REVISION 1:

• Tenses: Simple Present, Present con9nuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect

Con9nuous, Simple Past, Past Con9nuous and Past Perfect.
• Used to
• Something, anything, nothing.
• So/ neither and quan9fiers
• Adverbs
• Get
• Say, tell and ask.
• Wish and If only

SIMPLE PRESENT vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Choose the Present Simple or the Present Con;nuous — it could be posi;ve or

ques;on:

1. Excuse me. You on my foot. (to stand)

2. “Where is Lilly?”

“She TV in her room.” (to watch)

3. Students exams twice a year. (to pass)

4. “Where you ?" (to go)

“I to the cinema with my friends.” (to go)

“How o[en you to the cinema?” (to go)

“Once or twice a month.”

5. “ your brother in the hospital?” (to work)

“Yes, he is a doctor.”

6." It outside?” (to rain)

“No, but the strong wind “ (to blow)

“ it o[en here?” (to rain)

“Usually, not more than twice a month.”

7. Listen! The baby . (to cry)

8. On Saturdays, my family for a picnic. (to gather)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present
simple or con;nuous:

1. My father (wash) the car. He always (wash)

it on Saturday morning.
2. “What (Peter/ do)?” “I (think) he (do)
the homework in his bedroom”
3. “Don't make a noise! The baby (sleep) at the moment.
4, Mary's father usually (drive) her to school, but this week
she (take) the bus.
5. We (start) school at 8:30 and the last lesson (be) at
2:30 p.m.
6. “Where (you/ go) on holiday, Susan?” “I
(not/ know), my parents (not/ want) to go to the
beach again.”
7. I (be) afraid I (can/ not/ go) to the cinema
this evening,
I (revise) for tomorrow's exam this a[ernoon.
8. Hurry up, children! The bus (come).
9. (Mandy/ like) pasta? No, she
10. The newsagent's (not/ open) at 9:30 a.m, it
(open) at 9:45 a.m.
11.Paul some9mes (watch) TV a[er lunch.
12.How o[en (the children/ play) football?
13. Don't go out! It (rain) cats and dogs.
14. Mum (water) the flowers right now.
15. Why (you/ not/ come) to the café with me? I
(meet) Susan there at 6:30 p.m.
16." (you/ like) my new dress, Alice?” “Yes, I
. You (look) great!”
17. My brother (study) a lot these days; he (want)
to pass his exams.
 18. Tony never (have) lunch at the canteen because he
(finish) school at 2:15 p.m.

PRESENT PERFECT VS SIMPLE PAST

Fill in the gaps with the correct verb form:

1. The Titanic (sink) in 1912.

2. Somebody (steal) my bicycle! Now 131 have to walk home.
3. Gerry (fall) off his bike three 9mes this month.
4. I (see) the movie Titanic three 9mes. I’m going to see it
again tonight.
5. I (walk) to work every day for the last six weeks!
6. When Young Hee was a child she (live) in Seoul.
7. Ouch! (cut) my finger!
8. I (lose) my key yesterday, so I couldn’t get into the house.
Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket.
9. His brother (visit) London last year.
10. Jack (live) in Boston for the past 15 years.
11. Janet (work) for Smith and Brothers before she came to
work for us.
12. Dad (you/finish) reading the paper yet.
13. I would love to visit Prague some9me. Unfortunately, I (be/
never) there.
14. Peter (play) tennis for five years when he
(be) at school.
15. Jane: Can you help me? I (finish) my homework, but I s9ll don’t
understand number 7.
16. I (work) in Italy for 5 years. I (begin) work as soon
as I arrived.
17. I'm afraid l’m not hungry. I (eat/already).
18. When jack was at school, he (learn) to play the
saxophone. He (play) it ever since.
19. Could you give me some advice? I (buy) this sweater at
Macy’s . Do you think I should take it back?
20. Peter (go) to Paris last year. That means that he
(be) to Paris 3 9mes.
21. Maria (believe) that for ages!
22. How long (you/ live) there before corning here?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

I love winter sports. I (be) ice-ska9ng many 9mes. When I was
younger I (go) to an ice-rink with my school. I (fall)
over a lot and I (can/not) skate very well, but I really
(enjoy) it. Then last year I (visit) Austria and
(skate) at an outdoor rink there. I (also/play) ice hockey.
I (go) on holiday to Switzerland last month to go skiing, but on the
first day I (slip) on some ice and (break) my
ankle, so I (can/not) ski at all.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1. Kevin (lose) his key. He (leave) it on the bus

