1. Complete the sentences with the following verbs in the correct form.
get, happen, look, lose, make, start, stay, try, work
1. ‘You are working hard today.’ ‘Yes, I have a lot to do.’
2. I...................................... for Sue. Do you know where she is?
3. It........................................dark. Shall I turn on the light?
4. They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They...................................... with friends
until they find somewhere.
5. Things are not so good at work. The company......................................... money.
6. Have you got an umbrella? It................................................ to rain.
7. You............................................. a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I.........................................
to concentrate.
8. Why are all these people here? What..........................................................?
2. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I’m not doing etc.)
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I........................................(try) to work.
2. Let’s go out now. It.............................................. (rain) any more.
3. You can turn off the radio. I...............................................(listen) to it.
4. Andrew has just started evening classses. He............................................(learn) German.
3. Complete the sentences using the following verbs:
cause, connect, drink, live, open, speak, take
1. Mary speaks German very well.
2. I don’t often.............................. coffee.
3. The swimming pool........................... at 7.30 every morning.
4. Bad driving.......................... many accidents.
5. My parents.............................. in a very big house.
6. The Olympic Games.............................. place every four years.
7. The Panama Canal.............................. the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
4. Use the following verbs to complete sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
believe, eat, flow, go, grow, make, rise, tell, translate
1. The Earth goes around the Sun.
2. Rice..................................... in Britain.
3. The Sun....................... in the east.
4. Bees......................... honey.
5. Vegetarians...................................... meat.
6. An atheist......................................... in God.
7. An interpreter.................................. from one language into another.
8. Liars are people who........................................ the truth.
9. The River Amazon.....................................into the Atlantic Ocean.
5. Put the verb into the correct form, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Are you hungry? ................................................(you/want) something to eat?
2. Don’t put this dictionary away. I......................................(use) it.
3. Don’t put this dictionary away. I.....................................(need) it.
4. Who is that man? What.....................................(he/want)?
5. Who is that man? Why...........................................(he/look) at us?
6. Alan says he’s 80 years old, but nobody...................................(believe) him.
7. She told me her name, but I........................................(not/remember) it now.
8. I........................................(think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?
9. I..........................................(think) you should sell your car. You........................................
(not/use) it very often.
10. Air.........................................(contains) mainly nitrogen and oxygen.
6. Put the verb into the correct form, Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Let’s go out! It....................................(not/rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She.................................(speak) four languages
Very well
3. Hurry up! Everybody.........................................(wait) for you.
4. ‘......................................(you/listen) to yhe radio?’ ‘No, you can turn it off.’
5. ‘...............................(you/listen) to the radio everyday?’ ‘No, just occasionally.’
6. The River Nile............................(flow) into the Mediterranean Sea.
7. The river......................................(flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
8. We usually..................................(grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year
we.........................................(not/grow) any.
7. What is going to happen in these situations? Use the words in brackets.
1. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky.
(rain) It is going to rain.
2. It is 8.30. Tom is leaving his house. He has to be at work at 8.45, but the journey takes 30
minutes.
(late) He....................................................................................................
3. There is a hole in the bottom of the boat. A lot of water is coming in through the hole.
(sink) The boat............................................................................................................
4. Kate and Jack are driving. There is very little petrol left in the tank. The nearest petrol
station is a long way away.
(run out) They...................................................................................................
8. Read the situations and complete the dialogues. Use going to.
1. You have decided to tidy your room this morning.
FRIEND: Are you going out this morning?
YOU: No, I’m going to tidy my room.
2. You bought a sweater, but it doesn’t fit you very well. You have decided to take it back.
FRIEND: That sweater is too big for you.
YOU: I know. ..........................................................................................
3. You have been offered a job, but you have decided not to accept it.
FRIEND: I heard you’ve been offered a job.
YOU: That’s right, but...............................................................................
4. You have to phone Sarah. It’s morning now, and you have decided to phone her
tonight.
FRIEND: Have you phoned Sarah yet?
YOU: No,...........................................................................................................
5. You are in a restaurant. The food is awful and you’ve decided to cmplain.
FRIEND: This food is awful, isn’t it?
YOU: Yes, it’s disgusting. ........................................................................................
9. Tick the correct sentences.
1 a) Anna is painting pictures in her free time. ....................
b) Anna paints pictures in her free time. ....................
2 a) I am driving my son to school every day. ....................
b) I drive my son to school every day. ....................
3 a) Steve is playing tennis at the moment. .....................
b) Steve plays tennis at the moment. .....................
4 a) Jill watches TV every weekend. .....................
b) Jill is watching TV every weekend. .....................
5 a) Mum cooks dinner at the moment. .....................
b) Mum is cookong dinner at the moment. ....................
6 a) He phones his friend right now. .....................
b) He is phoning his friend at the moment. .....................
7 a) I am not liking pumpkin. ....................
b) I do not like pumpkin. ....................
8 a) Bill has a dog. ....................
b) Bill is having a dog. .....................