verbs in brackets

She water ………….the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbor chat ………….. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: FUTURE TENSES 1.. Exercise I : Put the verbs in brackets

1 I (finish)………… everything when you get back tomorrow.

2 He (phone) ………… me as soon as he (pass) ………….the exam.

3 After they (go) ………….climbing in the mountains They enjoyed fresh air at the seaside.

4 Yesterday when I (see) ………….him, he (talk) ………….to his friends.

5 Jack (live) ………… in New York for ten years before he (move) ………….to California.

6 What ………….you (do) ………… when I (phone) ………….you yesterday?

7 She (drive) ………….the car when she suddenly felt ill.

8 Don’t make noise! My mother (talk) ………….to her friend.

9 As soon as he (finish) ………… his work, he (go) ………….home.

10 When she (visit) ………….the city last year, she took many pictures.

11 If I (see) ………….him, I’ll give him a gift.

12 If I had a typewriter, I (type) ………….it myself.

13 You could make better progress if you (attend) ………….class regularly.

14 If you (arrive) ………….ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat.

15 If he (study) ………….hard, he can pass the exam.

16 If he asked, ………….you (accept) ………….?

17 He could get fat if he (stop) ………….smoking.

18 What you (do) ………….if you found a burglar in your house?

19 He could get a job easily if he (have) ………….a degree.

20 The police (arrest) ………….him if they catch him.

21 Tell him to ring me if you (meet) him.

22.If I tell you a secret, you (promise) ………….not to tell it to anyone?

23.Water (not run) ………….downhill if there weren’t gravity.

24.If she (not hurry) …………., she may be late.

25.If I (not have) ………….to leave now, I could help you.

26.I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not) ………….see it with my own eyes.

27.If Tom (be) ………….here yesterday, He (be) ………….able to advise us.

28.If we (know) ………… who he was, We (invite) ………….him to speak at our meeting.

29.If they had invited us, we (go) ………….to the party.

30.If I (know) ………….you came back yesterday, I (meet) ………….you at the airport.

31.If you (be) ………… me, what ………….you (do) ………….?

32 After my sister (wash) ………….her clothes, she began to study

33 She (listen) ………….to the radio when the door-bell rang.

34 ………….you (finish) ………….(cook) ………….yet?

35 Until yesterday I (never hear) ………….about it.

36 We (own) ………….the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen.

37 He (leave) ………….for London 2 years ago and I (not/see) ………….him since.

38 After I(finish) ………….My homework, I (watch) ………….TV.

39 The last time we (go) …………fishing was when we were in Spain.

40 I ( not/ like) ………….ice-cream since I ate too much and was sick

41 She (water) ………….the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbor (chat)

………… with her over the fence.

42 Dick (start) ………….school before he was seven.

43 last month, I (be) ………… In the hospital for ten days.

44 At 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work) ………… in my office at that time.

45 I was sure that I (meet) ………….him before.

46 ………….you (look) ………….for a long time before you got a job?

47 Marie Curie (award) ………….a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.

48 How often ………….you (get) ………….your car serviced since you (buy) ………….it.

49 I’m sorry you’ve missed the train , it (leave) ………….5 minutes ago.

50 On arrival at home I (find) ………….that she (leave) ………….just a few minutes before

51 He (light) ………….a cigarette and (walk) ………….to the door.

52 She (sleep) ………….for ten hours! You must wake her

53 David (repair) ………….the TV set at the moment He (work) ………….at it for one hour or so.

54 For the last six moths I (have) ………….a job as a hospital porter.

55 My father (fight) ………….for four years in the last war.

56 I’m taking my daughter out tonight She (not/have) ………….fun for a long time

57 It (snow) ………….heavily for hours and when I went to the door I couldn’t open it.

58 Since she (work) ………….at the company she (not/have) ………….a day off through illness.

59 Mr Count (work) ………….as a cashier for 25 years Then he (retire) ………….and (go)

………….to live in the country

60 Alexander Graham Bell (already/ invent) ………….the telephone by the time I was born.

61 I didn’t know who she was I (never/see) ………….her before.

62 Before I went to university, I(work) ………….as a carpenter for about 5 years

63 the committee (meet) ………….four times last week, but still no decision has been reached

64 The Chinese (make) ………….spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo (bring)

………….it back to Italy

65.After my sister (wash) ………….her clothes, she began to study.

66.When the teacher came, the pupil (came) ………….

