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TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVISION 1................................................................................................................... 1
Present simple ............................................................................................................ 1
Personal pronouns .................................................................................................... 5
Objective pronouns .................................................................................................... 5
Possessive ................................................................................................................. 5
Progress Test 1 ............................................................................................................... 9
REVISION 2 .................................................................................................................14
Modal verbs ..............................................................................................................14
Past Simple ...............................................................................................................15
Progress Test 2 ..............................................................................................................23
REVISION 3 .................................................................................................................29
There is/ There are ....................................................................................................29
Nouns: countable/ uncountable, singular/ plural ........................................................29
A/ an/ some/ any/ many/ much ..................................................................................30
This/ That/ These/ Those ..........................................................................................32
Prepositions of place .................................................................................................33
Like/ would like .......................................................................................................34
Progress Test 3 ..............................................................................................................38
REVISION 4 .................................................................................................................45
Have got/ has got ......................................................................................................45
Adjectives/ adverbs ..................................................................................................46
(Not) as … as ...........................................................................................................47
Comparative & Superlative .......................................................................................48
Too/ enough .............................................................................................................50
Progress Test 4 ..............................................................................................................54
REVISION 5 .................................................................................................................61
Past continuous .........................................................................................................61
‘Going to’ &infinitive verbs .....................................................................................63
Present perfect & past simple ....................................................................................65

Progress Test 5 ..............................................................................................................71
TOTAL REVISION 1 ..................................................................................................78
TOTAL REVISION 2 ..................................................................................................84
REFERENCES



REVISION 1
 Present simple
 Personal pronouns
 Objective pronouns
 Possessive
-------------------------------------1. PRESENT SIMPLE
1. 1. TO BE
Exercise 1. Write full sentences.
1.
2.

(your shoes/ very dirty).
(my brother/ a teacher).

…….Your shoes are very dirty…………..…...
………………………………………………...

3.
4.

(this house/ not very big).
(the shops/ not open today).

………………………………………………...
………………………………………………...

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

(my keys/ in my bag).
(Jenny/ 18 years old).
(you/ not very tall).
(he/ interested in politics).
.
(my brother and I/ good tennis players).

………………………………………………...
………………………………………………...
………………………………………………...
………………………………………………...
………………………………………………...

10. (Tom/ not at home at the moment).

………………………………………………...

Exercise 2. Write the questions. (Read the answers first.)

1. (name) What’s your name?
2. (married or single?)……………………....

3. (American?) ………………………..…….
4. (how old?) …………………………..……
5. (a teacher?) …………………………..…..
6. (wife a lawyer?) ………………………….
7. (from?) ……………………………………
8. (her name?) ………………………………
9. (how old?) …………………………..……

1.Paul.
2.I’m married.
3.No. I’m Australian.
4.I’m 30.
5.No, I’m a lawyer.
6.No, she’s a designer.
7.She’s Italian.
8.Ann
9.She’s 27.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.
1. It’s winter, but (cold)…
……it isn’t cold……………………………
2. I’m Greek but (from Athens)…
3. She’s tired, but (ill)…

…………………………………………….
…………………………………………….

4. They are in England, but (in London)…
5. You are tall, but (too tall)…

…………………………………………….
…………………………………………….
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6. We are late, but (very late)…
7. It’s summer, but (hot)…

…………………………………………….
…………………………………………….

8. I’m a student, but (at university)...

…………………………………………….

1. 2. OTHER VERBS
Exercise 1. Underline the correct answer.
1. A lot of British people go / goes to the cinema.
2. They don’t smoke / doesn’t smoke in coffee bars.
3. We read / reads the newspaper on the train.
4.
5.
6.
7.

They doesn’t like / don’t like children in restaurant.
You lives / live in a house with a garden.
My father don’t cook / doesn’t cook.
In Britain, cars stop / stops at zebra crossings.

8. The women do / does the housework in my family.
9. My mother watch / watches a lot of TV.
10. Your children eat / eats a lot of chips.
Exercise 2. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences.
1. What time…………………the shop close?
A. is
B. are
C. do
D. does
2. My sister ………………eat meat because she ……………..a vegetarian.
A. does……is
B. do ……is
C. don’t….is
3. I…………….hungry. How much ……………..a chicken salad?

D. doesn’t…..is

A. am….is
B. am…..are
C. am not….is not
4. Where………………..you usually go on holiday?

D. am not…..are

A. are
B. do
C. is
5. Daddy, we…………….want to go to bed. We …………tired.

D. does

A. do…….aren’t
B. don’t…..aren’t
C. does……are
6. Learning English…………….boring! It’s interesting.

D. do…..is

A. is
B. isn’t
7. ……….…..do you do?

D. doesn’t

C. does

A. What
B. Who
C. Why
8. …………….children ………….you have?
A. How much…do
B. How many……do

D. When

C. How many……does
D. How much……does

9. What’s…………….?
A. you job

B. your jobs

C. you jobs

10. ………….do you speak?
A. How languages

C. How many languages

B. How many language

D. your job

D. How much language

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Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present simple.
Malcolm Tracey (1) doesn’t go (not go) to work: he only (2) ………………. (leave) his home
town to go on holiday in the Caribbean. But Malcolm is a millionaire. He (3)……………….
(write) books about money, and how to make a lot of it. His new book is called Easy Money:
How to make money without getting out of bed. Malcolm (4)………………. (live) in a large
house near London. He (5)………………. (get up) at about eight o’clock in the morning, and (6)
………………. (have) breakfast with his family. After breakfast, he (7) ………………. (drive)
his children to school, and (8)………………. (read) the newspaper in the garden until lunchtime.
After lunch, he (9)………………. (buy) and (10)………………. (sell) on the internet. He
(11)………………. (finish) work at four o’ clock when his children come home. ‘I’ve got a
simple

system

for

making

money.’

