PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS

Harriet, Annabel, Paula, Petra and Yvonne have been

friends since forever. They first (1) ……………………….
(meet) in kindergarten when they (2) …………………….
(be) only five years old.
Now they are 17 and every day, the five girls (3)
………………………………. (chat) on the phone or (4)
………………………………. (send) emails to each other,
but they only (5) ………………………………. (see) each
other at the weekends because they (6) ………………………………. (attend) different
schools and therefore (7) ………………………………. (have) different schedules. Harriet and
Annabel, for example, (8) ………………………………. (leave) school at 5pm on Tuesdays
whereas Paula (9) ………………………………. (not have) to go to school Tuesday
afternoon. At the moment, Harriet (10) ………………………………. (talk) to Yvonne on the
phone while Paula (11) ………………………………. (text) Annabel.
Last weekend they (12) ………………………………. (spend) some time together. First they
(13) ………………………………. (meet) at Paula’s where they (14)
………………………………. (have) breakfast. While they (15) ……………………………….
(eat) toast, eggs and muesli, Paula’s dad (16) ………………………………. (enter) the
kitchen and (17) ………………………………. (ask) them if they (18)
………………………………. (want) to spend the afternoon at the old cottage at the lake.
They all (19) ………………………………. (agree) on going there together, but Annabel (20)
………………………………. (not come) because she (21) ……………………………….
(have) to study for her maths test. The other four girls (22) ……………………………….
(enjoy) the afternoon at the lake. Yvonne and Paula (23) ………………………………. (swim)
while Harriet (24) ………………………………. (read) a fashion magazine and Petra (25)
………………………………. (sleep) in a deckchair. In the evening, they (26)
………………………………. (pick) up Annabel and (27) ………………………………. (go) to
the cinema together. They (28) ………………………………. (often think) about watching a
film together, but it (29) ………………………………. (not be) that easy. Annabel and Harriet
(30) ………………………………. (not like) horror films, Paula (31)
………………………………. (not want) to watch romantic comedies, Petra (32)
………………………………. (hate) science fiction and Yvonne (33)
………………………………. (never watch) documentaries. So, most of the time they (34)
………………………………. (split) up, (35) ………………………………. (watch) different
movies and (36) ………………………………. (meet) afterwards to discuss the films
FORM QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES
1. The five girls first met when they were two years old
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2. They all attend the same school.
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3. Harriet and Paula are talking on the phone at the moment.
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4. Petra leaves school at noon every Friday.
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5. The weekend before they were at the fun fair.
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6. Annabel and Harriet were partying.
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7. They all had popcorn at the cinema.
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8. Harriet was watching a horror film.
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9. The girls only send emails.
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10. Yvonne is studying for her maths test.
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