Complete the sentences with the Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive.
1. The bridge was built in the 1980s. (build)
2. A party
last week. (organize)
3. Every year trees
in the city. (plant)
in our country every year?
4. How much paper
(recycle)
5. Portuguese
in Portugal and Brazil. (speak)
6. This novel
by T. Kasymbekov. (write)
7. Mice
by cats. (catch)
in Kenya, Brazil, Puerto Rico and
8. Coffee
Indonesia. (grow)
9. Most fruit and vegetables
country. (cultivate)
10. A lot of nice pictures (take)
in that part of the
during the holiday.​

Ex.1
1. Around me people WERE TALKING Russian, Italian and English. 
2. Arnold WAS TALKING to some of the other guests on the terrace when Hardy came.
3. Alex WAS LOOKING at his watch.
4. All night long the stars WERE GLITTERING
5. Elizabeth WAS EATING and didn’t raise her head.
6. He drank some of the wine and ate several chunks of bread while he WAS WAITING for his dinner to come up.
7. The family WAS PREPARING for the party. 
8. She WAS ARGUING that only Belinda knew how to treat men. 
9. A few minutes later Edward WAS HURRYING through the streets to his bus stop.
10.  They moved across the room, which WAS STARTING to fill up, to a vacant corner

Ex.2
1. They WERE WRITING the test at this time yesterday.
2. He WAS WORKING in the garden from six till nine o'clock.
3. We WERE WATCHING television the whole evening
4. WERE you PLAYING chess at six o'clock?
5. WERE you DRINKING tea at seven o'clock?
6. WAS he DRAWING from three till five o'clock?
7. Who WAS LISTEINIG to the radio at this time?
8.  WAS it RAINING the whole day yesterday?
9. WERE  they SKATING at five o'clock?
10. She WAS NOT HELPING mother about the house from two till seven.

Test 13
1. Tom hasn’t met his sister since he was а child.
2. Olga lived in England last year.
3. I have lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere.
4. Look! Somebody has broken my pen.
5. How many plays did Shakespeare write?
6. Do you know about Jane? She has given up smoking.
7. I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him?
8. Your car looks great. Have you washed it?
9. Mr. Clark has worked in а bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
10. I don’t know this young woman. We have never met before.
11. When did you write this poem?
12. Chaikovsky was а great Russian composer.
13. Mary isn’t at home. She has gone shopping.
14. Have you seen this film? It’s fantastic!
15. Oh! I have cut my finger. It’s bleeding.
16. Where (were you born?
17. My parents got married in а small village.
18. Agatha Christie wrote 68 novels, 17 plays and more than а hundred stories.
19. I’m very hungry! I haven’t eaten anything today.
20. When sending the telegram she forgot to write her name.

Test 14. Past Simple or Present Perfect?
1. It didn`t snow this week.
2. Did you see the news on television last night?
3. Mike left school in 1999.
4. I don’t know where my brother is. Have you seen him?
5. ‘Where is your key?’ ‘I don’t know. I have lost it.’
6. We visited the local museum the other day.
7. Ann is on holiday. She has gone to France.
8. When did the last train leave?
9. ‘Would you like something to eat?’ ‘No, thanks. I have just had lunch.’
10. Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
11. We have not seen each other for а long time.
12. It’s the most interesting book I have ever read.
13. He has drunk too much coffee today.
14. What did you do at the weekend?
15. John is hungry. He has not eaten anything since breakfast.
16. She did not go to the library three days ago.
17. How long have you known Bill?
18. Olga always wanted to visit Great Britain.
19. Have you heard from Jack recently?
20. Mark Twain lived in the state of Missouri.

Test 15. Past Simple or Present Perfect?
1. ‘Has he ever been to London?’ ‘Yes. he has. Several times.’
2. ‘What’s the news?’ ‘We have won the tennis competition.’
3. ‘When did you speak to him?’ ‘We met yesterday.’
4. He has not called me this month.
5. How long have you been ill?
6. We saw an interesting film the other day.
7. I have known them for 2 years.
8. Were you happy when you were a child?
9. I always traveled by plane.
10. Where is Tom? Have you seen him?
11. It’s the most interesting film I have ever seen.
12. The construction started in April.
13. She has not called me since she arrived in Moscow.
14. They did not go to the cinema last week.
15. We have had too many tests today.
16. What did you do last Sunday?
17. William Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.
18. I have lost my exercise-book. I can’t find it anywhere.
19. Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
20. Have you met Ann lately?