Malcolm

(12)……………….

(say).

‘It

(13).……………………. (not work) for everybody… but it (14)………………. (work) for me!’
Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box below in the correct form.
like

live

be

like

travel

make

say

sing

read

go

write

be

Michael Johnson (1)…lives… in America. He (2) ……………….….. a famous pop star. He
(3)………………….. all around the world and (4) ………...………… at pop concerts. He
(5)………………..… his songs too. He also (6)………….………… pop videos. He
(7)……………….…. staying at home and listening to his records. He sometimes
(8)………………….. to expensive restaurants with his friends. He also (9) …………..………….
a lot of books about strange things. Many people (10) …………………………. he
(11)……………………. a strange man but I (12) ………………..….. him very much.
Exercise 5. Put the adverb of frequency in the correct place in the sentence.
1. Tom rides his motorbike to work. (sometimes)
…Tom sometimes rides his motorbike to work……………………………
2. My boyfriend is late. (never)
……………………………………………………………………………..
3. Jenny wears nice clothes. (always)
……………………………………………………………………………..
4. I get up late on Sunday mornings. (usually)
……………………………………………………………………………..
5. Pilots sleep in hotels. (often)
……………………………………………………………………………..

6. I don’t eat in a restaurant. (often)
……………………………………………………………………………..
7. The weather is cold in January. (always)
……………………………………………………………………………..
8. Professional footballers are rich. (usually)
……………………………………………………………………………..
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Exercise 6: Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. They live in Chicago. (Where)

.

...Where do they live?......................................................................................
2. They meet on the corner every morning. (Where)
…………………………………………..………………………………..….
3. The film begins at nine o’clock. (What time)
………………………………………..…………………………………...…
4. He comes here once a week. (How often)
……………………………………..………………………………………...
5. It snows here in December. (When)
…………………………………………………………..…..…………..…...
6. She teaches us cooking. (What)
………………………………………………………...…………………..….
7. They travel by car. (How)
……………………………………………………...…………………….…..
8. She learns ten new words every day. (How many)
………………………………………………………………………………..
Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order.

0. Bristol Daniel from comes
…Daniel comes from Bristol………………………………………………
1. journalist from is Peter a New York
…………………………………………………………………………….
2. his he breakfast drinks with tea
…………………………………………………………………………….
3. mountain sister skiing
goes the in my
…………………………………………………………………………….
4. go
every weekend do swimming they ?
…………………………………………………………………………….
5. your
what name teacher’s is ?
……………………………………………………………………………..
6. works brother hospital my in a
……………………………………………………………………………..
7. do on where you usually go holiday ?
…………………………………………………………………………..…
8. to month they a
go cinema
twice
the
……………………………………………………………………………..
9. Italian speak doesn’t
she well
……………………………………………………………………………..
10. mother Tony his chess every day play
and
……………………………………………………………………………..

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11. usually / she / late / work / goes / to
……………………………………………………………………………..
12. home / cook / always / at / we / dinner
……………………………………………………………………………..
13. brother / the / work / his / does / city / in / centre/?
…………………………………………………………….……………….
2. PERSONAL PRONOUNS, OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS & POSSESSIVE
Exercise 1. Write the correct pronouns for these sentences.
1. We watched……him…. for hours. (he)
2. Don’t ask ………….. . ………….. doesn’t know. (she/ she)
3. This is Julia: …………have known ………….for years. (we/ she)
4. Nobody told ………………. the bus was leaving. (they)
5. Why didn’t…………ask ……………… to come? (she/ they)
6. ………..think…………doesn’t like ………….. . (I / he / I )
7. ………… ask………….. to invite……………. to the party. (they / he / we )
8. I don’t think ……………... are here today. (they)
9. ……….. usually see ………….. at the weekend. (we / they)
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with my, your, her, his, its, our or their.
1. We love …………… new house. It’s so big!
2. He’s in …………… office.
3. The children are with …………… grandmother.
4. Are you and your sister enjoying …………… English classes?
5. Amsterdam is famous for …………… canals.
6. I don’t like ……………. new boss very much.
7. My sister likes visiting …………… friends at the weekend.
Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences using the name in brackets.

