- •Present forms state verbs
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with recently, how long, yet, for, always, ever, already, since, so far or just. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or continuous, using short forms where appropriate.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •Have gone to / have been to
- •5. Fill in the gaps with have/has been (to) or have/has gone (to).
- •6. Choose the correct answer.
- •7. Underline the correct tense.
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •9. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •12. Choose the correct answer.
- •13. Correct the mistakes.
- •In other words
- •14. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •Past forms
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?
- •2. A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •4. Imagine that you were present when these things happened, then, in pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example.
- •Used to / be used to / get used to
- •5. Rewrite each person's comment using used to or didn't use to.
- •6. Choose the correct answer.
- •7. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the correct form. Use each verb twice.
- •Past simple versus present perfect
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •9. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the past perfect continuous.
- •10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
- •11. First, say which action happened first, then join the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
- •12. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •Past simple – past continuous – past perfect
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •14. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •15. Underline the correct tense.
- •16. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
- •In other words
- •17. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •18. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •Future forms
- •1. Tanya Smirnoff is a famous astrologer. She's been invited on a tv show to give her astrological predictions for next year. Using the prompts below, make sentences, as in the example.
- •2. In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts below, as in the examples.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of will or be going to and the verb in brackets.
- •Will /shall
- •4. Fill in the gaps with shall, will or the correct form of be going to.
- •5. Replace the words in bold with will/won't or shall I/we, as in the example.
- •6. In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts below, as in the example.
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple, the present simple or the present continuous.
- •9. A) Cliff Turner has his own business and it is doing well. He has already decided to expand. Look at the prompts and say what he is going to do, as in the example.
- •10. Ln Pairs, ask and answer the following questions using I (don't) think/expect I will or I hope /'m sure/'m afraid I will/won't, as in the example.
- •11. You want to ask your friend to do something for you. Use the prompts below to make questions, as in the example.
- •12. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple or the future continuous.
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
- •14. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect or the future perfect continuous.
- •15. Choose the correct answer.
- •16. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous or the future perfect.
- •Review of future forms
- •17. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •18. Underline the correct tense.
- •19. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
- •20. Study the following situations, then make sentences using the correct future tense, as in the example.
- •21. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
- •22. Underline the correct tense.
- •23. Put the verbs into the correct future tense.
- •24. Correct the mistakes.
- •25. Choose the correct answer.
- •26. Make questions and complete the short answers, as in the example.
- •27. Choose the correct answer.
- •28. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, the present simple, the present continuous or the present perfect.
13. Correct the mistakes.
1 They have been to the shops. They'll be home soon.
2 Joe plays in the garden at the moment.
3 I am going to work by car every day.
4 The builders finish the block of flats already.
5 He has been breaking his arm.
6 Sam have just finished reading a very interesting book.
7 Water is boiling at 100 °C.
8 John is living here since 1986.
9 I study this subject for five years.
10 Who has use my scissors?
In other words
Study these examples. The second sentence has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 I've never had such a good meal.
ever It's the best meal I have ever had.
2 She started collecting postcards four years ago.
been She has been collecting postcards for four years.
3 They haven't finished painting the house yet.
still They are still painting the house.
4 I've never ridden a camel before.
first It's the first time I've ridden a camel.
14. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
1. She hasn't finished cooking the meal yet.
still She … is still cooking … the meal.
2. I've never met such an interesting person.
ever He's the most interesting person I … met.
3. He started repairing the roof three hours ago.
been He … the roof for three hours.
4. They've never visited an old castle before.
first It's … have visited an old castle.
5. Robert is still decorating the flat.
finished Robert … the flat yet.
6. It's the most boring book I've ever read.
never I … such a boring book.
7. He started playing rugby four years ago.
been He … rugby for four years.
Past forms
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?
1. They ...were cleaning... (clean) the windows when it …started... (start) to rain.
Cleaning the windows was the longer action.
2. As he … (drive) to work, he … (remember) that his briefcase was still at home.
3. Melanie … (cook) dinner when her husband … (come) home.
4. I … (hear) a loud crash as I … (sit) in the garden.
5. She … (type) a letter when her boss … (arrive).
6. While the dog … (dig) in the garden, it … (find) a bone.
7. Mary … (ride) her bicycle when she … (notice) the tiny kitten.
8. While I … (do) my homework, the phone … (ring).
2. A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
P: What 1) ...were you doing... (you/do) when you 2) … (see) the accident, madam?
H: I … (walk) down the street.
P: What exactly 4) … (you/see)?
H: Well, the driver of the car 5)… (drive) down the road when suddenly the old man just 5) … (step) in front of him! It 6) … (be) terrible!
P: 8) … (the driver/speed)?
H: No, not really, but the old man 9) … (not/look) both ways before he ... (try) to cross the road.
P: 11) ... (anyone else/see) the accident?
H: Yes, the lady in the post office.
P: Thank you very much.