Tenses: Exercises

I. Present Simple

1. Which sentences are correct?

1. Which negative sentence is in the Simple Present?

a.  He do not reads a book.
b.  He does not read a book.
c.  He is not reading a book.
d.  He not read a book.

2. Negate the sentences.

1. Kevin plays basketball.

2.
KEVIN DOESN’T / DOES NOT PLAY BASKETBALL.

3. Mr Smith teaches French.

MR SMITH DOES NOT / DOESN’T TEACH FRENCH.

3. Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1. DOES  she  COLLECT stamps? (to collect)

2. Peter  DOES NOT / DOESN’T WRITE  e-mails. (not/to write)

II. Present Continuous

1. Which answers are correct?

1. Which verb forms go with the Present Progressive?

a. am + infinitive + -ing
b. are + infinitive + -ing
c. is + infinitive + -ing
d. infinitive + -ed
e. infinitive + -ing
f. infinitive + -s
g. to be + infinitive + -ing

2. Negate the sentences.

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 1. The baby is crying.
THE BABY IS NOT / ISN’T CRYING.
2. The girls are riding their bikes.
THE GIRLS AREN’T / ARE NOT RIDING THEIR BIKES.

3. Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1. Listen! Pete and Joe  ARE SCREAMING (to scream)

2. Dennis  IS SWAPPING comics with Peter at the moment. (to swap)

III. Present Perfect

1. Which answers are correct?

Which verb forms are used with the Present Perfect?
a. had + past participle
b. has + past participle
c. have + infinitive
d. have + past participle

2. In which sentences/questions is the Present Perfect used correctly?

a.  Liam has drawed a picture.

b.  Liam has drawn a picture.
c.  Liam have drawn a picture.

a. Has you ever seen an eagle?

b.  Have you ever saw an eagle?
c.  Have you ever seen an eagle?

3. Negate the sentences.

1. The twins have broken the window.

THE TWINS HAVE NOT / HAVEN’T BROKEN THE WINDOW.
2. Patsy has cut her finger.
PATSY HAS NOT / HASN’T CUT HER FINGER.

IV. Present Perfect Progressive

1. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1. Andrew  HASN’T BEEN LIVING in the country since 2015. (not/to live)

2. How long HAVE  your grandparents BEEN DRIVING  this car? (to drive)
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3. We  HAVE BEEN LIVING in Greece since last August. (to live)
4. Max and Paul HAVE BEEN RIDING  their bikes all day. (to ride)

2. Put in the verbs in Present Perfect Progressive and form negative sentences.

1. Carl HASN’T / HAS NOT BEEN LISTENING  to the teacher for the last ten minutes. (not/to
listen)
2. The students HAVE NOT / HAVEN’T BEEN TRYING  to learn the new words. (not/to try)

V. Past Simple

1. Form questions in the Simple Past.

1. to be / the boys / in the sun

WERE THE BOYS IN THE SUN ?
2. where / your father / to repair / the kite
WHERE DID YOUR FATHER REPAIR THE KITE ?

2. Negate the given sentences.

1. We ran to the tree house.

WE DIDN’T RUN TO THE TREE HOUSE.
2. The boys swapped comics.
THE BOYS DIDN’T SWAP COMICS.

3. Which sentences/questions are correct?

1. In which sentence is the Simple Past used correctly?

a.  Steven forgetted his homework.
b.  Steven forgot his homework.
c.  Steven forgots his homework.

VI. Past Continuous

1. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Past Progressive/ Past Continuous.

1. She WAS PACKING the lunch basket. (to pack)

2. I WAS NOT / WASN’T WHISPERING (not/to whisper)
3. WAS  he  TRYING to help? (to try)
4. The men WERE NOT / WEREN’T FIGHTING  at the street corner. (not/to fight)

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2. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Past
Progressive.

1. She  WAS NOT / WASN’T EATING a cheeseburger. (not/to eat)

2. They  WEREN’T / WERE NOT PAITING pictures. (not/to paint)

VII. Past Perfect

1. Put the words in brackets into the gaps. Use the verbs in Past Perfect.

2. When I arrived at the restaurant, Victoria HAD ALREADY ORDERED  a glass of

water. (already/to order)
3. He noticed that Peter HAD NOT / HADN’T PAINTED  the old chair. (not/to paint)
4. HAD THEY READ the instructions before they switched on the mobile phone? (they/to
read)
5. HAD THE GIRL LEARNED  the new words before she texted her friend? (the girl/to learn)
6. The budgie flew away because Jim HADN’T / HAD NOT CLOSED  the window. (not/to
close)
7. When we came home, Frank HADN’T PAINTED  the ceiling yet. (not/to paint)

VIII. Past Perfect Progressive

1. Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).

