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REVIEW of VERB TENSES

1. PUT THE VERB IN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT
CONTINUOUS:
1. I dont know whether I should go for a run. It .. (depend) on the weather.
2. Why .. (you/smell) the shirt? Is it dirty?
3. My little brother . (believe) in Father Christmas.
4. He cant hear you. He (listen) to a CD with his headphones on.
5. Were very thirsty. We .. (need) a drink.
6. Let me look at the computer. Ah yes, I . (see) what the problem is.
7. Be quiet! The teacher . (explain) how to do this exercise.
8. I .. (know) how to do this exercise now.
2. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST PERFECT
SIMPLE AND THE PAST SIMPLE
1. They were unlucky because when they .. (arrive), their friends .
(leave)
2. When the journalist (see) the film, she .(write) her review of it.
3. The teacher (ask) if last nights homework ..(be) difficult.
4. he .. (make) a lot of bad records before he (become) a star.
5. They couldnt eat because when they .. (get) home, all the food .
(go).
6. Her hair .. (be) wet because she (have) a shower.
7. When they (pack) their suitcases, they .. (put) them in the car.
8. The police .. (call) to say that he .. (have) an accident.
3. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM OF PRESENT SIMPLE,
PRESENT CONTINUOUS, WILL, BE GOING TO
1. When you .. (get) home, put the dinner in the oven.
2. When I leave school, I (study) mechanical engineering.
3. She . (see) a specialist next Friday at 12.00.
4. The boat has taken too much water. We .. (sink)
5. OK. I . (do) it. I .. (answer) the phone.
6. I think the trip .. (be) a disaster.
7. I . (buy) a special present for my sister.
8. Youre not looking where youre going. You . (crash).
4. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE IN EACH SENTENCE
1. I have been / had been talking to him for an hour when suddenly he got up and left.
2. We didnt see them because when we arrived at the party they had left / had been leaving.
3. I had been doing / had done the exam sine 9 am but I still hadnt finished.
4. When DiGiorgio finally retired from professional football, he had scored / had been scoring
more than 300 goals.
5. Simon and I had known / had been knowing each other since we were 5.
6. We have been / had been waiting for the bus for 15 minutes and it still hasnt come.

5. PUT THE VERBS INTO THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT
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CONTINUOUS
Lynne Williams .. (always/think) of herself as a healthy person.
Im tired. I. (work) for hours.
I . (never/see) such a large crowd.
Look at those clothes! .. (you/play) football again?
.. (you/hear) the news today?
The Prime Minister . (die).
Im sorry I .. (not/write) to you for so long.
I (phone) them for hours, but they havent answered yet.

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9. . (you/ever/do) this sort of work before?

10. Im sorry Im late. I .. (sit) in a traffic jam for the last two hours.