1.
Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous:
a) What time ________________ (you /catch) the bus every morning?
b) ___________________ (you / meet) Patrick tonight?
c) My brother __________________ (not get up) early at the weekends.
d) She ________ (not be) the one I told you!
2. Complete the following sentences with the past simple and past continuous:
a) The sun ________________ (shine) at 7.30 this morning when I got up.
b) We met lots of famous actors when we _______________ (live) in Hollywood.
c) Sally _____________________ (not understand) the answer because she wasn’t listening.
3. Complete the sentences using the correct verbal tense
a) Alberto __________ (drive) to school bus everyday.
b) Sandy __________ (forget) her homework very often.
c) Our friends sometimes ________ (go) to the supermarket.
d) Jenny never ________ (go) there. But she ________ (go) yesterday because her mother
________ (be) ill.
e) When they ___________ (arrive), the boy _______________ (play) in his room.
f) By next year, they _________________ (win) the prize.
g) Thay ________________ (argue) yesterday afternoon.
h) We ________________ [are planning/plan/] (plan) a trip for this weekend
i) When they ________ (see) the car, they started ____________ [dance/to dance/] (dance).
j) She hates ___________ [get/getting] (get) the bus everyday.
k) ___________ (smoke) is bad for your health.
l) __________________________ (they/smoke) here?
m) What you say ________ (be) terrible.
n) They _______________ (meet) tonight at 10 o'clock.
o) Who ________ [are/is/] (be) your favourite pop stars?
p) _______________ (you/see) him last night?
q) While I ________________ (study) my girlfriend _______________ (fall) asleep.
4. Complete the following sentences using present simple:
a) Tom and Lewis ________ (go) out once a week.
b) Mary ________ (eat) pizza twice a week.
c) Mr. Black ________ (go) to England once a month.
d) The hotel __________ (serve) meals at 8 o'clock.
e) Steve ________ (play) tennis at every day.
5. Complete the sentences using present continuous:
a) I ______________ (write) a poem now.
b) She ______________ (leave) tomorrow morning.
c) We ________________ (build) a house.
d) Paul and Jennifer ________________ (study) French at university.
e) Peter ______________ (leave) outside.
6. Complete the sentences with past simple:
a) Susan __________ (teach) English at university last year.
b) John _______________ (not like) studying English.
c) My sister ________ (break) my computer.
d) Sarah ________ (write) the best poem.
e) ________________ (you / know) the answer to the question?
7. Complete the sentences with past continuous:
a) I __________________ (travel) all day and I arrived a bit late last night.
b) I _________________ (wonder) if I could use the washing machine for my clothes.
c) My sister ______________ (take) care of me at that time.
d) I _______________ (walk) home when I saw her.
e) Peter ________________ (watch) television when he was sent a message.
