VERBAL TENSES 1º BACHILLER

1. PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

1. My mother ……………………… (not go) to work on Mondays.

2. It’s difficult to believe your story. ……………………… you ……………………… (tell) me the truth?
3. I can’t carry this bag. It ……………………… (weigh) too much.
4. This job is difficult, but I ……………………… (try) my best!
5. The teacher is speaking very quietly. I ……………………… (not understand) him.
6. There’s so much noise outside. What ……………………… (happen)?
7. ……………………… you ……………………… (think) the guests are here?
8. I ……………………… (not know) her name.

2. PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1.- While I ___________ (do) my homework, my brother___________ (play) loud music

2.- As I _____________ (stand) on the platform, my wife _____________ (smoke)
3.- We _________ (go) to New York two years ago
4.- The students _________ (not sit) at their desks when the teacher_________ (come) into the
classroom.
5.- The police ________ (ask) the thief some questions when he ____________ (begin) to cry
6.- When I ____________ (arrive) in Madrid, I ___________ (realize) that I didn´t know his phone
number.
7.- It __________ (take) me two hours to get to school yesterday
8.- Joe _______________ (watch) TV while his friend ___________ (listen) to the radio.

3. PRESENT PERFECT AND SIMPLE PAST

1. A: (you / play / yet)_______________________the new computer game?
B: No, not yet. I only (buy)_______________it yesterday and I (have / not)_______________the
time yet.
2. A: (you / go)_______________to the cinema last night?
B: Yes. I (be)_______________there with Sue and Louis. (you / be)_______________to the
cinema recently?
3. A: I last (go)_______________to the cinema two weeks ago.
B: So you (see / not)_______________the new action film yet
A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy)_______________it?
B: Oh, I really (love)_______________it. But Sue (like / not)_______________it - too much
action!
A: But why (you / take)_______________her with you? She (tell)_______________me last week
that she (hate)_______________action films.
 B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She (try)_______________to flirt with him all the time. So he (can /
concentrate / not)_______________on the film.

4. Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect with for or since.
1 The last time they played hockey was three weeks ago.
They ____________________________________.
2 The last time Anna saw her boyfriend was on Sunday
Anna ____________________________________.
3 The last time my brother wrote to me was six months ago.
My brother ____________________________________.
4 The last time you ran a marathon was in 2005.
You ____________________________________.
5 The last time I went to the cinema was in January.
I ____________________________________

5. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

1. A: How long ___________________(be) in Canada?

B: I __________________(study) here for more than three years.
2. I ___________________ (have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a
new one.
3. I _________________(love) chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic".
4. Matt and Sarah ______________ (have) some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they
_____________________(go) to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out.
5. John __________________ (work) for the government since he graduated from Harvard University.
Until recently, he _____________(enjoy) his work, but now he is talking about retiring.
6. Lately, I ___________________(think) about changing my career because I
_______________(become) dissatisfied with the conditions at my company.
7. I __________________(see) Judy for more than five years and during that time I have
__________________(see) many changes in her personality.

6. SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT

1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She __________ (never / go) on a plane before that.
2.- We didn’t need to queue because my wife __________ (already / buy) the tickets
3.- The thieves had already spent the money when the police_________ (catch) them.
4.- Helen ________ (split up) with John before she met Paul.
5.- We ________ (know) her address because she _______ (tell) us.
6.- The children _________ (not eat) for days so they ___________(be) extremely hungry.
7.- Everyone ___________ (hug) each other after they __________(finish) their exams.
8.- She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ___________(already / see) the film.