Tenses

Simple present
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of verbs in the bracket
1. I always lock the door of your apartment when I leave.
2. Every morning, the sun shines .in my bedroom window and wakes up me.
3. The flowers smell beautiful.
4. Anne has .red hair.
5. I am not thirsty.
6. My history teacher talks too much.
7. John often takes sugar in his coffee.
8. Brian cycles 30 km every day.
9. He usually gset up early in the morning.
10. The school bag is very heavy
11. Jenny does not want to get wet.
12. He meets his friends after school every day.
13. The weather here isn’t really bad in winter.
14. We always get up very late on Sundays.
15. My parents do not speak English very well.
16. She does not play tennis on Tuesdays.
17. She visits another museum every week.
18. He feeds his dog three times a day.
19. Do you go by bus very often?
20. What time does he have dinner in the evenings?
Exercise 2: Write a question word in each blank (For example: When, How, Why, How many ..)
and then match the questions with the answers:
_I_ 1. …………………….. is your music lesson? A) Because, I’m hungry.
G. 2. …………………….. is it? B) Fine.
H. 3. …………………….. books are there in your bag? C) Germany.
D. 4. …………………….. likes James? D) Mary.
J. 5. …………………….. is your watch? E) In the garden.
B. 6. …………………….. are you? F) In June.
E. 7. …………………….. are the children? G) It is half past two.
F. 8. …………………….. your father’s birthday? H) 5.
A. 9. …………………….. do you want a sandwich? I) Tuesday.
C. 10. …………………….. is she from? J) Six.

Exercise 3: Choose one best answer.

1. I _____ (be) a student.
A. are B. is C. am D. be
2. My father __________ excuses when I feel like going to the cinema.
A. make always B. always make C. always makes D. makes always
3. His students ________ (not, speak) German in class.
A. don’t speak B. aren’t speak C. doesn’t speak D. isn’t speak
4. She ________ (not, be) six years old.
A. aren’t B. isn’t C. am not D. not be
5. John ___________ (read, sometimes) books.
A. read sometimes B. sometimes reads C. sometimes read D. reads sometimes
6. The flowers _______________ (be, normally) watered by Bob ....
A. are normally B. normally are C. normally is D. is normally
7. ....by Bob who _______ (be) in Turkey at the moment.
A. are B. is C. am D. be
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8. Danny ________ (phone) his father on Sundays.

A. is phone B. phones C. phone D. to phone
9. I ___________ (not, know) what you mean.
A. doesn't know B. not know C. don't know D. am not know
10. John ________ (work) in a supermarket.
A. works B. working C. work D. is work

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Exercise 4: Give the correct form for verbs in the bracket
1) Hey! What are you doing there?
2) She is not phoning Mel now.
3) He is working at the supermarket in the holidays.
4) Listen to Angela! What language is she speaking?
5) They are not playing golf at the moment.
6) Jeff is celebrating a party next Friday.
7) What are Tim and Joe having for lunch now?
8) Mary is staying at her aunt's home.
9) She is always coming to class late.
10) Silvia is not listening to music.
11) Maria is sitting next to Paul.

Exercise 5: Write “DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT” in the blank space in each
sentence:
1. We …………………. watching a television program now.
2. We …………………. watch television every day.
3. They …………………. study their lessons after class.
4. They …………………. studying their lessons right now.
5. It ………………….. raining very hard right at the moment.
6. It ……………………rain very much during the summer.
7. Mr. Johnson ………………… eating his lunch now.
8. Mr. Johnson ………………… always eat at that place.
9. I ……………………. see any students in that room.
10. I ……………………. hear anyone in the hall now.

Exercise 6 Fill in the verbs in the Simple Present or the Present Continuous.
1. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often …………………….. (sing) this song.
2. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls ………………………… (not / talk) now. All of them ………………… (watch) a film.
4. …………………… you …………………….. (like) watching TV?
5. He ……………………… (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he …………………….
(leave) home late.
6. The boys …………………………… (swim) in the pool now but they ……………………………
(usually / swim) in the sea.
7. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
8. They ………………………… (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they ………………………
(have) at a restaurant.
9. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.
10. Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free time.
11. The children …………………… (play) the piano and ………………… (sing) a song at the moment.
12. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
13. Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his pen-friend. He
…………………………………….. (always / write) him a letter.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. Kathy (sit, usually) ………..in the front row during class, but today she (sit) …………in the last row.
16. Please be quiet. I (try) ……………………to concentrate.
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17. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she …………………….. (go) to school
by train.
18. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she isvery tired and she ……………………….
(not / read).
19. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They …………….…… (like / ride)
their bikes. They ……………… (be)very naughty boys. They always …………………… (go) to school
late. Today their teacher …………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be)late again.
20. Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she ……………. (have) coffee with
a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often ……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-
cream. She ……………………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat/
never) eggs or cheese. Today she ………………….. (be) sick. She ……………………(sleep) in her room
now.

