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Pels qui porteu langls una mica fluix, us recomanem que feu aquests exercicis per
comenar el nou curs amb el nivell adequat.
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Choose the correct answer.
1. That soup ... delicious.
a. is smelling
b. smells
c. smell
2. I dont understand. What ... about?
a. you are talking
b. are you talking
c. do you talk
3. Ronald ... usually ... his food at the market.
a. doesnt buy
b. isnt buying
c. dont buy
4. ... a film now?
a. Do they watch
b. They are watching
c. Are they watching
5. I ... my dog twice a day.
a. feed
b. feeds
c. am feeding
6. Tina ... dinner at her aunts house every week.
a. is having
b. has
c. have
7. Please dont bother me. I ... to study.
a. am trying
b. trying
c. try
8. What ... of your plan?
a. is Brian thinking
b. Brian thinks
c. does Brian think
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
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Please turn on the TV. I .................................. (want) to watch the news.

Benny .................................. (not work) at the moment.
Listen. .................................. someone ..................................(ring) the doorbell?
.................................. you .................................. (know) the answers to the maths questions?
They .................................. (not speak) Spanish in Brazil.
.................................. Peggy always .................................. (sit) next to Marjorie?
Leon .................................. (love) hamburgers.
I cant hear you. Why .................................. you .................................. (speak) so quietly?

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Write a suitable question for each statement.

1. John finishes school at three oclock.
oclock
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2. Nancy is going to the disco now.
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3. Tanya is helping the teacher arrange the shelves.
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4. Yes,
Yes David and Amy like horror films.
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5. Leonard lives in Paris because he has got a job there.
there
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6. The teacher is answering questions at the moment.
Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. Do not change the
original meaning of the sentences.
1. This house is my uncles. (own)
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2. Warren isnt a tennis player. (play)
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3. They dont travel by train at all. (never)
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4. The dogs are quiet now. (bark)
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5. That man is a magician. (magic tricks)
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6. Patricia dislikes horror films. (like)
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
Decide which sentence has got a meaning that is similar to the first one.
1. The children were reading when the teacher walked in.
a. The children began reading when the teacher walked in.
b. The children began reading before the teacher walked in.
2. Mary was working while the other girls were having a conversation.
a. Mary worked during the conversation.
b. Mary worked until the conversation began.
3. I arrived at the bus stop as the bus was leaving.
a. The bus started to leave when I arrived.
b. When I arrived, the bus wasnt there.
4. The child cried when she fell on the pavement.
a. The child fell on the pavement and then cried.
b. The child began to cry and then fell on the pavement.
5. Matthew cleaned his room, made a phone call and went to watch TV.
a. Matthew talked on the phone and cleaned his room at the same time.
b. Matthew used the phone when he finished cleaning.
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

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1. I .................................. (try) to open my umbrella when it suddenly .................................. (stop)

raining.
2. .................................. Simon .................................. (burn) his hand while he ..................................
(cook) dinner?
3. Our team .................................. (score) a goal and .................................. (win) the match.
4. All the people .................................. (laugh) when the clown .................................. (fall) off his
bicycle.
5.Why .................................. you .................................. (talk) so loudly while I ..................................
(try) to sleep?
6. Nick .................................. (not do) any work while he .................................. (stay) at our
house.
7. How fast .................................. you .................................. (drive) when the accident .........................
(happen)?
8. What .................................. you .................................. (do) while everyone else ..................................
(eat)?
Write questions using the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. you / watch / the new reality programme / last night
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2. what / Alan / talk about / all morning
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3. why / you / take a picture of me / while / I / sleep
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4. it / rain / when / they / leave the house
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5. where / you / have / lunch / yesterday
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6. what / Martha / say / when / you / tell her / the news
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7. what / you / do / at 3 oclock / yesterday afternoon
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Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. Do not change the
original meaning of the sentences.
1. On my way to school yesterday, I met my friend Sue. (while)
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2. Did he have the radio on when you arrived? (listening)
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3. It was 2.00 am, but we didnt stop dancing. (at)
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4. We didnt go out because of the rain. (was)

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5. Beverly hurt her arm during the tennis match. (playing)
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FUTURE TENSES AND FIRST CONDITIONAL
Choose the correct answer.
1. Dont worry! I ... help you.
a. am going to help
b. will help
2. Im sure you ... someone nice next year.
a. are meeting
b. will meet
3. What ... tonight?
a. will you do
b. are you doing
4. I ... a course in computer graphics next term.
a. am going to take
b. will take
5. Look at those clouds! It ... very soon.
a. is raining
b. is going to rain
6. The film ... at 9.00 pm.
a. will begin
b. is beginning
7. We ... with Edward tonight.
a. will speak
b. are going to speak
8. Do you know Janet? Come on, I ... you.
a. will introduce
b. am going to introduce
Write a suitable sentence to follow each sentence below. Use the words in brackets and the
Future Simple, be going to and the Present Continuous. There may be more than one
possible answer.
1. You should read this book! (love it)
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2. Sara has to study for an exam tonight. (not go out)
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3. Peter is a fantastic swimmer. (be in the Olympics one day)
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4. ................ Be careful with that huge knife! (cut yourself)
5. Linda is never late. (be here / 5.00)
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6. OK, Id love to come to your house for dinner tonight. (what / you / make?)
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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the First Conditional.

