Fill in with a modal verb.

You ............... borrow a ladder to fix the satellite dish.
I ............... do all the homework tonight.
Sheila ............... lend me some money.
Tom ............... go to the police station to solve the problem.
Alice ............... tell me Sarah’s secret.
I speak English but I ............... write it.
You ............... leave your car keys on the table.
The secretary ............... deliver the papers on time.
You ............... notice the mistakes at the end of the book.
My mother ............... send the letter yesterday.
It ............... be difficult to find the answers to the questions.
If those people are thieves they ............... go to jail.
She ............... bring something for dessert.
Her mother ............... be on the road right now.
I ............... visit you when I am in New York.

Write sentences about places you know. Use Comparative or Superlative structures.

1- (expensive).
2- (cheap).
3- (cold)
4- (hot)
5- (ancient).

Complete Jim’s letter with comparative structures.

Dear Anna,

Here I am in Las Vegas! I’m having a wonderful time. The weather is …… (hot) and ………….(dry) in England. The houses are …………………..(big) ours and the cars are …………………..(long) and ……………..(wide) those in our country. I love the food here. Yesterday I had …………………..(good) hamburger I’ve ever eaten! The hotel is beautiful; I think it’s ………………(beautiful) hotel I’ve ever seen. At the moment I am in a casino; It’s ………………(big) in the world and it’s ……………………………(busy) in town. I’ll phone you when I get back.

Love, Jim

Complete the dialogue. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Reporter: Mr Smith, 1. ………………… you ………………… (watch) TV when they 2. ……………………… (announce) the winner?
Mr Smith: No, I wasn’t. I 3. ……………………… (sleep). My wife 4. ……………………… (listen) to the radio when she 5. ……………………… (hear) the lottery results. She 6. ……………………… (scream) and 7. ……………………… (wake) me.
Reporter: Well, what 8. ………………… you ………………… (do)?
Mr Smith: I 9. ……………………… (get up) to see what was wrong. My wife 10. ……………………… (laugh) and 11. ……………………… (cry) at the same time. She 12. ………………… also ………………… (wave) the lottery ticket!
Reporter: What 13. ……………………… (happen) then?
Mr Smith: I 14. ……………………… (start) thinking about a holiday in Hawaii.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past continous).

1.When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.
2.While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
3.He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
4.I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
5.When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see him.
6.She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
7.When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.
8.When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney Castle.
9.When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.
10.I (not / understand) what they (talk) about.

Write questions about the words in bold type.

1. Danny was the stuntperson in the film.

2. I saw a comedy show yesterday.

3. They are meeting Sandy.

4. David lives in England.

5. The film was boring.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple

Pamela: What ……….(you/do) last weekend?
Tony: I ………………………….(go) to my cousin’s house.
Pamela: …………………………….(be) it far?
Tony: No, it only ………………………(take) us 30 minutes.
Pamela: ………………………………..(you/stay) there long?
Tony: We ……………………………..(stay) only for the weekend.
What …………………………….(you/do) last weekend?
Pamela: My family and I ……………………..(take) the dog and we ……………………(have) a picnic on the beach.
Tony: ………………………………(be) it sunny?
Pamela: Yes, the sun ……………………..(shine) all day.

Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the correct verbs from the list. Remember some of them are irregular!

Put up- cook – go- make- take – collect- drink – meet – speak – play – feel- sing

Last week I ………camping with my friends. We …………….tents and sleeping bags. Three of us ……………the tents while the others …………….wood and …………..a fire. We …………potatoes and ……….coke. In the evening, Tom …………… the guitar and everybody ………….songs. We …………. Some French tourists and …………………to them in French. At about midnight, we all ………………..sleepy, so we …………………to bed.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. While I ……………………… (use) the computer, the electricity ……………………… (go) off.
2. Tom ……………………… (run) in the race as the photographer ……………………… (take) photos.
3. The people ……………………… (clap) while the singer ……………………… (sing).
4. When we ……………………… (leave) the party, many people ……………………… (dance).
5. We ……………………… (go) to the concert when we ……………………… (see) the accident.

Present Perfect. Translate:

1. Ellos se han comprado un nuevo apartamento.

2. Él me dijo su nombre pero lo he olvidado.

3. ¿Dónde está mi llave? La he perdido.

4. ¿Quieres comer alguna cosa? No gracias, acabo de comer.

5. ¡No olvides enviar la carta! - La acabo de enviar.

6. No la he enviado todavía.

7. ¿Ha parado ya de llover?

8. ¿Has estado alguna vez en China?

9. Tengo este coche desde 1991.

CHANGE INTO THE PASSIVE VOIE (Present and Past Simple)

1. My wife crashed the new car.
2. I opened the windows.
3. I drink a glass of water.
4. You did not send the parcel.
5. They did not catch the thieves.
6. The teacher made a big mistake.
7. She dropped her bag in the train.
8. My brother takes his medicine every day.

Circle the correct answer.

1. Donna has completed / have completed the project.
2. I has read / have read that book many times.
3. We hasn’t seen / haven’t seen that film yet.
4. The baby hasn’t eaten / haven’t eaten yet.
5. Tom hasn’t been / haven’t been to New York.

Write sentences with the words below.

1. haven’t / my friends / arrived / yet
.
2. eaten / have / the children / lunch / already

3. his room / Tom / painted / hasn’t / ever

4. Tammy / worked / never / in a restaurant / has

5. I / done / my / homework / just / have