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REVISION: TENSES I. Put the verb in the correct form, present simple or present progressive 1. A: What __________________ (you / do)? B: I _______________ (write) to my parents. I _________________ (write) to them every weekend. 2. A: Look! It __________________ (snow) B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It _______ (not snow) in my country 3. A: Oh, that’s Adrian. He’s new here. B: Really? Where __________________ (he / live)? _________________(you know)? A: Yes. He ________ (live) in Madrid but now he _____________ (stay) with his aunt in New York 4. A: What time __________________ (you / usually / finish) work? B: Normally I __________________ (finish) work until six to earn a bit more money. 5. A: How __________________ (you /travel to work? B: I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I _________(go) to work on the bus this week. Usually I ____________ (drive) to work. 6. A: I think we’re going the wrong way. B: I don’t think so. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind us, so we _______________(travel) west. 7. A: __________________ (you / look) for someone? B: Yes, I _____________ (need) to speak to Neil. Is he in? A: Yes, but I _________ (think) he’s busy. He _____________ (talk) to the boss at the moment. 8. A: I ___________ (want) a new computer. I _____________ (save) up to buy one. B: But computers __________ (cost) so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got? A: It ___________ (get) out of date now. 9. A: Your new dress _____________ (look) very nice. B: Thank you. The trouble is it ______________ (not / fit) properly. I (not / know) ______________ why I bought them, really. 10. A: What __________________ (you / do)? B: I __________________ (taste) the sauce. It __________________ (taste) too salty. 11. A: I __________________ (think) this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry _______________ (go) B: I __________________ (agree). People shouldn’t go so fast. 12. A: My two children don’t get along. It seems they _______________ (always / fight) about something B: Don’t worry. It will be better when they _______________ (grow) up. 13. A: Could you post the goods to me, please? B: Yes, certainly. A: I _______________ (live) at a guest house at the moment as I _______________ (look) for a flat. So could you send it to my work address? B: Yes, of course. And you’ll have the goods by the end of the week, I ___________ (promise). 14. A: I _______________ (always / fall) asleep. I just can’t keep awake. B: What time _______________ (you / go) to bed? A: About ten o’clock usually. But it _______________ (not, make) any difference. 15. A: Why _______________ (you / want) to change the whole plan? B: I’m just not happy with it. A: And I _____________ (not / understand) why you ___________ (be) so difficult about it. II. Supply the correct verb form: Present tenses. 1. Listen! I ___________ (think) someone _______________ (knock) at the door. 2. We (not, know) why Sarah is upset, but she _______________ (not, speak) to us for ages. 3. The earth ___________ (circle) the sun once every 365 days. 4. Why _______________ (you / stare) at me? I suppose you _______________ (not / see) a woman on a motorbike before! 5. How many times _______________ (you? See) him since he went to Edinburgh? 6. Trevor and Laura like Scabble. They _______________ (play) it most evenings. 7. The number of vehicles on the road _______________ (increase) 8. “Sorry I’m late.” “That’s all right. I _______________ (not / wait) long.” 1 9. Mrs Green always _________ (go) to work by car, but this week she _____________ (travel) by bus. 10. We _______________ (be) from French. We _______________ (be) there for 20 years. 11. These flowers are dying. You _______________ (not / water) them for ages. 12. Mai _______________ (lose) her keys, so she can’t get into the house. 13. I’m afraid I _______________ (not, finish) typing those letters yet. I _______________ (deal) with customers all morning. 14. A: What _______________ (your father / do) ? B: He ______________ (be) an architect but he _______________ (not / work) at the moment. 15. A: _______________ (You / ever / see) a lion? B: Yes, I _______________ (see) it since I was a child. III. Put the verbs into the correct form, Past progressive or past simple 1. When Martin _________ (arrive) home, Ann _______________ (talk) to someone on the phone. 2. It _________ (be) cold when we ____________ (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ____________ (fall) 3. I _________ (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ___________(not, be) at home. He ______________ (study) at the library. 4. I _______________ (see) Sue in town yesterday but she _______________ (not / see) me. She _______________ (look) the other way. 5. When I _____________ (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books _______________ (fall) out. 6. A: How _______________ (you / break) your arm? B: I __________ (slip) on the ice while I _____________ (cross) the street in front of the dorm. 7. I ___________(meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. they _______________ (go) to Berlin and I __________ (go) to Madrid. We _______________ (have) a chat while we _______________ (wait) for our flights. 