Revision of Tenses

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

☺ + am + V ing
+ ☺+ V = always + are = now
V es / s = usually is
= at the
= often ☺ + am + not + V ing moment
☺ + don’t + V are
_ = sometimes _ = today
doesn’t is
= never
(WH) + am + ☺ + V ing? = Look!
(WH) Do + ☺ + V ? = on Mondays
? ? are = Listen!
Does = every day is

= used for repeated actions, habits and facts = used for something that is happening now,
which do not change at the moment of speaking

PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT

+ ☺ + V ed / d = yesterday + ☺ + have + V ed / d = yet
II column = last week has III column = already
= two days = still
☺ + didn’t + V ago ☺ + haven’t + V ed / d = ever
_ _ hasn’t III column = never
I column = in April
= since
= in 1985 = for
(WH) Did +☺+ V ? = when I was (WH) Have+☺+ V ed / d
? ? = this
I column younger Has III column morning

= used for actions that started and finished in = used for a completed action which has a
the past result in the present or for very recent actions

SIMPLE FUTURE GOING TO FUTURE

+ ☺ + will + V + ☺ + am + going to + V
are
shall is
= tomorrow = tomorrow

☺ + won’t + V = next week

☺+ am + not + going to + V = next week
_ _ are
shan’t is = soon
= soon
(WH) + am + ☺ + going to +V? = this evening
(WH) Will + ☺ + V ?
? ? are
Shall is

= used for actions we decide to do at the = used for future plans, intentions or
moment we speak or to talk about what we predictions when something in the present
think or know will happen in the future tells us about the future

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 Mixed Exercises

1 Don’t worry. I (PHONE) you tomorrow.

2 She (MEET) her friends yesterday evening.
3 It’s 7pm. We (HAVE) dinner.
4 Emma (CAN) swim but she (NOT CAN) sing.
5 In Britain the banks usually (OPEN) at 9 in the morning.
6 She (NOT GO) out yet.
7 There is a good film on TV tonight. I (WATCH) it.
8 Where’s Tom? He (HAVE) a shower.
9 We (GO) to the cinema tonight. We have got the tickets.
10 We (BE) in the theatre yesterday.
11 I (NOT TELL) him yet.
12 Linda (LIKE) meat but she (NOT LIKE) vegetables.
13 Where’s Mum? She (COOK) in the kitchen.
14 Today the weather (BE) nice but yesterday it (BE) very cold.
15 I’m sorry I was late this morning. It (NOT HAPPEN) again.
16 I (CLEAN) my teeth three times yesterday.
17 Tim often (WORK) very hard.
18 Jenny (BE) fourteen years old.
19 Ann already (GO) to bed.
20 The accident (HAPPEN) last Sunday afternoon.
21 Look! They (SWIM) in the river.
22 I (SEE) Emma but I (NOT SEE) Jane yesterday.

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23 You can turn off the television. I (NOT WATCH) it.

24 Last night Jenny (FALL) asleep very early.
25 Listen! Somebody (PLAY) the piano.
26 David is lazy. He (NOT LIKE) hard work.
27 Where your parents (GO) for their holiday last year?
28 I (SEE) Ann five minutes ago.
29 I (NOT HAVE) a job for five months.
30 You ever (BE) to England?
31 The weather is nice now but I think it (RAIN) soon.
32 Mozart (WRITE) more than 600 pieces of music.
33 Ann is in hospital. Oh really? I didn’t know. I (GO) and visit her.
34 Ann is in hospital. Yes I know. I (VISIT) her tomorrow.
35 Look! That man (WEAR) the same sweater as you.
36 I (NOT BE) happy when I heard the news.
37 I fell hungry. I think (HAVE) something to eat.
38 She (NOT VISIT) her grandma since October.
39 You must meet George. I think you (LIKE) him.
40 Why are you filling that bucket with water? I (WASH) the car.
41 They (BE) married for ten years.
42 She (GET) up at seven o’clock yesterday.
43 Baby always (CRY) when they are hungry.
44 Let’s go out. It (NOT RAIN) now.

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets Complete with verbs in brackets in Simple Past

1.- Sylvia ………..….(have/always) a good breakfast. 1.- The boy ………….. (lose) all his money.

