1. Complete the following sentences put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Where ………….(you / come) from? – I’m Indian – my home town is Mumbai.

2. I’m in the pharmaceutical research division. Currently we ………….. (develop) a new drug for heart disease.

3. I’m afraid Mr Brasseler is out – he ……………… (have) lunch with a client.

4. As a rule, cuts in interest rates …………….. (help) companies to create jobs.

5. TJR Systems is a small company that …………. (produce) software for engineering firms.

6. I ……………. (use) a company car this week because mine is at the garage.

7. As a rule my manager ………………. (go) abroad once or twice a month.

8. Because of global warming, sea levels ……………. (rise) slowly.

9. I’m on the 18.30 flight that ………………. (get) in at 21.25.

10. I’m sorry this is a bad line – where …………. (you / call) from?

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, the past continuous or past perfect.

1. I ……………. (not / pay) the cheques in because the bank …………………….. (already / shut) by the time I got there.

2. Anja ……………. (not / pick up) the phone because she ………………….. (deal) with another customer when it rang.

3. While I …………….. (travel) in South America, I ………………… (get) the idea for my new business venture.

4. I ………….. (take) the car to the garage this morning because it …………. (make) a strange noise.

5. They ……………. (still / not / pay) their bill, so we ……………. (send) them a second reminder.

6. When I …………. (reach) the airport, the flight ……………… (already / close), so I waited for the next one.

7. Jason ……………. (be) worried about last week’s presentation because he ………….. (not / prepare) his talk.

8. He ……………. (lose) his passport while he ………………… (travel) to the conference.

3. Complete the sentences with if, when, unless or in case.

1. Please don’t disturb me in the meeting ………….. something really urgent comes up.

2. Mr Dubarry is coming in today – please give me a ring ……………. he gets here.

3. ………………….. everything goes according to plan, we will meet our targets easily this year.

4. The flight is full, I can’t get a confirmed seat ………… there is a cancellation.

5. I always take a spare battery for my laptop ………….. the main one runs out.

4. Choose the correct answer.

On the 2^nd September, 1666 a fire (1) ………in a baker’s house in London. It was an accident (2) ………was the beginning of the (3) ………fire in London’s history. The wind (4) ……… hard, so the fire spread quickly through the city. It burned for three days and (5) ……… a large part of the city, including a cathedral, several churches and thousand of homes. People tried to escape with (6) ………belonging in boats on the river, as their houses burnt down. Finally, the fire was put out and the rebuilding of London began. A magnificent new cathedral (7) ………and the people returned to new houses.

1 A was started B started C had started

2 A which B who C why

3 A worse B bad C worst

4 A blew B was blowing C had blown

5 A destroyed B had destroyed C has destroyed

6 A theirs B them C their

7 A was built B is built C was being built