yesterday.
2. I (not/play) tennis since I was at school but I
(be) very good at it then.
3. Mr and Mrs Liqle (visit) Egypt. They (go) there on
their honeymoon in 1961.
4. A: (you/not/choose) a dress for the party next week yet?
B: Yes, (buy) one yesterday.
5. A: (you/sell) your old car yet?
B: Yes, my cousin (give) me $500 for it last week.
6. I think our teacher (forget) about the test! He
(not/ say) anything about it in the last lesson.
7. Sarah (break) her leg. She (fall) off a horse last
week.
8. We (sell) our house. Some people (see) it
last month and (buy) it.
9. I (finish) decora9ng my room. I (paint)
it last week and I (put up) the new curtains last night.
10. They (lose) their cat. It (run) away last week.
11. Peter (pass) his driving test. He (take) it last
Friday.
12. We (know) Kate since last year. We (meet)
her at a party.
13. I (never/be) to Australia. I (want) to go last
summer but I (can /not)
14. I (not/be) out since we (move) to our
new house.
I5. Tom (watch) this film twice. The last 9me he
(watch) it (be) a week ago.

Put the verbs into the correct tense:

1) Ann: (you/go) on holiday last year?

Paul: Yes, I (go) to Spain. (you/ever/ be) there?

Ann: Yes, I (go) there last year too.

2) Maria: I (sell) my old radio.

Helen: Really? When (you/sell) it?

Maria: I (sell) it yesterday.

3) Ian: I (go) to the new sports centre yesterday.

John: Really? I (not /be) there yet. What’s it like?

Ian: lt’s fabulous! I (never/ see) such a fantas9c sports centre

before.
Fill in the blanks with “for” or “since”.
1. Ben: How long have you know John?
Alex: I’ve known him we were at school.
2. Sue: How long have you worn contact lenses?
Emma: I’ve worn them five years.
3. Jim: How long have you and Bob lived in France?
Tina: We’ve lived here over ten years now.
4. Andy: I’m sorry, I’m late. How long have you been here?
Tom: I’ve been here 5 o’clock.
5. Sarah: How long have you been in Asia?
Mary: I’ve been in Asia seven years.
6. Joe: How long have you had that dress?
Angie: I’ve had it Christmas.
7. Cherry: How long have you worked at this school?
Terry: I’ve worked at this school 1983.
8. Helen: How long have you known Torn?
Nick: I’ve known him five years.
9. George: When did you last go to America?
Anna: I haven’t been to America July, 1989.

SIMPLE PAST VS PAST CONTINUOUS

Fill in the blanks with the past simple or the past con;nuous:

1. When I ________________ (arrive) the teacher ________________________ (write)

the summary.

2. He _____________________________ (cross) the road when I _________________

(see) him.

3. Why ____________________________ (they / shout) at you when I

_______________ (wake up)?

4. They ________________________ (fix) the computer when I ______________ (open)

the door.

5. __________________________ (Mary / break) her leg while she

_______________________ (skate)?

6. I ________________________ (sleep) when she __________________ (knock) on the

door.

7. When I _______________ (see) Jim at the disco he ________________________

(not/ talk) to the Dj.

8. I ____________________________ (watch) a film on TV when the electricity

______________ (go) out.

9. The Titanic ________________________ (not / cross) the Pacific Ocean when it

_______________ (strike) an iceberg.

10. Paul ____________________ (not / fall) while he _______________________ (run)

away.

11. Carol ________________(fall) asleep while she _________________________(read)

a book.

12. While my father _________________________ (drive) home, he

_______________________ (not / answer) his mobile phone.

13. While I _________________________ (have) a driving lesson it

___________________ (start) to rain heavily.

14. When I ______________ (find) the wallet on the street I ___________ (go) to the

police and I _______________ (turn) it in.

15. When Mrs Spencer ___________________ (walk) into the busy office, the secretary

___________________________ (talk) on the phone with a customer, several clerks

_____________________________ (work) at their desks and two managers

_______________________ (discuss) methods to improve customer service.

16. Last night, Sebas9an _________________ (go) at Susan’s house about 9:00 pm, but

she __________________ (not / be) there. She _______________________ (study) at a

friend’s house.

17. Sam _________________________ (read) the newspaper while he

______________________ (wait) for the bus.

18. Yesterday I _______________(see) Paul at the party and he

______________________ (not / dance) with Rachel.

19. While my parents ___________________________ (drive) me to a great summer

camp I ___________________________ (text) my friends about how happy I was about

this type of holidays.

Fill in the cells with the correct form of the verb:

BASE VERB SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

be

become

begin

break

bring

build

buy

catch
choose

come

cut

do

drink

drive

eat

fall

feel

find

fly

forget

get

give

go

grow

have

hear

hold

hurt
keep

know

leave

let

lose

make

meet

pay

read

ride

run

say

see

sell

send

sing

sit

sleep

speak

spend
 stand

swim

take

teach

tell

think

throw

understand

wake

wear

win

write

SIMPLE PAST VS PAST PERFECT

1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She (go) on a plane before that.

We didn't need to queue because my wife (already / buy) the

9ckets.

