REVIEWING VERBAL TENSES

Complete using the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1.I 1. …………………………… (think) that Dani 2. …………………………… (come) to the
meeting tonight, but she is late. Everyone 3. …………………………… (wait) for her at the
moment. A week ago, she 4. …………………………… (call) me while I 5.
…………………………… (plan) this meeting. She 6. …………………………… (say) that
she 7. …………………………… (want) to participate.
2.Yesterday, Yvonne 1. …………………………… (watch) her baby brother when he
2. ………………… (fall) down the stairs. He 3. …………………………… (not stop) crying

and she 4. ……………………… (begin) to worry. She 5. ……………………… (decide) to

take him to hospital.

Rewrite the sentences without changing the original meaning of the sentences. Use the Past
Simple, Present Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Simple. Make any necessary changes.
1.The taxi came to the house at eight o’clock. Then the visitors were ready to leave.
By the time _____________________________________________________________________ .
2.She started at this company when she finished college eight years ago.
_______________________________________________________________ for eight years.
3.Sue cleaned the floor. Then she washed the dishes.
Sue washed the dishes ____________________________________________________________ .
4.In 1999, Dan’s first book was written. Dan ____________________________________________ .
5.The children ate all the biscuits so Mum baked some more.
After the children _________________________________________________________________

Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple,
Past Continuous, Present Perfect or the Past Perfect. There are more verbs than you need.
stay up• have• study • find • do • go • see • take • get • think • watch • ride • play • see • live • work
1. I thought the film was brand new, but Jenny …………………… it several years earlier.
2. Every Tuesday afternoon, I …………………… to a dance class.
3. Vera ………… always ……………… in Brighton. She was born there and never moved away.
4. .…………………… you …………………… TV right now?
5. I …………………… my bicycle when I hit a rock.
6. My friends and I always …………………… football at the weekend.
7. Angie …………………… sunburnt at the beach yesterday.
8. Before Jeff worked here, he …………………… in a florist’s shop.
9. I …………………… never …………………… such a beautiful rainbow before. It was amazing!
10. Shelley often …………………… her homework in the afternoons.
11. Last night, I …………………… a strange dream.
12. .…………………… you ever …………………… all night? I did once.
13. She …………………… at this school for the past two years.
14. He’s not at home. He …………………… the dog for a walk.

.COMPLETE THE PASSAGE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
One day, as Nathalie Hoyland of Yorkshire, England 1. …………………… (walk) home from work,
she …………………… (begin) to feel very tired. She 3. …………………… (know) she needed to get
2.

home quickly and get into bed. Nathalie 4. …………………… (suffer) from a rare disease called Kleine-
Levin Syndrome since she was 17 years old. This disease, also called “Sleeping Beauty Disease”, 5.
…………………… (cause) people to sleep for days and, sometimes, even weeks at a time. When this
6.…………………… (happen) to Nathalie, her family makes sure they wake her up regularly so that

she can eat and drink. Over the years, Nathalie 7. …………………… (miss) school exams, her birthday,
Christmas and even week-long family holidays. Today, Nathalie 8. …………… (work) as a careers
advisor with local youth. She hopes scientists 9. ……………… (discover) a cure for the disease in the
near future.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING ALL THE VERBAL TENSES YOU KNOW.
1. We ………..……… (live) in London but we …………………(stay) in Manchester this weekend.
2. I think Sandy………………. (fail) the exam unless she studies a bit more!
3. My dad ………………always (forget) his keys!
4. This time yesterday, I ………………….... ( have) a romantic meal with my girlfriend.
5. How long …………………………………….………..you (talk) on the phone?
6. I don’t want …………………………………………….…….. (listen) to that music.
7. If I …………………………………………(have) a lot of money, I’d donate some to a charity.
8. I ……………….. ( write) this essay on climatic change for hours.
9. What ……………………………………………….………you (do) at 8:00pm yesterday?
10. I had to call the mechanic because my car ……………………….………….. ( break ) down.
11. He‘ll phone you as soon as he ………………………..……… ( get) home.
12. Unless he …………….. ( pass) all his exams, he won’t go on holiday.
13. I won’t be here next year. I ………………………………… ( finish) my degree by then.
14. If you heat water at 100ºC, it ……………………………………………..……… (boil).
15. This time tomorrow Robert ……………………………………….……. ( fly) to Australia.
16. I remember …………………. ( see) a TV programme about renewable energy last year.
17. Scientists hope ……………… ( find) a cure for cancer soon.
18. While we were working in the office the fire alarm ………………………………….(go ) off.
19. After she ………………………………. ( do) all the shopping, she decided to have a coffee.
20. Matthew ……………………….……………..(work) at the post office at the moment.
21. Richard …………………………….... (not be) to Italy yet but he’d really like to go one day.
22. It’s all arranged. We ……………….. (meet) Julie in town at seven o’clock tomorrow morning.
23. While I………………. (do) the cleaning, I broke my mum’s favourite ornament.
24. We ………………………………………………..……… (not get) on well at the moment.
25. Jack………………..……………. just ……………… (get) back from his trip abroad.
26. That looks heavy. I ……………………………………………… (carry) it for you.
27. I …………………………….………….. (ring) Claudia five times now but she still isn’t in.
28. At this time tomorrow, what ………………. you ………………. (do)?
29. I hate ……………… (split up) with boyfriends. I always cry.
30. She ……………….. ( be ) a scientist for many years and she still loves her work.
31. If you arrive late, the film ……………………………….…. ( begin).
32. Look at the black sky! It ………………………………………….………… (rain).
33. We ………………………….…………..…………… ( relax) on the beach this time on Monday.
34. How often ……………………….…………… your best friend ( phone) you?
35. When he ……………………………..….. ( see) you tomorrow he’ll tell you the bad news.
36. Carrie .......................... (just / get) home. In fact, she …………….. (take) her coat off as I speak.
37. She tried to remember what ………………………….…….. ( happen).
38. He’d have been in the team if he ………………………………………….. (train ) harder.
39. If he were rich, he…………………………………….……………. (can) live better
40. The plane to Madrid ……………………………………..…… ( leave ) at 7:00pm.
41. I’ve decided what to buy Denise for her birthday. I ………………………. (buy) her a bracelet.
42. They decided to watch the film because Ann ……………………... ( not see) it before.
43. He stopped …………………………………….……. (talk) and looked at me.
44. Sophie ……………… (not clean) her dad’s car yet, and he………………. (always/ ask) her to
clean it.
45.I am very tired. I …………….. (type) tense exercises all day, in fact I ……………..(type) 50
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