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VERB TENSES

1. Complete the sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of the
bold verbs.
1. She . (not watch) TV at the moment.
2. He . (love) chocolate!
3. They. (do) their homework just now.
4. Vegetarians (not eat) meat.
. !e.. (perform) our "lay in school to#ay.
2. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the bold verbs.
1. !hen we (arrive) at the air"ort$ our %rien#s
(wait) %or us.
2. How many stu#ents .. (work) in the la& when you
. (visit) the school.
3. ' . (talk) to Tom on my mo&ile when the &attery
(run out).
4. She (stand) at the &us sto" when someone
.. (call) her name.
. The "hone . (ring) when ' . (have) a
shower.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and bold verbs.
1. ' . (go) to a #ance class on a Satur#ay morning.
(affirmative).
2. .. your gran#%ather ..
(work) in a %actory) (interrogative)
3. *ulia .. (like) eating in restaurants. (negative)
4. your "arents . (speak) to you in
+nglish) (interrogative)
. !e. (be able to) go to the swimming "ool on our own. (negative).
4. Choose the correct alternative (Present Perfect or Past Simple)
1. !here .......................................................(you, go ) last night)
2. ' .......................................................(not s"eak) to him yester#ay
3. ..................................................(you,e-er meet) a %amous "erson)
4. .y hair is wet.'...........(just,wash) it
. '...............................................(wash) my hair &e%ore &reak%ast this morning
5. nderline the correct answer. (past simple!past perfect)
1. /lice %elt -ery "lease# with hersel%. She had found/ found what she was looking %or.
2. 0!here are we)1 had asked / asked .artha.
3. 2y the time ' got &ack to the &athroom$ the &ath had overflowed / overflowed
4. She walke# into the station only to %in# that the train had left / left
. ' was just a&out to lea-e when ' had remem!ered / remem!ered my &rie%case.
". Correct the sentences.
1. '3-e gone to the cinema yester#ay
2. They3-e walke# home when they saw the am&ulance.
3. !e are use# to going to S"ain e-ery year &ut now we #on3t go at all.
4. 4ou were talking to Ste-en when '3-e seen you.
. 5i# your &rother e-er tol# his girl%rien# what your "arents thought)
#. Complete with will or "oin" to
1. /6 !hy are you hol#ing a "iece o% "a"er)
26 ' (write)77777777777777777777 a letter to my %rien#s &ack home in Te8as.
2. /6 '9m a&out to %all aslee". ' nee# to wake u"!
26 ' (get)7777777777777777777 you a cu" o% co%%ee. That will wake you u".
3. /6 ' can9t hear the tele-ision!
26 ' (turn)77777777777777777777777it u" so you can hear it.
4. !e are so e8cite# a&out our tri" ne8t month to :rance. !e (-isit)777777777777777777777
;aris$ <ice an# =reno&le.
. ' think he (&e)7777777777777777777777 the ne8t "resi#ent o% the >nite# States.
$. Complete the sentences with the future continuous or future perfect of the bold verbs.
1 2y this time ne8t week we .. (finish) all the work in our house.
2. This time ne8t year ' . (live) away %rom home.
3. The stu#ents (not complete) their assignments until
a%ter ?hristmas.
4. .. your sister . (arrive) in <ew 4ork
tomorrow)
. 2y the time you rea# my te8t message$ we .. (alread% !leave) the
country.
&'()*+(
1@ 1. isn3t watching 2. lo-es 3. are #oing 4. #on3t eat . are "er%orming
2@ 1. arri-e# , were waiting 2. were working , -isite# 3. was talking , ran out 4. was
stan#ing , calle# . rang , was ha-ing
3@ 1. use# to go 2. 5i# use to work 3. #i#n3t use to like 4. 5i# use to s"eak . #i#n3t
use to &e a&le to
4@ 1.#i# you go 2.#i#n3t s"eak 3.Ha-e you e-er met 4. ha-e just washe# .washe#
@ 1.ha# %oun# 2.aske# 3.ha# o-er%lowe# 4.ha# le%t .remem&ere#
A@ 1. ' went to the cinema yester#ay. 2. They were walking home when they saw the
am&ulance. 3. !e use# to go to S"ain e-ery year &ut now we #on3t go at all. 4. 4ou were
talking to Ste-en when ' saw you. . Has your &rother e-er tol# his girl%rien# what your
"arents thought)
B@ 1.am going to write 2.will get 3.will turn 4.are going to -isit .will &e
C@ 1.will ha-e %inishe# 2.will &e li-ing 3.won3t ha-e com"lete# 4.will &e arri-ing .will
ha-e alrea#y le%t

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