1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Past Simple tense:
1. My brother … (read) three books last week.
2. My friends … (eat) a lot of pizza.
3. Barbara … (not work) in our company any more. She is in the United States now.
4. We … (not go) to the cinema yesterday.
5. Look! He … (talk) to a very attractive girl.
6. Spanish people … (spend) a lot of time outside their homes.
7. John … (not give) me anything for my birthday.
8. you/ever do a sponsored swim?
9. What …(you/do) last weekend?
10. … (your brother/like) sport?

2. Complete the sentences with prepositions:
1. He switched … the TV and watched the programme.
2. Have you ever read … Mars?
3. How do you get … the Internet?
4. Click … this icon to start the programme.
5. The music is too loud. Can you turn the volume …, please?
6. He switched … the light and went to sleep.
7. My bother is very good … Maths.
8. The shop is open … Monday to Friday.
9. The festival starts … the twenty-second of July.
10.My grandparents live … a small flat.

3. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find it and correct it:
E.G. John and Tom aren’t like football. – John and Tom don’t like football.
1. They have only one children, her name is Barbara.
2. Liza is most intelligent than Tom.
3. I usually am late for school.
4. Ours parents are very active.
5. Тourist can to buy postcards at the post office.

                                                                                                                                  Moscow

                                                                                                                                   Russia

Editorial staff of the Morpet newspaper

ul.Orlovskaya 14-13

Moscow

Russia

                                                                                                                                8 May 2013

Dear Sir,

In connection with the article in your newspater I write to you.

I`d like to express my dissatisfaction about exhibition.

It is with great sadness that I inform you about it isn`t corresponds to the standards of all the norms and the entrance is very expensive.Please, think about lowering prices for a tickets.It will be wonderfull! And I strongly recommend to take care about sanitary and safety norms.

The following pages will give you an idea of the decision of many problems of your editorial Board.

I hope you will be able to assist me in this matter.

With thanks,

                      Yulia Kozar.

1. Some governments have been trying to protect the environment for twenty years.

2. Have you been working at the TV studios since May?

3. Bill has been thinking about getting a new car for months.

4. Lesley has not been living in Meg's flat since last Christmas.

5. You have been eating too much since our holiday in March.

6. We have been looking forward to seeing you for weeks.

7. What have you been doing since last summer?

8. I have not been learning Spanish for very long.

9. Thomas has been writing his History essay since Saturday morning.

10. Have you been waiting for me for hours?