Repaso Alvaro Lesson6
Repaso Alvaro Lesson6
Repaso Alvaro Lesson6
Continuous
1. Choose the correct answer.
1. I’m angry with William. I am not talking /
don’t talk to him.
2. Listen! My sister is singing / sings in the shower.
3. This cheese tastes / is tasting strange.
4. Are you thinking / Do you think Ann is pretty?
5. Laura is walking / walks to school every day.
1. The sun ________(set) in the west.
2. Please don’t disturb me. I_________________
(study).
3. I still ______________(not know) the answer.
4. you always___________
(go) to the cinema on Friday nights?
5. We______________ (have) a picnic next
Sunday.
6. How much this parcel________________
(weigh)?
3. Complete the school newsletter page with
the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use
the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
8 pm. Next week, they 3.______
(show) Up in the Air. It 4._______
(star) George Clooney.
5._______ you (want) to
learn how to cook? Next Friday afternoon, the chef
from Angie’s Restaurant 6._______
(offer) a free basic cookery lesson to all
interested students. Contact Mona in the
office for details.
1. your brother / watch TV / when / you / get home / ?
2. you / finish / the / English homework / yesterday / ?
3. I / not eat sushi / when / I / in Japan / last year / .
4. last year / Susie / work / in a shop / while / study / .
5. Complete the e-mail with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or
Past Continuous.
Grammar Review
[email protected]
Coming Soon …
Don’t forget! Our school 1.____________
(participate) in the annual Community Action Day
on 23rd September. Sign up now to volunteer!
Mark your calendar: The Film Club
2. ______________(meet) every Monday at
8 pm. Next week, they 3.___________
(show) Up in the Air. It 4.____________
(star) George Clooney.
5. ____________you (want) to
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learn how to cook? Next Friday afternoon, the chef
from Angie’s Restaurant 6.__________________
(offer) a free basic cookery lesson to all
interested students. Contact Mona in the
office for details.
Dear Rob,
You’re lucky that you missed the 80s tribute bands
concert last night. It 1. ____________(begin)
badly. The organisers 2. __________(refuse)
to open the doors to the arena early, even though it
3._______________ (snow) heavily. Then, when
they finally 4._________ (let) people in,
nearly everyone 5._____________ (go) to the
coffee kiosks to buy a hot drink, but guess what?
The espresso machines 6.____________
(not work). Things 7.____________ (not get)
better during the concert. All of the bands
8. _____________(sound) terrible because there
was something wrong with the sound system. And
while the last band 9.___________________ (play), the
lights suddenly 10. _____________(go out).
Too bad I spent so much money on a ticket!
See you on Friday,
Gina.
1. Sherry doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle. (never)
2. I didn’t know Dan until three years ago. (for)
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3. Jane finished her work. Then she went to the
cinema. (after)
4. I met Rob’s new girlfriend for the first time last
night. (before)
5. I didn’t see Anne at the school picnic. She left
before I arrived. (by the time)
7. Complete the passage with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect
Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
During the past decade, the increasing presence of
mobile phones 1.______ (lead) to a rise
in public discussion related to their use. In recent years,
researchers 2. ______(do) studies on
their possible health effects. And lately, many places
3. ______(make) it illegal to hold a phone
while driving. But for many people, the biggest problem
of mobiles is rude behaviour – including loud, personal
conversations, and the use of phones in cinemas and
restaurants. Some people are starting to fight this.
During a play in New York in September 2009, the
play’s two stars, Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman,
4. _______(shout) at a man in the audience
when his mobile phone not only 5.______
(ring) several times, but he 6._______
(not silence) it. And Amy Alkon, an American writer,
once 7. ______(call) a man to complain
that he 8______. “ ” (forced) her to listen
to his loud conversation earlier that day in a café. How
9_____he (get) his
phone number? He said it loudly during his phone call,
and Ms Alkon simply 10.______ (write) it
down.
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Present Perfect Simple and
Past Simple
8. Complete the sentences with a time expression
below.
in 2004 • already • yesterday • just
never • then • yet
1. A: London’s one of my favourite cities. What do
you think of it?
B: I don’t know. I’ve been there.
2. A: Do you want to borrow this book?
B: No, thanks. I’ve read it twice.
3. A: Are you having a driving lesson later today?
B: No, I had one .
4. A: Have you already been to the library?
B: No. I met Jane for breakfast, and
we went to the shopping centre.
5. A: How long have you had your dog?
B: We got him , when he was a
puppy.
6. A: Is Lisa coming to visit this weekend?
B: I’m not sure. She hasn’t decided .
7. A: Someone delivered this parcel for you a few
minutes ago. Hurry up – open it!
B: Wait a minute. I’ve walked
through the door. I want a cup of coffee first!
9. Complete the passage with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect
Simple or Past Simple.
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1._____ you (hear) of the Klingon
language? It is a language featured in many of the Star
Trek films. Marc Okrand, an American linguist,
2. ______(invent) Klingon in the early
1980s. The complex language was an immediate hit with
Star Trek fans. Since then, they 3.______
(buy) over a quarter of a million copies of the Klingon
dictionary that Okrand 4. _______(write).