1. These are her books. (Anne)
These are Anne’s books.
2. Where is his coat? (Andrew)

………………………………………………………

3. Is that his car? (your brother)

………………………………………………………

4. It’s on her desk. (the teacher)

………………………………………………………

5. Its dinner is here. (the dog)

………………………………………………………

6. Her children are at school now. (Judy) ………………………………………………….…
7. It’s her idea. (my wife)

………………………………………………………

8. Its leg is broken. (that bird)

………………………………………………………

9. His new bike is really good. (Jeff)

………………………………………………………

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3. FURTHER PRACTICE
Exercise 1. Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (A,
B, C or D).
1. Paul is …………………. brother.
A. theirs
B. their
2. This is the ………………………. bag.

C. them

D. they

A. lady’s
B. ladies’s
C. ladys’
3. ‘Do you like Spaghetti?’ - ‘Yes, ………………………… .’
A. I like
B. I do
C. I am

D. ladys
D. I don’t

4. She …………………………. tennis well.
A. play
B. doesn’t play

C. don’t play
5. My mother never ………………….……. the dishes.
A. wash
B. washs
C. washes

D. do play
D. to wash

6. He sometimes …………..………… money from his parents.
A. lend
B. borrow
C. lends

D. borrows

7. The students, as well as the teacher , ………………….… happy about the test results.
A. was
B. are
C. is
D. has
8. The airplane …………….……… at 3:30 p.m.
A. arrive
B. arriving
C. is arrive

D. arrives

9. The bus comes here ……………....…….. 30 minutes.
A. each

B. another
C. every

D. all

10. I don’t care whether …………….……….. or not.
A. his coming
B. comes he
C. he comes

D. he come

11. She never …………………… mountains during the winter.
A. doesn’t climb
B. climbing
C. not climbs

D. climbs

12. It is interesting to meet people whose cultural backgrounds ……………..…….. from our
own.
A. different

B. differently

C. differ

D. difference

Exercise 2. Underline one mistake in each sentence and then correct it.

Sentences and mistakes

Corrections

1.

She never go out in the evening.

…………………………

2.

I always listen the radio in the morning.

…………………………

3.

Mary doesn’t plays the piano very well.

…………………………

4.

They are from German.

…………………………

5.

How often you go swimming?

…………………………

6.

Her husband usually doesn’t get up early.

…………………………

7.

He’s like playing tennis.

…………………………

8.

What’s he’s telephone number?

…………………………

9.

We no work for that company.

…………………………

10. This is the childrens’ room.

…………………………
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11. We usually see they at the weekend.

…………………………

12. Our school have a lot of students.

…………………………

13. Where is she come from?

…………………………

14. He is 19 year old.

…………………………

15. I don’t like go running.

…………………………

16. My father watches football in TV.

…………………………

17. Do you want a ice-cream?

…………………………

Exercise 3. Write the full sentences using the given words. Make some changes if necessary.
1. she / live / parents
…………………………………………………………………………
2. child / play / park / every afternoon
…………………………………………………………………………
3. she / want / visit / New York/?
…………………………………………………………………………
4. plane / leave / ten o’clock
…………………………………………………………………………
5. they / not / always / open / window / night
…………………………………………………………………………
6. Tony / often / play / golf / Sundays
…………………………………………………………………………
7. What music / husband / like/?
…………………………………………………………………………
8. sister / often / go / bed / ten o’clock
...……………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 4. Choose one word whose underlined present tense ending is pronounced differently
from that of the others in each group.
1. A. opens
B. stands

C. travels

D. looks

2. A. gets
3. A. likes

B. speaks
B. rides

C. swims
C. comes

D. sleeps
D. lives

4. A. washes
5. A. starts

B. catches
B. reads

C. goes
C. walks

D. misses
D. wants

Underline the syllable with the stress.
1. Japan
3. Hungary
2. Russia

4. America

5. China

7. computer

9. dictionary

6. ticket

8. camera

10. money

Exercise 5. Choose A, B or C for each of the following blanks.
Linda lives in a small flat (1)………… Oxford. She lives with two other girls who (2) ………
students at Oxford University. They work hard during the week, but (3) ………. weekends they
invite a lot of friends to (4) ……… house. They cook a meal for their friends, and then they go out
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to the pub for a drink, or they stay at home and listen to music. Linda (5) ……… two jobs. On
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (6)……..works in a hospital, where she helps to look after
children who are ill. She goes to the hospital (7) ………. bus. She starts at ten o’clock and works
until quarter to five. On Thursdays and Fridays she works at home. She has a computer in her
bedroom and she writes (8)……… . In the evening, (9) ………. the girls cooks a meal. After
dinner, they look in the newspaper to see what’s on TV, or they talk about their day. They
(10)………... to bed at about midnight.
1. A. from

B. in

C. at

D. of

2. A. are
3. A. in
4. A. her
5. A. have

B. is
B. on
B. their
B. has

C. do
C. at
C. she
C. work

D. does
D. for
D. they
D. works

6. A. she
7. A. by

B. her
B. in

C. they

C. on

D. them
D. with

8. A. story
9. A. one

B. storys
B. one of

C. story’s
C. all

D. stories
D. all of

10. A. usually go

B. usually goes

C. go usually

D. goes usually

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PROGRESS TEST 1
Time allotted: 45 minutes

