1.Present simple vs. present continuousComplete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box.e.g. Do you like surfing the Internet?1)I ______ what you mean. Could you explain once againplease?2)More and more people ______ English these days.3)Simon ______ at least 2 hours a day on the phone.4)I ______ professional footballers get too much money. It’sridiculous.5)______ you ______ a good time? You look a bit sad.2.Making new friendsComplete the sentences with the expressions in the box.e.g. Jack always stands out because he wears very brightlycolored clothes.1)Mary often ______ at home because she has 5 brothers.2)A way of ______ is to listen to the same music as everyoneelse.3)I usually ______ quickly because I’ve changed schools somany times so I make friends easily.4)Claudia ______ her baby sister as soon as she was born.5)Why are you standing on your own? Come and ______. Weneed a good player on our team.3.say and tellComplete the expressions with say or tell.e.g. say a prayer1)______ goodbye2)______ the time3)______ the difference4)______ thank you5)______ someone off6)______ a secret7)______ (it) again8)______ sorry9)______ the truth10)______ a lie4.Past simple vs. present perfect simpleComplete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect simple form of the verbs in the box.e.g. I have lived in the same house since I was a child.1)I ______ French at university before I became a teacher.2)We ______ a new computer last week.3)Tom ______ my best friend for 2 years but we still fightsometimes!4)______ you ever ______ a really hot curry?5)Where ______ you ______ on your last holiday?5.Present perfect simple vs. present perfect continuousChoose the correct words.e.g. I’ve seen√/ been seeing 3 movies this month.1)How long have you known / been knowing Steve?2)Max has had / has been having an iPod since last year.3)I’m so tired! I’ve written / been writing thank-you lettersall day.4)We’ve worked / been working in the garden for hours andit still looks terrible!5)Mum has made / has been making 5 five cakes for mybirthday party.6.Phrasal verbs with upComplete the sentences. Use the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.e.g. When you come to London again, please look me up.1)Don’t worry about Tim. He finally ______ at 10 o’clocklast night.2)Joanne and Ben ______ last week. They both look reallyunhappy now.3)I ______ Matt ______ when I was in town last week, buthe was busy so we couldn’t meet.4)If you’re free this evening, how about ______ for acoffee?5)It’s very har d when 2 people ______.7.Past simple vs. past continuousComplete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.e.g. While we were eating (eat), the storm started (start).1)As we ______ (drive) along, they ______ (play) myfavorite song on the radio.2)When Mary ______ (hear) the news, she ______ (cook)dinner.3)John ______ (leave) the concert while the band ______(play).4)Katie ______ (break) a tooth while she ______ (eat) apiece of toast.5)The boys ______ (play) football when a dog ______ (run)onto the pitch.8.Friends & enemiesChoose the correct words.e.g. It’s really bad to tell on√/ stand by a good friend.1)Mark never does what he says he’s going to do. He’salways letting me down / sticking up for me.2)I’m very lucky because I fall out/ get on well with mysister.3)4)You’re my best friend so I promise to let you down / standby you.5)6)Matt and David fell out/ got on well because matt usedDavid’s computer without asking.7)Julia always tells on/ sticks up for her younger sisterbecause she loves her.9.10.P ast simple vs. past perfect simpleComplete the sentences. Use the past simple or past perfectsimple form of the verbs in brackets.e.g. When I got (get) home, my parents had already gone (go)to bed.1)Sally ______ (not have) any lunch because she ______already ______ (eat).2)I ______ (realize) I ______ (forget) my keys while I waswaiting for the bus.3)Dave ______ (miss) the concert because he ______ (nothear) it was on.4)5)Liz and Jack ______ (know) each other for years beforethey ______ (get) married.6)7)When we ______ (arrive), the party ______ just ______(start).11.12.J obs & workComplete the sentences. The first letter of each word will help you.e.g. Bob has been u______ for 6 months as there are no jobsin his town.1)2)Sam left school without any q______.3)4)I have a p______ job, working 15 hours a week.5)Tom was very unhappy in his job so he r______ last week.6)What is the average monthly s______ in Italy?7)I a______ for 50 jobs before I found the one I wanted.。