Exercise 7: Choose the correct form of the verb to complete each of the following questions
1. Tom, you ___ to get a haircut!
A. are needing B. is needing C. need D. needs
2. Who ___ that beautiful, old car?
A. is owning B. own C. are owning D. owns
3. ___ Anne ___ a sister?
A. Do/have B. Does/have C. Does/has D. Do/has
4. ___ we all here now?
A. Are B. Is C. Am D. Be
5. I ___ you to climb that tree!
A. dares B. am daring C. dare D. is daring
6. On Saturdays my mum usually ___ a cake and my dad ___ the gardening.
A. does/makes B. do/make C. makes/does D. make/do
7. I ___ it’s going to rain tomorrow.
A. am not thinking B. don’t think C. isn’t thinking D. doesn’t thinking
8. Sally and Claire ___ their elderly neighbor by doing his shopping.
A. helps B. is helping C. help D. helping
9. What ___ your brothers ___? They are very quiet!
A. are/doing B. do/do C. is/doing D. does/do
10. My uncle is in hospital. He ___ his appendix removed.
A. have B. is having C. has D. does have
11. Oh, no! It ___ again!
A. is raining B. does rain C. does raining D. is rain
12. You look sad! What ___ you ___ about?
A. do/think B. do/thinking C. are/think D. are/thinking
13. ___ Anna ___ to the party or not?|
A. Does/come B. Is/come C. Is/coming D. Does/coming
14. Children, please ___ quiet! You ___ very naughty today!
A. being/are being B. be/are being C. be/are D. being/are
15. Can I speak to Jem, please. – Sorry, he ___ Dad in the garden at the moment.
A. helps B. does help C. help D. is helping
16. I really ___ it when it ___ like this.
A. like/is snowing B. am liking/is snowing C. am liking/snows D. likes/snows

SIMPLE PAST
Exercise 8: Give the correct form of verbs in Simple Past.
1. Dan ……………. (come) very early last night.
2. Sam and Sue …………….. (buy) a new house last month.
3. I …………………… (visit) Germany the previous week.
4. ……….you ………………. (be) in Paris last year?
5. They ……………….. (find) this book on their trip to Italy.
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6. I ………………….. (bake) this cake by myself yesterday.

7. We ………………….. (not open) the store in 1987.
8. The rain finally …………… (stop), and we ………………. (go) home last night.
9. She …………….. (plan) to come, but she …………… (have) some problems last week .
10. Kate …………………. (have) a big house, but she ……………….. (sell) it.
11. Rose ……………….. (be) very thin.
12. …………….his brother …………… (study) French last year?
13. We ………………… (think) New York was in England!
14. They ……………….. (not stop) by their grandparents’ house yesterday.
15. She always …………………. (dance) in the summer.
Exercise 9: Simple present or Simple past
1. It always (be) ………………………………hot in deserts.
2. I (travel) ………………around by car with two friends and we (visit) ………………….. lots of
interesting places last summer.
3. In the evenings, we usually (go) ………………to a pub.
4. We (be) ……………………….very lucky with the weather in the last trip.
5. It (not / rain) ………………………….a lot a long time ago.
6. But we (see) ……………some beautiful rainbows yesterday.
7. Where (spend / you) ………………your last holiday?
8. I ……………….(see) this movie five years ago.
9. I ……………………(often, not see) a play.
10. Last year, I ……………..(not travel) to Korea.
11. ………..You ……………….. (have) dinner last night?
12. She ……………..(wash) her car twice a week.
13. He ………………(not wash) his car the day before yesterday.
14. I ……………..(finish) work, ………….(walk) to the beach, and …………..(find) a nice place to swim
several days ago.
15. I …………….(live) in Brazil two years ago.
16. Shauna ………….(study) Japanese every day.
17. I ………….(study) French when I ………….(be) a child.
18. She ………….(work) at the movie theater after school every week.
19. They never …………………(go) to school, they always …………………(skip) class.
20. …………You ……………..(live) in Texas when you ………………….. a kid?

