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Exercise 1
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences below.
1. I _____ anything about the night of the accident.
a. don't remember
b. 'm not remembering
c. wasn't remembering
2. After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.
a. give
b. was giving
c. had given
3. We _____ our website.
a. recently renewed
b. are recently renewing
c. have recently renewed
4. We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.
a. were jumping
b. had jumped
c. jumped
5. A: You look fitter! B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.
a. 'm working out
b. 've been working out
c. work out
6. I'm pretty sure printed books _____ one day.
a. are disappearing
b. are going to disappear
c. will disappear
7. Look at the traffic. We _____ late.
a. are going to be
b. will be
c. are being
8.____ your room yet?
a. Have you tidied up
b. Did you tidy
c. Do you tidy up
9. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.
a. followed
b. was following
c. had followed
10. I'm unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.
a. 'm looking
b. 've looked
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c. look

Exercise 2
Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the sentences below.
1. I ___ to the Himalayas. I'd like to go someday.'
a. have never been
b. am never going
c. never went
2. Why ___ so fast? Please, slow down!
a. have you driven
b. are you driving
c. do you drive
3. A: I'm late for my flight! B: Don't worry. I ___ you to the airport.
a. 'll drive
b. 'm going to drive
c. 'm driving
4. We ___ in this house since we got married.
a. live
b. are living
c. have lived
5. A: When ___? B: Last night.
a. were you arriving
b. have you arrived
c. did you arrive
6. When I met John, he ___ difficult times.
a. go through
b. went through
c. was going through
7. It was cold, but I didn't have my coat because I ___ it to my nephew.
a. gave
b. had given
c. have given
8. ___ watch the game tonight?
a. Are you going to
b. Will you
c. Do you
9. What ___ on Thursdays after class?
a. are you doing
b. do you do
c. have you done
10. ___ me the book, please?
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a. Will you pass

b. Do you pass
c. Are you passing

Exercise 3
Complete the sentences below with the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
present simple or continuous, past simple or continuous, present perfect
simple or continuous, past perfect, will or be going to.
1. A: Don’t go outside. It ___ (rain) a lot now. You ___ (get) wet!
B: Oh. I ___ (take) an umbrella then.
2. A: Can you give me that knife?
B: What ___ (do) with it?
A: I ___ (cut) a piece of pizza. I'm hungry. Do you want some?
B: No, thanks, I'm not hungry; I ___ (just/eat) a sandwich.
3. POLICE OFFICER: What ____ (do) at the time the victim died?
SUSPECT: I ___ (have) dinner with my old school friends. We were very excited
because we ___ (see) each other for a long time.
4. A: ___ (you/go) to the concert next week?
B: Yes, I ___ (already/buy) the tickets!
5. A: ___ (ever/be) to an ACDC concert?
B: Yes, I ____ (go) to their concert in Berlin last year.
6. A: I __ (cook) all morning. I'm really tired.
B: Don't worry, I ___ (help) you finish.
7. A: Why ___ (drink) tea today? You __ (never/drink) tea.
B: Because I ____ (drink) too many cups of coffee yesterday.
8. A: How long ___ (we/drive)?
B: Too long. I'm tired. ___ (we/stop) for coffee?
A: OK.