Exercise I: Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense... 20/ He (travel) ___________ to Mexico by air last summer[r]
(1)TENSES
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
Exercise II:Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 1/ We (never watch) that TV programme
2/ We (wacth) a good programme on TV last night 3/ He (read) that novel many times before
(2)6/ However, I (have) no trouble with my car since then
7/ I (not see) John for a long time I (see) him 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 years now 13/ They (begin) to study at this school 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
4/ Mary (rest) in the garden all day because she (be) ill
5/ Although John (study) at the University for 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 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 months 5/ Michael (work) 38 hours a week
(3)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 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 I (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)
(4)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 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 VIII: 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 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 IX: 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 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
(5)Exercise X: 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 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 26/ He said he (be) sorry he (give) me so much trouble
27/ I am sorry that I (not know) _ you (leave) your pipe when you (come) to see me last Thursday
28/ 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)
29/ He (sleep) and (not understand) _ what you (say) to him He (wake) if you (speak) louder
30/ Some animals (not eat) _ during the winter and only (come) out in spring
31/ 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
32/ I (know) him for a very long time
33/ When my friend Tom grows a beard, even his closest friends (not recognize) him 34/ When I (meet) him in the street, he (go) to the pictures
(6)36/ I expect he (leave) for France as soon as he (get) a visa 37/ He (visit) his friend yesterday and (find) _ that he (be) out 38/ They (sell) _ all the dresses before we (get) there
39/ After she (work) at the hospital for two years, she (decide) to give up the job 40/ He will come at once because I (tell) him by phone that you (need) him urgently I’m sure he (find) his way easily although he (never visit) this house before
41/ By the time you get back, I (finish) all my correspondence and then I (can help) you with yours
42/ In a few minutes’ time, when the clock (strike) six, I (wait) here for an hour 43/ He (know) her a long time before he finally (get) _ married to her
44/ I hope it (not rain) when the bride (leave) the church 45/ I (tell) a lie if I said that I (like) you
46/ They (intend) to go there next week; but now they (find) they (not have) enough money
47/ When he grew old he often (think) of all the things he (do) _ when he (be) young
48/ When we (go) to see them last night, they (play) cards; they (say) they (play) since six o’clock