Present & Past Tense Verb Review

Simple & Continuous forms

Present Simple and Present Continuous Fill ins

1. ________ you often ________ (write) e-mails to 1. This Nerf gun ____________ (belong) to me, it
your friends? No, I ___________. ________________ (not/belong) to my brother.

2. _________ your father _________ (take) the
train to work? Yes, he __________.
3. I ________________ (not/understand) what you
are saying.
4. At the moment I _________________ (read) an
interesting comic, I ______________________
(not/do) my homework.
5. Mike _________________ (play) Farmville on the
computer now. Every day he _________________
(grow) many new vegetables and fruits.
6. This morning he ______________ (pick) his latest
crop. Then he usually ___________ (sell) them at
the market. But today he ____________ (not/pick)
any crops because they aren’t ready.
7. The sun always ____________ (shine) in Greece
in the summer. In Greek summer _____________
(mean) good weather.
2. Birds __________ (fly) south in the winter.
Look! There _______ thousands of geese
_____________ (fly) overhead.
3. Ice ___________ (freeze) at zero degrees
centigrade. It ______________ (not/freeze) when
it is 10 degrees.
4. _________ you ____________ (learn) how to
speak English in school this year? Yes, I ________.
5. We often __________ (bring) snacks to school.
________ you ________ (eat) a snack during the
breaks?
6. Lionel Messi ___________ (make) a lot of goals
every year. He rarely ___________ (miss) a goal.
7. It ________________ (get) colder now, I
________ (think) I need to put on a sweatshirt.

8. However now it is November and today the sun 8. ______ they __________ (leave) for football
___________ (not/shine). ________ it __________ practice now or _______ they _________ (watch)
(rain) in the winter in your country? TV at the moment?

1. ________ you ________ (feel) all right? No, I ________________ (feel) sick at the moment.

2. Children ________________ (grow) taller every year. I know I ________________ (grow) at lot this year because
none of my clothes ____________ (fit)

3. ________ you _________ (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it _______________ (drive) me crazy. Be quiet!

4. My dog ___________ (hide) his bones in the garden. He ______________ (not/hide) them in the house.

5. My parents _________________ (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often ________________ (travel)
together.

6. _______ your cat __________ (drink) milk every day? Yes, it __________________.
 Past Simple
Past Continuous Tenses
Fill in the correct tense

g Tigra, I ________________ (hear) another dog barking. (put) on my coat for school, I _________________ (remember) that I had forgott
1. When I _______________
he open air market, when it ____________
2. The students(start) to rain.
____________________ (not/sing) Christmas carols in the classroom, they _______________
when I ___________________ (pet) it. Bad dog!
3. __________ you (ride) __________your bike when your mobile phone ____________ (ring)?
n the earthquake __________________
4. ________(happen)?
he _____________ (sleep) when the thunderstorm _____________ (start). No, he ____________
mas vacation while my sister _______________ (talk)(not/spend)
to me about
5. He _____________ hisschool.
money on fancy cars, he __________ (spend) his money on vacations.
we _________________ (listen) to the weather report.
6. The robber ___________ (steal) the jewels from her hotel room, when she ____________ (be) out for a wa
hen the earth ______________ 7. I(start) to shake.________ youkeys
____________ (study) then? Yes, I __________.
_______________ (lose) my when I ________________ (run) down the street.
ock the door? No, I ___________ (forget).
mputer game last night, he __________ (write) a book report.

Time Words for

Time Words for Time Words for Time Words for
Present Simple
Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous
1. ___________ 1. ____________ 1. ____________ 1. ___________
2.___________ 2.____________ 2.____________ 2.____________
3.___________ 3.____________ 3.____________
4.___________ 4.____________ 4.____________
5.___________
6.___________
 Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Past Perfect Simple and Continuous

e) to Paris? No, I _____________.

aint) the kitchen all morning long.
__ (do) today? Oh I _______________ (read) a really exciting thriller.
w) all his old bills away. ________ you ever_________ (do) that? Yes, I __________.
1. I ________ already ___________ (finish) my homework when the doorbell __________ (ring).
______ (mark) the exams. No, they _____________________ (not/mark) them yet!
2. We _____________________ (repair) our antique car when the storm started.
_____ ever ___________ (eat) snails. And the last!
3. The detectives _________________ (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found importan
the house for hours and I’m beat. I need a rest.
4. _________ the astronauts _____________ (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for exer
since you were a baby? No, I _______________. My family _________________ (live) for three years.
5.We ____________________ (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner.
6. The Loch Ness monster ___________ (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head popp

Present Perfect Time Words Present Perfect Continuous Time Words

1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
1. _________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
 Present & Past Tense Verb Review
Simple & Continuous forms Key

Present Simple and Present Continuous Fill ins

1. This Nerf gun belongs_ (belong) to me, it
doesn’t belong (not/belong) to my brother.
1. Do you often write (write) e-mails to your
friends? No, I don’t. 2. Birds fly (fly) south in the winter. Look! There
are thousands of geese flying (fly) overhead.
2. Does your father take (take) the train to work?
Yes, he does. 3. Ice freezes (freeze) at zero degrees centigrade.
It doesn’t freeze (not/freeze) when it is 10
3. I don’t understand (not/understand) what you
degrees.
are saying.

