Simple/Continuous/Perfect

Test 24. Mixed tenses: write the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. He (spend) ……………………………………… last summer in the country.

2. What your brother (do) now? ………………………………………………………………………………………

3. He (not write) ……………………………………….………… a composition by next Monday.

4. My sister (wash) ……………………………………….………… the dishes every morning.

5. You (go) ……………………………………….………… to the south next summer?

6. When I (ring) ……………………………………….………… Mike up yesterday, he still (learn) a poem.

7. If you (not help) ……………………………………….………… me, I (not do) ……………………………………….………… this work by 5 o’clock tomorrow.

8. Yesterday he (go) ……………………………………….………… for a walk only when he (do) his homework.

9. I (not go) to the cinema tomorrow, I (watch) ……………………………………….………… TV the whole evening.

10. When I came to the station, the train already (leave) ……………………………………….………….

11. We (not grow) ……………………………… tomatoes next summer.

12. You ever (be) ……………………………… to Piccadilly Circus?

13. What you (buy) ……………………………… at the shop yesterday?

14. If it (not rain) …………………………………… tomorrow, we (not stay) …………………………….at home.

15. When he (come) ………………………… tomorrow, I still (do) ……………………………… my homework.

16. Look! My friends (play) ………………………… football.

17. He (not read) ……………………………………….………… Turgenev since he was a pupil.

18. You (write) ……………………………………….………… this letter by the time she (come) ……………………………………….………… tomorrow?

19. ‘Lena usually (do) ……………………………………….………… her homework at school?’ ‘No, she _______.’

20. What you (do) at 6 o’clock yesterday?

Present / past/ future perfect continuous

Test 27. Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.

1. John is reading a book now. He has (read/been reading) it for two hours. He has (read/been reading) 53 pages so far.

2. Ann’s clothes are covered in paint. She has (painted/ been painting) the ceiling. She has not finished it yet.

3. Jane is still doing her homework. She has (done/been doing) it all day long.

4. Have you ever (played/been playing) tennis?

5. Look! Somebody has (broken/been breaking) that window!

6. ‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘That’s all right. I have not (waited/ been waiting) long.’

7. ‘Is it still raining?’ ‘No, it has (stopped/been stopping) raining.’

8. I have (lost/been losing) my address book. Have you (seen/been seeing) it anywhere?

9. My hands are very dirty. I have (repaired/been repairing) the car for two hours.

10. Mary has (written/been writing) ten letters today.

11. Have you (seen/been seeing) my bag anywhere? I have (looked/been looking) for it for ages.

12. How long have you (written/been writing) this composition?

13. They have (played/been playing) chess since 2 o’clock.

14. I have (known/been knowing) about it for a long time.

15. John has always (lived/been living) in London.

Test 30. Past Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.

1. I knew the facts of the case because I had (read/been reading) the report.

2. My eyes ached because I had (read/been reading) for three hours.

3. The children were dirty. They had (played/been playing) in the garden, and they were covered in mud.

4. I was very nervous at the beginning of the match. I had never (played/been playing) before.

5. Donald was very angry. He had (worked/been working) in the kitchen all morning, and no one had offered to help him.

6. The roads were wet because it had (rained/been raining) all night.

7. He was broke. He had (spent/been spending) all his money.

8. His hands were covered in oil because he had (tried/ been trying) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately, he had not (managed/been managing) to make it start.

9. I got to the meeting very late and everyone was waiting for me to start; the chairman told me they had (waited/ been waiting) for a whole hour.

10. When I arrived at the party, Mary had already (left/ been leaving).

11. We were good friends. We had (known/been knowing) each other for a long time.

12. They had (climbed/been climbing) for five hours before they reached the top of the mountain.

13. I had (felt/been feeling) sleepy all day so I went to bed early.

14. Ken gave up smoking two years ago. He had (smoked/ been smoking) for 30 years.

15. Ann had just (got/been getting) home when I phoned.

Test 31. Future Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.

1. We are late. The film will already have (started/been starting) by the time we get to the cinema.

2. We will have (flied/been flying) non-stop for seven hours before we get to New York.

3. By the end of this year he will have (acted/been acting) for thirty years.

4. Next year John and Ann will have (been/been being) married for 25 years.

5. Mr. Jacobs will have (worked/been working) on this project for 3 years next month.

6. Yes, I make jam every week. I’ll have (made/been making) about 200 kilos by the end of the summer.

7. Ann always leaves for work at 8.30 in the morning. So she won’t be at home at 9 o’clock. She will have (gone/ been going) to work.

8. I hope they will have (repaired/been repairing) this road by the time we come back next summer.

9. His telephone is out of order. He is still repairing it. Tomorrow he will have (repaired/been repairing) his telephone for a week.

10. He spends all his time planting trees. He says that by the end of next year he will have (planted/been planting) 2,000.

11. We’d better wait till 14 December. David will have (had/been having) his exam by then, so he’ll be able to join us.

12. I am expecting an important letter and I think it will have (arrived/been arriving) by Thursday.

13. Jane will have (learnt/been learning) English for 5 years this summer.

14. By the end of the month he will have (climbed/been climbing) mountains for twenty years.

15. By the end of the month he will have (climbed/been climbing) 50 mountains.