I Read the plot summary for Midnight in Paris and put the verbs into the Simple Present:

10 x 2 = 20 p Gil and Inez .. (travel) to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil . (be) a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He . (fall) in love with the city and . (think) they should move there after they (get married), but Inez .(not share) his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez . (go) off dancing with her friends, Gil (take) a walk at midnight and . (discover) what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he . (be) about to marry. II Put the verbs in brackets in the present 4. Helen . (read) a letter from simple or continuous. her pen friend now. 8x 2= 16 p 5. My brother .. (surf) the 1. John usually (play) football Internet tonight. but he .. (play) a baseball 6. Michael (enjoy) drinking a match this week. glass of wine every evening. 2. My father . (go) to the 7. Today Laura .. (go) to work dentist every year. by taxi . 3. Peter .. (cycle) to town as his car is in the garage. III Read Elizabeth Taylors biography and put the verbs into the Simple Past: 8x 2= 16 p Elizabeth Taylor is considered one of the last, if not the last major star, to have come out of the old Hollywood studio system. And not just any studio, the top of the heap: MGM. Her early movies, as a child in the early 1940s, .. (star) such Hollywood luminaries as Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy. She quickly .. (grow) up, however, and by 1950 was, if not starring in, assuming major responsibilities for the success of motion pictures she (appear) in. Then with major roles onscreen, .. (come ) worldwide attention off-screen, most notably due to a succession of famous and/or rich husbands and a series of health crises throughout her life. To put it simply, Elizabeth Taylor (live) a life far more exciting and dramatic than any movie she'd ever appeared in and probably most any other movie you .. (can) name. She .. (win) the Oscar twice and she .. (earn) her place in and out of the sun. IV Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive). 14x 2= 28 p 1 While Paul (print) some documents, Anna (iron) and (listen) to the radio. 2 Michael (come). into the living room, (switch) on the light and (have) ..a great surprise: many unknown people smiling at him! 3 The children (solve) a problem, while their teacher (check) ..their homework. 4 Mother (say) .that Angela (be) . too sick to go to school.

5 While we (take) photos of the town, our friends (have) ..lunch in a restaurant. 6 He (smile) .. at her and (give) her a flower.

80 points + 20 points granted = 100 points

I Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry. II 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. John plays; is playing My father goes Peter cycles .. Helen is reading . My brother is surfing . . Michael enjoys . 7. Today Laura is going to work by taxi .

III Elizabeth Taylor is considered one of the last, if not the last major star, to have come out of the old Hollywood studio system. And not just any studio, the top of the heap: MGM. Her early movies, as a child in the early 1940s, starred such Hollywood luminaries as Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy. She quickly grew up, however, and by 1950 was, if not starring in, assuming major responsibilities for the success of motion pictures she appeared in. Then with major roles onscreen, came worldwide attention off-screen, most notably due to a succession of famous and/or rich husbands and a series of health crises throughout her life. To put it simply, Elizabeth Taylor has lived a life far more exciting and dramatic than any movie she's ever appeared in and probably most any other movie you could name. She won the Oscar twice and she earned her place in and out of the sun. IV 1 While Paul was printing some documents , Anna was ironing and listening . 2 Michael came into the living room, switched on the light and had a great surprise: many unknown people smiling at him! 3 The children were solving a problem while their teacher was checking their homework 4 Mother said that Angela was too sick to go to school 5 While we were taking photos of the town, our friends were having lunch in a restaurant. 6 He smiled at her and gave her a flower.