Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1.

Peter (not/want) any eggs, but he (want) some soup. 2. There (be) some milk in the glass. 3. The grocery store (open) at 8a.m and (close) at 7p.m. 4. When (do) your family usually have lunch? 5. Water (not/boil) at 20 degrees. 6. My girl friend (love) walking around late at night during the summer. 7. Jane (read) The Guardian' newspaper, but I (read)'The Independent'. 8. Fred (cycle) to work, but his wife (go) by car. 9. Jeff (buy) his food in small shops, but Jane (do) all her shopping at the supermarket. 10. She (think) her daughter (be) a wonderful student. 11. What (do) you consider your best accomplishment? 12. Diana (like) Physics, Chemistry and biology; she always (get) good marks in her science exams. 13. He seldom (stay) at home in the evening. 14. The train (not/depart) until 10.35 because the weather (be) very terrible. 15. (Do) Peter belong to the Sport club. 16. Every country (have) a national flag. 17. The result of the examination (make) everybody satisfactory. 18. My computer (not/work) because it (be) old. 19. Susan (live) in Leeds, but she (work) in Bradford. 20. I (leave) work at 6 o'clock, but John (finish) word at 5 o'clock. 21. Mary (ride) her bike to school and her father (carry) her books. 22. My father (take) a shower and (have) a breakfast every morning before working. 23. Tom brother will buy a new car, as soon as he (have) enough money. 24. She (take) a taxi to the hospital and then she (have) a talk to the doctor about her headache. 25. Your mistakes in composition (be) similar to his. 26. All the cereal grains but rice (grow) on the prairies and plains of the United States. 27. For breakfast Ann (eat) cereal with milk and then she (have) some toast. 28. It (rain) almost every day in Manchester. 29. We (fly) to Spainn every summer. 30. My sister (work) in a bank. 31. My students (be/not) hardworking. 32. I (be) at school at weeken. 33. Where your children (be)?

34. He (have) a new haircut today. 35. She (not/study) on Friday. 36. My mother (fry) eggs for breakfast every morning. 37. The bank (close) at four oclock. 38. John (try) hard in class but I (not/think) he will pass. 39. Jo is so smart that she (pass) every exam without even trying. 40. My wife (be) so boring because I (not/pay) special attention to her. 41. My best friend (write) to me every week. 42. You (speak) English well? 43. She (not live) in Hai Phong city with her family. 44. When the kettle (boil), will you make some tea? 45. I always (close) the window at night because it is cold. 46. Those shoes (cost) too much. 47. The food in Japan is expensive. It (cost) a lot to live there. 48. His job is great because he (meet) a lot of people. 49. He always (wash) his car on Sundays. 50. My watch is broken and it (need) to be fixed again. 51. Jane (be) a teacher. She (teach) French. 52. I (love) to watch movies. 53. She (go) to the cinema at least once a week. 54. They never (drink) tea in the morning. 55. We both (listen) to the radio in the morning. 56. He (want) a romantic wedding. 57. George (eat) too much so he's getting fat. 58. The earth (go) round the sun, doesn't it? 59. Jackie ___ two children now. 60. My house (be) opposite to the supermarket. 61. Mr. Smith (smoke) too much. He always (have) a cigarette in his mouth. 62. When the phone (ring), please answer it. 63. Sara (be) also a student in my class at the moment. 64. Peter dog (bite) everyone he (not) know. 65. My younger sister often (draw) nice posters. 66. (Open) your books at page 34. 67. My father (prefer) tea and bread for breakfast. 68. (Do) your little brother believe in ghosts? 69. How much money (do) she earn every month? 70. Laura and her sister (be) twins but they (not/look) the same.

