English Tenses Exercises, Lecture notes of English

Download English Tenses Exercises and more Lecture notes English in PDF only on Docsity! 1 English Tenses Exercises Present Perfect or Past Simple - Exercise Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple. 1. I watched a great film yesterday. (see) 2. Have you ever bought a cheap laptop? (you ever buy) 3. Sue the flu last winter. (have) 4. A few days ago, we to his uncle. (drive) 5. They bingo on Wednesday afternoon. (play) 6. He the bus to get there. (already take) 7. Last week my rabbit away. (run) 8. We a lot last Sunday. (do) 9. to India? (she ever be) 10. I him last Monday. (meet) 11. She yet. (not wake up) 12. I her since last Thursday. (not meet) 13. Bob well last night. (sleep) 14. I a letter from her two days ago. (get) 15. They in Germany. (already arrive) Present Perfect or Past Simple - Exercise 2 Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple. 1. I in Seattle for five years. (live) 2. Someone my bike! Now I'll have to walk home. (steal) 3. When Bob was young, he in London. (live) 4. I would like to visit Berlin sometime. Unfortunately, I there. (never be) 5. Tim to Scotland last year. (go) 6. I'm afraid I'm not hungry anymore. I . (already eat) 2 7. They don't live here anymore. They two years ago. (leave) 8. Ann, reading the newspaper yet? (you finish) 9. We football yesterday afternoon. (play) 10. The weather very good last week. (not be) 11. Where are the girls? They yet. (not arrive) 12. Her friend is an actor. He in many movies. (play) 13. We our vacation in Florida last summer. (spend) 14. His grandfather in April last year. (die) 15. I'm ready to go shopping. I my homework. (just finish) Present Perfect or Past Simple - Exercise 3 Complete the following sentences with the present perfect or past simple. 1. Sam a new cell phone a few months ago. (buy) 2. I didn't know that he bought a new cell phone. Yes, he it for a few months now. (have) 3. Last year we to Scotland for our holidays. (go) 4. You look relaxed! Yes, I on vacation. (just been) 5. I can't join you now because I my homework yet. (not do) 6. I all my homework yesterday afternoon. (do) 7. I very well the last nights. (not sleep) 8. Are you tired? Yes, I a hard day. (have) 9. Here is the news. There an accident on the M1 near Nottingham. (be) 10. I my keys. Did you take them with you this morning? (lose) 11. Tom in Sydney all his life. (live) 12. How long out last night? You look tired. (you stay) 13. an accident? No, never. (you ever have) 14. My sister is going to Italy in the summer. That's why she to learn Italian. (start) 15. I a cold last year. (not have) 5 For or Since - Exercise 1. I haven't been to Italy July 2005. 2. She has lived in Paris January. 3. Jim has studied three hours. Now he is tired. 4. My friend has been ill a long time. 5. It has been raining more than four days. 6. I haven't seen him Eastern. 7. He hasn't had a holiday last summer. 8. He hasn't done any work a month. 9. We have had this car 1998. 10. We have been here two hours. 11. She hasn't written Christmas. 12. Carol hasn't eaten meat ages. 13. We have been working in his office three years. 14. It has been snowing yesterday morning. 15. I haven't spoken to her our quarrel. For or Since - Exercise 2 Fill in for or since into the gaps. 1. Nobody has seen him last Friday. 2. It has been foggy some days. 3. He has been fishing six o'clock. 4. They've been living in France eight years. 5. The pilots have been on strike two months. 6. We've had terrible weather Saturday. 7. I've known Tom 1990. 8. We have been waiting for the bus half an hour. 9. She hasn't lost a match April. 10. Things have changed she's become headmaster. 11. The police have been looking for him a month. 6 12. Our dog has been ill two days. 13. I've been looking for this book a long time. 14. I've been working I got up. 15. The kettle has been boiling ten minutes. Present Perfect Progressive - Exercise Complete the sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs given in the brackets. 