PAST CONTINUOUS
Exercise 10: Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) …………….. chest.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) …………………. dinner.
3. The kids (play) ………………… in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practise) ………………………. the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) …………………….. all yesterday.
6. While Aaron (work) ………………. in his room, his friends (swim) ………………….. in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) …………………………..
8. What (you / do) …………………….at 9a.m yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit) ………………………….. in the park yesterday.

Exercise 11: Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive)
1. When I (do) …………….. the washing-up, I (break) ……………. a plate.
2. While Tom (play) ……………the piano, his mother (do) ……………the washing-up.
3. He (drink) …………. some juice and then he (eat) ……………. a few chips.
4. I (have) …………. dinner when I suddenly (hear) …………… a loud bang.
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5. When my father (work) ……………in the garden, an old friend (pass) ………… by to see him.
6. She (go) …………. to school, (take) ………… out her textbook and (begin) ……… to learn.
7. When it (start) …………. to rain, our dog (want) ……………. to come inside.
8. When Jane (do) ………….. a language course in Ireland, she (visit) ……… Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) ………… on my way home, I (see) …………. an accident.
10. I (not / understand) ………… what they (talk) …………….. about.
11. Mary (burn) ……………her hand when she (cook)…………….the dinner.
12. While we (cross)…………………the street, the policemen (shout)……………….at us
13. While I (walk)…………..around the park, I (see)……………..Mr Smith.
14. I (be)………………..very tired because I (work)……………………all day yesterday.
15. What……………..you (do)………….at this time yesterday?
16. ……………you (watch)…………………T.V when I (phone)………………you?
17. We (not go)…………out because it (rain)……………
18. The bell (ring)………………….while I (take)………………..a bath.
19. Ann (wait)………………..for me when I (arrive)……………….
20. When I (stop)………….at his house this morning, she still (sleep)…………………..

Exercise 12: Write the most suitable words in each gap (ago, yesterday, last, while, when, as, on, in, at)
1) Tommy's father worked in that office 2 years …………….
2) The plane was flying ………… 8 p.m. ……………..
3) My best friend went to London ……………. month
4) ………………. I was having dinner, my sister was having a shower
5) …………… did the supermarket close?
6) Your aunt studied German …………………. 2001
7) Rose played in an orchestra …………….. she was 12 years old
8) Jason was swimming ……………… his girlfriend was drinking a coke
9) The TV broke ………………… 26th October
10) ………………… did he deliver the shopping?
11) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in the restaurant …………. that
time ……………………
12) My cousin bought the PSP …………………….. he was in London

Exercise 13: Choose one best answer to complete each of the following sentences
1. I ___ a really good film.
A. have B. did have C. was having D. had
2. Yesterday I ___ a really good film.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. watches
3. ___ you ___ your homework today?
A. Do/do B. Did/do C. Do/did D. Did/did
4. Where ___ you ___ my dictionary?
A. did/put B. were/putting C. do/put D. were/put
5. I ___ all the answers in the test.
A. was knowing B. knew C. did know D. knowed
6. Sh! I ___ I ___ something!
A. thought/heard B. thought/was hearing
C. was thinking/heard D. was thinking/was hearing

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7. My aunt in New York ___ me a T-shirt but it ___ the wrong size!
A. sent/was being B. was being/was sending
C. sent/was D. was sending/was
8. This time last week we ___ to Kuala Lumpur.
A. flew B. did fly C. was flying D. were flying
9. I remember my great grandfather very well. He ___ always ___.
A. was/smiling B. did/smile C. did/smiling D. was/smile
10. I ___ tennis when it ___ to rain.
A. was playng/was starting B. played/was starting
C. was playing/started D. playing/started
11. I ___ Philip ___ in the team.
A. wasn’t thinking/was playing B. no thought/was playing
C. not thought/played D. didn’t think/was playing
12. I ___ busy when Tom ___ a game of squash.
A. was/suggested B. was being/was suggesting
C. was being/suggested D. was/was suggesting
13. Anna ___ in the park when she ___ a wallet.
A. was walking/was finding B. was walking/found
C. walked/found D. walked/was finding
14. The smoke alarm ___ off while my parents ___.
A. was going/was eating B. was going/ate
C. went/were eating D. went/ate
15. That man ___ and ___ on his mobile phone at the same time!
A. drove/was speaking B. was driving/spoke
C. drove/spoke D. was driving/speaking
16. The explorer Tasman ___ to get to South America when he ___ in New Zealand.
A. tried/landed B. was trying/was landing
C. was trying/landed D. tried/was landing