67.My grandmother (die) ………….after she (be) ………….ill for a long time.

68.She (listen) ………….to the radio when the door-bell rang.

69.You (finish) ………….(cook) ………….yet?

70.Until yesterday I (never hear) ………….about it.

71.We (own) ………….the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen.

72.He (leave) ………….for London 2 years ago and I (not/see) ………….him since.

73.After I(finish) ………….My homework, I (watch) ………….TV.

74 The last time we (go)……… Fishing was when we were in Spain

75 I ( not/ like)……… ice-cream since I ate too much and was sick

76 she (water)……….the flowers in the garden while her next door neighbor (chat)……….with her over the fence(hang rao)

77 Dick(start)………school before he was seven

78 last month, I (be)……… In the hospital for ten days

79 at 4 p.m yesterday? Well, I (work)……… in my office at that time

80 I was sure that I (meet)……… him before

81 you (look)……… for a long time before you got a job?

82 Marie Curie (award)………a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911

83 how often you (get)……… your car serviced since you (buy)

……… it

84 I’m sorry you’ve missed the train , it (leave)……… 5 minutes ago

85 On arrival at home I (find)……… that she (leave)

……… just a few minutes before

86 He (light)……… a cigarette and (walk)……… to the door.

87 She (sleep)……… foe ten hours! You must wake her

88 David (repair)……… the TV set at the moment He (work)

………at it for one hour or so

89 For the last six moths I (have)……… a job as a hospital porter

90 My father (fight)……… for four years in the last war.

91 I’m taking my daughter out tonight She (not/have)………fun for a long time

92 It (snow)……… heavily for hours and when I went to the door I couldn’t open it

93 Since she (work)……… at the company she (not/have)

………a day off through illness

94 Mr Count (work)……… as a cashier for 25 years Then he (retire)

……… and (go)……… to live in the country

95 Alexander Graham Bell (already/ invent)……… the telephone by the time I was born.

96 I didn’t know who she was I (never/see)……… her before

97 Before I went to university, I(work) ……… as a carpenter for about 5 years

98 the committee (meet……… four times last week, but still no decision has been reached

99 The Chinese (make)……… spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo (bring)……… it back to Italy

100 If he had missed the train, he(be)………late for his interview

101 If I (meet) ……….you yesterday, I (tell)……… you the truth

102 If the doctor hadn’t come, the patient (die)………

103 If I had your address, I (send)……….you a postcard

104 I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad it (be)……… quicker

if I (walk)………

105 I didn’t know you were in hospital If I (know)……….I (go)

……….to visit you

106 If you (want)……….to go picnic, this weekend we will go

107 He wouldn’t have had an accident if he (drive)……….more carefully

108 If you (sleep)………better last night, you wouldn’t been so tired

109 If I had noticed him, I (say)……….hello to him

1 when they (come)………, John still(play)……… guitar

2 she(water)……… the flowers in her garden while her next door

neighbor(chat)……… with her over the fence(hang rao)

3 the bell(ring)……… while Tom(take)……… a bath

4 when they came to the stadium, the match(already, begin)………

5 they told me they (not, eat)……… such kind of food before

6 he(teach)……… in this school before he(leave)………for London

7 Daisy(agree)……… with other members in the last meeting

8 our teacher (tell)……… us yesterday that he(visit)……… England in 1970

9 I didn’t recognize Mrs Johnson She (change)………a lot

10 while my mother(cook)……… in the kitchen, my father(water)

………in the garden

11 my brother (join)……… the army when he (be)……… young

12 A: You(speak)……… to Mrs Baker yesterday?

B: No, I (not, see)……… her for a long time

13 Last month, I (be)……… in the hospital for ten days

14 What you(do)……… when I ring you last night?

15 It (rain)……… when we arrived

16 Dick (start)……… school before he(be)……… seven

17 When I (be)……… a child, I (want)……… to be a doctor

18 David (be)……… born after his father (die)………

19 At 4 P.M yesterday? Well, I (work)……… in my office at that time

20 The audience(listen)……… to everything he said last night

I Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: FUTURE TENSES

1 They (build)……… a house by June next year

2 We(start)……… our plan next week

3 A: This bag is too heavy for me to carry

B: Ok! I (carry)………it for you

4 A: Why are you carrying that saw?

B: I (shorten) ……… the legs of the table

5 My sister (get)……… married next month

1 My mother(close)……… all the door and windows before she goes to bed

2 My sister(start/work)……… at 7 am

3 Why……… he(take)……… photograph?

4 “Shall I phone at 6?’ “No, we normally (cook)……… dinner at that time

5 Alice(see)……… her mother most weekends

6 I (go)……… swimming in the evenings to try to lose weight

7 The police(talk)……… to a number of people about the robbery

8 What programs ………you usually (watch)……… on TV everyday?

9 She(have)……… dinner with her family right now

10 ……… she (do)……… her house work at the moment?