PART 1. INCOMPLETE SENTENCES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. I eat lunch ………… school every day.
14. She’s waiting ………… her friend.
A. once
C. twice
A. to
C. about
B. now
D. at
B. for
D. because
2. The train goes ………… many tunnels.
15. He ………… playing with his dog.
A. though
C. through
B. at
D. on
A. is loving
C. was loving
3. She ………… yawns in English class.
B. loves
D. love
A. sometimes
C. though
16. We don’t have ………… problems.
B. sometime
D. some time
A. a
C. no

4. The bus ………… every twenty minutes.
A. run
C. don’t run
B. any
D. none
B. runs
D. doesn’t runs
17. Sue always ………… a walk in the morning.
5. Those are …………books.
A. takes
C. goes
A. her
C. she’s
B. makes
D. does
B. hers
D. she
0
6. Water ………… at 100 C.
18. She ………… two brothers.
A. heats
C. burns
A. have
C. does
B. boils
D. cooks
B. has
D. do
7. My mother ………… in a bank.
19. …………you like strawberry ice cream?

A. work
C. working
B. works
D. worker
A. Do
C. Are
8. Where ………… he work?
B. Does
D. Is
A. is
C. do
20. What time ………… go to bed?
B. are
D. does
A. usually do you
C. do you usually
9. ………… is funny.
A. Swimming
C. Swim
B. do usually you
D. you usually
B. A swimming
D. Be swimming
21. Every day, Frank ………… to work.
10. Do you have ………… computer at
A. goes
C. do go
home?
B. goes out
D. does go out

A. a
C. some
B. an
D. those
22. Excuse me! ………… to the city centre?
11. I usually ………… the bus to school.
A. This bus goes
C. Is this bus go
A. take
C. take on
B. Does this bus go
D. Are this bus go
B. takes
D. takes on
23. I watch a lot of TV ………… .
12. He works ………… a doctor in that
hospital.
A. every night
C. many night
A. at
C. and
B. every nights
D. each nights
B. as
D. any
24. George and Terry ………… speak
13. We enjoy ………… in the mountains.
Portuguese. They speak English.
A. hike
C. hiking

B. to hike
D. to hiking
A. doesn’t
C. do
B. don’t
D. does
25. Mark and his ………… Sue often go
shopping with their mother.
A. sister
C. brothers
B. cousin
D. two
Progress Test 1 – page 9


PART 2. INCOMPLETE TEXTS
Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following notes.
Andy,

Let’s go to the Film Club next week. Can you ……….………… the tickets from the college office?
1. A. get

B. bring
C. have

D. make

Remember we pay the cheaper price. I must study ……….………… home for our exam on 5th April. Thanks!
2. A. in

B. at

C. on
D. to

See you next Tuesday in the Coffee Bar at 7.45, before it …………………………… .
3. A. starts.
B. start.

C. starting.

D. will start.

Sheila

Questions 4 through 10 refer to the following letter.
28 Long Road, Brighton
22nd March

Dear Pat,

I arrived here three weeks ago. I’m studying at …………….…… language school …………………….

Brighton.

4. A. the

5. A. in

B. an

B. on

D. one

D. from

C. a

C. between

The students …………………. from many different countries and I have made …………….. of new friends.
6. A. come

7. A. many

B. comes

B. lot

D. gets

D. some

C. get

C. a lot

There ………… classes for five hours every day. I like our teacher very much ……………

8. A. is

B. are
C. has

D. have

9. A. He

B. Him
C. His

D. He’s

Progress Test 1 – page 10


name is John and he ………………………… me when I make a mistake.
10. A. help

B. helps
C. don’t help

D. doesn’t help

I want to visit London next weekend because I am going back to my country on Monday. Can I
see you there? Please write to me soon.
With best wishes from
Maria
PART 3. READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the best answer.
Question 1 through 4 refer to the following text.
People in my family
My father’s name is Martin Hancock. He’s fifty-three years old and he’s an architect. He and my
mother aren’t married now – they’re divorced. His new wife’s name is Judy. They have a baby
daughter – her name’s Cassandra and she’s beautiful!!!
My sister, Caroline, is twenty-eight years old, and she’s a teacher. She’s married. Her husband’s
name is Marcos - he’s from Chile. They have two daughters: Rebecca, who’s five, and Annabel,
who’s two years old. I’m their aunt!
My cousin Martha is from Australia. She’s nineteen years old, and she isn’t married: she’s a student
at the University of Melbourne. She has a boyfriend – his name is Mark. He’s twenty. He isn’t a
student: he’s a professional musician. The name of his group is MC2.
My grandmother is about eighty years old. Her name is Beatrice. She has six children – four sons and
two daughters (they are all married) – and she has twenty-three grandchildren.
1. The writer’s parents are now ………… .
A. engaged
B. married

C. separated
D. divorced

2. The writer has ………… .
A. one sister

C. one brother and one sister

B. two sisters

D. one brother

3. Caroline’s children are ………… .
A. the writer’s nieces
B. the writer’s nephews

C. the writer’s grandchildren
D. the writer’s aunts

4. How many uncles and aunts does the writer have?
A. three uncles and two aunts
C. five uncles and five aunts
B. four uncles and one aunts

