Revision exercises

Ex. 51. Put the verbs into present simple or past simple.

Tommy Brown 1) _____is_____ (be) a real story-teller. No one 2) _____________(believe) what he 3) ___________(say) because he always 4) _________________(tell) lies. He 5)______________ (live) in a small village and 6) ______________(work) on a farm near his village.

One night last week Tommy 7) _______________(finish) work late. It 8) ______________(be) dark and cold. Suddenly he 9) ________________ (hear) a strange noise so he 10) ___________ (look up). It 11) _____________(be) a UFO with bright flashing lights. It 12) ___________ (come down) towards him and he 13) ________________ (see) two green men looking at him. He 14) _______________ (scream), 15) ________________ (drop) his bag and 16) ___________ (run away).

When he 17) ______________ (arrive) at the village he 18) ______________ (meet) some villagers and 19) _________________ (start) to tell them the news but they all 20) ___________ (laugh) at him. No one 21) _________________(believe) Tommy.

Ex. 52. Fill in the blanks with a time expressions from the list below:

At the moment, always, two months ago, in 1986, last night, never, last summer when I was a child, ten minutes ago, every week, twice a year, just now

1. We saw a really good film at the cinema _______last night________________________ _

2. They went to Egypt for the whole month of August _________________________________

3. My mother does the shopping __________________________________________________

4. He finished school ___________________________________________________________

5. I am working _____________________________________________ I can’t come with you.

6. She ____________________________ sneezes when she is near a cat; she’s allergic to them.

7. He passed his driving test ______________________________________________________

8. He is preparing for his final exams _______________________________________________

9. Her parents live far away in another country so she can visit them only __________________

10. The police always stop him as he ___________________________________ washes his car.

11. “Mr Carpenter isn’t in. He left the office ________________________________________”.

12. I didn’t like milk _________________________________________________ but now I do.

Ex. 53. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form. (present simple, past simple,

present continuous)

1. He often ___________brings_________________________(bring) me flowers.

2. _________________________(you / meet) Paul yesterday?

3. Father ______________________________________ (work) in the garden now.

4. What _______________________________________ (you / do) at the moment?

5. Mr Jones __________________________ (paint) his house last month.

6. He ________________________ (go) to school on foot every day.

7. It _______________________ (be) hot yesterday.

8. The baby ____________________________________________ (not / sleep) now.

9. He never _________________________________________________ (drive) fast.

10. I ____________________(not / take) John to school yesterday because he wasn’t well.

11. Planes _____________(take off) and ______________(land) at Heathrow all day.

12. “Where is Mike?” “He ________________(stay) with his grandmother this weekend.

13. I _________________ (not / like) peanut butter.

14. “What time ______________________ (your plane / leave)?” “At 7.45.”

15. At what time __________________________ (the play / begin) last night?

16. “What ______________________(you / read)?” “It’s a book by Barbara Cartland.”

17. “ ______________________(you / play) the piano?” “No, I don’t.”

18. Dennis Johnson ____________(work) for an insurance company.

19. Mr Baker _______________(come) home at 6 pm last night.

20. Uncle Victor is 88 years old. He _________(see) everything and _________(do) everything.

21. Dennis _______________(not / like) his work much.

22. Last week he _____________(sell) his car and _____________(buy) a new one.