1. It (rain) for hours. 2. Mike (collect) stamps since 1995. 3. Bob (play) tennis since he was seven. 4. I (wait) for the bus for 15 minutes. 5. How long your brother (play) guitar? 6. How long he (play) golf? 7. I (work) for this company for seventeen years. 8. How long it (rain)? 9. Mary (study) German for two years. 10. My grandparents (live) in that house since 1962. 11. My mother (cook) for 3 hours. 12. My sister (drive) since 1972. 13. Peter (live) in India since last month. 14. How long you (work) in the garden? 15. They (lie) in the sun for hours. Present Perfect Progressive - Exercise 2 Fill in the Present Perfect Progressive. 1. Why is he so tired? He (play) football for two hours. 2. How long (you work) in the garden? 3. Carol (learn) Spanish for four years. 4. Frank and Bill (travel) around Europe for about a month. 7 5. Samuel (wear) those jeans since Tuesday. 6. How long (you study) English? 7. We (wait) here for three hours. 8. She (watch) too much television lately. 9. Susan (speak) on the phone for an hour. 10. How long (he wait) for us? 11. Peter (read) the books for weeks. 12. The girls (watch) too many DVDs. 13. He is very tired. He (work) hard all day. 14. I (read) for 3 hours. 15. Tara (practise) for her performance for four hours. Tenses - Exercise Simple present – present progressive – simple past ? Fill in the correct tense. Every summer our class (go) on a short trip. Last year we (go) to a zoo. Our teacher (be) very nervous. Teachers (be) often nervous on a school trip. But why? We (not understand) that. I (take) lots of photos of a baby elephant with my cell phone. "Why you (not take) photos of other animals, too?" my friend (ask) me. But I (not want) to take photos of other animals. I (want) to take photos of all my friends. They (have) some bananas and (show) them to the gorillas. "What you (do) there? Come to me!" our teacher (shout). We (find) a nice place for a picnic. But nobody (eat) a banana, but the gorillas (have) a nice lunch that day. It (be) a great day at the zoo, and we (have) a lot of fun. 10 Jim (live) in an old house. Present simple: Jim in an old house. Present progressive: Jim in an old house. Past simple: Jim in an old house. Past progressive: Jim in an old house. Future: Jim in an old house. Present perfect: Jim in an old house. I (ride) my bike. Present simple: I my bike. Present progressive: I my bike. Past simple: I my bike. Past progressive: I my bike. Future: I my bike. Present perfect: I my bike. 11 Mixed Tenses - Exercise 3 Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. We (fly) to Paris. Present simple: We to Paris. Present progressive: We to Paris. Past simple: We to Paris. Past progressive: We to Paris. Future: We to Paris. Present perfect: We to Paris. George and Bill (read) the newspaper. Present simple: George and Bill the newspaper. Present progressive: George and Bill the newspaper. Past simple: George and Bill the newspaper. Past progressive: George and Bill the newspaper. Future: George and Bill the newspaper. Present perfect: George and Bill the newspaper. 12 Paul (visit) his uncle. Present simple: Paul his uncle. Present progressive: Paul his uncle. Past simple: Paul his uncle. Past progressive: Paul his uncle. Future: Paul his uncle. Present perfect: Paul his uncle. Mixed Tenses - Exercise 4 Write down the tenses. Use the verb in brackets. They (play) badminton. Present simple: They badminton. Present progressive: They badminton. Past simple: They badminton. Past progressive: They badminton. Future: They badminton. Present perfect: They badminton. 15 11. She (work) in her office. 12. I (not learn) the new words. 13. Ann (lie) on the beach. 14. We (sit) on the bench for a long time. 15. He (phone) his aunt. Past Progressive - Exercise 2 Write down the past progressive of the verbs in brackets. 1. We (write) the essay together. 