A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday.

Present Simple

Write the right form of the words in brackets. Use the right form of the verb in Present Simple).

1. I usually ___________________ (stay) at home on Fridays.

2. He ___________________ (love) driving fast cars.

3. Small children _________________ (ask) questions all the time.

4. All those buses _________________ (go) to the station.

5. We ___________________ (like) watching French films.

6. Catherine __________________ (want) a new job.

7. A great lawyer _________________ (be) creative and able to think of reasonable solutions when problems and unique situations -------------- (arise).

2. Complete the questions in the Present Simple, using do or does.

1. _____________________ he drive to work every day?

2. __________________________ we have enough time?

3. _________________________ you watch a lot of TV?

4. ____________________ they write e-mails every day?

5. _________________ they wear suits to work?.

6. How _________________ he travel to work)?

7. What ______________ you do at the weekend?

8. What ________________ you buy in the supermarket?

9. Why __________________ we always get into trouble?

10. Where __________________ Alicia work?

Write the negative.

1. I think you're right.

2. He reads the newspaper in the morning.

3. They like vegetables.

4. She walks to school.

5. I leave work on time very often.

6. They work late on Fridays.

7. She wants to go to the cinema.

8. We go out a lot.

9. They know my phone number.

10. He takes a bus to work.

Past Simple

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Use the right form of the verb in Past Simple.

1. Where ________________________(you/live) when you were young?

2. She __________________________(not/study) French at university.

3. He __________________________ (travel) around Europe last year.

4. ___________________________(they/visit) the Louvre in Paris?

5. She _________________________(not/watch) TV yesterday.

6. I ________________________(cook) steak last night.

7. _____________________(Lucy/read) 'War and Peace' at school?

8. We ___________________(have) a computer when I was a child.

9. Where ________________________(you/go) on holiday?

10. I _____________________(love) ice cream when I was a child.

11. They ____________________(not/meet) yesterday.

12. _________________________(she/swim) in the sea in Greece?

13. We _____________________(not/play) tennis yesterday because it was raining.

14. He _______________________(try) to lift the box but he couldn't.

15. What ________________________________(you/eat) for lunch?

Past Continuous – Past Simple

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: the Past Continuous or the Past Simple.

When she came (come)into the room I was listening (listen) to the radio.

1. We _____________ (go) down the lift when suddenly it ______________ (stop).

2. _________________ (they/have) dinner when you _____________ (call) to see them?

3. When the doorbell ____________ (ring) I __________(get) up and ____________ (answer) it.

4. When I ____________ (open) the door, a friend ___________ (stand) there.

5. ‘When I ____________ (arrive) back at the car park, my car wasn’t there! ’ ‘Oh, no! What

___________ (you/do)? ’ ‘I _____________ (report) it to the police.’

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous or the Past Simple form.

A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday.