 Choose the correct answer:_

1. I usually (go – goes – going – went) to school on foot. It is not far from my house.
2. My grandfather (live – lives – living – lived) in Tanata. It’s his home town.
3. The plane heading for Moscow (leave – leaves – leaving – left) at 11 p.m.
4. Our children (play – plays – played – are playing) in the garden now. You can join them.
5. Your father is annoyed because you (always leave – are always leaving – leave – left) your
CDs on the flour.
6. We (move – moving – are moving – moved) to Zahraa El Maadi next summer.
7. This egg (smell – smelt – smells – is smelling) bad. Don’t eat it.
8. Don’t take that book. It (belong – belongs – is belonging – belonging) to me.
9. My mother is tasting the soup to see if it needs some salt. The underlined verb
expresses (state – action).
10. Hala usually (has spent – spends – spent – is spending) all her money on CDs.
11. Does Adel (like – likes – liking – have liked) onions?
12.I (‘m not thinking – don’t think – didn’t think – hasn’t thought) we need to take our
umbrella with us now.
13. The Earth (move – moving – is moving – moves) around the sun.
14. My sister (sees – has seen – is seen – is seeing) the doctor tonight.
15. On my way home, I stopped (to buying – buying – to buy – buy) the newspaper.
16.The students asked the teacher (helping – help – to helping – to help) with the difficult
questions.
 Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets:
1. He always sleeps at nine o’clock. (doesn’t)
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2. My father is watering the flowers now. (What………)
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3. I’m going to meet my lawyer tonight. (seeing)
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4. My sister uses my PC day and night. It’s really irritating. (always)
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5. Pete gets angry. (never)
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6. They sometimes visit their grandparents. (today)
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7. She is riding her bike at the moment. (everyday)
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8. He goes to school by bus. (How)
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9. He watches TV every evening. (never)
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10. My dad reads the paper every morning. (now)
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11. He is ringing me at lunchtime. (always)
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12. The headmaster is teaching our class this week. (on Mondays)
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13. The departure time of the city train is 2 p.m. (leaves)
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14. Walking to work is a regular habit of his. (often)
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15. This perfume has a very nice scent. (smells)
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16. She has an appointment with her lawyer at 11 p.m. (seeing)
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17. The cook is trying the food to see if it needs salt. (tasting)
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18. When does Rana play music ? ( Could …… ? )
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19. Is there film on TV. tonight ? (Do you know… )
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20. This is my book. ( belongs )
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 Choose the correct answer:_
1. I (write – wrote – am writing – was writing) some letters yesterday.
2. We (have – had – are having – were having) dinner when the bell rang.
3. What time (do – does – did – doing) you arrive last night?
4. I met my intimate friend Nada while I (go – went – had gone – was going) to the
supermarket.
5. It was difficult to see because it (get – got – was getting – is getting) dark.
6. I was watching TV, so I (hear – heard – did hear – didn’t hear) the phone.
7. I used to (swim – swimming – swims – swam) a lot when I was a child.
8. A: Did she (used – use – using – not using) to do her home work without her parents’
help? B: Yes, she did.
9. She goes everywhere by taxi because she (used to – didn’t use to – isn’t used to – wasn’t
used to) drive a car.
10.My mother (prepares – was preparing – had prepared – is preparing) the food before we
arrived.
11.We (haven’t had – haven’t – don’t have – didn’t have) time to finish our work last
night.
12.What were you doing when I (have rung – had rung – rang – was ringing) the
doorbell?
13.I was walking down the street when it (was starting -had started – started – has
started) to rain.
14. He (loses – lost – has lost – is losing) his hearing at the age of one.
15. (Did you go – have you gone – Do you go – Don’t you go) to the club yesterday?
16.I thought the film was good while I (watched – had watched – was watching – have
watched).
 Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets:
1. Before they bought their house, they lived in an apartment. (used to)
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2. I used to live in the U.S.A, but now I don’t. (didn’t)
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3. Rana walked down the road, turned right, then took a taxi. (What…?)
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4. I haven’t read the paper for three weeks. (ago)
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5. John was walking down the street when he saw an accident. (As)
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6. During the discussion of the problem, Sandy left. (While)
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7. While I was running, I met Ramona. (when)
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8. He was crossing the road when a car hit him. (As)
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9. He was mending the fuse, he got an electric shock. (While)
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10. He started playing football at 4 o'clock. Now it is 6. (ago)
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11. He was walking home when he had the accident. (While)
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12. As I was watering the garden, it rained. (when)
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