1 Us e – simple present / present continuous / simple past / past continuous / present perfect / present perfect continuous: a They generally _ (go) horse riding on Friday b Today we _ (play) a different game c I (come) to John’s when I _ (meet) Mary last week d The game (start) at two o’clock e Now we (try) to our homework f Why they look so tired? They _ (play) tennis for hours g He _ (read) a book when she h i j k l m n (phone) him Yesterday I _ (spend) a lot of time listening to pop music At the moment, she (have) lunch with her wife You (do) a lot of sports at school Last month my family and I _ (fly) to London for two weeks They _ (just/close) the door In summer some people _ (get up) earlier to go for a walk She (listen) to the last “Back to black” CD for the past two hours o Some p q r s moments ago they (study) while you _ (watch) TV My son peter _ (not go) to South America last summer _ (you/read/ever) the Constitution? I _ (never/manage) to climb Mont Blanc Today it _ (be) rather dangerous to travel through Asia t Yesterday Mr Smith _ (tell) us three funny stories u I (enjoy) ESLPRINTABLES site very much v We (forget) her birthday present It _ (be) most embarrassing w My sister _ (be) the last guest to arrive She _ (be) terribly embarrassed Key: a b c d e f g h i j k l Go Played Came/ met Started Are trying Have been playing Was reading / phoned Spent Is having Do Flew Have just closed m n o p q r s t u v w Get up Has been listening Were studying / were watching Didn’t go Have you ever read Have never managed Is Told Enjoy Forgot / was Was / was