D. four uncles and two aunts

Progress Test 1 – page 11


Questions 5 through 12 refer to the following information.
Read the information about three books and then answer the questions.
The long Night
Hard Work
Hospital or cinema?
This is David Reilly’s first This exciting story is Joanna Marcie Jacome, who studies
book. David became a writer Jone’s twentieth.
English in London, wrote
after teaching English for
several years.
Maha is a nurse in Northern
Australia, where she works in
a small hospital. One day a

Hard Work is about Sombat,
who works with his father, a
carpenter, in Thailand. They
work long, hard hours
making tables and chairs,

this story earlier this year.
Tina is a young Brazilian
woman whose dream is to
become a doctor. She goes to
London to study English and

baby is so ill that Maha has to
drive all night to get her to
the nearest big city. They
have a lot of problems getting

but they do not have any
money. Then one day a man
dressed all in black buys the
most beautiful table in the

medicine but one day she
meets a man who asks her to
go to the USA with him to
become a film star… What

there and…

shop…

will Tina do?

5. Which book is about somebody who works with doctors?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work
C. Hospital or Cinema?
6. The author of this has written a lot of books?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work

C. Hospital or Cinema?

7. Which book is about somebody who is very poor?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work
C. Hospital or Cinema?
8. Which book is about somebody who would like to work in a hospital?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work
C. Hospital or Cinema?
9. Which book is by somebody who worked in a school?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work
C. Hospital or Cinema?
10. Which book is about a difficult journey?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work

C. Hospital or Cinema?

11. Which book is about a man and his son?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work

C. Hospital or Cinema?

12. The author of this is a student?
A. The Long Night
B. Hard Work

C. Hospital or Cinema?

Progress Test 1 – page 12


Questions 13 through 15 refer to the following advertisement.
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That’s right; we’ve brought back our annual Summer Special Offer here at
Hamburger House.
Buy two juicy hamburger
get one hamburger free!
Buy two giant cheeseburgers
get one cheeseburger and one drink free!
Cool off with a Mountain Milkshake (Caramel or Raspberry) for only
$1.50 or a Glacier Sundae (Blueberry or double Chocolate) for only $2.50.
The summer Special Offer will last all summer, from June 1st to August 31st

13. If you buy two giant cheeseburgers, what do you get free?
A. Two hamburgers and a drink.
B. Two cheeseburgers and a drink
C. One cheeseburger and one drink.
D. One cheeseburgers and two drinks
14. How long does the offer last?
A. All year.
B. All month.

C. Three months.

15. How often does this special offer happen?
A. Every year.
B. Once a month.
C. Not very often.

D. Three weeks.
D. Twice a year.

This is the end of Progress test 1
Progress Test 1 – page 13


REVISION 2
 Modal verbs
 Past simple
-------------------------------------1. MODAL VERBS: CAN/ COULD
Exercise 1. Choose the best answers.
1. When Tom was 16, he was a fast runner. He ………. run 200 meters in 22 seconds.
A. can

B. could
C. can’t
2. I'm afraid I ………. come to your party next Saturday.
A. can
B. could
C. can’t
3. I'm not in a hurry. I've got plenty of time. I ………. wait.

D. couldn’t

A. can
B. could
C. can’t
4. I felt terribly sick yesterday. I ………. eat anything.

D. couldn’t

A. can
B. could
C. can’t
5. Can you speak loudly, please? I ………. hear you very well.

D. couldn’t

A. can
B. could
C. can’t
6. You look exhausted. - Yes, I ………. sleep last night.

D. couldn’t

A. can
B. could
7. I ………….. drive. I’m only 14 years old.

D. couldn’t

D. couldn’t

C. can’t

A. could
B. can
C. can’t
8. People ……….. see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris.
A. could

B. can

Exercise 2. Put the words in order.
1. you
something
ask

D. couldn’t

C. can’t

could

I

D. couldn’t

?

2.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
some
you
could
make
coffee ?

3.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
tomorrow
back
could
you
call
?

4.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
give
a

you
lift
could
me
?

5.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
$10
you
please
lend
could me ?

6.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
speak
please
Philip
to
I
could
?

7.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
you

me
water
could
the
pass
please ?

………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. with this you
me
box
please could
give
a
hand ?
9.

