have been 1 You know there a test tomorrow (...) a so that we be late. 2 Samantha isn t study at all (...) b so I left it somewhere. 3 I find my calculator (...) c so she feeling very confident. 4 We to check the timetable (...) d so he probably isn t write. 5 Mark s arm injured (...) e so you studying tonight.

4 8. Complete this description using relative pronouns, or no relative pronoun where appropriate. Between 1713 and 1718, a pirate, (1) real name was Edward Teach, but (2) was known as Blackbeard, attacked ships (3) sailed in and near the Caribbean. This pirate, (4) some described as a demon from hell, had a large black beard (5) was twisted into long tails. He wore belts across both shoulders in (6) he carried guns and swords. His pirate days came to an end in 1718 (7) he was killed in a sea battle, but the stories (8) spread about his adventures helped to create the romantic image of pirates (9) we have today. 9. Complete each of the sentences using a relative clause so that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it. 1 Betty is derived from the name Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the name 2 Her parents were born in India. India is. 3 I liked Hemingway s short stories best. Hemingway is the author... 4 Her parents will never like me, no matter what I do. Whatever. 5 He talked about humanism during the first lecture. I was at the first lecture,.

5 ANSWER KEY 1. A 1 is being 2 tell 3 says 4 has 5 is B 6 look 7 are 8 live 9 move 10 resemble C 11 m (OR are) looking 12 isn t 13 Do know 14 re (OR are) repairing 15 s (OR is) using 2. A 1 were listening 2 came 3 said 4 were making B 5 broke 6 stole 7 was teaching 8 saw C 9 explained 10 understood 11 was talking D 12 I didn t get 13 missed 14 was wondering (OR wondered) 3. 1 have been 2 asked 3 were 4 didn t seem 5 did say 6 told 7 didn t know 8 didn t call 9 ve (OR have) had 10 haven t eaten 11 s (OR has) made 4. 1 needed (b) gave 2 said (a) had talked 3 came (d) hadn t finished 4 (c) had worked 5. 1 will have 2 wasn t going to stop (OR wouldn t stop) 3 don t start 4 ll be (OR m going) to be 5 ll give 6 make 6. 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b 5 c OR a

6 7. 1 will be (e) should be 2 going to (c) must be 3 can t (b) must have 4 ought (a) won t 5 may have been (d) able to 8. 1 whose 2 who 3 that (OR which) 4 who (OR whom) 5 that (OR which) 6 which 7 when 8 that (OR which) 9 (OR that OR which) 9. 1 Elizabeth is the name from which Betty is derived. (OR Elizabeth is the name (that/which) Betty is derived from.) 2 India is where her parents were born. (OR India is the place/country where/in which her parents were born.) 3 Hemingway is the author whose short stories I liked best. 4 Whatever I do, her parents will never like me. 5 I was at the first lecture during which he talked about humanism. (OR I was at the first lecture, when / where / in which he talked.)

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