In addition, they 5. _______(establish)
Klingon study groups, websites and fan clubs. They also
6. ______(publish) books and released CDs
on the language. People who are fluent in Klingon canfinally read a Klingon
translation of the Shakespeare play
Hamlet, a project that 7.______ (begin)
several years ago. They probably 8.________
(greet) that news by saying, buy' ngop. That’s Klingon
for “That’s great
A: 1. you_____
(see) Bill tonight?
B: No. I 2. ______(study) for my history
exam.
A: Do you know what Bill 3.______ (do)?
B: I’m not sure, but he 4.________
probably (play) computer
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games with his brother.
A: Who 5._______ (bring) food to the
picnic on Saturday?
B: David 6______. (make)
enough sandwiches for everyone. And he
7. _______also
(stop) on the way to buy large bags of crisps.
A: OK. So I 8________. (bring) fizzy drinks.
B: Good. Do you think we 9.___________
(need) anything else?
A: I don’t think so.
1. Write a logical continuation with the words in
brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.
1. Those are beautiful earrings.
(Mum / love / them)
2. I can’t wait to move to New York!
(I / move / there / in a few months)
3. We have got plenty of time.
(we / not be / late)
4. Relax.
(you / pass / the / driving test / tomorrow)
5. Be careful!
(you / spill / the coffee)
Future Perfect Simple and
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Future Continuous
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs below. Use the Future Continuous
or Future Perfect.
buy • not practise • play • score • go
not see • move • not run
1. By this time tomorrow night, John
____________________in his 100th game
for our team, but he hopes that at this time
next year, he________________ goals for
Manchester City.
2. I really miss Sue. I know I____________
to visit her in three months’ time, but by then,
we _____________________each other for six
months.
3. I _________________in the race on Sunday
because I______________ enough by
then.
4. By the end of the week, he____________________
furniture, and on Saturday, he__________________ into his
new flat.
3. Complete the dialogues with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets. Use a future tense.
There may be more than one possible answer.
1. A: Why does Emma want to learn French?
B: She__________ (visit) her
boyfriend’s family in France in the summer.
2. A: I’m sorry, but there’s no more milk.
B: In that case, I _____________(have)
tea instead of coffee.
3. A: What time do you want to meet tomorrow
morning?
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B: After ten. I__________ (have)
breakfast by then.
4. A: Do you have plans for tonight?
B: Yes. I____________ (go) to a
basketball game with my dad.
5. A: Is that the Golden Gate Bridge?
B: Yes, and in a moment, we___________
(drive) over it.
6. A: I’m looking forward to seeing Laura tonight.
B: Oh, I forgot to tell you. She_______________
(not come).
Review of Tenses
4. Complete the sentences with a suitable word
or time expression below.
how long • by then • while • never
in the future • always • when
at three in the morning
1. We’re bringing Sam at ten o’clock tonight.
________________, all the guests will have
arrived for his surprise party.
2. Why was your dog barking
_________________?
3. She ___________goes to the yoga class
on Tuesdays because she likes the teacher.
4. She’s an excellent windsurfer. I think she’ll win
a lot of championships____________ .
5. _______________ have you known Rita?
6. Did you cry _______,the film ended?
7. Janis was talking on the phone
_____________she was cutting vegetables.
8. I’ve ________let anyone read my
journal. It’s private.
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5. Rewrite the sentences using the words in
brackets. Do not change the original meaning
of the sentences. Make any necessary changes.
1. Is this your first time in San Francisco? (before)
2. When did you move into this flat? (how long)
3. I watched a film during the flight. (while)
4. Those are my sunglasses. (belong)
5. What is that delicious smell? (smells)
6. He finished the report on Thursday night and
handed it in on Friday. (the night before)
6. Complete the passage with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets.
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When Jamie Oliver 1.________
(catch) the public’s attention in 1999 with his first
television series The Naked Chef, he was only 23
years old. By that time, despite his young age,
he 2. ______(already / have)
ten years of cooking experience. Since the series
3.______ (end) in 2001, Oliver
4. ______(build) an impressive↵
business empire that 5.______
(employ) over 2,000 people and includes a cookware
brand and several restaurants. And, of course, Oliver
6. ______(already / write) ten cookery
books, and 7.______ (probably /
write) more in the coming years. But more importantly,
Oliver 8.________ (use) his fame and
fortune to help others and to encourage healthy eating.
In 2002, he 9.______ (establish) the
Fifteen Foundation, which trains and employs young
people in restaurant work. Among the foundation’s
“graduates” are former drug addicts and youth who
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10.______ (be) once in trouble with
the law. Oliver’s 2005 television series about the poor
quality of Britain’s school lunch programme eventually
11. _______(lead) to the government
providing millions of pounds to improve it, and his 2008
series Jamie’s Ministry of Food used a reality-show format
to show how to prepare healthy meals easily and cheaply.
Millions of fans 12._______ (wait) to see
what he’ll do next – but with his history, there’s little doubt
that it will be both entertaining and educational.
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