V . Supply the correct verb forms : Simple Past or Past Continuous.

1. When I (arrive) ________________ at his house, he still (sleep) ________________.

2. She (water) ________________ the flowers in her garden while her next door neighbor (chat)
________________ with her over the fence.
3. As we (cross) ________________ the street, we (see) ________________ an accident.
4. The bell (ring) ________________ while Tom (take) ________________ a bath.
5. She (hear) ________________ a noise and (get) ________________ out of bed when the
door (open) ________________
6. The children (play) ________________ football when their mother (come)
________________ back.
7. Who (be) ________________ that man that you (talk) ________________ to? I (see)
________________ him at the gate when I (come) ________________ in.
S. We (wait) ________________ for the bus when he (pass) ________________ by in his Car
and (offer) ________________ us a lift.
9. I (be) ________________ very tired because I (work) ________________ all day yesterday.
10. When the students (hear) ________________ the bell, they (get up) ________________ and
(leave) ________________.
VI. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Past or Past Perfect.
1. He (forget) ________________ what I (tell) ________________ him. I (remind)
________________ him many times, but he still (not bring) ________________ what I (want)
________________.
2. He (ask) ________________ me whether I (see) ________________ his pen on the table. I
(tell) ________________ him that I (not see) ________________ it around.
3. If I (wait) ________________ only a little while longer, I would have met her. I (not see)
________________ her since we last (meet) ________________ two years ago.
4. They (go) ________________ home after they (finish) ________________ their work.
5. When we came to the stadium, the match (already, begin) ________________.
6. They told me they (not, eat) ________________ such kind of food before.
7. After they had gone, I (sit) ________________ down and (rest) ________________.
8. After taking a bath, he (go) ________________ to bed.
9. What (be) ________________ he when he (be) ________________ young?
10. It was the first time I (ever, see) ________________ such a beautiful girl.
VII. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Past Tenses
1. The house (be) ________________ much smaller than he (think) ________________ at first.
2. Before you (mention) ________________ him, I never (hear) ________________ of that
author.
3. She (win) ________________ the gold medal in 1986. .
4. When he (go) ________________ to see them last night, they (play) ________________
cards. They (say) ________________ they (play) ________________ since six o'clock.
5. He (teach) ________________ in this school before he (leave) ________________ for
London.
6. Daisy (agree) ________________ with other members in the last meeting.
7. Our teacher (tell) ________________ us yesterday that he (visit) ________________ England
in 1970.
8. While you (play) ________________ the piano, I (write) ________________ a letter.
9. . The little girl (ask) ________________ what (happen) ________________ to her ice-cream.
10. I didn't recognize Mrs Johnson. She (change) ________________ a lot.
VIII. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Future or Simple Present.
1. We'll go out when the rain (stop) ________________.
2. I (stay) ________________ here until he (answer) ________________ me.
3. Wait until I (catch) ________________ you.
4. She (not come) ________________ until you (be) ________________ ready.
5. Miss Helen (help) ________________ you as soon as she (finish) ________________ that
letter tomorrow.
6. After the class (be) ________________ over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
7. I (come) ________________ and (see) ________________ you before I leave here.
8. We (go) ________________ home as soon as we have finished our work.
9. I (wait) ________________ here until you (come) ________________ back tomorrow.
10. I (send) ________________ you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) ________________ in
London.
IX. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Present, Simple Future, Present
Perfect or Future Perfect.
1. I'll wait until he (finish) ________________ his novel
2. When you (come) ________________ back, he already (buy) ________________ a new
house.
3. Don't come until I (finish) ________________ lunch.
4. I (hope) ________________ it (stop) ________________ raining by 5 o'clock this afternoon.
5. The river (not begin) ________________ to swell until some rain (fall) ________________.
6. By next month I (leave) ________________ for India.
7. The film (end) ________________ by the time we (get) ________________ there.
8. They (build) ________________ a house by June next year.
9. We (start) ________________ our plan next week.
10. I (give) ________________ her your letter when I (see) ________________ her tomorrow.
X. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Present, Simple Future or Future
Continuous
1. When you (go) ________________ into the office, Mr. John (sit) ________________ at the
front desk.
