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Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
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Present passive
Complete the passive sentences.
1. A lot of people in Canada play ice hockey.
A lot of ice hockey ____________________in Canada.
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Past Simple or Past Perfect?
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect forms of the verbs
in brackets.
6. She only ____________________ (hear) about the interview three months after
she ____________________ (apply) for the job.
10. They ____________________ (be) married for five years when they
___________________ (have) their first child.
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First conditional
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Second conditional
Complete the second conditional sentences so they are true for you.
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Zero, first or second conditional?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
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Present and Past tenses
Look at the SHORT letter from Claudia, a student in England, to her friend Julie.
There are 20 gaps. After some gaps there is a verb in brackets. Put the verb in the
correct tense.
Dear Julie,
I (1)____________________ (arrive) in England three days (2)____________________. I
(3)____________________ (stay) with a family in a suburb of York. They're really nice. Mr
Jones (4)____________________ (work) in York. Mrs Jones has just had a baby, so she
(5)____________________ (not work) at the moment. I haven’t asked her what she does
yet, but I (6)____________________ (think) she's (7)____________________
accountant.
That’s about all the news for now. Write soon and tell me about your holiday in Portugal.
Love, Claudia
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Present Perfect or Past Simple?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
2. Daisy and Jane ___________________ (not receive) their exam results last week.
10. Jan ___________________ (not go) abroad since a business trip in 1998.
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Conversation
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Well done, you’ve done it.