Exercises Student______________________________________________________

I. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous:

1. Look! Jenny (go) to school.

2. On her back, Jenny (carry) her school bag.

3. The school bag (be) very heavy

4. Normally, Jenny (wear) black shoes, but today she (wear) red wellies.

5. And look, she (wear) a raincoat because it (rain) outside.

6. Jenny (not / want) to get wet.

II. Use Can or can`t and say if it is Possibility (P) Ability (A) or Permission (Per)

1. You____________talk in the library.____

2. You can have my pen, I`ve got two.____

3. I _____________play the piano but I ___________play the guitar.___/___

4. __________________you open the window, please?___

5. Babies ______________walk._____

III. 3. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the past simple.

a) He ____________ ( arrive ) at the film premier late.

b) The fans ___________ ( wait ) outside the cinema to get the actor’s autograph.

c) What did you think of the film we ________ ( see ) at the cinema on Sunday ?

d) They _________________ (not play) tennis yesterday.

e) Last year I ___________ (go) to England on holiday.

IV. Read the text and answer the questions:

My name is Ian and I come from Scotland. I am 26 years old and I live in a small town near
Glasgow called Banton. I don't have a job now, but normally I clean shop windows. I am not
married but I live with my very beautiful girlfriend, Maria, in a nice house in Banton. We don't
have any children...maybe next year. My girlfriend is an actress, but she isn't very famous. She
acts in a small theatre in our town. At the weekend, we like to go swimming in a big lake near
our house. I usually get up at eight o'clock, but on Thursday I get up at six o'clock because that
is the day when I go running in the park.

Answer these questions about the "My Name Is Ian " reading.

1. Where does Ian come from?_____________________________________________

2. How old is Ian?_______________________________________________________

3. Where does Ian ive?__________________________________________________

4. Is Ian married?_______________________________________________________

5. What is Ian's girlfriend called?___________________________________________

6. Do they have any children?______________________________________________

7. Do they live in a house or an apartment?___________________________________

8. What does his girlfriend do?_____________________________________________

9. What do they do at the weekend?_________________________________________

10. When does Ian go running?____________________________________________