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English Exercises

Verb Tense Revision Chart provides a summary of English verb tenses with examples. It lists: 1) Present Simple for regular activities, Present Continuous for ongoing actions, Present Perfect Simple for recent or unfinished past events, and Present Perfect Continuous for ongoing actions begun in the past that continue today. 2) Past Simple for finished past actions, Past Continuous for ongoing past actions, Past Perfect Simple for completed actions before a past time, and Past Perfect Continuous for ongoing actions before a past time. 3) Future Simple for predictions, Future Continuous for ongoing future actions, Future Perfect for completed future actions, and Future Perfect Continuous for estimated ongoing future actions. 4) Conditional Simple for probable actions in imaginary

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English Exercises

Verb Tense Revision Chart provides a summary of English verb tenses with examples. It lists: 1) Present Simple for regular activities, Present Continuous for ongoing actions, Present Perfect Simple for recent or unfinished past events, and Present Perfect Continuous for ongoing actions begun in the past that continue today. 2) Past Simple for finished past actions, Past Continuous for ongoing past actions, Past Perfect Simple for completed actions before a past time, and Past Perfect Continuous for ongoing actions before a past time. 3) Future Simple for predictions, Future Continuous for ongoing future actions, Future Perfect for completed future actions, and Future Perfect Continuous for estimated ongoing future actions. 4) Conditional Simple for probable actions in imaginary

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Verb Tense Revision Chart

(Revision of all tenses of English verbs with a brief explanation and an


example.)

Verb Tense Use Example

-Regular activities / Amy and Sue play tennis on


I play Present Simple
routine Saturdays.

Present -Continuous present Amy and Sue are playing at the


I am playing
Continuous action moment.

-Finished part of
-Amy and Sue have played two
continuous action.
sets.
-Completed actions in
-They have played several other
unfinished time
matches
period.
this year.
I have Present Perfect -Recent events
-Their parents have just arrived.
played Simple (unspecified time)
-Sue has broken her racket so she
-Past action with a
can't
result in
continue.
the present.
-They have played in many
-Experiences up to
tournaments.
now.

They have been playing tennis


I have been Present Perfect Actions begun in the since
playing Continuous past which continue
today. 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Finished actions at a Last Saturday Sue played in


I played Past Simple specific time in the another tournament.
past.

I was Past Past continuous At 2.45 pm they were playing the


playing Continuous actions. second set.

I had played Past Perfect


Simple Completed actions Two other people had played a
before a specific time match before Amy and Sue
or event in the past. arrived.

Continuous actions
I had been Past Perfect At 4 pm they had been playing for
before a specific time
playing Continuous 2 hours.
or event in the past.

-Predictions Amy will win the match today.


I will play Future Simple
-Spontaneous I'll lend you my racket!
decisions/offers

I will be Future Continuous future Tomorrow they will be playing in


playing Continuous action another club.

I will have Completed future By September they will have


Future Perfect
played action played ten matches.

Continuous future
I will have Future Perfect A 5 pm Amy and Sue will have
action estimated at a
been playing Cont. been playing for 3 hours.
time in the future.

Conditional Probable action in an I would play tennis if I had a


I would play
Simple imaginary situation racket.

Amy would be playing tennis if


I would be Conditional Continuous action in an you came by on Saturday
playing Cont. imaginary situation afternoon.

I would Speculation about


Conditional
have imaginary situations in I would have played tennis
Perfect yesterday if you had asked me.
played the past.

I would
Conditional Continuous I would have been playing with
have been
Perf.Continuous hypothetical situations. Sue if I had won my last match.
playing
Exercise 1.

1. (You, speak) to my sister yesterday ? No,


I (not see) her for ages.
2. They (play) a game when I (enter)
3. He usually (come) to see me every day, but today
he (not come) yet.
4. We normally (have) breakfast at 7.
5. Why (you, wear) such a coat this morning ?
I (never , wear) one till October.
6. I (need) a new suit. They (offer) special prices at
Macy's this week.
7. The water in the pond (freeze) last night.
8. Why were you talking to that man while I (wait) all the
time ?
9. Mary (wear) a new hat when the wind (blow) it
away.
10.My grandmother (walk) in the park every day.
11.My aunt (walk) in the park when I (meet) her.
12.The old lady (mend) stockings when the lights (go)
out.
13.After he (drink) too much whisky, he (swear) never
to drink again.
14.I (knock) at the door for ten minutes without success.
15.Come and say good-bye. Our guests (leave) in a minute.
16.Mary usually (wear) a hat when she (go) shopping, but
today, as the sun (shine), she (not wear) one.

Exercise 2.
1. Why to John when I saw you at the cafeteria yesterday?
(YOU TALK)

2. You can wake him up now. He for over three hours


(SLEEP)

3. What for a living? (YOUR DAD, DO)

4. We married next Tuesday (GET)

5. Before Mr Green went to bed, he his sleeping pills (TAKE)

6. They everything by the time we arrived at the


restaurant (ALREADY EAT)

7. I think I another drink. Can you get me one? (HAVE)

8. I a scary movie when suddenly my mobile phone rang


(WATCH)

9. I usually as a secretary but this summer I to America to


study art (WORK, GO)

10.I hate living in Seattle because it there (ALWAYS RAIN)

11.The doctor said that Tom too sick to go to work (BE)


12.You look great! - out at a fitness centre lately (YOU
WORK) ?
13.Sam in San Diego last week (ARRIVE)
14.In the last hundred years travelling much easier (BECOME)
15.When I arrived home last night I saw that Jane a
wonderful dinner (PREPARE)
16.Sharon to travel. She abroad almost every summer
(LOVE, GO)
17.We a car for ten years before it broke down (HAVE)
18.While my sister in her room I mother with the
dishes (READ, HELP)
19.She to several doctors about the problem but nobody can
help her (TALK)
20.We to America the week after Easter. We you a call
as soon as we arrive (COME, GIVE)

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