………………………………………………………………………………………….
could
help
me my
homework
you
with ?
………………………………………………………………………………………….
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10. her could message
leave

a
I
?
………………………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 3. Fill in all the gaps with “can/ can’t/ could/ couldn’t” and the verbs in brackets.
1. Bob……………………………… , but he doesn't have a car. (drive)
2. When she was in school, she ……………………………… farther than anyone else. (jump)
3. I ……………………………… what Bill said yesterday. (understand)
4. He ……………………………… football well when he was a kid. (play)
5. I ……………………………… this exercise yesterday. (do)
6. Ask Jim, he ……………………………… you. (help)
7. Some years ago I ……………………………… ten miles. (run)
8. He had hurt his leg, so he ……………………………… very well. (walk)
9. I ……………………………… her at her office at the moment. (contact)
10. I ……………………………… Bob on the corner now. (see)
11. I ……………………………… last night. It was so hot! (sleep)
12. When I was five or six, I ……………………………… a handstand, but I cannot now. (do)
13. Although my grandfather can speak French and my father can say a few words of Spanish, I
……………………………… any of them. (speak)
14. We're having a dinner party next Saturday, but Roger ………………………………. .(come)
15. When I met Darren last year, he ……………………………… . He was terrified of the water.
(swim)
2. PAST SIMPLE
2.1. TO BE
Exercise 1. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. Our teacher …………. at school last week because she …………. ill.
A. weren’t …………. was
C. wasn’t …………. were
B. wasn’t …………. was
D. wasn’t …………. wasn’t

2. Leonardo …………. a student in Florence. He …………. draw, write music, and design
buildings.
A. was …………. could

C. is …………. could

B. was …………. can
D. was …………. can’t
3. ‘Where ……………you last night? You ………… at home. I phoned, but there………..no
answer.’
A. were …… weren’t …… was

C. were …… was …… was

B. were …… wasn’t …… were
D. was …… weren’t …… was
4. Now I………………get into my flat because I lost my keys. I…………..at a friend’s house.
A. can’t …… was
B. couldn’t …… were

C. can’t …… am
D. couldn’t …… was

5. Paul ………… in the cinema yesterday. He ………… at his grandparent’s house.
A. was ………… was
C. was ………… were
B. were ………… was

D. was ………… wasn’t
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6. ………… they happy at the party? Yes, they ………… .
A. Was ………… was
C. Were ………… was
B. Were ………… were
D. Was ………… were
7. ………… Paul at school yesterday? - No, he ………… . He ………… sick.
A. Was …… was …… was
C. Was …… wasn’t …… was
B. Were …… wasn’t …… was
D. Was …… was …… wasn’t
8. Kate……… with her friends all afternoon. They ……… very happy together.
A. were …… was
C. were …… were
B. weren’t …… were
D. was …… were
Exercise 2. Use the prompts to make questions and negative sentences in the simple past.
1. Jim / at home / last night
9. I /away/ last Friday
…………………………………………

…………………………………………

…………………………………………

…………………………………………

2. you / at school / on Monday

10. He/ not/ in / garden/ this afternoon

…………………………………………

…………………………………………

…………………………………………

…………………………………………

3. the cinema / open / on Sunday
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
4. all your friends / at your party
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
5. Nick / in class yesterday
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
6. it / warm / yesterday
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
7. Kate / at the meeting
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
8. Mr. and Mrs. Smith / on holiday last week

11. My dad/ I/ in the supermarket/ together/
all day
…………………………………………

…………………………………………
12. Susan/ in/ library/ yesterday
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
13. Girls/ at/ park/ at noon
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
14. Tom/ not/ happy/ last night
…………………………………………
…………………………………………
15. It/ cold/ yesterday
…………………………………………
…………………………………………

…………………………………………
…………………………………………

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Exercise 3. Complete the paragraph. Use was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
Yesterday, Kelly and I saw a great exhibit of photographs. It (1)…was….at the Fine Arts Museum.
It (2)………………. early in the morning and there (3)… ………….any other people at all, so we
(4)……………….. alone. There (5)………………. about 50 photos in the exhibition. The photos
showed everyday life in the United States from the 19th century. It (6)……………….. really
interesting. Of course, at that time there (7)…………….... any televisions and there
(8)………………… even electricity in some places. Everyday life (9)……………… very different!
2.2. OTHER VERBS
Exercise 1. Put the verbs into the simple past.
1. Last year I (go) …………………………… to England on holiday.

2. I (visit) ………………………… lots of interesting places with two friends of mine.
3. In the mornings we (walk) …………………………… in the streets of London.
4. It (not / rain) …………………………… a lot.
5. We (see) …………………………… some beautiful rainbows.
6. They (sell) …………………………… their house several days ago.
7. She (meet) …………………………… me in the street last Sunday.
8. Last year I (spend) …………………………… my holiday in Ireland.
9. Where (spend/you) ……………………………………your last holiday?
10. I (do)……………………….. my Maths homework yesterday.
11. …………………………Susan (go) ……………………….. to England by plane?
12. They (visit) ……………………….. a farm two weeks ago.
13. Jenny and Peggy (not/ help) ……………………….. their brother.
14. The children (not/ play) ……………………….. football last weekend.
15. When …………………you (design)… ……………… this wonderful skirt?
16. The boys (take off) ……………………….. the mudguards of their bicycles.
17. ………………… you (phone) ……………………….. your aunt last week?
18. Where ……………….you (live) ……………………….. when you were young?
19. She (not/study) …………………………….. French at university.
20. We (buy) ……………………….. a new car last weekend.
Exercise 2. Underline the correct form.
1. I break / broke a cup yesterday.

