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Use – simple present / present continuous / simple past / past continuous / present
perfect / present perfect continuous:

go
a. They generally _____________________________ (go) horse riding on Friday.
played
b. Today we _______________________ (play) a different game.
came
c. I __________________ met
(come) to John’s when I _____________________ (meet) Mary
last week.
started
d. The game __________________ (start) at two o’clock.
are trying
e. Now we __________________ (try) to do our homework.
had played
f. Why do they look so tired? They _____________________ (play) tennis for 3 hours.
was reading
g. He _____________________ phoned
(read) a book when she __________________ (phone)
him.
spent
h. Yesterday I _________________ (spend) a lot of time listening to pop music.
is having
i. At the moment, she ______________ (have) lunch with her wife.
do
j. You __________________ (do) a lot of sports at school.
flew
k. Last month my family and I ___________________ (fly) to London for two weeks.
have just closed
l. They _________________________ (just/close) the door.
get up
m. In summer some people _____________________ (get up) earlier to go for a walk.
has been listeing (listen) to the last “Back to black” CD for the past two
n. She ________________
hours.
were studying
o. Some moments ago they __________________ were watching
(study) while you _________________
(watch) TV.
didn't go
p. My son peter _________________ (not go) to South America last summer.
Have you ever read (you/read/ever) the Constitution?
q. ___________________
have never managed (never/manage) to climb Mont Blanc.
r. I ___________________
is
s. Today it ___________________________ (be) rather dangerous to travel through
Asia.
told
t. Yesterday Mr. Smith _______________ (tell) us three funny stories.
enjoy
u. I ____________________ (enjoy) ESLPRINTABLES site very much.
have forgotten
v. We ________________ was
(forget) her birthday present. It _________________ (be) most
embarrassing.
 was
w. My sister _________________ was
(be) the last guest to arrive. She _______________ (be)
terribly embarrassed.

Key:
a. Go
b. Played
c. Came/ met
d. Started
e. Are trying
f. Have been playing
g. Was reading / phoned
h. Spent
i. Is having
j. Do
k. Flew
l. Have just closed
m. Get up
n. Has been listening
o. Were studying / were watching
p. Didn’t go
q. Have you ever read
r. Have never managed
s. Is
t. Told
u. Enjoy
v. Forgot / was
w. Was / was