No, she………

11 We (study)……… a very hard lesson the day before yesterday

12 I (read)……… that novel by Hemingway several times before

13 we (study)………almost every lesson in this book so far

14 My wife and I( travel)……… to Mexico by air last summer

15 I (have)………a little trouble with my car last week

16 what you (do)……… yesterday?

17 how long you (learn)……… English?

18 Tom (never be)……… in Ha Noi

19 the plane(stop)……… at a small town last month It then (take) ……… off immediately after refueling

20 she ( be)……… so happy when she(hear)………the news that she (cry)

………

1 Last summer my family (go)………camping to Do Son

2 By the time he (come)………, all the food (eat)………

3 When I (come)………, everyone (watch)……… a film

4 Before he (move)……… here, he (live)………in Hanoi

5 By the time the police (arrive)………the house (burn)

………

6 my teacher (leave)………school 3 months ago and since then I (not/know)

………anything about her

7 When they (get)………there, their friends (go)……… already

8 After they (prepare)………everything for the dinner, all member in their family (sit)………around a table

9 For the last 8 months, I (have)……….a job as a tutor in a small school

10 I (read)………the passage carefully and then I (answer)

………all the questions

11 when they(wait)………some guests, they(hear)………

a strange voice behind the house

12 My sister (never/be)………to any courtiers in European

13 – How long (you/work)………in this film?

- I (work)………here for 5 years

14 The last time he went for a picnic (be)………in May

15 My parents last (phone)………me 5 days ago

16 my teacher (write)………all questions on the board before she(ask)

………us to do

17 When we (fly)………., we (feel)………a terrible heat behind

18 While my sister (talk)………with her friends, Mai and I (study)

………

19 They were asked not to disturb the old man because he (sleep)………

20 While Carl was washing his car, he (discover) ……… something dents in the doors

21 I got a bad sunburn because I (lay)………in the sun for days

22 The two friends (work)………in the same company for a years before they (recognize)……… each other

23 “this is the third time you (break)………the traffic law,” said the

policewoman

24 by the time he (retire)………from the work, his daughters (got)

………married

25 someone stolen his motorbike while he ((have) ……… breakfast in a shop

Exercise I : Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.

1/ I (have) coffee for breakfast every day

2/ My brother (work) in a shoe store this summer

3/ The student (look) _ up that new word now

4/ She (go) to school every day

5/ We (do) this exercise at the moment

6/ Miss Helen (read) _ a newspaper now

7/ It (rain) very much in the summer It (rain) _ now

8/ Bad students never (work) hard

9/ He generally (sing) in English, but today he (sing) in Spanish

10/ We seldom (eat) before 6.30

11/ She sometimes (buy) _ vegetables at his market

12/ Be quiet The baby (sleep)

13/ We always (do) _ our exercises carefully

14/ Look A man (run) after the train He (want) _ to catch it

15/ It (be) very cold now

16/ John (travel) to England tomorrow

17/ I (need) some money for my textbooks

18/ Tom (like) to go to the museums

19/ Mary (love) ice-cream

20/ My mother (cook) _ some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) in the mornings

21/ I often (leave) the city at weekends

22/ The guests (watch) the TV programmes now

23/ I (see) _ you (wear) _ your best clothes

24/ The sun (set) _ in the west

25/ My friend (study) English for an hour every night

26/ Listen I (hear) _ someone knocking at the front door

27/ I (do) an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now

28/ Honesty (be) the best policy

29/ The earth (go) round the sun

30/ Two and two (make) four

1/ We (never watch) that TV programme

2/ We (watch) a good programme on TV last night

3/ He (read) that novel many times before.

4/ He (read) that novel again during my last vacation

5/ I (have) a little trouble with my car last week

6/ However, I (have) no trouble with my car since then

7/ I (not see) John for a long time I (see) him 3 weeks ago

8/ The school bell (ring) We must go now

9/ I (meet) Mary last night She (become) a very big girl

10/ He is very thirsty He (not drink) since this morning

11/ It is very hot Summer (come)

12/ They (study) at this school for 7 years now

13/ They (begin) to study at this school 7 years ago

14/ Since when (you know) _ her ?

