Revision of Tenses

Present simple / Present continuous.

1. Tom (love) ……………………………………… ice cream. She (eat)

……………………………… ice cream every day.

2. Today the sun (shine)……………………………………….. and it (be)

……………………………….. very hot.

3. Mum usually (read) ……………………………….. her book in the

evening. Today she (watch) ……………………………………….T.V.Jim (like)

………………………. football. He usually (play)……………………………………

football with his friends but now he (play)……………………………….

golf with Richard.

Simple Past / Past Continuous

1. Mother …………………………………… (read) a book while father

……………………………………….(work) on the computer.

2. Her husband ………………………………………. (sleep) when I

………………………………………(visit) them.

3. The school was full of students. Some of them

………………………………(talk), others ………………………………………..(play)

basketball and others ………………………………………….(sit) on the

benches.
 4. My brother ………………………………………….(play) while I

……………………………….(study) for my exams.

Present Perfect Simple

1. Is Mary doing her homework? (just / finish) No, she

……………………………………………………………

2. Would you like some coffee? (already/ have/ some) No, I

………………………………………………………………..

3. Does Jane have a computer? (just/ buy / one) Yes, she

…………………………………………………………..

4. Have you called Tina? (call/her/yet) No, I

………………………………………………………………..

5. Has Leo got married? (get married / yet) No. he

……………………………………………………………...

Present Simple / Present Perfect Simple

1. I …………………………………….(know) Maria. She is a very nice girl.

2. He……………………………………..(have) one MP3 player and one

gameboy.

3. She ……………………………………. (live) in this town for five years.

4. I ……………………………………… (have) this car for ten years.

5. - How long ……………………………………….(know) John? (answer) - He

……………………………………….(be) my best friend. I

…………………………………………..(know) him since high school.

Simple Past / Present Perfect Simple

1. I ……………………………………. (not/ride) a bike since a I was a

child.

2. The film …………………………………….(not / finish) yet.

3. Bob ………………………………………… (last/send) me an e-mail on my

birthday.

4. I ……………………………………….. (never/travel) by plane.

5. I ……………………………………..(buy) my first computer two years

ago.

Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous

1. We ………………………………………………… (work) for nine hours when

we decided to call it a day.

2. She …………………………………………… (already/leave) when I went

home.

3. How long …………………………………………….. (you/sleep) before I

woke you up?

 4. Maria watched TV after she ………………………………….. (finish)

her homework.

5. She ……………………………………………. (just/clean) the house when

her mother in law arrived.

Past Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

1. My husband …………………………………… (watch) TV when I went to

bed.

2. My husband …………………………………….. (watch) TV for two hours

when I went to bed.

3. She ……………………………………………..(talk) when you came in.

4. She ……………………………………………..(talk) for five minutes when

you came in.

5. The children …………………………………………(play) in the garden for

hours when their mother called them in.

Future Simple / Future Continuous

1. Don’t call her now. She ………………………………………..(sleep)

2. Tom promised to be here by five, but I’m sure he

……………………………… (be) late.

3. What are your plans for the weekend. I

………………………………………… (work) as usual.

Future Perfect Simple / Future Perfect Continuous

1. We are really late! Sarah ……………………………………………… (wait)

for one hour by the time we get there!

2. By the end of the day I ……………………………………………….. (finish)

my book.

3. In two minutes I ……………………………………………..(dance) for two

hours.