TASK 1

Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or present perfect

continuous tense!

1. Look! Somebody __________ (break) that window.

2. I __________ (read) the book you gave me but I __________ (not/finish) it yet.
3. “Sorry I’m late.” “That’s all right. I __________ (not/wait) long.
4. Hello! I __________ (clean) the window. So far I __________ (clean) five of them
and there are two more to do.
5. There’s a strange smell here. __________ (you/cook) something?
6. My brother is an actor. He __________ (appear) in several films.
7. I __________ (lost) my key. Can you help me look for it?
8. You look tired. __________ (you/work) hard?
9. The ceiling was white, now it’s blue. She __________ (paint) the ceiling.
10. Jim __________ (play) tennis since 2 o’clock.

TASK II

Put the verb into the correct form; present continuous or simple present tense!

1. I __________ (not/belong) to a political party.

2. Hurry! The bus __________ (come). I __________ (not/want) to miss it.
3. The River Nile __________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
4. The river __________ (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
5. __________ (It/ever snow) in India?
6. We usually __________ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we
__________ (not grow) any.
7. A: Can you drive?

B: No, but I __________ (learn). My father __________ (teach) me.

8. You can borrow my umbrella. I __________ (not/need) it at the moment.

9. (at a party) I usually __________ (enjoy) parties but I __________ (not/enjoy) this
one very much.
10. George says he’s 80 years old but I __________ (not/believe) him.
11. Ron is in London at the moment. He __________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He
usually __________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he’s in London.
 TASK III

Exercise:

Put the verb into the correct form, simple past or past continuous tense!

1. George __________ (fall) off the ladder while he __________ (paint) the ceiling.
2. Last night I __________ (read) in bed when suddenly I __________ (hear) a
scream.
3. __________ (you/watch) television when I phoned you?
4. Ann __________ (wait) for me when I __________ (arrive)
5. I __________ (not/drive) very fast when the accident __________ (happen)
6. I __________ break a plate last night. I __________ (do) the washing-up when it
__________ (slip) out of my hand.
7. Tom __________ (take) a photograph of me while I __________ (not/look)
8. We __________ (not/go) out because it __________ (rain)
9. What __________ (you/do) at this time yesterday?
10. I __________ (see) Carol at the party. She __________ (wear) a really beautiful
dress.

TASK IV

Exercise:

Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect continuous or past

continuous tense!

1. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He __________ (look) for his
cigarette lighter.
2. We _____ (walk) along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and
the driver offered us a lift.
3. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full.
They __________ (eat)
4. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their
mouths were empty but their stomach were full. They __________ (eat)
5. When I arrived, Ann __________ (wait) for me. She rather annoyed with me
because I was late and she __________ (wait) for a very long time.

TASK V

1.My father is so tired since he … our garden all day for planting vegetables.

a. has been preparing

b. has prepared

c. predared

d. have prepared

2. At this time yesterday Reny and I … our classmate.

a. are paying a call

b. were paying a call

c. call

d. called

3. He … the community college this night.

a. wouldn't be attending

b. won't be attending

c. won't be attend

d. be attended

4. We sometimes … by chance in the convenience store.

a. meets

b. meet

c. meeting

d. will meets

5. I had slept when you … last night.

a. call

b. called

c. callinf

d. have call

6. Never … such a funny joke.

a. I had heard

b. had I heard

c. I heard

d. my heard

7. The class … the documentary film next monday.

a. would have watched

b. will have watched

c. will has watch

d. will watched

8. … the scholarship application?

a. Have you completed

b. Have you complete

c. Has you complete

d. Are you completed

9. My brother … English course for six months by the end of this year.

a. will have been taking

b. will have taken

c. will have take

d. will taking

10. It … sunny tomorrow.

a. will be

b. will

c. is

d. not