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Tense review 1
Lesson code: 1371-2GAF-6V8 Intermediate (B1-B2)

1 Present simple vs. present continuous

Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous.

1. I (often/play) tennis on Sundays.

2. What (you/do) right now?
3. Be quiet! I (try) to watch the match.
4. Joe (get up) at 7am every day.
5. Kate (not/usually/use) public transport, but today she (take) the bus.
6. Ben (live) in the city, but this week he (stay) in the countryside with his
uncle.
7. Kyle is a chef he (cook) exotic meals for a well-known restaurant. Right now, he
(cook) a Thai soup.
8. Omeir (not/work) on Sundays. He (play) golf instead.

2 States vs. actions

Cross out the wrong answers to complete the following sentences.

1. I think/'m thinking the film was really good.

2. Joanne is/is being very unhelpful at the moment. She isn't usually like this.
3. How do you like/are you liking our new home?
4. I don't see/'m not seeing how we can win this game. We're just not good enough.
5. Greg sees/is seeing a new girl. Have you met her?
6. You look distracted. What do you think/are you thinking about?
7. Pedro and Tina are/are being very creative people.
8. Jeremy doesn't realise/isn't realising that we are already very late.
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3 Past simple vs. past continuous

Look at the pictures below and make sentences with the past simple/continuous like in the example.

care crash drive fall asleep fly receive

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1. They were walking along the street when it started to rain.

2. The phone while she for her child.
3. While she , she a phone call.
4. While he , he into a tree.
5. He while he .
6. A bird over her head while she along the beach.

4 Changes from past to present

The sentences below describe changes from 20 years ago to today. Complete them with the verbs in
the present perfect (positive or negative form).

1. The world (become) safer.

2. Global temperatures (rise).
3. Technology (make) our lives better.
4. The gap between rich and poor people (grow).
5. Music (improve).
6. The air (become) much cleaner.
7. The number of people who own a computer (decrease).
8. Many people (stop) writing letters.
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5 Present perfect v. Past simple

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

1. She (meet) her husband in 2005.

2. The restaurant we (go) to yesterday evening was fantastic.
3. It (not/snow) so far this winter.
4. The team's performance (improve) a lot since the beginning of the year.
5. Bill (not/have) a day off last week.
6. I (try) sushi about a year ago, but I (forget) what it tastes like.
7. I (never/go) to Japan, but I (go) to China last year on a business trip.
8. I (prepare) a sandwich for you earlier. (you/eat) it yet?
9. Susan (write) her first book 12 years ago. Since then, she (write) five
novels.

6 Present perfect simple vs. continuous

Cross out the wrong answers to complete the following sentences.

1. Tariq has visited/has been visiting Japan five times.

2. Joanne looks very tired. Has she worked/Has she been working late again?
3. Xavier hasn't eaten/hasn't been eating all day. He must be hungry.
4. They speak French very well. They 've lived/'ve been living in France for almost ten years.
5. Mr Sanders is a journalist. He has interviewed/has been interviewing a lot of interesting people.
6. You smell of cigarettes. Have you smoked/Have you been smoking ?
7. I haven't watched/haven't been watching any interesting TV shows this year.
8. Have you seen/Have you been seeing Floyd recently? He looks completely different.

7 Practice
Answer the questions below with full sentences.

1. What do you do on a typical day?

2. What are you doing right now?
3. What were you doing yesterday at 1pm?
4. How did you spend last weekend?
5. What have you done since last week?
6. How long have you been living in your current home?
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1- Present simple vs. present continuous

1. often play 2. are you doing 3. 'm trying 4. gets up

5. doesn't usually use; is6. lives; is staying 7. cooks; is cooking 8. doesn't work; plays
taking

2- States vs. actions

1. think 2. is being 3. do you like 4. don't see

5. is seeing 6. are you thinking 7. are 8. doesn't realise

3- Past simple vs. past continuous

Possible answers:
2. rang;was caring 3. was working;received 4. was driving;crashed
5. fell asleep;was studying 6. flew;was running

4- Changes from past to present

Possible answers:
1. hasn't become 2. have risen
3. has made 4. has grown
5. hasn't improved 6. has become
7. hasn't decreased 8. have stopped

5- Present perfect v. Past simple

Note: the past participle of `go' is `been' or `gone'. If the meaning is `visit', we use `been', e.g. `I've been to Tokyo
five times this year.' If the meaning is `leave', we use `gone', e.g. `Mark is not here now. He has gone home.'
1. met 2. went 3. hasn't snowed
4. has improved 5. didn't have 6. tried; 've forgotten
7. 've never been;went 8. prepared; have you eaten 9. wrote; 's written

6- Present perfect simple vs. continuous

1. has visited 2. Has she been working

3. hasn't eaten 4. 've been living
5. has interviewed 6. Have you been smoking
7. haven't watched 8. Have you seen
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