Самостійна робота "Present Simple, Present Continuous"

Grammar_______________________________

1 Complete the text with the Present continuous form of the verbs in the box.

drink      eat      not sit      play      not read      sit      use

It’s four in the afternoon. Mum and Dad ¹                  in the living room. Mum
²                  a biscuit and Dad ³                  tea. Derek ⁴                  in the living room with them. He’s in his bedroom. He
⁵                  the computer, but he
⁶                  emails. He ⁷                  computer games.

 

Make questions with the Present continuous. Then write answers.

1 who / you / chat to? (I / chat / to Milly)

 A                                                

 B                                                

2 what / the little girl / wear? (she / wear / her mum’s clothes)

 A                                                

 B                                                

3 why / Vince / use / your computer? (he / surf / the internet)

 A                                                 

 B                                                 

4 whose photo / Gill / take? (she / take / a photo of her friends)

 A                                                 

 B                                                 

 

3 Write sentences about the people. Use the Present simple and Present continuous.

 

Olivia and Gerry

1 they / often / make / sandwiches / for lunch                         

2 they / eat / sandwiches now                                                  

 

I

3 I / not study / at the moment                                          

4 I / never / study / at night                                           

 

Samantha

5 she / talk / to her friends / every day                                           

6 she / not talk / to her friends / at the moment                              

 

My friend and I

7 we / have / lessons / every day                                           

8 we / not have / an English lesson now                                            

 

Tim

9 he / play / tennis / now                                               

10 he / usually / play / with Jim or Henry                                    

 

 

 

 

Grammar______________________________

1 Complete the text with the Present continuous form of the verbs in the box.

drink      eat      not play       not sit      sit      use      write

It’s eight o’clock in the morning. Anna and I ¹            in the kitchen. I ²            orange juice and Anna ³            an egg. Mum and Dad ⁴            in the kitchen with us. They’re in the living room. Mum ⁵            the computer, but she
⁶            computer games. She ⁷            an email.

 

2 Make questions with the Present continuous. Then write answers.

1 what / the children / do? (they / swim / in the sea)

 A                                              

 B                                              

2 why / you / wear / your headphones? (I / listen to / Adele’s new album)

 A                                               

 B                                              

3 whose computer / Diana / use? (she / use / John’s computer)

 A                                              

 B                                               

4 what / Dad / cook / in the kitchen? (he / make / pizza)

 A                                               

 B                                              

 

3 Write sentences about the people with the Present simple and Present continuous.

 

Anna

1 she / usually / study / at home                                                               

 

2 she / study / at my house / at the moment 
                                                               

 

Tom

3 he / watch a comedy / at the moment 
                                                                

4 he / hardly ever / watch / action films 
                                                                 

 

Julie and Phil

5 they / make / a documentary / every year 
                                                                 

6 this year / they / write / a book together 
                                                                 

 

I

7 I / not dance / now 
                                                               

8 I / never / dance / at parties
                                                                

 

My friend and I

9 we / ride / our bikes to school today                                                 

10 we / often / not ride / our bikes
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Grammar 1_________________________________________

1 Complete the text with the Past simple form of the verbs in the box. There is one extra verb.

be   finish   have   help   move      not get   not go   stay   take

We ¹                  on holiday last summer because we ²                  house in August and my p

 

arents ³                  very busy. So I ⁴                  in town when school ⁵                 . I ⁶                  bored. I ⁷                  a really good time with my friends. Of course, I also ⁸                  my parents a bit!

 

2 Complete the sentences with the correct Past simple or Past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I                        (wash) my hair when Carlos                        (ring) the doorbell.

2                        (you / visit) any interesting places when you were on holiday?

3 When she                        (get) home, she                        (notice) the door was open.

4 It was a lovely morning and people                        (sit) in the sunshine.

5 They                        (drive) to the supermarket when they

                        (remember) it was closed.

6 I                        (walk) down the street when I                        (see) my cousin at the bus stop.

7 Elaine                        (write) her English composition two days ago.

8 Where’s your jacket?                       (you / forget) it?

 

 

3 Make questions. Use the question words in brackets.

1 You got home last night. (What time)?

                                                                                                                                   

2 She turned the music off. (Why?)

                                                                                                                                   

3 They were taking photos. (Where?)

                                                                                                                                   

4 Luke gave him a shirt. (When?)

                                                                                                                                   

5 You were cooking when I called. (What?)

                                                                                                                                   

 

4. Complete the sentences with the correct Past simple or Past continuous

 