71. Susan (invite) me to her birthday party. 72. I (be) a romantic person, so I (not/like) horror films. 73. The sun (rise) in the East, remember. 74. Normally, I (start) work at eight oclock everyday. 75. The children (be) very polite today. They dont usually (behave) so well. 76. I want to go home. I (be) very tired. 77. Why (you/want) to change the whole plan? 78. It (not/rain) much in the winter. 79. The family (be) a very important part of the society. 80. Three days (be) a long time for her to wait. 81. Why (you/not/give) me a ring? 82. They (not/allow) parking here. 83. She (go) shopping every two weeks. 84. She (feed) her baby everyday. 85. This coat (look) expensive. 86. Golf (be) her favourite sport. 87. English (be) his native language. 88. He (come) to school by bus. 89. That (be) a difficult question. 90. He (kiss) his wife twice a day. 91. We (not/study) in the same class. 92. He (understand) every word she (say). 93. She (have to) go to Mexico this summer. 94. The train (leave) Ho Chi Minh city for Hanoi in a few days. 95. My family seldom (go) on a holiday. 96. He will give her some flowers after she (finish) her speech. 97. Where (you/like) going on Sunday mornings? 98. What time (you/come) home from work ? 99. How (your mother/ get) to work every morning ? 100. You (not/take) the money with you? 101. I think Chinese (be) difficult language to speak in the world. 102. Your hotel (be) far from the beach. 103. He (live) in the same street that she (do). 104. He (be) the same age as his wife. 105. There (be) sixty students present today. 106. This exercise (be) to be done right now. 107. (you/take) cream and sugar in your coffee ?

108. (Take) your books and (put) them on the table. 109. she always (make) a list of the things she (have) to buy. 110. I (do) the dishes after each meal. 111. Her charm (not/work) on me. 112. The windows of my house (be) made of glass. 113. The use of electricity for heating (be) very popular. 114. Nobody (know) the reason for his decision. 115. Smoking (be) one of the causes of heart disease. 116. He (visit) his family less frequently than she (do). 117. He (act) worse now than ever before. 118. Sometimes I (think) my life (be) really meaningfulless. 119. The rich (not/care) about the cost of everything they like. 120. Marry (find) it hard to live on very little money. 121. She (eat) so much that she is now suffering from overweight. 122. He (be) a good husband because he always (help) his wife do house work in free time. 123. The shirt (not/suit) you at all. 124. Most of the people (be) from America. 125. After Jessica (finish) her degree, she (intend) to work in her fathers company. 126. Water (consist) of hydrogen and opxygen. 127. The coffee (have) a good taste. 128. He (consider) the test to be difficult. 129. The President (arrive) in Norway on 17 September. 130. What time (your train/leave) ? 131. She (prefer) sitting by the widow on the train. 132. Trees (help) prevent the erosion of soil by protecting it from the wind and the rain. 133. Britain (have) an extensive road system. 134. At the station, we often (see) the sign: (Watch) out for pickpockets. 135. Statistics (show) that secondhand smokers can get sick from the smoke. 136. The only way of crossing the river (be) by swimming. 137. Tom (seem) to be putting on weight. 138. Children (depend) on their parents for food and clothing. 139. An unhappy child always (crave) for his parents love. 140. My younger brother sometimes (wonder) about his future. Exercise 2: Complete these sentences below: 1. (modern trains/use/coal? ~ No, they/do. They/use/electricity) 2. (the Queen/often/wear/a crown? ~ No, she/do. She/usually/wear/a hat.)

3. (wine/come/from oranges? ~ No, it/do. It/come/from grapes.) 4. (Sri Lanka/export/coffee? ~ No, it/do. It/export/tea.) 5. (Potatoes/grow/on bushes? ~ No, they/do. They/grow/in the ground) 6. (Bill Brown/play tennis-once a week) 7. (Susan West/not/drink alcohol/because/she/not/enough/18 years old.) Exercise 3: What's the best word to complete the sentence? 1. I ________ in a bank. 1. work 2. works 3. workes 2. The bank ________ at four o'clock. 1. close 2. closies 3. closes 3. She ________ in Florida. 1. live 2. lives 3. livees 4. It ________ almost every day in Manchester. 1. rain 2. rains 3. raines 5. John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course. 1. try 2. trys 3. tries 6. Jo is so smart that she ________ every exam without even trying. 1. pass 2. passies 3. passes 7. My best friend ________ to me every week. 1. write 2. writies 3. writes 8. My life is so boring -- I just ________ TV every night. 1. watch 2. watchies 3. watches 9. We ________ to Spain every summer. 1. fly 2. flys 3. flies 10. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every morning. 1. fry 2. frys 3. fries 11. What ________ T.V mean? 1. do 2. does 3. is

12. She always________ her purse. 1. forget 2. forgets 3. forgetes 13. I never ________ coffee before 12.00 1. drink 2. drinks 3. drinkes.