TENSES 2

1) Fill in the spaces with a suitable verb from the right.

1. When I was in London I ....... every day. have swum

2. Look over there! Someone ....... in the river. swim
3. I don't really want ....... today. had swum
4. Shall we go ....... tomorrow? to swim
5. It's no surprise he was tired. He ....... the whole way across the lake! swam
6. It's no surprise he was tired. He ....... the whole day! will swim
7. I ....... once a week since coming to Germany. swimming
8. I think I ....... every day on my holiday next month. had been swimming
9. My friend was quicker than me. She ....... already when I arrived at the pool. was swimming
10. Cats cannot ....... . is swimming
11. I would like to learn ....... . had swum
12. I don't enjoy ....... . swim
13. I ....... in the sea every day since I was a child. will be swimming
14. I ....... in the lake yesterday. It was freezing! swimming
15. Can your brother ....... ? have swum
16. A fish ....... by moving its tail from side to side. swims
17. Why is your hair all wet? - I ....... in the lake. had been swimming
18. John was very tired last night. He ....... all day. swam
19. John was very tired last night. He ....... from England to France. to swim
20. At this time next week I ....... in the Pacific! have been swimming

2) Complete the spaces with the correct tenses of the verbs given

1. This is my house. How long …………………. (you, live) here ? I …………………….. (live) here since 1950.
2. Shakespeare ……………………….. (write) a lot of plays.
3. My brother …………………………..(write) several plays. He …………………….(just finish) his second
tragedy.
4. I ………………………… (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
5. He ………………………. (not smoke) for two weeks. He …………………………. (try) to give it up.
6. Chopin ……………………………… (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
7. I …………………… (read) his books when I was at school. I …………………… (enjoy) them very
much.
8. I can't go out because I ……………………………………… (not finish) my work yet.
9. The clock is slow. It isn't slow, it ……………………………. (stop).
10. Here are your shoes. I ………………….. (just clean) them.
11. I ……………………… (do) this sort of work when I ……………………. (be) in the army.
12. He …………………….. (go) out ten minutes ago.
13. …………………….. (you have) breakfast yet ? Yes,I …………………… (have) it at 8 o'clock.
14. The play ………………………………..(just begin) . You're a bit late.
15. The actors ……………….. (arrive) yesterday and ………………………….. (start) rehearsals early this
morning.
16. It ………………………….. (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it will get warmer.
17. He …………………. (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
18. Mr. Pound is a bank manager. He …………………… (be) here for 25 years.
19. …………………. (you be) here before ? Yes, I ………………….. (spend) my holidays here last
year. ………………….(you have ) a good time ? No it never ………………….. (stop) raining.
20. …………………. (you ever try) to give up smoking ? Yes, I …………………. (try) last year, but
I ……………….. (find) that I was getting so fat so I ……………….(start) again.
21. ………………. (you, get) that scar ? I ………………………. (get) it in a car accident a year ago.

3) Fill "do", "does", "did", "was", "were", "will", "shall" and "are" in the blank
1. She ………………. lazy this morning.
2. They …………………….. sleepy last night.
3. You ………………………. busy today.
4. …………………….. she talk with her friend every day?
5. They …………………………. playing on the playground now.
6. My mother …………………… not cook food yesterday.
7. I ……………………. hungry yesterday.
8. ……………………………. we wear uniform every day?
9. ……………………… he work hard last week?
10. I ………………………….. swim tomorrow.
11. Naree …………………… not write a letter every month.
12. Tom and Tim ……………………….. sitting at the back of the class.
13. He ………………………… buy a new shirt tomorrow.
14. The soldier ……………………… not carry the oun yesterday.
15. …………………………. the dog bark every night?
16. They ………………………… not like snakes.
17. Abby ………………….. go to Phuket next week.
18. ………………………. Paul ride a bicycle every Sunday?
19. …………………….. they eat fish tomorrow?
20. Where ………………… she live?