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1. 1.

   Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the present simple or present continuous.

   1. Please don't make so much noise. I ______________ (study).
   2. How many languages Tom _______________ (speak)?
   3. I ______________ (not/belong) to political party.
   4. Hurry! The bus (come). I _______________ (not/want) to miss it.
   5. The River Nile _______________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
   6. The river _______________ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.
   7. _______________ (it/ever/snow) in India?
   8. We usually _______________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we ______________ (not/grow) any.
   9. A: Can you drive?

   B: No, but I _______________ (learn). My father _______________ (teach) me.

   10. You can borrow my umbrella. I _______________ (not/need) it at the moment.
   11. (At a party) I usually _______________ (enjoy) parties but I _______________ (not/enjoy) this one very much.
   12. George says he's 80-years old but I ________________ (not/believe) him.
   13. John is in London at the moment. He ________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually ______________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London.
   14. My parents ______________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where do your parents _______________ (live)?
   15. She ______________ (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live
   16. A: What ________________ (your father/do)?

   B: He's a teacher, but he _________________ (not/work) at the moment.

   17. What time ________________ (the banks/close) in Britain?
   18. I don't understand the word 'aint'. What ________________ (it/mean)?
   19. He is still ill but he _________________ (get/better) slowly.
   20. The economic situation is already bad and it _________________ (get/worse).
2. 2.

   Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Where both the past simple and past perfect simple are possible, write 'BOTH'.

   1. Until I ______________ (explain) the situation to her I felt guilty.
   2. After I ______________ (finish) my lunch I went back to work.
   3. When the police _______________ (interview) me they let me go home.
   4. As soon as I got home my brother _______________ (go out).
   5. The children had to stay in until the rain ________________ (stop).
   6. When I _______________ (see) John coming towards me I walked in the other direction.
   7. I phoned my mother to find out why she ________________ (not write) for so long.
   8. We stayed in our seats until the film _________________ (finish).
3. 3.

   Continue the following sentences using the words in brackets in either the past perfect simple or continuous.

   1. My landlord threw me out of my flat because I (not pay the rent for six months/and break all the windows)
   2. When I eventually got to the meeting I was bad tempered and exhausted! I (sit in traffic jam for 45 minutes/motorist bump into me/and I get completely lost).
   3. By the time 5 o' clock arrived Brenda was furious. She (wait for an hour/drink six cups of tea/and they still not arrive)
   4. I was so depressed that I couldn't do the exam. I (study every day for two months/and give up see my friends)
4. 4.

   Put the verbs in brackets in an appropriate form.

   1. "Henry! Good Lord! I forgot that you _____________ (come) to dinner. I'm sorry, come in."
   2. The police _____________ (charge) me with speeding, but I told them that I'd never driven a car.
   3. The beginning of the film was terrible. I hoped it _____________ (get better).
   4. I went to bed early as I was _____________ (leave) for Rio the next day.
   5. Tom was sensible and his mother knew he _____________ (take) care of himself.
   6. "You _____________ (show) me your holiday photos but we were interrupted."
   7. "Our last holiday was a disaster. We _____________ (travel) to Austria, but I broke my leg."
   8. I ____________ (just/ring) the receptionist about the TV when an engineer arrived to fix it.
   9. I had invited them to come to the party at 9 o' clock, but I knew they (be late).
   10. "Last time I saw you, you ____________ (emigrate) to Canada! Did you?"
5. 5.

   Put the verb in the correct form. Use either the simple or the continuous forms.

   1. I ____________ (just write) a cheque when I ____________ (remember) that I ____________ (have) nothing in the bank.
   2. A: "I ____________ (see) you yesterday from the bus. Why ____________ (you use) a stick?"
      B: "I ____________ (use) a stick because I ____________ (hurt) my leg that morning falling off a horse."
      A: "Whose horse _____________ (you ride)?"

   3. A: "Who ______________ (own) this umbrella?"
      B: "I ______________ (not know). Everybody _____________ (use) it, but nobody _____________ (know) who ______________ (own) it".

   4. A: "_____________ (you mind) if I _____________ (ask) you a question?"
      B: "That _____________ (depend) on the question."
      A: "It _____________ (concern) your brother."
      B: "I _____________ (refuse) to answer any questions about my brother."

   5. Look at the crowd. I _____________ (wonder) what they _____________ (wait) for.
   6. This story is about a boy who _____________ (make) friends with a snake which he _____________ (find) in his garden.
   7. That film ______________ (come) to the local cinema next week. I ______________ (expect) ______________ (you want) to see it?
   8. A: "How ______________ (Peter get) on at school?"
      B: "Very well. He ______________ (seem) to like the life."

   9. A: "_____________ (you understand) what the lecturer ______________ (say)?"
      B: "No, I _______________ (not understand) him at all".

   10. He ______________ (never listen) to what you say.
       He ______________ (always think) about something else.