1. We (sleep) HAD BEEN SLEEPING  for 12 hours

when he woke us up.
2. They (wait) HAD BEEN WAITING  at the station
for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
3. We (look for) HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR  her
ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
4. I (not / walk) HAD NOT BEEN WALKING for a
long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
5. How long (learn / she) HAD SHE BEEN
LEARNING.  English before she went to London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because
he (sing) HAD BEEN SINGING  in the rain too long.

IX. Going To – Future

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences. Use going to-future.
1. We  ARE GOING TO PLAY a new computer game. (to play)
2. My sister  IS GOING TO WATCH TV. (to watch).
3. IS she  GOING TO TAKE photos? (to take)
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 4. ARE  they GOING TO WATCH  a DVD? (to watch)

2. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form negative sentences in going to-future.
1. They  ARE NOT GOING TO PACK the lunch basket. (not/to pack)
2. I AM NOT GOING TO ASK  somebody the way. (not/to ask)

X. Will – Future

1.Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use will-future.

1. They WILL BE  back by 6:30 pm. (to be)

2. WILL you  HELP me? (to help)
3. When  WILL I SEE  you again? (to see)
4. His parents WILL NOT / WON’T PUNISH  him for being late. (not/to punish)

2.Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form negative sentences in will-future.

1. Tim  WILL NOT / WON’T TELL the teacher. (not/to tell)

2. I hope I WILL NOT / WON’T MISS  the train to Manchester. (not/to miss)

XI. Future Perfect

1. Fill in the verbs in brackets in Future Perfect.

2. Anne  WILL HAVE REPAIRED her bike next week. (to repair)

3. We WILL HAVE DONE the washing by 8 o'clock. (to do)
4. She WILL HAVE VISITED  Paris by the end of next year. (to visit)
5. I WILL HAVE FINISHED this by 6 o'clock. (to finish)
6. Sam  WILL HAVE LEFT by next week. (to leave)
7. She WILL HAVE DISCUSSED  this with her mother tonight. (to discuss)

XII. Future Progressive

1. Fill in the verbs in brackets in Future Progressive.

1. Peggy WILL BE COMING to the party on Saturday. (to come)
2. We WILL BE MEETING him tomorrow. (to meet)
3. This time next week he WILL BE FLYING  to South Africa. (to fly)
4. At 6 o'clock on Friday they WILL BE SINGING  the new song. (to sing)
5. It WILL BE PROBABLY RAINING  when I reach Bangkok. (to rain/probably)
6. Tomorrow at nine I WILL BE WRITING a test. (to write)

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 XIII. Future Perfect Progressive

1. Make the future perfect continuous. Choose the positive, negative or question form.
1) I WILL HAVE BEEN WORKING (work) all weekend so I won't be energetic on Sunday night.
2) How long WILL YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING (you / wait) when you finally get your exam
results?
3) Julie WILL NOT HAVE BEEN EATING (not / eat) much, so we'll need to make sure she has a
good meal when she arrives.
4) How long WILL SHE HAVE BEEN PLANNING (she / plan) to move house when she finally
moves?
5) WILL SHE HAVE BEEN WAITING ( she / wait) long by the time we get there?
6) WILL HE HAVE BEEN PLAYING (he / play) computer games for ten hours when he finally
stops?

XIV. Conditional Simple

1. Put the verbs into the correct form (conditional I simple).

1. You WOULD NOT SAY (not / say) that.

2. She WOULD NOT / WOULDN’T DO (not / do) this.
3. WOULD YOU GIVE (give / you) him this letter?
4. I WOULD NOT WAIT (not / wait)  any longer.
5. WOULD SHE WAKE (wake / she) me up at six o'clock?
6. WOULD THEY HELP (help / they) him in the garden?

XV. Conditional Progressive

1. Put the verbs into the correct form (conditional I progressive). Use would.
1. If I had not broken my leg, I WOULD BE DIVING (dive) in the Carribean now.
2. If the weather were better, we WOULD BE SITTING (sit)  outside now.
3. He WOULD BE WATCHING (watch)  TV now if I had not pulled out the plug.
4. If you had taken another route, we WOULDN’T BE STANDING (not / stand)  in the traffic jam.
5. WOULD SHE STILL BE WAITING (wait / she / still)   for me now if I had not picked her up?

XVI. Conditional Perfect Progressive

1. Put the verbs into the correct form (conditional perfect progressive).

1. If he had not had to go home, we WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING (play) chess all night.

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2. They WOULD HAVE BEEN BOOZING (booze) all night. But they ran out of money.
3. He WOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING (fly) to Australia, if he had not missed the plane.
4. She WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STUDYING (no/study) in Toronto for 2 years if her parents
had not wanted her to.
5. We WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN WALKING (not walk) around in the woods all night if they had
told us it was dangerous.
6. WOULD HE HAVE BEEN GAMBLING (gamble/he) all night long if we had not stopped him?