A- COMPLETE THE GAPS WITH A PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT VERB

1. Marcia ______________ never _______________ to the USA. But she _________________ many countries years ago.

2. Clarence and Burton _____________________ to learn a new language every tow years. They _____________________ this in 2010,  so, they _____________________ 5 languages so far!

3. Naples _____________________ my favourite city for ages! I _____________________ there so many time that I can't count them!

4. Bridget ______________ by plane last year for the first time, she _____________ super excited. Although, this year, she ___________________ anywhere for the holidays.

5. Karina _________________ Patrick when she was in high school. They __________________ and they ____________________ together for ten years now.

C. READ THE DEFINITION AND CHOOSE THE CORREC WORD FOR IT.

This is a kitchen appliance that you use to heat food very quickly. It's usually electronic and it has a timer. Inside it there's a round glass plate where you put the food or the recipient. 

It is an action, and it means that you take something that belongs to someone else, and you ask the owner if you can use or have it. When you finish, you return it.

This is a product for human consumption. You can eat them, they're round and small. There are green and black, ant they taste both very salty and delicious. They come out of a tree, and to prepare the, you have to keep them in water and salt for some time.

D. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES.

1.    Dogs are__________________________  than rabbits, but they aren't ________________________ animals.

2.    Russia is far____________________________________   Uruguay, and Uruguay is so much ________________ than Brazil.

3.    London is______________________________________  city in England, but it sure isn't _____________________ New York.

4.    Amanda is_____________________________________than her classmates, and she thinks she's ______________________ too.

5. Angela isn't ________________________ at cooking than Carlo in my family, actually the ___________________ is my mum, but don't tell her I said it!! hahaha

E. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB "BE".

1. Last year my best friend______________ 22 years old. This year she ______________ 23!

2. The weather ________________ cold when we_________________in Berlin.

3.  We ______________ tired all morning, because it_______________ very late when we came back at night.

4.  I phoned you at the weekend, but you______________at home. I hope you ____________ having a good time!

5. __________ you going to call Liam when you came back from work? I heard he ____________ feelling too good.

F. CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION FOR THE WORD or PHRASE GIVEN.

1. "a play or show review"

2. "roast"

3. "a shelf"

G. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD FOR EACH GAP IN THE SENTENCE.

1. At the weekends, my grandmother always ________________ a cake, but on Mondays she only eats  ________________ fruits for lunch.

2. My children like to eat toast with __________________  when there aren't ______________ cookies or churros.

3. Tamy is very healthy and she always eats a  ______________ for lunch and drinks __________________ water.

4. You need an oven to prepare a __________________ chicken. It's delicious to eat it with _____________ fresh vegetables.

5. You can always ______________ a  few eggs for dinner if you don't have ___________ energy to cook.

H. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE OPTIONS GIVEN.

1. I was at my friend’s house for dinner ____________________.

2. I was still at school _________________.

3. My sister was in Paris _________________.

4. I’m thirty-three now so I finished university _________________.

5. Computers started to change the world ____________________.

I. READ EACH SENTENCE AND COMPLETE WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD.

2. I decided to wear my winter coat, a hat, a scarf and gloves because it was __________ cold yesterday.

3. The train station is __________ close to my office. It takes two minutes to walk.

4. These shoes are size 8 but they’re __________ big for me. Do you have a pair in size 7?

5. That book was __________ boring but I finished it anyway.

J. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ORDER OF THESE SIMILAR WORDSTO COMPLETE THE SENENCES.

1. a- Can I _____________ your phone to call my boss?

     b- Sonje _____________  her suitcase when I went on holiday.

2. a- Pippa ___________ she was tired.

     b- They ____________ me the way to the bank.

3. a- We _______________ at a great film at the cinema last week.

     b- She _______________ the map before she left the house.

4. a- You can _______________  to my house for a coffee later.

     b- Let’s _______________ for a walk.

5. a- When you go out, ______________ an umbrella with you.

     b- Do you want me to ______________ anything to your birthday party on Friday?

K. COMPLETE THE CAPS WITH THE  PRESENT PEFECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS .

My family and art My family all love art and we’ve done lots of different things over the years. My mother 1___________________ (sing) in a choir for a long time now. They 2____________________ (travel) all over the world and performed in many famous concert halls. 

Next year, they’re going on a tour of Australia. And my father plays three instruments – the piano, guitar and saxophone. He 3____________________ (be) in a band for over twenty years, but they 4__________________ (not play) a concert for a long time.

My sister and I aren’t musical – we 5____________________ (not learn) to play any musical instruments very well. At school we were more interested in art. My sister became a graphic designer and she 6____________________ (work) for an animation company for five years.

She 7____________________ (design) many cartoon animals for children’s films. I studied painting at university, but I 8____________________ (not find) a job as a full-time artist because it’s really difficult.

L. READ THE SENTENCES AND DECIDED IF THEY'RE RIGHT OR WRONG. CHOOSE RIGHT OR WRONG.

1 I woke up and lastly I had a shower.

2 Firstly, cut the fruit into pieces and then add the cream.

3 We played tennis at 6.00 p.m. and then we went for dinner.

4 The journey was long but we first arrived home.

5 I arrived at work late this morning. After that, I checked my emails.

M. CHOOSE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE VERB FOR EVERY SENTENCE.

1 I ________________ salad for lunch every day.

2 It’s hot so Juan ________________  a T-shirt and shorts today.

3 At the weekends, I ____________ going to the gym.

4 They’re on holiday so they _________________.

5 Novak _________________ a suit to work every day.

6 I _______________ to work because my car broke.

7 Antonio _____________ to play the guitar.

8 Carolina _______________ the guitar in the church band.

COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH CAN / CAN'T /COULD / COULDN'T

Denis What was your city like in the past, Stefan?

Stefan When I was young, children 1__________ play in the park more often. And they 2__________ walk to school because there was less traffic. But shopping was more difficult. People needed to carry cash because they 3__________ buy things with a credit card.

Denis And is life different now?

Stefan Oh yes, it’s very different. Now things are much easier. You 4__________ shop online and buy many things in the supermarket. But you 5__________ move around the place very quickly because there is so much traffic.