PRESENT PERFECT
Exercise 14: Give the correct form of verbs in the bracket

1. Karen ____________________ me an e-mail for two weeks. (send)

2. They ________________already__________________ their rucksacks. (pack)
3. I ____________________ just ____________________ my bike. (clean)
4. Dave and Pat __________ never__________ the museum. (visit)
5. I____________________to China three times. (be)
6. Marcus ____________________ an accident. (never, have)
7. We ____________________ the shopping for our grandmother yet. (not do)
8. Emily ____________________ her room? (recently, paint)
9. Lisa and Colin ____________________ to a concert. (not, yet, go)
10. My friends ____________________ smoking?(give up)

Exercise 15: Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect).
1. I (read) ____________________since two o'clock.
2. He (meet) ____________________his friends after school every day.
3. They (live) ____________________here for just three months.
4. We always (get up) ____________________ very late on Sundays.
5. We (watch/not) ____________________ TV for four hours.
6. She (play/not) ____________________ tennis on Tuesdays.
7. He (study/not) ___________________ for his English test since he came home.
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8. My friend (travel) ____________________ around Canada for five weeks.

9. They (sleep) ____________________ for more than 10 hours.
10. She (visit) ____________________ another museum every week.
11. He (feed) ____________________ his dog three times a day.
12. The children (play) ___________________ in the garden since they came home.
13. (go/you) ____________________by bus very often?
14. What time (have/he) ____________________ dinner in the evenings?
15. How long (rain/it) ____________________?
16. (Work/you) ____________________ at the hospital for a long time yet?

Exercise 16: Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense.
1/ We (never watch) __________ that TV programme.
2/ We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night.
3/ He (read) __________ that novel many times before.
4/ He (read) __________ that novel again during my last vacation.
5/ I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week.
6/ However, I (have) __________ no trouble with my car since then.
7/ I (not see) __________ John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
8/ The school bell (ring) __________. We must go now.
9/ He is very thirsty. He (not drink) __________ since this morning.
10/ They (study) __________ at this school for 7 years now.
11/ They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.
12/ Since when (you know) ___________ her ?
13/ How long ago (he start) __________ to learn French ?
14/ His dog (just run) __________ out of the garden.
15/ Mr Brown (travel) __________ by air several times in the past.

Exercise 17: Choose one best answer

1. She arrived in London three days ago. She has been there _______ three days.
A. For B. during C. since
2. He´s worked for that company _______ last June.
A. Since B. for C. during
3. The film started 30 minutes _______.
A. Ago B. for C. since
4. They’ve been in that meeting__________8:00.
A. for B. since
5. He’s been a policeman __________he graduated form university.
A. for B. since
6. They have been cleaning their house _______several hours.
A. for B. since
7. Ken has been studying karaoke__________five years.
A. for B. since
8. I have been living here__________I was born.
A. for B. since
9. He has played tennis___________a long time.
A. for B. since
10. I haven’t slept well__________last Monday.
A. for B. since
11. I’ve been working here___________almost a year.
A. for B. since
12. Mr.William has been working at that company_________less than a week.
A. for B. since
13. I have had this hat_____________quite a few years.
A. for B. since
14. Samuel worked in the garden___________three hours.
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A. for B. since
15. It has been raining_________yesterday afternoon.
A. for B. since
16. I’ve had a headache ________this morning.
A. for B. since
17. Roy has been playing the violin____________he was ten years old
A. for B. since
18. She’s been studying English ________over six years.
A. for B. since
19. When _______ they _______ married? Five years ago.
A. was / got B. did / get C. have / got
20. Have you _______ eaten with chopsticks?
A. Ever B. some time C. any
Exercise 16: Fill in the blanks with the correct tense Present perfect or Present perfect continuous
1. I (type)………………………….all your letters. The job’s done.
A. has typed B. have typed C. has been typing D. have been typing
2. I (type)………………..this report since yesterday and I’m only half way through.
A. has typed B. have typed C. has been typing D. have been typing
3. Your mother is still in the kitchen. She (cook)………………………………..all morning.
A. has cooked B. have cooked C. has been cooking D. have been cooking
4. I (cook)……………………a lovely meal which I’ll be serving in a couple of minutes.
A. has cooked B. have cooked C. has been cooking D. have been cooking
5. We (build)………………….this garage ourselves and have just begun to use it.
A. has built B. have built C. has been building D. have been building
6. We (build)…………….this garage ourselves and hope to finish it within the next two months
A. has built B. have built C. has been building D. have been building
7. I (try) ______________to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) _________________ yet.
8. She (read) ______________all the works of Dickens. How many (you read) ______________?
9. I (wait) _________________ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget)
_________________ to come ?
10. Mary (rest) ________________ in the garden all day because she (be) ________________ ill.