15/ How long ago (he start) to learn French ?

16/ She (lose) her handbag on the train yesterday morning

17/ My mother (be) in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet

18/ His dog (just run) out of the garden

19/ Mr Brown (travel) by air several times in the past

20/ He (travel) _ to Mexico by air last summer

Exercise III : Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous

tense.

1/ I (try) to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) _ yet

2/ She (read) _ all the works of Dickens.How many (you read) _?

3/ I (wait) here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget) to come ?

4/ Mary (rest) in the garden all day because she (be) ill

5/ Although John (study) at the University for 5 years, he (not get) his degree yet

6/ Jack (go) to Switzerland for a holiday He (never, be) _ there

7/ We (live) here for the last six months, and (just, decide) to move 8/ That book ( lie) on the table for weeks You (not read) it yet ?

9/ He (not be) _ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) since then

10/ He (lose) _ his books He (look) for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up) _ yet

11/ She (work) _ so hard this week that she (not have) _ time to go to the cinema

12/ Your hair is wet (You swim) for a long time ?

13/ Bill is still a bad driver although he (drive) cars for six years

14/ You look very tired (You work) very hard ?

15/ The phone (ring) for 2 minutes, but I (not answer) it yet

Exercise IV : Put the verbs in brackets in the present tenses.

1/ I (be) sorry I (forget) that fellow’s name already

2/ Jack (look) forward to his vacation next June

3/ I (have) no trouble with my english lessons up to now.

4/ Mr and Mrs Brown (be) _ in New York for 2 months

5/ Michael (work) 38 hours a week

6/ At present, that author (write) _ a novel

7/ George (do) good work in this class so far

8/ The weather( generally, get) hot in July

9/ You must wake her up She (sleep) soundly for 10 hours

10/ Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the front door 11/ How long (you learn) English?

12/ That student (know) all the new words very well now

13/ Alice (lose) her Vienamese-English dictionary

14/ Fred (just, graduate) from Oxford University

15/ The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days

16/ That grandfather clock (stand) there for as long as I can remember 17/ That brown briefcase (belong) to Dr.Rice

18/ Jim (work) on his report this year

19/ Robert (wait) for you since noon

20/ That museum (stand) _ here for ceturies

21/ The sun (get) very hot during the afternoon

22/ Tom (buy) _ a new car next week

23/ The boys and girls (go) _ home after this lesson

24/ Davis (play) football every afternoon

25/ Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in this book

Exercise V : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense.

1/ He (sit) in a bar when I (see) him

2/ When I (go) out, the sun (shine)

3/ The light (go) out while I (have) tea

4/ When it (rain) , she(carry) an umbrella

5/ We (walk) to the station when it (begin) to rain

6/ He (teach) English for 2 months when he (live) _ in Germany and (work) as a journalist

7/ The house (burn) fast, so we (break) the window to get out

8/ He (eat) three sandwiches while you (talk) to him

9/ The servant (drop) two cups while she (wash up) last night; neither of them (break)

10/ While he (write) a letter, the telephone (ring) ; as he (go) to answer it, he (hear) a knock on the door; the telephone (still, ring) while he (walk) to the door, but just as he (open) it, it (stop)

Exercise VI : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense.

1/ They (go) home after they (finish) their work

2/ He (do) _ nothing before he (see) _ me

3/ He (thank) me for what I (do) for him

4/ I (be) sorry that I (hurt) him

5/ After they (go) , I (sit) down and (rest)

6/ When I (arrive) _, the dinner (already, begin)

7/ My friend (not see) _ me for many years when I (meet) _ last week

8/ He (learn) English before he (leave) for England

9/ In England, he soon (remember) all he (learn)

10/ They (tell) him they (not meet) him before

11/ He (ask) why we (come) so early

12/ She (say) that she (already, see) _ Dr Rice

13/ By the time Bill (get) there, the meeting (start)

14/ When we (arrive) at our place, we (find) that a burglar (break) in

15/ Almost everybody (leave) _ for home by the time we (arrive) _

Exercise VII : Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect continuous tense.