2. Our English teacher (explain) ________________ that lesson to us tomorrow.
3. We (wait) ________________ for you when you (get) ________________ back tomorrow.
4. What you (do) ________________ at 7 p.m. next Sunday? I (practice) ________________ my
English lesson then.
5. When I (see) ________________ Mr. Pike tomorrow, I (remind) ________________ him of
that.
6. When you (come) ________________ today, I (work) ________________ at my desk in
Room 12.
7. He (work) ________________ on the report at this time tomorrow.
8. Please wait here until the manager (return) ________________.
9. Don't leave until you (see) ________________ her.
10. The Browns (do) ________________ their housework when you (come) ________________
next Sunday.
XI. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Future Tenses.
1. I'm sure they (complete) ________________ the new road by June:
2. He (wait) ________________ for you when you (get) ________________ back tomorrow.
3. At this same time tomorrow, we (drive) ________________ through Pennsylvania.
4. We (see) ________________ you next Monday.
5. In two years from now, the contract (come) ________________ to an end.
6. Who (look) ________________ after the children when you are away?
7. By November I (work) ________________ for this company for 6 years.
8. If you call her at 6, she (practice) ________________ the piano then.
9. By March 15, I (be) ________________ here for one year.
10. We (move) ________________ to our new house at Christmas this year.
11. By the end of December, John (work) ________________ as a reporter for ten years.
12. By the time you arrive, I (finish) ________________ writing an essay.
13. I (give) ________________ him your message when I (see) ________________ him.
14. He certainly (not do) ________________ all his homework by ten tonight.
15. Don't call him at 2.30 p.m. He (interview) ________________ job applicants at that time.
16. The teacher hope we (pass) ________________ our exams.
17. By this time next week, he (write) ________________ his novel for 6 months.
18. They (arrive) ________________ on Wednesday.
19. I hope the weather (be) ________________ fine tonight.
20. You (finish) ________________ your work by 9 tonight?
XII. Supply the correct verb forms:
1. This time next month I (sit) ________________ on a beach.
2. You (feel) ________________ better when you've had a meal.
3. He (lose) ________________ his job last month and since then he (be) ________________
out of work.
4. I (see) ________________ a car accident while I (wait) ________________ for you on this
corner yesterday.
5. When I last (stay) ________________ in Cairo, I (ride) ________________ to the Pyramids
on a camel that my friend (borrow) ________________ the day before.
6. My teacher wasn't at home when I (arrive) ________________. He (just, go)
________________ out.
7. He (leave) ________________ home two weeks ago and we (not hear) ________________
from him since then.
8. By next month, I (finish) ________________ my first novel.
9. By May 5, we (live) ________________ in this city for ten years.
10. The Browns (live) ________________ in Paris for 7 years when the Second World War
(break) ________________ out.
11. Up to then I never (see) ________________ such a fat man.
12. By noon, I (wait) ________________ for her for two hours.
13. By the time you come there, she (make) ________________ a big cake.
14. Yesterday the police (report) ________________ that they (capture) ________________ the
thief.
15. The dog (wag) ________________ his tail whenever he (see) ________________ me.
16. When my father (retire) ________________ next month, he (teach) ________________ for
40 years.
17. By the time we stop we (drive) ________________ six hundred miles.
18. Her eyes were red because she (cry) ________________ .
19. Don't let him play with scissors in case he (cut) ________________ himself.
20. How you (get) ________________ on at school?
21. Since he (buy) ________________ a new car, he (drive) ________________ to work every
day.
22. I hope they (repair) ________________ this road by the time we (return)
________________ next summer.
23. Even though they (look) ________________ for a flat for a month now, they (not be)
________________ able to find one anywhere.
24. Thousands of people (see) ________________ this exhibition by the end of the month.
25. When I (meet) ________________ him six years ago, he (work) ________________ as a
director for three years already.