Exercise 18: Choose one best answer

1. Why ___ Lucy ___ all morning?
A. has/been crying B. has/cried C. have/cried D. is/crying
2. Lucy is unhappy because her puppy ___ missing.
A. has gone B. have gone C. has been D. have been
3. I ___ for you for ages and I am very angry!
A. waited B. have been waiting C. has been waiting D. am waiting
4. You’re late. Where ___ you ___?
A. have/been B. have/been being C. did/be D. are/being
5. Mum ___ all morning and she is covered in flour!
A. has baked B. baked C. has been baking D. is baking
6. The baking is finished. Mum ___ three cakes and lots of bread rolls.
A. have made B. makes C. has made D. is making

Exercise 19:Choose the correct tense PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:
1. I (’ve bought / have been buying) a new pair of shoes.
2. (Have you finished / Have you been finishing) reading that book yet?
3. They (’ve eaten / have been eating) fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from school.
4. I (’ve been reading / have read) this book now, so you can have it back.
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5. I (’ve been writing / have written) eight pages already.

6. Your exam paper is completely blank! What (have you been doing / have you done)?
7. Oh, no! There’s nothing to eat. My sister (has been eating / has eaten everything) I left in
the kitchen.
8. Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink. They (have drunk / have been drinking) all the wine.
9. No wonder your eyes hurt. You (’ve been playing / have played) computer games ever since
you had your breakfast.
10. I (haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing) you for ages.
11. God! Hakan (has scored / has been scoring).
12. They (have danced / have been dancing) for an hour.
13. I (have been waiting / have waited) for you for ages.
14. I (’ve finished / ‘ve been finishing) my work.
15. I (’ve been writing / have written) this letter for an hour.
16. He (has visited / has been visiting) ten museums this week.
17. I’m very tired. Because I (have travelled / have been travelling) around Istanbul all day.
18. She (has found / has been finding) a good job.
19. I’m hot because I (have been running / have run).
20. I (have written / have been writing) letters for weeks.

PAST PERFECT
Exercise 20: Put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect.
1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film …………………. (start).
2) She …………..……. (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3) After they ………….. ……. (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4) If you …………..……. (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I …………..……. (leave).
6) When we …………..……. (finish) dinner, we went out.
7) The garden was dead because it …………..……. (be) dry all summer..
8) I …………..……. (not/have) breakfast when he arrived.
9) He …………..……. (not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
10) You …………..……. (not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
Exercise 21: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).
1. Yesterday a boy (destroy) ………….. the snowman that we (build) …………...
2. Jimmy (tell) ………….. us about the film that he (see) …………...
3. We (find) ………….. the mobile phone that Marwin (lose) …………...
4. He (sing) ………….. a song that I (hear / never) ………….. before.
5. Cathrine (open) ………….. the window that I (close / just) …………..
6. After Fred ………….. ( spend) his holiday in Italy he ………….. (want) to learn Italian.
7. Jill ………….. (phone) Dad at work before she ………….. (leave) for her trip.
8. Susan ………….. ( turn on) the radio after she ………….. (wash) the dishes.
9. When she ………….. (arrive) the match ………….. already ………….. (start).
10. After the man ………….. (come) home he ………….. (feed) the cat.
11. Before he ………….. (sing) a song he ………….. (play) the guitar.
12. She ………….. (watch) a video after the children ………….. (go) to bed.
13. After Eric ………….. (make) breakfast he ………….. (phone) his friend.
14. I ………….. (be) very tired because I ………….. (study) too much.
15. They ………….. (ride) their bikes before they ………….. (meet) their friends.

