4) This is Sheila. Read her story and learn about her life.

Circle the correct option. Use Simple

Present and Present Continuous.
Sheila _____ in an office from 9am to 5pm every day.
1. Works

2. Is working

3. Work

She usually _____ at 6pm and has a shower.

1. Is getting up

2. Get up

3. Gets up

She _____ breakfast, just a glass of water.

1. Doesnt have

2. Doesnt has

3. Dont have

Then, she _____ the bus.

1. Take

2. Is taking

3. Takes

Today is different, at this very moment she _____ her new car.
1. Drives

2. Is driving

3. Are driving

Its a special day, that is why she _____ a dress, instead of her blue
jeans.
1. Wears

2. Wear

3. Is wearing

5) This is Peters story about his family. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. You will have to use the Present Simple and Present
Continuous.
'My name .. (be) Peter; l (live) in the suburbs of Boston
with my family. Most people .. (believe) we . (to be) rich
because we . (live) in a big house. But our family .. (seem) to be like
any other one.
Maggi, my wife, ..(like) cooking. She (enjoy) being in the kitchen
with her friends. At the moment she .. (make) a cake and you can't talk to
her.
What really (worry) her is our daughter who (to
prefer) chatting in front of her computer instead of cooking with her. Like many teenagers, Jenny
(think) it.

PAST SIMPLE

Correct the letter James sent to her friend Kathy

Kathy,
Sorry I was home last night. I were at a basketball game. Amanda and Josh was with me. It
were really exciting. Where were you on Tuesday afternoon? Susan, Brent, and I are at the
soccer game, but you were there. Thats too bad. It is really exciting. Ill talk to you soon. Call
me.
James

Match the two halves of the sentence and complete the conversation
between James and his wife Maggi
1. Were you at home yesterday?

a. No, it wasnt. The music was pretty

bad.
2. Was Ryan in class yesterday?

b. Yes, she was. We were both there.

3. Was the concert good?

c. Yes, it was. Matt Damon is a great

actor.
4. Was the movie interesting?

d. No, I wasnt. I was at a concert.

5. Was Susan at the library yesterday?

e. No, he wasnt. He was sick.

Help Sheila with her English homework. Put the words in the correct order
so as to form questions in the Simple Past.
1. You / visit / did / exciting / anywhere?
Did you visit anywhere exciting?
2. Swim / did / you / sea / in?
3. Buy / the / did / you / for / the / pencils /
posters / and / project?
4. Anything / did / interesting / watch / you / TV / on?
5. Call / you / John / did?
6. Cake / birthday / did / you / make?

Read about Sheilas weekend and choose the correct option.

Use Simple Present and Simple Past.
Sheila usually _____ the newspaper and looks for classified
advertisement.
1. Reads

2. Read

3. Is reading

Last week, she _____ two interesting ads offering second

hand cars to sell.
1. Saw

2. Did saw

3. See

After some time, she _____ her mind.

1. Made up

2. Make up

3. Makes up

She _____ the first car she saw.

1. Didnt buy

2. Dont buy

3. Didnt bought

Sheila _____ the second car she liked.

1. Bought

2. Buys

3. Is bought

She _____ so excited!

1. Is

2. Was

3. Were

PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

S+V(ed)/V2

S+was/were+V
a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Cooper
-ing
_______ ______(knit), the others

the professor ____________ (write)

_______________ (read).
9. Why you __________ (interrupt)

1. When I ___________ (arrive) the

lecture had already started and
something on the board.
2. I ____________ (make) a pudding

me? I __________ (have) a very

when the light ___________ (go)

interesting conversation with Mr.

out.
3.
We

Jackson.
10. When I ___________ (arrive) at

(realize)

suddenly
that

we

__________
___________

the

station

Jessica

__________

(travel) in the wrong direction.

4. You ________ (look) very busy

(wait) for me.

11. I ________ (be) sorry that I

when I ___________ (see) you last

__________ (have to) leave the

night. What _______ you __________

party early, because I __________

(do)?
5. The boys _________ (play) cards

(enjoy) myself.
12. The floor

when they __________ (hear) their

covered

father's step. They immediately

Obviously

__________ (hide) the cards and

__________ (knit) something.

13. While we __________ (water)

__________ (take) out their lesson

books.
6. As I _________ (walk) in the park
I ________ (step) on a banana skin

with

________
balls

of

(be)
wool.

Grandmother

the flowers it __________ (begin)

to rain.
14. I ___________ (find) this coin as

and _________ (fall) heavily.

7. When I _________ (read) a book,

I ____ ________ (dig) in the garden.

I ______ (hear) a knock. I ________

It looks very old.

15. While I _________

(swim)

(go) to the door and _________

someone ___________ (steal) my

(open) it, but I _________ (not

clothes and I _________ (have to)

recognize)

walk to the hotel in my swimsuit.

16. From the sounds it _______

my

friend

at

first