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TENSES

The document contains various exercises focused on English verb tenses, including Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, and their combinations. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, letter writing prompts, and questions to practice these tenses. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of English grammar in different contexts.

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TENSES

The document contains various exercises focused on English verb tenses, including Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, and their combinations. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, letter writing prompts, and questions to practice these tenses. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of English grammar in different contexts.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

1. They ________________________ (not / live) in China.


2. He ________________________ (not / pay) for the flat.
3. I ________________________ (love) children.
4. We ________________________ (use) the Internet.
5. ________________________ (he / go) swimming often?
6. ________________________ (you / like) ice cream?
7. ________________________ (they / want) a drink?
8. They ________________________ (buy) coffee every day.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Who ___________(watch) TV?
2. Tina ___________ (do) grammar exercises.
3. I ___________ (eat) a pizza.
4. We ___________ (sit) in the classroom.
5. I ___________ (not write) an email.
6. Amy ___________ (not go) to school today.
7. We ___________ (not have) fun today.
8. My team ___________ (not win) the match.
9. My parents ___________ (drive) to work now.
10.___________ they ___________ (read) magazines? Yes, they are.
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT COUNTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE
1. When I was in school, I _____ (do) my homework.
2. She _______ (like) chocolate milk when she was a girl.
3. It always _______ (rain) when we lived in Seattle.
4. Joey and Mike _______ (be) friends a long time ago.
5. ______ Martha ____________ (pass) her exam?
6. What ______ you ____________ (have) for dinner?
7. I ____________ (not have) a shower this morning.
8. ______ you ____________ (see) your friends last weekend?
9. Ben ____________ (not go) to school yesterday.
10. ______ you ____________ (like) the concert ?
11.I ____________ (not stay) at home last night. 8 Elaine ____________ (not
go) to university.
12.What ______ you ____________ (buy) at the supermarket?
13.They ____________ (not walk) to school.

PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Mr. Robers and his daughter ______________ (walk) in the park at 7 a.m.
yesterday morning.
2. Janice ____________ (not listen) to her English teacher when he asked her
a hard question.
3. Who ____________ (make) that noise while Billy ____________ (read) the
pharagraph?
4. The Johnsons ____________ (watch) a horror film when the doorbell rang.
5. I ____________ (drive) to the office when I saw an accident on Palm Street.
6. _______ you _______ (sleep) when I texted you about the party yesterday
afternoon?
7. Where _______ you _______ (go) at 10 p.m. last night? I saw while you
____________ (leave) .
8. My grandfather ____________ (plant) an olive tree while we ___________
(water) the flowers.
9. Isabella ____________ (take) a shower when the electricity went off this
morning.
Past simple and Past Continuous

1. My brother ____________ (drink) while he ____________ (do) his homework.


2. He ____________ (walk) into the classroom, then he____________ (sat) down.
3. Harry____________ (sing) a song when Jane ____________ (come) in.
4. Nothing ____________ (happen) when I turned on the radio.
5. It ____________ (start) to rain while I ____________ (walk) through the park.
6. Jackie ____________ (listen) to the radio when the doorbell ____________
(ring).
7. He ____________ (find) some money while he ____________ (clean) the
cupboards.
8. He ____________ (see) the accident while he ____________ (drive) home from
work.
9. While Jimmy ____________ (tell) a joke his teacher ____________ (WALK) in.
10. The Smiths ____________ (fly) to Italy yesterday.

Present simple, past simple or present continuous


Dear Mary

How are you. I (1) (receive) your letter last week. Thank you for the
recipe for the cake I (2) (ask) for. I made it last week and it (3)
(be) very nice. I now (4) (have) a new job in a supermarket in the city
centre.I go there every day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and (5) (work)
there till 10 o'clock in the evening. I am very happy because my sister
(6) (work) there too so we travel to and from work together. I
(7) (get) my first wages last week and I went shopping immediately! I
(8) (buy) a new stereo for my bedroom. It is gold and black and
(9) (look) very nice. My brother (10) (come) to stay with me
for a few days next week. He (11) (arrive) on Saturday so I am going to
collect him from the station. After I collect him, we are going to that Mexican
restaurant near the park. (12) (you/want?) to come with us? You can
(13) (call) me to tell me if you want to come or not. John told me that
you (14) (pass) your Spanish exam last month. Congratulations.
(15) (be?) difficult? You know that I (16) (be) terrible at
languages but you are better. (17) (you/go?) to visit Spain for your next
holiday so you can practice it?

Please write to me soon with all your news, Mary.

All the best

Sara.

PRESENT PERFECT

1. Mark (grow) ___________three inches in the last six months!


2. My dog (bury) _____________ many bones in the backyard.
3. Teresa and Anne (talk) _____________ to their landlord many times about the broken
light fixture in their kitchen.
4. Unfortunately, he (fix, still, not) _____________it.
5. I (visit) ______________New York City many times. 6. Elizabeth (catch)
_____________ three colds this winter.
6. Because of this, she (go, not) _____________skiing since December.
7. Tom (decide) ___________to join a health club.
8. Rita (write, not) ______________a letter to Paul since the beginning of the semester.
9. Paul wonders why Rita (answer, not) ________________his letters.
10. He thinks that she (forget) __________________him.
11.However, this is not true. She (be) _____________very busy studying and working, and
she will write to him when she gets a chance.