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Exercise 21: Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Perfect Tenses

1. When I .................... (arrive) home last night, I .................... (discover) that Jane.................... (prepare)
a beautiful candlelight dinner.
2. When I .................... (turn) the radio on yesterday, I.................... (hear) a song that was popular when I
was in high school. I .................... (not hear) the song for years, and it.................... (bring) back some
great memories.
3. Last week, I.................... (run into) an old friend of mine. We.................... (not see) each other for years
and both of us.................... (change) a great deal.
4. When Emilio .................... (enter) the room, I didn't recognize (not recognize) him because
he .................... (lose) so much weight and.................... (grow) a beard. He.................... (look) totally
different.
5. When Oprah Winfrey.................... (get) her own TV show in 1986, she .................... (work) as a news
reporter for a long time.
6. In 1976, 60% of families................... (be) couples with children but by 1996, this................... (fall) to
51%.
7. Several senior employees ................... (leave) the company by the time the new manager ...................
(arrive) last week.
8. Until the new software ................... (purchase), the staff ................... (struggle) to keep the accounts'
records up to date.
9. I ………………. (see) that movie three times last year
10. When my supervisor ................... (pop in) my office the other day, I ................... (work) on the project
for nearly three hours.

Exercise 22: Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use simple
past, past participle or past continuous.

1. After Ken ………………….. (complete) his project, he (work)…………….out in the gym for a while.
2. As soon as Michael ………………….. (learn) English; he signed up for the Spanish course.
3. By the time Mike………………….. (attend) the meeting, Alice and I (already discuss) ………………
important issues.
4. Before Jake (go)…………… to England, he………………….. (buy) many books about this country.
5. Just as Sally………………….. (go shopping), she realized that she had to make an important phone
call.
6. Jennifer had cried until she………………….. (exhaust) herself.
7. When I………………….. (meet) Kelly at the airport, she was really upset because of her lazy brother.
8. As I ………………….. (try) to choose a nice DVD movie, my friend gave me a call.
9. While you ………………….. (watch) TV, I was sleeping.
10. Before Adam ………………….. (learn) how to drive a car, he (go)……………..everywhere on foot.

Exercise 23: Choose one best answer.

1. When the student revolution came, I ………………..there for 6 months.

A had worked B was working C had been working
2. Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he ……….. about it for months.
A had thought B had been thinking C was thinking
3. They ………………….. all the chocolate cake by the time Michael got to the party.
A had been eating B were eating C had eaten
4. I …………………..Scarlett Johansson on three previous occasions. Lucky me!
A had been meeting B had met C was meeting
5. The forensic evidence shows that he ………his nose just before he was murdered.
A were picking B had been picking
6. When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he ……….. hamburgers for a month.
A was eating B had eaten C had been eating

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7. Prior to the explosion, the fat man ………………….seven large chocolate cakes.
A had been eating B was eating C had eaten
8. When they cancelled the flight to Alicante, the storm …….. all afternoon with no sign of abating.
A had been raging B was raging C had raged
9. When I asked Carlos if he wanted to go out, he said he couldn't because he ……….. an assignment.
A was finishing B had finished C had been finishing
10. Scarlett came into the room panting. She …………….. round the park.
A had jogged B was jogging C had been jogging
11. Scarlett wasn't in. She ……………… around the park.
A had been jogging B was jogging C had jogged
12. I ……………………… a bath when I suddenly had a great idea.
A had had B was having C had been having
13. He told me he …………………… seriously about finding another job soon.
A was thinking B had thought
14. He …………………. about finding a new job for about a year before he finally got round to it. He´s
happy now.
A had been thinking B had thought C was thinking
15. It was obvious from her outrageous behaviour that ………………….
A she was drinking B she had drunk C she had been drinking
16. I ………………… a latte in the Café New York, when I saw a famous actor walk past the window.
A was drinking B had been drinking C had drunk
17. By the time he retired, ...............................................................
A. he had made a fortune B. he made a fortune
C. he was making a fortuned D. he has made a fortune
18. ........................................... when he won lottery.
A. Murat bought a computer C. Murat has been buying a computer
B. Murat has bought a computer D. Murat had bought a computer
19. The victim of the car accident.............................in the emergency room before the
doctor ......................... on them.
A. have been waiting/operated C. had waited/operated
B. were waiting/operate D.has waited/operate
20. At the end of the decade, after she.........................her novels, she ................to write poems.
A. published/had begun C. was publishing/was writing
B. had published/began D.had published/ was beginning
21. By the time the boss..................., the secretary ..................typing the report.
A. has arrived/is finishing C. is arriving/finishes
B. had arrived/finished D. arrived/had finished
22. He ........................ before the guest arrived.
A. had left C. leaves
B. was leaving D. has left
23. The company .......................the product before they advertised it.
A. sold out C. has sold out
B. was selling out . had sold
24. Once he................. a phone call, he immediately went out.
A. has had C. had had
B. was having D. has been having
25. As soon as he ............. back to the country, he ...............gardening.
A. got/was starting C. has got/started
B. had got/started D. was getting/started