1/ I (ask) _ him what he (do)

2/ Tom (be) _ tired He (run) for an hour

3/ Although he (go) to the doctor for 6 months, he (not, feel) any better

4/ The telephone (ring) _ for 5 minutes before it (be) _ answered

5/ They (tell) me you (live) in London before the war

6/ The poor man (wait) for 6 hours before he (be) brought into the room

7/ By noon that day, we (drive) for 5 hours

8/ The robber who (watch) him running to the tree (sit) down under its branches and (begin) to attack him

9/ I (ask) _ her what she (do) _ since she (arrive) _ in England

10/ She (tell) me that she (study) English literature

Exercise VIII : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present or the simple future tense.

1/ We (go) out when the rain (stop)

2/ I (stay) _ here until he (answer) me

3/ Wait until I (catch) you

4/ I (be) _ ready before you (count) _ ten

5/ John must eat his breakfast before he (go) out

6/ Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter

7/ He (tell) _ you when you (get) there

8/ She (not come) until you (be) _ ready

9/ He (tell) you when you (ask) him

10/ I (come) _ and (see) you before I (leave) _ for England

Exercise IX : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present, simple future, present perfect or

future perfect tense.

1/ I’ll wait until he (write) his next novel

2/ When you (come) _ back, he (already buy) a new house

3/ Don’t come until I (finish) _ lunch

4/ I (hope) _ it (stop) raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon

5/ The river (not begin) _ to rise until some rain (fall)

6/ I (stay) here until you (finish) _ your work

7/ By next month, I (leave) _ for India

8/ He (finish) _ his work before you (leave)

9/ Before you (go) , they (leave) the country

10/ The meeting (finish) _ by the time we (get) _ there

Exercise X : Put the verbs in brackets in the simple present, simple future, future continuous or

future perfect tense.

1/ We (send) you a telegram as soon as we (arrive) _ in London

2/ When George (come) _ this afternoon, he (bring) _ his friends

3/ I (speak) _ to you about that matter after the meeting tonight

4/ By the time you (receive) this letter, we (cross) the Atlantic Ocean

5/ By this time next week, you (meet) my boyfriend, Ali

6/ I (wait) _ for you right here when you (come) out of the building

7/ She (wait) for you at 5 o’clock this afternoon

8/ I (give) it back as soon as he (want) it

9/ I (not move) from here until you (get) back

10/ They (not come) home until they (see) everything

Exercise XI : Supply the correct tense.

1/ They (just decide) that they (undertake) _ the job

2/ We (go) _ to the theatre last night

3/ He usually (write) in green ink

4/ She (play) _ the piano when our guests (arrive) _ last night

5/ We (do) an English exercise at the moment

6/ She (just come) in and (see) you in 5 minutes

7/ I (come) _ as soon as my work is finished (You be) ready ?

8/ Where (you go) for your holiday last year ?

9/ I (not leave) Paris since we (go) _ to Dieppe three years ago

10/ My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend

11/ We (meet) only yesterday and (already decide) to get married 12/ I (never see) snow

13/ Violets (bloom) in spring

14/ We (not live) _ in England for the last two months

15/ I (lose) my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) them

16/ He (not arrive) when I (write) my last letter to you

17/ Whenever you (go) _ to town nowadays, you (spend) _ a lot of money 18/ I (never forget) what you (just tell) me

19/ They (prepare) the Christmas dinner today

20/ When I last (stay) _ in Cairo, I (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) the day before

21/ I (finish) _ the book before my next birthday

22/ “Hello! (You make) a cake ?

23/ He (walk) very quickly when I (meet) him yesterday

24/ We (meet) _ you tomorrow after you (finish) your work

25/ Yesterday I (buy) a new watch as my old one (be) _ stolen

Exercise XII : Supply the correct tense.

1/ He said he (be) sorry he (give) me so much trouble

2/ I am sorry that I (not know) _ you (leave) your pipe when you (come) to see me last Thursday

3/ He (be) so good to me when I was a boy that to this day I (not forget) his kindness, and I hope that I (never forget)

4/ He (sleep) and (not understand) _ what you (say) to him He (wake) if you (speak) louder

5/ Some animals (not eat) _ during the winter and only (come) out in spring

6/ After leaving school he (study) French in Paris for two years and then (move) to America, where he now (live) _ He (visit) England once or twice and (know) English well; but (not have) yet the opportunity of visiting European countries

7/ I (know) him for a very long time

8/ When my friend Tom grows a beard, even his closest friends (not recognize) _