A Present Simple, the Present Continuous, going to

0 I cant come tomorrow, I __________ (meet) Mr Smith after work.

1 My train _______________ (leave) Budapest at 5.15 p.m.
2 Have you heard the news? Beth and Steven _______________ (get) married in June.
3 Ill call you as soon as I _______________ (return) from Berlin.
4 Im sure she _______________ (not do) anything this evening. You can ask her out.
5 OK, Dad. I _______________ (answer) the phone this time.
6 Dont forget to take the dog for a walk before you _______________ (leave) for school.
7 Dont worry. I _______________ (help) you with your homework if you like.
8 He _______________ (not give) up smoking next year. Thats not his intention at all.
9 In the New Year I _______________ (learn) how to play the piano.
10 When he ________(find) a better job, they will rent a bigger flat.
11 Fine, I ________ (clean) the windows today. But it's the last time.
12 Monday is not a good time for our meeting. She ____________ (fly) to Paris tomorrow for
two weeks.
13 We will celebrate after you _________ (pass) all your exams.
14 You don't have to hurry. Her plane _________ (arrive) at Heathrow Airport after midnight.
15 I will talk to you soon as I ___________ (come) home from work.
16 We_____________ (not do) anything after 5 p.m. Let's go to the cinema.
B Use only one word in each gap. The first letter of each word is provided.
1.Yesterday we went to the (0) c________ of country and western music at the Festival Hall. I
was really impressed by the guitarist who gave a (1) b_______________ performance. I also
liked the fact that the members of the band played many musical instruments: acoustic and
electric guitars, drums, the piano and the (2) v_______________ . My boyfriends
impressions were not so good though. He said he couldnt hear anything because the quality
of the sound was very (3) p_______________ . He also expected more new hits from his
favorite band so for him the concert was really (4) d_______________ .
2.My friend eve loves dancing so yesterday we decided to go to a (0)n ____________. We
chose The Star, which has three big dancing (1)__________ and is famous for very good
music played by Mark - the best (2)d__________ in our city. The name of the club comes
from the shape of the stage. The stage (3)d_____________ is spectacular and really original.
We didn't dance much because we met an old friend and wanted to talk to him. We could
hardly hear him because the music was loud and (4) d______________. In the end, we
decided to go to a quiet, peaceful place for a chat.
C Use between, near, on, at, during, in
1. As a senior lawyer I work (0)________ twelve and fourteen hours a day and usually come
back home (1) _________ 9 p.m. My wife complains that I don't spend enough time with her.
We can do something together only (2) _________ Sundays and then we usually go to the
restaurant (4) __________ our house. When I have several days off, for example (4)
_________ Christmas, we try to go out of London.
2. Last year (5) ________ December we went to Brighton to visit my mother. She was born
(6) __________ December 25, so we celebrated her birthday (7)____________ our visit. My
mum's life was completely different from mine. She could always find a good balance (8)
___________ her work and family life.
I come from Brighton but (0) __________ the spring of 1995 I moved out and now I live with
my wife and children (1) __________ London. Our life here is much faster than before. I

usually get up (2) _________ 6 a.m., have a quick breakfast and rush to work. Fortunately,
my ofice is (3)_________ our flat so I just need to drive (4) ____________ the bridge, to get
to work. (5)________ the morning it takes me (6)__________ the and fifteen minutes to get
to the office. I usually work for about nine hours and (7) ___________ this time I rarely find a
moment to eat lunch. It's even worse (8) ________ Mondays when we have weekly meetings.
D Use the present simple passive
1. In the luge, competitors use a small sledge.
_____________________________________________.
2. Competitors steer the sledge with their legs and shoulders.
_____________________________________________.
3.They do not allow brakes in the competition.
_____________________________________________.
4.Competitors reach speeds of up to 112 km per hour.
_____________________________________________.
5. Competitors wear helmets to protect their heads.
_____________________________________________.
6 They design the course to include turns and straight parts.
_____________________________________________.
E. Past Simple Passive
1. Complete the text with the Past Simple Passive of the verbs in brackets.
Ice skating is a popular winter sport which originated hundreds of years ago. Figure skating
(1)________(develop) in Britain in the early 1700s and speedskating (2)_________(invent) in
the Netherlands around the same time. The first ice-skating club (3)________(form) in
Scotland in about 1742. Originally skating (4)_________(do) on frozen lakes and rivers. The
first artificial ice-rinks (5)__________(not build) until around 1850. Ice skating
(6)_____________(include) in the Olympics in
1908. In 1984 the gold medal (7)_______________(win) by Torvill and Dean with an
incredible perfect score for artistic impression. Why (8)_________________
(they/admire) by so many people? Because they were so good. In fact, nobody has equalled
their record so far.
2. Ice hockey (1) invented/(was invented)in the 1850s in Canada. The game (2)
developed/was developed from hockey and, like hockey, the object of the game is to score
more goals than the opposition. Ice hockey (3) plays/is played on a large rink by two teams of
six players wearing ice skates. The players (4) use/are used hockey sticks to hit the puck, a
sort of flat disc. Speeds of up to 119 km/h (5) reach/are reached by the puck and players can
travel at more than 48 km/h, so they (6) wear/are worn helmets at all times. In addition,
players (7) protect/are protected by about 11 kg of body armour. The National Hockey League
(8) formed/was formed in 1917. Men's ice hockey (9) played/was played in the summer
Olympic Games in 1920 and it (10) has included/has been included in the winter Olympics
since 1924. The Olympic gold medal (11) has won/has been won most often by Russia and
Canada. Women's teams (12) were not allowed/were not been allowed to play in the Olympics
until 1998.
F Use the present simple passive
1. In the luge, competitors use a small sledge.
_____________________________________________.
2. Competitors steer the sledge with their legs and shoulders.
_____________________________________________.
3. They do not allow brakes in the competition.
_____________________________________________.

