REVIEW 1ST TERM

1. Write questions. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. they / read / in the park / at the moment
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2. where / Amy / go / on Monday afternoons
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3. how / Dave / get / to school / every day
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4. what / John / do / now
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5. what / the girls / do / at weekends
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2. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
leave have stop not go buy
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My mother a new handbag last week.

They lunch when the phone rang.
Sally to a party last night.
When we saw our friends, they the shop.
A policeman my dad while he was driving yesterday.

3. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.
Copying in tests 1. (become) a serious problem in schools these days. Last week,
a teacher 2. (catch) ten students copying from their friends and she
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(send) the students to the head teacher. Other teachers 4.
already (try) different methods to solve this problem, but they
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(not find) a solution yet.
4. Complete the sentences with for, since, yet, just or already. Use each word once.
1. I havent seen her 1996.
2. She hasnt fed the cat .
3. We havent spoken three days.
4. They have done their work. They did it last week.
5. He has left. Maybe hes outside.
5. Complete the sentences with used to or didnt use to and the verbs.
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My dad didnt use to drive (not drive) to work.

My gran _________________________ (wear) platform boots in the 1970s.
Children _________________________ (not play) with electronic toys.
My dad _________________________ (have) a black and white TV.
I _________________________ (not speak) to my friends on a mobile phone.

6. Past perfect and past simple. Choose the correct forms.

1. Our clothes had been / were wet because it had rained / rained.
2. I hadnt left / didnt leave England before I had gone / went to Spain last year.
3. The teacher had been / was angry because Kate hadnt done / didnt do her homework.
4. When I had got / got on the bus, I discovered that I forgot / had forgotten my money.

5. The school had been / was quiet because all the students had gone / went home.
7. Complete the sentences and questions with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs.
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Was your dad (your dad / be) happy when Fabregas scored the winning goal?
They ____________________ (live) in London when the new millennium began.
What were you doing when Barack Obama ____________________ (win) the election?
I ____________________ (wait) for the bus and I was listening to my mp3 player.
I went upstairs and ____________________ (close) the door.
My mum met my dad while she ____________________ (work) in a bank.

8. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

a busa driving licencea present
betterdarktogether
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Joe wants his own car but he needs to get a driving licence.
I was ill, but Im getting ______________ now.
Im tired. Im going to get ______________ home.
Yesterday my friends and I got ______________ for a drink.
Dont forget to get ______________ for John. Its his birthday tomorrow.
The tennis match stopped because it was getting _______________.

9. Write sentences and questions. Use the present perfect simple or continuous form.

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I / wait / for the bus / for half an hour

Ive been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
you / introduce / Emma to Joe / ?
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we / talk / about music / for ages
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Tom and Sally / split / up
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Maria / study / for a long time / ?
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I / not finish / the book / yet
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10. Complete the text with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in the box.
appearbebecomecostget not changenot forgetspend

When David and Victoria Beckham got married in 1999, the couple (1)_________________ 500,000 for
their special day. At the time this (2)_________________ a lot of money, but since 1999, incredibly
expensive weddings (3)_________________ fashionable in the world of football. In 2009, one footballers
wedding (4)_________________ 3 million!But we (5)_________________ David and Victorias wedding.
And since then, the couple and their children (6)_________________ regularly in magazines all over the
world. Unlike footballers weddings, thats something that (7)_________________ !

11. Complete the dialogue with the present perfect form of the verbs and ever, never, just, still, already
or yet.
Louise Whats the matter, Amina?
Amina My mum has just told (tell) me that she and Dad want an arranged marriage for me.
Louise I (1)_________________ (meet) anyone in an arranged marriage! I thought they didnt exist
anymore.
Amina Well, its normal in my culture. I guess (2) your parents _________________ (try) to find a
boyfriend for you, have they?
Louise No, never! What will you do?
Amina Ill do what my parents want, but it seems strange. Im only fifteen years old I
(3)_________________ (not do) my school exams _________________, but my mum
(4)_________________ (plan) my marriage!
Louise Is he nice? Good-looking?
Amina Ive got no idea! I (5)_________________ (not meet) him!
12. Present perfect + ever and never; just, still, already and yet. Order the words to make sentences.

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girlfriend / just / has / split up / Jack / with / his

Jack has just split up with his girlfriend.
you / stayed up / ever / all night / have / ?
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Lily / been / never / to / London / has
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have / met / we / each other / already
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still / the boys / havent / a match / won
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their parents / yet / have / they / told / ?
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13. Present perfect simple and continuous. Choose the correct forms.
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How long have you waited / been waiting for the bus?
The film hasnt finished / been finishing yet.
Weve chatted / been chatting for hours!
Ive sent / been sending Sara two texts but she hasnt replied yet.
Matt has revised / been revising all morning and he hasnt had a break yet.
Its rained / been raining all day. When will it stop?