Give the right form of the verbs in Simple Past or Present Perfect tense.. We (study) ……….a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.[r]
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I The present simple tense
1 I (be) at school at the weekend
2 She (not study) on Friday
3 My students (be not) hard working
4 He (have) a new haircut today
5 I usually (have) breakfast at 7.00
6 She (live) in a house?
7 Where your children (be) ?
8 My sister (work) in a bank
9 Dog (like) meat
10 She (live) in Florida
11.It (rain) almost every day in Manchester 12.We (fly) to Spain every summer
13.My mother (fry) eggs for breakfast every morning 14.The bank (close) at four o'clock
15.John (try) _ hard in class, but I (not think) he'll pass 16.Jo is so smart that she (pass) every exam without even trying II The present continuous tense
John (not read) a book now What you (do) tonight?
Jack and Peter (work) in the garden at the moment Silvia (not listen) to music at the present
Maria (sit) next to Paul right now
How many other students you (study) with today? He always (make) noisy at night
I often have bread for breakfast but today I (have) milk for it She (wear) earrings today
10 The weather (get) cold this season
11 My children are upstairs now They (play) games 12 Look! The bus (come)
13 He always (borrow) me money and never (give) back
III Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous tense. Cuckoos (not / build) _ nests They (use) _ the nests of other birds
(2)3 He usually (drink) _ coffee but today he (drink) _ tea - What she (do) _ in the evening?
- She usually (play) _ cards or (watch) _ TV
5 I won't go out as it (rain) _ and I (not / have) _ an umbrella
6 Ann (make) _ a dress for herself at the moment She (make) _ all her clothes Birds (build) _ nests in summer and (fly) to the south in winter Please be quiet, I (try) to concentrate
9 - You (write) _ to him tonight?
- Yes, I always (write) _ to him on his birthday You (want) _ to send any message? 10 - Why you (walk) _ so fast today? You usually (walk) _ quite slowly
- I (hurry) _ because I (meet) _ my brother at 4.00 and she (not / like) _ to be kept waiting IV The present perfect tense
1.How long you ( learn ) _ E? I (learn ) _ it since 2000 I (buy) _ that car for years
3 She (sleep) _ for a long time We (live) _ here since 2000
5 I already (read) _ that book for days
6 He (repair) my car sice yesterday but he (not finish) _ it yet You (meet) _ Mr Chi recently? Yes, I just (see) him I (never eat ) _ this food before
9 they ( not see) _ each other for a long time 10 It is the first time I (see) _ such a beatiful girl V.Give the right form of the verbs in Present tenses.
1 I (be) ……….sorry I (forget) ……….that fellow’s name already Jack (look) ……….no trouble with my English lesson up to now Michael (work) ……….thirty eight hours a week
4 At present, that author (write) ……….a historical novel
5 The weather generally (get) ……….quite hot in July and August How long……….you (learn) ……….English?
7 Fred’s brother just (graduate) ……….from Oxford University That brown briefcase (belong) ……….to Dr Rice
9 Robert (wait) ……….for you since noon
10 Yes, I (remember) ……….that other fellow’s name now VI The past simple tense
1 Yesterday, I (go) to the restaurant with a client
(3)4 The waitress (ask) us if we (have) reservations I (say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them." The waitress (tell) us to come back in two hours My client and I slowly (walk) back to the car Then we (see) a small grocery store
9 We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) some sandwiches 10 That (be) better than waiting for two hours
11 I (not go) to school last Sunday 12 She (get) married last year? 13 What you (do) last night? - I (do) my homework 14 I (love) him but no more
15 Yesterday, I (get) up at and (have) breakfast at 6.30
VI Give the right form of the verbs in Simple Past or Past Continuous tense. He (work) ……….all day yesterday
2 When I (arrive) ……….at his house he still (sleep) ………
3 As we (cross) ……….the street, the policeman (shout) ……….at us The light (go) ……….out while we (have) ……….dinner
5 The children (do) ……….their homework when their father (come) ……….back from the office Bill (have) ……….breakfast when I (stop) ……….at his house this morning
7 While I (walk) ……….around the park, I (see) ……….Mr Jone When I (go) ……….out the sun (shine) ………
9 Just as I (leave) ……….for home, a student (stop) ……….me in the hall
When the students (hear) ……….the bell, they (get up) ……….and (leave) ……… VII Give the right form of the verbs in Simple Past or Past Perfect tense.
