Evaluation of tenses

Name:

Complete the sentences using either present simple or present continuous:

1. Look! They (leave) _____________the house.

2. Brian (cycle) ___________________30 km every day.

3. Samantha (do) _________________her homework at the moment.

4. My parents (shop) ____________________right now.

5. He usually (get up) ______________early in the morning.

6. You (see / not) _______________ her every day.

7. The baby (sleep / not) ________________ at the moment.

8. I (read / not) ____________________ a book now.

9. We (go / not) ______________ to school on Sundays.

10. He (watch / not) _______________the news every day.

Write down the sentences using present perfect.

1. Susan / read / her new book

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2. I / find / some money in the street

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3. Mr. and Mrs. Baker / have / an accident

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4. Tom Davis / win / the volleyball match

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Complete the sentences using past simple, past continuous or past perfect.

1. My brother______________ (get) married last year.

2. We _______________ (have) dinner when Sally called.

3. John got to the cinema late and the film_____________ (start) when he
arrived.

4. I was driving home when the accident ____________ (happen).

 5. ________________ (you / watch) TV when I phoned?

6. I'd studied really hard but I _______________ (not pass) the exam.

7. When the postman _____________ (arrive), my father _____ (have)

a shower.

8. While my brother __________(study), my grandma _________(make) some

muffins.

9. I ____________ (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I ____(have) a terrible

headache

10. He ______________ (miss) the train because he_____________ (talk)

with some friends.

11. The thieves__________ (come) into the house while the man
______________ (sleep)

12. I ___________ (drink) a glass of water at eleven pm. I'm not thirsty now.

Change the following from direct to indirect speech:

1. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

→ He said
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2."Don't make so much noise," he says.

→ He asks us
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3."Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
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4. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

→ He wanted to know
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5. "I will get myself a drink," she says.

→ She says
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