2.- Theo ……….(not /brush) his teeth after lunch. 2.- Teresa ………….. (draw) a beautiful picture.

3.- Lucy ………… (spend) a lot of money on snacks. 3.- Helen ….. (be) late and she ……. (miss) the bus.

4.- ……..Sonia …………. (take) pictures in winter? 4.- The kids …….. (eat) watermelon and pears.

5.- Richard …………. (often/go) swimming at weekends. 5.- My family ……….. (sell) the small apartment.

6.- We ………… (never play) cricket at school. 6.- We …………. (hire) a boat and ……….(enjoy) a lot.

7.- Ben ……………. (love) climbing mountains. 7.- Sabrina ……..….. (take) the plane to Bristol.

8.- Sarah and Max ……… (rarely go) to a summer Camp. 8.- The girl …………. (lend) her friend some CDs.

9.-My friend …………… (sometimes/take) a taxi. 9.- The teacher ……… (repeat) the page twice.

10.-Elizabeth …………….(not speak) Italian fluently. 10.- My cousin ………… (wear) some new trainers.

11.- Joanna ……….. (ask) many questions to the teacher. 11.- David ………. (sing) and ……. (dance) beautifully.

12.- Tina …………… (usually/sit) in the front row. 12.- Amelia ………. (wash) the dishes after lunch.

13.- John ………….. (get) good marks at exams. 13.- Antonio ………. (not come) yesterday.

Complete the sentences with verbs in brackets. Complete with verbs in brackets. Use Past
Use Present Perfect. Continuous tense.

1.-My friends …………….. (give) me a nice bracelet. 1.-At 7,30 they …………. (sit) on a bench in the park.

2.-………….. they ………… (buy) all the food for the party? 2.- What ………. he………… (drink) in the canteen?

3.- ………… you ever ………. (eat) octopus? 3.- The thief …………… (climb) out of the window.

4.- William ………… (tidy) his flat and …….. (dust) it too. 4.- The man …………… (lie) on the sofa at home.

5.- The swimming pool ………. (not open) yet. 5.-My niece ……….. (sleep) in bed.

6.- My brother ………… (already/repair) my computer. 6.- Tobias ………….. (run) the marathon in Paris.

7.- …………….. you …………… (see) the Maths teacher yet? 7.- The dogs …………. (fight) in the garden.

8.- My parents ………………….. (redecorate) my bedroom. 8.- All the students ………… (do) homework.

9.- The old woman ………… (just phone) the doctor. 9.- Susana ………. (bake) a chocolate cake.

10.- The two girls …….. (make) some plans for summer. 10.- Martha …………(look) out of the window.

11.- They ……………. (take) part in a dressing up party. 11.- Michael ……….. (travel) by train.

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 I was having a bath when the phone
The sun rises in the east. rang.
I often go to the market on While he was living in France he
Saturdays. visited Paris.
I work in a bank. When I woke up this morning the sun
in France? was shining.
They children. She was wearing a beautiful blue
dress when I saw her yesterday.
when I was talking to you?
They when we arrived.
I’m having lunch at the moment.
She’s living with her parents while
she’s looking for a job.
I’m seeing my mother tomorrow. I’ve seen that film before. (you don’t
tennis tomorrow? know when)
He anything at the moment Tom has worked in two companies.
(you don’t know which companies or
when)
Yesterday I went to the bank. I’ve been a teacher for 32 years. (and
I lived in England for 30 years. I’m still a teacher)
There wasn’t much pollution in my His English has improved since we
grandparents days. last met.
television last evening? yet? I there.
They the meal.

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.

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 Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous

