I.       Complete the sentences. Use one of these forms: the present simple, the present progressive, the simple past, or the past progressive.

1.      You can turn off the television. I _____________ (not/ watch) it.

2.      When I _____________ (open) the car door this morning, a cat _____________ (jump) out.

3.      Bob _____________ (hurt) his finger when he _____________ (cook) his dinner.

4.      I _____________ (live) in London for ten years while I _____________ (be) a child.

5.      Listen! Somebody _____________ (play) the piano. ~ It’s Jenny. She _____________ (play) the piano every evening.

6.      Louise usually _____________ (phone) me on Fridays, but she _____________ (not/ phone) yesterday.

7.      We ___________ (go) to the cinema last night, but I ___________ (not/ enjoy) the film much.

8.      When we _____________ (see) Mark, we _____________ (stop) the car.

9.      When I last _____________ (see) Allan, he _____________ (try) to find a job in London.

10.  My brother _____________ (try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.

11.  This time last year I _____________ (live) in Brazil. And I _____________ (meet) my husband while I _____________ (work) there.

12.  What _____________ (you/ do) at 10 o’clock yesterday? _____________ (you/ study)?

13.  They still _____________ (live) in the small house they _____________ (buy) 50 years ago.

14.  Last night while I _____________ (do) my homework, my brothers _____________ (play) computer games.

15.  What _____________ (you/ do) last night? ~ Well, as soon as I _____________ (finish) my work, I _____________ (go) to bed.

Exercise 5: Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets

1. Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival ____________(hold) every year on the 9th day of the eighth lunar month.

2. ____________(you/ watch) this programme or can I turn the TV off?

3. What ____________(you/do) when you’ve spent all your money?

Exercise 6: Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answer

According to Irish folklore a man named Jack, well known for his drunkenness and quick temper, got very drunk at a local pub on All Hallows Eve. He met the Devil outside the pub because the Devil wanted his soul. Jack asked him one more drink but he didn’t have the money to pay. So he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin and Jack put it into his wallet that had a silver cross that caught the Devil. Jack agreed to free the Devil under one condition: he should let him live for another year. The Devil accepted.

The following year the Devil reappeared and asked Jack to accompany him. Jack told the Devil to take an apple from a tree; when the Devil climbed up, Jack carved a cross on the tree and the Devil was trapped again. This time Jack asked the Devil ten more years of life in exchange for his freedom; again the Devil had to accept.

Soon after, Jack died. God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil kept his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”

The Irish used to carve turnips or beets as Jack’s lanterns and place them into windows or near doors to frighten away evil spirits on Halloween night. When they emigrated to the USA, they brought their traditions with them. They couldn’t find turnips in America but they found a lot of pumpkins which were suitable substitutes to make a JackO’Lantern; since then, pumpkins are an essential part of Halloween celebrations.

1. Where did Jack O’ Lantern first appear?

A. England   

B. The USA  

C. Scotland   

D. Ireland

2. Why did Jack meet the Devil outside the pub?

A. Because he wanted to invite the Devil for a drink.

B. Because the Devil wanted to collect his soul.

C. Because he sold his soul to the Devil.

D. Because he didn’t have money to pay for his drink.

3. Jack had a silver cross in his wallet _________.

A. to prevent the Devil taking his soul

B. to turn the Devil into a coin

C. to drive the Devil away from him

D. to prevent the Devil from changing back into his original form

4. What did the Devil have to do before he could come down from the tree?

A. Let Jack live for more ten years.         

B. Promise not to bother Jack any more.

C. Take an apple from the tree.     

D. Exchange his life for his freedom.

5. When he died, Jack wasn’t allowed into heaven because _________.

A. he was a honest man      

B. the Devil didn’t accept him

C. he was a bad man           

D. the God didn’t want his soul