Print and complete the sentences below.

The answers are at the end.

1. Peter has a friend called David. David is ___________________

2. Peter has a lot of friends, including David. David is _____________________
3. I know Peter very well. We have become friends. Peter is ________________________
4. The dog has a long tail so be careful not to walk on it. Don't walk on _________________________
5. Emma has an appointment with the hairdresser at 10 a.m. At 10 a.m. Emma will be
___________________________
6. My neighbours have a red car. _______________________ is red.
7. My parents have painted their house blue. _______________________ is blue.
8. The government made a proposal which was rejected by the Trade Unions. The Trade Unions
rejected the _____________________
9. My grandfather has a dog. Its name is Roxy. _____________________________ is Roxy
10.The head office of the company is on Park Avenue. The ____________________________ is on
Park Avenue.

Answers:

1) Peter's friend 2) a friend of Peter's/one of Peter's friends 3) a friend of mine/one of my friends 4) the dog's tail
5) at the hairdresser's 6) my neighbours' car 7) my parents' house 8) the government's proposal
9) my grandfather's dog's name
10) company's head office

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Prepositions
Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition :
(Correction at the end of the page.)

1.

Mr. Martin is responsible ______ recruitment

2.
I'm sorry but I don't understand the reason ________ the increase
________ price.
3.

In this company, salaries depend ________ the level of responsibility.

4.

You have to pay ________ the tickets the day you order them.

5.

Our new Chairman reminds me ________ my old history teacher.

6.
Do you think the report could be translated ________ English for the
meeting tomorrow?
7.

Thank you for offering to help. It's very kind ________ you.

8.

Look ________ the woman ________ the picture. Who is she?

9.
The manager didn't take part ________ the discussion. He didn't want
to intervene.
10.

It's no use taking him to the Louvre. He isn't interested _______ art.

11.

The food in Japan is very different ________ European food.

12.

I don't agree ________ you.

13.

John was late for the meeting as usual. That's typical ________ him.

14.

We should invite Pete to the party. He's very good ________ telling

15.

The car crashed ________ a fence ________ the other side of the

________ my opinion you're wrong.

jokes.

road.

Correction
1) for

2)for/in

9) in

10) in

3) on

4) for

11) from

5) of

12) with/in

6) into
13) of

7) of
14) at

8) at/in
15) into/on

Prepositions 2
Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition :
(Correction at the end of the page.)

1.
London.

I asked my neighbour to look _________ my cat when I went to

2.
All books are provided ______ the school. Pupils don't have to pay
_____ them.
3.

The meeting is _____ September 15th _____ 9 a.m.

4.
If you're interested ______ working overseas, you should apply
______ that job
5.

London is a big city, but it's very different ________New York.

6.

My boss got angry ______ me when I arrived late _____ the second

time.
7.
I'm not familiar _______ this machine. Could you explain ______ me
how it works?
8.
English.
9.

She wrote the text ______ Japanese, then translated it ______

He left the house, got ______ his car and drove ______.

10.
Due to bad weather conditions, the plane couldn't take _______
______ time.
11.

She was embarrassed ______ the way people were staring _____

12.

They apologized ______ the host ______ arriving late

her.

13.
The authorities talked ______ the need ______ better education in
developing countries.
14.
a decision.
15.

______ my opinion, you should wait _____ confirmation before making

Students often have a problem ______ English prepositions.

Correction
1) after

2) by/for

9) into/away (or 'off')

3) on/at
10) off/on

4) in/for

5) from

6) with/for

11) by/at
12) to/for
with

7) with/to

13) about/for

8) in/into

14) in/for

15)

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Present - Past Tense Revision
Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.
(The correction is at the end of the page.)

1) In 1998, John______________ (visit) Tahiti with a group of friends.

2) This month Tom _________________ (revise) for his exams.

3) Julie is at the cinema waiting for Tom. She _______________ (wait) for 10
minutes.

4) Marie only has half an hour for lunch so she usually ______________ (have)
a sandwich.

5) David is a good friend of mine. I _______________ (know) him since I was

six years old.

6) At the moment I need to concentrate. I __________________ (do) a

grammar exercise.

7) Tom is writing an important report. He _______________(write) 4 pages

already.

8) Once a month Caroline _______________ (go) to the hairdresser's to have

her hair cut.

9) Last year Peter ________________(travel) all over Australia.

10) Next Saturday, Peter ________________(take) Caroline to the theatre.

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Correction :
1) visited
2) is revising
3) has been waiting
4) has
6) am doing
7) has written
8) goes
9) travelled

5) have known
10) is taking

Present Perfect - Past Simple

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form :
present perfect (simple or continuous form) or past simple.
(The answers are at the end of the page.)
Remember: the Present Perfect is used for unfinished time, the Past Simple for finished time.

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?

1.

Tom (go)__________ to the cinema yesterday.

2. John is playing a game of tennis. He (play)______________ for 2

hours.
3 I (book)__________ the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in
Vienna.
4. The teacher (speak)____________ English since the beginning of this
lesson.
5.

In your life, how many countries (you-visit) _______________?

6. The Bank (open)__________ a branch in new shopping centre last

month.
7. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She (wait)__________ for 10
minutes.
8.

Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006.

9.

Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight.

10. So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English.

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Correction
1- went
6- opened

2- has been playing

3- booked 4- has been speaking 5- have you

visited
7- has been waiting
8 - worked
9 - bought
10- have
learnt

Present Simple Exercise

Complete each of the sentences below with a verb from the box.
(The answers are at the bottom of the page.)

start take eat think sleep go like drink write lives

1.

The film ________________ every day at 8 p.m.

2.

Many children _________________ milk with their meals.

3.

Cats generally _______________ a lot.

4.

Julie _______________ a letter to her mother once a week.

5.

Tom and Julie _______________ in a big city in the centre of the country.

6.

Tourists _______________ to Egypt to see the pyramids.

7.

Jimmy always _______________ the bus to go to school.

8.

We all know that children _______________ sweets.

9.

Anne _______________ it's a good idea to do English exercises.

10.

If you want to be healthy, you must _______________ good food.

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Answers :
1 - starts

2- drink

3 - sleep

4 - writes

5 - live

6 - go

7 - takes

8 - like

9 - thinks

10 - eat

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
(Present Simple or Present Continuous)

(Correction at the end of the page.)

1.

Every day Julie _______________ (take) the bus to go to her office.

2.

At the moment you _______________ (do) an English exercise.

3.
4.

Tom and Julie _______________ (learn) English this year.

The Bank __________________ (open) at 9.30 every morning from Monday
to Friday.

5.

Our cousins ___________________ (come) to see us next Sunday.

6.

Tom ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning on the train.

7.

Julie usually __________________ (clean) the house on Saturdays.

8.

At the moment she _________________ (write) a letter to a client.

9.

Julie _________________ (speak) three languages : English, French and

Spanish.

10. Today is Sunday. Tom and Julie _________________ (relax) in their

garden.

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Correction :
1) takes
6) reads

2) are doing
7) cleans

3) are learning
4) opens
8) is writing
9) speaks

5) are coming
10) are relaxing

PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES

Present Perfect - Past Simple
Put the verb in brackets into the correct form :
present perfect (simple or continuous form) or past simple.
(The answers are at the end of the page.)
Remember: the Present Perfect is used for unfinished time, the Past Simple for finished time.

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?

1.

Tom (go)__________ to the cinema yesterday.

2. John is playing a game of tennis. He (play)______________ for 2

hours.
3 I (book)__________ the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in
Vienna.
4. The teacher (speak)____________ English since the beginning of this
lesson.
5.

In your life, how many countries (you-visit) _______________?

6. The Bank (open)__________ a branch in new shopping centre last

month.
7. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She (wait)__________ for 10
minutes.
8.

Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006.

9.

Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight.

10. So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English.

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try another exercise

Correction
1- went
6- opened

2- has been playing

3- booked 4- has been speaking 5- have you

visited
7- has been waiting
8 - worked
9 - bought
10- have
learnt