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This document provides a grammar exercise on verb tenses for students studying at Abdelmalik Essaadi University. It contains 7 sections with multiple parts testing verb conjugations and tense usage in sentences. The exercises cover present and past simple vs continuous tenses, use of time words like already and yet, past perfect tense, future simple and future perfect tense, and transforming verbs into different tense forms. The document aims to help students practice and improve their understanding of English verb tenses through a variety of exercise questions.

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Tenses Practice

This document provides a grammar exercise on verb tenses for students studying at Abdelmalik Essaadi University. It contains 7 sections with multiple parts testing verb conjugations and tense usage in sentences. The exercises cover present and past simple vs continuous tenses, use of time words like already and yet, past perfect tense, future simple and future perfect tense, and transforming verbs into different tense forms. The document aims to help students practice and improve their understanding of English verb tenses through a variety of exercise questions.

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Abdelmalik Essaadi University English Studies Department

School of Arts and Humanities


Tetouan Semester 1: Grammar 1
Prof: A. Laabidi
Tenses: Practice Exercises

I. Decide if the verb in brackets should be in the present simple or the present continuous.
1. He ——- (live) with his parents at the moment.
2. Some areas of Italy ——– (become) drier.
3. She ——– (work) as a lab technician.
4. She ——– (plan) to study for a degree.
5. I —— (have got) two sisters.
6. In her job, she ——– (answer) the phone.
7. People ——– (live) longer and longer.
8. This month they ——– (work) on a new project.
II. Decide if the verbs should be in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Story 1
It was a hot day, so I —— (decide) to prepare salad for lunch. Outside, the children ——- (play) in the
garden. Suddenly I —- (hear) a loud noise, followed by a scream. I —– (run) outside to see what ——
(happen).
Story 2
On my first day at work I was a bit nervous. I —- (get) up early, —- (have) a shower, and —- (drink) some
coffee. I was too nervous to eat.
I —- (think) I —– (look) very smart. I —– (wear) a suit and my best shoes. I —- (walk) to the bus stop and —
- (wait) for the bus. While I —- (wait), I —– (notice) that people —– (look) at me in a strange way. I —- (try)
to ignore them, and when my bus —- (arrive) I —- (get) on and —- (find) a seat. 30 minutes later, I —-
(arrive) at my office. Just as I —- (get) off the bus, I —- (look) down and —- (realise) that I —- (wear) shoes
of different colours…
III. Choose just, already, yet or still to fill the gaps in the sentences below.
1. Have you sent that letter?
No, I haven’t been to the Post Office —–
2. I’ve —– seen Paul at the bus stop. He’s looking really well.
3. Do you want me to get you a newspaper when I’m out? No thanks, I’ve —– read it online. (2
possibilities)
4. She’s a great traveller. She’s —– been to most European countries, and now she’s going to South
America.
5. I’m supposed to be going to an interview tomorrow, but I —– haven’t had confirmation about the time.
6. Do you want to work an extra day tomorrow? No thanks, I’ve —– come back from holiday.
IV. In this story, decide which tense the verbs in brackets should be – past simple, past continuous or
past perfect.
When I (was living) in London, a strange thing —– (happen) to me.
At that time, I —- (have) a job as a receptionist in a hotel. I —– (apply) for the job before I —– (arrive) in
London, which —– (make) things a bit easier.
The hotel —– (be) in the centre, and —– (be) always busy. One day, as I —– (work) I —– (hear) someone
call my name. The voice was familiar – I —– (think) I —– (hear) it before. I —– (look) up and —– (see) to my
surprise that the person standing in front of me —- (be) …..

