1 Underline the correct item.
1 What did you put in this cake? It is
tasting/tastes delicious!
2 These days, I work/am working more hours
than I used to.
3 Monica’s flight leaves/is leaving at six o’clock.
4 Brian usually practises/is practising the piano
for two hours every day.
5 Tom has/is having a barbecue this weekend.
(5 x 4 =20)
2 Put the verbs in brackets into the
present simple or present continuous.
1 Where ........................................... (Matt/come)
from? Is he Irish?
2 Since I ............................................... (not/visit)
my grandparents this weekend, let’s go to Dublin
for the day!
3 Rachel is in her room and she ...........................
(revise) for next weeks math exam.
4 Anna’s train ........................................... (arrive)
in 20 minutes so we’d better leave now.
5 Josh ....................................................... (work)
in a bank.
(5 x 4 =20)
3 Fill in: have/has been (to), have/has gone (to)
or have/has been in.
1 Kate ...................................................................
never ....................................... the Eiffel Tower.
2 ................................................... Meg and Harry
...................................... away for the weekend?
3 Julia isn’t here. She ...........................................
the supermarket.
4 ............................................................. you ever
............................................................... Rome?
5 How long ....................... you .................... Italy?
(5 x 4 =20)
4 Complete the email putting the verbs in
brackets into the present perfect or
present perfect continuous.
Dear Jane,
Greetings from Paris!
My family and I 1) ……………………….. (be) in Paris
now for two days and you can’t imagine how much
fun we’re having!
So far we 2) ……………………….. (visit) the Eiffel
Tower, the Louvre Museum and the Notre Dame
Cathedral. I 3) ……………………….. (try) to improve
my French which I can tell you is getting better by the
second as I 4) ……………………….. (practise) all
the time by talking to the locals. The only thing that
I’m not really in favour of is the food, as I
5) ……………………….. (never/taste) these
particular dishes before.
I can’t wait to see you when I return.
Lots of love
Maria
(5 x 4 =20)
5 Complete the second sentence so that
it means the same as the first. Use up
to three words.
1 The plane’s arrival time from Chicago to
Heathrow is at 5pm.
The plane from Chicago to Heathrow ................
............................................................... at 5pm.
2 She is still talking on the phone.
She .....................................................................
on the phone for ages.
3 This is the most amazing film I’ve ever seen.
I ..........................................................................
such an amazing film before.
4 Martha has decided to take part in a marathon
for charity.
Martha is ............................................................
in a marathon for charity.
5 Have you been to Oslo before?
Is this ........................................................ Oslo?