Упражнения на времена английского глагола.

Упражнение 1. Join the two parts of sentences.

1. Fred plays tennis... a) every Monday.

2. Fred is playing tennis... b) for several times.

3. Fred has played tennis... c) at the moment.

4. Fred played tennis... d) at that time.

5. Fred was playing tennis... e) next Monday.

6. Fred will play tennis... f) when he was 15.

Упражнение 2. Copy the sentences and note if they refer to the present, past or future. Write the tense
against each sentence.

Example: He cut his finger with a knife. (Simple Past)

1. He often cuts himself.

2. What time did John arrive?

3. I never forget anything.

4. Are you sitting comfortably?

5. We drank a lot of Coke at the party.

6. It was raining all night.

7. The train will leave in a few minutes.

8. I put on a clean shirt yesterday.

Упражнение 3. Put the following sentences into the correct tense: Simple Past, Simple
Present, Present Continuous or Past Continuous, Present Perfect.

1. I ________ (listen) to the radio while Mary __________ (cook) dinner.

2. You __________ (buy) this book yesterday?

3. Last Friday Jill __________ (go) home early because she __________ (want) to see a film.

4. When your brother usually __________ (get) home in the evening?

5. Jane always __________ (bring) us a nice present.

6. What those people __________ (do) in the middle of the road?

7. You __________ (read) this book?

8. While Fred __________ (sleep), Judy __________ (watch) TV.

9. When I __________ (be) young, I __________ (think) Mary __________ (be) nice — but now I
__________ (think) she’s fantastic.

10. Jill __________ (walk) home when she __________ (see) her husband’s car outside the cinema
 11. Look there! Sue and Tim __________ (run) to school.

12. Jack’s father __________ (not work) in London — he __________ (not speak) English.

13. Joe __________ (buy) a car yesterday.

14. Their father often __________ (go) to rock concerts.

15. While you __________ (sleep), mother __________ (arrive).

Упражнение 4. Исправьте ошибки.

1. When she was younger, she has played tennis every day.

2. It’s already 10:00, but Jane hasn’t finished her homework already.

3. Joe crashed his car three times since Christmas.

4. Did you done your homework, or have you been watching TV?

5. Karl has been driving since five years.

6. This hotel has been already in business for twenty years.

Упражнения на времена английского глагола.

Упражнение 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form (Present Simple, Present Perfect,
Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous).

1. Alice ... (not to take) the bus to school every day. She usually ... (to walk) to school...

2. (to take) … you the bus to get to school or ... (to walk) you?

3. Who is this man? I ... (to think) that I ... (to know) him, but I ... (to forget) his name.

4. The children ... (to have) a good time in the park yesterday. They ... (to give) small pieces of
bread to the ducks. Then they ... (to take) pictures of themselves.

5. Where are the children? They ... (to watch) TV in the room now. Some minutes ago they ... (to
play) a game.

6. Now I am in my class. I... (to sit) at my desk. I always ... (to sit) at the same desk.

Упражнение 6. Раскройте скобки употребляя глаголы в Present Simple, Future Simple, Present
Continuous или поставьте конструкцию to be going + to inf.

1. When you_____ (know) your examination results?

2. Kathy_____ (travel) to Caracas next month to attend a conference.

3. Do you have any plans for lunch today? — I _____ (meet) Shannon at the Sham Cafe in an hour.
Do you want to join us?

4. I ____ (buy) a bicycle for my son for his birthday next month. Do you know anything about bikes
for kids? — Sure. What do you want to know?

5. How do you like your new job? — I don’t start it until tomorrow. I_____ (give) you an answer
next week.
 6. I suppose he_____ (talk) about his new invention.

7. Why are you packing your suitcase? — I_____ (leave) for Los Angeles in a couple of hours.

8. My regular doctor, Dr. Jordan, _____ (attend) a conference in Las Vegas next week, so I hope I
_____ (meet) her partner, Dr. Peterson, when I _____ (go) for my appointment next Friday.

9. What time class _____ (begin) tomorrow morning? — It_____ (begin) at eight o’clock sharp.

10. The coffee shop _____ (open) at seven o’clock tomorrow morning. I’ll meet you there at 7:15. —
Okay. I’ll be there.

Упражнение 7. Раскройте скобки употребляя глаголы в Future Continuous, Present Continuous,

1. At 5 o’clock tomorrow he _______ (work).

2. He can’t come at noon tomorrow because he _______ (give) a lesson at that time.

3. She_______ (read) an interesting book the whole evening tomorrow.

4. At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning he_______ (talk) to his friend.

5. You will recognize her when you see her. She_______ (wear) a yellow hat.

6. He_______ (have a party) on Saturday 4th December in London at 10 pm.

7. In the next days you _______ (visit) famous sights.

8. Jeanne and Paul_______ (move) to London next month.

9. Leave the washing up. -I _______ (do) it later.

10. This time tomorrow I _______ (lie) on the beach.

11. Look out! You _______ (spill) your tea!

Упражнение 8. Упражнение раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous, Present

1. Aren’t you about to finish with the dishes? You _______ (wash) the dishes for thirty minutes or
more. How long can it take you to wash the dishes?

2. We _______ (go) to the Steak House restaurant many times. The food is excellent.

3. A: What is that sound? B: A car alarm _______ (ring) somewhere down the street. It _______
(drive) me crazy —I wish it would stop! It _______ (ring) for more than twenty minutes.

4. Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I _______ (be) a child,
but I _______ (forget) it all.

5. What’s that dent in the side of the car? You _______ (have) an accident?

6. I’m sorry, John’s not here; he _______ (go) to the dentist. He _______ (have) trouble with a
tooth for some time.

7. This cassette recorder is broken. You _______ (play) about with it?
 8. Your Italian is very good. You _______ (study) it long?

9. Do you mind if I clear the table? You _______ (have) enough to eat?

10. Ann never _______ (go) camping. She _______ (not sleep) in a tent.

11. Frank, where have you been? We _______ (wait) for you since 1 p.m.

12. I’m not surprised he _______ (fail) that exam. He _______ (not / work) hard recently.

Упражнение 9. Pаскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Perfect, Past Simple или Present
Perfect Continuous.

1. Oh no! The children _______ (cook). Look at the state of this kitchen!

2. How many times Wendy _______ (be) late for work this week?

3. I’m going to give that cat some food. It _______ (sit) on the doorstep for hours. I’m sure it’s
starving.

4. I _______ (do) grammar exercises all morning. I deserve a treat for lunch.

5. You _______ (not / buy) your mother a present? That’s really mean of you.

6. She _______ (work) in Australia for 2 years. Then she moved.

7. Now where are my keys? This is the third time I _______ (lose) them today

8. You _______ (ever/play) chess? You should try it. I’m sure it’s the sort that you’d like.

9. Oh do be quiet. You _______ (grumble) all day!

10. Your tennis _______ (really / improve)! You _______ (practice) in secret?