Exercise 24:Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
1. We ……………………………… (play) football for half an hour when it started to rain.
2. I …………………………………. (study) English for a short time when the electricity went off.
3. She ……………………………… (do) her homework before you came in.
4. His knees and hands were very dirty. He …………………………… (crawl) in the garden.
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5. I ………………………………… (drive) the car for five years when I sold it.
6. We were very tired. We ………………………………… (travel)for about sixteen hours.
7. They were out of breath. They ……………………………… (run) for a long time.
8. He …………………………………… (live) in London for ten years when he had an accident.
9. He was tired because he ……………………………… (write) letters all morning.
10. He ……………………………………… (repair) the radio for an hour when you arrived.

SIMPLE FUTURE
Exercise 25: Give the correct form of verbs into either the present simple or the future simple.

1) I'll call you when I …………… (arrive) at my hotel.

2) He …………….. (text) you as soon as he's on the bus.
3) Let's eat dinner when John …………….. (get) here.
4) Julie …………….. (be) late tomorrow evening, so I've booked a table at a restaurant for 10p
5) As soon as I …………….. (be) able to, I'm going to get a new job.
6) Please wait here until the nurse …………….. (call) you.
7) I …………….. (get) up early tomorrow morning and finish the report then.
8) Before you …………….. (leave) , please make sure you've locked the door.
9) She …………….. (let) us know later, when she's ready to leave.
10) I must clean my kitchen before my mother …………….. (get) here.
11) I …………….. (come) to meet you at the station next weekend.
12) I …………….. (wait) until you're finished - then we can go.
13) John …………….. (study) until he knows all the answers.
14) She think that it …………….. (rain) next weekend.
15) What do you want to do after the class …………….. (finish)?
16) I think that the Democrats …………….. (win) the next election.
17) Jenny will come here after she …………….. (finish) work.
18) She's going to look for a job as soon as she …………….. (arrive) in London.
19) I …………….. (give) up smoking!
20) She …………….. (send) me an email before she leaves the office today.

Exercise 26: Supply the correct verb form: Simple present, Simple future, Present perfect, or Future
perfect.
1. I’ll wait until he (finish)………………………..his novel.
2. When you (come)…………….back, he already (buy)……………..a new house.
3. Don’t come until I (finish)………….lunch.
4. I (hope)…………….it (stop)………………………raining by 5 o’clock.
5. The river (not begin)……………..to swell until some rain (fall)…………….
6. By next month I (leave)…………………for India.
7. The film (end)………………….by the time we (get)…………….there.
8. They (build)……………………………….a house by June next year.
9. We (start)……………………our plan next week.
10. I (give)…………….her your letter when I (see)………………..her tomorrow.
Exercise 27: Supply the correct verb form: Simple present, Simple future, Future continuous
1. When you (go)……………into the office, Mr John (sit)…………………..at the front desk.
2. Our English teacher (explain)………………..that lesson to us tomorrow.
3. We (wait)………………for you when you (get)………………..back tomorrow.
4. What (you, do)……………………..at 7 p:m next Sunday?
I (practice)…………………my English lesson then.
5. When I (see) …………………….Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind)…………………..him of that.
6. When you (come)………………today, I (work)…………………….at my desk in Room 12.
7. He (work)………………………on the report at this time tomorrow.
8. Please wait here until the manager (return)……………………….
9. Don’t leave until you (see)………………………her.

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10. The Browns (do)…………………….their housework when you (come)………………..next

Sunday.

Exercise 28: Supply the correct verb form: Future Tenses.

