Present simple vs Simple past

1. Everyday I (go) to school.2. Last year we (visit) our grandchildren.3. Jane often (cook) a meal for her husband.4. Yesterday, she (have) lunch with her sister.5. Last week, Rob (buy) a new car.6. I (send) three letters yesterday.7. We (invite) our family for dinner last night.8. We always (invite) our family for dinner on Sundays.9. Jane usually (take) the bus.10. Yesterday, Jane (take) the train.

1. There (be) always friends in the house. 2. I think that Meriem (be) the laziest student. 3. Last night I (listen) to music. 4. My father sometimes (bring) his friends home for dinner. 5. Sometimes she (go) by car. 6. We (not play) football yesterday. 7. He (fill) the coffee-pot five minutes ago. 8. They (help) her last week. 9. He (go) to sleep twenty minutes ago. 10. I often (walk) in the park.

Present simple or continuous?

1. ______________ (you, meet) your friend today?

2. ________ (you, understand) what I mean?3. Susan _________ (work) on her project at the moment.4. She __________ (go) to Switzerland once a week.5. Does Mike ________ (work) in human resources?6. This bottle _______ (contain) two liters of water.7. ___________ (you, realize) how many people there are?8. The games _________ (start, usually) at 8.00 in the evening.9. _______________ (I, see) a doctor tomorrow.

Present simple, continuous or simple past?

1. I (to play_________) tennis yesterday but I________ (not to win) . 2. John __________(not to write) letters often; he________ (to prefer) phoning. 3. She _________(not to go) to work yesterday because she___________ (not to feel) well. 4. The polar ice cap ____________(to consist) of millions of tons of ice, it?5. You___________ (not to help) your brother, didn't you? - No, I __________(to have) to go to the dentist. 6. Where _____________(Mr Moore - to fish) [?] at the moment? 7. How_________ (you - to go) to school? - I ___________(to go - always) by bike. 8. My grandfather _____________(not to go) to school by bike, he ___________(to go) on foot. 9. Till last month, we_________ (to go) swimming every week. 10. He__________ (to write) me a last letter in june last year. 11. Be quiet, please! I _______________(to enjoy) a nice film. 12. (you - to know) ________________where your brother is? - Oh, I (to meet) _______________him an hour ago, at Richmond Brigde. 13. (you - to know)______________ Do you know where your brother ___________(to be) last night? - He______________ (to spend) the evening with his friends. 14. Where________________ (Dorothy - to be) ? - She is outside. She__________________ (to play) with her baby sister. 15. What _________________(Dorothy - to do) last night? - She________________ (to study) French and __________________(to talk) to her friends on the phone. => ________________(she - to study) hard?- Yes, of course, [?]. 16. John ___________(to work) in the garden at the moment. He_________ (to like) doing this although he __________(to hate) it when he _____________(to be) younger.

17. Would you like to spend the weekend with us? - I'd love to but I___________ (not / can) . I_______________ (to play) an important football match then. => Is it an important match? - Yes, [?]. 18. => Last year, we_______________ (to spend) our vacation in Greece.- How __________(you - to travel) ? => We___________ (to fly) . - -______________(you - to like) it here? => Yes, we___________ (to have) the time of our life. - _________________(you - can) visit all the important historic places?=> Yes, we . But we ________________(not to see) Athens by night.

Fill in the spaces with either present simple, past simple or present continuous. Don't use contractions.

Dear Mary

How are you. I (1) ____________(receive) your letter last week. Thank you for the recipe for the cake I (2) __________ (ask) for. I made it last week and it__________ (3) (be) very nice. I now (4) ____________ (have) a new job in a supermarket in the city centre. I go there every day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and (5) _________(work) there till 10 o'clock in the evening. I am very happy because my sister (6)________________ (work) there too so we travel to and from work together. I (7) __________ (get) my first wages last week and I went shopping immediately! I (8) (buy) a new stereo for my bedroom. It is gold and black and (9) ____________ (look) very nice. My brother (10) __________ (come) to stay with me for a few days next week. He (11) __________(arrive) on Saturday so I am going to collect him from the station. After I collect him, we are going to that Mexican restaurant near the park. (12)________________ (you/want?) to come with us? You can (13)_____________ (call) me to tell me if you want to come or not. John told me that you (14)________ (pass) your Spanish exam last month. Congratulations. (15) __________ (be?) difficult? You know that I (16) ______________(be) terrible at languages but you are better. (17) ____________ (you/go?) to visit Spain for your next holiday so you can practice it?

Please write to me soon with all your news, Mary.

All the best

Sara.