7. I didn’t see / saw Bill at the party.

2. Ann did not play / played tennis this
morning.

8. Peter didn’t write / wrote to me for a long
time.

3. Harry work / worked last Sunday.
4. I didn’t know / knew where I was.

9. The train did not arrive / arrives on time.
10.Mary didn’t like / liked her teacher.

5. I didn’t feel / felt well last night.
6. Ann come / came to see us at the
weekend.
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Exercise 3. Choose the correct words to complete this article about Sally Green.
A day in the life of Sally Green.
Yesterday was a normal day for Sally Green, the writer. She (1)……………up at 6.00. She (2)
……………to the bathroom, and then she (3)…………….her clothes. After that she
(4)……………..breakfast and (5)…………….the newspaper. Then she (6)……………..her bed.
From 7.00 to 10.00 she (7)………………in the living-room and (8)…………….television. Then
she (9) ……………..shopping. At 13.00 she (10) …………..home and (11)……………her lunch.
After lunch she (12)……………..to work. She (13) ………….from 14.00 to 21.00. She (14)
…………..a lot of beer. Then she (15) …………..her friends at a nightclub.
1.
2.
3.

A. get
A. went
A. put on

B. gets

B. go
B. putted on

C. got
C. goes
C. puts on

9. A. does
10. A. comes
11. A. has

B. went
B. come
B. had

C. did
C. came
C. have

4.
5.

A. eat
A. read

B. have
B. saw

C. ate
C. looked

12. A. begin
13. A. writes

B. begun
B. write

C. began
C. wrote

6.
7.

A. made
A. sat

B. make
B. sit

C. making
C. sitting

14. A. drinks
15. A. meets

B. drunk
B. met

C. drank
C. meet

8.

A. watches B. watched

C. watch

Exercise 4. Make simple past questions for the underlined parts.
0. Pete saw somebody.
Who did he see?
1.
2.

John went somewhere.
Alice married somebody.

……………………………………………
……………………………………………

3.
4.

Mary broke something.
Mike stayed somewhere.

……………………………………………
……………………………………………

5.
6.

Somebody wrote to me.
Something broke the window.

……………………………………………
……………………………………………

7.
8.

Mary played something.
Something fell off the table.

……………………………………………
……………………………………………

Exercise 5. Rewrite the sentences below using 'ago'.
0. I bought this shirt last year.
I bought this shirt a year ago.
1. World War II ended in 1945.

…………………………………………………

2. We met at the station the day before yesterday.

…………………………………………………

3. I went to Spain in January. (It's October now.)

…………………………………………………

4. I had breakfast at 8 o'clock this morning.

…………………………………………………

(It's 2p.m. now.)

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3. FURTHER PRACTICE
Exercise 1. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. I ……. very angry yesterday, so I didn’t talk to him.
A. am
B. were
C. are
D. was
2. Yesterday, I met a friend, saw a movie, and ………… home late.
A. coming
B. come
C. came
D. comes
3. The robbers were counting the money when the police …….. .
A. arrive
B. arriving
C. are arriving
4. Where ……………. you yesterday? I waited for thirty minutes.

D. arrived

A. was
B. have
C. were
5. During the day, they ………..time to finish the work.
A. doesn’t have
B. not have
C. didn’t have
6. I…………… to the doctor because I was sick.

D. is

A. go
B. walk
C. was
7. Could you ……………….. me my red sweater, please?

D. went

D. don’t

A. take
B. advise
C. borrow
D. bring
8. On my trip to Italy, I lost a suitcase, broke my glasses, and ………. my flight home.
A. miss
B. missed
C. did miss
D. missing
9. While Steve was washing his car, he ……… some dents in the doors.

A. discovered
B. is discovering
C. was discovering D. has discovered
10. He usually wears sandals but when I …………. he was wearing boots.
A. saw last him

B. saw him last

C. last saw him

D. last him saw

Exercise 2. Write sentences in simple past.
1. Mike/ not go/ work/ last week
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. where/ you/ go/ on holiday/?
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. we/ stop/ the car/ to look/ at the view
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. you/ see/ Natalie/ at the party/?
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Jackie/ spend/ all her life/ in India
………………………………………………………….…………………….…..
6. Max/ get up/ at five/ and/ work/ till/ half-past nine
…………………………………………………………………………………….
7. who/you/ phone/ yesterday/?
…………………………………………………………....………………………
8. they/ hear/ the good news/ last night
…………………………………………………………....………………………
9. Janet / miss / the bus / this morning

……………………………………………………………………………………..
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10. she / tidy / her room / last weekend
…………………………………………………………………………………....
11. Nancy / not /watch / television/ yesterday
……………………………………………………………………………….……
12. she / read / a book / last night
……………………………………………………………………….……………..
Exercise 3. Each sentence has a mistake. Underline the mistakes and correct them.
Sentences & mistakes

Corrections

1.
2.

I arrive at the airport at ten o'clock last night.
She could to speak three languages when she was eight.

........................
........................

3.
4.
5.
6.

Where did you went last weekend?

I don't can go out because I have a lot of homework.
I buyed a new DVD player.
Do you watch football on TV yesterday evening?

........................
........................
........................
........................

7.
8.

