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VERB TENSES

Complete the sentences with the correct form of Present Simple of the verbs.
a) Helen………doesn’t watch………….(not/ watch) a film on TV.
b) My friends ……listen………. (listen) to music.
c) She………always reads……….. (always / read) a book before sleeping.
d) Your friends ….....aren’t............. (not be) at home.
e) John …......hasn’t got...............( not have got) a cat.
f) …Do you design ……. ( you/design) a website? Yes, I……do…….
g) ……Does he drink……. ( he/drink) a coke? No, he……doesn’t…….
h) …...Is your father.............(your father/ be) from France? Yes, …he is...
i) …....Has Sarah got ......... (Sarah / have got) many friends? No, …...she hasn’t...

Complete the sentences with the correct form of Present Continuous of the verbs.
j) Henry……isn’t reading……….(not/ read) a book.
k) My sisters …are listening………. (listen) to music.
l) I ……am not surfing …….. (not/surf) the Internet.
m) Your neighbour ….....is washing........... (wash) the car.
n) …Are you designing.... ( you/design) a website? Yes, I…am…….
o) …....Is the girl playing.......... ( the girl/play) with her doll? No, ….she isn’t..........

Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
p) Debbie.........is reading.......... (read) magazines now.
q) We ….....aren’t hiking........ (not hike) in the forest at the moment.
r) Ed …......usually tidies......... (usually / tidy) his room on Sundays.
s) …...Do you play........... (you / play) football every day?
t) …Are the camels running.... (the camels / run) in the desert right now?
u) …...Does Miss Smith teach... (Miss Smith / teach) maths on Tuesdays?
v) The students …..play...... (play) football twice a week.
w) ….. Do you like ............. (you / like) chocolate?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of Past Simple of the verbs.
x) Paul……didn’t study…….(not/ study) the lesson.
y) My friends …went…. (go) to Madrid.
z) You ……played…….. (play) football.
aa) ……Did you work……. ( you/work) in a bank? Yes, I…did……….
bb)……Did your sister study …. ( your sister/study) at the university? Yes, … she did ….
cc) …Did Paul have ……. ( Paul/have) a coffee? No, he… didn’t…….

Complete the sentences with the correct form of Past Continuous of the verbs.
dd)My friend……wasn’t buying…….(not/ buy) a newspaper.
ee) The students ……were doing…. (do) their homework.
ff) I ……wasn’t swimming…….. (not/swim) in the sea.
gg) ……Were you working…. ( you/work)? Yes, …I was…….
hh)……Was Paul having ……. ( Paul/have) a coffee? No, …he wasn’t…….
ii) ……Was my sister studying…. ( my sister/study)? Yes, ……she was…….
jj) …Were the students writing .. ( the students/write) an email? No, …they weren’t….
Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
kk)Debbie........was reading...... (read) magazines when I ….....saw........ (see) her.
ll) While we …...were hiking...... (hike) in the forest, we ….....saw..... (see) a deer.
mm) Edward …....was tidying ....... (tidy) his room, when we …..phoned....... (phone).
nn)When my mother …arrived.... (arrive), I …....was cooking.......... (cook) dinner
oo) …......Were the camels running.......... (the camels / run) in the desert right when you
…........saw.......... (see) them?
pp)Miss Smith …...was teaching...... (teach) maths when she …...retired...... (retire).

Complete the sentences with the correct form of Future Simple of the verbs.
qq)Mary………won’t go…….(not/ go) to the cinema.
rr) My friends ……will download…. (download) music.
ss) I ……won’t buy…….. (not/buy) a car.
tt) ……Will you give…. ( you/give) me your old bike? Yes, I……will…….
uu)...Will the teacher give... (the teacher / give) us a lot of homework? No, …he won’t....
vv) …..…Will she speak...........(she / speak) to her father again? Yes, …she will....

Complete the sentences with the correct form of be going to and the verbs in brackets.
ww) Pat……isn’t going to read……….(not/ read) a magazine.
xx) My neighbours …are going to write…. (write) a letter.
yy) I ……am not going to buy ….. (not/buy) a computer.
zz) The plane ….is going to land...... ( land) in Japan.
aaa) …Are you going to wash…. ( you/wash) the dishes? No, …I’m not…….
bbb) …...Is the girl going to tell...... (the girl / tell) you the truth? Yes, ….she is....
ccc) …...Is it going to be.... ( it / be) difficult?No, …it isn’t.........

Complete the sentences with the correct form of Present Perfect of the verbs.
ddd) Mary……hasn’t gone…….(not/ go) on holiday.
eee) My cousins …have bought…. (buy) a new computer.
fff) I ……haven’t eaten….. (not/eat) an apple since last week.
ggg) Your mother ….....has mother .......... (phone) you.
hhh) ……Have they given………. (they/give) you their old suitcase? Yes, …they
have….
iii) …....Has the teacher explained ...... (the teacher / explain) us the new lesson? No, ….she
hasn’t....
jjj) …....Has the policeman spoken.........(the policeman / speak) to the victim? Yes, ….he
has.....

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