2. Frank (prepare) breakfast. 3. Mrs Summers (not listen) to him. 4. Daniel (do) the shopping. 5. They (not read) the book. 6. I (have) a shower. 7. He (not watch) TV. 8. We (swim) in the sea. 9. Tom and I (vist) the castle. 10. The sun (shine). 11. She (clean) the windows. 12. I (show) them most of the sights. 13. Ann (not take) a lot of photos. 14. We (play) voleyball on the beach. 15. They (talk) to their neighbours. Past Progressive - Exercise 3 Use the past progressive to complete the sentences. 1. They cards. (play) 2. I the floor. (sweep) 3. Sam the newspaper. (read) 16 4. A lot of children at the station. (wait) 5. Mum in her office. (work) 6. He to school. (walk) 7. When they looked at her, she . (smile) 8. We outside when it started to rain. (play) 9. The boys their favourite TV series. (watch) 10. I yesterday afternoon. (work) 11. Tim and Maggie in the sun. (sit) 12. in the sea? (you swim) 13. They their house. (decorate) 14. Nora leaflets. (hand out) 15. on the beach? (he relax) Past Simple or Past Progressive - Exercise 4 Complete the sentences. Decide if you need the simple past or the past progressive. 1. I (look) out of the window and (see) John. 2. I (help) to peel the potatoes when Mary (come) in. 3. The sun (rise) when we (reach) the hill. 4. He (laugh) and (clap) his hand. 5. While they (sing), he (play) the piano. 6. A heavy wind (blow) when the helicopter (land). 7. We (go) to the church when the bell (start) to ring. 8. While the police (drive) to the house, the burglars (put) the paintings into their bags. 9. Father (smoke) his pipe while mother (read) a book. 10. The baby (start) to cry when she (do) the washing up. 11. While he (walk) through the park, he (meet) Phil. 12. When they (walk) through the wood, they (see) the stolen car. 13. Although the pianist (play) wonderfully, a guest (fall) asleep. 14. She (brush) her hair while he (put) on his clothes. 17 15. When they (walk) through the shopping centre, he (promise) to buy her a ring. Past Simple or Past Progressive - Exercise 5 Fill in past simple or past progressive. 1. When Mrs. Golan (open) the door, her children (do) their homework and her husband (read) the newspaper. 2. What you (do) yesterday morning? I (study) for an exam. 3. he (arrive) to the meeting last Friday? 4. they (paint) the walls when your mother (come) home? 5. While Dan (repair) the car, his sister (work) in the garden. 6. They (watch) television when the lights (go) out. 7. While mother (hang) up the clothes, her two daughters (wash) the dishes. 8. Tom (water) the flowers when it (start) to rain. 9. She (talk) on the phone when I (arrive). 10. I (read) a book when you (call) me. 11. The children (play) tennis when their grandmother (come) to visit them. 12. When Mrs Smith (enter) the room, her children (listen) to the radio very loudly. 13. Ann (sweep) the floor while John (make) the beds. 14. The parents (sleep) while the baby (play) quietly in her bed. 15. When the teacher (walk) into the room, the pupils (make) a lot of noise. 20 Present Perfect Questions - Exercise Write down the questions and the short answers. 1. the Coopers / arrive / yet ? No, . 2. you / ever be / to Sweden ? Yes, . 3. Tim / find / his workbook ? No, . 4. he / ever read / a book from Shakespeare ? Yes, . 5. you / ever play / the piano ? No, . 6. you / hear / from Daniel lately ? Yes, . 7. it / snow / this winter ? Yes, . 8. you / sleep / well all night ? No, . 9. she / already finish ? No, . 10. Susan / ride / a bike before ? Yes, . 21 Present Perfect Questions - Exercise 3 Form questions - use the present perfect. 1. what / you / cook / for dinner ? 2. he / ever play / golf ? 3. you / save / enough money to buy a laptop ? 4. what / have / you / do / lately ? 5. where / have / the boys / be ? 6. how many times / you / be / abroad ? 7. you / ever eat / Japanese food ? 8. how many books / Jessica / read this month ? 9. Bill / leave / school yet .? 10. you / ever use / this credit card before ?