--- EXERCISES ON TENSES Exercise 1: Choose the best tense A, B, C, or D of the verb given in brackets to complete the paragraph Last week I 1…………... remember to bring my raincoat.” But
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EXERCISES ON TENSES Exercise 1: Choose the best tense (A, B, C, or D) of the verb given in brackets to complete the paragraph
Last week I (1)………… (walk) home after playing tennis when it (2)………… (start) raining very heavily “Oh, no I (3)………… (get) soaked before I (4)………… (reach) home,” I thought “I wish I (5)………… (remember) to bring my raincoat.” But unfortunately I (6)………… (leave) it at home ”How stupid of me!” I (7)………… (always forget) to bring it with me.” Luckily just then a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me a lift.” (8)………… (you/ go) home?” she asked,” or (9)………… (you /want) to go for a drink?” “I think I’d rather you (10)………… (take) me home, I said
7 A am always forgetting B always forget C always forgot D will always forget
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses:
1 They _ ( study) English in that class since last September
2 It usually _ (rain) a lot in Winter
3 We _ (study) the hard lesson two days ago
4 We _ (have) a good time at Jane’s party last night
5 Mr Lan _ ( go) to the dentist’s every six months
6 My family _ (live) in this city for almost six years
7 The boys _ (study) their lesson every afternoon
8 Four people _(come) to the office since two o’clock
9 My father _(works) forty- eight hours a hour
10 Las year I (stay) _ in London for months While I (stay) _ there, I (meet) _ John for the first time
11 I (go) _ to London tomorrow because my uncle (stay) _ there for a few days and he (want) _ to see me
12 If you (not start) _ getting ready at once, I am afraid we (miss) _ the first item on the programme
13 Tomorrow I (meet) _ an old friend who _ (just/ come) back from Africa
14 At present, the author (write) _ a historical novel
15 Up to now nothing _ (be ) heard from the search party
16 She (play) _ the piano when our guests (arrive) _ last night
17 They (grow) _ different crops on this land since it (be) _ reclaimed some years ago
18 Today is Thursday, and You _ (be) late twice this week
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19 We’re in December now, and we _(do) a lot of work this year We also
_ (do) a lot last year
20 He’s over sixty, and he’s still working He _ (work) hard all his life When he was a young man, he sometimes _ (work) all night
21 The policeman _(come) at eight yesterday, but it _(be) now half past eight, and he _ (not/ come) yet
22 It _ (rain) very heavily last Monday, but it _ (not/ rain) much since then
23 She _(not/ take) her little boy to a theatre yet, but she _(take) him to a cinema for the first time a few days ago
24 Henry _ (play) football at school, but he _ (not/ play) since he
_ (leave) school in 1996
25 The writer is a still a young man He _ (write) his last book in 1991, but he
_ (not/ write) anything since then
26 Mr Jones _(drink) a lot of coffee when he was working in France, but
_ (not/ drink) much since he came back to England
27 I _ (go) to the cinema twice a month
28 Mr Shaw, the director _ (work) with his cast in the studio at the moment
29 We _ (see) that film before 1975
30 I _ (not hear) about that actor yet
31 Yesterday actors and actresses _ (work) in the rain the whole afternoon
32 Movies _ (develop) since the early 1950'
33 _You (like) documentary films ?
34 Roberto _ (live ) in Hollywood for 8 years and _ (appear) in 3 films
35 The children _ (watch) a Disney cartoon when I _ ( get ) back yesterday evening
36 When I _ (come) in the room last night, the film _ (begin) a quarter before
Exercise 3: Choose the one word or phrase that is INCORRECT in each of the following sentences,
by circling A, B, C or D:
1 I have seen (A) a really(B) good play on television (C) last night(D)
2 I saw (A) him go (B) into the theatre for a second (C) ago (D)
3 Recently(A) there were (B)several incidents (C) like that (D)
4 Did (A) you ever (B) seen (C) any paintings by Goya (D)?
5 This is (A) the most strangest (B) man that I have never (C) met (D)
6 Since (A)I was born (B) there were (C) many changes (D)
7 I’ve watched (A) more films (B) on TV this month than I’ve seen (C) all (D)last year
8 That boring series (A) began (B) over a year ago but it (C) didn’t finish (D) yet
9 We didn’t have (A) television at school (B)when I’ve been (C) a boy(D)
10 I’ve already asked (A) her to tape (B) the film I have told (C) you about earlier (D)
11 Why are you so forgetful (A) ? This is (B) the five (C) time you have asked (D) the question
12 Maria is (A) a (B) novelist She wrote (C)10 novels so far(D)
13 She was (A) unemployed (B) since (C) her graduation (D)
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14 Mr Lam already has (A) finished (B)the work for (C) the day , and he is about (D)to go home
15 Lan says (A) that she has gone (B) to Dalat three times (C) already (D)