UNIDAD EDUCATIVA COCHASQUI

TALLER N: 1
CURSO: TERCERO A Y B

Choose the simple present, present continuous or past tense of each action word
(verb) to fill in each blank.

Questions and Answers

 1. The bird _______________ in the tree outside my window at the moment.

o A. Sing
o B. Sings
o C. Is singing
o D. Are singing
o E. Sang
 2. The people ____________ songs in church last Sunday.
o A. Sing
o B. Sings
o C. Is singing
o D. Are singing
o E. Sang
 3. We _________ the school song now.
o A. Sing
o B. Sings
o C. Is singing
o D. Are singing
o E. Sang
 4. My friends _____ a bone for their dog right now.
o A. Throw
o B. Throws
o C. Is throwing
o D. Are throwing
o E. Threw
o F. Throwed
 5. She ______________ all of her scrap paper into the recycling bin yesterday
o A. Throw
o B. Throws
o C. Is throwing
o D. Are throwing
o E. Threw
o F. Throwed

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  6. You should always ___________ your rubbish
o A. Throw
o B. Throws
o C. Is throwing
o D. Are throwing
o E. Threw
o F. Throwed
 7. The alien ______________ his spaceship towards earth this morning
o A. Fly
o B. Flys
o C. Is flying
o D. Are flying
o E. Flew
o F. Flyed
 8. I hate to _____________ in an aeroplane as it makes me very nervous.
o A. Fly
o B. Flys
o C. Is flying
o D. Are flying
o E. Flew
o F. Flyed
 9. Jeremy and Jack ____________ to Italy last month.
o A. Fly
o B. Flys
o C. Is flying
o D. Are flying
o E. Flew
o F. Flyed
 10. My mum ____________ the bathroom mirror every day.
o A. clean
o B. cleans
o C. Is cleaning
o D. Are cleaning
o E. cleaned
o F. cleanned
 11. The students ____________ the tables to clean them
o A. fix
o B. fixes
o C. is fixing
o D. are fixing
o E. fixed

Choose the correct verb tense to complete each of the following sentences:

1. I ________ for seven hours last night.

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   was slept

   slept

   has slept

2. I ________ that you were here.

   wasn't knowing

   didn't knew

   didn't know

3. When I came to this city, I ________ anyone.

   haven't known

   didn't know

   wasn't knowing

4. You know where I live - I ________ in the same place for the past three years.

   have been living

   had lived

   was living

5. You ________ my brother, have you?

   haven't seen

   didn't see

   didn't saw

6. Where ________ last night?

   have you gone

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   did you went

   did you go

7. I ________ in bed when I heard the accident outside.

   was lying

   lay

   have lain

8. Did you just _________ me a liar?

   call

   called

   have called

9. She is a mean person. I don't like ________ to her.

   talk

   talking

   have talk

10. I don't know how ________.

   dance

   dancing

   to dance

I ..... tennis every Sunday morning.

playing
play

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 am playing
am play

Don't make so much noise. Noriko ..... to study for her ESL test!
try
tries
tried
is trying

. Jun-Sik ..... his teeth before breakfast every morning.

will cleaned
is cleaning
cleans
clean

Sorry, she can't come to the phone. She ..... a bath!

is having
having
have
has

..... many times every winter in Frankfurt.

It snows
It snowed
It is snowing
It is snow

How many students in your class ..... from Korea?

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 comes
come
came
are coming

Weather report: "It's seven o'clock in Frankfurt and ..... ."

there is snow
it`s snowing
it snows
it snowed

Babies ..... when they are hungry.

cry
cries
cried
are crying

Jane: "What ..... in the evenings?"

Mary: "Usually I watch TV or read a book."
you doing
you do
do you do
are you doing

Jane: "What ..... ?"

Mary: "I'm trying to fix my calculator."
you doing
you do
do you do
are you doing

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. Jane ..... her blue jeans today, but usually she wears a skirt or a dress.
wears
wearing
wear
is wearing

I think I ..... a new calculator. This one does not work properly any more.
needs
needed
need
am needing

Sorry, you can't borrow my pencil. I ..... it myself.

was using
using
use
am using

At a school dance:
. Jane: " ..... yourself?"
Mary: "Yes, I'm having a great time!"
You enjoying
Enjoy you
Do you enjoy
Are you enjoying

I've just finished reading a story called Dangerous Game. It's about a man
who ..... his wife because he doesn't want to lose her.
kills

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 killed
kill
is killing

What time .....

the train leaves?
leaves the train?
is the train leaving?
does the train leave?

Jane: "Are you going to the dance on Friday?"

Mary: "No, I'm not. I ..... school dances; they're loud, hot and crowded!"
not enjoy
don`t enjoy
doesn`t enjoy
am not enjoying

I ..... for my pen. Have you seen it?

will look
looking
look
am looking

You can keep my iPod if you like. I ..... it any more.

don`t use
doesn`t use
didn`t use
am not using

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 The phone ...... Can you answer it, please?
rings
ring
rang
is ringing

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. Who ………. food in your family when your Mom is away?

cooks

is cooking

has been cooking

cooked

2. Where is John? – He ……. his car in the garage.

repairs

is repairing

has repaired

repaired

3. I love this film. I ……. it four or five times already.

see

have seen

had seen

4. Have you visited any European countries? – Yes. I …. Spain and Italy two years ago.

visited

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have visited

had visited

5. She……..the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

has cleaned

has been cleaning

was cleaning

6. I envy you. At five tomorrow you…… some tan on the beach at the seaside.

will get

will be getting

will have gotten

will have been getting

7. You arrived two days ago. You are going to leave next Sunday. By the time you leave,
you nine days here.

spend

have spent

are spending

will have spent

8. Where is he? I for him since three o'clock!

am waiting

have been waiting

was waiting

had been waiting

9. I went to Belgium last month. I there before. It's a beautiful country.

have never been

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had never been

never was

never been

10. He said that his mother would be very upset when she that he had lost his job.

learns

learned

had learned

would learn

Lic. Mercedes Hidalgo

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