Present Tenses

By Mrs. Rahma Ben Khalifa

Present simple tense
Present continuous tense
1. Put the verb in brackets into the PRESENT SIMPLE
or PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense :
Dear Mum,I _______________________________ (JUST
WRITE) to tell you how much I
_______________________________ (APPRECIATE) the
money you have sent me, and to tell you how I
__________________________(GET) on in my first term
at university. In fact, I _____________________________
(REALLY ENJOY) myself.I
____________________________ (STUDY) quite hard as
well, but at the moment I
_______________________________ (SPEND) a lot of
time making new friends.I
_______________________________ (STILL STAY) with
my friend Jilland I ______________________________
(LOOK) for some place to live on my own.
 Correction
Dear Mum,
I am just writing(JUST WRITE) to tell you how much I
appreciate(APPRECIATE) the money you have sent me,
and to tell you how I am getting(GET) on in my first
term at university. In fact, I am really enjoying(REALLY
ENJOY) myself.I am studying(STUDY) quite hard as
well, but at the moment I am spending(SPEND) a lot of
time making new friends.I am still staying(STILL STAY)
with my friend Jilland I am looking(LOOK) for some
place to live on my own.
Present perfect tense
Past perfect continuous tense
Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect tense!

21. I ________________________ for 6 years. (marry)

22. Dad ________________________ a number of jobs in the
last few years (have).
23. The bank is still closed. It ________________________ yet.
(not open)
24. Our daughter ___________________________ lipstick
since she was 16 (wear).
25. She is angry because her boyfriend
________________________ up yet and she
________________________ for half an hour. (not show, wait).
26. I’m still waiting for an answer. They
________________________ up their minds yet. (notmake)
 27. How many times ________________________ the cat
today? (Kim feed)
21. I have been married for 6 years. (marry)
22. Dad has had a number of jobs in the last few years
(have).
23. The bank is still closed. It hasn’t opened yet. (not
open)
24. Our daughter has been wearing lipstick since she
was 16 (wear).
25. She is angry because her boyfriend has not shown
up yet and she has been waiting for half an hour. (not
show, wait).
26. I’m still waiting for an answer. They haven’t made
up their minds yet. (notmake)
27. How many times has Kim fed the cat today? (Kim
feed)
Mixed tenses
Correction