II. Tony is being interviewed for a job. Look at the, notes and the Tony’s answers, then write the questions.

1.      (How old?) ________________                    I’m 18.

2.      (live locally?) ___________                       Yes, I do.

3.      (where/ live?) ____________                       5, Sanker St.

4.      (when/ leave school?) _____                      Last year.

5.      (which school/ go?) _________                     Benham School.

6.      (work/ now?) ____________                     Yes, I am.

7.      (who/ work for?) _________                      Millers Limited.

8.      (how long?) ___________                      For six months.

9.      (enjoy/ present job?) ________                    Yes, I do.                   

10.  (why/ want/ leave?) _____________                     The pay isn’t good.

II. Put the verbs in the brackets: simple presnt and present continous

1. I (live)........ with my parents but right now I (stay).......with some friends for a few days

2. I can't talk on the phone now. I (drive)....... home

3. Where are the children? They (lie).......on the beach over there

4. He (not understand)........what you (talk).......about. He is foreign

5. How much your suitcase (weight)......?It (look)...really heavy

6. Normanly I (start).......work at eight o'clock but I (start).........at 7 this week. We are busy just now

7. What is the smell? Something (burn)........in the kitchen

8. I (work)........overtime this month because I (save up)........to buy a car

9. He (smoke)........thirty cigarettes a day at the moment he (try).........very hard to cut down

10. We usually (read).......books,(listen).......to music or (watch)........TV

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1. She (travel) .... to work by bus everyday

2. She (travel).... to work by bus now

3. Mr. Quang (drive)..... his car to the farm now

4. He (drive).... his car to the farm every day.

5. His father (take)..... the vegetables to the market every morning

6. He (take) ... the vegetables to the market at present

7. Tam and Ba (play).... soccer at this time

8. They usually (play).... soccer in their free time

9. The children always (walk).... to school and they (walk).... to school now

10. Tan often (ride)... a bike to school. At the moment, he (ride).... it to school

11. I(play).... video games once a week

12. Son (write)... the answers in his exercise notebook now

13. We (learn) .... math on tuesday and we (learn) .... math now

14. Look! It (rain)...

15. Listen! The birds (sing).....

16 . The tailor always (measure)..... for the new suit

17 . He always (cross).... the street at the corner

18. My family (travel) ..... abroad every summer.

19 . He always (wear)..... a raincoat and (carry).... an umbrella when he walks to the office.

20. Trees.... more quickly in summer than in winter. (grow)

21 . We .... (not /get up) always .... before 7:00.

22 . ‘'How are you getting on with the book?" I usually..... one chapter a day. (read)

23. My brother..... (not/tock) always.... the doors and windows before going to bed

24 . Alice ....her mother in London most weekends. (see)

25 . '’What's that terrible noise?'’ The neighbors often......a party at night (have)

26 . Both ancient and recent records show that farmers usually..... long hours. (work)

