- •Simple tenses
- •State verbs
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •5. Present Simple or Simple Future. Put the verb into either the Present Simple or the Simple Future tense.
- •Continuous tenses
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past, Future Simple; Present, Past Continuous.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- •Perfect tenses
- •1. Mrs. Brown is on a pension. While working she was a prosperous lady. Tell your group mates about her achievements. All the sentences are in Present Perfect.
- •3. Make up the questions starting with Have you ever …?
- •5. Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb in brackets.
- •6. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form Past Perfect or Past Simple.
- •7. Turn the following into the Future Perfect.
- •Perfect continuous tenses
- •1. Write a question for each situation.
- •2. Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.
- •3. Put the verb in brackets into Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •4. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
- •5. Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.
- •6. Put the verb into the most suitable form: Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
- •7. Let’s sum up. Make the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •8. Choose the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Watch out for Stative verbs.
- •9. Choose the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
- •10. Choose the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •11. Choose the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •12. Choose the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
10. Choose the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. I ________________ (see) three police cars this morning (it’s still morning).
2. After he ____________ (arrive) home, he ________ (unpack) and _________________ (go) to bed early.
3. A: What’s wrong? B: I ________________________________ (break) a glass!
4. My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few months before they _________________ (get) married.
5. I _________________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here.
6. We ___________________________________________ (see) Julie last night.
7. He ____________ (be) a teacher before he ____________ (become) a musician.
8. When the boss ____________ (walk) into the room, we _________________ (know) someone was going to get fired.
9. The children ____________________ (break) a window in the school last week.
10. He _______________________________________ (see) that film last year.
11. Lucy _________________________ (break) her leg, so she can’t come skiing.
12. Julie ________________________________ (arrive)! Come and say hello!
13. They _________________ (be) cold when they _________ (arrive) home.
14. Jack _________________ (break) his arm when he _________ (fall) off a horse in 2007.
15. I __________ (know) about the problem for months, but I ________(not / find) a solution yet.
16. A: When ________________________ (you / arrive)? B: At 10pm last night.
17. She ____________________(be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.
18. How long _______________ (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often.
19. I ________________________________________ (see) the sea before.
20. A: Hello B: Hi Mum, it’s me. I just wanted to say I _________________(arrive) safely and everything is fine.
11. Choose the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. __________________________________ (you / buy) your train ticket yet?
2. The kitchen is a complete mess! What ________________(the children / do)?
3. Julie _____________________________________(learn) to drive for six years!
4. Amanda ___________________ (already / have) lunch, so she’ll meet us later.
5. How much coffee ________________________ (she / drink) this morning?
6. Simon ______________________________________ (write) three books.
7. I __________________________ (do) everything I needed to do today! Hurray!
8. It __________________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.
9. I _______________________________ (read) your book. Here it is, thank you.
10. She __________________________________(forget) how to get to my house.
11. I _________________________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest.
12. She ___________________________ (make) three cakes. They look delicious!
13. David feels great these days. He ____________________ (get) up early lately.
14. We __________________________________ (always / hate) rush hour traffic.
15. Recently, I ___________________ (study) a lot. My exams are in a few weeks.
16. We ___________________________ (write) this book for months and months.
17. I ____________________________________ (always / love) chocolate.
18. I _______________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time.
19. What’s that delicious smell? _______________________ (you / cook)?
20. I _____________________________________ (watch) seven films this week!