EnglishTestPresent and Past Simple

Name : _______________________________________________________Class : ______________ Date : __________________________________

I. Write am, is, or are.

1. I ____________ not rich.2. This bag ____________ heavy.3. These bags ____________ heavy.4. Look! There ____________ Carol.5. My brother and I ____________ good tennis players.6. Emily ____________ at home. Her children ____________ at school.7. I ____________ a taxi driver. My sister ____________ a nurse.

II. Choose the correct ADJECTIVE and write one sentence for each picture.

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1. She’s thirsty .2. They _______________________________________________________.3. He _________________________________________________________.4. ____________________________________________________________.5. ____________________________________________________________.6. ____________________________________________________________.

III. Write sentences, affirmative or negative. Use is/isn’t or are/aren’t.

1. (it/windy today) ______________________________________________________.2. (my hands/cold) ______________________________________________________.3. (Brazil/a very big country) ______________________________________________________.4. (diamonds/cheap) ______________________________________________________.5. (Buenos Aires/in Chile) ______________________________________________________.

IV. Make questions with these words, and provide a SHORT ANSWER.

1. (interesting/is/your job) ____________________________________________? ____________________.2. (the shops/are/open today) ____________________________________________? ____________________.3. (from/where/you/are) ____________________________________________? ____________________.4. (interested in sport/you/are) ____________________________________________?

____________________.5. (is/near here/the post office) ____________________________________________?

____________________.6. (at school/are/your children) ____________________________________________?

____________________.7. (you/are/late/why) ____________________________________________? ____________________.

V. Choose the correct VERB and complete the sentences in the PRESENT SIMPLE.

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1. He plays the piano.2. They ___________________ in a very big house.3. ________________________ a lot of fruit.4. ________________________ tennis.5. ________________________ to the cinema a lot.6. ________________________ seven hours a night.

VI. Write affirmative sentences in the PRESENT SIMPLE with these words. Remember the 3rd P.Singular.

1. (speak/Maria/four languages) ___________________________________________________________.2. (I/stamps/collect) ___________________________________________________________.3. (her room/she/clean) ___________________________________________________________.4. (am/late/I) ___________________________________________________________.5. (go/on Wednesdays/I/to the cinema) _________________________________________________________.6. (nice photos/Rick/take) ___________________________________________________________.7. (our parents/We/help) ___________________________________________________________.

VII. Transform the following sentences into negative sentences in the PRESENT SIMPLE.

1. Joe repairs his car. ___________________________________________________________.2. Andy and John like hamburgers. ___________________________________________________________.3. I buy a newspaper every Sunday. ___________________________________________________________.4. I like sports. ___________________________________________________________.5. He is interested in medicine.

___________________________________________________________.6. We wear nice uniforms. ___________________________________________________________.7. Her job is very interesting. ___________________________________________________________.

VIII. Answer the following questions with SHORT ANSWERS.

1. Does Mary like hot dogs? Yes, ___________________.2. Do you know how to drive? _______________________.3. Do we have to go to school? Yes, ___________________.4. Does he have a pet? No, ___________________.5. Do those girls dance? No, ___________________.

IX. Choose the correct verb and complete the sentences in PAST SIMPLE.

clean die finish happen open rain start want1. I __________________ my teeth three times yesterday.2. It was hot in the room, so I ________________ the window.3. The film was very long. It _________________ at 7:15 and ___________________ at 10 o’clock!4. When I was child I ____________________ to be a doctor.5. The accident _______________________ last Sunday afternoon.6. It’s a nice day today, but yesterday it __________________ all day.7. Anna’s grandfather ___________________ when he was 98 years old.

X. Write sentences in the PAST SIMPLE about Lisa’s day yesterday.

1. (get up at 6) ______________________________________________________.2. (drive to the airport) ______________________________________________________.3. (check in) ______________________________________________________.4. (have coffee) ______________________________________________________.5. (depart on time) ______________________________________________________.6. (arrive in Madrid) ______________________________________________________.

XI. What did YOU do yesterday? Write affirmative or negative sentences in the PAST SIMPLE.

1. (watch TV) ______________________________________________________________.2. (get up before 7 o’clock) ______________________________________________________________.3. (have a shower) ______________________________________________________________.4. (buy a magazine) ______________________________________________________________.5. (eat meat) ______________________________________________________________.6. (go to bed around 10:30) ______________________________________________________________.

XII. Answer the following questions about Mother Teresa with SHORT ANSWERS.

1. Did mother Teresa dress in a poor blue and white sari? ___________________________.2. Did she start teaching in a real school? ___________________________.3. Did Mother Teresa help a poor woman in the street? ___________________________.4. Did Mother Teresa get help from other nuns? ___________________________.5. Did the nuns open new places for poor people? ___________________________.

XIII. Complete the sentences with him/her/them.

1. I don’t know those girls. Do you know __________?2. I don’t know that lady. Do you know __________?3. I don’t know that book. Do you know __________?4. I don’t know Jim’s parents. Do you know __________?5. I don’t know that man in the yellow coat. Do you know __________?6. I don’t know that teacher. Do you know __________?7. I don’t know that actress. Do you know __________?

XIV. Complete these sentences.

1. They want to see me, but __________ don’t want to see __________.2. She wants to see him, but __________ doesn’t want to see __________.3. We want to see them, but __________ don’t want to see __________.4. He wants to see us, but __________ don’t want to see __________.5. They want to see her, but __________ doesn’t want to see __________.6. I want to see them, but __________ don’t want to see __________.7. You want to see her, but __________ doesn’t want to see __________.

XV. Complete the sentences with my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

1. I know Mr Watson, but I don’t know ______________ wife.2. Alice and Tom live in London, but ______________ son lives in Australia. 3. We are going to have a party. We are going to invite all ______________ friends.4. Anna is going out with ______________ friends tonight.5. I like tennis. It is ______________ favorite sport.6. I want to phone Maria. Do you know ______________ number?7. This is a beautiful tree. ______________ leaves are so nice!

XVI. Complete the sentences. Use my, your, his, her, its, our, their, with these words.

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1. I can’t open the door. I can’t find ____________________________.2. Sally is married. ____________________________ works in a bank.3. Please take off ____________________________ and sit down.4. Do you know that man? Yes, but I don’t know ____________________________.5. We live in Serrano Street. ____________________________ is at the end, on the left.

XVII. Choose and circle the right word.

1. This is a nice camera. Is it your/yours?2. That’s not my/mine umbrella. My/mine is black.3. Catherine is going out with her/hers friends this evening. 4. Whose books are these? Are they your/yours or my/mine?5. My/mine room is bigger than her/hers.6. They have two children, but I don’t know their/theirs name.7. Can I use your pencil? I lost my/mine.