1. They(just decide).....................that they (undertake)....................the job.
2. We (go)......................to the theatre last night.
3. He ussally(write).........................in green ink.
4. She(play).................the piano when our guets (arrive)....................last night.
5. We (do)..............an English exercise at the moment.
6. She (just come).................in and (see)................you in 5 minutes.
7. I (come)...........................as soon as my work is finished. (You/be)......................ready?
8. Where(you go)...................for your holiday last years?
9.I (not leave)...................Paris since we (go).................to Dieppe three years go.
10. My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend.
11 We (meet) __________ only yesterday and (already decide) __________ to get married.
12 I (never see) __________ snow.
13. Violets (bloom) __________ in spring.
14. We (not live) ___________ in England for the last two months.
15. I (lose) ________ my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) ______ them.
16. He (not arrive).................... when I (Write)...................my last letter to you
17 Whenever you (go) _________ to town nowadays, you (spend) _________ a lot of money.
18. I(never forget).....................what you (just tell)....................me.
20./ When I last (stay) ___________ in Cairo, I (ride) __________ to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) ____________ the day before.
21./ I (finish) ___________ the book before my next birthday.
23/ He (walk) __________ very quickly when I (meet) __________ him yesterday.
24/ We (meet) _________ you tomorrow after you (finish) __________ your work.
25. A: I'm going to ask you some questions so that we can pract. Aice so that we can practice verb tense. What you(do).............everyday before you come to class? Name on thing.
B: I (eat)......................breakfast.
26.A: What you (do).......................last night?Name three separate activities.
B:Last night I (eat)............................dinner. Then I(visit)......................some friends, and latter I(write)......................... a couple of letters.
27. A: What you (do)..........................rights now? What activity is in progess right now, at this exact moment?
B: Right now I (talk)................to you. I(answer).........................your question.
28. A: Where were you at this exact time yesterday? And what activity was in progress then?
B: Let me think. At this time yesterday, I was at the bookstore. I (look)..................................for the books I needed to buy for this class.
29. A: How many questions I(ask)............................since we began this exercise?
B:​I think you (ask).........................me five or six questions since we began this exercise.
30. A: What you(do).........................for the past five minutes? In other words,what activity began five minutes ago and has been in progess from then until now?
B:I (talk)................................to you for the past five minutes. I started talking to you five minutes ago, and I dtill talking to you.
31.A:Where you(be)....................tomorrow morning?
B; I(be)........................in class tomorrow morning.
32. A: What you (do).....................................at this exact time tomorrow? In other works, what activity will be in progress at this exact same time tomorrow?
B: Right now I am siting in the classroom. And at this exact time tomorrow,I(sit)..................in the classroom.
33.A: What you(do)...................................by the time you got to class today?In other words,what is one activity that you had completed before you arrived in class today?
B: Well,for one thing, I(eat)..................breakfast by the time I got to class today.
34. A: What you(do)........................by the time before you go to bed tonight? Name one activity that you will have completed before you go to bed tonight.
B: I (eat)...................................dinner by the time I go to bed tonight.

The present perfect and the simple past

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.

1 This is my house. ~How long you (live) here? ~ I (live) here since 1970.

2 He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy.

7 I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. ~You (see) the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.

11 When he (arrive)? ~ He (arrive) at 2.00.

12 You (lock) the door before you left the house?

13 I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much.

14 I can't go out because I (not finish) my work.

15 I never (drink) whisky. ~Well, have some now.

16 I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.

17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop).

18 Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.

19 I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at 12.00.

20 I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice.

21 He just (go) out.

22 He (go) out ten minutes ago.

23 You (have) breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have) it at 7.00.

Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

Dear Jean,

I’m sorry I (1)_________ to you lately, but I have been working hard. When I (2) _________ your last letter, I was acting in a play at school, and when I finished that I went on a holiday with some friends. I intended (3)_________ you a postcard, but I forgot to take your address with me. How are you getting (4) _______ at college? You didn’t (5) _________ much about this in your letter. I hope you still like it and don’t work all the time! I’m starting work in London after I (6) _________ school in July, and I want to see you then. Do you still want to come and stay (7) _________ a few days? I know you are busy, but by the time your term (8)_________, I’ll have started my job. I’ve done so (9)_________ things lately! I’ve just learned to drive and my parents sometimes lend me their car, so I often go out with friends. (10)_______ I’ll drive to Birmingham and see you one day.

Question 1

A. not write

B. haven’t written

C. don’t write

D. didn’t write

When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (be) so easy. But he (be) alarmed to see that he (get) off at a station that he had never heard of. He (not know) what to do. He (explain) his difficulty to a man who (stand) on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face the man (tell) Tom that he (travel) on a train going in the wrong direction.
2. Maria is Spanish. She (live) in Madrid where she (work) for an export company. She (be) with this company for 2 years now. At the moment she (study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She (arrive) in London last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She (be) there twice before.
3. Albert Malta was a progressive American write. He (be) born in 1908. He (write) his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) him and (put) him in prison 1950.
4. Ha (come) back a moment ago and (turn) the television on very loudly. My son (sleep) then, so i (tell) her turn it off.
5. Mary and John are neighbours. They (know) each other for several years. Mary (move) into her house in 1985 and John (live) next door since he (come) to the area in 1980.
6. While I (walk) to class yesterday morning. I (see) Tom. We (say) helan (walk) the rest of the way to school together.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Greens. When I (get) there about 2 o'clock Mrs Green (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr Green (block) the garage. He (work) on their car. The children (play) in the front yard.