I.

Puneţi verbele din paranteze la Present Simple sau la Present Continuous:

1. I (not go) for a walk because it (snow).
2. What you (do) this evening?
3. He usually (like) orage juice but now he (drink) water.
4. He (smoke) a pack of cigarettes a day. Why you (smoke) so much?
5. She (not like) that boy.
6. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.
7. You (like) this book?
8. You (dream) at night?
9. I can’t answer the phone now because I (cook).
10. How you usually (get) to work? I usually (go) by bus, but now I (take) a taxi because I am late.
11. The manager can’t receive you now as he (have) an interview.
12. You (write) to John now? Yes, I (be). I always (write) to him on his birthday.
13. Where you (hurry)? To the theatre, as I (not want) to miss the first act.
14. She always (borrow) books from me and never (remember) to give them back.
15. My aunt (cook) delicious cakes. In fact, she (cook) one for me at this very moment.
16. You (go) to work every day? Yes, of course, except Saturdays and Sundays.
17. Who you (wait) for? I (wait) for John, but he is late, as usual.
18. I always (have) a rest after lunch.
19. What you (think) of? I (think) of my mother just now.
20. You (know) what time it is?

II. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses (Past Tense or
Past Continuous):

1. A: What (you, do) ____________ when the accident occurred? B: I (try) ____________ to change a light
bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) ____________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ____________ to the police
and (turn) ____________ it in.
3. The doctor (say) ____________ that Tom (be) ____________ too sick to go to work and that he (need)
____________ to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive) ____________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not)
____________ there. She (study, at the library) ____________ for her final examination in French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) ____________
television. That's all she ever does!
6. A: I (call) ____________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) ____________ there. Where were
you? B: I (work) ____________ out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk) ____________ into the busy office, the secretary (talk) ____________ on the phone with a
customer, several clerks (work, busily) ____________ at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly)
____________ methods to improve customer service.
8. I (watch) ____________ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to
find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be) ____________ in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything
because she (listen, not) ____________.
10. It's strange that you (call) ____________ because I (think, just) ____________ about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) ____________ the Atlantic when it (strike) ____________ an iceberg.
12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) ____________ and (try)
____________ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) ____________ for souvenirs. Some young
boys (lead) ____________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men
(argue) ____________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) ____________ over to a man who (sell)
____________ fruit and (buy) ____________ a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) ____________ the old woman who (be) ____________ trapped on the third floor
of the burning building.
14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) ____________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect,
actually) ____________ me to do them for her.
15. Samantha (live) ____________ in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) ____________ there
when the Berlin Wall came down.

III. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses (Present
Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous):
1. Robin: I think the waiter (forget) _________ us. We (wait) ____________ here for over half an hour and
nobody (take) ________________ our order yet.
Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) ______________ by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks
we (order, already) __________________.
Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) _________________ here for five or ten minutes and
they already have their food.
Michele: He must realize we (order, not) _______________ yet! We (sit) ________________ here for over
half an hour staring at him.
Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) ________________ us. He (run) ________________ from table to
table taking orders and serving food.
Michele: That's true, and he (look, not) ______________ in our direction once.

IV. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive):
a.
1. The receptionist (welcome) ......... the guests and (ask) ......... them to fill in the form
2. The car (break) ......... down and we (have) ......... to walk home.
3. The boys (swim) ......... while the girls (sunbath) ......... ,
4. My father (come) ......... in, (look) ......... and (tell) ......... me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group (prepare) ......... dinner the others (collect) ......... wood for the campfire.
6. While the parents (have) ......... breakfast the children (run) ......... about.
7. Martha (turn) ......... off the light and (go) ......... to bed.

b. Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) ____________. She said she (call)
____________ me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait)
____________ for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk)
____________ to me. I couldn't believe she (make) ____________ a phone call during the lecture. I asked
what was going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually) ____________ in
class. Some of the students (talk) ____________ about their plans for the weekend and the student next to
her (draw) ____________ a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell) ____________ me she was not satisfied
with the class, I (mention) ____________ that my biology professor was quite good and (suggest)
____________ that she switch to my class.
While we were talking, I (hear) ____________ her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?"
Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) ____________ up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner.
As I (cut) ____________ vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) ____________ Angela,
but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

V. Past or Present Perfect:

1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?" B: I don't know. I (see, never) ____________ that movie.
2. Sam (arrive) ____________ in San Diego a week ago.
3. My best friend and I (know) ____________ each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a
week.
4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) ____________ ten very creative short stories in the last year. One
day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.
5. I (have, not) ____________ this much fun since I (be) ____________ a kid.
6. Things (change) ____________ a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start) ____________ working
here three years ago, the company (have, only) ____________ six employees. Since then, we (expand)
____________ to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
7. I (tell) ____________ him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) ____________ off
into the forest and (be) ____________ bitten by a snake.
8. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) ____________ the bus this morning. You (be) ____________ late
to work too many times. You are fired!
9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never) ____________ the
ocean. He should come with us to Miami.
10. How sad! George (dream) ____________ of going to California before he died, but he didn't make it. He
(see, never) ____________ the ocean.
11. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) ____________ much easier and very comfortable. In the
19th century, it (take) ____________ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The
trip (be) ____________ very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) ____________ a great deal in the
last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
12. Jonny, I can't believe how much you (change) ____________ since the last time I (see) ____________
you. You (grow) ____________ at least a foot!
13. This tree (be) ____________ planted by the settlers who (found) ____________ our city over four
hundred years ago.
14. This mountain (be, never) ____________ climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers (try) ____________
to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever) ____________. The climb is extremely difficult and many
people (die) ____________ trying to reach the summit.
15. I (visit, never) ____________ Africa, but I (travel) ____________ to South America several times. The
last time I (go) ____________ to South America, I (visit) ____________ Brazil and Peru. I (spend)
____________ two weeks in the Amazon, (hike) ____________ for a week near Machu Picchu, and (fly)
____________ over the Nazca Lines.