4. At the moment I am reading (read) an interesting 4. Are you learning (learn) how to speak English in
comic, I am not doing (not/do) my homework. school this year? Yes, I am

5. Mike is playing(play) Farmville on the computer 5. We often bring (bring) snacks to school. Do you
now. Every day he grows (grow) many new eat_ (eat) a snack during the breaks?
vegetables and fruits.
6. Lionel Messi makes (make) a lot of goals every
6. This morning he is picking (pick) his latest crop.
year. He rarely misses (miss) a goal.
Then he usually sells (sell) them at the market. But
today he isn’t picking (not/pick) any crops because 7. It is getting (get) colder now, I think (think) I
they aren’t ready.
need to put on a sweatshirt.
7. The sun always shines (shine) in Greece in the
summer. In Greek summer means (mean) good 8. Are they leaving (leave) for football practice
weather. now or are they watching (watch) TV at the
moment?
8. However now it is November and today the sun
isn’t shining(not/shine). Does it rain (rain) in the
winter in your country?

1. Do you feel (feel) all right? No, I am feeling (feel) sick at the moment.

2. Children grow (grow) taller every year. I know I am growing (grow) at lot this year because none of my clothes fit
(fit)

3. Do you hear (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it is driving (drive) doesn’t hide ______________ (not/hide) them
in the house.

5. My parents are traveling (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often travel (travel) together.

6. Does your cat drink (drink) milk every day? Yes, it does.
 Past Simple Key
Past Continuous Tenses
Fill in the correct tense

1. While I was feeding (feed) my dog Tigra, I heard
(hear) another dog barking.
2. He was buring (buy) vegetables at the open air
market, when it started_ (start) to rain.
3. The dog bit (bite) me when I was petting(pet) it.
Bad dog!
4. What were you doing (do) then the earthquake
happened (happen)?
5. I was dreaming (dream) about Christmas vacation
while my sister was talking (talk) to me about
school.
6. We were eating (eat) pizza while we were
listening (listen) to the weather report.
7. Dad wasn’t driving (not/drive) the car when the
earth started (start) to shake.Were you studying
(study) then? Yes, I was.
1. When I was putting (put) on my coat for school, I
remembered_ (remember) that I had forgotten to
do my English homework.
2. The students weren’t singing (not/sing) Christmas
carols in the classroom, they were swimming (swim)
in the pool.
3. Were you (ride) ridingyour bike when your
mobile phone rang (ring)?
4. Was he sleeping (sleep) when the thunderstorm
started_ (start). No, he wasn’t
5. He didn’t spend (not/spend) his money on fancy
cars, he spent (spend) his money on vacations.
6. The robber stole (steal) the jewels from her hotel
room, when she was_ (be) out for a walk.

8.Did you remember(remember) to lock the door? 7. I lost (lose) my keys when I was running(run)
No, I forgot (forget). down the street.
9. George wasn’t playing (not/play) a computer
game last night, he was writing (write) a book
report.

Time Words
for Time Words Time Words Time Words
for for for
Present
Simple Present Past Simple Past
Continuous Continuous
1. every day 1. ago
1. now 1. when
2.usually 2.yesterday
2.at the
3.last (week) 2.while
3.always moment

4often 3today 4in 2004

5.never 4.this morning

 Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Key
Past Perfect Simple and Continuous

een (be) to Paris? No, I haven’t.

ainting (paint) the kitchen all morning long.
been doing (do) today? Oh I have been reading (read) a really exciting thriller.
own (throw) all his old bills away. Have you everdone (do) that? Yes, I have.
1. I had already finished (finish) my homework when the doorbell rang (ring).
s already marked (mark) the exams. No, they haven’t marked(not/mark) them yet!
2. We had been repairing (repair) our antique car when the storm started.
me that she has ever eaten (eat) snails. And the last!
3. The detectives had been searching (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found importan
ng (clean) the house for hours and I’m beat. I need a rest.
4. Had the astronauts completed (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for exercise.
ive) here since you were a baby? No, I haven’t. My family has lived (live) for three years.
5.We had been decorating (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner.
6. The Loch Ness monster hadn’t appeared (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head p

Present Perfect Time Words Present Perfect Continuous

Time Words
1.ever/never
1.all morning
2. just/yet
2. for three hours
3. already
3. for a very long time
4. for (4years)

5. since etc.