What a language course can do
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. I (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not /
be) really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study)
harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course
to London.
5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people
from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages
nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before
the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.
11. And I (begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not / be) any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in
September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a
while.
16. As you (see / can) , I (become) a real London fan already.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present
progressive)
1. Look! Sara (go) to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) on black shoes but now she (wear)
white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) an umbrella because it (rain)
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. When he (wake up) , his mother (already /prepare)
breakfast
2. We (go) to London because our friends (invite) us
3. He (hear) the news, (go) to the telephone and
(call) a friend.
4. When she (start) learning English she (already
/learn) French.
5. Jane (already / type) three pages when her computer
(crash) .
6. By the time the doctor (arrive) at the house the patient
( die) .
7. Before that day we (never / think) of traveling to Japan.
8. I (know) him a long time before I (meet) his family.
9. They (not / know) where to meet because nobody
(tell) them.
10.It (be) cloudy for days before it (begin) to rain.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. I (just / finish) my homework.
2. Mary (already / write) five letters.
3. Tom (move) to his home town in 1994.
4. My friend (be) in Canada two years ago.
5. I (not / be) to Canada so far.
6. But I (already / travel) to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I (not /buy) a new film yet.
9. (they / spend) their holidays in Paris last summer?
10.(you / ever / see ) a whale?
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask)
them to fill in the form
2. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
3. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbath) .
4. My father (come) in, (look) and (tell)
me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group (prepare) dinner the others
(collect) wood for the campfire.
6. While the parents (have) breakfast the children
(run) about.
7. Martha (turn) off the light and (go) to bed.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple future or future perfect)
1. Tomorrow I think I (start) my new project.
2. I (finish) it by the end of this month.
3. The teacher (probably/assign) a test to his students next
Monday.
4. He (correct) it by the end of next week.
5. My friend (certainly/get) a good mark.
6. By 9 o'clock, we (finish) our homework.
7. They (leave) the classroom by the end of the hour.
8. I think I (start) my trip tomorrow
Warning
1. We TV when it started to rain. (to watch)
2. I to visit you yesterday, but you not at home. (to
want) (to be)
3. Look! It , so we can't to the beach. (to rain) (to go)
4. There are a lot of clouds! It soon. (to rain)
5. The sun in the east. (to rise)
6. Since 2011 they their son every year. (to visit)
7. While the doctor Mr Jones, his son outside this
morning. (to examine) (to wait)
8. I for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait)
9. After Larry the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)
10. Wait a minute, I this box for you. (to carry)
