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Fill in the correct form of the PAST TENSE - Simple and progressive !

1. He   when we   . (SLEEP, ARRIVE)

2. When you   in I   my report (COME, WRITE)

3. The car   100 km an hour when the accident  . (DO, HAPPEN)

4. When the lights   out, I  . (GO, SHAVE)

5. He   at 9 o'clock (STILL SLEEP)

6. While Jack  , Martha   outside (STUDY, PLAY)

7. The   tennis when it   to rain (PLAY, START)

8. While you were at work we   (SLEEP)

9. What   when you heard the news ? (YOU DO)

10. I   anything when the reporter called me. (NOT DO)

11. He   to town when his car   down (DRIVE, BREAK)

12. The postman came just as I   the house (LEAVE)

13. At nine o'clock last night I   a book (READ).

14. When my father   the room I   a cigarette. (ENTER, SMOKE)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the PRESENT PERFECT tense !

1. Maurice   young adults his whole life. (COACH)

2. No wonder you've got stomachache . You   cake the whole morning. (EAT)

3. I   on my presentation all evening. I   yet. (WORK, NOT FINISH)

4. John Grisham   many legal thrillers in his career. (WRITE)

5. We   to Spain every summer since my dad died. (BE)

6.  ? - You smell of whiskey. (YOU DRINK)

8. I don't want to go to the cinema. I   that movie three times already. (SEE)

9. Now that we   our dining room, it looks a lot better. (RENOVATE)

10. My sister   the piano a lot lately. She's having a performance tomorrow evening.
(PRACTICE)

11. We   each other for ages. (KNOW)

12. Tom   at the office since 7 a.m. (BE)

Letter to Ellen - Present Perfect and Past Tense

Dear Ellen !
I hope things are OK with you. The doctor    (come) yesterday. He    (not like) my cough.
I    (lie) in bed looking at the ceiling since Tuesday, and I can tell you, I’m fed up with it.
I    (never be) ill like this before - don’t know what’s happening to me. And the weather’s terrible.
It    (rain) all day and I can’t even have a cup of tea in the morning to cheer myself up, because
the milkman    (not come) this morning. Don’t know why - I’m sure I    (pay) his bill.

Alice    (get) married last week, so now all Mary’s kids   (leave) home. She won’t know what to
do with herself, will she ?

Lucy Watson    (move) to Doncaster. Since Fred    (die) she   (be) all alone. It    (be) a
heart attack, apparently. I’m sorry she's gone. We   (be) neighbours for over thirty years and
she    (always , be) friendly and ready to help out.

Amy    (leave) . My cleaning lady , you remember ? I’m glad . I   (not trust) her since
she    (break) all those plates  and     (say) it    (be) the cat.

There   (not be) much change in the village. Some new people   (take) over the shop. They
seem quite nice. Hope they are more efficient than old Joe. No more news. Write when you’ve got the time.

Love , Emmy
MODAL VERBS

Fill in the blanks using MUST, MUSTN’T, DON’T HAVE TO, SHOULD, SHOULDN’T, MIGHT, CAN, CAN’T !
1. Rose and Ted _________________ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups !
2. You _________________ pay to use the library. It’s free.
3. I’m not sure where my wife is at the moment. She _________________ be at her dance
class.
4. Jerry _________________ be working today. He never works on Sundays.
5. You _________________ be 18 to see that film.
6. You _________________ hear this story. It’s very funny.
7. Dad _________________ go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time.
8. You don’t have to shout. I _________________ hear you very well.
9. It _________________ be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn’t look like that.
10. You look pretty tired. I think you _________________ go to bed early tonight.
11. Let me look. I _________________ be able to help you.
12. “Children, you _________________ cross the street if the lights are red !”
13. You _________________ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.
14. I’m sorry but I _________________ give you a lift because my car is broken.
15. I _________________ stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library.
16. You really _________________ go to the Louvre if you’re in Paris. It’s wonderful.
17. You _________________ come to the party if you don’t feel well.
18. I don’t know where Kelly is. She _________________ be at her sister’s .
19. You have passed all your tests. You _________________ be very pleased with yourself.
20. You _________________ smoke in your car, especially if there are children sitting in the
back.
21. You _________________ work this evening. I can do the tasks for you.
22. John doesn’t need a calculator. He _________________ do sums in his head.
23. Passengers _________________ open the door when the train is moving.
24. It _________________ rain today. It’s getting cloudy already.
25. I _________________ pay for the tickets because I got them from Sam for free.