1. I ___________________________ (walk) down the street when                 I ___________________________ (notice) a new shop.
2. Where ___________________________ (they/be) yesterday at 5 pm? – They ___________________________ (have) dinner with their friends.
3. While she ___________________________ (work) in the garden, her brother ___________________________ (play) computer games.
4. Imagine the situation that ___________________________ (happen) to me yesterday. I ___________________________ (get) up early in the morning, ___________________________ (brush) my teeth, ___________________________ (prepare) breakfast, and while I ___________________________ (eat) it, somebody suddenly ___________________________ (scream) out and I ___________________________ (get) scared. Then I ___________________________ (find) out it ___________________________ (be) a cat.
5. What ___________________________ (you/do) from 4 pm to 6 pm last Monday? – Well, I´m not sure but I think I ___________________________ (write) an essay about environment.
6. He ___________________________ (study) for an exam when his mom ___________________________ (come) in.
7. They ___________________________ (lie) on the sofa the whole afternoon yesterday. Would you believe it?
8. We ___________________________ (cook) lunch when the bell ___________________________ (ring).
9. She ___________________________ (see) a weird-looking man while she ___________________________ (pass) by a new shopping centre.
10. While I ___________________________ (have) a bath, my husband ___________________________ (arrive) back home.
11. He ___________________________ (wait) for his wife when he ___________________________ (spot) a stain on his jacket.
12. When we ___________________________ (get) home, we ___________________________ (discover) that our water pipes ___________________________ (leak) water. We ___________________________ (have) to fix it immediately because the kitchen ___________________________ (be) full of water.
13. She ___________________________ (give) a new toy to her younger sister.
14. Birds ___________________________ (sing) while we ___________________________ (cycle) last weekend.
15. They ___________________________ (swim) in the ocean when a big shark ___________________________ (appear) close to them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grammar 2____________________________________________

1 Complete the text with the Past simple form of the verbs in the box. There is one extra verb.

be   decide   go   leave   not go   not send   send   take   visit

Sally and her family love history. Last month they ¹                  to Athens on holiday. They ²                  the Parthenon and lots of other interesting buildings. They ³                  to the beach because they ⁴                  to stay in the city all the time. There was a lot to see! Sally ⁵                  some great photos while she ⁶                  there. She ⁷                  any postcards, but she ⁸                  me a lovely photo of the Acropolis from her phone!

 

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past simple or Past continuous.

1 Charlie                        (not hear) the phone because he                        (listen) to music.

2 When I                        (come) home, I                        (make) a cup of coffee.

3                        (you / buy) anything interesting in Italy last summer?

4 It was a beautiful morning and the birds                        (sing).

5 Rosa                        (watch) television when the doorbell                        (ring).

6 I                        (cycle) to the library when I                        (remember) it was closed.

7 Where’s your tennis racket?                        (you / forget) it?

 

8 It was six o’clock in the morning, and the child                        (sleeping).

 

3 Make questions. Use the question words in brackets.

1 She left the party early. (Why?)

                                                                                                                                

2 They were having dinner. (Where?)

                                                                                                                             

3 The exams began yesterday. (What time?)

                                                                                                                              

4 You were doing something when I called. (What?)

                                                                                                                              

5 He was listening to someone. (Who?)

                                                                                                                             

 

 

4. Complete the sentences with the correct Past simple or Past continuous

 

 

1. I ___________________________ (walk) down the street when                 I ___________________________ (notice) a new shop.
2. Where ___________________________ (they/be) yesterday at 5 pm? – They ___________________________ (have) dinner with their friends.
3. While she ___________________________ (work) in the garden, her brother ___________________________ (play) computer games.
4. Imagine the situation that ___________________________ (happen) to me yesterday. I ___________________________ (get) up early in the morning, ___________________________ (brush) my teeth, ___________________________ (prepare) breakfast, and while I ___________________________ (eat) it, somebody suddenly ___________________________ (scream) out and I ___________________________ (get) scared. Then I ___________________________ (find) out it ___________________________ (be) a cat.
5. What ___________________________ (you/do) from 4 pm to 6 pm last Monday? – Well, I´m not sure but I think I ___________________________ (write) an essay about environment.
6. He ___________________________ (study) for an exam when his mom ___________________________ (come) in.
7. They ___________________________ (lie) on the sofa the whole afternoon yesterday. Would you believe it?
8. We ___________________________ (cook) lunch when the bell ___________________________ (ring).
9. She ___________________________ (see) a weird-looking man while she ___________________________ (pass) by a new shopping centre.
10. While I ___________________________ (have) a bath, my husband ___________________________ (arrive) back home.
11. He ___________________________ (wait) for his wife when he ___________________________ (spot) a stain on his jacket.
12. When we ___________________________ (get) home, we ___________________________ (discover) that our water pipes ___________________________ (leak) water. We ___________________________ (have) to fix it immediately because the kitchen ___________________________ (be) full of water.
13. She ___________________________ (give) a new toy to her younger sister.
14. Birds ___________________________ (sing) while we ___________________________ (cycle) last weekend.
15. They ___________________________ (swim) in the ocean when a big shark ___________________________ (appear) close to them.