Were there a fire in that building last month?
Did you lost your passport when you were on holiday?

........................
........................

9. Who did build the Eiffel Tower?
10. Pat was writing twenty-two emails yesterday. It took her a long time.

........................
........................

11. When were you arriving last night?
12. Why didn't your parent studied English at school?

........................
........................

Exercise 4. Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Leonardo da Vinci (0) lived
(live) in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He was a
student in Florence, where he (1)………………….. (study) painting, sculpture, and design. He (2)
………………….. (begin) a lot of paintings, but he (3) ……………….……... (not finish) many of
them. His picture of the Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the world. Leonardo (4)………..
(be) interested in many things. He (5)………….. (want) to know about everything he saw. He
examined the human body. He (6)..……….. (think) that the sun (7)………………….. (not go)
round the earth. He (8)………….. (write) music. He designed a flying machine 400 years before the
first one flew. Many people (9) …………………………….. (not understand) his ideas. It is
difficult to think that one man (10)………….. (can) do so much.
Exercise 5. Choose the correct time expressions in the box to complete Jane's biography.

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After that
in 1990

In 2004
Then

Three years later
When

Jane was born (1)………….. in Barcelona. (2)………….. she was nine years old, she learned to ride
a horse. (3)………….. her parents bought her a horse called Charley. (4)…………………………..
she fell off the horse and broke her arm. (5)………….. she got the second place in a horse riding
competition. (6) ………………………….. she sold the horse because she was more interested in
motorbikes.

Exercise 6. Complete the paragraph with the correct past tense forms of the verbs.
Andy (1) …………..(come) to Bangkok from Buffalo, New York in 1999. He only (2) …………..
(have) 1000 USD and some clothes and books. He (3) ………….. (find) a place to live and started to
look for a job right away. He (4)………….. (give) his application to every design company in the
city, but nobody called him so he (5)………….. (take) a job in a restaurant. He (6)………….. (make)
very little money there, and he wasn’t very happy. Then the manager of Maya Fashions called him,
so Andy (7)………….. (buy) a new suit and (8)………….. (go) for an interview. The manager liked
him a lot, so Andy (9)………….. (get) the job, and that evening he (10) …………..(write) to his
friends in Buffalo to tell about his good luck.
Exercise 7. Write these verbs in the correct column based on the –ed pronunciation.
stopped

watched

helped

relaxed

walked

learned
decided

enjoyed
waited

opened
worked

arrived

smiled

stayed
invited

looked
listened
wanted

liked
lived
visited

loved
changed
learned

cleaned
missed
called

washed
played
started

/t/

/d/

/ id /

stopped

learned

Decided

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Exercise 8. Find the word which has a different sound for the underlined letter(s) in each group.
1. A. invited
B. site
C. decided
D. visited
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. liked
A. count
A. but
A. cost

B. pronounced
B. sound
B. cut
B. got

C. stopped
C. found
C. put
C. stop

D. waved
D. should
D. shut
D. boring

6. A. smiled
7. A. encourage
8. A. pull

B. worked
B. enough
B. brush

C. picked
C. couple
C. bush

D. jumped
D. thought
D. push

9. A. lake
10. A. date

B. came

B. ate

C. walked
C. day

D. ancient
D. dam

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PROGRESS TEST 2
Time allotted: 45 minutes
PART 1. IMCOMPLETE SENTENCES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then mark the letter A, B. C, or D on
your answer sheet.
1. Mr Brown invented the machine ……………… .
A. hisself
B. itself
C. himself
D. A & B are correct
2. There is a ……………… shop for tourists at the airport.
A. memory
B. saloon
C. souvenir
3. Can you …….…… out what time the train leaves?
A. see
B. find
C. look
4. They are both good ………….. because they type carefully.

D. studio

A. typists
B. typewriters
5. In the end I …………… home.

D. typemen

C. typers

D. seek

A. got to
B. arrived at
C. got
6. I ……….…… you to clean your room yesterday.

D. arrived in

A. remind
B. reminded
C. mind
7. The baby …….……… be hungry, because he just had milk.

D. minded

A. cannot
B. must
C. isn’t

8. We ……….…… at a party two months ago.

D. wasn’t

A. meet
B. met
C. have met
9. Christine promised to meet …….……… at the theater.

D. meeting

A. our
B. us
10. The baby …….……… at all.

D. ours

C. we

A. not eats
B. eats not
C. do not eat
11. They ……….…… running their own company in 1980.

D. does not eat

A. started
B. have started
C. are starting
12. The black leather jacket …….……… be Harley’s.

D. start

A. not
B. can’t
C. not must
13. I’m …….……… . Would you lend me some money?

D. not can’t

A. borrow
B. rich
C. broke
14. What did he ….………… her to do this morning?

D. poor

A. say
B. tell
C. speak
15. I went to Los Angeles fifteen years …….……… .

D. question

A. before
B. ago
C. since
16. There used to be ten students ……….…….. my class.

D. next to

A. at
B. on
17. She enjoys …….……… in her free time.

C. to

D. in

C. swims

D. swimming

A. swim

B. to swim

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