4. Competitors wear helmets to protect their heads.

_____________________________________________.
5. They design the course to include turns and straight parts.
_____________________________________________.
G. Past Simple Passive
1. Complete the text with the Past Simple Passive of the verbs in brackets.
Ice skating is a popular winter sport which originated hundreds of years ago. Figure skating
(1)________(develop) in Britain in the early 1700s and speedskating (2)_________(invent) in
the Netherlands around the same time. The first ice-skating club (3)________(form) in
Scotland in about 1742. Originally skating (4)_________(do) on frozen lakes and rivers. The
first artificial ice-rinks (5)__________(not build) until around 1850. Ice skating
(6)_____________(include) in the Olympics in 1908. In 1984 the gold medal
(7)_______________(win) by Torvill and Dean with an incredible perfect score for artistic
impression. Why (8)_________________ (they/admire) by so many people? Because they
were so good. In fact, nobody has equalled their record so far.
2. Ice hockey (1) invented/(was invented)in the 1850s in Canada. The game (2)
developed/was developed from hockey and, like hockey, the object of the game is to score
more goals than the opposition. Ice hockey (3) plays/is played on a large rink by two teams of
six players wearing ice skates. The players (4) use/are used hockey sticks to hit the puck, a
sort of flat disc. Speeds of up to 119 km/h (5) reach/are reached by the puck and players can
travel at more than 48 km/h, so they (6) wear/are worn helmets at all times. In addition,
players (7) protect/are protected by about 11 kg of body armour.
3. The National Hockey League (8) formed/was formed in 1917. Men's ice hockey (9)
played/was played in the summer Olympic Games in 1920 and it (10) has included/has been
included in the winter Olympics since 1924. The Olympic gold medal (11) has won/has been
won most often by Russia and Canada. Women's teams (12) were not allowed/were not been
allowed to play in the Olympics until 1998.
H. Circle the correct answers.
The biggest rock concert ever was on 13 July 1985. It was called Live Aid and raised money
for people who do not have enough food. TV Journalist: Hello from Wembley Stadium in
London. The Live Aid London concert (1) starts/is going to start at twelve o'clock. We (2) are
showing/are going to show you the rock concert here in London first and then we (3) are
taking/are going to take you to the USA for American Live Aid. Prince Charles and Princess
Diana (4) are arriving/are going to arrive here at Wembley Stadium soon. Rock star Bob
Geldof's two-year-old daughter, Fifi, (5) gives/is going to give Princess Diana some flowers
as soon as they arrive. Prince Charles and Princess Diana (6) are Leaving/leave in the
afternoon because they (7) have/are having tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The
Live Aid concert (8) begins/is beginning with Status Quo singing Rocking all over the World.
Then the Style Council (9) give/are going to give us a song from their new album. The third
group on the programme (10) is/is going to be the Boomtown Rats with Bob Geldof, singing I
Don't like Mondays. Bob Geldof started Live Aid. Some time this afternoon, we (11) are
interviewing/interview him live. And here's a world first: after Phil Collins (12) performs/is
performing his new song here at Wembley Stadium at two o'clock, his plane (13) takes off/is
taking off for the USA. With a bit of luck, we (14) film/are going to film Phil's plane as it
flies over Wembley Stadium on its way to the USA. When he gets to Live Aid in the USA, he
(15) sings/is going to sing another song from his new album.