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about describe an
about about an
actions at action that
habits, action which was in
the time of
facts, things took place in progress in
speaking or
according to the past and the past.
round the It’s often
a timetable present and is usually
and general used with
for future finished.
while.
truths. plans.

Fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets in the right tense (present simple, present
continuous, past simple or past continuous.
1.-Lisa ……………….… (read) the newspaper in her office when her boss……………….
… (arrive). He……………….… (tell) her off for not having finished the report
he…………………….… (need) urgently.
2.-My parents never………….… (let) me go out on weekdays when I…………………
(be) a student. Now when my own son…………………….(ask) me for permission to go
out with his friends, I also ………………… (say) no. He often …………………….…
(tell) me that I …………………………….… (become) stricter and stricter.
3.-My aunt and uncle……………………. (come) from Italy this Sunday. They…………………….…
(go) to Rome three days ago and…………………….… (still/visit) the city as there……………………
(be) a lot of interesting things to see.
4.-Mary ………………(have) a terrible accident when she …………………….… (drive) to the office
last Monday morning. A young man ………………… (help) her and…………………….… (take) her to
hospital. The doctors ………….………………. (still/examine) her. They …………………….… (not
think) she will be able to leave the hospital till next week.
5.-What…………………….… (you do) next weekend? – My friends and I…………….… (go) to the
cinema to see the last Harry Potter film. -What about you? –My girlfriend’s parents ……………….
… (invite) us to a friend’s party last Tuesday. I …………………….… (not feel) like going but my
girlfriend would get angry with me if I…………………….… (refuse) to go.
6.-Helen………………… (live) with a friend of hers till she …………………… (get) a job and (earn)
…………………….… enough money to rent her own flat.
7.-Mum …………………(cut) her finger while she…………………….… (peel) an orange. She (bleed)
…………………….… a lot and we…………………….… (have to) take her to the doctor. Fortunately
as soon as she ……………….… (apply) some ointment to the injury, the bleeding……………………
(stop) immediately.
8.-When I…………………….… (leave) the office yesterday afternoon it…………………….… (rain)
heavily. I…………………….… (hurry) to the bus stop but unfortunately it…………………….…
(leaving) when I (get) there. I …………………….… (decide) to call a taxi but when I…………………
(cross) the street I…………………….… (fall) down and……………………. (hurt) my arm. It is not
broken but it still…………………….… (pain) me a lot.
9.-Alexandra…………………….… (do) her homework in her bedroom when she…………………….…
(hear) cries in the street. She…………………….… (look) out of the window and…………………….…
(see) a man lying on the pavement. He had jumped from the building opposite hers. There…………
(be) a lot of people looking at the dead body. She will never forget that terrible scene.
10.-You …………………….… (look) sad. Is there anything wrong? –My girlfriend…………………….…
(break) up with me last week. She…………………….… (tell) me she…………………….… (go) out
with another guy. She…………………….… (say) she…………………….… (be) fed up with me
because I never……………… (let) her do the things she really…………………….… (love) doing.
 We use this We use this We use this
We use this tense to
tense to talk tense to talk tense to talk
about describe an
about about an
actions at action that
habits, action which was in
the time of
facts, things took place in progress in
speaking or
according to the past and the past.
round the It’s often
a timetable present and is usually
and general used with
for future finished.
while.
truths. plans.

Fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets in the right tense (present simple, present
continuous, past simple or past continuous.
1.-Lisa ……………….… (read) the newspaper in her office when her boss……………….
… (arrive). He……………….… (tell) her off for not having finished the report
he…………………….… (need) urgently.
2.-My parents never………….… (let) me go out on weekdays when I…………………
(be) a student. Now when my own son…………………….(ask) me for permission to go
out with his friends, I also ………………… (say) no. He often …………………….…
(tell) me that I …………………………….… (become) stricter and stricter.
3.-My aunt and uncle……………………. (come) from Italy this Sunday. They…………………….…
(go) to Rome three days ago and…………………….… (still/visit) the city as there……………………
(be) a lot of interesting things to see.
4.-Mary ………………(have) a terrible accident when she …………………….… (drive) to the office
last Monday morning. A young man ………………… (help) her and…………………….… (take) her to
hospital. The doctors ………….………………. (still/examine) her. They …………………….… (not
think) she will be able to leave the hospital till next week.
5.-What…………………….… (you do) next weekend? – My friends and I…………….… (go) to the
cinema to see the last Harry Potter film. -What about you? –My girlfriend’s parents ……………….
… (invite) us to a friend’s party last Tuesday. I …………………….… (not feel) like going but my
girlfriend would get angry with me if I…………………….… (refuse) to go.
6.-Helen………………… (live) with a friend of hers till she …………………… (get) a job and (earn)
…………………….… enough money to rent her own flat.
7.-Mum …………………(cut) her finger while she…………………….… (peel) an orange. She (bleed)
…………………….… a lot and we…………………….… (have to) take her to the doctor. Fortunately
as soon as she ……………….… (apply) some ointment to the injury, the bleeding……………………
(stop) immediately.
8.-When I…………………….… (leave) the office yesterday afternoon it…………………….… (rain)
heavily. I…………………….… (hurry) to the bus stop but unfortunately it…………………….…
(leaving) when I (get) there. I …………………….… (decide) to call a taxi but when I…………………
(cross) the street I…………………….… (fall) down and……………………. (hurt) my arm. It is not
broken but it still…………………….… (pain) me a lot.
9.-Alexandra…………………….… (do) her homework in her bedroom when she…………………….…
(hear) cries in the street. She…………………….… (look) out of the window and…………………….…
(see) a man lying on the pavement. He had jumped from the building opposite hers. There…………
(be) a lot of people looking at the dead body. She will never forget that terrible scene.
10.-You …………………….… (look) sad. Is there anything wrong? –My girlfriend…………………….…
(break) up with me last week. She…………………….… (tell) me she…………………….… (go) out
with another guy. She…………………….… (say) she…………………….… (be) fed up with me
because I never……………… (let) her do the things she really…………………….… (love) doing.
 We use this We use this We use this
We use this tense to
tense to talk tense to talk tense to talk
about describe an
about about an
actions at action that
habits, action which was in
the time of
facts, things took place in progress in
speaking or
according to the past and the past.
round the It’s often
a timetable present and is usually
and general used with
for future finished.
while.
truths. plans.

Fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets in the right tense (present simple, present
continuous, past simple or past continuous.
1.-Lisa was reading (read) the newspaper in her office when her boss arrived (arrive).
He told (tell) her off for not having finished the report he needed (need) urgently.
2.-My parents never let (let) me go out on weekdays when I was (be) a student. Now
when my own son asks (ask) me for permission to go out with his friends, I also say
(say) no. He often tells (tell) me that I am becoming (become) stricter and stricter.
3.-My aunt and uncle are coming (come) from Italy this Sunday. They went (go) to
Rome three days ago and are still visiting (still/visit) the city as there are (be) a lot of
interesting things to see.
4.-Mary had (have) a terrible accident when she was driving (drive) to the office last Monday
morning. A young man helped (help) her and took (take) her to hospital. The doctors are still
examining (still/examine) her. They don’t think (not think) she will be able to leave the hospital till
next week.
5.-What are you doing (you do) next weekend? – My friends and I are going (go) to the cinema to see
the last Harry Potter film. -What about you? –My girlfriend’s parents invited (invite) us to a
friend’s party last Tuesday. I don’t feel (not feel) like going but my girlfriend would get angry with
me if I refused (refuse) to go.
6.-Helen is living (live) with a friend of hers till she gets (get) a job and (earn) earns enough money
to rent her own flat.
7.-Mum cut cut) her finger while she was peeling (peel) an orange. She (bleed) was bleeding a lot and
we had to (have to) take her to the doctor. Fortunately as soon as she applied (apply) some ointment
to the injury, the bleeding stopped (stop) immediately.
8.-When I left (leave) the office yesterday afternoon it was raining (rain) heavily. I hurried (hurry)
to the bus stop but unfortunately it was leaving (leaving) when got I (get) there. I decided (decide)
to call a taxi but when I was crossing (cross) the street I fell (fall) down and hurt (hurt) my arm. It
is not broken but it still pains (pain) me a lot.
9.-Alexandra was doing (do) her homework in her bedroom when she heard (hear) cries in the street.
She looked (look) out of the window and saw (see) a man lying on the pavement. He had jumped from
the building opposite hers. There were (be) a lot of people looking at the dead body. She will never
forget that terrible scene.
10.-You look (look) sad. Is there anything wrong? –My girlfriend broke (break) up with me last week.
She told (tell) me she was going (go) out with another guy. She said (say) she was (be) fed up with me
because I never let (let) her do the things she really loves (love) doing.