1st part: present tenses
1- Complete the sentences with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS: (14 x 0,1)
- Susan usually _____________________ (go) to school by bus, but now she
_____________________ (go) to school by train.
- Mary often _____________________ (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and
she …_____________________ (not / read).
- The boys usually _____________________ (ride) their bikes to school. They
_____________________ (like / ride) their bikes.
- They always _____________________ (go) to school late. Today their teacher
_____________________ (be) very angry.
- Mary _____________________ (like / eat) sweets. Every morning
she_____________________ (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For
lunch she and her friends often ____________________ (eat) sweets or ice-cream.
She_____________________ (not / like) fruit or vegetables. She
_____________________ (eat / never) eggs or cheese. She
_____________________ (sleep) in her room now.
2- Complete the sentences with PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS (6x0,1):
- I _________________________ (work) on redecorating the house for the last few
days and I'm still not finished.
- He ___________________ (see) the film ‘The King’s Speech’ about six times
- Rachel ________________________ (travel) around Europe for two months now. At
the moment, she’s in Barcelona. She ___________________ (visit) six countries so
far.
- Sara and Lucy ___________________ (already / have) lunch .
- She ___________________ ( eat) chocolate all morning, so she feels sick
3- Complete the sentences with ALL THE PRESENT TENSES (10x0,1):
- He _____________________________ (write) letters all morning.
- My school ________________________ (begin) at nine every day.
- _________________________________ (Oier/ finish) his work yet?
- How long __________________________________ (you/ learn) English?
- She _________________________________ (not / study) at the moment
- The train _________________________________ (just / arrive)
- I often _________________________________ (read) at night
- My bicycle isn’t here. Somebody _________________________________ (take) it.
- Elizabeth _________________________________ (live) with Mike for three years
- _________________________________ (He / eat) now?
2nd part : past tenses
4- Complete the sentences with PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS: (10 x 0,1)
- My dad _____________________ (listen) to classical music when I
_____________________ (arrive) home from school.
- I _____________________ (try) to log on when the WiFi_____________________
(stop) working.
- My little sister _____________________ (draw) a picture while I
_____________________ (study) for my French exam.
- George ________________ (fall) off the ladder while he ________________ the
ceiling. (paint)
- I ________________ (meet) a friend while I ________________ the shopping (do)
5- Complete the sentences with PAST PERFECT SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS: (5 x 0,2)
- My brother _________________________________ (eat) all the pie before we got
back.
- He _________________________________(live) in London for ten years when he
had an accident.
- The fire spread to the next building before the firemen
_________________________________(arrive)
- We _________________________________ (play) football for half an hour when it
started to rain
- He told us that he_________________________________(never / go) on a cruise
trip before.
6- Complete the sentences with ALL THE PAST TENSES (10x0,1):
- After they _______________________________ (finish) their breakfast, they
_______________________________ (leave) for school.
- She ________________________________ (study) English for three years when
she took the exam
- His mother_______________________________ (worry) a lot about him before she
_______________________________ (hear) that he was safe
- Angela ______________________________ (hurt) herself yesterday while she
_____________________________ (climb) up a tree.
- He __________________________ (play) guitar when someone
__________________________ (open) the window
- He was tired because he ________________________________(write) letters all
morning.
3rd part: future tenses
7- Complete the sentences with FUTURE WITH WILL, BE GOING TO or FUTURE
CONTINUOUS (10 x 0,1)
- Where __________________________________ (we / eat) tonight?
- Maybe I ________________________________ (become) a doctor.
- Do you think ________________________________ (you / still / do) the same job in
ten years’ time?
- I am at med school. I ______________________________ (be) a doctor soon.
- I’m going to watch television from 9 until 10 o’clock this evening. So at 9.30 I
______________________________
- They _________________________ (play) tennis this afternoon
- Tomorrow, at this time, I _____________________________ (go) to Barcelona
- The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________________ (be) very
sunny.
- Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. _____________________________ (we / finish)
dinner then.
- I _________________ (go) to London soon, I have already bought my tickets
8- Complete the sentences with FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE or FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS: (5 x 0,2)
- Life ______________________________ (become) more automated by then.
- By next February I ______________________________ (write) my third book.
- I ______________________________ (learn) English for ten years by the end of this
year.
- I hope it ______________________________ (stop) raining before the match starts.
- By the time we get home they ______________________________ (play) football
for half an hour.
9- Complete the sentences with ALL THE FUTURE TENSES (10x0,1):
- We _________________________ (finish) the room by the time you get back.
- My sister _________________________ (study) in the USA next year.
- Jane _________________________ (work) on her thesis for the next three months.
- The guided tour _________________________ (leave) the hotel at 8.25 tomorrow
morning
- Maybe they _________________________ (get) married in June.
- I think I _________________________ (go) to bed early tonight. - I’m tired.
- By the time I arrive home, the workers _________________________ (finish)
repairing my TV set
- At this time next year, we _________________________ (leave) in our new house
- A. It’s too dark in here B: I _________________________ (turn on) the light
- I _________________________ (drive) this car for six years by tomorrow.
4th part: all the tenses (40 x 0,025)
1. The Bartons ____________________ (go) to the mountains last weekend. While they
____________________ (have) lunch, a man____________________ (fall) down the tree.
They ____________________(take) him to the hospital in their car. They
____________________ (visit) him twice in the hospital since that time. The man
____________________(be) better now and the doctors say he ____________________
(leave) the hospital soon. When The Bartons____________________(visit) him yesterday,
they ____________________ (take) him a bunch of flowers. The
man____________________ (be) very happy and ____________________ (thank) them.
Mr. Barton says he ____________________ (spend) the next weekend at the seaside and
he hopes there ____________________(not / be) any more accidents.
2. I ____________________(finish) school last month and I ____________________ (not /
have) a job yet, but fortunately I ____________________ (have) a job interview tomorrow. I
usually ____________________ (get) up early so often ____________________ (sleep) at
around half past ten. I ____________________ (be) a little excited last night and because
of this I ____________________ (want / watch) TV before I ____________________ (go) to
bed. There ____________________ (be) a film about birds on TV and while I
____________________ (sit) on the sofa, I ____________________ (fall) asleep.
___________ you ________________(have/ ever) a terrible dream? Well, I
____________________(have) one last night. In my dream I ____________________(be)
a parrot and my apartment flat ____________________ (be) on the tenth floor of a big
building. A big cat ____________________ (want) to catch me so I
____________________(begin) to fly. Suddenly the cat ____________________ (attack)
me. It nearly____________________ (kill) me. While I ____________________ (shout) in
pain,a voice____________________ (say), “_____________ you ________________(see)
my books? I can’t find them.” When I ____________________ (open) my eyes, I
____________________ (feel) very happy ____________________(see) my sister. Of
course she ____________________ (not / understand) the reason but I
____________________ (give) her a big kiss.