8. I ______________ (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man ______________ (step) out into the road in front of me. I ______________ (go) quite fast but luckily I ______________ (manage) to stop in time and ______________ (not / hit) him. IV. Put the verbs into the correct form, Past simple or present perfect 1. I ______________ (have) this shirt for nearly four years. 2. Joanna ______________ (tidy) her desk, but now it’s in a mess again. 3. Mike ______________ (lose) his key. He can’t find it anywhere. 4. The last time I ______________ (go) to Brighton was in August. 5. I ______________ (finish) my homework. I ______________ (do) it before tea. 6. And the race is over! And Micky Simpson ______________ (win) in a record time! 7. Martin ______________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place. 8. Of course I can ride a bike. But I ______________ (not / ride) one for years. 9. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ______________ (never / meet) him. 10. We ______________ (move) here in 1990. We ______________ (be) here a long time now. V. Put the verbs into the correct form, Past simple or past perfect 1. The house was very quiet when I ___________ (get) home. Everybody ______________ (go) to bed. 2. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I ______________ (turn) on the air conditioner. 3. I ______________ (feel) a little better after I ______________ (take) the medicine. 4. I was late. The teacher ____________ (already / give) a quiz when I ______________ (get) to class. 5. It was raining hard, but by the time the class ___________ (be) over, the rain _____________ (stop). 6. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I _________(help) him. He _________(be) very appreciative. 7. We were driving along the road when we ______________ (see) a car which ______________ (break) down, so we ______________ (stop) to see if we could help. 8. We ______________ (arrive) at work in the morning and ______________ (find) that someone ______________ (break) into the office during the night. So we ______________ (call) the police. 9. Yesterday I __________ (go) to my daughter’s dance recital. I ____________ (be / never) to a dance recital before. I ____________ (not / take) dancing lessons when I ______________ (be) a child. 10. A: ______________ (you / meet) Tom at the party last night? B: No, he ______________ (already / go) home when I ______________ (arrive) at the party. 1. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets 2 2. I (see) _________ a car accident while I (wait) _________ for you on this corner yesterday. 3. Mr. Jone (be) __________principal of our school since last year. 4. Mr. Smith (teach) ________ at this school since he (graduate) _______in 1980. 5. My father (not watch) __________ TV every night. 6. I (meet) __________ Arthur three weeks ago. 7. My friend (thank) __________ me for what I have done for him. 8. I (not, do) __________ a test at this time tomorrow. 9. Someone (steal) __________ my handbag on the bus. 10. The Browns (live) _________ in Paris for 7 years when the Second World War (break) _______ out. 11. Last month I (be) __________ in the hospital for ten days. 12. Don't call me in the afternoon. I (usually/be) _________ away in the afternoon. 13. Mr Clark (be) __________ in New York 2 months ago. 14. John (drive) __________ that car ever since I (know) __________ him. 15. People (speak) __________ English in most of Canada. 16. The dog (wag) __________ his tail whenever he (see) __________ me. 17. What (you do) __________ when I (ring) __________ you last night? 18. Up to then I (never / see) __________ such a fat man. 19. I (not see) __________ him since last Monday. 20. They (have) __________ these books since we (know) __________ them. 21. I think he (leave) __________ as soon as he (know) __________ the news. 22. She (play) _________ the piano when our guests (arrive) ________ last night. 23. He (come) __________ and (see) __________ you soon. 24. I (come) _________ as soon as I have finished my work. (You / be) __________ ready? 25. My mother (come) __________ to stay with us next weekend. 26. Where (you / spend) __________ your holidays next summer? 27. Violets (bloom) __________ in Spring. 28. We (not live) __________ in England for two years now. 29. I (never forget) ____________ what you (just tell) _______________ me. 30. They (prepare) __________ the Christmas dinner at the moment. 31. When I last (stay) __________ in Cairo, I (ride) __________ to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) _____________ the day before. 32. She (cook) ____________ food two hours ago. 33. I (live) ____________ in this town for three years. 34. Those men (escape) ____________ from that prison last week. 35. I (not, know) ______________ anything about him two days ago. 36. We (know) ____________ each other for twelve years. 37. Mark (work) ____________ in Turkey since 1998. 38. My mother (sing) ____________ this song very well. 39. George (not, be) ____________back until six. Can I take a message? 40. What (you / buy) ______________ with the money you won in the lottery? 