EXERCISES

1. Give questions for these answers:

2. No, I am married. - Are you married?
3. She is ten years old. - How old is she?
4. Half past seven. What time is it?
5. From Germany. What are you from?
6. It is near the supermarket. Where is the park?
7. It is 91 863 245. How are your phone number?
8. Well, thank you, and you? How are you?
9. Lopez. How is your last name?
10.Teresa How is your fist name?
11.No, they are dentists. Are they a medic?
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: You have to use all tenses
learned until now (simple present, present continuous, simple past, past
continuous, present perfect, past perfect and future
1)Stella usually (stay) in a hotel when she (come) to London, but today she
(staying) with us.
2)My grandfather (die) many years (ago) when I (was) a little girl.
3) Yesterday when I (walked) down Regent Street I (bumping) into a strange
looking man.
4)I usually (do) my homework on Saturday, but I (doing) my homework today
because next Saturday we (going to) out.
5)Why is he putting the camera on a tripod? He (will take) a group photo.
6) I (lived) there (for) several months and then I went abroad.
7) Look! The train (is coming). Hurry up! I (doesn´t want) to miss it.
8) When Paul finished his exam, he (realized) he (made) important mistakes.
9)What (is your wife do)? She is a teacher, but she (doesn´t working) at the
moment.
10)The children (were finished) their dinner an hour ago and their mother
(washing up) now.
11) As I (was walking) to my home yesterday I (met) a foreigner who (asked)
me the way to the station.
12) He (works) at present in an office. 41
13)He (started) work last Christmas.
14) I (didn´t saw) the author of that book (since) we (met) in New York two
years ago.
15) When he arrived, the concert (already) (begun) and he (was not allow) to
go in. He (been) very disappointed to learn he (missed) his favorite piece.
16) When he was a diplomat he (visited) many countries.
17) Mr Byrne (went) to Spain last year and I was not seen him since then.
18) When I was at school I (spoke) four languages.
19) When we (got) to the airport, Jack (discovered) to his horror that he (left)
his passport behind.
20) Jane (not drunk) tea very often.
21) I (work) here (since) seven years, but it’s time to leave now.
22) Look out! We (will crashing).
23) (Are you gone out) yesterday?
24) What time (the banks are closed) in England?
25) I have some blue velvet and I (will make) some curtains for this room.
26) I have a car but I (don´t use) it very often.
3. Change the following sentences into the passive voice:
• They have arrested the thief.
The thief has been arrested by they
• An unemployed laborer was repairing my roof.
His roof was being repairing by unemployed laborer
• The prime minister is making a speech.
A speech is making by prime minister
• A greengrocer sells potatoes.
Potatoes are selling by greengrocer
• My landlady does my washing up.
My washing up are does by my landlady
• They closed the shop at one o’clock. 45
At one o´clock.45 the shop is closed by they
• A policeman is using the telephone.
The telephone is used by policeman
• A fourteen year old was driving the car.
The car was driven at fourteen years old
• They had decorated the house.
The house had decorated by they
• Teenagers buy a lot of pop records.
Pop records were bought by teenagers
• Architects design buildings.
The buildings were designed by architects
• A hat shades his eyes.
His eyes were shades by hat
• They have made mistakes.
Mistakes were made by they
• They recorded the broadcast speech.
 The broadcast speech was recorded by they
• Some of the workers have organized an unofficial strike.
Unofficial strike was organized by some workers
• Some authors will judge the literary competition.
The literally competition will be judge by some authors
• We are preparing the room.
The room were prepared by we
• A journalist is reading the letter.
The letter was reading by a journalist
• Horses pull carts.
Carts were pull by horses
• They were drinking coffee.
Coffee were drinking by they
4. Choose the correct preposition (in, at or on)
We watch TV in the evening.
2. I only see my parents at Christmas.
3. I get up at 8 o’clock and go to bed in midnight.
4. I finish work early on Friday.
5. We go to Paris in autumn.
6. in the morning she goes to work by bus.
7. on Sundays there are two flights from London to Madrid. They are -------
7.45 at the morning and at 20.30 in the evening.
8. What do you do on the weekends?
9. My grandfather was born in the 19th century.
5. Put the following adjectives in the comparative or superlative form:
1. The weather today is as warm as than yesterday.
2. John’s car was more expensive than my car.
3. Sarah is the prettiest girl I have ever met.
4. These exercises are as difficult as than some of the others.
5. This book is better than the last one we used.
6. Kate is the most careful student in the class.
7. Bill is more intelligent than Joe.
8. My house is worse than his.
9. John’s car is the most comfortable in town.
10. Jeff is more unpleasant than my brother.

6. Choose the correct answer.

1. I love this writer’s books. I (have been reading / had been reading) them for
years.
2. His clothes were dirty because he (has been working / had been working) in
the garden.
3. Where have you been? We (had been waiting / have been waiting) for you
for ages.
4. He hasn’t decided on a career yet, but he (has been thinking / had been
thinking) about it lately.
5. After she (has been playing / had been playing) the violin for ten years, she
joined an orchestra.
7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use
the Present Perfect Continuous or the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. Mike has never had an accident and he ....................................... (drive) for
years.
2. She had no idea it was so late because she ....................................... (not /
watch) the time.
3. “ ....................................... (you / take) your medicine regularly, Mrs Smith?”
“Yes, doctor.”
4. They eventually found the dog after they ....................................... (look) for
it all night.
5. How long ....................................... your father .......................................
(work) for the company when he retired?