REVISION FOR TENSES

A.Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the present simple and the present
continuous.

1. Robert ____________(not/go)to Jane’s party next Saturday. He ____________(not/have)

time.
2. There’s something wrong with Ted’s car at the moment, so he ________________(go)to work by
bus today.
3. The River Thames ________________(flow)through London.
4. Mary has got an exam soon, so she _______________(work)at the moment.
5. Why _________________(you/wear) a T-shirt? It’s so cold outside!
6. Please, switch the TV off! I ________________(hate)this boring film.

B.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or
Present Continuous. (STATIVE VERBS )

1. Why ___________________________ (those boys / smile) at us? _____________________

(we / know) them?
2. I ______________________ (enjoy) this summer holiday! I _____________________ (not want)
it to end.
3. On annual White Nights, many museums and lots of shops ___________________________ (stay)
open all night.
4. How much __________________________ (your dog / weigh)?
5. Elizabeth _______________________________ (know) where the new cinema _____________ (be)
C. Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple or continuous .

1. Where have you been? ______________________ (you / play) tennis?

2. Look! __________________________ (somebody / break) that window.
3. You look tired.__________________________ (you / work) hard?
4. ‘ ______________________ (you / ever / work) in a factory?’ ‘No, never.’
5. ‘Liz is away on holiday.’ ‘Is she? Where ____________________(she / go)?’
6. My brother is an actor. ______________________ (he / appear) in several films.

D.Read the situations and complete the sentences using will or be going to.
E.g. The phone rings and you answer. Somebody wants to speak to John.
Caller: Hello. Can I speak to John, please?
You: Just a moment. I ‘ll get him. (I /get)
1. It's a nice day, so you have decided to take a walk. Just before you go, you tell your friend.
You: The weather's too nice to stay in. I ________________________ a walk. (I / take)
Friend: Good idea! I think I ________________________ you. (I/join)
2. Your friend is worried because she has lost her driving licence.
You: Don't worry. I'm sure you ___________________ it. (you / find)
 Friend: I hope so.
3. There was a job advertised in the paper recently. At first you were interested, but then you
decided not to apply.
Friend: Have you decided what to do about that job you were interested in?
You: Yes, I _____________________________for it. (I / not / apply)

E.Put the verb into the correct form, future continuous and future perfect .
E.g. Don't phone between 7 and 8. We’ll be having dinner then. (we / have)

1. Phone me after 8 o'clock. _________________________dinner by then.(we / finish)

2. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'cLock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock,
_________________________tennis. (we/play)
3. Mike : Can we meet tomorrow?
Peter : Yes, but not in the afternoon. __________________________ (I/work)
4. Alex has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o’clock. It will last about an hour.
Jane : Will you be free at 11.30?
Alex: Yes, the meeting ____________________________ by then. (the meeting / end)

F. Put these adjectives into the correct category: gradable or ungradable.

GRADABLE UNGRADABLE