Tenses Worksheet
Use the CORRECT TENSE:
1. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often …………………….. (sing) this
song.
2. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls …………………………………….. (not / talk) now. All of them
………………………… (watch) a film.
4. …………………… you …………………….. (like) watching TV?
5. He …………………………………….. (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he
………………………………….. (leave) home late.
6. I ……………………………………. (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister
………………………………………. (often / visit) them.
7. The boys …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool now but they
………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
8. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
9. They …………………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they
…………………………………. (have) at a restaurant.
10. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.
11. “Where …………………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“In France.”
12. Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
13. The children ………………………… (play) the piano and ……………………… (sing) a
song at the moment.
14. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.
15. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:
* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone * stop * walk * travel * like * stay
I watched the late film on TV last night.
1. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!
2. She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.
3. Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.
4. Her parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.
5. I ………………….. you four times last night but you were out.
6. We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.
7. She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.
8. The men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.
9. I ……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.
10. They ………………… to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was
very interesting.
Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs
in brackets:
Last night I ……………… (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I
…………….. (leave) the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It …………….. (be) a warm
evening and I ……………….. (decide) to walk along the beach. Suddenly, I
………………… (hear) a noise. I ……………….. (turn) and ……………… (see) three
boys aged about eighteen. One boy ……………… (come) up to me and
……………….. (ask) me the time. When I ………………. (look) down at my watch, he
……………… (hit) me and I ……………… (fall) to the ground. Another
boy………………. (take) my wallet. I ……………….. (shout) for help. Then they
………………(run) away.
Put these sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb “ TO BE”
Example: I’m at home. ….. I was at home………………………………
1. Jane and Michael are tired. ……………………………………………….
2. She’s in the park. ……………………………………………….
3. It’s a sunny day. ……………………………………………….
4. You’re late. .………………………………………………
5. They aren’t hungry. ……………………………………………….
6. We aren’t at work. ……………………………………………….
7. I’m thirsty. .………………………………………………
8. You aren’t at school. ……………………………………………….
9. We’re at the cinema. ……………………………………………….
10.Paula isn’t happy. ……………………………………………….
11.Everyone is excited. ……………………………………………….
12.I’m not afraid. .. .……………………………………………..
G) Read the interview and answer the questions: Bill Jenkins is 100 today.
Interviewer: Bill, I expect life is very different today than a hundred years ago.
What was it like?
Bill : Yes, it is very different. Life was much quieter then. There are so many cars
now. There weren’t any cars when I was a boy.
Interviewer: Were you happy as a child?
Bill : Oh yes, I was very happy, but I’m still happy now!
Interviewer: Tell me about your family.
Bill : Well, my father was a postman and my mother was a cook. We weren’t rich,
but we weren’t poor either. There were five children. My brothers and sisters
were all younger than me but I’m the only one still here.
1. Were there any cars when he was a boy?
2. Was he happy or sad when he was a child?
3. What was his mother’s job?
4. How many children were there in his family?
Make sentences with WILL BE –ING:
1. I’m going to watch television from 9 until 10 o’clock this evening. So at 9.30 I
……………………………………………………………………..
2. Tomorrow afternoon I’m going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4
o’clock tomorrow I ……………………………………………………..
3. Jim is going to study from 7 o’clock until 10 o’clock this evening. So at 8.30
this evening he ………………………………………………………
4. We are going to clean the flat tomorrow. It will take from 9 until 11 o’clock. So
at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning ……………………………………………
5. Tom is a football fan and there is a football match on television this evening.
The match begins at 7.30 and ends at 9.15. So at 8.30 this evening
…………………………………………………………
6. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. …………………………………………..
(we / finish) dinner then.
7. A: Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? B: Not in the afternoon.
………………………………………………… (I / work).
8. Do you think ………………………………………………….. (you / still / do)
the same job in ten years’ time?
9. If you need to contact me, ………………………………………………….. (I /
stay) at the Hilton Hotel until Friday.
10. A: ………………………………………………………. (you / see) Laura
tomorrow? B: Yes, probably. Why? A: I borrowed this book from her. Can you
give it back to her?
