THE PRESENT SIMPLE & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present
simple:
1. Tim (live) _______ in Manchester but he (spend) _______ this month in Wales
2. A: _______ (you/work) today?
B: No, I _______. I usually (work) _______ on Fridays but I’ve got the day off
3. A: What _______ (Josephine/do)
B: She (be) _______ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look)
_______ for a job.
4. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it?
B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______
the Daily News
5. A: _______ (This bag/belong) to you?
B: No, It _______, but I (know) _______ Anita (look) _______ for her bag
6. I (not smoke) _______ but my husband _______. He (try) _______ to stop at the
momet but it’s not easy
7. _______ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _______ with me at the
moment
8. A: _______ (you/speak) German?
B: No, I _______, but I (want) _______ to learn. I (look) _______ for a coursebook.
9. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp)
in the New Forest this weekend.
10. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much?
B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today
11. A: What _______ (you/do)?
B: I (write) _______ a letter to my parents. I (write) _______ them every weekend
12. A: Let’s go out B: Look! It (snow) _______ outside. It (come) _______
down quite hard
13. A: What time _______ (you/usually/start) work?
B: Normally, We (start) _______ work at eight o’clock, but we (start) _______ at
seven this weekend. We’re very busy at the moment
14. A: _______ (you/listen) to the radio? B: No, You can turn it off
15. A: _______ (you/look) for someone?
B: Yes, I (need) _______ to sepak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Yes, but I (think) _______ he’s busy. He (talk) _______ to the boss at the
moment.
16. A: I (want) _______ a new computer. I (save) _______ up to buy one.
B: But computers (cost) _______ so much money. What’s wrong with the one
we’ve got.
A: It (get) _______ out of date. Now
17. A: What _______ (you/do)?
 B: I (weigh) _______ this letter. I (need) _______ to know how many stamps to
put on it
18. A: I (think) _______ this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry (go)
_______
B: I (agree) _______. People shouldn’t go so fast
19. A: I (always/fall) _______ asleep. I just can’t keep awake.
B: What time _______ (you/go) to bed?
A: About ten o’clock usually. But It (not/make) _______ any difference
20. A: Are you free on Friday?
B: No, We’re very busy now. We (have) _______ a party on Sunday.
II. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius _______
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? _______
3. Let’s go out. It doesn’t rain now _______
4. Listen to those people. What language do they speak? _______
5. The moon goes round the earth _______
6. I must go now. It gets late _______
7. I usually go to work by car _______
8. “Hurry up! It’s time to leave”. “I come” _______
9. I hear you’ve got a new job. How do you get on? _______
10. John is never satisfied. He always complain _______
 THE PAST SIMPLE & THE PAST CONTINUOUS

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past
simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a
letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when
I (look) _______ into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?

II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:
1. I (get) _______ hungry. Let’s go and have something to eat
2. Be quiet! I (want) _______ to hear the news broadcast
3. What _______ you (do) yesterday?
I (get) _______ up very early, (have) _______ my breakfast and then I (go) _______
to my office
4. Egypt (produce) _______ some of the finest cotton in the world
5. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ at her house yesterday
morning?
She (cook) _______ her breakfast in the kitchen
6. What _______ you usually (read) when you (be) _______ on holiday?
I (read) _______ detective stories. Now I (read) _______ “The Shut door” by Ivor
Lock
7. Ann (wait) _______ for me when I (arrive) _______
8. Mary (usually/phone) _______ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _______ last
Friday
9. What’s the noise? What (happen) _______ ?
10. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _______ three times while we (have)
_______ dinner
11. Why are you under the table? You (look) _______ for something?
12. _______ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) _______ supper and (go)
_______ straight to bed
13. I (not like) _______ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) _______ a few
days at a very nice hotel by the sea.
14. Linda (be) _______ busy when we (go) _______ to see her yesterday. She (study)
_______ for an exam. We (not want) _______ to disturb her, so we (not stay)
_______ very long
15. When I first (tell) _______ Tom the news, he (not believe) _______ me. He (think)
_______ that I (joke) _______
16. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to
France
17. We can go out now. It (not rain) _______ any more
18. The sun (warm) _______ the air and (give) _______ us light
19. What speed _______ the car (do) at the time of the accident?
20. They (study) _______ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _______ off
III. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She usually _____ two hours a day
a. work b. is working c. works d. working
2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends
a. is talking b. was talking c. talks d. talked
3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked
4. Where _____ your sister born?
a. were b. was c. did d. is
5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have
6. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently b. already c. last d. lately
7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang
a. was having b. had c. am having d. have
8. I _____ her two week ago
a. seen b. was seeing c. saw d. have seen
9. I _____ to his house in 1991
a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was
moving
10. He came into the room while they _________ television
a. have watched b. watched c. were watching d. have been watching
11. I fell asleep when I _____ television
a. am watching b. am being watched c. was watching d. All are correct
12. They _____________ last week
a. didn’t come b. came not c. don’t come d. did come
13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden
a. They’re sitting b. They sitting c. There sitting d. They’re siting
14. It’s very cold today and _____
a. It’s snowing b. it snows c. its snowing d. it snowing
15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there
a. never b. usually c. rarely d. once
16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus
a. are waiting b. waited c. were waiting d. was waiting
17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt d. had burnt
18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together
a. came to see b. comes to see c. will be coming to seed. All answer
are correct
19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner
a. cooks b. was cooking c. is cooking d. has cooked
20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus
to work
a. have b. is having c. was having d. had
21. When my mum got home, _________
a. the dinner be cooked b. I was cooking dinner
c. I am cooking dinner d. the dinner deing cooked
22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends
a. have visited b. visits c. visit d. are visiting
23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came
a. while b. when c. during d. if
24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there
a. fed b. was feeding c. feeds d. is feeding
25. He _________ in London at the moment
a. studies b. has studied c. is studying d. will study
 THE PRESENT PERFECT