VI. Choose among Present Continuous, Simple Past, Present Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect
Continuous

My English is really getting better. I (try) ... to learn the language since 1985, but only recently have
I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 1988, I (study) ... the language
for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences.
For a couple more years, I (struggle) ... through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no
difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.
I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I (stay) ... with a host
family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I (sit) ... there the whole time staring at the host mother
and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.
When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I (have) ... problems with the language for years. He
recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I (research)
... exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school in the United States.
Well, it worked. I (live) ... and (study) ... in the U.S. for more than two years. I (stay) ... here for at
least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent.

VII. Choose among Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect
Continuous
1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) ... here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next
five minutes, I am going to leave.
 2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) ... for over an hour. I
almost left without him.
3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) ... for that import company for more than
ten years and he (work) ... in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.
4. I (see) ... many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very
misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
5. Sarah (climb) ... the Matterhorn, (sail) ... around the world, and (go) ... on safari in Kenya. She is
such an adventurous person.
6. Sarah (climb) ... the Matterhorn, (sail) ... around the world and (go) ... on safari in Kenya by the
time she turned twenty-five. She (experience) ... more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.
7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry) ... .

I.
1. When Carol (call) ....................... last night, I (watch) ....................... my favorite show on television.
2. I (work) ....................... for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire!
3. Sharon (love) ....................... to travel. She (go) ....................... abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to
go to Peru.
4. Thomas is an author. He (write) ....................... mystery novels and travel memoirs. He (write) ....................... since
he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write) ....................... seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book
of poetry.
5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we (get) ....................... to the train station, Susan
(wait) ....................... for us for more than two hours.
6. Sam (try) ....................... to change a light bulb when he (slip) ....................... and (fall) ........................
7. Everyday I (wake) ....................... up at 6 o'clock, (eat) ....................... breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave)
....................... for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get) ....................... up at 6:30, (skip) .......................
breakfast and (leave) ....................... for work late because I (forget) ....................... to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim (read) ....................... the newspaper and Kathy (make) ....................... dinner. Last night at this time,
they (do) ....................... the same thing. She (cook) ....................... and he (read) ....................... the newspaper.
Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) ....................... the same thing. She (prepare) ....................... dinner and he (read)
........................ They are very predictable people!
9. Last summer, you (complete) ....................... your studies and (find) ....................... a job. I, on the other hand,
(accomplish, not) ....................... anything. I (study, still) ....................... and you (work) ....................... in some new
high paying job.
10. The students (be, usually) ....................... usually taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they (be)
....................... taught by Mr. Tanzer.

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11. Jane talks on the phone. Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour. Mary is talking on the phone.
Who is not necessarily on the phone now?
12. I'm going to make dinner for Frank. I'm making dinner for Judy. I'll make dinner for Mary. I make dinner for Ted.
I will be making dinner for Tony.
Who are you offering to make dinner for?
13. Jane left when Tim arrived. Bob left when Tim had arrived. When Tim arrived, Mary was leaving. John had left
when Tim arrived. After Tim arrived, Frank left.
Who did not run into Tim?
14. Jane is talking in class. Bob always talks in class. Mary is always talking in class.
Whose action bothers you?
15. Jane never left Jamestown. Bob has never left Jamestown.
Who is still alive?

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Choose between Past Tense and Past Perfect:
 I can't believe I (get) that apartment. I (submit) my application last week, but I didn't think I had a
chance of actually getting it. When I (show) up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people
who (arrive) before me. Most of them (fill, already) out their applications and were already leaving. The
landlord said I could still apply, so I did.
I (try) to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want) me to include
references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I (have) some problems with him in the
past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I (end) up listing my father as a reference.
It was total luck that he (decide) to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father
(go) to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look) at my credit report.
I really lucked out!

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Choose among Past Tense, Past Perfect and
Present Perfect:

1. When I (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner.
2. Since I began acting, I (perform) in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I
(speak, never even) publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.
3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) without me. My boss (be) furious with me and
I (be) fired.
4. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear,
not) the song in years, and it (bring) back some great memories.
5. Last week, I (run) into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) each other in years, and both of us (change)
a great deal. I (enjoy) talking to her so much that I (ask) her out on a date. We are getting together tonight
for dinner.
6. When Jack (enter) the room, I (recognize, not) him because he (lose) so much weight and (grow) a beard.
He looked totally different!
7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture
(disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first (arrive) in the New World.
8. I (visit) so many beautiful places since I (come) to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) of Bryce
Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

III. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses (Past Perfect
or Past Perfect Continuous):

I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at
8:00. I (try) to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the
coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) five cups of coffee and I (wait) over an hour. I had to
leave because I (arrange) to meet Kathy in front of the theater.
When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the
entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) for more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) up
and (go) into the theater without us.
Kathy told me you (be) late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you
again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss) several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you
owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

IV. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses (Present
Perfect / Past Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous):

1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes,
I am going to leave.
2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) for over an hour. I almost left
without him.
3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) for that import company for more than ten years
and he (work) in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.
4. I (see) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very
misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
5. Sarah (climb) the Matterhorn, (sail) around the world, and (go) on safari in Kenya. She is such an
adventurous person.
6. Sarah (climb) the Matterhorn, (sail) around the world and (go) on safari in Kenya by the time she turned
twenty-five. She (experience) more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.
7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry).