A)Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Present or Present Continuous

Terry Poole (o)___(be) an engineer who (1)__________(work) for an international aid

organization.Although he normally (2)_________(work) in Indonesia,at present he
(3)____________ (supervise) a project in Rwanda which(4)___________(involve) the co-
ordination of local people,aid workers and engineers like himself.Although he
(5)_____________(enjoy) the experience,he (6)__________(doubt) the project will be
finished soon.

B)Put the verb into the most suitable form,present continuous or present simple.

1)We_____________(have) a party next Saturday.Would you like to come?

2)I _______________(not/go) away for my holidays next month because I havent got
enough money._______________(you/go) away?

3)The concert this evening_____________(start) at 7.30

4)George,is it true that you_______________(get) married next week?

5)The art exhibition______________(open) on 3 May and____________(finish) on 15 July.

6)What time_________________(the next train/leave)?

7)Ann,we______________(go) to town._______________(you/come) with us?

8)We_______________(go) to the theatre this evening.

9)_______________________(the film/begin) at 3.30 or 4.30?

10)Please dont make so much noise.I_______________(study)

C)Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past continuous

1)He_________(walk) to the front of the stage,____________(take) a bow

and__________(wave) to the audience.

2)We______________(not/enjoy) the play so we_____________(leave)early.

3)While you_____________(sleep) Joan_____________(try) hard to finish her dissertation

4)Susan and Tom____________(meet) when they______________(study)in Edinburgh 20

years ago

5)In June 1979 they ________________(still/build) this shopping centre.

6)They______________(walk)to the waters edge,____________(wade)in
and_______________(swim)to the other side.

7)While the soldiers_______________(advance) they did not realise that the

enemy_______________a surprise attack.

D)This time you have to put one of these verbs in each sentence in the past
simple:hurt, teach,spend,sell,throw,fall,catch,buy,cost

1)Toms father_____________him to drive when he was 17

2)Don______________down the stairs this morning and_________his leg.

3)We needed some money so we_________our car.

4)Ann______________a lot of money yesterday.She ____________a dress

which_________f50.

5)Jim_____________the ball to Sue who___________it.