1. I’m sure they (complete)……………………the new road by June.
2. He (wait)………………….for you when you (get)………………….back tomorrow.
3. At this time tomorrow, we (ride)………………………………through Pennsylvania.
4. We (see)…………………….you next Monday.
5. In two years from now, the contract (come)……………………..to an end.
6. Who (look)………………………after the children when you are away.
7. By November I (work)……………………….for this company for 6 years.
8. If you call her at 6 o’clock, she (practice) …………………….the piano then.
9. By March 15, I (be)…………………….here for one year.
10. We (move)……………..to our new house this Christmas.
11. By the time you arrive, I (finish)…………………………writing an essay.
12. By the end of December, David (work)……………………..as a reporter for 10 years.
13. I (give) ……………….him this message when I (see)……………..him.
14. He certainly (not do)……………………all his homework by 10 tonight.
15. Don’t call him at 2: 30. He (interview)…………………………job applicants at that time.
16. The teacher hopes we (pass)……………..our exams.
17. By the time next week, he (write)…………………..his novel for 6 months.
18. They (arrive)………………..on Wednesday.
19. I hope the weather (be)……………………..fine tonight.
20. ……………you (finish)……………………….your work by 9 tonight?

WILL or BE GOING TO
Exercise 29: Will – be going to
1. A: This letter is in French, and I don’t speak French. Can you help me?
B: Sure. I……………………………..………(translate) it for you.
2. A: Do you want to go shopping with me? I…………………………………….(go) to the shopping
mall downtown.
B: Sure. What time do you want to leave?
3. A: Who wants to erase the board?
B: I…………………………(do) it!
C: I………………………….(do) it!
4. A: Why does he have an eraser in his hand?
B: He ……………………………(erase) the board.
5. A: Do you have plans for dinner?
B: Yes. I ………………………………(meet) a co-worker for dinner at Alice’s Restaurant. Want to
join us?
6. A: Why are you running on the television?
B: I…………………………..…………..(watch) the news.
7. A: Oh, I've just realized. I haven’t got any money.
B: Haven’t you? Well, don’t worry. I ………………………………………(lend) you some.
8. A: I’ve got a headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I ………………………..…………….(get) an aspirin for you.
9. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: I………………………………….…………….(wash) the car.
10. A: I’ve decided to repaint this room.
B: Oh, have you? What color you………………………………….……………..(paint) it?
11. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, I ……………………………….………..(buy) something for dinner.
12. A: I don’t know how to use this camera.
B: It’s quite easy. I……………………………………. (show) you.

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13. A: What would you like to eat?

B: I ……………………………………………………(have) a sandwich, please.
14. A: Did you post that letter for me?
B: Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot. I……………………………………..(do) it now.
15. A: Has George decided what to do when he leaves school?
B: Oh, yes. Everything is planned. He………….………………………….(have)a holiday for a few
weeks and then he…………………………………..……..(take) a computer programming course.

Exercise 30: Give the correct tense of verbs (the present continuous or will or going to) .
1 .You’re 16. It’s your birthday next Friday.
I (be) ................................ 17 next Friday.
2 .To celebrate your birthday, your parents wanted to take you to a restaurant, but
yesterday you decided to have a big party.
I don’t want to go to a restaurant. I (have) …………………………………… a big party.
3 .You’ve invited twenty people. They’ve all accepted the invitation. You’re telling your
parents about the arrangement.
Twenty people (come) …………………………………… to my party.
4 .You aren’t sure what to wear on Friday. Decide!
I know! I (wear) …………………………………… my white trousers.
5 .You want to have the party outside. You’re watching the TV weather
forecast. Great! It (not rain) …………………………………… on Friday.

Exercise 31: Which sentence follows the first sentence? Underlinethe correct verb form.
1 I’m free tomorrow. (I’m not working. / I won’t work.)
2 I’ve decided to go into town. (I’ll buy / I’m going to buy some new clothes.)
3 My sister can’t come with me. (She works / She’s working tomorrow morning.)
4 Who can I ask to go with me? I know! (I’m going to phone / I’ll phone Kate.)
5 We can get the 8.30 bus. (We’ll be / We’re going to be in town at 9.00.)
Exercise 32:Complete the dialogue, using the present continuous (x 2), will (x 2) and going to (x 1).
– When ( you leave) (1)............................................. ?
– Tomorrow. ( I get) (2)............................................. the 8.00 train.
– When ( you be) (3)............................................. back?
– In a year, two years – I don’t know, but I promise (I come) (4)............................................. back.
Two years! Oh, Ralph, I’m so unhappy. (I cry) (5).............................................

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