Present Tenses

1. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. I _______________ (not/belong) to this particu1ar government committee.
2. Hurry! The bus _______________ (come). I _______________ (not/want) to miss it.
3. Gregory is a vegetarian. He _______________ (not/eat) meat.
4. I _______________ (1ook) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere.
5. We are successful because we _______________ (take) the time to ta1k to our
customers.
6. John _______________ (deal) with all the enquiries about sales.
7. At the moment we _______________ (make) a training video for Siemens.
8. _______________ (you/know) what Mr Briceson _______________ (do)? He is not
in his office.
9. I _______________ (apply) for a job in the sales department, but I don't know if I
will be successful.
It _______________ (depend) on whether or not they have any vacancies.
10. Unemployment _______________ (fa1l) and is now down to 5.6%.
11. Jane is doing some research in the library. She needs it for a book she
_______________ (write).
12. While Anna is away on holidays, Matt _______________ (work) in her office.
13. He _______________ (teach) French and German at University and
_______________ (learn) Greek.
14. There _______________ (be)two flights to Honduras this afternoon. The British
Airways flight _______________ (1eave) at 13:00 and _______________ (arrive) at
22:00.
15. Inflation _______________ (rise) at a rate of 2% per annum.

2. Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
1. She a1ways _______________ (remember) my birthday.
2. Mr Brown _______________ (work) in a supermarket.
3. I _______________ (work) in this factory until I find a better job.
4. Look! It _______________ (snow).
5. Can you hear those girls? What _______________ (they/ta1k) about?
6. _______________ (you/know) Helen?
7. We _______________ (never/go) to work by tube. It is too busy.
8. When I'm in Paris I _______________ (usually/stay) in the Hotel du Pont, but this
time I _______________ (stay) in the more expensive Hotel Notre Dame.
9. Ruth _______________ (be) a vegetarian. She _______________ (not/eat) meat or
fish.
10. My father _______________ (be) an engineer, but he _______________ (not/work)
right
now.
11. _______________ (you/believe) in ghosts?
12. My parents _______________ (live) in Sydney. Where _______________ (your
parents/1ive)?
13. We _______________ (own) two cars, an estate car and a sports car.
14. Can you drive? No, but I _______________ (learn) at the moment.
15. Look! That woman _______________ (try) to steal that man's wallet.
16. The River Nile _______________ (f1ow) into the Mediterranean.
17. _______________ (you/like) Bon Jovi?
18. I _______________ (get) thirsty. Let's get something to drink.
19. Those f1owers _______________ (smell) lovely. What are they?
20. Jane _______________ (repair) her bike. She _______________ (know) exactly
what to
do.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

3. Put the verb in the past simple.
1. Tom _______________ (not/come) to the office yesterday because he
_______________
(be) ill.
2. She _______________ (not/read) the book because she _______________ (not/be)
very interested in that author.
3. The students _______________ (not/finish) their group project because they
_______________ (run out) of time.
4. We _______________ (not/eat) anything for breakfast because we
_______________ (be) in a hurry.
5. Mary _______________ (not/catch) the train to Mexico City because she
_______________ (arrive) at the station too late.

4. Put the verb in the correct form: past simple or past continuous.
1. I _______________ (dream) when the alarm clock _______________ (go off).
2. They _______________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (arrive).
3. The phone _______________ (ring) while I _______________ (have) a shower.
4. We _______________ (not/go out) last Sunday because it _______________ (rain).
5. I _______________ (see) Kim at the party. She _______________ (wear) a new
dress.
6. I _______________ (break) a bowl this morning. When I _______________ (wash)
the
dishes it just _______________ (slip) out of my hand onto the floor!
7. When he _______________ (carry) the table, he _______________ (feel) a sharp
pain in
his back.
8. Sarah _______________ (go) down the stairs when the lights _______________ (go
out).
9. We _______________ (watch) TV when someone _______________ (come) to the
door
and _______________ (knock) very loudly.
10. What _______________ (you/do) at this time yesterday? Oh, I _______________
(prepare) the dinner.
11. I _______________ (fall) asleep while I _______________ (watch) television.
12. At 12:45 yesterday, Mr Alright _______________ (see) a client in his office.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

5. Read the situations and write sentences in the present perfect simple. Choose
one of the following:
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1. James can't go to school because his arm is in plaster. He has broken his arm.
2. Fred was nervous about travelling to France. He isn't any more because he knows he
can communicate.
He has………………………………………………………………
3. Jane didn't have a dress to wear to the wedding. Now she does.
………………………….
4. Our flat was very dusty. It isn't any more.
………………………………………………..
5. Mr Flint was unhappy because he had lost his cat. Now he is happy.
………………….
6. Harry didn't have a beard last month. Now he has a beard.
……………………………….

