TENSES REVIEW:

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple,

Past Continuous, Present Perfect

Present Simple
works
Her name is Mandy Taylor. She (work) ………………….. goes
at the Sip Café. Mandy (go) ………………….. to
the café every morning at six o’clock. She (open) ………………………… opens the café and (set)
sets
…………………….. arrive
the tables. The other waiters (arrive) ………………………… at seven o’clock and they
tidy
(tidy) ………………………. come
the kitchen. The first customers (come) ……………………… in at about 7:30.
takes
Mandy (take) ………………………… a break at 10 o’clock. She (finish) ………………………finishes work at 2
meets
o’clock and sometimes she (meet) …………………….. friends for lunch.
MAKE QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES
a) He works at hospital during the weekends..........................................................................................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) They watch TV in the evenings. …………………………………………………………….............................
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c) Jane goes to school with her friends every day. …………………………………………………………..........
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d) You like playing with your computer................................................................................................................
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e) Their father is a firefighter. ...............................................................................................................................
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Present Continuous

1. John (read) a book now.

2. What (you do) tonight?
3. Jack and Peter (work) late today.
4. Silvia (not listen) to music.
5. Maria (sit) next to Paul.
6. How many other students (you study) with?
7. The phone (not ring).

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 Past Simple

1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?

5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.

6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.

7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

8. I _________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle _________________ (die).

9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?

11. She _________________ (read) the newspaper yesterday.

12. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.

13. He _________________ (not / study) for the exam.

Past Continuous

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.
3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practice) the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) all day.
6. While Alan (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) .
8. What (you / do) yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit) in the park.
10. I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch) TV.
11. When I arrived, They (play) cards.
12. We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 PM.

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 Present Perfect Simple
1) (I / go / to the library today)………………………………………………………….........
2) (you / keep a pet for three years) ………………………………………………………….
3) (you / come here before)?....................................................................................................
4) (it / rain all day)? ………………………………………………………………………….
5) (who / we / forgot to invite)? ……………………………………………………………...
6) (we / not / hear that song already)…………………………………………………………
7) (he / not / forget his books) ……………………………………………………………….
8) (she / steal all the chocolate) ……………………………………………………………...
9) (I / explain it well)? ……………………………………………………………………….
10) (she / leave her phone in a taxi) ………………………………………………………….

PRESENT SIMPLE /PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Ted: Hello Dad, I’m in Birmingham. It__________________________(pour) with rain and
I__________________(not/have) any money.
Bob: What____________you_____________(want) me to do about it?
Ted: Could you come and pick me up?
Bob:Ted, you________________ (always /ask) me to do this! I______________ (get) tired of it.
Ted: Please , Dad. I am tired and hungry. My evening classes__________________(start) at 7.00 and I have to
be on time. Can’t mum come and get me?
Bob: The Smiths________________________________(visit) us tonight and she ________________(be) busy
in the kitchen. She _______________________________(bake) a cake at the moment.
Ted: Please, Dad. I __________________(ask) you to do this for me one last time.The success of my
presentation tonight____________________ (depend) on you.
Bob: OK. I’ll be there in half an hour. But this is the last time. I __________________________(mean) it.
PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

Simon ____________________________ (walk) home from work one day when

he__________________________(notice) something shining on the pavement on the other side of the road. A
car _________________________________(come) down the road, so he waited until it had driven past, then
he____________________(cross) over. When he________________(get) to the other side he saw that it was a
shiny gold coin! He ____________________________(look) around to make sure no
one__________________________(look), then he____________________________(bend) down to pick it up.
Imagine his surprise when he____________________________(not/can) move it! He
______________________(be) just about to give up when he ________________________(hear) a strange
sound behind him. Someone __________________________(laugh) at him, but he couldn’t see who
it_____________________(be). Two little boys_______________________________(hide) behind a hedge,
laughing at anyone who tried to pick up the coin they had stuck to the pavement with glue.

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 PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO SUITABLE TENSES

1. We ....................................................... (invite) them to the party but they didn’t come.

2. It .................................................. (rain) when we .............................................(go) out.
3. It’s a nice day today. The sun .........................................................(shine).
4. I got up early and ..............................................................(have) a shower.
5. The phone ............................(ring) while Mary ........................................(cook) dinner.
6. Tom isn’t at home at the moment. He .................................................(travel) abroad.
7. I saw Bob and Sam at the party, but I ................................................(not/speak) to them.
8. Robert had a book in his hand but he ..............................................(not/read) it.
9. The floor is clean now. I ..............................................................(just/wash) it.
10. How often ................................................................(you/go) on holiday ?
11. Janet and Daniel...............................................................(be) married for nine years.
12. Who ..............................................................................( invent) the telephone ?
13. Jo got married when she ...................................................(be) 23.
14. I ............................................................(know) Ann and Lesley since we were at school..
15. ................................................................(I/not/watch) TV very much.
16. The children are in the living room. They .........................................(watch) TV.
17. We ................................................(not/be) hungry, so we didn’t stay for lunch.
18. Betty ......................................................(have) the same job for 15 years.
19. I .....................................................................(never/ride) a horse in my life.
20. We .....................................................(go) to the cinema yesterday.

Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle
Be Leave
Become Lose
Began Make
Buy Meet
Come Pay
Cut Put
Drink Read
Drive Ride
Eat Run
Fall Say
Feel See
find Speak
Get Take
Give Teach
Go Tell
Have Think
Hear Understand
Keep Win
Know Write

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