V. Put The Verbs Into The Correct Tense (Simple Future Or Future Perfect)

1. Tomorrow I think I (start) ——–—––my new project.


2. I (finish) ——–—––it by the end of this month.
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3. The teacher (probably/assign) —– a test to his students next Monday.
4. He (correct) —–—–—–it by the end of next week.
5. My friend (certainly/get) —–—–—–a good mark.
6. By 9 o'clock, we (finish) —–—–—–—–our homework.
7. They (leave) —–—–—–—– the classroom by the end of the hour.
8. I think I (start) —–—–—–—–my trip tomorrow
VI. Fill in the correct form of the verb given.
1. Jeff ____________ our bank manager at the moment. He _________________ here for three years. (BE, BE)
2. I ____________________ when the alarm ____________________ off at 5.30 this morning. (STILL SLEEP,
GO)
3. If everyone donates $5, we ____________________ enough to buy a new machine. (HAVE)
4. There ______________ a great documentary on TV yesterday evening. ____________________ it? – No, I
didn't. I ______________ to take my television set back to the store to have it repaired. (BE, YOU SEE, HAVE)
5. When I ____________________ to the car park I didn't know where I ____________________ my car.
(RETURN, PARK)
6. My uncle ____________________ the same pullover the whole winter. I guess he ____________ it. (WEAR,
LOVE)
7. Mum ____________________ dinner when the doctor __________________. (PREPARE, ARRIVE)
8. He ____________________ around with a limp since he ____________________ his accident a few weeks
ago. (WALK, HAVE)
9. You look pretty worried. – What ____________________? (HAPPEN)
10. When we ____________________ at the theatre the play ______________________. (ARRIVE, ALREADY
START)
11. When she ________________ home, she ________________ that her husband ____________________ for
some time. (COME, SEE, DRINK)
12. ____________________ the good news? – Stan and Margie ____________________ married! – That's not
new. – I ____________________ about it for a few weeks. (YOU HEAR, GET, KNOW)
13. I ____________________ to call you the whole week! – Where ______________________? (TRY, YOU BE)
14. The manager ____________________ to an important customer at the moment, but he
____________________ you in a few minutes. (SPEAK, SEE)
15. Do you realize that you ____________________ on my toes? – It hurts! (STAND)
16. I think I ____________________ a break. I surely deserve one. (TAKE)
17. I wonder if he ____________________ my number. I ______________________ for him to call for the last
two hours. (FORGET, EXPECT)
18. The novel is about a man who ____________________ home from the war and ____________________ a
new life. (COME, START)
19. When I ____________________ for my passport a few days ago, I ____________________ across this old
photo of our family reunion. (LOOK, COME)
20. I am sorry that I ____________________ to leave your party so early last night. I ____________________
myself. (HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)

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VII. Put the Verbs between parentheses in the correct form

Last summer, I (have) ____________________ the opportunity to visit my grandparents in the countryside. As I
(arrive)____________________, I (be- greet)_______________________ by the familiar scent of blooming flowers
and the sound of chirping birds. During my stay, I (spend)______________________ lazy afternoons exploring the
meadows that (surround) _____________________ their quaint cottage. One day, as I
(stroll)_____________________ by the river, I (come)____________________ across an old, abandoned barn.
Intrigued, I (enter)_________________ and (discover) _______________________ a collection of vintage tools and
farming equipment. It (be)_______________ as if time (stand)________________________ still in that rustic space.
The following week, my grandparents and I (plant)____________________ a garden together. We dug, sowed seeds,
and (water)____________________ the soil, creating lasting memories. As the days passed, we
(enjoy)______________________delicious homemade meals (prepare)____________________ with fresh produce
from the garden. By the end of my visit, I (realize)__________________________ how much I
(miss)_______________________ the simplicity of rural life. Now, whenever I (think)_________________________
back to that summer, I (be)________________________ filled with a sense of nostalgia and gratitude for the
timeless moments we (share)____________________________________________.

VIII. Put the verbs between brackets in their correct forms.


A. Write the correct form of the verbs in the table.
Born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany, Ludwing van Beethoven (1. Start) playing the piano before he (2. be) four
years old. Clearly gifted, he already (3. compose) his first piece of music by the time he (4. be) twelve. When
Beethoven (5. be) just sixteen, he (6. go) to study in Vienna, Austria, then the center of European cultural
life and home to the most brilliant musicians and composers of the period.
Beethoven (7. be) remembered not only for his great genius, but also for his strong and difficult personality.
In one famous incident, Beethoven (8. become) so annoyed with a waiter that he (9. empty) a plate of food
over the man’s head. He could also be egotistical, saying once, “There (10. be) and (11. be) thousands of
princes, but there (12. be) is only one Beethoven.” During concerts, if people (13. talk) while he (14. perform)
he would stop and walk out.

1. 8.

2. 9.

3. 10.

4. 11.

5. 12.

6. 13.

7. 14.

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