I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for b. since c. ago d. in
2. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already”
a. have seen b. saw c. had seen d. ever seen
3. _________ flown in an aeroplane before?
a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Are you d. Do you
4. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends
a. finish b. has finished c. doesn’t finish d. hasn’t finished
5. I’ve worked here _________ six years
a. for b. since c. over d. in
6. Have you ever _____ the United States?
a. been in b. been to c. gone in d. gone to
8. They _________ maried for 22 years
a. have got b. have been c. was d. got
9. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far
a. played b. had played c. is playing d. has played
10. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it
a. changed b. was changing c. changes d. has changed
11. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now
a. was eating b. eats c. ate d. has eaten
12. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her
a. will learn b. learnt c. would learn d. have learnt
13. She has worked as a secretary _________ she graduated from college
a. since b. until c. before d. while
14. I’m a vegetarian. I _________ meat since I was a child
a. haven’t eaten b. don’t eat c. haven’t been eating d. am not eating
15. I _________ here for ten years
a. lives b. am living c. live d. have been living
16. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He _________
a. was running b. has been running c. has run d. would run
17. I’m sorry, Mrs Johnson hasn’t _________
a. arrived just b. already arrived c. arrived already d. arrived yet
18. My cousins _________ seen a kangaroo
a. have never b. never have c. has never d. haven’t never
19. I _________ to London five times already this week
a. went b. have gone c. have been d. was going
20. Margaret has _________ here since February
a. being worked b. working c. been working d. been worked
II. Supply the correct verb form: Past simple or Present Perfect
1. Mr. Greenm (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the university in
1986
2. He (write) a book since last year
3. You (watch) TV last night?
4. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before
5. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus
6. Last month, I (be) in the hospital for ten days
7. My father (not smoke) for 5 years
8. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet?
9. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then
10. A: You (speak) to Mrs. Baker yesterday?
B: No, I (not see) her for a long time
A: I (not can) remember when I last (see) her
11. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young
12. Mr. Jackson (paint) his house since last month
13. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago
14. We (study) French for five years at school but we (not learn) very much
15. A: You (teach) English before?
B: Yes, I (have). I (teach) English for three years in Hong Kong and when I (come)
back, I (start) teaching at the Kensington school of English and I (teach) there since
then
16. A: I (see) Jack last night
B: Oh really? I (nor see) him for three months. How is he?
17. A: you (ever/win) a competition? B: Yes, I (win) a photoghraphic competition in
2001
18. Geoge (work) at the university so far
19. We (not live) in England for two years now
20. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the
one before it
1. I have never read such a romantic story
This is_________________________________________________________________________
2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago
We have_______________________________________________________________________
3. How long is it since they bought the house?
When_________________________________________________________________________
4. It’s years since we decorated this room
We haven’t ____________________________________________________________________
5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months
It’s ___________________________________________________________________________
6. I’ve never met such a famous person before
It’s ___________________________________________________________________________
7. They last visited me five years ago
They haven’t ___________________________________________________________________
8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years
The last time ___________________________________________________________________
9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan
Laurence last___________________________________________________________________
10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last time ___________________________________________________________________
11. My sister has studied French for 2 years
My sister began_________________________________________________________________
12. I have never seen such a mess in my life
It’s ___________________________________________________________________________
13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years
It’s ___________________________________________________________________________
14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged?
How long______________________________________________________________________
15. I have never seen a dirtier-looking dog
It’s ___________________________________________________________________________
16. Mary rang hours and hours ago
It’s____________________________________________________________________________
17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago
Tom __________________________________________________________________________
18. It’s 2 years since she left university
She ___________________________________________________________________________
19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life
This is_________________________________________________________________________
20. How long is it since you saw Mary?
When_________________________________________________________________________
 THE PAST PERFECT & THE PAST SIMPLE
I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. He felt very sleepy _________ he had eaten too much
a. of b. at c. after d. before
2. When we arrived, the train _________ the station
a. already left b. had already left c. had left already d. has left
already
3. I called you at 8:00am, but you _________ out
a. went b. just had gone c. had just gone d. had gone just
4. Lisa _________ me a ride because I _________ the bus
a. gave/had missed b. gave/missed c. had given/missed d. had given/had
missed
5. _________ I went to bed, I’d taken a bath and brushed my teeth
a. after b. when c. if d. before
II. Supply the correct verb form: Past tenses:
1. They (go) _____________ home after they (finish) _____________ their work
2. The children (play) _____________ football when their mother (come)
_____________ back
3. She said that she (already, see) _____________ Dr. Rice
4. When we (come) _____________ to the stadium, the match (already, begin)
_____________
5. He (sit) _____________ in a café when I (see) _____________ him
6. They told me they (not eat) _____________ such kind of food before
7. He (ask) _____________ me why he (come) _____________ so early
8. After they (go) _____________, I (sit) _____________ down and (rest)
_____________
9. Before she (watch) _____________ TV, she (do) _____________ her homework
10. After taking a bath, he (go) _____________ to bed
11. She (win) _____________ the gold medal in 1986
12. What he (be) _____________ when he (be) _____________ young?
13. Is was the first time I (ever see) _____________ such a beautiful girl
14. Yesterday John (go) _____________ to the store before he (go) _____________
home
15. Our teacher (tell) _____________ us yesterday that he (visit) _____________
England in 1970
16. Tom (see) _____________ a serious accident while he (stand) _____________ at
the bus stop
17. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (already start) _____________
18. Before Alice (go) _____________ to sleep, she (call) _____________ her family
19. When the phone (ring) _____________ , I (have) _____________ dinner
20. Daisy (agree) _____________ with other members in the last meeting,
21. What you (do) _____________ at 6p.m yesterday?
22. The little girl asked what (happen) _____________ to her ice-cream
23. He (teach) _____________ in this school before he (leave) _____________ for
England
24. The bell (ring) _____________ while Tome (take) _____________ a bath
III. Join the following pairs of sentences, using the conjunction in bracket
1. I had a bath. I went to bed (after)
______________________________________________________________________________
2. I read the letter. I threw it away (when)
______________________________________________________________________________
3. He passed his driving test. He bought a car. (as soon as)
______________________________________________________________________________
4. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it (when)
______________________________________________________________________________
5. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework (until)
______________________________________________________________________________
6. I spent all my money. I went home (when)
______________________________________________________________________________
7. I read the book. I saw the movie (before)
______________________________________________________________________________
8. Her children left home. She started writing (after)
______________________________________________________________________________

