Complete this dialogue by putting the verb in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.




Chris: Is your brother here at the party?
Greg: No he is #1 (study) late again tonight.
Chris: Really? What #2 (do)?
Greg: He #3 (finish) his maths homework.
Chris: At the weekend? I #4 (not think) that's fair.
Greg: No neither do I, but his teacher #5 (give) the class a lot of homework, because she #6 (say) the exams #7 (become) more and more difficult.
Chris: #8 (you know) that guy over there?
Greg: Which one? The one who #9 (talk) to Monica?
Chris: Yes.
Greg: Oh. That's Pierre, the exchange student. He #10 (come) from France. #11 (you want) to go and say hello?

Complete the sentences using can, can't or be able to.



My brother is good at speaking Arabic, but he #1 write it.
Talk to Annie about your problem - I'm sure she will #2 help.
She started learning the piano years ago, so she #3 play quite well.
I'm sorry, but I #4 come to the cinema with you tonight.

Jack #5 drive quite well, but he hasn't passed his driving test yet.
I'd like to #6 type as fast as you.
I might #7 come to the party, I don't know yet.
James #8 play the piano very well. It sounds horrible.

Complete the text using the past simple or the past continuous form of one of the verbs below.

•pick•can•be•call•ring•watch•




Life is full of unexpected opportunities. Last Monday morning, I #1 the news on TV when the telephone #2 . I #3 up the receiver and, to my surprise, on the other end of the telephone #4 one of my father's friends. He owns a small local newspaper and he #5 to offer me a job. I #6 not believe my luck. I had been looking for a job with a newspaper for several weeks.

Combine the two sentences in 1-6 to make one sentence using the past simple and the past continuous and the words when or while.



I walked home. It started to rain.

2. My friend came to see me. I had dinner.

3. I talked to my friend on the pnone. Susan knocked at the door.

4. The singer met the members of the group. She recorded a radio programme.

5. Paul toured around France. He met his wife.

6. Sally did her homework. Her mother called her for dinner.