3.- The thieves had already spent the money when the police (catch) them.

4,- Helen (split up) with John before she met Paul.

5.- We (know) her address because she (tell) us.

6.- The children (not eat) for days so they (be)

extremely hungry.
7.- Everyone (hug) each other a[er they (finish) their

exams.

8.- She didn‘t want to go to the cinema because she (already /

see) the film.

9.- I (just / buy) a dress when a thief (steal)

my bag.

10. My niece (go) to London three 9mes by the 9me she

(be) sixteen.

11.- My students (raise) some money a[er they

(see) a documentary on TV about Africa.

12. It was half past three and we s9ll (not / eat) lunch.

13.- Our teacher (give) us extra homework because we

(not finish) our essays.

14.- My father (lose) his glasses and he couldn't read the

newspaper.

15.- The car stopped because we (run) out of petrol.

16.- He (feel) very ill because he (not sleep)

well.

Simple past or Past Perfect?

1.- They (write) their exams yesterday.

2.- They (start) building their new house 18 months ago.

3.- I (meet) the company manager two weeks ago.

4.- I (be born) in 1964,

5.- That was the best concert I ever (see).

6.- I (not eat) anything since breakfast.

7.- I (study) English for 10 years.

8.- You (change) your address recently.

9.- When I was 15 I (go) to Dublin.

10.- My students (raise) a lot of money for Charity.

11.- We (not go) to the cinema last night.

12.- My uncle (arrive) in Lisbon last night but he (not

call)

13.- We (not see) Pedro Almodovar's new film yet.

14.- (you go) abroad this year?

15.- The shop is probably closed because they (go) for lunch.

16.- When I (be) at school I (not like) Maths.

17.- What's the maqer with your brother? He (lose) his mobile.

18.- Mark Spitz (win) seven Olympic gold medals in 1972.

19.- Why are you crying? Because I (cut) my finger.

In each sentence, decide which verb should be in the past perfect and correct it.

1. Teresa couldn't remember the boy's name but she was sure she saw him

somewhere before.

2. Jennie wanted to watch the news but, when she switched on the TV, she realised

that she missed it.

3. The train already le[ when we arrived at the sta9on.

4. The teacher gave Maria some extra work because she missed three classes the week

before.
5. Nikos didn't have enough to buy a new pair of jeans because he already spent all his

money.

6. Paul didn't play in front of such a big crowd before and he was very nervous at the

start of the match.

7. Sean phoned the theatre to book some 9ckets for the concert but they sold them

all.

8. Linda never rode a horse before but her friend finally persuaded her to try.

Complete this story. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past

simple, the past con;nuous or the past perfect.

One day last year, my father (drive) my brother and me to an

amusement park. We __ (not be) there before. We (spend) all day

going on different rides. We (keep) the best ride 9ll the end of the day.

Next to the ride there (be) a sign which (say)'Empty your

pockets'. My father (not take) any no9ce of it. While we

(ride) up and down, everything, including his wallet and his car keys

(fall) out of my father's pockets. We (look) for the car keys when some

friends of ours (come) along. We (not find) the keys so

our friends (give) us a li[ home and then they took my father back to

the amusement park with the spare keys.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms: PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS or

PAST PERFECT.

While I (walk) to the city centre, I (see) an

adver9sement for a concert on Saturday. A lot of other people

(already/see) the adver9sement before me. They

(stand) outside the theatre when l ARRIVED (arrive) there. We (wait)

for a long 9me. At last a man (come) out of the theatre and

(put) up a no9ce. They sell) all the 9ckets for Saturday! We

(Wait) so long that we (feel) angry. Why

(they/not/tell) us earlier?

Complete the following sentences using simple past, past perfect or present perfect.

Do not use any con;nuous form.

1. When I (arrive) home last night, | discovered that Jane

(prepare) a beau9ful candlelight dinner.

2. Since I began ac9ng, I (perform) in two plays, a television

commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak/ never/ even)

publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.

3. By the 9me I got to the office, the mee9ng (begin/

already) without me. My boss (be) furious with me and I

(get) fired.

4. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear)

a song that was popular when |was in high school. I (hear, not)

that song for years, and it (bring) back some great memories. I felt

really nice.

5. Last week, I (run) into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We

(see, not) each other for years, and both of us (change) a lot. I really

(enjoy) talking to her so much that I (ask) her out

on a date. We are gexng together tonight for dinner.

6. Jack (enter) the room, but I

(recognize/not) him because he (lose) so much weight and

(grow) a beard. He looked totally different!

7. The Maya (establish) a very advanced civiliza9on in the

jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear) virtually

by the 9me Europeans first (arrive) in the New World.

8. I (visit) so many beau9ful places since I (come)

to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) of Bryce Canyon,

Zion, Arches, or Canyon lands.