1 Fill in the gaps with the correct forms.

a) I ................ (not like) fish.
b) We ............... (go) to Croatia on holiday last summer.
c) She .................(have) a bath when somebody .................. (call) her on the
phone)
d) She ................... (play) the violin at the moment.
e) We ................ (not go) to the cinema very often.
f) We ................. (walk) home while we .................. (talk) about the good old
times.
g) They ............... (live) in this street.
h) My grandfather ................. (fight) in Italy during the First World War and he
.................... (meet) my grandmother there.
i) He ............... (wait) for Anna when I ................. (see) him yesterday.
j) At present he ................ (live) in this city.
k) ‘.................. (you, know) Mrs. Robinson?’ ‘Yes, I .............. (know) her but
unfortunately, she ............... (die) two days ago.’
l) He always ................ (drink) a cup of tea in the morning but today he
................. (drink) coffee.
m) .................. (you, listen) to the teacher during the lesson?
n) My sister ................ (go) to the opera last night. She ................ (wear) a
beautiful black dress. She ................ (buy) it in Paris when she ................ (live)
there. She ................. (be) a babysitter there.
o) I ............... (talk) to my boss now. I can’t talk to you now.
p) .................. (you, have) a good time?
q) He ................. (sleep) on the way home in the car.
r) They ............... (have) dinner at 7 o’ clock every evening.
s) They ............... (have) dinner at 7 o’ clock every evening when they ................
(be) children.
t) He ................. (have) breakfast right now.
u) I ................. (be) 22 last year.
v) I ................. (be) 22 years old.
w) I ................. (learn) to speak Japanese last year when I .................. (spend) a
year there.
x) She ................. (study) in the living room when her boyfriend ..................
(come) to visit her.
y) I ................ (not talk) to Sarah at the party yesterday because I .................
(not have) time.
z) She ................ (not like) going to the theater when she was young.
................... (she, like) going now?

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2 Write sentences about the pictures using the expressions in the brackets and in the box.

cook delicious elegant go fishing go shopping have a picnic

have karate lessons one year old play golf play the piano rain
sing skate ski snow student

a) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (now)
b) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(twice a week)
c) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(yesterday)
d) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(very often)
e) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (during the lesson)
f) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (last Sunday)
g) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (at 9 o’ clock)
h) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (yesterday)
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (while I was sleeping)
j) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (last year)
k) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (at the moment)
l) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (right now)
m) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (every day)
n) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(during the concert)
o) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (-)
p) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………(now)

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 EXERCISES

I. TENSES: Put verbs in brackets into correct tenses

1. ________________ they ever (try)______________ sashimi? – No, they ________________

2. She ________________ (not do) his homework for 2 hours.
3. Look! That boy ________________ (draw) on your neighbor’s wall.
4. When ________________you (meet) ________________him? – I (meet) ________________ last
Tuesday.
5. He (live) ________________ in London with his grandparents for 5 years.
6. They never (stay up) ________________ late.
7. She ________________never ________________(see) this movie before.
8. She (sleep) ________________ at the moment.
9. ________________they (cook) ________________ in the kitchen right now? No, they
________________. They ________________ (watch) TV.
10. Last year, we (see) ________________ a very great movie with each other.
11. Where ________________ (be) your brother? – He (plant) ________________ some trees in the
garden.
12. They usually (buy) ________________bagels for lunch.
13. ________________she (cook) ________________pasta yesterday?
14. Tom (go) ________________swimming twice a week.
15. They (meet) ________________their old friends last week.
16. She (go) ________________camping in this forest three times.
17. She (not get up) ________________ early at the weekends.
18. They (not be) ________________at home last night.
19. Tony (travel) ________________with us next week.
20. ________________she (be) ________________fifteen years old next month? – No, she
________________.
21. When he was young, he usually (buy) ________________sandwiches for dinner.
22. ________________their teachers (have) ________________ lunch at the canteen now?
23. ________________ you ever (ride) ________________ a horse?
24. We (know) ________________each other for ages.
25. She (not meet) ________________him for a long time.
26. She (not eat) ________________breakfast yesterday.
27. They (go) ________________to the movies tonight.
28. He usually (cook) ________________pasta for dinner but today he (cook) ________________clam
chowder.
29. ________________(you) ________________(like) chicken sandwiches? – No, I ________________
30. They (read) ________________books since 10 o’clock.
31. He (draw) ________________this picture for 5 hours.
32. He (swim) ________________with his friends yesterday.
33. She can’t come to the phone right now because she (have) ________________lunch.
34. You shouldn’t (watch) ________________TV too much.
35. They can (cook) ________________Korean BBQ.
36. Johnny (be) ________________here soon.
37. ________________Joe (stay) ________________up late last night? – No, he ________________
38. They always (wear) ________________T – shirts and jeans when they come out.
39. We must (keep) ________________quiet.
40. He (take) ________________ a flight to Chicago last year.

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