Exercise 1. Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1) (you/come) tonight?
Are you coming tonight?
2) (he/eat) rice every day?
Does he eat rice every day
3) I (work) at the moment.
I am working at the moment.
4) (he/come) to London often?
Does he come to London often?
5) He (play) tennis now.
He is playing tennis now.
6) (you/come) to the cinema later?
Are you coming to the cinema later?
7) They (not/come) to the party tomorrow.
They aren’t coming to the party tomorrow.
8) He (not/play) golf now.
He in’t playing golf now.
9) (you/play) tennis this Sunday?
Are you playing tennis this Sunday?
10) They (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.
They go to a restaurant every Saturday.
11) She (not/go) to the cinema very often.
She doesn’t go to the cinema very often.
12) You usually (arrive) late.
You usually arrive late.

Exercise 2. Past Simple or Past Continuous?

1) I (sit) in a cafe when you (call) .
I was sitting in a cafe when you called.
2) When you (arrive) at the party, who (be) there?
When you arrived at the party, who was there.
3) Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise.
Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise.
4) Yesterday I (go) to the library, next I (have) a swim, later I(meet) Julie for coffee.
Yesterday I went to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Julie for coffee.
5) We (play) tennis when John (hurt) his ankle.
We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle.
6) What (they/do) at 10pm last night – it was really noisy?
What they were doing at 10pm last night- it was really noisy.
7) He (take) a shower when the telephone (ring).
He was taking shower when the telephone rang.
8) He (be) in the shower when the telephone (ring).
He was in the shower when the telephone rang.
9) When I (walk) into the room, everyone (work).
When I walked in the room, everyone was working.

Exercise 3. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
(comparative or superlative).

1. My house is (big) than yours.
My house is bigger than yours.
2. This flower is (beautiful) than that one.
This flower is more beautiful than that one.
3. This is the (most interesting) book I have ever read.
This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live (long) than smokers.
Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers.
5. Which animal is the (dangerous) animal in the world?
Which animal is the the most dangerous animal in the world?
6. A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the
mountains.
A holiday by the sea is better than a holiday in the mountains.
7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer.
It is strange but often a coke is more expensive than a beer.
8. Who is the (rich) woman on earth?
Who is the richest woman on earth.
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) than last summer.
The weather this summer is even worse than last summer.
10. He was the (clever) thief of all.
He was the cleverest thief of all.

Exercise 4. Match the words with their definitions

1. A type of tourism when you travel to taste different cuisines. (Food tourism)
2. A type of tourism when you go abroad to study. (Educational tourism)
3. A type of tourism when you go to visit museums and different
places. (Cultural tourism)
4. A type of tourism when you go to different dangerous places. (Extreme tourism)
5. A type of tourism when you spend your time in resorts. (Resort tourism)
6. A type of tourism when you visit different religious places. (Religion tourism)
7. A type of tourism when you want to discover agriculture in
the country. (Agrotourism)
8. A type of tourism when you explore ecology in a certain
territory. (Ecotourism)
a. Agrotourism b. Religion tourism c. Ecotourism d. Resort
tourism e. Cultural tourism f. Food tourism g.
Educational tourism h. Extreme tourism

Exercise 5. What is your favourite art and why? (8 sent. min.)

My favorite art is painting. I have loved painting since I was a child. I love painting because I feel like you can attach your feelings to the canvas. What I like most is painting a landscape on canvas. And now painting is a part of my future profession.