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE


1. I have visited / visited London many times.
2. We have seen / saw Jack fi ve minutes ago.
3. Liz has done / did a lot of work since this morning.
4. A When did Robert move / has Robert moved to Manchester? B In 2007.
5. I have seen / saw this fi lm three times.
6. Where did you go / have you gone on Saturday night?
7. We started / have started our summer holidays three days ago.
8. What time did Rob finish / has Rob finished work yesterday?
9. Sandra has talked / talked to her boyfriend ten times since 2 o’clock.
10.I have attended / attended this school since I moved here.

1. We ____________ (spend) our holidays in Canada last summer.


2. I ____________ (not talk) to Karl for ages.
3. Jane ____________ (be) at the library since nine o’clock this morning.
4. We ____________ (go) to a very good Italian restaurant yesterday.
5. Laura ____________ (not buy) a new dress for years.
6. We ____________ (not go) out last night.
7. My parents ____________ (meet) in 1991. 8 Ron ____________ (be) in
hospital for three weeks.
8. I ____________ (not see) Anne and Chris since they moved to Bristol.
9. My friends ____________ (arrive) two hours ago.

I 1 _______ never _______ (stay up) late at night in my life. Maybe, only once.
Last New Year’s Eve I 2 _______ (go) to bed at half past twelve. I 3 _______ never
_______ (be) away from my hometown for more than two days, but I 4 _______
(travel) abroad. Last year I 5 _______ (go) to Paris by train: I 6 _______ (leave) in
the morning and 7 _______ (get) back home for dinner! Some people say that my
life’s boring, but I don’t agree. I 8 _______ (make) a lot of friends since I 9
_______ (move) here in 1985.

Complete the letter. Use the Present Simple, Present


Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs
in brackets.
Hi Sam, I (1) _________________ (write) to you from a Greek island! It’s very hot,
the sun (2) _________________ (shine) and I (3) _________________ (relax) on
the beach. We (4) _________________ (arrive) here yesterday morning, but
when we (5) _________________ (get off) the plane it (6) _________________
(rain)! Then, while we (7) _________________ (drive) from the airport to the
apartment, we (8) _________________ (have) a problem with the car. We (9)
_________________ (stop) and my dad (10) _________________ (fix) it, but we
(11) _________________ (stand) by the road for a long time, and the weather
(12) _________________ (get) quite hot by then. In the end we (13)
_________________ (get to) our apartment by the sea at five o’clock. Later, while
we (14) _________________ (have) supper, all the lights suddenly (15)
_________________ (go out) and we had to finish our meal in the dark! Today,
though, everything (16) _________________ (go) very well. We usually (17)
_________________ (stay) in a house in the mountains, but I (18)
_________________ (like) this place much better. I (19) _________________ (not
know) any other young people here, but I (20) _________________ (have) a really
good time!

Complete the sentences below with ‘for or ‘since’.


1. I’ve been working at this company ____________five years.
2. That restaurant has been open __________ this morning.
3. Kate has lived here __________ 2012.
4. It has been raining __________ a long time.
5. The TV has been on __________ five o’clock.
6. I have wanted to be a doctor __________ I was a kid.
7. Sam has studied at this college __________ only a week.
8. The telephone has been ringing __________ a few minutes.
9. Maria and Eduardo have been married __________ three months.
10. My uncle has been in the hospital __________ last Tuesday.
11. Dinosaurs have been extinct __________ 65 million years.
12. I’ve had this job __________ June.
13. I haven’t seen my friend __________ last week.
14. We’ve been waiting for our flight __________ an hour.
15. Stewart hasn’t eaten any junk food __________ several months.

Put in 'will' or 'be going to'.


1. A: We don't have any bread.
B: I know. I __________________ get some from the shop.
2. A: We don't have any bread.
B: Really? I __________________ get some from the shop then.
3. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase?
B: I __________________ visit my mother in Scotland next month.
4. A: I'm really cold.
B: I __________________ turn the heating on.
5. A: Are you going to John's party tonight?
B: Yes. Are you going too? I __________________ give you a lift.
6. A: What are your plans after you leave university?
B: I __________________ work in a hospital in Africa. I leave on the 28th.
7. (The phone rings)
A: I __________________ get it!
8. A: Are you ready to order?
B: I can't decide … Okay, I __________________ have the steak, please.
9. A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have coffee?
B: Sorry. I __________________ go to the library. I've been planning to study all day.
10. A: Why are you carrying a hammer?
B: I __________________ put up some pictures

3.1 Read the text and write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
Three lions rescued a twelve-year old girl kidnapped by seven men who wanted to
force her into marriage, 1. ________________ (chase) off her abductors until she
was rescued by Ethiopian police. The men 2. ________________ (hold) the girl for
a week in the remote south-west, before the lions chased them away.
"Unfortunately, these young girls 3. ________________ (often/force) to accept
the marriage. Everyone thinks this is some kind of miracle, because normally the
lions 4. ________________ (attack) people. The girl’s crying could be mistaken for
the sound from a lion baby, which in turn could explain why the lions 5.
________________ (not/eat) her. They 6. ________________ (stand) guard
when we found her. Then they just left her like a gift and went back into the
forest.
The girl 7. ________________ (take) by seven men before the lions found her.
The men were the ones who wanted to make her 8. ________________ (marry)
one of them. If the lions had not come, then it could have been much worse”, said
Sergeant Williams in Kefa province.
Kidnapping young girls 9. ________________ (be) part of the marriage custom in
Ethiopia for a long time. The United Nations Organization 10. ________________
(estimate) that more than 70 percent of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction,
practiced in rural areas where most of the country’s 71 million people live.

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