1 They (go) ……….home after they (finish) ……….their work He (do) ……….nothing before he (see) ……….me
3 He (thank) ……….me for what I (do) ……… I (be) ……….sorry that I (hurt) ……….him
5 After they (go) ………., they (sit) ……….down and (rest) ………
6 My friend (not see) ……….me for many years when I (meet) ……….him last week In England he soon (remember) ……….all he (learn) ………
(4)10 She (say) ……… that she already (see) ……….Dr Rice
11 It was not until I (read) ……….your letter that I (understand) ……….the truth 12 He (sleep) ……….all night but he (be) ……….still tired in the morning
13 Tom and John (know) ……….each other because they (meet) ……….the summer before 14 I (start) ……….college as soon as I (finish) ……….school
15 Somebody (tell) ……….me that I (be) ……….late for the train VIII Give the right form of the verbs in Past tenses.
1 When the phone (ring)………., I (have)……….a bath
2 You (wear)……….your new hat when I (meet)……….you yesterday When it (rain)……….she (carry)……….an umbrella
4 The house (be)……….much smaller than he (think)……….at first While you (play)……….the piano, I (write)……….a letter
6 Before you (mention)……….him, I never (hear)……….of that author
7 When he (go)…….to see them last night, they (play)…….cards They (say)……,they (play)………since six o’clock
8 My friends (sing)………when I (come)………into the room The little girl (ask)………what (happen)……….to her ice-cream 10 He (eat)………dinner when I (go)………to see him
IX.Give the right form of the verbs in Simple Future or Simple Present. We’ll go out when the rain (stop) ………
2 I (stay) ……….here until he (answer) ……….me Wait until I (catch) ……….you
4 I’ll 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 I (get) ……….a new one before tonight
8 She (not come) ……….until you (be) ……….ready
9 After the class (be) ……….over, ask the teacher about that sentence
10 I (come) ……….and (see) ……….you before I (leave) ……….for England X The simple present ,simple future , present perfect or future perfect. 1.I will wait until he (finish) _ his novel
2 When you (come ) _back, he already (buy) _ a new house Don’t come untill I (finish) lunch
4 I (hope) _ it (stop) raining by o’clock this afternoon The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall) _ By next month I (leave) _ for India
7 The film (end) by the time we (get) there They (build) a house by June next year
9 We(start)- our plan next week
10 I (give) her your letter when I (see) _ her tomorrow XI The simple present,simple future or future continuous tense.
(5)2 Our English teacher (explain)……… that lesson to us tomorrow We (wait) for you when you (get)……….back tomorrow
4 What you (do)………… at 7:00 pm next Sunday? I (practise)……… my English lesson then
5 When I (see)……… Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind)……… him of that When you (come)………… today, I (work) ……… at my desk in Room in 12 He (work)………… on the report at this time tomorrow
8 Please wait here until you (see)………… her
9 The Browns (do)……… their housework when you (come)………… next Sunday 10 Don’t leave until you (see)………… her
XII Give the right form of the verbs in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
1 I (try) ……….to learn English for years, but I (not succeed) ……….yet I (wait) ……….for two hours, but she (not come) ……….yet