41. Tina isn’t here. She (just, go) ____________ to school. 42. I (break) ____________ a cup yesterday. 43. I (not, be) ____________ to the cinema for two months. 44. We (buy) ____________ this bike two weeks ago. 45. I (not, finish) ____________ my homework yet. 46. Have a sandwich! – No, thanks. I (already, eat) ____________ one. 47. What time (you/ get) ______________ up this morning? 3 48. I (live) ____________ in the same house since 1990. 49. I’m sure that he (agree) ____________. 50. We (have) ____________ a great time at the moment. 51. According to the weather forecast, it (rain) ____________ tomorrow. 52. They (just, buy) ____________ a new car. 53. Perhaps I (see) ____________ you again one day. 54. We (go) ____________ to Vung Tau several times. 55. The earth (go) ____________ around the sun. 56. Look at the big clouds. It (rain) ____________. 57. I hope that he (win) ____________ the race. 58. Mary (clean) ____________ the floor three times a week. 59. She (not, study) ____________ the lesson carefully yesterday. 60. We (fly) ____________ to that place last weekend. 61. How long (your parents / live) __________ there? – Since I (be) __________born. 62. The students (work) ____________ hard these days. 63. He (watch) ____________ this film several times. 64. The girls in my class (work) ____________ very hard. 65. He (participate) ____________ in that activity last year? 66. Her sister (be) ____________ here many times. 67. Be quiet! The baby ( sleep ) ________________. 68. We seldom ( eat ) ________________ before 6: 30. 69. Mr Pike ( leave ) ________________ London last year. 70. My mother ( make ) ________________ a cake in the kitchen at the moment. 71. Look! A man ( run ) ______________ after the train . He (want) _____________ to catch it. 72. It ( rain ) ________________ much in Summer . It ( rain ) ________________ now . 73. How long you ( study) ________________ English? For 5 years. 74. I ( wait ) ________________ for two hours, but she ( not come ) ________________ yet. 75. They ( live ) ________________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975. 76. She ( read ) _____________ all the books written by Dickens. How many books you ( read) _____________ ? 77. They ( get ) ________________ married in 1995. 78. He ( not, be ) __________ here since Christmas, I wonder where he ( live) ____________ since then. 79. Jack ( go ) ______________ to Paris for a holiday. He never ( be ) ______________ there. 80. (you /sleep ) ________________ so far? I ( ring ) ____________ the bell for the last twenty minutes. 81. My uncle and aunt ( stay) ________________ with us next Spring. 82. He ( write) ____________ a novel for two years, but he ( not finish) _____________ it yet. 83. Mary ( lose) _______________ her hat and she ( look ) _______________ for it until now. 84. I ( see) ________________ that film several times because I like it. 85. Listen! I ( think ) ________________ someone ( knock) ________________ at the door. 86. Up to the present, we ( write) ________________ almost every lesson in the book. 87. The earth ( circle) ________________ the sun once every 365 days. 88. The farmers ( work ) ________________ in the field at the moment. 89. How many times you ( see) ________________ him since he went to Edinburgh? 90. Rivers usually ( flow) ________________ to the sea. 91. Look! The boy (cry) ________________ . 92. Do you know that man, who ( smoke) ________________ there? 93. Mrs Green always ( go) ________________ to work by bus. 4 94. We ( be) from French. We ( be) ________________ there for 20 years. 95. That house ( belong) ________________ to Mr. Green. 96. Mai ( lose) ______________ her dictionary. She (find) _____________ it everywhere but she can’t find it yet. 97. I ( be) ________________ sorry. I ( forget) ________________ that girl’s name already. 98. I ( wait) ________________ for the manager for two hours. 99. You ( ever, see) ________________ a lion? 100. She ( bear) ________________ in 1980. 101. Mr Green ( teach) __________ English in this school since he ( graduate) ______ from the university in 1986. 102. When I ( arrive) ________________ at his house , he (still /sleep) ________________. 103. As we ( cross) ________________ the street , we ( see) ________________ an accident. 104. The light ( go) ________________ out while we ( have) ________________ dinner. 105. Who ( look ) ________________ after the children when you are away? 106. The teacher hope we ( pass) ________________ our exams. TENSES 1. Spring _____ winter. A. follows B. is following C. will follow D. has followed 2. The nurse ______ her parents every day. A. visits B. is visiting C. will visit D. visited 3. Someone _______ at the door. Can you answer it ? A. knocks B. is knocking C. has knocked D. knocked 4. John ______ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone. A. works B. is working C. has worked D. will work 5. He______ for Chelsea this season. A. played B. is playing C. would play D. has played 6. She ______ English at RMIT these days. A. studies B. is studying C. will study D. is going to study 7. She’s at her best when she _____ big decisions. A. is making B. makes C. has made D. will make 8. Look ! The bus ______. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. is leaving 9. Mike _____ one hour ago. A. phoned B. was phoning C. had phoned D. has phoned 10. Stephen ______ on the phone when I came in. A. talked B. was talking C. has talked D. has been talking 11. I ______ TV at 8 : 30 last night. A. watched B. was watching C. has watched D. had watched 12. While I was working in the garden, my son ______ video games. A. was playing B. played C. has played D. has been playing 13. I ______ four chairs so far this morning. A. painted B. was painting C. have painted D. had painted 14. Frank _____ home since he was a boy. A. isn’t B. wasn’t C. hasn’t been D. hadn’t been 15. Mai _____ in HCMC for five years now. A. lives B. has lived C. is living D. was living 16. We _______ “ Alexander the Great “. It’s very interesting. A. see B. saw C. have seen D. would see 17. I’ve lived here ______ 1990. A. since B. from C. to D. for 18. Paulo has learned English ______ five years. A. since B. from C. to D. for 19. My little sister ______ “ Sleeping Beauty “ several times. A. watches B. is watching C. has watched D. watched 20. The child _______ before the doctor arrived. A. died B. had died C. has died D. was dying 5 21. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests _______. A. had left B. has left C. left D. were leaving 22. The secretary _______ the report by 10 : 00 yesterday. A. hadn’t finished B. hasn’t finished C. didn’t finish D. would finish 23. Arsenal _______ next Monday. A. wins B. will win C. would win D. is winning 24. How many languages ______ John speak ? A. do B. does C. did D. will 25. Hurry ! The train _______. I don’t want to miss it. A. comes B. is coming C. came D. has come 26. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ______ in several films. A. appears B. is appearing C. appeared D. has appeared 27. I saw Maggie at the party. She _____ a very beautiful dress. A. wears B. wore C. was wearing D. has worn 28. Monica ______ with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat. A. stays B. is staying C. will stay D. is going to stay 29. There a strange smell in here. Mother _____ something. A. cooks B. is cooking C. will cook D. has cooked 30. Nora says she’s 17 but I _______ her. A. don’t believe B. didn’t believe C. won’t believe D. wouldn’t believe 31. We did not go out because it _______. A. would rain B. was raining C. had rained D. has rained 32. Michael, is it true that you ______ married next week ? A. get B. are getting C. got D. have got 33. Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she ______. A. didn’t look B. wasn’t looking C. hasn’t looked D. hadn’t looked 34. I _____ my key. Can you help me look for it ? A. lose B. lost C. had lost D. have lost 35. Last night Tina ____ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream. A. read B. was reading C. has read D. had read 36. The Red River _____ very fast today – much faster than yesterday. A. flows B. is flowing C. will flow D. is going to flow 37. While mother ______ dinner the phone rang. A. cooked B. had cooked C. has cooked D. was cooking 38. Please don’t make so much noise. My son _____. A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. slept D. will sleep 39. The moon _____ round the earth. A. goes B. is going C. will go D. went 40. Tracy _____ ill for quite a long time. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 41. Oh ! I’ve cut my finger. It _______. A. bleeds B. is bleeding C. has bled D. had bled 42. Albert isn’t free on Sunday. He ______. A. was working B. would work C. is working D. will have worked 43. She usually _____ up early. A. gets B. is getting C. got D. will get 44. We ______ to school every day. A. go B. are going C. will go D. have gone 45. Two and two _____ four. A. will make B. are making C. make D. made 46. We ______ English now. A. learn B. are learning C. will learn D. have learned 47. Thach Bao Khanh _____ for The Cong Club now. A. plays B. is playing C. will play D. has played 48. My daughter ______ to Australia in 2000. A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go 49. She _____ us last night. A. visited B. has visited C. had visited D. would visit 50. We ______ English this time last week. A. learned B. were learning c. have learned D. had learned 6 51. Her family ______ to America before 1975. A. went B. have gone C. had gone D. would go 107. I’ll wait until he ( finish) ________________ his novel. 108. When I ( be) ________________ a child, I ( want) ________________ to be a doctor. 109. When I (have) ________________ dinner, the telephone(ring) ________________. 110. Before he flew to Japan, he (visit) ________________ his girlfriend. 111. Tommy (practice) ________________ his English at 7 o’clock yesterday. 112. Mary often (go) ___________ to church on Sunday but her parent (not go) ____________ . 113. What they (do) ________________ when you arrived? 114. The weather (be) _______________ hot yesterday but today it (be) ___________ warmer. 115. I’m not thirsty now. He (work) ________________ in the office for 8 hours. 116. Look! He (sleep) ________________in the classroom. 117. Look! Someone (break) ________________ the window. 118. When they (watch) ________________TV, the light (go) ________________out. 119. We (practice) ________________ our English then we went to school. 