James Cook (1728-1779)

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses. 1. The British explorer James Cook was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire, on 27 October, 1728. But his family soon (move) most of his childhood. 2.
moved

to another village, called Great Ayton, where Cook (spend)

developed

spent

As a teenager James Cook (develop) Whitby where he (find)

found

a fascination for the sea and (travel)

traveled

to

employment on a coal ship.

3.

While he (serve)
had

served

in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Cook (have)

the command of a ship.

ended

4.

After the war (end)

w ent

, Cook (take)

took

command of the vessel Grenville and (go)

to Newfoundland to survey the coasts there.

maped

5.

While he (map) North American coast. Cook (send) (win)

w on sent

the coasts of Newfoundland, he (observe)

observed

a solar eclipse off the

6.

the details to the Royal Society, England's leading scientific organisation, and their attention.
published

7.

After Cook (publish)

his observations of the solar eclipse, the Royal Society (ask)

put

asked

him to lead a scientific expedition to Tahiti and (put) Endeavour. 8. 9. From Tahiti Cook then (go on) He also (reach) before Cook.
reached w ent on

him in command of of the HMS

to explore the South Pacific.

visited

New Zealand, which only the Dutchman Abel Tasman (visit)

sailed

10. After Cook (map) coast.

maped

New Zealand's complete coastline, he (sail)

to Australia's east

11. Cook (name) Wales in Great Britain.

named

the area New South Wales as it (remind)

returned

reminded

him of the south coast of

12. In 1772, one year after Cook (return) (hire)

hired

from his first voyage to the Pacific, the Royal Society

him for another expedition to find the mythical Terra Australis.

discovered

13. On his journey, Cook (discover) continent of Antarctica. 14. He (make)

didn't exist made

several islands and almost (go)

proved

w ent

as far as the

maps of the South Pacific and (prove)

that Terra Australis (exist / not)

15. His third and last voyage for the Royal Society (take) where he (try)
tried

took

him to the west coast of North America

to find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.

couldn't pass

16. He (not / can / pass)

the Bering Strait, however; the ice (force) earlier. in Hawaii, some Hawaiians (steal)

forced

him to return to

Hawaii, which he (discover) 17. While he and his crew (rest) 18. When cook and his men (try)
broke out

discovered rested tried

stole

one of his boats.

to get the boat back from the natives, a violent fight (break out)
stabbed

in which the natives (stab)

James Cook to death.

What a language course can do

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses. 1. 2. I (learn)

have learnt

English for seven years now.

haven't w orked

But last year I (not / work)

hasn't been

hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be)

really that good then.

w ant to pass

3.

As I (pass / want) harder this term.

my English exam successfully next year, I (study)

w ill send

am going to study

4. 5. 6. 7.

During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) It (be)

w ill be w ill go

me on a language course to London.

w ill learn

great and I (think)

w ill think

I (learn)
w on't enjoy

a lot.

Before I (go)

to London, I (not / enjoy)

learning English. lots of young people from

But while I (do) all over the world. There I (notice) nowadays. Now I (have) course.

am going to do

the language course, I (meet)

w ill be

w ill meet

8.

w ill notice

how important it (be)

to speak foreign languages

had

9.

much more fun learning English than I (have)

revise

before the

10. At the moment I (revise)

English grammar.

11. And I (begin / already) 12. I (think) 13. My exam (be) 14. If I (pass) September.

have already begu

to read the texts in my English textbooks again. one unit every week.

I (do)
is going to be

on 15 May, so there (not / be)

isn't w ould start

any time to be lost. an apprenticeship in

passed

my exams successfully, I (start)

w ill go became

15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) 16. As you (see / can)
can see

back to London to work there for a while. a real London fan already.

, I (become)

Test on Simple Present

Form of Affirmative Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct form. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I (to listen)
listen collects

music every day. stamps. the dishes once a day.

makes

Simon (to collect) We (to wash)

w ash

My mother always (to make) Sarah usually (to meet)

meets

breakfast. Maria at the tennis club.

Form of Affirmative Sentences

Put the verbs into the correct form. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mr Williams often (to teach) They always (to throw)
throw stops teaches

the dogs new tricks. their litter in the bin. the game after 90 minutes.

The referee usually (to stop) The kids (to hurry) This car can (to do)
hurries do

to open their presents. 250 km/h.

Long and Short Forms

Rewrite the sentences in the short form (where the long form is given) or in the long form (where the short form is given). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. She has got a nice mobile. We don't use a computer.
she has got w e don't he doesn't they are

Johnny does not swim in the lake. They are from Budapest, Hungary. This isn't my cup of tea.
this isn't

Negative Sentences
Make negative sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. They go to the supermarket.
they don't he doesn't

Ben does his homework in the kitchen. Jenny takes photos. I learn French words.
she doesn't I don't he doesn't

He has two older sisters.

Questions
Ask for the bold part of the sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Danny goes to school from Monday to Friday. My rabbit has a cage in the garden.
w hat does w hy do how often does

The children like cats because they are nice. Jenny is never late.
w ho

Andrew's new mountain bike costs 1000.

how much does