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You .................................. (feel) sick if you .................................. (eat) all that cake.
If the weather .................................. (not change), we .................................. (stay) at home.
I .................................. (not get) a driving licence unless I .................................. (pass) the test.
If you .................................. (take) your medicine, you .................................. (get) better soon.
We .................................. (miss) the train unless we .................................. (hurry).
Unless you .................................. (rest) now, you .................................. (fall) asleep during the
film.
7. I .................................. (call) the police if the noise .................................. (not stop).
8. If you .................................. (not buy) William a present, he .................................. (be) angry.

Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the
original meaning of the sentences.
1. She plans to study from 2 to 5 oclock. (going to)
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2. We intend to have a party at Ellas house on Friday night. (having)
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3. Theyve decided to see a film tomorrow evening. (going to)
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4. Richard will come with us if he finishes studying. (unless)
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5. Take your coat or youll be cold. (if)
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6. Practising will help you become a better player. (if)
TEST
1.My sister told me that she ... a cake that morning.
a. baked
b. had baked
c. will bake
d. is baking
2. Please meet me tomorrow at six oclock. I ... on the corner.
a. was waiting
b. will have waited
c. am waiting
d. will be waiting
3. We ... a tip here. Service is included in the price.
a. must not leave
b. dont have to leave
c. should leave
d. could have left
4. This is the man ... son is studying in England.
a. that
b. which
c. whose
d. who
5. Id recognise Marty anywhere. I ... him since we were kids.
a. have known
b. knew
c. was known
d. know

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Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1 point each = 10
points)

SAVED BY THE INTERNET!

In June 2002, Karyn Bosnak 1. .................................. (realise) that she owed $20,000 on her
credit card because she 2. .................................. (spend) all the money shopping carelessly. In
order to solve her problem, she 3. ................................... (decide) to set up a website called
Save Karyn. On the website, visitors 4. .................................. (ask) to send her money and the
funny thing is, they did. After five months, she saw that enough money 5. ..................................
(send) for her to pay back all that she owed.
Since Karyns success, other begging websites 6. .................................. (set up) on the Internet,
some more legitimate than others. Karyn 7. .................................. (become) something of a
celebrity, even writing a book about her experiences. She still 8. .................................. (love)
shopping, but she is certain that she 9. .................................. (not have) similar financial
problems in the future because from now on, she 10. .................................. (be) very careful
about her spending.
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Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning
of the sentences.
(1 point each = 10 points)

1. I think its possible that Henry was angry. (might)

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2. I didnt buy the jeans because they were expensive. (if)
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3. Sara is my best friend. She is starring in the school play. (who)
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4. Are you tired? my father asked me. (whether)
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5. Ill find the key. Then Ill unlock the door. (as soon as)
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6. We will study for five months, until the end of April. (By)
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7. Dylan told us the news during dinner. (while)
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8. Unfortunately, Theresa hasnt got time to see us now. (would)
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9. Im sure that Kevin is at his girlfriends house. (must)
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10. Theyre building a new house in our street. (being)
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GRAMMAR
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Choose the correct answer. (1 point each = 5 points)

1. Hell tell us when he the answer.

a. will find out
b. had found out
c. finds out
d. would find out

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2. I couldnt answer the phone because I a shower.

a. had
b. was having
c. have had
d. having
3. By the end of this holiday, we all our money.
a. have spent
b. will be spending
c. are spending
d. will have spent
4. Becky declared that she a wonderful time.
a. was having
b. is having
c. will have
d. has had
5. We wouldnt have been so hungry if we sandwiches.
a. would bring
b. brought
c. had brought
d. have brought
WORKING ON HOLIDAY
Last summer Jane Trevors 1. .................................. (sit) by a hotel pool, working hard. Like
many others, the computer consultant 2. .................................. (take) her laptop and mobile
phone to the hotel, and much of her holiday 3. .................................. (spend) doing business.
Why 4. .................................. it .................................. (become) so common in the past few years for
businesspeople to take their work everywhere they go? Some of them say that it
5. .................................. (expect) of them by their employers. Another reason is simply that in
the past few years, working away from the office 6. .................................. (make) possible by
new technology that 7. .................................. (not exist) in the past. Some psychologists
8. .................................. (believe) that working on holiday is unhealthy for both mind and body.
They say that holidays 9. .................................. (mean) to be a time for relaxation. However,
people probably 10. .................................. (not stop) bringing their work along to pools and
beaches.
Rewrite the following sentences with the words in brackets. Do not change the original
meaning of the sentences. (1 point each = 10 points)
1. My cousin is staying at our house. Her parents are away. (whose)
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2. What did you think of my speech? Anne wanted to know. (thought)
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3. She likes dancing, so Ill take her to a disco. (wouldnt)
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4. Perhaps the letter was sent to the wrong address. (might)
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5. If you ask nicely, Paul will help you. (unless)

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It was wrong to argue with your father. (shouldnt)
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We couldnt work while they were painting the office. (being)
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Dont move! ordered the policeman. (him)
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Im sure Jasons information isnt accurate. (cant)
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Were planning to study from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. (At 3.00 pm)
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