Tenses Revision: Present Simple Tense, Simple Past Tense, Present

Continuous tense, Past Continuous tense, Present Perfect tense, Past Perfect
tense.
Part A)

Important Notes:

“While” is usually followed by [was/were + ing] or [is/am/are + ing]we use [is/am/are/was/were + ing]

for a longer action.

e.g. While I was taking a bath, the phone rang.

e.g. The phone rings while I am taking a bath.

1. I (stay) inside while it was raining.

2. William (listen) to music as he was walking to school.

3. Amy always (play) video games while her mother

(talk) to her. This is her habit.

4.Every day, as I (take) a shower, I brush my teeth.

5. We read magazines while we (be)eating.

6. As they were eating, Lynn and Tim (talk) about their jobs.

7. Brian’s cat (go) to the bathroom while he is sleeping.

Part B)

1) Last Christmas, while Amy (shop), she (see) a beautiful dress in

a shop.
or
1) Amy is always so lucky. While she (shop), she (see) a beautiful
dress in a shop.

2) Last night, Teddy (call) me while I (wash) my hands.

Or
2) I don’t know if it is normal or not, but Teddy (call) me while I
(wash) my hands all the time.

3) The accident was very tragic. When Joe (cook), he (cut) his
finger.
 4) After a long day at work two days ago, I (watch) TV when
my mother (ask) me to buy some groceries.
Or
4) I (watch) TV when my mother (ask) me to buy some
groceries.

Part C) Complete the following sentences using ALL different tenses

1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?"
B: I don't know. I (see, never) that movie.

2. Danny, I can't believe how much you (change) since the last time I (see)
you. You (grow) at least 8 meters!
3. This mountain (be, never) climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers (try)
to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever) . The climb is extremely=very difficult and
many people (die) trying to reach the top.
4. I (visit, never) Africa, but I (travel) to Japan several times. The last time I (go)
to Japan, I (visit) Tokyo. I (spend) two weeks there. I (hike)
for a week near Fuji Mountain, and (fly) over it.

5. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago before the earthquake (happen) .
His mother (collapse) while she (hold) her son’s funeral.

6. My best friend and I (know) each other for over fifteen years. We still (visit) each
other once a week.

7. Ben is a fantastic writer. He (write) ten very creative short stories last year. His wife
(believe) that he (be) as famous as J.K. Rowling in the future.

8. I (have, not) this much fun since I (be) a kid.

9. Things (change) a lot at school. When we first (start) studying here two years ago,
the school (have, only) fifty-two teachers. Since then, we (expand) to include more than sixty
teachers. Several years ago, there (be) a big accident in the science laboratory. Luckily,
all teachers and students (leave) the school when the science laboratory (explode) .