3 She (read) ……….all the works of Dickens How many……….you (read) ……….?
4 I (wait) …here nearly half an hour for my girl friend Joana Do you think she (forget) ….to come? Jack (go) ……….to Paris for a holiday, I……….never (be) ……….there
6 That book (lie) ……….on the table for weeks ……….you (not read) ……….it yet? He (not be) ……….here since Christmas, I wonder where he……….(live) since then Mary (rest) ……….in the garden all day because she (be) ……….ill
9 She (work) ……….so hard this week that she (not have) ……….time to go to the movies 10 We (live) ……….here for the last six months, and just (decide) ……….to move
XIII Give the right form of the verbs in Simple Past or Present Perfect tense. We (study) ……….a very hard lesson the day before yesterday
2 We (study) ……….almost every lesson in this book so far We (watch, never) ……….that television program
4 We (watch) ……….an interesting program on television last night My wife and I (travel) ……….by air many times in the past My wife and I (travel) ……….to Mexico by air last Summer I (read) ……….that novel by Hemingway several times before I (read) ……….that novel again during my last vacation I (have) ……….a little trouble with my car last week
10 However, I (have) ……….no trouble with my car since then
11 He (live) ……….in London for years and then (go) ……….to Paris 12 I (wait) ……….until everybody (leave) ………
13 I (be) ……….there for minutes when all the lights (go) ……….out 14 By the time we (get) ……….there, most of the guests (arrive) ……… As soon as I (do) ……….it, I (realize) ……….that I (make) ……….a mistake Supply the correct verb forms
(6)2 The sun always (rise) in the east Look, It (rise) now I (have) a little trouble with my car last week
4 My father sometimes (give) me some pocket money I (like) summer because the rain ( not last) so long
6 People (build) a new suppermarket in this area last year They (finish) it next year I am busy at the moment I (redecorate) the sitting room
8 Violets (bloom) in spring
9 She always (have) breakfast at 6:00am but yesterday she (have) it at 7:00 10 When I (be) small, my family (live) in the countryside
11.Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago 12 people (speak) English all over the world
13 The teacher (explain) the lesson tomorrow
14 In the rich families, parents often (give) their children everything they (want) 14 You (speak) to Mr Smith yesterday?_No,I (not speak) to him
15 I (wait) you untill it is possible 16 We (see) you next Monday 17 She (win) the gold medal in 1986 18 what (be) he when he (be) young?
19 At the present, I (write) the last of the letter I (write) days ago.I (finish) it in a few minutes 20 He (leave) home two weeks ago
21 Why you ( not answer) my questions? I am sorry but I can’t 22 His uncle ( teach) English in our school years ago
23 Where you (spend) your holiday last summer?
24 There (be) an English class in this room tomorrow evening 25 Mrs Green (give) up smoking weeks ago
26 Don't worry ! I (accompany) with you
27 My mother (start) to teach English at high school 30 years ago 28 It (take) her 30 minutes to water flowers every day
29 Who you (love) most in the world ? My mother is the person I love most 30 Are you playing the guitar ? No, I (do) my homework
31 When I met her last year, she (work) for the company for 10 years 32 What you (do) after you (graduate) from the university?
33.When I (arrive) my teacher’s house last night, he (leave) His wife (say) that he (go) out a few minutes before
34 At 8:00 pm yesterday, my parents (watch) TV and my brother (listen) to music 35 After they (go) ,they (sit) down and (rest)
36 She (not come) until you (be) ready
37 Miss Hellen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter tomorrow 38 When he lived in Manchester,he (work) in a bank
39 I (see) a car accident while I (wait) for you on this corner yesterday 40 How you (get) that car? I(get) it in a car accident a year ago 41 He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work 42 Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief 43 Mr Pike (live) here since last October
44 How long you (study) in this school?
45 You (speak) to Mrs Baker yesterday? No, I(not see) her for a long time 46 When the teacher came in, the pupils(play)games
47 My brother(join) the army when he (be) young
48 My teacher wasn’t at home when I (arrive) He(just go )out 49 He (have) a bad fall when he (repair) the roof
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