120. It’s the second time I (meet) ________________ him here. 121. What (Sally /do) ________________ last week. PASSIVE VOICE 1. All students attended the meeting.  ______________________________________________________________________ 2. People say that he is intelligent.  ______________________________________________________________________ 3. He can't repair my bike.  ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Mary has operated Tom since 10 o'clock.  ______________________________________________________________________ 5. This is the second time they have written to us about this.  ______________________________________________________________________ 6. Mr. Smith has taught us French for 2 years.  ______________________________________________________________________ 7 7. They didn't look after the children properly.  ______________________________________________________________________ 8. Nobody swept this street last week.  ______________________________________________________________________ 9. People drink a great deal of tea in England.  ______________________________________________________________________ 10.People speak English all over the world.  ______________________________________________________________________ 11.Tom was writing 2 poems.  ______________________________________________________________________ 12.She often takes her dog for a walk.  ______________________________________________________________________ 13.How many lessons are you going to learn next month?  ______________________________________________________________________ 14.She didn't introduce me to her mother.  ______________________________________________________________________ 15.Someone had invented electric lights before I was born.  ______________________________________________________________________ 16.Farmers usually milk cows twice a day.  ______________________________________________________________________ 17.He likes people to call him "sir".  ______________________________________________________________________ 18. People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars.  ______________________________________________________________________ 19.Our teacher used to bid us talk in class.  ______________________________________________________________________ 20.Workers were digging a large hole in the ground.  ______________________________________________________________________ 21.Before they took exams they had revised their lessons .  ______________________________________________________________________ 22.The car knocked a woman down in the street.  ______________________________________________________________________ Name: ______________ TWENTY- MINUTE TEST Class: ______ I. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets 1. If I (not, have) ____________ to do a test today, I (go) ____________ to visit my grandparents two days ago. 2. The weather isn’t nice. I (take) ____________ a walk if the weather (be) ____________ nice. 3. If he (study) ____________ hard, he (pass) ____________ next exam. 4. It isn’t Saturday. If it (be) ____________ Saturday, I (go) ____________ to the beach. 5. My wife and I want to buy a house, but houses are too expensive. We (buy) ____________ a house if we (have) ____________ enough money. 6. If I (not, be) ____________ tired today, I (go) ____________ to the park with you. 7. If I (follow) ____________ his advice those days, I (be) ____________ rich now. 8. Next Saturday I (go) ____________ on a picnic if it (not, rain) ____________. 8 9. If you (come) ____________ to visit her, you (see) ____________ her new house. 10. Life (be) ____________ boring if everyone (have) ____________ the same opinion about everything. 11. I didn’t understand that sentence. If I (understand) ____________ that sentence, I (explain) ____________ it to you. 12. If she (ask) ____________ you yesterday, (you / accept) _________________? 13. Water (not, run) ____________ downhill if there (not, be) ____________ gravity. 14. He smokes a lot. He (get) ____________ fat if he (stop) ____________ smoking. 15. If I (see) ____________ him, I (give) ____________ this gift to him. II. Rewrite the sentences with “If” for each situation. 1. Why don’t you stop smoking?  __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Go right now or you’ll be late for the train.  __________________________________________________________________________ 3. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.  __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Without the air, we would die.  __________________________________________________________________________ 5. I didn’t watch TV last night because I was busy.  __________________________________________________________________________ 6. As she is often absent from class, she can’t keep pace with her classmates.  __________________________________________________________________________ 7. Be calm, or you’ll make a wrong decision.  __________________________________________________________________________ 8. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.  __________________________________________________________________________ 9 10