TENSES REVISION: PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE

Make questions in present simple tense

1. They wash the car. _________________________________?

2. I get up early. _________________________________?
3. They walk to school. _________________________________?
4. Jim eats an orange. _________________________________?
5. My sister listens to her new CD. _________________________________?
6. Ann cleans her shoes. _________________________________?
7. Henry climbs the tree. _________________________________?
8. Tina and Paul eat spaghetti. _________________________________?
9. We like pizza. _________________________________?
10. Gary and Peter go to the party. _________________________________?
Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous negative.
Example: She isn't having breakfast now. (have)
1. Don't cheat, even if the teacher _________________________________ at us. (look)
2. I want to lose weight. I _________________________________ anything today. (eat)
3. The number of people without jobs _________________________________ now. (rise)
4. Look out of the window. It ________________________________ any more. (snow)
5. They can help you because they _________________________________ any more. (work)
6. She _________________________________ for her English test at the moment. (study)
7. Look, our dog _________________________________ the cat today. (follow)
8. The twins _________________________________ their breakfast. (have)
9. The children _________________________________ TV right now. (watch)
10. I _________________________________ my daily workout at the moment. (do)
11. The movie is funny, but Matt _________________________________ it. (enjoy)
12. It's quiet. They _________________________________ any noise. (make)
13. It's not cold today. That's why we _________________________________ a jacket. (wear)
14. The population of our town _________________________________ very fast. (rise)
15. Lucy still _________________________________ better today. She must stay in bed. (feel)
16. His French wasn't very good, and it _________________________________. (improve)
17. Tom and Jeff _________________________________ tennis this season. (play)
18. Let's go out. It _________________________________ any more. (rain)
19. The kids are on the beach, but they _________________________________ in the sea. (swim)
20. Well, I _________________________________ now, but I'm very busy. (work)

Fill in the past form.

1. Mammoths ______________ big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)
2. Mammoths ______________ 100 years ago. (not live)
3. Mammoths ______________ a long time ago. (live)
4. Mammoths ______________ meat. They ______________ grass. (not eat / eat)
5. They ______________ two large tusks about three metres long. (have)
6. I ______________ by credit card. I ______________ cash. (pay / not pay)
7. He ______________ some milk. He ______________ any water. (drink / not drink)
8. She only ______________ a pound. She ______________ 3 pounds. (spend / not spend)
9. I ______________ some elephants. I ______________ any lions. (see / not see)
10. They ______________ in the sea, but they ______________ in the lake. (swim / not swim)
Complete the questions with the past simple.
Example: I asked Tim. - Who did you ask?
1. I met somebody. Who _________________________________________________ ?
2. Harry arrived. What time _________________________________________________ ?
3. I saw Bob yesterday. Who _________________________________________________ yesterday?
4. They wanted something. What _________________________________________________ ?
5. The meeting ended. What time _________________________________________________ ?
6. Pat went home early. Why _________________________________________________ home early?
7. We had fish for dinner. What _________________________________________________ for dinner?
8. It cost a lot of money. How much _________________________________________________ ?
9. He bought a T - shirt. What _________________________________________________ ?
10. We ate ham and eggs. What _________________________________________________ ?
11. He was at the office yesterday. _________________________________________________ at the office
yesterday?
12. That jacket cost more than 100 euros. _________________________________________________ more
than 100 euros?
13. We watched the late-night movie. _________________________________________________ the late-
night movie?
14. My father walked to work yesterday. _________________________________________________ to work
yesterday.?
15. She took the bus to Manchester. _________________________________________________ the bus to
Manchester?
16. They ate out last evening. _________________________________________________ out last evening?
17. They were in London last month. _________________________________________________ in London
last month?
18. They arrived at the airport on time. _________________________________________________ at the
airport on time?
19. Linda decided to go home straight away. _________________________________________________ to
go home straight away?
20. I bought bread. _________________________________________________ bread?
21. My friends swam in the sea. _________________________________________________ in the sea?
22. My sister missed the bus. _________________________________________________ the bus?
23. She answered by email. _________________________________________________ by email?
24. They won a lot of money. _________________________________________________ a lot of money?
25. She drove all the way without stopping. _________________________________________________ all
the way without stopping?