WILL & BE GOING TO

I. Supply the correct verb form:
1. Jack: We need some bread for lunch
Ben: Oh, do we? I _____________ (go) to the shop and get some. I feel like a walk
Before he goes out, Ben talks to Jane:
Ben: I _____________ (get) some bread! Do you want anything from the shop?
Jane: Yes, I need some envelopes
Ben: Okay, I _____________ (get) some
2. John has to go to the airport to catch a plane. He hasn’t got a car.
John: Alan, can you take me to the airport this evening?
Alan: Of course, I _____________ (take) you. I’d be delighted
Later that day, Eric offers to take John to the airport
Eric: John, do you want me to take you to the airport?
John: No, thanks, Eric. Alan _____________ (take) me
3. A: Has George decided what to do when he leaves school?
B: Oh, yes. Everything is planned. He _____________ (have) a holiday for a few
weeks and then He _____________ (do) a computer programming course
4. You have made an appointment with the dentist for Friday morning
Friend: Shall we meet on Friday morning
You: I can’t on Friday. I _____________ (go) to the dentist
5. A: Did you post that letter for me?
B: Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot. I _____________ (do) it now
6. A: What shall we have for dinner?
B: I don’t know. I can’t make up my mind
A: Come on, hurry up! Make a decision!
B: Okay then. We _____________ (have) chicken
7. A: The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it?
B: No, It looks as if it _____________ (fall) down
8. A: Can I speak to Marco?
B: Hold on, I _____________ (get) him

II. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. When I _________ to him, I _________ him your news
a. talk/give b. will talk/give c. talk/will give d. will talk/will give
2. Wait a minute. - _________ the door for you
a. I’ll open b. I open c. I’be open d. I’ve opened
3. I _________ send the parcel until I hear from you
a. will b. won’t c. often d. not
4. They are coming here _________ three weeks
a. for b. since c. in d. after
5. My mother _____ to stay with us next week
a. is coming b. will have come c. comes d. would come
6. Andrew and Mary _________ married in May
a. will be b. are going to be c. are getting d. get
7. _________ Anna all the news when I see her
a. I’ll tell b. I’m going to tell c. I tell d. I shall tell
8. Our friends _________ meet us at the airport tonight
a. are b. are going to c. go to d. will be to
9. _________ you lend me your calculator for some minutes, please?
a. Should b. Will c. Need d. Must
10. Can somebody come and help me? Yes, _________ help you
a. I’ll help b. I’m helping c. I will to help d. I help