Tailored by JKS, 2019 1

Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple

TASK. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the given verbs.

1. It ______ (be) winter now. The weather _________ (be) freezing cold because of the wind. It

__________ (be) much colder yesterday. It ____________ (snow) right now.

2. They __________ (have) a nice party last weekend. There ___________ (be) many guests. Everybody

___________ (be) happy to get an invitation. Today they ____________ (send) ‘thank you’ letters.

3. ‘There ______________ (be) many ancient buildings around us. Please have a look at this one. It

_________ (be) the oldest one. It ___________ (be) a warehouse ages ago. Today it __________ (be)

one of the most famous shopping malls. They _____________ (sell) everything a person needs.

Actually, today they _______________ (announce) low prices. This lovely giant panda

________________ (invite) us inside. Let’s go!’

4. The sun _______________ (shine/brightly) today. However it _______________ (be) dull and overcast

yesterday.

5. I ______________ (travel) to London next month. I ______________ (have) a few important meetings. I

_______________ (be) happy to buy tickets for a good price last week. Today they would cost a

fortune1.

6. She told that when she ___________ (see) that huge dog, she ____________ (start) shaking like a leaf2.

7. He _______________ (forever/make) the same mistake! It is so annoying!

8. Hurry up! The bus ____________ (arrive) at 7pm and not a minute later!

9. They ________________ (forget) to buy some food yesterday. So, they _____________ (order) it online

in the morning. It ____________ (arrive) in an hour. They ______________ (usually/buy) food in a

local shop.

10. _________ you _____________ (send) the letter yesterday? Don’t say you ____________ (forget)! You

_________________ (always/forget) important things!

11. _____________ she ______________ (attend) a conference now? George _______________ (wait) for

her downstairs.

1 not cheap/expensive. (Cost a pretty penny)

2 to shake a lot, for example because you are cold, nervous, or afraid