6. Write a sentence using the present perfect continuous. Use the words in
brackets.
1. John is sunburnt. (sit/in the sun) -------He has been sitting in the sun.

2. The ground is wet. (rain)

3. Jack has no money left. (shop)

4. Fred is covered in paint. (paint/the kitchen)

5. Maisy is tired and irritable (drive/for 4 hours)

6. Harry is very hot and dirty (dig/the garden)

7. Put in the correct verb form: present perfect or past simple.

1. How long _______________ (she/study) German?
2. When _______________ (he/begin) to study Business Administration?
3. Who _______________ ( write ) the play Dancing at Lughnasa.
4. _______________ (you/visit) any museums when you were in Sofia.
5. Henry has a perfect school record. He _______________ (not/be) sick this year.
6. Prices _______________ (go) up. Things are much more expensive this week.
7 . What _______________ (happen) to you. I waited all afternoon for you.
8. Marilyn _______________ (have) an accident. She was running for the bus when she
_______________ (fall) down.
9. Mr Arnold _______________ (win) the Exporter of the Year prize twice. His brother
_______________ (win) it four times already.
10. Alfred Hitchcock _______________ (make) lots of films in his long career.
11. I _______________ (just/remember) something.
12. _______________ (you/reply) to Mr Aston's letter yet?
13. Mr Miller _______________ (work) in a travel agency for years. Then he gave it
up.
14. Melanie lives in Bucharest. She _______________ (live) there all her life.
15. My uncle died in 1960. I _______________ (never/have) the opportunity to meet
him.

Past Perfect
8. Read the situations and write sentences in the past perfect using the words in
brackets.
1. I arrived at the party at 9 p.m. but Jane was already there.
(she / arrive / before / me) She had arrived before me.

2. I invited Jeff to come for lunch but he wasn't hungry.

(he / already / eat / lunch)

3. Jane was late for her exam. All the other students were already there.
(they / start / the exam)

4. Mike got home after midnight. The house was quiet.

(everybody / go / to bed)

5. I rang Fred but he wasn't at home.

(he / already / leave / for work)

9. Complete the sentences using the past simple or the past perfect.

1. When the teacher came in, everybody ______________ (stand up).

2. I arrived two hours late because my car ______________ (break down).
3. I was really tired last night. I ______________ (have) a hard day.
4. Sam felt ill, so he ______________ (go) to bed.
5. When we ______________ (write) the letter, we went to the post office.

10. Complete the sentences using the present perfect or past perfect.

1. The park looked awful after the music festival. People ______________ (leave) litter
everywhere.
2. You ______________ (make) a mistake. I am not the person you are looking for.
3. When we arrived at the cinema, the film ______________ (already/start).
4. It isn't raining now. It ______________ (finally/stop).
5. I am rea1ly not very hungry. I ____________ (just/have) lunch.
6. His apartment was rea1ly dirty. He obviously ______________ (not/clean) it for
weeks.
7. At last the Board of Directors were ready to announce their decision. They
______________ (make) up their mind.
8. I am so exhausted. ______________ (really/have) a tough week.
9. The ball hit the back of the net before the goalkeeper ______________ (notice).
10. The CEO didn't speak until he ______________ (hear) a1l the arguments.

Future Tense

11. Use going to and the words in brackets to say what is going to happen in these
situations.
1. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. (rain) It's going to rain.
2. The cat has seen a mouse. (chase)
3. There is a large hole in the bottom of the boat. (sink)
4. It is 7:45 and John is asleep. His train leaves at 7:50. (miss)
5. A car thief is looking around a car park. (steal)
6. A bungee jumper is standing on a high bridge. (jump)

12. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. I'll meet / I'm meeting Jane in town tonight.

2. Louise can't come. She is taking / will take the car to the garage at 5 p.m.
3. What time does your train leave / will your train leave tomorrow?
4. 'I'm very thirsty.' 'I'll get / I get you something to drink. Coke or tea?'
5. This bus is stopping / stops at every village, so it's very slow!
6. 'Did you buy some butter?' 'Oh, I forgot. I'll get / I'm getting some now.'
7. I think it rains / will rain later today.
8. 'Have you chosen a new car yet?' 'Yes, we are going to buy / we will buy a Ford
Focus.'
9. 'Why have you put the TV on?' I'm going to watch / I will watch the news.'
10. 'Frank, I can't go out because I haven't got any money.' 'Don't worry. I lend you / I'll
lend you some.'
11. Shall / Will I carry that for you?