Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children .. (play) outside now.

2. She usually . (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I (do) my homework now.
4. I (eat) my dinner now.
5. . (you / want) a pizza?
6. They .. (watch) TV now.
7. I . (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby . (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually . (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He .. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She . (not / like) football.
12. Mary .. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually (drink) coffee, but he . (drink) tea now.
14. We . (go) to the disco tonight.
15. (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

Use the CORRECT TENSE:

1. Look! Jane (sing) again. She often .. (sing) this song.

2. My father (have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls .. (not / talk) now. All of them (watch) a
film.
4. you .. (like) watching TV?
5. He .. (usually / go) at 9:00 oclock, but this morning he
.. (leave) home late.
6. I . (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister
. (often / visit) them.
7. The boys .. (swim) in the pool now but they
(usually / swim) in the sea.
8. She .(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
9. They .. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they
. (have) at a restaurant.
10. She cant talk to you. She . (have) a shower.
11. Where Alex (live)?In France.
12. Tom (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
13. The children (play) the piano and (sing) a song at
the moment.
14. My mother . (always / cook) in the morning.
15. What (you / usually / do) at weekends?
16. Jane (give) a party today because it (be) her birthday.
17. The lesson (start) at 9 oclock every morning.
18. Adam is in his room now. He . (write) a letter to his pen-friend. He
.. (always / write) him a letter.
D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. He .. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.

2. They (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane . (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I . (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We .. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber . (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She . (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It . (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It . (rain) hard last night.

E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1. Sally (eat) dinner last night when someone ..

(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred (come) at seven-
thirty. I (study) when Fred .. (come).
3. While I . (study) last night, Fred
(drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommates parents . (call) him last night while we
.. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
.. (come) home, I .. (talk) to
my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice (go) to the zoo around one. They
(see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While
they (walk) home, it ... (begin)
to rain, so they .. (stop) at a small caf and
(have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
.. (get) there around two oclock, Mrs. Parker .. (be)
 in the yard. She (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
.. (be) in the garage. He .. (work) on
their car. He .. (change) the oil.

F) Put the verbs in the correct tense. Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT:

1. .. Tim . (finish) his work yet?

2. .. he (finish) it ywsterday?
3. They . (just / go) out.
4. They (go) out a minute ago.
5. Ann . (study) yesterday afternoon?
6. you . (send) the letters yet?
7. she .. (call) him a week ago?
8. They . (not / see) the film yet.
9. The train (just / arrive).
10. . you . (ever / be) in a TV studio?
11. you and Tom (enjoy) the party last night?
12. you . (not / finish) school last year?
13. I . (lose) my dictionary. I cant find it anywhere.
14. His hair looks short. He .. (have) a haircut.
15. When . (he / give up) smoking?
16. Jane .. (buy) her car two weeks ago.
17. My bicycle isnt here. Somebody . (take) it.
18. Why (Jim / not want) to play tennis last Friday?
19. The car looks clean. .. you .. (wash) it?
20. When we were on holiday, the weather (be) terrible.

B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

to fill in the blanks:

1. Ive bought / have been buying a new pair of shoes.

2. Have you finished / Have you been finishing reading that book yet?
3. Theyve eaten / have been eating fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from school.
4. Ive been reading / have read this book now, so you can have it back.
5. Ive been writing / have written eight pages already.
6. Your exam paper is completely blank! What have you been doing / have you done?
7. Oh, no! Theres nothing to eat. My sister has been eating / has eaten everything I left in the
kitchen.
8. Oh, no! Theres no wine to drink. They have drunk / have been drinking all the wine.
9. No wonder your eyes hurt. Youve been playing / have played computer games ever since you had
your breakfast.
10. I havent seen / havent been seeing you for ages.
 11. God! Hakan has scored / has been scoring.
12. They have danced / have been dancing for an hour.
13. I have been waiting / have waited for you for ages.
14. Ive finished / ve been finishing my work.
15. Ive been writing / have written this letter for an hour.
16. He has visited / has been visiting ten museums this week.
17. Im very tired. Because I have travelled / have been travelling around Istanbul all day.
18. She has found / has been finding a good job.
19. Im hot because I have been running / have run.
20. I have written / have been writing letters for weeks.

A) Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:

1. I . (worry) a lot about her before I .. (hear) that she

was safe.
2. I I didnt like the flat. It .. (be) much smaller than I .. (think)
at first.
3. He told us he .. (shoot) a big tiger.
4. They .. (drink) tea after they . (finish) dinner.
5. She . just .. (fold) the pink apron and placed it in a table drawer when
the door (open) and Joe . (enter).
6. The police wanted to know why he .. (bring) a gun to school.
7. After he . (work) at the hospital for two years he .. (decide)
to give up the job.
8. When I . (arrive) at the party John . already .. (go)
home.
9. We (wait) until the match .. (finish).
10. They (leave) the room before the meeting (finish).
11. I .. (buy) a new camera before I . (go) to London.
12. I .. just (turn off) the lights when the telephone (ring).

E) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

1. We (play) football for half an hour when it started

to rain.
2. I . (study) English for a short time when the
electricity went off.
3. She (do) her homework before you came in.
4. His knees and hands were very dirty. He .. (crawl) in the
garden.
 5. I (drive) the car for five years when I sold it.
6. We were very tired. We . (travel) for about sixteen
hours.
7. They were out of breath. They (run) for a long time.
8. He . (live) in London for ten years when he had an
accident.
9. He was tired because he .. (write) letters all morning.
10. He .. (repair) the radio for an hour when you arrived.

F) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

1. I was tired because I . (type) for a long time.

2. Her boss was very angry with her because she . (come) to
work very late.
3. I didnt know about the earthquake because I (not / watch)
television.
4. She was too fat because she .. (not / keep) her doctors
advice.
5. I took my car to the garage because the brakes . (not /
work).
6. She had to go to the dentist because she . (not / clean) her
teeth.
7. He got bad marks because he (not / study) hard.
8. She wasnt at home. She . (go) out with her boyfriend.
9. I thought I (behave) like an ididot.
10. He .. (study) English) very hard for the last few days.

A) Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or
PRESENT SIMPLE:

1. Please be quiet. I (try) to read the paper.

2. This is a very quiet town. Where . (people / go) in the evenings?
3. John . (drink) milk every night, but now he ...
(drink) tea.
4. What . (you / do) with all that paper and glue?
5. I .. (not / use) the computer at the moment so you can use it.
6. . (Karen and John / ever / write) to you?
P) Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use SIMPLE PRESENT,
PRESENT CONTINUOUS, or SIMPLE PAST.

1. I ..(go / not) to a movie last night. I . (stay)

home.
2. Fred . (come / not) to class every day.
3. Sue (read) a book right now. She ..
(watch / not) TV.
4. I (finish / not) my homework last night. I .
(go) to bed early.
5. Jane . (stand / not) up right now. She .
(sit) down.
6. It . (rain / not) right now. The rain (stop)
a few minutes ago.
7. The weather (be / not) cold today, but it (be) cold
yesterday.
8. Mary and I . (go / not) shopping yesterday. We . (go)
shopping last Monday.
9. I .. (go) to a movie last night, but I (enjot / not) it.
10. I . (write) a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I
.. (write / not) a letter to her last week.
11. My husband . (come / not) home for dinner last night. he
(stay) at his office.
12. The children .. (go) to bed a half an hour ago. They .
(sleep) now.
13. We (be) late for the movie last night. The movie .
(start) at 7:00, but we .. (arrive / not) until 7:15.
14. He .. (dance) with Mary now.
15. She usually . (take) the bus to school.
16. Her husband never . (remember) her birthday.
17. We .. (watch) a film on televisison at the moment.

SUBJECT : Tenses (Rewrite or Combine)

A) Change the tense of the following:

1. They often play cards.

 a) When I saw them,. When I saw them, they were playing cards
b) for two hours .. They have been playing cards for two hours. .
c) While we were studying maths, ..
d) three hours ago ..
e) on Saturday nights .
f) at the moment

2. John copies two cassettes everyday.

a) since 8 oclock .
b) at present
c) next Saturday
d) already
e) yesterday

3. Kathy is writing a letter now.

a) every two weeks

b) while we were playing
c) when she is alone
d) just
e) next month
f) last week

4. He usually reads magazines.

a) for an hour
b) when I saw him
c) every morning
d) now
e) yet

5. The children are doing their homework.

a) yet
b) just
c) every evening
d) when she came ...