Fill in the blanks with A / AN or THE or nothing at all.

1. ______________most of _____________ stories people tell

about_________Irish are not true.
2. ______________beef we had for dinner last night was
excellent.
3. Everyone has problems in ________________ life.
4. I don't know much about _______________ life of Napoleon.
5. My grandmother had _____________ long life.
6. Yes, my name is ___________ Simpson, but I'm not
____________ Simpson you're looking for.
7. _____________ people wear jewellery to look more
attractive.
8. _______________ jewellery Diana wearing today is
beautiful.
9. Mary is wearing ____________ gold ring today. It is made of
___________ gold.
10. _______ word to __________ wise is _________ sufficient.
Complete with WHO,WHAT,WHEN,WHERE
1. P: __________ did you see at the airport?
R: I saw your parents at the airport.
2. P: __________ did you go?
R: I went to see my mother.
P: __________ do you live?
R: I live in Houston.
3. P: __________ do you live?
R: I live in Houston.

4. P: __________ did they tell you?

R: They told me last night.

5. P: __________ does he want to eat?

R: He wants to eat pancakes.

6. P: __________ language is that?

R: That's Swedish.

7. P: __________ is he going to meet?

R: He is going to meet his brother.

8. P: __________ is he going to tell the police?

R: He is going to tell them the truth.

9. P: ________ are you going to the mall?

R: I'm going to the mall in two hours.

10. P: ________ did you see her?

R: I saw her at the market
6. _________ Mara
_________ (listen) to music?
7. _________ Beatriz _________ (tidy) her room?
8. My parents _________ (read) the newspaper.
9. When _________ your brother _________ (surf) the internet?
10. Who _________ you _________ (play) football with?
11. What _______
__ your sister _________ (do) on Saturday?
12. Blanca _________ (go) to a sleepover.
13. Isabel _________ (not phone) a friend.
14. I _________ (eat) a hamburger every weekend.
15. My Mum _________ (like) classical music.
16. I _________ (not eat) pizza.
17. I _________ (drink) water.
18. Gonzalo _________ (help) his friends with their
homework.
19. Carlos _________ (make) people laugh.
20. Alan _________ (not like) talking to new people.

21. Chris _________ (do) the housework for her parents.

22. I _____
____ (want) to join Daniel s fan club.
23. Isabel and I _________ (see) each other every week.
24. Linda _________ (wear) new clothes.
25. Derek and Sam _________ (wear) striped T
shirts.
Ana _________ (not watch) TV.
2. Peter _________ (not study) French.
3. Javi _________ (watch) TV.
4. Antonio _________ (play) computer games.
5. Luis Miguel _________ (not read) magazines.
Present continuos
1. I ______________ (write) a poem now.
2. She ______________ (leave) tomorrow morning.
3. We ________________ (build) a house.
4. Paul and Jennifer ________________ (study) French at
university.
5. Peter ______________ (leave) outside.
6. Tom is ____________ (teach) English at that high school.
7. You______________ (make) a great effort.
8. They _______________ (tell) Mary what happened
yesterday.
9. I _______________ (watch) TV right now.
10. She ______________ (play) volleyball this afternoon.
Complete with present simple or continuos
1. - What is that noise? Somebody ______________ (play) the
piano.
2. - We _____________ (go) to the cinema this Friday.
3. - We ________ (go) on holiday every winter.
4. - The days ________ (be) longer in summer.
5. - She often ________ (talk) to herself.
6. - She _____________ (have) a shower at the moment.
7. - Right now, she ______________ (run) down the hill.
8. - Oak trees ________ (grow) very slowly.
9. - My dog _______________ (not eat) vegetables.
10. - My brother ________________ (not like) animals.

11. - Most people ______________ (not like) to visit a doctor.

12. - In his job he usually __________ (stand).
13. - Im looking at the woman, she ______________ (wear) a
nice hat.
14. - I never ________ (go) out in the evening.
15. - He usually ________ (work) with paints and brushes.
16. - Do you know anyone who __________ (speak) Italian?
17. - At work, he usually ________ (sit) all day.
18. - Where is Kate? She _______________ (watch) TV in the
living room.
19. - _________________ (you/go) to the party next Saturday?
20. - ____________________ (you / ever / work) at the
weekend?
21. - Why ___________________ (you drive) so fast today?
22. - The water ______________ (boil) now. Shall I switch it
off?
23. - The duck __________ (smell) delicious. Shall I take it out
of the oven?
24. - Sometimes, Tom ________ (do) his homework after
lunch.
Past simple
4. My new shoes ___________ (not cost) a lot of money.
5. I ___________
(get) this book from the library.
6. We had a garage where we ___________ (keep) our car.
7. Ali ___________ (cut) his knee.
8. The glass ___________ (fall) off the table.
9. The glass ___________ (not break).
10. We ___________ (sell) our old car.
11. We
___________ (buy) a new car.
12. The bell ___________ (not ring).
13. We all ___________ (go) into school.
14. The dog ___________ (catch) the ball.
15. The man ___________ (not kneel) down.
16. Our cat ___________ (run) onto the road.
17. Jane
___________ (not write) a letter.
18. I ___________ (buy) a new camera last week.
19. We ___________ (drive) to a safari park yesterday.

20. Yesterday Dad ___________ (not take) me to the carnival.

21. Elizabeth ___________ (give) Eva a chocolate.
22. Jack
and Jill ___________ (not go) up the hill.
23. Her ring ___________ (cost) ten Euros.
24. I ___________ (put) sugar in my coffee.
25. He ___________ (not hit) the ball over the net.
1. I opened the door and ___________ (look) inside.
2. Who ___________ (close) all the windows?
3. I ___________ (carry) my mom s shopping bag.
4. I ___________ (not climb) over the fence.
5. I ___________ (rip)
my shirt.
6. The plane ___________ (land) ten minutes ago.

Be/got up /meet /have/ go /run /drink /sleep /swim /eat

Yesterday I got up early, at about seven o c
lock.
1. I ________ a shower and some fruit for breakfast.
2. Then I ________ to the sports cent
re.
3. I ________ 500 meters in the swimming pool and then
4. I ________ 5 kilometers.
5. At lunchtime I ________ my friends in a caf.
6. We ________ some pasta and ________ some juice.
7. After lunch I ________ for a few hours, I ________ tired.
Complete with SOME/ ANY
1. I'm sure I made ________ mistakes on the exam.
2. My friend didn't make ________ mistakes on the exam.
3. "Would you like ________ beer"?
4. Oliver Twist: "Please sir, could I have ________ more?"
5. Don't you know ________ good restaurants in Vancouver?
6. If you have ________ money to lend me, I would
appreciate it
.
7. "Do you have ________ newspapers?"
8. "Which of these books can I borrow?" "You can take ________ of them

."
9. "Can I offer you ________ drinks?"
10. If they have ________ Cuban cigars, please buy some for
me.